It had been half a month since the army led by Zhu Di arrived at Cengang, Zhejiang.
After arriving, I found that this group of Japanese pirates had already occupied a city.
This Cengang City was still an important military town, but it was captured. Zhu Di couldn't help but curse. The soldiers who defended the city were all living on dry food, and they couldn't even defend the city.
It's not just the Zhejiang city defenders who can't do it.
Zhu Di found that the quality of the Southern Army he brought was not good either! !
Before departure, the old and weak in the army were eliminated, and the remaining soldiers were all new recruits who had never fought in a war and had never seen blood.
In recent years, the soldiers stationed in various guard posts and working in the fields have received very little training. They still work in the fields on weekdays, but they seem to be no different from farmers.
Of course they are better than farmers.
Although the soldiers on this expedition were well-equipped, their combat effectiveness was worrisome.
In addition, Zhu Di also found that there were no generals who were good at fighting. They were old and dead.
Except for Fan Zhong and Tan Yuan, among the younger generation, there is no one else who is slightly better off.
My generals Zhang Wu, Zhang Yu, and others are still stationed in Peiping and cannot be dispatched at will.
Therefore, Zhu Di took advantage of this time to eliminate the Japanese and planned to cultivate generals loyal to him.
It was Zhu Gaosui, the third child in front of him, who was one of them.
In the camp, Zhu Di was watching the military report, thoughtfully.
"Dad, these soldiers are not good. They are all soldiers trained by Geng Bingwen. They are very cowardly. They are far less powerful than the soldiers in Peiping."
Zhu Gaosui grinned and asked tentatively: "How about we send troops from Peking over?"
"Transfer troops to Peiping?"
Zhu Di frowned and looked at Zhu Gaosui and said: "For the first time in these years, Gu went on a personal expedition. He defeated the bandits as a general and led an army of 50,000 to fight against a small Japanese bandit. If you ask Gu Wen Beiping to borrow troops, do you still want to lose face?"
"Dad, it's the kid who talks too much. Dad, please forgive me." Zhu Gaosui immediately changed his tune.
Zhu Di said earnestly: "Third brother, the soldiers of the Southern Army are a little inferior, but they are better because they are well-equipped. Besides, can't you use your brain? Do you think I don't know what you are planning? I'm just thinking about your brother-in-law. You and your second brother, your brother-in-law and your second brother have already run away, the soldiers in Peiping cannot move, don’t even think about it.”
Zhu Gaosui disagreed and said: "Dad, I don't believe that my brother-in-law and second brother ran away and the child is gone. These are all rumors."
"Actually what?"
Zhu Di was stunned and asked: "You seem to know something. Didn't the Jinyiwei withdraw from Peiping these years? Do you still know the news?"
"Hey, dad. It's nothing. In fact, the kid doesn't know."
Zhu Gaosui smiled and gave up.
In fact, he had already arranged for a spy to infiltrate Li Xiao's internal affairs. This spy was a maid under Zhang Cuicui, Princess Yong'an's personal maid.
Even though she is a little maid, she definitely provides a lot of information.
Zhu Gaosui knew a lot about what Li Xiao had been doing these years, but he didn't tell anyone. After all, his brother-in-law was close to him, wasn't he?
"The third child."
Zhu Di narrowed his eyes, walked over, and patted his shoulder gently, "You have been by my father's side all these years, and you are my most caring person. Tell me where are the two boys Li Xiao and Zhu Gaoxu? Already?"
"Daddy, you really don't know."
Zhu Gaosui showed an innocent expression.
"so."
Zhu Di hesitated for a while and said: "This Cengang City is indeed difficult to capture. There is a mountain to the south of Cengang. There are also five thousand Japanese pirates stationed there who occupy the mountain as their king. Guo Ying cannot capture it for a long time. He will be replaced tomorrow. It's your turn."
From attacking a city to attacking a mountain stronghold, the difficulty instantly eased a lot.
Zhu Gaosui touched his head, pretending to be surprised and said: "Dad, my child suddenly felt much clearer and remembered something. Yes, yes, yes, my child remembered it."
Zhu Di chuckled: "If you remember something, tell me quickly."
"It happened half a year ago. The kid has a bad mind and almost forgot."
Zhu Gaosui chuckled and said: "Half a year ago, the first big ship from the shipyard in Tianjin Port was launched into the sea. After the trial, Li Xiao, Zhu Gaoxu, Zhang Wu and others led 3,500 soldiers and boarded the ship that month. Then we went to sea.”
"What???"
Zhu Di frowned and said in shock, "Going to sea? The imperial court stipulated that the sea was prohibited, and he dared to openly defy the regulations. This kid is really brave, but he is a special zone, even if he is alone, you can't blame him. This is the will of the Holy One."
As he said that, he looked at Zhu Gaosui and said, "Going to sea, where did you go?"
