Chapter 328: The Hardest Night

As the pioneer Chu Yun said, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there have been Japanese pirates, and the places that have invaded from Liaodong, Shandong, Zhejiang, Fujian to Guangdong, almost encompassing the entire coastal line. However, it was the Wenzhou and Taizhou prefectures in Zhejiang that suffered the most. Songjiang Prefecture belongs to Jiangsu, and it is still Jingning among the coastal prefectures, so when he was woken up in the middle of the night, he was full of annoyance to see a street patrol officer, and then heard that it was the Japanese invaders, Zhang Shouyue, the magistrate of Shanghai, was stunned all of a sudden. The only thing he remembered was that he sent a guard all over the city to warn him, and then ordered all the officials to be summoned.

"How can there be a wolf when it's freezing on this day?"

Not only did the county magistrate mess up, but even the dozens of errands who had just been urgently summoned to the county government were all six gods and no masters. Five or six years ago, the Japanese invaders came to rob them once, but as a result, dozens of people died in two or three fishing villages on the seashore and a lot of property was robbed, and the fishermen in the southeast of the county also suffered a lot. After all, compared to the massacre of the Japanese Kou in Songmen a year ago, the deaths and injuries of these dozens of people are nothing, so why did it cause the anger of the Son of Heaven when it was reported?

Standing at the door of the county hall hall, Zhang Shouyue looked at the dark sky blankly, and felt bitter in his heart. People say that it is the county seat, but the problem is that Songjiang Prefecture, Shanghai County and Huating County both have counties and no cities, after all, this has never been a place where soldiers must fight. At this moment, he suddenly remembered that more than a year ago, it was the first month of the first month, and it was also a cold weather at that time. For this matter, the emperor was furious and killed Shi Lu, the judge in charge of Taizhou Mansion. Now, if the Japanese still leave with one vote like the previous time, he may still be able to find an excuse to resist the past, but if the Japanese invade and kill indiscriminately...... He's dead!

"My lord, my lord, Qin Baihu who is guarding the city camp is here!"

The Ming army was up and down several levels, the first class was naturally the Jingying Jingwei, and then it was the turn of the various armies in the border areas of the town, the guards of the guards, the Tuntian army, the sin remnant army, etc., this city guard camp only guarded the city gate and guarded the city wall on weekdays, and there was no combat effectiveness at all. Because there is no city in Shanghai County, the armament of this garrison camp is stronger than that of the defenders of those cities, but the number is limited after all. This Qin Baihu's military position comes from hereditary, and he has never fought before, so his pale face at this time has a fight with Zhang Shou. After meeting, the two looked at each other for a while, and a sentence came out at the same time.

"What should I do?"

Hearing this, not to mention that the two parties were stunned, even the surrounding officers were stunned, and then their faces were as pale as earth. Just as he was staring at each other, another door outside came running like a gust of wind, and before he could stand firmly, he shouted out of breath: "My lord, my lord, there is a ...... outside." Some people claim to be ...... It's a brocade ......."

If he encountered a subordinate who stammered like this on weekdays, Zhang Shouyue would definitely be reprimanded for a while, but when he heard the three words of Jin Yiwei, he seemed to grasp a life-saving straw, and nodded busily: "Quick, go and invite that adult in...... Forget it, I'll go to greet you personally, Lord Qin, let's go together, and when the time comes, the adult will have a letter to ask. ”

A few years ago, when the Japanese invaded, Qin Baihu didn't even see the shadow of the Japanese invaders, and now he only hoped that there would be someone who could call the shots, and when he heard this, he immediately nodded his head like a chicken pecking rice. Hurried to the gate side by side with Zhang Shouyue, he saw three people standing in front of the door, two men who looked like guards carried sabers at their waists, and the young man in the center was holding a sword. Although he couldn't see people's heads and faces clearly through the faint light of the lantern, he could finally see that they were not panicked.

"Who is the magistrate of Shanghai?"

"The next official is Zhang Shouyue, the magistrate of Shanghai!"

Seeing the middle-aged man wearing a black gauze hat and an official robe stepping forward to salute hurriedly, Zhang Yue couldn't help frowning. After standing at the gate of the yamen for a while, and seeing the chaotic scene in the courtyard inside, he naturally knew that the county government had been in chaos, and he didn't have time to say anything polite at the moment, so he said bluntly: "Since the widows are here, in addition to letting the husband beat the gong along the street to warn, do you have any other coping strategies?" ”

"Xiaguan ......" Zhang Shouyue's face turned red, and then he simply let it go, "It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and the servants of the entire county government of Xiaguan have a total of more than 30 people, and the soldiers guarding the city camp are about 100 people. This is the Qin Baihu who guards the city, and the adults don't believe that they can ask him. ”

Seeing that Zhang Shouyue actually kicked the ball directly to himself at this time, Qin Baihu scolded in his heart, and replied cautiously: "My lord, there are only more than 100 people in our city guard, because there is no city wall, and there is little training on weekdays, even if they are all pulled out and they are afraid of fighting." Since there are several guards along the coast, if there are Japanese criminals ashore, they have no shirk duty, and we can only do our best......"

