Rise From the Humble

The Zhejiang Governor's Yamen, also known as the Futai Yamen, opened in Shaoxing. Since the Zhejiang Governor was established and not established in the Ming Dynasty, the Futai Yamen was not fixed. After Li Tianchong became the governor of Zhejiang, he fixed the Futai Yamen in Shaoxing. .

Today, Li Tianchong was not in Futai Yamen, and was summoned to Yingtian by Governor Zhang Jing to discuss the matter of recovering Jiaxing.

Jiaxing belongs to Zhejiang Province. It is the jurisdiction of Li Tianchong, the governor of Zhejiang, and the jurisdiction of Zhang Jing, the governor of Jiangnan.

"Zicheng is here, sit down quickly and have a simple meal with me. Lao Zhao, please bring a bowl and a pair of chopsticks."

When Zhang Jing saw Li Tianchong arriving, he ordered his old servant to add bowls and chopsticks, and warmly invited Li Tianchong to join him for a meal.

The meals were all home-cooked, including mung bean sprouts in vinegar, rolled tofu with pickles, pickled radish shreds, three side dishes, a bowl of millet porridge, white flour steamed buns, and simple rice.

"Why is it that the Governor's position is getting bigger and bigger, and his life is getting worse and worse. Even lunch has no meat dishes."

Li Tianchong joked as he came to the table.

The two have a close relationship. They have worked together for a long time and have a tacit understanding. They are both superiors and subordinates and old friends.

"I can't help it. I can't wait to break a penny into two and spend it. I don't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are. As the soldiers and horses are recruited one after another, people eat horses and chew them, and the expenses are getting more and more. The treasury is at the bottom. Now, when I close my eyes, I think about food, grass, ordnance, and military pay. I spend all my dreaming at night raising pay. Now I save every penny I can, and use all the money on the blade, forget about these food and drink desires."

Zhang Jing said with a wry smile that in addition to arranging the deployment and training of the recruited soldiers and horses, he was also worried about food and wages.

Food and wages were simply not enough. The royalties issued by the court were very limited, and the local taxes were also numerous, which were far from enough to support the training and combat of so many soldiers and horses. Moreover, when he became the governor, it was already the autumn period, and there were many local problems. Part of the taxes have been handed over to the court, and only a small half is left.

"Governor, we can't wait for food and salary. The top priority now is Jiaxing City." Li Tianchong said.

"Yes, that's why I recruited you." Zhang Jing nodded.

"Since I learned about the fall of Jiaxing, I have gathered troops and prepared to recover Jiaxing City. If the governor raises troops to regain Jiaxing, I am willing to be the vanguard." After hearing this, Li Tianchong quickly stood up and asked for battle.

"Don't get excited, sit down and say, let me ask you, how many troops and horses you have gathered, and what are the weapons and equipment." Zhang Jing asked.

"Back to the governor, I have recruited three thousand soldiers and horses for the guard station, 30% of them are armored, one thousand crossbows, eight hundred shields, and others, including swords and spears. In addition, I have recruited three thousand civilians to help transport food and baggage. .”

Li Tianchong has countless treasures in his family.

Jiaxing City was in Zhejiang Province and was under his jurisdiction. After the fall of Jiaxing, he was more eager to recover it than anyone else.

"Very good, I will send Yu Dayou to be your deputy, and assign three thousand wolf soldiers to his command, and we will listen to your orders."

Zhang Jing nodded with satisfaction and made arrangements.

"Yu Dayou is brave and resourceful. With him as my deputy and the help of three thousand wolf soldiers, I am confident that I can regain Jiaxing City within a month."

Li Tianchong issued a military order.

"No, one month is too long. I'll give you half a month at most." Zhang Jing shook his head and said.

"Half a month? Time is tight." Li Tianchong frowned slightly and said with some embarrassment.

Before retaking Jiaxing City, the guardsmen under his command must at least practice with the newly transferred three thousand wolf soldiers. Otherwise, the two sides are not familiar with each other and cannot form cooperation. If they fight, it will be difficult to form an effective combat force. .

