The flag was lowered on the king's city, and I learned in the palace that 140,000 people had all disarmed, and not a single one of them was a man.
As soon as Xu Ma's order came out, all the girls in the Shuang Wai Wai Bath House obeyed, "Xu Ma is right, as a person from Songjiang Prefecture, you have the responsibility to protect your land, even if you die, you will die."
This is an entertainment place, and it is impossible to have the swords, guns, swords and halberds equipped by the Ming Empire's army. There are all kinds of weapons. Some girls carry knives, spoons and iron pots for cooking in the kitchen, and some bring pots and pans. Some even bring On a lonely night, everyone in the Shuangwaiwai Bathhouse, without exception, ran towards the city gate with the determination to die.
Fukada was also a little anxious after being unable to attack for a long time. Fukada was lucky enough to participate in the attack on the coastal guard station of the Ming Empire years ago and achieved brilliant results. However, Fukada was defeated in front of the small Songjiang Prefecture wall.
After all, Songjiang Prefecture is a relatively developed county in the south. Compared with other guard posts, the weapons and equipment are much better. After all, you can do a lot of things with money. The defense of Songjiang Prefecture is different from other guard posts that only have weapons and equipment. The soldiers of Songjiang Prefecture can also handle one weapon each, which is why Fukada's siege often fails to make progress.
Several columns of Japanese pirates had already followed. Fukada moved the command post to the front after simple treatment. He watched the Japanese pirates who had just climbed up the city wall be killed by the guards. Even the Japanese pirates who barely climbed onto the city wall were killed. He was killed, but surrounded by many soldiers from Songjiang Prefecture, he died quickly. Fukada felt some pain in his body. These brothers were his direct descendants, and one of them died, so Fukada hurriedly ordered to suspend the attack and gather the troops.
"Baga, you are a bunch of wimps. You can't even take down the small city wall of Songjiang Prefecture. How can you be a warrior of our Japanese pirate empire?" Fukada pointed at his unsatisfactory subordinates and cursed loudly, like a loving father with a prodigal son.
All the Japanese pirates looked ashamed. After all, they had always been invincible. Wherever they passed, the soldiers of the Ming Empire all fled. They were in such a mess today, and they also felt embarrassed and blushed.
A Japanese pirate who looked like a military advisor stood up and said, "Chief, the soldiers of the Ming Empire today are a little different. They are calm and well-mobilized in the face of danger. I am afraid they are not the trash that you and I encountered a few days ago."
Fukada also felt that the soldiers here were different. I was also a little discouraged, "What should I do? I've come all the way, why should I give up?"
"No, Songjiang Mansion is one of the richest places in the Ming Empire. I heard that the officials guarding the cells here embezzled more than three million taels in just one year."
Well, the person the Japanese pirate said embezzled such a huge sum of money should be Li Jingzuo. In order to let the traitor die, the civil servants took a lot of money from themselves, but even if the dirty money framed is excluded, the amount of embezzlement by Li Jiaozuo Not much less than Xie Xiangrong, after all, any official position in the Ming Empire is a fat job.
"so much"! Fukada couldn't believe it. Although being a pirate was also a high-income profession, it was more than three million taels. Even when the market was good, he still had to work for four or five years with lunch breaks throughout the year.
The military adviser Japanese pirates continued to explain, "There are no officials in the Ming Empire who are not corrupt. It's just that officials in rich places are more corrupt, and officials in poorer places are less corrupt. This official who was found to be corrupt is just the one who has been found to be the most corrupt. Yes. However, according to the information provided by my informant, except for the prefect who just took office, the officials of Songjiang Prefecture have not yet understood the situation because they have just taken office. They may not have had time to take bribes. None of the other officials are rich in wealth. There are so many It’s not corruption and bribery, but it’s hard work that makes you rich.”
"What you mean is that as long as we invade Songjiang Mansion and rob an official's mansion, we can gain hundreds of thousands of taels."
"Hundreds of thousands of taels is just a conservative estimate." After thinking about it, the military pirate continued, "My informant said that there is a scholar named Li Bai in Songjiang Prefecture who has a very rich family. He may have hundreds of dollars in silver alone. "Ten Thousand Giants"
"All the scholars in Songjiang Prefecture are so rich." Fukada was like a novice who had just walked out of the mountains. He usually used copper coins in his transactions. It was the first time he saw the wealth of the people in Songjiang Prefecture. It was an eye-opener. Gained knowledge.
"A scholar can have such a rich family. I'm a little skeptical." The military advisor Japanese pirates shook his head in disbelief, but then he affirmed, "It's true that an official is rich. As long as we can break the city, this will be enough." One harvest will definitely make a good start, and one harvest can be better than countless times in previous years."
Originally, Fukada, who had been unable to attack for a long time, had already thought about retreating and moving to another place to rob homes and homes. However, after the military counselor Japanese pirates introduced the detailed price of Songjiang Mansion's finances, Fukada also changed his mind. Wealth can be found in danger, and only by hard work can you gain. If you want to fill the cabin with silver, some small difficulties and setbacks are inevitable. This is indispensable on the road to success.
Sitting for a long time made Fukada feel that the wound was a little cracked. He had to touch the Japanese sword to the ground to support his body and stood up. His hawk-like eyes swept over the Japanese pirates one by one and said seriously, "There is an old saying in the Ming Dynasty that wealth is the measure of everything." We have traveled thousands of miles and suffered hardships just to earn some money so that our parents, wives and children can live a good life. Money is the backbone of a man. Your poor parents will look down on you. Think about our futility. And when we return, the disappointed eyes of our parents, wives and children, think about it, the people around us are like seeing the humiliating eyes of poor people. How can a good man let his parents, wives and children down? How can he endure the humiliating eyes of others? We Can"?
