After the Japanese pirates that Shouhou was with arrived at the sentry fort, the four groups of Japanese pirates joined together and adopted the tactic of surrounding three sides and leaving one side open. They deliberately left the northern wall open and built ladders to attack the fort from the southeast and west walls, hoping to break through one wall and flee from the northern wall out of panic. As long as the people left the sentry fort, they would become lambs to be slaughtered.
However, the people in the outpost were obviously not stupid. No matter how the Japanese pirates threatened them, they insisted on defending the fort.
"Baga! These damn two-legged sheep are defending the fort, and we didn't prepare any siege equipment in advance. If we want to break this turtle shell, I'm afraid we have to invite more than a hundred brothers to cut down trees and build siege ladders and battering rams."
"No, if we cut down trees to build siege ladders and battering rams, it will take at least an hour, and it will take another hour to attack the fort. We will spend too much time in this small fort, and we will not have time to plunder other villages and towns. We may miss the important event of King Hui. If the ship owner blames us, we can't afford it."
"Then let's say these two-legged sheep are lucky. We can bypass this fortress and plunder other villages and towns instead."
After several small Japanese pirate leaders failed to attack the fort, they whispered to each other for a while and decided to let the outpost go and plunder other villages separately.
"Is it the same in other villages?" a Japanese pirate said to the pirate leader with some concern.
"Shut up your crow mouth. They can't predict the future, how could they avoid it in advance?! This is just a coincidence. Besides, it's not easy to build a fort. There is already a fort like this in Jingnan County, which is rare. I don't know which landlord who cherishes his life built it! If this happens in other villages and towns, I will twist my head off and let you kick it like a ball."
The Japanese pirate leader kicked the worried Japanese pirates with curses, thinking that such a situation would not happen again.
Led by their respective leaders, the Japanese pirates bypassed the outposts and pounced in other directions like hungry wolves.
A cup of tea later, they arrived at another village further inland and found that it was also empty.
Then they rushed to another village, which was also empty.
After attacking five villages in a row, they once again encountered a heavily guarded sentry post.
The worried Japanese pirate turned his gaze towards the little leader.
"Damn it! Why are you looking at me like that? Do you really want me to twist my head off and let you kick it like a ball?!" The Japanese pirate leader cursed in anger and kicked the pirate so hard that he staggered.
The pirates on other ships also encountered the same situation. All the villages along the coast of Jingnan were empty, and they all hid in the nearby sentry forts. The pirates came in a hurry and had no siege equipment, so they had no way to take these sentry forts for a while.
The Japanese pirates felt that something was not right, and they sent people one after another to inform the ship owner Ye Zongman of the situation. Of course, Ye Zongman had known about it for a long time. He led hundreds of his own Japanese pirates and raided several villages before encountering a sentry post.
After a tentative attack on the fort and injuring two Japanese pirates, Ye Zongman withdrew his troops and stopped attacking the fort.
"The outer wall has already dried thoroughly. Judging from the color and texture, this fort has been built for at least a month. It should have been built during the great flood. Jingnan has been on guard against us for a long time. Judging from the situation, all the villages within a radius of five or six miles have taken refuge in the fort. Everything has been moved so cleanly, at least a day or two in advance... Jingnan has predicted that we will land and plunder in the near future."
Ye Zongman looked at the sentry post in front of him, frowned slightly, and said somewhat unwillingly.
"Could it be that Jingnan has planted spies among us brothers?!" a trusted Japanese pirate said uncertainly.
"What a bullshit spy! This morning I received the order from the King of Hui to 'do your best, no taboos'. It was only at noon today that we decided to plunder Taizhou Prefecture. How could the spy have predicted the future and informed Jingnan of the news in advance?!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Zongman slapped his trusted Japanese pirate on the back of his head and cursed him with his eyes wide open.
That’s right, the trusted Japanese pirate shrank his neck.
"Last time, Jiang Menzhu, Tie Jin Gang, and Heihachiro led a group of bandits in Taizhou and captured five counties in a row. Jingnan was the only one that escaped. When I heard the news before, I thought Jingnan was lucky. Now it seems... Jingnan's survival was not just a matter of luck. Jingnan County Magistrate Zhu Ping'an is not an ordinary guy. He actually guessed that King Hui would order looting Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the near future and made preparations in advance."
Ye Zongman withdrew his gaze from the sentry post and sighed softly.
"Captain, since the people of Jingnan have taken refuge in the sentry forts, instead of wasting time and effort attacking the forts one by one, we might as well go all out and gather a large army to attack Jingnan County directly. We have more than 6,000 brothers, and I don't believe that we can't capture a small county." The trusted Japanese pirate suggested.
"These towns and villages have made preparations in advance. Do you think Jingnan County would be unprepared?! Of course, even if Jingnan is prepared, I am fully confident that I can break through Jingnan County, but it will definitely take time and I am afraid that many brothers will be killed. This is not the result I want, nor is it what Prince Hui wants to achieve. We must create the greatest fear for the Ming court in the shortest time!"
Ye Zongman shook his head slightly and rejected his subordinates' proposal.
However, Ye Zongman was unwilling to give it a try. Anyway, it was also on the way to Taiping County and Taizhou Prefecture. He gathered his Japanese pirates and headed straight for Jingnan County. After about half an hour, they arrived in front of Jingnan County.
I saw that Jingnan County was pitch black, and the county town was lying on the ground like a sleeping yellow cow.
"Captain, look, Jingnan County is completely dark. It seems that Jingnan County has not taken any precautions."
The trusted Japanese pirate saw that Jingnan County was pitch black and couldn't help but say excitedly.
"Alas! It seems that we have no chance of going to Jingnan. Let's go to Taiping County and let go of the anger in our chest!"
Compared with the excitement of his trusted Japanese pirates, Ye Zongman sighed unwillingly.
"Captain, Jingnan County is completely dark, and it's obviously unprepared. Wouldn't it be a pity to just leave like this?! Captain, please give the order, I will lead my men to take Jingnan County for you and present it to you."
The trusted Japanese pirate was puzzled and asked for a fight with his neck stiffened.
"Idiot! There must be a reason for the abnormality! There is no light in Jingnan County, don't you think it is abnormal?! It is obvious that they have set a trap for you to bring people over. Do you believe it or not, they will shoot you into a hedgehog?!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Zongman slapped his trusted Japanese pirate on the back of his head and cursed him.
"Don't waste any more time, change your residence to Taiping County!" After Ye Zongman cursed, he waved his hand and gave a decisive order.