Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 267
Di Meng, who had been preparing at the gate of the city, led Wu Wangwei to meet the people who had successfully thrown off the Japanese pirates, and reserved a way for the cavalry to enter the city.

However, until all the cavalry entered the city and the thieves approached completely, some people with disabilities were still left outside the city, running as hard as they could towards the city gate.

"Don't close the city!"

"Wait for us!"

"Don't leave me waiting!"

The people who were about to escape were crying and praying.But behind them, the army of Japanese pirates who came to hide and kill them had already chased after them without the delay of the cavalry.

If the city gate is not closed at this time, the city will be in danger when the thieves rush to the city gate and drag the guarding army into a melee at the gate...

"... Close the city!" Zhu Su gave the order to close the city gate with red eyes.

"His Highness King Wu has an order! Close the city gate!"

"Close the gate!!"

The city gate officer, who had been sweating for a long time, turned the winch of the suspension bridge at the gate of the city as if he had received an amnesty, and the heavy city gate slowly closed with a rumbling sound.A few people who were about to run into the city were in a hurry and quickened their pace, but they still didn't have time to enter the city. They could only be left outside the moat in vain, staring blankly at the city gate.

Immediately, the Japanese thieves who approached behind him swung their knives and slashed to death...

"Let the arrows!" Cao Yuan seized the opportunity of the thieves being blocked by the moat, and released another wave of arrows, reaping the lives of the thieves.

Seeing no chance, the pirates raised their shields and retreated slowly.

Defending the city was considered a victory for the first battle, but there was no excitement in the city, no one cheered, and no one rejoiced.The people who were lucky enough to be rescued into the city sat on the ground speechless, only gasping for breath.There were also people who were looking for relatives who ran into the city together, and many of them couldn't find their relatives, crying loudly while calling their relatives' names.

"Fifth?"

Zhu Di watched Zhu Su staring blankly towards the direction outside the moat, and pushed Zhu Su worriedly.Now there is a pile of messy corpses lying there, it is hard to tell whether it is the thieves killed by the rain of arrows or the common people who were hacked to death by the thieves. "Fifth, are you alright?"

"...It's okay." Zhu Su withdrew his dazed eyes. "Fourth brother, we won the first round."

"Yeah, we won, haha..." Zhu Di laughed twice, but finally stopped laughing embarrassingly.Zhu Xi looked at Zhu Su, and then at the pile of corpses outside the city, as if he understood something.

"Your Highness." Qin Wangwei led Deng Xuan and Gou'er to the city wall with all their blood.Gou'er knelt down and said to Zhu Su, "Fortunately, the villain rescued Wen Sheng's body."

"This little father-in-law is so handsome." Deng Xuan looked at the dog kneeling in front of Zhu Su with admiration. "Just now, when I was outside the city, the little eunuch killed three thieves in a row, then turned around and shot a Japanese thief general with his bow and arrow."

"Even the eagle shooter of Mengyuan in the north, it is rare to see such a handsome skill!"

"Really?" Zhu Di looked up and down the dog with great interest. "Old Fifth, you, a close eunuch, also have such handsome martial arts?"

"His Royal Highness King Yan praises you very much." Gou'er bowed his head, extremely respectful. "It's Commander Deng showing love. The dog doesn't have much merit."

Zhu Su smiled in satisfaction, turned his head to Deng Xuan and said, "Commander Deng has worked hard. You were so brave just now, and we all saw it clearly in the city."

"Let Qin Wangwei's brothers go to rest. Later, I will ask someone to give me a reward."

Seeing that Zhu Yu was speechless, Deng Xuan immediately thanked him and withdrew.Zhu Su cheered up and ordered: "Dog, you should send someone to put the scholar's bones into the coffin, and I will pay homage to him personally when I find an opportunity."

"Find someone to identify the scholar again, and then ask someone to find Mr. Luo."

"Let Mr. Luo and the storytellers spread the story of Zhang's descendants attacking the city from thieves and killing innocent people indiscriminately. The story of this scholar defying bandits and heroic sacrifice spread throughout the city, so that the people in the city can know all about it."

"Those people in the city have a chance to be saved, thanks to this scholar."

"Heroes are lifeless, so don't teach heroes to lose their names."

"Yes." Gou'er respectfully replied, although he was covered in blood, he was not dissatisfied at all.Just a few steps away, Zhu Su called him back again: "Dog, wait!"

"What orders does Your Highness have?" Gou'er rushed back and asked respectfully.

"...Bring a pen and paper." Zhu Su instructed others to fetch a pen and paper, and wrote a poem. "Show this poem to Mr. Luo, and let him and the scholar's name spread to the whole city."

"Yes." Gou'er held the poem in both hands, and stepped back emphatically.

"Fifth, amazing!" Zhu Di gave Zhu Su a thumbs up. "As soon as this method comes out, the people in the city who still have expectations for Zhang Shicheng's descendants will completely die of this obsession."

"I originally thought that as long as I could save these common people, it would be a great merit..." Zhu Di pondered: "Is this the most important thing..."

"I don't think so much." Zhu Su smiled slightly. "The scholar and the people who took the lead in resisting are indeed brave. If everyone is so brave, there will be no worries about bandits tomorrow."

"It's just that, after all, they failed to save too many people."

Zhu Xi looked at Zhu Su worriedly, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Old Five, I think the thieves won't attack the city again today."

"Go back to the city gate tower to rest, don't be exposed to the wind here, you haven't had breakfast yet."

"...Well." Zhu Su nodded, seeing that the thieves were out of range and retreated into the built camp, he entered the gate tower with his two brothers.

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In the city, Luo Guanzhong, who is in charge of reassuring the people in the center, is gathering and mobilizing a group of Chinese students from the city, and is ready to disperse the people with the students at any time.Zhu Su is well aware of the power of these passionate readers, what's more, in this era, the literate reading seeds have a powerful influence in the hearts of the illiterate people.

The effect of organizing them to calm the people is even better than using large soldiers to suppress them.

Luo Guanzhong saw the dog who was still full of blood, and asked worriedly: "Little eunuch is accompanying His Highness, why is he still stained with blood?"

"I heard that the east of the city is fighting with the bandits, is your Highness all right?"

"Your Highness is fine. I am here to find Mr. Luo to do something under His Highness's order." Gou'er said, and told Luo Guanzhong what Zhu Su had ordered and what happened just now.

"...I don't think there is such a righteous man!" After hearing this, Luo Guanzhong couldn't help but hit his knees in admiration. "Although this scholar is young, he is unwilling to follow the thief's wish and dies shouting for the righteousness of the saint."

"Students of my generation yearn for it! I will write a story for him, so that everyone in the world will know that there is such a brave scholar in Ming Dynasty!"

"Your Highness also wrote a poem, and I want you to pass it on to me." Gou'er took out the piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Luo Guanzhong with both hands.

"Oh? Your Highness has a poem?" Next to Luo Guanzhong, Gao Qi, a great scholar who was invited by the prefect Wei Guan to sit with Luo Guanzhong, was immediately refreshed when he heard the words, and then he stood up involuntarily to face the thin piece of paper.

"Your Highness has never written a poem in Suzhou Mansion. I am deeply regretful. Unexpectedly, I am lucky enough to hear it today!" Gao Qi opened his hand to take it, but suddenly came to his senses, "Old friend Luo, quickly open it and have a look." , What poems did His Highness write? But did you feel the iron horse Jinge just now?"

"You poetry idiot..." Lao Luo was a little amused. "Let me see what masterpiece His Highness has made..." As he spoke, he opened the folded paper.

(End of this chapter)