Chapter 1826 Confrontation in front of the city
In the howling cold wind, the Zhejiang Army's forward cavalry appeared more than a mile away from the east gate of Suzhou City. After approaching the city gate, the Zhejiang Army's forward cavalry pulled the reins of their horses. Slowly reducing the speed of the horse, and then spreading out to the left and right, Zhu Ping'an, who was in the second echelon, was surrounded by Liu Dadao and others, riding his horse forward.
When he was still two hundred meters away from the Suzhou city gate, Zhu Pingan raised his right fist high, and the Zhejiang troops behind him all reined in their mounts.
This is also because Zhu Ping'an came from modern times and was influenced by the flower gardeners' military parade. In addition to strict military discipline requirements, the formation requirements are also very strict.
In terms of military discipline and military formation alone, the Zhejiang Army under the leadership of Zhu Pingan was already far behind the other armies of the Ming Dynasty.
At the gate of Suzhou City, Magistrate Shang and a group of officials and soldiers were stunned when they saw the Zhejiang army stopped in unison under Zhu Ping'an raising his hands.
"The execution of orders and prohibitions shows the appearance of a strong army! Apart from anything else, Mr. Zhu is still good at training troops. The Zhejiang Army can be called a strong army."
"Yes, the Zhejiang Army's military formation The neatness is beyond the reach of ordinary armies.”
Several officials were shocked by the neat military formation and military discipline of the Zhejiang Army, and couldn’t help saying a few words with emotion.
"What's the use of just having a neat military formation? Fighting doesn't rely on neatness, let alone a silver pewter spearhead, which looks good but is useless."
"Master Zhu emphasizes firearms and neglects weapons. If you rely too much on firearms, you will suffer big losses in field battles."
After hearing this, several generals whispered in dissatisfaction.
Firstly, they are really dissatisfied. Those officials just said that the Zhejiang Army is beyond the reach of ordinary troops, and they are despised invisibly; secondly, they are dissatisfied because of General Wang, who is their chief general. , the Zhejiang army called General Wang to surrender to the Japanese without any evidence, and slapped their general in the face, making them dissatisfied.
Zhifu Shang looked at Zhu Pingan and the Zhejiang Army outside the city with a complicated expression. To be honest, he really admired Zhu Pingan.
A boy from a poor family, the top scorer in high school, offended Mr. Yan Ge, and was demoted to be the magistrate of a small county in Jingnan, which was full of dangers. However, in just six months, he not only made a comeback, but even went to the next level and became a fourth-level official. A high-ranking official.
This is not something ordinary people can do.
In addition, Zhu Pingan won the first prize in Wenke, and Wu Ye repeatedly made military exploits. Among other things, let’s talk about the battle in front of the Fengqiao Camp a few days ago. At least thousands of Japanese pirates were awarded the heads, which was enough for Zhu Pingan The appearance of promotion again.
However, although Zhu Ping'an was far ahead of himself in martial arts, he was still a monk halfway through. He was still young and lacked experience. As those talkative generals said, relying too much on firearms is not the same as today's The way of the world is inconsistent. No matter whether it is the Holy Guards, the border troops, the David's troops, or even the Japanese pirates who roam the south of the Yangtze River, they do not rely so much on firearms. The proportion of firearms is only 30 to 40% at most.
However, Zhu Pingan not only relies heavily on firearms, but is also very stubborn and persistent and cannot listen to persuasion.
This aspect makes Magistrate Shang not so reassured.
Today, General Wang is attacking at the east gate. Why does Zhu Ping'an, who is ten miles away, conclude that General Wang has surrendered to the Japanese?
Although the intention of the Japanese pirates to lure the enemy out of the city is very clear, I have reminded General Wang many times that General Wang has a certain amount of money to offer before he dares to go out of the city to pursue. Can't we let the Japanese pirates steal the chicken but lose the rice? , returning in triumph? !
Moreover, the Zhejiang Army's loud shouting of "General Wang has surrendered to the enemy, and the Japanese pirates are entering the city from the east gate" can easily arouse opposition and confrontation. If not handled properly, it may even lead to mutiny and mutiny among the soldiers.
