Rise From the Humble

The Zhejiang army accurately hit the Japanese pirates' seven-inch target. The Japanese pirates' ferocious bows and arrows suddenly became silent. Only one of the arrows that could reach the city was saved. The safety of the defenders on the city was immediately guaranteed.

When the defenders who had been huddled behind the city wall saw that the Japanese pirates' arrows could no longer be fired, their waists no longer ached and their legs stopped trembling. They dared to shoot arrows and carry rocks to smash down the city...

The Japanese pirates who were climbing the ladder felt this most intuitively. When they started climbing, they didn't feel much pressure. Under the pressure of their own archers, the defenders at the top of the city did not dare to show their heads. Even the Japanese friends in front of them climbed into the city. The head was in close combat with the defenders, and there were not many arrows and stones thrown down from the city. However, after the Zhejiang army's firepower suppressed its own archers, the number of arrows shot from the city not only doubled, it was simply It was like rain of arrows, and the stones and rolling logs thrown down on the city were like hailstones.

The Japanese pirates who climbed up the ladder were like dumplings. They screamed one by one and fell off the ladder, falling into meat cakes.

The war situation suddenly improved greatly, and the defenders took the initiative. Although the Japanese pirates were powerful, as the siege party, they were poorly prepared. They did not have large siege equipment. The only ones who could pose a threat to the city were archers and gunmen. They were suppressed by the Zhejiang Army again, so the only way they could pose a threat to the city was to climb ladders and engage in close combat. But without the suppression of bows and arrows, the defenders on the city shot arrows and threw stones. , causing heavy casualties to the Japanese pirates who climbed the ladder.

Magistrate Shang was excited when he saw that Zhu Pingan had turned the tide of the battle with just one move. He grabbed Zhu Pingan's hand, shook it excitedly and said, "As expected of Zihou, you turned the world around with just one move. Zihou, you are good at it. In military affairs, I am good at commanding, and I am good at seizing opportunities. These are beyond my reach. Come on, you will command, and I will follow your command."

"Master Shang is still in command. I'm playing the drums and checking for the gaps for Master Shang." Zhu Ping'an said modestly.

"Zihou, for the sake of the hundreds of thousands of people in the city, please don't be humble. Although I am not good at military affairs, I also know that fighter opportunities are fleeting. I have stolen the command position, and I don't know how many fighter opportunities will be wasted. Zihou, I leave Suzhou City to you."

Magistrate Shang grabbed Zhu Pingan's hands and insisted with a face that he knew how much he weighed. If it came to political affairs, he would do his job, but he was really not good at military matters. Compared with Zhu Pingan, he pales in comparison.

"Master Shang trusts Ping An so much, and since he has said so much, Ping An will not refuse. He will live up to the trust of Master Shang and all the gentlemen."

Zhu Ping'an took advantage of the situation and took it, handing it over with a serious look on his face and promising.

To be honest, seeing Lord Shang rushing to command the defense of the city, full of loopholes, he did have the idea of ​​​​replacing him.

"Everyone, listen. From this moment on, Zihou is the supreme commander of the city defense. Everyone, including me, listens to Zihou's command. Anyone who dares to question anyone who does not obey the command will be punished with war. Anyone who disobeys military orders will be punished, and no one, no matter who they are, will be killed without mercy!"

Magistrate Shang still had some courage. While handing over the command to Zhu Pingan, he declared that everyone would support Zhu Pingan.

"As you command!"

All the officials and soldiers in the city expressed their opinions one after another.

"Thank you, Prefect Shang, for your trust, and thank you all for your cooperation. Ping An will definitely live up to your trust."

Zhu Ping'an surrendered to the magistrate Shang and a group of officials and soldiers, and took over the military command of Suzhou City.

