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"What should we do? The red-haired devils are so unscrupulous. No matter how hard our people hide, they will definitely find them!"

"Yes, if we hide like this, we don't dare to fight back. Sooner or later something will happen!"

"The way I look at them, if they don't find anyone anymore, they will probably kill someone!"

"Yes, they don't regard us as human beings at all. If the masters hadn't protected us, they would have beaten us to death!"

"..."

Seeing them worried and saying worried words, Su Minggang felt anxious. He thought for a while and said to them first: "Okay, don't be anxious. I'll contact the court and have a look. The emperor said that someone has been sent to rescue us!"

After saying that, he entered the chat group.

The people present watched Su Minggang start to be in a daze, with expectations. No one said anything and waited.

After waiting for a long time, Su Minggang still didn't respond. Now, someone couldn't help it.

"We are far away in Batavia. Will the Emperor really send someone to rescue us?"

"Yes, this is the headquarters of the Dutch. How many people should the court send here?"

"Why do I feel that this matter is a bit uncertain? We all couldn't survive in our hometowns, so we came out to find food. We are just poor people and we don't have any relatives who are officials. Does the emperor really care about us?"

"..."

Just when they were worryingly doubting everything, suddenly, a rapid "clang-dang-dang" sound came from outside.

When everyone in the yard heard this, they stood up in shock. This is the night watchman who is arranged to be vigilant outside. He will sound the alarm when encountering situations.

No one had any thoughts or time to wait for Su Minggang to speak, so they all rushed out of the yard. At this time, along with the sound of the gong, someone shouted anxiously: "The red-haired Japanese are coming, hide now!"

"The men will come out to stop him for a while, and the women will hide!"

"..."

Akito's place of residence immediately became chaotic. No one expected that those red-haired Japanese would come out after dark.

The men rushed out of the house one after another, explaining their families. The scene was a bit chaotic.

"Damn it, take your daughter and hide!"

"Daughter-in-law, stop cleaning up, go and hide, people are most important!"

"..."

At the entrance of the village, the men who arrived early blocked the road with their bodies and blocked a group of red-haired devils outside the village.

These red-haired devils are ruthless and think that if they come here at night, they will definitely find women. Unexpectedly, they heard the sound of gongs before they got close to Akito's residence, and these oriental monkeys began to block the road to prevent them from entering.

They understood that if they delayed any longer, those women would definitely hide again. So, they attacked the man who was blocking the road without mercy. It started with punches and kicks, and some of the anxious people even pulled out knives and started stabbing people.

However, even so, the men at the intersection still gathered more and more, and no one backed away. And because of seeing blood, many men became angry. Rather than being stabbed to death like this, it's better to fight them!

However, more people still dare not take action. They all have young families, so it doesn't matter if they work hard on their own, but what about their family members? If you touch these red-haired devils, your family will be affected tomorrow. By then, all Ming people may be killed by them. These red-haired devils have no qualms about killing people here in Nanyang!

However, these red-haired devils either knew that they would not be able to find women if they rushed in, or they felt the anger of many people, so they finally retreated and went back cursing.

After a while of tossing, Akito's residence finally slowly returned to quiet amid the sounds of anger and the low voices of children and women crying.

The leading group of people, one missing, gathered again in the courtyard of Sumingang. Everyone was either angry or frustrated, with various expressions.

Among them, Su Minglun reported to the worried Su Minggang: "Uncle, not to mention those injured by them, there are sixteen people stabbed by them, and three of them may not survive!"

After hearing this, someone finally couldn't help it. Before Su Minggang could speak, he said angrily: "These red-haired devils don't treat us as human beings at all. We will die in their hands sooner or later. If you ask me, I will fight them." never mind!"

"Yes, if you let them bully you, they will only get worse. A few will die today, and some will die tomorrow. If this continues, we will all be dead. We might as well fight with them and kill each one for all!"

