Chapter 180: Sacrifice for Justice and Martyrdom

“That’s too late.”

On the coast of Dengzhou Prefecture, looking at the vast sea in the distance and then glancing at Lu Nanxing beside him, Qi Jingtong sighed helplessly.

Although Lu Nanxing has commanded the martial arts world, both good and evil forces have come to help from all directions.

But not everyone has Lu Nanxing’s level of martial arts skills, and not everyone has a BMW that can travel a thousand miles a day.

Before tomorrow morning, there were only more than a thousand people from the Jianghu who could arrive. Together with the soldiers that Qi Jingtong had tried his best to gather, there were only two thousand people in total.

But according to the news, the Japanese pirates will land tonight.

“Is this God’s will?”

If we have another two days, the martial arts people from all over the country will be able to arrive and wipe out these Japanese pirates.

Even if there is only one more day, we can gather thousands of people and it will be no problem to stop these Japanese pirates.

It happened tonight, and for a moment, Qi Jingtong felt helpless all over.

“Although our troops are few in number, we are all determined to fight to the death and will never allow the Japanese pirates to infringe on any of our people.”

Lu Nanxing spoke, his voice was not loud, but steady and firm.

“Not bad!”

Qi Jingtong couldn’t help but perk up and spoke loudly.

“Sacrificing our lives for our country and fighting for our people is the best destiny for us soldiers!”

“Don’t worry, there’s no way you could die. You haven’t even given birth to a son yet.”

“Haha, thanks for your good words, hero.”

Qi Jingtong laughed twice and spoke half-jokingly.

“If I really have a son in the future, what name do you think I should give him?”

“Of course, you, as the father, have to come up with the name. How can I overstep my authority? But I can guarantee that your son will inherit the glory of his ancestors and go down in history.”

“If that’s the case, I’d rather die with my eyes closed!”

It was just a joke, but when Qi Jingtong heard Lu Nanxing’s words, he couldn’t help but be stunned and smiled.

Time was running out and there was no time for idle chat. Qi Jingtong came to the coast and arranged for the soldiers to set up defenses.

Although their military strength was five times smaller, they were the defending side and naturally had the advantage.

Moreover, when the enemy landed from the sea, they blocked them from the shore and occupied the geographical location.

Due to the court’s lack of attention, the coastal defense here had long been in name only and there were no cannons facing the sea. Qi Jingtong then ordered people to set up various traps along the coast.

After the Japanese pirates landed, they took advantage of their unstable foothold and set up these traps to harass the Ming army. If the Ming army charged forward, they might have a chance of winning!

In fact, the Japanese pirates were just roving bandits. They had no formation and knew nothing about deploying troops.

This time, there are just a few more people!

Qi Jingtong thought to himself, this was the only way to comfort himself.

Although he knew that the tens of thousands of Japanese pirates were by no means as simple as before.

“Everyone, join the garrison immediately and obey General Qi Jingtong’s orders!”

On Lu Nanxing’s side, he incorporated the martial arts people who kept coming into the city into the garrison.

Although Lu Nanxing was the best martial artist in the world, he knew nothing about deploying troops or leading them in battle, so this battle was under the full command of Qi Jingtong.

However, these people from the underworld are often unruly and repulsive to court officials, so Lu Nanxing needs to step in to intimidate them before they will obediently wait for orders.

In this way, everything went on as planned, and everyone on the coast was busy working. With the dark clouds floating in from the deep sea, the atmosphere became more and more depressing.

“General, Mr. Lu, someone is coming!”

While they were busy, an officer reported.

Originally, he thought that it was someone from some sect or branch who had arrived, but when he saw who they were, Lu Nanxing was stunned.

“you?”

“Yes, it’s me.”

Wang Tiandong smiled, looked around, and nodded again.

“You guys did pretty good.”

“This general greets Lord Wang!”

Qi Jingtong and Wang Tiandong had met once when they were in the capital. When he came to his senses, his face changed drastically and he hurried forward to salute.

