Chapter 251 Let’s fight head-on!
But when Sun Shaozong returned to the inn, he found that the original guests had already left, and even the shopkeeper and the waiter were nowhere to be seen.
Only Xiang Yi, Jia Shanyao and others welcomed him into the backyard with awe and trepidation.
After listening to Sun Shaozong's brief account of what had just happened, Xiang Yi just admired him, while Jia Shanyao flattered him, "I've heard that you are extremely brave! Today, I've really opened my eyes..."
"Okay, stop talking about this useless stuff!"
Sun Shaozong interrupted him without any hesitation, and then bowed to Xiang Yi and said, "Brother Xiang, please take people to collect some cotton mattresses and ropes. The more the better!"
Although Xiang Yi didn't understand the use of collecting these things, he still agreed generously and led his men there excitedly.
Looking at his excited look, he was obviously fooled by this "cutting melons and vegetables" type of victory, and thought that the two hundred people in the Governor's Mansion were not difficult to deal with.
But Jia Shanyao came from a military background. Although he had never been on the battlefield, he knew that large-scale long-range weapons were the natural enemy of this kind of bravery - no matter how brave a general was, he would not dare to attack the strict army formation equipped with a large number of firearms and bows and crossbows!
So as soon as Xiang Yi left, he stepped forward and advised: "Master Qianhu, General Zhou... I'm afraid that Zhou Ruqing will not let it go after hearing the news. I think we should find a way to escape from the city first, so as not to be surrounded by them and unable to escape."
After a pause, seeing that Sun Shaozong was taking off his clothes without any reaction, he analyzed: "Right now, the governor and the governor's men are all gathered in the governor's mansion. There shouldn't be many people guarding the city gates and the docks. With your ability, if you want to fight your way out..."
"Kill them?"
Sun Shaozong took off his bloodstained cape and the clothes inside, revealing his strong body as strong as iron and bronze. He sneered and said, "Has Captain Jia forgotten the four words 'defending the land is a duty'? If Zhou Ruqing really kidnapped the Korean envoy and took him out to sea, it would be a shocking case! "
"When the time comes, the imperial court will lose face and the emperor will be furious. Who do you think will be used as the scapegoat?"
At this point, he spread out his two strong arms and said indifferently: "Anyway, I have already fought for a while, and I am not a local official of Jinmen Prefecture. If Captain Jia insists on leaving, I will..."
Plop~
Before he could finish, Jia Shanyao had already fallen to his knees, kowtowed like pounding garlic, and begged, "I am confused, please give me some advice, sir!"
Before, he was only thinking about escaping, but after Sun Shaozong's reminder , he realized that escaping would mean death!
But if I stay in Jinmen Prefecture, isn't that also a dead end? !
"Since you can't leave, just stay with me and fight. I can't guarantee that you will survive, but I can guarantee that I will rush ahead of you!"
As Sun Shaozong was talking, he saw that Jia Shanyao's face looked like a bitter gourd, so he smiled and patted his shoulder and said, "If we win this bet, you can at least get a thousand households, wouldn't it be great then?"
Win the bet?
What to gamble?
How can we win?!
There are only six people in this inn who can fight, while the opponents are two hundred fully armed soldiers. It is easy to guess who will win or lose.
Jia Shanyao pondered for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said, "Sir, do you want to stay in this inn to delay the people from the Governor's Mansion?"
Before he finished speaking, Xiang Yi had already brought back more than twenty cotton mattresses, which were piled up in the yard like a small mountain.
Sun Shaozong no longer cared about Jia Shanyao, and hurriedly carried the Eight Immortals Table in the living room out. He ordered people to find a sturdy table in the next yard, and then turned the two Eight Immortals Tables sideways and tied them together at a 45-degree angle.
In this way, the two tabletops formed an arrow-like shape.
Sun Shaozong then ordered his men to tie a dozen quilts on the table, and had people bring buckets of well water to pour on the surface.
