Chapter 270 Gathering is a cloud of flying, scattered is a sky full of stars
Chapter 270: When gathered together, the sky is filled with stars.
Author: fire pine cone
Chapter 270: When gathered together, the sky is filled with stars.
"Just hope that by successfully seizing the eastern city, they will have a foundation to rise again..."
"Uncle Ma, I am leaving Dong's hind legs, is there no problem?" Zhang Li struggled to look away from the sky lantern and asked Ma Fengsun with a forced smile.
"The letter has been left on Panmen." Ma Fengsun had to reply. "Yang Lu was narrow-minded and greedy for profit, and he was panicked because of his relationship with him."
"If he has received the letter, I think he can distinguish the pros and cons."
"If the Second Young Master has no other instructions, he will go east first. He just reached the edge of the city and injured his leg..."
Saying that, without even replying politely, he limped away.
It left Zhang Li with a trace of vicissitudes of life.
"The old immortal... is showing off in front of this young master..."
Seeing that Ma Fengsun had no respect for him, Zhang Li secretly cursed. Those who were his father's subordinates in the past had never thought highly of his bastard.
If Zhang Ren's good-for-nothing brother had died, they would not even want to look at him.
In this case, he even wanted to seize the East Suzhou City, raised a flag, and fought against the Ming Court. The Chen family had already connected the north and the south, and the Zhu family and the pseudo-dynasty were in trouble outside. If something happened at this time, the Ming Court would definitely have no time to take care of it...
"Zhang Jun, my Chinese art of war..."
"Don't worry, Mr. Oita! His strategy is still applicable." Zhang Li clenched his fists. "I will take people secretly to the shore first, and Mingyue will drive over all the ships they parked at the estuary..."
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To the east of the city, there is a gate tower.
With the chanting of the lime chant, more and more common people gathered to the east of the city. Feeling this atmosphere, many common people and scholars even expressed their request on the spot to join the army in the city to help Zhu Su kill the thieves.
Ten thousand troops were stationed in the city, but they were guarding four gates and did not dare to move lightly. There were more than ten thousand thieves outside the city, but they were hoarding outside the east gate. If not for the bright moon, the troops would indeed be somewhat stretched. Seeing that the people's support was available, the guard Cao Yuan was on the spot.
Ask Zhu Su to allow him to advertise for troops on the spot. If there are any weapons left in the treasury, not to mention the leather armor and iron armor that were left in the east recently. Even if he asks to equip 5,000 more people, it will not be enough.
Zhu Su shook his head and refused, and reassured the people that the city wall would not be damaged, so he stationed himself at the east city tower. If it was really an emergency, he would recruit the people again. He also asked them to help guard the city to prevent thieves from outside.
There were riots and fires in the city. It was difficult to coax the agitated people back home.
"Lao Wu, the thieves outside the city have even brought in the common people. It's obvious that Fou Dong is determined to attack the city."
"Since the people are asking for help to defend the city, why don't I agree to them? If there are more people, then the city wall can be defended more securely, right?"
When Zhu Di saw the evacuated people, he felt a little bit nervous. If there were not so many new soldiers joining the army, the military situation outside the city would change.
At that time, it doesn't matter whether you go out of the city to fight the Japanese bandits or not. Why are you so afraid of attacking the city?
"Fourth brother, do I want to fight head-on with the thieves?" Zhu Su saw through Zhu Di's intention at a glance. Ever since the war began, Zhu Di had been inexplicably excited. He even wore armor when sleeping, with his sword pressed against his pillow.
When the cavalry left the city, Zhu Di couldn't wait to beg to take his place.
How could he be willing to just stay at the city wall, passively defending against the thieves' attacks?
"...Why not go out to the city to fight head-on?" Zhu Di hesitated and confessed directly to Zhu Su. "While we continue to guard the city wall, unable to protect the bright moon, those thieves went to the mountains to capture innocent people and forced them to lead the attack on the city."