“General Qi, there is no need to be so polite.”

Wang Tiandong took two steps forward and helped Qi Jingtong up with his own hands.

Qi Jingtong was extremely nervous and became even more respectful.

Lu Nanxing looked at Wang Tiandong with a frown on his face.

In his impression, nothing good would happen whenever Wang Tiandong appeared.

If it were just some martial arts stuff, it would be fine, but at this moment, it concerns the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in Dengzhou, so it cannot be treated lightly.

“Wang Tiandong!”

Lu Nanxing looked downcast and asked in a cold voice.

“What are you doing here!”

“Of course, it is to resist the Japanese pirates.”

“what?”

Lu Nanxing was stunned again and looked at Wang Tiandong with some surprise.

Then he frowned again, looking doubtful.

“Don’t look at me like that.”

Wang Tiandong snorted lightly and his expression suddenly became serious.

“I am also a citizen of the Ming Dynasty. How can I stand by and watch the Japanese pirates slaughter my people?”

“This……”

At this moment, these words really didn’t sound like they came from Wang Tiandong’s mouth, Lu Nanxing asked tentatively.

“You are not kidding me.”

“Humph, of course not.”

Wang Tiandong snorted softly in a low voice.

“Why do you think I studied so hard and took the imperial examination? Just for a high position and a generous salary?”

Lu Nanxing nodded. He indeed thought so.

“The sparrow knows the ambition of the swan!”

Wang Tiandong glanced at Lu Nanxing with a hint of disdain in his eyes.

“Examinations and becoming an official are just a means to an end. What I am doing is serving the country and saving the people!”

“Oh, you are such a great person that you can even deceive yourself.”

“Ignorant warrior!”

“You two…”

Seeing that the two of them had started arguing, Qi Jingtong felt a little embarrassed, worried that they might get angry and start fighting, so he quickly said

“With Lord Wang’s help, the Japanese pirates are no problem!”

Lu Nanxing stopped arguing with Wang Tiandong and nodded secretly.

Regardless of his character, Wang Tiandong holds a high position of power in the East Factory, and the East Factory is above all other officials. As long as Wang Tiandong takes action, he can mobilize a large number of troops, which is enough to deal with the Japanese pirates!

Thinking of this, Lu Nanxing was delighted and asked

“How many troops did you bring with you?”

“Twenty people.”

“Two…how much?”

“Twenty people.”

“Are you really kidding me?”

Lu Nanxing’s face darkened and he spoke through gritted teeth.

“You are the East Factory, but you only have twenty people! The minions surrounding you usually have more than twenty people!”

“That’s true, but now, I only have twenty people.”

Wang Tiandong continued with a gloomy expression.

“When I learned about this place, I immediately reported it to the governor and asked him to send troops for support. However, not only did the governor not send a single soldier, but he also ordered me not to interfere.”

“There is such a thing…”

“So, the only ones I can mobilize now are these twenty trusted men.”

“so.”

Lu Nanxing’s expression darkened, and he looked at Wang Tiandong again, but his eyes were different from before.

“In that case, why did you come?”

“Of course it’s to resist the Japanese pirates.”

“Oh, that’s right.”

Lu Nanxing smiled and patted Wang Tiandong on the shoulder.

“Back then, we brothers went up the mountain together to collect herbs, and today we will go down to the sea together to catch turtles.”

“Don’t try to get close to anyone who is your brother.”

Wang Tiandong snorted and brushed the place where Lu Nanxing had tapped with disdain.

When Qi Jingtong heard that Wang Tiandong only brought twenty people, he was disappointed, but that was the fact and there was nothing he could say.

Wang Tiandong is no different from others. These twenty people are also from the East Factory. Qi Jingtong dare not transfer them at will. They still obey Wang Tiandong’s orders.

Although Wang Tiandong has read a lot of books, he is not even at the level of discussing military strategies on paper.

At this time, he was just standing aside, waiting for the right opportunity to act.

Two hours later, night fell.

