"Eight-Nation Allied Forces?"
Yin Xiu was stunned for a moment.
In his "previous life", the name of the Eight-Nation Allied Forces could not be said to be thunderous, but it was notorious anyway.
Although today's world is quite similar to the previous life, it is still completely different, such as spells, werewolves, vampires, and the chimneys that are getting higher and higher, reaching directly into the sky, all reminding Yin Xiu that he lives in another world.
However, at this time, another Eight-Nation Alliance force suddenly appeared, causing Yin Xiu to feel a strange sense of alienation and confusion.
So he grabbed the newspaper and began to read what it said.
This is a newspaper that was rushed to print. At this time, the ink on it seems to have not completely dried, and it feels sticky in the hand.
Yin Xiu saw the front page.
"Due to the recent attack on foreigners in Qiaotaizhuang, Ambassador England believed that the court had not given a reasonable explanation and necessary compensation, so he persuaded the ambassadors of the eight countries to secretly send troops. The fleet went all the way north and appeared in Gyeonggi Province in just one week. At present, the army is approaching Jinmen. ”
Ma Xiaoyu frowned after hearing him finish reading.
"It happens to be at this time."
Of course she was worried about the situation entering Yujing. Once foreigners came, everything from Jinmen to Yujing would become a mess.
"Isn't this a bad time?"
Yin Xiu smiled at her, and after letting Liu Banxian into the room, she asked him, "Do you do divination?"
Liu Banxian shook his head, "You can't calculate the fate of the country, and personal good or bad luck often cannot compete with the fate of the country.
For example, some people originally had a life span of eighty years. However, one day there was a war and the country was subjugated. He might also die in a military disaster. This is all uncertain. ”
"Then I understand."
Yin Xiu seemed quite confident, which made Liu Banxian look confused.
"Brother Yin, what should we do? Should we leave for Yujing now?"
Yin Xiu asked him: "Jinmen is the gateway to Yujing. If Jinmen falls, even if we obtain the Dragon Emperor's son in Yujing, what will we do next?"
Ma Xiaoyu answered first: "As long as the foreigners seize the port and blockade everywhere, we will be nothing more than turtles in the jar."
"That's right, a turtle in a urn."
Yin Xiu sat on the stool and gently pulled Ma Xiaoyu's hand, asking her to sit down too.
"Brother Yin, what should we do?" Liu Banxian felt like his mind was in a mess.
"Don't worry, let's find Brother Gao Shang and Chen Tianyou first."
After a pause, he added: "Moreover, if foreigners really destroy Yujing, will the dragon veins flying in Kyushu based on Yujing still exist?"
"Hey! Why didn't I think of this!"
Liu Banxian slapped his thigh loudly, "In the past, the dragon veins were scattered everywhere, and what happened in Yujing had little impact. However, now we have gathered the five dragon emperors around Yujing, and Yujing is now a major influence." And move your whole body!
It’s just...”
He hesitated again, "Brother Yin, there are only four of us. We really can't defeat the hundreds of thousands of people in the Eight-Nation Alliance."
“Where did the hundreds of thousands of people come from?”
Yin Xiu glanced at him and said, "Do you think the ghost guys can easily have an army of millions? And Chen Tianyou has tens of thousands of people under his command, right? And we are not going to defeat those ghost guys."
"What are we going to do? Negotiate with them?"
"Is it our turn to negotiate?"
Yin Xiu scratched his face, "That is Yujing's business, not ours. Of course we cannot defeat the Eight-Nation Allied Forces with just these few people. However, we can find a way to ask the coalition forces to retreat, at least for a period of time they will not attack Yujing." Beijing.”
Liu Banxian sighed, "Brother Yin, I think this is very difficult."
Ma Xiaoyu was not as frustrated as Liu Banxian, but she didn't know how to get the Eight-Nation Allied Forces, which had strong ships and powerful artillery, to retreat.
"Ignore that for now, call Ren Qi over. He is very busy now."
While talking, Yin Xiu had already written the contact letter, went downstairs and gave it to the clerk, asking him to send it to two places in the city.
Liu Banxian no longer had the leisurely mood he had before. He sat in Yin Xiu's room until Ren Qi came during breakfast.
As soon as he entered the door, Ren Qi brought in the chill from outside, causing goosebumps to appear on the backs of the hands of several people in the room.
"Everyone who can escape in the city is already packing up their belongings."
He sat down and said, "Everyone knows that the imperial court cannot stop the Eight-Nation Allied Forces at all. Just like more than ten years ago, all they can do is escape."
"I know."
