"Report... Magistrate, the Japanese pirates escaped from the north gate."
A scout horse came galloping from a distance and stopped in front of the chariot formation. The scout dismounted and reported to Zhu Ping'an.
"Okay, got it. You've worked hard. Go down and drink some water and rest." Zhu Ping'an nodded slightly and asked the scout to go down and drink some water and rest. He looked calm and composed, without any expression of surprise.
Compared with Zhu Ping'an's calmness, the young men in the car group were in an uproar.
"Is this true? The Japanese pirates were scared away?!"
"My sword hasn't even seen blood yet, and the pirates are scared away?!"
"What? The Japanese pirates abandoned the city and fled?! The magistrate is really the reincarnation of Zhuge Liang. When I came here, the magistrate said that the Japanese pirates dared not fight us, but I didn't believe it. I didn't expect that the Japanese pirates really didn't dare to fight us. Just now, the Japanese pirates only fought once and then fled back to the city. Now all the Japanese pirates have abandoned the city and fled! The magistrate is really the reincarnation of Zhuge Liang, who can predict the future like a god."
The young and strong men in the chariot formation were all in disbelief at the news reported by the scouts, with faces full of surprise and excitement.
They still couldn't believe it. They couldn't believe what the scouts said was true. They couldn't believe that the Japanese pirates had abandoned the city and fled. They couldn't believe that they had recaptured Taiping County without fighting a battle or bloodshed.
"Report... Report to the magistrate, the Japanese pirates opened the north gate and fled the city through the north gate."
Another scout came and reported the same news.
"Report... ...The Japanese pirates have abandoned the city and fled. I made a rough count and there are more than a thousand of them."
Soon, another scout came to report. The information reported by this scout was more detailed and he roughly counted the number of Japanese pirates.
So many scouts reported the same news, and now people can finally be sure: the Japanese pirates really ran away! They really abandoned the city and fled!
"The Japanese pirates have run away!" "The Japanese pirates have run away!"
"The county lord is mighty!" "The county lord is mighty!"
The young men cheered excitedly, looked up to Zhu Ping'an with great admiration, and shouted loudly that the county lord was mighty.
Although the Japanese pirates had fled, the gates of Taiping County were still closed, and dozens of Japanese pirates stood in a row with knives in their hands on the city wall.
Are these the remaining Japanese pirates? !
Zhu Pingan looked up at the Japanese pirates on the city wall, narrowed his eyes slightly, then stretched out his arm, waved it vigorously towards the city gate, and shouted to everyone, "Put the tree trunk on the carriage, break open the city gate, and enter the city!"
“Go!”
"Break open the city gate!"
The Japanese pirates had all fled, with only a few of them left. What was there to be afraid of? The young and strong men shouted loudly as if they were injected with chicken blood. Following Zhu Ping'an's order, they put tree trunks on the carriage to make a simple battering ram. Seven or eight young and strong men held the tree trunks, pushed the battering ram, and rushed towards the city gate with all their might.
“Boom!” “Boom!” ... “It’s open, it’s open...”
The sounds of banging on the door were like thunder. After five simple battering rams rammed the door dozens of times in succession, the gate of Taiping County was knocked open. The young and strong men rushed into Taiping County, shouting excitedly.
After the gate of Taiping County was broken open, the young and strong men, led by Zhu Ping'an, rushed to the city wall and dealt with the remaining Japanese pirates.
Without any resistance, Zhu Ping'an easily led the young and strong men to rush up the city wall.
After climbing up the city wall, Zhu Ping'an finally understood why there was no resistance at all. The Japanese pirates on the wall were all seriously injured and could not even stand steadily, let alone resist. More than 20 Japanese pirates held weapons and huddled in the corner, staring at Zhu Ping'an and others with despair and madness, like dying beasts caught in a trap.
"Come on, come and kill me if you can."
"Hahaha, grandpa's head is right here. Come here if you have the guts. Before I die, grandpa will also take someone with him to die with me."
Although the Japanese pirates could not even stand steadily, they kept waving their Japanese swords at Zhu Ping'an and others crazily. They knew they would die and were determined to kill one to get their money back, and two to make a profit.
"Shoot!"
Damn, idiots, who the hell is going to go over there? Zhu Ping'an looked at the crazy Japanese pirates coldly, as if they were idiots. He waved his hand and directly ordered arrows to shoot the Japanese pirates, not giving them any chance to counterattack in their dying moments.
"ha?!"
"Baka!"
"coward!"
The crazy Japanese pirates were dumbfounded. They didn't expect Zhu Ping'an to not engage in close combat with them but directly order arrows to be shot. How could they break even by killing one and make a profit by killing two? They couldn't help but curse Zhu Ping'an as a coward.
However, their curses soon came to an abrupt end, as young and strong civilians shot hundreds of arrows, which instantly hit the Japanese pirates' bodies and turned them into hedgehogs, ending their sinful and dirty lives.
"Report to you, sir. There are a total of 23 Japanese pirates."
Liu Dadao led several people to attack the Japanese pirates. They cut off the heads of the Japanese pirates who were shot by arrows and fell to the ground one by one, counted the heads of the Japanese pirates, and reported to Zhu Pingan.
"Care the heads of the Japanese pirates with lime and put them together with the heads of the Japanese pirates captured last time. Ask Taizhou Prefecture for reward in the future. As before, have the bodies of these Japanese pirates set on fire and be done with it."
Zhu Pingan nodded and said.
After clearing out the Japanese pirates who were holding back the retreat, Zhu Ping'an bowed to the young men and thanked them, "Thanks to your help, we have successfully driven out the Japanese pirates and recovered Taiping County. This is a great achievement, and I will definitely reward you when I return."
Zhu Ping'an left one hundred young and strong men to guard each city gate, and the remaining young and strong men entered the city in teams of fifty.
To prevent any accidents, Zhu Ping'an made the rules clear to everyone before entering the city. Anyone who burned, killed or looted would be killed without mercy.
After entering the city, what caught everyone's eyes was a scene of horror and chaos, like hell on earth.
The city was filled with the pungent smell of blood, the streets were stained with blood, and the broken limbs and remains of civilians were scattered all over the place. Some streets were so empty that there was no place to step... Houses were destroyed, and shops were in ruins... It was like the end of the world.
"Damn it! I will kill all the Japanese pirates in the world!"
Facing the Japanese pirates, Zhu Ping'an, who had always been as steady as a rock and very calm, was no longer calm and composed. His face turned ashen, his eyes were blazing with fire, his hands were clenched into fists, and his teeth were almost broken.
Seeing the hell on earth in Taiping County, many young and strong people could not help but squat on the side of the road and retch.
"Beast! What a beast!"
"The Japanese pirates who killed Tian Dao have no humanity at all. They even killed children. They are really a bunch of beasts."
Young and strong people walked on the streets, watching the tragic scenes, and could not help but beat their chests and stamp their feet, cursing in anger.
After seeing this scene, the young and strong men, after being indignant, could not help but look at Zhu Ping'an with admiration and gratitude. They were filled with fear and relief in their hearts. Fortunately, we have a county magistrate like Mr. Zhu. If the county magistrate had not driven away the Japanese pirates and defended Jingnan County, we would have been the ones harmed by the Japanese pirates.