"What's wrong?" Shen Mo's heart tightened, and he asked in a deep voice.

"Suzhou came to report that there are thousands of Japanese robbers, bypassing several lines of defense of our army, and the troops have come to the city." Qi Jiguang said softly.

"Are Liu Xian and Wang Chonggu both eating dry rice?" Shen Mo was almost stunned: "Is this the impregnable amount they boast of?" ”

"My lord, now is not the time to hold accountable," Qi Jiguang said softly, "The important thing is to determine what to do next." ”

"The class teacher has come back to help, what is there to discuss?" He said in a deep voice.

"It may not be that simple." Qi Jiguang shook his head slowly and said: "If this rebellion is linked to the Japanese who attacked Suzhou City, one conclusion can be drawn......

"We are in someone else's calculations." Shen Mo gently pinched the acupoint of the eye.

"My lord is right," Qi Jiguang said: "If that's the case, we have to guard against it, and the other party will surround it and send reinforcements." ”

"You say, it's possible that they're going to ambush us?" Shen Mo asked.

"It's impossible to say, they could ambush us, or they could mobilize us." Qi Jiguang said in a deep voice: "My lord has also participated in many battles of the Imperial War, and when you know that they have been fighting for a long time and are cunning, you really can't take it lightly. ”

"What about Suzhou City?" An anxious look appeared on a silent face, because the city of Suzhou, which was in the rear, was almost undefended...... The officers and soldiers of the city defense, plus the three squads of officers, were only more than 300 people, and they had almost no combat effectiveness.

When he thought of the bustling city of Suzhou, which might be destroyed by the Japanese and his pregnant wife, Shen Mo felt that everything was burning.

But Qi Jiguang said very calmly: "Please rest assured, the last general dares to pack tickets, and Suzhou City will not fall until we return to help." ”

"Why?" As long as there is a reasonable reason, Shen Mo would rather believe him, but the reason given by Qi Jiguang is almost absurd: "Because my tigress is in the city, as long as she is there, Suzhou will not be lost." ”

Silent this sweat, he laughed dryly and said: "Brother Yuan Jing is very confident in his sister-in-law......

"Yes, sir." Qi Jiguang nodded and said: "My wife is a general's tiger girl, not only skilled in arching and horses, but also proficient in the art of war, calm and resolute, if she is a general, she will be better than me." "In fact, the subtext is that eighty percent of my skills come from my wife...... Otherwise, Qi Jingtong, who only relies on his mediocre martial arts and sparse art of war, will not be able to teach Qi Jiguang, a fierce tiger.

Of course, this truth is not for outsiders.

The Japanese were in the evening, suddenly appeared outside the city of Suzhou, at that time there was no gate closed, if it were not for the recent disturbances, so that the guard of the guard is not bad, I am afraid that it will be directly broken.

"Close the door!" The captain at the city gate screamed, "Ring the alarm bell! ”

The nervous sound of ......the alarm bell pierced the sky of Suzhou City, and the city gate fell violently before the Japanese invaders rushed to the city, blocking it from the city.

But panic spread uncontrollably...... When they heard the news of the appearance of the Japanese outside the city, the gentry and people in the city were extremely panicked, because their backbone and protector were all on the march, leaving only the unarmed people, women and children, and they had no power to resist.

The gentry and wealthy merchants gathered together in a hurry to discuss countermeasures, and some people said, give the widows a sum of money and let them go elsewhere; Some people also said, let's run away tonight...... The common people were also frightened, and some ran around like headless flies; Some closed the door and started to shrink their heads, not knowing what to do. For a while, the mood of panic and pessimism filled everyone's hearts.

