Late Ming Dynasty: Oops, I am surrounded by the Donglin Party

However, Wu Gang still underestimated the number of defenders at the city gate. Since there were many defenders in Nanjing City, in order to prevent unexpected events, Xu Hongji also deployed a considerable number of personnel at the city gate.

These defenders stood on high ground and shot arrows at Wu Gang, so Wu Gang and his troops could only charge forward under the rain of arrows.

A tough battle was inevitable, but the soldiers who followed Wu Gang in the rebellion knew that if they failed, they would definitely die without a burial place.

So they all rushed forward fearlessly, and a large crowd of people crowded outside the small city gate.

But the soldiers defending the city were all Xu Hongji's direct subordinates, and the two sides fought together, and were in a stalemate for a while.

Half a quarter of an hour later, another team of garrison soldiers rushed out from the side of the city wall. Seeing that the enemy had reinforcements, Wu Gang immediately felt something was wrong.

But a moment later, a group of soldiers rushed over from the right military camp. Wu Gang took a closer look and found that it was Xu Huaiming, a general under Liu Zeqing.

"You are so good, Old Wu! You rebelled without even saying a word!"

"Good for you, Old Xu, you actually rebelled too!"

The two had known each other for a long time. Although they were not in the same military camp, they kept in touch from time to time.

However, rebellion was too sensitive a matter, and Wu Gang did not dare to tell anyone else about it except the brothers he trusted.

So much so that I never expected that Xu Huaiming also had the same idea.

"If you can rebel, why can't I? Hiding inside the city wall and waiting to die is not my style!" Xu Huaiming said while killing the enemy with his eyes wide open.

"Hahahaha! All right, all right, we'll start a rebellion together and welcome the Grand Marshal into the city!"

……

Flames shot up from the West City Gate and the city of Nanjing was in chaos. Even ordinary people knew that a war was taking place.

At Hedong Jun's residence, several men in black had been loitering outside for a long time.

They looked at the fire on the west side of the city and frowned for a moment, but when they saw the panic on the streets, they felt that the time had come.

They climbed over the wall one after another under the cover of night, and just as the gatekeeper of the mansion was about to shout out, he was hacked to death by them.

The men moved quickly and after killing the doorman, they headed straight for Liu Ru's attic.

At this moment, a man's voice suddenly came from the darkness.

"You guys are really good at writing!"

The sound was particularly abrupt in the dark night, and several killers were frightened.

Pei Lun's figure appeared in the moonlight. Although he was still dressed as a servant, he held a knife in his hand.

If someone observes carefully, they can see that it is a standard Embroidered Spring Sword of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

"You've been outside for so long, and you're still hesitating to come in. How can anything be accomplished?" Pei Lun said as he walked towards those people, his words full of contempt.

At this time, Liu Rushi in the attic also heard the noise and leaned over the window to look out:

"Pei Lun, what happened outside?"

The voice was clear and melodious, yet contained a hint of anxiety. Liu Rushi also saw the fire outside and knew that a war might be breaking out.

In those days, it was already difficult to be a woman, and to be caught in the midst of war was truly a tragedy within a tragedy.

"Miss, don't panic, they are just a few murderous criminals." Pei Lun said as he rushed forward with a knife.

There was a loud clanging sound coming from the attic, and Liu Rushi knocked over things in the house in a panic.

The words "murderer" must have stirred up huge waves of shock in the woman's heart.

A criminal would already scare a woman, let alone a murderer.

"Miss, please lock the door and don't come out." Pei Lun said to Liu Rushi while fighting.

Liu Rushi then quickly locked the door and used a lot of strength to push the dressing table against the door.

Listening to the fighting outside, Liu Rushi gradually calmed down.

She had long guessed that this new guy named Pei Lun might not be an ordinary servant.

But even so, she didn't expect that Pei Lun was actually a martial arts master.

The screams outside did not come from Pei Lun's mouth, so it can be imagined that those murderous criminals were no match for Pei Lun.

Liu Rushi bravely walked to the window and looked out secretly.

But under the faint moonlight, several people had fallen down, and only two were left fighting with Pei Lun.

One of them tried to escape, but Pei Lun picked up a knife and threw it at him, hitting him right in the back.

The remaining man had obviously lost his fighting spirit, but he was still resisting stubbornly. Finally, Pei Lun cut his hind legs with a knife and he fell to the ground.

"Tell me, who sent you here?" Lian Jiao put the knife on the man's neck and threatened him.

"Please spare my life, sir. If I tell you who is behind this, can you spare my life?" The man's knife was also knocked away, and he quickly begged for mercy.

"Okay, tell me quickly." Pei Lun agreed without even hesitation.

"It's the Qian family's steward." The man's face lit up with joy, and in order to save his life he immediately revealed the person behind him.

"Qian Mansion? Miss, how many Qian Mansions are there in Nanjing City? Have you offended anyone from the Qian family recently?" Pei Lun asked Liu Rushi in the attic.

"Qian Qianyi..." Liu Ruyi murmured in a voice that only she could hear.

She never dreamed that this great scholar from Donglin who wrote disgusting poems to him every day would actually send someone to kill her.

She didn't understand why. How did she offend him?

Pei Lun was puzzled because he did not hear Liu Rushi's voice, but the killer continued to beg for mercy:

"Good man, I have already revealed the mastermind behind this, please...ah——"

The man was killed by Pei Lun with a knife before he could finish his words.

"You didn't say which Qian family you were from. Also, I'm not a hero. My name is Pei Lun." Pei Lun muttered and spat at the corpses on the ground.

He quickly came to Liu Rushi's door and asked:

"Miss, the killer outside has been dealt with by me. Are you okay?"

"Who are you? Why do you have such skills? Why did you come to my house?"

A series of questions came from Liu Rushi in the room.

Before this, Pei Lun had been very eloquent and she had suspected him, but she did not investigate further.

Now, when she thought about the fact that she had had such a martial arts master hiding by her side for such a long time, how could she not be shocked.

"I am Miss Pei Lun, and my skills are already good, but Miss just didn't ask.

I came here to do odd jobs, young lady, Pei Lun's words are true, if there are any lies, I will be struck by lightning."

Pei Lun said this with great confidence.

Because these are indeed all true, his real name is Pei Lun, and he is indeed here to do odd jobs.

It’s just that the odd jobs he mentioned are different from ordinary odd jobs. Those corpses outside are odd jobs.

"If you can't tell the truth, please leave." Liu Rushi's cold voice came from the attic.

"But young lady, there is a war going on outside. You may hear the Northern Army attacking tonight.

I have to protect the young lady." Pei Lun said gently.

"Who do you belong to?" Liu Rushi asked again, with a very firm tone.

Pei Lun pursed his lips when he heard this. He glanced outside and saw that the shouting and screaming seemed to be getting louder and louder. He knew that tonight would be the day when Nanjing would be liberated. Perhaps there was no need to hide it, so he said:

"Hey, I'm Pei Lun, a flag officer under the commander of the Imperial Guard.

Miss, look, I really didn’t lie to you. My name is Pei Lun.”