Chapter 1841： Take over the defense

The Zhe army accurately hit the Japanese pirates' seven inches. The Japanese pirates' aggressive bows and arrows suddenly went silent, and none of the feathered arrows could hit the city. The safety of the defenders on the city was immediately guaranteed.

The defenders who had been huddled behind the city wall saw that the Japanese pirates’ feathered arrows could not be shot, and suddenly their waists were no longer sore, and their legs were no longer trembling.

The Japanese pirates who are climbing the ladder feel the most intuitively. When they first climbed, they didn’t feel much pressure. Under the pressure of their own archers, the defenders at the top of the city did not dare to show their faces, and even the Japanese friends in front climbed into the city. There were not many feathered arrows and stones thrown from the city, but when the firepower of the Zhe army suppressed their own archers, the number of feathered arrows shot from the city not only multiplied, but It is arrows that rain down, and throwing them down from the city to get stones and logs is like hailstones.

The Japanese pirates who climbed the ladder screamed like dumplings, fell down the ladder, and fell into meatloaf.

The situation of the battle suddenly improved, and the defenders took the initiative. Although the Japanese pirates were powerful, they were insufficiently prepared as the siege party. They did not have large siege equipment. The only archers and musketeers who could pose a threat to the city, They were suppressed by the Zhejiang army again, and the only way they threatened the city was to climb ladders and fight hand to hand, but without the suppression of bows and arrows, the defenders on the city would shoot arrows and throw stones. , causing heavy casualties to the pirates who climbed the ladder.

Seeing that Zhu Ping'an had turned the tide of the battle with a move, Shang Zhifu was so excited that he grabbed Zhu Ping'an's hand and said excitedly, "As expected of Zihou, he turned the world around with his move. Zihou, you are good at In military affairs, I am good at commanding and grasping opportunities, these are beyond my ability. Come, you command, and go down by yourself, all under your command."

"Master Shang is still directing, and I will be beating the side drums to check for gaps and make up for Mr. Shang." Zhu Pingan said modestly.

"Zihou, for the sake of hundreds of thousands of people in the city, don't be humble. Although I am not good at military affairs, I also know the truth that war opportunities are fleeting. I steal the command position, and I don't know how many war opportunities will be wasted invisibly. Zihou, Suzhou City is left to you."

Shang Zhifu grabbed Zhu Ping'an's hands and insisted, he knew how much he weighed, if it was about political affairs, he would do his part, but he was really not good at military affairs, compared with Zhu Ping'an, he paled in comparison.

"Master Shang trusts Ping An so much, and the words have come to this point, then Ping An will not refuse, and will not disappoint the trust of Mr. Shang and the lords."

Zhu Pingan also took advantage of the situation, and promised with a serious face.

To be honest, seeing Lord Shang frantically directing the defense of the city, full of loopholes, he does have the idea of ​​replacing it.

"Listen, everyone. From now on, Zihou is the supreme commander of the city defense. No one, including me, obeys Zihou's command. Anyone who dares to question and refuse to obey the command will be punished with war." Disobedience to military orders will be punished from time to time, no one will be punished, no matter what status they are in, they will be killed without mercy!"

Shang Zhifu still has a bit of courage. While handing over the command to Zhu Pingan, he declared to everyone to stand for Zhu Pingan.

"Obey!"

All the officials and soldiers in the city expressed their opinions one after another.

"Thank you for the trust of Shang Zhifu, and thank you for your cooperation. Ping An will definitely live up to your trust."

Zhu Ping'an handed over to Shang Zhifu and a group of officials and soldiers, and took over the military command of Suzhou City.

"My lord Shang, all officers and men, don't look at the fact that there are more than 20,000 Japanese pirates outside the city, and their strength is several times that of our army, but believe me, the city of Suzhou is as solid as gold. "Sun Tzu's Art of War" says that the method of using troops is to encircle it in ten, and to encircle it in five If the Japanese invaders want to besiege and capture Suzhou City, they must have at least 20 times as many troops as in the city. "

"Now we have more than 5,000 soldiers and horses in our city, so the Japanese pirates must have at least 100,000 soldiers and horses to succeed."

"Lord Shang, and fellow soldiers, look, how many Japanese pirates are there in the city? There are only more than 20,000 Japanese pirates. If they want to take Suzhou City, they are still short of at least 80,000 troops, not to mention such things as rushing chariots, catapults, Large-scale siege equipment such as artillery, and Japanese pirates outside the city, they are still far behind."

"The day before yesterday, in front of the Fengqiao camp, the soldiers of our Zhejiang army let them fall into the sand by relying on the low wall, not to mention that there is still such a tall city wall and the help of all the soldiers. It is a dream come true for Japanese pirates to capture Suzhou. ! Now, we just need to beat them hard and let them wake up from their wishful thinking, everything will be over, the victory belongs to Daming, and the victory belongs to everyone present.”

After Zhu Pingan took over the command, he first boosted morale, pointed disdainfully at the Japanese pirates outside the city, and said sonorously.

yes.

The Japanese pirates outside only had a dozen or so shoddy ladders, not a single cart, catapult, or artillery.

The strength of the Japanese pirates was only more than 20,000 people. The day before yesterday, the Japanese pirates arrived at the Fengqiao Camp of the Zhejiang Army. There were more than 10,000 people. They were still beaten badly by the Zhejiang Army and failed to cross the Fengqiao Camp. Camp half step.

With Lord Zhu and the Zhe Army here, how could these Japanese pirates capture Suzhou City?

Zhu Ping'an's words gave Shang Zhifu and other soldiers a shot in the arm, making them full of confidence in defending the city.

Seeing that everyone's morale was boosted, Zhu Pingan began to command in an orderly manner.

"Master Shang, please also organize soldiers and craftsmen to set up hanging poles for lifting supplies to the city, set up crossbars and spread cowhide on the crenels of the battlements, so that our army can look down at the city from a high position, and at the same time block the bows and arrows of the Japanese pirates. At the same time, make an arrow shielding frame together, that is, make a wooden frame protruding from the crenel, and also cover it with cowhide to prevent the feathered arrows from falling from the head."

"Master Liu, you lead a hundred people to mobilize the people in the city, and ask the people to help collect gold juice, sand, dust, chaff, grass clippings, charcoal, firewood, fire buckets, boiling buckets, and stones. Place a batch of rice."

"Deputy General Zhang, go and distribute the mace, rams, bows and arrows, spears, long-handled knives and other weapons in the arsenal that are useful for defending the city, and distribute them to the soldiers defending the city."

"The commanders of each sentry should organize the officers and soldiers of the sentry to boil water and burn golden juice, pour boiling water and boiling golden juice under the city, smash stones and roll logs, and at the same time take advantage of the wind to scatter sand, dust, chaff, and grass clippings to blind the enemy's eyes, and take the opportunity Use rams to knock over the ladders, and when the Japanese pirates are about to climb to the top of the city, use spears and long-handled knives to kill the Japanese who climbed the city."

"The Zhejiang army is still in charge of attacking the Japanese pirate archers, and if they have spare power, they are free to fire and shoot the siege Japanese pirates."

Under Zhu Ping'an's command, Suzhou City defended the city in an orderly manner, with greatly improved efficiency and doubled combat effectiveness.

The boiling hot water and golden juice caused heavy damage to the Japanese pirates; the drifting plant ash and sand made the Japanese pirates unable to open their eyes and became lambs to be slaughtered. When many people scolded the defenders for their shamelessness, they were shot , Gunball fell to the ground