"You are thoughtful." The officer looked at the beggars and ruffians who volunteered with approval, and nodded without hesitation, "Since you know how to repay your kindness, how can I be a bad guy and cut off your way to repay your kindness and return to the right path? I will approve your request to fight."
The officials and common people nearby could not help but nod their heads. Even beggars know how to repay kindness.
The rogue turned back and volunteered to fight the Japanese pirates. This is really a good story. This world is finally a bright road, and this world is finally the world of our Ming Dynasty! And Xi
see!!
The positive energy story of beggars and ruffians volunteering to defend the city spread quickly.
Officials such as Zhang Jing on the city wall soon learned the news.
"A beggar is grateful and a rogue is returning home. Good, good, good. Spread the news quickly to boost morale."
Zhang Jing nodded when he heard this. The haze on his brows was diluted by this good news. The Japanese pirates were showing off their power below the city, and the morale of the people on the city was greatly hit. This news came at the right time. It was a good opportunity to boost morale, so he made a prompt decision and ordered people to spread this news on the city walls to boost morale.
Soon, with the promotion of Zhang Jing and others, the news spread throughout the entire city wall and reached the ears of every soldier and civilian defending the city. Everyone was greatly encouraged, and the voices of pessimism on the city wall finally decreased a little.
"Good, good. Beggars and ruffians have come forward to defend the city on their own initiative. The army's morale is high. I feel a lot more at ease now." On the Ande Gate, the Duke of Wei smiled and said to the Marquis of Linhuai beside him.
Linhuai Hou also nodded, the worry on his face was gone, and he was more interested. "These grateful beggars and the prodigal ruffians are on that wall. I will go and see them. If they perform well this time, it will be a good story to reward them with a birth after the war."
"Let's go and take a look together." Duke Wei also became interested.
So, the Duke of Wei and the Marquis of Linhuai joined hands and summoned an officer in charge of conscripting the common people, and asked him which section of the city wall the beggars and ruffians were.
"My Lord, My Lord..." The officer bowed and was about to answer when he heard a loud "bang" from below the city. The city wall shook slightly and the officer's words were interrupted by the shock.
The Duke of Wei and the Marquis of Linhuai also couldn't help but change their expressions.
"Report, the Japanese pirates put gunpowder into wine jars and threw it at the city gate. Fortunately, General Yu is a great archer, and the Japanese pirates could not get close to the city gate, so they had to attack the city wall. The explosion just now was the gunpowder thrown by the Japanese pirates." A soldier reported with fear on his face, and reminded worriedly, "I saw that the Japanese pirates had several wine jars in their hands, and they were probably filled with this kind of gunpowder."
"What? The Japanese pirates still have several gunpowder jars in their hands?! If we let them get close to the city gate to blow it up, the city gate will be in danger?!"
People on the city wall became panic-stricken again, as if the city gate would be blown up by the Japanese pirates at any moment.
This news could not be blocked. Everyone on the city wall could see the jars of wine placed on the carriage behind the Japanese pirates.
These wine jars cast a thick layer of haze over the city, and the crisis of the city being broken lingered in everyone's mind.
So much pressure!
Extremely terrified!
Morale once again dropped to freezing point.
"Which section of the city wall are the beggars and thugs who volunteered to fight on? Let's go and take a look at them, reward them in advance, and boost their morale." The Duke of Wei withdrew his gaze from the Japanese pirates outside the city, looked at the officer with a heavy face, and asked again, wanting to encourage morale again by rewarding the beggars and thugs.
"My lord, they are not on the city wall yet." The officer replied.
"Huh? Didn't they volunteer to fight? Why aren't they on the city wall?" asked Linhuai Hou puzzledly.
"I was just about to report to you that the beggars and ruffians wanted to fight. They wanted to help defend the most dangerous place, that is, the city gate. They said that the Japanese pirates have been eyeing the Ande Gate and have tried to attack the gate many times, so they want to help defend the city gate. If the Japanese pirates manage to break through the gate, they will defend the Ande Gate to the death and will not let the Japanese pirates step into Yingtian or harm any of the people of Yingtian. I cannot make the decision, so please decide how to accommodate the beggars and ruffians who volunteered to fight."
The officers clasped their fists and reported to the Duke of Wei, the Marquis of Linhuai, and nearby officials such as Zhang Jing, asking them to make the decision.
After hearing this, Duke Wei and Marquis Linhuai's eyelids twitched and their whole bodies trembled. Thinking of Zhu Ping'an's numerous instructions yesterday, they looked at each other tacitly, with shock and solemnity in their eyes, as well as a hint of surprise that "after searching for it everywhere, it was finally found without any effort".
"Good! They will go wherever the danger is greatest. These beggars and ruffians have the spirit of ancient heroes!"
After listening to the report from the officers, Zhang Jing and the surrounding officials could not help but nodded and looked up to the beggars and ruffians again.
"Now that the Japanese pirates are trying to break through the gate with gunpowder and wine jars, the pressure on the city gate has increased greatly. Now is the time to use manpower. Since they have taken the initiative to request to help defend the city gate, why should we not agree to their request? This will surely become a good story after the war."
"Yes, I second the motion."
“Second.”
The officials around spoke up one after another.
"Okay, then let's arrange them to the city gate, give them weapons, and help defend the city gate." Zhang Jing nodded.
"Yes!" The officer received the order and was about to turn around to make arrangements when he heard a voice beside him saying "No!"
"No!" Duke Wei and Marquis Linhuai stopped him in unison.
"Hmm?" Zhang Jing frowned and looked at Duke Wei and Marquis Linhuai, and asked in confusion, "Master Xu, Master Li, why did you stop us?"
"That's right. This is a good story that can be used to boost morale. Why are the Duke and the Marquis ruining the fun?!"
"Just now the Japanese pirates used gunpowder to blow up the city gate. The city gate is in danger. They took the initiative to request to stay in the city gate to assist in defense. This is a good thing. There is no reason not to agree to them. Why did the Duke and the Marquis stop them?"
"The beggars are grateful and the ruffians are good. They asked for help in the defense of the most dangerous city gate. The Duke and the Marquis didn't agree to this request. Isn't it too unsatisfactory? Or do the Duke and the Marquis have better arrangements for them?"
The officials around them started to speak up, accusing the Duke of Wei and the Marquis of Linhuai in both implicit and explicit words.
"Not only can we not agree to their request, we must also send heavy troops to keep them under strict surveillance and carefully screen them..."
Duke Wei and Marquis Linhuai both spoke with solemn expressions.
"What? Not only can we not agree to it, but we also want to put them under custody?! What kind of words are these, the Duke and the Marquis?! The beggars are grateful and the ruffians have returned to fight, and you are sending troops to put them under custody?! Please forgive me for saying something disrespectful, but is this human language?"
“Nonsense!”
"What nonsense!"
Before they could finish their words, the officials around them could not help but shake their heads and interrupt them with indignant voices.
Zhang Jing frowned and looked at the Duke of Wei and the Marquis of Linhuai, but when he saw the solemn and serious expressions on their faces, he was stunned for a moment, then frowned and began to ponder.
Hu Zongxian, who was standing by, noticed the unusual behavior of Duke Wei and Marquis Linhuai. He seemed to be moved and frowned, thinking about it.