In the dead of night, in the study in the backyard of the Zhejiang Governor's Yamen, Zhu Ping'an let out a long sigh, "Alas."
"Three Japanese pirate assassins have been caught. Brother Zhu, why are you still sighing?"
Li Shu brought Hua'er and Qin'er to deliver midnight snacks to Zhu Ping'an, which happened to be Hearing Zhu Pingan's long sigh, he couldn't help but asked with concern.
"Yes, uncle, no, master. Three Japanese pirate assassins have been caught, which is a great thing. Why are you still sighing?"
Hua'er and Qin'er came over with food boxes. , while placing the midnight snack on Zhu Ping'an's table, he asked.
"It is certainly a good thing that the Japanese assassin was caught, but now the Japanese invasion is becoming more and more serious in Zhejiang, and various places have reported Japanese incidents. In just these three days, 18 cases of Japanese incidents have been reported in various places. This does not count as concealment. If all places have reported If you report the Japanese affairs truthfully, I guess it will be at least twice as many as those reported."
Zhu Pingan picked up the Japanese affairs reported from various places on the table, couldn't help but shook his head and said with a frown.
"Is it serious?" Li Shu asked.
"It's very serious." Zhu Ping'an nodded, tapped the report in his hand, and said in a low voice, "It's more serious than I thought."
Li Shu stepped forward. , pick up a copy Battle report, "Ruian County Newspaper, three days ago, a large number of Japanese pirates landed on the eastern border of Ruian. The soldiers and civilians worked together to defend the city and killed more than ten Japanese pirates. However, Li Han and Gaoliang of hundreds of households were killed in the battle, and fifty-seven soldiers were killed. people, Thirty-two officers were killed and 63 young people were killed. Ruian city gate fell for a time. At the critical moment, local tycoons Zhang Tianqiang and Zhang Yangshu's uncle and nephew organized eight hundred local braves to come for reinforcements and fought desperately. Zhang Tianqiang died in the battle, Zhang Yangshu was wounded, and nearly a hundred people were killed and wounded by Babai Xiangyong. They struggled to save Ruian County. The Japanese invaders broke into Wangji Town, burned, killed and looted, killing thousands of people to vent their anger."
Li Shu softly read the memorial from Ruian County. After reading it, she couldn't help but frown for a long time and couldn't calm down for a long time.
"The Japanese pirates are so cruel. They couldn't defeat Ruian County, but they killed more than a thousand people to vent their anger. They are really beasts."
Hua'er was filled with indignation, and the corners of her eyes were wet.
"Aunt Hua'er, don't insult the beasts. The Japanese pirates are worse than the beasts." Qin'er was equally indignant.
Li Shu then read the next memorial.
"Wenzhou Prefecture reported that two days ago, a Japanese pirate force of several thousand people invaded the coast of Zhejiang in 18 large ships. They burned, killed, and looted all the way to the sea in Huanghua, Yueqing. At the right time, officers and soldiers from the Puqi Guard Station patrolled by boat. On the sea, they saw Japanese warships in the distance and fled in the wind. Qin Guang, a deputy of Qianhu, and Ji Yong, a hundred households, felt deeply that they had a heavy responsibility to protect the environment and the people, so they fought alone in their boats. , surrounded by eighteen Japanese pirate ships, Qin Guang, the deputy Qianhu, and Ji Yong, the chief officer, led the officers and men on the same ship to shoot them with powerful crossbows and arrows, killing many Japanese pirates. Finally, they were arrested with all their strength, and the Japanese pirates persuaded them to surrender. Qin Guang and Ji Yong The Japanese pirates continued to scold the thieves, and they were so angry that they hacked and killed them. "
After reading, Li Shu couldn't help but frown again.
"The soldiers in Puqi's station really had nothing to eat. They ran away when they saw the Japanese pirates and ate the common people's food in vain. Uncle, no, sir, you have to punish them well to see if they dare. Dare to run away again. Qin Guang, Ji. Yong, these two officials, were quite courageous, but it was a pity that they were killed by the Japanese pirates in the end."
