Late autumn.

Even in Jiangnan, it gradually became colder.

Next to the official road of Songjiang Prefecture, there are many maple forests.

The red leaves are swaying in the wind, making them look very cute and beautiful.

In the fields in the distance, the hard-working people did not completely rest after the autumn harvest was just completed, and they were still doing farm work such as clearing ditches in the fields.

And under the maple forest, there is no wild scene of "stop and love the maple forest at night".

Unless you are a fool, the soft big bed is not as comfortable as a narrow carriage?

That guy Du Mu probably only felt the excitement of field battles, but he didn't understand what the real sex joy was like.

On the official road, seven war horses carried seven people.

It was not someone else, but Zhu Zhanji and others who had left Beijing with a hidden identity and went to the front line of destroying Japanese destruction on the coast.

The road is not to Songjiang Prefecture City, but to the sea.

Zhu Zhanji was in his heart and judged Du Mu's field poems, and his eyes turned to the town at the end of the official road.

The town is not big, with three or five hundred households and more than a thousand people gathering.

The town was built next to the official road, and you can see the other end from this one at a glance.

There were waves of reading sounds coming from the town, and the people were building something around the outskirts of the town.

The whole town seems particularly busy and life.

Yu Qian was filled with worries and sang faintly: "The scenery is different when autumn comes, and Hengyang geese are gone without paying attention..."

Fan Wenzheng's Fisherman's Ao Qiu Si.

But this is Songjiang Prefecture in Jiangnan and it is not under the brigade.

There are no geese in Hengyang here, but some are vast seas.

However, Yu Qian is obviously using old poems to express his current mood.

Now, Yu Qian is also in the borders of the Ming Dynasty, and his achievements are not achieved, and he is also unknown when.

He didn't know when this military plan that was related to the entire Ming Dynasty Japanese attack would end.

The worries in my heart naturally arise involuntarily.

Zhu Zhanji said: "If the Japanese pirates are not eliminated for a day, the Ming Dynasty will be in peace. Before the Japanese pirates become a big problem, it is easier to solve the problem once and for all than wait until the matter is impossible and then do things to make up for the failure."

Yu Qian nodded: "I know this truth too, but I couldn't bear it when I thought that because of the Japanese pirates, my Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers would suffer losses. "

"A general succeeds and thousands of bones are woven! The court certainly cannot take the lives of soldiers and forge immortal achievements, but to eliminate the Japanese disaster, sacrifice is inevitable!" Zhu Zhanji replied in a deep voice.

The team is also constantly approaching the town.

According to the plan, they would rest here for a night and not continue to hide their identities until tomorrow. They rushed to the outside of the Young Army Guard Camp to meet Qi Zi'an in private. After the Songjiang Mansion was arranged, they would turn south to Qiantang and wait until Wang Jinghong came back with the warship.

The closer you are to the town, the clearer what you see will be.

I saw that outside this unknown town, countless people were waving various tools, surrounding the entire town, digging out a wide and deep gully.

If you calculate it carefully with your eyes, you can see that this unformed gully will have at least one meter of width and depth.

For this town, it is a considerable project.

At this time, the strong men in the town were all in the ditch where there was already one person deep, constantly digging deep and widening the bottom down and both sides.

The women and children with less strength were transported to the back of the gully by carrying baskets of diggings with shoulders and hands above the gully, and built a wall of earth around the town.

Although the weather was getting colder at this time, the people were only wearing single clothes, sweating profusely, and their faces were filled with deep anxiety and anxiety, as if they were disgusted with the speed that could no longer be increased.

Not far away, there is a pergola at the entrance and exit of the town, where several men in uniform dress are directing the people to cook herbal tea.

These people want to build this town into a fortress!

Just a glance passed by, Zhu Zhanji had an answer in his heart.

Yu Qian was on the side, a trace of worry appeared in his eyes, and he pressed his voice and said, "Young Master... they want to protect themselves..."

It is not much distance from the coast.

Obviously, this town is afraid of the arrival of Japanese pirates, and will take away everything they use now and completely destroy their current lives.

Protecting yourself is a good thing.

But it was a bad thing for the court.

This means that the grassroots people are losing confidence in the military power of the court.

They did not believe that the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty could block the Japanese pirates invaded from the sea, so they spontaneously began to protect their homes.

Zhu Zhanji's face became a little ugly.

He remembered that the Ming Xunbao has been promoting recently that the imperial court’s signal to fight against Japanese pirates and establish a solid maritime defense line was to stabilize the uneasy mood of the people in the coastal areas.

But even so, the people in this town were still unwilling to believe in the promise that the court could protect them.

"Several young men, don't go forward anymore!"

In the town, there was an old man who had just moved a basket of soil. He looked at the seven people on the official road and couldn't help but shout loudly to dissuade him.

Seeing that the grandson was still thinking deeply, Yu Qian sighed slightly, drove his horse forward, and turned over and dismounted in front of the old man.

