Chapter 1481: No worries despite defeat
There is no airtight wall in the world. The contents of the two newspapers spread quickly, first in Yingtian official circles, and then quickly spread to the people. Time stirs up discussion and uproar.
“The imperial envoy of the Wuhu capital, Shaishan Zaoqianhu, Zeng Ji, joined forces with three thousand troops including Miao Yin of the Jianyang guard, and surrounded and attacked the Japanese pirates in Shangyu. However, Miao Yin of the Jianyang guard and others were defeated first. After one battle, morale was greatly reduced, and they were defeated as soon as they fought with the Japanese pirates. The Japanese pirates drove the defeated army to attack Zeng Ji's headquarters, causing Zeng's headquarters to be in chaos. Under the cover of the Japanese pirates, the coalition forces After being routed for thousands of miles, only Wuhu County Magistrate Chen Yiyi's troops did not flee. However, Chen Yiyi's troops were killed on the spot, and most of Chen Yiyi's troops were killed or wounded. Fifty-seven Japanese pirates pursued them into Wuhu and set fire to the south bank of Wuhu. Encountering a strong wind blowing by the lake, the wind helped the fire. The fire suddenly became extremely huge, the flames shot into the sky, and the black smoke billowed to cover the sky and the sun, like a demon. Like a demon emerging from the world, it swept across the land for miles.
Amidst the fire and black smoke, the Japanese pirates crossed the north bank of Wuhu and headed straight for Wuhu County. Fortunately, Wuhu County was already surrounded by soldiers, and they discovered the Japanese pirates' whereabouts in time. On this occasion, before the Japanese pirates entered the city, they cut off the moat bridge and closed the city gate tightly to defend themselves. He wandered around outside the city for a long time and had no choice but to retreat. After burning, killing and looting outside the city, he retreated and disappeared."
In a restaurant facing the street, a storyteller was surrounded by people. In front of him, he was surrounded by people. They set out a fruit and vegetable platter, tea and snacks, and holding a folding fan, they told the onlookers the contents of the two pond newspapers with great emotion.
The contents of the newspaper shocked everyone.
"What?! Defeated?! Or a big defeat!!"
"The three thousand coalition forces are not three thousand pigs. How can we say they are defeated? It is three thousand. It’s not like this for a pig.”
"Are these dozens of Japanese pirates all three-headed and six-armed, invulnerable?! How can they be so fierce?!"
"If Wuhu County hadn't closed the city gate urgently, maybe the people in the city would have collapsed. It’s moldy”
Everyone never expected that the three thousand coalition forces deliberately defeated and lured the Japanese pirates into encirclement, encircled the north and south, and attacked the Japanese pirates from the front and rear. They were as fierce as tigers in one operation, but in the end they ended up with this result.
Failed so quickly!
Still a big defeat! The army was defeated like a mountain, and the army was completely defeated! The only one who was not defeated, the Prime Minister of Dangtu County, Chen Yiyi, died on the spot, and the rest were defeated thousands of miles away! Being chased by Japanese pirates together, I don’t know how many soldiers and horses died!
"Ahem, at this moment, why do I think of the urgent military information of 'Zhao Kuo', Zhu Ping'an and Lord Zhu? Do you think this Japanese pirate will really come back to attack us as he said? Tiancheng? "
A diner in the restaurant couldn't help but said worriedly.
Hearing that dozens of Japanese pirates had defeated the three thousand allied troops and defeated them, he couldn't help but think of Zhu Ping'an's urgent military situation.
The diner's voice was not loud, but it was clear enough. His voice fell behind. It seemed that the entire restaurant had been pressed on the pause button. People stopped eating and drinking, and the entire restaurant became quiet. .
It took a full second or two before a voice sounded.
“Are you kidding? How is it possible? Our Yingtian City is not one of those small counties. How dare the Japanese pirates do this?”
