The two sides fought for an hour. The anti-Japanese army was already under considerable pressure, but the casualties of the Japanese pirates were even heavier. At this time, they were just relying on their numbers to hold on.
Moreover, these Japanese pirates are bandits after all, not professional troops.
If it were a professional army, Zheng Hu and other people from the Di Reporting Division would not have been able to get close to this distance before being discovered.
These Japanese pirates were originally holding on, but Zheng Hu and his men used gunpowder to disrupt their formation. In addition, Shen Yi shouted a few words in succession. The anti-Japanese soldiers cheered up and launched a fierce attack towards the front. .
The Japanese pirates were beaten to pieces.
This encirclement was broken open by the anti-Japanese army.
Shen Yi asked Ling Su to lead people directly into Yueqing County along this breach. He was in the middle army. On one side, he ordered Xue Wei to lead people to cut off the rear, and on the other side, he led people to carry the wounded soldiers of Di Bao Division.
Although the two sides were in a stalemate for a long time, not many of those who resisted the Japanese were killed.
However, there were quite a lot of injured soldiers. Those who were slightly injured could still walk on their own, but those who were seriously injured had to be carried on their shoulders.
Originally, some of these seriously injured patients had to be abandoned because even if they were rescued, they might not be able to be rescued.
However, under Shen Yi's insistence, all the wounded soldiers and even some scattered corpses of the anti-Japanese soldiers were carried on their backs. Under the cover of Xue Wei and others, everyone took advantage of the night to fight and retreat. Under the cover of Duilang Zhen soldiers, it took about an hour before retreating to the vicinity of Yueqing.
In Yueqing County, the city gates are closed.
However, the anti-Japanese army was flying the imperial envoy flag, so Magistrate Zhong did not dare not open the door. He opened the city gate almost immediately and welcomed the anti-Japanese army soldiers into the city.
There were more than a thousand anti-Japanese army officers and soldiers, and it took a stick of incense for most of them to enter Yueqing County.
At this time, Xue Wei and other anti-Japanese troops in the rear, followed by a group of Japanese pirates, also arrived at Yueqing City.
At this time, Yueqing County had been taken over by the anti-Japanese army.
Because the manpower of the county government was really not enough in front of the anti-Japanese army, Shen Yi ordered the city gate to be opened without saying a word, and sent people to meet Xue Wei and others. Under the cover of bows and arrows, Xue Wei and more than a hundred imperial guards resisted The Japanese troops also entered Yueqing County.
As the city gate of Yueqing County closed and a hail of arrows was fired from the city tower, the pursuing Japanese pirates retreated somewhat unwillingly.
Seeing the Japanese pirates retreating and watching the battle from the city tower, Shen Yi breathed a sigh of relief.
Due to the loss of strength, his legs immediately became sore and weak, and both legs were shaking uncontrollably. He could not even stand steadily, so he could only sit down on the tower.
Also sitting down was Imperial Envoy Li Mu.
After all, Yueqing is just a small county town. The city walls are low and made of dirt and gravel. After the two people sat down, they were immediately covered in dust.
After Shen Yi took several breaths, he turned to look at Li Mu, who was wearing iron armor and looking a little pale. He exhaled heavily: "I shouldn't have put the prince in such danger on this trip..."
Li Mu pulled off the helmet on his head and threw it aside. The Tianhuang nobleman from Jiankang, regardless of the dust on the ground, lay flat on the tower and looked up at the sky.
It was early in the morning, the weather was good, and the stars in the sky were shining brightly on the towers.
Li Mu squinted his eyes, seeming to calm down.
"If it weren't for me, if it were any other clan who narrowly escaped death today, I'm afraid they would have to settle accounts with you, Shen Ziheng, after returning to Jiankang."
Li Mu smiled and said, "But I'm different from them."
"They all feel that they are born noble and destined to enjoy happiness in the world. However, since I have grown up, I have seen that our country is in dire straits and is in dire straits."
