Following Zhu Ping'an's reminder and demonstration, many yamen runners and soldiers also used torches to burn the ropes. Except for a few ropes that were soaked in urine and river water by the Japanese pirates in advance, most of the flying claw ropes were burned through.
The Japanese pirates did not make ladders in advance, and most of the climbing tools such as flying claws and ropes were burned. The few ropes that were soaked in urine and could not be burned were also the focus of the defenders. At one time, huge rocks and gold juice fell down, and the Japanese pirates screamed and fell down from the city.
After arduously clearing out the Japanese pirates on the city walls, Jingnan County City withstood the first wave of attacks from the Japanese pirates.
"The Japanese pirates have retreated!"
"The pirates ran away!"
"We held it, we held it!"
After the Japanese pirates retreated, the yamen runners and soldiers on the city wall cheered and celebrated their victory happily.
"We have secured it?! The Japanese pirates have retreated?!"
"Really?!"
"Very good."
When the trembling and desperate people outside the city heard that the Japanese pirates had retreated, they opened their mouths in surprise, were overjoyed, cried for joy, ran around and cheered with joy, and the Jingnan County was like a sea of cheers.
Amidst the cheers, Zhu Ping'an stood on the city wall with a relaxed expression but a heavy heart.
Zhu Pingan's eyes are deep...
Although they managed to defend the county town with great difficulty, the situation was not optimistic at all. Firstly, this was only the first wave of attack by the Japanese pirates, and they would definitely attack the city again after resting; secondly, their own casualties were heavy. Thirty-two of the one hundred yamen runners and soldiers on the west city died in this wave of defense, and twenty-nine were injured, a total of sixty-one people were lost. Only thirty-nine yamen runners and soldiers on the city wall were still capable of fighting. Thirdly, the Japanese pirates were still numerous and powerful. Although they suffered more casualties, more than one hundred people, this loss was just a drop in the bucket for them, and they still had more than three thousand people.
Zhu Ping'an knew very well that the reason why the Japanese pirates retreated was because their simple climbing equipment such as flying claws and ropes were destroyed. They needed time to cut down trees and make ladders. When the ladders were completed, it would be time for the Japanese pirates to attack again.
There were thirty-nine defenders on the city wall and more than three thousand Japanese pirates under the city wall.
Next.
How to defend this city?!
Considering the ferocity of the Japanese pirates and the huge disparity in the number of enemies and us, I am afraid that in the next wave of attack, as long as some Japanese pirates reach the city wall, the city wall can be declared lost. If the city wall is lost, Jingnan County will also fall.
It's difficult.
Zhu Ping'an couldn't feel relieved when he saw the retreating Japanese pirates.
"Sir, have a drink of water."
Liu Dadao walked up with a helmet tucked under his elbow and a bowl of water in his hand and handed it to Zhu Pingan.
"Dadao, thank you. It's all thanks to you today, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous."
Zhu Ping'an took the bowl, patted Liu Dadao on the shoulder with a smile, and expressed his sincere gratitude.
Really, today on the city wall, thanks to Liu Dadao, Liu Daqiang, and Liu Dachui, the yamen runners and soldiers on the city wall are no match for the Japanese pirates. After climbing up the city wall, the ferocious and brave Japanese pirates were like wolves entering a flock of sheep. They easily killed the yamen runners and soldiers one-on-one, and they were not at a disadvantage when fighting one against two or three, and they could even kill them back. Only Liu Dadao and Liu Daqiang were highly skilled, and their personal martial arts value exceeded that of the Japanese pirates. If it weren't for Liu Dadao and Liu Daqiang who were on the city wall to rescue and kill people everywhere, the city wall would have been lost long ago. Moreover, Zhu Ping'an was a weak scholar, and his physical fitness was much worse than that of the yamen runners and soldiers. The reason why he could still stand here intact was because of the close protection of Liu Dadao and Liu Daqiang. If it weren't for Liu Dadao and Liu Daqiang who were protecting Zhu Ping'an, even if Zhu Ping'an had nine lives, they would have been sent to the west by the Japanese pirates on the city wall.
"Sir, why are you being so polite to us? If it weren't for you, we would have died long ago. Now following you, we have become constables and are eating the emperor's food. This is a great thing that brings honor to our family. Besides, you, a civil servant, don't avoid swords and arrows, and you ignore the danger and kill the Japanese with a knife. As people who practice martial arts, killing the enemy is our duty." Liu Dadao touched the back of his head with a naive smile and shook his head.
"Da Dao, are you injured?"
Zhu Ping'an noticed that Liu Dadao raised his arm to touch the back of his head, and there was a large patch of blood on his clothes on the side of his waist, and he couldn't help but ask anxiously.
"No, this is the blood of the Japanese pirates."
Liu Dadao shook his head and explained. In order to reassure Zhu Ping'an, Liu Dadao lifted his clothes to show Zhu Ping'an.
Zhu Ping'an was relieved when he saw that Liu Dadao was not injured.
"Look, the Japanese pirates have retreated, but they haven't left. They have set up camp a mile outside the city."
A cheering yamen runner on the city wall suddenly noticed that the retreating Japanese pirates outside the city did not retreat, but set up camp a mile outside the city. He couldn't help but sweat on his forehead and exclaimed in surprise.
His words attracted everyone's attention, and everyone looked outside the city.
"Really? Shit! The Japanese pirates really didn't retreat. They set up camp outside the city. Are they going to attack the city again?!"
"The Japanese pirates didn't retreat?!"
"The Japanese pirates haven't left yet! The Japanese pirates haven't left yet!"
When everyone saw that the Japanese pirates had indeed set up camp a mile below the city and had no intention of retreating, they were frightened and sweating profusely.
"Open quickly, some pirates are chopping down trees and dragging the trunks into the camp. What are they chopping down trees for?!"
"Ladder?! Did the Japanese pirates cut down trees to build siege ladders?!!!"
"Yes, you see, they put the tree trunks side by side, and there are crossbars and siege ladders!! The Japanese pirates are really building siege ladders!!!"
"The Japanese pirates are building siege ladders. What should we do? The Japanese pirates are building siege ladders. It must be that they are still determined to attack the city."
"With the siege ladder, it will be much easier for the Japanese pirates to climb up the city wall. The Japanese pirates are fierce and there are many of them, about 2,000 or 3,000 of them. We only have about 30 people left. If the Japanese pirates attack again, how can we defend the city?"
"How can we defend this?"
"Alas, there are not enough people on the city wall to stop the Japanese pirates. They can break through the county with one charge. Oh, God, please, what should we do? What should we do? We are doomed, we are doomed..."
Then, the sharp-eyed people saw the Japanese pirates cutting down trees to make siege ladders, and they became even more panicked and shouted in despair.
Soon, people in the city and outside the city knew that the Japanese pirates were cutting trees to make siege ladders and preparing the next wave of siege. People knew that there were only more than 30 yamen runners and soldiers guarding the city, while the Japanese pirates still had 2,000 to 3,000 people. The Japanese pirates were brutal and skilled in martial arts. Once the Japanese pirates had siege ladders, how could the county city be defended
The county town cannot be defended!
The county town cannot be defended!
Such remarks filled the Jingnan County.
For a time, an atmosphere of despair once again swept through Jingnan County, and people's desperate cries were heard everywhere.