Chapter 327: Mystery

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there have been Japanese troubles, since the beginning of the Hongwu period, even if it is a great hero who has been crowned a prince, he will often be sent by the emperor to the coastal area to catch the Japanese and prepare for the Japanese and the Japanese, but it is still difficult to deal with the large-scale nuisance of the Japanese again and again. While Zheng He's treasure ship went to the Western Ocean repeatedly, he even went to ask the guilty state at the behest of Zhu Di, but it still had little effect.

The reason is very simple, the Daming Sea is strictly forbidden, and there are few sea ships in the coastal guards except for treasure ships. Except for a few large islands, there were no Ming troops stationed, so some became ports for private merchants, and some became places where the remnants of Fang Guozhen, Zhang Shicheng and others and the wandering warriors of the Wa Kingdom gathered. The two groups of people are both fighting and exploiting, and their interests are entangled.

After all, these Japanese pirates were not born out of thin air, and it was impossible for them to come directly from Japan by sea ship every time they plundered, and they needed supplies, so those private ports and islands at sea became the best supply and distribution centers. Unless the Son of Heaven is furious overnight and sends a large army to go to sea to sweep the sea, it will be a great victory for the official army, and it will only treat the symptoms but not the root cause.

As a few grooms dutifully sounded the gong, the entire county of Shanghai woke up from its slumber almost all at once. A few years ago, although there was a trouble, but after all, the fishing village in the southeast corner was robbed, and on weekdays, I had only heard of how the Japanese were so cruel, and when someone suddenly shouted that the Japanese were coming, countless people suddenly fell into a panic. In the middle of the night, with nowhere to go, the only option is to pile up all the movable furniture behind the door panel, and then take out sharp weapons such as kitchen knives to guard against it.

At this time, there was also a mess in the Xilai Inn. As soon as Zhang Yue reflexively came in, he immediately commanded Hu Qi and the others to get off the door panel, and the boss Chu Yun, after the initial panic, had to bite the bullet and order the guys to stop the tables, chairs, benches and other things by the door, and at the same time found several kitchen knives in the kitchen. Although the Huai merchant Ma Qinjiu said that he was frightened, he saw that Zhang Yue was calm, so he simply called the two guards and two men who accompanied him over, and handed them over to Zhang Yue.

Wang Quanbin's face was completely bloodless, although the four little maids and one girl who accompanied him all went downstairs and surrounded him in a panic, but he just muttered nervously there: "It won't be so unlucky, even if the widow comes, it is impossible for him to run here...... Dog, if it weren't for your business, why would I leave Yangzhou and come to such a place! ”

In the face of Wang Quanbin's scolding, Ma Qinjiu's face turned dark, but at this time, he really didn't have the spirit to argue with an unreasonable guy. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the tables, chairs and stools at the gate had been piled up high, and there were messy obstacles piled up in the open space in the middle, and behind the counter there were also piles of various miscellaneous items into a row of places more than half a person high where people could hide people. On one side, he saw Zhang Yue leading a few people into the lobby through the side door over there, in addition to the few tough men in front of him who moved two big boxes, there were also three young girls. And not long after the gang entered, they immediately blocked the side door.

Zhang Yue didn't care what Ma Qinjiu was thinking in his heart, pointed to a hiding place that had just been built with various kinds of wooden tools, and motioned for the three Lingxi girls to go over and hide, and he lifted the lid of one of the boxes and grabbed one of the swords. In the shocked gaze of the others, Hu Qi slowly took out several swords from it, followed by four bronze firearms.

Seeing Zhang Yue's four guards put the firecrackers on the counter, skillfully filling the firecrackers with gunpowder, and then stacking the unsheathed swords on the counter, Chu Yun and a few young men couldn't help but gasp, and even Ma Qinjiu, who was well-informed from south to north, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and his legs gradually trembled. At this time, the threat of the Japanese has been left behind them, and the only thing they want to know is what is the origin of this group of guys who go out with girls and full of murder weapons? At this moment, Hu Qi suddenly opened his mouth and said a sentence, which made everyone fall into a deeper level of horror.

"I'm not afraid of anything else at the moment, I'm afraid that if the real robbers come in and set fire to the house everywhere, it will be a big trouble."

