Yu Dayou is very famous in the southeast coast. He is 49 years old this year and has been famous for a long time. After hearing Yu Dayou's name, the surviving soldiers of Taizhou Prefecture all looked at Yu Dayou with admiration.
Seeing that their commander was so famous, the more than 500 cavalrymen following Yu Dayou were all proud of it.
Taizhou prefect Tan Lun ordered people to slaughter pigs and sheep and set up a grand banquet to warmly entertain Yu Dayou and his Yu family army.
"Thank you, General Yu, and thank you all the soldiers for risking their lives to rescue our Taizhou Prefecture. This first glass of wine, on behalf of the people of Taizhou Prefecture, I thank General Yu and all the soldiers for driving out the Japanese pirates and saving our Taizhou Prefecture."
At the banquet, Taizhou prefect Tan Lun raised the first glass of wine and bowed to Yu Dayou and his soldiers.
There was wine and meat, and the prefect Tan Lun was good at socializing. Under Tan Lun's hosting, accompanied by officials of all ranks in Taizhou Prefecture and local soldiers, the reinforcements ate and drank well, and the atmosphere of the banquet became better and better.
The soldiers ate and drank well, so they naturally talked more.
"Haha, everyone, I'm not bragging. With more than 500 cavalrymen, we defeated 18,000 Japanese pirates. Throughout history, how many armies can compare with our Yu Family Army?!"
At the banquet, an officer of the Yu family army boasted to the officers and soldiers from Taizhou Prefecture who were sitting at the table with him.
Although the Yu family army was the lifesaver of Taizhou Prefecture, the soldiers of Taizhou Prefecture were a little unhappy when they heard the Yu family army bragging about themselves without mentioning the soldiers of Taizhou Prefecture. The reason why your 500 cavalrymen were able to defeat the Japanese pirates was largely because we fought desperately to hold the Japanese pirates on the city wall. The Japanese pirates were exhausted and unprepared, so they were stunned by your surprise attack and defeated. At least half of your military medals should be attributed to our local soldiers of Taizhou Prefecture.
However, the officers and soldiers of Taizhou Prefecture thought that if the Yu Family Army had not rescued them in time, they would have been captured by the Japanese pirates. Thinking of this, although they felt a little unhappy, they did not say anything. Instead, they echoed the praises and praised the Yu Family Army, saying, "Your army is really a group of elite soldiers who have fought in hundreds of battles and are extremely brave. With only 500 cavalrymen, they attacked more than 10,000 Japanese pirates with an unstoppable momentum. You defeated the enemy with a small force, which is rare in ancient times."
"Our bravery and fighting skills are only one aspect. The main reason is that the generals are good at command and good at seizing opportunities." The officers and soldiers of the Yu family army took a big bite of pork bones, wiped the oil on their mouths, and said with some boasting.
"Oh, I'd like to hear the details." The officers and soldiers from Taizhou Prefecture asked.
"Haha, to be honest with you, actually, we have been here a long time ago. At that time, the Japanese pirates had just started to attack the two gates, but we were few in number, with only about 500 cavalrymen, while the Japanese pirates had more than 20,000 people. The general ordered us to hide in the ditch and watch the Japanese pirates attack the city. We waited until the Japanese pirates attacked the city with all their strength and fell into a stalemate before the general ordered us to ride out and attack, catching the Japanese pirates off guard. The Japanese pirates fled in embarrassment, abandoning their armor and weapons..." The officers and soldiers of the Yu family army picked up the wine bowls, took a big gulp of wine, and explained to the officers and soldiers of Taizhou Prefecture.
Arrived a long time ago?! Just sit back and watch the Japanese pirates attack the city?!
The officers and soldiers of Taizhou Prefecture heard that the Yu family army had arrived long ago, but had been hiding in a ditch not far away, and did not move, watching the Japanese pirates attack the city until the last moment when Taizhou Prefecture was about to be breached by the Japanese pirates, and then they rode out to attack... ... The dissatisfaction in their hearts began to grow uncontrollably... ...