"Hehe." Zhu Gaosui said: "Dad, we also accidentally found out whether it is true or not. Just listen to it. Don't blame me if the information is inaccurate."
"If you have something to say, say it quickly, and if you have anything to say, let it go." Zhu Di was a little annoyed.
"I heard that I went to the Japanese country. As for what I was going to do, I don't know. I'm also surprised." Zhu Gaosui said.
"When I went to Japan, I took Lao Er, Zhang Wu and the others with me."
Zhu Di stood up slowly and walked around the tent with his hands behind his hands, thinking a lot.
After a while, his eyes suddenly lit up and he raised his voice slightly: "Half a year ago, they went to the Japanese country. Half a year later, all the Japanese pirates came to our Ming Dynasty. What's the reason?"
Zhu Gaosui said: "Dad, maybe the Japanese pirates had no shore to go to, so they had no choice but to go to the Ming Dynasty's shore?"
Hiss. Zhu Di's eyes widened and he said: "The Japanese pirates have nowhere to go, so what happened to the Japanese country?"
Zhu Gaosui asked: "Is it possible that the Japanese country has been occupied by my brother-in-law and second brother, and the Japanese pirates are not allowed to go ashore?"
The words fell.
Both Zhu Di and Zhu Gaosui fell into silence.
"The Japanese country has been occupied by Li Xiao!"
"The Japanese country has been occupied by Li Xiao!"
After a while, the two people suddenly said this guess in unison!
The words fell and silence fell again.
"Damn it, Li Xiao."
After a long time, Zhu Di said in disbelief: "Li Xiao is actually helping Gu to expand his territory? He has occupied the Japanese country???"
Incredible, simply incredible!
Zhu Di felt his scalp numb. This Li Xiao was too courageous. He dared to go to the Japanese country with three thousand soldiers and it seemed that he was allowed to do it? ?
Zhu Gaosui nodded: "Dad, it's possible. Otherwise, why would so many Japanese pirates come to our territory?"
"." Zhu Di felt like he was being compared.
Back then, he promised his father to expand the territory, but it turned out that it was his son-in-law who took the lead in expanding the territory. Where could he put his old face?
"It's okay for Li Xiao and Lao Er, but three thousand people can occupy the Japanese country?"
Zhu Di frowned and said: "Third brother, if fifty thousand of us can't attack these cities occupied by Japanese pirates, do you feel proud of yourself?"
Zhu Gaosui said: "My brother-in-law has occupied the Japanese country, and the child's face is bright."
Zhu Di: "."
There is indeed light, after all, they are all members of the family.
Zhu Di said slowly: "Although it is a bit unexpected, it is reasonable. Zhu Gaoxu, Zhang Wu, Zhang Fu and others are all powerful generals who have experienced hundreds of battles. Li Xiao is not bad either, and the soldiers in Peiping are even more comparable to the Southern Army." Yes, there is nothing wrong with occupying the Japanese country. I can do it myself."
Speaking of this, Zhu Di sat down and took a sip of tea: "I have devoted my whole life to the country these years. In the past five years of the Ming Dynasty, the national treasury tax revenue has doubled. The country is rich and the people are strong, and the country is peaceful and peaceful. When Li Xiao finds out, he will definitely be shocked. He This small contribution is nothing.”
Zhu Gaosui: "."
He thought to himself, Dad, you really will find a way out for yourself.
Zhu Di continued: "Gao Sui, behave well tomorrow. After following Gu Gu for so many years, don't be outdone by your second brother."
Zhu Gaosui looked determined, cupped his hands and said: "Dad, just take a look at it, it's a small village, it's not a big deal!"
The next morning.
Today, it's drizzling and the weather is gloomy.
Zhu Gaosui rode his horse and arrived early at the foot of a mountain called Daling Mountain fifty miles south of Cengang City.
At the foot of the mountain is the camp where Guo Ying and Geng Bingwen are stationed.
"The Crown Prince has ordered me to take over the post of General Guo Ying. General Guo Ying, please step down and wait for orders."
Zhu Gaosui walked to the camp and took out the military order. Then Guo Ying had no choice but to hand over the tiger talisman. Before leaving, he shouted: "It's not that the general is disadvantageous in attacking the stronghold. It's actually that this stronghold is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The opponent's artillery is more powerful than mine." The army is stronger and the firepower is too fierce, making it difficult to invade.”
Zhu Gaosui smiled and said: "Retreat as soon as I ask you to do so. There is so much nonsense."
Guo Ying had no choice but to walk out of the camp.
In this way, Zhu Gaosui smiled slowly, sat next to the sand table, and breathed a sigh of relief.
It was too difficult to attack the city before. It should be easier to attack the cottage now, right?
Zhu Gaosui looked at the deputy general Geng Bingwen on the side and said: "General Geng, tell me about the current situation."
