Chapter 1792 Ten Thousand Victories
More than 5,000 Japanese pirate heads, more than 4,000 pieces of armor, more than 6,000 weapons of all kinds, and 100 and 16 fire blunderbuss.
The Zhejiang army's seizures from cleaning up the battlefield piled up like mountains.
Zhu Ping'an stood in front of the mountains of seizures and nodded slightly with satisfaction, quite satisfied with today's battle. Although the Japanese pirates will definitely go and come back, this battle is enough to scare them.
In today's battle, the Japanese pirates lost at least sixty-seven soldiers and horses. In the age of cold weapons, this kind of loss was enough to devastate the Japanese pirates.
"Sir, when we were cleaning the battlefield, we found that this Japanese pirate is unusual. This guy is a real Japanese pirate. Half of his body was blown away, but the remaining armor is very gorgeous, the helmet is flashy, and he even holds a fan in his hand. "
Liu Dachui walked over with a Japanese pirate's head in his left hand and half a piece of armor in his right hand, and reported to Zhu Pingan.
“Oh, let me see, haha, this is a big fish, it is probably a leader of the Japanese pirates. The Japanese have always used fans to command. Judging from the shape of his armor, this is a Japanese general. It can only be worn. This head is carefully pickled with lime and kept separately. After the war, it will be screened by someone to see if it is a big fish."
Zhu Ping'an looked at it and couldn't help but smile. Hammer ordered.
"Okay." Liu Dachui excitedly carried the head to deal with it.
After Liu Dachui left, Ou Zhige came over, cupped his fists and reported to Zhu Pingan, "Sir, I have some bad news for you."
"It's okay, Master Ou," Zhu Pingan nodded.
"Sir, our gunpowder consumption is greater than expected. Today's battle has consumed a quarter of the gunpowder in stock." Ou Zhige whispered, "It takes time to process black powder. The weather has been bad recently. The situation is not good and there is insufficient sunshine. Our equipment camp uses the fire kang method to make gunpowder. We can only make up to 400 kilograms a day."
"Don't worry. Today's battle with the wine jar gunpowder consumed 600 kilograms of gunpowder, accounting for 40% of the gunpowder. The Japanese pirates will not give us the opportunity to use the gunpowder wine jar again. Moreover, after today's battle, the Japanese pirates will not attack the formation again. It will be as strong as it is today. You will step up the production of gunpowder and add the inventory to make it enough for us."
Zhu Ping'an smiled slightly and was confident.
"No, I will lead the whole battalion to make black powder quickly." Ou Zhige clasped his fists and turned to leave.
“Master Ou, when using the fire kang method to make gunpowder, you must be extra careful and put safety first. When storing gunpowder, you must also pay attention to fire prevention, store it separately, keep a safe distance, and put safety first.” Zhu Pingan emphasized to him.
"I obey, sir, please rest assured, you must pay attention to safety in your humble position." Ou Zhige clasped his fists with a serious look on his face.
“In today’s battle, the gunpowder and wine altars contributed a lot, and your equipment battalion was indispensable. When the Japanese pirates are defeated, I will ask for credit for you; don’t be proud, keep up your efforts, maintain our army’s gunpowder supply, repair, Maintaining firearms and armor is also a great achievement. After the war, I will take credit for all the servants."
Zhu Pingan praised Ou Zhige without hesitation.
"Thank you, sir." Ou Zhige was very excited. Hearing Zhu Pingan's praise, he felt full of strength.
Especially when he was on his way back to the equipment camp, all the soldiers he met gave him a thumbs up.
"Master Ou, the wine jar gunpowder you made is so powerful that the Japanese pirates were blown to pieces."
"Master Ou, thank you for what you did today. The cotton armor is gone, and I was hit by three arrows without any damage.”
“Master Ou”
Listening to the commendations of the soldiers and seeing their heartfelt affirmation and respect, Ou Zhige almost refused to recognize his relatives.
