Rise From the Humble

"Just now Zhao Wenhua came over to urge the dispatch of troops. You all have seen that, no matter if you are a governor, a prefect or a county magistrate, as an official of the people, you have the responsibility to protect the country and the people. I don't need to say more about what needs to be done. I don't need to say more. It is unrealistic to ask you to exterminate the Japanese pirates in the territory, but you must at least defend the towns. The bottom line is to defend the county. As for the villages, it depends on your ability and you can decide whether to defend or not. I will not criticize you harshly for this. However, we must do everything possible to protect the people, whether it is to remind the people to be wary of Japanese pirates, or to promptly transfer the people from the village to the county town for refuge, any other measures are good."

Finally, Zhang Jing gave Zhu Pingan and other governors and prefects a task to protect the country and the people.

As soon as Zhang Jing finished speaking, there was an uncontrollable roar from below.

Zhang Jing's task does not seem to be important. He just wants to defend the county seat, and remote villages and even towns can be given up.

but

If you look at the recent battle reports, you will know how heavy this task is. Every now and then, you can hear the news that the county town has been captured by Japanese pirates.

Although the Japanese pirates always burned, killed, looted and then retreated after conquering the county seat, and never occupied the county seat for a long time, the loss of the county seat was lost, and the fact that it was lost and recovered did not erase the fact that it had been lost.

besides.

Zhao Wenhua put pressure on Zhang Jing and urged to send troops. Now, Zhang Jing has transferred this pressure to us people.

The task is heavy.

but.

"Lu Boring, Tang Kekuan, Yu Dayou, Li Fengshi, and Zou Jifang are only responsible for the defense of the garrison. They will not participate in the defense of other places for the time being. Their current important task is to jointly train local soldiers and guest soldiers under their command. Shandong Lancers and Guangxi Wolf Soldiers have recently arrived. They should intensify their joint training to familiarize themselves with the guest soldiers and control them so that they can use their fingers and arms to kill the enemy in the future. The wolf soldiers and other guest soldiers will be used as sharp knives to stab the Japanese pirates' hearts. The current joint training is to sharpen the knife. Once the knife is sharpened, it will be able to pierce the Japanese pirate's heart."

Zhang Jing added another sentence quietly, nipping the thoughts that everyone had just had in the bud.

This time, the roar below became even louder.

Everyone originally wanted guest soldiers and wolf soldiers to help defend the county. In this way, although the task was heavy, it was not impossible to assign guest soldiers to help defend the county. However, Zhang Jing's words put an end to everyone's thoughts.

Naturally, the more people have opinions, the bigger the opinions will be.

You put the pressure down on us, and you also took back the most elite generals and troops. You also did not give us guest soldiers such as the Shandong Lancers and Guangxi Wolf Soldiers.

That's it.

"You are responsible for guarding. Guarding is a great achievement. Defeat the Japanese pirates and hand them over to the governor. In terms of merit, you will be rewarded. Everyone, the Holy One is watching us, and tens of thousands of people are watching us. Please."

Zhang Jing stood up and bowed to everyone.

Zhang Jing was like this, what could anyone say, they could only stand up and return the favor, and were forced to accept the task.

It was already night when I left the governor's office.

The heads of the Japanese pirates have been verified and registered. There is no doubt that the heads of the Japanese pirates are Japanese pirates. Zhang Jing has already asked people to draft a report to the capital.

It was too late to rush back all night. Fortunately, the officials of the governor's office had arranged a resting place for Zhu Pingan and other officials who came from other places, and Zhu Pingan and his party were led there to rest.

This is a house with two entrances. The original owner's family was killed by Japanese pirates when Xu Hai's Japanese invaders conquered Jiaxing a month ago.

You can still see traces of slashing and burning in the house, and even blood stains that have not been washed away can be seen on the entrance stone.

Sleeping in such a house, Zhu Ping'an felt a deep sense of responsibility.

If the environment and the people cannot be protected, there will be countless such houses, and countless people will die in silence.

At night, the oil lamp in the room stayed on for most of the night before going out.

The next day, it was dark early in the morning, Jiaxing City was still sleeping, and there were only a handful of traders and lackeys. Zhu Pingan took people to the Governor's Yamen to say goodbye to Zhang Jing. Zhang Jing had also gotten up early and was studying the map of Jiangnan in his study.

On the map, Jiaxing is heavily circled.

"Ping'an pays homage to the Governor. I came here to say goodbye to the Governor." Zhu Ping'an entered the study and said goodbye.

"No hurry, no rush, Zihou got up so early, he hasn't had breakfast yet. He just wants to have breakfast with me before coming back."

Zhang Jing waved his hand and asked Zhu Ping'an to have breakfast with him before leaving. After saying this, he urged the guards to bring breakfast.

"Thank you, Governor-General. It would be better to obey your orders than to be respectful." Zhu Pingan thanked him.

Soon, the servants brought the breakfast to the table, which consisted of two relatively simple bowls of rice porridge, two eggs, four steamed buns, and two plates of side dishes, one plate of cold bean curd and shredded radish, and one plate of mung bean sprouts soaked in vinegar.

"Don't be dissatisfied with the simple meal, Zi Hou. Please take a seat quickly." Zhang Jing smiled and invited Zhu Ping'an to sit down for breakfast.

Zhu Pingan sat down and thanked him, and the two chatted while having breakfast.

"Zihou, do you know why I moved the governor's residence to Jiaxing?" Zhang Jing peeled eggs while testing Zhu Ping'an.

"Jiaxing is located between the Tuolin Xuhai group of Japanese pirates and the Ligang Wangzhi group of Japanese pirates. It is about two hundred miles away from the Tuolin Xuhai Japanese pirates and about four hundred miles away from the Ligang Wangzhi Japanese pirates. Both of them are It’s not too far away. The governor is in Jiaxing and can direct the battle against the two groups of Japanese pirates. News and orders can be delivered quickly.”

Zhu Pingan put down his chopsticks and replied.

"Well, yes, Zihou deserves to be a knowledgeable soldier. The geographical location between the two Japanese pirates is an important reason why I chose Jiaxing." Zhang Jing nodded appreciatively, but then changed his tone, "But, this That’s just one of the reasons.”

"Do you know Zi Hou?" Zhang Jing asked.

"I would like to hear the details." Zhu Pingan shook his head and asked Zhang Jing for advice.

"I would like to use myself as bait to invite the Japanese pirates to join the attack, and then surround and annihilate them." Zhang Jing looked out the window with a look of death on his face.

Zhang Jing's words made Zhu Pingan respect him. Zhang Jiang used himself as bait to lure the Japanese pirates to the bait, and then annihilated them in one fell swoop. His courage and responsibility were commendable.

"Xu Hai was very brave, and someone observed what he did. Whether he was attacking Suzhou or Jiaxing, in addition to plundering property, Qi also deliberately made a name for himself in order to attract Japanese pirates into the game. Wang Zhi has been making frequent moves recently, instructing Japanese pirates under his command to attack everywhere, burning, killing, and looting, with the purpose of It's nothing more than "blackmailing the government to open the port and open the city." After learning that the governor had moved to Jiaxing, they would definitely not let go of this golden opportunity to capture Jiaxing if the Japanese invaders surrounded it. My officer, Xu Hai’s reputation is unparalleled among the Japanese pirates; if Wang Zhi soldiers surround Jiaxing and captures my officer, he will have leverage to threaten the imperial court!”

Zhang Jing slowly explained.

Zhu Ping'an nodded when he heard this. What Zhang Jing said made sense. According to the historical trajectory, Zhang Jing's next great victory was located in Wangjiangjing in the north of Jiaxing City.