In September, late autumn, there was not a cloud in the sky. The sun was scorching, burning the earth and sky with heat. There was no gentleness at all. The earth was steaming hot like a boiler, and the walls of Taiping County seemed to be melted.
The city and the area below were equally scorched, but the scenes were completely different, one was like winter and the other was like summer.
The Japanese pirates on the city wall were relatively quiet, and even if they were shouting and cursing, their calls for killing were not very orderly; the army below the city wall was beating war drums loudly, waving more than a hundred military flags, and shouting and killing in waves, in an orderly and rhythmic manner.
The Japanese pirate leader Heihachiro held onto the parapet, squinting his eyes and looking suspiciously at the army below the city.
Zhu Ping'an stood in the center of the army, looking at the city with the corners of his lips curled. His pair of ink-black eyes seemed brighter than the sun in the sky.
“Baga, cough cough cough... Jingnan, it’s actually the Ming army from Jingnan! That insidious little thief actually dared to lead his troops to challenge! Last time we attacked the city, they just relied on the advantage of the city and dared to come for a field battle. They really don’t know how to write the word death! Cough cough cough, leader, please give me 500 soldiers, cough cough cough... This time I must twist off that little thief’s head and wash away the shame on me, Aso Yuji!”
Aso Yuji appeared behind the Japanese pirate leader Heihachiro with a pale and sickly face. After seeing the big "Jingnan" flag under the city, he cursed excitedly as if he had seen a bull covered with red cloth. A hint of blood red appeared on his pale and sickly face. He knelt on the ground with a plop, pressed his legs with his hands, lowered his head, and excitedly asked Heihachiro for a fight.
However, Yuji Aso seemed to be seriously ill. When he asked for a fight, he coughed uncontrollably. His body was a little unstable while kneeling on the ground, and he kept shaking as if he was about to fall.
Yes, Aso Yuji is sick. On that day, when Taiping County was captured, Aso Yuji made great contributions. At the celebration banquet, the Japanese pirate leader Heihachiro rewarded Aso Yuji greatly. Aso Yuji was so happy that he drank a lot of wine and got drunk on the spot. The next morning, Aso Yuji felt dizzy, coughed, had a runny nose, and was sweating. Aso Yuji didn't take it seriously at first, thinking that he had caught a cold from drinking too much. He took the herbal medicine according to their Japanese prescriptions, and drank several doses in a row without any effect, so he took it seriously. When the Japanese pirate leader Heihachiro got the news, he specially captured several doctors from Taiping County to treat him, but the effect was not very good, and his body became weaker and weaker.
In fact, there were quite a few Japanese pirates who suffered from the disease like Aso Yuji, but their symptoms were different, the time of onset was different, and the severity of the disease was also different, so they did not attract the attention of the Japanese pirates.
If Zhu Ping'an were here, he would be able to tell at a glance that Aso Yuji and the others were suffering from tetanus.
Once tetanus breaks out, there is basically no way to treat it with the medical level in ancient times. It is an incurable disease. Even if there is medicine, it is just a last-ditch effort. It depends on luck. Once it breaks out, it basically means that you are done for.
So, Yuji Aso and the others are basically dead. This is the power of gold juice.
"Mr. Aso, your shame has been washed away in the Taiping Battle. You are not well yet, so take a rest first and take good care of yourself. When you arrive in Taizhou Prefecture, you will have the chance to show your abilities."
The Japanese pirate leader Heihachiro glanced at Aso Yuji who was kneeling on the ground and asking for a fight, and noticed that he was weak and sick. He could not even kneel steadily, let alone stand up. He could not help but waved his hand and rejected Aso Yuji's request for a fight.
"Captain, the Blue Mountain Guard and the Golden Bull Guard are the garrisons of Jinhua Prefecture. Without the highest military order, the Ming garrison troops are not allowed to cross the border. The Ming troops under the city have put up the "Blue Mountain Guard" and "Golden Bull Guard" flags, I'm afraid they are false. We have plundered more than one or two counties, and once we cross the border, the Ming garrison troops will be finished. We have never encountered such a situation before."
There was a fake Japanese who was originally a garrison soldier. He failed to suppress the Japanese and was suppressed by them instead. So he defected to the Japanese pirates and became a fake Japanese. He watched on the city wall for a while, realized he had found the flaw, and walked over to say to the leader Heihachiro.
"Humph! Do you think this governor doesn't know?! The garrison cannot send troops across the border without permission! Can a county magistrate leave the country without permission?! According to your Ming Dynasty system, a county magistrate who leaves his post without permission is guilty of a serious crime! Did you see that little thief in official uniform under the city? Isn't he the magistrate of Jingnan? Why is he in Taiping County?!"
The Japanese pirate leader Heihachiro narrowed his eyes, staring at the fake Japanese like a venomous snake, snorted, and asked coldly. He seemed to know a lot about the laws of the Ming Dynasty. He not only knew that the garrison troops could not be transferred across borders, but also knew that the county magistrate could not leave his post without permission.
"Yes, yes, the leader is telling you a lesson. I was too talkative."
The fake Japanese was glared at and scolded by the leader Heihachiro, and he was immediately speechless, nodding and bowing, more like a grandson than a grandson. He was from a guard post, and knew that the guard post could not be transferred across the border without the order of the upper military, but he didn't know whether the county magistrate could leave his post without permission.
"This little thief is very cunning. The last raid on Jingnan failed because of this little thief. As a county magistrate, how could this little thief not know the consequences of leaving his post without permission? Since he dared to leave Jingnan without permission, did he receive an order from the higher authorities? I have heard of the great names of your Ming Dynasty's East Factory and Jinyiwei for a long time. Did this little thief receive an order from the higher authorities through the factory and guards?!"
The Japanese pirate leader Heihachiro stared at the official-dressed figure at the foot of the city with a burning gaze, feeling a little fearful.
The last time Zhu Ping'an was in Jingnan, he left a deep impression on him, especially when compared with the magistrate of Taiping, the impression was deepened. A group of common people with hoes could stop my warriors in his hands and make me lose soldiers in a small county. What if it was two Ming troops from the garrison? Although he was confident that even if this little thief led two Ming troops from the garrison, he would not be his opponent in a field battle, but it was inevitable that he would lose soldiers. This little thief was not as stupid as the magistrate of Taiping.
The most important thing is that today is the day to reunite with Jiang Menzhu, and there is not much time to delay. When thinking of Jiang Menzhu, the Japanese pirate leader Heihachiro is even more afraid, several times more afraid than Zhu Pingan. Jiang Menzhu has wanted to annex him for a long time. He had already lost more than half of his troops in the attack on Jingnan a few days ago. Although he had some reinforcements in Taiping this time, these Japanese pirates who were replenished had never seen blood. Without a few bloody battles, they would not be able to show up. If he lost soldiers and missed the reunion time, Jiang Menzhu would definitely not miss this opportunity. He would definitely take the opportunity to punish him and join hands with the wine and meat monk Tie Jin Gang to annex his own people.