Ruohan in the prefect's yamen also heard the news, and Rou Niang said anxiously: "Madam, let's quickly find a place to hide." The remaining iron pillar also persuaded: "Yes, madam, your lord has dug a tunnel under the yamen of the city boss, which is very hidden, let us escort you there to hide." ”

"I'm not going anywhere." Ruohan said calmly while making her little clothes: "My husband is the prefect of Suzhou, and he has the responsibility of protecting the people and defending the land, and now that he is on the expedition, I want to be with the people for him." ”

"Madam, having said that, the child in your womb ......," Rou Niang said anxiously.

"Me and his children will not be deserters." Ruohan smiled faintly, glanced at Tie Zhu and said, "Lord Tie, the current civil and military generals in the city are of the highest grade to you, and you should take charge of the defense of the whole city, not just protect me alone." ”

"This, I am willing to take the lead," Tie Zhu looked embarrassed: "It's just that I won't defend the city, and if I miss a major event, it will be broken." ”

"I know," Ruohan put down the work in his hand, looked at him and said, "But there is really no candidate, so I can only ask Lord Tie to make it difficult."

"That'...... All right. Tie Zhu's face was heavy, he really had no bottom.

Before the words fell, he heard a neat female voice from outside the door: "Don't be so embarrassed!" ”

Hearing this, a smile appeared on Ruohan's face, and he got up and said, "Sister, why are you here?" ”

"Looking for you, the prefect's wife, please come here." The person who came was Qi Jiguang's wife Wang, and I saw her wearing a crown of Yingluo, wearing bright silver armor, a lion belt, and stepping on cow tendon boots; Wearing a scarlet cloak on her shoulders, carrying a three-foot Qingfeng on her waist, and carrying an iron tire bow on her back, with her tall figure and resolute expression, anyone who sees it will praise it, what a sassy female Zhao Yun, the flower of the Ming Dynasty!

Ruohan couldn't help but be surprised when she saw her dress: "My sister is also going into battle?" ”

"Why not?" Mrs. Qi raised her eyebrows and said: "I have been practicing martial arts with my father since I was a child, I know the art of war, I know Tao strategy, I can dance with a spear on a horse, and I can get a three-stone hard bow when I get a horse. Although she never gave Qi Jiguang face in front of her, in front of outsiders, she still knew how to defend her husband.

Mrs. Qi's words were exchanged for the admiration of Ruohan and Rou Niang, but Tie Zhu was a little disapproving, in his eyes, women are weak, what does it have to do with fighting?

Mrs. Qi's eyes were sharp, and she saw his dissatisfaction, and smiled coldly: "Big black, let's have a try." ”

Tie Zhu shook his head again and again: "Good men don't fight with women. As he spoke, he put on his helmet and arched his hand towards Ruohan and said, "Madam, the last general is gone." "Originally, they all called themselves 'subordinates', but now they have changed their names to 'last generals'.

Ruohan wanted to call him, but was stopped by Mrs. Qi. When he was about to walk to the door of the weeping flowers, Mrs. Qi quickly took off the iron tire bow and opened the bow to take the arrow! Before everyone had time to react, an arrow was shot with a 'whoosh'.

'Ah......' In the screams of Ruohan and Rou Niang, the red tassels on the iron pillar helmet were shot on the wall.

Turning back with a shocked face, Tie Zhu said angrily, "Do you want to kill someone? ”

"Teach you a lesson that looks down on women." Mrs. Qi sneered: "If there is a kind, let the horse come." ”

Tie Zhu glanced at Madame and saw that she had no objection...... In fact, Ruohan was stunned...... He screamed and pounced on the abominable woman, and was about to smash the abominable woman to the ground!

"It's too slow!" Mrs. Qi sneered, and when he threw himself in front of him, he suddenly flashed and knocked on the back knee of the iron pillar with his bowed back, and the right knee of the iron pillar was weak, and his body almost fell down. When he finally stabilized his body, he was already pressed by Mrs. Qi's bowstring to his throat.

Tie Zhu finally felt Qi Jiguang's frustration, this woman was really unhuman and could match.

