Chapter 1974 Unbelievable
Pots of thick rice porridge were cooked, and paired with stacks of pickles, it became the dinner for the Jiaxing army.
Although it was just porridge and pickles, the portion was large and filling, and everyone drank the porridge with open stomachs.
In order to show that he shared the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, and for show, Magistrate Zhao also ate with the soldiers outside the tent.
However, the food served to him by his old servant made his show seem a bit embarrassing.
The soldiers had thick porridge and pickles, while his had four dishes and one soup, stir-fried pork slices, hand-shredded roast chicken, braised lion's head, a plate of vinegar-soaked mung bean sprouts, and a bowl of tofu and crucian carp soup, which was so delicious.
Everything is afraid of comparison. Looking at the four dishes and one soup in front of Magistrate Zhao, the surrounding soldiers suddenly felt that the thick porridge in their hands was no longer tasty, and the pickles suddenly tasted like wax. , hard to swallow.
“Assholes, who asked you to cook a small stove for me? Didn’t I say that I will eat whatever the soldiers eat!”
Zhao Zhifu saw the situation change and immediately He got up, pretended to be angry, and scolded the old servant who brought the small stove.
“Cut all these meals into minced meat, distribute them evenly into the soldiers’ cooking stoves, and reward the soldiers of the three armies.”
In order to restore his image, Magistrate Zhao ordered all four dishes and one soup from his small stove to be chopped into minced meat and distributed equally among the pots and stoves of the entire camp.
Zhifu Zhao’s rescue is still somewhat effective. As the soldiers privately commented, "At least he is willing to do superficial things."
"After eating and drinking, everyone will settle in early." Go to sleep, I will take you back to Jiaxing early tomorrow morning!”
After a showy dinner, Magistrate Zhao asked everyone to go to bed early. He also set an example and turned around to go back to the tent to sleep. .
Huh? !
Going to bed now? ! Not even setting up a security guard at night? ! No arrangements for night vigils? ! Isn't there a password for entering the camp? !
After hearing what Magistrate Zhao said, the soldiers of the Hangzhou Guard were stunned when they saw that Magistrate Zhao was about to go to bed.
It was fine if I didn’t build fences, watchtowers, and keep horses away before. Why don’t I even set up a warning or a password when I sleep at night? !
Although the Hangzhou Guards were in disarray and poorly drilled, they still knew these basic things.
Night vigilance, night watch patrols, and passwords for entering and exiting the camp are the most basic.
Without warnings, night watch patrols, and passwords, the military camp would be completely undefended. It would be too easy for Japanese pirates to get in, and everyone's property and life would not be safe.
There is no reason for them not to worry.
So, when they saw that Magistrate Zhao was about to turn around and go to bed, they quickly stopped Magistrate Zhao and reminded him, "Master Zhao, we are not going to set up a guard, arrange a night watch, or set a password. ? ”
“No need, everyone can just settle down and sleep.” Magistrate Zhao waved his hand without any worries.
I can still sleep peacefully. Can we sleep? !
Everyone was speechless for a moment.
"Sir, if the Japanese pirates sneak into the camp at night, what should we do?" Hangzhou Baihu said worriedly.
"Go to sleep peacefully, the Japanese pirates will not come at night; this is also part of the empty city plan! Besides, I have my own guard in front, so what are you afraid of? Go to bed quickly and recharge your batteries. Jiaxing will be recovered early tomorrow morning."
Zhifu Zhao waved his hand, laughed, and urged everyone to go to sleep in the tent and recharge their batteries.
Uh
Also, Magistrate Zhao's camp is in front. If there are Japanese pirates who steal the camp, they will also steal Magistrate Zhao's camp first. With Magistrate Zhao and his soldiers' tents as a buffer, they still have time to escape.
Everyone slept lightly at night and paid attention to the movements in Magistrate Zhao’s camp. Once there was any abnormal movement in Magistrate Zhao’s camp, everyone would run away to escape.
Thinking of this, everyone no longer persisted, and one by one got into their camp to recharge their batteries.
There are also people in the camp who are worried about the Japanese pirates and spontaneously monitor the movements of the Japanese pirates in Jiaxing City to prevent them from leaving the city to steal the camp.
A few hundred meters away, on Jiaxing City, Japanese pirates lit torches and bonfires, walking back and forth on the city gate.
However, they monitored for most of the night, and the Japanese pirates in Jiaxing City showed no sign of leaving the city to steal camp.
Are the Japanese pirates in Jiaxing City really frightened by our empty city strategy? !
Zhao Zhifu really has two brushes, saying that the Japanese pirates will be frightened and mistakenly believe that there is an ambush in the camp, and they will not dare to steal the camp.
Unexpectedly, the Japanese pirates really did not dare to steal the camp. At least from the time they arrived at Jiaxing City to now, the Japanese pirates have not dared to leave the city.
This gave Magistrate Zhao some fame in the camp.
At night, Zhu Ping'an once again received news about Magistrate Zhao, and then he was stunned.
“What kind of trick is this from Governor Zhao?! How dare you set up camp five or six hundred meters below Jiaxing City!? Isn’t this distance too close?! They are all within the range of hard crossbows and firearms. ."
"Also, such a close distance Not to mention setting up camp, but not even taking any defensive measures such as fences, barriers, trenches, and guard towers? "
"Not even arranging security and night patrols? "
"Is Magistrate Zhao so brave?"
Zhu Ping'an sat in the study, frowning again and pondering for half an hour, but he still couldn't figure out what Governor Zhao was doing.
As for the empty city plan that Zhifu Zhao said, Zhu Ping'an just curled his lips and didn't believe a word.
In the end, we can only come to the same conclusion as last time. Magistrate Zhao must have other reasons for doing this.
Perhaps, Magistrate Zhao did this to attract the Japanese pirates out of the city, and he even did not hesitate to use himself as bait.
Behind Magistrate Zhao, there must be a large army mobilized by the strict party hiding on the side. Once the Japanese pirates leave the city, they will take the opportunity to regain Jiaxing.
Perhaps, the three thousand ragtag group formed by Governor Zhao had some secrets, and there might be some elites mobilized by the strict Party among them.
Otherwise, it makes no sense to explain why Magistrate Zhao behaved so unbelievably.
Well, according to the detective report, the one hundred or so personal guards around Magistrate Zhao are very impressive, full of murderous intent, and very brave.
It is said that before Magistrate Zhao was imprisoned, he did not have such a group of personal guards around him, but after he was released from prison, he suddenly had such a hundred personal guards.
This also allowed Zhu Ping'an to confirm his conclusion from the side. These one hundred personal guards were mobilized by the Yan Party to assist Magistrate Zhao.
The army mobilized by Party Yan to assist Magistrate Zhao in regaining Jiaxing was truly extraordinary. The Zhejiang Army's scouts had been conducting reconnaissance for so long without detecting any clues. On the one hand, the Zhejiang army's scouts did not dare to alert the enemy, and did not dare to get too close to the battlefields of the two sides. On the other hand, it also showed that the army mobilized by Yan Dang was extraordinary.
"Explore again and report again. Pay close attention to every move of both sides in Jiaxing. The scouts are on duty and don't miss a moment."
Zhu Ping'an ordered the Zhejiang Army's scouts to conduct close reconnaissance. Only by knowing your enemy and your ally can you survive a hundred battles. . (End of this chapter)