Volume 1 Plum Huang Shiyu Chapter 93 National Martyrdom
Hu Zongxian's face was calm, as if he had long expected such a day. However, I didn't expect this day to come so quickly. Now that the Japanese have captured Chongming Island, the national disaster is at the head, but I don't know what the emperor who is far away in Jinling is thinking in his mind.
The change of commander on the spot hurts morale the most. Hu Zongxian is also a great official of Jiangnan Frontier, who has been on the front line of the anti-Japanese war for many years, and now he has been dismissed from office with an edict. I seriously pondered the edict of the Emperor, embezzlement and bribery, and extortion of big households in Jiangnan, these two crimes can be big or small. At least there is no such taboo thing as rebellion and complicity.
Maybe things are turning around, I thought.
Hu Zongxian didn't say a word, and the 6 soldiers of the Jinyi Guard did not urge him to receive the order, and the two looked at each other like this. There was a depressing silence.
Yu Dayou broke this silence and asked, "Six lords, now that the Japanese are rampant, I don't know who the Holy Lord has sent to take over the position of governor?"
The 6 soldiers looked at Yu Dayou, and Zhao Zhenji, the governor of Shandong Province, will be the governor and governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and he will take office.
Yu Dayou said loudly, Shandong is more than 3,000 miles away from Songjiang Mansion, even if Governor Zhao sets off today, he will have to arrive in a month.
6 soldiers are displeased, I am just here to preach the holy oracle, to do things according to the holy decree, the fight against the Japanese is your military's business, as for who is responsible, the saint has his own clear judgment, and it is not my turn to talk more.
Yu Dayou wanted to argue, but was stopped by Hu Zongxian, Zhifu, this is a matter of the court, and he will not say much. Yu Dayou snorted and retreated. Hu Zongxian stood up and said respectfully, the criminal minister Hu Zongxian is in charge!
The scene was a little depressing, 6 soldiers got up, patted Hu Zongxian on the shoulder, and said, Brother Ruzhen, 6 received a secret order last night and hurried overnight, but now the world is chaotic, and the Japanese are in charge, 6 is sick again halfway, and it will take three days to rush to Songjiang Mansion.
Hu Zongxian was stunned when he heard this, his expression eased slightly, and he bowed deeply to the 6 soldiers respectfully, Hu Zongxian represents one million people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, thank you 6 brothers!
Everyone present breathed a sigh of relief.
I saw it in my eyes, but I couldn't help but give a thumbs up to the 6 soldiers, he was ordered to escort Hu Zongxian back to Jinling, but he defied the condemnation of the world and insisted on postponing the delivery date of the holy decree by three days. With these three days, Hu Zongxian can do a lot of things.
Yu Dayou and Liu Songling obey orders!
The end will be!
Each of you leads 30,000 soldiers and horses, take advantage of the unsteady footsteps of the Japanese Kou, let the army rest for a while, and attack Chongming Island at the time of the unitary time, be sure to capture Chongming Island before dawn!
Order!
Zhang Yuanjing obeyed orders!
The end will be!
You and Zhang Jichang led 20,000 Ming sailors and 200 warships to outflank them from the back, and if you escape a ship, bring someone to see me!
Order!
Hu Zongxian issued seven or eight general orders one after another, demanding that the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Daming naval divisions launch an all-out war against the Japanese invaders tonight.
After all the arrangements were completed, Hu Zongxian breathed a sigh of relief, and he said in a deep voice: Generals, the national mourning, when there are heroes with horizontal swords, blood casts loyal souls. Hu Zongxian has been in the pastoral Xinjiang for more than ten years, he can't be a hero, but he can't become a sinner through the ages, and the success or failure of right or wrong depends on you!
Everyone said in unison: I am willing to serve the general and sacrifice my life for the Ming Dynasty!
Hu Zongxian waved his hand and went to get busy. Anyway, for the 6 soldiers, the 6 adults are in poor health, so please go to the backyard to rest.
I was about to quit, but Hu Zongxian shouted to me, Su Zhutou.
I stopped, looked at Hu Zongxian's slightly tired face, and said, What do you command, Your Excellency? Hu Zongxian said, Hu went to Jinling to be tried, and three days later, I asked you, the head of the Six Gates, to assist in escorting him.
