"Sir, a group of common people have come to the north gate. There are about a thousand people. They have about 200 soldiers and Huo Tong soldiers. There are hundreds of pirates chasing them. Do we want to open the door?"

The flag owner came to Zhang Daoshen and asked.

If it is daytime, the city gate must be opened. The pirates are not ready to attack the city now. Even if a small number of pirates sneak into the city, they are seeking death. When they arrive in the city, they must separate everyone and interrogate them in detail.

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"Open the city gate and let the people enter the city. This should be Yan Qianhu of Qingmu Suo. They have so many Qingmu Forts and are about to lose them!" Zhang Daoshen said with a frown.

The north gate was opened, and all the people and soldiers entered the city. Yan Daliang, the Qingmu leader, led four of his hundred households and Li Lin up the fort wall and came to Zhang Daoshen.

"Sir, Commander, the pirates are so powerful that it is difficult for me, Qingmu Fort, to resist, so we have to retreat to Jinshanwei Town while remaining useful, and let Your Majesty, Commander, dispatch them."

Yan Daliang saw Zhang Daoshen hurriedly kneeling at his feet. The four hundred households behind him also knelt down. Li Lin next to him also knelt down after thinking about it. He helped Yan Daliang retreat into Jinshan Guard, and told Yan Daliang that he was Erwei.

The soldiers in the fort had important news to tell the commander, and Yan Daliang brought him along.

"Do you know that losing your guardhouse is a capital crime?" Zhang Daoshen asked, looking at Yan Daliang who was kneeling on the ground.

"The commander ordered me to spare my life. The thieves are powerful. I would not hesitate to die in Qingmu Castle for my humble duty. However, considering that Qingmu Fort is a small matter and Jinshanwei Town is a big matter, I just live in vain and hope to kill a few pirates in Jinshanwei Town."

This life has been wasted." Yan Daliang burst into tears as he said this.

Although the imperial court said that losing one's own guardhouse is a capital crime, there is room for accommodation in everything, right? Now Zhang Daoshen is in need of assistance, so he must not kill Yan Daliang directly, otherwise there will be chaos in Jinshan Guard Town.

Already.

"Write down your business first. The pirates will attack the city in almost two days. You take your people down first, and then we can talk about today's affairs after we repel the pirates." Zhang Daoshen said to Yan Daliang.

Yan Daliang's face turned ugly for a while after hearing this. He said that he would talk about it later. It was not about being filial to the money. From the moment he gave up Qingmu Fort, he knew that he would not be able to survive without heavy bleeding this time. Fortunately, he entered Jinshanwei Town and was safe.

It is guaranteed.

"Your Majesty, Commander, this is Brother Li from Erwei Fort. He has important news to report to you." When Yan Daliang heard that his matter was over, he stood up and introduced Li Lin to Zhang Daoshen.

If they hadn't had Li Lin today, they would have lost at least half of their people if they had to escape into Jinshanwei Town. In order to repay Li Lin's favor, he promised to introduce him to the commander.

"Oh? Are you from the salt factory? Tell me what's going on at the salt factory now?" It stands to reason that Jinshan Guard was attacked by pirates, and the salt factory was the first to bear the brunt. The news from Weibao and Zhayanbao was sent to Jinshan at noon yesterday at the same time.

Wei Zhen heard that both forts were attacked by more than a thousand pirates. Yao Qianhu passed the news to him. Zhang Daoshen did not send troops, but asked Yao Qianhu to guard the salt factory.

When Yao Qianhu heard this, he went directly to Suzhou to visit his relatives. Although he worked for Qianhu of the salt factory, he had connections with the capital and generally did not live in the salt factory. Everyone knew this, but no one said anything.

"Our Second Wei Fort was attacked by 5,000 pirates the day before yesterday. We have held on for two days and have suffered heavy losses so far. We have killed more than 800 pirates and seriously injured more than 500 pirates. Now the Second Wei Fort is being besieged by pirates. Please give me the command, sir.

Send troops to rescue Er Weibao!" Li Lin was not stupid, he also saw his speaking skills in officialdom.

"What? Er Weibao is still holding on? Where is Su Ren?" Zhang Daoshen asked.

"We, Lords of the Hundred Households, originally wanted to report to the Commander in person, but Erwei Fort is now in a critical situation and he cannot leave, so he just asked me to come.

Sir, the Second Wei Fort is in danger. More than 3,000 people in the fort are fighting desperately against the pirates. Please send troops quickly!" Li Lin shouted again.

"This matter of sending troops to the Second Wei Fort... needs to be considered carefully. The Second Wei Fort was not attacked by pirates, which is a good thing. I know that Su Renbaihu has a good way of leading troops.

Jinshan Guard is now besieged by pirates, and it is difficult to save itself. Take Li Zhuangshi down to entertain them. If the pirates withdraw, I will immediately lead troops to rescue Erwei Fort." Zhang Daoshen said.

"In this case... that's it! I have reported the situation in Erwei Fort to the commander. The task has been completed. I feel uneasy staying in Jinshanwei Town. I would like to ask you to have someone put me down from the city wall. I want to go back as soon as possible.

Erwei Fort." Li Lin said.

"A strong man has high righteousness. Since a strong man wants to return to Erwei Fort, I will help you. If you have anything else that I can help with, please feel free to mention it. If you can do it, I will never refuse." Just a few words,

Seeing Li Lin talking to him calmly, without any fear of a soldier, Zhang Daoshen actually liked Li Lin more and more.

