After the herbal medicine was boiled, Huang Dajie waited until it was no longer hot and brought it to Cui Qiao to drink. He planned to give her the medicine himself.

Cuiqiao couldn't stand the enthusiasm, so she smiled and said, "I'll do it myself, sir."

Huang Dajie saw Cuiqiao sleeping again and left with peace of mind.

When he went out, he thought to himself that when Cui Qiao was dreaming about her wedding, the Japanese pirates from the east gate broke in and disturbed things, and she was frightened and fell ill.

These Japanese pirates go too far. They dare to bully my bride-to-be, Huang Dajie, and ruin my wedding. This is unbearable.

Huang Dajie held a military meeting and called Qi Ying, Zhang Gan, Wang Yuejiao, Ma Jun and Lu Yong to come to the meeting.

Huang Dajie said: "I called everyone here today to discuss how to deal with the harassment by the Japanese pirates in the east gate. I want to hear everyone's opinions."

Zhang Gan was the first to say: "Sir, the Japanese pirates are making a lot of noise every day with their scolding formations. They are only two thousand in number. Let's go out of the city to fight."

Zhang Gan's suggestion was in line with Huang Dajie's wishes. Huang Dajie now wanted to drive away the Japanese pirates from the east gate, so as to eliminate Cui Qiao's worries and make her happy.

Huang Dajie said happily: "Zhang Qian's summary makes sense."

Qi Ying said worriedly: "Sir, Mr. Zhang Qian's courage is worthy of admiration. However, the Japanese pirates and pirates have been fighting each other all year round, so our field combat ability is very strong. Field combat is not our strong point, and we are isolated and helpless. One soldier can die in battle."

There will be one less soldier, so it is better to defend the city."

When Zhang Gan heard that Qi Ying's opinions were contrary to his own, he thought he was deliberately going against him and said excitedly: "Teacher, are you so afraid of death? You act like a coward every day."

Huang Dajie heard that Qi Ying's words made sense, but what he said was not his concern.

He just hoped that he could drive away the Japanese pirates from the east gate as soon as possible, so as to eliminate Cui Qiao's worries and make her happy.

He remembered the allusion about the beacon fire drama about the princes. King You of Zhou smiled for the beauty and the country did not want her. I, Huang Dajie, finally met the one I love, so it is not too much to put the illness of my love first.

Huang Dajie was dissatisfied with Qi Ying's opinion and said with a look of displeasure: "Although what the instructor said makes sense, the Japanese pirates are too bullying and cannot be ignored. This will encourage their arrogance. They don't have many troops, so we can still do it."

Went out of town to fight."

"Yes, yes." Zhang Gan was very happy to hear that Huang Dajie's views were the same as his own.

When Wang Yuejiao heard that Huang Dajie's views were contrary to Qi Ying's, she became worried and said, "But, I think what the instructor said is reliable."

Ma Jun was originally indifferent to the topic of the meeting, and whatever was discussed was what everyone discussed. But when he heard that Wang Yuejiao defended Qi Ying's point of view, he was no longer indifferent and immediately

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He was now on the opposite side of Qi Ying.

Ma Jun suggested: "Sir, it's better to go out of the city to fight. If you want to fight, fight. How can you be afraid of wolves in front and tigers in back?"

Zhang Gan also said angrily: "Order a fight, my lord."

Except for Wang Yuejiao who supported Qi Ying, everyone else's views were opposite to his. Qi Ying had no choice but to say nothing more.

Huang Dajie confidently ordered: "Everyone advocates going out of the city to fight, so let's go out to fight."

Qi Ying had no way to change the outcome of the meeting, so he had to obey. He suggested: "If you really want to fight, I am willing to lead the troops out of the city."

Huang Dajie said happily: "Okay, then Commander Qi will lead the militiamen out of the city to meet the enemy."

Zhang Gan and Ma Jun were actually afraid of fighting in the wild with Japanese pirates. When they heard that Qi Ying took the initiative to ask Ying to go out to fight in the city, they secretly applauded. They stopped talking and did not take the initiative to request to go out to fight in the city.

Qi Ying was about to go out to fight in the city, and he remembered that the powerful water gun passed down from his family was still left with the salesman. He wished that the salesman could show up in Taizhou City and deliver the powerful water gun.

After he inspected the military building, it was already midnight, the moon was thin, and he was walking alone on the empty street, thinking about tomorrow's war.

"Qi Xia, is it really you Qi Xia." A voice came from the street and alley.

