The rise of the poor

Chapter 1797 The Abnormal Japanese Bandit
The sun rises, hangs high, and sets again, the dusk falls slowly, the willows are on the moon, and the surrounding fields are silent.

For a whole day, until late at night, the Japanese pirates stayed on the river beach ten miles away, and did not attack the Zhe army's position, and did not even appear to attack. It was incredible to be honest.

On the city wall of Suzhou, a group of officials arranged the city wall under the light of torches, stepped up inspections, and guarded against Japanese pirates.

The soldiers on the city wall looked at the Japanese camp in the distance outside the city, and started pointing and discussing with relaxed expressions.

"It seems that the Japanese pirates were beaten to death in front of the Zhejiang army, and the loss was not small. They didn't recover all day, and they didn't dare to attack the Zhejiang army's position for a whole day. Hehe, look, the Japanese pirates seem to have been interrupted. A dog-legged wild dog only dares to stare and show its teeth from a distance, and has no guts to turn around and fight back."

"Hahahaha, Japanese pirates are nothing more than that."

The atmosphere on the city wall was much more relaxed than in the early morning, and I couldn't help feeling a little contempt for the Japanese pirates outside the city.

"The Japanese pirates are treacherous. They didn't attack the city during the day. They may be paralyzing us. In the middle of the night, they may bypass the south gate guarded by the Zhejiang Army and attack other gates. You must take precautions to prevent the Japanese pirates from taking advantage of it. "

The prefect of Suzhou still maintained that every time he inspected a section of the city wall, he would take the trouble to call in the generals and officials in charge and emphasize to them.

"Yes, sir, don't worry, the lives of all the elders in the city are at stake, and the humble family is also in the city, so they dare not relax at all."

A group of officials and generals repeatedly assured Shang Zhifu.

"Of course, there is no need for everyone to be on high alert. They can be divided into two or three shifts. One shift is on high alert, and the rest rest on the spot. The elders in the city sent more than 3000 bedding, plus our own bedding. , there are more than two quilts for one person, and sleeping on the ground will not cause you to suffer from cold and starvation.”

"There are more fires on the city wall, first to create the image of a large number of soldiers and horses, to confuse the Japanese pirates, and make them daunting; second, it is cold and freezing, and more fires can also warm everyone up and drive away the cold; third, Well, cook a large pot of broth on the fire, bake scones by the fire, and give the soldiers a supper to supplement nutrition."

Su Zhifu made arrangements for the soldiers.

All the officers and soldiers responded again and again, they were able to work three shifts, they could also light more fires, and add a supper, so they were naturally happy.

Prefect Su inspected the city wall, but did not go down the city wall, and went directly to the city gate tower. In the simple Chen gate tower, like all the soldiers, he spread a bedding on the ground and took a nap against the wall.

"Fu Zun, it's late at night, and there is no sign of Japanese pirates mobilizing troops. We are watching on the city wall. Go back to the mansion and get a good sleep. You have worked too hard this day, even hard-working people I can't bear it."

A group of officials persuaded again and again.

"Haha, I'm not an old man. Let alone one night, it's not a problem to stay up for a month. A few months ago, when Zihou was in power in Jingnan County, he was besieged by Japanese pirates. Ascend to the city and make an oath that the Japanese pirates will not retreat, and I will not go down the city wall. At this time, I will do the same.

Prefect Su waved his hand and said with a firm face.

"Fu Zun, at this moment and at that moment, outside the city there is Lord Zhu leading the Zhe army to sit in the Fengqiao camp, and there are us in the city, you"

A group of officials continued to persuade.

Before they finished speaking, they were interrupted by the prefect Su, "You don't need to persuade me anymore, I have made up my mind. Of course, the same is true for you. The Japanese bandits will not retreat, and no one is allowed to go down the city wall. Otherwise, they will be punished as fleeing the battle." !"

A crowd of officials.
In the dead of night, the soldiers on the city wall did not dare to relax at all. Except for the soldiers lying on the ground, all the soldiers on duty stared at the distance with wide-eyed eyes, not letting go of any trouble.

The Japanese pirate army is still more than ten miles away, and has not yet retreated, and there is a possibility of attacking the city at any time.Although during the day, the Zhejiang army dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese pirates, the Zhejiang army only had 2000 people and could only sit in the Fengqiao camp. However, there are many gates in all directions of Suzhou City, and the Japanese pirates can completely bypass the southern area where the Zhejiang army is stationed. Turn to attack the gates in other directions.

Therefore, the soldiers on the city did not dare to relax in the slightest.

Shang Wei, the prefect of Suzhou, came out to inspect the city wall again in the middle of the night, and nodded in satisfaction when he saw that the soldiers were on duty seriously.

In the distance, at the Zhaimen Gate in front of the Fengqiao camp of the Zhejiang Army, a sound of horseshoes sounded, and more than a hundred horsemen stopped in front of the camp.

"Code, code, you can only enter the door if you match the code." The soldiers in front of the gate shouted vigilantly.

"Water can carry a boat." Immediately afterwards, the soldiers in front of the gate of the village shouted a code word.

"You can also row boats."

The cavalry replied one after another.

"The signal is correct, open the gate of the village." The whistle chief who was guarding the gate of the village waved his hand, signaling the soldiers under his command to open the gate of the village.

Water can carry boats and can also be used for rowing.This is a secret code designed by Zhu Ping'an, and it has a bad taste that reminds us of modern times.

Of course, the main thing is the confidentiality of the code.If people of this age heard the last sentence, "Water can carry a boat", they probably thought that the next game would be "It can also capsize a boat." Unless there is someone who travels from modern times, only those who are told the secret code by Zhu Pingan Only then did the soldiers of the Zhejiang Army know that the next sentence is "You can also row boats".

"My lord, we spread out and monitored the Japanese pirate camp from a distance, until Battalion Commander Zhang led someone to replace us to monitor the Japanese pirates. We saw a full three hours, and we didn't find a single Japanese pirate out of the camp. The Japanese pirate army was all in the camp. In the camp."

After leading more than [-] riders back to the camp, Zong Wang Xiong, he handed over the horses to his subordinates to add fodder and warm water, and he reported the reconnaissance situation to Zhu Ping'an in the account.

"Oh?"

In the battalion, Zhu Ping'an was checking the battalion commander's wartime merit list, and was planning to write an official request for meritorious service. Hearing Wang Xiong's report, don't be stunned for a moment.

Zhu Pingan thought that the Japanese pirates would secretly send out several groups of troops to bypass the Fengqiao camp guarded by the Zhejiang army at night and attack the city gate of Suzhou from other directions. Unexpectedly, the Japanese pirates actually hid in the temporary camp.

This made Zhu Pingan somewhat puzzled. Although during the day, the Japanese pirates lost six to seven thousand soldiers in front of the Zhejiang army, the main force of the Japanese pirates still remained.

What conspiracy must the pirates be brewing?
Zhu Pingan thought about it for a moment, but he couldn't figure it out, but he must do his own thing well and not give the Japanese pirates an opportunity to take advantage of it.

"Okay, I get it, you've worked hard, Mr. Wang, go back to your account and have a good rest."

Zhu Pingan asked Wang Xiong to go down to rest, and took Liu Mu and others out of the camp to inspect the camp, checking for gaps and making up for omissions.

In order to prevent accidents, Zhu Pingan sent out three more rangers to cruise in the other three directions of Suzhou to monitor the movements of the Japanese pirates.

Zhu Pingan specifically explained to them that once Japanese pirates are found, they should give priority to warning and there is no need to fight with Japanese pirates.

(End of this chapter)