Chapter 1451 The Japanese pirates crossing the river, the censor returning home
The battle to suppress the Japanese in Funing Town became a joke. Magistrate Liu and Xu Qianhu gathered more than 2,000 soldiers and horses, plus eight more soldiers later. More than a hundred reinforcements were sent, with a total of 3,000 troops invested. There were so many Japanese pirates, but there were only 150 Japanese pirates. It was typical to use more to attack less, but the result was shocking: none of the Japanese pirates were injured, only a dozen were slightly injured, while the Ming army alone had 640 killed. Fourteen people, including minor and serious injuries, were countless! The chief commander of the Ming army, Liu Zhifu, vomited blood and fainted, and the second commander Xu Qianhu was in shock, as if he was mourning
Nabeshima Naoman and Matsuura Sanbanro led the Japanese pirates to easily crush the Ming army outside the east wall , killed the Ming army and called him bloody, crying father and mother, and then crossed the Qishui River on a raft with an arrogant laugh.
Watching the Japanese pirates crossing the river east, the surviving more than a thousand Ming troops, especially the Ming troops who had faced the Japanese pirates directly, such as the surviving Ming troops outside the east wall, wanted to beat the gongs and drums to see the Japanese pirates off and watch them disappear. On the other side, the Ming army seemed to have sent away the god of plague, and there was a feeling in my heart that I had escaped from the disaster and saved my life.
Thank God, these Japanese pirates who killed without blinking an eye and killed people like chickens are finally gone!
We are saved!
The Ming army burst into tears
The night was pitch dark, and Nabeshima Naoshima and Matsuura Sanbanro led the Japanese pirates across the Qishui River and disappeared from the sight of the Ming army. .
Zhifu Liu vomited blood and fainted, and the command of the Ming army fell into the hands of Xu Qianhu. Xu Qianhu was in shock. He was deeply afraid of the lethality of the Japanese pirates and did not dare to order the Ming army to cross the river to pursue them. Japanese pirates.
“On the other side of the Qishui River, there are both official roads and country trails, as well as woods, low mountains and residual hills. The terrain is extremely complex. It is late at night again, so it is difficult to detect traces and trace the Japanese pirates’ whereabouts. Where to go, if you are not prepared, it will be easy for the Japanese pirates to take advantage of you. It is better to wait until dawn tomorrow before sending heavy troops to pursue the Japanese pirates. "
Xu Qianhu found a high-sounding reason and ordered the Ming army to rest where they were and then cross the river to pursue the Japanese pirates tomorrow morning.
"My lord is wise!"
Hearing this, all the generals breathed a sigh of relief and praised Xu Qianhu's wiseness. They were also frightened to death by the Japanese pirates. The Japanese pirates were so cruel. In today's battle, one hundred households died, three general banners died, and as many as eight small banners died! They were all afraid that it would be their turn next. They were all relieved when they heard that Xu Qianhu had ordered him to stand still and pursue the Japanese pirates tomorrow.
The Japanese pirates came all the way to rob wealth. Funing has been robbed again and there is no property left. The Japanese pirates crossed the river and will definitely not come back again. This night will definitely be safe, and The Japanese pirates would have gone far away overnight, and they would definitely not be able to catch up. Of course, even if they could catch up with the Japanese pirates, they would not be able to catch up.
Therefore, all the generals wanted to raise 10,000 hands to enthusiastically support Xu Qianhu's wise decision.
When all the Ming troops received the order from their superiors to rest tonight and hunt down the Japanese pirates tomorrow morning, they all agreed with ten thousand hands.
To the east of Qishui River is a wilderness. Half a mile ahead is an official road. The official road leads directly to Hangzhou Prefecture in the north. There are several country roads connected to the official road, leading to nearby villages and towns. Not far away is a dense forest and a stretch of low mountains and low hills. Countless villages are scattered around the edge of the dense forest and low mountains and low hills.
