The Japanese pirates were everywhere in the mountains and plains, so densely packed that a rough estimate would show that there were at least two to three thousand of them.
Each of these Japanese pirates had a ferocious face, half of their heads were bald, they wore Japanese clothes and crotchless pants, had bare legs and feet, held spears and Japanese swords in their hands, carried bows and arrows, howled and shouted for murder, as bloodthirsty and cruel as evil spirits crawling out of hell, and charged straight towards the west gate.
"Kill him."
"Ahhh..."
"Kill! Kill!"
The shouts of the Japanese pirates were deafening, and as they charged they stirred up clouds of dust, like a ferocious python.
"Oh my god, why are there so many pirates? They are everywhere in the mountains. There must be at least three to five thousand of them. What should we do now? Last year, more than two hundred pirates broke through the county town. How can we possibly defend the county town with so many pirates this time? We might as well jump down and commit suicide. At least we can leave our bodies intact..."
"Oh my god, why are there so many pirates? Oh my god, what should we do? We can't defend it, and we can't escape. Oh my god, please leave us a way to survive."
"I'm so scared. Look at those pirates, they are so ferocious, like devils from hell. So scary..."
When the common people saw the Japanese pirates rushing towards them shouting and killing, they were so scared that they trembled all over and cried for their parents. Some of them were so scared that they wet their pants, their legs became weak, and they fell to the ground with a thud.
The county town was filled with an atmosphere of despair. People cried out to the sky and wailed in despair, as if the end of the world had come.
Not only the common people, but also many of the yamen runners and soldiers guarding the city walls were so frightened that their legs went weak, their arms trembled, and they could not hold the swords in their hands, which fell to the ground with a clang.
They were good at catching petty thieves and collecting tolls at the city gates, but guarding the city and killing Japanese pirates was too much of a stretch for them.
"What are you afraid of? Be a man and cheer up! The Japanese pirates are not supernatural beings. We are all born by our parents. What is there to be afraid of? The Japanese pirates are under the city, and we are on the top. The Japanese pirates can't fly. They don't have ladders or siege cones. They lack siege equipment. We are in an advantageous position. What is there to be afraid of? As long as we hold on bravely, we will definitely be able to defend the county!"
Amidst despair and fear, Zhu Ping'an stood up and shouted loudly to everyone. Like a thunderclap, it awakened people from despair and fear and gave them a shot of sedative and cardiac stimulant.
"Cheer up, our homes, our parents, our wives and our children are behind us. If we can't defend the city, the Japanese pirates will burn down our homes, kill our parents, and ravage our wives and children!"
Zhu Ping'an stood on the city wall and ran back and forth, shouting loudly, mobilizing people before the battle, and arousing everyone's fighting spirit and courage.
Inspired by Zhu Ping'an, the yamen runners and soldiers, although terrified, finally cheered up.
Zhu Pingan looked calm and composed, but his palms were sweaty. This was the first time Zhu Pingan saw Japanese pirates, and also the first time Zhu Pingan encountered Japanese pirates attacking the city. Seeing the dense Japanese pirates attacking the city, Zhu Pingan was also panicked. There were more than 3,000 Japanese pirates, while there were only about 100 of them. How could he not panic? However, panicking would not solve the problem, and as the core of the defense, he could not panic, so Zhu Pingan hid the panic in his heart and showed calmness and confidence.
The woods were not far from the county town, and the Japanese pirates quickly rushed over, shouting and killing.
The half-moon hair, the ferocious expression, the undried blood on the Japanese sword... it was clearly seen from the city wall.
The runners and soldiers on the city wall couldn't help shaking again. One soldier who was drawing a bow trembled and shot the arrow before the Japanese pirates came any closer.
Feather arrows flew towards the Japanese pirates under the city.
Although the soldiers were panicked, their aim was still quite accurate. They shot directly at a Japanese pirate a hundred meters away from the city. When they were about to succeed, they saw that the leader of the barefoot Japanese pirate seemed to have eyes on his head. He dodged while running and caught the arrow shot by the soldier with his backhand.
"ah!"
"Fuck!"
"How is that possible!"
When the Japanese pirates snatched the arrows with their bare hands, there was a sound of gasps from the people on the city wall, and the yamen runners and soldiers were all stunned with fear.
How can we fight this
I shot you with a bow and arrow, but you caught the arrow with your bare hands. How can we fight you?! The morale was greatly affected.
To be honest, Zhu Ping'an was also shocked when he saw this scene.
Are these pirates cheating?! Although the distance was far and the arrows were not very effective, the pirates were able to catch the arrows with their bare hands while running. This is too unscientific.
"Board! Board!"
The morale of the Japanese pirates was greatly boosted, and they rushed towards the city wall fearlessly as if they had been injected with chicken blood.
Not only that, the Japanese pirate who caught the arrow, after catching the arrow, ran while pulling the longbow on his back, bending the bow and putting the arrow on it in one go, without taking even a second in between.
To give the enemy a taste of his own medicine, arrows flew like meteors towards the soldiers shooting arrows on the city wall.
It was too fast, and the soldier on the city wall was still in shock from the fear of catching the Japanese pirate's arrow with his bare hands. He watched the arrow rushing straight towards his face. The soldier only had time to open his mouth, revealing an expression of fear and despair.
Zhu Ping'an had no time to react. He didn't expect that the Japanese pirate could draw his bow and shoot arrows after catching the arrow with his bare hands.
Just as the arrow was about to blow the soldier's head off, a muscular hand reached out and firmly grasped the arrow at the critical moment. The arrow feathers swayed like a struggling fish, and the arrow tip, flashing with cold light, was less than a centimeter away from the soldier's face.
The soldier survived the disaster, swallowed his saliva, his pants were wet, and turned to look at the owner of the hand.
Liu Dadao!
It was Liu Dadao who, at the critical moment, was quick-eyed and quick-handed, stretched out his hand and grabbed the feather arrow, saving the soldier's life.
"sharp!"
"Awesome!"
"We have tough guys too!"
There was a burst of cheers and excitement on the city wall. The morale, which had been hit by the Japanese pirates' catching arrows with bare hands, was restored.
"Grandpa gave it to me, so I can't let you, a little dwarf with no mother, refuse it."
After Liu Dadao caught the arrow, he cursed loudly and threw the arrow towards the city with his backhand.
Liu Dadao had a trick. He knew that the Japanese pirate who caught the arrow with his bare hands was powerful, so he chose the Japanese pirate next to him as his target.
The arrow flew like a flying arrow and pierced the Japanese pirate's throat with lightning speed. In an instant, blood gushed out and he fell to the ground.
"sharp!"
"Holy crap! That's awesome!"
When the people on the city wall saw this, they cheered like thunder, and their morale was boosted by Liu Dadao's move!
"Dadao, you are awesome. I will give you credit for the first achievement!" Seeing this, Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but give a thumbs up to Liu Dadao.
"Haha... Sir, this is nothing." Liu Dadao touched his head and smiled foolishly.