A knife in love

Chapter 1585

After listening to Li Qiufeng's words, Qi Jiu pondered for a moment, and then said: "Perhaps it is indeed as Brother Li said, the old thief Liu Sheng guessed the purpose of Xiao Dong, shopkeeper Hu and others going to Fusang Kingdom. He wanted to seize the Fusang throne. , wanted to take away the iron box on the ship, build firearms by himself, and then return to Fusang country. But I still can't figure it out. Judging from the behavior of this old thief, he intends to hide the Liusheng family in Dongliao County He kept concealing it all the time, and used the old nest in Dongliao County as his back-up in the Central Plains. For him, this place is no different from Hanzhong during Liu Bang's Eastern Expedition, to ensure that Liu Sheng's family can attack and retreat, so their status is extremely high. Important. He was defeated in Nanjing more than ten years ago, and almost wiped out his entire army, but he did not expose his nest. Although he encountered another setback in the Central Plains this time, he did not reach the point of breaking the boat. Is it just for some gold and silver? That old villain Liu Sheng didn't hesitate to expose his lair and take the big boat away?"

When Qi Jiu said this, he frowned, paused for a while, and then continued: "I always feel that the old thief Liu Sheng is so contrived, and there must be something weird in it. But if you want to say what he is planning, let me ask you People can't figure it out. The situation we're encountering right now is like this dark courtyard, what kind of poisonous snakes and ferocious beasts are hidden around, it's really impossible to speculate."

Li Qiufeng said in a deep voice: "Brother Qi is right. But since the matter has come to this point, no matter how we guess, we will always face the old thief Liu Sheng tomorrow. Although we are at a disadvantage, we cannot wait to die. Tomorrow's battle, Even if we lose to the old thief Yagyu, we have to cut off his wings. We can kill as many Japanese pirates as we can, and we can't do a loss-making business. Besides, we don't have no chance of winning at sea."

Qi Jiu couldn't help but nodded when he heard Li Qiufeng speak boldly.However, he was still suspicious and uncertain, thinking to himself that this big brother Li has high martial arts skills and is decisive in doing things, but there is only a slight flaw in the mechanism.If it is about fighting alone, or even one against ten, it is extremely difficult to defeat him.But if he wants to lead troops to fight, there are many deficiencies in the way of maneuvering and maneuvering, but he must be defeated.

The two chatted for a few more words, and finally Li Qiufeng said to Qi Jiu: "Tomorrow's battle is a matter of life and death. Tonight we have to rest well and have enough strength. As soon as Liu Shengzongyan boards the big boat, we will fight immediately. Qi Brother, you are a young hero, and what is even more rare is that you are proficient in strategy. If you can stay in the army in the future, you must be a famous general of the generation. Therefore, tomorrow we will have a decisive battle with the old thief Liu Sheng. If we lose, Brother Qi will escape as soon as he can. Lives are here."

Qi Jiu shook his head, and said in his mouth: "When I was learning the art of war with my father, he once told me what my grandson said. Soldiers are deceitful. He said that when fighting on the battlefield, it is not necessary to fight the enemy desperately. You must understand the principle of avoiding the real and attacking the false, which is what Lao Tzu said. If you lose a battle, you will die on the battlefield, or even draw your sword to kill yourself. The courage of a man can't accomplish any great things. In the old days when Chu and Han fought, Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, beat Liu Bang with his head in his arms and ran away. He was almost never defeated. But in the next battle of Gai, Xiang Yu was almost wiped out. If he had fled back to Jiangdong and regrouped his army , When the time comes to make a comeback, with his ability, there may not be no chance of a comeback. But he can only show his courage for a while, draw his sword and commit suicide, and give Liu Bang, a scoundrel, a chance to sit in the world."

When Qi Jiu said this, he paused for a while, and then said: "After listening to me, I just think it suits me, and I was about to talk nonsense, but I heard my father say again, soldiers are tricky, this is not bad. But sometimes it is absolutely necessary to fight to the death. Taking Xiang Yu as an example, if he escaped from Jiangdong in the past, he intended to make a comeback. When he raised the banner, the parents, wives and children of those Jiangdong children came to Xiang Yu. Asked where their sons, husbands, and fathers had gone, how would Xiang Yu answer? If he didn't answer, how would the people in Jiangdong be willing to send their sons, husbands, and fathers to Xiang Yu's army? Yue Wumu The Northern Expedition to the Central Plains was about to recapture Bianliang and restore the Central Plains, but Gaozong and Qin Hui recalled him with twelve gold medals. With Yue Wumu's wise plan, don't you know that he was ordered to retreat, not only to return the ambition of our country? But he still retreated. A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, but when your relatives and friends are also under the wall, in order to let them escape, you not only have to stay Under the wall, you have to hold the wall firmly."

When Qi Jiu said this, he let out a sigh of relief, only feeling the night breeze gently blowing on his face, and he was indescribably happy.He put his hands on his hips, and continued: "Brother Li also said just now that even if we can't defeat the old thief Liu Sheng, we still have to kill a few more Japanese pirates and fight them to the death. Let these Japanese pirates know that the people of Daming, and Aren't they all greedy for life and afraid of death! At this juncture, how can I leave a way out for myself?!"

Hearing Qi Jiu speak so boldly, Li Qiufeng felt his blood boil, he stretched out his hand and patted Qi Jiu's shoulder twice, and then said to him: "Go back and sleep well, tomorrow we will have a life-and-death battle with the old villain Liu Sheng!

After the two returned to the main hall, they saw that everyone was already lying on the bed, but it was unknown whether they were already fast asleep.Li Qiufeng lay down on the bed, put the long knife beside the pillow, took a deep breath, and then closed his eyes.It's just that there are so many thoughts in his mind, but he can't fall asleep for a while.After half a stick of incense, Qin Lao Wu muttered: "Damn it, you usually fall asleep when your head touches the pillow, why can't you fall asleep after so long today?"

Qin Lao Wu finished speaking, only to hear shopkeeper Bai laughing: "Old Qin, do you miss your wife? The Fusang people said that if the business is completed tomorrow, he will naturally let us go. From here, we will return to Ningbo by boat. It's only a dozen days. If you are in a hurry to go home and sleep with your wife in your arms, you might as well take a boat to Shandong first, then buy two good horses, and go straight to Ningbo by land. You will be able to meet your wife in just two or three days. "

After Shopkeeper Bai finished speaking, Qin Lao Wu took a sip and said angrily: "We are not like your Shopkeeper Bai, who only thinks about his wife and concubines all day long. I heard that before we left, Shopkeeper Bai picked up the ninth The little concubine came in, thinking that when it gets dark, you will think of the hot and fragrant quilt again?"

At this point, Qin Lao Wu glared at shopkeeper Bai, and then said: "But we also heard that shopkeeper Bai secretly kept two outhouses in the capital. 'Ru Yujiao', the other name is Wei. Although she is not from a rich family, her father has also served as a magistrate. Since we are not going to Fusang, we might as well accompany the shopkeeper Bai to the capital. Shopkeeper Bai' "Warm, fragrant, soft jade, full of arms", although we don't have such a good fortune, we can go to the taverns and teahouses in Gaoliang River to drink and have sex with prostitutes, and be at ease. In this way, we can not only fulfill the blessing of shopkeeper Bai, but also steal a few days Wouldn't it be nice to be free?"

(End of this chapter)