Yin Xiu also sat down and asked Ren Qi: "How many days does it take for the Eight-Nation Allied Forces to get from Jinmen to Yujing?"
"Let's see how we go."
Ren Qi took out a map from somewhere and put it on the table, asking everyone to pay attention to him.
"This is not a city defense map, it's just a map, something you can buy easily."
After explaining it, Ren Qi began to call out the route with his finger on the map, "From Jinmen to Yujing, the middle is flat and there is almost no danger.
According to previous practice, I am afraid that the defenders along the road have also abandoned those passes. Therefore, as long as the Eight-Nation Allied Forces do not encounter strong resistance, they can slowly walk for five days and set up cannons outside the city of Yujing in the evening. ”
"Then where are they now?"
Yin Xiu asked about the Eight-Power Allied Forces.
"To attack Jinmen, in addition to sending marines to attack the docks, the other option is to enter the city along the railway.
The risk of attacking the dock is very high. As long as the cannons are set up on the shore, they will suffer losses anyway, so they can only do feint attacks and tests on the other side. The real attack route should be here, starting from Fifteen Li south of the city and marching along the railway. , you can enter Tianjin in just one hour. ”
Sure enough, Ren Qi, an expert in Yujing, knew the surrounding situation well.
Just by looking at the map, you can deduce the general attack route and troop deployment.
However, he didn't have much information, and he couldn't yet know the specific strength of the Eight-Nation Allied Forces.
"No one dares to leave the city now. Even if there is information, it is in the possession of the imperial court and we cannot contact it."
"If not, we can just take a look ourselves."
"Huh?"
Ren Qi frowned and looked at him, "You should know that this is a big thing, and the place we originally wanted to go to was Yujing, not staying in Jinmen."
"Really?"
Yin Xiu smiled, "What if I tell you that I want to stop the Eight-Nation Allied Forces here?"
Ren Qi's expression was as usual. He was neither surprised nor found this funny. He just asked: "Why?"
"Of course it depends on the abilities of the few of us." Liu Banxian said.
"We?"
Ren Qi shook his head, "I don't think I have such ability. After all, we have to go through a lot of trouble even to get to Yujing, let alone stop the Eight-Nation Allied Forces?"
"So you're not going to come with us"
"I didn't say not to go."
Ren Qi glanced at him, "I just need a plan that doesn't look like going to death."
Yin Xiu smiled and said: "It's very simple, I will give you one right away."
As soon as he finished speaking, there were footsteps on the stairs outside the door.
The waiter quickly walked to the door of the room and called out respectfully: "Sir, someone is looking for you."
"Got it."
Yin Xiuchong raised his chin and asked, "Follow me?"
"I have no objection."
Ren Qi stood up.
"What about us?" Liu Banxian asked.
"It's not us, it's you." Ma Xiaoyu knew that she didn't need to help at the moment, so she didn't plan to follow.
She stretched out and said, "I'll take a nap first, and then wait until the afternoon or something, and I'll go ask my colleagues in Jinmen for news. Those people are probably sleeping at this time."
"What about me?"
Liu Banxian was finally at a loss.
"You?"
Before Ren Qi could speak, Liu Banxian found a job for himself.
"I'm going to talk to those dignitaries. Maybe I can learn something."
"Anything is fine."
Yin Xiu nodded, "As long as you don't get captured by anyone."
"Do you think I am Tang Monk?"
Liu Banxian waved his hand, "I will handle it myself."
"It's best if you know how to do it."
After allocating their respective tasks, Yin Xiu met Ma Xiaoyu with watery eyes.
After a pause, he said to Ren Qi: "Wait for me for a while."
Ren Qi had no expression on his face: "How long?"
"What does it mean to wait?"
"That's the literal meaning. Is it time to wait for a cup of tea, or a whole night?"
Yin Xiu glared at him, "It's daytime now."
"So I asked you how long you have to wait."
"Soon!"
Yin Xiu waved her hand at him impatiently, and then Ren Qi went out.
Ren Qi stood in the corridor, a little distance away from Yin Xiu's room, just standing with his hands folded and his big horse golden sword.
He has always been a very patient and determined person. He was probably like this when he was standing guard for the emperor in Ouchi. No matter what sound he heard or what he saw, he just thought he was a stone statue.
Therefore, even if he was standing in the corridor at this time, like standing guard for Yin Xiu, Ren Qi had no complaints.
It's just that this is a pain for those residents who are burning. They are hugging each other, comforting each other with explicit words, and thinking of starting some activities in the house, but they bump into Ren Qi, the god of plague.