When the Japanese pirates came to the city, the soldiers in the defenders mutinied and changed their troops. What does this mean? !
Zhu Pingan is still a bit immature and lacks experience.
Of course, the main reason is that Zhu Ping'an is still young, and he is still only at the age of a weak man. Of course, he has insufficient experience. I believe that with time, when he gains more experience and experience, he will definitely rise to the sky, and there will be a place for him in the court, that is, he will join the cabinet to worship the prime minister. It's also very possible.
It’s just that I’m still a little immature now.
Zhifu Shang looked at Zhu Ping'an who was surrounded by Zhejiang troops outside the city, and various thoughts came to his mind.
"This man surnamed Zhu is really hard to get along with. Not only is he good at using firearms, but he is also very good at leading and training troops. How can his soldiers and horses be able to do such things?! It seems that the Zhejiang Army has only recruited a few soldiers. It’s only a month, right?”
Looking at the Zhejiang army stopping neatly two hundred meters away from the city gate, Xu Hai felt even more cautious about Zhu Pingan!
Under the watchful eyes of Magistrate Shang and others, Zhu Ping'an got off his horse and slowly moved forward under the protection of Liu Mu and others.
Zhu Pingan was slightly relieved that there were still more than a thousand disguised Japanese pirates outside the city who were prohibited from entering the city. However, when he saw the city gate that was still open, Zhu Pingan couldn't help but sigh and shook his head slightly.
My voice was hoarse
"Master Shang" Zhu Ping'an said with a hoarse voice, and gave a salute to Magistrate Shang on the city wall from a distance.
"Master Zhu, you are well. Regarding what Master Zhu called General Wang to surrender to the Japanese, I have to confirm with Master Zhu." Magistrate Shang returned a salute on the city wall and was about to ask Zhu Ping'an When General Wang surrendered to the Japanese, he heard a commotion at the city gate, and then saw General Wang leaving the city angrily.
"Zhu Ping'an, Mr. Zhu, you and I have no grudges in the past and no enmity in recent times. Why are you slandering others and trapping me! You say that I surrendered to Japanese pirates and that the soldiers who followed me in triumph are Japanese pirates. Mr. Zhu, what are your intentions?!"
General Wang walked out of the city gate angrily, stood in front of the crowd of disguised Japanese pirates, pointed at Zhu Pingan from a distance, and asked through gritted teeth.
“That’s right, we followed the general through life and death, chased the Japanese pirates, suffered many injuries, and finally came back victorious. Mr. Zhu actually turned the right and wrong with his empty teeth and said that we were Japanese pirates?! Why is this? To us?”
“My family has been loyal for generations, Mr. Zhu. He actually said that we were Japanese pirates, which made my ancestors unable to live in peace. If Mr. Zhu doesn’t give us an explanation, I will kill myself on this city wall today and wash away my innocence with my blood.”
一The disguised Japanese pirates also started making noises, and each one of them behaved like Dou E who had suffered unfair injustice.
"General Wang, no, you are no longer worthy of being called a general. If you surrender to the Japanese pirates and cooperate with the Japanese pirates to seize Suzhou City, you are making enemies of hundreds of thousands of people in Suzhou City, making enemies of the Holy One, and making enemies of the Ming Dynasty! I shoulder the responsibility We have the responsibility to protect Suzhou and have the responsibility to expose the conspiracy of You and the Japanese pirates! Protect the city of Suzhou!"
Zhu Ping'an said loudly with a hoarse voice and looking at the fierce-looking General Wang.
"Fart! That's nonsense! It's all your words!" General Wang cursed loudly and gritted his teeth. "The truth of the matter is that you are obviously jealous of my achievements in destroying the Japanese, and you are afraid that my achievements will outweigh yours. , in order to keep your first meritorious service, you will use any means to deliberately slander and frame me for surrendering to the Japanese!"
"Oh, you are not worthy yet." Zhu Ping'an looked at General Wang with contempt and twitched his lips. sneered. (End of this chapter)