Rise From the Humble

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~ The howling cold wind was like a rude and violent monster, mercilessly destroying the bodies of the Japanese pirates lying in ambush on the hillside, making their teeth chatter and their bodies tremble. Their hands were so frozen that they had no feeling and could not hold their weapons.

Gulp gurgle~~ From the rows of big pots set up at the Zhejiang Army's temporary camp in Yamaguchi, the bubbling aroma of meat drifted to the hillside with the wind. The aroma that spread for miles was more violent than the cold wind, and rudely destroyed the spirits of the Japanese pirates lying in ambush on the hillside. The fragrance seemed to turn into a big hand, roughly pulling the tongues of the Japanese pirates, gripping their stomachs, making them hungry, drooling, and going crazy with envy and jealousy.

"Damn it, you guys deserve to die!"

"We are shivering in the cold wind here, and you are eating meat and drinking soup in the warm tent. You deserve to die!"

Seeing the Zhejiang troops at Yamaguchi lining up to take their fill of broth and stew from the pot, eating with hot fried cakes, and slurping their food with their cheeks shaking, the Japanese pirates were extremely envious, jealous and hateful. They wished they could kill the Zhejiang troops with a single knife, snatch their broth and hot cakes, and make themselves a big bowl of it. It must have tasted delicious!

"Damn it, the Zhejiang Army won't come for a while, at least not before they finish their meal or even take a nap! Are we just going to wait here?! Boss, send someone to ask the leader, can we sneak attack their camp while they are eating and taking a nap?"

"Yoshi, I think it's a good idea. Look at the Zhejiang Army. They are either busy eating or sleeping in their tents. Let's sneak in, kill people, and set fires. We will definitely destroy the Zhejiang Army camp and kill all the corrupt officials!"

"Let's do it, Boss! If you don't do it now, my hands will be frozen and I can't move them."

"Let's kill them! Seeing them eating meat, drinking soup and sleeping in tents, I want to rip out their intestines!"

The Japanese pirates kept asking for battle in a low voice. They were becoming more and more angry and could not bear it any longer.

"Baka!"

"Shut up!"

Several leaders cursed the Japanese pirates under their command in low voices.

"The leader has repeatedly ordered that we should wait until the Zhejiang army passes by, attack them from behind, cut off their retreat, and then attack them from the front and back with the leader's army to defeat the Zhejiang army! If you ruin the leader's plan, how many heads of yours will be enough for him to chop off?!"

"You guys are working hard to get yourself killed. If we rush from the hillside to the Zhejiang Army camp, even a group of pigs in the camp will be alarmed! If you ruin the leader's plan, you will all die!"

Several Japanese pirate leaders scolded their subordinates and ordered them to continue lying in ambush until the Zhejiang army passed by, and then they could attack from behind!

The Japanese pirates had no choice but to continue braving the cold wind and huddling on the icy hillside, watching the Zhejiang troops at the mountain pass eating meat and drinking soup with envy and hatred.

Sudden

A gust of cold wind blew and a Japanese pirate was horrified to find that he felt a chill on his forehead and his heart skipped a beat. He reached out and touched the top of his head. A drop of water appeared on his fingertips. His pupils shrank immediately. He raised his head to look at the sky and saw raindrops mixed with snowflakes being carried by the wind and falling densely from the sky.

"No, no! We don't have any raincoats. With the rain and snow, our cotton-padded jackets, which are not cold-resistant to begin with, will get soaked. Once the cotton-padded jackets get wet, and the cold wind blows, won't this kill us?"

The Japanese pirates were suddenly spread with bad news, and they cursed in low voices in fear.

But no matter how they cursed, the sleet still fell regardless of their will, and it got heavier and heavier!

The raindrops wet their cotton clothes little by little, and the snowflakes took away their already scarce body temperature little by little!

cold!

Bitingly cold!

The pirate's face and lips became paler and paler, his body trembled more and more violently, and the light in his eyes became less and less.

"Fuck! Look! The damn Zhejiang Army actually has straw raincoats and tarpaulins. They wear straw raincoats and eat meat and drink soup under the tarpaulin tent. They even have the mood to enjoy the snow. Damn it! They really deserve to die!"

The sharp-eyed Japanese pirates discovered that the Zhejiang army in Yamaguchi had built a number of simple sheds at some point. A few wood pillars were used as pillars and tarpaulin was covered on top to form a simple rain shelter. Under the shed, a group of Zhejiang soldiers continued to eat with their bowls in their hands.

The Zhejiang soldiers who were standing guard outside, or collecting firewood or fetching water were all wearing straw raincoats and were playing and frolicking!

Damn it!

Why are we always the ones who get hurt!

The Japanese pirates became even more unbalanced when they saw this, and they completely collapsed, especially as the sleet fell heavier and heavier. Their cotton coats gradually became soaked, and every gust of cold wind felt like a thousand cuts to them.

"Boss, we are almost frozen to death. Can you please ask the leader to adjust the plan? We can either withdraw and not ambush the Zhejiang Army, or we should fight and charge down now. If we wait any longer, our brothers will all freeze to death here."

A Japanese pirate was trembling, his teeth chattering, and he spoke to his leader stutteringly because of the cold.

"Go, go to hell with you. You are cold, but I am not. But the leader has given a death order, and we have to wait here! Waiting to ambush the Zhejiang Army! If we ruin the leader's plan, we will all be buried with him!"

The Japanese pirate leader was also trembling.

"Boss, I, I feel... See my grandmother, my grandmother came to me with a quilt."

A Japanese pirate pointed his finger at the sky.

"Fuck, Er Gouzi, what the hell are you talking about? Your head is so hot, damn, you have a fever, are you hallucinating?!!!"

The Japanese pirate next to him looked at him, and seeing that the situation was not good, he reached out and touched his forehead. Damn, it was so hot. He had a fever, and he was even delirious with the fever. He quickly raised his hand and slapped him three times.

"Heilang, why are you hitting me?" The Japanese pirate named Ergouzi asked in a daze after being beaten.

"You're delirious from the fever. If I don't hit you, you'll pass out from the fever." The Japanese pirate next to him cursed.

"No, I can't. I feel dizzy. I want to take a nap. When the Zhejiang army comes, remember to wake me up."

The Japanese pirate named Er Gouzi fell to the ground as he spoke.

"Er Gouzi, Er Gouzi, wake up the fucking time. Don't fall asleep. If you fall asleep, you might never wake up again!"

The Japanese pirates next to him shook and swayed, and even slapped him, but the man named Ergou couldn't be woken up.

His face became redder and his breathing became heavier.

"Stop shouting, stop moving, damn it, you've alarmed the Zhejiang army in Yamaguchi, I'll chop you into pieces. If he wants to sleep, let him sleep for a while. He's such a grown man, what's wrong with having a fever? The fever will go away when he wakes up." The Japanese pirate leader glared and cursed viciously.

"He might wake up as soon as he falls asleep." The pirate leader glared at him before he could finish his words. (End of this chapter)