novelhk Chapter 1065
Chapter 1065
The long period of lurking did not lower the Jinyiwei's vigilance. Instead, the quiet environment made their senses clearer.
Just as everyone was waiting intently, a group of people suddenly walked out from the nearby street corner.
At first I couldn't see clearly due to the distance, but I soon discovered that there were eight people in the group.
It was clearly curfew time, but this group of people were walking around the streets in a brazen manner, which was already very problematic.
The key point is that after these people came out from the corner, they walked directly towards the location of the post station without any hesitation.
Their steps were not fast, but each step was steady. You could tell from their gait that they had all practiced.
Not long after, these people walked to a position less than 30 meters away from the post house, and they reached their hands behind their backs.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
As the sounds of metal friction were heard, each of these people held a steel knife in their hands.
After the long swords were unsheathed, these people changed their previous style and rushed towards the inn.
Seeing this, Ma Baoguo, who was hiding in the dark, felt something was wrong, so he immediately gave an order.
"Go! Capture them!!"
As Ma Baoguo's order was issued, the Jinyiwei lurking around immediately jumped out from their hiding places.
As soon as more than fifty people appeared, they immediately surrounded the eight people holding long swords, and then immediately lit torches.
In the light of the fire, the Jinyiwei finally saw the eight people clearly, and everyone's eyes turned cold in an instant.
These eight people all have typical Northern Yuan Dynasty appearance. Although their clothes are fine, their weapons are very problematic.
Unlike the Ming Dynasty, the Yuan Mongols used scimitars that evolved from shepherd's swords, with curved blades and handles.
The weapons these people are holding are of this kind, and combined with their facial features, it is enough to confirm their identities.
Ma Baoguo, the only one who knew about tonight's plan, was even more surprised when he saw these people.
He knew that someone might attack Wei Wu tonight, but he didn't expect that the person who did it would be the Yuan Mongols.
If this is the case, then it proves one thing: the wealthy businessmen and gentry in Jiangnan are actually secretly colluding with the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty!
Just when Ma Baoguo was shocked, he suddenly discovered that the eight people they surrounded were not afraid at all.
Logically speaking, even if they are brave, they would be somewhat nervous and alert when facing fifty enemies with weapons.
But not only were they not frightened at all, they looked at him and his subordinates with a cheerful and contemptuous look.
At this moment, Ma Baoguo suddenly thought of something and immediately shouted:
"No, it's a trick! Everyone..."
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Just as Ma Baoguo was shouting, a series of sharp sounds were heard, which were the sounds of the air being quickly cut through.
Ma Baoguo, who was familiar with this sound, immediately guessed what it was, but when he wanted to speak, it was too late.
Sharp arrows flew from a distance and hit more than 20 Jinyiwei around Ma Baoguo in the blink of an eye.
Before the Jinyiwei could react, the eight Yuan Mongols had already raised their knives with a sinister grin!
In just a moment, more than twenty people on his side fell.
Although it is not known whether they were injured or shot in the vitals and died, it is clear that twenty combat forces were lost.
This is enough to prove that the number of enemies hiding in the dark is probably no less than twenty, plus the eight people in front of them.
The number of people who attempted to assassinate the Duke of Zhenguo this time should be at least thirty, and the key is that these people were carrying bows and arrows.
If it was a normal battle, Ma Baoguo would not worry about losing, but now, even saving his life is probably a luxury.