Chapter 1844: A night of injustice
After the belated arrival of reinforcements from several other city gates, they did not escape the scolding from the prefect Shang.
The safer it became, the more dangerous it became for Zhifu Shang. Really, if Zhu Pingan hadn’t led the Zhejiang Army’s magic soldiers to descend from the sky, Suzhou City would have definitely fallen into the hands of Japanese pirates. He Zhifu Shang Either surrender to the city or surrender.
One is to end the physical life, and the other is to end the political life. From now on, I will become a rat in the gutter and live in panic. I don’t know when my head will be cut off by the imperial army’s anti-Japanese army and escorted to Beijing. After my death, I will still be alive. To be infamy for eternity.
If that time comes, I will definitely choose to surrender to the city. Life is precious, but reputation is even more valuable.
As a disciple of the emperor and a disciple of Confucius, how could he bear the sacrifice of traitors and sacrifice his life? He could only die to thank the world.
You bunch of bastards, you are always obedient to yourself, and you keep saying that you obey orders and follow your own orders, but you dare to delay the rescue when it is about your own life. If it weren't for Zihou, they would rescue They all became mourners. It seems that the entire Suzhou Mansion needs to be reorganized!
After scolding the reinforcements from all walks of life, Prefect Shang was too lazy to look at them anymore. He waved his hand and said that Zhu Ping'an was the commander-in-chief of the city defense. For this reason, they were all sent to Zhu Pingan's men to obey orders.
Zhu Ping'an was also furious about these belated reinforcements. If they had arrived earlier, how could the Zhejiang Army have suffered such heavy losses, with hundreds of casualties. This was the biggest loss since the Zhejiang Army was established. A tragic one!
Similarly, the defenders at the east gate of Suzhou City would not suffer such heavy casualties, with more than a thousand casualties:
If he hadn't been vigilant, Suzhou City would have fallen this time, and hundreds of thousands of people would have been ravaged by the bandits.
Thinking of this, Zhu Pingan was also annoyed and arranged all these reinforcements to do dirty work, such as carrying stones, gold juice, etc.
After dinner, Zhu Ping'an gathered all the civil and military officials in the city and arranged for defense to be deployed at night.
"All officers and men are divided into three rounds, and they are on duty at night. They must be wary of night raids by Japanese pirates outside the city. They must be 100% alert. Anyone who dares to neglect their duties will be severely punished. Mistakenly speaking, No warning!”
“Vice General Zhang, you are responsible for leading people in the city. There are silver bells hanging on the outside of the wall. Once the soldiers on the night shift hear the ringing of the copper bell hanging on the outside of the city wall, they should immediately light up the torch and warn the enemy with bows, arrows and fire. Kill them with blunderbuss, stab them with spears and knives!”
"Liu Lieutenant General, you are responsible for leading people to build observation booths on the city wall. Build one every sixty meters. The observation booths do not need to be complicated, they are simple, strong and usable. Each observation booth is equipped with six observation posts, and two people are rotated in one shift. , working in the pavilion all night, be sure to be careful Carefully observe every move of the Japanese pirates outside the city."
"Vice General Han was responsible for digging holes all the way to the base of the city wall and burying large tanks every three hundred meters to prevent Japanese pirates from digging tunnels and sneaking in. In the city, six people are assigned to work in shifts for each large tank. On duty, two people take turns to judge whether the Japanese pirates are digging tunnels and in what direction. If they hear any abnormal noise, they will report it to me immediately and be ready to dig horizontal tunnels and tunnels at any time."
"Command to other cities The door was treated in the same way."
Zhu Pingan issued one order after another in an orderly manner. Magistrate Shang on the side couldn't help but nod his head as he listened and looked at it. He admired Zhu Pingan in his heart for his thoroughness, orderliness and honesty. As expected of Zihou.
As night fell, Zhu Ping'an changed into the cotton-padded armor worn by ordinary Zhejiang soldiers and inspected the city wall under the escort of Liu Dadao, Liu Mu and others.
