A knife in love

Chapter 2652
After hearing Xu Yingyang's words, Qi Jiu thought to himself, no wonder Master Xu sent more than a dozen brocade-clothed guards to guard the door of the main room in the backyard. It turned out that they wanted to guard the underground stone room where gold, silver and jewels were hidden.However, the situation is indeed as what Master Xu said, the entire yamen cannot be guarded by relying on the remaining Jinyiwei and defeated soldiers in the yamen.Therefore, it is a good strategy to retreat into the backyard and desperately resist the Japanese pirates.Thinking of this, Qi Jiu bowed and said: "The adults have great opinions, and the villains admire."

Xu Yingyang smiled, and said: "But we have to guard the backyard, and the front and middle courtyards cannot be given up in vain. Otherwise, if the pirates rush into the yamen, we will retreat immediately, which will not only damage morale, but also be easily spotted by the pirates." Therefore, when retreating, it is better to resist one by one, retreat while fighting, and finally retreat slowly into the backyard. This official has an unfeeling request. I want to trouble Commander Qi to lead the defeated troops to fight in the front yard and The middle court resisted the Japanese pirates. When the Japanese pirate brigade broke through the gate of the county magistrate’s yamen, Commander Qi led the crowd to fight and retreat with the Japanese pirates, and finally retreated into the backyard. The official led Jin Yiwei to meet Commander Qi in the backyard, and then joined forces to fight the Japanese pirates to the death. What's Commander Qi's opinion?"

Hearing Xu Yingyang's words, Qi Jiu thought to herself, it's a good thing that Miss Wang didn't come with me, otherwise she heard Mr. Xu said that I would lead everyone to fight against the Japanese pirates in the front and middle courtyards, while all Jin Yiwei retreated into the backyard , I must think that Mr. Xu intends to frame me, so he must be furious.But Mr. Xu came up with this idea, although somewhat selfish, but at this critical juncture, this is the only strategy that can deal with the pirates.Thinking of this, Qi Jiu respectfully said: "The adults have orders, and the villains must obey the orders."

Seeing that Qi Jiu had no objection, Xu Yingyang felt relieved, and said, "Commander Qi is dedicated to the country, and I am very grateful. After the matter here is over, I will definitely send a document to the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Officials. Commander Qi asks for credit."

When Xu Yingyang said this, he paused for a while, and then continued: "The situation is critical now, and I will not talk to Commander Qi. Please Commander Qi to immediately deploy people to guard the front and middle courtyards. My official first Go to the backyard and mobilize Jinyi guards to guard the back garden. If something happens to the front guard and the middle court, Commander Qi can send someone to the backyard to report to the official at any time."

After Xu Yingyang finished speaking, he exchanged some polite words with Qi Jiu, then got up and walked out through the back door.Qi Jiu knew that the Japanese pirates were about to attack on a large scale, and while thinking about how to hold the Japanese pirates in the front yard and the middle courtyard, he hurried into the middle courtyard from the back door of the main hall.At this time, Wang Xiaoyu was pacing up and down at the corner door leading from the middle courtyard to the front yard. Unexpectedly, Qi Jiu walked into the courtyard from the back door of the main hall. She was surprised and happy, and hurried forward to meet her, saying: : "Just now the dog officer surnamed Xu came out from the back door, and hurried to the back yard with Jin Yiwei from the middle court. I saw that you hadn't come back, so I thought something happened to you. Ask clearly. Amitabha Buddha, the Jade Emperor bless you."

After Wang Xiaoyu finished speaking, he clasped his hands together and made a reunion bow to the surroundings.Seeing Wang Xiaoyu's sincere face, Qi Jiu knew that she was worried about her own safety, so she thanked the gods and Buddhas so devoutly, and was quite moved.He briefly talked about how he discussed with Xu Yingyang how to deal with the Japanese pirates just now, but he was worried that Wang Xiaoyu would scold Xu Yingyang for his secret poisonous schemes again, so he only said that he took the initiative to invite Yingyang, and he wanted to lead the defeated soldiers to the front The court and the middle court resisted the Japanese pirates.As expected, Wang Xiaoyu was very disdainful, and said in his mouth: "The surname Xu originally wanted to trick you into working for him, and you also know that fighting Japanese pirates in the front and middle courtyards can only lead to a dead end. Watching these frightened guys guard the front yard and the middle yard?!"

