Rise From the Humble

As the sun sets in the west, the crows startle, Liu Mu and Liu Dadao have led the rangers out of the camp for half a day, and no news has been sent back yet.

Zhu Ping'an stood on the top of the Fengqiao sentry fort and looked far into the distance. The Japanese pirates who surrounded the Zhejiang army camp had not learned their lesson. Not only did the tents they set up staggered, but the Japanese pirates were all doing nothing, and they were in groups around a fire. The entire position was like a sieve, with flaws everywhere; the Japanese pirate camps in the north and northwest of the city could not be seen, but the Japanese camp in the east of the city could be seen, but the distance was too far, and only a faint shadow could be seen.

As for the traces of Liu Mu, Liu Dadao and the Rangers, Zhu Pingan could not see any trace at all.

Just as Zhu Ping'an was about to go downstairs, he heard a vague noise. He looked along and saw that the Japanese pirates in the east of the city began to attack the city again.

Hearing the noise, there were also sounds of fighting coming from the north and northwest of the city, and the Japanese pirates from these two places also began to attack the city.

Zhu Ping'an stood on the top of the building and could vaguely see the fighting on the city wall.

This time the Japanese siege was almost exactly the same as that in the morning. The intensity of the siege was ordinary, as if it was a test.

The siege lasted less than half an hour and ended about the same as in the morning.

The Japanese pirates retreated again.

The cheers of victory could be heard faintly from the city walls.

"Again, what are the Japanese pirates going to do?" Zhu Pingan touched his chin and fell into deep thought again.

It feels like the Japanese pirates deliberately failed and were killed.

It shouldn't be done at one go, then weakens again, and finally ends in three attacks. Under normal circumstances, the enemy's siege forces concentrate all their efforts on the city. They attack the city with all their strength at one go, and continue to attack the city, putting pressure on the defenders and looking for flaws in the defense. , strive to win the city.

Why are Japanese pirates so abnormal?

When something goes wrong, there must be a monster.

Suddenly a thought came to Zhu Pingan's mind.

Could it be that the Japanese pirates wanted to fake defeat, lure the defenders inside the city into pursuing them out of the city, and set up an ambush to annihilate the defenders outside the city? !

Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but open his eyes when he thought of this. He felt that this possibility was very high. Japanese pirates like to set up ambush.

As the Japanese pirates "failed to attack the city" time and time again, and "retreat in embarrassment after losing their troops," the defenders in the city were not able to maintain the integrity of the city, which gave rise to the mentality of underestimating the enemy. If the defense was not integrated, there would be those who were greedy for merit. They felt that the Japanese pirates were weak and intended to expand the results of the battle, so they went out of the city to pursue them.

Thinking of this, even though Liu Mu and Liu Dadao hadn't sent the news yet, Zhu Pingan couldn't help but hurried downstairs.

"Quickly, go get the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and then bring the carrier pigeon." Zhu Ping'an ordered the soldiers downstairs as he went downstairs.

Soon, the soldiers brought in pens, ink, paper and inkstones, and Zhu Pingan simply wrote a warning letter. It was roughly that the Japanese pirates might have faked their defeat, intending to lure the defenders in the city out of the city to pursue them, and set up an ambush in secret to prevent the Japanese pirates from treacherous plans. If you succeed, please ask the defenders in the city to hold on to the city and not to go out to pursue the Japanese pirates.

After writing, Zhu Pingan couldn't wait to dry the ink, folded the warning letter, and put it into the mailbox.

"Send to the city quickly." Zhu Ping'an handed the mailbox to the soldier, tied it to the pigeon's leg, and released the pigeon.

In order to prevent accidents, Zhu Pingan wrote another warning letter with the same warning and ordered the soldiers to release a homing pigeon again.

Fortunately, the Japanese pirates who surrounded the Zhejiang Army camp were seriously lacking vigilance. It was already dinner time, and most of their attention was on the pork, beef and mutton tumbling in the pot, and the jars of wine on the ground.

