After reaching an agreement and leaving the Qian Family, Ning Yi moved two barrels of explosives from the carriage. In this era, even in the army, firearms such as explosives and bamboo tube guns were not mainstream, and the Qian Family could not always have them. These two barrels were taken by the steward of the Qian Family from the Ordnance Department when Ning Yi sent someone to ask for gunpowder last time. After asking, Ning Yi took them away. He still had some leftover ingredients for mixing gunpowder, so he could take them back to mix.
At this time, although many of Fang La's men had sneaked into Hangzhou City, they were basically under the control of the Wude Camp. It might not be dangerous or urgent. From Qian Xiwen's words, it could be heard that everyone still had some confidence in this situation. However, it was impossible to put all eggs in one basket. What Ning Yi needed to do was not to plan for defending the city, but to be fully prepared and prepare for a rainy day. Therefore, Qian Xiwen was also happy to see it happen.
If the official department of the imperial court told everyone to prepare for the possibility that the city was broken into, the residents in the city would inevitably be more anxious. The rich families who were informed would not think about fighting against the enemy together, but how to save their own families. However, if Ning Yi was the first to act as the middleman, it would make it seem like everyone was worried about their own matters. Even if there were disloyal people who only cared about themselves, the degree of effort they put in would be greater than if the army took the lead.
After talking with Qian Xiwen about the beginning of this matter, Ning Yi felt a little relieved and began to drive back. At this time, the fire spreading in the north of the city should have been under control. In the clear morning sky, black smoke columns scattered with the wind on the other side of the field of vision. Just like what Xiao Chan said, it had just rained. If it wasn't for people deliberately lighting flames everywhere, the wood of the houses that had been soaked in the rain for four days wouldn't have been able to spread like it did in the morning.
The carriage galloped all the way. Although most of the people only stayed in the blocks where they lived, there were still some people on the passable streets. Some of them came out to scout for information, some brought their families to meet their relatives, and some probably wanted to squeeze into a ship to escape to the southern port, so they carried bags of different sizes and looked miserable. After a while, another wave of noise came from the Qian Tang Sect in the west of the city.
Separated by such a distance, the sound of the battle could no longer be heard clearly. However, it was like a tide in the middle of the night or the muffled thunder in the distant sky. The sound did not ring in front of him, but it was as dense as a torrential rain, sending a heavy sense of shock and suppression from the battle. As Ning Yi drove forward, the battle at the distant city gate continued. It was getting more and more intense and had never stopped.
Then, some truly hazy and chaotic auras appeared on the way to Peace Alley.
Some of the battles that happened in the city seemed to be close yet far away, and a small number of injured soldiers. In the distance, Ning Yi also saw a group of people rushing over from the opposite end of the street. It seemed that after the troublemakers in the north of the city were dispersed, some of them were chased by the army and came over here. The murderous atmosphere had already enveloped the surroundings. As they walked forward, there were fewer and fewer people on the main road. When they passed by a waterway, there were sounds of fighting and yelling coming from the opposite alley. From where they were looking, they could vaguely make out that a few bandits had rushed into a courtyard and killed a few women and children. The walls and buildings on this side of the street near the waterway had all collapsed. Ning Yi could roughly see what had happened.
Even though this type of alley also had its own group of young and strong guards like Peace Alley, the youngsters who rushed over and had never truly seen blood before were no match at all. The one who stepped forward was hacked down with a single blade, the rest could only dodge. Amidst the cries, screams, and warning gongs, those seven or eight bandits had already rushed out of a side courtyard, entering the street filled with people. A man picked up a giant wooden stick, clanging as he fought, that imposing manner actually forcing the bandits to retreat, but then his wooden stick was hacked apart by a few blades, forcing him to retreat towards the water's edge. Then, he was hacked to the ground by a bandit whose upper body was covered in blood.
At this time, there were women, children, and young men in the alley, but they were completely overwhelmed by the aura of seven or eight bandits. There were screams and cries, but after another young man who was about to pounce was cut down, for a moment, no one could come to save the man who had fallen to the ground. The half-blooded bandit approached with a knife, and the man on the ground desperately crawled back. Then, he was cut in the chest, and then another, and another … A woman holding a child was leaning against the corner of a wall about two meters away, crying desperately. The man on the ground kept trying to crawl away. Soon, his body was covered in blood, and he crawled to the edge of the waterway. He could no longer move. The bandit fiercely slashed a few more times before kicking the corpse into the water. He cursed in a dialect, "Come on, fight with me again!"
At this time, the sound of the army rushing over could be heard. The bandit was like an iron tower, and his bright red body looked particularly fierce. One of his companions patted his shoulder and called for him to leave. He turned to leave, but in the next moment, he suddenly turned back and saw Ning Yi's carriage, which had stopped here to watch the battle. He looked left and right, as if he wanted to grab something to throw over, and then suddenly rushed towards the crying woman and child not far away.
The bandit wanted to snatch the swaddling cloth in the woman's arms, but the woman hugged it tightly, screaming and shaking her head desperately. The bandit grabbed a few times and tore out a piece of cloth from the swaddling cloth. In the next moment, he raised his steel knife and slashed down. He wildly slashed a few times, and blood flowed all over the ground. Seeing this scene, the streets were filled with shouts and cries. Ning Yi didn't even blink as he watched the entire scene unfold. The bandit took a few more steps, broke off half a green brick from the wall, and threw it over.
