Chapter 1521 Please open the city gate
It is dark before dawn, the darkness is scary, and fear is crushing.
Everyone in Yingtian City feels this deeply, before dawn The darkness is not ordinary. You can't even see your fingers when you reach out, let alone the soldiers and horses a hundred meters outside the city. You can't see what flag they are flying, and you can't tell whether they are friends or enemies. Since the city had just been besieged by Japanese pirates during the day, everyone in the sky was frightened. How could they not be frightened when they saw a large army of unknown enemies and friends coming straight towards the city gate.
“Isn’t it true that the Japanese pirates have brought reinforcements and turned around to attack Yingtian again?!”
“What? You said that the soldiers and horses outside the city are reinforcements from the Japanese pirates? ?!In the afternoon, there were only about fifty Japanese pirates, and they almost knocked down the city gate. The reinforcements were probably not more than 800. My dear mother, what should I do?" "
The people on the city top had different opinions, and the more they talked, the more frightened they became.
Seeing the soldiers and horses under the city getting closer and closer, the general on the city head was shaking nervously. He pressed his helmet with his hand and looked fierce. Daodao, "Who is coming? Hurry up Stop, if you don't stop, I will release the arrow."
At some point, Shi Pengfei, the Minister of War, took three steps back without leaving a trace. He retreated behind the generals and others in a timid and obscene manner. Their bodies were used as human shields.
He had good reason to suspect that the soldiers and horses under the city were Japanese pirates who had gathered reinforcements and left again.
Hu Zongxian led more than a thousand elite Beijing camp veterans, and they were all killed by the Japanese pirates. The Zhejiang army only had about 800 people, and it was a militia that had only been established for less than two months. How could it defeat the Japanese pirates?! What a joke! That was simply done by the Japanese pirates on purpose, to show me that I was weak, just so they could suddenly turn around and kill me!
Moreover, the urgent message from the carrier pigeon that came from Moling Pass just now further confirmed his suspicion.
The reason why Luo Tuiguan and Commander Xu of Yingtian Mansion abandoned the pass and fled despite having a thousand elite troops sitting in Xiongguan was that they must have found out that the Japanese pirates had gathered seven or eight hundred reinforcements, and they knew that they were no match for the Japanese pirates. Don't abandon the pass and escape.
To sum up, Shi Pengfei concluded that the soldiers and horses outside the city must have been Japanese pirates who had gathered reinforcements and killed them.
When the White Swan Japanese pirates attacked the city, the ferocity and ferocity of more than fifty Japanese pirates had already made him tremble in his heart. Now that the Japanese pirates have grown twenty times, with their strength reaching more than 800, how can he have the courage? Face the Japanese pirates directly.
Don’t die as a Taoist friend, but as a poor Taoist.
Therefore, he shrank insignificantly behind the generals and others.
Looking at the soldiers and horses outside the city getting closer and closer, he felt that this position was still not safe. If the Japanese pirates were too powerful, the arrow might pierce two, so he took another step back. , took another step, and when he took the fourth step back, he stepped on a foot. Shi Pengfei turned his head and was about to curse someone who has no eyes, when he opened his mouth and saw Zhang Jing's expressionless face.
It turned out that Zhang Jing heard the noise and panic outside getting louder and louder, and realized that the situation outside was serious. To prepare for the unexpected, he, Eunuch He, Duke Wei and other officials hurriedly came to take charge.
"Ahem, Lord Shangshu, I am about to report to you that there are soldiers and horses of unknown enemies and friends outside approaching the city gate."
Shi Pengfei coughed awkwardly and found an excuse. , explained to Zhang Jing shamelessly.
Zhang Jing glanced at him, and his eyes made Shi Pengfei sweat break out on his forehead. He knew that Zhang Jing had seen through it, and he lowered his head in concern.
"Unidentified enemy and friend's soldiers and horses? How many soldiers and horses?"
Zhang Jing's voice came from above his head, making Shi Pengfei breathe a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Mr. Zhang did not reveal it on the spot.
