While Zhu Ping'an was intensifying his military training at the Taohuaji training ground, Nanling County had already fallen into a living hell. Waves of desperate cries and blood-shedding howls could be heard one after another in Nanling County. The Japanese pirates laughed loudly as they burned, killed and looted on the streets. The bodies of innocent and pitiful people were scattered all over the streets, and their blood dyed the bluestone slabs on the streets red.
As the defense of the Boundary Mountain was abandoned by County Magistrate Mo, the Japanese pirates were able to enter Nanling County through the Boundary Mountain and chased after County Magistrate Mo from the South Gate of Nanling County. As soon as they entered Nanling County, they started killing and burning people, turning Nanling County into a living hell.
"Damn Fatty Mo, I knew he was incompetent, but I didn't expect him to be this incompetent! He deserted the battlefield, allowing the Japanese pirates to break into the city so easily! Damn him! As long as there is life, there is hope. I have a heavy responsibility on my shoulders and cannot stay here!"
When Nanling County Magistrate Hu Guangyao learned that County Magistrate Mo had deserted the battlefield and the Japanese pirates had already entered the city, he gritted his teeth and cursed County Magistrate Mo, while quickly packing up his gold and silver jewelry, taking his wife and children, and holding the county seal, he quickly fled Nanling County from the east gate under the protection of the county government officials.
The reason why Magistrate Hu chose to escape from the east gate of Nanling County was that when he asked for help from Jianyang Guard Commander Miao Yin, Dangtu County Magistrate, Wuhu County Magistrate and Taiping Prefecture Prefect, the agreed meeting point was the east gate.
If you run along the official road from the east gate, there is a high probability that you will encounter reinforcements, which makes the safety factor much higher than running from other gates.
When Magistrate Hu ran out of the east gate for about a mile, he saw flags waving, people shouting and horses neighing on the official road ahead. A thousand soldiers in full Ming uniform were heading this way.
"Reinforcements are coming!"
When Magistrate Hu saw the attire of the people coming, he knew that reinforcements had arrived and was immediately overjoyed.
"Ahem, remember this, we are not abandoning the city and fleeing. We are leaving the city to welcome the reinforcements. Do you understand?!"
Magistrate Hu coughed, turned around and spoke sternly to the officer behind him.
"Understood. The magistrate is leading us to welcome the reinforcements." The officers said in unison.
"Good!" Magistrate Hu nodded with satisfaction.
Soon the troops arrived, and Magistrate Hu led his men to meet them quickly.
Just as Magistrate Hu had thought, the arrivals were indeed reinforcements. Jianyang Guard Commander Miao Yin led 800 soldiers to support, Dangtu County Magistrate Guo Yingjiao led 300 soldiers to support, Wuhu County Magistrate Chen Yida led 300 soldiers to support, and Taiping Prefecture Governor Guo Zhang led 400 soldiers to support, totaling 1,800 reinforcements.
"You gentlemen have come from afar and spared no effort to rescue our Nanling County. Yao is deeply grateful and has led his officials to greet you." Magistrate Hu bowed enthusiastically and stepped forward to express his gratitude to Miao Yin, Guo Yingjiao and others.
"You are too polite, Magistrate Hu. As officials appointed by the imperial court, it is our duty to wipe out the Japanese pirates and protect the country and the people. Moreover, this group of Japanese pirates has repeatedly committed crimes. If we don't wipe them out in Nanling, who knows where they will go next to harm the people!"
Miao Yin and others dismounted, bowed in return, and felt touched that Magistrate Hu came out of the city two miles to greet them.
However, when they got closer, Miao Yin and the others noticed something was wrong.
Why is Magistrate Hu still carrying a bag? Also, what happened to the family members who were being escorted? !
Magistrate Hu came out of the city to greet us, carrying his luggage and his family?!
How can this be called going out of the city to welcome him? This is clearly abandoning the city and fleeing, okay?!
Immediately, Miao Yin and others couldn't help but twitch their lips, but they did not expose Magistrate Hu.
After all, officials protect each other.
But even so, Magistrate Hu's face turned red when he was looked at by Miao Yin and others.
