After being humiliated, Hu Zongxian clenched his fists, angry, upset and disappointed. However, because he was defeated so badly in front of the Cherry Orchard, he did not have the courage to retaliate. The only thing that came to his mind was a classic Chinese curse: "You bastard, you are not worthy of being my advisor!"
Just when Hu Zongxian was feeling disappointed, a powerful voice sounded not far from him, which cheered him up.
"Sir, I request that you lead my three hundred elite soldiers to go out of the city and wipe out this group of extremely evil Japanese pirates!"
The sound was deafening, rare and precious amid the panic.
Hu Zongxian turned his head and saw Yu Dayou asking Zhang Jing, Eunuch He and Duke Wei to join the battle.
Fortunately, we have General Yu, a wise man! He understands the situation, knows military affairs, and is the bravest among the three armies! Hu Zongxian couldn't help but praise him in his heart.
"No! Absolutely not!"
As soon as Hu Zongxian finished speaking, an official stood up and stopped him with a cry of grief, "Lord Hu led more than a thousand fully armed elite soldiers who waited for the Japanese pirates in Cherry Orchard, but they were defeated and almost couldn't come back! General Yu, you only took 300 people with you, what chance do you have of winning! If you, General Yu, make any mistakes, it will be a fatal blow to the defense of the city. The great victory in Cherry Orchard has greatly dampened the morale of Lord Hu. If you lose again, how can we defend this city!"
"That's right. You can't do that. You absolutely can't do that! You can't repeat the mistakes made by Master Hu."
Many officials spoke out in agreement.
If it's not possible, then it's not possible. Why do you keep bringing this up again and again? You're bringing up all sorts of issues! Hu Zongxian's teeth were almost broken. This feeling was like being dragged out and whipped again and again!
Under the desperate advice of many officials, Zhang Jing adopted the majority opinion and did not agree to let Yu Dayou go out of the city to fight the Japanese pirates in the field. Instead, he appeased Yu Dayou with kind words and asked Yu Dayou to defend the city wall and resist the Japanese pirates.
"well!"
Hu Zongxian sighed and could only watch the Japanese pirates below the city showing off their might, occasionally approaching and shooting arrows and muskets at the city. Although the casualties on the city were small, less than ten people in total, the panic was increasing sharply.
Finally, the panic on the city reached an uncontrollable level, and there were signs of collapse. Zhang Jing discussed with eunuch He, Duke Wei and other high-level officials for a while, and after consulting with Yu Dayou and other defenders, he issued several urgent orders:
"Conscript the common people to take turns guarding the thirteen main city gates!"
"Open the armory and distribute swords, spears and shields to the people defending the city!"
"Anyone who goes down the city wall without permission will be killed without mercy!"
Soon, the people in the city were mobilized, and they voluntarily or were forced to go up to the city walls and pick up the distributed long swords and spears to assist in the defense.
The movement on the city wall was soon noticed by the Japanese pirates below!
"Sanbanro, look, the people on the city wall have been recruited to defend the city! Can we send a signal and ask Matsushita to cooperate in taking the gate?" Nao Naoko Kojima excitedly came to Matsuura Sanbanro and asked anxiously.
"General Zhinan, please be patient. The Ming people have just conscripted civilians to defend the city. They may not even make it to the city gate to help defend it. Give them more time. We only have one chance, so we must make sure it goes without a miss!"
Matsuura Sanbanrou shook his head slightly and explained softly to Naoko Nabeshima.
"Oh, that makes sense." Upon hearing this, Nao Nabeshima nodded vigorously, thinking that what Matsuura Sanbanrou said made sense.
"General Nao, I have just carefully observed the defenses of the Ming army at each city gate and discovered that the wall of Yingtian Ande Gate is narrower than other city gates, with limited space. The Ming army can only deploy a limited number of defenders, and the Ande Gate is relatively old, so there is an opportunity. We might as well use Ande Gate as a breakthrough point!" Matsuura Sanbanrou pointed to the Ande Gate in the distance and suggested to Nao after some analysis.