Hearing this Qin Baihu say this, Zhang Yue couldn't help but be furious, but at this moment, what he could rely on was the hundreds of people guarding the city camp, so he had to cheer them up: "I only used five people in Wuxiang Old Street to kill more than a dozen of them to commit the Japanese invaders, which shows that this Japanese has nothing to be afraid of." According to the only one I interrogated, he confessed that only a few of them had come ashore, and that the other would-be robbers had gathered in the vicinity of Daqushan and Yangshan, and that they would definitely come tonight. The city camp can't just do its best, and Zhang Zhixian shouldn't blindly say anything about how a clever woman can't cook without rice! The four coastal guard posts are not fictitious, there must be fire if there are ships on the sea, and their lookout posts are not used for dry food, and they will definitely send troops to meet them, even if a few fish slip through the net, it is limited. ”

Zhang Yue's previous analysis of Zhang Shouyue and Qin Baihu could not care, but that sentence of killing more than a dozen widows made them feel refreshed. The two glanced at each other, and seeing that Zhang Yue was confident, they immediately thought of the possibility of saving their heads and their future at the same time. Although they were still frightened and scared, they had to let go of it, so the two stepped forward and said in unison: "But please assign it, we will definitely obey the order!" ”

"Very good, Zhang Zhixian, it's not enough to just warn the husband. Now immediately scatter the servants out in groups of five, and start from the east side to beat the gongs and shout from street to street. Tell the people that the guard has been dispatched, so that they should not panic, prepare all the knives and iron tools that can be used to resist at home, and respond to each other in the neighborhood if they find suspicious people. Qin Baihu and I led the city camp to guard the southeast corner, if there is a fish that slips through the net, I don't expect the messengers to be able to outnumber, but this kind of thing should always be able to be done with the outnumbered, right? In short, I'll leave all the city to you, if there is any house burning, I only ask! ”

Putting aside these words, Zhang Yue didn't look at Zhang Shouyue, who was staying there, and said straight to Qin Baihu: "Lead the way, go to the city camp!" ”

Qin Baihu hadn't recovered from Zhang Yue's harsh words just now, but the conversation turned to himself, so it took a long time to turn around, and hurriedly shouted and ordered his entourage to lead the horse. He got on his horse and gathered all the people he had just brought together, completely oblivious to Zhang Yue's darkening face.

According to Zhang Shouyue, the magistrate of Shanghai, there are only more than 100 people in the camp in total, and this 100 households ran to the county government and pulled 12 people, so how many people are left in the camp at this time? Resisting the urge to scold at this time, Zhang Yue hurriedly got on the horse with Hu Qi and the baby-faced guard, and immediately raised his whip at Qin Baihu and the others to signal to lead the way.

A large group of people roared away, but Zhang Shouyue wanted to cry without tears. Even if Zhang Yue said that there may not be many Japanese invaders, but if he asked the county officials to arrest and resist the Japanese invaders, would this work? These guys are more energetic than one when they are urging money and grain taxes on weekdays, but they expect them to catch the Japanese robbers......

When he was in a hurry, he suddenly saw a rider on the other side turn back, and carefully identified it as the baby-faced guard next to the young man who claimed to be the brocade guard. Although he couldn't guess the other party's intention to turn back inexplicably, he still hurriedly greeted him with a smile, but he didn't expect the other party to dismount at all, but shouted with enough luck:

"There is nothing to be afraid of this widow, Lao Tzu killed three or four in Wuxiang Old Street! The lord said, if you encounter a wolf, you will kill a treasure for each of them...... No, ten taels of silver! Don't think about killing people and risking merit, we are Jinyi Guards! ”

Seeing that this ride turned around and left again, Zhang Shouyue couldn't help but turn his head, and saw that the messengers who were still cowering just now showed a hint of eagerness to try, he even knew what to do at this time, and hurriedly went up to make a wish, and after a while, a group of errand officers and fast hands who had plucked up enough courage swarmed out from the county office. After a long time, Zhang Shouyue, who was standing at the gate of the county government, woke up to a fact, and immediately stomped his feet in anger.

"This person is gone, and no one will take care of the county government? Come on, lock the door, and move those two big water tanks over and block them! Follow the master, I will go to the roof and command in the center! ”

There happened to be no moon on this night, and the sky was so thick that there was not even a hint of starlight, and only the torch burning on the ground could make people feel a little warm. After Zhang Yue rushed to the southeast garrison camp, he had to come to some agitation, and naturally there must be a brave man under the heavy reward-At this moment, he didn't care if anyone said that he exceeded his authority, so he could only do it first - However, he casually pulled away the bow and arrow that the garrison sergeant took up, and suddenly frowned.

The fluffy arrow of the light bow is almost like tickling a human even if it is shot! If the four guards he went to a few days ago can only be regarded as second-rate soldiers and horses, then this garrison can't even compare to the third-rate! The only fortunate thing is that these people's waist knives are not big pieces of iron, at least it's okay to cut people.

"Big ...... Your Excellency, you ...... Look over there! ”

Hearing this trembling voice, Zhang Yue couldn't help but be even more annoyed, however, when he saw the swaying lights of the fire coming here, he immediately took a deep breath. Now the only hope is that the Baoshan Institute, which is closest to Shanghai County, can find the Japanese and send troops to intercept it in time, otherwise relying on such a small number of people will naturally hit the stone with an egg.

Hopefully he'll have the best of luck as always!

Glancing back at the soldiers guarding the city, he saw that Qin Baihu was trembling, and the other sergeants were still able to hold it, so he suddenly shouted: "Did you see the firelight, how many people are there?" As long as we stop them, the elite soldiers of the guard will soon be able to arrive, and then the Japanese will naturally collapse! is still the same sentence, when the time comes, you will repay the merit with the head of the Japanese slave, ten taels of silver and one head, how you can live in the second half of your life, it depends on today! ”