diskusbooks Chapter 781 [Under the Brocade 77]
Chapter 781 [Under the Brocade 77]
In Hangzhou, the sun shines on the ancient and solid city walls, reflecting a solemn and tense atmosphere. Madam Qi, dressed in gorgeous armor, stands on the top of the city wall with a heroic look, followed by the clever Yuan Jinxia and the honest Yang Yue. Behind them, a group of people disguised as soldiers are on full alert, holding weapons in their hands and looking vigilantly at the outside of the city.
At this time, in the distance, dust was flying, and Dong Qisheng led 500 fierce Japanese pirates to come aggressively. These pirates all had ferocious faces and held sharp blades, and it was obvious that they were coming with ill intentions. However, the cunning Dong Qisheng did not rashly order an attack on the city, but first sent a small team to explore the reality of Hangzhou City.
At the same time, the city had just experienced a fierce battle. Although most of the Japanese pirates eventually chose to surrender, it was worrying that the two brave warriors, Lu Yi and Xie Xiao, were nowhere to be seen. Everyone couldn't help but feel an ominous premonition, and they speculated that they might have died heroically on the battlefield.
Yu Dayong, who was always calm, was also extremely anxious at this moment. He immediately ordered his soldiers to go out of the city overnight to find the whereabouts of Lu Yi and Xie Xiao, and sternly warned them: "No matter what the cost, you must find them back!" After hearing the order, Shangguan Xi, You You, Lin Ling, Uncle Gai and others were also anxious. They joined the search team without hesitation and hurried away under the cover of night.
Outside the city, although the Japanese pirates were temporarily on hold, the atmosphere was still extremely tense. Mrs. Qi knew very well how cunning the enemy was, so she did not dare to let her guard down. She calmly observed the enemy's every move, while thinking about countermeasures, and was determined to delay time as much as possible, waiting for General Qi, who had won the battle, to rush back in time to reinforce.
Dong Qisheng was standing not far away. When he learned from the spy's report that there were only half a hundred soldiers on the Hangzhou city wall, he couldn't help but reveal a look of surprise.
However, when he thought that the leader of the army was a woman, Madam Qi, he began to look down on them again, thinking that this amount of troops was nothing to be afraid of.
Therefore, Dong Qisheng secretly made up his mind to lead only 200 elite soldiers to Hangzhou city for exploration tomorrow morning in order to find out the specific situation in the city and then make further plans.
Lu Yi rescued Xie Xiao from the water with great difficulty, and dragged him step by step towards the shore with the last bit of strength in his body. At this time, Xie Xiao was seriously injured and his consciousness was blurred. Every step he took seemed extremely strenuous, as if he would fall down at any time. Shangguan Xi, Youyou and Lin Ling searched for them everywhere, but they found nothing. They felt increasingly depressed and frustrated. After Wu Shouxu and Yu Dayong learned that the two were missing, they became extremely anxious and restless.
Just when everyone was almost in despair, two staggering figures finally appeared in the distance - Lu Yi supported the unconscious Xie Xiao and walked slowly towards them. Lu Yi himself was also covered with wounds, his clothes were tattered and bloodstained, but he still gritted his teeth and insisted on bringing Xie Xiao back to everyone.
Seeing this, everyone rushed forward, carefully helped Lu Yi and Xie Xiao down, and quickly sent them to the tent to bandage their wounds.
While the camp was busy, they suddenly heard a loud noise coming from outside. Cen Fu hurried in and reported to Lu Yi, "Sir, General Qi is outside organizing his troops to return to Hangzhou. It is said that a group of Japanese pirates took advantage of the situation and entered the camp, heading towards Hangzhou City."
Upon hearing the news, Lu Yi frowned, thought for a moment, then stood up and resolutely expressed his intention to go to Hangzhou City in person.
However, Youyou stopped him immediately upon seeing this, and said anxiously: "Ayi, let me go! My skills are not bad either. You are seriously injured now, and you need to rest well."
Lu Yi looked at Youyou's determined eyes. Although he was worried, he knew that what she said made sense, so he hesitated for a moment and said, "But I really don't feel comfortable with you going alone."
Youyou smiled and consoled her, "Don't worry, just lend me Cen Fu and we'll take care of each other, and nothing will happen."