Since the Japanese pirates were in Nanling County, Miao Yin and others did not have time to exchange pleasantries. After a few simple greetings, the leaders of the several parties unified the command based on the level of their positions and the number of soldiers they led. They unanimously agreed that Miao Yin, the commander of Jianyang Guard, would serve as the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces to suppress the Japanese pirates.
"Don't worry, Magistrate Hu. Please rest assured, everyone. There are less than a hundred Japanese pirates in the city. We have more than 1,800 soldiers. We can capture the tiny Japanese pirates. There is no time to lose. Everyone, listen to my command. The shield soldiers go forward, and the archers follow closely behind. The rest of the soldiers should be ready to charge at any time and follow me into the city to suppress the Japanese pirates!"
Commander Miao said something to Magistrate Hu and others, then waved his hand and gave orders to all the soldiers.
"Destroy the Japanese!"
Under the command of Commander Mu, the four-party coalition forces adjusted their formation and marched towards the east gate.
People shouted, horses neighed, and banners fluttered. Although the ranks were not very orderly, the momentum was huge.
The coalition army marched towards the east gate of Nanling County and soon arrived outside the east gate. Just as they were about to enter the city, they heard voices crying for help and a bunch of ghostly screams coming from the east gate. Then they saw a group of civilians fleeing in panic from the city gate, as if they were being chased by the god of death. They ran out of the city gate and saw the coalition army outside. Before they could even spark hope in their eyes, they were caught up by a group of barefoot Japanese pirates with shawls on their heads. They wielded their Japanese swords and chopped the civilians to the ground like they were killing chickens and dogs, and the cries for help stopped abruptly.
A bloody scene.
The mighty coalition forces outside the city saw this scene and were frightened by the brutality of the Japanese pirates. Their backs felt cold and their feet trembled. Their morale had already weakened by three points before the battle even started.
"Look at how cowardly you all are. What are you afraid of? There are only so few Japanese pirates, and we have more than 1,800 of us. One of us can drown them with just a pee. What is there to be afraid of? Come on, get my precious carved bow. I will show you what it means to shoot an arrow through a target from a hundred paces away!" Commander Miao shouted, turned around and cursed them, and ordered them to get bows and arrows, ready to shoot a Japanese pirate to death to boost the morale of everyone.
The personal soldiers mounted the bow and arrow with both hands. Commander Miao took the bow and arrow and performed a handsome trick with the bow, which won a round of applause. Then he took the arrow with his backhand, put the arrow on the bowstring, drew the bow like a full moon, aimed at a Japanese pirate who obviously looked like a Japanese chieftain, released the bowstring, and the arrow flew towards the target Japanese pirate at a high speed.
When shooting a person, shoot the horse first; when capturing a thief, capture the leader first!
This is the strategy of Miao’s command!
The coalition forces' eyes followed the feather arrow.
Dro!
In the sight of everyone, the feather arrow directed by Miao accurately hit the face of the Japanese pirate who obviously looked like a Japanese chieftain, and shot the pirate's face crooked.
"The general shoots!"
"The general is mighty!"
The coalition forces cheered and their morale was instantly boosted.
"No, no, it's just ordinary, not worth bragging about!" Commander Mu looked calmly amid the cheers, turned around and waved at everyone, and couldn't help but said modestly with a smile on his face.
What are you bragging about? It's just basic operation...
As soon as Commander Miao finished speaking, he found that the cheers of the crowd stopped abruptly! It was like a chirping chick had its neck bitten off by a wolf.
The smile on Commander Miao's face suddenly froze. "Assholes, I was just being humble. Why are you being so obedient? Go on praising me."
“General…General…” The soldier pointed to the opposite side with trembling hands.
What's wrong
Can he still fake his death? !
What a disgrace to be in such a panic!
Commander Miao snorted, turned his head to look in the direction the soldier's finger was pointing, and then his whole body couldn't help but shudder.
In Commander Mu's sight, the Japanese chieftain whose face was crooked by an arrow turned his face around, bit the arrow shaft in his mouth, made a "Puh" sound with disdain, and spat the arrow on the ground.
The coalition forces were all stunned and their faces turned pale!
Am I seeing that right
So, that pirate caught the arrow shot by the general with his mouth?!
Is this still a human being?!
That's the devil, right?!
The coalition forces became agitated and their morale plummeted.