Liu Mu, Liu Dadao and their four hundred rangers broke out, but did not have much impact on the Japanese pirates.

They were worried at first, but after noticing that only about 400 people broke out, the Japanese pirates didn't take it seriously.

What can more than four hundred people do? ! It would not have an impact on the leaders' plans. Even after the four hundred people ran out, there were only more than a thousand people left in the Zhejiang Army camp, making it easier for them to surround them.

It will not be easy for more than a thousand people to break through.

Therefore, the Japanese pirates who surrounded the Zhejiang Army's camp were even more lax and careless than before.

Two pigeons were released from the top of the fort one after another half a cup of tea, without the Japanese pirates noticing at all.

Soon, the two pigeons flew into Suzhou City one after another. The pigeon breeder took the secret message and ran all the way to report it to Shang Wei, the prefect of Suzhou.

When Shang Wei received the letter, he was still immersed in the joy of repelling the Japanese pirates again. After seeing Zhu Pingan's warning letter, a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back. Zhu Pingan's reminder was too timely. He had just gone to inspect the city wall. , praising and encouraging General Wang and the others for their meritorious service in defending the city, I also heard many radical remarks from the soldiers.

Why are the Japanese pirates just like this? What Japanese pirates are just like local chickens and dogs? What Japanese pirates are just a group of incompetent dwarfs? What Japanese pirates dare to attack again? Chase them out of the city and kill them all.

Now after reading Zhu Pingan's warning letter and looking back at the two Japanese sieges, it seems that there was indeed a lack of effort.

At least, it was not as fierce as yesterday's attack on the Zhejiang Army's camp.

Perhaps, the Japanese pirates were actually trying to deceive their enemies into defeating them.

Just in case, it was still necessary to remind General Wang and the others. Magistrate Shang nodded vigorously.

Then, he went to the east gate again.

"Master Fu, you are here again. We are here to guard you. What else do you have to worry about? Just have a good rest."

General Wang laughed and said. After defeating the Japanese pirates who attacked the city twice in a row, General Wang became more confident in speaking.

"This is General Wang. I just received Master Zhu's legend of the flying pigeon. He reminded us that the Japanese pirates' two attacks on the city may be a fake defeat. The purpose is to lure us out of the city to pursue them, while they set up an ambush outside the city."

Magistrate Shang repeated Zhu Ping'an's warning letter to General Wang, reminding him to be careful of the Japanese pirates' false defeat and not to leave the city.

"Hahahaha. The master of the palace is overly worried. Mr. Zhu thinks too much. It is unfounded."

When General Wang heard this, he couldn't help laughing.

"General Wang, Mr. Zhu's reminder is not unreasonable. It is better to be cautious. Don't be arrogant in victory and don't be discouraged in defeat. Our goal is to defend the city. As long as you defend Suzhou City, you will have done a great job. Don't go out of the city to pursue the Japanese pirates."

Magistrate Shang reminded again.

"Master Fu, don't worry. I am a veteran on the battlefield. I have been fighting on the battlefield for decades. I have never seen anything like this. I can tell at a glance whether the Japanese pirates faked their defeat or were really defeated." General Wang patted his chest and said confidently.

Then, General Wang laughed with ridicule and dissatisfaction, "Haha, Zhu Ping'an won because of his skill. If we win, the Japanese pirates will fake defeat?! In the morning, the Japanese pirates 'faked defeat', leaving nearly a thousand corpses at the three city gates. In the evening The Japanese pirates "faked defeat" again and left nearly a thousand corpses behind. The casualties were so great. Since ancient times, has the governor seen such a fake defeat? If he fakes defeat a few more times, the Japanese pirates will be dead."

"What General Wang said is not unreasonable, but be careful and sail the ten-thousand-year ship. We only need to occupy the city and defend it, which is a great achievement."

Magistrate Shang insisted.

"Don't worry, sir, I will save you." General Wang clasped his fists.