Rise From the Humble

The battle to suppress Japanese pirates in Funing Town became a joke. Magistrate Liu and Xu Qianhu gathered more than 2,000 soldiers and horses. Together with more than 800 reinforcements later, the total force invested reached 3,000, while there was only one Japanese pirate. One hundred and fifty people, it is typical to attack more and attack less, but the result is shocking: none of the Japanese pirates were injured, only a dozen were slightly injured, while the Ming army alone killed 644 people, and even more were slightly injured. It’s uncountable! The chief commander of the Ming army, Liu Zhifu, vomited blood and fainted, and the second commander Xu Qianhu was in shock, as if he was mourning.

Naoshima Nabeshima and Matsuura Sanbanro led the Japanese pirates to easily crush the Ming army outside the east wall. They killed the Ming army with bloodshed and cried for father and mother, and then crossed the Qishui River on a raft with arrogant laughter.

Watching the Japanese pirates cross the river to the east, the surviving more than a thousand Ming troops, especially the Ming troops who had faced the Japanese pirates directly, such as the surviving Ming troops outside the east wall, could not wait to beat the gongs and drums to see the Japanese pirates off. Watching the Japanese pirates disappear on the other side, the Ming troops seemed to Just like sending away the god of plague, I suddenly felt like I had escaped from the disaster and saved my life.

Thank God, these Japanese pirates who killed without blinking an eye and killed people like chickens are finally gone!

We are saved!

The Ming army burst into tears

The night was pitch dark, and Nabeshima Naoshima and Matsuura Sanbanro led the Japanese pirates across the Qishui River and disappeared from the sight of the Ming army.

Magistrate Liu vomited blood and fainted, and the command of the Ming army fell into the hands of Xu Qianhu. Xu Qianhu was in shock. He was deeply afraid of the lethality of the Japanese pirates and did not dare to order the Ming army to cross the river to pursue the Japanese pirates.

"On the other side of the Qishui River, there are both official roads and country roads, as well as woods, low mountains and residual hills. The terrain is extremely complicated. It is late at night, and it is difficult to detect traces. It is difficult to trace the whereabouts of the Japanese pirates. If you are not prepared, , it is easy for Japanese pirates to take advantage of us, so we should wait until dawn tomorrow before sending heavy troops to pursue the Japanese pirates."

Xu Qianhu found a high-sounding reason and ordered the Ming army to rest where they were and then cross the river to pursue the Japanese pirates tomorrow morning.

"Your Excellency is wise!"

After hearing this, all the generals breathed a sigh of relief and praised Xu Qianhu for his wisdom. They were all frightened to death by the Japanese pirates. The Japanese pirates were so cruel. In today's battle, one hundred households were killed, three general banners were killed, and as many as eight small banners were killed! They were all afraid that it would be their turn next. They were all relieved when they heard that Xu Qianhu had ordered him to stand still and pursue the Japanese pirates tomorrow.

The Japanese pirates come all the way to rob wealth. Funing has been robbed once. There is no property left. The Japanese pirates will definitely not come back after crossing the river. They will definitely be safe this night, and the Japanese pirates will have left long ago. If they are far away, they will definitely not be able to catch up. Of course, even if they can catch up with the Japanese pirates, they will not be able to catch up.

Therefore, all the generals wanted to raise 10,000 hands to enthusiastically support Xu Qianhu's wise decision.

When all the Ming troops received the order from their superiors to rest tonight and hunt down the Japanese pirates tomorrow morning, they all agreed with ten thousand hands.

To the east of Qishui River is a wilderness. Half a mile ahead is an official road. The official road leads directly to Hangzhou Prefecture in the north. There are several country roads connected with the official road, leading to nearby villages and towns. Not far away is a dense forest. , there is also a stretch of low mountains and low hills, with countless villages scattered around the edges of dense forests and low mountains and low hills.

Whether it is dense forests or low mountains and low hills, they are all suitable for hiding. Once you enter them, your traces and whereabouts are difficult to find.

If Japanese pirates hide in dense forests or low mountains and hills, they will be like fish entering the sea, and they will be hard to find.

However, the Japanese pirates did not choose to hide in dense forests or low mountains and low hills, but walked onto the official road in a big way.

"Are you sure this official road leads directly to Hangzhou Prefecture?" Matsuura Sanbanlang confirmed to the Japanese pirates who had followed Xu Hai.

"Yes. When I followed Xu Hai to land in Shangyu to plunder the Ming Dynasty, Xu Hai pointed to this official road and said." The Japanese pirate confirmed.

"円西!" Sanbanro Matsuura nodded with satisfaction, turned around and suggested to Nabeshima Naoman, "General Nabeshima, how about we rush on the road at night, enter Hangzhou Prefecture, and then find a secluded village to rest?!"

"Ru Sanban Langzhi! I can't wait to see the prosperous Suhu area of ​​the Ming Dynasty!"

Nabeshima Naoman licked the blood of the Ming army on his face, smiled and nodded.

Suddenly, a group of Japanese pirates headed north along the official road in a swaggering manner, aiming directly at Hangzhou Prefecture.

At this moment, about ten miles north of the official road, there was also a large group of people holding torches and rushing on their way.

This is the retired censor Qian Jing and his entourage.

Qian Jing retired from the position of supervisory censor. He was a seventh-rank official and an old colleague of Hu Zongxian.

Qian Jing's hometown is from Qiaotubao Town, Shaoxing Prefecture. It is located close to Shangyu County, just five miles north of Shangyu. Mr. Qian, the old censor, is sixty this year. He is a representative of late bloomers. He won the imperial examination at the age of forty-nine and the Jinshi exam at the age of fifty-three. He was appointed a local magistrate. Like Hu Zongxian, he became a censor. A career path. However, after all, Qian Jing was old. He had reached the retirement age before being promoted from censor, and his official career was fixed at the post of seventh-grade supervisory censor.

Of course, he was lucky. Although the supervisory censor was only a seventh-rank official, he held a high position and was a presence that could not be ignored in the officialdom. Therefore, during his tenure as the Supervisory Censor, he was considered a success, and he lived up to his decades of hard study. When he left home to take office, he was alone. When he returned home, he had five wives and three children. There are groups of gardeners, servants, cooks and servants, totaling sixty or seventy people.

Of course, his line was vast, and it was not just his wives, concubines, children, servants, etc., there were also fifty officers dispatched by outgoing local officials to escort him, and more than eighty officers sent to escort him by officials along the way who had good ties with him. When passing through Yingtian, his colleague Hu Zongxian heard about it. Not only did he warmly entertained Mr. Qian, but in view of the recent frequent attacks by Japanese pirates in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, for the safety of Mr. Qian, he insisted on sending troops despite Mr. Qian's refusal. A hundred soldiers accompanied him to escort Mr. Qian. When leaving, he also told Mr. Qian to travel during the day and not at night.

Ahem, it wasn't safe and pompous, it was Hu Zongxian's enthusiasm that could not be resisted, so Qian Laoyushi had no choice but to accept Hu Zongxian's kindness.

Mr. Qian, the censor, was riding in a sedan chair, carrying his lovely wife and concubines, his children around his knees, a group of servants, escorting one hundred and three officers, and one hundred soldiers.

Returning home in glory, that’s it!

Regarding Hu Zongxian's advice, Mr. Qian accepted it all the way. After all, he was old and the officials along the way were enthusiastic. Mr. Qian always traveled during the day and rested at night to recharge. But when he arrived at the door of his home, Mr. Qian The censor is eager to return home. He will walk all night today and will be able to reach his hometown at about two o'clock.

So, the old censor Qian, who couldn't wait to return home, walked all night on this last day.