The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

Now that the big move has almost been decided, Qi Jiguang brought 1000 troops to help defend the city. With the addition of these 1000 troops, the Yangzhou city immediately changed its appearance. It would be even more difficult to break through it. Of course, there are no absolutes in the world, but that possibility is already very small. Unless there are more than ten thousand Fusang troops under the city, then the city of Yangzhou will be destroyed. It's dangerous again.

The newcomers quickly became familiar with the city's defenses. After that, Zhang Fan even asked them to take turns going down the tower to eat and rest to replenish their strength, so as to prevent anything that shouldn't happen. After all, the city is full of Tired divisions, although they are very energetic now, but if they can make them fight at full strength, the effect will naturally be better.

Now the situation has gradually stabilized, and people around are urging Zhang Fan and Hai Rui to go to rest. Needless to say, Zhang Fan, and Hai Rui's situation is not much better. He also fought in Huai'an Mansion for two days and one night, and then It took a whole night to rush here, and his exhaustion was no less than that of anyone else.

But both of them decided against it. Needless to say, Hai Rui, with his temperament, until the last moment saw the victory in front of his eyes, even if he died of exhaustion, he probably wouldn't be able to rest.

And Zhang Fan, for some reason, was obviously exhausted to the point of death, but just like before, he had no intention of resting at all. The difference was that he couldn't fall asleep before because of the There is a sense of tension and crisis, but now he can't sleep because of the excitement in front of him.

"By the way, Master Hai," Zhang Fan suddenly turned his head and said to Hai Rui who was beside him, "When Zhang Fan saw Master Hai coming, this... looked a little inappropriate. I don't know what happened to Master Hai before. Was it caused by the Japanese pirates who numbered no more than 3000?" Zhang Fan has always wanted to know the details of Huai'an Mansion's defense against the Japanese pirates, and now that Hai Rui's appearance shows that the fighting situation there is dire, Zhang Fan wondered He wanted to ask more questions, but he could not directly say "seeing your miserable appearance", so he had to be vague.

"Oh, Mr. Zhang doesn't know something." Naturally, Hai Rui could understand what Zhang Fan was going to say. He sighed deeply and said helplessly, "I have obeyed the order of Mr. Zhang, and personally led the When five thousand soldiers and horses went to defend Huai'an Mansion, they thought in their hearts that facing more than [-] Japanese pirates, they must be easy to capture. There is no problem. In this way, it can only show its prestige on ordinary people and those patrols who pretend to be powerful.

"Originally, after hearing the news of the Songjiang Mansion, the subordinate officials ordered the army to set up camp some distance away from the Huai'an Mansion. In this way, one can always monitor the movements of the Japanese pirates in the Huai'an Mansion, and the other is to take precautions in time. , Everything was fine at first, but yesterday morning, those Japanese pirates didn’t know what went crazy, they suddenly opened the city gate and rushed out. Only a few people were sent to watch, and they came straight to our camp as soon as they came out. When the officers and soldiers were all woken up and prepared, they had already rushed in front of us.

"It's nothing at first, but this group of Japanese pirates is completely different from the past. Although the previous Japanese pirates were also very fierce, as long as we kill their people, they will retreat immediately. I thought they were much more numerous, but after killing more than a hundred of them, they did not retreat in the slightest. The officials at that time understood the seriousness of the matter, and knew that these Japanese pirates were from unkind people. When I was informed that a large number of Fusang troops invaded the inland of our Ming Dynasty and attacked Suzhou City, I finally understood that this group of Japanese pirates captured Huai'an Mansion before to attract the nearby army to contain us, and for the sake of Fusang in the future. The army could attack the city without hindrance, but until that time, the only thing that the subordinate officials hadn't thought of was that these Japanese pirates who were regarded as abandoned soldiers would be so crazy that they would not die at all when they fought.

"Most of Xiaguan's men are terracotta warriors from the Southern Zhili. Although they are well-trained under Xiaguan's daily supervision, they have never been on the battlefield. In their first battle, what they encountered It is such a difficult enemy, it is really a hard battle.

"Although the enemy's number is smaller than ours, the difference is not very far. In addition, at that time, the enemy and us were already fighting together, and the thousand cavalrymen under Xiaguan were useless. What happened afterwards Presumably Mr. Zhang can also guess that most of the four thousand infantry of the lower official lost in the battle with the Japanese pirates, leaving only a few remnants of the soldiers. The lower official has already asked them to station in Huai'an Mansion, so he brought the thousand cavalry , rushed over without stopping.