"Yes, I noticed it just now. Then let's choose Ande Gate as the breakthrough point." Naoko Kobe nodded.
"In this case, why don't we tentatively attack Ande Gate to put pressure on the Ming army and force them to focus on recruiting civilians to help defend Ande Gate. This will also create opportunities for Songxia and his men to help defend Ande Gate."
Matsuura Sanbanrou suggested to Nao Nabeshima.
Nao Nabeshima accepted Matsuura Sanbanro's suggestion without hesitation and summoned all the Japanese pirates.
"Gentlemen, the Ming Dynasty's secondary capital is just around the corner. We will be the Yamato warriors with the best hope of conquering it! Success is within reach, and I hope you will die for us! After success, your wealth and status will exceed your imagination! Now, we are just one step away from success! Next, we will feint an attack on Ande Gate to create opportunities for Matsushita and the others. Remember, this is a feint attack, not for the purpose of seizing the gate, but to intimidate the Ming army! The Ming army has set up a large number of iron cannons and crossbows on the city walls. Be careful. On the basis of protecting yourself, you can kill a few Ming soldiers with longbows and iron cannons, and you will succeed!!"
Naoko Kobe was like a chicken with its blood pumped up, and he shouted to the Japanese pirates excitedly.
"Hi!" The Japanese pirates bowed their heads and received orders.
"Okay, follow me and charge!" Nao Naoko swung his Japanese sword and led the charge towards Andemen.
"Kill them!" A group of Japanese pirates followed Naoto Kojima, shouting ferociously and charging towards Andemen!
The number of Japanese pirates was limited, and their every move was under the control of the Ming army. The Ming army noticed any movement of the Japanese pirates.
The Japanese pirates had only run more than ten meters when Yu Dayou determined their target. He shouted and pointed at several generals, "The Japanese pirates are attacking the city, and their target is Andemen. You, you, you, and you, each lead a sentry and follow me to reinforce Andemen!" He dispatched troops to reinforce Andemen.
"Don't save your arrows. Don't worry about whether they are accurate or not. Shoot them all towards the city!"
"The Japanese pirates are good at archery, so be careful to dodge when they shoot arrows! Shield soldiers, be careful to protect the archers at all times!"
"Gather rolling stones and wood, and boil golden juice..."
"Dispatch musketeers from the nearby Xiaoande Gate and Fengtai Gate to reinforce Ande Gate!"
"Where are the cannons? Fire two shots at the Japanese pirates!"
Hu Zongxian gave orders one after another while running towards Andemen.
As the Japanese pirates charged towards Ande Gate, panic on the city walls rose again, and the place became a mess and chaos.
"Damn it, who just said that the Japanese pirates only dared to show off their power outside the city and didn't dare to actually attack the city?!"
"That's right, if you don't understand, don't talk nonsense! No one will beat you for being dumb!"
The officials on the city wall were so frightened when they saw the Japanese pirates charging straight towards Ande Gate that their faces turned pale. They looked at Hu Zongxian and made indirect accusations.
Yes, Hu Zongxian did say something similar just now.
but... ...
Hu Zongxian clenched his teeth, took a deep breath, and cursed in his heart, "You idiot, I saw that you were scared to death, so I tried to comfort you. Do you understand what a white lie is? If I hadn't comforted you, you would have fainted for the third time! You took my kindness for granted!"
"Where are the reinforcements? Didn't I tell you to send orders to various places to send reinforcements?"
Seeing the Japanese pirates heading towards Ande Gate, but there was no sign of reinforcement outside the city, Zhang Jing could not help but question the officials of the Ministry of War with a dark face.
"We sent out the troops. As soon as the lord gave the order, we sent out the troops! To be on the safe side, we sent out troops to each location twice, and dispatched a full 100 scouts." The official from the Ministry of War replied aggrievedly.
Hearing this, Zhang Jing's face turned even darker.