"But, they have guns and cannons, knives and guns, what do we have? Even if we fight, how can we fight?" Someone put forward different opinions, feeling a little depressed and obviously very pessimistic!

"Yes, we only have about a thousand people who can fight it out. But as for them, there are at least more than three thousand people, and they are all soldiers. How can they fight?" Some people agreed. There are about 4,000 Ming people, and only about 1,000 young and middle-aged people. The rest are either old craftsmen or craftsmen, or women and children, or people who are tired and have various disabilities or diseases, and are unable to fight to the death.

"If you don't fight? You will die sooner or later! Why not kill them all!"

"Yes, let's fight!"

"It doesn't matter if you don't have a wife or children, but have you ever considered having a wife and children?"

"..."

In the yard, there was an angry quarrel.

Su Minggang looked at this, slapped the armrest of the chair with his hand, and said loudly: "Listen to me, stop arguing, listen to me..."

After saying several words, the people in the yard finally stopped talking, but their emotions were still there and they were all a little excited.

Su Minggang looked at them and suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Don't be anxious, everyone. I have some good news for you. The people sent by the emperor to rescue us have arrived!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the courtyard became very quiet. Everyone stared at Su Minggang with expressions of disbelief or surprise. They seemed unable to believe that the emperor really had to send someone to rescue them?

Su Minglun, who was still close, came to his senses first and asked in surprise: "Uncle, are we really here?"

Su Minggang smiled and nodded. For some reason, tears were already hanging from the corners of his eyes. "In order to keep it secret, I didn't tell the old man until we arrived. Your Majesty, you really speak the truth!"

He saw the bullying from the red-haired Japanese and was anxious in his heart, but he was powerless and could only watch it all happen. Now, the emperor, thousands of miles away, had fulfilled his promise and really had to send someone to rescue them. Thinking that everyone could finally get rid of this dark day, even though he had experienced a lot, he still couldn't help but shed tears of excitement.

Perhaps it is because he has experienced so much that he knows that such a rescue is really not easy! If he hadn't met a good emperor, such a thing would never have happened.

After hearing Su Minggang's confirmation, the people in the yard looked at each other with the help of the bright moonlight, and they could all see each other's excitement. However, although Cheng Quan was also excited, he could still maintain some composure and asked first: "How many people did the emperor send here? It would be impossible if there were fewer people. We can't escape under the eyes of the red-haired devils." ah!"

Upon hearing this, everyone else nodded in agreement, and then stared at Su Minggang with a little worry and expectation, waiting for his answer.

They were a little worried about how many people could be sent over when they were facing a decisive battle with the enemies in Nanyang at such a far away place.

After all, this is the base camp of the red-haired devils. Although the main force of the red-haired devils has gone out, there are still about three thousand troops, which is not a small number!

After hearing this, Su Minggang wiped his tears and replied with a smile: "Three warships, carrying about 2,000 Marines in total, have already logged in. It is estimated that they will arrive near Batavia at noon tomorrow. Wait. In the evening, we will pick him up!"

"So many?" Cheng Quanyi said in surprise when he heard it. As a pirate, he naturally knew that three warships would transport two thousand people. This must be a very large warship. If it were in Liu Xiang's pirate group, it would be the main warship. Oh, not only that, even among the warships of the red-haired devils, they are considered big.

On the other side, Su Minglun gossiped excitedly: "Uncle, what is the Marine Corps? I've been out for so long, why have I never heard of it before?"

Hearing this, other people who felt heavy in their hearts were also very curious and asked questions one after another. Even Cheng Quan was very curious, what about the Marine Corps? It sounded so strange!

After hearing this, Su Minggang clasped his hands and pointed towards Daming, gestured gratefully to show his salute, and then answered them: "After the emperor learned about the situation on our side, he specially ordered Marshal Zheng to set up an army specifically to rescue us. We have been training on how to rescue us since last year. The emperor calls it the Marine Corps, and there seems to be another name for it, a special force. Literally, it seems to belong to the navy, but it is used to fight on land. army!"

