The rise of the poor

Chapter 1975 Why Not Shoot the Arrow Yet?
They were worried in the first half of the night, worried in the second half of the night, and could not sleep well the whole night. This was the true portrayal of all the troops who had recaptured Jiaxing.

Fortunately, although there was wind and frost all night, no Japanese pirates rushed out of the city to attack their camp.

I don’t know whether it was luck or whether Magistrate Zhao’s empty city plan worked.

The next morning, before daybreak, with the cold wind howling, Governor Zhao had already sent people to wake everyone up.

"My Lord has ordered that everyone put on their armor and weapons quickly and assemble!"

These Japanese pirates disguised as personal guards were extremely ferocious. They didn't even wake people up properly, but came into the tent with whips in hand and started whipping them.

Everyone was screaming in agony from being beaten, and early in the morning the camp was in a mess, as if pigs had been slaughtered.

There were also some arrogant ones in Fu Jia's army. They were dissatisfied with being whipped and rose up in resistance, cursing. However, they were no match for the Japanese pirates who were disguised as personal guards. Instead, they were beaten even more severely and half to death. No one else in the tent dared to say a word.

After a long while, everyone stood in front of the camp in disarray and in a chaotic manner.

"Everyone listen up, cheer up, I will lead you to fight the Japanese pirates to the death! Recover Jiaxing and rescue the hundreds of thousands of people in Jiaxing City!"

"Recover Jiaxing and report to His Majesty, and bring peace to the people. I will go down in history, and you will also be greatly rewarded!"

Prefect Zhao seemed to be energized by chicken blood. He put on a gorgeous armor early, held a jewel-inlaid sword in his hand, and shouted loudly to the crowd who were in a mess and could not form a queue.

what? !

Really?! Are you serious?!
I thought you were just talking, but I didn't expect you to be serious. We traveled a long way and arrived at Jiaxing City at almost dusk yesterday. You just took a nap and are going to attack the city?! Do you think we are too old?
We are going to attack the city like this, relying on the few weapons we have. Let alone firearms, we can't even gather 200 bows.

If we attack Jiaxing City, which is guarded by more than 10,000 fierce Japanese, wouldn't that be no different from committing suicide?!
Not to mention anything else, before the fall of Jiaxing City, there were at least seven or eight hundred sets of armor in the armory on the west side of the city, and nearly two thousand longbows and crossbows in total, not to mention the two generals' artillery on the top of the city.

This is not an attack on the city, this is suicide. Could it be that Governor Zhao has really surrendered to the Japanese pirates and is offering our heads to them?!
When everyone heard that Prefect Zhao had ordered an attack on the city, they were not only stunned, but also scared out of their wits. All sleepiness was scared away. They thought that Prefect Zhao was just talking, but they didn't expect him to be serious. Everyone even suspected that Prefect Zhao had deliberately tricked them into death.

"My lord, think twice. If we attack the city now, we will die."

"Sir, attacking a city is no joke. We still have to take a long-term view. There are more than 10,000 Japanese pirates in the city."

"Sir, please take back your order. We need to train for at least ten days or half a month before attacking the city."
Everyone cried and begged Governor Zhao to withdraw the order to attack the city, as they did not want to die under the city.

"What a bullshit order! I tell you, even the king of heaven can't do anything! We said we will take back Jiaxing today, today is the day!"

"I said it yesterday, and I'll say it again today. I will be the first to charge Jiaxing City, and you will follow closely behind! I am not afraid of death, so what are you afraid of? I'm making it clear in advance, anyone who dares not to take the lead will be killed without mercy!"

Prefect Zhao wore armor and imitated the image in the opera. He raised his sword, swung it vigorously, and shouted loudly with a fearless look on his face.

"Why does it feel like Prefect Zhao is acting?"

Everyone only had time to complain a few words before they saw Prefect Zhao really bravely holding up his sword and rushing towards Jiaxing City without hesitation. At this moment he looked like a brave mess.

Prefect Zhao, wearing gorgeous armor and holding a sword, rushed towards the Jiaxing city gate.

It's as if Lu Bu is still alive.

It was as if Tianbawang was reborn.

"Follow me, or you'll die!"

The Japanese pirates disguised as personal guards drew their swords one by one and shouted murderously to everyone.

The beating in the morning made everyone very afraid of them. Now seeing them drawing their knives to threaten, they knew that these bastards really dared to chop people, so they had no choice but to grit their teeth and follow the footsteps of Prefect Zhao, running forward slowly.

They had all made up their minds. Didn't Prefect Zhao say yesterday that he would be the first to charge forward and everyone would have to follow him. If he was killed by the Japanese pirates, well, everyone could retreat and run away. Then they would wait until Prefect Zhao was shot to death by the Japanese pirates on the city wall, and then they would turn around and run back.

One step, two steps, three steps.
Prefect Zhao rushed out about ten steps with his sword in hand, and was already within the range of the bows and crossbows on the city wall.

However, no arrows were shot down from the city.

what happened?

Why haven't the arrows been shot down from the city yet? Are they trying to get Prefect Zhao to run closer so they can aim more accurately? !

Not really. With plenty of bows and arrows, there's nothing to be afraid of if it's a long distance.

Damn Japanese pirates, you should shoot Prefect Zhao to death as soon as possible so that we can turn around and escape. He is seeking death himself, and we don’t want to be his scapegoat.

But, strangely, even after Magistrate Zhao rushed forward another twenty steps or so, there was still no arrow shot down from the city.

What's going on?! Why haven't the Japanese pirates shot arrows at this time?! Everyone was very surprised.

Could it be that we haven't entered the range of the bows and arrows yet, and the Japanese pirates want to make a killing on us, so they want us to enter the range before they shoot arrows? !

They looked up at the top of the city wall. It was still dark and they couldn't see clearly. However, the top of the city wall was eerily quiet, as if a monster had opened its mouth, waiting for them to come to it. They all felt their legs go weak.

"Go ahead, follow them. If anyone hesitates any longer, I'll chop him into pieces!" The Japanese pirates disguised as personal guards threatened ferociously.

Human life was at stake, and everyone was terribly scared. They hesitated and did not dare to follow in the footsteps of Prefect Zhao.

As Prefect Zhao ran, he slowed down. There was nothing he could do. He was born into a family of scholars and had not exercised much. The ancestral armor he was wearing was made of iron. It was not only gorgeous but also heavy, probably at least forty or fifty kilograms. After running just a few dozen steps, he was already exhausted and out of breath.

However, this was the time to become famous, and although Prefect Zhao slowed down, he still gritted his teeth and rushed towards the city gate.

One step, two steps, three steps.
Prefect Zhao was less than thirty meters away from the city gate, but still not a single arrow was shot down from the city wall. It was eerily quiet.

Why aren't you shooting arrows yet?!
Everyone was puzzled. Magistrate Zhao was about to rush to the city gate, so why didn't the Japanese pirates shoot arrows? !

Also, under the pressure of Prefect Zhao's personal guards, we all came within the range of the arrows from the city wall.

Why haven’t the Japanese pirates shot arrows yet?
This is too strange.

(End of this chapter)