When the Zhejiang Army's muskets appeared on the top of the city wall and fired "bang bang bang", Xu Hai knew that the game was over.
The reinforcements were only a mile away! The vanguard was even less than a mile away, and their shouts could be heard.
Damn it! It was just one mile away!
Xu Hai did try to harass the Zhejiang troops entering the city, but the firearms of the Zhejiang troops at the rear were extremely powerful, and Zhu Ping'an, the damned little thief, commanded the troops impeccably, leaving him no opportunity to take advantage of.
In addition, firearms and arrows were flying like rain from the top of the city. Not to mention engaging the Zhejiang troops who were guarding the rear, it was even difficult for them to gain a foothold.
"Zhu Ping'an! Fuck your ancestors!"
Xu Hai was extremely angry. He cursed with gritted teeth and threw the Japanese sword in his hand with all his strength at Zhu Ping'an who was commanding the Zhejiang army at the rear.
Xu Hai's throw was quick and sinister, coming straight at Zhu Ping'an's face...
Before Zhu Ping'an could react, Liu Mu shouted "Young Master, be careful", stood in front of Zhu Ping'an, and threw Zhu Ping'an to the ground. The moment he fell to the ground, a Japanese sword whistled over, stuck to Liu Mu and Zhu Ping'an's helmets, and hit the ground, clanging continuously.
The ear protectors of Liu Mu and Zhu Ping'an's helmets were both scratched by the Japanese swords, which shows how dangerous it was.
“Damn it!”
Seeing Zhu Ping'an being knocked down by Liu Mu and avoiding the Japanese sword, Xu Haixi started cursing in anger.
"Young Master, are you okay?" After Liu Mu knocked Zhu Ping'an to the ground, he saw the scratches on the earmuffs and was terrified.
"Ahem, it's okay, it's okay, thanks to you this time."
Zhu Ping'an coughed, patted Liu Mu's shoulder to express his gratitude, stood up from the ground, and pulled out the Japanese sword that was stuck in the ground.
“What a nice knife.”
Zhu Ping'an took the Japanese sword and looked at it for a while, then flicked the blade lightly, making a buzzing sound, and he couldn't help but praise it.
Then, Zhu Pingan raised the Japanese sword, smiled and showed it to the furious Xu Hai, and pointed the sword at Xu Hai from a distance, "Your name is Xu Hai, right? Thank you for the sword! I will use it to take your head someday!"
"Thank you for the knife! We will use it to take your head someday!" The Zhejiang soldiers who were guarding the rear all laughed and shouted.
Xu Hai was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Alternately provide cover, enter the city quickly, and close the city gates!"
Zhu Ping'an looked at the Japanese pirate reinforcements that were getting closer and closer, and loudly ordered the Zhejiang troops behind him to speed up and enter the city.
With the cover of the rain of gunfire and arrows from the top of the city walls, the Zhejiang Army was able to enter the city calmly, while Xu Hai and other Japanese pirates could only watch the Zhejiang Army enter the city.
When the last Zhejiang Army soldier entered the city and quickly and forcefully closed the city gate, the vanguard of the Japanese pirates' reinforcements also arrived. What they saw was that the city gate had closed with the last crack and made a "bang" sound.
"Baka!"
The Japanese pirates' reinforcements were unwilling to give in and wanted to turn the tide. They took advantage of the fact that the city gate had just been closed and the roof had not yet been put up to try to break it open. They rushed towards the gate shouting, but more than a dozen of them were shot by the hail of gunfire and arrows from the top of the city wall.
I can only retreat to a safe distance in anger.
"Damn Ming army brats, if you have the guts, open the door and fight for three hundred rounds!"
"If you're a man, open the door and we'll fight for three hundred rounds. If you're a woman, just hide in the city!"
The Japanese pirates outside the city were shouting and cursing in despair.
"Bah, you wishful thinking, you little pirate boy, come up here if you have the guts, I'm waiting for you up there to fight me for 300 rounds!"
