"My Lord Governor, if I go to clear out Wang Zhi's stronghold in Ningbo, it will inevitably trigger a strong counterattack by Wang Zhi. If the war breaks out, it will be out of control. I am not afraid of fighting with Wang Zhi and the Japanese pirates. Even if the Governor does not give the order, I will fight with Wang Zhi. It is my duty as the governor of Zhejiang to start a war with the Japanese invaders until they are wiped out. However, it is not now. The Zhejiang army is not ready yet."
Zhu Pingan handed over helplessly, feeling very embarrassed. .
At this time, Zhu Pingan had no chance of winning with Wang Zhi.
The gunpowder is not enough for the Zhejiang Army to consume for three days. Without the blessing of firearms, the Zhejiang Army veterans can still fight, but the 10,000 Zhejiang Army recruits will not have much combat power. They are almost equivalent to military training. How much fighting power can a one-month-old college student have? Facing the extremely ferocious, brave and cruel Japanese pirates, it is hard to imagine how much fighting power they can exert even though they themselves have little fighting power.
In contrast.
Governor Zhang had been preparing for a war with Japanese pirate No. 2 Xu Hai for about half a year. Less than a month after he took office as governor of Zhejiang, he was asked to start a war with Japanese pirate No. 1 Wang Zhi. This was really too much.
Zhu Ping'an is not afraid of war. Sooner or later, he will go to war with Wang Zhi and the Japanese pirates, but not now. At least he will have to wait for the Zhejiang Army's new recruits to practice for several more months, and after they have replenished their supplies of firecrackers, tiger squat cannons and other firearms and gunpowder. .
"Zihou, not everything will happen until you are ready." Zhang Jing looked at Zhu Ping'an and said without doubt, "The Holy One is waiting for us to open up the situation in Jiangnan. This is to annihilate Xu Hai collaborates with Japanese pirates The key, Zihou, is, 'Use me in the first battle, and you will win if you use me.' Have you forgotten what you just said?"
The Zhejiang Army's difficulties have been mentioned, but Zhang Jing is still so insistent, It seems that this order has to be accepted even if it is not accepted.
Looking at Zhang Jing's unquestionable gaze, Zhu Pingan was silent for a few seconds, and then handed over his hands to accept the order, "Zhu Pingan, the right minister of the Nanjing Ministry of War and the governor of Zhejiang, received the order and led the Zhejiang army back to Shaoxing the next day. Eight thousand Zhejiang troops swore an oath in Shaoxing and sent troops to Ningbo. They knew the Japanese pirate Wang Zhi's stronghold along the coast and monitored Wang Zhi's Japanese nest in Ligang! "
"Good! This is Zihou!" Zhang Jing nodded with satisfaction, and then came to the stage of giving sweet dates, "I know you have difficulties, if you have any requests, just ask."
This is what you deserve. , and he had to prepare for a rainy day. According to historical trajectory, after Wang Jiangjing's victory, Zhang Jing's political career came to an end, and then Zhao Wenhua began to control Jiangnan.
Zhu Ping'an then spoke loudly, "Your Majesty Governor, I have recruited 10,000 new Zhejiang troops. They will eat horses and chew them, and the weapons will cost money. I hope the Governor will write an article about the Japanese pirates in Zhejiang." Before the annihilation is complete, we are allowed to leave half of the salt and silver in Zhejiang to pay for the army, and half of the grain to feed and drink the soldiers, so that our Zhejiang army will have no worries."
Zhu Pingan thought Zhang Jing would give a discount. Unexpectedly, Zhang Jing thought for a moment and then waved his hand, "That's right. Later, I will have someone write it down and send it to you, allowing you to keep half of the salt and silver in Zhejiang for military pay, and half of the treasury grain for grain and grass."
"Thank you very much, Governor." Zhu Ping'an was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly, "On behalf of the Zhejiang Army and all the elders of the Zhejiang Army, I would like to express my gratitude to the Governor."
Once Zhang Jing was written, it became customized, and even if the governor was changed in the future, it would be difficult to change it.
