Chapter 635: The Nature of the Wako
Just when the Ming army was stunned, nearly 2,000 warriors quickly ran down the hillside and crashed into the crowd of melee. www.biquge.infoShimazu Mitsuhisa took the lead, wielding a sword, slashing left and right, dealing with the Ming army like chopping melons and vegetables.
Originally, the Ming army couldn't even defeat a hundred Japanese pirates, let alone a few thousand? The addition of these new forces became the last straw that crushed the Ming army.
Tan Zheng was the first to collapse, he screamed and turned to run away, in order to run more easily, he took off the heavy armor on his body while running, threw it on the side of the road, and finally threw away the knife in his hand.
Seeing that the main generals had fled, the remaining military households and Minyong lost the last trace of fighting spirit, and left the corpses on the ground and fled in a hurry. How could the pirates let go of such a great opportunity, wielding their katana tails in pursuit?
On the city wall, Feng Su was stunned and looked at the reversal of the battle situation, this turn was too sudden, he couldn't accept it for a while, obviously it was more to fight less, why did countless widows appear in a blink of an eye?
Min Yong on the side reminded: "County Zun, the Japanese Kou chased Tan Qianhu all the way over, did they close the city gate immediately?" ”
Feng Su hesitated. Although it is an indisputable fact that Tan Zheng is timid and cowardly, but most of the reason for the ambush this time is because of his squeeze and instigation, if he holds the county seat according to Tan Zheng's strategy, at least there will not be such a fiasco as now, if the city gate is closed at this moment, and the military households and people who go out of the city to meet the battle are turned away, he will feel guilty in his heart, and he will be punished by the officials afterwards, and he can't do this in public or private.
"You can't close the gates! Tan Qianhu and these horses are the main force defending the city, if they are all locked outside the city gate and slaughtered by the Japanese invaders, who will defend the city? ”
The people looked at the crowd that was getting closer and closer, and anxiously persuaded: "County Zun, if the city gate is wide open, and the Japanese invaders follow all the way in, the consequences will be unimaginable!" ”
Feng Su picked up a waist knife with some difficulty, and said in a deep voice: "What are you panicking about?" Go down with me, go to the city gate to meet Tan Qianhu, and wait until the team enters the city before closing the city gate. Even if a few pirates come in, everyone will kill them together. ”
Tan Zheng was not present, and the command of the city defense naturally moved to Feng Su, seeing that he was so persistent, and took the lead as a civil official, the rest of the people did not dare to argue anymore, and picked up their weapons and followed him down the city tower.
Tan Zheng took the lead and rushed to the front of everyone, already running disheveled and embarrassed. At this moment, what he was most worried about was that the city gate would be closed early, leaving him to be sent to death, but fortunately, when he was a stone's throw away from the city gate, the gate had not yet been closed, and Feng Su still poured out with people, apparently to answer him. Seeing this, Tan Zheng's tears were about to come out, although this county magistrate was angry, and stood on the moral high ground to accuse him at every turn, but he did not fall into the well at the critical moment, which shows that his character is bright and upright, and the unhappiness caused by the dispute just now has been thrown out of the clouds at this moment.
But the truth is cruel and does not change because of one's character. The speed of the Japanese is extremely fast, and they are jumping forward, like fleas, much more agile than the military households who have not practiced for a long time, while swinging their swords and slashing their opponents, the speed of the pursuit is not reduced at all, and even rushed to the middle of the military households, walking side by side. When Feng Su dragged his waist knife and led the people to the gate of the city, what he saw was the strange scene of his own people and the Japanese cowards side by side.
He was taken aback, are these widows monkeys? Why is he so flexible, and he can run faster than his opponent while killing people. Originally, he wanted to let his own people into the city, and then intercept the Japanese invaders, retreat while fighting, and wait for an opportunity to close the city gate, but now the Japanese are about to rush in front of their own people, how to intercept the method?
After all, Feng Su is a civil official, and he can write articles with flowers, and it is difficult for him to play with knives and guns, and it is a luxury that the battlefield should be changed. Just when he didn't know how to respond, a warrior who was running in front gave up slashing and killing the fleeing Ming army around him, and rushed straight towards the overwhelmed official in official robes, shouted loudly, and slashed off Feng Su's head with a knife.
Tan Zheng watched Feng Su's head roll a few times in the air with bloodshots, and then fell to the ground, and suddenly his eyes went black: The city gate is not guaranteed, Linhai County is finished!
The originally peaceful county town of Linhai fell into unprecedented darkness and panic: for hundreds of years, the city that had never been breached was lost, and the capital city of Taizhou, which had not been touched by the Japanese in its heyday, is now in the hands of thousands of Japanese invaders.
In the process of pursuit, as well as a short period of engagement at the city gate, the troops defending the city have been slaughtered, Linhai County is like a stripped woman, the Japanese can go up as they want, and there is no ability to resist in the city. The would-be robbers, who had never broken through the Daming City, saw the people running in a hurry all over the streets and the mansions with the doors open, and the greedy thoughts overcame all reason, and the long-held desires were stimulated. The samurai of the Satsuma Domain were okay, and they were able to restrain themselves, but the ronins couldn't manage so much, and they ignored Shimazu Mitsuhisa's orders, and each of them looked for Mu Jian and plundered it. In the streets and alleys, the exclamations of women, the screams of the people, fires and smoke came out everywhere, and chaos appeared.
The soldiers of the Qiongzhou battalion, who were in charge of monitoring them, rushed up from the rear, and the officer at the head of the group scolded sharply: "Shimazu Mitsuhisa, do you remember the three chapters of the covenant between us?" If you don't restrain your subordinates, you will pay for it! ”
Mitsuhisa Shimazu actually wants to join the Ronin's actions. It is very pleasant to wantonly rub the women of the Heavenly Empire and plunder the property of large families, and the women of the Ming Dynasty, whether they are fair and smooth skin or tall and graceful figures, are not comparable to short and dark native women. The reason why he has not publicly ordered the burning and looting is entirely because of the deterrence of the Qiongzhou battalion.
Hearing the other party's accusation, Shimazu Mitsuhisa did not say anything, but quietly reached out and held the hilt of the knife. In the battle with the Ming army just now, the almost one-sided slaughter made his confidence swell to the peak, although the Qiongzhou battalion is powerful, but it is only a strong ship and artillery, how the land battle has not been seen, even if it is stronger than these Ming troops, it is not much stronger than it. The mentality of groveling in the face of the other party has quietly undergone subtle changes at this time.
The victor should not be blamed and humiliated, it is natural to enjoy the dividends brought by the battle, as the governor of the Satsuma domain, why should I be so scolded by a lowly head of the Ming Kingdom? Shimazu Mitsu thought angrily for a long time.
Seeing that he had not answered, the officer took a step back vigilantly, and the soldiers tacitly approached him, gathered together, and removed the rifles wrapped in oilcloths - in order not to reveal their identities, the soldiers were dressed as Japanese samurai, and their weapons and equipment were never taken out.