There is no wall that is impenetrable, and the contents of the two newspapers quickly spread, first in the official circles of Yingtian, and then quickly spread to the public, causing people to talk about it and cause a lot of uproar.
"Wuhu Duyu Shi Shuai Shan Zao Qian Hu Zeng Ji and Jianyang Wei Miao Yin and other allied forces of 3,000, surrounded and attacked the Japanese pirates in Shangyu. Because Jianyang Wei Miao Yin and others had been defeated before, their morale was greatly reduced. They were defeated as soon as they fought with the Japanese pirates. The Japanese pirates drove the defeated army to attack Zeng Ji's troops, causing Zeng's troops to be in chaos. Under the attack of the Japanese pirates, the allied forces were defeated for thousands of miles. Only the troops of Wuhu County Magistrate Chen Yidao did not flee, but Chen Yidao died on the spot, and most of Chen Yidao's troops were killed or injured. Fifty-seven Japanese pirates pursued the victory into Wuhu territory and set fire to the south bank of Wuhu Lake. It happened that a strong wind blew by the lake, and the wind helped the fire. The fire suddenly became extremely large, with flames rising to the sky and black smoke rolling to cover the sky and the sun, just like a demon coming out of the world, sweeping across several miles of land.
Amidst the flames and black smoke, the Japanese pirates suddenly crossed the north bank of Wuhu Lake and headed straight for Wuhu County. Fortunately, Wuhu County had already been on high alert and discovered the Japanese pirates' whereabouts in time. At the critical moment, before the Japanese pirates entered the city, they cut off the moat bridge and closed the city gates for defense. The Japanese pirates failed at the last moment and wandered outside the city for a long time. They had no choice but to retreat. After burning, killing and looting outside the city, they retreated and disappeared... "
In a restaurant facing the street, a storyteller was surrounded by a crowd, with a fruit and vegetable platter, tea and snacks in front of him. Holding a folding fan, he told the contents of two newspapers to the onlookers in a vivid and emotional manner.
The content of the newspaper shocked everyone.
"What?! Lost?! And lost badly!!"
"Three thousand coalition troops, not three thousand pigs. How can they be defeated just like that? Even if they were three thousand pigs, it wouldn't be like this."
"Are these dozens of Japanese pirates all supernatural beings, invulnerable to swords and spears? Why are they so fierce?!"
"If Wuhu County hadn't urgently closed the city gates, the people in the city might have been in big trouble..."
No one expected that the 3,000-strong coalition army, deliberately defeated the Japanese pirates to lure them into an encirclement, and then surrounded the Japanese pirates from the north and south and attacked them from the front and back. They were as fierce as tigers, but in the end, this was the result.
Lost so quickly!
Still a great defeat! The army was defeated like a mountain collapsing, and it was completely routed! The only one who did not collapse was Chen Yida, the county magistrate of Dangtu County, who died on the spot, and the rest of the army was routed thousands of miles away! They were chased and killed by the Japanese pirates, and I don’t know how many soldiers and horses died!
"Ahem, at this moment, why did I think of the urgent military information from Lord Zhu Ping'an, the 'Zhao Kuo of the present time'... Do you think that the Japanese pirates will really come back to attack our Yingtian City as he said?"
A diner in the restaurant couldn't help but speak out in worry.
Hearing that dozens of Japanese pirates had defeated the 3,000-strong coalition army, he couldn't help but think of Zhu Ping'an's urgent military intelligence.
The diner's voice was not loud, but clear enough. His voice lagged behind, and it seemed as if the entire restaurant had been paused. People stopped eating and drinking, and the entire restaurant became quiet.
It took a full second or two before a sound was heard.
"What a joke, how is it possible? Our Yingtian City is not one of those small counties, how dare the Japanese pirates..."
Then another wealthy man stood up. He was eager to show off. He bowed his hands to all around, attracted everyone's attention, and then made a long speech in a loud voice: "That's right, don't worry too much. I have a brother-in-law who works as a clerk in the Ministry of War. He has known about this Tangbao for a long time. He has also heard the old men in the Ministry of War discuss it. They said that the urgent military information of the 'Zhao Kuo of the time' is impossible. First of all, our Yingtian City is the former Forbidden City of the capital, and it is also the secondary capital now. It is comparable to a small county town. Our Taizu 'built high walls, stored up grain, and claimed the throne slowly'. He built high walls. Our Yingtian City has high moats and deep moats, covering an area of dozens of miles, and the walls are dozens of meters high! Dozens of Wuhu counties piled together cannot compare to half of our Yingtian City. You didn't listen carefully to the teacher's explanation of the Tangbao. Listen, the Japanese pirates set fire to attack Wuhu County, but once Wuhu County cut off the moat bridge and closed the city gate, the little Japanese pirates had no choice but to retreat, not to mention our Yingtian City. Once our Yingtian closed the city gate, the little Japanese pirates could only stare blankly and had no way out. Second, haha, you still didn't listen carefully to the teacher's lecture. Although the 3,000 coalition forces were defeated, they did not achieve nothing. Although the Japanese pirates in Shangyu won, they did not suffer no losses. The Japanese pirates in Shangyu were also at their wits' end at this time. Before the war, they still had about 80 people. After the war, when they attacked Wuhu County, there were only 57 Japanese pirates left. Haha, 57 Japanese pirates, what are they doing in Yingtian? Are they going to tickle us in Yingtian?"
When he finished speaking, everyone burst into laughter.
"Hahaha, yeah, what can fifty-seven pirates do? Our Yingtian is dozens of miles long, and there are thirteen inner gates alone. If the fifty-seven pirates are dispersed, there will be four and a half pirates attacking one city gate. Four and a half Japanese pirates attacking one city gate, hahaha, that's not even enough to scratch an itch..."
"I told you, the 3,000-strong coalition army is not a bunch of pigs. As expected, they still managed to kill 20 to 30 Japanese pirates. The 3,000-strong rural coalition army can achieve this result. We in Yingtian have over 100,000 regular soldiers. In terms of combat power, we are at least as powerful as the 3,000-strong coalition army. These Japanese pirates are really not good enough."
"The Japanese pirates are few in number, so there is no need to worry..."
"If 'Zhao Kuo of the present time' wants to wash away his shame, this little bit of Japanese pirates is not enough. Haha, let's not think too much. Let's drink when we should drink and eat when we should eat. Even if the sky falls, it won't hit us in Yingtian..."
The restaurant soon became lively again. People put the news about the Japanese pirates behind them and continued to drink, eat and chat as usual.
It is said that the eyes of the masses are sharp. In this case, it is indeed true. The opinions of the people are almost identical to those in official circles.
This was generally the voice in official circles. Although the 3,000-strong coalition army suffered a crushing defeat, they still achieved some results. Only 57 of the more than 80 Japanese pirates were left. The remaining pirates were no longer a concern. Wuhu County, a small county town, closed its gates, and the Japanese pirates couldn't do anything to it, let alone Yingtian.
Of course, not everyone is like this.
After hearing the two reports, Hu Zongxian pondered for a moment, ordered his men to prepare horses, and rushed to the "Zhenwei Camp" in Guojing Camp outside Yingtian.
Zhenwei Camp is the outermost military camp in Yingtian.
As soon as Hu Zongxian arrived at Zhenwei Camp, he ordered the entire camp to prepare for war. The camp was not impressed, but Hu Zongxian, as the inspector and censor, used both kindness and force to personally supervise the camp. Through Hu Zongxian's efforts, the camp gradually entered a state of war preparedness with personnel assembled and materials dispatched... ...