Under the urging and command of Xu Hai and General Wang, the speed at which the Japanese pirates disguised as Ming troops entered the city was greatly accelerated.
In just half a cup of tea, more than 400 people entered the city, and the number of Japanese pirates in the city reached more than 800.
However, no matter how fast they advanced, they could not be as fast as the Zhejiang Army. In the words of the defenders on the city, the Zhejiang Army was running for their lives.
They were really running for their lives. The Japanese pirates behind them had been left behind by more than ten miles, but the Zhejiang Army was still galloping madly.
The Zhejiang cavalry at the vanguard had their horses' buttocks already covered in blood from being whipped.
"I'm sorry, brother. For the sake of the hundreds of thousands of people in the city, please be patient and hurry up. After the war, I will definitely treat you like an ancestor, feed you fine grains, give you salt water, and comb your hair regularly."
The vanguard cavalry of the Zhejiang Army apologized to the horses under them and whipped the horses' buttocks hard to speed up.
At the same time, they were shouting loudly, "General Wang has surrendered to the enemy! Those who entered the city through the east gate are Japanese pirates!"
He rode as fast as he could and shouted loudly until his voice became hoarse. But even though his voice was hoarse and broken, he still shouted at the top of his lungs.
Zhu Ping'an did the same, galloping his horse and shouting loudly.
Due to going to Beijing for the imperial examination and other things, Zhu Ping'an rode horses more often. His riding skills were generally good. He did not reach the vanguard of the first echelon, but was also in the second echelon. He wore a cotton armor that symbolized his status, and inside it he wore the soft armor that Li Shu had someone send him. This was the third set of soft armor that Li Shu had sent him. No one knew where Li Shu got this set of soft armor from, nor what material it was made of. It was softer and more portable than the gold silk soft armor, and its defense was also better than the gold silk soft armor. It also had a certain degree of protection against firearms.
With this set of soft armor and a piece of cotton armor, and with Liu Dadao and others protecting him closely, Zhu Ping'an felt that as long as he didn't do anything dangerous, his life would be basically safe.
We rode at full speed all the way towards the east gate.
Seeing from afar that there was still a long line outside the east gate that had not yet entered the city, Zhu Ping'an felt a little relieved.
Fortunately, there were less than a thousand Japanese pirates who entered the city, so there was still room for recovery.
"Go, pass on my command, unify the rhythm, and shout along with me." Zhu Ping'an waved his whip and said to Liu Dadao and others.
"Okay, sir." Liu Dadao and others rode their horses up and down and passed on Zhu Ping'an's order.
Soon, under the leadership of Zhu Ping'an, the Zhejiang Army's shouting became uniform and unified, creating an effect where one plus one was greater than two. The voices of the crowd became louder, and spread farther and more clearly.
"General Wang has surrendered to the enemy! The people entering the city through the east gate are Japanese pirates!"
"General Wang has surrendered to the enemy! The people entering the city through the east gate are Japanese pirates!"
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The uniform shouts, repeated over and over again, gradually reached the Suzhou city wall and reached the ears of everyone in and out of the East Gate.
The first ones to hear it clearly were the soldiers with sharp ears. They couldn't help but gasp, opened their mouths in horror, and screamed "Ah", they simply couldn't believe their ears.
"What's wrong? You look like your uncle has died?!" The people around him couldn't help but laugh at his horrified look.
"It's worse than the death of my uncle. The Zhejiang Army seemed to be shouting, 'General Wang has surrendered to the enemy! The Japanese pirates entered the city through the east gate!'"
The soldier with pointed ears had a sad face and spoke to the people around him.
"What? You said the Zhejiang Army was shouting 'General Wang has surrendered to the enemy! The Japanese invaders are entering the city through the east gate!'?! You must be kidding! This is not a good joke! If General Wang hears it and you make up a story that he surrendered to the enemy, be careful that he will twist your neck off!"
"You have donkey hair in your ears, how can you hear that?! General Wang has surrendered to the enemy?! Bullshit, General Wang went out of the city to chase the Japanese pirates, and returned with a great victory, capturing 800 Japanese pirates and seizing ten carts of armor and weapons. We saw it with our own eyes, don't talk nonsense, if General Wang hears it, you will suffer the consequences!"
"Get lost, what time is it, you are still joking!"
When the people around heard what the sharp-eared soldier said, they all laughed and cursed, thinking that the sharp-eared soldier was joking.
However, this idiot doesn't even realize what time it is. Is this the time to joke? He is really asking for trouble!
"I'm not kidding! I really hope I heard it wrong. But the fact is, I heard it several times, and the Zhejiang Army shouted 'General Wang has surrendered to the enemy, and the people entering the city through the east gate are Japanese pirates', not a single word was wrong."
The soldier with pointed ears spread out his hands with tears in his eyes, shook his head repeatedly, and explained to the people around him with a sad face.
"You're getting more and more excited the more you talk! You're even acting out! Stop it now! I don't have time to mess around with you!"
The people around couldn't help but curse.
"I'm not kidding. Listen, it's getting clearer and clearer. The Zhejiang Army is really shouting 'General Wang has surrendered to the enemy. The Japanese invaders are entering the city through the east gate!'" The sharp-eared soldiers were so anxious that tears were about to come out. They pointed at the Zhejiang Army galloping towards them in the distance and said to the people around them, urging them, "Sergeant, Boss, report it quickly. This is no small matter. If what the Zhejiang Army is shouting is true, it's a big deal."
"You kid still..." The sergeant stopped cursing in the middle of the incident, because he seemed to have vaguely heard something about surrendering to the enemy or Japanese pirates. Although he couldn't hear it clearly, he should have heard these words correctly.
Could it be that what Ting Tianhou said was true, and the Zhejiang Army was really shouting "General Wang has surrendered to the enemy! The Japanese pirates entered the city through the east gate"? !
When the sergeant thought of this, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat and his heart started pounding. He looked at the people around him and found that the faces of several people who were famous for their good hearing turned pale. They must have also vaguely heard the Zhejiang Army's calls.
Oh shit!
It's a disaster! If the Zhejiang Army's shouting is true, and General Wang has surrendered to the enemy, then it's terrible! General Wang has already entered the city, and he has brought 700 to 800 people with him. If they are Japanese pirates, then wouldn't the city gate be in danger? !
The sergeant suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and his heart felt as if it was hit by a huge rock, and it plummeted to the ground.
"Fuck, I think I heard it too. The Zhejiang Army seemed to be really shouting, 'General Wang has surrendered to the enemy, and the ones entering the city through the east gate are Japanese pirates!'"
"Yes, I heard that, too."
Soon, a few soldiers with sharp ears confirmed it again and again, swallowed their saliva, and said to the people around them with pale faces.
"What?!"
The people around him no longer dared to treat it as a joke. It was impossible for so many people to follow suit if it was just the first person making a joke. They all started to panic. General Wang had surrendered to the enemy. Was this true? !
Everyone looked towards the city. A long line of people outside were rushing into the city. There were probably at least 800 people already in.
What if they were pirates?!
Everyone couldn't help but shudder. The scene was too horrifying and they dared not even think about it.