"There are about eight hundred people. I can almost conclude that the tens of thousands of people under the city are reinforcements gathered by Japanese pirates."
Shi Pengfei replied in a concise manner.
"What?! The Japanese pirates have gathered more than 800 reinforcements?!" Upon hearing this, Eunuch He's face suddenly turned pale with fright, and he spoke in panic.
Duke Guo of Wei had cramps in his calves and was unwilling to accept the news. He kept saying: "Eight hundred Japanese reinforcements?! Didn't Officer Luo and Commander Xu of Moling Pass abandon the pass and escape?" !Shouldn’t the Japanese pirates have gone to Linling Pass?! Why did they turn around and attack Tiancheng again?!”
Hearing that the Japanese pirates had gathered 800 reinforcements, all the officials suddenly became panicked.
“The Japanese pirates have gathered reinforcements?! What about the Zhejiang Army led by my nephew?! Aren’t the Zhejiang Army camped under the city? This troop appeared under the city, why didn’t I see any movement from my nephew’s Zhejiang Army? Ah? Isn't my nephew in danger?!"
While panicking, the Marquis of Linhuai suddenly thought that the Zhejiang army led by Zhu Ping'an was still under the city, and he couldn't help but worry.
"Zhejiang Army? Hehe, I guess they got the news early and ran away without a trace. The camp was empty as early as midnight."
Shi Pengfei curled his lips disdainfully and spared no effort to belittle Zhu Ping'an and Zhejiang Province. Jun, intending to gain respect for himself through comparison.
Although I took a few steps back, Zhu Pingan led the Zhejiang army and ran away without a trace.
"The wise nephew led the Zhejiang army and ran away?" Linhuai Hou couldn't help but be startled, "Is what Mr. Shi said true?"
"Of course, I can still slander him. In the middle of the night At that time, two of the Zhejiang Army's tents were blown down by the wind. Not only were there no traces inside the tents, There is no movement, and no other Zhejiang troops have set up camp again after so long. It can be seen that the Zhejiang troops have disappeared in the middle of the night. If you don't believe it, ask the defenders at the top of the city. The tents have collapsed. That’s what they told me.”
Shi Pengfei sneered with the utmost slander, pointed at the soldiers and civilians on the top of the city, and vowed.
"The Zhejiang Army camp was empty in the middle of the night?" Zhang Jing was startled when he heard this, obviously surprised.
"Zhu Ping'an ran away long ago." Shi Pengfei nodded vigorously, and then said diligently to
Zhang Jing, Eunuch He and others, "Master Shangshu, Eunuch He, Gong Gong. , the Japanese pirates are back, and the swords have no eyes. You, the people of Yingtian City, should stay back just to be safe."< br>
Eunuch He was a little moved, but Zhang Jing did not care at all. He glanced at Shi Pengfei and said expressionlessly, "It is precisely because I belong to the people of Yingtian City that I cannot hide behind. I I want to see how many heads the Japanese pirates have grown. If they dare to attack Yingtian again, no one can deceive me, Yingtian!"
After saying this, Zhang Jing took the lead to go to the city wall. Eunuch He sighed helplessly and had no choice but to follow.
Zhang Jing and Eunuch He both went, and the Duke of Wei, the Marquis of Linhuai and other officials had no choice but to follow.
Yu Dayou also came with elite troops. Seeing Zhang Jing and others approaching the battlements in person, he hurriedly ordered people to protect them with shields.
At this time, the general at the top of the city shouted again, "Who is under the city? Stop quickly, and shoot the arrow if you move forward!"
Zhang Jing and others all stared at the city.
This time there was a response from the city.
"General, we are the Zhejiang Army. I am Zhu Ping'an, the envoy of Jiangzhe and Zhejiang Province! Please open the city gate, general. I have important military information. Please see Zhang Shangshu, Eunuch He and others. Duke Wei. "
Zhu Ping'an stood outside a stone's throw away, raised his head and replied loudly.
"Zhejiang Army! It turned out to be the Zhejiang Army. We were shocked and thought they were Japanese pirates." The soldiers and civilians on the top of the city couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief. "(End of Chapter)