Chapter 1842： Thousands of troops are easy to get, but one Zhu is hard to find

Shang Zhifu commanded the craftsmen and soldiers to install the fishing rod, the front, and the arrow cover rack according to Zhu Ping'an's requirements, and immediately discovered that these three items brought great benefits to the defense of the city, making the defense of the city more effective.

After the fishing rod was installed, the efficiency of transporting ash, stones and other materials from the city to the city increased by more than ten times.

The materials on the city wall piled up into mountains, and the defenders could open up and throw stones, rolled logs, sprinkle plant ashes, and pour boiling hot water and golden juice on the city wall. Resounded through the sky.

After the installation of the front and the upper arrow shield, the casualties of the defenders on the city are almost negligible.

Originally, the archers of the Japanese pirates were suppressed by the Zhejiang army. Now that there are front and upper arrow shields, the small number of cold arrows shot up from the city are almost blocked by the cowhide of the arrow shield. The defenders suffered almost zero casualties.

After safety was ensured, the defenders on the city did not feel sore in their waists or legs, and they became more courageous. The soldiers who used to be like cowards are now scrambling to throw stones, boiling water, and golden juice one by one. Wait to greet the Japanese pirates in the city.

You can even beat Japanese pirates while chatting and laughing happily, bragging with people around you, showing off your achievements.

The casualties of Japanese pirates under the city doubled.

Zhu Ping'an's other conductors also have remarkable effects visible to the naked eye.

Boiling water, golden juice, plant ashes, etc. Needless to say, half of the screams of pirates in the city are thanks to this.

The use of long-handled weapons has become a nightmare for those Japanese pirates who are climbing up from the ladder. They are nearly two meters away from the top of the city, and the one-meter-long swords and spears on the city are stabbed down.

They held a ladder in one hand and a weapon in the other. They could deal with seven or eight swords and spears in the city. They could block one but not two.

Not to mention the wolf tooth shoot.

The mace made of elm and locust wood is five feet long and four feet wide, like a wide door panel, extremely thick. The underside of the mace is inlaid with gleaming blades, and the four corners are nailed with iron rings. It is hung on the pulley with ropes, and it crunches and falls.

Every time the mace fell, the Japanese pirates climbing on the ladder were slapped down screaming like flies.

No matter how brave the Japanese pirates are, no matter how good their martial arts are, they will have no way to recover from the wolf tooth shoot, and there is only one dead end.

After a few strokes, the cold fangs slapped the blade, as if drawn from a pool of blood, blood dripping

Also, the Yaksha, who is equally famous as Langya Pai, did not show much, and the Japanese pirates suffered heavy casualties during the rolling.

In addition, there are bumping poles. The Japanese pirates’ ladders were made in a hurry. The claws on the top of the ladders were not strong enough. None of the Japanese pirates escaped, and all fell to their deaths under the city.

As for the Zhejiang army, let alone the sound of dense and neat firecrackers sounded like the death knell for the Japanese pirates. There is also a small iron cannon in the hands of the Zhejiang army called the Tiger Squat Cannon, which is much more powerful than the firecrackers. The tiger squatting cannon can not only fire solid bullets, but also shoot many lead pellet shotguns with a wide coverage. Once fired, a large number of Japanese pirates under the city will fall down.

In short, after Zhu Pingan took over the command, compared with his own command, he guarded the city, one in the sky and one in the ground.

Watching Zhu Pingan commanding the defense of the city, Shangzhifu has the feeling of Du Fu, the great poet of the Tang Dynasty, watching Gongsun Da Niang dance sword, just like watching an art feast. Whether it is the overall situation, or the flexible and courageous capture of fighters, finding the loopholes of the Japanese pirates, and hitting them with precision, Shang Zhifu was amazed.

"As the saying goes, it's easy to get a thousand soldiers, but hard to find a general; easy to get a thousand generals, but hard to find a commander; and a Confucian commander like Zhu Ping'an who can write a pen to secure the world, and who can be handsome to determine the world is even rarer in the world. It’s hard to come by.”

Shang Zhifu couldn't help feeling emotional.

The sun was setting and the corpses of the Japanese pirates piled up under the city did not know how many layers were piled up, blood flowing like a river.

The Japanese pirates have retreated, but they haven't withdrawn yet, like a wolf that has been crippled, painful but reluctant to part.

"Brother Xu, shall we continue to fight this city of Suzhou? At least 3,000 brothers were lost in this battle in the evening."

Ma Ye said bitterly.

"The death of more than 3,000 people is second. The key is that there is no hope of conquering. After the commander of Suzhou City was replaced by the surname Zhu, it is almost impenetrable, and there is no flaw. If this continues, I am afraid it will destroy us It will be difficult to capture Suzhou City if all the subordinates fill in," Chen Dong said bitterly.

"The main reason is that we lack large-scale siege equipment. What we are preparing is to sneak attack Suzhou City, not to storm Suzhou City. If the two Flang machine iron cannons in the lair were purchased from Hongmaoyi, and the three If the big iron cannon that was removed from the city wall of Songjiang Prefecture is brought, I can take Suzhou City with confidence, capture Zhu Pingan, that **** who has repeatedly ruined our good things, and cut him into pieces!"

Ma Ye slapped the table vigorously, and said regretfully and indignantly.

Chen Dong looked at Xu Hai, gritted his teeth and suggested, "Why don't we send people to bring those cannons over, smash the city gate at night, and take Suzhou City?!"

Xu Hai was a little moved, but after thinking for a moment, he shook his head, "No, it's our property to keep the old nest. If Suzhou City can't take it down, we can bear the loss. If the old nest is lost, then we can't afford it. "

"Then what should we do next?! Shall we continue to take human life and bet on a hopeless hope?! Or is it not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, and we can keep the green hills without worrying about firewood?"

Ma Ye looked at Xu Hai, hesitant to speak but stopped talking.

Although the last words were not clearly stated, the meaning was clearly expressed. He wanted to withdraw the troops.

Chen Dong also had the same meaning.

Xu Hai closed his eyes for a moment, then said slowly, "Let's see at night. If there is no chance, we will withdraw our troops in the early morning."

To be honest, although Xu Hai was not reconciled, he had the heart to retreat earlier than Ma Ye and Chen Dong.

However, he resisted not mentioning it, and waited for Ma Ye and Chen Dong to propose the withdrawal of troops first. In this way, it also found an excuse for the failure of the Suzhou Raiders, which is better than nothing. It was Ma Ye and Chen Dong who wanted to withdraw their troops, and I was forced to withdraw my troops. If I didn't withdraw my troops, there might be a chance to turn defeat into victory.

"Okay, let's see if there is a chance at night. If there is no chance, we will go back to the old nest. Anyway, Suzhou City can't escape. Let's find the place again in the future." Ma Ye and Chen Dong looked at each other and nodded.