Donghai County, under the jurisdiction of Haizhou, controls five counties: Donghai, Qushan, Lianshui, Shuyang, and Huairen. It is an important coastal town in the eastern part of Shengtang and is known as the "Broad Sea Outpost".
Donghai County Government is located in Donghai County. The city is small in size, with less than 30,000 permanent residents.
This time the Japanese invaders, Donghai County is one of their primary targets.
Taking this place not only controls the fortifications to station troops, but also is close to the port and dock behind it. It is very critical to advance, attack, retreat and defend.
Therefore, one of the four leaders of the Japanese bandits, Sugata Yamaue, led more than 6,000 down-and-out samurai and pirate ronin under his command, surrounded Donghai County, and violently attacked the city where only 2,000 soldiers were stationed, in an attempt to seize this place in one fell swoop.
Today, the offensive and defensive battle of Donghai City has been going on for three full days. The fierce fighting resulted in heavy casualties among soldiers and civilians in the city, and the defense line was close to its limit and on the verge of collapse.
The governor of Donghai County, the magistrate of Donghai County, and a large group of civil servants and pen clerks all stood on the top of the city at this moment. They held kitchen knives and poles in their hands. Although their bodies were shaking slightly, their eyes were extremely firm.
This is the Kuohai border post, the border defense line of Shengtang! Soldiers can fight to the death, but civilian officials can do the same!
The people in the city also understand that the beasts outside the city must not be treated as normal people. Once the Japanese bandits rush in, no one will be spared. Therefore, there was no need for government mobilization. The men climbed to the top of the city to fight with the bandits, while the women carried earth and stones to help repair the damaged city wall.
However, they have the determination to fight to the death, but lack the ability to resist the enemy.
The recruits, civil servants, and civilians, these improvised defenders, could only make use of the Japanese pirates' bow archers and long-sword rogues.
Seeing the Japanese bandits regrouping under the city and preparing to attack again, the governor of Donghai County felt cold in his heart: The soldiers had suffered all casualties, and he and the people alone would definitely not be able to withstand this impact. Unfortunately, his wife and daughter are both in the city and cannot escape their bad luck after all.
Alas, I wonder if she can use the dagger I left for my daughter? Do you dare to use it?
For God's sake, why don't you open your eyes? ! Why should we, kind and weak people, have to face vicious tigers and wolves alone? Where are our troops? !
It was not only the county guards who raised desperate questions, but many people who were facing death threats cried out sadly in their hearts: Army, where is the army?
The Japanese thieves below the city showed evil smiles and raised their shiny long knives over their heads again: "Kill them all!"
Sugata Yamaue raised his hand triumphantly, and was about to give the order for a general charge, but suddenly, a loud bugle sounded from behind him.
Immediately afterwards, countless feather arrows accompanied by shouts of "Long live my emperor" enveloped the entire team of Japanese bandits.
In the blink of an eye, hundreds of ronin warriors were killed directly, and countless others were injured. Sugata Sanyou was shocked and quickly ordered his men to turn around and face the opponent who was sweeping in from behind.
Luo Yuanbu of the 10th Zhenjiang Army arrived in time before Donghai was breached!
Although there were only two thousand navy soldiers, less than half the strength of the Japanese pirates, they were a fresh force that had just entered the battlefield, and their morale and physical strength far exceeded the enemy's. Moreover, many of them are elite veterans drawn from the various armies in Xinjiang. They can fight against the powerful and fierce Turks without losing, let alone this group of wretched little dwarfs in front of them?
Their leader, Luo Yuan, was even more exaggerated.
As Xu Youchang commented before, this guy was originally the kind of fierce general who fights without his life, quite similar to Du Jian's style. Now that thieves are ravaging his hometown and killing his relatives, Luo Yuan is completely angered and directly starts the crazy mode.
Wielding a long-handled sword, he rushed at the front of the entire team, pounced directly into the group of Japanese bandits, rushed left and right, and killed them indiscriminately. The Ronin warriors' sword skills were not weak to begin with, but when faced with Luo Yuan, who was like a mad tiger, they had no choice but to make concessions.
At this time, the Zhenjiang Army completely disrupted the formation of the Japanese bandits, and their offensive suddenly became more fierce!
Sugata Sanyou was originally a samurai lord on the Japanese island, with considerable military talent. When he saw his opponent's vigorous and well-trained appearance, he knew that he was facing a real challenge today, and he was definitely not the weaklings of the previous soldiers. comparable. So he quickly ordered a thousand soldiers and horses to fight against the opponent's charge, while the rest retreated to a safe area and made plans after understanding the situation.
The fierce fighting lasted for less than half an hour. A thousand Japanese bandits were killed by Luo Yuan and others. Those who were lucky enough to escape death fled back to their leader with their heads in their hands.
The governor of Donghai County had been watching the battle on the top of the city. Unexpectedly, his legs suddenly weakened and he suddenly collapsed on the ground. The people around him were shocked when they saw this and hurriedly stepped forward and stretched out their hands to help him. The county guard's face was full of tears at this time. He pointed to the outside of the city and shouted in tears: "Have you seen that flag? It's the Zhenjiang Army! It's Li Daduhu who sent troops to save us!"
When the news spread, the entire Donghai City suddenly burst into cheers!
The people who had narrowly escaped death hugged each other and cried, laughing and shouting constantly. The voices of "Long live the Suppressing Army" and "Long live the Protector of the Capital" were heard everywhere.