Qi Ying heard the voice and felt it was very familiar. She was overjoyed and said: "Salesman, are you really the salesman?"

The salesman jumped out of the alley with a powerful water gun on his back, and the moonlight shone on his gray beard and dark face.

The salesman said happily: "Qi Xia still remembers my voice."

Qi Ying was very happy to meet the salesman again. He hugged the salesman's shoulders and said happily: "I didn't expect to meet you again in Taizhou City."

The salesman said happily: "Actually, I have come to Taizhou City many times to deliver goods. I was happy to see you working as a coach in the city. In order not to disturb you, I silently kept the treasure gun for you. Now the Japanese pirates are here,

I guessed that you wanted to use a gun, so I came to give it to you."

Qi Ying took away the treasured spear and thanked him: "Thank you, old man, you are really thoughtful."

The salesman said goodbye and left. Qi Ying watched his slightly hunched back disappear into the night.

Taizhou City belongs to the prefect and is larger than the prefecture county. Its four gates are protected by moats, so it is called Taizhou City.

The city wall is more than two feet high, wide at the bottom and narrow at the top, in the shape of a trapezoid. There are battlements on the outside of the top, a parapet on the inside, and horse faces protruding from the wall at certain intervals.

After dawn the next day, Zhang Gan opened the east gate and lowered the suspension bridge. Qi Ying led the militiamen out of the city with their guns on their shoulders.

The militia was divided into five phalanxes, each with 500 men. Each phalanx was commanded by a centurion. Ji Metal

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to one of the centurions.

Five square formations were connected together to form a large square formation. Qi Ying stood in front of the formation.

Wang Yuejiao chased her out of the city and ran to him. Qi Ying saw her running out and said angrily: "Why are you running here? Go back quickly."

Wang Yuejiao raised her chin and said stubbornly: "I won't go back."

The Japanese army also arranged a rectangular formation, with the white elephant standing in front of the formation.

The weapons in the hands of the white elephant are a pair of gold-plated copper wheels, which look a bit like gongs. The difference is that the gold wheel in the hand of the white elephant has a raised place in the center, making it easier for people to hold it.

The white elephant held the golden wheel, pointed at Qi Ying and asked: "Who is coming? Tell me your name quickly."

Qi Ying raised his gun and glared angrily at the white elephant: "Grandpa's real name is Qi Ying. Who are you and why are you wearing a mask?"

The white elephant laughed loudly and said: "It turns out that you are the one who robbed the food. I can't spare you today."

The archers of the two armies exchanged fire.

Qi Ying raised his spear and stabbed Bai Xiang. The entire militia formation moved forward to follow. Bai Xiang also led his troops to charge forward. The two large phalanxes engaged in battle.

Qi Ying and Bai Xiang fought. Qi Ying stabbed Bai Xiang with his spear as fast as the wind.

Bai Xiang raised the golden wheel to resist. The golden wheel in his hand was like a golden shield, blocking the two spears from Qi Ying without any damage. The golden wheel trembled without being broken after being stabbed by the spear blade.

Qi Ying sighed, what a hard golden wheel, and continued to thrust.

The militiamen held long spears and fought against the Japanese soldiers. A forest of spears and a forest of swords crowded into rows and clashed with each other.

The militiamen fought for the first time and obeyed Qi Ying's military orders. They did not seek to actively pursue the enemy, but wanted to maintain their formation and not let the Japanese army tear up the square formation. The Japanese soldiers were fierce, and although some militiamen were killed, the militiamen's formation remained stable and undisturbed.

Wang Yuejiao wielded the Yuanyang Sword and chopped down two Japanese soldiers without any danger.

Bai Xiang blocked Qi Ying's shots several more times with the golden wheel, and gasped: "What a powerful shot. I am no match for you. We will meet again later." After saying this, he turned around and backed away.

In Qi Ying's mind, the man wearing the mask was very powerful and could stand as still as a mountain when blocking a gun, so he wouldn't be so easy to fight.

And the strange thing is that this person has been defending and has not taken the initiative to attack.

The two armies were fighting for less than half a stick of incense, and the casualties had just exceeded 100, when Bai Xiang ordered the Japanese army to retreat.

When the militiamen saw that the Japanese troops were retreating, they were about to catch up with them. Qi Ying ordered the troops to withdraw with gold. When the militiamen heard the gong, they stopped pursuing the Japanese troops and retreated back to the city in an orderly manner.

Wang Yuejiao saw that the Japanese troops withdrew without fighting for a while, and said in disbelief: "It turns out that the Japanese troops are just like this, they escaped so quickly."
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