Chapter 481: The General's Wife Strengthens the Family Responsibility (9)

Yaocheng.

"General, the 50,000 soldiers have been settled." The subordinate was reporting to Jiang Qi.

"Have you arranged the food? We can't go to war hungry." Jiang Qi looked at the map with his hands behind his back, his face serious. These pirates came from the sea and have no fixed place to live. It is really difficult to catch them all in one fell swoop. But no matter how difficult it is, we have to bite the bullet and can't let the people along the coast continue to be ravaged by these foreigners.

The subordinate was embarrassed for a moment, lowered his head and said with difficulty: "It will take some time to prepare the food for 50,000 people."

In fact, the difficulty is greater than imagined. The climate here is humid and the soil is also moist. It is a big problem to make a fire on the spot.

"No need." A crisp female voice came from outside the tent, and then the tent was pushed open.

"Why are you here?" Jiang Qi was obviously unhappy when he saw that the person who came was his wife, dressed as a soldier with her hair tied up high. "You should stay in the house. Why are you running to the barracks? This is not a place for women to play around."

He suddenly felt annoyed. He should not have allowed her to follow the army.

"The food for 50,000 soldiers is contracted by me and the women in Yaocheng." Shi Yi patted his chest with a sense of pride.

"Really?" The subordinates couldn't believe it. This thorny problem was solved.

"The soldiers outside have all eaten. This is for the general, I brought it by the way." She didn't look at Jiang Qi's face, but calmly took out the food from the lunch box and laid it out one by one, then looked at his subordinates and smiled gently, "You men are responsible for marching and fighting, and we girls are responsible for washing clothes and cooking. Everyone has their own duties and responsibilities. I believe that we can pacify the Japanese pirates in the near future."

"Well said, sister-in-law!" A group of people who had finished their meal outside the door and were waiting to come over to report military intelligence were originally prepared to eavesdrop, but they didn't expect to rush in. A group of big men looked at each other, feeling embarrassed.

"Three meals a day are on time. You should go and eat quickly. I'll be out busy now." Shi Yi mentioned the empty lunch box and smiled brightly to everyone, which made Jiang Qi's subordinates like her even more.

"General, your sister-in-law is just your good wife!"

"Yes, yes, your sister-in-law is not only beautiful, but also smart."

"Oh, I'm so envious. When can I marry such a considerate wife? I don't ask her to be as generous and straightforward as my sister-in-law, as long as she warms my bed..."

"Hahaha, you are useless..." Everyone in the tent laughed, but Jiang Qi stared at the tent entrance for a long time.

She didn't seem to be so weak, nor did she drag herself down. Instead, she gave herself a big surprise. I just don't know how she persuaded the women to accomplish this big thing in such a short time.

The people of Zhejiang all knew that the court had sent people to strangle the Japanese pirates, and the Japanese pirates certainly received the corresponding news. But after Jiang Qi stationed in Yaocheng with 50,000 troops, the Japanese pirates still provoked from time to time, without any fear at all.

This is intolerable, Jiang Qi and his subordinates decided to ambush on the coast to give them a fatal blow.

"Are you ready?! In this battle, either we live or the Japanese pirates die!" Jiang Qi encouraged everyone.

"Ready! All obey the general's orders!" His subordinates and soldiers said in unison.

Jiang Qi looked into the distance, the direction where the Japanese pirates came from. In this battle, he must eliminate these Japanese pirates and ensure the eternal peace of the people of Zhejiang.

This ambush was huge, but they only faced a small group of Japanese pirates. After capturing a few Japanese pirates alive and interrogating them carefully, they did not get any useful information. These Japanese pirates actually bit their tongues and committed suicide.

"General, all the captured Japanese pirates are dead!" The subordinates knelt down to ask for orders, and Jiang Qi and others also had a bad premonition.

"Are we in a trap to lure the tiger away from the mountain!" Someone whispered.

"Yaocheng, is there any news from Yaocheng?" Jiang Qi's face tightened, and he had already made a judgment in his heart.

"Hurry back! Day and night!" He jumped on his horse without a trace of dragging his feet. The army followed him in a mighty manner, and everyone had a serious face like their commander. If Yaocheng is lost, all the people in the city will be slaughtered. They will be sorry for the court and the people!

At this time, Yaocheng was just as they expected. The walls were crowded with dense Japanese pirates. They wore long swords and short knives on their feet. They looked no different from ordinary people in Yaocheng, but the clothes they wore were very different.

"If you surrender now, I, Ito Zihe, will never hurt the people. But if you resist, you must slaughter the whole city." The leader of the Japanese pirates shouted at the gate.

They have lived on the sea for generations, depending on the weather and fishing for a living, which is really difficult. Therefore, their ancestors developed the habit of looting, and used the looted materials to build and arm their own army in order to make a big plan.

This time, he spent a lot of effort to make the commander fall into his trap. He firmly believed that he could occupy this place, use it as a stronghold, and end his wandering. So Yaocheng, he was determined to win.

The soldiers on the city gate were shaking with both legs. They had never faced the Japanese pirates directly. They only heard that they were born from the sea, ate raw meat and blood, and even ate human flesh. Now seeing that they were dressed differently from their own people, they felt even more insecure. They could accept dying in battle, but being eaten after death, without even a complete body left, was simply too terrible!

Some people even thought of surrendering.

"Can't surrender! Surrender will only lead to death!" The general dressed up and walked to the city wall and shouted in a deep voice. Her voice gave some people courage and also aroused a burst of noise.

Fear comes from ignorance. But if they understand the Japanese pirates, they will find that the Japanese pirates are no different from them. They are also afraid of death, illness, and pain. But now it is too late to popularize the origins of the Japanese pirates with them, but in this battle, they must not surrender! Surrender will only lead to death.

"The Japanese pirates burned, killed, looted and did everything. Do you really believe that they will let us go? They are also flesh and blood, afraid of life and death. As long as we dare to fight, we will not lose! If we die, I, Qi Shiyi, the daughter of the founding general Qi Wei, will accompany everyone to the underworld and will never live alone!" Shiyi, with her hair tied up high and dressed as a general, faced the Japanese pirates lined up under the city wall, but her words were to all the people of Yaocheng gathered behind her, "This battle is inevitable. We, the children of Yaocheng, must show our bravery and let these Japanese pirates see that we are not soft persimmons that can be squeezed by anyone! I believe I can do it, and I believe in all the people of Yaocheng. As long as we work together, we will be able to defeat the Japanese pirates and get out of the predicament!"

(End of this chapter)