After the pirates landed, they did not attack immediately, or even if they wanted to, they could not attack. With a total strength of more than 8,000 troops, the landing was not a one-time thing. These pirates are not officers and soldiers, and when they jump, they are in a mess and have no formation, and it will take a while to put them together and be able to attack. During this time, what they had to do was to stay defensive and avoid being ambushed by the officers and soldiers.

The more than 1,000 Zhenwei included more than 700 people borrowed by Xu Yang, as well as more than 300 Zhenwei in his fleet, these people belonged to different forces, had different backgrounds, and had different compositions, and it was an extremely laborious task to command them. Zong Zhixin used the two hundred soldiers of his own family as the backbone, gathered the team, and hastily arranged the formation. The pirates who had escaped from the city were at this time.

Zong Zhixin sat on the mazar and waited for a meal in a serious manner, which was part of the etiquette of starting a war. The ship was ready to beat abalone, pound chestnuts and kelp, and three glasses of boiled wine. Beating five abalones, pounding chestnuts, and five kombu slices, this Japanese etiquette of opening a war is of great significance to the samurai. A serious meal meant that Zong Shengxin saw this as a reciprocal war, not a plunder. Under his infection, even those real widows who only know how to kill people and steal things on weekdays have become serious. From the mind to the body, the state is gradually adjusted to the best.

Listening to the pirate's report, more than one out of ten people who entered the city first should have been killed, and all the rest of the horses were here. The gentry, who has always been calling for wind and rain in the Ming Dynasty, also seemed to have lost its effect this time, and was detained by a group of officials and soldiers who didn't care about anything. The martial artist who served as the guard, showed a slight posture of resistance, and was mercilessly killed on the spot.

If Qiu Ba would never dare to be so offensive and dare to commit this kind of killer when these gentry were in their heyday, it can only mean that I am afraid that the official army has found evidence of the alliance between the gentry and Xu Yang, and they are going to be tough.

"Has the stratagem failed? This is actually very normal, if you can easily take Ningbo, this battle will become boring. Zong Zhixin, who drank the third glass of wine, did not show much panic, "As a martial artist, the merit is ultimately won by the spear and sword in his hand. I've never relied on Qice, so all this has no effect on me, pass the order, and the whole army will line up, prepare to fight the Ming army, and kill them all! ”

According to the report of Tanma, Ningbo did not hold on behind closed doors, but instead led troops out of the city to meet the battle. In the past, the Ming army did not have the courage to fight against the real Japanese in the wild, and even dozens of real Japanese launched a single charge, which could break up the formation of hundreds of officers and soldiers. For the Shangzhen Wa, the officials and soldiers can often only rely on the city to defend it, and those who go out of the city to meet the enemy either have full confidence in their own troops, or they are stunned young people who do not know whether they are alive or dead.

We must not underestimate our opponents, for the slightest mistake may lead to the destruction of our military strength. Zong Zhi Xinfei, who took the reins of the horse from the hands of the people close to him, got on the mount, thinking back to his father's teaching to him when he first went out into battle. Da Ming people, I want you to see the majesty of the ghost punishment department.

There are five battalions of the new army, and each battalion has three departments, each department has two divisions, and each division has four bureaus. In addition to the three divisions, the battalion led by Yang Chengzu also strengthened a guard department and a firearms bureau, with nearly 3,600 people. Due to the detachment of a part to support Shaoxing, the number of troops in hand is also close to 3,000. Including the men and horses on the Taiyong side, the total number is almost 3,500.

This kind of force, against more than 8,000 pirates, according to Hu Bingzhang's idea, still rely on the city to defend to the death. There was a Qin cha who inspected the military garrison in the southeast, and the leaders of the various armies in the southeast, even if they lost their own defensive ground, had to send rescue troops over regardless of their lives, at least the siege of Ningbo could be solved. However, Yang Chengzu's strategy was much more than he expected, leaving only a division of the new army to defend the city, leading nearly 3,000 men and horses, and going out of the city to directly fight the Japanese invaders.

