Time Travel: The Foolish Lady is Forced to Become a Female General

Chapter 112 Do you want to murder your husband?

Just as Wu Baisheng said, there were indeed unusual movements of the Japanese pirates in Jinghai County.

Xia Qin and Mu Jinyu had only been in Jinghai County for half a month, but they had already captured the three county towns of Hailing, Chongchuan and Nantong.

Including the county magistrates of Zishi County and Zhishui County who were in collusion with the Japanese pirates and were killed, five of the seven counties in Jinghai County are now controlled by Xia Qin. No matter how slow the Japanese pirates react, it is impossible for them to have no reaction at all.

The remaining Haimen County and Dongbu County in Jinghai County have now gathered Japanese pirates mobilized from other counties in the southeast, with a total number of about 15,000.

The opponent had no defenses when attacking, and Xia Qin and his team also had this problem when defending.

Xia Qin and Mu Jinyu were also worried about this problem.

"How about we use the tactic of luring the enemy to catch them all in one fell swoop?" Huo Jinying suggested in a low voice in the temporary commander's tent.

Mu Jinyu pointed to the simple sand table on the ground and explained, "These Japanese pirates are scattered along a battle line that is more than ten miles long, waiting for an opportunity to strike. Unlike the regular Xiongnu army, they probably won't attack in a concentrated manner, but will harass from multiple directions as usual, and won't fight to the death."

"Then let's attack head-on! We'll attack on this battle line of more than ten miles," Wang Rulong looked at the sand table. Although there had been only sporadic battles in recent days, he was very confident in the soldiers who were proficient in the Mandarin Duck Formation. "We'll wipe them out in one fell swoop!"

Mu Jinyu immediately shook his head and said, "There are still an unknown number of Japanese ninjas among the Japanese pirates, and if we rashly disperse and attack, we may be ambushed. The most important thing is that we have just conquered these two counties, and our foundation is not stable yet, so we must not advance rashly."

"General Mu is absolutely right!" Wu Baisheng agreed with Mu Jinyu and said, "We have only been training for half a month, running a hundred miles in ten days, and the new recruits we recently recruited have not even had a single day of training. If we get caught in a passive situation, I'm afraid all our efforts will be wasted!"

Xia Qin looked at the sand table without saying a word.

Now these Japanese pirates are spread out from east to west, forming a long snake formation that stretches for more than ten miles. Most of them are scattered in deserted villages. There is really no good way to deal with them.

Mo Ye whispered beside her: "Xia Xia, the people in these places have either been massacred or have fled. My people can't hide in them, so there is no news. But I can go and see for myself."

"No! You can't go!" Xia Qin refused immediately, "I can't let you put yourself in danger again, and killing a few Japanese pirates now doesn't make much sense."

Cen Hua suggested, "We can take this opportunity to recruit new soldiers and strengthen training. We have sufficient supplies now. I'm afraid there will be a spring cold snap in the next few days. When the weather warms up and we have more soldiers, we can have the final decisive battle with them."

"Returning to spring?" Xia Qin looked at Cen Hua, her eyes suddenly shining, "Will there be a north wind by then?"

"Yes, of course it's the north wind that's blowing and the spring chill that's coming." Cen Hua didn't understand why Xia Qin asked this.

Japanese pirates, north wind, deserted villages, and a battle line stretching for more than ten miles.

A "sinister" plan formed in Xia Qin's mind.

"Then rest for a few days and strengthen the construction of defensive fortifications. The new recruits also need to be trained. Thank you all for your hard work!" There was no good solution for the time being, and the only way was to remain unchanged in the face of all changes. Mu Jinyu issued a military order.

The group is currently stationed in the south of Chongchuan County, near Haimen County.

The nearest pirate stronghold was less than ten miles away from them. They could even see the enemy's position from afar. Neither side had many defensive fortifications to rely on, but neither dared to attack rashly.

As soon as he walked out of the general's tent, Xia Qin whispered, "Brother Huo, bring the supplies from the manor here in the next two days, and buy more Aconitum, Croton, Wolfsbane, Arsenic... Also buy more cloth to make a veil."