He stood here, and others did not dare to move forward. They could only put away their guns and close the fire.
Gradually, not only the residents felt uncomfortable, but also Ren Qi felt a little angry, and felt that time was passing slowly.
However, after just a cup of tea, Yin Xiu came out of the room.
"So fast?" Ren Qi couldn't help but be a little surprised.
"What?"
"What?"
"What?"
"Nothing."
Yin Xiu wiped her face and said, "Ren Qi, why do you think good marriages in the world always have twists and turns?"
"Perhaps it's inevitable for a man and a woman to be angry and resentful?"
Yin Xiu narrowed her eyes and looked at him, "Who are you talking about?"
"I don't think I'm talking about you." Ren Qi said calmly.
"That's good, I don't think you're talking about me either."
The two of them walked downstairs one after another, and Qin Lang was sitting in the lobby waiting for him.
As soon as he saw Yin Xiu, Qin Lang's eyes flickered and he resisted the urge to salute. He whispered: "Leader."
Yin Xiu raised her hand, "If you have something to say, go elsewhere."
"Yes!"
So Qin Lang led them to a carriage that had been prepared.
After Yin Xiu and Ren Qi got into the carriage, the carriage began to move towards Tianxia Tower.
As Ren Qi said, the streets were noisy and full of people running around with packages on their backs and panicked faces.
Yin Xiu suppressed many questions in her heart and just stayed silent in the carriage without asking Qin Lang.
Until the carriage stopped at Tianxialou.
Tianxialou has a grand name, but in fact, the floor can be called not only low-key, but even a little simple.
Seeing Yin Xiu's doubts, Qin Lang explained: "This is a brother in the association who has been idle and donated it for everyone to contact. It usually looks like a restaurant, but in fact it is an important stronghold for us."
< br>
"That's a good idea."
After Yin Xiu got off the car and entered the back room, bypassing the screen, she discovered that there was a hidden hall filled with people.
As soon as Yin Xiu entered, the crowd knelt down in unison.
"My subordinates respectfully welcome the Nine Heavens Holy Light of the Kyushu Society, the invincible leader of the Iron Fist!"
Hearing this title again, Yin Xiu still felt a little embarrassed. He turned around and looked around, and soon saw Chen Tianyou in the crowd.
He was still as tall and tall, his eyes were shining with embarrassment, and he was looking at Yin Xiu with very excited eyes.
Of course, Yin Xiu was very happy to see this man. Just when he was about to step forward, Ren Qi suddenly coughed slightly behind him.
Yin Xiu reacted and snorted slowly: "Everyone, get up."
"Thank you, Master!"
Soon, a woman with four signs walked out of nowhere and led Yin Xiu to the Grand Master's chair in the middle, while Ren Qi stood behind him, acting like a personal bodyguard.
Chen Tianyou stepped forward to report: "Master, I haven't seen you for a long time. My subordinates and brothers miss the leader very much and dare not forget the leader's teachings every day."
Yin Xiu was stunned for a moment, thinking carefully in her mind whether she had said anything philosophical. However, after searching and searching, she only found the words she told Liu Banxian that could not be seen on the street.
So he simply remained silent and just nodded.
Everyone had heard about the leader's behavior before, and knew that he was a real person who kept his true face and did not express his stance with straightforward words or emotions. Seeing how calm he was today, they couldn't help but admire him.
Chen Tianyou then continued his report and introduced everyone.
Only then did Yin Xiu know that these people were the hall masters and captains of the Jiuzhou Association. Except for a few who had not come elsewhere, they were basically gathered here.
There are nearly 10,000 people in the Jiuzhou Hui Gang near Jinmen.
After those people introduced themselves one by one, Chen Tianyou clasped his fists and said: "Relying on the power of the leader, the Kyushu Society is growing stronger and stronger. Now is the time to act cautiously. We all act according to the will of the leader!"
"Act entirely according to the will of the leader!"
The sound in the hall was loud.
Yin Xiu glanced at everyone, feeling mixed emotions in her heart.
Chen Tianyou saw his hesitation and said sincerely: "Despite the leader's orders, my subordinates will go through fire and water, even if they die!"
"I really need your help with something."
Yin Xiu paused, "I want to stop the Eight-Nation Allied Forces at Jinmen."
As soon as these words came out, the originally noisy hall fell silent.
Yin Xiu knew this would be the reaction, so he was not in a hurry to speak, but just waited for these people to calm down.
Suddenly, someone in the crowd sneered: "Oh, the leader really thinks that he is invincible and invincible, and he actually wants to take advantage of foreigners." (End of Chapter)