Invincible Iron Army 64, Two Rods' Pirate Flag Book

  Zuo Shan's summons received countless echoes of approval, some of which were expressed in letters that lavished praise on him: "You've gone mad, even if you gather all the bandits from the entire Puyang region, there are only 20,000 people at most. With such a small number of men, you actually think you can take Puyang City? You're really fed up with living."

  Some bandits in the letter encouraged him: "Your idea is good, boldly seek action, we will cheer for you", this bandit's letter was brief and to the point: "We will support you spiritually, actual support is exempt, we don't want to act with a madman".

  Zuo Shan's carving, after calming down, also regretted his crazy behavior, thinking to himself: "I'm really a bit reckless, actually wanting to attack Yu Yang, is my head not working properly?"

  However, just as all the bandits had refused him, a group of bandit warriors found him and introduced themselves saying: "We received your invitation, we came especially today to keep our appointment, let's attack Fishing City together".

  Zuo Shanbiao felt strange, as he had never seen this bandit before, so he asked: "You are opening up the mountain and setting up a cabinet there, how come I have never seen you before?"

  The leader of the bandits said: "We are not opening a mountain, we are pirates." Zuo Shan said: "Although we are in the same line, our business locations are different. You pirates only rob at sea, how did you come ashore?"

  The leader of the bandits said: "Business is bad on the sea, we have decided to expand our business scope and do business on land."

  Zuo Shan-yao said: "You pirates, even if you change your profession, you should go to the prosperous areas of Wu and Yue to rob, why come here? Not only is the location remote, but the people are also suffering." The leader of the bandits said: "We love the culture here." Zuo Shan-yao cursed in his heart: "Who are you deceiving? Bandits don't have culture", and loudly said: "We are all bandits, let's not tell lies, let's tell the truth".

  The leader of the bandits said: "The soldiers there are too strong, after several big battles we lost nearly 2000 soldiers, so we came here. You gather the bandits to attack Miyang, we will come immediately, I heard that Miyang is also a relatively rich city in the north, if we break through Miyang, we should be able to make a fortune."

  To the left of Mount Yi, a group of bandits whispered among themselves. They thought to themselves: "If we can take down any city, we'll be able to get rich." But do they have that ability? Yuancheng is a place where even the Xiongnu Khan wouldn't dare approach, fearing he couldn't avoid it. You actually want to attack it? Has your brain been waterlogged? So he said: "The capital of Jin Dynasty is extremely wealthy, you can choose to go and attack Chang'an. Once you take it down, the money you get will be enough for several lifetimes." The pirate's mouth began to water as he asked: "Where is Chang'an? Let's go and attack it."

  Zuo Shan was stunned, thinking to himself that these people were probably from the Peach Blossom Spring and didn't know about the Han Dynasty, let alone the Jin or Wei Dynasties. They didn't even know their own country's capital city. Moreover, they actually wanted to attack Chang'an, which was the capital of the Great Jin Dynasty. Not to mention that Chang'an had strong defenses and the Imperial Guard was brave and skilled in battle, but even if they could get past the strong Tongguan Pass, there were also the garrison troops near the capital city and the loyalist armies from various regions. How could these people be so foolish?

  Zuo Shan said, "You are really a couple of fools, actually wanting to attack Chang'an." The bandit hastily asked, "What does 'couple of fools' mean?" Zuo Shan was annoyed and sarcastically replied, "A couple of fools means I'm praising your intelligence." "Good, all our soldiers in the great rì are a couple of fools," the bandit said.

  Zuo Shan-yao asked strangely, "What's your surname?" The bandit said, "I'm Sunzi." Zuo Shan-yao said, "No need to be so humble, I'll feel embarrassed." The bandit said, "It's not humility, my surname is really Sunzi. My father and grandfather are also Sunzi." Zuo Shan-yao immediately said, "I see, your family is a bunch of Sunzis." The man said, "You're mistaken, we're not a bunch of Sunzis, but a cave of Sunzis. We live in a cave." Zuo Shan-yao exclaimed, "Living in a cave, what do you do when it rains?" The bandit thought to himself, "Living in a cave isn't a problem, why does he look so strange? The people of Da Jin are really stupid, unlike the people of our great Rì Empire, who are naturally clever."

  Zuoshan Diao asked strangely, "What is the Empire of Japan?", my grandson bandit immediately explained seriously: "The Empire of Japan is not a thing, but a country." Zuoshan Diao said: "Where is this country located? We have never heard of it", my grandson bandit said: "It is located in the East Sea, also known as Dongying, or Fusang". Zuoshan Diao suddenly realized that the Empire of Japan was actually the Wa Slave State. In the past when they came to our country to pay tribute, people from our country found that they were very short and thus called them the Wa Slave State.

