Seeing that the people of Anping were so stubborn, Zheng Xinguo lowered his head and thought about it, then raised his head and said to his personal soldier Zhang Dashan: "Dashan, you go and pick a few reliable people, I have something important for them to do!" ”

Zhang Dashan hurriedly said: "Yes, the small one will go!" ”

The next morning, more than a dozen refugees poured in.

In the winter, these refugees wore thin and tattered clothes, and they still smelled sour.

As soon as they entered the city, they squatted in vegetable markets, teahouses and other crowded places, huddled together with each other, and kept each other warm.

In order to get the help of well-wishers, a person knelt on the ground and shouted bitterly: "For the sake of fellow villagers, have pity on us, give us something to eat!" We haven't eaten in a few days. Those Tartars pretended to be going to Guangdong, but halfway through they turned around and attacked our village. We all surrendered, but they didn't care. As soon as we entered the village, we burned and looted, and my parents killed the beasts because they didn't let them steal our food. ”

Hearing the crying of the men, one of the lame men also cried, and said in a choked voice, "My poor wife has done the scourge to those beasts, and I went to them to fight hard, and I broke their legs." Woohoo......"

"Those brutes won't even spare my son who is less than a month old, my son! ……”

Several refugees had been recounting their tragic experiences, and when they heard this, they were shocked, and when they heard that the Tartars had killed again, their faces turned pale with fear, and their legs trembled.

Last time, the Qing soldiers were repulsed, but the defenders suffered more than half of the casualties. This time, the Qing army will kill again, can Anping be able to hold it?

The gentry of Anping were not calm anymore, and everyone went to Zheng's mansion to meet the governor.

Zheng Xinguo patted his chest and assured them that as long as he was in Anping for a day, Anping would definitely be able to hold on.

Hearing Zheng Xinguo's assurance, although those gentry didn't believe it, they were somewhat relieved, but they inevitably warned their families not to go out after they went back.

But in the afternoon, some rumors came from the Zheng Mansion.

said that the Metropolitan Governor was not prepared to defend Anping, and he was preparing to go to Kinmen.

Hearing these rumors, those gentry immediately ran back to Zheng's mansion to cry and mourn, kneeling and begging Zheng Xinguo not to leave, stay in Anping, and protect the villagers and elders.

Zheng Xinguo stopped patting his chest this time, and tears fell down little by little: "Although Ming Yan is not a sage, he is also loyal and brave, and he wants to protect the people of Anping so that they can live and work in peace and contentment." It's just that now the Ming Yan has few soldiers, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty has a large number of soldiers, and they have the heart to defend Anping, but their strength is not enough. The Tartars were predatory and cruel, and I don't know how many people will suffer because of it. Thinking that Anping's father and fellow villagers were afraid that they would suffer from a military disaster, Ming Yan couldn't restrain the grief in his heart. Let everyone laugh, please forgive me! ”

The king hurriedly arched his hand and said, "The governor of the capital is benevolent and righteous, and we are very respectful. It's just that now, the Manchu Qing Dynasty is eyeing each other, and Anping is in danger of destruction. Please ask the Metropolitan Governor to protect peace for the sake of his father and fellow villagers. Humble and meager, willing to offer for the use of the three armies of the Grand Governor. I don't know what the governor wants? ”

When the other gentry heard Wang Dexing say this, they also echoed and were willing to offer money and food to help the army.

This frightened Zheng Xinguo, if Lao Tzu was entangled here, and he was not exterminated by the Qing army, how could it be.

At that time, you may not have anything to do, and the head of Lao Tzu will definitely move.

Zheng Xinguo said righteously: "It's not that the governor of Pontus is unwilling to defend peace, he is really powerless. Anping City is small and difficult to develop. The Qing army now has a lot of soldiers and enough food. With Pontus's 3,000 men, that's a drop in the bucket. It is difficult to resist the Qing army. ”

As soon as the Anping gentry heard that Zheng Xinguo was determined to leave, some people immediately cried.

For a while, Zheng Fuzhongtang cried all over the world.

