Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

Li Wei's calmness made Jiang Quan and others admire him, and at the same time, it also allowed them to suppress the panic in their hearts.

The city gate is only a little over two miles away, which is like running a thousand meters. He was able to be so calm because he felt that it was relatively close to the city, and he should have no problem retreating back to the city before the Japanese pirates caught up.

Not long after Li Wei and others left, the Japanese pirate boat docked. The leading Japanese pirate leader got off the boat first, waved his sword, pointed in the direction of Li Wei's retreat, and shouted like a rooster crowing.

The bald-headed and barefooted Japanese pirates behind him immediately chased Li Wei and the others as if they were beaten to death. People along the way screamed loudly when they saw them from a distance and fled in all directions.

Li Wei looked back while running, and saw these black and short Japanese pirates. Their legs and feet were not long but they ran as fast as flying. They scurried over like mice.

Li Wei was immediately taken aback and quickly quickened his pace.

The distance of one thousand meters was neither too far nor too close. He was exhausted and out of breath not even halfway through the run. Jiang Quan and other civil servants were not much better. Only Wu Yong and others were still breathing calmly and had some energy left. .

"Strange, why are these Japanese pirates chasing us so hard?"

Jiang Quan gasped and said in surprise.

Usually Japanese pirates come ashore to plunder, rob whatever they see, and then leave. However, this time these Japanese pirates bit them and refused to let them go, as if they had a grudge against their fathers. In order to chase them. They didn't even do looting, and they didn't even care about the people along the way!

Although Li Wei killed a Japanese pirate with one shot, it was just an ordinary pawn. The Japanese pirate leader would not risk chasing them for a pawn. You must know that Yangzhou City is not far away. If they don't finish looting and run away before the Guard Army is dispatched, they won't be able to leave if they want to when the Guard Army reacts!

When Wu Yong heard this, he also looked back at the Japanese pirates, and sure enough he saw that these Japanese pirates were chasing them with clear eyes. Seeing this situation clearly, he suddenly felt cold and had an unpleasant premonition.

"The target of these people should be you, sir. I'm afraid this matter is not that simple!"

Although Wu Yong looks simple and honest on the outside, he has been a bodyguard and a soldier for so many years, and this can still be seen.

Li Wei was shocked when he heard this and immediately suspected Zhang Cheng!

He didn't offend anyone else when he came to Yangzhou, except Zhang Cheng and those powerful families!

He really didn't expect that this Zhang Cheng not only took bribes and perverted the law, but also colluded with the Japanese pirates, and did not hesitate to make him take such a big risk and go deep into the Ming Dynasty to kill him!

Everyone tried their best to fight against these Japanese pirates at the speed of life and death. However, because officials such as Li Wei and Jiang Quan ran slower, the distance between the Japanese pirates and them was getting closer and closer.

Fortunately, they could already see the city gate at this time!

On the tower of Xianchun Gate, Fan Guangyang looked at Li Wei who was running for his life in a panic and the Japanese pirates who were chasing after him from a distance, with a cold look in his eyes.

The hundreds of households guarding the city also saw these people and were shocked: "Sir, they are Japanese pirates!"

Fan Guangyang nodded lightly: "Well, go and close the city gate!"

"Wha, what?" Baihu suspected that he had heard wrongly. Shouldn't he send troops to exterminate the Japanese pirates immediately? Why close the city gate?

"To prevent the people in the city from being harassed, is there a problem with closing the city gates?"

"This...but..."

"Go quickly!" Fan Guangyang ordered coldly.

The hundred households were hesitant. Fan Guangyang's eyes narrowed and he immediately signaled to his cronies. His cronies immediately stepped forward and surrounded the small hundred households.

"Anyone who disobeys military orders will be executed!" Fan Guangyang said sternly.

Baihuguan felt a chill all over, and he quickly raised his hands and said: "I don't dare, I will go now."

With that said, he turned around in a hurry and was almost escorted off the city wall by Fan Guangyang's cronies.

Li Wei and others ran to the city wall and looked happy. Wu Yong also breathed a sigh of relief. As long as they entered the city, they would be safe. Yangzhou Guards had thousands of soldiers and horses. It was very easy to wipe out these hundreds of Japanese pirates. .

However, just when they breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to enter the city, they were shocked to find that the city gate was slowly closing at this time!

"What's going on? Why is the city gate closed?"

The expressions of Jiang Quan and others suddenly changed. Li Wei and Wu Yong also felt their hearts sinking and looked at each other.

It's over, the city guard also has people from the other side. He wants to block them outside the city and let the Japanese pirates kill them!

"The prince-in-law is here, open the city gate quickly!"

Wu Yong shouted while running.

Seeing this, the other guards immediately shouted: "The Prince Consort is here, open the city gate quickly!"

When the soldiers stationed in the city heard this, there was a sudden commotion.

"Sir Tongzhi, the consort is outside, we must go out of the city to rescue him!"

The guard on the city anxiously ran to Fan Guangyang's side and cupped his hands.

When Fan Guangyang heard this, the corner of his mouth curled up: "I have arranged for people to go there, you don't need to worry about it, pass the order, the prince-in-law is outside, no arrows are allowed!"

The guard was shocked: "This...why is this?"

"The prince-in-law is outside, what should I do if he accidentally shoots an arrow and injures the prince-in-law?" Fan Guangyang said calmly.

"But the Japanese pirates are still some distance away from the city gate. Now is a good time to shoot arrows to stop the Japanese pirates!"