At this moment, Wang Quanbin, who was still like a headless fly just now, suddenly jumped up and shouted loudly: "Then don't we stay here and wait to be burned alive?" No, I don't want to stay here and die, I'm going to get out of here! Come on, come with me, I can't throw my life in this kind of hellish place! ”

He stumbled around all kinds of obstacles and rushed to the gate alone, but the four little guys behind him were motionless, even the girl who was quite a bit of a posture didn't have the slightest intention of going up to follow, but reminded loudly when the master started to move things: "Young master, no one knows what's going on outside at this time, and it's even worse when you go out......"

"Shut up, if you don't go, I'll go alone!"

Finding that this prince who was not successful enough to do more than anything was more than ruin, the more he made trouble, the more he didn't like it, Zhang Yue couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and ordered in a deep voice: "Hu Qi, knock this guy unconscious and carry it back!" ”

The people around only saw a figure suddenly come out from behind the counter, easily bypassed various obstacles and came behind Wang Quanbin, and struck him with a fierce knife, and after a muffled sound, he carried the person back as if he was carrying rice, and threw it to the ground as if he was throwing garbage, and then never looked at it again. Faced with this situation, Wang Quanbin's girl was pale and trembling, and the others were also cramping their legs, but no one dared to say a word.

I don't know how long I waited, but suddenly there was a noisy shout of killing in the silent night, and not long after, exclamations and screams. If there is still a trace of luck in the people in this hall just now, then at this time, any luck psychology is completely lost. Few people could still stand upright, and even Fan Gou'er, who was holding a kitchen knife, was already sitting on the ground.

Although he knew that what Du Zhen gave him was a good sword, Zhang Yue had never had a chance to use it, and when the long sword was unsheathed, he couldn't help but feel a slight tremble. His pupils contracted sharply when he heard a knock and shouting outside the gate, and then he took a deep breath, and out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that the four guards beside him had already made flints.

The sound of the sturdy door panels being overwhelming under the powerful knocking was even more overwhelming at this juncture, which was accompanied by a squeaking sound. Finally, one of the door panels could no longer be supported, and broke from the middle, followed by the second and third blocks, and suddenly, several strangely dressed men shouted something inaudible, and rushed in pushing away the tables and chairs that stood in the way.

"Look, hit!"

At the sound of an order, four bronze fire guns were shot out in no particular order. Although the range of the firearm on the battlefield in these years was only thirty or fifty paces, and unless it was a salvo, the accuracy was extremely limited, but the distance from behind the counter to the gate was only a dozen paces, and that one person seemed to be a live target. After the firelight, I saw that several people had already fallen to the ground, and Hu Qi had already rushed out with a knife like a ghost, and the only guy who was still standing was smashed in the face with a knife on the back before he could react.

Seeing that Hu Qi was carrying someone back with the same smoke as just now, the others suddenly moved their bodies inside, as if they had seen a ghost. Seeing that no one rushed in outside the door for the time being, Zhang Yue couldn't help but be deeply satisfied with the results of this first year's encounter, and turned his head to see Hu Qi squatting on the ground with a rope to tie people up firmly, and the four guards had already begun to fill the copper fire gun with gunpowder for the second time, so he clenched the hilt of his sword, knelt behind the high counter with one leg bent, and stared at the outside.

The calm lasted for a long time, and after a long time, several figures appeared at the gate. I probably saw a few guys who didn't know whether they were dead or alive in the door, and those people were just hanging outside the door, not daring to enter easily, until about a dozen figures gathered, and someone broke in again.

Bang bang bang –

While those men were hesitating, the four guards had already lit the fire ropes of the torches and poured out all the ammunition for the second time. Immediately after this round, they drew their knives and jumped out without hesitation. For a moment, only the sound of sword clashing, screams and exclamations could be heard in the entire lobby. When the smoke cleared, the gate was full of people. Although the fire gun does not necessarily hit the point, the knife after it is not vegetarian, and there is not a single one who can stand at this moment.

Due to the extremely short interval between the two consecutive shots, Zhang Yue gently touched the four copper fire guns and found that they were so hot that they could no longer be used. Even so, the huge power of firearms still surprised Chu Yun and the others, who had never seen this, so they saw the four fierce guys hiding left and right at the door with waist knives, and their hearts that had suddenly experienced ups and downs were completely numb. Even when one of the figures suddenly flashed out of the door after standing silently for a long time, everyone just looked at each other.