Geng Bingwen cupped his hands and said: "Back to General, in fact, as General Guo Ying said before, these Japanese pirates should not be underestimated. They are entrenched in the sea and plunder, and they have plenty of gunpowder and ammunition.
There is a kind of artillery on the ship called the Frangi Cannon, which is very powerful.
I heard that they come from Portugal and other places, and their muskets are also very powerful. They have a longer range and more power than the three-eyed muskets of our Ming army.
Originally, these artillery were to be transported to Cengang City, but our Ming army arrived. They had no time to transport them, so they stationed themselves on this mountain.
I really didn’t expect that in the past few years since the sea was banned, the artillery of overseas countries has surpassed that of our Ming Dynasty.
In addition, our iron cannon is too big on the mountain. It has been raining recently and the ground is slippery, making it impossible to transport it up. "
After listening, Zhu Gaosui frowned slightly.
I didn’t expect this cottage to be so tricky.
Zhu Gaosui said: "According to General Geng's opinion, how should we defeat the enemy?"
Geng Bingwen said: "The general thought that by building fortifications at the foot of the mountain, he only needed to besiege the mountain for three months and make them run out of ammunition and food, and then they would be defeated without attacking."
"March??"
Zhu Gaosui stood up and said coldly: "No, it will take my Ming army three months to defeat a small Japanese pirate. It's a joke. Reinforce the army today and attack the stronghold with me tomorrow!"
Are you kidding me? If you stay here for three months, it will be time for the old man to beat himself up again.
On the second day, after burying the pot and making rice.
Zhu Gaosui led his army up the mountain and attacked the stronghold!
The Japanese pirates built a fairly thick camp made of trees. There were two hundred paces of fortifications in front of the camp. They were sharpened and thick enough to resist the horses.
As a result, if the infantry wants to pass these obstacles, they need to make more detours, and they cannot enter a large number of soldiers at one time.
Zhu Gaosui looked at the surrounding environment and found that it was indeed easy to defend but difficult to attack. There were rock walls on both sides and there was only one way to enter.
In this case, we can only attack by force!
If you want to attack with force, attack with force!
Zhu Gaosui gritted his teeth and waved his hand, "Shield soldiers on top! Attack!"
The soldiers held their shields on top, and Zhu Gaosui also personally participated in the battle to boost morale.
The Japanese pirates on the mountain stronghold immediately began to fight back, shooting down with muskets.
As Geng Bingwen said, the muskets of these Japanese pirates are indeed much more powerful than the Ming Dynasty's three-eyed muskets. The three-eyed muskets cannot attack so far. Their bird muskets are more powerful and have a longer range.
As soldiers passed the fortifications, they were attacked by musketry.
Bang bang bang!
The soldiers were unable to get close to the stronghold, so they were beaten back and forth and kept retreating.
"Don't retreat, attack me! Anyone who takes three steps back will be killed!"
Zhu Gaosui shouted an order, and then the army continued to brave the hail of bullets.
The attack lasted for a long time. At night, after piling up human lives, the Ming army finally rushed to the camp. Zhu Gaosui was also slightly injured.
Because of the rain, the three-eyed musket could not be used, but the Japanese pirates with shelters on the fortifications of the mountain village could shoot at the soldiers below without restraint.
The pirates of this cottage laughed and laughed: "The Ming Army は そう だっ だっ が が だっ が が が が た の の の すごさ を を わわ わわ て て て て て て て て て て は は は は に に
The deputy general on the side said: "The Ming army is the King of Han's army, the army is the best."
These Japanese pirate leaders are not weak. They are not ordinary Japanese pirates, but families who were defeated by the Japanese country. They lost control of the Japanese country and became Japanese pirates at sea.
Among these Japanese pirates were not only Japanese people, but also many people from the Ming Dynasty. They all committed crimes and had nowhere to escape, so they became Japanese pirates.
Although the Ming Dynasty banned the sea, there were still ships participating in trade.
These Japanese pirates not only robbed Ming merchant ships, but also spared the ships of Portuguese merchants in the east.
Buying arms, grabbing arms, and arming ships. If it hadn't been for Li Xiao's terrifying big ship, which had too much firepower, it would have driven it along the coast and sunk countless ships.
They will definitely not take the risk and escape to Ming Dynasty.
As a result, it was discovered that the firearms used by the Ming army were not as good as theirs. Of course, except for the group of Ming troops who occupied the Japanese country.
"Hook Lock!!"
Zhu Gaosui ordered loudly.
It cost more than 1,500 lives to rush to the camp from a hail of bullets.
The soldiers threw hook locks and hooked them on the walled city fortifications.
The hook lock was hundreds of meters long. The soldiers put down their weapons and grasped the hook lock one after another.
"Pull it!"
All the soldiers used their strength together to pull back.
There is no way, the cannon cannot be transported, so we can only use this crude method to attack the stronghold.
