Chapter 1774 Desperate People
More and more people gathered outside the city gate of Suzhou, all of whom came to flee with their families, the elderly and the young.
They were frightened all the way and fled to Suzhou City in panic. Seeing that Suzhou City was already in front of them, they couldn't help but smile on their faces and put their hearts in their throats back into their stomachs.
"Suzhou City has arrived. We are saved. We don't have to worry about being killed by the Japanese pirates who suddenly appear."
"Mom, we have arrived in Suzhou City. We are safe."
A group of people who had fled to Suzhou City could not help but shed tears of excitement at this moment.
But before the smiles on their faces fully bloomed, the people who had arrived in Suzhou City earlier received a piece of news that was like a bolt from the blue, pouring a bucket of cold water on their excited heads:
Suzhou City It’s closed!
Later, the people came forward in disbelief. Sure enough, the city gate was tightly closed. They pushed the door hard, but it didn’t move at all. No matter how they pushed the door, banged the door, called the door, or banged the door, it didn’t move. , the heavily iron-clad city gate remained untouched.
"The Japanese pirates are coming. In order to prevent the Japanese pirates from raiding and seizing the gate, the city gate is closed tightly. No entry or exit is allowed."
"You should retreat quickly!"
The warning words of the guards came from inside the city gate, causing the people gathered outside the city gate to retreat quickly.
"Military Master, Grand Master, help me, open the city gate quickly and let us in. The Japanese pirates are coming to kill us soon. If you don't open the city gate, we will only die. Please Please.”
“Please open the city gate. We don’t want to die. Open the door and let us in.” "
"Sir, lord, we kowtow to you. The Japanese pirates are coming to kill us soon. Please do us a favor and let us enter the city and save our lives. Saving one life is better than killing seven. Super pagoda, you have saved so many of our lives. The merits of the military master and the eldest master are enough for your family to become immortals and Buddhas.”
The fleeing people outside the city gate slapped the city gate hard and begged the guards inside to open the gate and let them enter. Many people knelt down and kowtowed in order to enter the city. The bleeding came, but all the good words and pleadings were in vain, and the city gate was still closed.
“There are hundreds of thousands of people in the city, and we are responsible for their lives. What if there are Japanese pirates among you, or if the Japanese pirates suddenly appear when we open the city gate for you?! ”
< br>"You should go quickly and escape elsewhere. Don't gather in front of the city gate."
The guards at the city gate became increasingly impatient and explained too many times. Finally, I didn't even bother to explain anymore and just kicked them out.
“Open the door, open the city gate...”
"If you don't open the door if you don't open it, we will break down the door..."
The people outside the city became more and more desperate. From pleading at the beginning, to threatening, and then taking action, they banged the door with their hands and used their feet. He kicked the door, even picked up bricks and stones from the ground and smashed the door hard.
However, no matter how hard they smashed the door, it was useless. The Suzhou city gate was too strong and covered with iron sheets. This was not a shoddy project. Even with ramming cars and wood, it was difficult to break open the city gate, let alone pick up a few bricks with their bare hands.
Their hands were bleeding from the smashing, and the city gate was not moved at all. There were only some shallow marks, not even the fur was hurt.
“Open the door, open the door, please, even if only my wife and child are allowed in.”
"Mom, mother, I'm afraid, are we going to die here? I still want to watch the fireworks during the New Year, wuwuwu..."
The people outside the city gate wailed in despair. At first, it was a child crying. , later women and old people also cried, and finally many people cried in despair, and the whole city was filled with cries, forming a sea of crying.
Every moment outside the city of Suzhou, people who had left their homes came to flee in a steady stream. When they arrived at the city gate, they all joined in crying in despair when they learned that the city gate was closed and would not open. of ocean.
For a time, men, women, old and young outside the city kept crying. The cries were so loud that they were about to knock down the city wall.
“What’s going on below the city?”
Shang Wei, the prefect of Suzhou, was going up the city wall to inspect the defenses. Before he could reach the city wall, he heard the deafening cries below. He couldn't help but quicken his pace, walked up the city wall, and looked down to see what was going on.
Looking around, I immediately saw tens of thousands of fleeing people crying in despair below the city.
“These are the people who fled from nearby villages and towns?!”
Zhifu Shang looked at the crying people in the city, and saw them carrying the old and the young, carrying large and small bags, and he was stunned. Of course.
"Damn it, why don't you open the city gate and let the people enter the city." Magistrate Shang suddenly became furious.
"Sir, you can't open it. Japanese pirates are the most cunning. Who knows if there are Japanese pirates among the people below. Japanese pirates have pretended to be common people and defrauded the city not once or twice. Moreover, there are so many people under the city, tens of thousands of them. Even if the city is opened, Door, a moment and a half If the Japanese pirates suddenly come out, it will not be easy to close the city gate with so many people blocking it. It will be easy for the Japanese pirates to seize the city gate. Hundreds of thousands of people will also fall into the mouths of Japanese pirates "
"There are hundreds of thousands of people in the city, and there are only tens of thousands of people outside the city. It is clear at a glance who is more important."
"Please also ask the governor. Focus on the hundreds of thousands of people in the city and take the overall situation into consideration. "It's heavy, the city gate can't be opened."
The officials following behind Zhifu Shang, as well as the generals guarding the city, suddenly turned pale with fright when they heard that Zhifu Shang was about to open the city gate to let the people into the city. I tried hard to persuade Magistrate Shang not to open the door.
"If we don't open it, wouldn't we be ignoring the people outside the city?! If the Japanese pirates come to kill them, there will be no way for them to survive outside the city. No way." Magistrate Shang shook his head vigorously, he really couldn't bear it.
"Sir, if we open the door, we will be risking the lives of the people inside the city. There are only twenty thousand people at most outside the city, but there are hundreds of thousands of people inside the city, which is more than thirty times that outside the city. . ”
“Master Cai also noticed that the Japanese pirates hadn’t come yet, and the city gate guards were frightened. We were so panicked that we failed to close the city gate for a long time. If we open the city gate now and let the people outside the city enter, and the Japanese pirates suddenly come out, we can't imagine the consequences. None of us can bear this responsibility. "< br>
The following officials quickly persuaded, lest the prefect still insisted on opening the city gate.
"Alas, this"
Shang Zhifu closed his eyes and thought for a long time. He couldn't help but let out a long sigh and no longer insisted on opening the city gate.
The people outside the city begged, cursed and cried bitterly. Some people saw that the current city gate would not open, so they followed the city wall to try their luck at another city gate. As you can imagine, the result was that they changed two cities in a row. The doors were all the same and closed tightly. No one was willing to open the door. I couldn't help but cry around the city. (End of this chapter)