"This battle caused such a huge loss due to the mistakes of the lower officials. As the leading general, the lower officials are duty-bound. When this battle is over, the lower officials will report to the emperor. Please resign and accept the crime."

After hearing what Hai Rui said before, Zhang Fan felt a burst of emotion in his heart. It was really not easy. As the saying goes, those who are stunned are afraid of being violent, and those who are violent are afraid of dying. Facing a group of vicious people, and they don't care about their own lives at all. However, when Hai Rui later said that he was about to resign, Zhang Fan had some unusual thoughts in his heart.

To be honest, the special existence of Hai Rui is both good and bad for the Ming Dynasty. The good thing is that this person is extremely impartial and selfless. For those who break the law, no matter whether he is a small official or a relative of the emperor, He is capable enough to rush forward to uphold justice with a straight neck, but there are also disadvantages. After all, this officialdom is officialdom, especially the officialdom in the Central Plains. After thousands of years of tradition, there is no intrigue there. Now it is very difficult to think about it. , can only reduce the occurrence of that kind of situation to a certain extent, but the right mind is to eliminate this kind of situation in one go, which will naturally make many people feel disgusted.

But now, Hai Rui took the initiative to resign. Zhang Fan had to think of many things in his heart. Nowadays, in the Ming court, there are many people who admire Hai Rui. It is said that no one has a little bit of selflessness in his heart. Thoughts, but there are not many people who like Hai Rui, even Zhang Juzheng hates Hai Rui, but considering Hai Rui's interpersonal relationship in the court, since Zhang Fan has given up the idea of ​​being a courtier, Hai Rui Rui's condition actually has nothing to do with him.

The only person who likes Hai Rui more is naturally Long Qing, but if something happens to Hai Rui, if Long Qing alone likes it and all the ministers below are against it, Hai Rui's official position will not be guaranteed. Moreover, Long Qing It's not like Hai Rui didn't write about that kind of lifestyle.

Suddenly, Zhang Fan seemed to realize that he was on the battlefield. Although the current form was more favorable to them, he was able to think of these intrigues at this time. It seemed that he was really caught by the court Assimilated.

"Your Majesty Hai, don't worry. Zhang Fan will tell His Majesty to explain what happened here. At that time, the court will naturally make a fair decision," Zhang Fan said. Seeing that Hai Rui wanted to refute something, he quickly waved his hand to stop it. , and continued, "Master Hai, Zhang Fan knows what you want to say, but please listen to what Zhang Fan said. Presumably, Master Hai also knows that now the court does not like Master Hai, and there are no people who want Master Hai to leave the officialdom as soon as possible." There are a few, but Mr. Hai has ever thought that this imperial court still needs someone like Mr. Xiang Hai, "

After hearing Zhang Fan's words, Hai Rui became silent. It seemed that he was moved by Zhang Fan's words. Seeing that he didn't speak, Zhang Fan stopped saying anything and focused on the battle situation.

Gradually, the time was approaching Choushi, and the attacking momentum of the enemy army under the city had also undergone a great change. Those Fusang people were not as fierce as before, and the pace of attack was dragged very slowly. The terracotta figurines also showed weakness. Although they are still attacking, it can be clearly seen that they have also begun to become afraid of death. They are no longer as brave as before. They are not afraid of death. His attack obviously looked timid, as if he was a little... afraid of death.

Seeing this situation, Zhang Fan and other people on the tower who knew the inside story were puzzled by the situation in front of them. Now they all know that the purpose of these Fusang people coming here is not to attack or invade, but to It was for the purpose of harassment, and wanted to arouse the anger of the Ming court, so as to pursue the "culprit" who was passed on by them.

In that case, these people should have been mentally prepared, as long as they are not extremely stupid, they should understand that with their more than [-] Fusang troops, it is certain that they will cause damage to Daming, especially their They still came from the sea, but they should also understand that in the end their end is only one word of death. Since they are all dead no matter what, why do they suddenly lose their former vigor now? Instead of just being like this Wouldn't it be better to fight hard to capture Zi Zi to die in vain, causing a more significant impact?

But now, they are still defending while showing an appearance of attacking, trying not to suffer casualties, but casualties are inevitable, and people will fall down from time to time, which is strange Instead of doing this, it would be better to retreat early.

Things are really weird, but not many people think so much. The offensive and defensive battle is still going on, and it is already coming to an end.