"If you're a man, then climb up here! I'll teach you how to be a man! If you're a woman, then stay at the foot of the city!"
Knowing that the city gates were closed, the Ming troops on the city wall were fearless and retorted unwillingly, laughing and mocking the Japanese pirates.
The Japanese pirates were so angry that they were raging outside the city, and then they noticed the horses, donkeys and mules left outside the city by the Zhejiang army.
Just now, the Zhejiang Army was eager to seize the gate and was fighting fiercely with the Japanese pirates, so they had no time to take care of the horses, donkeys and mules; after seizing the gate, the Japanese pirates' reinforcements were about to arrive, and the Zhejiang Army had no time to take care of the horses, donkeys and mules. In order to rush into the city and close the gates, they had to reluctantly abandon the horses, donkeys and mules.
Now, these horses, donkeys and mules became tools for the Japanese pirates to vent their anger.
"Shoot them!"
Not only that Japanese pirate took the lead and shot a mule to death with arrows, but many other Japanese pirates followed suit and shot arrows.
For a moment, horses, donkeys, and mules screamed in pain and died in large numbers.
"Damn Japanese pirates! My horse, my horse..." The Zhejiang soldiers on the city wall couldn't help but burst into tears when they saw this scene.
Although his horse was not a good one, just an ordinary poor horse, he had developed a deep relationship with it over the past few days and regarded it as a comrade-in-arms and brother. When he saw his beloved horse die tragically in front of him, he couldn't help but burst into tears.
"Assholes, stop it! It would be a waste to shoot all these mules and horses, grab them all! We will have horses in the future, and if we encounter this kind of situation again, it will be much faster to come to support us on horseback, right?"
When Xu Hai saw the Japanese pirates under his command shooting at horses to vent their anger, he couldn't help but curse and ordered the pirates to snatch the horses.
Although he also wanted to kill Ma to vent his anger, as the leader of the Japanese pirates, he still had a long-term vision.
Today's defeat was, of course, due to the interference of the little thief Zhu Ping'an. However, if the reinforcements could arrive in a short time, even with the interference of Zhu Ping'an, the victory and defeat today would have changed hands. Zhu Ping'an would taste his failure and pain today, and he would become the winner and Suzhou City would be in his pocket.
What a pity, how hateful, how annoying! All it took was a cup of tea!
Therefore, Xu Hai was determined to take all the mules and horses into his possession despite his anger.
With these quick horses, if they encounter this kind of situation again in the future, time will be on their side! There will be no regrets like today!
At Xu Hai's command, the Japanese pirates swarmed towards the mules and horses left outside the city by the Zhejiang army, vying to take them away.
Except for a dozen or so smart horses who took advantage of the chaos to run away, the rest of the strong horses were all taken away by Hou Shuai Li.
The Zhejiang Army had no choice but to watch the Japanese pirates take away the mules and horses in the city.
"Zihou, Zihou, oh, I am so ashamed, so ashamed. Today I am too embarrassed to face you. You warned us many times, but a scum like Wang still appeared and almost ruined Suzhou City. If it were not for Zihou leading the Zhejiang Army to save the city from collapse and turn the tide, I and others would have become sinners of the court. Today, it is really thanks to Zihou. On behalf of hundreds of thousands of people in the city and hundreds of colleagues, I thank you for saving my life!"
Led by Prefect Shang, the officials came down from the city wall and bowed to Zhu Ping'an and the Zhejiang army soldiers to express their gratitude with shame.
"Thank you, Lord Zhu, and thank you to all the soldiers of the Zhejiang Army for saving our Suzhou City once again."
A group of officials followed Magistrate Shang and thanked Brother Zhu Pingan.
"Master Shang, please stand up quickly. Protecting Suzhou is our responsibility and we do not deserve your courtesy."
Zhu Ping'an stepped forward quickly, helped Prefect Shang up, then stretched out his right hand to help up a group of officials, and responded politely and modestly.