Starting boy Ma Kongqun

Chapter 54: Cunning, City in Danger

Xinhe is located in the southern mountainous area of ​​Taiping County, Taizhou Prefecture under the jurisdiction of Zhejiang Province. In the third year of Hongwu, a city was built on the mountain and the Xinhe Institute was established, under the jurisdiction of Haimen Guards.

At dusk, in a dense forest twenty miles away from Xinhe, a group of more than a thousand Japanese pirates were resting and having a meal.

Most of the Japanese pirates along the coast are a mixture of real and fake, and many of them are refugees and pirates from the Ming Dynasty disguised as pirates.

But these more than a thousand Japanese pirates are all real Japanese. Most of them are short in stature and have fierce looks. They only wear a dirty shirt on their upper body, with two bare short legs and bare feet without shoes and socks. They sit casually on the ground. , leaning against a Japanese sword and spear within easy reach, holding a rice ball in his hand and wolfing it down.

Only about [-] people among them were dressed neatly. They spread out a felt and sat upright in order of priority. There was a lunch box in front of each person, and they were picking up food with chopsticks.

They ate very quickly, and after a while they had cleared away their dishes and were still sitting on their knees talking.

A middle-aged Japanese man headed by the right column bowed to a young man at the head of the throne who was dressed in brocade and wore two exquisite Japanese swords, long and short, and said: "Sarutobi-kun, this time we landed in cooperation with many parties, everyone is staring at the richest man. Taizhou, the capital of our country, why did the Lord want to separate our troops to attack a small Xinhe."

The young man smiled and said: "Because my lord is different from those short-sighted guys. What he wants is not mere wealth, but to use this expedition to establish personal prestige and make these rebellious guys willing to surrender."

"Among the Ming army now, only Qi Jiguang poses the greatest threat to us. My lord found out that Qi Jiguang and his subordinates' families were all settled in Xinhe, so he used a chain strategy.

"He suggested to the coalition forces to use a bluff with a partial force, pretending to attack Ninghai from Xiangshan Haikou, thereby attracting the main force of the Ming army; and then use our main force to take advantage of the bluff to attack Taizhou Fucheng; at the same time, he secretly sent me Sarutobi Sosuke to Xinhe to ensure that Capture this city.

"When we have hostages in hand, we can make the 'Qi Family Army' collapse without a fight. With such achievements, the Lord will definitely be able to conquer more warriors."

"My lord's tricks are so unpredictable, but they amaze us!"

Even though the "lord" was not in front of them, the people sitting on the left and right still paid a flood of flattery to Sarutobi Sosuke, the lord's confidant.

After flattering the "lord", another person shifted his target to Sarutobi Sosuke himself.

There was a vivid look of admiration on his face as he said, "I am honored to fight alongside Sosuke-kun this time. I am extremely excited when I think of seeing Sosuke-kun's 'Sarutobi Yin-ryu' swordsmanship again!"

A look of arrogance appeared on Sarutobi Sosuke's face. As the master of the "Kin-ryu Kensect", the major Japanese martial arts sect, and the direct disciple of the contemporary swordsman Aisu Koichiro, he was even given "Sarutobi Yin-ryu" swordsmanship by his master. With the surname "Sarutobi", he certainly has the qualifications to be arrogant.

He gently stroked the handle of the long knife on his waist, looked towards Xinhe and smiled: "I hope I can meet an opponent worthy of my extra swords this time!"

In a house in Xinhe, Wang Heng, the captain of the "Qi Family Army", hurriedly walked over and reported to the hall: "Miss, someone was flying arrows in front of the door just now to pass a message, saying that a Japanese bandit with more than a thousand people was going to invade Xinhe. , now he is hiding twenty miles away, just waiting for a night raid to seize the city!"

Sitting in the hall was a beautiful woman in her twenties with heroic features in her features. She was Wang Ying, Qi Jiguang's wife.

Her face changed slightly, but she soon regained her composure. She first took a long arrow and a piece of letter paper from Wang Hengfeng, looked at it carefully, pondered for a moment, and said to herself: "This arrow is very well-made, but it doesn't look like it." It is owned by the government and the army, but there are countless friends in the rivers and lakes who use swords, but I have not heard of any of them who are good at using bows and arrows. This letter not only details the strength and location of the Japanese pirates, but also says that as long as we can hold on to the city and delay the Japanese pirates for a period of time, They will appear at the most appropriate time, attack us from both inside and outside, and then eat each other. I don’t know how believable it is..."

