In the middle of the night, Xiao Liu sat cross-legged on the bed, pinching Zhang Yi's head while throwing her head back and laughing.
"why are you laughing?"
"I never expected that I could meet the Zhang family and the Liu family thousands of miles away on the Korean Peninsula. It feels so cordial. It's no different from home."
"Haha, it's true. In ancient times, they always studied Chinese culture, so there is not much difference between us."
"Those aristocratic families are very supportive of our integration policy and want to conquer the world with us." Xiaoliu became more and more excited as he talked.
"Their ambitions have always been great," Zhang Yi said, dumbfounded. "No one is perfect, and we cannot be too harsh on others. However, the lackeys who follow the Japanese pirates must be severely punished, and those who resist will be killed without mercy."
"Well, yes, the world will become a better place only if we pull out all the poisonous weeds."
The two were talking when suddenly there was a knock on the door.
Boom, boom, boom!
The sound is fast and urgent.
Zhang Yi sat up and Xiao Liu went to open the door.
"Your Highness the Princess!" the herald saluted, "A group of people came from outside the North Gate. The leader is Vice Premier Sun. General Shi Gandang sent me to ask my sworn brother for permission to open the city gate?"
ah!?
Zhang Yi was surprised.
Why did Vice Premier Sun appear at the gate of Ryugyong Castle late at night?
Could it be that he rushed through the heavy siege of Japanese pirates and fought his way over?
Does he have such courage and courage?
A series of questions came to Zhang Yi's mind.
"Send the order and ask General Shi Gan to guard the city gate. I will arrive immediately!" Zhang Yi said.
"Yes!" The herald turned around and ran away.
Zhang Yi hurriedly put on his armor, and Xiao Liu stepped forward to help.
"Yi Ge, I feel a little strange!" Xiao Liu shouted.
"It's very strange. Let's wait until we understand the situation." Zhang Yi nodded.
…
Zhang Yi and Xiao Liu rode towards the north gate and saw a large number of soldiers gathered inside the city gate, ready for battle at any time.
The two boarded the tower, and Xiao Han and Shi Gandang ran over quickly.
"Brother Yi, there are a lot of people here, at least more than 20,000 people. We don't dare to open the city gate casually." Shi Gandang said.
"It's right to play it safe," Zhang Yi said. "Is the person here really Vice Premier Sun?"
"It's true, brother Yi." Xiao Han replied.
While talking, Zhang Yi and Xiao Liu came to the city wall and looked down.
The city was full of people and horses, and it was pitch black. Armor and weapons reflected the cold light in the moonlight. No one lit a torch, which is understandable for fear of exposing the target at night. Judging from the outline of the flags and armor, it was indeed the army of Greater China.
The question is, where have the Japanese pirates gone? Is there no one to intercept them?
Late at night, you can't see very far, darkness covers the wilderness, and the atmosphere is a bit weird.
"Open the door quickly, what are you waiting for?"
A familiar hoarse voice came from below the city, and it turned out to be Vice Premier Sun.
"Are you Vice Premier Sun?" Xiao Liu stuck his head out and asked knowingly.
"It's me, it's me, Princess Xiaoliu, I'm so happy to see you!" Vice Premier Sun shouted, "The situation is critical, open the city gate and let me in!"
"Your voice sounds a bit like Vice Premier Sun, but also a bit different," Xiao Liu said calmly, "I want to know how you passed through the many defense lines set up by the Japanese?"
"It's like this, Princess Xiaoliu," Vice Premier Sun explained, obviously a little anxious, "yesterday afternoon we were surrounded by the Japanese, and we fought fiercely until this afternoon, and finally repelled the Japanese army. Then we rushed to Liujing in one go, and the Japanese fled.
"
Is it a lie?
The Japanese pirate army commanded by Kuroda Satsuma is not that easy to deal with. The possibility of fleeing when seeing Vice Premier Sun's men is almost zero.
"Vice Premier Sun, I see you don't have many troops. Where is Commander Dulin?" Zhang Yi asked.
"Oh, Chairman Zhang, it's hard to put it into words!" Vice Premier Sun choked up, "Our troops fought fiercely with the Japanese all day and night, and suffered heavy losses. Commander Du Lin died gloriously to protect us."
"That's really unfortunate!" Zhang Yi sighed, "You should have received a letter from General Chen Yiyi, reminding you to return to Anton City as soon as possible!"
"The letter has been received, but we can't retreat," Vice Premier Sun said in a pretentious manner. "How can we let Chairman Zhang fight alone? We were planning to lead the troops to Liujing to meet up, but we were attacked by enemy troops.
Alas, there are only so many people left!"
At this time, Zhang Yi roughly understood and couldn't help but take a breath.
What is certain is that the Chinese troops were indeed attacked by Japanese pirates.
Under the attack of the enemy's superior force, they suffered heavy losses.
Then, two possibilities arise.
One possibility is that Vice Premier Sun led a small number of troops to rush out and beat the enemy away. However, based on Zhang Yi's understanding of Vice Premier Sun, this possibility does not exist.
Another possibility is that Vice Premier Sun was surrounded by enemies, surrendered in despair, and then led his troops to try to trick him into opening the city gate!
…
boom!
A thunderbolt flashed through Zhang Yi's mind. This idea was too shocking to accept.
"Chairman Zhang, please open the city gate quickly and let us in," Vice Premier Sun begged. "By the time the devils come to kill us, it will be too late and people will be killed!"
Xiao Liu grabbed Zhang Yi's arm and whispered: "Brother Yi, you can't believe his words!"
Shi Gandang asked: "Then can we open the door?"
"Brother Yi, the current situation is unknown. There are a large number of people lurking around, so we have to be vigilant!" Xiao Han's senses became more acute in the dark night and he said firmly, "If you ask me, don't open it!"
Xiao Liu relied on intuition, while Xiao Han relied on observation. Their words made Zhang Yi believe that his judgment was correct.
He stared into the distance, and there seemed to be thousands of troops hidden under the night.
There is an old saying in China, cleverness can lead to misunderstanding.
If Vice Premier Sun fought fiercely all the way and the Japanese pirates tried their best to resist, Zhang Yi might make a decision in desperation to open the city gate and let the Chinese troops enter the city.
But the enemy thought too much and was afraid that in that situation, Zhang Yi would be too scrupulous to open the door.
So Vice Premier Sun acted smart and lied about beating away the Japanese pirates. In fact, he was not that capable at all.
It is clearly a conspiracy. Once the city gate is opened, the enemies will rush in.
Below the city, Vice Premier Sun became more and more anxious and begged.
"Chairman Zhang, we have come to you in desperation. How can you keep us out of the city? Our situation is too dangerous. Please order the door to be opened!"
Zhang Yi leaned forward to observe and replied.
"Don't be anxious, Vice Premier Sun. Wait patiently for a moment, we will open the city gate soon."
Xiaoliu was very surprised and said: "Brother Yi, you can't believe him!"
"Don't worry, Liu'er," Zhang Yi said with a slight smile, "I know what to do."