Chapter 2046 Nothing Abnormal
On both sides of the ferry, reeds danced, and a dirt road led to the stone bridge. There were more than 800 Japanese pirates camouflaged in reeds hidden in the reed swamp, looking sinisterly at the south. Like a wolf waiting for an opportunity to take revenge on a hunter.
"Have the trip wires been buried?" Maye asked through gritted teeth. At this moment, his mind was filled with revenge.
"The eighteen tripping ropes have all been buried. Grooves were made on the road, the tripping ropes were placed, and they were buried with soil. Even if the Zhejiang army was lying on the ground, they would not be able to see it. When the time comes, as long as the tripping ropes are pulled up, any tripping ropes will be lost. No matter how many horses the Zhejiang army has, they can't even think of passing through this road of death." The confidant Japanese pirate replied with a confident look.
"Very good, I want to teach Zhu Ping'an a bloody lesson, let him know that we, the Japanese pirates who expand the forest, are not his record of credit for whatever he wants! We are his record of life and death!" Maye gritted her teeth, her eyes bloodshot.
He led troops to northern Zhejiang this time with his own personal ambitions, not only to scare the monkeys and make the people of Zhejiang dare not abide by the ten-household protection law, but also to expand his personal prestige.
Currently, as a Japanese pirate in Tuolin, he is nominally on an equal footing with Xu Hai. However, since the Battle of Suzhou, the Battle of Jiaxing, and the recent plundering of southern Zhili and northern Zhejiang, Xu Hai's personal prestige has far surpassed that of Xu Hai. He is above.
If this continues, it won’t take long before the Tuolin pirates will be Xu Hai’s favorite.
He, Ma Ye, will either bow his head and accept Xu Hai's leadership, or he will be overthrown by Xu Hai, or he will have no choice but to run away.
However, he was unwilling to bow his head to Xu Hai; after fighting with Xu Hai, Xu Hai's prestige was unparalleled for a while, far superior to him. Many Japanese pirates who came to surrender for no apparent reason all defected to Xu Hai. Under Xu Hai's command, the Japanese pirates under his command were far less powerful than Xu Hai. If so, he would only be able to be merged; as for running away, for the same reason, Xu Hai's prestige is far greater than him. If he leaves, he won't be able to pull away many Japanese pirates. If these troops leave, he won't be able to take advantage of them outside. Whether it was against the Ming army or other Japanese pirates, he had no advantage.
Therefore, when he sent troops to northern Zhejiang this time, he wanted to regain his glory and enhance his prestige so that he could compete with Xu Hai.
What a pity!
Damn Zhu Pingan, he ruined it all!
This time the defeat was like a landslide. There were more than 5,000 people when we came, but when we returned, there were only about 1,000 people. I still wanted to increase my prestige, but my prestige was completely ruined. It is conceivable that the Japanese pirates in Tuolin's lair I don’t know how to laugh at myself.
I still want to compete with Xu Hai for supremacy, so just dream and go to sleep. I have become a joke in the mouths of the Japanese pirates in their lair.
but!
There is still a chance!
He Xu Hai turned defeat into victory in Jiangyin County yesterday and almost wiped out all the famous Shandong Lancers. His prestige not only did not decrease at all, but also soared!
I can do it today!
As long as I succeed in ambushing the Zhejiang Army today, my previous blood loss will further enhance this success.
At the city gate of Suzhou, Xu Hai and four other Japanese chiefs led an army of 40,000, and attacked Suzhou. As a result, Zhu Ping'an's 2,000 Zhejiang troops killed them, throwing away their helmets and armor, and their blood flowed into rivers. More than 30,000 Japanese pirates died, and many more How miserable.
But the Zhejiang Army's own losses were almost negligible.
Today, there will definitely be no less than 2,000 Zhejiang troops ambushing the Zhejiang Army today. As long as I successfully ambush the Zhejiang Army today and severely inflict severe damage to the Zhejiang Army, as long as I cut off hundreds of heads of the Zhejiang Army, then I am even more awesome than Xu Hai.
As long as you compare the Battle of Suzhou, I will be convinced, and your prestige will also rise. It is not a dream to compete with Xu Hai.
Don’t believe it?
