3. Investigate the enemy alone
A feast was held in the camp, and after the divine doctor Xu Yi took over the wind and washed the dust, according to the general's instructions, after eating, let Zhang Yue escort them to departure.
At the banquet, General Qi Jiguang was very polite to Xu Yihou, and led all the generals to take turns to toast him, at this time, Zhang Yue suddenly found that Xu Ling'er was missing, and he was afraid that the child would delay his trip, so he hurriedly sent someone to find him.
After three rounds of drinking, everyone began to eat, and a guard quietly came to Zhang Yue and whispered in his ear......
When Zhang Yue heard this, he immediately threw down his job and hurriedly ran out of the barracks.
Xu Yihou vaguely heard it, it seemed to be related to his son, and couldn't help but be shocked, so he didn't care about greeting everyone, and hurriedly got up and went out.
It turned out that when the guards heard that there were Japanese robbers coming, they hurried to chase them, but found that it was Xu Gongzi who was pretending, and he said that he would enter the city to spy on the military situation, and he would return early tomorrow morning, and when the guards took action, in the blink of an eye, he was gone.
If he has already entered Pinghaiwei, unless he attacks the city now, there is nothing good for anyone to do.
Xu Yihou didn't believe that her son had such ability, and suddenly trembled all over, only to feel that it was dark in front of her, and she fainted to the ground.
So, after General Qi Jiguang ordered someone to take care of Xu Yi, he returned to the tent and called Qi Yin in, and ordered him to quickly contact the scout officer (scout).
At this moment, in front of the statue of the god of the Tianhou Temple at the south gate, a stunned young ronin walked in, only to see him with his head tied in a bun, carrying a scimitar, wearing an embroidered kimono, stepping on clogs, shaking a paper fan, and showing off his might.
"Gosuke, where did you bastard? Come out of here! β
The roof and corridor of the main hall of the Tianhou Temple are carried by one hundred and eight wooden pillars; Under the eaves, the pedestal around the perimeter is made of one hundred and eight pieces of bluestone, which is quite majestic and magnificent.
Xu Ling'er, dressed as a widow, lay on the beam of the roof of the main hall, holding her breath and observing carefully......
From behind the statue stepped a half-bald moon and took the lead, holding a scimitar and pointing at the young man......
"Boy, who are you?"
"Gosuke, my father was merciful enough to take in you bastards and let you guard the south gate; Now, the city has been surrounded by the Qi family's legions, and they even dare to send people out to rob, have you ever thought about what the consequences will be once the city gate is lost? β
Hearing this, the leader of the Japanese Bandits, known as the Five Helpers, immediately smiled all over his face and became respectful.
"It turned out that the young lord Saburo arrived, and the five assistants were very honored!"
"Wusuke, this time you went out of the city to rob, and the harvest is not small, right?"
"Back to the young master, we are really forced to do so, we have run out of food yesterday."
"When you came back from the robbery, did you meet the Qi family's army?"
"We knew that we were not opponents, so we went to the border between Xinghua Mansion and Quanzhou, and only then did we get some food, and we did encounter trouble when we returned to the city, and several 'samurai' were killed in battle, and the rest of the people all returned safely."
Kwon Saburo was furious, and his fingers were scolded......
"Bastard! It is precisely because the truth is unclear that the Qi army besieged but did not attack, and after waiting for another three or five days, reinforcements will come from the sea, and at that time, we will be able to go out of the city to counterattack and seize Xinghua Mansion again. And if you violate military discipline, if someone falls into the hands of the enemy, won't it be a big deal? β
"Please rest assured, the young master, there is not a single living mouth left outside the city."
Finding that Gosuke was very confident, Quan Saburo laughed evilly, ignored him, and walked into the main hall with his bodyguards to see how many things they snatched back?
Gosuke wanted to stop but didn't dare to stop him, and followed closely behind him......
"Young master, everyone is running out of food, and I don't know how long it will be, I just grabbed a lot of chickens, ducks and fish, and when I clean it up, I will immediately send it to the young master's mansion."
Quan Saburo was noncommittal, came in and walked around, and saw a girl tied to a pillar.
"What's going on?"
Gosuke was embarrassed and quickly explained......
"Thisβthis is for you."
Looking at this girl, Quan Saburo felt both angry and funny.
"Gosuke, you're really good at talking, okay, I'll let you send it right away."
Although the five assistants were furious, they could only force a smile and curry favor with the young master without words.
"Please rest assured, young master, I have instructed my subordinates to move the packed chicken, duck, fish and meat to your house, as for this girl, I, I will personally send it later."
Hearing this, Quan Saburo scolded loudly......
"You damn bastard, that's bullshit!"
Wuzhu didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly gave an order to pack up the chicken, duck and fish meat and give it to the young master.
This rabble, all of whom have just escaped from Nanao Island, dare to offend Young Master Quan Saburo, and they won't be able to get along in Pinghaiwei.
Seeing that he was still looking at the girl, Gosuke hurriedly offered his courtesy......
