Chapter 1772 It’s on fire
“Hahaha, the wind has risen, and it’s still an east wind. God helps me. The moon is dark and the wind is high at night, when murders and arson are committed.”
Xu Hai’s feelings on the Japanese ship Breathing the east wind, I couldn't help but burst out laughing, shouting for God's help.
“With God’s help, our trip will definitely succeed!”
“The good wind will send me to Sioux City with its power, hahaha.”
"It seems that we can arrive at Suzhou City earlier than expected. Hahaha, we are already here before they wake up from their dreams."
Hojo Dozo, Maye, Chen Dong and others also He couldn't help but laugh.
All the Japanese pirates were very optimistic. They boarded the boat at the second watch, arrived at Taicang Haikou at the third watch, and were right under Suzhou's nose at the fourth watch. The river turned around, and Suzhou was just around the corner, only thirty miles away. .
Now that the east wind has picked up again, their Japanese ships have followed the wind and arrived at Suzhou City earlier than expected. The defenders must still be sleeping.
With their sudden attack, they will definitely be able to capture Suzhou City easily.
There are mountains of gold, silver and jewels, countless little ladies from Suzhou are waiting for them to seize them.
The Japanese pirates became more and more excited as they thought about it. Their paddling hands were full of strength and they were not tired no matter how hard they tried. The boat was like flying.
Swish, swish, swish
One by one, the Japanese boats followed the curvature of the river and turned a corner. They were only thirty miles away from Suzhou.
The Japanese pirates were even more excited and were already imagining the wonderful life of burning, killing and looting after entering Suzhou City.
However, what they didn't notice was that when their Japanese boat just turned around in the river, six people were lying on the ground deep in the dead trees beside the river, staring at them without blinking.
The night was as thick as ink, and the dead trees were thick and lush. The six people were lying on the ground again, holding grass in their mouths, and making no sound. They were well ambush, and no Japanese pirates found them. .
These six people are one of the fifteen rangers sent by Zhu Pingan.
After the Japanese boat turned from the river, the six people slowly retreated into the woods behind them and untied their horses from the trees.
The horses also bite sticks in their mouths, fixed with ropes on both sides of the horse's face to prevent the horses from making noise.
The six people mounted their horses and rode towards the high-slope beacon tower one mile away without stopping.
There are four soldiers on duty in front of the beacon tower, two of them are sleeping on a bed of hay, and two of them are on night watch.
The night watchman quickly discovered the six people riding on horseback. Before they could ask why you were here, they heard the six people riding on horseback shouting, "Light the fire quickly. It's a warning at night." That pile of beacon fire, the Japanese pirates are coming !”
“The Japanese pirates are coming!”
When the two men heard this, they quickly lit the torch with a fire stick and stretched it to the pile that had been prepared. A beacon fire pile like a wooden building.
The two people who were sleeping on the thatched bed also heard the noise and quickly got up to help light the beacon fire.
The beacon fire pile is made of hay, dry firewood, etc., and is also topped with grease. When the torch is touched, it bursts into flames.
Soon it was in flames.
"Okay, the beacon has been lit. Everyone mount their horses quickly and sound the gongs to warn the people that the Japanese pirates are coming!"
"The Japanese pirates are coming from the river. There are a total of seventy or eighty Japanese ships, and the number of people must be as many as twenty or thirty thousand. "
"We can hear clearly that many of them are talking in the language of birds. They must be Japanese pirates."
"Hurry up and remind the people to hide and don't be blocked by Japanese pirates in the village." "
The mounted rangers breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the beacon lighted up. When the beacon lighted up, their main mission was completed.
The next step is to ride the horse as a warning to alert the people nearby.
All the rangers mounted their horses and each held a gong. Under the arrangement of the captain, they formed groups of two and galloped toward nearby villages and towns.
"Boom, boom, boom"
The loud gong sounded again and again.
"The Japanese pirates are coming. Folks, pack your things quickly and hide." The warning sounds of the rangers kept coming.
Soon, one village after another was alarmed. People heard that the Japanese pirates were coming and hurriedly packed up. He quickly packed the dry food and clothes into his bags, and ran out with the old and the young.
Japanese pirates kill without blinking an eye. Once they come to a village, they kill them all, rob them all, and burn them all. They are like inhuman beasts.
There are many places to hide outside the village, in the wild fields, woods, caves, meadows, and river ditches
As long as the Japanese pirates are not blocked in the village, they run to the wild to hide, as long as they are not lucky Too bad, generally not easy to be found by Japanese pirates.
Japanese pirates usually come to the village and don't bother to go to the wild to find people. They don't have much manpower and energy.
Xu Hai and others on the Japanese ship on the river were still imagining the divine soldiers descending from the sky and taking over Suzhou City in a surprise attack when they suddenly heard someone shouting that there was a fire.
"What's on fire?! Which ship is on fire?! Bastard, are you looking for death? Haven't I already told you that no fire is allowed on the ship! We are about to arrive in Suzhou City. I can't bear it with such little effort. Live? ”
After Xu Hai and other Japanese chiefs heard this, they got angry and cursed.
"Chief, it's not our boat, it's on fire on the shore, almost a mile away from the river."
The Japanese pirate under his command pointed in the direction of the shore behind him and explained.
Xu Hai and others looked along, and sure enough they saw a raging fire burning on a high slope more than a mile away from the shore. The fire was soaring into the sky, at least seven or eight meters high, and the fire spread far away. , clearly visible on the ship.
"Whose firewood pile was set on fire? Or whose house was burned down?" The Japanese pirates gloated.
Xu Hai frowned, vaguely feeling that things were not that simple.
“Listen, why do you feel the sound of gongs?” Another Japanese pirate with sharp ears vaguely heard the sound of gongs and asked doubtfully.
"I guess the watchman in the village discovered that there was a fire. Let's beat the gong and call for people to put out the fire." A Japanese pirate said.
"Well, that makes sense." The Japanese pirate nodded after hearing the sound of the gong, feeling that the explanation made sense.
"Look, there seems to be a fire in front of you. Is it on fire too? No, what's going on? Is there something evil today? Why are there so many places on fire?!"
After a while, several sharp-eyed Japanese pirates discovered that there was also a fire seven or eight miles ahead.
That’s not all.
Soon, someone discovered that there was a fire in a place far to the south.
The Japanese pirates feel something is wrong. What's going on? Why are so many places on fire today? !
"No! It's not a fire! It's a beacon! Damn it! We were exposed, someone found us, and lit a beacon to warn! Damn it, when did Suzhou Prefecture set up beacon towers, and there were so many! ”
Xu Hai was the first to react. His body suddenly shook, his face full of ambition turned livid in an instant, and he cursed through gritted teeth. (End of this chapter)