The city wall of Yueqing County.
Zhong Ping, the magistrate of Yueqing County, wearing a seventh-grade official uniform, was looking in the direction of the battlefield.
At this time, the main battlefield between the anti-Japanese army and Japanese pirates was only about ten miles away from Yueqing County. Although the situation on the battlefield could not be seen, it was possible to know where the exact battlefield was.
Behind Magistrate Zhong, stood a man in his early thirties. The man's voice was a little urgent and he said: "Magistrate Zhong, you Yueqing's government servants don't have to go out, but all the weapons and armor in Yueqing must be taken out! I I’m going to go out to help the imperial envoy break out!”
This man is none other than Zheng Hu, the leader of the fourth team of the Di News Department.
Zheng Hu had been doing intelligence work for Shen Yi in the past few days. When the Japanese pirates landed in Yueqing, he quietly returned to Yueqing under Shen Yi's instruction.
The Japanese pirates did not attack Yueqing County. Although mourning was everywhere outside Yueqing City, wildfires could be seen everywhere, and Japanese pirates were everywhere, the city of Yueqing was still peaceful and had not been affected by the war after all.
Magistrate Zhong looked back at Zheng Hu, lowered his eyebrows and said, "Brother Zheng, you just said that you are from the Di Newspaper Division. What is your position in the Di Newspaper Division?"
Zheng Hu felt helpless and said: "Leader of the fourth group."
Zhong Ping shook his head: "Brother Zheng, I have never heard that there is such a job in the Di News Department."
Zheng Hu gritted his teeth and said: "County Magistrate Zhong, I also showed you the documents of my family's Sizheng. It is stamped with the seal of the Di Newspaper Division. I hope the Yueqing County Government can fully cooperate with me. The war is going on outside the city now, and I don't have it." I extravagantly hope that the government officials or village warriors in Yueqing City can follow me out of the city, I just want Yueqing’s weapons and armor!"
Magistrate Zhong is over forty years old this year. In the position of seventh-grade magistrate, he can't climb much higher if he wants to.
Like Governor Chiang, he was also afraid of taking responsibility.
The county magistrate shook his head and said: "Brother Zheng, this county has read Shen Sizheng's documents, but it only has the seal of the Di newspaper office and no seal of the imperial envoy. If this county sends the armor of the city to We have lent the weapons to you, but if something happens, this county cannot bear the responsibility."
Zheng Hu was anxious.
He pointed to the outside of the city and said sternly: "The imperial envoy is fighting with the Japanese pirates outside the city. He is the imperial envoy of the imperial court and the crown prince of Da Chen! If something happens to him, will the county master be able to bear this responsibility?!"
Magistrate Zhong shook his head slightly. He looked at Zheng Hu quietly and said silently: "Brother Zheng, this county does not know that the imperial envoy is outside the city."
His tone was calm: "What you said doesn't count."
Zheng Hu was speechless.
There is indeed nothing wrong with Zhong Ping's words. His job as the leader of the Di News Department is only useful within the Di News Department. Outside, he is just a nobody with no official position. Whatever he says will be ignored. of.
This is also where Shen Yi didn't think carefully.
His prediction of the grassroots officials of this era was wrong.
In his opinion, since the imperial envoy was outside the city, Yueqing County would try its best to cooperate. However, what he did not expect was that these local officials were all capable of not taking responsibility and would never take responsibility.
Zheng Hu took a deep breath. He looked at Zhong Ping and whispered: "County Magistrate Zhong, the document my Si Zheng gave you has already written that he will accompany the imperial envoy to support Yueqing. If anything happens to the imperial envoy, you will definitely It’s inseparable!”
"The county magistrate may not know that I was born as an internal guard!"
"When the time comes, I will sue you no matter what!"
Magistrate Zhong still shook his head: "Brother Zheng, the documents from the Di newspaper office are neither documents from the imperial court, nor imperial envoys, nor even documents from the government."
"This doesn't count..."
Zheng Hu said angrily: "There are Japanese pirates outside the city now. If anything happens to the imperial envoy, the Japanese pirates may attack Yueqing County at any time. I am correct, the entire family of Magistrate Zhong is in Yueqing!"
After hearing these words, Magistrate Zhong's expression changed a little. He swallowed, looked up at Zheng Hu, and finally looked a little panicked.
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That evening, when it was almost dark, the west gate of Yueqing County slowly opened a gap.
Then slowly open it.
Zheng Hu was the first to walk out of the city gate, followed by more than a hundred people.
These people are all from the Di newspaper department.
To be precise, they are people from the Intelligence Group Four of the Di Di Reporting Department.
