eurekapd Chapter 806 Rescue Wenzhou
Chapter 806 Rescue Wenzhou
"Shut up!"
The cavalrymen reined in their horses and stopped at the river bank.
The Japanese pirates on the opposite side stood on the shore, showing off their power and jumping with their teeth and claws bared towards the Yan army on the north bank.
The Japanese pirates were less than four miles away. After chasing them for so many days, they were finally caught up. However, the imperial army was blocked by the Oujiang River.
"Your Highness, Wenzhou City is a few miles further south. They are completely defenseless now. The Japanese pirates will attack them unexpectedly. Wenzhou City is in imminent danger!"
A general of the Zhennan Army said to the Second King anxiously.
Shen Changgong held the telescope, looked across, and clenched his teeth.
They were too far away to hear what was being shouted at the other side, but it was definitely not something good.
After showing off their might for a while, the Japanese pirates immediately ran towards Wenzhou City.
The Southern King clenched his fists and said,
"It's too late to build a bridge now!"
"What should we do? Are we just going to watch Wenzhou being massacred?"
Everyone was discussing the matter one after another, feeling extremely anxious.
At this moment, a ranger from the Nine Heavens Tower shouted from outside the crowd,
"I have a solution! Your Majesty! I have a solution!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Changgong immediately looked over and shouted,
"Who's calling? Come over and speak!"
The Ranger from the Nine Heavens Tower squeezed through the crowd and rode his horse to the front of Shen Changgong. Without any greeting, he pointed to the west and said,
“Your Highness, there is a bridge to the west, a boat bridge, right over to the Anlanting Pier, I know.
I’m from Taizhou and used to travel back and forth to Wenzhou frequently, so I walked from there!”
Shen Changgong was delighted when he heard this and said,
"Alright, I'll give you credit for this great achievement, Meiyan. Remember his name, and I'll reward you handsomely when you get back!"
"You, lead the way!"
"Yes!"
Everyone immediately followed the ranger and ran towards the west.
After running for more than thirty miles, they finally arrived at this place.
The river channel here is much narrower than before, and the land extends into the river for a distance.
A flat stone bridge extends from both banks to the middle, but it is disconnected for 200 meters in the middle. Some boats are almost the same height as the stone bridge, tied together and placed close to the stone bridge, covered with neatly laid wooden boards.
The ranger brought the owner of the dock over.
"Your Majesty, this man is the owner of the dock."
When Shen Changgong saw the bridge, he knew what was going on and immediately said,
"Hurry up and get your men to row the boats to the middle and connect the bridges!"
"Yes, sir! Yes, sir!"
The dock owner hurried to call his men to row the boat.
While rowing, the knight explained to Shen Changgong,
"Your Highness, the Oujiang River is also an important seaport in the southeast, with two cargo transfer stations in the north and south.
These two sections of the bridge serve as docks for loading and unloading goods when there are ships. When it is necessary to cross the river, the middle bridge will be opened to allow the ships to pass.
When there is no boat, the bridge is pulled back and connected so that people can walk back and forth between the two banks.
But because this place is too far west, the Japanese pirates usually couldn't attack this far and only plundered along the coast, so they probably didn't know there was a bridge here."
Shen Changgong also nodded and said,
"If that were true, they would have burned these bridges. You did well this time. I'll reward you handsomely when I get back."
"I do not seek any reward, I only hope that Your Majesty can wipe out the Japanese pirates and bring peace to the people of Southeast China.
Over the years, too many people have died at the hands of the Japanese pirates."
"Yes, you have a high level of awareness. Your martial arts skills should be good too. Why don't you join the army and serve your country?"
Hearing this, Fairy Meiyan coughed repeatedly and glared at Shen Changgong fiercely.
Good boy, are you trying to poach my people in front of me?
The Ranger laughed and said,
"I'm used to being free and undisciplined, and I have bad habits. I can't adapt to military life."
"Okay, in Jiutian Tower, I can also contribute to the people of the world, supervise corrupt officials and local gentry, and make decisions for the people."
“Well, that’s why I’m willing to join Jiutian Tower.
The Great Yan Jiutian Tower is well-known throughout the world."
Soon, the bridges were all built, with a whole row of boat bridges connecting the bridges at both ends. Shen Changgong and King Nan took the lead and rode their horses galloping towards the south.
The 20,000-strong army lined up in a long line, filed into the bridge, and successfully reached the south bank.
They marched non-stop towards Wenzhou in the east.
They were moving very fast and had to reach Wenzhou before the Japanese pirates.
However, after a period of delay, they arrived too late and the Japanese pirates had already entered the city.
The city gates were wide open and the Japanese pirates rushed in without any preparation.
When Shen Changgong saw this scene, he was so angry that he gritted his teeth.
Whether it was Ningbo or Taizhou, they knew to close the city gates, but Wenzhou actually left the city gates open and let people break in?
Are all the soldiers guarding the city wall blind?
When I ran in and took another look, I was surprised to see the huge flag of Chu State still on the top of the city wall.
Is it that the imperial edict has not yet reached here?
"Enter the city, kill any pirates you see, and search the entire city!"
Street fighting does not require any command, it is just searching and killing.
Fortunately, they had a huge advantage in numbers and could run faster on horseback.
Shen Changgong had repeatedly reminded him that the Japanese pirates were highly skilled in martial arts and that they could not fight alone. They had to use the majority against the minority and the far side against the near side.
If you can avoid close combat, then avoid it. If a group of people are shooting crossbows and guns, don't go into a one-on-one duel.
This group of Zhennan troops are the elite among the elite. It would be a pity if they were killed here.
Twenty thousand Zhennan troops rushed into the city and began to kill the Japanese pirates who were looting.
The Japanese pirates are so easy to identify.
There was no hair on the front of his head, but there was hair on the back and sides. The hair on top was tied in a small bun. He wore loose clothes, wooden clogs on his feet, and held a long samurai sword in his hand. In this situation, it would be difficult to kill him by mistake.
Shen Changgong picked up the crossbow and rushed forward with King Nan.
Some Japanese pirates along the way were killing and looting in the streets. When they saw that the imperial army was coming, they shouted and rushed towards them.
It has to be said that although these Japanese pirates had low moral character, they all advocated the spirit of Bushido and were fearless of death. Facing so many black cavalry, they dared to rush forward and die.
The cavalry team fired volleys of crossbows and killed all the attacking Japanese pirates.
A commoner hiding on the roadside saw this scene and shouted,
"General! General! Many Japanese pirates are heading towards the government office. They might be going to rob money."
Upon hearing this, Shen Changgong and Prince Nan immediately rushed towards the government office in the center of the city.
When they arrived at the government office, they saw many bailiffs and police officers, as well as security forces wearing Chu army uniforms, all holding weapons and fighting the Japanese pirates.
However, these people were too few in number, while there were hundreds of Japanese pirates. The people in the government office were at a disadvantage and people kept dying.