Chapter 2022 Another Mission
“Zhao Wenhua came over just now to urge the dispatch of troops. You all have seen that, whether you are the governor, the prefect or the county magistrate, as an official who is the parents of the people, you have the responsibility to protect the country and the people. What needs to be done, I don’t need to say more. I don’t ask you to exterminate the Japanese pirates in the territory. This is unrealistic, but you must at least defend the town. The bottom line is to defend. You can live in the county town. As for the villages, you can decide whether to keep them or not based on your ability. The governor will not criticize you harshly for this, but you must do everything you can to protect the people, remind them to be wary of Japanese pirates, and transfer the villagers to the county town for refuge in a timely manner. All other measures are good.”
Finally, Zhang Jing gave Zhu Pingan and other governors and prefects a task to protect the country and the people.
As soon as Zhang Jing finished speaking, there was a roar below.
Zhang Jing’s task does not seem to be important. He just wants to defend the county seat, and remote villages and even towns can be given up.
But
If you look at the recent battle reports, you will know how heavy this task is. Every now and then, you can hear the news that the county town has been captured by Japanese pirates.
Although the Japanese pirates always burned, killed, looted and then retreated after conquering the county seat, and never occupied the county seat for a long time, the loss of the county seat was lost, and the fact that it was lost and recovered did not erase the fact that it had been lost.
Also.
Zhao Wenhua put pressure on Zhang Jing and urged to send troops. Now, Zhang Jing has transferred this pressure to us people.
The task is heavy.
But.
"Lu Boring, Tang Kekuan, Yu Dayou, Li Fengshi, and Zou Jifang are only responsible for the defense of the garrison and will not participate in the defense of other places for the time being. Their current important task is to jointly train the local soldiers under their command. With the new arrivals of the guest soldiers, Shandong Lancers and Guangxi Wolf Soldiers, they must intensify their joint training to familiarize themselves with the guest soldiers and control them. Control the guest soldiers so that they can be used like a finger and an arm to kill the enemy in the future. The wolf soldiers and other guest soldiers will be used as sharp knives to pierce the heart of the Japanese pirates. The current joint training is to sharpen the knife. As long as the knife is sharpened, it will be able to pierce it. "Japanese pirates' heart."
Zhang Jing added another sentence quietly, nipping the thoughts that everyone had just had in the bud.
This time, the noise below became even louder.
Everyone originally wanted guest soldiers and wolf soldiers to help defend the county. In this way, although the task was heavy, it was not impossible to assign guest soldiers to help defend the county. However, Zhang Jing's words put an end to everyone's thoughts.
The more people have opinions, the bigger the opinions will be.
You put the pressure down on us and took back the most elite generals and troops. You also did not give us guest soldiers such as the Shandong Lancers and Guangxi Wolf Soldiers.
That’s it.
"You are responsible for guarding. Guarding is a great achievement. Defeat the Japanese pirates and hand them over to the governor. You will be rewarded based on your merits. Everyone, the Holy One is watching us, and tens of thousands of people are watching us. , please.”
Zhang Jing stood up and bowed to everyone.
Now that Zhang Jing is like this, what can everyone say? They can only stand up and return the courtesy, and are forced to accept the task.
It was already night when I left the Governor’s Yamen.
The heads of the Japanese pirates have been verified and registered. There is no doubt that the heads are Japanese pirates. Zhang Jing has already asked people to draft a report to the capital.
It was too late to rush back all night. Fortunately, the officials of the governor's office arranged a resting place for Zhu Pingan and other officials who came from other places, and Zhu Pingan and his party were led there to rest.
This is a house with two entrances. The original owner's family was killed by Japanese pirates when Xu Hai's Japanese invaders conquered Jiaxing a month ago.
You can still see traces of slashing and burning in the house, and even blood stains that have not been washed away can be seen on the door stone.
Sleeping in such a house, Zhu Pingan felt a deep sense of responsibility.
