An hour had passed since the Japanese pirates began attacking the east and north gates of Taizhou City. Both the attacking pirates and the defending soldiers suffered heavy casualties on both sides. Corpses were strewn all over the ground and blood flowed like a river under the city gates.
The city of Taizhou is like a lone boat rising and falling in the stormy waves, in danger of capsizing at any time.
It's time!
The leader of the Jiang Clan, who had been sitting still and watching from the sidelines, smiled grimly at the sky, suddenly pulled out the standard sword from his waist, turned his head and shouted to the Japanese pirates behind him, "My men, it's time to break through Taizhou Prefecture! After the city is broken, the gold, silver, jewelry and beautiful girls in the city will belong to whoever grabs them! Kill!!!"
“Kill!!!”
"Break through Taizhou Prefecture!!!"
“Whoever grabs it first gets it!!!”
At the command of Lord Jiang, the Japanese pirates under his command rushed towards the South Gate like mad dogs, their eyes red, shouting and killing fiercely... The city was full of gold, silver, jewels, and beautiful girls. Whoever grabbed them would own them...
Originally, Taizhou Prefecture was already shaky and in danger under the attack of Tiejin Gang and Hei Balang; now, with the joining of a large number of Japanese pirates under Lord Jiangmen, Taizhou Prefecture City was even more like a pile of eggs and was in imminent danger!
"Taizhou Prefecture is in imminent danger. Quickly inform all the noble families in the city of the benefits and dangers, and recruit their guards to defend the city walls! Tell them! When the nest is overturned, how can the eggs remain intact! If anyone disagrees, he will be treated as an accomplice of the Japanese pirates!"
Taizhou prefect Tan Lun grabbed the shoulders of the accompanying household clerk in a panic and gave murderous orders in a hoarse voice.
A large number of soldiers had fallen around him, and almost all of the soldiers who were still holding on were injured.
As the main force of the Japanese pirates began to attack the city, it became increasingly difficult to defend the city walls, and the Japanese pirates reached the top of the city walls several times.
If it weren't for Tan Lun's good command and Zuo Zhen and other generals' bravery, Taizhou City would have been captured by the Japanese pirates!
However, the defense on the city wall has now reached its limit.
Taizhou prefect Tan Lun had no choice but to turn his attention to the aristocratic families in the city and recruit their guards to defend the city walls. In comparison, the fighting power of the guards of the various families in the city was not much weaker than that of the soldiers.
"Yes, yes, I'll go right away..." Hu Shu was frightened by Tan Lun's murderous aura, and he responded repeatedly with trembling legs.
After the household secretary received the order and took people to recruit the wealthy families in the city to guard the house, Tan Lun sent people to post notices in the city, recruiting able-bodied men from the people to go up to the city walls to assist in the defense.
Hu Shu's trip to recruit the nobles to guard the palace was not smooth, and only about 200 guards were recruited! This was the result of his desperate pleading! The nobles in the city were not very cooperative. The more they were in such an emergency of life and death, the more they held on to the guards in their hands, closed the door of the mansion, and ordered the guards to protect them. In their opinion, if the Japanese pirates broke through the Taizhou city, they would still have to rely on these guards to protect the mansion. One more guard means one more safety! One more chance of survival!
"Damn it! A bunch of short-sighted idiots!!! If the city is breached by the Japanese pirates, what use will your guards be! The city walls can't even stop the Japanese pirates, so how can your tiny courtyard walls stop them?!"
Tan Lun was furious and kept cursing at the people in the city, wishing he could devour the short-sighted wealthy families in the city.
Fortunately, the conscription of able-bodied men in the city went relatively smoothly.
After seeing the conscription notice, many people responded actively and went up to the city walls in groups to help defend. They did not have the high walls and courtyards of the wealthy families, let alone the protection of the courtyards. They knew that once Taizhou City was breached by the Japanese pirates, they would be finished, so they actively responded to the conscription and went up to the city walls to help defend.
With the participation of thousands of civilians, the defensive force on the city wall was greatly enhanced, solving the urgent problem of the prefect Tan Lun.
However, the Japanese pirates were brutal and used to fighting, and were far from being comparable to the kind civilians. Some civilians who responded to the call-up out of courage were frightened by the blood and flesh flying and the life-and-death fights on the city walls as soon as they climbed up; even the brave civilians were no match for the Japanese pirates.
As time went on, the balance of war tilted more and more towards the Japanese pirates, who attacked the city walls several times.
"Haha... For so many years, so many Japanese pirates have plundered the southeast, but none of them has succeeded in capturing the city! Even Wang Zhi couldn't do it! But today! I—Jiangmen did it! Taizhou City is about to be under my feet!"
Seeing the Japanese pirates rushing up to the top of Taizhou City and occupying a section of the wall, Jiangmen, who was supervising the battle at the foot of the city, laughed loudly. Thinking that he was about to become the first Japanese pirate to capture the city, he couldn't help but shout loudly with ambition.
With the record of conquering the city, Jiangmen will be famous in the Japanese pirate circle! It is conceivable that many Japanese pirates will come to join us soon, and our strength will grow rapidly. In the future, we will no longer have to worry about being bullied by Wang Zhi and others. Not only that, it is even possible to surpass Wang Zhi!
At this moment, Jiangmen is full of ambitions that are higher than the city walls!
However!
Jiangmen’s grand ambitions lasted for less than a cup of tea before they were extinguished!
When he was commanding his army to seize the opportunity and prepare to take Taizhou Prefecture in one fell swoop, he suddenly heard a cry of killing coming from the north, followed by an earth-shaking sound. Looking up, he saw an overwhelming number of cavalrymen charging towards him in a cone shape from the north.
Several riders held a large tiger-shaped flag with the word "Yu" on it. The flag was bright red like blood and fluttered in the wind, like a tiger descending from the mountain, making people tremble with fear at the sight of it.
The cone-headed general was a fierce general, riding a black BMW, wearing bright armor, holding a wrought iron spear in one hand and a long sword in the other. He was like a killing god, stabbing with his spear and sword, and the Japanese pirates who stood in front of him were no match for him. He chopped and killed them with overwhelming force. Under his leadership, the cavalry behind him chopped left and right, like a hot sword chopping snow, splitting the attacking Japanese pirates in two a hundred meters in front of the wall, tearing them apart in an instant.
Cavalry is the nemesis of infantry, especially charging cavalry, which is even more so for infantry.
Not to mention that the Japanese pirates were attacking the city with all their might. They were completely unprepared and had numerous flaws. In an instant, they were hacked and killed by the cavalry.
Listening to the heavy sound of horse hooves, feeling the strong vibration of the ground, watching their once fierce teammates being torn apart in an instant like paper and trampled into meat paste by horse hooves, the Japanese pirates could not help but feel their legs go weak and their whole bodies tremble. They were not the elite soldiers under Li Ling's command, but just a group of more advanced mobs. When faced with the overwhelming cavalry, they instinctively turned around and fled.
In an instant, the army was completely routed, turned around and fled, abandoning their weapons and armor... This became the most vivid portrayal of the Japanese pirates attacking the city.
Seeing the reinforcements' powerful attack and the Japanese pirates being hacked into pieces, the defenders on the city wall were greatly encouraged and their morale was boosted. They counterattacked the Japanese pirates on the city wall as if they were injected with chicken blood and drove them off the wall.