"What should we do then? Let the cavalry go out of the city for rescue again? The thieves are already on guard. Even if the cavalry is brave, if they dare to go out of the city again, they will all be trapped outside the city."
"Instead of doing this, it is better to go out of the city to fight the thieves while the blood of the soldiers and the people is still alive... According to my fourth brother, if you leave the city now, the probability of victory is 70%..."
"Qi Cheng...ah." Zhu Su touched Dongba.
"Attack is the best defense." Zhu Di is a natural general. Although he is still young, he has to say that his words are very insightful. By Zhu Su
With the fighting spirit and people's hearts stirred up, if we can replenish some troops and go out of the city to fight the thieves head-on, we will definitely win more and lose less... After all, Zhang Li and the others are just a mob to begin with.
They dare to pretend to be Japanese pirates and use the power of Japanese pirates to burn, kill and loot along the coast. How can such an army have any great future?
"Fourth Brother, although it is a sign for the people that there is a great chance of defeating the thieves... But Fourth Brother, have I ever thought about what will happen after the defeat?" Zhu Suwengdi said.
"After defeat?" Zhu Di was stunned. He was a little puzzled: "After defeat... will it be possible to turn the crisis around and win the victory... How can I ask for help?"
"It's not that simple." Zhu Su smiled and shook his head. "Those Japanese pirates, to be honest, are just disgusting things."
"... Now that they have gathered together, although they can defeat them, the most difficult thing will be after they are defeated."
"As the saying goes, if they gather together, they will be a pile of shit, and if they disperse, the sky will be filled with stars. If they gather together in the morning, they will disgust the whole city of Suzhou. If they break up and disperse, they will disgust the entire city."
"I want to know how to break up into small groups and go around burning, killing and looting, so that the Japanese pirates can take advantage of them. When the time comes, they scatter in all directions and loot, causing harm to all parts of the Ming Dynasty. What should they do? With a large army, they will work tirelessly to get rid of the enemy.
A sweep and annihilation of one place?"
"Well, what I said..." Zhu Di was obviously disgusted by that metaphor. "...I have to say, that metaphor is very appropriate!"
Thinking about the behavior of the "big army" outside the city, Zhu Di had to admit that Zhu Su was wrong.
"But what should we do? We may not be able to defend the city forever?"
"...No, that's right, my boy, do you want to gather them together and annihilate them!" He suddenly realized something and turned to look excited. "I already have a plan?"
"Fourth brother is smart." Zhu Su chuckled. "That guy Zhang Li outside the city is not bluffing, or is he attacking the city with the people... he is showing an appearance of vowing not to break the city wall."
"But I don't know that too much is too much. The more he does this, the more he feels that there is something evil in his heart... Japanese pirates can always succeed in plundering, and they only rely on one word: escape! How can he be so polite and virtuous? How dare he open his battle in an upright manner? I don't know.
For every day he spends, the danger he faces increases by one point?"
"He's just afraid of me and his Ming Dynasty's millions of reinforcements?"
"It's very true." Zhu Di followed Zhu Su's example and touched Dongba, which had few hairs on it. "He deliberately let the people attack the city, so he didn't care about his own strength. Hey, he wanted to trap the wolf but failed.
And I can’t bear to leave my children.”
"It is difficult to achieve great results by looking forward and backward..."
"So, does he have any way to quickly break through the city in a few months? Do I have a clue?" Zhu Di said solemnly.
"It's just a little bit for the time being..." Zhu Su made a "little bit" leg gesture with his index finger and thumb. "But he has arranged for people to squat down. Think about it, if the horse is there, the horse's feet will be exposed."
Just as he was talking, he saw a soldier reporting in the city: "To the east of the palace, there is a businessman in the east of the city who wants to see you."
"Tell me if you are an old acquaintance with the Emperor of the Palace. If you have anything related to the safety of the city, please report it to the Emperor of the Palace!"