Rise From the Humble

After being humiliated, Hu Zongxian clenched his fists. He was angry, angry and disappointed. However, because the Cherry Orchard suffered such a heavy defeat before, he did not have the confidence to retaliate, so only a classic Chinese curse came to mind: a fool, inadequacy and conspiracy!

Just when Hu Zongxian was disappointed, a sonorous and powerful voice sounded not far away from him, which cheered him up.

"Sir, I would like to ask you to lead your three hundred elite men out of the city to exterminate this heinous group of Japanese pirates!"

This sound was deafening and rare in the panic.

Hu Zongxian turned around and saw Yu Dayou asking Zhang Jing, Eunuch He and Duke Wei to fight.

Fortunately, there is a sensible person like General Yu! He understands the situation, knows the military affairs, and is brave enough to defeat the three armies! Hu Zongxian couldn't help but praise in his heart.

"No! You absolutely must not!"

As soon as Hu Zongxian finished speaking, an official stood up and stopped him in pain, as if he were mourning for his heir, "Master Hu led more than a thousand fully armed elite warriors to wait for work in the cherry orchard, but they were all defeated by the Japanese pirates. Everyone almost returned. Not coming! General Yu, you only lead 300 people down, what chance do you have of winning! If you, General Yu, make any mistakes, it will be a fatal blow to the defender of the city. Mr. Hu's Cherry Orchard Huan has greatly damaged morale. Look If you, the former general, lose another battle, how can you defend this city?"

"That's right, you can't do it, you absolutely can't do it! We can't make the same mistake as Master Hu."

Many officials echoed the sentiment.

If you can’t, then you can’t. Why are you mentioning me over and over again? ! Which pot won’t be opened? Hu Zongxian's teeth were almost broken. It felt like being pulled out and whipped to death again and again!

After being remonstrated by many officials, Zhang Jing accepted the opinions of the majority and did not agree with Yu Dayou to go out of the city to fight the Japanese pirates. He comforted Yu Dayou with kind words and asked Yu Dayou to stick to the city wall and resist the Japanese pirates.

"well!"

Hu Zongxian sighed and could only watch helplessly as the Japanese pirates showed off their power below the city. From time to time, they approached and fired cold arrows and fire cannons at the city. Although the casualties on the city were very small, less than ten people in total, the panic increased sharply.

Finally, the panic in the city reached an uncontrollable level, and there were signs of collapse. Zhang Jing discussed with Eunuch He, Duke Wei and other senior officials for a while, and after consulting Yu Dayou and other guard generals for their opinions, he issued several urgent orders:

"Recruit the people and take turns guarding the city at the thirteen main city gates!"

"Open the arsenal and distribute swords, guns and shields to the people defending the city!"

"Anyone who goes down the city wall without authorization will be killed without mercy!"

Soon, the people in the city were mobilized, voluntarily or forced to go to the city wall, and picked up the long knives and spears distributed to help defend.

The movement on the city was quickly noticed by the Japanese pirates below!

"Sanbanro, look, the people have been mobilized to defend the city! Can we send a signal to get Matsushita to cooperate in seizing the gate?" Nabeshima Naoman excitedly came to Matsuura Sanbanro and asked eagerly. .

"Straight male general, please be patient. Ming Dynasty has just recruited the people to defend the city. Panasonic and the others may not sneak into the city gate to assist in the defense. Give them more time. There is only one chance. You must be absolutely sure!"

Matsuura Sanbanro shook his head slightly and explained softly to Nabeshima Naoji.

"円西, that makes sense." Nabeshima Naoman heard this and nodded vigorously, feeling that Matsuura Sanbanro's words made sense.

"General Straight Man, I have just carefully observed the defenses of the city gates of the Ming army. I found that the Yingtian Ande Gate city wall was built narrower than other city gates, and the space is limited. The Ming army can place limited defenders, and the Ande Gate gate is older. If there is an opportunity, we might as well use the Ande Gate as a breakthrough!" Matsuura Sanbanro pointed to the Ande Gate in the distance and suggested to Nabeshima Naoji after some analysis.

