Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 279
The south gate of Suzhou is called Panmen, which was called Panmen in ancient times.It has a long history and was built by Wu Zixu, a famous official in the Spring and Autumn Period.

At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, King Helu of Wu ordered Wu Zixu to build the capital city of Wu State, and Panmen was one of the eight gates of Wudu.Because there was a wooden coiled dragon hanging on the gate to deter Goujian, the king of Yue, and because of its "half of water and land, bending along the whirlpool", it got its name.

The difference between Panmen and other city gates is also in these eight characters...Suzhou City is full of waterways, and this Panmen is an extremely rare ancient city gate with "water and land side by side".

In the 11th year of Zhizheng, Zhang Shicheng added to the Panmen, and built an extremely strong "urn city" inside the Panmen. Coupled with the original feature of the "water and land double gates" of the original Panmen, this Panmen has become a The most easily defended and difficult to attack gate in the entire city of Suzhou.

"Then Zhu Su's little boy was thinking about it, and he certainly never thought that we would turn to Panmen..." Zhang Li stood at the bow of the boat with his arms open, looking at the tall and majestic Panmen tower in front of him.This gate was built by his father Zhang Shicheng several times and managed painstakingly. If one guards this gate, one man can guard it, and no one can open it.

Its strength is well known in Suzhou city.

If they suddenly invaded the city from here, the soldiers and people in the city would be horrified, and they would be in chaos without a fight...

Perhaps it was God's will to help, this afternoon, the sky, which was already full of rain, unexpectedly became foggy.This is gratifying to Zhang Li. With the cover of fog, the traces of the army's mobilization must be better hidden from the city.The always superstitious Oida Shizhi was even more joyful, thinking that this was the God Amaterasu's intention to impose "Heavenly Punishment" on Suzhou City.

Therefore, Zhang Li and Da Jingtian followed the original plan, leaving more than a hundred Japanese in the village as suspect soldiers, and the rest retreated to a river mouth while the fog was clear.By the river, the convoy of ships that brought them over was waiting in formation, and when it got dark, they carried them to Panmenshuimen...

This is Zhang Li's plan: use Yang Lu to open the water gate of Panmen, and then attack the city along the river to seize the city and make trouble!
"Zhu Su's son is so tricky. Second son, I think it's better to be on the safe side..." Ma Fengsun stood beside Zhang Li, looking at the dark door in the distance, but there was always something strange in his heart a feeling of.That night, when he encountered an ambush in front of Pishi Street, he seemed to have the same feeling vaguely.

"Now, Second Young Master, you are my Zhang family's hope. If you are here, King Cheng will be considered dead."

Zhang Li twitched the corners of his mouth, feeling very noisy.A little impatiently said: "Uncle Ma was scared out of his wits by that little Zhu Su. So much so that the wind is so loud that the trees are like soldiers."

"Yang Lu is the commander of the Suzhou Guard. If Zhu Su's son didn't have his help, how many soldiers would he have?"

"What's more, big brother is already in the city. If we let go of this opportunity again, without the city as a base, when will we be able to achieve great things? What's more, if we can't break the city, without the gold and silver treasures in the city as servants, we How can I explain to Mr. Oida?"

"If there is no support from these Japanese people at sea, my Zhang family will probably be robbed and wiped out by Japanese pirates in a few months. Is it possible that Uncle Ma can't figure out where we are obliged to retreat?"

Ma Fengsun was speechless for a while.He also knew what Zhang Li said.Raising troops now is a desperate fight.

The soldiers have been drifting at sea for many years, and they are already exhausted physically and mentally.If we wait any longer, I'm afraid that after a few years, these soldiers and generals left behind by King Cheng will be completely reduced to a group of thieves on the sea.What's more, this time is indeed a rare opportunity to raise troops. If they wait any longer, the more powerful Zhu Ming becomes, the more they will have no chance.

But according to the current situation, a frontal attack is obviously useless.Then tonight is the final breakthrough.

"That's all." Ma Fengsun gritted his teeth. "What the second son said is true, but to be on the safe side, when entering the city gate, let the old man lead the people and those Japanese people into the city first,"

"Second Young Master will be the prince outside the city. If the old man is fine, it will not be too late for Second Young Master to enter the city gate."

"If the old man has something to do..."

"...Yes." Zhang Li thought for a while and nodded.It's always good to be safe.He was shot by Zhu Su with a powerful crossbow that day under the city, and he already deeply understood the reason why a gentleman should not stand under a dangerous wall.

Ma Fengsun saw that Zhang Li only said a word, but he didn't have any words of praise and retention for his spontaneous act of exploring the way to die for him. , is far superior to the son born to King Cheng.In terms of age, Zhu Su's child was much younger than the eldest son and the second son, but he was wise and resolute, decisive in killing and attacking, chatting and laughing, oppressing merchants, helping victims of disasters, setting up an ambush, and suppressing the hearts of the people...

Will such a character really fall on top of the "strife" between himself and the second son this time?
Forget it... Ma Fengsun thought to himself.If you really fall into this urn, then you should thank King Cheng for his kindness in the past...

On this side, Ma Fengsun had secretly made up his mind to die, while on the other side, the Panmen Tower was getting closer and closer to their fleet.Seeing that, it was about to enter the range of the bow and crossbow equipment in the city.

On the boat, Ma Fengsun, Zhang Li and even the remaining generals of the Zhang family all became nervous.

This is the first hurdle they have to face: whether they can truly deceive others and reach the city of Suzhou quietly downstream!

A group of soldiers and Japanese people had already received their orders, and they all lay down in the boat at this time, holding their breath and concentrating.Zhang Li clenched his fists even more: at this moment, these people under his command are basically in a defenseless state.The boats lined up in the river, and it was not easy to turn around.

If there is a rain of arrows on the city at this time, or even just a rocket, it may cause chaos, making it difficult for the fleet traveling along the narrow river to see each other from head to tail, and thus become a crossbow of the Ming army on the city. A live target under the machine.

What made Zhang Li even more concerned was that the Da Jingtian family had always been the guest army he had invited, and he was unwilling to take too much risk.Therefore, all the troops under his direct line were the first to lead the way for the Japanese in Dajingtian.If there is a warning in the city, the family property that I have worked so hard to save will become a scapegoat for delaying time for the Japanese, and thus bear unimaginable losses alone.

Fortunately, until more than half of the ships entered the range of the bows and crossbows on the city, there was still no sound on the city.Zhang Li looked happy, turned to Ma Fengsun and said, "Uncle Ma, it seems that you are indeed worrying too much."

"There isn't even a single torch on the city wall. It must be that Yang Lu, as we said, found a reason to transfer all the soldiers patrolling the city wall away."

"I'm waiting to recapture this city, I think it will be today!"

(End of this chapter)