As long as the stronghold is opened so that these Japanese pirates have no safe shooting place, the army can rush in.
"Hit, hit hard!"
The leader of the Japanese pirates laughed and said: "When we were stationed, the logs were five meters deep into the ground. They felt that they would never be able to pull them down, so feel free to hit them!"
Bang bang bang!
Above the camp.
Gunfire continued, and along with the arrows, the Ming soldiers fell one by one, and their war weariness became stronger.
"Damn it, this camp is so well-garrisoned."
Zhu Gaosui was a little angry.
Hundreds of people couldn't pull down the camp, and the damage was increasing.
"General, withdraw, the losses will be too great if this continues."
Geng Bingwen rushed over, looked at Zhu Gaosui and said: "Retreat first, wait a few days for clear weather, and then find a way to transport the cannon up the mountain. It's not too late to attack!"
"General, retreat first. It's raining and we won't be able to fight effectively."
Several other generals also said the same thing.
Zhu Gaosui gritted his teeth. Now he could only do this. He waved his hand and said, "Withdraw troops!"
Upon hearing the signal to retreat, all the soldiers retreated very quickly as if they were burdened with a heavy responsibility.
"Hahaha, the Ming army has withdrawn!"
The leader stood on the tower, pointed at Zhu Gaosui and cursed with a smile: "It's just that, Baga"
Although Zhu Gaosui didn't understand, he probably knew that he was being scolded. He clenched his fists in anger and had no choice but to lead his troops withdrew from the mountain.
That's it,
Zhu Gaosui's fifth attack failed again.
Soon, he was scolded bloody by Zhu Di.
night.
A village near Cixi, Zhejiang.
Under the dim moonlight, a group of thirty Japanese pirates quietly approached a small fishing village.
Their figures were hidden in the night, as silent as ghosts.
As they approach, this peaceful fishing village is about to fall into a catastrophe.
At midnight, the Japanese pirates suddenly launched an attack, broke into the house, and screamed in terror from the house.
"Baga, kill, kill them all."
The fishermen were awakened, running for their lives, crying, and resisting desperately.
In desperation, they were unable to fight back.
This time there were so many Japanese pirates that all the guards were unable to resist.
According to the instructions from the imperial court, they were required to hold on to the city and wait for reinforcements.
Counties in various places have begun to relocate surrounding villagers, but some counties cannot accommodate so many people. In desperation, the local magistrate abandoned many villages.
The brutal massacre was revealed at this moment.
The Japanese pirates chopped and killed fishermen and burned down their houses. Their wails and flames intertwined to form a horrific scene.
A young fisherman desperately wanted to protect his family, but the harpoon in his hand could not stop the Japanese pirates' sharp swords.
His wife and children died tragically in front of him. He howled in pain, but could not restore the lost life.
The entire village was shrouded in a strong smell of blood.
The Japanese pirates drew their swords and killed them, no matter how old or young they were.
The well in the village was stained red with blood
For a while, people could not distinguish the sound of water from the sound of crying.
When the night fades and dawn comes.
This once bustling fishing village, with forty-three households, has been reduced to ruins.
The dead fishermen lay in a pool of blood, and their homes were razed to the ground.
One night passed, and the Japanese pirates left with their plundered property and endless killing intent, leaving only sorrow and despair.
"Damn it, we're still a step too late."
Zhu Gaoxu sighed and clenched his fists.
Li Xiao and others came to this village belatedly. Even though they had been chasing these bandits non-stop day and night, it was still not enough.
There were too many, and the Japanese pirates scattered like stars in the sky, making it too difficult to hunt down.
Even though they had a thousand fast cavalry running around, they couldn't take care of all aspects. Along the way, they had wiped out nearly eight thousand Japanese pirates, but they still couldn't take care of all aspects.
They prevented the massacre of villages four times, and this was the second village they encountered to be massacred.
Li Xiao slowly dismounted his horse and walked towards the village, his eyes couldn't help but turn red.
The smell of blood is everywhere in the village.
It was raining continuously, and the ground turned into patches of blood red.
The corpses on the ground were washed white by the rain.
There are old people, women and children
If they had come earlier, these people would not have died.
If they had come earlier, they would still be able to live as peacefully as before.
"I won't kill Boren, but Boren died because of me."
Li Xiao felt a little guilty in his heart. If he hadn't gone to sea to occupy the Japanese country and wanted to completely get rid of the Japanese pirates, how could he have caused this disaster.
"Xiaolang, don't blame yourself too much."
Seeing this scene, Zhu Ningyun's eyes became moist, but she still held Li Xiao's hand and comforted him, "Japanese pirates have always been a problem. Now we will eliminate them in one fell swoop and eliminate the problem forever. In the future, This kind of thing will never happen again.”