All the people on the coast had been evacuated and were now on high alert, waiting to strike the Japanese pirates head-on as soon as they landed.

It was dark, and the fighting was chaotic, so the Japanese pirates couldn’t tell how many people were on this side at once.

In addition, most of the Japanese pirates were vagrants, not professional soldiers, and had no discipline at all. As long as we showed our strength, they would probably collapse in an instant. In this way, this battle could still be fought.

“coming!”

We didn’t have to wait too long. Just after the hour of Xu, information came from the sea that the Japanese pirates’ ship had arrived!

As we knew before, the sea was dark and there were hundreds of ships of all sizes.

“Everyone prepare!”

Qi Jingtong’s heart instantly rose to his chest and he shouted at everyone.

Just wait for the Japanese pirates to land and then catch them off guard!
Two hundred meters from the coast, the first were a thousand cavalrymen.

These were mainly officers and soldiers, who were not very skilled in martial arts but were good at battle formations.

When the battle began, they were the first to charge and completely disrupt the Japanese pirates.

The thousand men behind were mostly from the underworld, not good at group fighting, but each of them had martial arts skills. They took advantage of the Japanese pirates’ panic and hacked and killed them.

In this way, with two thousand against ten thousand, we may still be able to win.

“Stopped!”

A few hundred meters away from the coast, the Japanese pirates’ large ship stopped.

The large ship had a deep draft and would easily run aground if it continued forward, so it had to stop temporarily and then use a small boat to transport people to shore.

The small boats had fewer people on board and they were scattered, so it would take some time to complete the landing, which was just right for the Ming army.

Boom~Boom~!

But what no one expected was that balls of flames suddenly exploded on the sea.

The next moment, dozens of shells fell with a deafening roar.

The shells exploded in the army formation, killing or injuring many people before they could react.

Moreover, the explosion startled the horses, and the entire formation was instantly thrown into chaos.

“Back off! Retreat!”

Qi Jingtong was the first to come to his senses, and shouted anxiously.

When everyone heard the order, they retreated in a hurry.

The bombardment at sea continued, causing many more casualties.

By the time everyone retreated to a safe distance, nearly three hundred people were killed!
“hateful!”

Before the battle even started, the troops had been reduced by more than 10%, and Qi Jingtong’s face was filled with anger.

Then he frowned again, wondering how these Japanese pirates had cannons!

You have to know that many of the Japanese pirates before didn’t even have a decent samurai sword, let alone cannons.

Yes.

How could they be ordinary Japanese pirates if they could gather tens of thousands of people?

“It’s troublesome.”

There is no point in thinking too much. The key is how to deal with the situation below.

After the cannons were fired, many small boats appeared on the sea, and the Japanese pirates took the opportunity to land.

When all the Japanese pirates landed, the naval bombardment naturally stopped in order to avoid accidental injuries, but by then, the Ming army had completely lost its first-mover advantage.

If we charge at this moment and the naval bombardment starts again, we will inevitably suffer heavy casualties and the loss will outweigh the gain.

“Are we just going to watch them coming up?”

For a moment, everyone’s face was filled with anger.

But the other side has cannons and we don’t, so what can we do in the face of fire suppression?

“I’m going to take out that gunboat!”

Just when everyone was at a loss, Lu Nanxing said something.

Then, without waiting for everyone’s reaction, he ran straight to the sea.

He was alone and moved quickly, so in the dim night, the Japanese pirates at sea did not notice him.

Lu Nanxing had a gloomy face as he walked on the sea, running towards the large ship that was anchored sideways at the fastest speed.

On one side of the ship, there were rows of pitch-black gun muzzles.

Step~!

With a leap, Lu Nanxing landed on the deck of the ship.

“who!”

There were a large number of Japanese pirates on the ship, and they were frightened when they saw Lu Nanxing suddenly appear.

“kill him!”

Then he shouted loudly and rushed forward with the samurai sword in hand.

Lu Nanxing sneered and pulled out the Juque from behind.