Lu Yi was silent for a moment, and finally nodded, and warned: "Okay, then you must be more careful and never act rashly."
"Don't worry, Ayi, you have to take good care of your injuries." Youyou responded gently. After that, she turned around and left quickly with Cen Fu, rushing towards the direction of Hangzhou City.
At this time, Xie Xiao still closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep, not yet awake from his coma. Lin Ling gently told Shangguan Xi that Youyou had also gone to Hangzhou. After hearing this news, Shangguan Xi's concern for Yang Yue became stronger. She frowned and her face was full of worry.
Seeing this, Lin Ling quickly spoke to comfort her, "Miss Shangguan, don't worry too much. I'll take care of Xie Xiao, so nothing will go wrong. Just go and look for Yang Yue without any worries."
After hearing this, Shangguan Xi nodded gratefully, then turned around and set off for Hangzhou.
On the other side, Youyou was leading Cen Fu on his way non-stop overnight. The moonlight sprinkled on the road, reflecting their hurried figures. Not far away, General Qi also followed closely behind them, and they rushed towards Hangzhou together. Along the way, Youyou kept praying, hoping that Jinxia and others could wait for him and the reinforcements to arrive safely.
At this moment in Hangzhou, Madam Qi and Yuan Jinxia were dressed in military uniforms, looking heroic. They had been here for a whole night without closing their eyes to rest for a moment.
Outside the city, Dong Qisheng had already led a large number of Japanese pirates to prepare for the siege. Wang Mazi should have sent a signal to cooperate with the action, but there was no movement.
Dong Qisheng became impatient and decided not to wait any longer. He immediately ordered an attack.
In an instant, shouts of killing rang out, and the Japanese pirates rushed towards Hangzhou City like a tide. Facing the fierce enemy, Mrs. Qi showed no fear and decisively gave the order: "Fire!"
Although there were only eight artillery shells available in the city, this first bombardment must give the Japanese pirates a severe blow and repel them.
On the city wall, the soldiers fought desperately to resist the attack of the Japanese pirates. For a while, the flashes of swords and the sounds of shouting and fighting resounded through the sky.
After a fierce battle, the Japanese pirates were finally temporarily repelled.
But Dong Qisheng became anxious when he saw that the first round of siege failed.
He then sent two agile men to a high place to carefully investigate the troop deployment and defense situation in the city so as to organize a more fierce offensive.
Yuan Jinxia held the sword tightly in her hand, her thoughts surging like a tide. Her mind kept showing the familiar faces of Youyou and the others, and her heart was filled with worry and concern.
At this moment, she really didn't know if she could survive to see them again. Perhaps this separation would be forever. What made her even more heartbroken was that she was afraid that she would never see her mother again.
However, Yuan Jinxia never regretted her decision to stay. It was a great honor and pride for her to fight side by side with the brave and fearless Madam Qi against the Japanese pirates. Although the gunpowder had been exhausted, they would never give in easily.
When the Japanese pirates attacked again and prepared to attack the city, fear instantly appeared on everyone's faces. But at this moment, Yuan Jinxia stepped forward and shouted loudly in a firm and loud voice, inspiring everyone's morale: "Don't be afraid! Even if there is only one last glimmer of hope, we must follow Madam Qi closely and swear to protect our Hangzhou City!"
On the other hand, after careful observation, the cunning Japanese pirates finally discovered the weakness of Hangzhou's defense - there were only a few soldiers on the city wall, including only a few men, and the rest were mostly women and children in disguise. This news soon reached Dong Qisheng's ears, and he immediately ordered the entire army to launch a fierce attack on Hangzhou City.
Facing the aggressive Japanese pirate army, the people in Hangzhou rose up to resist and launched a thrilling life-and-death contest. At the same time, Youyou and his companions were speeding up their journey, anxiously rushing to Hangzhou for support.
On the city wall, Madam Qi led the way, followed by Yuan Jinxia and Yang Yue, leading a group of old, weak, women and children to fight bravely with the enemy. For a while, the sound of shouting and weapons clashing resounded through the sky. But just as the battle became more intense, the Japanese pirates led by Dong Qisheng successfully broke through the city gate. Seeing the critical situation, everyone hurriedly jumped off the city wall, rushed towards the enemy without hesitation, and started a close-range hand-to-hand combat with them.