I wanted to escape, but the entire southern city of Lushun was a small place. Once the north and south city gates were closed, the people in the city had no place to hide.
Knowing that he had become a fish on a eucalyptus board, Mr. Wang knew that he could only wait.
After Mo's appointment for a meal, the servant who took the initiative to replace Mr. Wang at the Yamen came in from the courtyard gate with a happy face.
"Master, it's a happy event, a great event." When he saw Mr. Wang sitting in the yard, he shouted a happy event and strode towards Mr. Wang.
After hearing this, Mr. Wang quickly stood up from his seat and said excitedly: "What happy event, tell me quickly."
After a day without any good news, he finally heard some good news, and his pale face gained a little more color.
The servants came to Mr. Wang.
"The young man met the high-ranking official of the Tiger Thief in the Yamen. He was told that he would not touch businessmen like ours, and that he would support businessmen like you coming to Lushun to do business." He handed over the money he got from the Yamen. All the news was told to Mr. Wang.
After hearing these words, Mr. Wang was finally relieved and relaxed.
The servant in front of me said: "Master, you don't have to worry now. The tiger thieves have no intention of doing anything to us."
"Don't let your guard down." Mr. Wang said, "The tiger thief is a bandit after all. You can't believe everything the bandit says. You still have to be on guard. By the way, did the tiger thief say when he would let us go?"
My family background is noble, so I am naturally at a psychological distance from the thieves who rebelled against the Ming Dynasty.
And he is not an ordinary businessman. Some businesses cannot be decided by him alone. If he really wants to cooperate with the tiger thief, he needs the nod of the big shot behind him.
The servant said: "The tiger thieves said that we can't leave yet. They will not let us leave by boat until they capture Port Arthur."
"Look, Master, I was right!" Master Wang said, "He is talking nicely now, but if he can't take down Lushun, I'm afraid he will have to show his fangs to people like us."
The servant became frightened and said: "Sir, is the tiger thief really going to attack our family? The senior official who met the tiger thief when I was young was very polite in everything he said."
"The more it is like this, the more terrifying it is." Mr. Wang said, "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Go and change your clothes and put them away properly. If the tiger thief sends someone to find me again, it's up to you."
Regardless of whether the Tiger Flag people would really let them go, he felt that it was always right to hold on.
The south city of Lushun is mainly used to store things shipped from the sea. The city is not big, and the north city of Lushun is not big either. It is about the same size as the south city. However, the north city is used to station troops and there are more officers and soldiers in the city.
As Huang Long, Chen Jisheng and others fled back to the north city of Lushun, the two city gates in the north city were tightly closed, and the back of the city gate was blocked with rolling logs and other objects, so as not to make the same mistake as in the south city.
"General, Wang Guoqi is here!" the token officer came to Chen Jisheng and announced.
Hearing this, Chen Jisheng was stunned for a moment and asked: "Wang Guerrilla? Which Wang Guerrilla?"
He didn't react to what the other party said about Wang Youyi, and for a moment he didn't think of Wang Yanrui who was left behind in Lushun Nancheng.
"It's King Wang Tingrui's guerrillas." the token officer explained.
Hearing this name, Chen Jisheng frowned and said, "Why did he come to the north city if he didn't stay in the south city to guard Renhe Gate."
Wang Tingrui was left by him to guard Renhemen in Nancheng Town, but now he ran back to Beicheng, which made him very dissatisfied.
The token officer noticed that Chen Jisheng's face was not good-looking and asked in a low voice: "General, do you want to bring him in?"
"Since you're back, let's bring him here!" Chen Jisheng was dissatisfied with Wang Tingrui's behavior of ignoring his orders, but he didn't want to leave, so he had to ask the token officer to bring him in.
The token officer bowed and retreated.
Not long after, Wang Tingrui was brought in.
"The guilty general Wang Tingrui, please see the general." Wang Tingrui knelt down on one knee and called himself the guilty general.
snort!
Chen Jisheng snorted and said with a dark face: "I didn't order you to stay in Nancheng, so why did you leave Nancheng and escape? Do you know that it was because of your escape that Nancheng fell into the hands of tiger thieves? Cutting to pieces by a thousand cuts is not an exaggeration.”
Wang Yanrui lowered his head.
"Get up!" Chen Jisheng scolded him and asked him to stand up. "I will record your mistakes in Nancheng first. I hope you can make meritorious service and wash away your previous sins."
Wang Yanrui, who had just stood up, said hurriedly: "General, please rest assured. I will defend Beicheng to the death and am willing to live or die with Beicheng."
Chen Jisheng rolled his eyes when he heard this.
They had no choice but to retreat. If the northern city of Lushun was lost, they would either go to Jinzhou to join the slave bandits, or they would have no choice but to jump into the sea and swim to Dengzhou.
"I heard that General Wang has arrived. I am not too late!" As he finished speaking, Huang Long walked in from outside the house.
Wang Yanrui turned around, bowed and saluted, "I've seen Deputy General Huang."
"Okay, we are all our own, no need to be polite." Huang Long waved his hand and said immediately, "Beicheng is short of major generals. Wang Guoqi came at the right time."
Wang Yanrui laughed, but did not answer the question.
Chen Jisheng, who was sitting in the main seat, said at this time: "Vice General Huang, have everything been arranged in the city?"
"Everything that can be used to defend against cannons has been sent to the city. It's a pity that we have too few cannons and can't compare with the tiger thieves." Huang Long sighed with emotion.
Obviously they were the official army, but none of the rebels had as many cannons.
After hearing this, Chen Jisheng said: "After taking the salary of the Ming Dynasty, we must defend the territory of the Ming Dynasty. In the next battle, Jinghai Gate is likely to be the main target of the tiger thieves. In order to support Deputy General Huang, you can defend this gate." , General Wang will be left to you, and he will cooperate with you to guard Jinghaimen."
"I would like to thank the general first." Huang Long clasped his fists.
Chen Jisheng looked at Wang Tingrui again and said: "General Wang, next you and Deputy General Huang will guard Jinghaimen. We don't want what happened in Nancheng to happen again."
Wang Tingrui on the side bowed and said: "The last general takes orders."
"Okay, let's all go back to Jinghaimen! The tiger thieves will come back to attack the city at any time." Chen Jisheng signaled that the two of them could leave.
"I will retire at the end."
Huang Long and Wang Yanrui bowed and bowed before retreating.
When he came outside, Huang Long looked at Wang Yanrui next to him and said, "Wang Youyi, should he follow me to Jinghaimen now, or should he go after he has settled down?"
"Shang Dusi, who was guarding Tongjin Gate in Nancheng, is dead. He was beaten to death by tiger thieves with a musket." Wang Yanrui said.
Hearing this, Huang Long said: "Shang Kexi's family members are all in the city. It's up to Wang Guoqi to make a hard trip and tell the rest of the Shang family the news of his death in battle!"
Shang Kexi died in the battle in Nancheng, Lushun, which made him feel sad.
Wrapped in horse leather, he didn't know whether he would end up with the same result as Shang Kexin.
