Rise From the Humble

"Beacon, beacon fire? Leader, you said those were not on fire, but beacon fire?! We were exposed?!"

After hearing Xu Hai's words, a group of Japanese pirates couldn't help but froze. One second they were imagining a night raid on Suzhou City, sacks of money and women tied with hemp ropes, but the next second they were told by leader Xu Hai that the Suzhou Beacon Fire The fire started, they were exposed, and the whole Suzhou knew they were coming?!

For a moment, all the Japanese pirates couldn't bear it. One second they were in a state of excitement before the volcano erupted, and the next second they had a basin of ice water poured on their heads, and their brain CPUs were about to explode.

We boarded the ship at the second watch in the evening, arrived at Taicang Haikou at the third watch, and arrived thirty miles before Suzhou City at the fourth watch.

We were slandering the boat along the way. There was a boat in the sea that hit a rock and broke into the sea. How could more than ten brothers be exposed?! How did the people in Suzhou discover us? ! Damn it, Suzhou, how come there are so many beacon towers?! Then what does it mean for us to wake up early in the dark and endure the wind and frost?!

Suddenly, all the Japanese pirates on the Japanese ship were stunned as if they were struck by a bolt from the blue.

No matter how the Japanese pirates could not figure it out, after the first beacon tower was lit up with blazing beacon fire, within less than a tea time, all fifteen beacon towers in Suzhou's jurisdiction were lit up with raging beacon fire. All the villages and towns within a 40-mile radius of Suzhou City knew that the Japanese pirates were coming.

The crimes committed by the Japanese pirates in the south of the Yangtze River are too numerous to describe, and the evil they caused are countless, especially the tragedy in the nearby Songjiang Prefecture. Common people all know that Japanese pirates are beasts that kill without blinking an eye. Once they enter a village, they kill all the men and all the women, steal all their money, and burn all their houses.

Therefore, as soon as they heard the news that the Japanese pirates were coming, the people of Suzhou Prefecture helped the old and young to go into hiding, and the people who were close to Suzhou City fled to Suzhou City. People far away from Suzhou City hid in Wubao, wilderness, mountains and forests and other places.

There was a person assigned to watch the beacon tower in Suzhou City. He immediately saw the beacon fire burning in the distance. He was still a little undecided. He didn't know whether it was a beacon fire or someone's house was on fire.

However, the second burning flame soon ignited. This beacon was closer and the flames could be seen reaching into the sky.

Fires were ignited in the direction of the two beacon towers, and there was no doubt that the beacons were warning at regular intervals.

The night watchman knew the seriousness of the matter and quickly shouted a warning, "The Japanese pirates are coming, the Japanese pirates are coming, close the city gate quickly."

As soon as they heard that the Japanese pirates were coming, the defenders of Suzhou City suddenly fell into a panic. Fortunately, the Japanese pirates were still twenty or thirty miles away, so they would not lose the defense. After the defenders panicked for a while, they finally responded to the captain's scolding. He hurriedly closed the city gate.

"Fortunately, there was Zihou's beacon warning. Otherwise, with these wine bags and rice bags, the Japanese pirates would have killed the government office, and they hadn't even closed the door."

Shang Wei, the prefect of Suzhou who came after hearing the news, saw the scene of the city gate being closed in a panic from a distance. He couldn't help but blush and cursed in his heart.

At the same time, I was very happy in my heart. Fortunately, Zhu Ping'an had the rangers and beacon towers. Otherwise, with the soldiers from the Suzhou Military Preparation Department, the sky would have collapsed. I was afraid that Japanese pirates would break into his government office and the capital of Suzhou City would be destroyed. Haven't reacted yet.

"Prefect, you are here." The guards at the city gate saw the prefect Shang Wei arriving and hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

"Well, the beacon fire is on, and the Japanese pirates are coming. You all should cheer up and don't give the Japanese pirates an opportunity." The Suzhou prefect knew that now was not the time to get angry, and they still had to rely on them to defend the city, so he nodded pleasantly.

"Yes." All the guards nodded.

"Fellow officers, our salaries and wages are issued by the imperial court, but in the final analysis, they all come from the common people. They are the people's support and support. Therefore, the common people are our food and clothing parents. Now, there are hundreds of thousands of our food and clothing parents in the city. We must defend the city of Suzhou and not let the Japanese pirates step into the city or harm our parents! This is the time to raise troops for a thousand days but only use them for a short time!"

The Suzhou magistrate pointed towards the city and said to the guards with a serious face.

"Don't worry, sir, we will defend Suzhou City and will never let a single Japanese pirate enter the city." A group of guards expressed their stance loudly.

"Very good, it's not easy for you soldiers. If you guard the city until the Japanese pirates retreat, each of you will be paid an additional ten taels of silver. I keep my word. If there is a soldier who defends the city and does not receive ten taels of silver, I am the only one asking!"

The prefect of Suzhou still maintained his promise to the guards that there would be brave men under the heavy reward. This is an unchanging truth.

"Thank you, sir. We will defend Suzhou City and fight to the end. We will defend Suzhou City and prevent the Japanese pirates from entering the city!"

The guards were excited by the reward of ten taels of silver, and their voices were louder, louder and more sincere than before.

"Mr. Hou, we will send an additional 300 reinforcements to each city gate. We must have strong soldiers and strong generals. The city gates are related to the lives and fortunes of hundreds of thousands of people in Suzhou City. Without my order, except for the defenders, the rest of the people will wait. , are not allowed to come within 100 meters of the city gate. Anyone who violates the rules will be warned and told to leave. If you persist in persisting, I grant you the right to kill first and report later. At critical times, there is no room for mercy!"

The Suzhou magistrate turned his head, and with a serious face gave instructions to the chief of the war room who was following behind him.

"Yes." Chief Hou accepted the order and trotted down to make arrangements.

The Japanese pirates are coming, which is no small matter. The group of Japanese pirates in Songjiang Prefecture have captured several county towns, and almost the entire Songjiang Prefecture has fallen. I heard that this group of Japanese pirates used the gold, silver, jewelry, and grain and grass they looted in Songjiang Prefecture to recruit troops. The number of Japanese pirates doubled and tripled, and their strength swelled to 40,000 to 50,000.

What's the concept of 40,000 to 50,000 Japanese pirates? The entire Suzhou city's military strength plus commissions only amounted to 10,000 people.

This is the result of the wise Lord Fu Zun who dispatched a thousand elite soldiers from the local Arms and Preparation Department a few days ago to help defend the city.

Fortunately, there is also the Zhejiang Army led by Master Zhu Ping'an outside the city. Although the Zhejiang Army only has 2,000 people,...

The Zhejiang Army was stationed at the Fengqiao Camp. If the Japanese pirates did not wipe out all the Zhejiang Army outside the city, they would not be able to attack Suzhou City with all their strength. After all, the Zhejiang army is behind, and they have to worry about being attacked from both sides. How can they attack Suzhou City with all their strength.

There are 2,000 Zhejiang troops, and they killed more than a hundred Japanese pirates at the sea ceremony some time ago. Their combat effectiveness is much stronger than the soldiers of the local Armed Forces Department. They can buy some buffer time for Suzhou City.

Chief Hou thought of this on his way to arrange reinforcements.

After Suzhou City was closed immediately, many people outside the city came to help the elderly and children.

They were all common people living within a radius of about ten miles. After hearing the news that the Japanese pirates were coming, the first thing they thought of was to hide in Suzhou City. Suzhou City has tall and solid walls and is guarded by elite soldiers. It is definitely the safest place in Suzhou Prefecture. As long as you enter Suzhou City, your life will be saved.