"Yes, Miss!"

On the other side, Cen Hua found Lu Shaoqing again.

These days, the anti-Japanese army was divided into two groups. Mo Ye followed to protect Xia Qin and Mu Jinyu, while Hong Shengxiang and Lu Shaoqing naturally followed Wu Baisheng.

"Young Master Lu, I'm sorry to bother you again these days." Cen Hua took the initiative to find a topic.

Lu Shaoqing said calmly, "Captain Cen, your words are too polite. Expelling the Japanese pirates is what every Daxia person should do, not to mention that it is something that a friend has entrusted to you."

"Now that your injury has healed, can you teach me some martial arts?" Cen Hua pursued closely.

Lu Shaoqing said with some embarrassment: "My kung fu is not even ranked among the best in the martial arts world. You might as well go find Brother Mo Ye and Brother Hong."

Hong Shengxiang, who was standing by, finally had a chance to speak: "Shaoqing, now that your injury has healed, don't take me with you. I'm not necessarily better than you in terms of martial arts."

Seeing Lu Shaoqing's various excuses, Cen Hua's face changed and she looked a little angry: "Mo Ye wants to accompany Lord Mu. I think your martial arts are very good and it's enough for me to teach you. You're a grown man, don't be so fussy!"

After hearing what Cen Hua said, Lu Shaoqing couldn't refuse, so he could only bite the bullet and said, "Okay, I'll show you my ugliness."

Hong Shengxiang, who didn't want to be a light bulb, ran away swiftly, leaving the two of them to fight not far from the military camp.

"Master Lu, who is your master?" Cen Hua was naturally no match for Lu Shaoqing. She could not last more than twenty moves under Lu Shaoqing every time. She was so tired that she sat on the ground. "Captain Wang Rulong in the army is also a man of the world. He came from the Tianlong Gang. His mediocre kung fu is not as good as mine."

"I have been learning martial arts at home with a master I invited since I was young, and later studied at the Tianshan Sword School for a few years," Lu Shaoqing looked at Cen Hua and asked the same question, "Captain Cen's martial arts skills are also good. I wonder where he learned his skills?"

"I learned some basic skills from an old man in the village. Later, the Japanese pirates came and the village was destroyed. Since then, I have been in the army. I have become more capable of fighting after surviving a battle with the Japanese pirates. Of course, I can't beat masters like you."

Lu Shaoqing thought that what she said was simple, and he thought that it was probably because the Japanese pirates were homeless, so he joined the anti-Japanese army to seek revenge.

"Captain Cen, you are too modest. You are already a heroine among women. You are much stronger than those so-called martial arts masters hiding in the mountains."

"Does Young Master Lu think so too?" Cen Hua seemed to have found some kind of agreement. "I said that those so-called Jianghu people are nothing but cowards, hypocrites who only care about profit and seek good fortune, but Rulong still doesn't accept it."

"Haha, Captain Cen's attack has hit a wide range of people. People in the martial arts world are also different." Lu Shaoqing was amused by Cen Hua's carefree personality and couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Don't get me wrong, Young Master Lu, Mo Ye and Brother Hong are certainly not that kind of people." Cen Hua explained belatedly.

"When you are in the martial arts world, you have no choice. Everyone has choices that they have to make," Lu Shaoqing said with emotion, "People in the martial arts world may not have much freedom."

Cen Hua looked at him curiously: "Why, does Young Master Lu also have this kind of distress?"

Lu Shaoqing remained silent.

Two days later, in a warehouse near the anti-Japanese army's base, Xia Qin and Mo Ye were busy inside.

Just like the last time when making black gunpowder, Xia Qin only brought Mo Ye with him and used him as a hard laborer.

"Twenty kilograms of arsenic, fifty kilograms of croton, fifty kilograms of wolfsbane, fifty kilograms of aconite..." Mo Ye's face was full of pitiful expression, "Xia Xia, do you really want to murder your husband? Even if these things don't poison me to death, they will tire me to death."

"Is this all you martial arts masters are capable of?" Xia Qin looked at him and chuckled.