Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 1135: Bloody Battle on the City Wall

Chapter 1135: Bloody Battle on the City Wall

Hearing the laughter of the Crusaders above, Zhang Fu's heart rose to his throat.

The voice sounded drunken, approaching from somewhere, and then stopped right above the people. Zhu Di was using a dagger to dig a hole for climbing up, but before he succeeded, he dared not move any further and could only use his fingers to dig into the shallow ice hole.

The ice spikes were so sharp that they penetrated the leather gloves Zhu Di was wearing and pierced his skin.

Blood flowed down the frozen wall and dripped onto Zhang Fu's face below. Zhang Fu was shocked and frightened. He moved up a little without making a sound and quietly placed his shoulder under Zhu Di's feet.

In their hearts, they prayed silently to their ancestors for protection, hoping that the Western barbarians above would never discover them while they were climbing the city wall.

If they were discovered, in their current state, they would not be able to protect His Highness from resisting.

These Western Crusaders were in a dominant position and there was no chance of them surviving.

Fortunately, the Western Crusaders seemed to have just come out to relieve themselves. They were drunkenly singing incomprehensible lyrics. After a burst of water sound, the sound disappeared. Then, after a "bang" of a wooden door closing, the world returned to its appearance with only the noise of wind and snow.

Zhu Di quickly took out his dagger and punched twice, making the hole bigger and steadying his body. Then he breathed a sigh of relief. Just now, his left arm had begun to weaken and tremble, and the hole that his right hand was climbing on was too shallow to use any strength. If the Crusaders delayed for a while longer, he would probably fall off the wall due to exhaustion.

This place was at least three meters high. If he fell down, the Black and White Impermanence would definitely come to find him. He could be said to have walked through the gates of hell just now.

"Zhang Fu, tell the brothers below to hurry up." Zhu Di ordered. "In this kind of weather, even the big insects will freeze to death. The Xiyi guarding this tower just released water, so they will definitely not want to come out and freeze again for a while."

"Everyone, be quick and decisive. This battle is certain to be won by our Ming Dynasty!"

"Yes! Your Highness!" Zhang Fu responded in a low voice. Zhu Di didn't care about his bloody right hand. Seeing that he could see the top of the city wall, he swung his dagger fiercely and continued to climb up.

Soon, he reached the top of the city wall without any danger. Zhu Di first cautiously looked around, and sure enough, there was no trace of any Crusaders on the city wall. However, there was some fire coming from a fort on the west side, and there were also laughter and noise inside. The Western barbarians guarding the city were hiding inside and having a banquet.

Zhu Di then climbed onto the city wall, stretched out his hand, and pulled up Zhang Fu, who was next in line. Then, one after another, soon all fifty Ming army warriors had climbed onto the city wall.

After successfully ascending the city, victory was in sight. The warriors all had flushed faces and were beating drums in excitement. Without Zhu Di's orders, the fifty men began to divide the work silently. Some of them immediately began to quietly put on armor, equip weapons, and set up defensive formations to guard and be on guard, while the other part of them lowered several ropes to the bottom of the city, ready to help Zhang Yu's friendly troops climb the city.

The rope straightened, and it was obvious that someone had already started to climb up along the rope. Zhu Di, who had put on his armor, felt a little relieved.

Suddenly, there was a sound of a wooden door opening. A drunken red-haired knight staggered out of the stone fortress at the top of the city and began to release water towards the corner of the city wall.

He seemed to have been drinking all night, and he didn't even look up, but just relieved himself. The freckles on his face and his red nose were red and purple because of the alcohol. While relieving himself, he was still singing an unclear ballad.

After draining the water, he shook himself twice and put on his pants. He turned around drunkenly and his eyes met the Ming soldier who was frozen in place and quietly taking out a bow and arrow and aiming at him.

"Oh! God! Who are you!"

The knight sobered up instantly and let out a sharp explosion. Zhu Di's heart skipped a beat and he immediately pulled the trigger of the crossbow. With a "bang", the crossbow arrow flew out and pierced his chest.

"Damn it, you have eyes in the end..." Zhu Di cursed. Then he raised his arm and shouted, "Strike first to gain the upper hand! Brothers who are dressed, follow me!" He drew his long sword and walked away first.

There was no way to do things quietly anymore. Zhang Fu was the first to follow, and dozens of Ming soldiers who had already put on their armor also followed Zhu Di with their swords drawn. On the other side, someone in the fortress heard the alarm, opened the door and came out to check. Zhu Di had already walked up to the man and saw him come out. Without saying a word, he made his sword into a long knife and chopped him off on the head.

The knight who showed up only had time to scream before his head was separated from his body. Blood spurted from his neck and his head rolled far away. Zhu Di didn't bother to wipe the blood off his face. He raised his foot and kicked the wooden door. "Bang!" The wooden door, which was only used temporarily to block the wind and snow, fell down immediately.

"The Ming Dynasty will live forever!" Dozens of elite Ming soldiers rushed in like a tiger into a flock of sheep. The air inside the gate was filled with the smell of alcohol and the heat. There were several braziers burning in the small tower, and several Crusaders were sitting around a wine table. Some of them were even shirtless, revealing a circle of yellow breast hair on their chests. Armor and weapons were placed in the corner, and someone was busy taking a weapon.

Zhu Di raised his sword and killed the knight with the heart hair. Zhang Fu and other soldiers also killed several people in the first place. In a flash, the few Western barbarians in this tower were killed by the Ming army, but the noise here had spread out, and the whole castle began to echo with alarm bells. Some people put on armor and climbed up from the stairs under the tower.

Zhu Di was fighting with a blond man at this time. The man was wielding a German sword commonly used by knights, and he wielded it with great vigor. Zhu Di's right hand was injured, and after receiving the sword, his knuckles burst open, and his right hand was trembling slightly. He finally stabbed the man to death with his dexterity, and he was sweating profusely.

Zhang Fu noticed Zhu Di's condition and quickly came over to help him kill several Western barbarians who rushed over. Then he said, "Your Highness, the bandits have begun to surge forward. Your Highness, please retreat first and help my father get up to the city!"

Zhu Di shook his head and said, "Retreat to the door and let the brothers use spears and crossbows to resist the enemy!"

Unable to maneuver in the tower, the Ming army began to fight and retreat, retreating to the wall to block the entrance, and then sent a team to block the stone steps leading up to the city. The Crusaders in the city were shocked to see that the Ming army had occupied a section of the city wall without them noticing. Countless Crusaders rushed towards the dozens of Ming soldiers on the top of the city wall like a surging river hitting a small stone.

(End of this chapter)