After the Japanese pirates made some changes, Shen Yi asked Zheng Hu to start gathering these intelligence personnel. At present, almost all the personnel of the Di Reporting Department in Wenzhou Prefecture were gathered here.
These people were all trained by him personally according to the training of internal guards. Although they are intelligence personnel, they have more or less combat effectiveness.
But this time they came out, they didn't need to confront the Japanese pirates head-on.
It was completely dark now. Under the leadership of Zheng Hu, these more than a hundred people sneaked towards the battlefield without lighting any torches.
Compared with those new recruits, the psychological quality of these professionally trained intelligence officers is much stronger.
In the darkness, they reached the rear of the Japanese pirates, only three to four hundred steps away.
This is not very difficult.
Because the Japanese pirates are attacking the anti-Japanese army with all their strength, almost all the attention is on the anti-Japanese army.
After reaching this distance, Zheng Hu waved his hand, and several backbones of the Di newspaper department gathered around him. Zheng Hu looked at the few cloth bags they carried, and then said in a deep voice: "According to Si Zheng's instructions, in a while Let’s get as close as possible to the Japanese pirates, and then set these cloth bags on fire!”
"Everyone has armor on their bodies now. Don't be afraid when the time comes. Don't run back, but run forward!"
"Run to Sizheng!"
"Remember, you will never be able to outrun the Japanese pirates by running backwards. The only way to survive is by running towards Sizheng!"
"Everyone has a knife in their hand. If you encounter a Japanese pirate, just give them a knife. Kill a Japanese pirate and get at least twenty taels of silver from Sizheng!"
All the people in the newspaper department nodded.
Following Zheng Hu's instructions, everyone carried more than ten cloth bags and continued to get close to the Japanese pirates.
Until everyone was discovered by the Japanese pirates, Zheng Hu did not hesitate and ordered the cloth bags to be set on fire!
The cloth bag is full of gunpowder!
But it was not military gunpowder, but "civilian" gunpowder confiscated from a fireworks and firecracker workshop in Yueqing County.
Although the power is much inferior to the gunpowder produced by the Ministry of War, these gunpowders are not designed to kill the enemy.
As long as it explodes!
More than ten cloth bags were ignited one by one, and then exploded one after another!
The sound of the explosion was very loud, especially at night, when it became clearer.
It is worth mentioning that several Japanese pirates who came forward to check what was going on were accidentally injured by the gunpowder because they were too close to the cloth bags.
After the gunpowder exploded, Zheng Hu shouted angrily: "Kill the fucking Japanese pirates!"
Then more than a hundred people from the Di newspaper department followed him and shouted in unison!
"Kill the fucking Japanese pirates!"
After saying this, more than a hundred people rushed directly forward!
In fact, they are all bluffing.
After all, they only have more than a hundred people, and not many of them can go to the battlefield.
However, more than a hundred people shouted in unison and rushed over in unison, which was still very scary.
At the same time, Shen Yi, who was on the front of the battlefield, naturally heard the sound of gunpowder explosions from the "rear" of the Japanese pirates.
At this time, the anti-Japanese army had been fighting the Japanese pirates head-on for more than an hour.
Many officers and soldiers of the anti-Japanese army were exhausted, especially the wolf-zhan soldiers. Most of them could not lift the wolf-zhan soldiers, which weighed more than ten kilograms.
Shen Yi had also abandoned his sword and replaced it with a one-handed knife for chopping.
At this time, although the anti-Japanese army could still resist head-on, they could no longer hold on for long.
After hearing these explosions, Shen Yi immediately cheered up and shouted loudly: "Brothers, our reinforcements are coming!"
"Reinforcements are outflanking the Japanese pirates' retreat!"
The sound of gunpowder explosions was naturally heard by people on the battlefield.
And it exploded behind the Japanese pirates.
Therefore, Shen Yi's words are very credible.
His words were not only meant for the anti-Japanese soldiers, but also for the Japanese pirates!
Most of these Japanese pirates can understand Chinese!
As soon as Shen Yi finished speaking, there was a cry of death from behind them!
The Japanese pirates suddenly panicked.
More than a hundred people wearing armor rushed over, directly disrupting the formation of the Japanese pirates who were also tired!
Shen Yi found Ling Su in the crowd and said loudly: "Ling Qianhu, the enemy's formation is in chaos!"
"If we charge a little longer, we can immediately break through and go to Yueqing to rest!"
Ling Su had no strength at all. Hearing this, he looked at the panicked Japanese pirates in front of him and immediately became energetic. Ling Qianhu drew his sword and took the lead.
"Brothers, the Japanese pirates have dispersed!"
"Rush over!!"
(End of chapter)
