met free Chapter 780 [Under the Brocade 76]
Chapter 780 [Under the Brocade 76]
When Madam Qi heard that they had decided to launch the siege in three days, her heart tightened, but she did not show any panic on her face. She just raised her hand slightly to signal her men to take Wang Mazi and others away, and strictly ordered them to wait until the matter was successfully concluded before letting them leave.
In fact, the extremely intelligent Madam Qi was as clear as a mirror in her mind. She knew that all this was a trap carefully designed by the Japanese pirates. If she asked the general to send reinforcements back at this time, she would inevitably fall into the Japanese pirates' plan of luring the tiger away from the mountain.
Although the city was seriously short of troops and the situation was extremely critical, Madam Qi resolutely chose to defend the city because she knew that even if she could not survive in the end, she would never become a prisoner of the Japanese pirates and suffer endless humiliation and torture.
Yuan Jinxia and Yang Yue, who were standing nearby, witnessed Madam Qi's bravery and unwavering determination, and were deeply moved. They looked at each other, nodded at the same time, and immediately made up their minds to fully assist Madam Qi in protecting the city.
Not long ago, before leaving, Lu Yi carefully handed two letters to Cen Fu. He solemnly reminded him: "If this operation encounters any unexpected changes, you must hand over one of the letters to my father, Lord Lu Ting, and the other letter to You You." After saying that, he looked at Cen Fu deeply, then turned around and quickly set off with Xie Xiao.
On the other side, the Japanese pirates spotted the Ming army ships approaching slowly from a distance, and instantly entered a state of high alert as if they were facing a great enemy. At this time, Lu Yi and Xie Xiao had already quietly dived into the water and installed powerful mines on the bottom of the enemy ships. Then, they carefully lit the fuses of the mines. When the Japanese pirates' ships approached, the two of them quickly swam back to the shore from underwater like flexible fish.
The Japanese pirates boarded the Ming army ship with suspicion, but were surprised to find that there was no one on board! Just when they were feeling extremely puzzled, suddenly they heard a loud noise, and in an instant, flames shot up into the sky and the waves surged. It turned out that a mine had exploded violently, and the entire sea surface was set off by huge waves. The raid planned by Lu Yi and Xie Xiao finally achieved a complete success.
At the same time, another group of Japanese pirates quickly entered a state of high alert and preparedness. The main warship slowly sailed out of the port and sailed towards the distance with great momentum. This time, Xie Xiao and Lu Yi were tasked with an extremely difficult task - to blow up all the Japanese pirates' ships!
The two men made a prompt decision and decided to act separately to install powerful mines. However, when Xie Xiao was carefully laying out the mines, he accidentally exposed his whereabouts and was instantly discovered by the sharp-eyed Japanese pirates.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Xie Xiao jumped without hesitation and plunged into the freezing cold sea water. Unfortunately, despite his quick reaction, he still failed to completely avoid the attack of the Japanese pirates, and a bullet hit his leg mercilessly.
Lu Yi, who was busy not far away, heard the noise coming from here, and his heart tightened, and he hurried over. When he saw the injured Xie Xiao, he planned to take him away from this dangerous place without saying a word.
However, time was running out, because those carefully laid mines were about to explode! At the critical moment, Xie Xiao pushed Lu Yi aside with all his strength and shouted, "Go! Leave me alone!"
However, how could Lu Yi easily abandon his companions? He did not flinch, but resolutely turned back, using all his strength to desperately pull Xie Xiao, trying to take him away from this area that was about to be engulfed by the sea of fire.
At this moment, a loud and earth-shattering noise suddenly sounded, flames shot up into the sky, and thick smoke billowed. The originally calm sea surface instantly turned into a blazing purgatory, and the Japanese pirates' ships were blown to pieces under the powerful destructive power of mines. It was a horrible sight. Yu Dayong, who had been closely watching the battle on the shore, was overjoyed when he saw this scene and immediately and decisively ordered troops to go out.
On the other hand, Madam Qi did not stop at all. She directed the affairs of the city in an orderly manner. First, she ordered all men under the age of 60 in the city to gather urgently after nightfall, and then she collected all the props that could be used for defense in the mansion. After careful consideration, Madam Qi judged with her years of experience that these vicious Japanese pirates would probably launch a fierce attack on the city in the second half of the night.
In fact, Mrs. Qi had already arranged for people to quietly escort the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled out of the city last night, but unexpectedly, these people knew that their homes were in danger, and they would rather stay and fight against the enemy together than escape alone.
Madam Qi knew that the difference in strength between the enemy and us was too great, and there was almost no chance of winning in a head-on confrontation. In desperation, she had to rack her brains to come up with a clever plan - to set up an empty city to confuse the enemy and temporarily delay the pace of the Japanese pirates' attack.
Due to the tight battle situation on the front line and the serious shortage of weapons, Madam Qi was extremely worried. In desperation, she decided to personally lead Yuan Jinxia and Yang Yue to the armory, hoping to obtain more weapons and equipment. However, when they arrived at the armory, they were blocked by General Nie who was guarding the armory.
General Nie told Madam Qi with a serious face that General Qi had given clear instructions that no one could open the armory without the general's token. He also doubted the identities of Yuan Jinxia and Yang Yue, believing that the two people had unknown origins and worried that Madam Qi would be deceived by others.
Madam Qi was extremely anxious. Facing General Nie's stubbornness, she was so angry that her face turned red. Finally, unable to bear it any longer, Madam Qi raised her hand and slapped General Nie hard, knocking him to the ground. Madam Qi's eyes widened with anger, and she shouted, "When General Qi returns, I will take the initiative to ask him for punishment!" After that, she walked straight to the door of the armory and tried to force it open.
Yuan Jinxia, who was standing by, witnessed this scene and could not help but admire Madam Qi's courage and perseverance. She secretly thought that Madam Qi was truly a heroine who would do anything to defend her country.
At the same time, on the battlefield, the Ming army was engaged in a fierce battle with the Japanese pirates. When Mao Da Dangjia learned that Cengang had been occupied by the Ming army, he was furious. Just as he was preparing to organize a counterattack, someone suddenly came to report that the Ming army had surrounded their place.
The situation was critical, and Mao Da had to order a retreat. But he was unwilling to give up, and before leaving, he specifically instructed his men to burn the place down to avoid leaving any useful items for the Ming army.
In the capital, Yan Shifan received news about the battle on the front line. He learned that it was Lu Yi who helped Yu Dayong successfully develop the powerful mines, which enabled the Ming army to successfully capture Cengang. Yan Shifan felt a strong sense of jealousy and resentment. He gritted his teeth and said to himself: "What a Lu Yi, he dared to ruin my good deeds!"