OBS Chapter 115 Waiting for the North Wind
Chapter 115 Waiting for the North Wind
Mu Jinyu was not panicked, as these situations were all within his expectations.
"It's just harassment from some small groups of enemies, right?" Mu Jinyu analyzed calmly.
"Yes, General Mu! They divided into groups of dozens of people and attacked us from more than ten different directions. Although we successfully repelled them every time, they still continued to harass us." replied the soldier who came to report.
Mu Jinyu understood clearly that these were just tactics of the Japanese pirates to tire out the enemy.
He understood the other party's intention, which was nothing more than to disrupt the judgment of the Daxia soldiers through frequent and persistent small-scale attacks, so that they would gradually relax their vigilance.
At the same time, the Japanese pirates can also use this opportunity to find weak points in the Daxia army's defense line.
When the anti-Japanese soldiers are tired, they will wait for an opportunity to launch a real attack.
"Pass the order down, have the soldiers take turns to rest and stay alert. Xiaoyan, Moye, let's go take a look together."
After saying that, Mu Jinyu took Xia Qin and Mo Ye to the front line.
Mu Jinyu took a look and figured out a way to deal with it.
In addition to increasing the rotation of Daxia's guard soldiers, he ordered the strengthening of simple defensive fortifications such as deer and firewood barriers, so as to reduce the places where the Japanese pirates could attack and increase the cost of harassment.
But this is not a long-term solution.
Seeing the Japanese pirates eager to try in the distance, Xia Qin whispered to Wu Baisheng who had been here all the time: "Wu Beijia, bring all the officials, wealthy businessmen and their families who have surrendered to the Japanese pirates here."
Soon, more than a hundred people were taken between the two armies.
"You guys go ahead. Since you want to surrender to the Japanese pirates, we won't make it difficult for you. We'll just grant your wish."
These officials and wealthy businessmen looked at their wives, children and the elderly, and many of them fell to their knees.
"General Mu, Lord Mu, please don't let your wife and children suffer!" An elderly wealthy businessman shouted, "All our property has been confiscated. Please let us go, even if you have to let us fend for ourselves!"
Mu Jinyu smiled and said calmly: "Speak softly. You were very harmonious when you were colluding with the Japanese pirates. If the Japanese heard you, I'm afraid they would not take you in."
He turned and shouted to the anti-Japanese soldiers: "Those who collude with the Japanese will be killed if they take a step back from our army!"
"Yes!" The response was filled with deep hatred.
These officials and wealthy businessmen who colluded with the Japanese pirates had no choice but to move towards the Japanese pirates, knowing that if they turned back they would only die together.
The Japanese pirates looked at the hundreds of people walking towards them and were confused at first, but these officials and wealthy businessmen had known the pirate leader for a long time and quickly recognized him.
"General Uesugi, these people are originally from Daxia who work for us," Uekawa Jusuri explained, looking at Uesugi Jiro nervously, "It seems like they were called here. What should we do?"
"Mr. Ukawa, how do you think we should deal with this?" Jiro Uesugi was about forty years old, short in stature, but with a very resolute face.
He has clear facial lines, a close-cropped hairdo, and a cold and ruthless look in his eyes.
From the heavy armor on his body and the sharp samurai sword in his hand, it can be seen that he is also a veteran of the battlefield.
Ukawa Jusuri was obviously a little afraid of Uesugi Jiro. He lowered his head and asked tentatively in a low voice, "Kill them? I originally just wanted to use their local prestige and industry to help us in Japan. Now they are of no use. Besides, more than a hundred people are also a burden, and there might be spies among them."
"It makes some sense."
Hearing that Uesugi Jiro agreed with his idea, Ukawa Juuri immediately prepared to order his men to shoot to death those officials and wealthy businessmen who were in collusion with the Japanese and were slowly moving towards this side.
But Uesugi Jiro changed the subject: "However, most of your subordinates are from Daxia. If you treat these people who have come to you like this, aren't you afraid that they will be dissatisfied?"
"General, rest assured. These people are loyal to their parents." Youchuan looked back at the Daxia people among the Japanese pirates and said with a hint of contempt, "They can even betray Daxia and their own parents and relatives. How can they care about these strangers?"
Uesugi Jiro couldn't help but shook his head and retorted, "You don't understand. Selling out or betraying someone won't harm their interests, but if you kill these people, they will surely feel grief over the loss of their lives. I'm afraid they will have some thoughts in their minds. Just accept them first."
"General, you are thoughtful and I admire you!" Youchuan Shili immediately flattered him.
However, Uesugi Jiro smiled strangely and said, "After accepting them, let them fight like other Daxia people. If they die in battle, the women will be awarded to your subordinates."
Looking at those tender-skinned officials and wealthy businessmen, if they go to the battlefield, how can they survive for even a minute?
Ukawa Jusuri immediately understood what Uesugi Jiro meant: "Thank you, General!"
Mu Jinyu and Xia Qin did not care about the fate of these traitors. Instead, they looked at the long battle line and thought about how to repel the enemy.
Not only do we have to repel the enemy, but we must also take the opportunity to wipe out this group of Japanese pirates and take over the entire Jinghai County to prevent future troubles.
"It seems that a lot of Japanese have come from the other side recently." Mo Ye said curiously as he looked at some Japanese warriors in the distance whom he had never seen before.
Wu Baisheng responded, "Yes, quite a few Japanese arrived in the past two days, but not many, only about a thousand."
"Wu Beijia, the Japanese pirates are getting more and more active, tell the brothers to be careful," Mu Jinyu stared into the distance, "Xiao Yan, you said a few days ago that you have a way to defeat the enemy?"
Xia Qin nodded: "Brother, now we just need to wait for the north wind to come!"
"North wind?" Mu Jinyu looked at the place where the pirates were hiding. "It's almost summer now. The weather is humid and there are green plants everywhere. I'm afraid that fire attack will not be very effective, but we can give it a try."
Mu Jinyu thought that Xia Qin was going to use fire attack with the help of wind power.
Xia Qin shook her head and said mysteriously: "Brother, it's not a fire attack, you will know when the time comes!"
"General Mu, the other party has started to act again!" Wang Rulong suddenly reminded Mu Jinyu.
Sure enough, nearly a hundred Japanese pirates rushed towards the anti-Japanese army's defense line from four locations, but were quickly repelled by the anti-Japanese army.
Xia Qin looked at the scene and whispered, "It's really troublesome to keep attacking like this... I hope the north wind will come soon!"
At this time, Jiro Uesugi on the Japanese pirate side was also very confused.
"How come the fighting power of these Daxia soldiers has become so strong? What a strange formation!"
He observed many battles in the past two days and found that the anti-Japanese soldiers on the opposite side could easily kill the same number of Japanese pirates.
With these continuous sneak attacks, the other side suffered almost no casualties.
This is very different from Jiro Uesugi's usual impression of Daxia soldiers.
Youchuan Shili hurriedly explained that this was a good opportunity for him to shirk the responsibility for the defeat and loss of Jinghai County.
"General, since the Mu family came, these Daxia soldiers have been reborn. Their formations and weapons are very strange! They are really difficult to deal with."
Jiro Uesugi saw the clues, and his expression suddenly became much more serious: "We can't delay any longer, we have a huge advantage in numbers now, and we must launch an attack as soon as possible!"