Chapter 1115 Breaking the Game
“Now I finally understand why the county official said, ‘It’s not more than 30 brothers, but more than 30,000 brothers’”
The government officer on the city wall opened his mouth wide and said face shocked Watching the people below the city continue to pour onto the city wall, more and more, they are shoulder to shoulder. Looking around, the people rushing to line up and swarming up the city wall are like a long dragon, winding up. The head of the long dragon cannot be seen in front, and the long dragon cannot be seen behind. the tail.
"Our county magistrate's mouth can defeat thousands of troops. As long as the county magistrate is here, everything is possible." The soldier next to the Yamen servant looked at Zhu Pingan's back and said with reverence. Seeing so many people crowding onto the city wall to defend the city together, the despair in his heart was swept away, and his face became filled with hope.
Like the soldiers, the government officials and soldiers on the city wall saw this scene, and hope for the defenders grew again in their hearts.
The desperate atmosphere that shrouded Jingnan County like a thick fog dissipated as if blown by a strong wind.
Break!
The critical situation of death has ushered in a turning point. Zhu Ping'an's mobilization will definitely go down in history.
“Fathers and fellow countrymen, when Jingnan’s life and death were at stake, you stepped forward. You are all heroes, the pride of Jingnan, and the patron saint of Jingnan. I, Zhu Pingan, would like to thank you all. Dear fellow villagers."
On the city wall, Zhu Ping'an looked at the crowds swarming up the city wall, his eyes couldn't help but moisten, and he bowed to everyone with his hands raised.
"The words of the county magistrate are serious. We should be the ones to thank the county magistrate. When the county magistrate first came to Jingnan, he was willing to protect Jingnan at the risk of his life. We, the native Jingnan people, have no reason not to protect Jingnan."< br>
“Mr. Magistrate, please don’t say that. We are ashamed that we did not know the praise of the Mister. If it had not been for the words of the Mgr. Magistrate to wake us up from our dreams, we would have been killed by the Japanese pirates. What a coward you despise."
"Master Magistrate, you are the patron saint of Jingnan."
"Master Magistrate, we are not cowards. We will fight the Japanese pirates to the end. Protect our parents, wives and children.”
“Jingnan is also our Jingnan. We were born in Jingnan and grew up in Jingnan. If Jingnan is in trouble, of course we must stand up.”
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People spoke one after another, not daring to accept Zhu Ping'an's bow.
"It's all Ping An's incompetence that has caused all the fellow villagers to take risks to defend the city. Ping An would like to apologize to all the fellow villagers."
Zhu Ping'an once again bowed his hands and bowed. As the leader of Jingnan His parents, officials, were unable to protect Jingnan and were forced to mobilize the people to defend the city, allowing the people to face the brutal and inhumane Japanese pirates. Zhu Ping'an was filled with guilt.
"What crime did the magistrate have? If it hadn't been for the magistrate's insistence, we would have been killed by the Japanese pirates outside the west gate. Also, magistrate, you risked your life to protect Jingnan. We all see it. It’s in my eyes.”
“What does the Japanese pirates’ attack on the city have to do with the magistrate? If the magistrate hadn’t been guarding the city, Jingnan would have been captured by the Japanese pirates.”
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“The county magistrate is our great benefactor, not a sinner.”
“It’s difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. We in Jingnan don’t have a guard station, so how can we have any defense force? More than 3,000 Japanese pirates attack the city. It's normal if you can't keep it, but it's abnormal if you keep it. It is a miracle that the county magistrate was not guilty of incompetence when he organized government officials and gatekeepers to defend the city and defended the city against more than 3,000 Japanese pirates. . ”
“The county honors your words, no. If we defend the city and the Japanese invade the county, we will be dead. If we don't defend the city, we can still fight for our parents, wives and children. If the county magistrate doesn't wake us up, we can only wait for death."
People's emotions. He said excitedly, do they know what Jingnan is like? After that, there is no defense force. If the Japanese pirates only come to a hundred or so people and cannot defend the city, it can be said that the county magistrate is incompetent. But the Japanese pirates suddenly come to more than 3,000 people. How can Zhu Ping hold it? What he has done is good enough. It is impossible for anyone to do better than Zhu Pingan. Last year, the Japanese pirates captured the county seat with only a hundred or so people.
“Thank you very much, fellow villagers, for trusting me, Zhu Ping An, and I, Zhu Ping An, will definitely live up to the trust of my fellow citizens.”
Zhu Ping'an bowed his hands again.
Everyone returned the favor one after another.
"My fellow villagers, your determination and courage to protect Jingnan are obvious to all. However, swords have no eyes on the battlefield. In order to avoid unnecessary casualties, we now ask those over fifty to come down from the city wall; go up. There are old and young people, go down to the city wall "The only son in the family should go down to the city wall; the family with a wife and no heirs should go down to the city wall; the father and the son are both on the city wall, the father goes down to the city wall; the brothers are on the city wall together, the younger brother goes down to the city wall."
Zhu Pingan stood in front of everyone, raised his hands and said loudly.
"Master Magistrate, I have lived for seventy years. I am old enough. Let the younger one go on. Don't think I am old, but I have a lot of skills. I am an ordinary young man, neither two or three" The old man’s opponent.”
"Master Magistrate, as the saying goes, brothers who fight tigers are brothers, and father and son are soldiers in battle. We, father and brother, are the most powerful on the city wall."
"Master Magistrate, we will not go down. We will defend Jingnan to the death. We We must fight the Japanese pirates to the end. "
"A noble man like the magistrate is fighting to the death on the city wall. We won't go down the city wall..."
The people on the city wall said excitedly. No one could hold on to the city wall. I swear to protect Jingnan to the death.
In order to express his persistence, the seventy-year-old man blew his beard and glared, hugging the city wall and not letting go.
"Uncle, uncle, fellow villagers, we all see your determination and courage to protect Jingnan. However, on the battlefield, swords have no eyes, and the Japanese pirates are cruel and inhumane, which will inevitably increase casualties; and the city wall is narrow, There are so many of us and it’s not easy to use it, so the Japanese pirates can take advantage of it. A fellow villager can also help defend the city under the city, and a fellow villager can maintain order in the county, assist in collecting and transporting wood and stones, and collecting feces and urine..."
Zhu Ping'an had to do it again and again. After persuasion, people over fifty, old and young were persuaded to come down the city wall.
After such screening, more than 2,000 strong civilians were left on the city wall. Although the number was not as large as the Japanese pirates, it was enough to defend the city.
"Brothers took the risk to defend the city. I, Zhu Ping'an, have nothing to offer in return, but to treat each other with sincerity. All of them are registered and treated the same as government officials and soldiers. All those who have the courage to defend the city will be rewarded. An additional ten taels of silver will be given to those who are injured while defending the city; an additional fifty taels of silver will be given to each person who is killed while defending the city. After that, all those who are interested in serving in the county government will be given priority."
Zhu Ping'an recruited literate government officials and common people to register all the people, and they were treated equally with government officials and soldiers, and everyone was equally subject to the previous promulgation. In addition, he also promised everyone that after the war, anyone who is interested in serving in the county government will be given priority.
The heavy reward order solved the people's worries; the appointment order gave everyone an opportunity to eat the royal food.
Originally, the people defended the city just with enthusiasm. Now, with the heavy reward order and the appointment order, the people have no worries and have more hope. They are more active in defending the city, full of energy and high morale. (End of this chapter)