"Sure enough...it's oil!"
Ma Fengsun shouted in his heart that it was not good. First use fishing nets to entangle the boats, then use kerosene to seal the river surface...
This... this is the plan to burn them all to death on the river in this urn city!
"Paddle! Hurry!"
"Exit Watergate!"
Ma Fengsun yelled, but he didn't need to say anything. The ships behind him that were approaching the Panmen Water Gate had already used their sterns as bows and bows as sterns, planning to exit the water gate backwards. However, there was an unknown amount of kerosene poured into the water, the fire was so fierce, and the boats were entangled in the fishing nets underneath. No matter how hard they tried, the burning boats were still unable to move.
On the city wall, under the command of the two princes, arrows were still pouring down the river as if they were free. A group of panicked Japanese and the remnants of the Zhang family were shot down into the burning river. Some people braved the flames and jumped into the river in an attempt to force themselves to swim ashore.
However, it was all in vain. At some point, a circle of heavily armed Ming troops appeared on the shore, and a group of Suzhou guards firmly guarded the position near the shore. Even if one or two people are lucky enough to swim to the shore, they will only be greeted by a forest of Ming army spears...
Panmen Wengcheng instantly became a purgatory of flames. Many Japanese and remnants of the Zhang family died on the river one by one without even touching the corners of the defenders' clothes.
Dead and worthless.
"It's over." Ma Fengsun felt desolate in his heart. He has changed three ships, and this one is already the fourth. But even if it continues, I am afraid that I will not be able to escape the fate of being buried on this river today. When he felt desolate in his heart, he raised his arms and shouted: "Brothers, follow me and swim over there. Kill one bright dog to make enough money, kill two bright dogs to earn more..."
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly felt a coldness in his throat, and he couldn't say the next words.
A sharp arrow was stuck in his throat...
"What a fierce leader of thieves. At this time, I still want to resist..." The city tower was hidden on the eaves in the darkness. Zhu Su held a telescope and confirmed that Ma Fengsun, the leader of the thieves, was shot through the throat with an arrow. Falling into the water, I couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
The temporarily collected kerosene is not petroleum after all. In fact, by now, the fire on the river has almost been extinguished. If these thieves lead a group of people to risk their lives by swimming in a charge, the Suzhou Guards, who have neglected their training, might become frightened and have flaws...
This is why he asked Cao Yuan's tribe, who had military morale available, to guard the river bank.
"Dog, you have good archery skills." Zhu Su patted the dog holding the big bow next to him. The dog quickly lowered his head, but his face couldn't help but show joy. Now he is already more than a head taller than Zhu Su. Regardless of his immense strength, Zhu Su had noticed his shooting skills since the last time he was ordered to attack with the King of Qin's cavalry.
At that time, he thought about using Gou'er's shooting skills... As a time traveler, the first thing that came to mind was naturally snipers and beheading operations.
Hiding in the dark and sniping at enemy generals is a man's romance! It is also the most effective way to weaken the enemy's fighting spirit.
So Zhu Su tried his best and let Zhu Xi and Zhu Di take charge of the overall situation. Anyway, the arrangements that should be made were already arranged. They just asked the archers of the Suzhou Guard to release arrows.
And he took the dog to find a high place, used a telescope to find the general who was giving orders, and then sniped with a bow and arrow.
"Surrender! We surrender..." Sure enough, when they saw Ma Fengsun falling into the river, someone on the river immediately shouted. "I'm willing to give in and spare my life!"
The Ming army had a tradition of not killing and surrendering. Sure enough, the rain of arrows on the city wall slowed down after hearing this, and the soldiers all looked at Zhu Xi and Yang Lu over there.
Yang Lu looked at Zhu Xi, while Zhu Xi was still hesitating, but Zhu Di had already taken a step forward and said loudly: "Keep shooting arrows! Don't stop!"
"These thieves must not be allowed to reach the shore! We must shoot them all to death in this urn city!"