Hearing this, the people in the courtyard knew that the emperor actually thought of them so much, and they were all excited and speechless. I have never heard of an emperor who loves his people so much! No, it’s not that I’ve never heard of it, but since there was an emperor, there has never been such an emperor!

After a while, Cheng Quan came to his senses and asked with some confusion: "Isn't it a navy? Why is the emperor called the navy?"

"Then I don't know. Anyway, that's what the emperor called him." Su Minggang didn't know either. He could only express his own opinion and said, "I feel like the navy is going to change. The navy sounds so nice, compared to the navy. Much more powerful!"

Cheng Quan listened, with a thoughtful expression on his face.

"Uncle, now is not the time to talk about this!" Su Minglun was not interested in this and interrupted, "Well...the Marine Corps will arrive tomorrow. Let's quickly discuss what we should do, right?"

After hearing this, Su Minggang nodded quickly and said, "Yes, yes, this is the most important thing. You guys wait for a while, I will contact you and explain the situation to avoid any problems!"

After saying that, he went into daze mode again.

But this time, the people in the yard were not as uneasy as before. They were all very excited. After waiting for a while, they started whispering to each other, and they could feel each other's excitement!

Before, they felt that their hope of returning to their hometown in this life was so vague. But at this moment, they were determined in their hearts that in the not-too-distant future, they would definitely be able to go back to their hometown, where they had been away for a long time, and see their family members who had been missing them for a long time!

"It seems your home is not far from my home. It's almost fifty miles away. How about I pay a visit to your home when we return to Daming?"

"Okay, I remember there is an old banyan tree at the entrance of my hometown village. It is very big and can be seen from a long distance. When you see the banyan tree, you can see my home, my home!"

"..."

Cheng Quan listened to their words and thought of his old mother in his mind. He felt his nose was a little sore and his hair must have turned white, right? Thinking like this, he couldn't help but shout in his heart: "Mom, my unfilial son is going home soon!"

After a while, Su Minggang came back to his senses and said to them with a little excitement: "I have already contacted the Marine Corps. It is Marshal Zheng's brother who came to rescue us on holy orders..."

Zheng Zhilong's reputation may be even louder than that of the governor Sun Chuanting in Nanyang, especially among those who make a living at sea. They heard that his brother was leading the army, which made them feel excited again.

"The Emperor has understood our situation. Let us endure it for a day and make excuses with the red-haired devil. After dark tomorrow, it will be the time for revenge." Su Minggang continued to whisper, "For the specific battle, I will follow General Zheng's instructions. I’ll tell you later. But there’s one thing. To prevent people from talking too much, don’t tell anyone about the imperial court’s reinforcements yet. Only we know about it.”

Everyone in the yard nodded and replied excitedly: 'Of course! "

As a result, the people in the courtyard didn't disperse until late at night. But instead of resting, they went door to door, knocking on doors and whispering things.

At dawn, almost all the Ming people gathered together. Last night, three people who were seriously injured did not survive and died.

In an open space in the residence, three bodies were parked. Su Minggang stood in front of them, and behind him were the family members and compatriots of the deceased.

After lighting three sticks of incense, Su Minggang said solemnly: "You have spirits in heaven to protect us. Soon, we will all be able to go home!"

He said it solemnly and solemnly, more like he was swearing.

After finishing speaking, he turned back and glanced at the red-haired Japanese with guns and ammunition charging towards him in the distance. Su Minggang withdrew his gaze and said loudly to the people in front of him: "No matter what, you have to believe in my arrangement. After today, I can't let you Satisfied, the old man crashed to death here!"

His arrangements were given overnight yesterday. Many people can't understand it, but in order to keep it secret, there is no other way, and there is no need to wait long anyway.

"What are you doing, what are you all gathering here for? Do you want to rebel?" Before the red-haired Japs arrived, the sharp shouts were heard, "Go to work, or else I will grant you your death wish!"

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