Rise From the Humble

At three o'clock in the morning, there was still an hour before dawn, the sky and the earth were pitch black, and you couldn't see your fingers.

Wow ~ squeak, wow ~ squeak

A melodious and rapid electric pigeon whistle cut through the silent night sky. Accompanied by the pigeon whistle, a white-feathered and gray-headed carrier pigeon cut through the night sky and landed in the pigeon loft at the top of the city. There was a folded letterhead tied to the pigeon's leg.

"A flying slave has returned. It's a gray-headed flying slave. This is a flying slave from Moling Pass. He's also bringing an urgent report. Hurry, send the urgent report to the adults."

The soldiers who had been tending the pigeon loft in Chengtou heard the pigeon whistle and found that there was a carrier pigeon flying back to the pigeon loft. When they noticed that it was a gray-headed and white-feathered carrier pigeon bred in Molingguan in the south of the city and it also brought an urgent message, they hurriedly took out a handful from their arms. Feeding japonica rice to the carrier pigeon, he untied the emergency bag from the carrier pigeon's leg and shouted loudly.

Moling Pass is just south of Yingtian and is one of the gateways to Yingtian. Its distance from Yingtian is about the same as the distance between Jiangning Town and Yingtian, except that Jiangning Town is to the southwest of Yingtian and Moling Pass is to the southeast of Yingtian. square.

Molingguan sent an urgent report at this time, which must be extremely important. Therefore, the soldiers tending the dovecot did not dare to neglect.

Soon, the messenger on duty in the pigeon house took the urgent message from the flying pigeon and flew all the way to the city gate tower.

Zhang Jing, Eunuch He and other officials were resting in the city gate tower. When the messenger soldiers came to deliver the message, they had just fallen asleep at their desks. During the day, the Japanese pirates attacked the city, and they were highly nervous. After the Japanese pirates were beaten away by the Zhejiang army, they breathed a sigh of relief. The reason why they said they were relieved was because they were worried that the retreat of the Japanese pirates was an illusion. They were worried that the Japanese retreat was to confuse Yingtian. When Yingtian relaxed, he would return with his carbine and suddenly attack the city. In order to prevent the Japanese pirates from attacking Yingtian again, not only were the city gates tightly closed, but even the people who had been recruited were not dispersed. They were also highly nervous. At night, they were too frightened to fall asleep and did not dare to sleep, lest the Japanese pirates might catch them while they were sleeping. Time strikes. Even when the time came at midnight, they still managed to stay awake. It wasn't until Yin hour that they couldn't hold it any longer, so they fell asleep at their desks.

"An urgent report from the flying slaves at Moling Pass? Submit it quickly."

After Zhang Jing and other officials heard the messenger reporting the emergency at Moling Pass, their sleepiness immediately disappeared and they called out hurriedly.

"Moling Pass is the southeastern gateway to Yingtian. The emergency report from Moling Pass is probably related to the Japanese pirates from Yu." Shi Pengfei, the right minister of the Ministry of War, was the first to express his opinion when the messenger troops submitted the emergency report.

"Who is stationed at Moling Pass?" Eunuch He asked.

"Ying Tianfu recommended Luo Jieqing and commanded Xu Chengzong, who led a thousand elite troops to guard Moling Pass." Shi Pengfei, the right minister of the Ministry of War, replied. When he mentioned Luo Jieqing and Xu Chengzong, Shi Pengfei puffed up his belly with melon seeds, coughed and said, "Luo Jieqing He has a good reputation in Yingtian Mansion because he is well-versed in military affairs and has a good reputation in Yingtian Mansion. Xu Chengzong comes from a family of military generals. He served in Datong in his early years and resisted the Hu cavalry going south several times. He has rich experience in leading troops. Ahem, the two of them are still me. Last month it was recommended to go to Molingguan to guard. With the two of them here, the Japanese pirates from Shangyu will definitely encounter a bloody head at Molingguan. At this moment, they sent an urgent report, and it must be that the song of victory has been played."

