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Chapter 43
In the midst of surprise and doubt, I suddenly heard that the Japanese pirates were in the formation, and they all cheered.Feeling strange, Lu Jian jumped into the room and ran about twenty feet away. Looking down from the sky, he saw the pirates forming a circle and watching the fierce battle between the two.One is dressed in a Japanese costume, with a sword in his left hand and a long sword in his right. The light of the sword is like a startling wind blowing snow, erratic and unbelievable. He is actually a rare Japanese sword master; A little blood was splashed on his face, and he held a long sword in his hand. The sword moves are simple, but the sword is fierce, and the flaws can often be seen from the light of the snow-like sword. The enemy must be saved when attacking. what.

All the Japanese thought it was rare to meet such an opponent, so they were excited and pointed at each other. One of the Japanese, dressed as a Han, smiled and said, "Xin Wulang, what's the matter, I can't win for a long time. You should take a rest and let me come to meet you." Will he?"

The Japanese snorted angrily, and his saber technique became tighter. Unexpectedly, the moment the saber technique was quick, a flaw would appear. The general saw it clearly, passed the long saber, shook his hand with a sword, and hit Xin Wulang's thigh, but Xin Wulang's left hand was like lightning. Throwing it, it sank into his shoulder with a "poof".

As soon as the two met, Xin Wulang staggered back a few steps, put his long knife on the ground, and knelt down on one knee.He was the master of swordsmanship among the Japanese pirates, he fought with two swords, and never got hurt, but today he was hit by the sword, he was shocked, angry, and admired, and shouted in blunt Chinese: "Come on, general name!"

The Ming general pulled out the sword on his shoulder with his backhand. Hearing this, he sneered slightly: "I am Qi Jiguang, the general of the Ming Dynasty." Xin Wulang was surprised when he saw that he let the blood flow from his shoulder without frowning or changing his expression. He got up and said: "Qi Jiguang, I've never heard of this name. Aren't you Yu Dayou? I heard that Yu Dayou is the number one swordsman in China because of his excellent swordsmanship.

The pirate in Han costume giggled and said, "Although he is a hero, his soldiers are pussies. Hey, General Qi Shen, you are so courageous that no other general dares to chase me. You have the guts to bring me along." With such a bunch of pustules chasing after me, don't you know who I am?"

Qi Jiguang smiled and said: "Of course I know who you are. Your adoptive father is Wang Zhi, the leader of the four bandits. Your name is Mao Haifeng, and you are nicknamed 'No Grass Grows'. Yueqing, Rui'an, and Linhai have killed nearly ten thousand people, if I don't chase you, what is the law of heaven?"

"Well said." Mao Haifeng clapped his hands and laughed loudly, "It seems that Mao has a great reputation. But General Qi, you know that you will lose if you chase after him, so aren't you afraid of death?"

Qi Jiguang raised his thick eyebrows, and said coldly: "The country is in trouble, what is the pity of this body?"

"It turns out General Qi is still a loyal minister." Mao Haifeng laughed loudly, "It's wonderful, when dealing with loyal ministers, Mao likes to take out their hearts to see if they are red."

No matter whether the Japanese could understand or not, they all laughed.Qi Jiguang sneered and shouted: "Stop talking nonsense, who will come up again?" Xin Wulang's face darkened, and he was about to stand up. Mao Haifeng patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Xin Wulang, your legs and feet are inconvenient, that's all. Leave this to me!" Xin Wulang was ashamed and angry, but the current situation did not allow him to fight any more, so he could only limped back to the side.

Mao Haifeng also had a tachi sword in his left hand and a long sword in his right hand. He came out more and more, and said with a smile: "General Qi, if you become a general in the next life, you must remember it well. You should bring some good ones when you lead troops, and don't bring a bunch of pussies. "

Qi Jiguang made a sword formula and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Qi will never bring such a soldier."

A cold lightning flashed in Mao Haifeng's eyes, his knees were slightly bent and he wanted to throw his saber upwards, but he shouted loudly, like a thunderbolt falling from the sky. The Japanese pirates were swept flying several feet, their tendons were broken and their bones were broken, and they were killed instantly.

Lu Jian succeeded with a sweep, and his confidence increased greatly. The green bamboo dance in his hand was impenetrable.He uprooted that bamboo from the bamboo forest outside the village. It is four feet long and has luxuriant branches and leaves. Once it dances, no one within ten feet can stand on it.

Lu Jian had seen the skills of these Japanese pirates, all of them were brave and good at fighting, far from being comparable to ninjas who only knew how to sneak attack, so he immediately shot with all his strength, and dared not show mercy.In the direction of the long bamboo, all the Japanese pirates died when they soaked in the soup, and were injured when they touched it.

Even though the Japanese pirates were fierce, they still felt helpless when they encountered such weird weapons. No matter whether they were spears or long knives, they would all be knocked flying when they touched the bamboo.Seeing the heavy casualties of his subordinates, Mao Haifeng couldn't help shouting, jumped up, landed on the long bamboo, and ran towards Lu Jian all the way on the bamboo pole.