If the Yu family army had been able to attack the Japanese pirates earlier, wouldn't my Taizhou Prefecture have suffered such heavy losses? ! Wouldn't my former comrades-in-arms have been killed by the Japanese pirates because of exhaustion? ! Wouldn't the elders and villagers who helped defend the city have suffered so many casualties? !
Gradually, these complaints and dissatisfaction gradually reached the ears of Taizhou prefect Tan Lun.
Tan Lun's face changed slightly, but he quickly reprimanded the messenger, "Rumors stop at the wise! Don't spread rumors! The Yu family army has only 500 cavalrymen, while the Japanese pirates have more than 20,000. What General Yu did was the right thing! The opportunity was captured just right! If the Yu family army had rushed out to attack before the Japanese pirates had put all their forces into the siege and reached a stalemate, not only would our Taizhou Prefecture not be blamed, but the Yu family army would also be gone without a chance to return. When the Japanese pirates put all their forces into the siege and the enemy and us were in a stalemate, the Yu family army would be the straw that broke the camel's back. At this time, rushing out to attack would be the most correct choice."
"Then they could have attacked earlier. The Japanese pirates have deployed all their forces to attack the city for a long time. We were really lucky this time. It was too thrilling. If it was a moment later, our Taizhou city would have been captured by the Japanese pirates." The messenger said unwillingly.
It was indeed too dangerous at that time. If the Yu family army had not launched an attack on the Japanese pirates, let alone a moment later, even a few breaths later, the Taizhou city would have been captured by the Japanese pirates.
Thinking of the dangerous scene at that time, Taizhou prefect Tan Lun couldn't help but sweat on his forehead. In fact, at that time, he had already made up his mind to live and die with Taizhou City. If the city fell, I, Tan Lun, would never live in vain. At the last moment, I would commit suicide on the city wall and apologize to the emperor and the court.
It was such a fluke...
If it happens again, I'm afraid I won't have this kind of luck!
Earlier is better...
However, this thought only lasted for 0.01 seconds, and Taizhou prefect Tan Lun suppressed the thought in his heart, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and scolded the messenger, "Don't talk nonsense! Yu Jiajun is the lifesaver of Taizhou Prefecture. I order everyone not to spread rumors and create trouble."
Tan Lun led the officers and soldiers of Taizhou Prefecture to toast Yu Dayou and others repeatedly to express their gratitude, and the atmosphere of the banquet became more and more heated.
While the banquet was in full swing in Taizhou Prefecture, the Japanese pirates, having abandoned their armor and weapons and in disarray, fled all the way to the seaside.
The Japanese pirates were frightened by the Yu family army and fled for more than thirty miles before stopping.
"This battalion of fierce cavalry should be the vanguard of the imperial court's army to suppress the bandits. There must be a large army following behind them, intending to annihilate us! Taizhou Prefecture can forget about it! We should not stay here for long. We should quickly board the ship and go to the sea. Once we reach the sea, we will be like a dragon entering the sea, and the Ming army will no longer be able to do anything to us."
Lord Jiang leaned against the tree trunk, took a short breath, and analyzed the situation of Heihachiro and Tetsujin Kong.
"Damn it, the imperial court reacted so quickly this time. If it had been a little later, Taizhou Prefecture would have been captured by us."
Tie Jin Gang touched the wound on his ribs and said hatefully that his ribs were injured by Yu Dayou's spear. If he had not been well-trained and had not avoided the vital parts in time, he would have been pierced by Yu Dayou's spear.
"According to the time, it has been six days since we landed, and the Ming dogs should have reacted by now. Although we suffered a lot of losses just now, we also gained a lot this time. It's time to retreat."
Heihachiro also nodded slightly and said softly that he also felt that what Lord Jiang said made sense and agreed to retreat. Although the Ming army was weak, it was obviously extraordinary this time, as can be seen from this battalion of vanguard cavalry.
"In that case! We should not stay here for long. We should quickly get to the big ship and go into the sea! Let's go!" Lord Jiang gave the order.
The Japanese pirates fled all the way to the seaside, squeezed onto a large ship, set sail without stopping, and fled into the depths of the sea.