Qi Jiu shook his head, and said: "Master Xu sent more than 100 Jinyiwei to ambush outside the magistrate's yamen, and there are only more than 100 Jinyiwei left in the yamen. To resist the Japanese pirates who invaded the magistrate's yamen, we must rely on the help of us." The defeated soldiers who fled into the yamen. Master Xu's arrangement like this is also a helpless move, not to kill the lives of the subordinates."

Wang Xiaoyu turned his mouth away, and said with a look of disdain: "Hmph, you and Li Daxia are so strange, you know that the surname Xu is greedy for life and afraid of death, and wholeheartedly uses you to resist Japanese pirates, but you are still willing to work for him. One to guard In Wangjiazhuang, one wants to fight the Japanese pirates in the magistrate's yamen, but the one named Xu is at ease, how can there be such a reason in the world?"

When Wang Xiaoyu said this, he suddenly stopped, frowned, turned his head and glanced at the backyard, and said to himself: "The surname Xu is greedy for life and afraid of death, and has many tricks. He clearly knows that the county magistrate can't keep it According to his temperament, he should have escaped earlier. But he stayed in the county magistrate's office, and wants to live with us, isn't it too strange?"

After hearing Wang Xiaoyu's words, Qi Jiu was stunned, then shook his head, and said: "Master Xu is an official of the imperial court. He was ordered to go to Liaodong to do business. Right now, he is the official in charge of Dongliao County. If Dongliao County falls, the Japanese If the plot succeeds, even if Mr. Xu escapes by chance, the imperial court will never let him go, and maybe he will be murdered all over the family, implicating the whole family. Mr. Xu is a smart man. He weighs the pros and cons, knowing that if he escapes from the magistrate's office, he will be severely punished by the imperial court. It’s better to stay in the magistrate’s office and fight to the death with the Japanese pirates. It would be best if you can delay the Japanese pirate’s attack. Even if you can’t resist in the end and the Japanese invade the magistrate’s government office, if Mr. Xu dies in a hard-fought battle, if you encounter misfortune, you will be mourned after death. The court will not stop He will not be punished for his crimes, and his family will be implicated, but he will be given a pension to benefit his descendants. Compared with the two, it is not surprising that Mr. Xu refuses to leave the magistrate's yamen and wants to fight the Japanese pirates to the end."

When Qi Jiu said this, seeing Wang Xiaoyu's expression of disbelief, he thought to himself that the situation is critical now, and the Japanese pirates are about to kill them, so there is no need to entangle with Miss Wang.Thinking of this, he went on to say: "The Japanese pirates are about to attack, and I have to send people to prepare to meet the enemy in the front yard and the middle courtyard. If Miss Wang has something else, it's not too late to talk about it after we defeat the Japanese pirates." .”

After he finished speaking, he bowed his hands to Wang Xiaoyu, walked quickly to the defeated soldiers, and said loudly: "Brothers, the enemy is about to attack the Yamen, we must be prepared and fight the enemy to the death."

Although everyone was quite frightened at this time, they felt at ease seeing Qi Jiu showing no signs of fear.Qi Jiu immediately pointed out 240 people, divided them into three teams, with two officers and soldiers and four policemen as the captains and deputy captains, and went to the front yard to guard.Once the Japanese pirates break through the gate of the Yamen, they must resist the Japanese pirates with all their strength.Without his order, if anyone dares to escape or surrender, he will be killed immediately.

After hearing what he said, the 240 men selected by Qi Jiu showed fear on their faces, but no one dared to refute it.Qi Jiu divided the remaining 300 people into five teams and stayed in various places in the middle courtyard.Finally, he said to everyone: "I will meet the enemy in the front yard. If the Japanese pirates are powerful and I can't resist, I have to take my brothers and retreat into the middle courtyard. At that time, the brothers who are guarding the middle courtyard will be able to kill them with leisure. The pirates were caught off guard!"

(End of this chapter)