"Convincing or not?" Mrs. Qi said in a deep voice: "If you don't accept it, you will fight again." ”

“…… Hey, I'm convinced. As soon as the connoisseur made a move, he knew that there was no one, and Tie Zhu understood that he was not an opponent at all.

Ruohan also came back to his senses and said, "Then please ask my sister and Lord Tie to preside over it together." ”

"Don't be idle." Mrs. Qi put the iron tire bow on her back again, and said to Ruohan: "Call those big families, send their guardians out, and hand them over to me for unified command." "Some people seem to be born to command others, such as Mrs. Qi.

Ruohan nodded and smiled: "Obey!" ”

Mrs. Qi glanced at the iron pillar on the side and said, "Big black man, you go to the city and tell them to light all the fires that can be lit, and illuminate the city walls brightly, imitating the Japanese to steal the city." ”

"Oh...... All right. Tie Zhu nodded helplessly and walked quickly.

At this time, the guards prepared the car, Rou Niang helped Ruohan up, and before getting into the car, Ruohan asked, "What is my sister going to do?" ”

"I'll gather the officials and officials first and see how many people are available," replied Madame Qi, "and then go to the arsenal and find them some weapons." ”

So the three of them acted separately, and Wang ordered more than 20 family members in her house to gather the officials in the county, and ordered them to immediately post notices to stabilize people's hearts.

For the officials of Suzhou City who went through last year's 'food crisis', this is a familiar thing, and they have taken orders to go, and the Wang family does not have to worry about it at all.

Now the Wang family only needs to think about how to defend the city, 'if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your weapons', so she took people to the arsenal.

The Wang family knew very well that it was impossible to hold Suzhou City by relying only on those hundreds of officials, and if they wanted to hold out until their husbands returned to the division, they must all be soldiers...... Take out the weapons in the arsenal and arm the people.

Generally speaking, for the profession of warehouse manager, being obedient and honest and not having a bright head is an extremely excellent quality, and it is according to this standard that Shen Mo accepted the ambassador of the arsenal.

When Mrs. Qi led the people to the gate of the library, the ambassador of the library refused to let them go, saying that they would not let them go unless the prefect came in person or had a warrant from the prefect.

Mrs. Qi glanced down at him, and when she saw it, she couldn't help but shrink her neck, and muttered in a low voice, "It's useless for you to stare at me." ”

"Then I'll wronged you." Mrs. Qi waved her hand and instructed her soldiers: "Tie him up." ”

The wolf-like Qi family pounced on him, grabbed Ambassador Naku like a chicken, and tied him up. To say that the ambassador of the library is really dutiful, he shouted like this: "Aren't you afraid that the adults will come back to investigate?" ”

"Let him just come to me Wang Tielan!" Mrs. Qi Wang snorted coldly and said, "Shut his mouth and find the key to open the door!" ”

The door opened, and rows of brand-new weapons and armor, with a fierce murderous aura, appeared in front of everyone...... This is all purchased by Shen Mo for the Qi family's army, and after they finish the training subjects, they are ready to change their clothes, including 5,000 sets of armor, 3,000 Western firearms, 500 Francophone cannons, and 200 pieces of that kind of 'palladium', as well as thousands of bows and crossbows of various colors, all worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, and everyone swallowed their saliva when they saw it.

Mrs. Qi didn't blink her eyelids, and waved her hand: "All of them are transported to the city!" ”

Dozens of carts from the five horses came over and loaded all these weapons and armor into the trucks and transported them to the square inside the city gate.

At this time, Ruohan had also visited, and several families who were closer to Shen Mo, those big families had always known that the prefect was afraid of the inside, otherwise they would not have raised Su Xue's family in the outer room, and they didn't dare to get it at home. And they also vaguely knew that the boss behind the Huilian Ticket Number and the Stock Exchange was the Taishou lady who was pregnant with Liujia, how dare not give her face.