"Old man, what do you mean?" Yu Qian's etiquette was impeccable, just like a humble gentleman.

The old man in the town sighed: "Walking forward, the official road is gone. If you continue to walk down, it is not only difficult to walk on the road, but you may not be closer to the sea and will run into those Japanese pirates..."

Yu Qian said: "Where are the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty? If I remember correctly, there are thousands of officers and soldiers in our Songjiang Prefecture."

The old man sighed again, shook his head and pointed to the construction site outside the town: "Did you see, our town is digging ditches and building walls, just because he is afraid that the Japanese pirates who kill people will rush ashore. If the officers and soldiers of Jinshan Guard can defend, the poor Tuolin Village in front will not be gone... They are more than 300 people..."

As he said that, the old man continued to shake his head, his face full of worry, but he never saw a trace of anger.

This is a sign of numbness.

Yu Qian opened his mouth. Regarding the Tuolin Village tragedy, he could not find any reason to explain to Songjiang Local War.

The old man was not happy when he saw the young man being defeated, so he walked to the big rock on the side of the road and sat down, patted the side, and waved his hand.

"If we had heard that the Japanese pirates were coming in previous years, we would have run to the mainland long ago, either hiding into the city or going to the homes of relatives farther away." The old man said, muttering.

Yu Qian, who was interested in exploring, walked over and sat aside, and asked, "Why don't you leave this year?"

In the distance, Zhu Zhanji and others who had been staying for a long time were also slowly approaching.

The old man just glanced at it and smiled: "It's all Mr. Huang from our town! This year, our town has a great harvest. After paying the taxes to the court, there are still a lot left! We can't take these things away."

"So, that Master Huang suggested that you don't leave?" Yu Qian asked.

The old man nodded and shook his head again: "Master Huang is not just asking us not to leave. He also said that even if the Japanese pirates really come, we can still stop it!"

Yu Qian turned around and looked at the busy construction site. He didn't think that these ravines and earth walls could really stop the Japanese pirates who were determined to rob, but he couldn't beat the old man's belief: "So you started doing these things?"

The old man laughed: "It's all Mr. Huang. Not only do he want to keep our harvest this year. He also took out money and grain, summoned the people from our town to build these together. Mr. Huang's family paid for money and grain and also sent people to do it. I heard that Mr. Huang's family was still practicing servants and vowed to share life and death with our town."

Yu Qian was a little surprised: "Can there be such a person?"

The landlords in the local area, whenever they hear that the robbers are coming, must do the first thing they do is to clean up the gold, silver and fine materials at home and then escape at the first time. However, they will not be able to say words of life and death like this Mr. Huang.

It seemed that because someone was shocked by this, the old man seemed very happy and said firmly: "Mr. Huang is a great good person!"

"Aren't you afraid, can't these things stop the Japanese pirates?" Zhu Zhanji, who finally arrived, asked without hesitation.

The old man sitting with Yu Qian was slightly stunned, but was not angry. He raised his head and looked at the young man in front of him and smiled silly.

The old man said, "I'm afraid, why aren't I afraid? But Mr. Huang said that the Japanese pirates came ashore and robbed things. As long as we can stop them for a period of time, they will leave themselves and go to places that are easier to rob things."

Mr. Huang is not simple!

When Zhu Zhanji heard the answer given by the old man, he couldn't help but nod.

He agreed with what Mr. Huang said.

The Japanese pirates rushed ashore to grab some things that they could take away. Now they have no idea of ​​occupying the Ming Dynasty.

They dared to plunder the Ming Dynasty, but they also knew that the Ming Dynasty was not something they could defeat.

Therefore, when they rushed from the sea to the land of the Ming Dynasty, what they had to do was to kill, burn, loot and use some means to take away the things they could rob.

If they stay outside this town for too long, their robbery feast will be greatly compressed, and it may even be delayed until the officers and soldiers of the Daming Guard respond and support, and cut off their retreat from behind.

Even without the Japanese pirates who rushed ashore, they would pass the news about the Japanese pirates who were lurking among the Ming people here in person, and avoid this place from the very beginning.

Yu Qian glanced at Zhu Zhanji who was coming. He stood up, saluted the old man, and apologized: "Old man, we are back from the north and are going to go back to Qiantang. I want to rest here for a night, but I wonder if I can?"

The old man nodded immediately: "It turned out to be the young masters of Qiantang. I just heard your young master speak, and the smell of Qiantang is there in his words. Of course, you can rest. Although the town is chaotic, there are many vacant houses in the town, but..."

Yu Qian smiled familiarly: "Although a few taels of silver is not much, it is also a little respect for the host family."

The old man nodded: "Young Master, good-hearted. The old man just thought that there are still several empty houses in my second family. If the young master doesn't dislike it, the old man will take you over and settle it first..."

It turned out that the old man had this idea to generate income for his own family.

Yu Qian was not disgusted with the old man's tricks and nodded happily to agree.
To be continued...