The sudden change at the city gate made Xu Hai furious. The Zhejiang Army's attack was too sudden and he was a step slow to react. By the time he realized the Zhejiang Army's intention, it was too late. The neat and dense gunfire sounded a requiem for the Japanese pirates in the inner circle.
In less than ten breaths, the brothers who rushed out of the city were lying neatly on the ground, completely dead.
As for the Zhejiang army, after clearing out the Japanese pirates at the city gate, they rushed into the city as soon as possible.
Although the Zhejiang Army has been established for less than half a year, it has attached the greatest importance to military discipline since its establishment. The most frequently practiced drills are military formations. As soon as they enter the barracks, they practice standing at attention, at ease, and marching in step. Until now, formations are still a necessary item of daily training. Although the city gate is narrow and only eight people can enter the city side by side at a time, the Zhejiang Army enters the city in neat formations at an extremely fast speed.
Compared with the speed at which the Japanese pirates entered the city before, the Zhejiang army could be said to be riding a high-speed train, while the Japanese pirates were just riding a green-skinned train.
"Damn it! We can't let the Zhejiang army enter the city. We'll bite them to death and not give them a chance to close the city gates!"
Xu Hai gritted his teeth as he looked at the corpses of the Japanese pirates on the ground and the Zhejiang army rushing into the city at high speed, waving his sword and shouting madly.
Xu Hai was anxious!
Once the Zhejiang army entered the city, they would immediately close the city gates. Once the city gates were closed, it would basically mean that their attempt to capture Suzhou had failed. When the reinforcements arrived, it would be difficult to break through Suzhou City even if they attacked violently, as they did not have powerful siege equipment.
If he fails this time, it will be like a bolt from the blue for him.
Originally occupying the old nest of Tolin and the Japanese pirates from all directions, his power grew rapidly, and Xu Hai's momentum for taking off was already established. This attack on Suzhou was the key opportunity for him to transform from a dragon to a dragon.
Once he succeeds, Xu Hai will have successfully transformed into a dragon, and he will be able to compete with Hui Wang Wang Zhi and become the only two capable men against the Japanese pirates.
In this way, Xu Hai could siphon off about half of the Japanese pirates in the world for his own use.
If they advance, they can plunder the Ming Dynasty's wealth, population and land, and even plot to seize the sacred artifacts of China; if they retreat, they can occupy the barbarian countries overseas and establish their own country, such as Luzon and the chaotic Japan.
How hateful! He was about to succeed, but he ran into Zhu Ping'an, a vicious beast who deserved to be chopped into pieces!
If the attack on Suzhou fails this time, Xu Hai's takeoff momentum will be interrupted. And it's not just a simple interruption. The higher you fly, the harder you fall!
This attack on Suzhou was very ambitious. If it failed, Xu Hai would become a laughing stock in the Japanese pirate circle.
First of all, they originally planned to launch a surprise attack on Suzhou, and they traveled by sea at night, but they did not expect that their whereabouts would be discovered and the beacon fire would be lit.
Then, before they reached the city of Suzhou, they were blocked by the Zhejiang Army in front of the Fengqiao camp, and suffered heavy casualties. Thousands of elite soldiers were blown up into the sky by the gunpowder buried by the enemy. A total of 8,000 elite Japanese pirates were lost in front of the Fengqiao camp.
This time, under the city of Suzhou, his plan of luring the enemy out of its hole, hiding the truth from the enemy, and entering the city by using a shell was discovered by the vicious Zhu Ping'an, who wanted to kill him with a thousand knives, and he suffered heavy losses again...
If Xu Hai could take Suzhou City, none of the above would matter. This series of setbacks could further prove the quality of his success. Zhu Ping'an would also become a stepping stone for Xu Hai, showing that Xu Hai was tenacious and had great perseverance. He was determined to move forward and was capable of taking on great responsibilities.