"Sir Shang, gentlemen, although there are more than 20,000 Japanese pirates outside the city, their strength is several times that of our army, but believe me, the city of Suzhou is impregnable. "Sun Tzu's Art of War" says, the method of using troops is to encircle it if it is ten, and to surround it if it is five. If you attack it, double it and divide it. This is still a battle in the wild, and the strength of the troops required to attack the city is even greater. Our Suzhou city is tall. If the Japanese pirates want to besiege the city and capture Suzhou city, they must have at least twenty times the strength of the city. "

"Now we have more than 5,000 soldiers and horses in the city, so the Japanese pirates will need at least 100,000 soldiers and horses to succeed."

"Master Shang, and other officers and men, look at how many Japanese pirates there are in the city? There are only more than 20,000 Japanese pirates. If they want to take Suzhou City, they still need at least 80,000 troops, not to mention such things as rams, catapults, Artillery and other large siege equipment, and the Japanese pirates outside the city, they are still far behind."

"The day before yesterday, in front of the Fengqiao camp, our Zhejiang army officers relied on the low wall to make them sink into the sand. Not to mention that there is such a tall city wall and the help of all the soldiers. It is a fool's dream that the Japanese pirates want to capture Suzhou. ! Now, we just need to beat them hard and wake them up from their wishful thinking, and everything will be over. Victory belongs to Ming Dynasty, and victory belongs to all of us here."

After Zhu Pingan took over the command, he first boosted morale, pointed disdainfully at the Japanese pirates outside the city, and spoke loudly and forcefully.

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The Japanese pirates outside only had about twenty crudely made ladders, and not a single ram, catapult or artillery.

The Japanese pirates only had more than 20,000 troops. The day before yesterday, the Japanese troops came to the Zhejiang Army’s Fengqiao Camp, but there were more than 10,000 more. They were still badly beaten by the Zhejiang Army and could not cross the Fengqiao Camp. Camp half a step.

With Lord Zhu and the Zhejiang army here, how could these Japanese pirates capture Suzhou City?

Zhu Ping'an's words gave Magistrate Shang and other soldiers a shot in the arm, giving them full confidence in defending the city.

After seeing everyone's morale boosted, Zhu Ping'an began to command in an orderly and skillful manner.

"Sir Shang, please organize your soldiers and craftsmen to set up lifting poles for lifting supplies up to the city. Set up crossbars and pave cowhide at the crenellations of the city battlements so that our army can overlook the city from a high position and at the same time block the damage from Japanese bows and arrows. .At the same time, an arrow cover frame is also made, that is, a wooden frame with protruding crenels is made, and it is also covered with cowhide to prevent arrows from falling from the head."

"Director Liu, you lead a hundred people to mobilize the people in the city and ask the people to help collect gold juice, sand, dust, chaff, grass clippings, charcoal and firewood, fire buckets, boiling water buckets and stones. The collected materials will be distributed every twenty rice to place a batch.”

"Vice General Zhang, go and distribute the weapons in the arsenal that are useful for defending the city, such as wolf swatters, striking poles, bows and arrows, spears, long-handled knives, etc., to the defenders."

"Each sentry commander organized his soldiers to boil water and gold juice, pour boiling water and boiling gold juice under the city, smash stones and roll logs, and at the same time take advantage of the wind to scatter sand, dust, chaff, and grass clippings to blind the enemy's eyes and take advantage of the opportunity. Use the banging yu to knock over the ladder, and when the Japanese pirates are about to climb to the top of the city, use spears and long-handled knives to kill the Japanese who have climbed onto the city."

"The Zhejiang army is still responsible for attacking the Japanese pirate archers, and if it has spare strength, it can freely fire at the Japanese pirates attacking the city."

Under the command of Zhu Pingan, the defense of Suzhou City became orderly, the efficiency was greatly improved, and the combat effectiveness was doubled.

The boiling hot water and golden juice caused heavy injuries to the Japanese pirates; the floating vegetation ash and sand made it difficult for the Japanese pirates to open their eyes, and they became lambs to be slaughtered. Many people were hit by feather arrows when they scolded the defenders for their shamelessness. , gun ball fell to the ground