"Captain, let's not talk about the fact that this Ming army off the field may be pretending to be from Lanshan Guard or Jinniu Guard. Even if they are really from Lanshan Guard or Jinniu Guard, so what? We have seen the officers and soldiers of the Ming Guard before. They are like sick weaklings, with low combat effectiveness and no fighting spirit. They are just cowards. When we marched across Fujian, we had only 600 men and horses. The Fujian Guard gathered more than 8,000 men and horses to encircle and suppress us, but they were still killed by our 600 warriors. The soldiers of the Guard fled for dozens of miles. We marched across Fujian like it was an empty land!"
The real Japanese Hojo Jiro noticed that the leader Heihachiro was afraid of the Ming army under the city, so he stepped forward and looked down at the Ming army under the city. He enthusiastically asked Heihachiro for a fight, "The Ming army under the city is no more than a thousand people at most. Aso-kun is sick, but I, Hojo Jiro, am fine. Please give me 500 soldiers and horses. I, Hojo Jiro, will definitely kill this Ming army under the city and chop off the head of the county magistrate as a night pot for the leader. If I, Hojo Jiro, can't do it, then I will commit seppuku to apologize!"
idiot!
Am I afraid of the Ming army under the city? ! I am afraid of Lord Jiang! What is there to be afraid of about the Ming army under the city! What if you can kill all the Ming army under the city? What about your own casualties? ! What about the time wasted? ! If I miss the agreed time for Lord Jiang to meet up, and lose my own troops, wouldn’t that give Lord Jiang the opportunity to annex me
The Japanese pirate leader Heihachiro glanced at Hojo Jiro with a gloomy face, as if he was looking at a stupid pig.
"Chief, I am willing to sign a death warrant!"
Hojo Jiro was not allowed to fight, and felt that his bravery was not recognized by the leader, so he became even more passionate and excitedly half-knelt on the ground to ask for a fight.
Stupid and unaware!
The Japanese pirate leader Heihachiro glared at Hojo Jiro, turned around, looked outside the city, and ignored him.
“Kill, kill, kill!”
"You Japanese pirates, get out of Taiping!"
The rhythmic shouts and curses of the Ming army below the city were clearly heard on the city walls.
Listening to the shouts and curses from below the city, the Japanese pirate leader Heihachiro's face became increasingly gloomy, especially when he saw Zhu Ping'an, who was dressed in official uniform and looked radiant under the city, Heihachiro's face became even gloomier, as if water was dripping from it!
You ignorant little thief! Last time, you just relied on the advantage of the city wall to block my troops. Do you really think I can't defeat you?! This governor considered the overall situation, weighed the pros and cons, and spared the small town of Jingnan! Do you really think you are better than me, Honda Heihachiro?! You have no idea who you are after just a little bit of victory over me. You dare to leave the city today and challenge me in a field battle! You really don't know how to live or die! If it weren't for Master Jiang, today would be the day you die!
"Leader, we want to fight too! We have been all over the south of the Yangtze River, and we have never been afraid! We have never been provoked like this!"
Several more Japanese pirates knelt down and asked to fight!
A bunch of idiots!
The Japanese pirate leader Heihachiro glanced at them and his face became even gloomier!
"Ahem... Chief, I just saw the Ming army under the city. They were advancing and retreating in disorder, and their formation was scattered. They didn't seem like garrison soldiers. Although the garrison soldiers were not good enough, they were not this bad. I think the Ming army under the city should be ordinary people pretending to be garrison soldiers. That little thief from Jingnan deliberately deceived us."
At this moment, the weak and sick Aso Yuji coughed, took a step forward and spoke to Heihachiro.
"oh?"
Upon hearing this, the Japanese pirate leader Heihachiro immediately turned his attention to the Ming army under the city and watched carefully.
Heihachiro looked for a long time, his squinted eyes turned, and he nodded slightly. It was indeed as Aso Yuji said, the Ming army under the city was much worse than the garrison soldiers in terms of formation, discipline and quality, and did not look like garrison soldiers.
Zhu Ping'an, this cunning little thief, actually dared to deceive me, using common people to pretend to be soldiers from Lanshan Guard and Jinniu Guard, and using common people to fight against me in the field?! Do you think this is defending the city?! He really doesn't know how to live or die!
If it were soldiers from the garrison, I would still be afraid, worried about their own casualties and wasted time, but if it were a group of ordinary people, haha, I can only say, since you are seeking death, I have no choice but to grant your wish!
One charge will decide the outcome, and the battle can be resolved in less than half an hour. This little bit of time can still be wasted. At worst, we can speed up on the road and catch up with the agreed rendezvous time with Lord Jiang.
Thinking of this, Heihachiro came up with an idea. He turned around and set his sights on Hojo Jiro and others who he had ignored before, and ordered them, "Hojo Jiro, Matsushita Sunao, Sato Ichi... I will give you 300 men and horses. Fight your way out of the city and test the strength of the Ming army under the city with me."
"Hi!"
Hojo Jiro and others responded loudly to the order. Although the leader only gave us 300 soldiers and horses, which was less than the expected 500, 300 people were enough. At the beginning, our 600 people could travel across Zhejiang and Fujian and kill 10,000 Ming troops. Now there are only 1,000 or 2,000 Ming troops outside the city, and they are all ordinary people. Ha, the ordinary people of the Ming Dynasty are like pigs waiting to be slaughtered. Three hundred warriors are enough!
snort!
Ming dogs outside the city, wash your necks clean, the masters are coming!
Hojo Jiro and his men were full of confidence. They gathered three hundred men and walked down the city wall along the steps with murderous intent.
"Captain, ahem... aren't three hundred men a little too few? Although the Ming army outside the city is a group of common people, they are numerous and powerful, and that cunning thief from Jingnan is a little difficult to deal with."
After Hojo Jiro and others came down from the city wall, Aso Yuji said to the leader Heihachiro with some concern.
"Haha, Aso-kun, who said there were three hundred troops?" The Japanese pirate leader Heihachiro slightly pulled the corners of his lips, forming an arc.
"Ah?" Aso Yuji was stunned. Uh, Chief, didn't you just give the order? Have you forgotten it so quickly
"Haha, Aso-kun, you are not serious enough. Of course, you are sick, which is understandable. I just gave the order to let Hojo Jiro and his men test the strength of the Ming army outside the city. If the Ming army is just a show, then I don't mind delaying for a while, and I will personally lead the army to attack and kill the Ming army outside the city and twist off the head of that cunning Jingnan thief! If the Ming army is not a fake, then I will order Hojo Jiro and his men to withdraw. Now we are about to meet up with Lord Jiang. We have almost robbed Taiping County, and it is impossible for us to take this city for ourselves. There is no need to lose troops in this small city and delay the time of meeting up. Otherwise, Lord Jiang, who has been eyeing us covetously, will definitely not let us go."
The Japanese pirate leader Heihachiro regarded Aso Yuji as his confidant, and considering his contribution in capturing Taiping County, he explained with a smile on his face.
"Ahem... Leader is wise! Aso is not as good as him." Upon hearing this, Aso Yuji said in admiration.