Chapter 1807 Danger
After Zhu Pingan received the flying pigeon message from Liu Mu and others, he became more sure of what he was thinking. The Japanese pirates wanted to lure the defenders out of the city.
So, Zhu Pingan wrote two more letters, using two flying pigeons to convey the investigation situation to Suzhou City, once again warning.
Shortly after the two homing pigeons flew to Suzhou City, the Japanese pirates who had been silent all night began to move again.
In the morning light, Japanese pirate armies were dispatched outside the east gate, north gate and northwest gate. They were densely packed with people, carrying ladders, shields, long bows on their backs, and holding Japanese knives, fire guns and other weapons. , shouting to kill, rushed straight to the city gate
The Japanese pirates holding long bows stopped dozens of meters away from the city wall, pointed the bows at the defenders on the city wall to defend against arrows, and successfully covered the Japanese pirates.
The Japanese pirates who rushed at the front were old and young, with Tsukiyo's head clearly visible, carrying the ladder and heading straight for the city wall.
The scene reappears just like yesterday.
Under the command of the general, the defenders on the city wall fired bows, arrows, threw stones and rolled logs at the successful Japanese pirates below.
They have already had the experience of repelling Japanese pirates twice. Facing the Japanese pirate army attacking the city, they are no longer as scared as they were the first time.
General Wang at the East Gate saw the Japanese pirates attacking the city again. Not only was he not afraid, he was even a little excited and looking forward to it.
You can make meritorious deeds again.
Although the defenders on the city also suffered casualties, one general's success can lead to thousands of deaths. This has been the case since ancient times, hasn't it?
I am a general, and for the sake of being a general, I do not command troops. When the soldiers under my command die, they will die. I will just add more later.
Anyway, it’s not you who dies.
He is protected by his own soldiers and has chain armor made of heavy gold. Ordinary open guns and hidden arrows cannot hurt him.
“Concentrate bows, arrows and firearms, and aim them at their archers. These Japanese pirates don’t have long memories and are still doing the same thing. Kill their archers, and they will be lambs for the slaughter, and they will be the military meritorious!”
General Wang ran back and forth on the city wall, giving loud orders, directing the officers and soldiers on the city to focus on the archers below the city.
Seeing that the Japanese pirates had the same formation as yesterday, except that the number of archers was increased, General Wang became even more disdainful of the Japanese pirates under the city.
The Japanese soldiers had no fighting power, and the Japanese forwards were clumsy. Some of them did not catch up with the project, and were killed by the Japanese supervising the army five times in a row. These Japanese forwards clumsily climbed the ladder.
The leader of the Japanese pirates was also resourceful and indecisive, and his commanding ability was low. He could only use an archer to cover his three attacks on the city. He had no siege tools such as rams and catapults, nor could he dig tunnels or use fire attacks.
It can be seen from this that from top to bottom in this group of Japanese pirates, no one can fight, even if they have military merit.
He, Zhu Ping'an, was able to leap from a seventh-rank magistrate of Zhima County to a fourth-rank official. Isn't that just a matter of military exploits? !
This time good luck has also favored me, Wang Tiegiang. If I don’t accept the military merits presented to me, my ancestors will scold me as an unworthy descendant.
Soon, the officers and soldiers on the city concentrated their bows, arrows, firearms, etc. on the Japanese archers below the city. This time the Japanese archers were even worse than yesterday. Half of them were killed before they could even draw their bows. Shot to the ground.
"The Japanese pirate archers are useless, so I have the courage to call the Japanese pirates in the city fiercely."
"Throw the rolling stones and wood down, I don't want any of you anyway. Don’t waste any copper on me!”
Seeing the destruction of the Japanese pirate archers, General Wang excitedly ordered the officers and soldiers on the city to ruthlessly harvest the Japanese pirates below the city and gain military merit.
Just like yesterday, rolling stones and trees fell like rain, and the Japanese pirates below the city screamed one after another, killing and wounding everywhere.
For a time, the Japanese pirates suffered heavy casualties, at least hundreds more corpses were left behind, and it seemed that the Japanese pirates were about to withdraw like they did yesterday.
General Wang looked at the Japanese pirates outside the city who were unwilling to retreat with reluctance and scruple, hesitating whether to lead his troops out of the city to reap a wave of military success.
Based on his decades of experience in battlefield combat, this group of Japanese pirates is too powerful and their leader is incompetent. They are definitely no match for him. Once they leave the city to pursue them, they will definitely gain a lot. Countless Japanese pirate heads. However, Shang Zhifu's reminder to "be careful of the Japanese pirates' false defeat and do not go out of the city to pursue them" still rings in my ears. After all, Shang Zhifu is a fourth-grade civil servant and the highest official in Suzhou Prefecture. In this world, the status of civil servants is comparable to that of their military attachés. The height is too high, but the prefect Shang still gives him face.
Although General Wang didn't believe the reminder from Shang Zhifu, although General Wang firmly believed that this was just because Zhu Ping'an was worried that they, veterans of the battlefield, would steal the credit and deliberately used these words to scare Zhifu Shang. , just to prevent them from going out of the city to pursue the Japanese pirates, and to ensure that Zhu Ping'an was the first in military merit this time.
But, again, Magistrate Shang’s face must be given.
Zhifu Shang told him not to go out of the city to pursue the Japanese pirates. If he went out to pursue the Japanese pirates at this time, wouldn't it be a slap in the face of Zhifu Shang? !
If he offends Shang Zhifu, the head of Suzhou Prefecture, his life in Suzhou Prefecture will not be easy.
However, there are not many opportunities to gain military merit like this. I heard that Japanese pirates are very fierce, and such useless Japanese pirates are rare.
If you go out of the city to pursue Japanese pirates, you will definitely capture many Japanese pirate heads. Even if you are not as good as Zhu Ping'an, you are still the worthy second person. After all, everyone is hiding in the city and dare not go out to fight, so you can only go out of the city to pursue Japanese pirates and capture the heads of Japanese pirates. Numerous.
Should we go out of the city to pursue him?
General Wang was hesitant, as heaven and man were at war in his heart, and various thoughts came to him, competing for supremacy in his mind.
"General, no, look, what is that thing on the cart that the Japanese pirates are pushing? Is it round? Is it a cannonball?"
At this moment, the deputy general's anxious voice sounded and interrupted. The king's general battle between heaven and man diverted his attention outside the city.
Sure enough, following what the deputy general pointed, General Wang saw a group of six Japanese pirates, fully armored, carrying shields, pushing a cart, heading straight towards the city gate. Visible to the naked eye, on the shuttle It was covered with straw, and on the straw were black iron eggs as big as sheep's heads. They were not cannonballs, but after a rough count, there were a dozen or so.
Danger, danger, danger!
It would be better if it was close to the city gate!
General Wang's hair suddenly stood on end, and cold sweat broke out from his forehead. He hurriedly ordered loudly, "Quick, quick, quick, shoot the arrows, shoot the arrows to kill the Japanese pirates pushing the carts. They must not be allowed to get close to the city gate."< br>
Suddenly, a group of archers in the city shot arrows at the Japanese pirates pushing the cart.
However, the level of archers in the city was worrying. With so many people, not many arrows hit the target.
In addition, even if a few arrows are accurate, the Japanese pirates are fully armored and carrying shields, so they have no effect on them and are not a threat.
The Japanese pirates still pushed the cart and quickly approached the city gate. They were already less than 80 meters away from the city gate.
"Where's the general's cannon? Point it at the Japanese pirates pushing the cart and fire!"
General Wang jumped to his feet anxiously. (End of this chapter)