Chapter 263: Yu Yanzhao
The officers and soldiers who were suddenly killed did frighten the Japanese invaders, but after all, they were savouring blood on the tip of the knife for a living, and the fierce and warlike Japanese warriors did not make them lose their proportions when they were suddenly attacked, and most of them immediately turned back suddenly, roaring and attacking the officers and soldiers.
The officers and soldiers rushed to the front, and the spears and steel knives in their hands slashed and slashed, but they were actually blocked by them with a small number of troops. What is particularly frightening is that the knives in the hands of these Japanese robbers are so sharp that they actually cut off the heads of several of the ash guns in the middle of the block, which frightened many officers and soldiers to retreat.
But taking advantage of the gap between them and their full strength to resist the attack behind them, the old man still rushed from their side to the officers and soldiers in front. Although others were undulating on the horseback for a while, they relied on a will to survive and put their arms around the horse's neck and turned to the officers and soldiers.
Seeing this, Lu Baihu, who was the first to command everyone to attack, hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed the bridle of the horse that ran to him, but his strength was obviously not enough to fight against this runaway livestock, so he was actually taken and thrown to the side.
Fortunately, at this time, Lin Lie and several people finally caught up, and seeing this, Lin Qing and Zhu Chang immediately threw off their steps and pounced, helping to pull the scattered reins, and finally controlled the horse. It's just that after this tossing, the old man on the horse couldn't support it anymore, and with an exclamation, he fell directly off the back of the horse without a saddle.
Although until now, everyone still doesn't know what the identity of this old man is. But seeing that those guards with extraordinary martial arts could not even take their lives in order to protect his safety, he knew that this person must not be fine. Lu Baihu immediately let go of the hand holding the bridle, followed the body forward, stretched his hand, and finally grabbed one of the handfuls before the other party landed, and he himself lost his balance because of this series of movements, and fell to the ground after a stumble.
All this happened very quickly, but the battle between friend and foe changed again in this short period of time. I thought that with absolute superiority in troops, even if the officers and men could not completely annihilate these Japanese bandits, they would definitely be able to scatter them and flee. But the result was a big surprise, after a face-to-face shot, not only did the Japanese not mess up, but quickly switched from defense to attack, ho ho and scream, and even killed the officers and soldiers to retreat.
After blocking the first wave of the offensive of the officers and soldiers, the Japanese invaders carried out a counterattack desperately, jumping into the air one by one, slashing down suddenly, or rolling on the spot, taking the next three roads of the officers and soldiers, and immediately closing the distance between them and the enemy in front of them.
And relying on the advantage that the Japanese knives in their hands were far sharper than the weapons of the Ming army, they were stunned to cut off a lot of knives and guns by hard methods, and when they came to the officials and soldiers, the spears that could only be stabbed from a distance could not even play any role.
At this time, the Japanese showed their ferocious and sharp fangs, and the knives in their hands were slashed and slashed...... Each move is directed at the vital point of an officer and soldier. When the first few people were cut off or their heads cut off by them, and blood splattered, the morale of the officers and men suddenly became discouraged and they timidly retreated.
Seeing this scene, Lu Jin's heart sank suddenly, and he finally understood why Lu Baihu was a little embarrassed before, and he wanted to speak several times and stopped. Obviously, he still overestimated the combat power and fighting spirit of the officers and soldiers of the Daming Guard at this time, maybe they were stronger than those companions decades later, but compared with the fierce Japanese in front of them, they were still too inferior.
But now, the situation does not allow them to retreat, just look at the appearance of those fierce pirates, they know that if they retreat and escape, these more than 100 soldiers will be doomed, and all of them will be buried under the sword.
Lu Jin, who understood this, immediately shouted in a deep voice: "Lin Lie, Qinggele, step forward and press the formation!" The spearmen retreated, and the swords moved forward to meet the position! After all, he had fought with the Mongols in Guangling City, and he had also seen how the Qi family army dealt with the Japanese in the past, and he knew the role of rationally using the weapons in his hands to fight the enemy.
Hearing Lu Jin's calm command, especially after Lin Lie and Qinggele stepped forward and waved their swords to block the attack of the Japanese invaders from both sides, the position of the official army finally settled down a little.
The spearmen also came to their senses at this time, and retreated one after another, and only after a certain distance did they swing their spears and stab again. It's just that when they retreated, they let those sword soldiers in front of the Japanese invaders, and the two sides fought head-on, although Lin Lie and the two helped to share the burden, but they were also killed and retreated, and at the same time, five or six soldiers fell in a pool of blood.
If it weren't for the spearmen who stabbed the tips of their spears in time to make the pirates have some scruples, I'm afraid the casualties of these swordsmen would have been even more serious. It's a pity that the officers and soldiers who went out of the city this time had no intention of engaging the enemy, and they did not bring bows and arrows, otherwise they could have worked wonders at this time.