Compare.
In the Battle of Suzhou, Xu Hai was killed by Zhu Ping'an and was unable to fight back. Only a few hundred of the more than 40,000 soldiers and horses escaped. The damage to the Zhejiang army was almost negligible. If it hadn't been a lucky win, After returning to Jiaxing and regaining his strength, the leader Xu Hai sat down.
Today, I led five thousand Japanese pirates. They were defeated first and then won. They ambush the Zhejiang army and cut off hundreds of their heads! ! !
Do you think I am better than Xu Hai? !
Xu Hai will be defeated when he meets the Zhejiang army. When I meet the Zhejiang army, I will turn defeat into victory! Xu Hai couldn't cut off the heads of the Zhejiang Army, but I, Xu Hai, cut off hundreds of heads of the Zhejiang Army! What Xu Hai can't do, I, Maye, can do, then I am better than Xu Hai!
Xu Hai's prestige is at its peak. After all, he has achieved success, and his prestige will be even greater than Xu Hai's.
When the time comes, who has the final say about the Japanese pirates in Tuolin?
Then you have to ask me Ma Ye first!
Wang Zhi can become king and establish a country overseas, why can’t I, Maye? !
The more I think about it, the more excited Ma Ye becomes!
"Leader, there's something going on in the south. The Zhejiang Army's pursuers are coming. It looks like they're the Zhejiang Army's scouts."
When Maye herself was about to get excited just thinking about it, the confidant Japanese pirates on the side gently He pushed his arm, pointed carefully at the two Zhejiang Army cavalry who appeared on the road to the south, and reminded Maye Dao softly.
In their sight, two Zhejiang Army cavalry appeared in the south. They were wearing the Zhejiang Army's iconic cotton armor and were almost armed to the teeth.
"Notify, don't expose your whereabouts, be careful to hide, don't make a sound, don't be discovered by Zhejiang army scouts."
Maye looked around and ordered softly.
"Don't worry, leader, we have been on guard against the Zhejiang Army's scouts for a long time. It's the reed swamp that goes around from the back. Everyone is covered in reed camouflage. The Zhejiang Army's scouts are scouting from the front. They can't see anything. They will definitely find them." There are no clues, our hiding place is more than 100 meters away from the road, and the Zhejiang army scouts will not search so deeply," the confidant Japanese pirate said with confidence.
"Be careful and you won't make a big mistake." Maye glared at him, "If anyone's whereabouts are exposed, I will chop him alive!"
The confidant Japanese pirate carefully reported Maye's order. Whisper after whisper was conveyed in a relay manner.
The Japanese pirates in the reed swamp leaned even lower. Not only did they not make a sound, they did not even dare to breathe, for fear that they would be heard by the Zhejiang Army scouts in the distance and their whereabouts would be exposed. The leaves were peeled alive.
Soon, two Zhejiang army scouts came on horseback from a distance. They passed through a forest first and then passed the forest to the reed swamp where the Japanese pirates ambush.
When the Zhejiang army scouts passed by the woods, they reined in their horses and carefully explored the woods, fearing that there were Japanese pirates ambush in the woods.
The Zhejiang army scouts were very careful. After reining in their horses, they dismounted and tied their horses to a tree. The two went into the woods to investigate.
After a few minutes, two Zhejiang army scouts came out of the woods, confirmed that there was no ambush in the woods, and continued to scout forward.
Soon, two Zhejiang army scouts arrived at the reed swamp. They dismounted again and walked towards the reed swamp.
In the reed swamp a hundred meters away, the Japanese pirates were camouflaged with reeds, holding their breath and motionless.
As the Zhejiang Army scout walked inside, he used the long knife in his hand to poke the reeds left and right, inspecting them very carefully.
Ten meters
Thirty meters
Fifty meters
Seventy meters.
The Zhejiang Army scouts walked further and further in. Under the nervous eyes of Maye and others, they walked for more than 80 meters and were about to reach the location where the Japanese ambush was. The two Zhejiang Army scouts stopped. No more going inside.
"Nothing unusual."
"Neither do I."
The two Zhejiang Army scouts nodded, turned around and walked out. Maye and the other Japanese pirates breathed a sigh of relief.