Rise From the Humble

The dark clouds covered the moon, and it was pitch dark. There were no pedestrians on the street, only the shivering night watchman, wearing a straw raincoat, holding a lantern, shouting "It's dry, be careful of fire", and hurried past.

After the night watchman left, a man walked out of an alley, looked around, and walked back into the alley.

Soon, he and another man tiptoed out of the alley carrying a rough stretcher made of sticks, and an unconscious person was carried on the stretcher.

"The night watchman has left, let's take the opportunity to move quickly, pass the crossroad in front, turn west, and the Zhejiang Governor's Office is not far away."

The person walking in front whispered.

"Well, wish us good luck, this time we are gambling our lives."

The person behind said nervously.

"Don't worry, if I am not completely sure, how dare I risk my life to surrender here, this gift is rare in a thousand years."

The person in front said confidently.

"I hope so."

The man behind was still a little uneasy.

Zhejiang Governor's Office, Zhu Ping'an had been back from northern Zhejiang for half a day. After defeating the Japanese pirates who invaded Jiashan County head-on and chasing and destroying the largest group of fleeing Japanese pirates, Zhu Ping'an returned to Shaoxing.

The cleaning of the battlefield was handed over to Liu Mu and others.

After returning to the Zhejiang Governor's Office, Zhu Ping'an did not take off his armor, but went back to the backyard to report that he was safe, so that Li Shu and the others could rest assured.

Looking at Li Shu, who had put her heart back into her stomach, and the two sleeping little guys, Zhu Ping'an felt a little guilty.

I am not a competent husband and father, and I have not been able to fully fulfill my responsibilities as a husband and father.

Fortunately, Li Shu is very supportive and tolerant of me, and Qin'er, Hua'er and others help take care of Li Shu and the two little guys.

After reporting that he was safe, Zhu Ping'an took off his cotton armor and took a hot bath to wash away his fatigue.

After taking a hot bath, Zhu Pingan changed his clothes and went to the study. Soon, the other two battles were reported by the messengers.

Zhu Pingan summarized the data of the three battlefields, quickly drafted a battle report, and sent it to Governor Zhang Jing as soon as possible.

The ambush tactics adopted this time fully utilized the advantages of firearms at a long distance, and there was basically no contact.

Therefore, the casualties of the Zhejiang Army this time were almost negligible.

On the Jiashan battlefield, the fire gun exploded and injured two people; when chasing the Japanese pirates downhill, a Zhejiang Army soldier stepped on the air and sprained his foot; in addition, the casualties on the two battlefields were slightly larger. The fire gun exploded in the ambush and injured three people. During the pursuit, there were several close combats. A Zhejiang Army soldier was hit in the face and died. More than 30 soldiers were injured, including 23 minor injuries and more than 10 serious injuries.

In order to save time, all seriously injured soldiers were treated on the spot, and the lightly injured soldiers were bandaged and accompanied by the army.

These three battles yielded great gains, very great gains, at least more than 7,000 enemies were killed, and 6,120 heads were captured alone.

It was a pity that the Japanese chieftain Ma Ye was not captured.

The reason why we knew that the leader of this time was Ma Ye was that we learned it from the Japanese pirates captured during the interrogation.

What a pity.

The heads and captured Japanese pirates were identified several times, but there was no trace of Ma Ye. We didn’t know whether he was dead or alive, whether he escaped, or stayed on the battlefield forever.

It was a pity.

Of course, this battle also exposed many problems. The first one was that firearms needed to be improved. More than a dozen fire guns exploded, and there were too many explosions. Every time a fire gun exploded, one soldier of the Zhejiang Army was injured; in addition, the gunpowder consumption was large, especially the buried wine jar gunpowder, which used a lot of gunpowder, as well as the consumption of fire guns and artillery. The gunpowder reserves of the Zhejiang Army were almost all consumed in this battle.

If there is another battle, the Zhejiang Army will have no gunpowder. Without gunpowder, firearms will become fire sticks.

The Zhejiang Army is a firearms-based army. Without gunpowder, the Zhejiang Army will become a toothless tiger, and its power will be reduced by 80%.

These problems must be solved.

When Zhu Ping'an was summing up and reflecting, there was a sound of footsteps outside, followed by a knock on the door.

"Please come in." Zhu Ping'an said to the outsider.

"Greetings to the Governor, I want to report to you that there are two people outside the yamen who claim to be Japanese pirates carrying an unconscious Japanese pirate to surrender to the yamen. They said that the person they are carrying is the Japanese chieftain Ma Ye. They have abandoned the dark and surrendered to the light, and presented the Japanese chieftain Ma Ye as a gift to you. This is a serious matter, and I dare not delay. I have come to report to you."

The guard on duty at the door entered the house, first saluted Zhu Ping'an, and then reported the situation of the Japanese pirates' surrender.

Hmm? !

What, Ma Ye? Two Japanese pirates came to surrender with Ma Ye? ! Presenting Ma Ye to me as a gift? 1

Zhu Pingan stood up excitedly when he heard this.

It was really like talking about Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here. Just now, he still could not catch the Japanese chieftain Ma Ye, but now two Japanese pirates have surrendered and offered Ma Ye.

If it is confirmed that the person they carried is really Ma Ye, then the results of this battle can be taken to the next level. This is another great achievement. Capturing the Japanese chieftain and not capturing the Japanese chieftain are two completely different concepts.

As for whether the person they offered is Ma Ye? This is simple. I saw Ma Ye during the Suzhou Defense War. I can tell whether the person they offered is Ma Ye at a glance.

"Good, very good, quickly bring them to the yard; call Liu Mu, Liu Dadao and others on the way."

Zhu Pingan nodded excitedly and gave instructions repeatedly.

Gentlemen do not build walls, but villains must be guarded against. Although they come to surrender, the necessary precautions must still be taken.

Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst. What if it's a dead soldier who pretends to surrender and approaches you in an attempt to assassinate you? !

During this period of time, assassinations against him were no longer happening once or twice, so he still had to take precautions.

With Liu Mu and Liu Dadao on hand to guard and protect him, his safety is guaranteed.

"As commanded."

The officer ordered to go down.

After the officer left, Zhu Pingan thought for a moment and put on a piece of soft armor for himself, wearing it under his regular clothes in case of accidents.

Zhu Pingan had just put on his soft armor when he heard the noise coming from outside and walked out.

In the yard, Liu Mu, Liu Dadao, Liu Daqiang, and Liu Dagang walked into the yard with two people dressed as Japanese pirates. Two officers followed them carrying a simple stretcher. On the stretcher was a disheveled Japanese pirate. Unconscious.

"Sir, we have confirmed that the unconscious Japanese pirate on the stretcher is none other than Japanese Chief Maye! We saw him in Suzhou, and we recognized him even if he turned into ashes."

Liu Dadao said excitedly.

Liu Mu and others also nodded vigorously in agreement, and the four of them looked closely at the two Japanese pirates who had surrendered.

"Let me take a look." Zhu Pingan heard this and stepped forward to check. Sure enough, the person on the stretcher was undoubtedly Ma Ye.