But if he failed to capture Suzhou City, it would become an indelible stain in his life as a Japanese and a laughing stock in the Japanese circle; he, Xu Hai, would also become a foil and stepping stone for the young man Zhu Ping'an. In this battle, the young man would surely step on him, Xu Hai, become famous throughout the world, and become a rare literary and military talent in the Ming Dynasty.
As for Xu Hai, let alone siphoning away Japanese pirates from all over the world, the Japanese pirate team in his old nest in Tuolin will be unstable.
The Japanese pirates were very realistic. These desperate criminals were willing to sacrifice their heads for gold, silver, jewelry and women. The reason they came to me was because I could lead them to attack cities and strongholds and plunder wealth and women.
A leader who cannot lead his subordinates to attack cities and plunder wealth is not a good leader in the eyes of the Japanese pirates...
The heavy casualties this time, coupled with the failure to capture Suzhou, would greatly undermine his reputation and shake his ruling position.
Xu Hai cannot bear this kind of outcome, so he must seize this last chance.
"The reinforcements are coming soon. Hold them and don't let them enter the city smoothly. Afterwards, everyone will be rewarded with 100 taels of gold, 1,000 taels of silver, and ten beauties. And I swear with my blood that from now on, all of you are my brothers of flesh and blood."
When the Japanese pirates launched a desperate counterattack, Xu Hai spent a lot of money to award a huge reward. He really spent a lot of money. He wiped the Japanese sword with his left hand, and his left hand was instantly covered in blood. He wiped it on his face and swore a blood oath to all the Japanese pirates.
Xu Hai's blood oath and huge reward made the Japanese pirates' eyes red, and they shouted and attacked the Zhejiang army fearlessly.
The desperate counterattack of the Japanese pirates caused considerable trouble to the Zhejiang army. At one point, it disrupted the rear-line formation of the Zhejiang army. Several Zhejiang soldiers were trapped in the group of Japanese pirates and were overwhelmed.
"Liu Mu, Ruo Feng, you lead the 500 people in the back row and stay with me to guard the rear! The rest of you, hurry into the city!"
At the critical moment, Zhu Ping'an gave a loud order and went back to the rear with Liu Mu and Ruo Feng.
It would not be easy to enter the city if we were caught by a group of hungry wolves and no one was left to cover our retreat.
"Young Master, please go into the city quickly. Captain Ruo and I will stay behind to cover your rear." Liu Mu shook his head anxiously.
"Don't worry, sir. We are strong enough with my old man Ruo and Brother Mu. We will make sure that not a single pirate will get past us."
Ruofeng also followed Liu Mu to dissuade Zhu Pingan.
"Young Master, I will cover you." Liu Dadao, who had already entered the city, also shouted, wanting to go out of the city to cover Zhu Ping'an.
"Nonsense! Liu Dadao, hurry back! You have disrupted the order of entering the city! Do you want to help the Japanese to commit atrocities?"
"You should quickly bring the soldiers who have entered the city to assist the prefect Shang in annihilating the Japanese pirates who are attacking the city walls. After annihilating the Japanese pirates in the city, quickly ask the prefect Shang to send archers and musketeers to attack the Japanese pirates outside the city. Pay special attention to the direction of the city gate and make sure that the Japanese pirates dare not come to the city gate to fight!"
"This is an order! It concerns the life and death of our Zhejiang Army and hundreds of thousands of people in Suzhou City! Act quickly! No mistakes can be made!"
When Zhu Ping'an saw that Liu Dadao was about to leave the city, he couldn't help but shout with a dark face, ordering him to lead his troops to the top of the city quickly to assist Shang Zhifu in destroying the Japanese.
"Young Master..." Liu Dadao hesitated.
"Hurry up and go!" Zhu Ping'an shouted again with a dark face!
“As you command!” Liu Dadao gritted his teeth and turned around, pointing his finger at the soldiers who had already entered the city, and shouted fiercely, “All of you follow me! Kill these bastards!”