Seeing that the effect was almost there, Zheng Xinguo hurriedly said: "Anping is not a place to stay for a long time, it is better for us to go to Kinmen to take refuge first, and then come back when Anping is safe." I wonder if everyone is willing? ”

Hearing that the Metropolitan Governor promised to escort them to Kinmen, those who were reluctant to leave at this time nodded their heads and expressed their willingness to go to Kinmen.

"Since you are willing to go, please prepare as soon as possible. There are not enough ships in Pontus, and now time is pressing, so only some of them can be escorted. You also want to keep it a secret and not let too many people know! ”

These gentry immediately patted their chests and promised: "Don't worry, the governor of the capital, we will be strict in such a big matter!" ”

"Well, you guys go back and prepare now, and the sooner you go to Kinmen, the better!"

"Yes, Grand Duke. The little ones are going back and getting ready! ”

Promise to be good, and strictly don't say it.

But who doesn't have three or five relatives, plus when they go back to arrange for the family to pack up their things, they have to tell them why!

Who doesn't have a few friends and relatives in the family, the so-called strictness is simply a big funnel.

In less than two hours, basically all the people in Anping City knew that the Metropolitan Governor was preparing to flee to Kinmen.

was terrified for a while, those who were able went to the Zheng Mansion to ask to see the governor, and those who were not able to go to the Zheng Mansion to find the subordinates of the Zheng Mansion to verify it.

Those who have already been instructed by Zheng Xinguo, so it is difficult for them to take care of him.

As soon as he received a tael of silver from the people, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said what the eldest prince had explained: "Hey, why do you bother. With the friendship between the two of us, can you not tell it! Really, remember not to do that next time. ”

The words were very good, but the silver in his hand was immediately stuffed into his pocket, and he coughed before whispering: "I tell you secretly, you must not tell others, otherwise I will be in trouble." ”

"Well, you also know that I have a strict mouth, and I will definitely not spread it!"

"Okay, that rumor is true, the Metropolitan Governor is preparing to avoid Jinmen!"

Hearing him say that it was true, Zhang San's face suddenly turned pale, and he couldn't help shouting: "The Metropolitan Governor is gone!" So what about my family? ”

"Be quiet, you want to kill me! Hey, for the sake of you, you're a relative of my aunt's brother-in-law's village. Let me tell you secretly, the Metropolitan Governor has hundreds of warships, but after escorting those masters, there are only a few empty seats left. But let me tell you, I'm cousins with the captain of a ship, and it's not impossible to bring a few people with me. It's just ......" said this, Li Si stopped.

When Zhang Sanyi saw it, he was frightened by the atrocities of the Qing army and immediately cried and shouted: "Brother Li, there are three taels of silver here, you keep it, you must help say a few words, and bring our family of six!" ”

Li Si put the silver into his sleeve, sighed and said, "Who told us to be so familiar, don't worry, I will be punished, and I will help you leave a few vacant seats." ”

"Brother Xie Li, no, Xie Liye. You are a great benefactor of my family......"

Such a similar scene was staged on every subordinate of the Zheng Mansion.

In the evening, Zheng Xinguo sat in the filial piety hall of Zheng's mansion, humming modern songs. Listen to the old housekeeper Zheng Youde's advice.

"The eldest prince, the subordinates have received a total of seven or eight thousand taels of silver, and two or three thousand households are willing to go to Jinmen to take refuge."

Hearing that so many people were willing to leave their hometown and go to Kinmen, Zheng Xinguo showed a smile that had succeeded in his treacherous scheme: "Well, that's good. It was much better than I expected. Uncle Zheng, coming out of the house, will be rewarded with five taels per person. But tell them, 'I have given you money.' If anyone dares to covet the money given by the people? If you find it out, you will be killed directly! ”

"Don't worry, the little one will definitely warn them, and the little one will do it!" Zheng Youde bowed in response and retreated.

Lin Xishan took the silver and went to Xiamen to meet Zheng Cai. For the sake of the silver, Zheng Cai allocated one hundred and ten sand boats and twenty-two lucky boats to help Zheng Xinguo escort the people.

In order to prevent Zheng Xinguo from taking the opportunity to forcibly occupy his own ships, these ships were controlled by Zheng Cai's people.