"No, our Lord Hundred Houses also asked me to ask you how Second Weibao can help Jinshanwei reduce the pressure. Even if we give up Second Weibao, we must still help Jinshanwei Town." Li Lin said.

"Do you two, Wei Bao, know where the pirates landed?" Zhang Daoshen asked after hearing what Li Lin said.

"On the coast two miles north of our salt production plant, there are three large ships over 10 feet tall, eight large ships over 6 feet tall, and thousands of small and medium-sized ships, all docked there. We don't know about other places." Li Lin said.

"A ten-foot-long ship? There should be about 5,000 pirates in such a large fleet... You told me that it couldn't be true that 5,000 pirates attacked Erwei Fort!" Zhang Daoshen asked in disbelief.

"Of course it's true. We have more than 3,000 soldiers and civilians in Fort Wei. Although the walls in the castle are only three or four feet long, we are all united as one. Even if there are 5,000 pirates, the number of people who attack the city can hardly exceed 500 each time. Then

How could it be so easy for pirates to break through our Second Wei Fort!" Li Lin said confidently.

"Li Zhuangshi, you should not have an official position in Erwei Fort. Our Jinshan Guards are in need of talents now. When the pirates retreat, Li Zhuangshi will at least be able to get the position of flag leader." Zhang Daoshen saw Li Lin unexpectedly.

A person can come to Jinshanwei from Erwei Fort alone, and Yan Qianhu values ​​him so much, so he must have extraordinary qualities.

"Thank you for your love, sir. It's just that the Su family has a crush on me, so I must live and die with Er Weibao. I've told you that it's time for me to leave!" Li Lin said and was about to leave.

"Please wait!" Zhang Daoshen called out to Li Lin from behind.

"Is there anything else, sir?" Li Lin turned around and asked.

"Li Zhuangshi, pirates and Japanese pirates have become more and more rampant in recent years, and the imperial court hates them deeply. Many Jinshan Guards have been destroyed this time, and the imperial court must be dissatisfied.

If we can keep more pirates, the court will surely know how hard it is for me to wait. The pirates' siege of Jinshanwei Town will begin in three days at the latest, and they will never dare to put too many troops in Erwei Fort.

If possible, I want Erwei Fort to burn down the pirate ships. As long as there are no ships, these pirates will all die when reinforcements from Songjiang City arrive." Zhang Daoshen said to Li Lin.

Zhang Daoshen can become the commander of Jinshan Guard. Jinshan Guard is one of the Four Davids of the Ming Dynasty. As a third-level official, his perspective is not comparable to that of ordinary people. This time Jinshan Guard is attacked by pirates. If he can defend Jinshan Guard Town, at least he can

Guaranteed not to be accused, if you can kill a few hundred more pirates, then not only will you not be guilty, but you will be successful.

"Master Commander, I will pass the message to our hundred households!" After Li Lin finished speaking, he left quickly. Zhang Daoshen asked one of his personal guards to escort him out of the city.

In the dark night, many people were hiding in the woods outside Jinshanwei Town. Their homes were invaded by pirates, and they had to enter the city if they wanted to survive.

However, it is difficult to open the city gate at night. Only when large guards arrive can the city gate be opened. In order to avoid being caught by pirates, they have to hide themselves from being discovered, and on the other hand, they have to pay attention to the city gate at all times.

As time goes by, the number of city gate starts will become less and less.

Suddenly a rope fell down from the city wall, attracting the attention of several people in the woods nearby. Soon a man in strange clothes quickly came down from the city wall. Several people saw this and ran over in a hurry.

"Master, my child hasn't eaten for a day, please let us go into the city! My eldest sister lives in the city. I will thank you very much after entering the city." He took out a sharp one from his pocket.

The blackened silver ingot, which was about 2 taels in size, was quietly handed to Li Lin who had just gained a foothold.

Li Lin was startled when he saw a figure suddenly emerging from the woods. He saw that the other person was just a civilian and wanted to bribe him, so he knew that the other person had misunderstood.

"Sorry, I'm not a guard of Jinshan Guard Town. You have to go up from here to see if they are willing." After Li Lin said that, he left directly. It was already getting late. He took a rifle and came out. Er Wei didn't know.

How is the situation at the fort?

Su Ming didn't have a walkie-talkie to call him, which at least meant that the city wall was still there, otherwise the rifle would definitely be taken back.

Li Lin walked to the corner and was about to call Su Ming on the walkie-talkie. When he saw the few people walking under the city wall, several arrows were shot down. Two people were shot, and the others fled quickly.

This world is inherently divided between classes. Ordinary soldiers rob the people, and the people dare not complain. Even if they kill you now, you will consider yourself unlucky.

Low-level banner owners and hundreds of households control the life and death of their soldiers. If a soldier is abandoned, his future life will definitely be worse than that of ordinary people, unless he is willing to become a refugee and leave his place of residence.

The wealthy families determine the future of the flag owners, hundreds of households and low-level officials. Bai Hu and the flag owners are all tools of the royal family and the wealthy families. They do not want their children to suffer the hardship of being soldiers.

Most of the households are hereditary and tied to the aristocratic families. The aristocratic families rely on these hundreds of households and banner owners to protect their rights in this world.

As for the aristocratic royal family, the best class, what are they afraid of? If there are no soldiers from these hundreds of households, who will guard the wealth in their hands? The prosperous city is where the big aristocratic families live, it doesn't matter who sees it

The poor people have entered?
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