Chapter 1,498: A beggar and a ruffian, taking the initiative to ask for help
The Japanese pirates rushed straight to Andemen. The pressure on Andemen increased greatly, and the soldiers hurriedly rushed to Andemen.
Shoot arrows under the city.
However, the Japanese pirates, who have been on the battlefield for a long time and have rich fighting experience, did not gather together, but scattered, approaching the city gate in a snake-like manner, making it difficult for the Ming army to aim. The Ming army's archery skills were also poor, and large feather arrows were shot down.
It looked very spectacular, but the operation was as fierce as a tiger, and the score was 250. It did not cause any real harm to the Japanese pirates. It just made the Japanese pirates have to be careful to guard against the arrows on the city, and their position was a little awkward.
When the Japanese pirates were avoiding feather arrows, they could also fire cold arrows and iron cannons from time to time, and almost always succeeded.
Not long after, eight Ming soldiers were shot to death by Japanese pirates, and more than ten Ming soldiers were shot and wounded by Japanese pirates.
The Japanese pirates became more and more arrogant, and the Ming army became more and more frightened. The fear on the Ande Gate was suffocating.
After the reinforcements led by Yu Daxian arrived, especially after the reinforcements from the fire gunmen, the Japanese pirates' arrogance was somewhat restrained.
"Where is the general's cannon? Quickly aim at the Japanese pirates outside and fire a few cannons to kill their arrogance!" A general shouted loudly.
On the city, Pang Shi hurriedly moved the general's gun mount, put wooden sleepers on it, moved the gun barrel, pointed it at the Japanese pirates below the city, loaded the gunpowder, put in the lead shells, held the torch close to the match fuse, and lit it.
"Okay, let's give Waji some color now!".
When the Ming army saw the cannons being dispatched, they gathered around them and looked down the city, expecting to see the cannons blasting away the Japanese pirates.
Artillery has a large killing area. Unlike fire guns and feather arrows, which are point-to-point, it is difficult for Japanese pirates to avoid them by moving.
So the Ming army was looking forward to it.
boom!
There was a shocking loud noise! It was like a world-destroying thunder exploding in my ears.
There were screams!
The Japanese pirates below the city were... frightened, but did not suffer any damage. On the contrary, the Ming army on the city did suffer heavy casualties.
The screams came from the city.
It turned out that the cannon that fired this general gun had not been used all year round and was not well maintained. The first shot exploded. Due to the dense concentration of Ming troops nearby, the cannon exploded and killed five Ming soldiers on the spot, seriously injuring eight people and injuring ten lightly.
Remaining people.
"The first shot exploded, which is not a good sign."
"Isn't this a warning from God, implying that we cannot hold on to God and want us to escape early?"
"Even the general's artillery is helping Japanese crowns, how can we defend this city?".
There were screams on the city. The impact caused by the explosion of the artillery was far more than just physical damage. It also caused tons of mental damage. For a time, people on the city wall were panicked and there was a chorus of negative voices.
"Fart, what a warning from heaven, Yingtian cannot hold it back! Anyone who dares to talk nonsense and disrupt the morale of the army will be killed without mercy!" The military academy waved the whip and severely lashed out at those who spoke ill of the situation.
Once the whip is removed, the negative voice is gone.
However, the suppression by the military academy only silenced people, but the fear in their hearts could not be suppressed.
"Sending homing pigeons to urge the earth to grow and slow down to respond to the sky!"
"Intensify the recruitment of people to defend the city..."
A message was passed down from the city wall.
People on the city wall were in panic, and inside the city there was even more panic all day long. Especially when the officers and soldiers forcibly recruited people to defend the city, the panic in the city was even more extreme. Many people resolutely refused to go up to the city wall to help defend.
In the beginning, human beings are selfish by nature, and the human heart is all selfish. Those who are selfless are really rare. If you die as a Taoist friend, you will die as a poor Taoist. This is the true inner thought of most ordinary people at this time. They go to the city wall to help defend and face the situation head-on.
