The rise of the poor

Chapter 1772 On Fire
"Hahaha, the wind is blowing, it's still the east wind, God is helping me, the moon is dark and the wind is high, when killing people and setting fire."

Feeling the east wind on the Japanese boat, Xu Hai couldn't help laughing out loud, shouting for God's help.

"With God's help, we will succeed in this trip!"

"By virtue of its strength, the good wind sent me to Sioux City, hahaha."

"It seems that we can arrive at the city of Suzhou earlier than expected, hahaha, we have already arrived before they wake up from their dreams."

Hojo Michizo, Maya, Chen Dong and the others couldn't help laughing out loud.

All the Japanese pirates were very optimistic. They boarded the boat on the second watch, arrived at Haikou in Taicang in the third watch, and reached Suzhou in the fourth watch. Turning a bend in the river, Suzhou was within easy reach, only [-] miles away.

Now that the east wind is blowing again, their Japanese boats have a smooth wind, and they can arrive at the city of Suzhou earlier than expected. The defenders must still be asleep.

If they attack suddenly, they will definitely be able to capture Suzhou City easily.

There are mountains of gold, silver and jewels, and countless little ladies from Suzhou, all waiting for them to seize them.

The more the Japanese pirate thought about it, the more excited he became, his paddling hand was full of strength, no matter how hard he tried, he didn't get tired, and the boat flew like flying.

swish swish

The Japanese boats followed the arc of the river and turned a corner, only thirty miles away from Suzhou.

The Japanese pirates were even more excited, and they were already imagining the wonderful life of burning, killing and looting after entering Suzhou City.

However, what they didn't notice was that when their Japanese boat just turned the river, there were six people lying on the ground deep in the dead woods beside the river, staring at them without blinking.

The night was as thick as ink, you couldn't see your fingers, and the dead trees were luxuriant. These six people lay on the ground again, holding grass in their mouths, making no sound at all. The ambush was very good, and no Japanese pirates found them.

These six were exactly one of the fifteen rangers sent by Zhu Ping'an.

After the Japanese boat turned from the river, the six people crawled slowly into the woods behind them and untied the horses tied to the trees.

The horses also have sticks in their mouths, and they are fixed on both sides of the horse's face with ropes to prevent the horses from making noise.

The six people mounted their horses and rode non-stop to the Gaopo Beacon Tower one mile away.

In front of the beacon tower, there are four soldiers on duty, two of them are sleeping on a bed of hay, and two of them are on duty at night.

The night watchman soon discovered the six people who rode the horses. Before you could ask why you came, they heard the six people who rode the horses shouting, "Light it up quickly, the beacon fire that was a warning at night, the Japanese pirates are coming!" Already!"

"The pirates are here?!"

When the two night watchmen heard this, without saying a word, they quickly lit the torch with a torch, and stretched the torch towards a pile of beacon fires that had been prepared long ago.

The two people who were sleeping on the straw bunk also heard the movement, and got up quickly to help light the beacon.

The beacon fire pile is made of hay, dry firewood, etc., and it is also covered with grease. When the torch is touched, it will burn blazingly.

Soon it was in flames.

"Okay, the beacon fire has been lit, everyone quickly mount their horses, beat the gong to warn the common people, the Japanese pirates are coming!"

"The Japanese pirates came from the river. There are seventy or eighty Japanese ships, and there are as many as [-] to [-] people."

"We can hear them clearly. Many of them are talking about birdsong. They must be Japanese pirates."

"Hurry up and remind the common people, hide and don't be blocked by Japanese pirates into the village."

The rangers on horseback breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the beacon was lit, and their main task was accomplished.

The next step is to ride the horse to warn the people nearby.

All the rangers got on their horses, with a gong in their hands, and under the captain's arrangement, they galloped towards the nearby villages and towns in groups of two and two.

"boom blah blah"

The loud gong sounded again and again.

"The Japanese pirates are coming, folks, hurry up and pack up your things and hide." The warning sounds of the rangers came one after another.

Soon, one village after another was alarmed. When people heard that the Japanese pirates were coming, they hurriedly cleaned up.Quickly put the dry food and clothes for food into the bag, and ran out with the old and the young.

The Japanese pirates kill without blinking an eye. Once they come to the village, they will kill, rob, and burn them all. They are like inhuman animals.

There are many places to hide outside the village, in the field, in the woods, in caves, in meadows, in river ditches
As long as you don't get blocked by Japanese pirates in the village and hide in the wild, as long as your luck is not too bad, it is generally not easy for Japanese pirates to find you.

Japanese pirates usually rush to the village and don't bother to find people in the wild. They don't have much manpower and energy.

Xu Hai and others on the Japanese boat on the river course were still imagining the divine soldiers descending from the sky and taking Suzhou City by surprise, when they suddenly heard someone shouting something was on fire.

"What's on fire?! Which ship is on fire?! Bastard, are you looking for death? Didn't I already tell you that no fire is allowed on board! We're going to Suzhou City soon, can't you bear it with such a little effort?!"

After hearing this, Xu Hai waited for the chieftain to curse angrily.

"Boss, it's not our boat, it's on the shore, about a mile away from the river that caught fire."

The Japanese pirates under his command pointed to the direction of the shore behind and explained.

Xu Hai and others looked along, and they saw a raging fire on a high slope more than one mile away on the shore. The flames were soaring into the sky. The flames were at least seven or eight meters high.

"Whose family's firewood pile was lit? Or whose house was burned?" The pirates gloated.

Xu Hai frowned, faintly feeling that things were not that simple.

"Listen, why do you feel the sound of beating gongs?" Another Japanese pirate with sharp ears vaguely heard the sound of beating gongs, and asked in confusion.

"It is estimated that the watchman in the village discovered the fire, so let's beat the gong to call for firefighting." A Japanese pirate said.

"Well, it makes sense." The Japanese pirate who heard the sound of the gong nodded, feeling that the explanation made sense.

"Look, there seems to be a fire ahead, is the front also on fire? No, what's going on, what kind of evil is it today, why are there so many places on fire?!"

After a while, several sharp-eyed Japanese pirates discovered that there was also a fire in the direction seven or eight miles ahead.

And it's not just this place.

Soon, someone discovered that there was also a place in the far south that was on fire.

The pirates feel that something is wrong, what's going on, why are so many places on fire today? !
"Not good! It's not on fire! It's a beacon fire! Damn it! We were exposed, someone found us and set off a beacon fire warning! Damn, when did Suzhou government set up beacon towers, and there are so many!"

Xu Hai was the first to react, his body shook violently, his face full of ambition turned livid in an instant, and he cursed through gritted teeth.

(End of this chapter)