"Yes, I noticed it just now. Then choose Andemen as the breakthrough point." Nabeshima Naoman nodded.

"In this case, why don't we tentatively attack Andemen, put pressure on the Ming army, and make the Ming army focus on recruiting civilians to help defend Andemen. This can also create opportunities for Panasonic and others to help defend Andemen."

Matsuura Sanbanro suggested to Nabeshima Naoo.

Naoshima Naoshima adopted Matsuura Sanbanro's suggestion without hesitation and summoned all the Japanese pirates.

"Gentlemen, the capital of the Ming Dynasty is very close at hand. We will be the Yamato warriors who have the best hope of conquering the capital of the Ming Dynasty! Success is very close at hand, and I hope you will die! After success, the wealth and status will exceed your imagination! Now, we are just one step away from success! Next, we will feint to attack Ande Gate to create opportunities for Panasonic and the others. Remember, this is a feint attack, not to seize the gate, but to shock the Ming army! There are a large number of iron cannons and crossbows set up on the city wall. Please be more careful. On the basis of protecting yourself, you can kill a few Ming troops with long bows and iron cannons. That is success!!"

Nabeshima Naoman shouted to the Japanese pirates emotionally as if he had been beaten to death.

"Hey!" All the Japanese pirates bowed their heads and accepted the order.

"Okay, follow me and charge!" Naoshima Naoshima waved his Japanese sword and took the lead to kill Andemen.

"Kill!" A group of Japanese pirates followed Nabeshima Naoman, yelling ferociously, and went to kill Andemen!

The number of Japanese pirates is limited, and every move they make is realized by the Ming army. Whenever the Japanese pirates move, the Ming army will notice it.

The Japanese pirates had only run for more than ten meters when Yu Dayou judged the Japanese pirates' target. He shouted and pointed at several generals, "The Japanese pirates are attacking the city. The target is Andemen. You, you, you, and You, each take a sentry horse and follow me quickly to reinforce Andemen!" Send troops and generals to reinforce Andemen.

"Don't save your arrows, don't worry about whether they are accurate or not, just shoot them towards the city!"

"Japanese pirates are highly skilled in archery, please be careful to avoid them when shooting! Shield soldiers, be careful to protect the archers at all times!"

"Collect rolling stones and wood to brew golden juice"

"Send gunners from the nearby Little Ande Gate and Fengtai Gate to reinforce Ande Gate!"

"Where's the artillery? Fire two cannons at the Japanese pirates!"

Hu Zongxian ran towards Andemen while giving orders one after another.

As the Japanese pirates moved towards Andemen, the panic on the city wall increased again, becoming a panic and chaos.

"Damn it, who just said that the Japanese pirates only dare to show off their power under the city and dare not actually attack the city?!"

"That's right, don't talk nonsense if you don't understand! No one will call you dumb!"

Officials on the city wall turned pale with fright when they saw the Japanese pirates heading straight for Ande Gate. They looked at Hu Zongxian pointing at Sang and scolding Huaihuai.

Yes, Hu Zongxian did say something similar just now.

but

Hu Zongxian gritted his teeth and took a deep breath. He had already cursed in his heart, you idiot. I saw that you were scared to death, so I specially comforted your hearts. Do you understand white lies? If I hadn't comforted you, you would have been frightened and fainted for the third time! Treat your good intentions like a donkey’s liver and lungs!

"Where are King Qin's reinforcements? Didn't you ask for reinforcements to be sent to various places?"

Seeing that the Japanese pirates were heading towards Andemen, but there was no sign of reinforcements outside the city, Zhang Jing couldn't help but question the officials of the Ministry of War with a dark face.

"It's been sent out. I'll send it out as soon as your Excellency orders it! To be sure, we sent it out twice in every place, and sent out a hundred cavalry." The Ministry of War official replied aggrievedly.

Hearing this, Zhang Jing's face turned darker.