Being blocked by the officials and soldiers like this, the Japanese robbers were also a little annoyed. In the past, they fought against the Ming army, and almost a single charge could kill several times the enemy to the point of abandoning their armor and running, and they really had never encountered such a team that dared to fight with them head-on. Immediately, the ronin led by him opened his mouth and muttered, and then quickly rushed up with his knife again, and the companions around him also roared again one by one, holding their knives high, and rushed over fiercely.
In terms of momentum, these 20 or so Japanese soldiers were actually stronger than more than 100 officers and soldiers, and they steadily suppressed the officers and soldiers, so that they could only take a defensive position.
And at this time, on the side of the carriage, the battle finally ended. The five Japanese who did not turn around to participate in the battle with the official army just now fought to kill two of them and the price of two injuries, and killed the remaining two guards on the spot.
Seeing this scene, the old man who had just calmed down from the panic and turmoil couldn't help but shout: "Ah Zhong, Ah Jie ......" but he was already in tears.
"The old man, please mourn." Lu Zhen happened to walk to his side at this time, and he naturally admired these guards who were desperately protecting their masters, but what he was more concerned about now was the identity of the old man: "Dare to ask the old man's surname, why would these robbers chase you all the way?" ”
"Old man Yu Yanzhao, thank you for your rescue." Although the old man was in grief, he still kept etiquette and thanked Lu Jin.
Lu Zhen didn't have any reaction to this unfamiliar name, but Lu Baihu's expression changed: "It turned out to be the old lady Yu's ......" While saluting the other party, he whispered to Lu Jin: "The old lady is the father of Lord Yu Qian, a famous minister in the court!" ”
Yu Qian's father...... Lu Jin was stunned for a moment, and when he looked at the white-haired old man beside him who was not too inconspicuous, his expression was completely different.
In the history of the Ming Dynasty for more than 200 years, there have been countless famous ministers, but there are only a few people who can really be remembered and praised by future generations. Among them, only Yu Qian is the most upright and has no stain, but at the same time he has made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty, and even deserves to be an official who can save the country.
For Lu Jin, after crossing over to this era, what he wanted to see the most was not the emperor or other important ministers of the court, but Yu Qian Yu Shaobao, who saved the Ming crisis later, but was unjustly killed, and finally went down in history!
Unexpectedly, he hadn't seen Yu Qian himself, but at this time, he saved Yu Qian's father under the knife of the Japanese Kou. Judging from his performance in the face of the crisis, it can be seen that everything that Qian did at the moment of the Ming Dynasty's death was largely due to the old man's genetics.
The admiration and excitement in his heart made Lu Jin almost forget that there were still Japanese robbers in front of him, and immediately bent down and bowed his hands and said: "It turned out that it was the old lady in person, and the younger Lu Zhen was polite." ”
"You're Lu Jin?" Yu Yanzhao was also stunned for a moment when he heard him report his name, and then smiled reluctantly: "The old man has also heard of you, the turmoil last autumn ......"
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by a soft voice from Zhu Chang on the side: "My lord, those few widows actually went to the front!" ”
When Lu Zhen heard this, he secretly screamed that it was not good. I saw that the Japanese who had just eliminated the two guards did not turn around to participate in the battle with the officers and soldiers at this time, but ran forward, and the speed was not slowed down much because of the injuries caused by the long battle.
"Who was that girl just now?" Lu Zhen immediately understood their purpose, obviously to pursue the girl who escaped on horseback.
"She is the old man's granddaughter Wan Niang......" Yu Yanzhao's face was also a little pale, but he couldn't say anything if he wanted to ask Lu Zhen and them to divide their troops to save them. After all, these would-be robbers in front of them are still inseparable from the officers and soldiers, and there is no manpower left here.
Lu Zhen only thought for a moment, then turned around suddenly, jumped on the war horse on the side, and at the same time, said to Zhu Chang, who was protecting him: "Go!" Follow me to save Miss Yujia! As he spoke, without waiting for the two men to reply, he turned his horse's head sharply, and at the same time struck the horse's stock with a whip, urging the horse to leap out from the sides of the warring parties.
"My lord......" Zhu Chang and Lin Qing didn't expect him to make such a move, and they were stunned, so they saw that Lu Zhen had already run out by himself, so he could only turn around immediately, pull over the two war horses, and hurriedly chased after him.
All this happened very suddenly, not only did Yu Yanzhao not expect it, but the Japanese Kou, who was attacking forward with all his might, did not expect that someone would run out of the array of officials and soldiers so boldly, and he actually watched Lu Zhen and the three of them rush forward one after another in a little daze.
But then, the leader of the widow had already come back to his senses - he was still a little disdainful of Boss Xie's instructions to let him pursue this carriage, but now it seems that this old man and young man are really extraordinary! So he immediately made a decision and said loudly to the two companions beside him: "Higashino-kun, Kojima-kun, you guys also catch up, you must capture the woman just now alive for me!" ”
"Hay!" The two would-be robbers immediately agreed, did not entangle with the officers and soldiers any longer, turned around and chased in the direction where Lu Zhen and the others were riding away......