"Being able to do something for our country..."
Li Mu closed his eyes and said in a relaxed tone: "I feel very happy."
After he closed his eyes, he was silent for a while, and then asked: "Zi Heng, how many Japanese pirates did we kill on this trip?"
Shen Yi sat on the ground and shook his head: "It's too messy, and we can't clean the battlefield. I can't tell the number, but in my opinion, there are always five or six hundred."
"Um…"
Li Mu nodded and asked, "How many of us died?"
"Not many people died, but many were injured."
Shen Yi lowered his eyebrows and said: "Most of the veterans were injured by the Japanese pirates after they lost their strength. Only the recruits were seriously injured by the Japanese pirates..."
"The exact number of casualties can only be calculated after a few days of rest."
"New recruits..."
Prince Jin opened his eyes and whispered: "After this battle, the new soldiers will also become veterans, Zi Heng..."
"What the two of us have done in the past few months has been very successful."
Li Mu murmured: "With more than a thousand anti-Japanese troops, we can deal with thousands of Japanese pirates and take advantage of them. When the number of anti-Japanese troops exceeds 10,000, the Japanese pirates along the coast will no longer dare to land."
Shen Yi smiled: "The Crown Prince is the commander, and the anti-Japanese army only has 5,000 people at most."
Li Mu smiled hoarsely: "After I returned to Jiankang, the anti-Japanese army numbered more than 5,000. Your Majesty spent so much effort, why would you set up a capital on the coast?"
The capital command department is a provincial-level organization.
If a coastal capital was established, the number of anti-Japanese troops would be 10,000 or 20,000.
Shen Yi nodded. Just as he was about to say something, he heard Li Mu snort and said, "Ziheng, come and help me, I can't sit up."
Hearing this, Shen Yi quickly stepped forward to help Li Mu. As soon as he touched Li Mu's arm, he felt that his hands were a little wet and sticky. He was shocked, and through the moonlight, he saw that his hands were already stained. Less blood.
It was only now that Shen Yi saw Li Mu's face, which was frighteningly white.
Shen Yi's expression also changed, and he exclaimed: "Prince?!"
Li Mu was helped by him to sit up. Seeing Shen Yi's expression changed drastically, he shook his head and said with a smile: "A Japanese bandit slashed my shoulder. Somehow, the armor didn't seem to block it..."
Shen Yi then looked at his back and saw that Li Mu's back was almost soaked with blood. The knife seemed to have been cut through the gap in his armor.
Anyone who has such vision at night and uses a knife is probably a master!
Shen Yi took a deep breath and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, don't move. I will have someone carry your Majesty to the doctor immediately!"
Shen Yi's face was indeed a bit unsightly. He had some friendship with Li Mu, and aside from their personal relationship, if something happened to Li Mu while resisting the Japanese on the coast, he would not be able to be with the emperor after returning to Jiankang. The King of Jin explained.
"There's no need to panic."
Li Mu looked calm and said with a smile: "My injuries are not serious, and with this sword, your Majesty will reward me generously after returning to Jiankang."
Shen Yi shook his head and immediately called for two people to carry Li Mu down to treat the wound.
After carrying Li Mu away, Shen Yi simply rested for a while, then stood up again and began to arrange the accommodation, meals, and placement of wounded soldiers in Yueqing for the anti-Japanese troops.
All kinds of things were dealt with until the next morning, and Shen Yi was finally finished. By this time, he was already exhausted. When Zheng Hu helped him to rest on the bed, he almost touched the pillow and fell asleep immediately. passed.
Zheng Hu looked at Shen Yi lying on the bed and silently covered Shen Yi with a quilt.
The intelligence team leader, who was an internal guard, looked at Shen Yi who was almost "coma" on the bed, and then looked at his young face, and felt a little uncomfortable.
Our own Sizheng is a two-ranked Jinshi, and the Hanlin of the imperial court is a proud young man, extremely valuable!