Zhu Gaoxu also dismounted and said: "That's right, brother-in-law, what we have to do now is to get rid of these Japanese pirates and avenge these dead people!"
Li Xiao nodded.
Indeed, although he caused this disaster, he did not expect such a thing to happen at the beginning. Li Xiao thought that the local guard station could resist.
Now that I think about it, I think I was overthinking it.
These guard posts are usually used for farming and there is very little troop training.
When things really happened, they were far less useful than the soldiers under the vassal king guarding the frontiers.
The Ming Dynasty used the Wei system to support a large number of soldiers. Half of the soldiers were farming and the other half were armaments.
This idea is very good.
But over time, if no one supervises them, soldiers will degenerate into farmers, and their combat effectiveness will be worrying.
According to the normal historical timeline, it would be another five or six years before Zhu Di became aware of this problem and began to deploy Japanese anti-Japanese forces along the coast to specifically deal with Japanese pirates.
Nowadays, these guards can only defend the city and cannot take the initiative to attack.
Soldiers from wealthy guard stations in coastal areas like this are more likely to slack off in their daily training. If the officers are greedy for enjoyment, they will not train at all.
There is absolutely no way to fight against such powerful Japanese pirates.
A few decades later, the military fields of many local guards will be taken over by local landlords and gentry, and the soldiers in the guards will not be able to support themselves.
Moreover, Li Xiao discovered that the firearms of these Japanese pirates were better than those of the Japanese army, and had surpassed those of the Ming Dynasty. They must have purchased them from Portugal.
Forbidden sea is wrong, then what you are doing now is right!
The changes I made to Wei's system were also correct!
All experiences have been explored by future generations with blood and tears.
Now is the time to execute, keep executing!
After witnessing blood and tears,
Li Xiao is now even more convinced of his decision.
"That's right, Ningyun and Gao Xu, you are right. Now that the Japanese pirates have been completely eliminated and the Japanese country has been completely occupied, such things will never happen again in the future!"
Li Xiao nodded, becoming more determined in his reform.
"Wow wow wow"
A cry broke the calm.
"There are survivors."
Everyone followed the sound and entered a farmer's thatched house. The four members of the family who originally lived here had died under the butcher's knife.
Following the cry, he opened a pile of firewood in the corner and found a piece of cotton wool inside. Zhu Ningyun walked over to pick it up and spread it out. There was a baby girl who was just one month old inside.
"Wow wow wow"
The baby girl was white and fair, slightly thin. She seemed to feel the gaze and looked at Zhu Ningyun. Her crying stopped and she was very quiet. Her watery eyes looked at the woman in front of her.
"This family hid the baby girl here. She survived."
Zhu Ningyun's fingertips were trembling, and she gently stroked the baby's cheek, and said slowly: "Fortunately, fortunately, you escaped without crying last night."
"Hey, God has the virtue of good life"
Li Xiao sighed, pitiful that this baby girl lost her parents not long after she was born.
Zhu Gaoxu shook his head and said: "Poor child, take him back to Peiping and find a family to raise him. You can't just die without saving him."
At this time, the baby girl felt Zhu Ningyun's touch and giggled again. Two pear dimples bloomed, which was extremely cute.
Zhu Ningyun's heart softened, and her eyes made contact, which made her heart seem to melt. It was obvious that she liked this baby girl very much.
Li Xiao suddenly thought that Zhu Ningyun had always been worried about being unable to have children.
If it goes on for a long time, it is inevitable that you will have depression in your heart.
Since she was destined to this baby girl, she simply adopted her as an adopted daughter, which would also give Ningyun a place to spend her time in the future.
The two of them had a good understanding. Before Li Xiao could speak, Zhu Ningyun raised her head, her eyes sparkling, and she looked at Li Xiao and said: "Xiaolang, we two have no children. Since we are destined to this baby girl, I want to adopt her." .”
Li Xiao nodded: "Ningyun, since you like her, then adopt her."
Hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu was overjoyed. He had long noticed that his sister was always depressed, and he guessed that it was because she had never given birth to a child.
Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said: "Okay, sister, I'm happy to have an adopted daughter. Then I, Gaoxu, will be her uncle from now on. I wonder what her name should be?"
Zhu Ningyun thought for a while and said: "I hope that her future life will be stable and peaceful, without worries. How about calling her Wuyou?"
Li Xiao looked at the baby girl, thinking that she would be his adopted daughter from now on, and couldn't help but feel affection for her, "If you have money and things, you are carefree, and you don't have to live up to your pleasure. Then call her worry-free."
Thinking like this, Li Xiao felt a little less guilty towards this family.
Zhu Gaoxu pulled his beautiful beard and nodded, "Wouyou, Li Wuyou, this is a good name."
"Gao Xu, leave ten people behind to bury this family and everyone in the village. Send three more people to send my adopted daughter to Peking to find a wet nurse to feed her. She is too young and not suitable at this time. Take her running.”
