Rise From the Humble

After the failure of the suppression of the Japanese, Magistrate Liu was so furious that he fainted for three hours. Xu Qianhuhu and others could not wake him up no matter how they pinched or screamed. Finally, they invited a well-known local doctor to give him acupuncture and add herbs. After several measures were taken, Xun woke up faintly. His eyes were empty and lifeless, and he stared blankly at the people around him. It took him a while to recall what happened, and then he sighed heavily.

"Master Liu, Master Liu, you have finally woken up. The generals/low-ranking officers are worried. How do you feel now?" Xu Qianhu and others rushed over to greet him and asked the old doctor to check his pulse again, "Zhang Old sir, please see how Mr. Liu is doing."

Dr. Zhang came forward with a medicine box, ready to take another pulse diagnosis to check on Magistrate Liu's physical condition.

"Hey, no, old sir, there's no need to look at it. I know my own body best. This time I lost my troops and generals in the war against Japanese invaders, and suffered heavy casualties. In the end, I was defeated and the Japanese pirates got away. I'm so anxious."

Magistrate Liu waved his hand to reject their kindness, sighed heavily again, and said quietly.

Magistrate Liu was speaking from his heart. This time he and Xu Qianhu mobilized heavy troops to encircle and suppress the Japanese pirates, and handed in a zero-score answer sheet, no, a negative score answer sheet.

On this trip to suppress Japanese invaders, he mobilized more than a thousand soldiers and horses, and Xu Qianhu also mobilized more than a thousand soldiers and horses. In addition to the 800 reinforcements later, the two of them mobilized a total of 3,000 soldiers and horses. , surrounded and suppressed one hundred and fifty Japanese pirates.

With such a large number of troops, it should have been foolproof to encircle and suppress the Japanese pirates, but the result was that people vomited blood. During the encirclement and suppression of the Japanese pirates, more than 600 of them died, and there were countless minor and serious injuries. However, the Japanese pirates escaped without any damage.

This time the encirclement and suppression turned into a complete joke.

I originally wanted to take the credit for suppressing the Japanese, but I didn't expect that not only would I not get any merit, but I might be punished for not doing enough to suppress the Japanese.

Therefore, after hearing the news that the Japanese pirates were crossing the river on rafts and sailing away, Magistrate Liu was so anxious that he fainted.

After Magistrate Liu sighed quietly, Xu Qianhu couldn't help but show an expression as if he were mourning for his heir.

Magistrate Liu was furious, and so was Xu Qianhu. Their situation was exactly the same. Both of them were in danger of being punished if they failed to take credit. They were standard brothers in distress, but as a military general, his physical endurance was stronger than that of Magistrate Liu. Some, although they were also furious, did not faint.

"Hey, Xu Qianhu, how is the situation now?"

Magistrate Liu was supported by his subordinates, sat up on the bed, leaned on a pillow, and asked Xu Qianhu.

"My lord, it was late at night last night and the terrain on the other side was complicated. I was worried about being taken advantage of by the Japanese pirates. If the Japanese pirates set up an ambush, the consequences would be disastrous. Therefore, I ordered the troops to stay still and wait for the danger. In front of a stick of incense, I saw that the sky was slightly bright, and it was already dark. Send He Baihu to lead 300 elite troops across the river to the other side to detect traces of Japanese pirates."

Xu Qianhu stepped forward to report, somewhat worried that Magistrate Liu would blame him for being afraid of the Japanese and delaying the war.

Upon hearing this, Magistrate Liu nodded and said softly, "Xu Qianhu's arrangement is very safe and secure."

Magistrate Liu has been deeply aware of the ferocity of this group of Japanese pirates. With the strength of his troops, he has given up hope of annihilating the Japanese pirates and does not even dare to think about it. The only thing he can think about now is to reduce losses and not seek merit. , but please don’t do it again.

