Chapter 1773 Thankfully

"Feng, Fenghuo? Leader, you said that those are not on fire, but the beacon?! Are we exposed?!"

After hearing Xu Hai's words, a group of Japanese pirates couldn't help but froze. Last second, they were imagining the beautiful life of raiding Suzhou City at night, holding silver in sacks, and tying women with hemp rope, but the next second they were told by the leader Xu Hai that Suzhou Fenghuo It ignited, they were exposed, and the whole of Suzhou knew they were coming?!

For a while, the brains of all the Japanese pirates couldn't take it anymore. One second they were still in a state of excitement before the volcanic eruption, and the next second they were splashed with ice water, and the brain's cpu was about to explode.

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

Damn the boat along the way, another boat hit a rock in the sea, and a dozen or so brothers broke into the sea. How did they get exposed?! How did the people in Suzhou find us? ! Damn Suzhou, why have so many beacon towers been set up?! Then what are we who get up early and feel the dark, and stand against the wind and frost?!

Suddenly, on the Japanese boat, all the Japanese pirates were dumbfounded like sand sculptures hit by a thunderbolt from the blue sky.

No matter how the Japanese pirates can't figure it out, when the first beacon tower ignited a raging beacon fire, within a cup of tea time, all fifteen beacon towers in Suzhou's jurisdiction were lit with raging beacon fires. Villages and towns with a radius of about 40 miles around Suzhou City all knew the news of the Japanese pirates' arrival.

The crimes committed by the Japanese pirates in the south of the Yangtze River are too numerous to write down, and the crimes they committed are countless, especially the nearby Songjiang Mansion is a living tragedy. The common people all know that Japanese pirates are beasts who kill without blinking an eye. Once they enter the village, they will kill all the men, rob all the women, steal all their money, and burn all their houses.

So, upon hearing the news that the Japanese pirates were coming, the people in Suzhou Prefecture helped the old and the young to embark on the road of hiding, and the people who were close to Suzhou City fled to Suzhou City. People far away from Suzhou City hid in Wubao, fields, mountains and forests.

There is a special person in Suzhou City to look out for the beacon tower, and the first time I saw the beacon fire burning in the distance, I was still a little unsure whether it was the beacon fire or someone else's fire.

However, soon the second burning flame ignited. This beacon was closer and could see the flames soaring into the sky.

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

The person on duty at night knew the seriousness of the matter, and quickly shouted to warn, "The Japanese pirates are coming, the Japanese pirates are coming, close the city gate quickly."

As soon as they heard the Japanese pirates coming, the defenders of Suzhou City suddenly fell into a panic. Fortunately, the Japanese pirates were still 20 or 30 miles away, so they would not fall. He hurriedly closed the city gate.

"Fortunately, there was Zihou's beacon warning, otherwise, with these wine bags and rice bags, the Japanese pirates killed the government, and they haven't closed the door yet."

Shang Wei, the prefect of Suzhou who came over after hearing the news, saw the scene of the city gate being closed in a panic from a distance, and couldn't help turning black and cursing angrily in his heart.

At the same time, I was very fortunate in my heart. Fortunately, Zhu Ping'an got the rangers and beacon towers, otherwise, with the soldiers of the Suzhou Military Preparedness Division, the sky would collapse. I am afraid that Japanese pirates rushed into his mansion, and the city of Suzhou would be destroyed. Haven't reacted yet.

"Master Fu, you are here." The guards at the city gate hurried forward to salute when they saw that the magistrate Shang Wei had arrived.

"Well, the war is raging and the Japanese pirates are approaching. You should all cheer up and don't let the Japanese pirates take advantage of it." The prefect of Suzhou knew that now was not the time to get angry, and they had to rely on them to defend the city, so he nodded amiably.

"Yes." The guards nodded repeatedly.

"Soldiers, our salaries and salaries are issued by the imperial court, but in the final analysis, they all come from the common people, and they are all the people's anointing. Therefore, the common people are our food and clothing parents. Now, there are hundreds of thousands of us food and clothing parents in the city. We must stick to the city of Suzhou, not to teach the Japanese pirates to step into the city, and not to teach the Japanese pirates to harm a parent who needs food and clothing! This is the time to raise soldiers for a thousand days and use them for a short time!"

The prefect of Suzhou pointed to the city, and said to the guards with a serious face.

"Don't worry, my lord, we will stick to Suzhou City and never let a Japanese pirate enter the city." A group of guards declared their position loudly.

"Very well, it's not easy for you officers and men to guard the city. When the Japanese pirates retreat, each person will receive an extra ten taels of silver. I mean what I say, but if there is a guard who doesn't receive the ten taels of silver, I'm the only one asking!"

The prefect of Suzhou still kept his promise to the guards that there must be a brave man under a heavy reward. This is an ancient and unchanging truth.

"Thank you, my lord, we will defend Suzhou City to the death, fight to the end, defend Suzhou City, and don't teach Japanese pirates to step into the city!"

A group of guards screamed louder, louder and more sincerely than before, stimulated by the reward of ten taels of silver.

"Master Hou, send another 300 reinforcements to each city gate. They must be strong and elite. The city gates are related to the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in Suzhou City. There is no order from the official. Except for the defenders, the rest of the people are waiting for you. , not to come within 100 meters of the city gate, and those who violate it will be warned first and told to leave, if they persist in their obsession, I will give you the right to kill first and then act later. At critical times, there is no room for mercy!"

The prefect of Suzhou turned his head, and with a serious face, he gave orders to the military master following behind him.

"Obey." The waiter handed over his hands and took the order, and trotted down to make arrangements.

The Japanese pirates are coming, this is not a trivial matter, the gang of Japanese pirates in Songjiang Mansion have conquered several counties, and almost the entire territory of Songjiang Mansion has fallen. I heard that this group of Japanese pirates used the gold, silver, jewelry, and food looted in Songjiang Mansion to recruit troops. The Japanese pirate team has not doubled or tripled in size, and its strength has expanded to 40,000 to 50,000 people.

40,000 to 50,000 Japanese pirates, what kind of concept is this? The entire force of Suzhou city plus guards is only 10,000 people.

This is the result of the wise Lord Fu Zun, who mobilized a thousand elite soldiers from the local military preparation department a few days ago to assist in the defense of the city.

Fortunately, outside the city there is the Zhejiang Army under the command of Master Zhu Pingan. Although the Zhejiang Army only has 2,000 soldiers, but...

The Zhejiang army was stationed at the Fengqiao camp. If the Japanese pirates did not wipe out all the Zhejiang troops outside the city, they would not be able to attack Suzhou City with all their strength. After all, the Zhejiang army was behind, and they always had to worry about being attacked by the enemy. How could they attack Suzhou City with all their strength?

The Zhe Army has 2,000 men, and more than a hundred Japanese pirates were beheaded at the Jihai site a while ago. The combat power is much stronger than the soldiers of the local military preparation department. No matter what, it can buy some buffer time for Suzhou City.

The chief waiter thought so on the way to arrange reinforcements.

After the city of Suzhou was closed for the first time, there were still many people from outside the city who came with their families and children.

They were all common people with a radius of about ten miles nearby. When they heard the news that the Japanese pirates had killed them, the first thing they thought of was to hide in the city of Suzhou. Suzhou City has a tall and solid city wall, and is guarded by elite soldiers. It is definitely the safest place in Suzhou Prefecture, bar none. As long as you enter Suzhou City, your life will be saved.

(end of this chapter)