After a long cup of tea, the baby-faced guard turned around: "Childe, the widow is gone." ”

Although he should have breathed a sigh of relief at this time, Zhang Yue instinctively asked, "Is there no one outside?" ”

Since Zhu Zhanji is willing to assign people to Zhang Yue, the ones he sends are naturally not those who are not in the stream. The young army of the avant-garde of the government army was specially selected by Zhu Di to fill in the school-age children and grandchildren of those military households, and selected the most skilled sergeants in the Jingwei as a teacher, and now all the young soldiers are less than thirty years old, and these four people are the best of the five thousand young army. Hearing Zhang Yue's question, the baby-faced guard solemnly reported: "At least the other inns and restaurants on this street have not moved, and no one is in sight." ”

Could it be that there are just a dozen of them this time?

When Zhang Yue was secretly pondering, a hoarse voice suddenly sounded under his feet: "How can you have firearms!" ”

Hearing that this man with a shaved head was actually spitting Chinese, Zhang Yue, who was already suspicious in his heart, was shocked, and suddenly pulled up the placket of his clothes and picked up the man who weighed more than 100 pounds, and asked in a fierce voice: "You are not a widow!" ”

The man had just been hit in the face by Hu Qizhong's back, and his cheeks were swollen at this moment, and when he saw Zhang Yue's fierce expression, he was suddenly frightened, and even shouted loudly: "Spare my life, I'm really not a widow!" We're just making a fuss while the pirates are coming. The group you killed first was not with me, I ...... I'm not a whammy! ”

Originally, he had doubts in his heart, just seeing that this man was fluent in Chinese and did not look like a Japanese man, Zhang Yue had almost concluded that this group of Japanese people must have something mysterious, and at this time, when he heard this person claim that he was taking advantage of the attack of the Japanese to come here to make trouble, he couldn't help but feel a chuckle in his heart, and simply lifted the long sword and put it on his neck.

"Since you said that you came here to make trouble while the Japanese invaded, did you know in advance that the Japanese were coming?"

"No, no, no, I don't know......" The man realized that he had just said something and hurriedly wanted to change his words, but unexpectedly, Zhang Yue's sharp long sword was slashed on his right arm, and when he saw the appearance that he was about to kill if he didn't agree, he was immediately shocked, "Childe spare your life, we just heard some rumors in advance!" The ships of those Japanese pirates were originally docked on several islands such as Daqushan and Yangshan, and our boss happened to hear the news, so after receiving that deal, we prepared to take advantage of the loopholes before the Japanese invaded...... They said that you are a businessman, and we are lard and deceived by someone! We didn't want to kill anyone, we just wanted to make a fuss! I really don't know who the people who came ahead of me are......"

At this moment, although it is not completely certain who is behind the scenes, Zhang Yue has vaguely felt that if he does not deal with the attack of the Japanese invaders this time, it will be a big trouble. Besides, since the coastal instability often has Japanese invaders, how can the sea be banned? The opponents in the court are only afraid that the voice will be louder! Thinking of this, he left this guts fellow and stood up.

"The four of you stay here, Hu Qi, follow me to the Shanghai County Ya!"

Hearing this, the baby-faced guard immediately became anxious: "Childe, although there are no Japanese robbers on this street, who knows if there are any other places?" It's too dangerous to go out at this time, in case something happens to you, how can we ...... to the emperor Confessed? ”

"Songjiang Mansion has not had trouble with the Japanese for many years, and today's Shanghai magistrate may not be able to cope with it. If there were walls in Shanghai County, it would be fine, but here is empty on all sides, there is no danger to defend, and there is no city to rely on! Fortunately, I remember that there were more than 100 people stationed here, and now it may come in handy. If you really let the Japanese invade, the result will be unimaginable. Well, you follow me, and the three of them stay. ”

Zhang Yue didn't say a word, and before he took two steps, he felt that someone suddenly grabbed his arm, and when he looked back, it was autumn marks. Seeing that her face was full of tears, and she was desperately shaking her head at herself, he broke her fingers one by one, and then took her in his arms and patted her gently, and let go of her with a smile for a long time.

"You and Lingxi Amber stay here, with a few of them, it's more than enough to protect yourself. Don't worry, I'm blessed and fine, just wait here for me to come back! ”

In a short time, Hu Qi, who was quick with his hands and feet, took out three horses from the stable, and although the three guards who were ordered to stay were not happy, they had to watch the three of them get on their horses and gallop away, and then began to carry the corpses at the door. Although they were the young army of the avant-garde of the government army, they participated in the second northern expedition with Zhu Zhanji, and they were already used to killing people. Seeing them coldly inspect the corpses, some of them were set aside, and some of them were thrown directly into the street, and the people behind the counter suddenly felt cold.