Rise From the Humble

There are more than 5,000 Japanese pirate heads, more than 4,000 pieces of armor, more than 6,000 weapons of various types, and 100 and 16 fire blunderbuss.

The Zhejiang army's seizures from cleaning up the battlefield piled up like mountains.

Zhu Ping'an stood in front of the mountain of seizures and nodded with slight satisfaction, quite satisfied with today's battle. Although the Japanese pirates will definitely go and come back, this battle is enough to scare them.

In today's battle, the Japanese pirates lost at least sixty-seven soldiers and horses. In the age of cold weapons, this kind of loss was enough to devastate the Japanese pirates.

"Sir, when we were cleaning the battlefield, we found that this Japanese pirate is unusual. This guy is a real Japanese pirate. Half of his body was blown away, but the remaining armor is very gorgeous, the helmet is flashy, and he even holds a fan in his hand. .”

Liu Dachui walked over with a Japanese pirate's head in his left hand and half a piece of armor in his right hand, and reported to Zhu Pingan.

"Oh, let me see, haha, this is a big fish, probably a leader of the Japanese pirates. The Japanese have a habit of using fans to command. Judging from the shape of his armor, it can only be worn by Japanese generals. This leader Carefully pickle it with lime and keep it separately. After the war, we will have someone screen it to see if it is a big fish."

Zhu Pingan inspected it, couldn't help but smile, and ordered the sledgehammer.

"Okay." Liu Dachui excitedly carried the head to deal with it.

After Liu Dachui left, Ou Zhige came over, cupped his fists and reported to Zhu Pingan, "Sir, I have some bad news for you."

"It's okay, Master Ou," Zhu Ping'an nodded.

"Sir, our gunpowder consumption is higher than expected. Today's battle has consumed a quarter of the gunpowder in stock." Ou Zhige whispered, "It takes time to process black powder. The weather has been bad recently and there is insufficient sunshine. Our equipment camp uses the fire kang method to make gunpowder, and we can only make up to 400 kilograms a day."

"Don't worry, today's battle with the wine jar gunpowder consumed 600 kilograms of gunpowder, accounting for 40% of the gunpowder. The Japanese pirates will not give us another chance to use the gunpowder wine jar. Moreover, after today's battle, the Japanese pirates will attack the formation again. , it won’t be as strong as it is today. You will step up your efforts to make gunpowder and add the inventory to make it enough for us.”

Zhu Ping'an smiled slightly, confident.

"No, I will lead the whole battalion to make black powder quickly." Ou Zhige clasped his fists and turned to leave.

"Master Craftsman Ou, when using the fire kang method to make gunpowder, you must be extra careful and put safety first. When storing gunpowder, you must also pay attention to fire prevention, store it separately, keep a safe distance, and put safety first." Zhu Pingan emphasized to him.

"I obey, sir, please rest assured. In this humble position, you must pay attention to safety." Ou Zhige clasped his fists with a serious look on his face.

"In today's battle, the gunpowder and wine jars have made great contributions. Your equipment battalion has contributed a lot. When the Japanese pirates are defeated, I will ask for credit for you. Don't be proud. Keep up your efforts, maintain the supply of gunpowder to our army, and repair and maintain firearms and armor. This is a great achievement, and after the war, I will remember and ask for credit for you."

Zhu Ping'an was generous in his praise and encouraged Ou Zhige.

"Thank you, sir." Ou Zhige was very excited. Hearing Zhu Pingan's praise, he felt full of strength.

Especially when he was on his way back to the equipment camp, all the soldiers he met gave him a thumbs up.

"Mr. Ou, the gunpowder you made in the wine jar is so powerful that the Japanese pirates were blown to pieces."

"Master Craftsman Ou, thanks to the cotton armor you made today, I was hit by three arrows without any damage."

"Ou Craftsman"

Listening to the commendations of the soldiers and seeing their heartfelt affirmation and respect, Ou Zhige almost refused to recognize his relatives.