The reason why they wore the cotton armor worn by ordinary Zhejiang soldiers was because they were worried that the Japanese pirates outside the city would fire arrows and snipe the generals in the city.
Zhu Pingan is assured of the Zhejiang Army, but he is not at ease with the other defenders. He knows very well what kind of guardsmen are. The guard system is riddled with diseases and has rotted from the root. Dejected.
The officers above were corrupt, occupying military land and deducting food and salary. They also secretly forced the guards to farm, cut trees, open kilns, work and other private activities. The military households were reduced to slavery, causing the guards to become indiscriminate. On the run, there is a serious shortage of soldiers and horses in the guard station. The old, weak, sick and disabled are being chased to make up for the number. How can we have combat effectiveness in this way?
Most of the soldiers in the guard station below are just dawdling, have no morale, have bad military discipline, eat, drink, whore and gamble, and their combat power is extremely weak.
Zhu Ping'an inspected a circle and found several cases of neglect of duty. Two people sat at the foot of the wall and slept soundly during the night watch. Three people squatted at the foot of the wall and gambled. There were also people who were on night watch. Drink.
"First strike with sixty military sticks as a warning! If you do it again, you will be killed without mercy!"
Zhu Ping'an was very angry, waved his hand, and ordered him to take it down on the spot. First strike with sixty military sticks as a warning to others! , warning them that they would be killed if they did it again.
Sixty military sticks beat these people until their skins were raw and they cried for their fathers and mothers. One of them fainted on the spot and was awakened by a basin of cold water.
After Zhu Pingan's rectification, the military discipline on the city wall immediately improved greatly. At least the night watchmen did not dare to neglect their duties.
“Zihou, it’s late at night, go down and sleep for a while, we’ll leave the night watch to us.”
Magistrate Shang saw that it was late at night and Zhu Ping'an was still patrolling the city wall over and over again, and he couldn't help but said with concern.
He was afraid that Zhu Ping'an would fall by surprise and no one would be in charge of the overall city defense.
"Master Shang, don't worry, I'm in good health. It's just for one night, and it won't be too late to rest tomorrow. As I expected, the Japanese pirates will probably retreat after tonight." Zhu Pingan paused for a moment He rubbed his temples and said with a smile.
"The Japanese pirates will retreat after tonight?! Are Zihou sure?" Magistrate Shang was very happy with Zhu Pingan's words.
“The Japanese pirate army has just attacked the city and suffered heavy casualties. It has already declared their failure. It is inevitable that they will withdraw their troops. Now they are still lingering under the city. Naturally, they are still unwilling to do so. Based on their current situation, a night attack is their last resort and It's a fantasy. As long as our people stay vigilant and see through and extinguish their attempts to attack at night, they can only abandon their illusions and withdraw their troops back to Tuolin's home base. Otherwise, their Tuolin home base will not be protected. "Zhu Pingan said with certainty.
"It will be very hard for Zihou. I will also be on duty at the city wall tonight. If you need anything, Zihou can call me at any time and I will fully cooperate."
After hearing this, Zhifu Shang gave a long sigh to Zhu Ping'an. archway.
"Sir Shang, you are too polite. This is Ping An's duty." Zhu Ping An returned the greeting.
While Zhu Pingan and the prefect were facing each other, the Japanese pirate camp under the city was busy preparing for a night attack.
"Matsumoto-kun, I heard that there is a ninja among your real Japanese who is good at assassinations, night attacks, infiltration, etc. Is this possible?"
Xu Hai asked a Shinwa.
"Yes, I have five ninjas under my command. They are very skilled. They are all good at assassination, climbing, and night attacks."
Takeo Matsumoto replied with a proud face.
"Go and call them here, I will be of great use." Xu Hai nodded with satisfaction and ordered.
“Hi!”
Takeo Matsumoto bowed his head. (End of this chapter)