Li Xiao looked at Zhu Gaoxu and said: "Without further delay, we must continue to set off to prevent the tragedy from happening again."
Zhu Gaoxu nodded, and then said: "However, the ammunition we brought on this trip is all empty. Our Qingqi was running too fast. Brother-in-law, the big wooden box you arranged on the ship has not been delivered yet."
Li Xiao said: "If you don't have ammunition, just fight hand-to-hand. You can't wait!"
Zhu Gaoxu nodded: "Yes, brother-in-law, I will make arrangements immediately!"
With that said, he asked Zhu Ningyun to take Li Wuyou from his hand.
Zhu Ningyun looked at Wuyou and whispered softly: "Wouyou, you go home first. After a while, your father and mother will go back to see you."
"Sister, give it to me. After this battle is over, there will be a long time to come."
"Um."
After waiting for a long time, Zhu Gaoxu finally picked up Li Wuyou and went out.
"Why"
Zhu Ningyun lowered his head and said nothing, sighing.
"Ningyun, don't feel bad. This kind of thing will never happen again."
This time it was Li Xiao's turn to comfort Zhu Ningyun. When Li Xiao was feeling uncomfortable just now, Zhu Ningyun actually felt bad too, but he still endured his heartbreak and went to comfort Li Xiao first.
Mutual support and encouragement between husband and wife can make the relationship last forever.
"Let's go! Let's go!"
"Um."
That's it.
Li Xiao and Zhu Gaoxu led the cavalry and continued southward.
There are not many Japanese pirates left now.
Except for the largest group in Cengang and Zhoushan, most of them were wiped out by them, and they were about to reach their next location, Cixi City, Zhejiang.
Cixi City, Zhejiang Province.
"Let us in."
"Please General, let us enter the city."
"Let us in. I don't want to die."
Outside Cixi City, countless people were begging the general to let them into the city.
Behind them, there was a large group of Japanese pirates. The Japanese pirates who were beaten by Li Xiao and fled in all directions felt that they could only be annihilated if they were separated, so they began to unite.
This group of Japanese pirates gathered together, which numbered 3,000 people. Because they were not from the same group as Cengang who took a large number of Japanese pirates, they did not flee in that direction.
They planned to occupy a city themselves and dominate the mountain as king.
These more than a thousand people were captured by the Japanese pirates and thrown outside the city wall.
The purpose is to open the city gate so that we can attack and enter.
The leader of this group of Japanese pirates, Xiao Guyehuang, shouted to the guards on the city wall: "Army of the Ming Dynasty, do you want to watch your people die under our butcher's knives? Hahaha. Or are you all the same?" You are a coward, hiding behind the wall like a turtle. If you don't open the door, I will kill someone."
After saying that, Kotanano Huang picked up the musket, pointed it at a woman in her twenties in the crowd and fired.
There was a bang.
The woman fell into a pool of blood on the spot, while the child in her arms was crying and had no idea what was happening.
"Hahahaha. Ming Dynasty coward"
"A bunch of cowards don't even dare to open the door."
"If we don't open the door, we will let them see how we massacre these people."
There were bursts of laughter from among the Japanese pirates, and murder seemed to be too common for them.
On top of the city wall.
Cixi City Guard Li Jinglong was in extreme torment.
"hateful!!"
Seeing this scene, Li Jinglong slammed his right hand against the wall, causing blood to flow from his fist.
Five years have passed, and Li Jinglong has lost the high spirits of his youth.
He looks like an old man in his forties, with his hair turning quite gray.
Since that incident, Cao Guogong was deprived of his title and was insulted by hundreds of civil and military officials and countless people all day long.
"The Ming God of War? This piece of trash deserves it!"
"How could Li Wenzhong, who was so famous all his life, give birth to such a useless person?"
"You loser doesn't deserve to live, just find a river and jump into it."
These words from the past still stay in Li Jinglong's mind every day and cannot be erased.
Later, Li Jinglong was demoted to this border town by Zhu Yuanzhang.
In the past five years, Li Jinglong had been awake day and night, drinking to drown his sorrows, and living a chaotic life. He thought his life would pass like this.
Until recently, Japanese pirates attacked.
Li Jinglong did not escape this time. He led five thousand soldiers from the guard station to attack on his own initiative.
They kept fighting against Japanese pirates, but because they had not trained much for many years, the soldiers' combat effectiveness was too poor, and these Japanese pirates were very powerful.
Injure the enemy a hundred, and injure yourself two hundred.
In the end, Li Jinglong chose to take the remaining two thousand soldiers and retreat to the city wall.
boom! boom! boom!
Three more people died under the gunfire of the Japanese pirates.
"Beasts, these beasts!"
Li Jinglong's eyes were red, his fists were clenched, and his nails were already embedded in his flesh.
There were two choices before him.