"Young master, hurry up and patrol the defense, your father is still waiting for news. Please rest assured, as long as you want, I will personally deliver it to your house. β
"You're going to talk and count, and when I get home and don't see what I want, I'll drive you all into the sea to feed the fish!"
"Only the orders of the young master are obeyed."
Saying that, Gosuke pulled him up and walked out, Quan Saburo was unwilling, and he couldn't turn his face with him, so he had to chant desperately......
"Is there a Hirado samurai here? May those who listen to my command be rewarded! β
At this moment, even if there were, no one dared to respond.
Xu Ling'er quietly came to the girl's approach, but was stopped by a group of ronins, only to see him smile slightly and rub the folding fan unhurriedly......
Seeing the family crest on the fan, and knowing that he was from the Hirado samurai family, the group of ronins walked away with a frown.
Knowing that she was about to be taken away, the girl closed her eyes in despair, tears still streaming down......
Xu Ling'er waved a knife to cut the rope, and took the opportunity to lie in her ear and said, "Don't be afraid, the Qi family army has rescued you." β
The girl couldn't believe her ears, and she trembled with excitement......
Xu Ling'er gave her a look, gestured a circle with her hand, and pointed to the ground......
This girl is also Bing Xue smart, and immediately understood what he meant, and nodded silently.
At this time, someone came over and asked, "What do you want to do?" β
Xu Ling'er looked straightforward and retorted sharply......
"Didn't you hear what the young master said just now?"
"Also, now that we are sending people under the fence, Quan Saburo, a bastard, can't afford to offend."
"Yes, when we make a war achievement, unite with the Satsuma samurai, and abolish their father and son."
Xu Ling'er ignored this group of ronins, immediately took this girl, and walked out of the hall calmly, only to see Quan Saburo still grinding and chirping......
Finding out that someone had really sent the girl, Quan Saburo couldn't help but feel ecstasy......
"Wusuke, there are not a lot of chickens, ducks and fish in my house, and they will spoil if you can't finish eating, so you better keep them and eat them yourself."
Seeing this situation, Wuzhu trembled with anger, his face was like a pig's liver, and he rushed towards Xu Ling'er with a knife......
Xu Ling'er was very alert, dodged the attack, and pulled the girl to Quan Saburo.
"Young master, please rest assured to patrol the defense, this will send the beautiful woman to your mansion."
Gosuke angrily asked, "Who the hell are you?" β
Xu Ling'er was very reserved, she didn't even look at him, Quan Saburo knew that what she said just now had worked.
"Do you know my mansion?"
Xu Ling'er hurriedly nodded, but Quan Saburo was still not at ease, so he sent a bodyguard to escort them home.
Gosuke also wanted to send someone to chase him, but Quan Saburo immediately pulled out his scimitar, and the two sides confronted each other again......
The bodyguard led the way, and just walked near the city wall, the girl pointed to a dilapidated City God Temple and nodded to Xu Ling'er.
Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one around, Xu Linger swung his saber and stabbed the back of the bodyguard's neck with lightning speed......
Turning around, Xu Ling'er picked up the girl and broke into the City God Temple like a smoke, only to see three ronins inside, covered with straw, and seemed to be unguarded.
Xu Ling'er was very quick, and without saying a word, he slashed one to death with a knife......
As soon as the two men came to their senses, the scimitar had sealed the throat of one of them......
The last one wanted to escape, the girl picked up a wooden stick and hit him in both legs, Xu Ling'er stepped forward and stuck the scimitar in his back, at this time, the girl also found the hole......
After crawling in the dark for half an hour, a glimmer of light could be faintly seen, Xu Ling'er asked the girl to wait in the cave, he picked up the thatch that was hidden on it, and stretched out his head to look outside.
There were a few villagers working in the farmland, Xu Ling'er observed carefully, and felt that she didn't feel like a widow, but she was not a scout of the Qi family's army, so she decided to test it because she doubted their motives.
So, Xu Ling'er was dressed in a Japanese robe, brandishing a scimitar, and suddenly jumped in front of them......
If it was an ordinary villager, they would have been scared away, not only did they not run, but they showed their blades.
There is no doubt that it is a wolf! In this case, Xu Ling'er was easy to run away, but now there was a girl in the cave; I have the heart to fight them, but obviously I can't win, and it feels quite tricky.
In order to cover the girl's hurry out, Xu Ling'er shouted as she ran......
"Run for your life, the city has run out of food, and now the infighting has begun, and the bastard of Quan Saburo killed Lord Gosuke."
This remark made the Japanese general suspicious, and wanted to catch him and ask him what was going on, but after a while, Qi Yin came with a group of people.
The Japanese tried to resist stubbornly, and as soon as the two sides clashed, they were all taken by the Qi army.
Xu Ling'er handed over the girl to Qi Jiajun, and she wanted to go back, but was stopped by Qi Yin.
After understanding the situation in the city, Qi Yin made a decision, left a few people to guard the entrance to the cave, asked the scouts to change into the clothes of the Japanese robbers, sent them into the city as soon as possible, and then escorted the group of prisoners back to the barracks.