Zhu Pingan gave their equipment battalion very high preferential treatment, but many soldiers did not understand it and were prejudiced against them.
Today’s battle has finally won the affirmation and recognition of the soldiers. Their equipment battalion can finally raise their chests in the Zhejiang Army camp. Our equipment battalion is not just for food, we are also upright Zhejiang soldiers!
"My fellow officers and men, the Japanese pirates may leave and return at any time. Everyone is divided into two groups for rotation, one group is on guard and the other group rests."
"In this battle, at least 6,000 Japanese pirates will be killed. , frightened back 30,000 Japanese pirates, victory belongs to all our soldiers!”
"After the war, I will take credit for each of you! But now, the battle is not over yet, the soldiers still need to work hard. Victory is destined to belong to us and to the Ming Dynasty! The Zhejiang army will be victorious, and the Ming Dynasty will be victorious!"
After cleaning the battlefield, standing in front of the burning pile of Japanese pirate corpses, Zhu Pingan gave a mobilization speech to a group of Zhejiang army officers and soldiers.
"Ten thousand victories! Ten thousand victories!"
The officers and soldiers of the Zhejiang Army raised their arms and shouted loudly, their energy rolling into the sea of clouds and reaching the sky.
The victory of this battle gave the officers and soldiers of the Zhejiang Army a feeling of being reborn. After experiencing the baptism of war and blood, with the blessing of the great victory, the Zhejiang Army has lost its youthfulness and initially gathered its military morale and spirit. Military spirit.
In the distance, on the Suzhou city wall, everyone's eyes had already dropped in shock.
"The Japanese pirates actually retreated?! What happened to that earth-shattering explosion just now? How did the Zhejiang army do it?"
"There were at least seven or eight thousand people there just now. The Japanese pirates rushed into the formation and saw that the Zhejiang army was about to be crushed. However, in the blink of an eye, the seven or eight thousand Japanese pirates who rushed into the formation were wiped out. Less than a thousand Japanese pirates ran back, and the entire Japanese pirate army retreated for more than ten miles. "
"Did you hear that? It was the Zhejiang army shouting 'Wansheng', and the Zhejiang army actually drove away the Japanese pirates."
"The Japanese pirates haven't left yet, they just retreated temporarily. However, it is still unbelievable. There were 30,000 to 40,000 Japanese pirates, and the Zhejiang Army only had 2,000 people. I can't think of any other words to describe it other than 'miracle'."
All the officials and soldiers on the city wall were shocked and looked at the dusty battlefield in the distance in disbelief.
"Zihou, Zihou, you really gave me a big surprise." Shang Wei, the prefect of Suzhou, looked in the direction of the Fengqiao camp, listening to the Zhejiang army shouting for victory, I couldn't help but smile.
He never expected that Zhu Ping'an would lead the Zhejiang army to defeat the Japanese pirates. He watched the whole process on the city wall, and saw six to seven thousand Japanese pirates wiped out in front of the Zhejiang army's formation, and saw the Japanese pirate army. Retreat for more than ten miles.
However, even now, listening to the Zhejiang Army shouting for victory, it still feels unbelievable, and it still feels like a dream.
In Suzhou City, the common people have also found out about the battle situation at Fengqiao Camp through various methods.
Some of their relatives, friends or neighbors served as soldiers on the city wall, some helped deliver food to the city wall, some helped deliver defensive equipment to the city wall, or witnessed the battle with their own eyes, or heard about the battle through hearsay.
Japanese pirates attacking the city and the battle situation ahead are related to the life and death of thousands of families. This is the most concerned topic in the entire Suzhou city.
The news of the battle in front of Fengqiao Camp and the Zhejiang Army’s victory spread throughout Suzhou City.
Of course, it is unavoidable to add fuel and vinegar and add branches and leaves.
The battle situation in front of the Fengqiao Camp and the news of the Zhejiang Army's victory became more and more exaggerated and distorted as they spread, gradually becoming mythical. (End of chapter)