Open the city gates, let the people in, and fight openly and openly.
But once the battle is defeated, the people in this city will suffer.
Or just watch these people die and remain indifferent.
what to do.
What to do yourself.
Li Jinglong, Li Jinglong.
Do you want to continue to be such a coward?
Who can tell me what to do!
The city is far away.
There were three sneaky people, hiding behind the trees.
One of them was carrying a camera.
The other person carefully inquired about the surrounding situation.
"Be careful and don't make any noise."
"If the Japanese pirates discover us, the three of us will be dead."
The person speaking was none other than Zhu Yunwen. He has been very content with himself in recent years. At the same time, he has also found his life goal and is addicted to making movies.
After learning that there were Japanese pirates here, Zhu Yunwen knew that Li Xiao was also here, so he planned to make a movie "Anti-Japanese Hero Li Xiao".
He sneaked over with a few people and was almost hacked to death by Japanese pirates on the way.
Fortunately, there was no danger and we finally arrived.
"The guard is Li Jinglong"
At this time, Zhu Yunwen was surprised to find that Li Jinglong was actually on the city wall. He did not expect that the two would meet in this way.
"Hey, with Li Jinglong's temperament, I'm afraid he won't be able to open the city gate."
Zhu Yunwen frowned, feeling very emotional in his heart.
Li Jinglong, Li Jinglong.
How could I use you in the first place?
If Xu Huizu had been used, the ending might have been different.
But it’s okay, I’m not fit to be an emperor in the first place.
It would be nice to make a movie and leave something for future generations.
"Director Zhu, are you still filming this? The guard didn't open the door, and the people fell one by one."
The photographer carrying the camera couldn't bear to see the people dying one by one, but he couldn't do anything.
"Forget it, stop taking pictures."
Zhu Yunwen didn't want to take pictures of this humiliating scene.
"Wait a minute, Director Zhu, what is the general going to do?"
The photographer was about to put down the camera when he suddenly noticed something was different about the guard.
"Hey, will Li Jinglong change his mind?"
Zhu Yuanwen pointed to the city wall and ordered: "Aim at Li Jinglong and shoot at the city wall, quickly"
"Open the door and meet the enemy outside the city!!"
At this moment,
Li Jinglong finally made up his mind.
After so many years, he spent countless nights reflecting on his mistakes.
I have made so many mistakes and am looked down upon by countless people.
In the end, there is nothing more than one reason: greed for life and fear of death!
Do you want to continue to be cowardly like this?
Even if you die, do you still have to be stabbed in the spine?
Is it a shame for future generations to mention Li Jinglong?
No!
I, Li Jinglong, am the son of Li Wenzhong, why should I bear such infamy?
"Leave the city! Meet the enemy!"
Li Jinglong shouted loudly.
"General, you can't leave the city. If you lose, what will happen to the people of this city?"
The general advised from the side.
"Could it be that I, the general, should watch these people being massacred by a group of Japanese pirates and remain indifferent? Can you bear it? We are soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, why should we be greedy for life and afraid of death!"
Li Jinglong's eyes were red, and Jesdili roared, venting the grief and anger in his heart over the years.
Above the city wall, there was silence!
Under the city wall, gunshots continued to ring out.
The man's bloody nature is aroused at this moment!
"Yes, I can't stand it anymore! I can't bear to see people die in front of me, why not let me go into battle to kill the enemy!"
A soldier raised his right hand. "I want to go out with the general to kill the enemy!"
Another soldier shouted: "That's right! Go out with the general to kill the enemy and fight them!"
People's hearts are full of flesh and blood, and every soldier can't bear to watch the people being slaughtered under the city wall.
Looking at it like this, what face will it have to face the people in the future?
"Kill the enemy! Kill the enemy! Kill the enemy!!!"
All the soldiers raised their right hands and shouted loudly.
At this time, the magistrate of this county ran up to the city wall. He had been waiting for this sentence for a long time.
Behind him were thousands of ordinary people in the city.
The county magistrate said loudly: "General Li, you can go at ease. I have gathered the people who volunteer to defend the city and go up to the city wall to defend the city."
At this time, the people climbed onto the city wall one after another.
"Yes, we can't watch Japanese bandits killing our Ming people."
"Don't worry, General Li. We will defend the city wall."
"My sister is still down there. Please let General Li let them in. I am willing to defend the city for General Li."
"We are willing to defend the city to the death!!"
The common people shouted loudly one by one and looked at Li Jinglong with expectant eyes.
When the country prospers, everyone has a responsibility.
The common people are also bloody! !
"well."
Li Jinglong was speechless for a moment. It turns out that when he decided to sacrifice his life for righteousness, he would get such support!
"Go out of the city to meet the enemy!"
Li Jinglong drew out his sword resolutely, "I, Li Jinglong, swear today to fight the Japanese pirates to the bitter end and never take a step back. If I die in this battle, it will be a righteous act!"
