Chapter 2012 Zhang Jingyou invites
The next day, early in the morning, Zhu Pingan convened a meeting of several battalion commanders of the Zhejiang Army to prepare for the expansion of the Zhejiang Army.
All the 8,000 men from this conscription will be under their command. The strength of each battalion will be adjusted from the original 640 men in the 4th Corps to 960 men in the 6th Corps, with additional Forty men, each battalion will be supplemented by a thousand men.
As for the issue of promoting officers, Zhu Pingan ordered the results of all previous disciplinary performance assessments to be published on a list. The results will be publicized for three days. If you have any objections to the disciplinary performance assessment results within three days, you can apply for verification. After three days, they will be strictly followed Assessment, promotion and appointment.
At that time, the newly promoted officers will be posted on the same list for three days. When the new recruits arrive, these newly promoted officers will take office immediately.
"Sir, our Zhejiang Army is recruiting 8,000 troops this time. Fire guns, cotton armor, tents, bedding, etc. all need to be matched. The number of craftsmen in our equipment camp is not enough. We also need iron ingots, cloth, cotton, etc. Not enough.”
Ou Zhige scratched his head and pointed out the difficulties he faced, mainly time constraints, heavy tasks, lack of manpower, and insufficient materials.
“Don’t worry about iron ingots, etc. I have ordered the allocation of craftsmen from various places. As for the craftsmen, I have also ordered a group of local craftsmen to be temporarily recruited into the camp, and let them assist you in the production of weapons and equipment in a streamlined manner. "
Zhu Pingan said with a smile that he had already considered and solved these problems mentioned by Ou Zhige.
“Thank you, sir, our equipment battalion will ensure that we complete the mission.” Ou Zhige immediately expressed his stance by patting his chest.
Before Zhu Ping'an's military expansion meeting was over, a police officer knocked on the door to report that a messenger sent by Governor Zhang Jing had arrived and was waiting outside the Yamen.
"Invite me quickly." Zhu Ping'an ordered the messenger to invite the messenger, and then said to everyone in the house, "Okay, as I just said, you all go down and prepare."
"No!"
Everyone turned around and took the order and left.
Soon, the messenger sent by Zhang Jing came in under the leadership of the police officer.
"I humbly pay my respects to Mr. Futai." The messenger stepped forward to pay homage to Zhu Ping'an in a polite manner.
"Without courtesy, I wonder if the governor has any instructions?" Zhu Ping'an waved his hand and asked.
"Back to your lord, the governor has moved the governor's headquarters to Jiaxing City. The governor specially ordered me to inform you to go to Jiaxing immediately to discuss the matter of suppressing the Japanese pirates." The messenger replied truthfully.
"Who are the officials attending the meeting this time?" Zhu Pingan asked again.
"I don't know the details. I only know that the governor asked Mr. Futai to take a humble position." The messenger spoke tightly.
Since he couldn't ask, Zhu Ping'an didn't ask any more questions. He asked the messenger to go down and have some simple meals and tea. After a while, he made arrangements for the government office. After the arrangements were made, he took the people to Jiaxing to meet Zhang Jing. .
Soon, Zhu Pingan arranged his work, said goodbye to Li Shu and others, took 500 Zhejiang troops to escort him, and set off for Jiaxing. The Japanese pirates have become too arrogant recently, and they must bring more soldiers and horses with them to ensure safety.
Shaoxing is more than 200 miles away from Jiaxing. Zhu Pingan and his party rushed to Jiaxing City at high speed, trying to arrive before evening.
While passing somewhere in Hangzhou Prefecture on the way, Zhu Pingan and his party saw a fire in a village from a distance.
The fire was raging and continuous.
"With such a big fire, I'm afraid the whole village will burn down." Zhu Ping'an squinted his eyes, "Under normal circumstances, fires will only occur in individual houses. It is impossible for the whole village to catch fire. There must be Japanese pirates in the village. ”
Zhu Pingan silently recited “Guangzong Yaozu”. Then he squinted his eyes and looked at the village, and immediately ordered to Liu Dagang, "Dagang, you lead two hundred riders to surround them and outflank their retreat. I will lead my men to attack from the front, and we must deal with this group of Japanese pirates."
"I obey, young master." Liu Dagang accepted the order with clasped fists, and ordered two hundred people to go around in a circle towards the back of the village.
"Mr. Futai, it's important that we are in a hurry. The Governor is still waiting in Jiaxing City. Otherwise, we'd better take a long detour to avoid it." The messenger reminded Zhu Ping'an and suggested a detour. The road avoids this village.
"It's fine if I haven't encountered them. If I encounter them, how can I let them go? If I turn a blind eye and listen, how can I have the face to face my fellow villagers? Don't worry, there are not many Japanese pirates in the village, and they won't delay much. Time." Zhu Pingan shook his head and said firmly.
"Please forgive me, Mr. Futai. How do you know that there are not many Japanese pirates in the village? If you make a wrong judgment, wouldn't it be dangerous? After all, we only have 500 troops on this trip." The messenger said very worriedly.
“I understand Japanese pirates. The purpose of Japanese pirates’ robbery is to make money. For the sake of robbery efficiency, most of the Japanese pirates who attack villages are small groups of Japanese pirates. Large groups of Japanese pirates attack towns, and then large groups of Japanese pirates attack. Their target is the county town, no matter how big it is, their target is the prefectural city," Zhu Ping'an said with confidence.
I am a man who operates the radar. Once the radar is activated and the map is drawn, how can I make a wrong judgment?
In his field of vision, in the village in the distance, a puff of black smoke rose into the sky. The black smoke was not thick, indicating that the number of Japanese pirates was not large.
"Master Futai, we can leave the green hills without worrying about having firewood. Once we find that something cannot be done, it is best for us to retreat."
the messenger reminded.
"This is natural." Zhu Pingan nodded and agreed.
When Liu Dagang and his party disappeared behind the woods, Zhu Ping'an waved his hand and ordered the other Zhejiang soldiers to follow him and press forward towards the burning village in the distance.
At this time, there was a group of Japanese pirates in the village who were setting fires everywhere. There were about fifty Japanese pirates in this group.
“Damn it, yesterday we came to Zhejiang and we all failed, and today we failed again. Let them run away! Burn, burn all the houses in the village, I’ll see them come back What to live in! ”
The little Japanese pirate leader cursed and ordered his Japanese pirates to set fire everywhere in the village and burn down the village.
Since Zhu Pingan notified people in Zhejiang, especially in northern Zhejiang, to take refuge in nearby walled counties and prefectures in advance, there was no one in the village. The Japanese pirates rushed to nothing and set fire to the houses in the village frantically. Vent anger.
"Boss, boss, look ahead. We found a group of officers and soldiers in front of us, riding towards us on horseback. Do we want to take shelter?" A sharp-eyed Japanese pirate spotted Zhu Ping'an. The group quickly reported it to the Japanese pirate leader.
Zhu Pingan did not hide his traces, it was normal for them to find him.
"There is no future, why should we avoid it? First check how many officers and soldiers there are?" The little leader of the Japanese pirates glared at him and cursed.
"Boss, there are about two hundred officers and soldiers." The sharp-eyed Japanese pirate confirmed and replied. "There are only 200 people, so what are you afraid of?" the Japanese pirate leader said disapprovingly. They had fought against so many guardsmen. They are a bunch of weaklings. What should they be afraid of with only 200 people?