Rise From the Humble

In the afterglow of the setting sun, like a golden light, Zhu Pingan led the Zhejiang Army officers and soldiers, covered in golden light, and led a string of captured Japanese pirates towards Suzhou City.

We still go the same way we came. Firstly, this road is a straight line and is the shortest route back to Suzhou City; secondly, on the way back, Zhu Pingan had people interrogate the Japanese prisoners and learned that the Japanese had set up an ambush in the woods behind the road along the river, so he returned by the original route. You can avoid running into ambushed Japanese pirates.

Xu Hai ordered the Japanese pirates who were ambushing in the rear to wait until the sun went down before they could pursue the large Japanese pirate army.

The sun is setting now, and if you take the road along the river, you will most likely run into an ambush of Japanese pirates.

The Zhejiang army was short of gunpowder and had prisoners with them. If they collided with the ambush Japanese pirates, they would not be able to gain any advantage.

Therefore, it is better to return the same way. Zhu Ping'an also sent out sentries to guard on the way to avoid accidents.

Fortunately, the journey was safe and we arrived at Suzhou City smoothly.

Zhu Ping'an knew that the city of Suzhou was now in turmoil and that everyone was surrounded by soldiers. Especially after the incident where the traitor Wang surrendered to the Japanese pirates and defrauded the city, he was even more nervous. And the prefect Shang was highly nervous about defending the city and would rather achieve nothing but seek no fault, so he decided to go early He sent people to Suzhou City to report the results of the battle and inform him of the imminent arrival of the army.

Not only that, when he was still two miles away from Suzhou City, Zhu Pingan ordered his soldiers to slow down.

When he was only one mile away from Suzhou City, Zhu Ping'an ordered his soldiers to slow down further.

"When we return from a great victory, why don't we see people in the city crowding us to welcome us?"

"Also, forget it if the people in the city don't come to greet us. Why don't the Zhejiang troops we stayed in the city come to greet us? Forget it if they don't come. Why don't Er Shunzi and the others come to greet us?! Where are they? ?”

Liu Dadao and others looked at Suzhou City, where the door was closed and no one was waiting in front of it, and they frowned and said.

Er Shunzi and the others were the commanders of the post sent by Zhu Ping'an to report the results of the battle to Suzhou City in advance.

"Er Shunzi and the others should have been invited into the city to verify the authenticity of our results." Zhu Pingan thought of the reason.

"Ah?! The people in the city are suspicious of us?! Er Shunzi is still under their control?! What are the people in the city doing? We are fighting bloody battles outside, but they are treating us like this?!" After hearing this, Liu Dadao and others couldn't help but wonder. There was great dissatisfaction with what was done in the city.

"Haha, don't complain. This is a lesson learned in the city. The previous situation of Wang Jie's 'return victorious' is very similar to ours now. Wang Jie surrendered to the Japanese pirates and almost succeeded in defrauding the city. If we hadn't arrived in time to rescue him. , Suzhou City is about to fall into the hands of Japanese pirates. Isn’t it time for them to gain wisdom after suffering a loss? If they have no memory at all, I will be angry. "

Zhu Ping'an smiled disapprovingly and calmed the emotions of his subordinates.

After a moment of appeasement, Zhu Ping'an led the Zhejiang army and continued forward. At a stone's throw from Suzhou City, he raised his right arm high and his soldiers stopped.

Seeing the arrival of the Zhejiang army, the city wall had already exploded.

"Master Zhu and the others are back victorious."

"Look, there are many prisoners behind, probably three to five hundred. Master Zhu and the others have won another battle."

"There are more than three to five hundred Japanese pirates. Just two-quarters of an hour ago, I went to the archery tower to clean up. The messenger sent by Mr. Zhu came to report the results of the battle. Wasn't he invited into the city by Magistrate Shang? I heard a few words outside. Lord Zhu and the others won a great victory this time. When the Japanese pirates retreated, there were tens of thousands of them. They were killed by Lord Zhu and they quickly killed hundreds of Japanese pirates. There was also a Japanese named Chen Dong. The chieftain was also captured alive by Mr. Zhu.”

"Mr. Zhu is really a genius. He is also the number one scholar and can lead troops to fight. He is truly a talent sent from heaven."

A group of defenders on the city wall saw the Zhejiang army riding a horse with a string of extremely embarrassed Japanese pirates tied behind the horse. They couldn't help but get excited and praised them without hesitation.

"Hey, wait, don't you think this scene looks familiar?" One of the defenders suddenly thought of General Wang, swallowed in fear, and pointed at the Zhejiang Army outside the city with trembling fingers.

"Does this scene look familiar? What are you talking about? Why are you half-talking? It's not refreshing at all."

"What does it look familiar or not? What did you think of? If you have something to say, just say it. If you have anything to say, let it go!"

The people around urged him impatiently.

"It's General Wang. He didn't surrender to the Japanese pirates. Isn't it the same when he led the Japanese pirates to deceive the city?! Wang traitor and his 1,000 troops went out of the city to pursue the Japanese pirates, and more than 1,600 people came back. They claimed to have brought back 600 Many prisoners. Well, now, Mr. Zhu and his Zhejiang army went to more than 900 people. They came back with more than 1,300 people and brought back more than 400 prisoners. Doesn’t the scene look familiar when compared with Wang Jie’s scene?! Of course, I I don’t want the past to happen again, but what if it happens again?”

The defender swallowed once more and said with a trembling voice.

"Damn it, don't tell me, this scene looks familiar. Why do I feel a little cold on my back?"

"You are saying that Mr. Zhu has also surrendered to the Japanese pirates and is coming to deceive the city?!"

"Damn it, stop talking nonsense, it's scary. Are the Japanese pirates coming again?! If Mr. Zhu also surrenders to the Japanese pirates, then there will be no one in our city who can fight? If the Japanese pirates come back, it will be dangerous."

After the surrounding defenders heard this, they looked at the Zhejiang army outside the city and the string of Japanese pirate prisoners behind them, and they broke out in cold sweat.

The Japanese pirates were cruel and treacherous, and the battle against the city was a nightmare that their defenders would never forget. They did not want to face the Japanese pirates again.

The ferocious, tough, and unblinking Japanese pirates could kill their defenders just like chopping melons and vegetables. They could cut off their sabers with just one blow, and the defenders' heads would roll and their blood would flow like rivers. You can do it just by closing your eyes. Nightmare.

"Ahem, Master Zhu is different from Wang Jie. At Wang Jie's time, there were 600 Japanese pirates pretending to be prisoners. Now, Master Zhu, there are only about 400 prisoners." Some defenders forced to find the difference. .

"Master Zhu is the number one scholar, so how could he be so stupid as to be exactly the same as the traitor Wang? The number of prisoners is different. Maybe it's just a little trick to confuse us." Someone said in a conspiracy theory.

"Well, that makes sense." Many people nodded.

"Oh, that's not right. Although the number of prisoners is slightly different, the routine is the same. It's almost the same. Mr. Zhu is the number one scholar. He won't be stupid enough to copy the traitor's routine, right?!"

Another question was raised.

"This is the great thing about Lord Zhu. As the saying goes, the most dangerous place is the safest place. We all thought that Lord Zhu would not be stupid enough to copy the tricks of the traitor Wang, but he just copied the tricks of the traitor Wang."

Conspiracy theories were quickly rebutted.

"Yeah, yeah, that makes sense. The most dangerous place is the safest place." Many people nodded immediately. (End of chapter)