In the howling cold wind, the Zhejiang Army's forward cavalry appeared more than a mile away from the east gate of Suzhou City. After approaching the city gate, the Zhejiang Army's forward cavalry pulled the reins of their horses, slowly slowed down their horses, and then dispersed left and right.
, Zhu Ping'an, who was in the second echelon, was surrounded by Liu Dadao and others, riding his horse forward.
When he was still two hundred meters away from the Suzhou city gate, Zhu Pingan raised his right fist high, and the Zhejiang troops behind him all reined in their mounts.
This is because Zhu Ping'an came from modern times and was influenced by the flower gardeners' military parade. In addition to strict military discipline requirements, the formation requirements are also very strict.
In terms of military discipline and military formation alone, the Zhejiang Army under the leadership of Zhu Pingan was already far ahead of other armies of the Ming Dynasty.
At the gate of Suzhou City, the prefect Shang and all the officials and soldiers were stunned when they saw the Zhejiang army stopped in unison under Zhu Ping'an's raising of his hands.
"The execution of orders and prohibitions is the sign of a strong army! If nothing else, Mr. Zhu is very good at training troops. The Zhejiang Army can be called a strong army."
"Yes, the Zhejiang army has a neat military formation, which is beyond the reach of ordinary armies."
Several officials were shocked by the neat military formation and military discipline of the Zhejiang Army, and couldn't help saying a few words with emotion.
"What's the use of just having a neat military formation? Fighting doesn't rely on neatness, let alone silver pewter spear heads. They look good but are useless."
"Master Zhu emphasizes firearms and neglects weapons. If you rely too much on firearms, you will suffer big losses in field battles."
After hearing this, several generals whispered dissatisfiedly.
First, they were really dissatisfied. Those officials just said that the Zhejiang Army was beyond the reach of ordinary armies, and they were invisibly despised. Second, they were dissatisfied because of General Wang. General Wang was their chief general, and the Zhejiang Army had no basis.
They called General Wang to surrender to the Japanese and slapped their general in the face to make them feel dissatisfied.
Magistrate Shang looked at Zhu Pingan and the Zhejiang Army outside the city with a somewhat complicated expression. To be honest, he really admired Zhu Pingan.
A young man from a poor family, the number one scholar in high school, offended Mr. Yan Ge, and was demoted to be the magistrate of a small county in Jingnan, which was full of dangers. However, in just six months, he not only made a comeback, but even rose to the next level and became a fourth-rank official.
This is not something ordinary people can do.
In addition, Zhu Pingan won the top prize in Wenke and Wu Ye repeatedly achieved military exploits. Among other things, the battle in front of the Fengqiao camp a few days ago was the first time that at least thousands of Japanese pirates were awarded the title, which was enough for Zhu Pingan to be promoted again.
However, although Zhu Ping'an was far ahead of himself in martial arts, he was still a monk halfway through. He was still young and lacked experience. As those talkative generals said, relying too much on firearms was inconsistent with the current world.
The Imperial Guards, the border troops, the armies of various Davids, and even the Japanese pirates who roamed the south of the Yangtze River did not rely so heavily on firearms. The proportion of firearms was only 30 to 40% at most.
However, Zhu Ping'an not only relied heavily on firearms, but was also very stubborn and persistent and could not listen to persuasion.
In this aspect, Magistrate Shang was not so reassured.
Today, General Wang launched an attack at the east gate. Why did Zhu Ping'an, who was ten miles away, conclude that General Wang had surrendered to the Japanese?
Although the intention of the Japanese pirates to lure the enemy out of the city is very clear, I have reminded General Wang many times that General Wang has a certain amount of money to offer before he dares to leave the city to pursue. Can't the Japanese pirates be allowed to steal chickens but lose rice and return in triumph?
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Moreover, the Zhejiang army's loud shouting of "General Wang has surrendered to the enemy, and the Japanese pirates are entering the city from the east gate" can easily arouse opposition and confrontation. If not handled properly, it may even lead to mutiny and mutiny among the soldiers.
