"General, having said that, the Lord's instructions are still ringing in my ears. Please think twice before acting..."
Although the deputy general felt that General Wang's words made sense, he couldn't help but persuade him again when he thought of the instructions of Prefect Shang.
"Think twice, think twice, think twice! Didn't I tell you?! The situation on the battlefield changes rapidly. As a general, you must be good at seizing opportunities. When you are away from home, you may not obey the orders of the emperor, let alone the orders of the Lord of the Palace. Moreover, the Japanese pirates outside the city are in chaos. This is a godsend opportunity. Once you miss it, I'm afraid you will never have it again!"
"What do you think of the power of the cannonball cart just now? Can the city gate withstand it? If the Japanese pirates can get one cannonball cart, they can get a second one. Now that the Japanese pirates are completely defeated, we should kill them and make them flee thousands of miles away. Let them never dare to covet Suzhou City again. This is the way to break the deadlock!"
"Also, although we killed thousands of Japanese pirates during the previous attacks on the city, we were on the city wall and followed the orders of the governor and did not leave the city. As a result, we won battle after battle but did not capture a single Japanese pirate head! How can we claim credit without a Japanese pirate head?! Didn't our brothers' blood have been shed in vain?!"
"Now, the Japanese pirates have been completely defeated and are in chaos. Their defeat is more thorough than the previous times. We should take advantage of their weakness to kill them. Now is our chance to pursue the Japanese pirates and reap military merits!"
"The defeated Japanese pirates below are not just Japanese pirates, but also military merits, which are opportunities for promotion and wealth!"
"A pirate's head is worth at least fifty taels of silver, and it also contains the opportunity to get promoted and make a fortune!"
"Brothers, do you want to get promoted and make a fortune? If you want to get promoted and make a fortune, follow me out of the city to chase the Japanese pirates! Now is a godsend opportunity to harvest the heads of the Japanese pirates. If you miss this opportunity, you will never get it again!"
General Wang could not help it, so he scolded his deputy general and then cheered to the officers and soldiers on the city wall.
"A pirate's head is worth fifty taels of silver. If you pick up enough, you can get promoted and make a fortune..."
"The pirates outside are just like lambs in the field. Once you drive them away, they will come in a group. Here is my chance to get promoted and make a fortune!"
"I didn't get any heads when I defeated the pirates the last few times. Now the chance has come, we can't miss it!"
"General, let's go!"
At General Wang's call, the officers and soldiers on the city wall rushed to respond, scrambling to follow General Wang out of the city.
"Hahahaha, all right, you all follow me out of the city to chase the Japanese pirates, and I will help you get promoted and make a fortune!"
Seeing the active response from his officers and soldiers, General Wang grinned with satisfaction, and suddenly he felt a sense of heroism in his heart and became full of confidence.
Today is my lucky day, and it is also the day of my rise. With so many soldiers following me out of the city, we can harvest at least several thousand heads of Japanese pirates. I am the highest general, and their gains will be recorded in my name, which can at least help me get promoted two or three levels!
However, when he turned around and saw the deputy general, he couldn't help but frowned, stretched out his hand and patted the deputy general's shoulder, and ordered with some dissatisfaction, "As for you, aren't you worried that the Japanese pirates will fake a defeat, worried that you will violate the orders of the palace master? You don't have to leave the city, stay and guard the city gate with your troops!"
"General, I..." The deputy general blushed and wanted to explain.
However, General Wang did not give him a chance to explain. He patted his shoulder again and said impatiently, "Needless to say, guarding the city gate is equally important. If the Japanese pirates are really faking defeat, the city gate depends on you! Guard the city gate well. Unless I come back, you are not allowed to open the city gate!"
"Yes!" The deputy general clasped his fists and accepted the order.
"Come on, follow me out of the city to chase the Japanese pirates, I will help you get promoted and make a fortune!"
General Wang waved his arm to the officers and soldiers who responded on the city wall, then led them down the stone steps.
Soon, in the open space in front of the city gate, General Wang mounted a black BMW, holding a big sword similar to Guan Gong's, and shouted, "You will get promoted and rich today! Kill him!" Then he kicked the horse's belly and rode towards the city gate first, like a god descending to earth or Guan Gong in the world, very majestic.
"Kill! Get promoted and make fortune today!" The thousand officers and soldiers behind him shouted excitedly and followed General Wang to rush to the city gate.
Among the one thousand officers and soldiers who followed General Wang out of the city, one hundred were General Wang's personal soldiers, also cavalry, and the rest were infantry.
"Crunch! Crunch!".
The officers and soldiers at the city gate immediately took down the fine iron door check and the beams supporting the gate, and opened the city gate with a creaking sound.
“Kill!”
A thousand officers and soldiers followed General Wang, shouting and killing loudly, and rushed out of the city gate excitedly like a tiger descending from the mountain.
The Japanese pirates noticed it as soon as the city gate opened.
"Look, leader! The soldiers are really leaving the city to pursue us. Leader is amazing! Leader said they would leave the city, and they actually left the city."
A Japanese pirate next to Xu Hai saw the city gate slowly opening, and couldn't help but say to Xu Hai excitedly and admiringly.
"Hahahaha, everything is under my control." Xu Hai couldn't help laughing, feeling very excited.
"The leader is truly a god."
The Japanese pirates around him all flattered him.
"Stop flattering me. Follow the original plan and quickly retreat to the ambush circle. Throw some armor along the way to cause the enemy to abandon their weapons. Also, throw down dozens of captured civilians every thirty to fifty meters to give them as military merits!"
Xu Hai smiled, shook his head, and waved his hand to give orders.
Suddenly, the Japanese pirates abandoned their weapons and armor and fled in a panic as planned, becoming even more chaotic and disorderly.
After General Wang led his troops out of the city gate, many of the Japanese pirates who had not had time to escape near the city gate knelt down and begged for mercy.
"Sir, sir, we are common people, not pirates."
"Sir, please spare us. We were captured by the Japanese pirates yesterday. We are not pirates..."
"Sir, help me."
The Japanese pirates knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.
"Hahahaha, this is ridiculous. It's too late to beg for mercy now. What about when you betrayed the court, betrayed your ancestors, and joined the Japanese pirates?! Guys, don't be polite. Kill them all and take off their heads! This is our military merit! It is our bargaining chip for promotion and wealth!"
When General Wang saw the Japanese pirates kneeling on the ground and begging for mercy, he couldn't help but burst into laughter. He kicked his horse's belly, spurred it forward, and swung his sword, chopping at the nearest kneeling Japanese pirate. After a flash of blood, a head fell to the ground.
The personal soldiers behind him also rode up on horseback, wielding their long swords and mercilessly hacking at the Japanese pirates who were kneeling on the ground and begging for mercy.
The kneeling Japanese pirates saw the officers and soldiers ruthlessly harvesting their heads and not listening to their cries at all. They knew that if they continued kneeling they would only wait for death, so they quickly stood up and ran back.
“Kill!”
General Wang led a thousand soldiers in pursuit, and soon, these dozens of fleeing Japanese pirates were caught and beheaded.
As soon as they left the city gate, they captured dozens of Japanese pirates' heads. General Wang and his officers and soldiers were overjoyed, and their confidence and courage became stronger.