"Everyone, retreat! The pirates are really here, coming for us! This is insane! They've even brought a catapult!"
Zhou Dayou's pupils contracted, and he felt a chill run down his spine.
Judging from this, the other side probably has nearly ten thousand people. How could we, a small county town, possibly compete with them?
Turning around, he found himself completely alone. Those who had seemed so fearless about fishing were now running faster than rabbits, abandoning their fishing boats.
Even his own men have disappeared; they all ran away way too fast, damn it.
"Damn it, he was acting all fearless just now, but now he's faster than me!"
Zhou Dayou muttered a curse, then turned and ran away.
He didn't care about pirates anymore; his first priority was to escape. Only when he saw his own people did he breathe a sigh of relief.
The county magistrate personally guarded the last line, surrounded by about four or five hundred men, which gave Zhou Dayou a sense of security.
Before he could even see him, the magistrate spoke up, saying in a deep voice, "It's good that Zhou Dayou has arrived. You all stay here and guard the area. I'll go ask the newly arrived Lord Yang for reinforcements."
"That won't do..." Zhou Dayou instinctively wanted to refuse.
"Remember this: if you dare to run, I, the magistrate, will have you imprisoned to death!"
The next second, a deafening battle cry rang out, and the county magistrate immediately ran faster than a rabbit, riding away on the only horse in the county government office.
Warhorses are very scarce along the Min River. Even he, a county magistrate, doesn't have any. The only horses available are a few at the post stations. At this point, they can't even run away!
Grass!
Zhou Dayou's face turned green. This shameless bastard ran away, leaving him here. What a terrible thing to do!
Seeing the pirates heading straight for him, he gritted his teeth and shouted, "Halt! My 100,000 elite troops of Great Ning are right behind us. I advise you to behave yourselves!!"
After leaving some men to watch the warships, Guan Yu charged straight into Hanhai County. Guan Hai, clad in full armor, ran swiftly in front of him.
Upon hearing Zhou Dayou's words, Guan Yu couldn't help but sneer.
If it weren't for the intelligence provided by the Net (a secret intelligence network), he might have hesitated, but do you think Second Master Guan Yu's courtesy name) is a fool?
He sneered, "Release the arrows!"
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
In an instant, a deluge of arrows rained down on the enemy.
Even though they only had crossbows from the Eastern Wu Navy, they still exerted a strong suppression on these few people, instantly forcing the enemy to hide behind several stone lions.
In an instant, at least two hundred people died under the rain of arrows, their bodies riddled with holes, and the rest were mostly wounded.
Zhou Dayou had just retained a little courage, deflated like a punctured balloon, dropped his weapon, and ran away.
Let them impeach me then, but if I don't run away now, I'm afraid I won't even get the chance to be impeached.
After saying that, he immediately took off running.
The remaining people exchanged glances, and without daring to hesitate for even a moment, they immediately followed suit and ran away.
The five hundred defenders immediately collapsed.
The people who witnessed this scene were so frightened that they all hid and dared not show their faces, for fear that they would be killed on the spot!
"My God, this is no match at all!"
"What's the point of fighting? All five hundred defenders are about to die. Let's run, the difference in strength is just too great."
kill!
The shield bearers, led by Guan Hai, advanced rapidly, reaching the entrance of the county government office.
The group charged in like tigers descending a mountain, with no one able to stop them in the slightest.
The surrounding people were so frightened that they scattered like headless flies. Some who had relatives managed to enter other people's yards, but those who didn't were filled with despair.
Upon seeing this, Guan Yu immediately stepped forward and shouted, "Innocent civilians who kneel down and surrender, and bind their hands, can be spared death."
We will only rob the county government office; we will not harm the poor. But if anyone dares to resist, everyone will be killed without exception!
These words had an immediate effect; the people who had been fleeing in all directions immediately squatted down and began to tie each other's hands together.
"What's going on? These pirates aren't bad people; they don't bully ordinary people like us."
"I was terrified just now. Those hundreds of soldiers didn't even last a few breaths before they were completely gone."
"Cousin, tie them up for me. They don't seem to kill us civilians."
"Wait, let me tie up Sister-in-law Wang first."
"Holy crap, are you even my cousin? You're such a jerk!"
Upon hearing Guan Yu's shout, the previously panicked people breathed a sigh of relief, and several of the bolder ones even peered over the wall to watch.
However, he dared to show his face and was tied up by Guan Yu's men.
Without the disturbances of the common people, Guan Yu and his men planted the pirate flag above the county government office without bloodshed, thus completely taking control of the entire county government.
Standing at the entrance of the county government office, Guan Yu immediately issued several orders!
"Seal off all access routes around the county town and prevent anyone from escaping to report any incidents."
"We're going to search for these wealthy merchants and landlords according to the list. These people are ruthless and oppressive, and we're doing this to rid the people of a scourge."
"Also, open the county government's granary; we'll only take half!"
At a single command, more than six thousand people sprang into action, casting the entire county under the shadow of pirates.
These ordinary people were alright; they lay on the ground watching the spectacle, and some even crawled forward a bit to see what was going on.
Seeing the wealth being looted, Guan Hai's eyes gleamed with greed. He exclaimed excitedly, "Boss, robbing the county town is much more reliable! This is piles and piles of silver!"
They stole hundreds of boatloads of fish from his mother before, and now the entire Great Wilderness Island reeks of fish. This time they've finally struck it rich.
"This is nothing. If it weren't for the fact that this magistrate and those few unscrupulous merchants have some money, it wouldn't amount to much at all. The day we rob the Min River, that'll be when we'll truly be rich," Guan Yu said with a smile, glancing at him.
hey-hey!
Guan Hai immediately became excited. This absolutely had to be included in the plan. Next time, he would seize Min River and become rich overnight.
"Report!"
"Our spies captured a man on horseback; he appears to be the magistrate of Hanhai County, and is probably on his way to deliver a message."
After they finished speaking, a fat man was thrown in front of Guan Yu, followed by a series of clanging sounds.
Tear!
Guan Hai casually flicked the cloth, revealing plump gold ingots and a large amount of silver inside, leaving him dumbfounded.
He casually pulled out a gold ingot and couldn't help but laugh, " Hanhai County is considered relatively poor. It's one thing for you to have so much wealth in your yard, but to have so much more in your hands is quite another. How much of the people's hard-earned money is this?"
It seems that if I don't kill you, I'll be letting down the people of the All Under Heaven!