The Japanese pirate leader Heihachiro took advantage of the fact that the people on the city were frightened by the killing of people to sacrifice to the flag, and waved his Japanese sword, ordering the pirates to attack the city.
“Kill!”
"Tear them apart!"
More than 3,000 ferocious Japanese pirates set up siege ladders, shouted and killed ferociously, and rushed towards Jingnan County with murderous intent, stepping on the corpses of the civilians who were being sacrificed.
Just now, the Japanese pirates brutally killed people as sacrifices, and the people on the city wall have not yet recovered from their fear. Now the Japanese pirates are coming ferociously, and the people are even more frightened. Their faces are pale, their legs are shaking, and their hands are shaking so much that they can hardly hold their weapons.
"Cheer up, there is nothing to be afraid of. Even if you lose a scar as big as a bowl on your head, you can be a brave man again in 18 years."
"Why should we be afraid of the Japanese pirates? They are all made of meat."
"Kill these inhuman beasts!"
The yamen runners, soldiers, and brave citizens who had participated in defending the city once shouted loudly to encourage everyone.
But it's useless.
Most of the people in the city were still afraid, huddling behind the battlements like quails, trembling.
How can they defend the city when everyone on the city wall is so frightened? How is this different from abandoning the city and surrendering
Zhu Pingan frowned when he saw this scene. Of course, Zhu Pingan knew that it was not everyone's fault. After all, they were civilians, not professional soldiers. At the critical moment of Jingnan's survival, they were able to stand up and help defend the city. It was a great courage. The Japanese pirates were brutal and deliberately killed so many civilians in front of the battle to sacrifice their power and deter others. It was normal for everyone to be afraid. Just now, when the yamen runners and soldiers faced the first wave of Japanese pirates attacking the city, they did not perform much better than everyone else.
only!
Changes must be made to boost people's morale and courage, otherwise there is no point in defending this city.
Thinking of this, Zhu Pingan stood up without hesitation, raised his shield, protected himself, braved the rain of arrows from the Japanese pirates, struck the shield with the hilt of his knife, ran back and forth on the city wall, and shouted to the shivering people:
"Brothers, the Japanese pirates are brutal. If I could, I would also like to escape, but I can't. Behind us are our parents, wives and children. We have no way to retreat. If we escape and become cowardly, who will protect them?! The Japanese pirates will laugh at us for being cowards, and will not hesitate to kill our parents and ravage our wives and daughters! For the sake of our parents, wives and children, we must be strong! Defeat the Japanese pirates! Protect our parents, wives and children! If you are a man, stand up! As long as we are in the city! Our parents, wives and children are here! We swear to live and die with Jingnan!"
To make the people fearless, we must let them have faith! Let the people know who they are fighting for! Let everyone know that they are not fighting for the Ming Dynasty, nor for me, Zhu Ping'an, but for their parents, wives and children, and for themselves!
Behind us are our parents, wives and children. We have no way to retreat!
Defeat the Japanese pirates! Protect your parents, wife and children!
Be a man, stand up! As long as you are in the city, your parents, wife and children are here! I swear to live and die with Jingnan!
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Zhu Ping'an's words echoed on the city wall. The trembling people listened to Zhu Ping'an's words and thought of their parents, wives and children under the city. The Japanese pirates were so cruel. If I am not strong, then who will protect them? !
Common people are weak, but they become strong as a family!
After hearing what Zhu Ping'an said, people couldn't help but take a deep breath, straighten their backs, and tighten their weapons.
"Very good, everyone cheered up, all are great, no one is a wimp. Haha, actually, what's there to be afraid of in a fight with the Japanese pirates?! There are only two results in a war, getting hurt or not getting hurt. What's there to be afraid of if you're not hurt?! You can still get a reward of ten taels of silver; if you're hurt, there are only two results, lightly injured or seriously injured. What's there to be afraid of if you're slightly injured?! You can still get an extra ten taels of silver; and if you're seriously injured, there are only two results, curable or incurable, but what's there to be afraid of if you're cured?! You can still get an extra ten taels of silver; if you can't be cured, that's even less scary, because you're already dead, what's there to be afraid of! Your family can still get an extra fifty taels of pension, and they can live without worries."
When Zhu Ping'an saw that everyone was in high spirits, he immediately praised and affirmed everyone's courage. In order to further reduce everyone's pressure and inspire their fighting will, Zhu Ping'an used a classic recruitment advertisement from a modern country and joked.
This is the use of psychology. When people are mentally prepared to accept the worst case scenario, nothing will be unacceptable. Because, compared to the worst case scenario, any other situation can be said to be good news.
After hearing Zhu Ping'an's joking yet wise words, everyone seemed to have their Ren and Du meridians hurt, and suddenly everything became clear to them.
"Hahaha, what the magistrate said is right. There is nothing to be afraid of when fighting against the Japanese pirates. It is not scary if you are not injured, it is not scary if you are slightly injured, and it is not scary if you are seriously injured. If you die, there will be no one left. What's there to be afraid of?"
“Hahaha, that’s it.”
The atmosphere of fear on the city wall was swept away, courage and passion grew wildly in everyone's hearts, and their bodies were filled with strength.
"Brothers, the Japanese pirates are about to attack. Stand up straight, pick up your weapons, be careful of stray arrows, throw stones at the heads of the Japanese pirates, pour gold juice on the heads of the Japanese pirates, chop the heads of the Japanese pirates with swords! Stab the Japanese pirates in the chest with spears! Many years later, when you are sitting under the tree and basking in the sun, your sons and grandsons curiously ask you what you did when you were young, you don't have to blush and stabbed and said that your grandfather used to shovel shit in the fields. You can look into their eyes and tell your children and grandchildren loudly and proudly, saying: My child, your grandfather used to fight against the Japanese pirates on the city wall of Jingnan County together with the damn county magistrate Zhu Ping'an! We killed thousands of vicious Japanese pirates and drove them off the city wall, saving Jingnan!"
Seeing that the Japanese pirates were approaching the city wall and putting up siege ladders on the wall, Zhu Ping'an loudly reminded everyone to make the final pre-war mobilization.
After hearing what Zhu Ping'an said, a picture emerged in everyone's mind: they were old and gray-haired sitting under the tree to bask in the sun, and their little grandson looked up naively and asked, "Grandpa, what did you do when you were young?" They could stroke their beards and say proudly to their grandsons, "Listen carefully, you little bastard, your grandpa fought side by side with the damn county magistrate on the city wall, and killed 3,000 ferocious and evil Japanese pirates, and became the patron saint of Jingnan!"
It’s exciting just thinking about it!
I can brag about this for the rest of my life!
Damn Japanese pirates!
Dry!
Everyone's blood boiled and they were no longer afraid. They gripped their weapons tightly, full of fighting spirit.