While the Japanese pirates were howling in deception due to his theory of three wins and three losses, Xu Hai continued to add fuel to the fire.
"Everyone, the Zhejiang Army only has 2,000 soldiers. They have to reserve at least 30% of their troops as a reserve to prepare for any unexpected events. The maximum number of soldiers they can deploy to the battlefield is only about 1,300."
"From the battle just now, we know that in order to maintain continuous firepower, the Zhejiang Army divided their troops into three or four waves, each wave has a maximum of about 300 people, which means that at most 300 muskets can fire at the same time. After these three or four waves have fired, they need time to reload gunpowder. As long as our soldiers press on and rush over quickly, without giving them the opportunity to reload gunpowder, they will become fish on the chopping board, allowing us to slaughter them!"
Xu Hai analyzed the Zhejiang army's disadvantages in manpower and firearms to the Japanese pirates, raised his arm and spoke confidently.
"That's right, we have more people than them, so we just charge forward and tear them to pieces!"
"Yeah, there are only a few of them. If we don't give them a chance to reload their weapons, they will be dead if we charge forward!"
After listening to Xu Hai's analysis, the Japanese pirates howled even louder, as if the Zhejiang army had been crushed by them.
"However, the Zhejiang army is small in number. If we charge forward, we will have to face at least four waves of their firearms. Who... who will charge in front?"
Some Japanese pirates raised a very realistic question: who would rush to the front to take on the Zhejiang army's firearms
Suddenly, the scene fell silent again.
The Zhejiang Army’s firearms are so powerful that even the armor and stomach cannot withstand them. Rushing to the front is basically tantamount to seeking death. Who would be willing to rush to the front
"Brother Chen, Brother Ma, and Brother Hojo, how about we each select a thousand brave warriors from our own ranks, a total of four thousand brave warriors to serve as the vanguard to charge into battle?" Xu Hai said to the Japanese chieftains including Chen Dong, Ma Ye, and Hojo Michisan.
After hearing this, Chen Dong and others nodded. Each of them sent a thousand Japanese pirates as vanguards, which was fair and impartial.
In order to encourage the Japanese pirates to act as vanguard warriors to attack the Zhejiang Army's defense line, Xu Hai discussed with Chen Dong, Ma Ye, Hojo Michisan and other Japanese pirates, and agreed on a mouth-watering reward, which was announced to all the Japanese pirates.
"All the warriors selected as the vanguard will be rewarded with a set of armor and 100 taels of silver. In addition, after conquering Suzhou City, each of you will be allowed to pick two beautiful girls to be your private property, so that you can realize your dream of hugging two beautiful girls. Moreover, no matter how much money you rob, whether it is 100 taels, 1,000 taels, or a mountain of gold, it will all be your private property!"
"In addition, all those who serve as pioneers this time can stay in the base camp and enjoy the benefits for the next year!"
"The oath we swear today is a resounding one, witnessed by both humans and gods! If you break this oath, you will be punished by heaven and earth, and you will not die a good death! After death, you will go to the eighteen levels of hell, be cauldroned in oil, have your tongue pulled out, and suffer all kinds of torture. In the next life, you will suffer misery, have an evil father and a poisonous mother, and have your wife and children separated from you, and your family will be wiped out."
Japanese leaders including Xu Hai, Chen Dong, Ma Ye and Hojo Michisan stood in front of a group of Japanese pirates, announced a huge reward, and swore an oath!
"What?! Is this true?! Each of us has a set of armor, 100 taels of silver, and two pretty girls. The loot we rob this time will belong to us. Suzhou City is a place of gold and silver. This time, a few people can rob a few thousand taels of silver. If they all belong to us, we will be really rich..."
"Nonsense! The leader has sworn such a cruel oath, cursing even the next life. How can it not be true?!"
"It's paid, it's paid, one hundred taels of silver, two girls, and I can enjoy myself in the base camp for a year!"
After hearing about the generous rewards, the Japanese pirates couldn't help swallowing their saliva, and their eyes turned red.
"The Zhejiang Army is just ordinary people who have just joined the battle. They are not well-trained, so their muskets' hit rate is definitely not high. And each of you still has armor on your body. As long as it is not a fatal part, survival will not be a problem. As long as you stand up, you will have endless money to spend, endless women to sleep with, endless chickens, ducks, fish and meat to eat, endless fine wine to drink, and endless good days to live..."
"As pirates, we are engaged in a bloody business. If we stand out, we will get money and women..."
"The number of places is limited, first come first served! If you come late, it will be too late to cry!"
Chen Dong, Ma Ye, and Hojo Michisan were all good at grasping people's hearts, and they shouted instigatively.
"One hundred taels of silver for two women, a thousand!"
"You may not be able to get a hundred taels of silver in your lifetime, but you can get it as long as you stand up. Go for it!"
"The Zhejiang Army can only fire 300 firearms per round. There are 4,000 of us charging forward. Only one out of ten can make it. My luck has always been good. It must not be me. Let's fight!"
"Hahaha, now that I'm a pioneer, I can enjoy life in the base camp for the next year. I'll have money to spend and women to seduce. Isn't this the life of a god? Don't fight with me for it. I'll do it! I'll do it!"
There will always be brave men when there is a big reward. This has been a proven tactic since ancient times, and it works just as well this time.
Faced with the huge reward, one after another Japanese pirates, who valued money over their lives or who were proud of their bravery or good luck, stood up.
Especially the Japanese pirates who stood up at the beginning, each of them received one hundred taels of silver and a set of fine armor, which stimulated the other Japanese pirates. Suddenly, many Japanese pirates stood up to receive silver and armor.
Together with the brave Japanese pirates personally selected by Xu Hai and others, they soon gathered a total of 4,000 vanguard Japanese pirates.
Everyone was wearing armor! Almost all the armor on the Japanese pirates was concentrated on them.
"Very good, you are all great! It's all this! Don't be afraid, charge forward, and you will win if you charge forward!"
"Don't worry about the lack of support. After you charge forward, we will send more reinforcements to come up in time."
Xu Hai waited for Wo Jian to come forward, gave them thumbs up and praised them generously, and told them to just charge forward.
"Good men, charge forward, tear them to pieces!"
After praising them, Xu Hai and others waved their hands and ordered the 4,000 Japanese pirate vanguards to charge at the Zhejiang army again.
"Brother Chen, Brother Ma, Beijo Kuma, each of us needs to recruit another thousand troops to support them at any time!"
"When the last wave of vanguards charged, the Zhejiang Army had already fired three times, and there was only one more round left before they had to reload gunpowder. If we had not sent reinforcements in time, we might have been eating breakfast in the Zhejiang Army camp now. We must learn a lesson this time. As soon as the Zhejiang Army's guns sound, we must send reinforcements as soon as possible to support the charge and not give the Zhejiang Army a chance to reload gunpowder!"
"We must win the battle this time and defeat the Zhejiang Army in one fell swoop, otherwise their morale will inevitably be damaged. The Zhejiang Army is just a small bone, and there is a bigger bone ahead - Suzhou City. Morale must be boosted but not let down!"
After the vanguard charged into the battle, Xu Hai said to Chen Dong and other Japanese chieftains.
"Brother Xu, what you said makes sense!"
Chen Dong and others agreed with this and each selected another thousand soldiers and ordered them to be ready to provide support at any time.