Seeing how light he was, Lu Jian was startled at first, then shook the long bamboo and shook it vigorously.This move was learned by stealing from Ying Wancheng. It was originally a unique skill in Dongdao, and it was called "Nine Dragons Wagging Tail".On that day, Ying Wancheng used this trick to shake the bamboo stick several times, trying to shake off Lu Jian's right hand. Because of his tribulation power, Lu Jian sensed the change in his inner strength. After a few times, he remembered it.At this moment, he shook and shook according to the law, and the inner strength was transmitted along the bamboo poles and branches. Mao Haifeng felt a tingling sensation from his feet to the top of his head, and the three souls and six souls seemed to come out of his body. He screamed and fell down in embarrassment.

As soon as Lu Jian's bamboo sank, he took advantage of the momentum to press down on Mao Haifeng. Unexpectedly, one of them jumped up and grabbed the bamboo from below with a long knife.This knife was so powerful that Lu Jian's mouth was hot, and he took a look, it was Xin Wulang who came, and he couldn't help shouting loudly, the long bamboo in his hand shook again, knocking Xin Wulang's long knife flying.Xin Wulang rolled on the spot and picked up Mao Haifeng. The two supported each other and moved backward together to avoid Lu Jian's sweep.

Lu Jian secretly thought it was a pity, seeing that Qi Jiguang was nearby, he shouted loudly: "General Qi, let's go!" Qi Jiguang looked at the corpses of officers and soldiers everywhere, sighed, brandished his long sword and ran towards Lu Jian.The Japanese pirates wanted to stop them, so Lu Jian used the "Nine Dragons Waving Tail" to make the bamboo shake eastward and westward, causing the Japanese pirates to fly high and fall far away like a flying kite.

Lu and Qi are together, fighting and leaving.The Japanese didn't dare to get close to them, so they pulled up their bows and arrows one after another, and stuffed their guns. The long bamboo branches and leaves were luxuriant, and Lu Jian trembled, like a big airtight shield. Even the feathered arrows and lead bullets were crushed knock fly.

Lu Jian retreated to the middle of the village, saw the horses were still by the tree, and shouted: "General Qi, you go first on the horse, and I'll finish off." Qi Jiguang smiled and said: "Little brother underestimates people. Qi is a defeated general. But not cowards escaping alone. Let's walk together and die together."

Hearing this, Lu Jian was full of pride, and shouted: "Okay, general, come and lead the horse, and I'll be behind, let's see what they can do!" Qi Jiguang smiled, and led the horse in front, Lu Jian dragged the long bamboo backwards, and followed closely with big strides .The Japanese want to advance but cannot, and want to retreat but are not reconciled, so they can only scream and scold from a distance.Qi and Lu watched happily and laughed at each other.Qi Jiguang raised his voice and said: "Mao Haifeng, let's make a note of today's episode, and see you in the future, and Qi will definitely be rewarded."

Mao Haifeng's whole body was weak and he had to rely on his subordinates' support. Hearing this, he felt ashamed and angry. He was caught by Lu Jian's bamboo. He was full of anger, but he couldn't do anything about it.

The two walked for twenty or thirty miles, and they approached the city.The bandits didn't dare to chase any more, and retreated angrily.Seeing the enemy retreating, Qi Jiguang unconsciously swayed, moved slowly, and sat down on a big rock.

Lu Jian saw the deep wound on his shoulder, and half of Zheng's robe was soaked with blood, so he threw the bamboo, passed on his meridian, and transmitted Jieli, using the meridians passed down by Gu Zhen to perceive the reality of his meridians, and then used the Jieli Transform it into internal force and inject it into the meridians. If it is empty, it will be replenished, and if it is empty, it will be purged.

After a few turns of Qi Jiguang's wound, the bleeding stopped, and his energy gradually became stronger, but he lost too much blood, and his complexion turned pale. He couldn't help but smile and said: "My lord, Qi Jiguang, Zi Yuanjing, Your Excellency rescued me. Dare I ask your honorable name?" Lu Jian Sighed: "My name is Lu Jian, but I don't have any words. I'm all to blame for today's incident. I only think that the Japanese pirates are bad, and the officers and soldiers are even worse. I knew that the Japanese pirates were in an ambush, but I didn't come forward to warn you. If I knew that it was a good official like you, I would If you act first, you will not be wiped out."

Qi Jiguang looked at him, frowned and said, "Why do you say that Japanese pirates are bad, and officers and soldiers are even worse?" Lu Jian told what he saw and heard along the way, and said, "This is called 'thieves pass like a comb, soldiers pass like a grate', The common people are afraid of Japanese pirates, and even more afraid of officers and soldiers."

Qi Jiguang got up and took two steps, sighed: "I've heard what you said, but I didn't expect it to go to this extent. In this way, our army is not only an enemy of the Japanese slaves, but also an enemy of the southeast people."

The two were silent for a while, then Lu Jian suddenly said: "Listen to the accent, General Qi is from Shandong?" Don't give up, just call me big brother."