If the environment and the people cannot be protected, there will be countless such houses, and countless people will die in peace.
At night, the oil lamp in the room stayed on for most of the night before going out.
The next day, it was dark early in the morning, Jiaxing City was still sleeping, and there were only a handful of traders and lackeys. Zhu Pingan took people to the Governor's Yamen to say goodbye to Zhang Jing. Zhang Jing had already gotten up and was studying the map of Jiangnan in his study.
On the map, Jiaxing is heavily circled.
"Ping'an pays homage to the Governor, and I came here to say goodbye to the Governor." Zhu Ping'an entered the study and said goodbye.
“No rush, no rush, Zi Hou got up so early, he hasn’t had breakfast yet, so he’ll just have breakfast with me before returning.”
Zhang Jing waved his hand. , and asked Zhu Ping'an to have breakfast with him before leaving. After saying this, he urged the servant to bring breakfast.
"Thank you, Governor-General. It would be better to obey your orders than to be respectful." Zhu Pingan thanked him.
Soon, the servant brought the breakfast to the table. It was a relatively simple two bowls of rice porridge, two eggs, four steamed buns and two plates of side dishes, one plate of cold bean curd and shredded radish, and one plate Vinegar mung bean sprouts.
“Don’t be dissatisfied with the simple meal, Zihou, please take a seat quickly.” Zhang Jing smiled and asked Zhu Ping’an to sit down for breakfast.
Zhu Pingan sat down and thanked him, and the two chatted while having breakfast.
"Zihou, do you know why I moved the governor's residence to Jiaxing?" Zhang Jing peeled eggs while taking a test against Zhu Ping'an.
"Jiaxing is located between the Tuolin Xuhai group of Japanese pirates and the Ligang Wangzhi group of Japanese pirates. It is about two hundred miles away from the Tuolin Xuhai Japanese pirates and about four hundred miles away from the Ligang Wangzhi Japanese pirates. Both of them are It's not too far away. The governor is in Jiaxing and can direct the battle against the two groups of Japanese pirates. News and orders can be delivered quickly."
Zhu Ping'an put down his chopsticks and replied.
"Well, that's right. Zihou deserves to be a knowledgeable soldier. The geographical location between the two major Japanese pirates is an important reason why I chose Jiaxing." Zhang Jing nodded appreciatively, but said in a different tone Turn, "But this is only one of the reasons."
"Does Zi Hou know?" Zhang Jing asked.
"I would like to hear the details." Zhu Pingan shook his head and asked Zhang Jing for advice.
"I would like to use myself as bait to invite the Japanese pirates to join the attack, and then surround them and annihilate them." Zhang Jing looked out the window with a look of death on his face.
Zhang Jing’s words made Zhu Pingan respect him. Zhang Jiang used himself as bait to lure the Japanese pirates to the bait, and then annihilated them in one fell swoop. His courage and responsibility were commendable.
"Xu Hai is very bold, and I have seen what he does. Whether he is attacking Suzhou or Jiaxing, in addition to plundering property, Qi intends to make a name for himself in order to attract Japanese pirates into the game; Wang Zhi has been making frequent moves recently, instructing Japanese pirates under his command to attack everywhere. , burning, killing and looting, the purpose is nothing more than "blackmailing the government and opening up the port and the city", regardless of Xu Hai. It was Wang Zhi. After learning that the governor had moved to Jiaxing, he would definitely not let go of this golden opportunity. If the Japanese pirates surrounded Jiaxing and captured him, Xu Hai's reputation would be unparalleled among the Japanese pirates. If Wang Zhi soldiers surround Jiaxing and captures him, he will have a bargaining chip to blackmail the imperial court!"
Zhang Jing slowly explained. Zhu Ping'an nodded when he heard this. What Zhang Jing said made sense. According to the historical trajectory, Zhang Jing's next great victory was located in Wangjiangjing in the north of Jiaxing City.