I was on tenterhooks in the first half of the night, and in the second half of the night, and couldn't sleep well all night. This is a true portrayal of all the troops who recaptured Jiaxing.
Fortunately, although there was wind and frost all night, no Japanese pirates came out of the city to attack their camp.
I just don’t know if it’s luck or if Governor Zhao’s empty city plan worked.
Early the next morning, before dawn and the cold wind howling, Magistrate Zhao had already sent people to wake everyone up.
"Your Majesty has your order, everyone should quickly put on their armor, grab their weapons, and assemble!"
These Japanese pirates pretended to be personal guards, and they were all fierce. They didn't even scream when they woke up. They all came into the tent with whips and whipped them.
Everyone screamed as they were being whipped. Early in the morning, the camp was in chaos as if a pig had been slaughtered.
There were some unruly ones in the Fujia army. They were dissatisfied with being whipped and cursed, but they resisted. However, they were unable to defeat the Japanese pirates' personal guards. Instead, they were intensified and beaten half to death, and no one else in the camp dared to say a word.
After a while, everyone stood in front of the camp in a messy and disheveled manner.
"Everyone, listen up and cheer up. I will lead you to fight the Japanese pirates to the death! Recapture Jiaxing and rescue hundreds of thousands of people in Jiaxing City!"
"Recapture Jiaxing, report to the Holy Majesty, and go to An Liming. I will leave my name in history, and you will also be greatly rewarded!"
As if he had been given a shot of blood, Magistrate Zhao put on a gorgeous suit of armor early, held up a sword inlaid with gems in his hand, and shouted loudly to the chaotic crowd.
ah?!
No?! Are you serious?!
I thought you were just talking, but I didn't expect you to come for real. We have been traveling all the way, and we arrived at Jiaxing City at almost dusk yesterday. We just fell asleep and attacked the city. Do you think we have a long life?
Let's attack the city like this, relying on the few things we have. Not to mention firearms, we can't even get together two hundred bows.
If we attack Jiaxing City like this, which is guarded by more than 10,000 fierce Japanese, isn't that no different than committing suicide?
Not to mention anything else, before the fall of Jiaxing City, in the weapons warehouse in the west of the city, there must have been seven or eight hundred pairs of light armor, and the total number of longbows and hard crossbows must have been almost two thousand, not to mention there were two generals on the top of the city.
Artillery.
This is not an siege. This is a suicide attempt. Magistrate Zhao really surrendered to the Japanese pirates. Why don't we give our heads to the Japanese pirates?
When everyone heard that Magistrate Zhao ordered the attack on the city, everyone was not only frightened to death, but even scared out of their wits. Their sleepiness had long been gone. They thought that Magistrate Zhao was just talking, but they didn't expect that he was serious. Everyone even doubted whether it was true.
Magistrate Zhao deliberately sent them to death.
"Sir, think twice. If we attack the city now, we will die."
"Sir, attacking a city is not a child's play. We still need to take a long-term approach. There are more than 10,000 Japanese pirates in the city."
"Sir, please take back your order. We will have to practice for ten days and a half before attacking the city."
Everyone cried and urged Magistrate Zhao to withdraw the order to attack the city. They did not want to die under the city.
"It's a damn thing! I'm telling you, even if the King of Heaven comes here, I won't be able to do it! If I say I'm going to take back Jiaxing today, that's today!"
"I said it yesterday, and I will say it again today, I will be the first to charge towards Jiaxing City, and you will follow closely behind me! I am not afraid of death, so what are you afraid of? I am the one who said the ugly things ahead, how dare you
If not, they will be killed without mercy!"
Magistrate Zhao wore armor, imitating the image in the play, raised his sword, swung it vigorously, and shouted loudly with a look of death on his face.
"Why do I feel like Governor Zhao is singing an opera?"
Everyone only had time to complain a few words before they saw that Magistrate Zhao was really brave enough to hold up his sword and rush towards Jiaxing City without hesitation. At this moment, he seemed like a brave mess.
Magistrate Zhao, wearing gorgeous armor and holding a sword, rushed towards the Jiaxing city gate.
It's as if Lu Bu was still alive.
It's like the King of Heaven is reborn.
"Follow me all, or you will die if you don't!"
The guards dressed as Japanese pirates pulled out their sabers one by one and shouted to everyone with murderous intent.
The whipping in the morning made everyone very afraid of them. Now that they saw them drawing swords and threatening, knowing that these bastards really dared to kill people, they had no choice but to grit their teeth and follow Magistrate Zhao's footsteps, running forward lazily.
They all made up their minds. Didn't Magistrate Zhao say yesterday that he would be the first to rush forward and everyone must follow him. If he was killed by the Japanese pirates, well, everyone could retreat and escape. Then, wait until Magistrate Zhao was killed.
After the Japanese pirates in the city were shot to death, they turned around and ran back.
One step, two steps, three steps
Magistrate Zhao rushed out about ten steps away with swords raised, and was already within the range of the crossbows on the city.
However, no bows and arrows were fired from the city.
what happened?
Why haven’t bows and arrows been shot down on the city yet? Could it be that he wants Magistrate Zhao to run closer so that he can aim more accurately?!
It's not that big of a deal. If you have more bows and arrows, what's the point of being far away?
Damn Japanese pirates, shoot Magistrate Zhao to death as soon as possible so that we can turn around and run for our lives. He is seeking his own death, and we don’t want to be his backer.
However, the strange thing is that Magistrate Zhao rushed forward another twenty steps, but there were still no bows and arrows fired from the city.
What's going on?! What time is it? Why don't the Japanese pirates shoot arrows?! Everyone is very surprised by this.
Could it be that we haven't entered the bow and arrow shooting range yet, and the Japanese pirates want to steal our heads, and they want us to enter the shooting range before they release arrows again?!
Looking up at the top of the city wall, the sky was not bright yet, so I couldn't see clearly. It was just that the top of the city was eerily quiet, as if a monster had opened its mouth and was waiting for them to come to the door. Everyone felt weak in their calves.
"Come on, follow me. If anyone dawdles any longer, I'll chop him up!" the Japanese pirate's bodyguard pretended to threaten him fiercely.
People's lives were at stake, and everyone was scared to death, so everyone hesitated, not daring to follow Magistrate Zhao's footsteps.
Magistrate Zhao slowed down as he ran. He had no choice but to do so. He was born as a scholar and had not exercised much. The ancestral armor he now wore was made of iron. It was not only gorgeous, but also heavy. It must weigh at least forty or fifty kilograms.
That's about it. After running for dozens of steps, he was already tired and panting. He was out of breath.
However, this was the time to make a name for himself. Although Magistrate Zhao slowed down, he still gritted his teeth and rushed towards the city gate.
One step, two steps, three steps
Magistrate Zhao was less than thirty meters away from the city gate, and there was still not a single arrow shot down from the city wall. It was eerily quiet.
Why aren't you shooting yet?!
Everyone felt so strange. Magistrate Zhao was rushing to the city gate. Why didn't the Japanese pirates shoot arrows?!
Furthermore, we were all forced by the guards of the prefect Zhao to enter the bow and arrow range of the city.