The city of Hangzhou is already in chaos, and the doors of each house are tightly closed.

Fortunately, I heard that a large army had been mobilized outside the city, and they were arrayed at the east gate and west gate, and there were sailors and ships at Xizi Lake, landing on the shore at any time to suppress the Japanese, so the Japanese in the city were anxious, but they had not yet divided their hands to plunder, so although the hearts of the people in Hangzhou City were fluctuating and everyone was uneasy, the large-scale looting had not yet occurred.

It's just that there are also a group of playful characters who see the seams, currying favor with the Japanese on the one hand, and robbing and looting on the streets, but it is enough to make people's hearts palpitate.

Without the official government, the laws of Yiqiē have become empty on paper, and all kinds of gossip have also come out, some say that the official army has recently been defeated outside the city for a while, and some say that there is a fire outside the Wulin Gate in the northern suburbs, and the fire is continuous, burning many people to death.

The days of fear passed for several days, and occasionally there was a shout of killing in the night, which was thrilling, but the officers and troops outside always seemed to be thundering and raining, and although there were many times to call for the siege of the city, it was always not long before the flag died down.

The Japanese still killed a lot of people, and there were occasional bloodstained and dried corpses on the ground, and no one dared to come forward to restrain them, and these Japanese robbers did not seem to be afraid of the plague and let them go.

Sometimes some doctors are taken away by the Japanese and never returned, but it is also frightening.

Ming Pao here is temporarily not open, printing craftsmen, apprentices are mostly nearby villagers, the city is occupied by the Japanese robbers, and can not go out of the city, now all organized by Xu Shen, everyone together, are in the newspaper to eat, but also at any time to have a care.

The price of rice in the city has skyrocketed, but fortunately, there is a lot of cash in Ming Pao. Xu Shen realized this, and also hoarded a lot of rations, so in the five- or six-story building of Ming Pao and the courtyard with two entrances and two exits, there are now two or three hundred people living there, and everyone sleeps on the ground when they are tired. Some hay and horse fodder were spread on the ground, and people were huddled together, but it was not cold.

It's just that there is really no way to go on like this, at this time, several Xu family members, Miss Zhao and a few Confucians got together and were discussing countermeasures.

Xu Shen sighed: "I'm afraid the food is not enough, at most half a month, so many people eat, how long can it last?" I've heard that the officers and soldiers outside don't need to kill the city. It's mostly perfunctory, and if it goes on like this, the would-be robbers will see their way clearly, and I'm afraid that they will split up and start looting, and our newspaper has such a big face. What should I do if a Japanese invader comes? In fact, it's okay to take the silver......" He glanced at Miss Zhao and continued: "I'm afraid that something will happen to the female dependents, our female dependents are in the backyard, if the other party has a lustful heart, but there is no way to enter the heavens and the earth, I mean ......" He showed a little helplessness. continued: "It is common for the Japanese to burn, kill, and plunder, and it is really impossible to achieve the only way to make the will clear. Ahem......" He said, quietly glancing at Miss Zhao.

Miss Zhao's face was determined, and she nodded her head and said, "What Uncle Xu said is true." As a last resort...... And so it can be. ”

Everyone couldn't help sighing, the current situation is really desperate, things have come to this point, and the officials and soldiers outside are afraid that they can't count on it. At present, they can only rely on themselves, and the Japanese in the city are ferocious. It has been rumored that some Japanese robbers began to ask women to go to the city tower to sacrifice the army, and now that this is the case, can Ming Pao be spared?

Now there are no leaders in the city, and I have heard that many people have been organized by the Japanese to be the thieves, and most of them are ruffians on the streets, these people have no face and no skin, and they are familiar with the situation in the city, and once they are evil, it is also a trouble.

"What now? I've heard that someone from Qiantang has rushed out of the city, so why don't we leave too? "It was an uncle of the Xu family who spoke, because Mingbao's business was getting better and better, so he was now supervising the printing workshop.

Xu Shen sneered and said, "Let's go? Where can you go? A few of us men can still escape, maybe we can give it a try, but with so many family members here, can you go? Now I can only spend it here, it's a pity, our Xu family has finally made a fortune, who knew that something like this happened, I have no regrets, after all, my son is in Beijing, with Xu Qian and his father taking care of them, there will always be a future in the future, if my second sister-in-law and I are really gone, it will be gone, and we will not die blindly......" He sighed again, and said: "It's just a pity Miss Zhao." ”

Speaking of Miss Zhao, everyone sighed, in the eyes of the Xu family, Miss Zhao is also half of the Xu family, at least half of the Xu family's unfinished housewife, otherwise she is a woman who presides over the overall situation for Xu Qian, what is going on?

Although there are occasionally a few letters from Jingshi, and Miss Zhao is also mentioned, many people are still a little resentful of Xu Qian's kid, damn it, people ran away to Jingshi, what's the matter with leaving people here? Miss Zhao is not young, and it is not that there is no matchmaker who comes to the door, even Miss Zhao's father has come to Hangzhou to persuade her, but in the end she died without a problem.