With half of the salt and silver and half of the treasury grain, there is basically no need to worry about military pay and grain in the future.
“If you have any other requests, please tell Zihou.” Zhang Jing waved his hand, signaling Zhu Pingan to continue making requests.
"Thank you, Lord Governor. You're welcome. We still need livestock, a lot of livestock, good horses, draft horses, pack horses, mules, donkeys and oxen. We need all of these livestock. The more the better."
Zhu Pingan took the opportunity to speak.
If there are livestock to help the Zhejiang army with their camels and transportation, the Zhejiang army's marching speed will be greatly accelerated, and the soldiers will be very fast, but this alone will be of great help.
“Everyone is in need of good horses. Many people have applied to me. I don’t like to favor one over another. However, we can help you coordinate thousands of horses, draft horses and donkeys and mules. I came from the northwest and north some time ago. Southeast has coordinated more than 10,000 mules and horses. The time is coming in a few days. I will give you four to five thousand in a few days. If there are more, I can't guarantee it." Zhang Jing nodded and promised. Zhu Pingan divided the army into four to five thousand mules and horses.
"Thank you, Lord Governor." Zhu Ping'an cupped his hands and thanked him.
“Any other requirements?” Zhang Jing asked again.
I accepted it as soon as it was ready, Zhu Ping'an cupped his hands and said, "That's enough."
Zhang Jing felt a little sorry for Zhu Pingan when he saw that Zhu Pingan knew the rules and did not ask for benefits without mercy.
In fact, sending Zhu Ping'an and the Zhejiang army to southern Zhejiang and letting them start a war with Wang Zhi and the Japanese pirates was not all to dispel the concerns of Xu Hai and the Japanese pirates and lure Xu Hai and the Japanese pirates to attack Jiaxing. The most important thing was to prevent Zhu Hai from joining the Japanese pirates. Ping An participated in the battle to encircle and suppress the Tuolin Japanese pirates, thus completely preventing Zhao Wenhua from getting involved in this battle.
Zhao Wenhua and Hu Zongxian went to Zhu Ping'an's office a few days ago to win Zhu Ping'an's heart. Everyone on the street knew that.
Although Zhang Jing believed in Zhu Pingan, he did not believe in Zhao Wenhua. In order to ensure that everything was safe, under Li Tianchong's persuasion, he made up his mind to send Zhu Pingan and the Zhejiang army to southern Zhejiang to prevent them from participating in the extermination of Tuolin. The battle between Japanese pirates.
In this way, the relevant military information and deployment can be legitimately not informed to Zhu Pingan, and Zhao Wenhua will not be able to obtain relevant military information and deployment through Zhu Pingan.
Many sources indicate that some members of the Yan Party have unclear connections with the Japanese pirates.
If Zhao Wenhua learns about the relevant military information and deployment, I am afraid it will not take long for the Japanese pirates to learn about it.
Zhu Pingan was probably implicated by Zhao Wenhua.
Zhang Jing also knew this, but he didn't dare to gamble. He was not afraid of ten thousand, but just in case. In order to take the overall situation into consideration, he could only send Zhu Ping'an to southern Zhejiang.
Zhang Jing apologized and reminded Zhu Ping'an, "Zihou, you must take action on this task I gave you, you must swear an oath, and you must lead troops to clear out Japanese pirate strongholds along the coast of Ningbo. , as for I don’t make any requirements regarding the results of the battle, such as how many strongholds have been cleared. You can control the intensity yourself, but before Xu Hai attacks Jiaxing, you still have 8,000 Zhejiang troops, and they must be firmly anchored in Ningbo. Do you understand?" br>
"I understand." Zhu Pingan nodded.
This task is for me and the Zhejiang Army to confront Wang Zhi and join forces with the Japanese pirates. The focus is on the confrontation and does not require results.
Zhang Jing also knew that now was not the time to start a war with Wang Zhi and the Japanese pirates.
But
this intensity is too difficult to grasp. War is something you can decide when to start, but when it will end and to what extent it will be fought, it is not up to you. War is so uncontrollable and unpredictable. (End of chapter)