Not long after Xu He returned home, chaos broke out on the street.
The news that the Japanese pirates were coming spread quickly like a plague.
People from outside the city continue to pour into the city, so crowded that the streets are full of people, and this trend has not stopped yet. If you stand on the city tower and look down at this time, you can see that countless people are still there supporting the old and the young. A steady stream of people came towards Hailing County.
After receiving the news, Mrs. Xie went to the front yard with the help of Sister Gu.
"He'er, are there any Japanese pirates coming?"
Xu He said with a smile: "There are rumors outside, and there is still no trace of the Japanese pirates. Besides, even if the Japanese pirates come, it will only be a small group of people. Mother, don't worry!"
Hearing this, Mr. Xie breathed a sigh of relief. He clasped his hands and said, "Amitabha, Amitabha, things have been getting weirder and weirder in the past few years. How come there are Japanese pirates everywhere and the government doesn't care about them!"
Gu Hengbo said: "Liangsheng, mother asked Sanrang's mother to live in our house. It's not safe for her to stay in the courtyard as a widow!"
Xu He nodded and said, "Let brother Yaochen and his wife move here too. We can live together and take care of each other!"
Gu Hengbo nodded and said, "What about Si Kui? Do you want someone to escort him back to Yangzhou? Mrs. Li will definitely be worried about her son!"
Xu He shook his head and said: "Now people are panicked and the roads are unsafe. I asked the Hailing County official to help bring a letter to the teacher when he went to Yangzhou!"
There were a lot of things going on here, so he said something to Ms. Xie and asked Juaner to help her go to the backyard to rest.
Sister Gu, who stayed behind, said worriedly: "It shouldn't be anything big this time, right?"
Xu He shook his head and sighed: "I don't know! But Tongzhou where the Japanese pirates are located is not far from us, and the Japanese pirates have small boats. If they go around, the nearby prefectures and counties may..."
Sister Gu was also worried when she heard this: "I heard that Hailing Qianhu was defeated? Is this true?"
"Um!"
"Sound loud, get ready to go!" At this time, Wu Decao shouted on the small street in front of the door.
"Are you going out of the city now?" Sister Gu's eyes widened with a look of disbelief on her face. Others were crowding into the city, so how could she rush out?
"I'll make arrangements and bring the group training back. Don't worry, I'll be back soon!" Xu He comforted Gu Hengbo while holding his little hand.
Gu Hengbo gently rested his head on Xu He's chest and said, "Pay attention to safety and don't take risks every time!"
Xu He smiled and stroked Sister Gu's hair: "I know, stay at home and I'll be back soon!"
There were many people entering the city, and Xu He and the others, leading their horses, were squeezed into the crowd, like fish swimming upstream.
As soon as he arrived at the city gate, he saw the dark and thin Chen Hua, shouting at the top of his lungs, directing the people to enter the city in an orderly manner.
"Liangsheng, what are you doing?" Chen Hua was surprised to see Xu He.
Xu He explained to him, and Chen Hua sighed: "I didn't expect that things would develop to this point. If I had known, I would have started team training earlier!"
Xu He didn't seem to hear what he said, and frowned as he looked at the crowd in front of him.
"What's wrong?" Chen Hua noticed something was wrong with him.
Xu He pulled him aside and said in a deep voice: "We can't let the people enter the city like this!"
"This?" Chen Hua was stunned. "Are we leaving the people in the wild? This, this is not okay!"
Xu He shook his head and said: "No, you can enter the city, but you can't enter all of them. In the small county of Hailing, so many people are pouring in at once. It will be a big problem for them to eat, drink, and defecate!"
"Japanese pirates come here to rob money. They will only harass the countryside and besiege cities. On the contrary, they are safe in the wilderness! The county can organize manpower to move the people north, avoid official roads, and find secluded places!"
"This..." Chen Hua hesitated, "What if something happens to these people in the wild? How can I feel at ease?"
Xu He said anxiously: "Sir, you must not be merciful at this time. So many people are coming all at once. Not to mention Hailing can't bear it. Even if it can be tolerated, what if there are some Japanese pirates among these people?"
When Chen Hua heard this, it was like thunder ringing in his ears.
Yes, this is no joke. I heard that over in Fujian, Japanese pirates often drove people into the city, and then disguised themselves and sneaked into the city. In the end, the inside and outside of the city cooperated, and the city was broken.
"Liangsheng, if you hadn't reminded me, I almost did something bad out of kindness."
After saying that, he turned to his followers and said, "Go and ask the cities to close their gates!"
After the man left, Xu He continued: "Sir, please return to the county office quickly. Before tonight, organize people to screen the people who have entered the city. If they speak with an accent from other places, they will be detained in separate custody!"
"Okay, okay, then I'll go now!"
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By the time Xu He and the others left the city, the east gate of Hailing County had been slowly closed.
The people were shouting, cursing and crying.
When Wu Decao saw this scene, he couldn't bear to say: "Lingsheng, the Japanese pirates are still in Tongzhou, they can't come so soon, right?"
Xu He turned his head and glanced at him: "This time the Japanese pirates came unexpectedly. It seems that they had planned it for a long time. No one can tell whether there are any internal agents of the Japanese pirates among these people. It is better to be careful. Besides, Hailing can now It can be regarded as an empty city, and all the surrounding households have been taken away by the late king Qianhu. If anything happens, even if the people make trouble, no one will suppress it!"
When Xu He and the others rode their horses to the regiment camp, they found that all the dense traps on the outside had been taken back and the wooden fences had been demolished. The originally dense regiment camp was now almost a flat land.
As soon as Xu He and others approached, Qin Lie and Zhou Bi rushed over.
"What's going on?" Xu He pointed at the original location of the regiment camp and wondered.
Zhou Bi handed over his hand: "Sir, it was me who took the initiative and asked the soldiers to demolish the wooden village this morning! There were many people fleeing along the way. We asked some people, and they said that the entire army in Tongzhou where Hailing Qianhu was located was wiped out, and the Japanese pirates were about to coming!"
Xu He asked doubtfully: "Then you will demolish this village?"
Qin Lie said: "I persuaded Liangfu, but..."
Zhou Bi said sternly: "No matter whether the Japanese pirates come or not, all the thousands of households in Hailing have not been wiped out, but so many people have flocked to Hailing. There are no soldiers in Hailing City. I guess Zhang Bingxian will definitely transfer our regiment to train in the city." Keep it! So..."
Xu He stared at Zhou Bi for a long time, and suddenly sighed: "Good auxiliary materials come first, it is really extraordinary!"
Qin Lie blushed at the side.
Just before, he was strongly opposed to making arbitrary decisions and tearing down strongholds.
Now it seems that I have no brute strength, and my brain is indeed not as flexible as Zhou Bi!
Zhou Bi then explained: "I demolished the fort. Anyway, they were all temporary wooden stakes. It was easy to dismantle. After we left, this place was vacant. If the Japanese pirates came and occupied this place, something might happen! And what we built before Something, just bring it back to Hailing!"
Xu He smiled: "The Japanese pirates are coming, let's let them try the power of these things!"
Zhou Bi and Qin Lie also laughed.
