One second I was eating barbecue, and the next second I became the barbecue...
This is a true portrayal of the embarrassing and tragic situation of the Ming army who were blocking the Japanese pirates in front of the Cherry Orchard.
Fortunately, the deep trench where the Ming army fought a last-ditch battle was hastily dug, only four meters wide and eight meters deep. More than a thousand Ming soldiers were driven into the trench by the Japanese pirates. Under the trampling of each other, many Ming soldiers were able to escape before being burned to death by stepping on the bodies of their comrades. The smell of burnt meat and the desperate screams of the Ming soldiers spread unusually far in the evening...
Hu Zongxian and Zhang Daren, the commander of the Zhenwei Camp, climbed out of the deep ditch by stepping on the bodies of soldiers under the desperate protection of their personal soldiers. They escaped with their lives, leaving their helmets and armor behind. Their hair and beards were burnt yellow, their faces were covered in blood, and their clothes were tattered by the explosion. They were in a very miserable state...
As his personal guards were fleeing towards Yingtian City with their arms raised, Hu Zongxian tried to look back.
The setting sun is like blood!
Blood like the setting sun!
Under the bloody sun, the cherry orchard was like hell on earth. The Japanese pirates were too lazy to swing their swords to kill, and they drove the remaining Ming troops into deep pits like cattle, and cruelly burned them with gunpowder to save their lives.
Although Ming soldiers continued to climb out of the hellish trench, fewer and fewer people were able to climb out. At least six or seven hundred burned bodies were left in the trench.
This was the first group I led, with the right timing, right location and right people, but I never expected it to be so cruel...
Hu Zongxian was carried by his personal soldiers to escape to the outskirts of Yingtian City, but he still hadn't recovered from the defeat in Cherry Orchard.
Even when inspecting important border towns such as Datong, the border troops encountered the enemy chieftain Altan Khan and suffered a great defeat, but they had never been defeated so miserably!
Unable to help himself, two lines of tears flowed from Hu Zongxian's eyes and flowed into his mouth along with the blood on his face.
The salty and fishy smells followed one after another, deeply engraved in his bones. Hu Zongxian gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. "Damn Japanese pirates, just wait for me. I will never forget this shame!"
"Open the door, open the door, open the door quickly!"
The defeated soldiers fled to the foot of Yingtian City and found the city gates closed. They could not help but cry and shout at the gates, yelling for the people inside the city to open the gates, and some even kicked the doors in excitement.
While knocking at the door, the defeated soldiers looked back with lingering fear, fearing that the Japanese pirates would catch up with them.
Fortunately, their comrades in the deep ditch bought them time, and no trace of the Japanese pirates was seen behind them.
"What are you shouting about? Who is kicking the door? If you kick it again, I will shoot you with an arrow! Who are you?!"
The soldiers guarding the city looked down from the city wall and cursed.
"You are blind. I am from the Zhenwei Camp, helping you to stop the Japanese pirates. Hurry up and open the door for you!"
"We fought desperately to stop the Japanese pirates in the cherry orchard outside the city to protect you, but you locked us outside the city instead."
"Open the door, open the door, open the door!"
"Please, open the door quickly, the Japanese pirates are coming... "
The defeated soldiers either threatened, or appeared to be strong but was actually weak, or begged... They knocked on the door through various means.
However, the city gates were never opened. The soldiers guarding the gates had long received orders from the three giants of Yingtian. No matter what happened, the city gates must not be opened without the joint written order of the three giants. Otherwise, they would be killed without mercy!
At the critical moment, Hu Zongxian and Commander Zhang of the Zhenwei Camp no longer cared about their face and had to risk their reputation by having their personal soldiers light torches to reveal their identities to the defenders on the city wall.
There were generals on the city wall who had seen Hu Zongxian and Mr. Zhang, and they had their badges, so they were able to verify their identities quickly!
Seeing the Zhejiang Provincial Supervisory Censor and the commander of the Zhenwei Camp outside the city, the defenders on the city wall did not dare to neglect and hurriedly reported. Zhang Jing and others were sitting on the city wall. When they heard the news from Hu Zongxian and Mr. Zhang, they hurried over to confirm that it was Hu Zongxian and others, and ordered the defenders on the city wall to lower nearly a hundred hanging baskets and hoist Hu Zongxian and others up. +
"Excuse me, Mr. Hu and Mr. Zhang. Now that the Japanese pirates have invaded our territory, we have no choice but to allow you to enter the city via a hanging basket just in case."
Shi Pengfei, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of War, stepped forward and explained to Hu Zongxian and Lord Zhang, the commander of the Zhengan Camp.
"It's the right thing to do in an emergency." Hu Zongxian coughed and clasped his fists to express his gratitude. The commander of the Zhenwei Camp, Lord Zhang, had not yet recovered from the shock and could only nod with a lingering fear on his face.
"Censor Hu, Lord Zhang, you two are fighting against the Japanese pirates in front of the cherry orchard. What is the specific situation of the battle?"
Zhang Jing asked with concern.
In fact, at the first sight of Hu Zongxian and Mr. Zhang, Zhang Jing knew that they were defeated. They had thrown away their weapons and armor, and their army was in disarray. Only half of the more than a thousand soldiers returned. But he still held out a glimmer of hope. What if they won a tragic victory... In addition, even if they were defeated, he had to ask clearly to what extent they were defeated and what the casualties on both sides were.
Hearing Zhang Jing's question, Hu Zongxian's face suddenly turned red as blood, and Lord Zhang's head almost dropped into his crotch.
The two were extremely embarrassed and ashamed. Hu Zongxian took a deep breath and said shamefully: "Ahem, I dare not hide it from you. We were defeated, completely defeated..."
"I lost..."
Shi Pengfei, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, and others were stunned.
"What are the casualties? What are the losses of the Japanese pirates?" Zhang Jing continued to ask. War casualties?!"
The losses of the Japanese pirates
Upon hearing this, Hu Zongxian's face turned even redder, as if covered in pig blood. He was so ashamed that he used up all his strength to speak, "The Japanese pirates didn't lose a single person... our army lost more than half..."
After the auspicious event, Hu Zongxian lifted his robe and knelt down towards the capital, "Alas, I feel so ashamed of my Majesty."
"Ah?! What?! The Japanese pirates didn't lose a single person, but our army lost more than half of its troops?! How could this be?!"
Zhang Jing opened his mouth in disbelief, took a deep breath, and asked four questions in succession.
"This is what happened..." Hu Zongxian simply narrated the Battle of Cherry Orchard.
"Haha, what a complete defeat! The Japanese pirates didn't lose a single soldier, but they lost half of their troops! They were so arrogant when they volunteered to fight in the morning, but they were slapped in the face so quickly. They were completely defeated in the evening..."
"It's ridiculous. He tried to draw a tiger but ended up drawing a dog. Xiang Yu burned his boats and Han Xin fought a desperate battle. He also imitated others by digging trenches, but ended up killing half of his own soldiers. It's really ridiculous..."
"If you don't have the skills, don't take on the job. It's embarrassing to try to stop the Japanese pirates. Let's see if he has the nerve to come to our military camp to inspect and supervise in the future. He keeps talking and talking, and he speaks in a very conspicuous way, but in the actual battle, more than a thousand people fought against dozens of Japanese pirates, and they were defeated like this. Any one of them can command better than him!"
Some officials on the city wall could not help but make comments upon hearing this, especially some generals from the Beijing camp who made several undisguised laughs.
Hearing this, Hu Zongxian's face turned redder...
The news of Yingtaoyuan's disastrous defeat in blocking the Ming army spread quickly, and extreme panic instantly swept across the entire city of Yingtian!