Lu Jian said with a smile: "My hometown is very close to Shandong. Brother Qi, since you are from Shandong, why did you come to Zhejiang to be an official and fight?" More elite soldiers from all over the world have gone to Zhejiang and Fujian. In other words, the officers and soldiers in Zhejiang are from Shandong and Jiangxi, and those from Guangdong, Sichuan and Guizhou are far away. I was originally stationed in Shandong, and I only came here two years ago. As for leading troops to fight, it is even more It happened not long ago..." At this point, he frowned and fell into deep thought again.

Lu Jian couldn't help but asked, "Brother Qi, what are you thinking?" Qi Jiguang let out a breath and said, "I suddenly remembered something. Brother Lu, you are very skilled in martial arts, and you can defeat thousands of people. If there are two Japanese pirates , one invades your hometown, and one invades your neighbors, should you save your hometown first or your neighbors first?"

Lu Jian blurted out: "Naturally, save the hometown first." Qi Jiguang said: "Why?" Lu Jian said: "Because there is my grandfather in my hometown, and there are many acquaintances in the village. ?”

Qi Jiguang nodded and said: "The so-called' people do not do it for themselves, heaven and earth will destroy it', although it sounds ugly, it is human nature. After all, there are not many people who can judge the general situation of the world. Facing disasters, the rural people are too busy to save themselves, how can they take care of others? Zhejiang The military discipline of border officers and soldiers is corrupt, because most of these officers and soldiers are from other places, and their parents, children, relatives and friends are also in other places. Naturally, the life and death of the people in Zhejiang and Fujian have nothing to do with them, so they are all greedy for life and fear of death when fighting. The restraint is weak, and there are shameless people who are far away in a foreign land and have no one to supervise them, so what they do is ten times more heinous than Japanese pirates."

Lu Jian suddenly realized: "That's right, the evil officers and soldiers I saw along the way didn't speak Wuyue dialect." Qi Jiguang nodded and said: "So, if you want to use troops, you should use local folks. Although they don't understand the righteousness of the country, But if the safety of parents and wives is at hand, brother Lu, what if it were you instead?" Lu Jian said with emotion: "I will fight to the death and never back down."

"Well said." Qi Jiguang clapped his hands and said, "This is called 'fighting a tiger requires brothers, and fighting a tiger requires father and son soldiers'. To fight the Japanese pirates, the first thing to do is to disband the troops from all directions and train a team of Zhejiang soldiers." If you have this elite soldier in your hands, what is the point of the Japanese slaves being small?"

Lu Jian could hear his heart fluttering, and didn't know what to say for a while, when he suddenly saw Qi Jiguang's wound was affected by his excitement, his face showing pain, he hurried to rush forward, channeling his internal strength.Qi Jiguang's pain eased slightly, and he said with a smile: "Brother Lu, I'm in love with you."

Lu Jian hesitated for a while, and said with a blushing face, "Brother Qi, although I am not from Zhejiang, can I follow you to fight Japanese pirates and save the people?"

Qi Jiguang was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said: "Why not, I am not from Zhejiang either. In fact, it doesn't matter where you are from, what matters is that you have the heart to save the common people. Qi was just empty talk , but with Brother Lu's help, this heart will be much more settled."

Lu Jianxi said: "Okay, I will be the first soldier under Brother Qi's command, and I will come to meet you when I go back to my hometown and report to Grandpa." Qi Jiguang smiled slightly, took Lu Jian's hand and said, "Qi is in trouble At that time, being able to have Brother Lu's help is really a blessing from heaven. If Brother Lu doesn't dislike it, you and I might as well become brothers of different surnames, share weal and woe, share weal and woe, wipe out the pirates, and restore peace."

Lu Jian was surprised and delighted, Qi Jiguang pulled him to kneel down, pinched earth for incense, and bowed to the sky.The two told each other their ages, Qi Jiguang was 32 years old and was the elder brother, and Lu Jian was 20 years old and was the younger brother.

After the three worships, Qi Jiguang didn't get up and said: "Brother, I have one more thing, I want you to be a witness." Lu Jian said: "Brother, please tell me."

Qi Jiguang pointed his halberd to the sky, and raised his voice and said: "I, Qi Jiguang, swear to the sky that today's defeat is the last defeat in my life. If Qi can use troops in the future, he will never say defeat in his whole life." In short, I worshiped the sky three times before getting up.

Lu Jian was surprised and worried when he heard that Qi Jiguang made such a heavy oath, which undoubtedly pushed himself into a desperate situation where he could win but never lose.This person acted like Gu Zhen, showing something extraordinary all the time.

The two rested for a while, and when it was dawn, Qi Jiguang returned to the military camp stationed in Yueqing County. Lu Jian saw that he was seriously injured and was afraid of losing something, so he urged him to go with him.After walking for a while, I saw Yueqing City, and suddenly saw a group of officers and soldiers rushing forward. Seeing the two of them, someone called out, "General Qi?"

(End of this chapter)