"What the Governor said makes sense. It is indeed a bit unexpected to fake defeat. If the fake defeat fails, how about hiding it as an ambush?"
After hearing Zhang Jing's words, Zhu Ping'an nodded slightly, and then proposed to Zhejiang Province The army acts as an ambush.
Hearing this, Zhang Jing shook his head and said, "No, as the saying goes, one gains wisdom after one has suffered. The Japanese pirates have experienced the disastrous defeat in northern Zhejiang, so they must strictly monitor the whereabouts of your Zhejiang army, just like they monitor the wolf soldiers. Likewise, there are many spies, both overt and covert, and it will be even more difficult for your Zhejiang army to ambush you. Once the Japanese pirates discover their whereabouts, they will be able to scare the enemy away. Using your whole body will affect the overall situation. "
Fake defeat is not possible, nor is an ambush. Zhu Pingan can't think of any other way for a while, so he can only smile and shake his head, "Your Excellency, I can't think of how to get rid of the Tuolin Japanese pirates. I have no worries, please express it."
"This is the important task I want to give you," Zhang Jing said with a smile.
Hearing Zhang Jing bring the topic here, Zhu Pingan immediately realized that the important task Zhang Jing was about to entrust to him must be extraordinary, otherwise Zhang Jing would not have spent so much time preparing for it.
"Please give the order, Governor-General. No matter it is a sword, a sea of fire, or a hail of guns and arrows, the Zhejiang army will not hesitate to do anything."
Zhu Ping'an handed over his hand and asked for orders.
"Okay! If everyone is as good as Zihou, why worry about the injustice of the Japanese pirates." Zhang Jing nodded with satisfaction.
Hearing Zhang Jing's praise, Zhu Pingan silently raised the difficulty of the task by a few more stars in his heart.
"Zhu Ping'an, the right minister of the Nanjing Ministry of War and the governor of Zhejiang, take the order!" Zhang Jing said with a serious face.
"Please give the order, Governor!" Zhu Pingan stood up.
"I ordered Zhu Ping'an, the right minister of the Nanjing Ministry of War and the governor of Zhejiang, to return to Shaoxing the next day, order eight thousand Zhejiang troops, and after swearing an oath in the city, the troops marched to Ningbo, cleared the coastal stronghold of the Japanese pirate Wang Zhi, and monitored Ligang Japanese pirates, make no mistake!”
Zhang Jing’s voice echoed in the room, like a military drum beating on a silent battlefield, which was shocking.
“Huh?”
Zhu Pingan exclaimed in disbelief.
What? Order me to count 8,000 Zhejiang troops, send troops to Ningbo, clear out Wang Zhi's coastal strongholds, and monitor the Japanese pirates in Ligang? !
I went. For a moment, Zhu Ping'an couldn't believe his ears and wondered if he was hearing hallucinations?
When the great victory of Wangjiangjing was about to begin, Zhang Jing sent himself to Ningbo. Not only was he unable to participate in the great victory of Wangjiangjing, he also allowed himself to ignite the flames of war with Wang Zhi and the Japanese pirates! Directly confront Wang Zhi and the Japanese pirates!
Compared to the Japanese pirate Tuolin Xuhai and Ligang Wangzhi, he is a little brother! Regardless of the number of Japanese pirates, their combat power, or their equipment, Xu Hai and his gang were far inferior to Wang Zhi and his gang.
Zhang Jing and others mobilized the entire force of Jiangnan, and also brought in Shandong spearmen and Guangxi wolf soldiers to lure Xu Hai and Japanese pirates to attack Jiaxing, enter the encirclement, and start fighting together.
However, he allowed himself to lead eight thousand Zhejiang troops to directly push Wang Zhi and the Japanese pirates to their coastal stronghold in Ningbo, and confront Wang Zhi and the Japanese pirates head-on alone? !
Before sending troops, you have to swear an oath in the city. Isn’t this a grand accusation to the world? I swear to go to Ningbo to clear out Wang Zhi’s coastal strongholds. Before I finish swearing in, Wang Zhi’s spies in the city will report this The news was brought back to Wang Zhi.
Co-authored, the credit belongs to you, but the risk belongs to me? !
If the person in front of him was not Zhang Jing, but Yan Shifan, Zhu Pingan could understand why he gave himself this order.