I hesitated slightly, I am the head catcher of the six doors, it stands to reason that it is not impossible for me to escort ordinary prisoners and Jiangyang thieves, but Hu Zongxian is a second-class member of the court, and it is not my turn to escort the eight poles.
Hu Zongxian said, I will discuss this matter with the six adults.
I agreed. Yu Dayou, Zhang Yuanjing and others received the military order, and they were busy, and I was worried about Xu Ruonan in my heart, so I resigned from Songjiang Mansion.
Xu Ruonan was waiting for me outside the palace, but now he is gone. I inquired with the guard at the door, and the soldier said, "The girl, as if she had met someone, went in the east direction." I hurriedly thanked me and chased east.
After walking three or four miles, I heard the sound of someone fighting.
A woman reprimanded: Demon girl, today you fall into our hands, don't think about escaping again, for the sake of the martial arts!
I rushed over, but I saw two young men and women fighting with Xu Ruonan.
Not far away, there was an old man, leading more than ten disciples, sweeping the formation on the side.
Xu Ruonan met the enemy with Qingling in his hand, and with one enemy and two, he did not fall into the disadvantage. Seeing this, I rushed over and shouted, stop!
When Xu Ruonan heard this, he smiled at me, jumped backwards out of the battle circle, and came behind me. I asked in a low voice, what's going on?
Xu Ruonan said with disdain, and when he met a few stalkers, he recognized me and didn't agree with me, so he fought with me.
Seeing that Xu Ruonan was not trapped, the young woman came to me, pointed her sword at me and said, You, get out of the way!
I looked at this woman, and she looked good, ten years old, with high cheekbones and inverted eyebrows, and she looked quite fierce. Another man, with a proud look on his face and a sword in one hand, followed.
I said that this girl is my friend, I don't know what kind of bond I have with the two of you?
The woman said awe-inspiringly, who are you, and why do you want to protect this demon girl?
I can't hear others call Xu Ruonan a demon girl, and I am quite unhappy in my heart, saying, who is Your Excellency, you keep claiming that she is a demon girl, but what evidence do you have?
The accompanying man said, junior sister, this guy defends the demon girl everywhere, and must be an accomplice of the demon girl, although our Green Willow House and Cuiyun Villa came together to help General Liu kill the widows, but since we have met this demon witch, as a righteous person, naturally we can't ignore it and remove a harm for the rivers and lakes!
Cuiyun Villa sounds like a sect in the martial arts in the Lingnan area, I have heard of these two sects before, and they can be counted as the number one in the rivers and lakes, but since I am an enemy of Xu Ruonan, I naturally do not agree.
I said angrily, now that the national disaster is at the head, you claim to be famous and upright, and you don't kill the widows, but you embarrass a weak woman here, which family is famous?
The woman said, the demon witch, everyone got it.
I sneered, so that everyone can be punished, do you know that this demon sect demon girl in your mouth killed 18 widows by herself on Chongming Island last night?
When the woman heard this, her face was extremely ugly, and she seemed to have been greatly insulted, shook a sword flower, pointed at me, and said, Hmph, if you don't dodge, even you will be killed.
The old man who had been watching coldly next to him said at this time, Cui'er and Feng'er must not be rude to this young man. When the girl heard this, she stomped her foot and said, Master, you often teach us that as a person in the martial arts, if you want to eliminate demons and defend the Dao, why do you want to stop me from killing them?
The old man's body moved slightly, and he came to us. I said in my heart that this old man's martial arts are really not weak, and I couldn't imagine that there were such masters in the Lingnan rivers and lakes.
The old man smiled slightly, and said, Cui Yunshan, the owner of the Green Willow Residence, I don't know what to call the young man?
I shook my head and said that I am not a young man, nor am I a person in the rivers and lakes, and Su is still there in the six gates of the rivers and lakes in Jinling.
The girl said, what kind of bullshit headcatcher, with the demon girl, there is nothing good.
Cui Yunshan said lightly, that Su Zhutou can know that this Miss Xu is the leader of the Netherworld God Sect? The Netherworld God Sect has done a lot of evil in the martial arts, which has caused public anger in the martial arts.
