As the sun sets, the crows fly away. Liu Mu and Liu Dadao have led the rangers out of the camp for half a day, but no news has been sent back yet.
Zhu Ping'an stood on the roof of Fengqiao outpost and looked into the distance. The Japanese pirates who surrounded the Zhejiang army camp did not learn their lesson. Not only were their tents tilted all over the place, but the pirates were also sloppy, sitting in groups of three or five around a fire. The entire position was like a sieve with holes everywhere. The Japanese pirate camps in the north and northwest of the city could not be seen, but the camp in the east could be seen, but the distance was too far and only a vague shadow could be seen.
As for the whereabouts of Liu Mu, Liu Dadao and the rangers, Zhu Ping'an could not see any trace of them at all.
Just as Zhu Ping'an was about to go downstairs, he vaguely heard a commotion. He looked in the direction of the sound and saw that the Japanese pirates in the east of the city had begun to attack the city again.
Judging from the noise, there were also sounds of fighting coming from the north and northwest of the city. The Japanese pirates in these two places also began to attack the city.
Zhu Ping'an stood on the roof and could vaguely see the fighting on the city wall.
This time the Japanese pirates' attack on the city was almost exactly the same as in the morning, and the intensity of the attack was normal, as if they were testing the city.
The siege lasted less than half an hour and was over, about the same time as in the morning.
The Japanese pirates retreated again.
Cheers of victory could be heard faintly from the city wall.
"Once again, what are the Japanese pirates going to do?" Zhu Ping'an touched his chin and fell into deep thought again.
It feels like the Japanese pirates failed on purpose and gave themselves up...
This shouldn't be the case. Under normal circumstances, the enemy army will concentrate all their efforts when attacking a city, and attack it with all their strength in one go. They will attack the city continuously to put pressure on the defenders, look for loopholes in the defense, and strive to capture the city.
Why were the Japanese pirates so abnormal
When something is abnormal, there must be something wrong.
Suddenly a thought came to Zhu Ping'an's mind.
Could it be that the Japanese pirates wanted to feign defeat, lure the defenders out of the city, and then set up an ambush to annihilate the defenders? !
When Zhu Ping'an thought about this, he couldn't help but open his eyes. He felt that this possibility was very high. The Japanese pirates often liked to set ambushes to trick people.
As the Japanese pirates "failed to attack the city" and "retreat in disgrace with heavy casualties" time and time again, the defenders in the city might have underestimated the enemy. Some greedy people might think the Japanese pirates were weak and intend to expand their victory and go out of the city to pursue them...
Thinking of this, although Liu Mu, Liu Dadao and others had not sent back any news, Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but hurried downstairs.
"Hurry, get the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and bring the carrier pigeon." Zhu Ping'an instructed his personal soldiers downstairs as he went downstairs.
Soon, the personal soldiers brought the writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone, and Zhu Ping'an wrote a simple warning letter, which basically said that the Japanese pirates might be faking defeat, intending to lure the defenders in the city out of the city to pursue them and set up an ambush in secret. In order to prevent the Japanese pirates from succeeding, the defenders in the city were asked to hold the city firmly and not go out of the city to pursue the Japanese pirates.
After writing, Zhu Ping'an couldn't wait to blow dry the ink, folded the warning letter, and put it in the mailbox.
"Send it to the city quickly." Zhu Ping'an handed the letter tube to his personal soldier, ordered him to tie it to the leg of a carrier pigeon, and release the pigeon.
In order to prevent any accidents, Zhu Ping'an wrote another similar warning letter and ordered his soldiers to release another carrier pigeon.
Fortunately, the Japanese pirates surrounding the Zhejiang Army camp were not vigilant enough. It was already dinner time, and their attention was almost entirely on the pork, beef and mutton boiling in the pot, and the jars of fine wine on the ground.
The breakout of Liu Mu, Liu Dadao and their 400 rangers did not have much impact on the Japanese pirates.
At first they were very worried, but after noticing that only about 400 people broke through, the Japanese pirates did not take it seriously.
What can more than 400 people do? ! It will not affect the leaders' plot. Even after these 400 people ran away, there were only more than 1,000 people left in the Zhejiang Army camp, making it easier for them to surround them.
It would not be easy for more than a thousand people to break through.
Therefore, the Japanese pirates who surrounded the Zhejiang Army camp were even more lax and careless than before.
The two carrier pigeons were released from the roof of the fort half a cup of tea later, and the Japanese pirates didn't notice at all.
Soon, the two carrier pigeons flew into Suzhou City one after another. The pigeon breeder took the secret letter and flew all the way to report it to the Suzhou prefect Shang Weishi.
When Shang Weiwei received the letter, he was still immersed in the joy of repelling the Japanese pirates again. After seeing Zhu Ping'an's warning letter, he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. Zhu Ping'an's reminder was too timely. Just now, when he went to inspect the city wall and praised and encouraged General Wang and others for their meritorious service in defending the city, he also heard many radical remarks from the soldiers.
Something like the Japanese pirates are nothing but this, something like the Japanese pirates are just a bunch of incompetent dwarfs, something like if the Japanese pirates dare to invade again, they will be chased out of the city and killed to pieces, etc.
Now that I have read Zhu Ping'an's warning letter and looked back at the Japanese pirates' two sieges on the city, it seems that they were indeed not trying hard enough.
At least, it was not as fierce as the attack on the Zhejiang Army camp yesterday.
Perhaps, the Japanese pirates might really be feigning defeat to lure the enemy...
Just in case, it is necessary to remind General Wang and others. Prefect Shang nodded vigorously.
Then, he went to the east gate again.
"Your Excellency, you are here again. We are here to guard the place. What else do you have to worry about? Just have a good rest."
General Wang laughed and said that after defeating the Japanese pirates who attacked the city twice in a row, General Wang felt more confident in speaking.
"That's right, General Wang. I just received a pigeon message from Lord Zhu. He reminded us that the Japanese pirates may have feigned defeat in their two attacks on the city in order to lure us out of the city and pursue them. They then set up an ambush outside the city..."
Prefect Shang repeated Zhu Ping'an's warning letter to General Wang, reminding him to be careful of the Japanese pirates' feigned defeat and not to leave the city.
"Hahahaha... Your Excellency is worrying too much. Lord Zhu is thinking too much and worrying about nothing."
Upon hearing this, General Wang couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"General Wang, Lord Zhu's reminder is not without reason. You still have to be careful. Don't be arrogant when you win and don't be discouraged when you lose. Our goal is to defend the city. As long as you defend Suzhou City, you will have done a great deed. Don't leave the city to pursue the Japanese pirates..."
Prefect Shang reminded again.
"Your Excellency, don't worry. I am a veteran on the battlefield. I have fought for decades and have seen all kinds of scenes. I can tell at a glance whether the Japanese pirates are pretending to be defeated or for the real reason." General Wang patted his chest and said confidently.
Then, General Wang laughed with a hint of sarcasm and dissatisfaction, "Haha, Zhu Ping'an's victory was a skill, but our victory was just a fake defeat by the Japanese pirates?! In the morning, the Japanese pirates 'fake defeat' and left nearly a thousand corpses at the three city gates. In the evening, the Japanese pirates 'fake defeat' again and left nearly a thousand corpses. The casualties are so great. Since ancient times, has your Excellency ever seen such a fake defeat? If they fake defeat a few more times, the Japanese pirates will be wiped out..."
"General Wang has a point, but it is better to be safe than sorry. All we need to do is defend the city and it will be a great achievement."
Prefect Shang insisted.
"Don't worry, sir. I won't worry about it." General Wang clasped his fists.