  Zuo Shan said: "I said wokou, right?" My grandson bandit said: "Wokou, what's that?" Zuo Shan said: "In the dialect of Youyang, it means you guys are tall." My grandson bandit immediately became excited and said: "We people of the great Japanese Empire are all wokou, very wokou, extremely wokou, our IQs are all two sticks."

  Zuo Shan said to him: "Your army is very strong, you can definitely conquer Youyang. Youyang is nearby, go and try your best to plunder it." My grandson was overjoyed and ordered the army: "Advance immediately to Youyang City, we will capture Youyang City, plunder all of Youyang's wealth, kill all of Youyang's men, and take all of Youyang's women as our own." All the soldiers were extremely happy and immediately set off towards Youyang.

  My grandson, the bandit, found Zuo Shan-yao standing still and asked: "Aren't you going to attack Fuyu City?" Zuo Shan-yao hastily shook his head and said: "No way, we're not as great as you guys. You actually dare to attack Fuyu City, what a bunch of brave morons!" My grandson had a pleased expression, as if he shared the same sentiment.

  Wang An is now very worried, looking at the rules of this martial arts competition, he is constantly worried. Because the rules of this competition stipulate that each participant can bring a militia team of less than 1,000 people to participate together.

  Wang An's army had only 500 men and no militia, he could not use the militia outside his garrison. Wang An's forces were at a disadvantage compared to other armies, and this competition also stipulated that long guns must be used, and bows and crossbows are not allowed.

  This long spear is specially made, the front gun tip has been twisted off, and it's actually just a stick. Then tie silk floss and other things to the front, and finally apply white powder. The soldiers of both sides have this kind of combat, and in the end, they see who has fewer white spots. The side with more white spots naturally loses.

  Most of Wang An's troops used crossbows, and their close-range weapons were waist knives. They had never been trained to fight with long spears, so they were naturally at a disadvantage in comparison with other armies.

  Jiang Cai saw this rule and suddenly looked worried, thinking that this rule seemed to be specifically targeting them. It seems that they are jealous of Wang An's reputation and intentionally trying to cause trouble, wanting to bring Wang An down from his pedestal. Wang An's reputation is too great, he has stolen the spotlight, now the higher-ups are trying to trip him up.

  Du Lin looked in the direction of Wang An's garrison and said, "It seems that Wang An will lose his reputation this time." The other defensive envoys also believed that Wang An would be defeated by other soldiers.

  Liu Jiao looked at the rules of the competition and thought to herself, "Am I being too harsh on Wang An?" But Wang An's reputation was too great, almost everyone in the folk considered him a hero who defeated the Xiongnu, and regarded her as a petty person who stole credit. She wanted to use this action to tell people that it was she who defeated the Xiongnu.

  Local generals were also extremely jealous of Wang An's reputation, hoping to humiliate him severely through this martial arts competition and make his reputation disappear.

  Wang An's disadvantage in the martial arts competition also spread to the folk, and the most intuitive manifestation was that Wang An's odds against his opponent were 1:5. A citizen of Youyang angrily scolded outside the betting house, he was a very righteous person, loudly saying: "This is unfair to Wang An, you are framing our hero, I despise you. Come on, give me 200 taels for Wang An's loss." Righteousness is one thing, getting rich is another, after getting rich, continue to uphold your sense of righteousness.

  The odds of the gambling house were adjusted to 1:10 in favor of Wang An, but unexpectedly no one bet on Wang An's victory. Even the Jiedushi Liu Jiayou and the Defense Commissioner bet that Wang An would lose this martial arts competition.

  The casino's banker is worried every day, with a high ratio, but the compensation is not a small amount. Jiang was afraid that it would affect Wang An's mood and strictly ordered the soldiers not to reveal it to Wang An.

  My grandson bandits who changed their business location have stopped their march towards Fuyu, and their leader, my grandson Taixiong, said to his subordinates: "Are we stupid for attacking Fuyu?" The subordinates said: "General, you didn't say it, but now that you mention it, I feel like we're a bit stupid." My grandson Taixiong said: "In that case, let's choose another city to rob. The monks and wolf soldiers of the Great Jin are too fierce, we should avoid them."

  My grandson Taoyong's army originally had 6,000 people and was the vanguard of the Japanese invasion of Great Jin. Their landing also received help from the Japanese who had been lurking in the territory of Great Jin for a long time. They successfully landed in Wu Yue, and at this time they were really proud and invincible, burning, killing, and looting everywhere with great pleasure. The defending troops of Wu Yue were originally not many, and they were distributed in a narrow and long area, naturally not the opponent of the Japanese pirates. Moreover, these Japanese pirates were well-trained, and the production of their weapons was also very exquisite, the steel of their weapons was better than that of Great Jin, often cutting off the weapons of Great Jin.

  The atrocities of the Japanese pirates naturally enraged the garrison officers in the Wu-Yue region, and they petitioned the imperial court to assemble the Wolf Troops (in China's Ming Dynasty, the military forces of ethnic minorities from Guangxi were called Wolf Troops) to join the battle.

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