Rise From the Humble

"Well, no matter what, General Wang died for the country. Remember it, and build a good coffin later. If you can't find General Wang's body after the war, make him a cenotaph. Remember, too. Remind me that if I write an elegiac couplet and an epitaph to General Wang, it is not in vain to work together."

Magistrate Shang sighed and asked the officials behind him to make a tomb for General Wang, and he sent an elegiac couplet and an epitaph.

"I obey, Your Majesty." The official behind him nodded vigorously, keeping this in mind.

"Look, is that General Wang at the front?"

While Magistrate Shang was still deep in mourning for General Wang, his mourning was suddenly interrupted by a surprised cry.

"Who?! General Wang?"

Hearing this, Magistrate Shang was surprised. He looked outside the city and saw the leading general, who looked very much like General Wang. The armor on his body was exactly the same as General Wang's ancestral armor. His eyes widened in disbelief.

General Wang is still alive?! Did I read that correctly?!

Magistrate Shang rubbed his eyes and looked at it again. It was still the familiar figure and the familiar armor.

So, he turned to look at the deputy general on the side and asked uncertainly, "Do you think he is General Wang?"

"Lord Fu Zun, you read that right. The leader is undoubtedly General Wang. The last general can be sure." The deputy general said with certainty. He had been following General Wang for more than ten years. Although he was far away, he could recognize Wang at a glance. General.

General Wang turned into ashes and he couldn't recognize it, but as long as General Wang didn't turn into ashes, he would not admit his mistake.

He has this confidence.

"You have good eyesight. Then look at General Wang and the others to see if there are any Japanese pursuers behind them?" Magistrate Shang asked again.

The deputy general looked carefully for a moment, then shook his head vigorously, "Sir, General Wang and the others have no Japanese pursuers behind them.".

"Is General Wang returning to the city after his victory? But that's wrong. General Wang only brought a thousand soldiers and horses out of the city. Now there are 1,600 or 700 people coming back. How come there are 6 or 700 more people inexplicably?"

Magistrate Shang looked outside the city with a complicated expression. He felt that the most unacceptable and worst situation had arisen.

General Wang fell into the Japanese pirates' trick to lure the enemy. He led his troops out of the city and was ambushed by the Japanese pirates. He was captured by the Japanese pirates.

In order to survive, General Wang rebelled and surrendered to the Japanese pirates. This would lead the Japanese pirates to attack or deceive the city.

Otherwise, how could there be six or seven hundred more people? They must be Japanese pirates.

"Sir, what should we do now?" The deputy general had obviously thought of the worst case scenario and asked Magistrate Shang for instructions.

"Now is an extraordinary period. The enemy and we are unknown. What else can we do? Of course, we must prepare to defend the city. General Wang and the others are coming. Please stop a stone's throw away, be calm, and screen them before making the next step. In an emergency, General Wang can go out to pursue Japanese pirates regardless of his own safety for the sake of Suzhou City. I think General Wang will understand." Magistrate Shang glared at the deputy general and ordered.

"Follow your orders. The Lord of the Palace has ordered us to prepare to defend the city. Everyone is there. Thunder stones and rolling logs are in place. Bows, arrows and crossbows are loaded. Firearms are loaded in advance. However, please do not release arrows without authorization. Everything will wait for the orders of the Lord of the Palace and the general. "

The deputy general held his fists and took orders, running back and forth on the city wall to convey the orders of the prefect and prepare all the officers and soldiers to defend the city.

Soon, not long after preparations were made to defend the city on the city wall, General Wang and the others arrived about a mile outside the city gate.

"Don't be nervous later, and don't look at me. Don't look at me at any time, so as not to arouse suspicion. Follow what I taught you before, just shout open the city gate normally. You are General Wang who has returned from victory. Of course, you also Don't think about turning back. You can't turn back. Let's not mention that you have already swallowed the unique poison of the Japanese country. If there is no antidote in three days, you will die of intestinal rupture. Just say now, as long as I give the order , you will immediately be hit by hidden arrows and axes and die."

Xu Hai was also in the team, riding next to General Wang, with his helmet held low. He looked at the nearby Suzhou City, twitched his lips with complacency, and gave General Wang a threatening order.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Those who know the current affairs are heroes. General Wang will understand that he will never have second thoughts. General Wang has already memorized the words to deal with several situations explained by the King." General Wang nodded vigorously.

"There may be unexpected situations, but you just need to remember that you are General Wang who has returned from victory. Just respond boldly! If you cheat to open the city gate, you will have a great achievement and be rewarded with tens of thousands of gold. You will also be the fourth in the Juyi Hall. You belong to it!”

Xu Hai made a generous promise like a big hand.

Wanjin...

After General Wang heard Xu Hai's promise, he was immediately stunned, and he beat his chest and made a promise to open the city gate fraudulently.

He was not interested in the fourth position in the Japanese pirates' Juyi Hall at all, but he was very interested in gold. With so much gold, it was worth betraying the imperial court. From now on, he could remain anonymous and wait for the limelight to pass, then change his identity and use the gold to clear the way for him to make a comeback, or even go further.

Looking at General Wang who was bleeding like a chicken, Xu Hai nodded with satisfaction, then turned to the more than a hundred surrendered officers and soldiers and said, "You are all the same. You have done a great job by pretending to open the city gate. Human beings Everyone is rewarded with three hundred taels of silver. I promise you in the name of the ancestors of the old Xu family that after the capture of Suzhou City, your family members and your relatives will enter the city as long as the peach charms I gave you are hung on their doors. We will do no harm to them and ensure their personal and property safety."

Before setting off, Xu Hai gave General Wang ten peach charms engraved with cherry blossoms and gave each of the soldiers five peach charms. Each piece of peach charm can protect a family from being offended by Japanese pirates, which is basically enough to protect themselves, their relatives and friends.

After receiving rewards and safety guarantees, the more than one hundred officers and soldiers who surrendered were also excited. They expressed their allegiance to Xu Hai and cooperated fully to defraud the city gate.

Xu Hai nodded with satisfaction.

Soon, Suzhou City was in sight.

"General Wang, please forgive me for these extraordinary times. Please also ask General Wang and all the brothers to stand a stone's throw away and not come any closer. Otherwise, please forgive me for being rude and having no eyes for my sword." I don’t want to accidentally injure General Wang and all the brothers.”

The deputy general saw General Wang coming on horseback and shouted loudly, ordering General Wang and the others to stop within a stone's throw.

"Zhang Heizi, you have rebelled. Now that you have recognized me, you dare to stop me outside the city gate and let me stand in a stone's throw. Are you tired of living?! Okay? Boy, you are indeed a rebellious boy. You locked me up outside the city, so you want to usurp the throne, right?!" General Wang immediately waved his whip and pointed at the deputy general on the city gate, and started to curse.

The deputy general's forehead was dripping with sweat, "General Wang, you have spoken harshly, and you have wronged the general. Please forgive me for these extraordinary times."

"I'm sorry for your size. I'll open the city gate immediately and let my general take the brothers into the city to eat hot rice and drink hot soup. You all are cowering and don't dare to leave the city. These brothers are braving the cold and cold weather with me. My life was in danger and I went out of the city to chase the Japanese pirates and won a great victory, but I can’t let my brothers’ hearts go cold.”

General Wang waved his riding whip, jumped high and cursed loudly.

This is what Xu Hai told him, the more arrogant and domineering the better, this is the magnanimity a general returning from victory should have.