481: Cyber ​​war of public opinion

"Passports?" Koyama Hanako was stunned upon hearing this. She had absolutely no concept of such a thing in her mind. As one of the four Martial Commanders of Fusang Country and the only Female Martial Marshal, her status was incredibly high. Menial tasks like handling passports were always taken care of by her subordinates; she only needed to look beautiful and serve as a mascot.

Instead, Ingen Takashige, who was standing beside her, spoke up loudly: "Officer, we are all refugees fleeing for our lives. We barely escaped with our lives from the sharp claws of the Sea Clan, so how could we possibly have had time to prepare any passports?"

Teng Yi, the defensive general on the city wall, nodded slightly upon hearing this and said, "What you say is true. However, we in the Great Ming have regulations. If you do not have a passport, we cannot just let you enter the pass!"

"What?!" All the Fusang People and experts of the Sea Clan were stunned. They had not expected this city-defending general to be so stubborn and unwilling to open the gates. If they could not trick him into opening the pass and had to resort to a forceful assault, the price they would have to pay would likely be enormous.

Because after they arrived at the foot of Shanhai Pass, they realized that Shanhai Pass was truly extraordinary. The height of the walls was unprecedented, and they could sense that their strength was immense; they could not be shattered or breached by ordinary attacks. Compared to the low walls of the cities in Fusang Country, Shanhai Pass was simply on another level, and the two could not even be mentioned in the same breath.

Ingen Takashige felt a bit panicked. If he could not trick them into opening the pass, the boast he had made in front of the Sea Clan would come to nothing. If that happened, what kind of good life could he expect under the Sea Clan?

"No, General, you cannot just stand by and watch us die! Furthermore, we have brought you valuable information by coming here to seek help. The Sea Clan is right behind us. If you let us in and save our lives, we will also help you with your affairs!" Ingen Takashige shouted loudly.

A cold sneer appeared on Teng Yi's face as he listened. "I don't care who you are. You entered our territorial waters and stepped onto our land without the consent of the Great Ming, and now you want us to open the gates and let you in. I would like to ask, what special privileges do you possess that would make us do this?! You don't even have a passport; who knows if there are any members of evil cults or Evil Cultists and spies from enemy nations mixed in among you? If we let you in to cause trouble, wouldn't the Great Ming have to pay a huge price?"

"You are slandering us! We are all ordinary commoners; how could we be members of evil cults or Evil Cultists and spies? Can't you see that we are all covered in wounds? We have been fleeing for many days and are now lacking water, food, and medicine. If we don't get supplies soon, we won't be able to hold on much longer! As a great celestial empire, can the Great Ming really just stand by and watch as you turn away the citizens of a neighboring country, leaving them to be slaughtered by the Sea Clan?" Ingen Takashige roared.

"Oh? You are ordinary commoners?" Teng Yi said coldly.

"Of course! Fusang Country has already been overrun by the Sea Clan, and we barely managed to escape. The Sea Clan is in hot pursuit right behind us; I'm afraid it won't be long before they catch up! Please open the gates, I beg you!" As he spoke, Ingen Takashige squeezed out a few tears, feigning an appearance of unbearable grief...

"Fire arrows!" Teng Yi suddenly ordered.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

The archers on the city wall, who had long been waiting impatiently, immediately fired, and a volley of arrows rained down upon the crowd like raindrops!

Ingen Takashige and the others were caught off guard, but given who they were, these arrows were merely a common threat in their eyes. With just a slight dodge and a strike, they swept away all the arrows that came near them...

"Stop!" Teng Yi raised his hand to stop the continued firing.

He looked coldly down at the foot of the city and shouted, "Do you still dare to claim that you are ordinary commoners of Fusang Country? Such a rain of arrows would be a death sentence for ordinary people, yet you are all completely unharmed; clearly, you are all experts without a doubt! I advise you to retreat immediately and go back the way you came. Otherwise, do not blame the Great Ming for enforcing our Border Protection Act and annihilating all life that enters illegally, leaving no potential threats behind!!!"

Upon hearing this, the faces of Ingen Takashige and Koyama Hanako turned as dark as a storm cloud. They knew that it was likely impossible to trick Shanhai Pass into opening. The vigilance of this defensive general was too high; there was no way he would open the city gates for them.

"What do we do now?" Koyama Hanako asked in a low voice. She glanced guiltily at Nian Kuo, who was not far behind, worried that he might fly into a rage and start killing, which would ruin everything.

"Don't panic. I previously contacted our diplomat stationed within the Great Ming. Calculating the time, they should have arrived at Shanhai Pass by now. Let's wait a little longer..." Ingen Takashige said.

He secretly sent a voice transmission to Nian Kuo about this, hoping he would give him a little more time. Nian Kuo had already been very impatient, but after hearing what Ingen Takashige said, he held back. Although his temper was very volatile, he understood in his heart that the cost of attacking the city was enormous. If they could trick them into opening the pass, it would certainly be the best strategy. Thus, he huffed, "If you can't trick them into opening the city gates, you will serve as the vanguard for the siege!"

"Ah, this... Yes, yes, yes! Brother Nian, rest assured. Once our diplomat arrives, this pass will definitely be opened successfully!" Ingen Takashige nodded repeatedly.

"It had better be!" Nian Kuo said viciously.

Ingen Takashige rolled his eyes, then shouted to the Fusang People who were live-streaming behind him, "Turn on all the live-streaming accounts! All of you, kneel down facing the city gates and show your tears and blood to the cameras. We want the entire Blue Star to see this scene!!!"

"Wuwuwu..." "Oh, Heavens, the Great Ming people are standing by and watching us die..." "Please, let us in quickly..." "My leg is already broken..." "We haven't eaten for many days, please give us some water..." "We want to enter the pass..."

All the Fusang People began to kneel and kowtow, wailing and crying out to heaven. A scene of doomsday refuge quickly appeared on the live-streaming channels of various countries on Blue Star, beginning to attract the attention of netizens from all over the world. They commented one after another, severely condemning the Great Ming and scolding the Great Ming for being inhumane, actually firing arrows at ordinary people...

However, what caused the netizens of various countries to break their composure was that some on-site footage information soon appeared in the comments of these live-streaming accounts. In particular, the footage of those Fusang People dodging the arrow rain just now was posted, which left all the netizens stunned!

Could these be ordinary commoners? Under such a dense rain of arrows, not a single person on the scene was injured. Moreover, looking at their movements while dodging the arrows, which were so smooth, anyone could see that these people were definitely not simple.

Someone even posted the portraits of the four Martial Commanders of Fusang, and as a result, sharp-eyed people immediately recognized that the people leading the group at the foot of the city were two of those Martial Commanders, Ingen Takashige and Koyama Hanako!

The sentiment in the comment section quickly shifted. Many people pointed out that the Martial Commanders of Fusang disguising themselves as ordinary commoners must have had ulterior motives, and those people behind them were clearly all experts. I'm afraid that this move by the Fusang People harbored sinister intentions...