Miss Zhao's thoughts, although she didn't reveal it, everyone knew it.

This debt, even Xu Shen felt that it was unreasonable.

Miss Zhao looked at everyone looking at herself, pulled her hair, and forced a smile: "What's the pity, people live just by a little hope, it's one thing to hope or not, at least there is a thought in my heart, it's really a last resort, it's just a matter of hope." But I thought that everyone didn't have to be so desperate, the boat would naturally go straight to the bridge, and the court would not sit idly by and ignore us, even if it was ...... Isn't Gongzi Xu also in the court? So ......"

Although she said it, she was already desperate in her heart, even if the court reacted, it would be a few months later, as for the Xu Gongzi in her mind, she didn't know if she would be able to see each other again in this life. Miss Zhao is an introverted person, not good at expressing her feelings, but now life and death are uncertain, in this precarious environment, she suddenly thought of Xu Gongzi, she faintly felt that Xu Gongzi will not abandon himself no matter how negative he is, he will definitely find a way to save himself, at that time he must be majestic, wearing gold armor and riding a snow-white horse from the sky......

It's just that...... Although she has been suing herself like this, Miss Zhao knows that the reality is still cold, even if Xu Qian will come recklessly, but after all, he is an official of the imperial court, how can he come without the will of the imperial court? Even if the imperial court has a will, when the army is ready, then the whole of Hangzhou will probably fall into hell.

So after saying some words of comfort, Miss Zhao couldn't help but sigh faintly, a pair of beautiful eyes swept through the complexity, fantasy and reality were intertwined, tormenting her heart.

Everyone sat together, and there was no result in discussion, that is, Wang Gen, a world-famous Confucian, although he usually spoke with the head of the Tao and his lips and swords, but now he can't insert a word.

Since there was nothing to say, everyone naturally dispersed, Xu Shen quietly called Miss Zhao aside, and said in a low voice: "Miss Zhao, there is a cellar under the collapsed left compartment in the backyard, when you have to do it, you hide in it, and you are not allowed to say this to anyone, do you know?" ”

Miss Zhao glanced at Xu Shen gratefully and said, "Uncle......"

Xu Shen sighed and said, "You don't have to thank me, if you want to thank Xu Qian's stinky boy, this bastard boy is happy and happy in Beijing, but he suffers you." ”

Dropping these words, Xu Shen put his hands behind his back and walked away as if nothing had happened.

Miss Zhao returned to her own wing room in the backyard, the backyard is not allowed to enter and exit at will, there are some henchmen of the Xu family here to guard, push the door to go, the furnishings are still the same, only a pair of scissors are added under the bedding, in front of the dresser, but there are blank papers, the paper is some Miss Zhao's random graffiti, nothing more than some small poems.

Miss Zhao sighed, heard the noise outside, and suddenly thought of something, and her delicate cheeks showed a little red.

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Wulin Gate is one of the most important city towers in Hangzhou, and further north is the canal, which is the place where soldiers must fight, and the officers and soldiers are transferred to defense, and the transportation of grain and grass is carried out from the canal outside the Wulin Gate.

The wharf outside the city is full of grain and straw transported, and there are countless officers and soldiers stationed there, and on the city tower are bronze skinned pirates, who seem to be aware of the importance of the martial arts gate, so most of the people are stationed here.

The Japanese have always had complex personnel, these more than 3,000 people are a combination of several of the largest Japanese robbers, the largest of which is naturally the elite of Wang Zhi, the owner of the Wufeng ship in Shuangyu Port, in addition, there are Li Guangtou, Xu Dong and other gangs of bandits, Wang Zhi's strength has a large number of Han people, but also recruited a lot of Japanese wandering warriors, and Li Guangtou is very close to the Franco people, and there are many Franco people in his department, who are more proficient in using firearms, several times the official army attacked the city, Li Guangtou's troops are all firearms to fight back, but it is very effective.

The official army attacked the city several times, and the losses were not small, and now they are gradually subsiding, but these Japanese robbers are not relieved, they are now inland, and they want to escape far away, but it is not simple, and before they go out to sea, no one can say what will happen tomorrow.

Last night, the Japanese invaders went out of the city and attacked the wharf outside the Wulin Gate, burning a lot of grain and straw, although in the end the official and military units counterattacked, and drove them back to the city, but finally let them breathe a sigh of relief for the time being, at least the official army has been in a loud voice, and no longer dare to brazenly mobilize military horses, transport grain, and ordnance at the wharf outside the city.

Right now...... The leaders of a group of Japanese robbers sat in the city tower, but they were arguing, and everyone came from all over the world for nothing more than robbery, but now this situation inevitably makes everyone disputed.

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The first chapter is delivered, and as always, I ask for a monthly pass.