The heavy sword swung around, chopping melons and vegetables like chopping melons and vegetables.

Without wasting time with these people, Lu Nanxing cut his way through and headed straight for the cabin.

There were people trying to stop us on the way, but they were just like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

They rushed straight into the gun cabin with unstoppable force.

Wow~!

Lu Nanxing’s face darkened, and he used his energy-sucking technique to pull down all the gun barrels.

But this is not enough, two or three people can hold the barrel back to its position.

How long would it take to kill all the people on this ship? Besides, other Japanese pirates could also fill in the gap.

Lu Nanxing glanced around and saw piles of gunpowder shells.

With a sneer on his face, he kicked a samurai sword on the ground over there.

Zhila~!

With such powerful force, the samurai sword created a spark on the cannonball.

Boom~!

Sparks landed on the gunpowder and it exploded instantly!

Boom! Boom!

Other gunpowder was then affected, and the next moment, the entire gun compartment exploded.

Lu Nanxing had already jumped up, and by the time he was halfway in the air, the entire ship had exploded.

In an instant, flames shot up into the sky!

Lu Nanxing smiled, glanced around, and was about to fall towards other large ships.

These Japanese pirates must have a leader. If we find and kill him, this battle will be much easier.

“Ok?”

But the next moment, Lu Nanxing suddenly frowned.

In the dark clouds, three Japanese men in black clothes and masks suddenly appeared, and three samurai swords slashed towards Lu Nanxing like lightning.

Lu Nanxing stretched out his huge fist to block it directly.

But these three people were all top masters, and they attacked from top to bottom. The powerful force directly pressed Lu Nanxing onto the burning ship below.

“Ninja?”

In the flames, Lu Nanxing asked a question as he looked at the three Japanese who were also falling and seemed not to be afraid of the flames.

The other party didn’t say anything and rushed up together.

Lu Nanxing frowned. The methods of these three people were strange and a bit troublesome.

“rush!”

Seeing the flames rising from the sea, Qi Jingtong knew that Lu Nanxing had succeeded, and his face was filled with excitement and he shouted loudly.

The next moment, the cavalry launched a charge and headed straight for the Japanese pirates who had already landed at sea.

Boom~Boom~!

But just after rushing out fifty or sixty meters, the sound of artillery fire rang out again, and dozens of shells fell from another direction.

In an instant, more than 20 riders were killed or injured.

“There is another one…”

Qi Jingtong’s eyes widened, his face full of horror.

He didn’t expect that these Japanese actually had two gunboats!
The cavalry had already rushed forward for dozens of meters. Even if they retreated at this time, they would still be bombarded on the way.

If we continue to charge, we will inevitably suffer heavy losses under such artillery fire!
Caught in a dilemma for a moment, Qi Jingtong was so anxious that he was sweating coldly.

“what is that?”

At the critical moment, more than ten balls of fire suddenly appeared on the sea.

It looked like a ship, heading straight for the Japanese pirates’ gunboat.

“Brothers! Charge!”

On the sea, Wang Tiandong stood on the bow of a burning boat and shouted at the gunboat.

Around him, there were more than a dozen small boats, all of which had ignited fuel and were rushing towards the gunboat at the fastest speed. They were the twenty foreign soldiers under his command.

Looking at the big ship that was still firing, Wang Tiandong showed an excited smile on his face.

Although his body was crippled, he was still able to sacrifice his life for justice and die for righteousness!
“Charge! Keep charging!”

Realizing the action at sea, Qi Jingtong shouted and gave orders immediately.

“rush!”

Amid the bombardment, all the cavalrymen did not hesitate and charged towards the Japanese pirates on the coast.

“Kill the Japanese pirates!”

A thousand infantrymen, mainly composed of people from the martial arts world, shouted and charged forward.

The bloody battle begins.

The protagonist is already invincible, so let’s end the article here
Thank you brothers for your support along the way. The sky is high and the ground is far away. See you in the rivers and lakes.

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