Women in Youzhou are as brave as men
"Madam, no, Jin Jing was not found!" Zhang Xiruo reported the situation with some annoyance.
Liu Buqi looked at him with a comforting look and encouraged him, "Don't worry too much. Jin Jing is smart and clever. If she sees that something is wrong, she will definitely find another way out."
Nodding not very confidently, Zhang Xiruo cheered herself up and quickly ordered the assembled Yanjing cavalry to form a battle formation and defend.
Although Xiao Junzi is the leader of this flag of soldiers, he has no command ability. Zhang Xiruo is the undisputed commander among the people brought by Liu Buqi!
Outside the courtyard, the yamen runners and constables of Jinan Prefecture and the guards of Lu Mansion had gathered together, a huge crowd of several hundred people.
Under Shangguan Yan's order, these people began to attack the courtyard where Liu Buqi was. After a brief resistance, Zhang Xiruo gave up defending the periphery of the courtyard.
The three brothers of the Lu family and their families were protected in Liu Buqi's house, and the defense focus was continuously shrinking and placed in front of the door!
The enemies outside the gate were mainly constables who were good at catching thieves, while our side was not only outnumbered, but also consisted of cavalrymen who were not good at defense.
Only by reducing the defense range and avoiding the opponent's large-scale siege can we delay time as much as possible.
Fortunately, this wasn't a battlefield fight, at most it was just a fight with weapons! Neither side had long-range weapons like bows and arrows.
Our side is made up of veterans who have fought many battles, and the opponents have at most seen a little more blood than the green recruits.
Zhang Xiruo ordered his subordinates to try their best to injure people rather than kill them. This was not because he was compassionate, but simply because compared to the bloody scene of killing, the screams of the injured were the scene that was most likely to make the recruits collapse.
Thus, a brutal but not bloody attack and defense began! After all, these constables, yamen runners, and guards were all accustomed to fighting alone.
If we simply compare individual combat capabilities, Liu Buqi's side is actually at a disadvantage.
However, in such a group fight involving hundreds of people, the role of individual force was infinitely reduced, while the veterans who were organized and accustomed to coordinated combat thrived.
Soon, Liu Buqi's side had fought back several rounds of attacks. The courtyard was covered with blood, and there were wounded soldiers wailing miserably and several corpses on the ground.
Shangguan Yan's gloomy face stopped the subsequent pointless attack. The woman opposite him, whom he had only met once, was clearly leading veterans who had been on the battlefield!
Currently, the only ones who can gather so many elite soldiers who have experienced many battles to enter Jinan Prefecture are Guannei Hou Yue Wuji and the forces of Youzhou!
It is obvious that Liu Buqi cannot be on Guannei Hou's side!
"Damn Youzhou, are you still planning to fight like a trapped beast?"
Of course, what he thinks is not important! Solving the current problem is Shangguan Yan's top priority.
A murderous look was passed to the side, and Lu Ren stood out with a certain degree of high spirits.
"Second, third, and fourth brothers, don't worry. The situation is clear now. The Lu family can't be overturned! Fifth brother, you have coerced so many brothers and their families. Now that it has come to this, it's time to let go and surrender! I will take our brotherhood into consideration!"
Liu Buqi looked at the three Lu brothers in the room sincerely, "If you want to go out, go out. If you don't want to go out, stay here. We will definitely protect your families."
The three brothers looked at each other, and Lu Li from the merchant Lu was the first to stand up and leave with his family!
On the contrary, Lu Yi and Lu Zhi seemed to have reached some kind of consensus and did not move at all!
Liu Buqi was slightly stunned, but when he saw that both Lu Ren and Lu Xin seemed to be very open about Lu Li's betrayal and Lu Yi and Lu Zhi's defection, he understood the reason!
"Don't put all your eggs in one basket! This is probably the way a big family survives!"
At the beginning, these three brothers had no choice but to revolve around Yue Wuzhi behind Lu Ren. Now that the Youzhou forces have emerged, there is naturally one more choice!
In order to keep the family going, everyone has to stand on their own side, and they will always be able to preserve a little bit of the Lu family bloodline.
The two sides have decided on their camps, and what follows is a life-and-death battle!
Shangguan Yan was a capable man. He realized that his people would be at a disadvantage in a large-scale battle, so he simply divided his men into more than a dozen small teams of forty people each.
Each team took advantage of their higher martial arts skills and took turns to attack Liu Buqi's defense!
At this moment, the disadvantages of the Yanjing Iron Cavalry, which were not good at defense and had small numbers, were exposed!
The dozen or so teams on Shangguan Yan's side can take turns to rest, but Liu Buqi's side cannot. Each time, they can only send out more than ten people to rest for a while.
The power of the rotation warfare soon became apparent, and the Yanjing Iron Cavalry, which had gradually exhausted its physical strength, began to suffer heavy casualties, making the defense line even more stretched!
Seeing that the disadvantage was getting bigger and bigger, Zhang Xiruo was ready to order everyone to go into the room and guard the doors and windows to continue to delay time!
Liu Buqi rushed forward to block Zhang Xiruo and ordered his team to counterattack the opponent.
Although she did not quite understand the order, Zhang Xiruo still quickly conveyed the instruction. The Yanjing cavalry, which had been restrained in defense, was led by Xiao Junzi.
They roared and pushed back, forcing Shangguan Yan's group back to the gate of the courtyard.
But this charge was clearly a spent force, and the young soldier soon retreated breathlessly. The expelled constables and yamen runners returned with even greater vigour!
Shangguan Yan and Lu Ren showed victorious smiles on their faces, while Lu Xin, Lu Yi and Lu Zhi in the room turned pale!
Lu Zhi even took out a knife and prepared to go on the field himself!
At this moment, a calm woman's voice sounded not far from Shangguan Yan and Lu Yi.
"Don't move. Sir Shangguan, could you please order these people to retreat?"
It turned out to be Bai Jinjing, who had disappeared a long time ago, holding a dagger, pressing it against Shangguan Luoyang's neck! A large number of constables and yamen runners quickly stepped forward and surrounded the two women!
Shangguan Yan secretly groaned and could only temporarily slow down his attack on Liu Buqi!
Liu Buqi had a happy smile on her face. Unlike Zhang Xiruo, Shangguan Yan and Lu Ren who were fully focused on the battle, she was always observing the details on the scene.
Although Shangguan Luoyang, who had always stayed with Shangguan Yan and Lu Ren, was a bit arrogant on weekdays, he could no longer suppress the feeling of nausea when he saw the bloody scene for the first time, and walked towards the rear of his own side.
At this time, Liu Buqi just discovered that a maid with a very familiar figure was trying to approach Shangguan Luoyang little by little.
It’s platinum crystal!
So Liu Buqi let Zhang Xiruo rush back to buy her some time!
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