I said that I don't just know, I also know that Li Mingxiu also promised that if he could attack and kill Xu Ruonan, he would be promised the position of vice leader of the martial arts conference......! Even if that old lady lets the martial arts alliance leader out, I will never let anyone touch her.
Cui Yunshan said unhappily, in this way, are you going to be the enemy of the world's martial arts?
I asked rhetorically, then you Green Willow Residence are going to be enemies of the six doors of the imperial court?
Although the Jianghu Division has limited supervision over the various sects, legally speaking, unless this sect does not want to mix in the rivers and lakes, it will not easily provoke the government, let alone the six gates.
At this time, I moved out of the six doors, just because I wanted the other party to be able to retreat.
Cui Yunshan thought for a moment and said, Su Zhutou, I will sell you a face today, and I will not pursue this matter for the time being. However, the Netherworld Divine Sect dominates the heart of the martial arts, and passers-by know it, now that they have captured Xu Kaishan, if they get the Stygian Mountain Peerless Sect in the future, there will inevitably be a bloody storm on the rivers and lakes. At that time, what you have done by the six gates will be for the sake of the tiger.
I said proudly, this is my six door business, and it is not your turn to meddle in the green willow house.
Cui Yunshan's face was slightly angry, but he endured no fire, and said to Xu Ruonan, Sect Leader Xu, let's see you in two months!
The woman was still entangled, and was scolded by Cui Yunshan, and followed very reluctantly, and before leaving, she looked at me with disgust on her face.
After they left, I asked Xu Ruonan, what do they mean by seeing you in two months?
Xu Ruonan said, you have been on the East China Sea for half a month, but you don't know that now the rivers and lakes are boiling, saying that my god has succeeded Xu Kaishan, Li Mingxiu, the leader of the martial arts alliance, and Xie Wang, the king of Jinling, have united all the major sects to ask us to hand over Xu Kaishan for two months, otherwise we will start a full-scale war.
A month ago, the Netherworld Cult was attacked by the Martial Arts Alliance, suffering heavy casualties, and Xu Kaishan was sent to the head of the Netherworld Sect, but he didn't know if the poison in his body had been resolved. I said Ruonan, wait for two days, accompany me back to Jinling, I will finish some official business, and go to Jiangning with you. One is to see Senior Xu, and the other is to meet your master.
Xu Ruonan's face turned red, why did you see my master?
I said that we have known each other for so long, we can't keep dragging it out.
Dragging what?
I scratched my head and grinned, as the saying goes, love that is not for the purpose of marriage is a hooligan. If you want me to catch the first one, you can't mix up the title of hooligan on the rivers and lakes.
Xu Ruonan said angrily, who said that he was going to marry you?
With that, he turned around and left.
I hurriedly followed, saying that if you don't marry me, who are you going to marry? You are so fierce, who would dare to marry you except for me?
Bang!
I was thrown out of the way by her.
The two talked all the way, returned to Songjiang Mansion, and ate something in the city.
Xu Ruonan said, nerd, we have to be separated for a while. I wondered, didn't I say okay, let's go to Jinling together.
Xu Ruonan said, someone has apostasy, I have to rush back to Jiangning first, and I need to understand this matter.
I know what she said about the sick tiger Yang Yin, I said that you can't wait for my Jinling matter, let's go together?
Xu Ruonan said, it's too late, the attack on Jinling, the Divine Sect suffered heavy losses, and according to the canon, it is necessary to investigate the responsibility. Yang Yin's wicked guy sued first, and I had to rush back and explain the situation to Master.
I said in my heart that she was tired enough as the sect leader, and I didn't want her to go alone, but I couldn't find a reason, so I had to say, wait for Jinling, at least half a month, at most a month, I will go to Jiangning to find you. But let's go tomorrow.
Xu Ruonan said, why?
I said, stay with me.
Xu Ruonan bowed his head and was silent, and did not refuse.
The two held hands and walked on the streets of Songjiang Mansion, at present, most of the people of Songjiang Mansion have packed up their gold and silver, and fled, and the streets are full of military soldiers, strong soldiers and horses, preparing for tonight's decisive battle.
On the contrary, the two of us have become the two most idle people in this city.
In the evening, the artillery roared in the southwest, and the Jiangsu and Zhejiang armies began to attack Chongming Island.