A knife in love

Chapter 2613
Hearing what Guan Chang said, Wang Xiaoyu couldn't bear it any longer. He let out a "bah" and said, "Xu sits in the county magistrate's yamen to eat and drink as much as he wants, but let us stay here." Working hard for him, he, he thinks too well?!"

Qi Jiu saw that Wang Xiaoyu's face was swollen and red, and knew that she was furious. If she didn't find a way to stop her and let her shout at the top of the city, it would definitely cause a big mess.For example, Guan Chang and other Jinyiwei naturally knew that the Japanese pirates were about to attack in large numbers, but the officers and soldiers in the city, the police officers on duty, and the righteous people did not know that the big war was coming, and thought it was a small group of pirates who came ashore to invade.If they knew the truth, they might flee before the battle.Thinking of this, Qi Jiu hurriedly said: "Miss Wang's words are wrong! Although Dongliao County is not large in scale, it has a radius of several miles, and every place must be strictly guarded. If you want to keep Japanese pirates out of the city, you must Someone needs to be in the middle to dispatch and instruct Fang Yi. Otherwise, Japanese pirates will attack from all directions, and we will fight on our own, in a hurry, how can we be undefeated?!"

Wang Xiaoyu was dissatisfied, and was about to say more, when Qi Jiu hurriedly pointed his eyes, raised his right index finger hanging by his side, and secretly pointed to the officers and soldiers, police officers and righteous people gathered near the crenel of the city wall.Wang Xiaoyu was taken aback, only then did he realize that Qi Jiu didn't want everyone to hear him speak, so he had to keep silent.But she was unwilling, and gave Qi Jiu a hard look, then turned her back and never spoke to Qi Jiu again.

Seeing Wang Xiaoyu's angry appearance, Qi Jiu was quite embarrassed. He just thought that the situation was critical, and he had no time to explain to Wang Xiaoyu, so he had to laugh twice, and then said to Guan Chang: "Excuse me, Mr. Guan, if the Japanese pirates Instead of attacking Wangjiazhuang, but attacking Dongliao County first, how should we respond?"

Guan Chang smiled slightly, and said: "We don't need to worry about such things, Mr. Xu naturally has a way to deal with it."

Although Qi Jiu was uneasy, but no matter how he tried, Guan Chang only used a few clichés to prevaricate. In the end, he had to give up, and said to Guan Chang, "Since Master Xu and Master Guan have a plan in mind, I don't need to say more, and I respect the two. Your lord's orders are."

The two said a few more words, Guan Chang asked Qi Jiu to divide the righteous people into ten teams, and under the leadership of ten Jin Yiwei, line them up in various parts of the city to build momentum.Previously, false flags were planted on the city, and many old and weak men and women dressed as soldiers stood under the flag.Qi Jiu saw that these people had been guarding the city for several days, and they were all exhausted under the wind, food, and desolation. He heard that many people had fainted on the ground in the past few days, so he said to Guan Chang: "Master Guan, since I have already Take the righteous people to the top of the city to guard, and ask the adults to let these people go home. They are so exhausted, if they are seen by Japanese pirate spies, I am afraid that they will show their flaws immediately."

Guan Chang shook his head and said, "Guan did not dare to let them go down the city without the order of Master Xu."

Qi Jiuxin was stunned, and was about to speak, when Guan Chang continued: "Before Guan came to Beicheng, Mr. Xu once told Guan that we are short of manpower at the moment, and we must let all the people in the city go to the top of the city. Help us deal with the Japanese pirates. Although these old and weak men and women are unbearable to fight, most of the men in their families are included in the righteous people under Mr. Qi. If the Japanese pirates come to attack the city, these righteous people know that if they retreat, they will stand The parents, wives and children behind them will be killed by Japanese pirates, so they have to fight to the death."

Qi Jiu didn't expect Xu Yingyang's tricks to be so vicious, his expression changed immediately, he turned his head and glanced at the common people, then lowered his voice and said to Guan Chang: "Master Guan, although the way of using soldiers is to use soldiers at all costs , but whether it is righteous people or ordinary people, they are not officers and soldiers after all. If they are forced to fight the Japanese pirates to the death, it would be too unreasonable and unreasonable."

Guan Chang shook his head, and said solemnly: "Young Master Qi also knows the truth of using troops at all costs, so there is no need for Guan to say more. If we don't make up our minds to keep these people in the city, but let them go home Among them, once the city is broken, they will not escape the killing of Japanese pirates. It is better to stay in the city, even if they die by the Japanese pirates in the end, it is much better than sitting at home and waiting to die."

Seeing that Guan Chang is so stubborn, Qi Jiu is anxious to use these common people to fight against the Japanese pirates.Although he was quite in awe of Jin Yiwei, he didn't intend to back down at this time, so Guan Chang's voice stopped, and he interjected: "We are defending Dongliao County to prevent the people inside and outside the city from being killed by Japanese pirates. If the common people die at the hands of Japanese pirates, what is the use of us defending the city?"

Seeing that Qi Jiuwu refused to give up, Guan Chang felt quite impatient, and thought to himself that this brat did not know what kind of skills he had, which made Mr. Xu value him a lot, so he repeatedly told me to discuss things with him.But this kid, mother-in-law, talks all kinds of useless nonsense.Now that the Japanese pirates are about to arrive, he is still talking about these mud legs, completely ignorant of the priority of the matter, really hateful.

Thinking of this, Guan Chang sneered, and said in his mouth: "Young Master Qi, Guan has heard from Master Xu that although you are young, you are also serving in the army, so you naturally know the rules in the army. As the saying goes, military orders are like mountains. , Guan is one of Master Xu's subordinates. Since Master Xu ordered Guan to guard Beicheng, Guan must obey the military order carefully, otherwise he will be severely punished. If Mr. Qi has any doubts about Master Xu's order, you can go to the county magistrate's office Go and discuss with Mr. Xu."

After Guan Chang finished speaking, he bowed his hands to Qi Jiu, turned around and walked away, and summoned a dozen Jin Yiwei under him to discuss things in a low voice.Qi Jiu hit a snag and didn't dare to argue with Guan Chang anymore, so she sighed, walked slowly to the edge of the city wall, put her hands on the crenel, and looked south.The roads in the city of Dongliao County are criss-cross, and the houses are arranged in layers, but there is no one in sight.You can vaguely see that the city wall has been built in the south of the city, but it's far away, so you can't see it very clearly.Qi Jiu saw the flustered and frustrated expressions of the people sitting around the city, many of them lying motionless on the ground, and thought to himself, although the schemes of Xu Yingyang, Guan Chang and others cannot be said to be unreasonable, but to let these innocent It is really unbearable for the people to lose their lives in the city for nothing.

While Qi Jiu was thinking, Wang Xiaoyu walked up to him quietly. Seeing his worried face, he stared blankly at the south of the city, and couldn't help but whispered, "Qi Jiu, when do you think the Japanese pirates will come to attack the city?"

Qi Jiu was startled, turned to look at Wang Xiaoyu, shook his head, and said, "If I know when and where the Japanese pirates will attack, I won't have to be as panic as I am now."

When he said this, he paused for a while, and then said: "Compared to dealing with Japanese pirates, I am more worried about these people in the city. They have been tossing about in the city for several days, and they are exhausted now. It is useless to stay in the city." But Jin Yiwei doesn't allow them to go home to rest, if they are forced to stay here again, before the Japanese pirates come to kill them, I'm afraid someone will die of exhaustion!"

(End of this chapter)