There was actually nothing going on in the yamen, Cheng Zhong went to the county ya, and chatted for a while with the officials in the third class and six rooms.

Seeing that it was about to be noon, Cheng Zhong walked to the Nanxiang steamed bun shop not far from the county government to eat two steamed buns, not to mention, the taste of the steamed buns was indeed a must, and the famous Nanxiang xiaolongbao in later generations could not be compared at all.

Seeing the steaming steamed buns being served, Cheng Zhong couldn't help swallowing his saliva, picked up the chopsticks and just wanted to eat, but heard a rapid gong sound, and then the crowd suddenly became chaotic, and the crowd on the street ran around like headless flies, and the baskets and baskets containing melons, fruits, and vegetables were knocked over and spilled on the ground. But no one paid attention to this, and soon, the bluestone pavement that had just been cleaned was a mess.

"What's wrong?" Cheng Zhong grabbed a man who was about to run wildly and asked, the man struggled for a while, but he didn't break away.

"The Woko are coming, the Wako are coming!" The man waved his hands, his eyes full of fear!

Woko? Cheng Zhong was stunned all of a sudden, although the Japanese invaders were suffering from the southeast coast, but it was the first time that Cheng Zhong had bumped into it.

Where did the pirates come from? What is the goal? How many people are there? Where is it now? A series of questions came to Cheng Zhong's mind, but he couldn't answer any of them.

Go back to the county office! Cheng Zhong didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly returned to the county office, but now the county government is already in the news.

Seeing Cheng Zhong come back, the county Cheng Yang Decai was overjoyed: "Cheng Dianshi, you can come back!" It's amazing, the Wokou is coming! ”

Don't look at Yang De, who is only in his forties, but he is the master who has never experienced anything, and suddenly such a big disaster happened. Yang Decai was in a mess, but the main bookkeeper Yuan Fang looked very calm.

"Lord Yuan, who came out with the news that the Japanese are here? Is it true? Cheng Zhong knew that he couldn't count on Yang Decai, who had been frightened and had no direction, so he could only ask Yuan Fangdao.

"I have sent someone to verify it just now, and at least six people said that they saw the Japanese with their own eyes, and it should not be groundless that the Japanese are coming." Yuan Fang said: "As for how many people there are, it is not clear now, you also know that the common people do not know the military, and dozens or hundreds of people are no different from thousands to them. ”

Cheng Zhong nodded, very satisfied with Yuan Fang's expression.

"Two adults, it happened suddenly, we still don't know where the widows are, how many people there are, Cheng Zhong thinks that the best way now is to close the city gate, stick to the help, and ensure that the county seat is not lost!" Cheng Zhong said.

This kind of thing is also the first time in Cheng Zhong's life, and he doesn't know if his way of dealing with it is right in a hurry.

The number of the Japanese is too large and sometimes small, it is not clear, the sum of the three classes of the soldiers in Huating County is less than two hundred, and now that there is an accident, there are even fewer people available, if you rashly attack, it is very likely to encounter the ambush of the Japanese Kou, which will also cause the emptiness of Huating County, giving the Japanese a chance to take advantage of. If the Japanese invaded Huating County and looted on a large scale, then no matter what the result was, Hai Rui would be punished, just like Cheng Zhong's father, Cheng Xiaozhi, was dismissed from office because he was repeatedly attacked and harassed by the Japanese under his rule.

What's even stricter is that if the Japanese invade Huating County, then the common people will suffer! In the 32nd year of Jiajing, Huating County was poisoned by the Japanese and suffered heavy losses, and the people were also deeply affected, with deaths and injuries.

Attacking is not a good option, and escaping is not a good option. Now I don't know where the pirates came from or where they are going, so it would be foolish to blindly flee the county. Although the city wall of Huating County is not high, it is enough for the Japanese who have no successful equipment.

Therefore, Cheng Zhong felt that guarding the city was the best choice at the moment!

"Yes, yes, yes! Close the gates and wait for help! Yang Decai said again and again. He was so frightened that he didn't have the slightest idea, and could only pray that the would-be wouldn't leave soon.

The order was conveyed, and all the gates of the four cities in Huating County were closed!