This was just a small waterway, no more than ten meters wide. The person threw it accurately, and with a whistling sound, it flew straight towards Ning Yi's face. Ning Yi tilted his head, and the green brick the size of a steamed bun smashed into the door frame on the other side of the carriage, falling down along the cotton curtain. The bandit pointed the steel knife in his hand in this direction, and with a sinister smile, he turned around and left with his companions.
Ning Yi sat there for two seconds, raised his whip, and was about to drive the carriage away, but in the next moment, he frowned and put down the whip. He grabbed the brick that had fallen on the carriage, jumped off, ran two steps, and threw the green brick back. The loud sound of the wind instantly crossed the waterway, and blood exploded. The bandit's body froze. Indeed, the back of the head of one of his companions, nearly two meters away, had been smashed by the green brick. He fell forward, and the blood-stained brick fell even further ahead.
Having missed, Ning Yi stood by the water and took a deep breath. He put his hands on his face and squeezed a little. When the bandits on the opposite side looked over, Ning Yi looked left and right at the ground beside him. It was all mud and turf, and he couldn't see any bricks that he could use. He turned around and boarded the carriage, waved his whip, and left. There was a shout from behind, and then someone screamed. That person must have taken out his anger and killed someone with a knife. Ning Yi didn't look back, nor did he look back.
The streets and alleys in this city were not as defenseless as the street just now. Some of the guards of the big families had seen blood, or there were martial arts clubs and escort agencies, so their resistance was greatly increased. But ordinary young men could only play a limited role, unless they were ganged up on. The people that Fang La sent into the city this time were basically elites. Just like those people who had killed so many people that they couldn't hold back, ordinary young people who had learned some martial arts in the martial arts club would probably be knocked down by a single saber strike if they encountered those people who had never experienced a real fight.
At this moment, it looked like after the chaos in the north of the city in the morning, Fang La's subordinates were scattered in the city as they killed in all directions. Although the Wu De Camp had taken control of Hangzhou, most of their forces were still placed near the city walls. As for those who were searching for the culprits in the city, even if they were scattered, they couldn't really control the whole situation for a while, which was why the current situation had occurred. But thinking about it, it shouldn't last past this morning.
But this chaos had temporarily enveloped him, and he couldn't hide or turn back for a while. In order to hurry to Peace Alley, Ning Yi took several detours. When he reached an intersection, about twenty soldiers charged out and chased after two bandits, hacking them to death with a flurry of sabers at the end of the street. The leader of the soldiers was a fierce-looking man with a big beard. He pointed his saber at Ning Yi and said, "Who are you?"
Ning Yi took out his token and then a document issued by the Qian family, explaining that he was returning to Peace Alley. The bearded officer chased after the bandits until he was out of breath. He looked fierce, but after looking at the token and Ning Yi's scholarly attire, he roared, "There are bandits causing trouble here, and we are about to arrest the culprits. You can't drive the carriage over there. Make a detour! Make a detour! " Although there was gunpowder in the carriage, the token that Ning Yi brought with him had a relatively high level of authority. Coupled with Commander Du's token, the bearded officer couldn't say much.
These people had their own reasons for doing what they were doing. Ning Yi didn't think that he had the privilege to barge in, so he could only make a detour. After making another turn, he came to a fork in the road. He saw that the road on the side was almost completely red. Hundreds of corpses stretched out into the distance. He didn't know what kind of battle had happened here. There were corpses of soldiers and a small number of bandits. Among them, there were also civilians who were affected. The surrounding streets and alleys were so quiet that they seemed to be dead. The buzzing sound of the city spread over, and he could still hear the sounds of fighting from the Qian Tang Sect in the distance.
Ning Yi turned the horse around and went to the other side of the road. After turning two streets, he heard a buzzing sound coming from the courtyard of a rich person. Many buildings in this family should have collapsed in this earthquake, but there was still a long section of the wall along the street. There were gaps in some places, but he couldn't see the situation inside. After listening for a while, the sound inside was getting louder and louder. It seemed that someone was rushing over here.
Just as Ning Yi was about to speed up, there was a gap in the street in front of him. Eight or nine bandits covered in blood rushed into the street, their gazes fixed on Ning Yi's direction. Ning Yi wanted to turn the car around, but when he looked back, he saw a few people had also jumped over the wall. Among them, a man holding a steel whip shouted in his direction, "That bastard! Leave the carriage! Brothers! Snatch his car, ignite it, and kill those dog soldiers! "
As the man shouted, several people in front of the road had already rushed over here. The one in front was holding an iron hammer and looked particularly fierce. At this moment, Ning Yi was dressed like a scholar. He looked at the front and back for a while. He almost couldn't control the moving carriage and fell off the carriage. He climbed up in a panic and ran towards a gap in the wall on the other side. After running for more than 20 meters, Ning Yi looked back from the collapsed small courtyard. On the road behind him, a person nimbly rushed onto the carriage, grabbed the reins, and with a "whoosh", he single-handedly pulled the restless horse back. His heroic posture was bright red.
Ning Yi took a few steps back and looked over there. He frowned and covered his mouth with his sleeve.
"Damn it …"
Inside the carriage, a flame burned to the end. Someone opened the curtain and the light bloomed.
With a loud bang, the flame soared into the sky, swallowing the distorted face and the crazy barking of the horse. A human body was blown up into the sky. The flame rose and the air fluttered, messing up Ning Yi's clothes. Broken limbs fell in front of him. After a few seconds, he turned around and began to run. His ears were still buzzing. Someone shouted, "Kill him, kill him, kill him! Kill this son of a bitch!"
The uninjured people chased over here.
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