More than 5,000 Japanese pirate heads, more than 4,000 pieces of armor, more than 6,000 weapons of various types, and 100 and 16 fire guns...
The Zhejiang army's seizures from cleaning up the battlefield piled up like mountains.
Zhu Ping'an stood in front of the mountain of seizures and nodded with slight satisfaction, quite satisfied with today's battle. Although the Japanese pirates would definitely go and come back, this battle was enough to make them frightened.
In today's battle, the Japanese pirates lost at least sixty-seven soldiers and horses. In the age of cold weapons, this kind of loss was enough to devastate the Japanese pirates.
"Sir, when we were cleaning the battlefield, we found that this Japanese pirate is unusual. This guy is a real Japanese pirate. Half of his body was blown away, but the remaining armor is very gorgeous, the helmet is flashy, and he even holds a fan in his hand.
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Liu Dachui walked over with a Japanese pirate's head in his left hand and half a piece of armor in his right hand, and reported to Zhu Pingan.
"Oh, let me see, haha, this is a big fish, probably a leader of the Japanese pirates. The Japanese have a habit of using fans to command. Judging from the shape of his armor, it can only be worn by Japanese generals. This leader
Carefully pickle it with lime and keep it separately. After the war, we will have someone screen it to see if it is a big fish."
Zhu Pingan inspected it, couldn't help but smile, and gave instructions to Sledgehammer.
"Okay." Liu Dachui excitedly carried the head to deal with it.
After Liu Dachui left, Ou Zhige came over, cupped his fists and reported to Zhu Pingan, "Sir, I have some bad news for you."
"It's okay, Master Ou," Zhu Ping'an nodded.
"Sir, our gunpowder consumption is higher than expected. Today's battle has consumed a quarter of the gunpowder in stock." Ou Zhige whispered, "It takes time to process black powder. The weather has been bad recently and there is insufficient sunshine.
Our equipment camp uses the fire kang method to rush to make gunpowder, and we can only make up to 400 kilograms a day."
"Don't worry, today's battle with the wine jar gunpowder consumed 600 kilograms of gunpowder, accounting for 40% of the gunpowder. The Japanese pirates will not give us another chance to use the gunpowder wine jar. Moreover, after today's battle, the Japanese pirates will attack the formation again.
, it won’t be as strong as it is today. You will step up your efforts to make gunpowder and add inventory to make it enough for us.”
Zhu Ping'an smiled slightly, confident.
"No, I will lead the whole battalion to rush to make black powder." Ou Zhige clasped his fists and turned to leave.
"Master Ou, when using the fire kang method to make gunpowder, you must be extra careful and put safety first. When storing gunpowder, you must also pay attention to fire prevention, store it separately, keep a safe distance, and put safety first." Zhu Pingan emphasized to him.
"I obey, sir, please rest assured. In your humble position, you must pay attention to safety." Ou Zhige clasped his fists with a serious look on his face.
"In today's battle, the gunpowder and wine altars have made great contributions. Your equipment battalion has contributed a lot. When the Japanese pirates are defeated, I will ask for credit for you. Don't be proud. Keep up the gunpowder supply, repair and maintenance of firearms and armor.
This is a great achievement. After the war, I will remember and ask for credit for you."
Zhu Pingan did not hesitate to praise and encourage Ou Zhige.
"Thank you, sir." Ou Zhige was very excited. Hearing Zhu Pingan's praise, he felt full of strength.
Especially when he was on his way back to the equipment camp, all the soldiers he met gave him a thumbs up.
"Mr. Ou, the gunpowder you made in the wine jar is so powerful that the Japanese pirates were blown to pieces."
"Master Craftsman Ou, thanks to the cotton armor you made today, I was hit by three arrows without any damage."
"Master Oujiang..."
Listening to the commendations of the soldiers and seeing their heartfelt affirmation and respect, Ou Zhige almost refused to recognize his relatives.
Zhu Ping'an gave them high preferential treatment in the equipment camp, but many soldiers did not understand it and were prejudiced against them.
Today's battle has finally won the affirmation and recognition of the soldiers. Their equipment battalion can finally hold their chests high in the Zhejiang Army camp. Our equipment battalion is not just for food, we are also upright Zhejiang soldiers!
"My fellow officers and men, the Japanese pirates may leave and come back at any time. We should all be divided into two groups for rotation. One group is on guard and the other group is resting."
"In this battle, at least 6,000 Japanese pirates were killed and 30,000 were driven back. Victory belongs to all our soldiers!"
"After the war, I will take credit for each of you! But now, the battle is not over yet, the soldiers still need to work hard. Victory is destined to belong to us and to the Ming Dynasty! The Zhejiang army will be victorious, and the Ming Dynasty will be victorious!"
After cleaning the battlefield, standing in front of the burning pile of Japanese pirate corpses, Zhu Ping'an gave a mobilization speech to a group of Zhejiang army officers and soldiers.
"Wonderful victory! Wonderful victory!"
The officers and soldiers of the Zhejiang Army raised their arms and shouted loudly, and their momentum surged into the sky.
The victory of this battle gave the officers and soldiers of the Zhejiang Army a feeling of being reborn. After experiencing the baptism of war and blood, with the blessing of the great victory, the Zhejiang Army had lost its youthfulness and initially gathered its military heart and soul.
In the distance, on the Suzhou city, everyone's eyes were already stunned.
"The Japanese pirates actually retreated?! What happened to that earth-shattering explosion just now? How did the Zhejiang army do it?"
"Just now at least seven or eight thousand Japanese pirates rushed into the formation, and it looked like the Zhejiang army was about to be crushed. But in the blink of an eye, the seven or eight thousand Japanese pirates who rushed into the formation were wiped out. There were less than a thousand Japanese pirates who ran back, and the entire Japanese pirate army retreated for more than ten miles."
"Did you hear it? It was the Zhejiang army shouting 'Wan Sheng'. The Zhejiang army actually drove away the Japanese pirates..."
"The Japanese pirates haven't left yet, they just retreated temporarily. However, it's still unbelievable. There were thirty to forty thousand Japanese pirates. The Zhejiang army only had two thousand people. I can't think of any other words to describe it except 'miracle'."
All the officials and soldiers on the city wall were shocked and looked at the dusty battlefield in the distance in disbelief.
"Zihou, Zihou, you really gave me a big surprise." Shang Wei, the prefect of Suzhou, looked in the direction of the Fengqiao camp and couldn't help but smile when he heard the Zhejiang army shouting for victory.
He also never expected that Zhu Pingan would actually lead the Zhejiang army to repel the Japanese pirates. He watched the whole process from the city wall, and saw six to seven thousand Japanese pirates wiped out in front of the Zhejiang army's formation, and saw the Japanese pirate army retreat for more than ten miles.
However, even now, when I hear the Zhejiang Army shouting for victory, I still find it unbelievable, and it still feels like a dream.
In Suzhou City, the common people have also found out about the battle situation at Fengqiao Camp through various methods.
Some of their relatives, friends or neighbors served as soldiers on the city wall, some helped deliver food to the city wall, some helped deliver defensive equipment to the city wall, or witnessed the battle with their own eyes, or heard about the battle through hearsay.
The Japanese pirates' attack on the city and the battle situation ahead are related to the life and death of thousands of families. This is the most concerned topic in the entire Suzhou city.
The news of the battle in front of Fengqiao Camp and the Zhejiang Army's victory spread throughout Suzhou City.
Of course, adding oil, vinegar, branches and leaves is unavoidable.
The battle situation in front of the Fengqiao Camp and the news of the Zhejiang Army's victory became more and more exaggerated and distorted as they spread, gradually becoming mythical.