Then another rich man stood up. He was very talented. Wanting to be expressive, he raised his hands in all directions, and after attracting everyone's attention, he made a long speech in a loud voice: "That's right, don't worry about it in vain. I have a brother-in-law who works as an errand in the Yamen of the Ministry of War. He had known about it for a long time, and he had also heard the discussion from the men in the Ministry of War, saying that the emergency military situation of "Zhao Kuo" was completely impossible. First, our Yingtian City was the former capital of the Forbidden City, and now it is also the capital. That is comparable to a small county town. Our Taizu used to "build high walls, accumulate grain, and slowly become king". We built high walls. Our Yingtian City has a high pond and a deep pool. It covers an area of tens of miles and the wall is tens of meters high! Ten Wuhu counties stacked together are incomparable. We are half of Yingtian City. Didn't you listen carefully to Mr. Tong's report? The Japanese pirates set fire to attack Wuhu County, but once Wuhu County cut off the moat bridge and closed the city gate, the little Japanese pirates had no choice but to retreat. ,Even Not to mention our Yingtian City, we Yingtian closed the city gate, and the little Japanese pirates could only stare and there was nothing they could do. Secondly, haha, you still didn’t listen carefully to the teacher’s report. Although the three thousand coalition forces were defeated. , But it was not that there were no achievements at all. Although the Japanese pirates in Shangyu won, they did not suffer any losses. The Japanese pirates in Shangyu were also at the end of their rope. Before the war, they still had about eighty people. After the war, When they attacked Wuhu County, there were only fifty-seven Japanese pirates left. Haha, fifty-seven Japanese pirates, what did they do in Yingtian? "
His words trailed behind, causing everyone to burst into laughter.
“Hahahaha, yes, what can the fifty-seven Japanese pirates do if we just go there? We should be dozens of miles away, and there are thirteen inner gates alone. If the fifty-seven Japanese pirates are scattered, , a city gate is divided into four and a half Japanese pirates. The Japanese pirates attacked a city gate, hahaha, it was really not enough to scratch the itch."
"Let me just say, the three thousand coalition troops are not three thousand pigs, and they still killed twenty or thirty Japanese pirates. Yes. Three thousand rural coalition troops can take it. With this achievement, we Yingtian have over 100,000 regular soldiers and horses. In terms of combat strength, we can at least be considered as hundreds of 3,000 coalition troops. These Japanese pirates are really not enough."
"Japanese pirates. There are few people, so there is nothing to worry about.”
"'Zhao Kuo' wants to wash away his shame, but the Japanese pirates are not enough. Hahaha, let's not think too much. It's time to drink and drink, and it's time to eat and eat. Even if the sky falls, it won't be able to smash it. Come to us”
The restaurant quickly became lively again, and people forgot about the news about the Japanese pirates, drinking, eating and laughing as usual.
It is said that the eyes of the masses are sharp, and in this case, it is indeed true. The arguments among the people are almost the same as those in the official circles.
The argument in the official circles is generally the same. Although the three thousand coalition forces were defeated, they still achieved results. Only fifty-seven of the more than eighty Japanese pirates were left, and the remaining Japanese pirates had already It’s not a cause for concern. A small town in Wuhu County has closed its city gates, and the Japanese pirates can’t do anything about it, let alone Yingtian.
Of course, not everyone is like this.
After hearing the two Tang newspapers, Hu Zongxian pondered for a moment, asked people to prepare horses, and rushed to Guo Jingying's "Zhenwei Camp" outside Yingtian.
Zhenwei Camp is the outermost military camp in Yingtian. As soon as Hu Zongxian arrived at Zhenwei Camp, he ordered the entire Zhenwei Camp to prepare for first-level combat readiness and assemble the army to prepare for war. The entire Zhenwei Battalion disagreed, but Hu Zongxian took on the role of patrolling and supervising the censor, and used both kindness and power to keep a close eye on him. Through Hu Zongxian's efforts, the Zhenwei Battalion assembled personnel, dispatched materials, and gradually entered a state of combat readiness.
(This chapter End)