"Are you saying that I don't understand military matters?" Fan Guangyang said coldly.

"I don't dare, general." The guard quickly lowered his head and said.

"Then go and give the order!"

The guard had no choice but to grit his teeth and said, "Yes!"

Under the city gate, the hundred-house official who had just ordered his men to close the city gate was horrified when he heard the shouts outside. He was so far away just now that he couldn't see clearly, but now he knows that the person locked out by him is the prince-in-law of the dynasty. Is this okay?

"Open the door quickly!"

Distinguishing the powerful relationship, the Baihu official immediately gave orders to his men who had just closed the city gate.

Clang!

Fan Guangyang's personal guard suddenly drew his sword and put it on his neck: "Don't open it!"

Baihuguan was shocked. He felt the cold blade on his neck and his whole body tensed up.

The sudden accident made the officers and soldiers guarding the city panic, and they didn't know what to do for a while.

"But the consort is outside. If anything happens to him, you and I will have to be buried with him!"

The officials of Baihu did not dare to move and could only shout.

"Humph, I understand that my lord has an order, you only need to obey the order, there is no need to say anything else!"

Baihuguan glanced at the steel knife around his neck and felt anxious. If the prince-in-law died outside, it would be much more serious than disobeying military orders!

However, now that the knife was held on his neck, although he wanted to open the door, he did not dare to act rashly.

Li Wei saw the city gate tightly closed, and his heart suddenly became cold.

At this time, the Japanese pirates were only a few dozen steps away from them, and they would arrive in a moment. It was too late to make a large circle to reach other city gates!

"Open the door quickly!"

"Open the city gate, the Prince Consort is here, are you going to rebel?"

Everyone rushed to the city gate, and Jiang Quan and others immediately knocked on the door and shouted.

In the city across the door, the official of the Hundred Households was even more anxious when he heard the word "rebellion". He had no intention of rebelling, but now that he was being held at knifepoint, what could he do?

Yangzhou Guard Commander Zhou Bin and Zhang Cheng were already lying on the table drunk.

Hundreds of Japanese pirates attacked the city. The soldiers on the city wall were condescending. They saw it early. Before the city gate was closed, someone had already reported to the commander of the city's central guard.

When Commander Ji Jigui got the news, he immediately led his people to find Zhou Bin. However, what they saw was him and Zhang Cheng lying motionless on the table.

The situation was urgent, and Ji Gui didn't care about etiquette. He stepped forward and shook his head:

"Master Commander, wake up quickly! There are Japanese pirates attacking the city!"

Ji Gui shook it twice, but Zhou Bin made no sound.

Ji Gui sensed something was wrong and carefully tested his breathing. The next moment, his face turned pale.

"died?"

Ji Gui opened his eyes in horror and swallowed hard.

Immediately, he noticed Zhang Cheng, who was also silent, and quickly checked his situation again.

Zhang Cheng also died without any surprise!

Zhang Jingju was worried that he would not be able to hold Zhou Bin back, so he poisoned the wine he brought early and sent them both to the west to ensure nothing went wrong. It's a pity that when he came here, he still imagined that he could escape this time, but in the end he lost his life early!

"Sir, the situation is urgent, you should bring someone to support first!"

The subordinate who came with him reminded Ji Gui loudly.

Ji Gui also woke up from the shock and solemnly ordered: "You stay and watch this place, no one is allowed in or out!"

"Yes!"

After Ji Gui finished his instructions, he stopped staying and hurriedly gathered troops and horses and rushed towards the city gate.

Under the city gate, Jiang Quan and others shouted for a while, but there was still no sign of the city gate being opened, and everyone suddenly turned pale.

The Japanese pirates had already caught up with them, so Wu Yong stopped shouting and directly formed a defensive formation with his guards, turning Li Wei and others in the center.

A Japanese pirate who was rushing at the front jumped up directly after closing the distance and slashed down with his sword!

Wu Yong did not panic in the face of the battle, and the steel knife tilted to block. The Japanese knife collided with the steel knife and caused a string of sparks, which was deflected by the steel knife and slashed diagonally to the side.

Although the Japanese pirates may be dressed in tatters, their weapons are not bad at all. After all, this is the weapon they rely on for survival. The clothes may be tattered and the shoes may not be worn, but the sword must be good!

Wu Yong blocked the Japanese sword aside, and the Japanese pirate's figure also became unstable. He saw the opportunity and slashed to death.

However, this was a Japanese pirate, and there were hundreds of Japanese pirates surrounding him.

Although the guards given to Li Wei by Zhu Yuanzhang are all elites, they are still ordinary people after all. They can stand up to the sky with one against three, but now the enemies are dozens of times greater!

Jiang Quan and other civil servants were unarmed and could only huddle in fear and kept banging on the door and shouting. Although Li Wei did not have a knife, he still had a blunderbuss and fired another shot after reloading.

But this is only a drop in the bucket. Even if the hand gun is more convenient to load than the ordinary long gun, it still takes a long time.

"kill!"

"what!"

The sword flashed and blood splashed everywhere. More than a dozen guards formed a semicircle formation to protect Li Wei and others under the city. As more and more Japanese pirates caught up, casualties continued to appear among the guards. Once someone fell, The formation will have to be reduced by one point. The situation is critical!

"Brothers, hold on! We must protect the prince-in-law!" Wu Yong, with a blood-stained face and a ferocious look on his face, shouted while killing the Japanese pirates. (End of chapter)