Divorced woman with child travels through time

"Okay!" A-Yue rolled over and got out of bed. It was called a bed, but it was really just a wooden plank placed on two mounds of earth. But the soldiers were still sleeping on the grass and sand, so what did she have to complain about?

In the early hours of the morning, when people are just beginning to feel sleepy, the tide begins to recede, revealing the wet, muddy seabed.

The moonlight shone on the beach, casting faint shadows of the trees. The sea breeze was still a bit chilly, and the distant islands occasionally revealed glimpses of starlight, suggesting that the Japanese still had some on guard.

In the military camp, Wang Erniu was making preparations for the attack on the island. This time, he had brought all his men, about 2,500 in total. Assuming each squad consisted of 50 men, Ah Xing was leading one squad.

"Each squad should carry dry hay according to the number of people. If you don't need to, don't bring anything else. Travel light. Those riding mud horses should go first. After laying down the hay, move through quickly." Wang Erniu said while unfastening his heavy armor, "Once we get to the island, don't alert the enemy. Don't fight alone. Assess the situation before you act. Be quick, accurate, and ruthless. Use everything I've taught you. Every one of us is important. Don't die easily. Do you understand?"

"Understood!" the soldiers responded softly.

"Go!" Under the cover of night, the soldiers dressed in black, carrying hay on their backs, scattered in all directions.

Wang Erniu always adhered to the principle of veterans mentoring new recruits. This way, the soldiers would see blood in battle and grow very quickly. In the battle of An'nan County, more than two thousand taels of silver were awarded as a reward. With the monthly salary, the total cost was only about six thousand li. The rewards from above had not yet been issued, but it was estimated that he could be promoted one or two ranks. Since the heads of the Japanese had been sent to the capital, the rewards would certainly be substantial.

Countless soldiers carrying straw followed their companions riding mud horses, spreading straw along the way, and moved swiftly like ghosts.

Ah Xing, with his agile and nimble movements, was the first to sneak onto the island. Using the moonlight casting shadows under the trees, he climbed up and quickly reached the two Japanese guards behind them. He gave his companion a hand signal, and the two of them moved in unison, each quickly covering the mouth and twisting the neck, silently killing them.

This is Ah Xing's professional method, and he only taught it to two people to cooperate with him.

After the guards were dealt with, the rest of the group went ashore.

Following alongside Wang Erniu's personal guard, A-Yue realized that Wang Erniu actually didn't need protection. Despite his tall stature, he was incredibly agile, and within moments of the straw being laid out, he had already reached the island.

“If you encounter any Japanese soldiers, kill them on sight. I don’t have time to care about you. My personal guards will only look after me. You must protect yourself,” Wang Erniu said to A Yue.

"Understood!" A-Yue nodded and sneaked into the island.

The group slowly surrounded the island, dealing with the Japanese in the low thatched houses outside before launching their attack inwards. The ordinary soldiers also went ashore.

As Wang Erniu got closer, he discovered that inside a cluster of houses in the center of the island, the lights were on, and a large group of Japanese people were indulging in pleasure, with the sounds of men and women making obscene noises. The scene was simply indecent.

"What should we do about the militia?" the subordinate asked.

"Kill all Japanese!" It was disgusting. Wang Erniu was vaguely worried that those women might be Song people.

Wang Erniu led his troops forward, carrying out assassinations as they went.

They gradually made their way to the Japanese dwellings; going any further would expose them. Wang Erniu gave the order to confirm that archers were already positioned along the edge of the island to ensure that not a single Japanese could escape. Then he raised his arrows and launched the attack.

"Whoosh!" A powerful crossbow bolt struck a naked Japanese man lying on top of a woman precisely in the neck. The woman beneath him was revealed; thankfully, she was a Japanese woman.

The sound of the arrow was like a drop of hot water splattering in a pan of oil. Immediately following was a continuous series of "whoosh whoosh whoosh!" sounds.

The distance was close, and the crossbows were very accurate. After a volley of arrows, many Japanese soldiers were killed or wounded.

Wang Erniu drew his long sword, shouting, "Soldiers! Follow me and kill the enemy!"

"Kill!"

"Come on!"

In an instant, the sounds of fighting filled the air, and morale was extremely high.

The Japanese never dreamed that the Song people would attack their stronghold in the middle of the night. Caught off guard, they suffered countless casualties. Many Japanese fled in all directions, while others knelt down and begged for mercy, but the soldiers didn't even glance at them before killing them instantly.

The Japanese were routed. The battle came so quickly that the Japanese were being slaughtered in one direction, and their blood soaked the earth.

After casually killing a few Japanese, A-Yue felt bored and began searching for A-Xing.

After running around the crowd twice, I accurately found Ah Xing's team and quietly followed them.

The guard reported to Wang Erniu, who remained noncommittal and let her go. He led his men around the island, searching for the leader of the Japanese, Motoyama Ichiro. According to his investigation, this Japanese man was colluding with the Song people and could speak Chinese. Once they found him, they would be able to find out who was sending messages, supplies, and robbing merchant ships to the Japanese, thus solving the problem at its source.

Ah Xing had just kicked open a wooden door when a large cleaver burst out with a clang. His companion blocked it with his own knife. "Hey! There's a master among the Japanese!" Ah Xing flashed out his twin swords like a ghost. "Thud!" The Japanese man blocked the upper horizontal cleaver but not the lower short cleaver. He was stabbed in the abdomen and fell to the ground.

Ah Xing took the lead and wanted to continue charging in, but "whoosh!" two short crossbows shot out from inside.

"Get out of the way!" Ah Xing rolled away to dodge, and in the process pulled the brother who had just blocked the knife for him. Unexpectedly, another soldier who rushed up was unable to dodge in time, was shot in the shoulder and fell down, and was dragged aside by his companion.

"Damn it! Shoot a hidden arrow! Archer brothers, come and give us some support!" Ah Xing shouted.

A dozen or so crossbowmen dressed in black, carrying quivers, quickly surrounded them. "There's a formidable enemy inside; one of our brothers has been wounded."

"Alright! Let's go!" Without a word or explanation, more than a dozen crossbows fired two rounds into the room. A few breaths later, there was no more sound from inside. Ah Xing rushed in and found a Japanese child lying dead on the spot, covered in arrows.

Ah Xing remained expressionless, turned around, and led his men to continue the search.

A-Yue followed behind, watching him secretly, her eyes fixed on him.

Ah Xing said helplessly, "Come out now, so I won't worry about you anymore."

A-Yue smiled shyly and quickly followed beside him.

As the group walked to a low thatched hut, two muffled groans suddenly came from inside.

"Who's there!" A soldier kicked open the unlocked door with a bang, and a foul, fishy stench hit her, making Ah Yue choke.

"What's going on?" The room was pitch black, and you couldn't see anything, but you could feel that it was completely sealed off. This was at sea, how could this be? Someone lit a tinderbox, and Ah Xing realized that the room didn't even have a window.

"Ah!" After seeing the situation inside, everyone took a step back in unison and turned around.

Only A-Yue stared inside, her face filled with shock.