The daily routine of wearing a book and abusing literature to cultivate a scholar and Xiaoxianggong

Chapter 116 The First Location of the Japanese Pirates Attack

Li Xiaodao thought that her small bamboo basket was covered under the cloth shed of the cart. It should not be wet. The small bamboo basket should be worn next to her body, and there are dry clothes in it. of.

She took out a small bamboo basket from under the cloth shed that covered the cart, carried it into the house, and placed it beside her, then took out two dry clothes, one for wiping her hair, and one for her sister-in-law: "Wipe Come on, sister-in-law, it’s not good if you catch a cold.”

Qi looked at the clothes in Li Xiaodao's hands, she had never seen such... such a casual woman, but now that this is really a good way, she looked up at Li Xiaodao again, and thanked her , took the clothes over and wiped the rain on his head.

Li Xiaodao felt that it was almost wiped, so he handed the clothes to Cook Wang next to him. Cook Wang was a little embarrassed, but she couldn't cook ginger soup in this escape, and couldn't even eat hot rice. It's better to wipe it, so I also took it.

Li Xiaodao can think about it, at this time, it is very difficult to change into clean clothes, so it is better to use them to play a role and make do with it.

Maybe it was because the door of this house was still wide open at night, and occasionally some brave refugees came in to take shelter from the rain. There were several rooms in the yard, some people went into the next room to take shelter from the rain, and some also went into the room where Li Xiaoxin's escape team was located. .

It was dark, and it was raining outside. Although they were all strangers at this moment, they felt a sense of sadness that they shared weal and woe.

In the evening, Li Xiaodao ate a black steamed bun distributed at the gate of the city, drank some water, and ate some dried meat to make up a meal, then sat in front of the fire and began to doze off.

Xu was really tired from walking in the past two days, and she didn't sleep well last night. This nap was very sound, and she slept until the sound of curfew drums woke her up.

"It's curfew..." she murmured, and slowly opened her eyes, but the sense of taste played a role before sight.

The smell made Li Xiaodao wake up immediately. She opened her eyes and saw that the room was already full of refugees, and there were even many people standing under the dilapidated eaves. Within the limited space, the dilapidated house The earthy musty smell, the rain mixed with everyone's sweat, and the body odor of at least dozens of people...

Women are more sensitive to smells, and Li Xiaodao is no exception. This smell immediately wakes Li Xiaodao from head to toe.

But there is no way, it is still raining outside, and when the weather clears, you can go outside to breathe, it should be better.

However, there is an advantage of having so many people in one room, that is, it makes the winter rain in the twelfth lunar month not so cold, and it is quite warm when everyone is crowded together.

At the same time, she also noticed her brother's carefulness. He let the female relatives sit on mats against the wall, and the young men sat in a circle outside the mats to protect them.

Li Xiaodao smiled slightly, she looked up at the people in the room, most of the fleeing people in the room were already sitting and dozing in place, and some of them were not asleep, chatting quietly.

There was also a little girl in the crowd, and Li Xiaodao heard her saying that she was too hungry to sleep in her mother's arms.

The mother coaxed the child, saying that there would be something to eat during the day, and endured it for a while, but the little girl's eyes turned red, and she cried and said she was hungry.

Seeing this, Li Xiaodao took out a piece of jerky and two pieces of dry pancakes from the small bamboo basket, stood up, stepped down carefully so as not to step on others, walked to the little girl and her mother, and handed over the food.

The woman holding the child thanked her repeatedly, Li Xiaodao made a "shh-" gesture, shook her head with a smile, then walked back carefully to the mat, and sat down in her place.

She hugged her legs, looking pensive.

During the day, she asked her brother how long it would take for the imperial court to send troops to suppress the Japanese pirates. Her brother said half a month at the fastest, and a month or two at the slowest.

She asked why it took so long. Aren't there garrisons in every city?The elder brother replied that the imperial court would not send troops to suppress the Japanese pirates until they had safely shipped the goods.

All the soldiers in the southeast province listened to the orders of the Commander. This lord probably wore the same pair of trousers as the Japanese pirates. My brother told her not to think about it. The soldiers were sent out.

Thinking of this, Li Xiaodao sighed deeply again.

At this time yesterday, she was still lying in the same bed with her husband, and he kissed her good night.

Li Xiaodao touched the place where the father-in-law kissed his forehead, feeling a little uncomfortable.

From yesterday morning to this evening, two days have passed, today is the 22nd of the twelfth lunar month, and I don’t know how Xianggong is doing in the academy...

I don't know if the father and mother who came from Baima Village have received the news of the Japanese riots in the provincial capital... If you receive it, please return quickly...

I hope everyone is safe and sound, and I also hope that Xianggong is as safe as his brother said on Jingde Mountain.

Li Xiaodao wanted to catch up on another sleep, but his mind was full of worries, and it was difficult to fall asleep in this rainy night.

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On the night of the 22nd of the twelfth lunar month, Pei Zhiqi sat in a temporary tent to rest together with hundreds of guards from Wanyushan Mansion, as well as some strong villagers who spontaneously came to guard the bridge at the foot of Jingde Mountain.

Pei Zhiqi put the sword on the ground, then tore off a piece of bloody clothing on his arm, exposing the wound under the clothing.

Fortunately, I wore a lot of clothes in winter, and the cotton clothes resisted a little. The wound was not deep, and the bleeding gradually stopped.

He opened the water bag that he carried with him to rinse the wound briefly, then checked carefully to make sure there was no serious problem, then left the wound open, sat on the ground and breathed a sigh of relief.

That's right, what everyone didn't expect was that the first place the Japanese pirates attacked after landing was Jingde Mountain.

It was raining lightly at night, and besides those resting, there were also those who continued to guard the bridgehead.The people guarding the bridge wore bamboo hats, some held torches, swords on their waists, some held short spears in their hands, and some held bows and arrows. The lineup was not very neat, and it was not a regular army at first glance. .

Pei Zhiqi sat on the ground and thought about yesterday. In the early morning, he had just said goodbye to his wife and returned to the academy in Xiaoxizi's carriage, when the bell rang.

The head of the old mountain gathered all the students under the tent where the lecture was held, and told everyone in a loud voice that Boss Wan sent someone to inform that the Japanese pirates had landed again at the seaside, and the soldiers were divided into two groups towards Jingde Mountain and the south gate of the provincial capital. , all teaching is suspended, everyone stays here first, waiting for the next news, and then decides how to deal with it.

In the morning, people went up the mountain one after another to take refuge. Thanks to Boss Wan, he sent someone to notify the villagers far and near in time, and they must all go up the mountain before noon.

At noon, the servants and guards of Wanfu had already dressed up their weapons and equipment, organized their teams, and stood guard by the bridge.

Just after noon, the Japanese pirates had already gathered at the foot of Jingde Mountain.

Before the Japanese pirates came to attack Jingde Mountain, Pei Zhiqi heard the teachers and students in the academy discuss that the head of the old mountain is the teacher of Mr. Zhang, the chief assistant of the current imperial cabinet. Weighing it in, as long as the old mountain chief is here, the Japanese pirates will not go up the mountain; and the officials in the southeast province don't really want to offend Wan Yushan, they just want to rob him of a few shipments, after all, the strength of the Wan family is far beyond the sea That bit of business really pissed off Wan Yushan and it would not end well if he pushed the matter up, so the Japanese pirates would definitely not go up the mountain.

But no one expected that the first place the Japanese pirates attacked after landing was Jingde Mountain.

(End of this chapter)