I didn’t offend Zhang Jing either.
Zhu Pingan thought for a long time, but could not figure out why Zhang Jing gave him such an order.
"Zihou, I know you couldn't believe it for a moment when you heard this order, but you heard me right. This is the task I gave you." Zhang Jing looked at Zhu Pingan seriously. , said word by word.
“Please forgive me, Governor, for your incompetence.” Zhu Ping’an said with a wry smile, “Is it necessary to accept this order? I must be cowardly, but the Zhejiang army is not yet ready to fight against Wang Zhi and the Japanese pirates. preparation , Firstly, the newly recruited Zhejiang Army has only practiced for more than a month, and it is not enough to go into battle; secondly, due to insufficient military supplies, Xu Hai and the Japanese pirates were ambushed in northern Zhejiang, and the gunpowder inventory of our Zhejiang Army was almost exhausted, and what is currently left is Less than 20% of the gunpowder is left, and as much as 30% of the firearms are damaged. The forging speed cannot keep up. Our Zhejiang army relies heavily on gunpowder and firearms. Without gunpowder and firearms, our Zhejiang army's combat effectiveness is greatly reduced; thirdly, Wang Zhi The Japanese pirates are so numerous that it is really difficult for our Zhejiang army to contend with them."
"Zihou, I understand your difficulties, but this order must be accepted." Zhang Jing nodded. , insisted.
Must accept.
Hearing this, Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but frowned. The Zhejiang army was not yet ready to go to war with Wang Zhi and the Japanese pirates.
It is true, whether it is personnel or military supplies, Zhu Pingan was not ready to go to war with Wang Zhi and the Japanese pirates.
At this time, he received the order and vowed to go out in Shaoxing City to clean up Wang Zhi's stronghold along the coast. This move was almost equivalent to starting a war with Wang Zhi and the Japanese pirates.
You clean up his stronghold along the coast, can he watch you pull out his stronghold? ! Could he not fight back? !
Isn't this equivalent to starting a war? !
However, the 10,000 new soldiers of the Zhejiang Army have just been recruited and have only been trained for a month. They are not yet an army and cannot bear to go into battle.
If the Zhejiang army cannot withstand the counterattack and revenge of Wang Zhi and the Japanese pirates, it will be the common people who will be injured in the end.
"Zihou, Xu Hai and the Japanese pirates are worried about your Zhejiang army. If you don't dispel their concerns, it may be difficult to lure them to Jiaxing to encircle and annihilate them. How to dispel their concerns? If Zihou you bring The Zhejiang Army swore an oath to Shaoxing and sent troops to Ningbo , Go to clear out the coastal stronghold of Wang Zhi and the Japanese pirates in Ningbo, and if they are unable to fight against the Japanese pirates, Tuolin Xuhai and the Japanese pirates will not have to worry about your Zhejiang army dealing with them, and they can attack Jiaxing without any worries." Explained slowly.
What Zhang Jing said makes sense. Aren't you, Xu Hai, and the Japanese pirates worried that the Zhejiang Army will mobilize troops to deal with you? !
What if the Zhejiang army went to war with Wang Zhi and the Japanese pirates? !
Wang Zhi's group of Japanese pirates has many generals, and the Japanese pirates under his command have experienced hundreds of battles. The Zhejiang army is far inferior to Wang Zhi's military strength, and there are so many new soldiers. Once they fight against Wang Zhi's group of Japanese pirates, they will inevitably be unable to do anything and be dragged into Ningbo. On the battlefield, it was impossible to mobilize troops to deal with Xu Hai and the Japanese pirates.
In this way, Xu Hai and other Japanese pirates no longer have to worry about the Zhejiang army.
Yes, this will relieve Xu Hai from being afraid of the Zhejiang Army and relieve him of worries.
But, as for me, the Zhejiang army, and the people of Zhejiang, if I go to Ningbo to clear out the strongholds of Wang Zhi and the Japanese pirates along the coast, and start a war with Wang Zhi and the Japanese pirates, how will it end?
If the Zhejiang army cannot resist Wang Zhi's retaliation against the Japanese pirates, then the people of Ningbo or southern Zhejiang will suffer. Therefore, after Zhang Jing gave the order, Zhu Ping'an felt very embarrassed and was unable to accept Zhang Jing's order. (End of this chapter)