The rise of the poor

Chapter 2154: Battle (2)

The red sun rose in the east. In the open space in front of the temporary camp of the Japanese pirates, the two armies faced each other. The Zhejiang army and the Japanese pirates each had a thousand people.

"Count the people!"

In order to maintain fairness, the Zhejiang Army and the Japanese pirates each sent ten people to the other side's position to count the number of heads to prevent anyone from falsely reporting the number of people.

"One, two, three, nine hundred and ninety-eight, nine hundred and ninety-nine, one thousand."

"One, two, three, four. Nine hundred and ninety-nine. One thousand."

After the two sides counted their numbers and confirmed that neither side had cheated on the number of troops, they began to deploy their troops and the battle was about to break out.

Compared to the one thousand Japanese pirates who died, the other Japanese pirates in their temporary camp just stood by and watched, or it would be more accurate to say, they just watched the fun.

They called their friends and gathered in groups of three or five. Some even climbed up trees to get a good viewing spot.

The Japanese pirates held various snacks in their hands and carried wine gourds, looking as happy as if they were on an outing.

Anyway, they don't have to go on the field and watch other people's brains being beaten out, which is such a good thing. Moreover, more inside information has been leaked out bit by bit. After this battle, no matter who wins or loses, Prince Hui will drink and discuss important matters with Zhu Ping'an, a high-ranking official of the opposite court. It is said that the opposite side wants to recruit Prince Anhui.

Haha, the other side is a bit fanciful.

Who do you think you are? You still want to recruit the King of Anhui. Are you qualified? !

However, no matter what, there is no need to worry about the next big battle. For this battle, just watch the fun.

"Hahaha, the betting is open, the betting is open. Who will win between the Zhejiang Army and General Xue? The Zhejiang Army wins, 1-1. General Xue wins, 1-1. If you want to place a bet, hurry up. The betting will be closed as soon as the two sides start fighting."

Some people even opened a betting line.

"Hu Laosan, are you stupid? No matter who wins, it's still one to one. Don't you have any pants left if you don't pay?"

someone joked.

"You are stupid. The number of people betting on each side is different. Besides, have you ever seen a banker losing money?"

Immediately someone started laughing and cursing.

"I'm here to bet. I'm betting ten taels of silver. I'm betting on General Xue to win. Last night, General Xue risked his reputation and borrowed six hundred sets of top-quality armor from our general and several other generals. Together with their own armor, all the pirates under his command are now fully armored. They are all full-body armor, and everything except their eyes is exposed."

A Japanese pirate who knew something about the inside story squeezed forward, took out some silver, and pressed it down.

"Okay, I wish you a big win, brother. What's your name, old scholar? Please write it down quickly." The Japanese pirate who opened the market greeted enthusiastically.

A fifty-year-old Japanese pirate with a goatee next to him licked the brush hair with his mouth, dipped it in ink, and started to record.

"I'll come too. I'll bet three or two. I'll also bet on General Xue to win. My armor has also been borrowed. It was the armor of a general of the imperial army that I captured. That armor is so strong that within ten meters, no matter how strong your bow or crossbow is, you can't shoot through that armor. If you put on that armor, you will be able to kill everyone."

Soon another Japanese pirate came to place a bet.

"I'll come too. I'll bet five taels on General Xue."

"I also bet three taels of silver that General Xue will win. The officers and soldiers are our opponents, not to mention that General Xue can be regarded as the Royal Guard of Prince Hui."

Suddenly many Japanese pirates rushed over to place their bets.

Most of the Japanese pirates in this area are reinforcements, and they basically bet on General Xue to win.

Soon, the lively scene here attracted the attention of the defeated Japanese pirates. When they heard that someone was opening a market here, they swarmed over to place their bets.

"Place your bet. I'll bet eight taels of silver on the Zhejiang army to win."

"I bet ten taels of silver and I bet on the Zhejiang army to win."

"I only have six taels of silver on me. I'm going to bet it all on the Zhejiang army to win."

Most of these Japanese pirates bet on the Zhejiang Army to win. They had fought against the Zhejiang Army before and knew the strengths of their firearms.

What's the point of armor? If everyone wears it, they will be as powerless as paper in front of a musket.

Especially after seeing the Zhejiang Army once again deployed the classic long and narrow formation,

"No, why are you so ungrateful that you don't think highly of your own people but instead think highly of outsiders?"

“Hahaha, they all bet on the Zhejiang Army to win? They must have been beaten up by the Zhejiang Army and their heads must have been screwed, right?!”

"Don't worry about them. No one is betting on the Zhejiang army to win. Who will we win the money from? Hu Laosan can't afford to pay."

The Japanese pirates were laughing and talking to each other, making the scene very lively.

"Laugh? Haha, you won't be able to laugh later. I've already told you how powerful the Zhejiang Army is."

"When the forces are equal, the Zhejiang Army's firearms are simply invincible. We have experienced this ourselves."

The defeated Japanese pirates retorted.

"Haha, stop talking, you are just looking for excuses for your defeat, you are really smearing us Japanese pirates!"

"Yesterday they lost people, today they lost money, how unlucky."

The Japanese pirates who came to reinforce them laughed at them.

"Laugh?! I'll bet another ten taels of silver on the Zhejiang army to win. You'll cry later." The defeated Japanese pirates got angry.

"Ha ha ha ha."

The Japanese pirates burst into laughter.

On the other side of the river, the Zhejiang Army was much quieter. Three thousand soldiers were lined up on the river bank, ready to support their comrades on the other side of the river at any time.

Zhu Ping'an, protected by his personal guards, sat on a high platform built by captured Japanese pirates, watching the battle that was about to break out on the other side of the river.

Wang Zhi was no exception. He did the same thing. He had a high platform built and placed a table with a delicious banquet on it, including chicken, duck, fish, meat and seafood, as well as a jar of girl's red wine and a pot of Longjing tea.

Wang Zhi sat in the main seat, accompanied by Mao Haifeng, Otomo Sadakawa and a group of Japanese pirate generals.

The war is about to start.

Zhu Ping'an looked at the formation of the Japanese pirates. One thousand Japanese pirates formed a cone formation, which was an offensive formation.

One thousand Japanese pirates were fully armored. The first and second rows of the cone-shaped formation held a shield in one hand and a Japanese sword in the other. They were responsible for providing cover and using their shields to block the Zhejiang army's firearms. The third, fourth, fifth and sixth rows of Japanese pirates were heavily armored and held long weapons. They were responsible for charging into the Zhejiang army's formation and destroying its formation. The pirates at the back were fully armored and held a variety of weapons. They were responsible for rushing into the Zhejiang army's formation and killing people in all directions after the heavily armored Japanese pirates broke through the Zhejiang army's formation.

The Japanese pirates arranged on both wings of the cone formation were holding longbows and had two quivers hanging from their waists. Some of them were holding muskets. They were responsible for long-range attacks. Before the two armies engaged in battle, they would first use feather arrows and muskets to attack the Zhejiang army.

After seeing the Japanese pirates' military formation and equipment, Zhu Ping'an curled the corners of his lips slightly. It was a very traditional Japanese pirates' military formation. The Japanese pirates had not learned any lessons from yesterday's experience. This time they should be a sure win.

"Haha, Lao Xue is really good. All his men are wearing armor, full body armor. Isn't this a sure win?"

A Japanese pirate general at the table nodded repeatedly.

Mao Haifeng heard this and curled his lips slightly. (End of this chapter)