Li Zongyun, who stayed in Ningbo, was the old man of the Anlu Yiwei Division, he was born as an ordinary military guard of Anlu, and later Yang Chengzu recruited troops in the Yiwei Division, and he was recruited. Later, he made great achievements in the palace defense battle, and followed Yang Chengzu to save Princess Yongshou, and became his own person.

Every time he goes out into battle, he is basically injured, or even seriously injured, but every time he is injured but not dead, and it won't take long for him to come back to life. In the current medical conditions, this can only be described as a miracle. From a peasant boy, in just two years, he has now received the title of Sipintong, and he has actually been awarded the rank of Lieutenant in the Army, and his speed is not much slower than that of Yang Chengzu.

After arriving in Zhejiang, Yang Chengzu also found the daughter of the commander of Zhejiang for him to be his wife, in terms of soldiers, he is not as good as Xu Tai, Qi Jingtong and others, but if you talk about loyalty, among the leaders of the five battalions, he must definitely be regarded as the first. Hu Bingzhang's opinion is meaningless to Li Zongyun at all, Yang Chengzu only issued an order, and he took his troops out of the city, Hu Bingzhang didn't know what to do except for stumbling and complaining.

There was a sound of admiration, and Xue Niangzi, who was wearing a life uniform, generously walked in from the outside, "Hu Taishou, I heard that the Japanese invaders are coming on a large scale, and my Ningbo Chamber of Commerce can't sit idly by." Everyone is a person in the same boat, needless to say, the Chamber of Commerce has prepared 50,000 taels of silver, which is specially designed for the purpose of raising bravery. The matter of defense must be shouldered by the two of us. ”

Hu Bingzhang was overjoyed when he heard this, "Mrs. Xue, I have heard for a long time that you are a heroine, and when I see you today, you are worthy of your name." This official is a civil servant, and leading troops to fight is not my forte. If the lady can command the battle, the official is willing to let the virtuous. ”

In this way, the little woman had no choice but to offend. The 600 warriors raised by our chamber of commerce have already gone to the city, plus the officers and soldiers left behind, even if the 8,000 thieves come to attack together, we can defend it. Now it's time to focus on the outcome outside the city. Taishou rested in the palace for a while, and the concubine wanted to go to the city to take a look at the military situation outside. ”

Outside the city of Ningbo, four strong soldiers carried a huge bamboo bed and put it on the battlefield. Yang Chengzu was lying on the bamboo bed, Guo Jiujie was dressed in red, wearing a crown of hundred phoenixes and pearls, and holding a big gun in her hand, standing beside him. More than a dozen beautiful maids beside him, holding various musical instruments such as pipa, sanxian, sheng pipe and flute, played on the side. It seems that the battlefield is regarded as a large-scale spring outing.

He looked at the neatly lined up new army and asked loudly, "Whose soldiers are you waiting for?" ”

"Long live Grandpa's soldiers!"

"What are you fighting for?"

"Be loyal to Grandpa Banzai!"

"Well said! This time, the thieves were dirty, and all the money obtained was in the Ningbo treasury, and it was not operational. Now you and the pirates, only one side can get the money. If you want to make a fortune for your family, and if you want to carry a Yanling knife, kill me and use the pirate's head to exchange for a marquis! Here the official is, lying on the bed, holding the beauty, listening to your good news. If you are killed by pirates, then don't even think about taking money, understand? ”

Li Zongyun's waist straightened, and he pulled out the Yanling knife engraved with his name

"Don't worry, Li Zongyun has three inches of qi, and he won't let the Japanese invaders approach your honor guard. Sons, come with me if you want fame and wealth, and kill the widows! ”

The red flag rolled, like a wall of fire, and the team, including the Taiyong battalion, counterattacked towards the enemy whose strength was twice as strong as their own, and the two torrents immediately collided in one place, and the waves composed of blood and life flew in all directions.