Chapter 1149: The War is Coming
Outside the west gate, Zhang Xiancheng, Chief Yao and Li Dianshi turned around and ran away without looking back.
Outside the north gate, Zhu Pingan squinted at the position of the sun. Feeling that the time was almost up, he got on his horse and rode to the front of the team. He waved his hand forward vigorously and shouted "Let's go." ".
Horses neighing and cattle braying, the army was buzzing and marching towards Taiping County.
More than a hundred carriages were recruited this time, with an average of six people per carriage for more than 600 young people, and everyone had a carriage to sit in. It was different with a car. The people marched much faster than on foot, and it didn't take long to reach Taiping County.
After entering Taiping County, Zhu Ping'an carefully sent fifteen scouts, in groups of five, to investigate the first two miles. The terrain in this area is flat and smooth, so it is relatively easy to detect, even a young man without training can do it.
After entering Taiping County, we did not encounter any Japanese pirates. Perhaps the Japanese pirates would break camp and head to Taizhou Prefecture at noon. The big and small leaders restrained their Japanese pirates in Taiping County and were ready to break camp and set off at any time.
"Fifty carriages were in an arc in front, and fifty carriages were in a straight line at the back. Everyone walked forward from home."
After marching about ten miles away from Taiping County, Zhu Pingan turned over He dismounted, raised his arms and gave orders to everyone.
This arrangement is to prevent Japanese pirates from attacking. If Japanese pirates attack, our side can quickly shrink the carriages to form a semicircular defensive formation, with the carriages as a barrier, and everyone can defend within the formation.
The young warriors had no training. With a simple order from Zhu Pingan, it took the young warriors more than ten minutes to set up their formation.
"Keep the distance between everyone wider, raise all the flags, beat all the war drums, don't stop in the middle, and change people when you are tired." Zhu Ping'an walked around the crowd and gave orders loudly to them road.
According to Zhu Pingan's order, the young men spread out a little. From a distance, the team seemed to be inflated, and it more than doubled in size. Those who didn't know the details thought there were more than a thousand troops.
More than a hundred flags rushed to be made before departure were also raised by everyone. Among them are three general flags. The flags are six feet long. They are rectangular in shape, with a blue background and red edges. They are painted with five-clawed dragons. They are written "Jingnan", "Lanshan Guard", "Qianjun Guard" and "Jingnan" respectively. "Representing Jingnan County, Lanshan Guard and Qianniu Guard are the names of the two guards in the south. The remaining flags are military flags, which are eight feet long and triangular in shape.
After more than a hundred flags were raised, the banners were fluttering and fluttering in the wind, making the crowd even more powerful, as if the team had doubled in size.
"Dong dong dong, dong dong dong"
More than sixty big cowhide drums were placed on the carriage. More than sixty strong men held the drumsticks and opened their arms to beat the earth-shattering sound. The dust on the ground was shaken. The drums were flying in all directions, and the sound of the drums could be heard within a three-mile radius.
The earth-shattering drum beat doubled the size of the team again.
"Dagang, take someone to cut down some thick branches and tie them with ropes behind the fifty carriages at the back of the formation."
Zhu Pingan said to Liu Dagang.
"As ordered."
Liu Dagang responded and led the people away. There were woods nearby. Liu Dagang and the others quickly cut down many branches and tied them to the carriage behind the palace.
As a result, as soon as the carriage moved away, the branches behind it were dragged and swayed left and right, and dust suddenly flew up.
“Forward!”
After everything was ready, Zhu Pingan ordered to continue moving forward.
The team marched toward Taiping County with flags fluttering, drums beating loudly, and dust flying like this!
This formation looks like thousands of troops.
When Zhu Pingan and his party were still three miles away from the county seat, the Japanese pirates who were on alert on the wall of Taiping County vaguely heard the sound of drums. They stood up in confusion, stretched their necks and looked into the distance. , after about half a cup of tea, I saw a massive army heading towards the county town from a distance.
The banners of this army are fluttering, the team is huge, and the dust stirred up by the march of the army is flying all over the sky.
There must be at least five or six thousand people.
"Report, a large army has come outside the city, with three banners of 'Jingnan', 'Lanshan Guard', and 'Qianniu Guard', and hundreds of banners. The drums are beating loudly, and the momentum is huge. I'm afraid There are five to six thousand people.”
When the Japanese pirates saw it, their expressions changed drastically, they threw away the bowls in their hands, and reported to Honda Heihachi, the leader of the city, rolling around.
"What? Five or six thousand people?"
Honda Heihachi, who was sitting on his knees and having a meal in the Taiping County government office, couldn't help but change his expression when he heard the report from his subordinates.
Although the Ming Dynasty's army was weak, it was not easy to deal with five or six thousand people.
Soon after he stood up, Honda Heihachi vaguely heard the sound of drums coming from outside the city.
"Haga! I want to see who is here to die?!"
Honda Heihachi heard the sound of the drums, kicked the table away, pulled out his sword, and was filled with murderous intent. of going out.
At the same time, the Japanese pirates who were burying pots and making rice in the city also heard the banging of war drums, and began to inquire about the news in confusion. Soon, the news spread among the Japanese pirates that tens of thousands of troops were coming to kill them outside the city.
The meal is about to be cooked at this moment. The leader has an order to break camp and go to Taizhou Prefecture to join the large army after dinner. At this juncture, a large army came to kill him! Suddenly, the Japanese pirates' hearts were filled with excitement.
"You guys, all follow me up the city wall. I want to see who is this blind person who is here to die!"
Honda Heihachi walked out of the county office with a waist knife and pointed outside with the tip of the knife. The Japanese pirates walked towards the city wall.
Soon Honda Heihachi led the Japanese pirates to the city wall, stood on the city wall and looked out, and the army outside the city came into their eyes.
The army stopped outside the city more than a mile away. In front of it was a row of chariots in a semicircle. There must have been more than a hundred chariots. The queue behind the chariots spread for several miles, with banners fluttering. Smoke and dust billowed, and the team was huge.
The big flag in the middle of this army has the word "Jingnan" written on it, and the two big flags next to it have the words "Lanshan Guard" and "Qianniu Guard" written on it. This "Jingnan" should be the reinforcement of Jingnan County. Well, the "Lanshan Guard" and "Qianniu Guard" are the two guard posts of Jinhua Prefecture close to Jingnan County. The guard post of Jinhua Prefecture actually sent troops across the border? !
Honda Heihachi stood on the city wall and looked at the mixed army from a distance. Based on the flags and the size of the team, he made a rough estimate that there were not three to five thousand people in this army, but there were still one or two thousand people.
Not only that, Honda Heihachi also noticed that in the woods a few hundred meters away behind the army, the shadows of the trees were shaking and dust was flying. He secretly thought that there might be a sizable army hidden in the woods. army.
This cunning Ming army, if I lead the army to attack, the ambush soldiers in the woods will take the opportunity to rush out and catch me off guard. Honda Heihachi narrowed his eyes and couldn't help but think of the man in Jingnan city wall. Official uniform, standing tall figure.
Little did they know that in the woods, more than a dozen young men were running happily pulling branches. (End of this chapter)