He happily sent out the family nursing home, and took the initiative to ask Ying: "Madam, your body is important, go back first, and we will notify the rest of the people, and make sure that nothing will happen." Ruohan smiled and said, "Then thank you." ”

If you can get a thank you from Mrs. Taishou, there will definitely be a lot of benefits in the future, and everyone is happy, so they go door to door to get their house slaves and yard thugs out...... I heard that they were going to defend Suzhou City, and the big families were still very enthusiastic, and even the entertainment industries such as gambling halls and Qinglou also sent a lineup of five or six hundred people, and their combat effectiveness was above that of ordinary nursing homes.

It's just that the family and the nursing home are not good people's business, and they are very good and bad. Besides, as the saying goes, there are as many masters as there are, and there are many minions. The masters of these guys are either big gentry or rich businessmen and bullies, so they also consciously grow in value and prestige. At this time, when they saw that they were led by a beautiful female general, they began to talk and laugh, brag and fire, and many people even whistled and did not take her seriously.

Seeing this, Mrs. Qi sneered in her heart: "Let you see how powerful I am." Then he sank into the dantian, and used his strength to use the housekeeping stunt 'lion roar', and his tongue burst into a thunderous cry: "Bah! The sharp and high-pitched voice overwhelmed everyone in the audience, and all the family members looked at her curiously and funny, but they also calmed down for a while.

Mrs. Qi took the opportunity to say: "You should all know that the Japanese have come to the city, but our army has not returned, and the fathers and elders in the city can only rely on you to guard...... Otherwise, your homeland, parents, wives and children will all be destroyed! ”

Some of them began to have solemn expressions, but many more still had hippie smiles and did not shed tears when they saw the coffin...... This is also the reason why Qi Jiguang doesn't want city soldiers, these people are too floating, and they think they are assertive, which is very troublesome for the generals.

Madame Qi was stunned by the chaos in front of her, and continued: "But you can't be loose like this, so I have to train you all night tonight, and now there are five commandments for you to hear clearly: 'First, don't go into chaos. Second, the order prohibits. Third, don't make noise. Fourth, don't go beyond the rules. Fifth, we must comply with constraints. One drum in a row, two drums in a row, and three drums shouting in unison, do you understand? ”

When everyone heard this, they said babblingly, "I understand." "Okay, okay." "No problem......"

So, Mrs. Qi issued an order to practice, and it is not surprising that these family guards ignored the order, and were still giggling there, and even some hooligans said strangely: "You scream very loudly, your man is hard enough." ”

Mrs. Qi was so angry that her face turned red, and she forcibly suppressed her anger and said: "Military discipline has been emphasized, and if there is any further violation, it will be a violation of military law, and it will be beheaded!" The order was reiterated again, and then the order was given again.

It's just that everyone is not afraid of her at all, and they all say in their hearts, there is a way to do it without blaming the public, can you still behead our big guys? He laughed more and more, and it didn't look like it at all.

At this time, Mrs. Qi ordered: "All of them walk together and gather under the south wall on the opposite side." ”

The family members giggled and walked over there, so that the crowd who came to watch after hearing the news thought that this was ready to end.

Mrs. Qi stared at the tail of the sparse lala, ordered someone to stop the few family members who were left behind, and asked, "Walk in unison, why can't you walk in unison?" ”

"I haven't eaten, I can't walk...... one of them said in a strange voice, causing everyone to laugh.

"Then you will be reincarnated as a pig in your next life." Mrs. Qi waved her hand coldly and said, "Kill these five who fell last!" ”

The scene quieted down for a moment, and the officials who were holding the family were also stunned, if they wanted to say that they were still Mrs. Qi's family members, they stepped forward when they heard this, and they cut off five heads with knives in their hands.

Under the firelight, the blood was dazzling, which made everyone frightened, and some timid people were frightened and fainted.

Mrs. Qi looked at the family members, and said calmly: "Re-practice." ”

(To be continued)