Zhu Pingan gave their equipment battalion high preferential treatment, but many soldiers did not understand it and were prejudiced against them.

Today's battle has finally won the affirmation and recognition of the soldiers. Their equipment battalion can finally hold their chests high in the Zhejiang Army camp. Our equipment battalion is not just for food, we are also upright Zhejiang soldiers!

"My fellow soldiers, the Japanese pirates may leave and come back at any time. Everyone is divided into two groups for rotation, one group is on guard and the other group is resting."

"In this battle, at least 6,000 Japanese pirates were killed and 30,000 were driven back. Victory belongs to all our soldiers!"

"After the war, I will take credit for each of you! But now, the battle is not over yet, the soldiers still need to work hard. Victory is destined to belong to us and to the Ming Dynasty! The Zhejiang army will be victorious, and the Ming Dynasty will be victorious!"

After cleaning the battlefield, standing in front of the burning pile of Japanese pirate corpses, Zhu Ping'an gave a mobilization speech to a group of Zhejiang army officers and soldiers.

"Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng!"

The officers and soldiers of the Zhejiang Army raised their arms and shouted loudly, their momentum rising to the sky.

The victory of this battle gave the officers and soldiers of the Zhejiang Army a feeling of being reborn. After experiencing the baptism of war and blood, with the blessing of the great victory, the Zhejiang Army has lost its youthfulness and initially gathered its military heart and soul.

In the distance, on the Suzhou city wall, everyone's eyes had already dropped in shock.

"The Japanese pirates actually retreated?! What happened to that earth-shattering explosion just now? How did the Zhejiang army do it?"

"Just now at least seven or eight thousand Japanese pirates rushed into the formation, and it looked like the Zhejiang army was about to be crushed. But in the blink of an eye, the seven or eight thousand Japanese pirates who rushed into the formation were wiped out. Less than a thousand Japanese pirates ran back, and the entire Japanese pirate army retreated for more than ten miles."

"Did you hear it? It was the Zhejiang army shouting 'Wan Sheng'. The Zhejiang army actually drove away the Japanese pirates."

"The Japanese pirates haven't left yet, they just retreated temporarily. However, it's still unbelievable. There were 30,000 to 40,000 Japanese pirates. The Zhejiang army only had 2,000 people. I can't think of any other words to describe it other than 'miracle'."

All the officials and soldiers on the city wall were shocked and looked at the dusty battlefield in the distance in disbelief.

"Zihou, Zihou, you really gave me a big surprise." Shang Wei, the prefect of Suzhou, looked in the direction of the Fengqiao camp and couldn't help but smile when he heard the Zhejiang army shouting for victory.

He never expected that Zhu Pingan would lead the Zhejiang army to repel the Japanese pirates. He watched the whole process on the city wall, and saw six to seven thousand Japanese pirates wiped out in front of the Zhejiang army's formation, and saw the Japanese pirate army retreat for more than ten miles.

However, until now, listening to the Zhejiang Army shouting Wan Sheng, it still feels unbelievable and still feels like a dream.

In Suzhou City, the common people have also found out about the battle situation at Fengqiao Camp through various methods.

Some of their relatives, friends or neighbors served as soldiers on the city wall, some helped deliver food to the city wall, some helped deliver defensive equipment to the city wall, or witnessed the battle with their own eyes, or heard about the battle through hearsay.

The Japanese pirates are attacking the city and the battle situation ahead is related to the life and death of thousands of families. This is the most concerned topic in the entire Suzhou city.

The news of the battle in front of Fengqiao Camp and the Zhejiang Army's victory spread throughout Suzhou city.

Of course, adding fuel and vinegar, adding branches and leaves, is unavoidable.

The battle situation in front of the Fengqiao Camp and the news of the Zhejiang Army's victory became more and more exaggerated and distorted as they spread, gradually becoming mythical.