"As the saying goes, there was Moling first and then there was Jinling. Moling Pass has been an insurmountable pass since ancient times. There are a thousand elite soldiers guarding Moling Pass. If the Japanese pirates want to cross the pass, they will have to shed their skin without dying."

"I have also heard the name Luo Tuiguan. He loves to read military books and knows military affairs. He has led troops to suppress bandits many times. Shi Shilang recommended Luo Tuiguan to guard Moling Pass. He can be said to know people and make good use of them. Shi Shilang said that the song of victory has been played. , it’s true to think about it.”

After Shi Pengfei finished speaking, two officials nodded in agreement.

"So, the Japanese pirates went to Moling Pass? Then Yingtian is temporarily safe." Everyone couldn't help but smile with joy.

Zhang Jing received the urgent report from the messenger and couldn't wait to open it and read it.

All officials are also watching.

"I hope it's good news and allows the Za family to have a good sleep." Eunuch He raised his orchid fingers, looked at Zhang Jing, and said slowly.

"asshole!"

As soon as Zhang Jing opened the emergency report and took a look at it, he couldn't help but became furious. He slapped the emergency report on the table and cursed through gritted teeth.

ah? !

Seeing Zhang Jing's rage, everyone's expressions suddenly changed, and they realized that something was wrong. What came from Moling Pass was not a triumphant song, but bad news!

Eunuch He hurriedly picked up the emergency report, took a look at it, and couldn't help but, like Zhang Jing, he slapped the emergency report on the table and cursed in a sharp voice, "These two are the ones who can kill a thousand swords! The Japanese pirates haven't even done it yet." When they got to Moling Pass, they abandoned the pass and ran away! The Za family will tell the Holy One to punish them severely!"

After scolding, Eunuch He looked at Shi Pengfei secretly, pointed at the orchid and said sadly, "Just now, Shi Lang said that you recommended them to guard Moling Pass?"

"I, I can't say that I recommended it, I just nominated it. I, I, was also deceived by them."

Shi Pengfei stammered.

Everyone took turns to read the emergency report, and immediately understood the reason why Zhang Jing and Eunuch He were furious. Luo Jieqing and Xu Chengzong, who were guarding Moling Pass, abandoned the pass and fled. They didn't even see the shadow of the Japanese pirates.

The pressure returned to Yingtian City.

Before the Japanese pirates even reached Moling Pass, Luo Jieqing and Xu Chengzong abandoned the pass and fled! Now the situation is in the hands of the Japanese pirates. If they want to turn around and attack Yingtian, they can attack Yingtian. If they want to go south from Moling Pass, they can leave the pass and go south!

Now they can't even sleep!

I'm afraid that Japanese pirates will appear under Yingtian City in the next second!

"Everyone, cheer up! Keep your eyes open!" A group of generals received the order and had to patrol the city wall over and over again, being on high alert to prevent the Japanese pirates from returning and suddenly attacking the city.

There was a high level of tension in Yingtian City. Whether it was officials, soldiers or ordinary people, they stayed awake all night.

In this way, Yinshi, Maoshi... until the last period of darkness before dawn.

The exhausted soldiers who had not slept all night could not help but breathe a sigh of relief as they watched the dawn slowly brewing in the east. The next second, he vaguely heard footsteps, and then saw movement in the southeast. He opened his eyes and looked carefully, then his pupils shrank sharply, and he shouted at the top of his voice, "There are people, there is a large group of people heading toward Yingtian from the southeast." Come.

"What? There is a large group of people coming from the southeast towards Yingtian?!" The city wall suddenly became tense.

"Sure enough, a large group of people came over."

“Could it be that the Japanese pirates are back again?!”

Everyone also saw a team coming towards Yingtian one after another, getting closer and closer, and suddenly they panicked and shouted.

Soon, Shi Pengfei, the right minister of the Ministry of War, led several officials and a team of elite soldiers to come over to see the situation on Zhang Jing's order.

Due to the darkness before dawn, the people on the city wall could not see clearly the flags of the team. They could only vaguely see that this group of people was not small, with as many as seven or eight hundred people.

"Who is coming? Stop! If you get closer, you will shoot!" A general on the city wall shouted nervously.