Zhu Di knew very well that among these thieves were not only the remnants of the Zhang family, but also a large number of Japanese. Even if the remnants of the Zhang family sincerely surrendered, if they stopped shooting arrows and waited for the flames on the river to dissipate, the Suzhou Guards would probably have to face a frontal attack by the Japanese.
It's okay to stand in a safe place and shoot arrows into the river. With the level of Suzhou Guards, can they withstand the Japanese pirates who are like wolves and tigers?
Zhu Su also heard Zhu Di's decisive decision and nodded approvingly: With the fourth brother here, there will be no problem with these turtles in the jar inside the city gate.
What needs to be taken care of now is the remaining bandit army outside the city.
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Outside the city, there is a river.
The moment he saw the city gate closing, Zhang Li felt something was wrong in his heart. When fire suddenly appeared in the originally dark and silent Wengcheng, Zhang Li was so frightened that his face turned pale.
Fell into a trap!
"Everyone, change direction and return immediately!" After being torn between the two options of forcibly attacking the city to rescue his troops, and retreating to escape, Zhang Li immediately chose the latter. Coincidentally, the Japanese pirate Oida Ujinao's flagship over there also immediately chose to retreat. Everyone on the ship rowed the oars as if they were fleeing, and headed back in the direction they came from.
"Huh... It seems that it is... safe for the time being." The city seemed to be busy ambushing the group of people, horses and boats entering Wengcheng, and had no time to pay attention to these boats. Seeing the towering Panmen Tower fading away, Zhang Li breathed a sigh of relief. While he was glad that he had listened to Ma Fengsun's words and not entered the city first, he was also wondering why those people in the city didn't directly set up an ambush at the city gate since they already knew that they would attack the city tonight.
Suzhou does not have many troops, so letting people into the city is risky after all...
"Zhang Jun." Just as he was thinking this, the Oida clan over there also jumped on Zhang Li's boat. "It seems that there has been an ambush in Suzhou City for a long time..."
"It's just strange why they didn't ambush us outside the city. If they ambush us outside the city, they can directly scare us away without abolishing those Zhou Zhang..."
"I'm thinking about this too." Zhang Li stroked his chin after calming down. "Perhaps they risked eating as much as they could."
"Perhaps, you are still thinking about whether you can trick the two of us into the city..."
"That King Wu of the Ming Dynasty was very brave." Mr. Oida looked back at the firelight inside the panmen, and the flesh on his face twitched slightly with pain. "But in this way, although we are not exhausted, we can no longer continue to attack the city..."
"Zhang Jun, next, we should spread out and plunder everywhere to see if we can recover some losses."
"Oita-kun..." Zhang Li quickly persuaded him to stay. "Suzhou City is empty of troops. Zhu Su knew we were going to seize the city, but he didn't dare to use his plan to set up an ambush under the city to fight us. This just shows that they have no choice!"
"Let's hold on for a while longer. There must be a chance. Otherwise, at dawn, let my people try to attack the city by force..."
He was a little panicked. If he didn't seize this opportunity and seize a city to gain a foothold, his Zhang family would definitely disappear...
"Zhang Jun." Mr. Oita was a little unhappy. "This is the place of the Ming Dynasty, and Suzhou is the big city of the Ming Dynasty. Even if there are not many Ming troops in Suzhou, it will be difficult for us to break through this city."
"Earlier you said that King Wu in the city was just a child, so I believed you and brought my warriors to try to attack the city..."
"But now, that King Wu is no ordinary child at all..."
"Oita-kun!" Zhang Li still wanted to persuade him to stay, but Mr. Oita firmly refused. The Japanese pirates were able to gain the upper hand in the confrontation with the Ming army by virtue of their ability to come and go freely. Being delayed here for nearly ten days already made him feel very dangerous.
What if reinforcements from the Ming army block them here?
While they were arguing, suddenly the rumble of war drums came to their ears. A soldier who came from the boat in front of him in a small boat climbed onto the deck and reported to Zhang Li with a tearful voice:
"Second Young Master, in front...in front."
"Countless Ming army warships!"
(End of chapter)