Cheng Zhong breathed a sigh of relief, but he knew that there was still a lot to be done now.

Of course, I want help! The number of pirates that appeared is unknown, maybe few, but maybe many. If it is the former, Huating County will naturally be safe, but if it is the latter, it is far from enough to use two hundred soldiers in Huating County.

It is indeed impossible for the Japanese to bring heavy siege equipment, but the city wall of Huating County is in disrepair, and even if it does not collapse at once, I am afraid it will not be able to block several attacks. Although there is a moat, but the water in the moat - Cheng Zhong once jumped into the moat barefoot, and now the river water is not even wet with his trousers!

In this case, Cheng Zhong didn't dare to be sloppy in the slightest, Hai Rui was not in the county office, and he was in charge of his little history, which means that any decision he made now would determine the life and death of the people of Huating County!

The nearest reinforcement to Huating was the Jiaxing Institute under Suzhou Wei, with about 1,000 soldiers. It takes more than half a day to travel from Huating County to Jiaxing! In Cheng Zhong's opinion, this time is too long, and it is enough for a large group of Japanese robbers to loot Huating County two or three times.

But whether it doesn't matter if the far water can't save the near fire, Cheng Zhong has to give it a try.

The messengers for help were soon sent out.

A wave of warnings to Matsue Prefecture

A wave of requests for help from Suzhou Wei and Jiaxing were delivered by fast horses from the post station.

Another wave was sent by Cheng Zhong himself to the Cao Gang for help. Although the Cao Gang is not an army, the brothers in the gang are all extraordinary, and the most important thing is that many of them have had the experience of fighting, and fights and brawls are commonplace for them, which is definitely much stronger than those who have never been on the battlefield, and even faint when they see blood.

If the Wako really attacked the city before reinforcements arrived, the strength of the Cao Gang would be very important.

The second thing, of course, is to save yourself. Cheng Zhong is not a person who sits idly by, if the reinforcements can't arrive in time, what should Huating County do?

The first thing he thought of was to organize the strong men in Huating County, there were probably thousands of strong men in the county, and if they took up arms and guarded them with the advantage of the city wall, it would be difficult for them to attack them overnight.

At this moment, I suddenly had a quick report that a large number of ordinary people had gathered in Xicheng and asked to open the city gate to escape!

"What?!" Cheng Zhong's head buzzed, he was really afraid of something!

Although it is not known where the Japanese came from, the west gate leads to the interior, and the chance of escape is greater, and it is understandable that the common people fled westward. But in this way, Cheng Zhong's deployment was completely disrupted!

But leaving them behind, Cheng Zhong also had concerns in his heart.

After all, Huating is not a capital city, if a small group of Japanese robbers comes, he can organize the people to be strong, but in this case, the common people who escape out of the city may become the target of the robbers. Because when they escape, they will definitely take with them the most valuable things in the house, and let them stay to save them.

But on the other hand, if it is a large number of Japanese invaders, Huating County will definitely not be able to stop it, if the reinforcements do not come in time, then when the Japanese soldiers press the border, these people will lose the best chance to escape. By then, the whole city would have been exposed to the butcher's knives of the would-be would-be robbers.

Therefore, whether the city gate can be opened or not, and whether the people can be let go, Cheng Zhong is very hesitant, because his single thought may make many people live, and it may also make many people die!

"I'll take a look!" Cheng Zhong secretly gritted his teeth.

"Cheng Dianshi, I'll go with you." Yuan Fang said.

Cheng Zhong was a little surprised, because at this time, many officials were quietly hiding, and some even mixed in with the common people and were ready to escape, even the county Cheng Yang De had just pretended to be sick and went home to recuperate, Cheng Zhong guessed that he was now cleaning up at home.

Cheng Zhong didn't expect that at this time, Yuan Fang would take the initiative to go to the tribulation with him.

On weekdays, Yuan Fang was very inconspicuous in the county government, and Cheng Zhong looked down on him very cautiously, but when the crisis came, he changed his past submissiveness and became fearless. This is in stark contrast to Yang Decai, and Cheng Zhong can't help but look at him differently! If you can get through this, this person is worth befriending.

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