When the Japanese invaders approached the city, the defenders mutinied and changed their troops. What does this mean?
Zhu Ping'an is still a bit immature and lacks experience.
Of course, the main reason is that Zhu Ping'an is still young, and he is still only at the age of a weakling. Of course, he lacks experience. I believe that with time, when he gains more experience and experience, he will definitely soar to the sky, and there will be a place for him in the court, that is, he will join the cabinet to worship the prime minister.
It's also very possible.
It's just that he's still a little immature now.
Magistrate Shang looked at Zhu Ping'an who was surrounded by Zhejiang troops outside the city, and various thoughts came to his mind.
"This man surnamed Zhu is really a difficult person to deal with. Not only is he good at using firearms, but he also has a lot of skills in leading and training troops. How can his troops be able to do such things?! It seems that the Zhejiang Army has only recruited troops for a few months, right?!
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Outside the city gate, Xu Hai saw the Zhejiang army stopping neatly two hundred meters away, and felt even more cautious about Zhu Ping'an!
Under the watchful eyes of Magistrate Shang and others, Zhu Ping'an got off his horse and slowly moved forward under the protection of Liu Mu and others.
Zhu Pingan felt a little relieved that there were still more than a thousand disguised Japanese pirates outside the city who were prohibited from entering the city. However, when he saw the city gate that was still open, Zhu Pingan couldn't help but sigh and shook his head slightly.
My voice is hoarse...
"Master Shang..." Zhu Ping'an said hoarsely and saluted Magistrate Shang on the city wall from a distance.
"Master Zhu, you are well. I have to confirm with Master Zhu that General Wang has surrendered to the Japanese." Magistrate Shang returned a salute on the city wall and was about to ask Zhu Ping'an about General Wang's defection to the Japanese.
I heard a commotion at the city gate, and then saw General Wang leaving the city angrily.
"Zhu Ping'an, Mr. Zhu, you and I have no grudges in the past, and no enmity in recent times. Why are you slandering others and trapping me? You say that I surrendered to Japanese pirates, and that the soldiers who followed me in triumph are Japanese pirates. Mr. Zhu, what are your intentions?!"
General Wang walked out of the city gate angrily, stood in front of the crowd of disguised Japanese pirates, pointed at Zhu Pingan from a distance, and asked through gritted teeth.
"That is, we followed the general through life and death, chased the Japanese pirates, suffered many injuries, and finally returned victorious. Master Zhu actually turned the right on his head and called us Japanese pirates?! Why did he treat us like this?!"
"My family has been loyal for generations, but Mr. Zhu actually said that we were Japanese pirates, which made my ancestors unable to live in peace. If Mr. Zhu doesn't give us an explanation, I will crash to death on this city wall today and wash away my innocence with blood."
A group of disguised Japanese pirates also started making noise, and each one of them behaved like Dou E who had suffered an unfair injustice.
"General Wang, no, you are no longer worthy of being called a general. If you surrender to the Japanese pirates and cooperate with the Japanese pirates to seize Suzhou City, you will become enemies of hundreds of thousands of people in Suzhou City, enemies of the Holy Spirit, and enemies of the Ming Dynasty! I shoulder the responsibility
It is my responsibility to protect Suzhou, and I have the responsibility and obligation to expose the conspiracy between you and the Japanese pirates! Protect the city of Suzhou!"
Zhu Ping'an said loudly with a hoarse voice, looking at the stern-looking General Wang with burning eyes.
"Fart! That's nonsense! It's all your words!" General Wang cursed loudly and gritted his teeth. "The truth of the matter is that you are obviously jealous of my achievements in destroying the Japanese. You are afraid that my achievements will surpass yours. In order to keep your first merit, I will give you the first merit."
, unscrupulously, deliberately slandered and framed me for surrendering to the Japanese!"
"Ha, you're not worthy yet..." Zhu Ping'an looked at General Wang with disdain, twitched the corners of his mouth, and sneered.