Qiu Yizi knew in his heart that even without Yuchi Jiming by his side, relying solely on his subordinates Zhao Chengxiao and Shiba's personal soldiers, they could still defeat these hundreds of local military governors as long as the tactics were appropriate - and Qiu Yizi was quite confident in his ability to march and command troops.
However, the primary goal now is not to kill the government troops in front of them, but to make them retreat so that His Royal Highness Zheng Xin can make plans after going south. Otherwise, if a big mess really breaks out, it will be difficult to deal with. Even if it can be suppressed, the court and the royal family will definitely lose face.
While Qiu Yizhi was thinking, he heard someone shouting, "Look, the government troops are attacking again!"
Qiu Yizi quickly got out of the prison door, lay on the barricade and looked forward, but saw that the government troops no longer cared about any tactics, and did not divide into groups to take turns, and simply rushed towards the prison in a swarm - and the leader was actually General Xu, a dignified General of the Central Army.
I saw this man named Xu, holding a wrought iron rod as thick as the mouth of a large wine glass, charging forward. As he looked fierce and aggressive, I knew that he was indeed forced into a desperate situation - and the group of government troops he brought with him did not have the same fighting spirit as him, and just followed behind him step by step, without being very active.
Qiu Yizhi saw this and knew that a close combat was inevitable, so he ordered his soldiers, "Don't panic, the government troops are weak and are no match for you. So, Brother Zhao, you still select eight brothers, and bring Yuchi Xian's niece, to attack from the side and kill the government troops as soon as possible. I will lead the rest of the brothers to surround General Xu from the front." He emphasized again, "Remember, whether it is General Xu or ordinary government troops, you can only injure them, never kill them!"
After saying this, he drew out his precious sword, jumped out from the barricade, and led his Qing soldiers to spread out in a semicircle, half-surrounding General Xu.
Zhao Chengxiao followed closely behind him, leading Yuchi Jiming and ten other people, changed direction, bypassed the ferocious General Xu, and charged into the crowd of government troops.
If Zhao Chengxiao and his less than ten men were alone facing more than 300 government troops, it would be difficult for them to win no matter how elite they were and how weak their opponents were. And if their opponents boosted their morale and outnumbered them, the outcome would be hard to predict.
However, Zhao Chengxiao's team now had an extra martial arts expert named Yuchi Jiming. She didn't use any sharp weapons, but only a branch she had casually broken off from a tree by the roadside, and charged into the enemy's formation alone. With a flash of her graceful figure, more than a dozen government soldiers fell down.
Originally, when two armies were fighting, the purpose of the soldiers forming a battle line was to prevent some of the opponent's highly skilled martial artists from breaking into the battle line - if the army was well-organized and the battle formation was tight, no matter how highly skilled the martial artists were, they would not be able to defeat the majority with a small number of soldiers.
However, these government troops of Yuezhou Prefecture were usually poorly trained, and the general Xu who led them was too brave and out of command. During this charge, they did not form any formation at all, let alone the word "tight".
Yuchi Jiming was a woman, and in order to overcome her inferior strength to men, she spent all her time practicing Qinggong, so that when she was less than 20 years old, her attainments in Qinggong were not inferior to her father's. Moreover, the soldiers in front of her were pale, thin, weak, and in terms of strength, they might not even be as strong as Yuchi Jiming.
So Yuchi Jiming was like a fish in water. He moved among the crowd like a ghost, and the branch in his hand hit the wrists, ankles, eyes and ears of the government soldiers. Wherever he went, the government soldiers fell to the ground and their wails of pain could be heard.
In a flash, Yuchi Jiming had knocked down a dozen government soldiers. She was very proud of herself for having succeeded so easily, and with a little force with her legs, she leaped out from the loose formation of the government soldiers and landed lightly about two meters away. She wiped the sweat from her nose with her sleeve and said to the government soldiers, "How come you guys are so weak? If the weather in the south of the Yangtze River wasn't so hot, I wouldn't even sweat." She took a branch in her hand and casually scratched the ground like a naughty child.
It was a great shame for a man of seven feet to be ridiculed by a little girl. However, the huge gap in martial arts made the soldiers dare not easily retaliate. They held their spears and shields tightly in their hands. The three hundred people huddled together, and more than six hundred eyes looked at Yuchi Jiming as if he were a monster.
Seeing that they were frightened by his beating, Yuchi Jiming was about to roll up and fight again, but he saw that the three hundred men were crowded together, leaving him no chance to attack. So he had to stand still and look for the opponent's flaws.
Zhao Chengxiao, who was standing by, saw that these 300 soldiers had no combat experience and all their attention was attracted by a little girl, so he gave a soft order and led eight of his men to charge silently from the flank of the enemy crowd.
Although Zhao Chengxiao's group of people were not as good as Yuchi Jiming in martial arts, they were more numerous and all strong men. Although they only held their swords upside down according to Qiu Yizhi's instructions, their fighting power was unparalleled. The enemy's government troops were completely unprepared and were defeated by their attack.
Seeing that their formation was loose, Yuchi Jiming jumped in, holding a branch and knocked down a dozen people in a flash, and then escaped safely.
Zhao Chengxiao took advantage of this gap and led his troops in another attack.
