SFS Chapter 807: 3 Japanese Pirates Missing
Chapter 807: 3 Japanese Pirates Missing
The cavalry immediately rushed forward and engaged in a melee with the Japanese pirates.
However, the street in front of the government office was not very wide, so the cavalry could not charge. In addition, the Japanese pirates were all short and good at dodging and moving around, so the cavalry suffered a great loss for a while.
Upon seeing this, Shen Changgong immediately shouted,
"Surround those outside, and those inside dismount and fight!"
After saying this, he dismounted, drew out his two swords, and charged towards the Japanese pirates.
He swung his two swords like flying. Although it was completely dark at this time, the lanterns in front of the county magistrate's mansion were still emitting light.
The dark night is the assassin's home ground. Shen Changgong danced with his two swords, accurately reaping the lives of the Japanese pirates with each blow.
Seeing these people fighting so fiercely, the Japanese pirates immediately broke through the defense line of the yamen runners and rushed into the county magistrate's mansion. Relying on the complex terrain inside, they fought with Shen Changgong.
Shen Changgong and Ma Ling led their troops to charge in and fought a bloody battle with the Japanese pirates.
Hundreds of Japanese pirates were killed, and only twenty or thirty were left.
Suddenly, a woman's screams and curses were heard from the backyard.
A moment later, seven or eight Japanese pirates came out carrying a group of people.
Among these hostages were old people, children, and women. The one in the middle was a middle-aged man who was still wearing the official uniform of the Chu State, the style of a county governor.
The remaining Japanese pirates, seeing that they had hostages in their hands, immediately retreated and kidnapped the hostages together with other Japanese pirates.
A Japanese pirate shouted,
"Gibberish..."
"What bullshit are you talking about!"
Shen Changgong snorted coldly and waved his hand. The soldiers immediately lined up in front of him, pointing their crossbows and muskets at the Japanese pirates and hostages.
The Southern King said,
"They might be saying that since we have the hostages, we should lay down our weapons and surrender, right?"
"Huh, what a fool's dream."
The governor on the other side saw that his men had no intention of laying down their weapons, so he shouted,
"I am an official of the imperial court, a legitimate fourth-rank official. You cannot afford to offend me if I get hurt. Put down your weapons and rescue me!"
Hearing this, Shen Changgong felt it was ridiculous, so he said,
"Then may I ask, sir, how can we rescue you after we lay down our weapons?"
"If you listen to him, he won't let me go? Hurry up, I can't die. I am the county governor!"
"Why do you think they will let you go if we lay down our weapons?
If we all lay down our weapons, we will probably be taken to the ship as slaves like you, and the people in this city will suffer."
"What nonsense are you talking about? Which is more important, my life or the lives of the untouchables? If I tell you to lay down your weapons, then do it now. Otherwise, I will report you severely to His Majesty!"
At this time, shouts and cries of killing were heard everywhere in the city. Obviously, most of the Yan army had already started a bloody battle with the Japanese pirates.
Shen Changgong sneered and said,
"Let me ask you one thing. Are you an official from the State of Chu or the State of Yan? Have you received the edict from the Great Yan court?"
"I got it. It's just that the Yan State flag hasn't been made yet. Besides, it's none of your business. Your mission is to save me!"
Shen Changgong sneered,
“If you are an official of the State of Chu, you are an enemy, and I can kill you at any time.
If you were an official of the State of Yan, I would judge your crimes.
First, when the Japanese pirates came, they ignored them and didn't even close the city gates, and there was no resistance at all. This was a crime of negligence.
Second, the Japanese pirates broke into the city and the city was lost, which is the crime of loss.
Third, you allowed the people to be killed while you were here helping the Japanese pirates to threaten me, putting your own life above the people. This is a dereliction of duty.
Fourthly, as an official of the State of Yan, he hung the flag of Chu and wore Chu clothes, which was a crime of treason.
Because of your three crimes, I sentence you and your entire family to death.
Come on, shoot everyone in front of you!"
"As ordered!"
The soldiers shouted in unison and then pulled the trigger. In an instant, dense crossbow arrows and bullets killed everyone in front of them.
Before the county magistrate died, the only words in his mind were "this king".
The Japanese pirates at the government office have been completely wiped out, and then Shen Changgong and Ma Ling patrolled the city again.
At this time, the four city gates had been completely closed and controlled, and some soldiers were patrolling along the city walls to prevent the Japanese pirates from jumping over the wall and escaping.
Most of the soldiers were searching for Japanese pirates from house to house.
The Japanese pirates on the streets have been cleared out. Many of them hid in the homes of ordinary people. Some hid quietly, some killed all the people in the family, and some took the people hostage.
Shen Changgong gave a death order to kill all the Japanese pirates. The soldiers didn't care about anything and killed them all, regardless of whether they were hostages or not!
The Japanese pirates didn't expect that this trick didn't work, and they were beaten dizzy by the Yan army.
The Yan army spent the entire night failing to clear out the Japanese pirates from the city.
It was not until daytime that they completely wiped out the Japanese pirates.
They carried out all the bodies, counted them, and then went to the government office to report to Shen Changgong.
"Your Highness, in this battle we wiped out over 1,800 Japanese pirates, captured over 100 alive, and attacked around 2,000."
"Two thousand people?"
Shen Changgong frowned and said,
"But the number of Japanese pirates was 5,000. Where did the remaining 3,000 go?"
"This... subordinate doesn't know."
"Go and bring the captured Japanese pirates here alive, and I will personally interrogate them!"
"As ordered!"
After a sleepless night, Shen Changgong was very tired. He rubbed his temples and said to the guards,
"Bring up Taro Kameda and my grandson Taiken and have them translate."
"Yes!"
Soon, the Japanese pirate captives and two interpreters were brought up.
More than one hundred Japanese pirate captives, almost all of them injured, knelt on the ground in a miserable state.
But even so, they still barked like dogs in defiance, saying words that Shen Changgong could not understand.
Shen Changgong said to the two translators,
"Who is the most senior official among them?"
After watching for a while, the two said in unison,
"It's the captain, Inume Jiro."
The guards immediately stepped forward and arrested the man.
"Ask him where the other 3,000 Japanese pirates went."
Tai Jian immediately translated Shen Changgong's words to Erlang.
Erlang grimaced and kept barking at Taijian and Kameda. Although no one could understand what he was saying, the curses must have been very dirty.
Shen Changgong took two Japanese pirates' knives, handed them to the two men, and said,
"Use all the methods you can think of to torture him, even beat him to death, or even kill all the pirates here, as long as you can find out the whereabouts of the remaining 3,000 pirates.
You will have two pounds of meat for dinner today."
The two men, who had been tortured all the way until now, immediately became so hungry that their eyes turned green when they heard about two pounds of meat, and they walked towards the Japanese pirates with knives in hand.