"No" the Japanese pirates replied in unison. They are all people who have lived in poverty, and they never want to be poor again.
"Yes, you can't. A good man who pees while standing will have to use the Japanese sword in his hand to exchange for a happy life. Today I tell you, as long as you climb the city wall, the colorful world of Songjiang Prefecture will be yours. The wealth and women there belong to you. There The gold and silver there are as abundant as the fish and shrimps in the sea, and the girls there are as beautiful as pearls in the sea. For the sake of silver and women, I ask you if you can capture Songjiang Mansion."
"Can, can, can"
The bloody spirit of the Japanese pirates was rekindled, and everyone was eager to try.
His men are all outstanding talents who can win the war. How could they be frightened by the small Songjiang Prefecture? Fukada was very satisfied and waved his hand, "I, the good men of the Japanese pirate empire, come to me. I swear that we will not capture Songjiang Prefecture." Not human”.
Black clouds are pressing down on the city, threatening to destroy it, and the light of armor opens towards the golden scales of the sun. Under the sunlight, the weapons shone with a dazzling luster.
It was the first time that Wu Zuo was commanding such an important battle alone, and he was unsure. Even though the Japanese pirates were retreating, Wu Zuo did not dare to take it lightly, and always paid attention to what was going on below.
After a while, the Japanese pirates left and returned. Wu Zuang was vaguely worried. If something went wrong, there must be monsters. He always felt that something was wrong.
"Master Magistrate, these Japanese pirates are a little strange," Wu Zuo asked Lin Shoju.
After experiencing a fear that he had never experienced before, the flash of swords, the shadow of the sword, and the flying of flesh and blood. These have never been written in books. Now Lin Shouju is still in panic and fear. If it weren't for the last bit of shame, otherwise Lin Shouju would He had already abandoned the city and fled. When he heard Wu Zuo's question, he turned his head and looked at Wu Zuo, "Master Wu, what are you talking about?"
Seeing Lin Shouju's whole body trembling and his hands still moving rhythmically, Wu Zuoju gave up and waved his hand, "Forget it, sir, swords have no eyes, you'd better hide in the corner tower."
"What Mr. Wu said is absolutely true. I am a civilian official and not good at military affairs. I will leave this place to you." With the help of the soldiers, Lin Shouju stood up, staggered back to the turret, and seemed to have locked the door.
The experience provided by inexperienced people will only be wrong. Wu Zui was completely relieved of Lin Shouju, and everything still had to depend on himself. Wu Zui continued to stare at the Japanese pirates who were slowly approaching the city wall. Something suddenly occurred to him and he asked, "Listen." Said that your Songjiang Prefecture garrison is equipped with artillery."
Hearing Wu Zuosheng's question, the garrison soldiers were a little embarrassed.
Seeing them like this, Wu Zuishui guessed, "I guess they were sold by you."
"No, no, sir, you have wronged us." Erniu hurriedly stepped forward to explain. "That's it. Our Lord Xiong said that the artillery needs to fire projectiles. The cost of the projectiles is too high. One projectile costs more than a hundred taels. It is too wasteful. Now The Ming Empire was not very rich and the people were not out of poverty, so they melted down the cannons."
"Melt it, well, it's not too much to melt it into molten iron. After all, molten iron can also be used to make weapons." Wu Zui thought in his mind.
"Master Xiong said that leaving molten iron would be a waste, so he sold it to a blacksmithing workshop."
"Well, okay, this is the official style of the Ming Empire. Yan Guo plucking his hair is the official style of the Ming Empire." Wu Wei blamed himself for his immature idea just now, "Isn't it possible that the projectiles distributed by the imperial court were also sold by you, Mr. Xiong?"
"This is natural, everyone does it." Er Niu feels that it is natural. It didn't feel like anything was wrong.
When turbidity becomes the norm, innocence is a sin. If everyone is crazy, calm people will be regarded as aliens. Slowly, this calm person will become crazy. Under the general trend of corruption among officials in the Ming Empire, those who were honest and upright were outliers, and were regarded as fools and fools in people's eyes.
Some things cannot be changed easily. Things that cannot be stopped or changed can only be allowed to take their course.
Originally, I wanted to use artillery as a big killer, but, well, selling the artillery can also give the garrison soldiers an extra piece of meat.
The Japanese pirates had already arrived at the city wall, and Wu Zuo was not allowed to think too much. He hurriedly ordered his soldiers to prepare for the enemy.
After several experiences of responding to the enemy, the garrison soldiers performed their duties without panic. Wu Zuo saw this and was very satisfied.
The battlefield is the fastest way for soldiers to grow. After withstanding the test of blood and fire, these garrison soldiers of Songjiang Mansion have also grown a lot.
After being hacked several times, Er Niu's body was covered in blood, and the steel knife in his hand had been curled, but Er Niu didn't show any timidity on his face.
"Er Niu, I just killed three Japanese pirates, how many did you kill?" A soldier next to Er Niu asked with the joy of victory on his face. Of course, the possibility of showing off in front of Erniu is greater.
Erniu curled his lips and said, "I chopped down two of them, but I chopped down two of the three Japanese pirates you killed, and you took advantage of them in the end."
"Hehe, he died in my hands too."
The invincible Japanese pirates died in their own hands. All the soldiers were full of fighting spirit. Ordinary soldiers who wanted to rise to the top, get rid of poverty and become a master, could only achieve military success on the battlefield.
The Japanese pirates who attack the city are looking for money and women, and the soldiers who are defending the city are looking for promotion and wealth to get rid of their poor life. Both the offensive and defensive sides also have needs, and the following contest will be even more bloody.