Xu Qianhu's arrangement is naturally a waste of opportunity and failure to suppress the Japanese, but there will be no further losses. It is dangerous at night, and I will not send troops. Even if the Japanese invaders set up an ambush, I will not fall into the Japanese ambush, and naturally there will be no losses. , wait until dawn before sending people to check for traces of the Japanese pirates. The Japanese pirates landed to rob wealth, and they all committed crimes on the move. After robbing one place, they would change places and they would not stay in the same place. By daybreak, the Japanese pirates would have fled away. Now, if we go to check for traces of Japanese pirates at this time, there won’t be any danger, so it’s naturally safe.

Xu Qianhu breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sir, drink some ginseng tea to moisten your throat and replenish your qi and blood." A subordinate thoughtfully brought a cup of ginseng tea and handed it to Magistrate Liu.

"Thank you." Magistrate Liu thanked him, took the ginseng tea, and was about to drink it. The cup of ginseng tea brought by his subordinate was just in time. He had been unconscious for a long time and was feeling thirsty at the moment. It was very appropriate to drink a cup of ginseng tea.

However, just as Magistrate Liu brought the ginseng tea to his lips, there was a rush of footsteps outside.

"Report!" A long and short voice appeared outside the tent.

"Come in!" Magistrate Liu temporarily stopped drinking tea, raised his head and called outside the tent, asking the people outside the tent to come in.

The people outside the tent were let in, and it was He Baihu who was sent by Xu Qianhu to lead a team to detect the traces of Japanese pirates.

"He Baihu, didn't you lead a team to detect the traces of Japanese pirates? Why did you return so quickly? But you were ambushed by Japanese pirates?!"

He Qianhu hurriedly stepped forward and asked, worried about whether there had been an accident on the way or whether he had been ambushed by Japanese pirates.

After listening to Xu Qianhu's words, Magistrate Liu suddenly became nervous when he learned that the He Baihu in front of him was the general who was sent to investigate the traces of Japanese pirates.

"Returning to the magistrate, Mr. Qianhu, the last general has not been ambushed by Japanese pirates." He Baihu replied with clasped fists.

When Magistrate Liu and Xu Qianhu heard this, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Thank God, it was good that they were not ambushed by Japanese pirates.

"Then you found the place where the Japanese pirates settled?" Xu Qianhu asked again.

He Baihu shook his head.

"Then what are you doing back so soon?" Xu Qianhu glared at He Baihu and asked with some dissatisfaction.

"I will report something important at the end." He Baihu said with his fists clasped.

"First, we didn't get caught in the ambush by the Japanese pirates. Second, we didn't find any trace of the Japanese pirates. What else do you have to report?"

Xu Qianhu said disapprovingly, seriously suspecting that He Baihu was afraid of encountering Japanese pirates and found an excuse to come back.

"Master Xu, please be patient. Do you have anything important to report to He Baihu?" Magistrate Liu waved his hand.

When he heard that there was no ambush by Japanese pirates and no trace of Japanese pirates had been detected, Magistrate Liu was not too worried.

"I was ordered to lead a team to cross the river to detect traces of Japanese pirates. I walked four miles along the official road. At the turning point of the official road near Qiaotoubao Town, I found that the official road was filled with blood and corpses were strewn across the road. I went forward to investigate and found out," He Baihu said. He paused here, with a look of fear remaining on his face.

"Damn Japanese pirates, killing my innocent people again!" Magistrate Liu couldn't help but cursed after hearing this.

"Not common people." He Baihu shook his head in panic.

"Not a commoner?! Who is that?" Magistrate Liu's heart skipped a beat, feeling that something was wrong.

"My lord, I have carefully checked and found a stack of official documents at the scene. It is confirmed that those killed by the Japanese pirates were Qian Jing, Qian Yushi, his family of seven, young and old, and their servants, as well as the escorting soldiers!"

He Baihu raised his head and reported, his face filled with horror.

"What?! Old Censor Qian?!" Upon hearing this, Magistrate Liu felt as if he was struck by thunder. His hands trembled, and with a bang, a cup of ginseng tea fell to the ground and broke into pieces, and then he fainted again.

"Master Liu, Master Liu, Doctor Zhang, Doctor Zhang, hurry up, Master Liu has passed out again."

There was panic in the camp.