When Jia Shanyao saw this, he became more and more certain that Sun Shaozong was determined to defend the inn to the death.
He was so disappointed that he didn't care about the hierarchy. He said dejectedly, "Master Qianhu, this thing can only be resisted for a while. Zhou Ruqing has gone crazy now. What kind of crazy thing can't he do? Then he only needs to set a fire nearby, and we will all be killed!"
Sun Shaozong was having the remaining quilt cut into pieces, and then desperately pressed them together, wrapping himself up layer by layer. Hearing his pessimistic words, he sneered, "Who told you that I made this thing to defend the inn to the death?"
Do I need to be told this?
The two solid wood round tables weigh at least a hundred pounds in total, and the quilts are all thick solid cotton. More than a dozen quilts combined probably weigh no less than a hundred pounds. Now that so much well water has been poured on them, the weight will probably double!
This thing weighs more than 300 kilograms. If I don't use it to block the door, can I carry it outside to hit someone? !
Just when he thought of this, Jia Shanyao's eyes suddenly widened!
It turned out that Sun Shaozong was wrapped in thick cotton cloth. He stepped forward and grabbed the knot under the table. He casually lifted it up, and the weight of more than 300 kilograms was lightly suspended in the air!
Under Jia Shanyao's stunned gaze, Sun Shaozong tried to pose in a few different ways, then ran a few steps with the two tables on his shoulders. He then said with satisfaction, "It's done! With this thing, we don't have to worry about being shot at head-on by muskets or crossbows!"
I have watched a lot of anti-Japanese dramas and have roughly guessed the origin of this thing.
That’s right, this is exactly the “earth tank” used by the Eighth Route Army to blow up bunkers!
However, the one used by the Eighth Route Army was pushed by several carts or carried by several people. Not only could it only protect the top of the head, but it was also bulky, slow, and easily restricted by the terrain.
However, these shortcomings are not a problem at all for Sun Shaozong.
Because of Bug's strength, he can even use this thing as a bulletproof shield!
And once they use this "earth tank" to rush into the enemy camp and engage in close combat, those firearms and crossbows will not be so useful - of course, in order to increase the survival rate, Sun Shaozong still tied a thick cotton armor on his body.
After the cotton armor is also filled with well water, all the equipment added together will probably weigh nearly 400 kilograms. Only someone as skilled as him can use it as "individual equipment".
Sun Shaozong put down the earth tank and bowed to Xiang Yi, who was also stunned, and said, "Brother Xiang, the officers and soldiers who are still in the magistrate's office, the governor's office, and the prefect's office should not be Zhou Ruqing's accomplices, at least not his confidants."
"You might as well take these two captives with you and expose Zhou Ruqing's actions, and then use the excuse of 'defending the land is a responsibility' to force them to 'save themselves'!"
Xiang Yi was stunned for a moment, but shook his head like a rattle and said loudly: "Let others take care of this matter. I want to stay and live and die with Brother Sun!"
Jia Shanyao's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he was ready to recommend himself.
Unfortunately, Sun Shaozong said again: "Brother Xiang, it won't be too late to bring them over for support after you gather enough people - if it's someone else, I'm not sure if they will bring people over."
After hearing this, Xiang Yi wanted to persuade Sun Shaozong to go with him to gather people.
Sun Shaozong said helplessly: "We have already alerted the enemy. If no one comes forward to hold back the troops of the Governor's Office, Zhou Ruqing will probably have escaped to the ship before we can gather enough people."
Xiang Yi thought about it and realized that this was the truth . He could only reluctantly clasp his fists and say, "Please take care of yourself, Brother Sun. I will definitely live up to your trust!"
Having said that, he called a few of his trusted men and hurried away with the two prisoners.
Jia Shanyao was looking at his back with envy when he saw Sun Shaozong holding the "quilted eight-immortal table" in his hand and ordering people to pour several buckets of well water on his cotton armor. He was so cold that his whole body shivered, but he called out with great enthusiasm: "Let's go, follow me to fight head-on!"