The people of the East China Sea do have reason to be happy and relieved. Although the Japanese bandits outside the city have not completely retreated, now that the world-famous Zhenjiang Army is here, can victory be far away?
Even hundreds of thousands of Turkic cavalry knelt in front of the Dudu Protector's horse. How could a mere Japanese pirate be counted as nothing? !
The city gate opened wide, and the governor of Donghai County personally led the people to welcome the savior into the city. Luo Yuan stepped forward and said loudly: "We are the tenth army of Zhenjiang, and we are ordered to rush to the rescue of Donghai. Sir, please leave this place to us, please don't worry."
"Don't worry, don't worry, ten thousand don't worry!" The county guard laughed happily: "Dare you ask the general's name?"
Luo Yuan cupped his hands and said: "I am the deputy general of the Tenth Army, Captain Luo Yuan. Sir, we are also from Donghai."
The official rank of the Shengtang County Sheriff is usually the sixth rank, but Luo Yuan, as the captain of Shangfu Guoyi, has the fifth rank, which is one level higher than the Donghai County Sheriff. Upon hearing this, the county guard quickly saluted seriously and choked with sobs: "I'm here to see you, Lord Commander! I didn't expect that you are also a descendant of Donghai. This time, my fellow villagers can be saved."
Luo Yuan's eyes were red, and he stepped forward to support the excited county guard: "Don't worry. We still have our army behind us. No matter how many Japanese bandits there are, we are not afraid! The governor specially gave us an order. Those bandits who harm the villagers are Kill as many as you want, if you don't accept surrender, you must pay with blood!"
After hearing this, the county guard thought of the suffering Donghai had suffered in the past half month, and suddenly couldn't control it anymore. He held Luo Yuan's hand and burst into tears.
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"Baga! Didn't you say that there are no regular troops from Shengtang here?" Sugata Shanyou yelled angrily: "Isn't the Zhenjiang Army a regular army?"
Staff officer Masao Hamano shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Either Bao Yuchun is deceiving us, or there is something wrong within Shengtang. In short, the plan to storm the East China Sea needs to be adjusted immediately."
Sugata Shanyou looked at the Zhenjiang Army flag erected on the city in the distance, cursed a few times again, and then asked: "How do you plan to adjust?"
Hamano Masao said: "If we want to seize this city, we must increase our troops. Lord, I have heard of the Zhenjiang Army. They are the main army in the western part of the Holy Tang Dynasty. They have fought with the Turkic Empire's army for many years. , extremely powerful.”
"Of course I know this," Sugata Shanyou said coldly: "Not only the Turks, but also Bao Yuchun himself is no match for the Zhenjiang Army. Some time ago, his subordinate Xiao Jing was defeated by the opponent, and 60,000 soldiers and horses were killed. Total annihilation.”
Hamano Masao nodded: "At present, although the Zhenjiang Army is powerful, there are not many troops here. We still have a great chance. As long as enough manpower is mobilized as soon as possible, Donghai City can be defeated in one go!"
"Then what?" Sugata Shanyou asked: "If we defeat it, can we hold it? It's not a joke to anger Li Jiangyao of the Zhenjiang Army."
Hamano Masao sneered and said: "Lord, what's wrong with you? We came back to Shengtang this time not to capture the city, but to increase our strength. Bao Yuchun and the others have no good intentions. Don't you know very well? Conquer the East China Sea. County, we can rob money, people, and food. If Li Jiangyao doesn't come, we will keep occupying this place. If he comes to attack, then we will immediately get back on the ship and escape into Kuohai. When he leaves, we will land again and suppress the situation. The Xinjiang army can’t do anything to us!”
Sugata Shanyou nodded repeatedly when he heard this, his eyes full of greed: "What you said makes sense. While there are not many soldiers here, defeat them completely first!"
After that, he called the soldiers and ordered them to quickly go to Yanwei Port on the seaside. There were still more than a dozen ships of samurai ronin there, and informed them to come to Donghai County for reinforcements.
Upon hearing this, his men immediately mounted their horses and galloped away to the east. Sugatayama turned to his right and ordered the thousands of thieves who stayed here to eat and rest first, and wait until midnight to launch another attack.
At midnight, the energetic Japanese bandits reorganized their team and divided into three groups to surround Donghai County. Most of them were former island warriors with long-term combat experience and were very good at such nighttime sneak attacks.
The first batch of 700 suicide squad soldiers, holding short knives in their mouths, lightly touched the city wall and were about to climb with bare hands to launch a sneak attack.
But at this moment, the originally silent Donghai City suddenly heard a loud sound of gongs, and countless torches lit up instantly. The archers of the Zhenjiang Army, who were waiting in full formation, directly put their heads on the Japanese pirates' heads and shot wildly!
In just a dozen breaths, two rounds of arrows rained down, shooting down the death squad closest to the city wall.
Seeing that their actions were exposed, the Japanese pirates also took action. Regardless of casualties, the death squads shouted "Kuros (kill)!" while frantically climbing up the city wall.
Donghai County cannot compare with large cities like the Imperial Capital and Luoyi. The city walls are relatively short. Once the ronin warriors with high martial arts skills and fearless death put their lives on the line, they quickly swarmed up and fought in a melee with the Zhenjiang Army at the top of the city. Together.