Whether it is a dense forest or a low mountain or low hill, it is suitable for hiding. Once you enter one, it will be difficult to trace and find your whereabouts.
If Japanese pirates hide in dense forests or low mountains and hills, they will be like fish entering the sea, and it will be difficult to find a trace.
However, the Japanese pirates did not choose to hide in dense forests or low mountains and low hills, but walked onto the official road in a big way.
"Are you sure this official road leads directly to Hangzhou Prefecture?" Matsuura Sanbanlang confirmed to the Japanese pirates who had followed Xu Hai.
"Yes. When I followed Xu Hai to land in Shangyu to plunder the Ming Dynasty, Xu Hai pointed to this official road and said." The Japanese pirate confirmed.
"円西!" Sanbanro Matsuura nodded with satisfaction, turned around and suggested to Nabeshima Naoman, "General Nabeshima, let's travel at night and enter Hangzhou Prefecture to find a secluded village. How about a break?"
"It's like seeing Sanbanro! I can't wait to see the prosperous Suhu area of the Ming Dynasty!"
Nabeshima Naoshima licked the blood of the Ming army on his face, Hehe smiled and nodded.
Suddenly, a group of Japanese pirates headed north along the official road in a swaggering manner, aiming directly at Hangzhou Prefecture.
At this moment, about ten miles north of the official road, there was also a large group of people holding torches and rushing on their way.
This is the retired censor Qian Jing and his party, who retired from retirement and returned to their hometown with honor.
Qian Jing retired from the position of supervisory censor. He was a seventh-rank official and an old colleague of Hu Zongxian.
Qian Jing’s hometown is from Qiaotubao Town, Shaoxing Prefecture. It is located close to Shangyu County, just five miles north of Shangyu. Mr. Qian, the old censor, is sixty this year. He is a late bloomer. He won the imperial examination at the age of forty-nine and the Jinshi exam at the age of fifty-three. He was appointed a local magistrate. Like Hu Zongxian, he became a censor. A career path. However, after all, Qian Jing was old. He had reached the retirement age before being promoted from the imperial censor, and his official career was fixed at the post of seventh-grade supervisory censor.
Of course, he was lucky. Although the supervisory censor was only a seventh-rank official, he held a high position and was a presence that could not be ignored in the officialdom. Therefore, during his tenure as the Supervisory Censor, he was considered a success, and he lived up to his decades of hard study. When he left home to take office, he was alone. When he returned home, he had five wives and three children. There are groups of gardeners, servants, cooks and servants, totaling sixty or seventy people.
Of course, his line is vast, not only his wives, concubines, children, servants, etc., but also the fifty escorts dispatched by outgoing local officials, as well as the escorts dispatched by officials along the way who have good relationships with each other. There were more than 80 people on duty, and their route was Yingtianshi. When his colleague Hu Zongxian heard about it, he Not only did he warmly entertain Mr. Qian, but in view of the recent frequent Japanese pirate attacks in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, for the safety of Mr. Qian, despite his refusal, he insisted on sending a hundred soldiers to escort Mr. Qian before leaving. At that time, he also told Mr. Qian to travel during the day and not at night.
Ahem, it’s not safe and pompous, it’s all because of Hu Zongxian’s enthusiasm, so Qian Laoyushi had no choice but to accept Hu Zongxian’s kindness.
Original Censor Qian rode in a sedan chair, carrying his wife and concubines, his children around his knees, a group of servants, escorting one hundred and three servants, and escorting one hundred soldiers.
Returning home in fine clothes, that's all. !
Regarding Hu Zongxian's advice, Mr. Qian accepted it all the way. After all, he was old and the officials along the way were enthusiastic. Mr. Qian always traveled during the day and rested at night to recharge. But when he arrived at the door of his home, Mr. Qian The censor is eager to return home. He will walk all night today and will be able to reach his hometown at about two o'clock.
So, the old censor Qian, who couldn't wait to return home, walked all night on this last day. (End of this chapter)