"I know it's tight, but the current situation forces us to regain Jiaxing City as soon as possible, otherwise Zhao Wenhua will definitely take the opportunity to cause trouble and make a big fuss. Before, Zhao Wenhua had urged us to go to war again and again. Now that Jiaxing has fallen, if we don't If we send troops as soon as possible, Zhao Wenhua will definitely cause trouble."

Zhang Jing explained.

Zhao Wenhua has come to supervise the battle many times these days, and according to the reports of the people monitoring him, Zhao Wenhua has complained to the capital overtly and covertly more than once!

"This Zhao Wenhua obviously doesn't understand military affairs, but he still wants to intervene in the military. He has repeatedly resorted to tricks. Thanks to the governor's precautions, he has not been able to succeed. Otherwise, if he had followed his wishes, he would have sent out troops, sent out troops, sent out troops, etc. If we send troops before we are ready, I don’t know how many defeats we will suffer." Li Tianchong complained.

"How about it, can we capture Jiaxing in half a month?" Zhang Jing looked at Li Tianchong without blinking.

"If the Governor sends me another person, I will definitely be able to capture Jiaxing City in half a month. If I can't capture it, I can do whatever the Governor wants without any complaints."

Li Tianchong replied.

"Who?" Zhang Jing asked.

"Zhu Pingan!" Li Tianchong said Zhu Pingan's name without hesitation and explained to Zhang Jing, "The Japanese pirates in Jiaxing City were originally Zhu Pingan's defeated generals. Of the 40,000 Japanese pirates, Zhu Pingan killed only a few hundred. The remaining soldiers were defeated. If Zhao Chong had not been fooled by the Japanese pirates' plan to deceive the city, how could these hundreds of Japanese pirates have captured Jiaxing City! Unfortunately, because Zhao Chong was stupid and fell into the Japanese pirates' plan to deceive the city, the Japanese pirates who were defeated were able to capture the city. He came to Jiaxing City and bought tens of thousands of scoundrels and criminals with gold, silver and jewels. Not only did he restore his vitality, but he also attracted countless groups of Japanese pirates from the surrounding areas to join him and become even more arrogant."

"Yes! I will write a letter from the governor and ask Zhu Ping'an to lead a thousand Zhejiang troops to help you." Zhang Jing nodded in agreement.

The reason why Zhu Ping'an was ordered to lead a thousand Zhejiang troops to assist Li Tianchong instead of all the Zhejiang troops was out of consideration for the safety of Suzhou. The remaining Zhejiang troops were to be stationed in Suzhou City to prevent Japanese pirates from retaliating against Suzhou City.

Xu Hai suffered such a huge loss of blood outside the city of Suzhou that day. Not only did he kill 40,000 Japanese pirates, he almost died outside the city of Suzhou. If he had the greatest hatred for anyone, then the city of Suzhou definitely deserved it.

Do you think he will take revenge on Suzhou City after taking Jiaxing City and regaining his strength? !

definitely will!

It's just a matter of time.

Therefore, half of the Zhejiang army must be left to guard against Xu Poster's revival of the city.

"With the help of Zhu Ping'an and a thousand Zhejiang troops, I will definitely take Jiaxing City within half a month! If not, please ask the Governor to impose a heavy penalty!"

Li Tianchong replied confidently.

"Very good! By sending troops to capture Jiaxing, Zhao Wenhua can be silenced! In addition, the location of Jiaxing City is very good. The governor has long planned to move the Yamen from Yingtian to Jiaxing. Jiaxing is not far away from the Japanese pirates such as Xu Hai who are exploring the forest. It’s not too far away, but it’s not too far away from Wang Zhi’s Ligang. When you regain Jiaxing City, the governor will move to Jiaxing!” Zhang Jing nodded with satisfaction, and then revealed his idea of ​​​​moving the government.

"I will never disappoint the governor." Li Tianchong promised. (End of chapter)