Wang Heng said worriedly: "Even if what the other party said is true. But the only available soldiers in the city are the fifty soldiers left by my uncle to protect his family, plus at most more than a hundred government servants in the Yamen. Xinhe has another The city wall is so low that it doesn’t even have a moat. I’m afraid that the Japanese pirates can break through the city with just one attack, and they won’t be able to wait for those people to come to help. Why don’t I take people to escort the two ladies to evacuate first..."

He was originally a personal soldier of Wang Ying's father, Denglai Commander-in-Chief Wang Dong. When Wang Ying married Qi Jiguang, Wang Dong generously accompanied him with a hundred elite soldiers in addition to a large sum of money. The leader was Wang Heng. Therefore, in terms of the object of allegiance in Wang Heng's heart, Wang Ying had priority over Qi Jiguang, the head of the family and the general; in terms of importance in his heart, Wang Ying was far more important than the people of Xinhe and the family members of the "Qi Family Army". Wang Ying yelled angrily: "Shut up! I am both the daughter of the Wang family and the wife of the Qi family. Neither my mother's family nor my husband's family has ever taught me to abandon my comrades and live an ignoble life. I will just pretend not to have heard this time. If I say anything like this again, it will disturb the morale of the army." As I said, I will cut off your sacrificial flag before the war begins!"

Seeing her cold face and evil eyes, Wang Heng remembered the young lady's fierce temper and hurriedly bowed down to admit her mistake: "Miss, don't be angry, I was confused for a moment."

Wang Ying thought that he was also concerned and confused, so she quickly calmed down her anger and solemnly ordered: "You should do three things immediately."

Wang Heng responded hurriedly: "Please give me your instructions, Miss."

"First, immediately send a soldier to ride a fast horse to the 'Qi Family Army' to ask for help. Although the messenger said he would take action, after all, his own people are more reliable.

"Yes!"

"Second, report this matter to the local officials in Xinhe and ask them to mobilize the entire city population, regardless of gender, old or young, to issue weapons to the city wall for defense, so that they can intimidate the enemy without knowing how to fight.

"Yes!"

"Third, go see where the second sister and Master Ding are, and invite them to meet here."

This time, without waiting for Wang Heng to agree, a cheerful female voice came from outside the door: "Sister, you don't need Wang Heng to look for me, I'm already here!"

As soon as the sound came, four people walked in from the door, two in front and two in back.

In front are two women.

The woman with a sword on the left is the eldest daughter of the Ding family, one of the three major martial arts families in the North, "Baiyun Fairy" Ding Baiyun. Today, her figure is plumper than when she was outside the Great Wall, but her face is rather haggard, and there is a lingering gloom between her brows.

There is a woman on the right who is about the same age as her, but taller. Her hair is tied up in a crown, and she wears military uniforms with arrow sleeves as men's clothing. She wears a sheathed long sword close to the style of a Japanese sword on her waist. She is surprisingly "Ten Thousand Horses". Tang's unique Miao knife.

Every move she made showed her generosity, ease and confidence that were even better than those of men. It was only her face, which was somewhat similar to Wang Ying's but extremely charming, and the towering peaks on her chest that made her unable to hide her identity as a woman no matter what.

This woman is the person who spoke just now, the sister of Wang Ying, the youngest and most beloved of the four sons and two daughters of Wang Dong, the current Denglai commander-in-chief, Wang Qiong, with a small character named Ruyi.

Behind the two girls is a man in his thirties, with a face like purple jade, eyes that are introverted, and a long sword on his waist. He is Ding Baiyun's brother, the current head of the Ding family, "Qingfeng Swordsman" Ding Chengfeng. .

After Wang Qiong entered the door, she walked to Wang Ying and asked, "Sister, what happened?"

Before Wang Ying could answer, Ding Baiyun first saw the two-inch-long feathered arrow with white feathers and black stems that she placed on the small table next to her, and said in a voiceless voice: "This is the arrow from the 'Ten Thousand Horses Hall'!"

(End of this chapter)