Rise From the Humble

"Damn it, just one step away! Just one step away from taking the city gate!"

The Japanese pirates rushed to the gate like mad dogs, but were locked outside the gate. They kicked the door with their feet in exasperation.

The gatekeepers behind the gate quickly used their bodies to hold the gate, fearing that the Japanese pirates outside the city would suddenly burst out and kick the gate open. In fact, even if they did not use their bodies to hold the gate, the Japanese pirates outside the city could not kick the gate open. If the city gate can be kicked open with feet, this city gate is too shoddy.

"Where are the battering rams? Drag the battering rams off the boat and knock the city gate open!"

"Archers and muskets, aim at the officers and soldiers on the city wall. If anyone dares to show his head, beat him up! Cover the battering rams to break the gate."

The leader of the Japanese pirates saw that his pirates failed, and was furious behind him, commanding his pirates to use battering rams to knock the city gate.

Soon, dozens of Japanese pirates held a thick battering wood, ran wildly, and hit the city gate with force.

"Bang!" "Bang!"

As the battering wood hit the city gate, the city gate shook uncontrollably, making dull sounds one after another.

The crossbars blocking the city gate were all hit and jumped, and the gatekeepers behind the city were also hit and trembled. They were frightened and couldn't help shouting, "Quick, use the support wood to support the city gate!"

The gatekeepers quickly used several thick support woods to support the city gate. In this way, the shaking of the city gate was not so severe under the impact of the battering wood, but in the long run, the city gate was also at risk of being broken.

The officers and soldiers on the city would certainly not sit idly by and watch the Japanese pirates use battering wood to hit the city gate. Under the organization of the generals, they quickly shot arrows at the Japanese pirates outside the city, especially the Japanese pirates who hit the gate, and threw stones and battering wood.

Although the officers and soldiers on the city wall were not well trained, they were able to shoot arrows, throw stones and wooden poles from a high position, and many Japanese pirates were hit, which delayed the Japanese pirates' battering rams against the gates for a while.

However, soon, the Japanese pirates, who had been prepared for a long time, gathered longbowmen and musketeers with excellent archery skills and fought back against the officers and soldiers who showed their heads on the city wall.

Suddenly, screams came from the city wall, and the officers and soldiers who dared to show their heads to shoot arrows and throw stones were hit by arrows and guns, screaming and falling to the ground or falling off the city wall.

Soon, the Japanese pirates suppressed the officers and soldiers on the city wall.

"Beat! Bang hard!"

The Japanese pirates outside the city banged the gate frantically, not just one battering ram, but they dragged two battering rams from the boat, a total of three battering rams, and banged the city gate frantically, making the city gate shake and shaky.

"Reinforcements, reinforcements are coming."

Just when it was extremely urgent, a surprised cheer came from the city, and their reinforcements arrived.

The garrison in the city received the news of the Japanese pirates' attack, and under the leadership of Jiangyin County Dianshi Cao Fangge, they rushed to the city gate.

With the addition of these new forces and the command of Dianshi Cao Fangge, the defenders on the city resisted the suppression of the Japanese pirates' longbows and muskets outside the city, and began to shoot arrows, fire muskets, and throw stones and wood at the Japanese pirates under the city.

"This huge city is not easy to conquer, the defenders have too much advantage." Matsuura Shimosaburo said solemnly.

At this moment, he no longer despised the world as he did at the beginning. The officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were very weak, but the national strength of the Ming Dynasty was very strong. According to the strong city, it would not be easy for them to conquer the Japanese pirates.

Even if their elite Japanese warriors came to attack the city, they would have to pay a great price to take it down.

"If the defenders at the city gate had reacted a little slower in the sneak attack just now, they would have closed the city gate and the sneak attack would have failed. As for the siege, we are not well prepared. We only have battering rams, not even siege ladders. We are too short of siege equipment. Especially now that reinforcements have arrived in the city, it will be even more difficult for us to attack the city."

Ryuzoji Shingen also nodded. He no longer had any hope of conquering Jiangyin County.

They had no siege equipment, only battering rams, and reinforcements had arrived on the city. If they continued to attack, it would be difficult to see any hope of conquering the county.

"Haha, General Ryuzoji, General Matsuura, please be patient. The means of siege are not only sneak attacks and breaking the city with battering rams and siege ladders. Although we don't have siege equipment such as siege ladders, we have other preparations. Since I chose Jiangyin County, Jiangyin County will definitely be taken by us."

Xu Hai said calmly. Although the siege was frustrated, he was not in a hurry at all. He was calm and confident.

Maye also looked calm at this time.

"Are there any other preparations?" Matsuura Shimosaburo and Ryuzoji Shingen looked back in confusion.

There were only boats behind them, and no other things were dragged down from the boats, such as cannons and other siege weapons.

There were no other preparations at all.

Why were Xu Hai and Maye so calm and confident? Ryuzoji Shingen and Matsuura Shimosaburo looked at each other and were confused.

The Japanese pirates attacked, and the defenders defended, and they fell into anxiety for a while.

At this time, a large group of people in the city came to the city gate with food and drink, and expressed gratitude. "Soldier, soldier, you have worked hard. You risked your life to protect us. We will send you some food to show our gratitude."

This large group of people, in addition to young and strong men, also included many men, women, old and young. They carried buckets of steaming meat soup, buckets of steamed rice, large pots and plates of delicious dishes, hot and cold dishes, baskets of fried egg pancakes, a roasted suckling pig and a roasted whole lamb.

The soldiers guarding the city gate were hungry. Seeing so many delicious foods and smelling the aroma of meat, they couldn't help but drool.

"General, eat quickly. You will have more energy to fight the Japanese pirates."

"We know you are fighting, so we didn't bring you wine. We are afraid that it will delay your important matters. When you drive away the Japanese pirates, we will send you good wine."

The common people warmly invited the soldiers guarding the city gate to enjoy the delicious food they brought, saying that they were afraid of delaying things and didn't bring wine, so the soldiers could enjoy it without worry.

Jiangyin County Dianshi Cao Fangge received the news and came down from the city wall. Seeing the common people voluntarily coming to reward the soldiers, he couldn't help but feel that the military and people's hearts could be used.

However, to be on the safe side, Cao Dianshi still checked their identities, "Fellow villagers, where are you from?"

"We are all from Yongchuanfang." The common people replied in unison, "Lord Cao, we often see you patrolling the streets. Thanks to you, our market is so peaceful. We are blessed."

"Hehe, so you are the villagers of Yongchuanfang. On behalf of the county magistrate and the soldiers, thank you."

When Cao Dianshi heard this, he completely put aside his worries and waved his hand to signal the guards to let them pass, allowing them to carry food to the city gate to reward the soldiers.