After several rounds of attacks like this, more than 300 imperial soldiers were frightened away by the ten men under Qiu Yi.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Chengxiao shouted to his men: "Brothers, don't waste your time talking to them. Turn your swords over and kill them!" After saying that, he held his sword and walked towards the government army in square steps.
His eight brothers followed suit, turned their swords, followed Zhao Chengxiao, and walked forward cursing.
The government troops, who had already lost their fighting spirit, became even more frightened when they saw their murderous appearance. Some coward in the crowd finally lost control in panic, dropped his sword, and ran away. As he ran away, the morale of the government troops collapsed, and the large group of soldiers immediately scattered and ran away.
Zhao Chengxiao looked at the government troops fleeing in a panic, and did not lead his troops in pursuit. He just sneered contemptuously and moved closer to Qiu Yizi.
Although the enemy on Qiu Yizi's side was only General Xu, he was much more difficult to deal with than the 300 or so government troops who had their own ulterior motives.
Although General Xu was fighting alone, he had no intention of retreating, and his martial arts skills were quite impressive - he wielded a wrought iron stick with great vigor and without leaving any flaws. Qiu Yizhi also had a dozen personal soldiers under his command, but they were restrained in the battle because they could not kill this imperial officer.
Although this general named Xu was not smart, he was a military man after all. After he personally went into battle, he found that his opponent was somewhat cautious, so he simply rushed into the cell without fear - and Qiu Yizi was unable to do anything to him for a while.
Seeing that General Xu was about to rush into the cell to release the prisoners, Qiu Yizi became anxious and was thinking about whether he should just kill him. As long as he let the dozen or so personal soldiers under his command throw all the Bohai swords in their hands over, he could chop this reckless general into pieces.
At this moment, he saw from afar that Yuchi Jiming had helped Zhao Chengxiao to kill the crowd, so he shouted: "Jiming, help me capture this General Xu!"
Yuchi Jiming agreed, spotted a flaw in General Xu's moves, crouched down and rushed to his side, then reached out and grabbed the stick.
Who would have thought that although General Xu's moves were crude, he was extremely strong, short in stature, and had a stable center of gravity. When he saw that his weapon was seized by his opponent, he did not pull his hand away to grab it, but instead swung the stick outward.
When Yuchi Jiming was practicing martial arts, he focused on winning by cleverness. If he really fought with strength, he was no match for this burly and rough man. He couldn't bear the strength of his palm and had to let go and return the stick to him.
Yuchi Jiming rarely failed, and his face was already a little embarrassed. He jumped to Qiu Yizi with a red face and said, "Uncle, my martial arts are not good enough. If I can't injure this short and fat guy, I really can't control him."
After hearing this, Qiu Yizhi hurriedly handed the Western Regions sword in her hand to Yuchi Jiming and said to her: "This sword can cut iron like mud. If you use it to cut the stick in this guy's hand, won't you subdue him? But this sword is very sharp, you must use it carefully and don't hurt him."
Yuchi Jiming held the knife in his hand and examined the precious black blade several times. A smile immediately appeared on his face and he said, "My father has long mentioned that my uncle has a peerless sword. Today I finally saw it, so let me try the blade."
After saying that, Yuchi Jiming leaped up again.
She was not holding the knife upright, but holding it upside down like a dagger. She dodged the stick swung by General Xu, turned sideways, and struck the stick with her backhand, allowing the blade to directly hit the stick.
Yuchi Ji knew that the sword in her hand was extremely sharp, but she did not expect it to be so sharp that it could cut through the entire wrought iron stick without any hindrance. Therefore, she did not retract her moves, and the blade was about to chop towards General Xu's face.
She suddenly remembered Qiu Yi's advice "don't hurt him", and hurriedly twisted her waist with force, and her whole body flew into the air, tumbling several times in the air - the blade just barely brushed the fat on General Xu's face - and then stood firmly on the ground.
Her leaps and leaps were extremely graceful and beautiful, and her strong and flexible body made her look even more heroic, causing Qiu Yizi and others to cheer.
General Xu's weapon was destroyed and he immediately lost his support. He sat on the ground like a deflated ball, staring blankly at the neat cross-section of the wrought iron rod that had been cut into two sections, as if he was dreaming.
Seeing that he was so majestic just now but now he was so dejected, Qiu Yizi felt a little sorry for him, so he walked up to General Xu with a smile and said to him, "General Xu, I have also fought with the emperor before. Judging from your performance today, you are not incompetent. Therefore, I advise you not to help the tyrant and go back to be a good general. You will have a chance to make a name for yourself in the future."
This General Xu was also over 40 years old. In terms of age, he was still Qiu Yizi's elder. How could he accept the sarcastic remarks made by this boy? However, he was a defeated general after all, and it was useless to refute him. He had no choice but to stand up dejectedly and said, "Master Qiu's kindness, I appreciate it!" After that, he picked up half a stick in one hand and walked towards Cai Min with his head down.
But he heard Qiu Yizhi say loudly behind him: "General Xu! You are quite capable, but the soldiers under your command are really useless. You must train them well when you go back. If you encounter any difficulties, just come to me."
General Xu was obviously very unconvinced after hearing this. He turned his head to look at Qiu Yizi, and without saying a word, he turned around and left.
Qiu Yizi looked at his lonely back and wanted to say a few words of comfort, but was afraid that saying more would make him seem too proud, so she finally sighed and stopped talking. (To be continued)