The first thousand three hundred and twenty-seven chapters come late at night
In early winter, the sun sets very quickly. The sun has just set in the west, and in the blink of an eye, night has fallen.
"Let's take a look. It's getting dark and the third day is about to pass. Is there any sign of the Japanese pirates?"
The man who had complained before looked hard at the dark night in the distance on the city wall. There was no trace of people under the night, and he complained again.
"No, as the saying goes, if you keep repeating it again and again, the third day will pass quickly, and the Japanese pirates have not come. It seems that the Japanese pirates will not come again. Our county magistrate is like a tiger taking a nap this time."
The person who complained with him before also followed suit.
"Haha" the locals glanced at them meaningfully and responded with a "haha".
The two of them replied, "Hey", murmuring in their hearts that the county magistrate is not a god, so it doesn't matter if we make a mistake once. Our gratitude to the county magistrate will not be reduced much.
The night was getting darker and darker, and before long, it was so dark that you couldn't even see your fingers. There was still silence outside the city, except for the night owls that occasionally made one or two menacing calls.
"It's been a wasteful day of being scared again! Let's go, go home and go to sleep. From now on, we won't be frightened anymore. Japanese pirates are not dogs respected by the county, and the county doesn't predict the future."
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The two of them stayed on the city wall for a while, rubbed their lips, muttered a few words in a low voice, and then walked down.
However, just as the two of them stepped down the next step, they heard a commotion behind them.
"Look, there's someone over there coming straight to the city gate."
"Oh, it's really, really fast."
"The Japanese pirates are coming"
A cry of surprise from the city wall reached the ears of the two of them, and they couldn't help but stop. The timid one among them had his legs weak on the spot. If he hadn't held on to the wall in time, he would have rolled down in fear.
The two of them looked at each other, as if they were struck by thunder, with smoke coming out of their heads, and said in a trembling voice, "The Japanese pirates are really coming?"
"Brother, brother, please give me a hand. Let's go down quickly and find a cellar, hide in a smelly ditch or something. I hope we are lucky and lucky, and the Japanese pirates can't find us."
The timid man clung to the wall, his legs trembling uncontrollably, and said to the man shivering.
"Ah? Ah! Yes, yes." The man couldn't help but panic when he heard the Japanese pirates.
When the locals on the city wall saw this, they looked at them with a sneer, took out a butcher's knife from their sleeves, spat hard on the butcher's knife, and said to themselves, "Brother, today
We can fight side by side again. Last time we defended the city, I didn’t let you drink enough blood from the Japanese pirates. Today I will help you drink enough."
After finishing speaking, the locals crowded to the front line of the city wall with butcher's knives, looking determined.
"He's crazy. Even though the Japanese pirates are not tall and are dressed like beggars, they are all highly skilled in martial arts. They have three-foot-long swords at their waists. They can cut gold and cut iron. They can kill without blinking an eye and can eat people without salt.
Go up with the butcher's knife, isn't this the longevity star who thinks he has a long life?!"
When the two saw this, they couldn't help but say.
"The Japanese pirates are here, and I finally have the money to marry my wife."
"Excuse me, last time I didn't go up the city wall and I regretted it for half a year. This time I said I wouldn't go up."
In the blink of an eye, many people armed with manure forks, shovels, red-tasseled guns and other weapons squeezed past them, scrambling to occupy the wall stacks, and looking out of the city with gleaming eyes.
"Under what circumstances, can madness be contagious?! Are all these people crazy?!"
When the two of them saw so many people rushing forward, they were completely stunned and murmured to themselves.
"No, it's not a Japanese pirate. That's one of our people. That's Zhang Ergou, the government official. I know him." A sharp-eyed person discovered the clue and couldn't help but loudly remind the people around him.
"Well, it's really not Zhang Ergou. Behind him is Gou Yue's Iron Dan, who is also a yamen servant."
Soon someone recognized several people outside the city who were quickly approaching the city gate and shouted.
"Ah?! It's not a Japanese pirate." When the two heard this, the tension and worry on their faces disappeared. Their bodies quickly relaxed again, and they said excitedly, "I'm just telling you, how could a Japanese pirate say that?"
Come as soon as you come?!"
Soon, under the watchful eyes of everyone, several torches from outside the city came to the city gate and started calling the door.
It was Zhang Erniu, Tiedan and the others.
"Er Niu, Tiedan, the county ordered you to monitor the coast closely. Why did you come back?! The city gate cannot be opened. The county has ordered it. Without the county's order, no city gate can be opened."
A guard on the city wall asked.
"There was a situation on the sea. Hundreds of Yawat boats appeared on the sea and came straight to Jingnan. The Yawat boats are warships commonly used by Japanese pirates. After the leader noticed this situation, he quickly ordered us to report to the county. Mr.
Zhang, since the city gate cannot be opened, please send the basket down quickly and we can go up in the basket so that we can report the situation to the county magistrate in time."
Zhang Erniu and others were at the city gate, explaining loudly and urging the guards on the city wall to put down the baskets.
After verifying their identity again, two cradles were quickly hung from the city wall with ropes, and Zhang Erniu and the others were pulled up one by one. After Zhang Erniu and the others came up, they quickly climbed down the city wall and forced the Japanese pirates closer to Jing.
Report the news in the South China Sea to Zhu Ping'an.
"The Japanese pirates are really here!!"
“The Japanese pirates are really here!!”
When the two people by the city wall heard this, they looked at each other, dumbfounded and shocked. How could they have imagined that the Japanese pirates really came when the county official said that the Japanese pirates were coming!
Soon, the news of the Japanese pirates' arrival spread throughout Jingnan County. Although Zhu Pingan had warned everyone, everyone was still shocked and frightened when they heard the news.
"The Japanese pirates are really here. These Japanese pirates who have killed thousands of swords are so insidious and treacherous that they attacked in the middle of the night. How could we have discovered the Japanese pirates' tricks without the county magistrate reminding them! Who would have thought that the Japanese pirates would attack at night. This big
At night, everyone must be asleep at home. If there is no reminder from the county magistrate, I don’t know how many families have been murdered by Japanese pirates. If there is no reminder from the magistrate, I am afraid that the county seat may also be attacked by Japanese pirates."
"These Japanese pirates, who can kill thousands of people, attack late at night. They are going on a killing spree."
"The county magistrate is really amazing. He said that the Japanese pirates were coming and ordered us to move away in advance, but the Japanese pirates really came. Our village is right on the seaside. If the Japanese pirates attack with thousands of swords, we will definitely be the first to suffer. Thank you, county magistrate.
Ah, if it weren't for the county magistrate, I'm afraid our whole family would have been in trouble right now."
People were afraid, but also thankful. They were afraid that Japanese pirates would attack late at night. Fortunately, the county official informed them in advance that they had taken precautions and evasion. Otherwise, they would have been doomed tonight.