Chapter 2149: Battle (1)
The next day, the first ray of sunshine in the morning was facing each other across the river, and smoke was curling with cooking fires.
“One, one, one, two, one, two three four”
The soldiers of Zhejiang soldiers got up early to practice in the morning, walking in step, running, and practicing in a row, enjoying their practice.
In contrast, the Japanese pirate camp was much lazy. One by one, the Japanese pirates stretched their waists and pointed at the Zhejiang Army camp. The Japanese pirates in the camp were generally divided into two categories. One was Mao Haifeng and Otomo Zhenchuan, the defeated Japanese soldiers under the command of the two. They looked at the Zhejiang Army camp with fear and fear; the other was the reinforcements of the Japanese pirates brought by Wang Zhi. This kind of Japanese pirates looked at the Zhejiang Army camp and practiced the Zhejiang Army camp with laughter and joking, just like watching a monkey. They disagreed with the Zhejiang Army. The Zhejiang Army was no different from the previous officers and soldiers.
It’s not that the defeated Japanese pirates did not tell the interests of the Zhejiang army to reinforcements, but how could the reinforcements Japanese pirates believe it?
You group of defeated generals from the Zhejiang Army, you said that the Zhejiang Army is powerful, just to make excuses for your failure.
In addition, the Japanese pirates are the strongest, and the reinforcements and Japanese pirates despise the defeated Japanese pirates. The defeated Japanese pirates were happy to see them repeating the same mistakes. Everyone fell on the same starting line, so no one laughed at him.
With various factors added, the Japanese pirates in reinforcements disagreed with the Zhejiang Army. In their opinion, the Zhejiang Army was just a more powerful guard soldiers, and the guard soldiers were all a group of weak chickens in front of them. The Zhejiang Army was just a stronger weak chicken. No matter how strong the weak chicken was in front of them, it was no different. They were all a dish!
The only difference is that the stronger weak chicken is more chewy and has a better taste.
During the morning exercise of the Zhejiang Army, soldiers from the Zhejiang Army's military camp carried a large pot of steaming ginger soup and carried it to the riverside.
Then, a group of Japanese prisoners in shackles were driven over, and the Japanese prisoners were carrying wood and other objects in their hands.
When they arrived by the river, each Japanese prisoner was taken into turn to a bowl of hot ginger soup and then driven into the cold and bone-blooded river.
"What are they doing?" The Japanese pirates looked over curiously.
"Build a pontoon bridge, they're building a pontoon bridge."
Soon the Japanese pirates discovered what the Zhejiang army had done to drive away the Japanese pirate prisoners.
"They aren't they going to attack our camp by building a pontoon bridge, right?" The Japanese pirates said worriedly after finding out that the Zhejiang army was going to build a pontoon bridge.
"Attack a ball, you forgot that General Xue made an appointment to fight the Zhejiang army yesterday. He agreed that after breakfast, the Zhejiang army would send a thousand people to fight with General Xue. They built a floating bridge to facilitate the battle."
A Japanese pirate who knew the inside story said.
So that's how it is. The other Japanese pirates are relieved. Anyway, the Japanese pirates under General Xue's command are not us.
How great it would be to watch the fun then.
The news that the Japanese pirates built a floating bridge in the Zhejiang army to the camp was heard. Mao Haifeng, Otomo Zhenchuan, Wang Zhi and others all learned the news.
"Haha, the Zhejiang Army is afraid that it will be difficult to retreat if it is defeated later. So we will build the floating bridge in advance and leave a way out."
When Xue Tao heard this, he laughed and said, not caring about it.
Xue Tao was happy about the Zhejiang Army building a floating bridge. The Zhejiang Army said that it was a defeat before the battle, which shows that they had no confidence in this battle.
They themselves did not even have the confidence to defeat. Before they could fight, the Zhejiang Army had already lost half of it.
"The Zhejiang Army is going to leave a way out." Mao Haifeng said disapprovingly, "It's just a few floating bridges, just make it. They can make it together as soon as they want, so it won't be broken. When the formation is going to be a big fight, we'll make it again."
Yesterday, Zhu Ping'an was able to watch us build a temporary camp. Now they are just building a few floating bridges, so just set up aside.
Of course, he is different from Xue Tao.
Xue Tao believed that the Zhejiang army built a floating bridge because they were worried that it would be difficult to retreat if they were defeated, so they built a floating bridge to leave a way out.
Mao Haifeng believed that the Zhejiang army built a floating bridge because the Zhejiang army was worried that after they defeated this battle, their side would not be able to afford to lose without being virtuous. They sent reinforcements to surround them and built a floating bridge to prevent them from evacuating to the other side when this incident happened.
"Yeah." Wang Zhi nodded and waved his hand, "Then let them build a floating bridge. They dare to cross the river to fight. It is reasonable to build a floating bridge to leave a way out."
Therefore, the Zhejiang Army successfully built a floating bridge in the river.
It’s not that there were Japanese prisoners who wanted to take the opportunity to escape. Not long after they entered the water, two Japanese pirates tried to run to the Japanese pirate camp across the river.
"Help, help." The two Japanese prisoners ran away while shouting for help.
But after only two steps, he heard a few "bang" sounds of muskets, and the escaped Japanese prisoners were shot dead in the river.
Two balls of blood dizzy on the river surface, like the morning glow shining in the river water.
The Zhejiang soldiers ordered the Japanese pirate prisoners in the river to pull two corpses to the riverside. The two Zhejiang soldiers stepped forward and skillfully cut off the heads of the Japanese pirate's corpses with knives.
In this way, no Japanese pirate has the idea of escaping his life. Can they pass the muskets in the hands of the Zhejiang Army faster than they run?!
It’s better to live without dying.
So, they honestly endured the cold and squeaky river water and set up a floating bridge in the river with grinning.
This river is not very wide, and the wood has been cut down in advance, so it is not very difficult to build a pontoon bridge.
Soon, when the Zhejiang army was having dinner, the Japanese prisoners built six simple floating bridges.
The supervisor of the Zhejiang Army's soldiers verified and confirmed that the pontoon bridge was available, so the Japanese pirates were captured on the shore.
The Japanese prisoners trembled and went ashore. Under the orders of the Zhejiang soldiers, they lined up to make another bowl of ginger soup, and then were driven back to the shack they built in the camp.
There are fires in the shack and thin rice porridge mixed with wild vegetables, which saves them from freezing and hunger.
The Japanese pirates were the best coolies, and they were all the dirty and tiring work. The Zhejiang Army didn't want them to die so soon.
Soon, the Zhejiang Army just used breakfast.
One thousand Zhejiang troops have been assembled.
"Young Master, just sit in the camp. Don't worry, we won't be embarrassed." Liu Dadao and Liu Daqin assured Zhu Ping'an.
"Be careful and bring all your brothers back as safe as possible." Zhu Ping'an explained to the two.
"Don't worry, young master, although we didn't bring tiger squat cannons, each of us brought two loaded muskets. The two armies lined up to fight, and they couldn't get close to us." Liu Dadao said confidently.
"If the Japanese pirates do not talk about martial ethics, and in addition to the agreed one thousand people, you will withdraw as soon as possible. I will send someone to meet you on the shore." Zhu Ping'an explained again.
Chapter completed!