The Japanese pirates who kill without batting an eye are so dangerous. They are so safe under the city. They are blocked by the people on the city. If the Japanese invaders attack Yingtian City, they can at least survive for half a day longer than the people on the city.
Therefore, many people resisted going up the city wall. When the officers and soldiers ordered them to go to the city wall, they cried, made trouble, and hung themselves. Some family members even rolled around. Only when the officers and soldiers put swords on their necks did they reluctantly go up the city wall.
Of course, there are still many people with high ideological consciousness who are very cooperative and even take the initiative to go to the city wall to help defend.
Take these beggars and scoundrels in front of you, for example.
"Master Jun, Master Guan, we are beggars in the city. We are not engaged in production. It is the people in the city who donate rice, flour, money and food to support us. We have received favors from the people in the city, and we always want to repay the people. We are just pitiful."
We want money, but we don’t have money, we want things, we don’t have anything, and we have no ability to repay. Now that the Japanese pirates are attacking the city, our opportunity to repay the fellow villagers has come. We must participate in the defense of the city, fight the Japanese pirates to the end, and repay to the death the kindness of the fathers and fellow villagers in the city to us.
The grace of life!"
A short but tall beggar, dressed in shabby clothing and wearing a tattered hat, led a group of about eighty beggars and took the initiative to find the general responsible for recruiting civilians under the city. He sincerely asked to participate in the defense.
"We want to retaliate, and they want to participate in the defense. Even if we risk our lives, we can't let the Japanese pirates step into Yingtian!"
"We want to fight against Japanese pirates! We are not afraid of death, and we are not money. All we need is food and leftovers."
"I was a refugee back then. Fortunately, my father Yingtian took him in and fed me with leftovers. Today is the time for me to repay my kindness. We are willing to defend the city for our father Yingtian. If the Japanese pirates want to enter Yingtian, they must come from us.
Step over it."
After the beggar leader finished speaking, the beggars behind him also came forward one after another, asking for help.
The general who was recruiting the people glanced at the beggars. These beggars were all men. They were all ragged, unkempt, tall and short, strong and thin, but they were all between 20 and 40 years old. They were all in their prime. They couldn't help but feel
I was moved. The beggar was so grateful that he volunteered to help defend the city. It was really rare and valuable.
"Us, and us."
After this group of beggars, another group of ruffians came running, about seventy or eighty in number, shouting and running.
"What are you going to do? The Japanese pirates are here. If you make trouble, don't blame me for being rude." The general frowned. Many of these ruffians were familiar to him. They were all wandering the streets, doing nothing, sneaking around, provoking troubles, and molesting women from good families.
Bad guys, naturally don't have a good impression of them.
"Bah, don't look down on people. We can also distinguish between good and bad. Sir, we also have to participate in the defense of the city. We have caused trouble to our fellow villagers on weekdays. Now that the Japanese pirates are here, here is our chance to atone for our sins."
A ruffian stood up, spit out thick phlegm, patted his chest vigorously, and said loudly.
"We don't do any good things on weekdays, and our fellow villagers look down on us. Now let you see, we are also the ones who take the lead! We know we were wrong, and we want to atone for our sins. We are also good people!"
"There are Japanese pirates outside. We want to kill the Japanese pirates, wash away the shame on ourselves, and impress our fellow villagers."
"I want to defend the city and kill the Japanese pirates. Today I will let you see if I, Shangshifang Asan, am a good man!"
A group of local ruffians also talked a lot and insisted on joining the defense of the city to kill the Japanese pirates.
The general looked at the gangsters in front of him who took the initiative to ask for help. He raised his eyebrows and looked at them with admiration.
If you know your mistakes and can correct them, there is no greater good. A prodigal will not be able to exchange for gold when he turns back.
What's more, these local ruffians are all young and middle-aged, and they are usually bold people.