"The general is mighty!"
shouted all the soldiers.
The sound resounded through the sky——
There was a boom.
The gates of Cixi City opened.
Li Jinglong rode a horse and led the soldiers out, and the people outside the city saw hope.
"All the people enter the city quickly!!" Li Jinglong shouted.
Seeing that the city gate was finally opened, the people rushed towards the city gate one after another.
"Haha. The Ming army finally couldn't help but open the city gate. Brothers, kill them!"
When the Japanese pirate leader Oguno Huang saw that his plan was successful, he waved his samurai sword and shouted.
"Kill!!! Kill!!! Kill!!!"
"Surge into the city and occupy it. The Ming army will have nothing to do but us!"
"Hahaha, hurry up and get in. Once we get into the city, our world will be ours."
The Japanese pirates held samurai swords in their hands and showed crazy expressions.
During this time, the Japanese pirates were chased everywhere by Li Xiao's army like lost dogs, and now they finally found an outlet to vent their anger.
The Japanese pirates rushed towards the city gate like mad dogs.
"All soldiers obey orders!"
Li Jinglong rode forward and waved the spear in his hand. At this moment, he seemed to be reborn and bid farewell to his past self.
"Swear to the death to stop the Japanese pirates and protect the people from entering the city. Kill them!"
Wearing silver armor and holding a spear, he was the first to charge.
"kill!!"
The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty rushed over and the two sides rushed together and killed each other.
Li Jinglong rushed into the depths of the enemy's formation.
He used all his strength to kill the enemy, swinging his spear and causing the heads to roll off.
kill! kill! kill!
Two quarters of an hour later.
After Li Jinglong led the soldiers to kill and block them, the people successfully entered the city.
Xiao Yanohuang found that he clearly had the advantage, but he couldn't kill him.
The Ming army in front of them suddenly felt like they had eaten gunpowder, fighting desperately regardless of their lives.
Xiao Yanohuang frowned, could it be that he killed the people and made them become like this?
Boom!
All the people successfully entered the city and the city gate was closed.
Li Jinglong's troops outside the city became alone in an instant.
There is no life or death. The moment Li Jinglong left the city, he had no intention of returning alive.
"Damn it! Damn it, the city gate is closed again!"
Xiao Yanohuang was furious. Their artillery was lost by Li Xiao's cavalry. Once the city gate was closed, it became difficult to attack the city.
"Kill them, kill them for me!"
Xiao Yanohuang also fell into madness, commanding all the Japanese pirates to kill Li Jinglong's army.
The two sides are fighting, a battle of blood and flesh!
Fall down, fall down, fall down!
Li Jinglong saw the soldiers around him fall down one by one.
There was no other way. These soldiers had been cultivating military fields on weekdays and had not received much training. They were no match for these fierce Japanese pirates.
"Kill and never retreat!"
Li Jinglong took a spear and killed like crazy. He knew that for every more Japanese pirate he killed, one less soldier would die.
But there are too many Japanese pirates, and they come one after another.
The number of defenders was decreasing crazily, more and more people were falling, and Li Jinglong was covered in blood and scarred.
"General Lee's soldiers."
The people on the city wall couldn't help crying when they saw this scene.
Half an hour passed.
An hour passed.
Two hours passed.
It has been two hours of killing.
None of the soldiers retreated and fought hard!
However, the circle of encirclement is shrinking.
There are less than 300 soldiers left.
Continue like this,
Everyone, including General Li, will die under the city.
The city gate has been closed and cannot be opened.
For the sake of the people, they gave up their lives and blocked the pirates with their lives.
Some people closed their eyes and couldn't bear to look at it.
Some people watched the dead soldiers cry.
Some people pray to the sky with both hands, God, save us.
at this time.
Li Jinglong was exhausted.
His eyes have been blurred by blood, and his eyes seem to be shrouded in a red mist.
My Li Jinglong tried his best.
It's good to die like this.
finally
Are you going to die?
Li Jinglong felt that his consciousness was gradually blurred, and he had the energy to wave his father's long silver gun left by his power.
He gritted his teeth and still killed the enemy with his last strength.
But at this time.
Between Li Jinglong, it seemed to hear the sound of horseshoe.
He also heard a familiar shout.
"Kill the enemy, don't stay !!!"
Then, he heard the people on the wall, like a tide -like cheering.
"The reinforcement is here, it's a reinforcement!"
"It is them, it is a black iron rider that the pirates smell the wind!"
"Here, the reinforcements are here, General Li is saved. God blessed, God blessed"
Li Jinglong grinned.
Is this an illusion before dying?
With a long gun off, he could no longer stand up and slowly rolled down from the horse.
In the past five years, he felt that he had never smiled like this.
Dead like this,
Should anyone scold me anymore?
(End of chapter)