After hearing this, Hua'er was filled with emotion and spurned the officers and soldiers of the guards who escaped, and Qin Guang, who died heroically. Ji Yong and the two felt pity.
"Tiantai County Newspaper, two days ago, Tiantai was attacked by more than 3,000 Japanese pirates. The whereabouts of the county magistrate Wang Fugui are unknown. Tiantai County fell. Thousands of people were massacred by Japanese pirates. It was a tragic situation. The local tycoon Wang Pei was over seventy years old. , called on the villagers to resist, and organized a thousand village warriors, Forming a fort to resist the Japanese pirates. In order to rescue Tiantai County, Wang Pei led the Xiangyong to pass through Shishoupo, and was ambushed and attacked by Japanese pirates. Wang Pei commanded the Xiangyong to form a spear formation to resist, but they lost to the Japanese pirates and were chopped into the formation at close range. Killing, more than half of the Xiangyong casualties, Wang Pei unfortunately died in battle"
Li Shu then read another memorial quietly, and fell silent again after reading it.
After reading one report after another, Li Shu and others finally understood why Zhu Pingan sighed.
The Japanese situation in Zhejiang is really serious. These are more than ten reports, all of which are reported by Japanese pirates. They have frequently succeeded in attacking, resulting in serious losses in various places. In small cases, the number of soldiers was reduced, and in serious cases, county towns fell. People were massacred by Japanese pirates, causing heavy casualties. How could Zhu Pingan not sigh?
"Master, don't sigh. We have all the soldiers in the guards. Give orders to the guards in various places to ask them to be more vigilant and fight against the Japanese pirates."
Hua'er comforted, In her opinion, just give the order to the guard station and let the guard station fight the Japanese pirates.
"What Aunt Hua'er said makes sense." Qin'er rarely praised Hua'er, and after Hua'er finished speaking, she agreed.
"Wei Shao? Haha." Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but hehe.
"Is the health center so useless?" Li Shu asked in disbelief after hearing Zhu Ping'an's hehe.
After all, Li Shu came from a noble family, and she still had some understanding of the Ming Dynasty’s national policy of guard system. Although she also knew that the guard post was no longer what it used to be. The guard post was depleted and the old, weak, sick and disabled were used to make up for it. The combat effectiveness is degraded, but it is not so useless.
"The guard station cannot be pointed out. You have also noticed the report just now. There have been several incidents where the officers and soldiers of the guard station ran away when they saw the Japanese pirates. How could they run away when they saw the Japanese pirates? Point it out.”
Zhu Pingan shrugged his shoulders and said lightly.
Li Shu and others nodded.
Zhu Ping'an then said, "Also, I don't know if you have noticed that there are many local powerful people organizing rural people to resist the Japanese in the local report."
"Local powerful people organized the people to resist. What's wrong, uncle? This shows that they are responsible." Hua'er asked in confusion.
“The reason why local powerful people organized rural warriors to resist the Japanese pirates shows that the guard posts in various parts of Zhejiang have ceased to exist in name only. The guard posts are becoming increasingly unusable and vulnerable to the Japanese pirates. Be brave and participate in the great cause of fighting against Japanese pirates and protecting your homeland, protecting your hometown and your family, and fighting against Japanese pirates.”
Zhu Pingan sighed helplessly and said slowly. "There is also the Puqi military base that fled in the face of the wind. This military base is one of the three military bases in Zhejiang. I looked through the files in the yamen. It records that the Puqi base's armaments and defenses are one of the three best military bases in Zhejiang. The other guard posts are in ruins, and their guard posts must be heavily guarded, because in recent years the Japanese pirates have The Puqisu area is invaded almost every year, so whether it is material allocation, staffing or supervision, Puqisu is the best. Such a benchmark David Institute will also run away when seeing Japanese pirates, and other areas guard. So, even less so. "Zhu Ping'an was extremely disappointed with Wei Suo. (End of this chapter)