While General Wang and the surviving officers and soldiers under his command were scrambling to express their allegiance to the Japanese pirates and their willingness to cooperate with the Japanese pirates to deceive the city in order to survive, the Suzhou prefect still held a flying pigeon message in his hand, and under the protection of all the officers and soldiers, he rode his horse and whipped his whip.
, along the wide road of the city wall, all the way to the east gate city.
"Where is General Wang? Where is General Wang?" After arriving at the East Gate City, Magistrate Shang quickly got off his horse and shouted loudly.
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"Master, General Wang..." The deputy general's eyes were a little dodgey, and he hesitated to speak.
"General Wang is injured? Or is it unfortunate..."
When Magistrate Shang saw the deputy general's appearance, he thought something was wrong with General Wang. He couldn't help but feel a little in his heart and asked nervously.
Although General Wang has various shortcomings, he is a general among the cripples. General Wang is also a rare commander in the city. The Japanese pirates outside the city are sieging the city. It is the time to recruit people. Don't lose one of my generals at this time.
"No, Lord Fu, General Wang is not injured." The deputy general shook his head, still hesitant to speak.
"Oh, it's okay, General Wang. I just defeated the Japanese pirates. I'm tired. It's normal to rest and eat. There's nothing to be embarrassed about. Please take me to find General Wang." Magistrate Shang heard General Wang.
He was not injured, so he thought General Wang was having a meal or catching up on his sleep, so he asked the deputy general to take him to find General Wang.
"Ahem, Master Fu, I can't find General Wang at this time..." the deputy general replied softly, considering his words.
"Can't find it? What do you mean? Did General Wang go to the city to find a woman to have a good time and relax?"
Magistrate Shang frowned slightly. Although he had done a great job in defending the city and repelling the Japanese pirates, he shouldn't be so anxious to find a woman. At least it wouldn't be too late to find a woman after the Japanese pirates had completely retreated and left the territory of Suzhou Prefecture.
"Ahem, Lord Fu, General Wang didn't go to the city to find a woman, he, he..." the deputy general shook his head and hesitated.
"That's enough. I don't have time to guess here. Tell me where General Wang is. Just say it straight and don't beat around the bush."
Magistrate Shang was impatient and felt something was wrong. He looked at the deputy general with burning eyes and asked unceremoniously.
"My lord, General Wang. After we defeated the Japanese pirates, he led a thousand soldiers and horses out of the city to pursue the Japanese pirates."
The deputy general did not dare to hide anything anymore. He lowered his head and clasped his fists to salute the magistrate Shang, telling the truth about General Wang going out of the city to pursue the Japanese pirates.
"What?! General Wang went out of the city to chase the Japanese pirates?!"
When Magistrate Shang heard this, he staggered as if he had been hit by an arrow, and his face instantly turned pale.
"Master Fu, Master Fu, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?" The deputy general chuckled and hurriedly stepped forward to support Magistrate Shang.
"Why did General Wang go out of the city to chase the Japanese pirates?! Didn't I tell you repeatedly not to go out of the city to chase the Japanese pirates?!"
Magistrate Shang stood there like a headless fly, pacing around for several times, and then asked the deputy general irritably and angrily.
"Your Excellency, General Wang wants to leave the city. I have tried to persuade you. However, General Wang said that I will not accept your order. The chance of fighting is fleeting. I am humble and humble. General Wang insists on leaving the city. I will do it."
What can I do?"
The lieutenant general explained with an aggrieved look, feeling that he was like a rat in a bellows at the moment, unable to stand the splint gas.
"Hey, this is bad! Mr. Zhu Ping'an passed down the legend of the flying pigeon. It has been found out that the Japanese pirates outside the city have been searching for the people hiding outside the city in the past two days, shaving their hair into Japanese pirate hairstyles, and changing into Japanese pirate clothes.
We forced them to attack the city and die, so that we could misjudge the strength of the Japanese pirates and mistakenly believe that they were vulnerable, so as to lure us out of the city to pursue them. General Wang led his troops out of the city to pursue them, but they fell into the Japanese pirates' treacherous plan."
Magistrate Shang was like an ant on a hot pot, circling around the city wall, angry, panicked and worried.
"ah?!"
After hearing what Magistrate Shang said, the deputy general also panicked.
No wonder I always feel that the Japanese pirates are so weak. It turns out that those who attack the city are ordinary people who were captured and persecuted by the Japanese pirates.
This makes sense, why the Japanese pirates are so weak, why they are so incompetent in military matters, that’s why!
Doesn’t that mean the general is in danger?! Doesn’t the thousand soldiers who followed the general out of the city to pursue the Japanese pirates also be in danger?!
The lieutenant general's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly understood why Lord Fu was so panicked just now.
"Master Fu Zun, what should we do now?" Lieutenant General Liu Shen Wu Zhu asked.
"What else can we do? Close the city gate. Do not open the city gate unless I speak! No matter who comes, no one is allowed to open the door. Do you understand?!" Magistrate Shang ordered the deputy general with a serious look.
"Master Fu, what if General Wang is here?" the deputy general asked hesitantly.
"I just said that no matter who it is! You have to wait for me to speak before you can open the city gate. General Wang is no exception! Now, do you remember?!"
Magistrate Shang patted the deputy general's shoulder hard and emphasized again in a stern voice.
"Yes, the general understands that no matter who it is, he must report to the governor. The governor orders the city gate to be opened. The general will open the city gate. Otherwise, no matter who it is, no matter what the situation, the general will not open it.
City gate."
This time, the deputy general fully understood what Magistrate Shang meant. He nodded vigorously and expressed his stance to Magistrate Shang.
"Very good, I will order a group of reinforcements to be dispatched. The east gate will be left to you for the time being. Don't disappoint me! I will inspect the other two gates. If there are no problems with the other gates, I will come back and take charge of the east gate.
Door."
Magistrate Shang nodded with satisfaction, gave instructions to the deputy general, got on his horse, and led people to inspect other city gates non-stop.
General Wang of the East Gate led his troops out of the city to chase the Japanese pirates, but what about the North Gate and Northwest Gate?! Don’t let anyone go out of the city to chase the Japanese pirates like General Wang did!
Shang Zhifu galloped all the way on the city wall and quickly arrived at the North Gate. Fortunately, no one from the North Gate went out of the city to pursue the Japanese pirates. Shang Zhifu conveyed Zhu Pingan's flying pigeon message to the North Gate defenders, warning them that the Japanese pirates would lure the defenders out of the city to pursue them.
He sternly warned them that without his order, they were strictly prohibited from leaving the city to pursue Japanese pirates. No matter who violated it, they would be severely punished for disobeying military orders.
Then, Magistrate Shang rushed to the Northwest Gate. Fortunately, no one from the Northwest Gate came out of the city to pursue the Japanese pirates.
Magistrate Shang breathed a sigh of relief, but when he thought of the east gate, Magistrate Shang couldn't help but feel anxious.
Urgently, a thousand soldiers and horses and 500 young men were mobilized from the north gate and northwest gate of the city to rush to the east gate to aid.
Magistrate Shang also went to the east gate to hold down the battle in person, and brought a group of officials who knew military affairs to help him.
When Magistrate Shang arrived at the East Gate City, he heard a sudden noise from the officers and soldiers on Chengqiangshan, pointing in the distance with their hands.