It has to be said that some people’s talents are innate.

For example, Xu Hai.

If he farms in his hometown in Huizhou for a lifetime, or is a monk at Hupao Temple in Hangzhou for a lifetime, he will never be able to leave his own mark in history.

Intuition, talent, cunning, and ruthlessness make Xu Hai one of the best military generals of this era.

It’s a pity that he used the wrong place and got the wrong direction.

On May 21, Zhang Jing was appointed as the Right Censor and Right Minister of War, and was responsible for the fight against the bandits, and was the governor of the troops of Jiangnan, Jiangbei, Zhejiang, Shandong, Fujian and Huguang, and acted cheaply.

After Zhang Jing took office, he immediately dispatched troops and generals. He knew very well that it was impossible to succeed in the battle. He only hoped to expel a large number of Japanese pirates from the sea and then clean up again.

Zhang Jing's wish was indeed fulfilled, but in a way he never wanted.

On May 28, Wu Baipeng, who had not yet resigned, brought together Cao Bangfu, the governor of Yingtian, and Wang Chonggu, deputy envoy of Changzhou military preparations, and mobilized a large number of troops in Nanzhili to trap Xu Hai's troops near Wuxi County, Changzhou Prefecture.

After heading north from Huzhou Prefecture, Xu Hai only tentatively attacked Changshu County, Suzhou Prefecture, and did not follow other Japanese pirates to attack Zhenjiang and Yangzhou, and kept watching the situation coldly.

On May 30, Xu Hai led his army to disappear into Taihu Lake with a large number of ships prepared long ago, leaving the mobilized Nanzhili army at a loss.

On June 2, Xu Hai appeared on the south bank of Taihu Lake and quickly captured Nanxun Town, the junction of Huzhou Prefecture and Jiaxing Prefecture, and then went south all the way to threaten Tongxiang and Yuhang.

Hangzhou was shocked, and Zhang Jing threw all the troops mobilized in his hands into the northern front, led by the army of the gang general Tang Kekuan.

But Xu Hai quickly headed north with a faint shot, passed by dozens of miles away from Chongde County, and once again captured Jiashan County, which had just been recovered.

Jiashan County is the junction of Songjiang Prefecture and Jiaxing Prefecture. Ren Huan, the Tongzhi of Suzhou Prefecture, and Dong Zhenbang, the deputy general of Wusong, led his army to aid. However, Xu Hai changed the marching route again, advanced diagonally eastward into Pinghu County, and boarded the ship and left calmly.

A series of interspersed marching routes spanned the three prefectures of Changzhou, Huzhou and Jiaxing, which made the Ming army with a force of up to 70,000 or 80,000 troops unable to even catch the tail. More than a dozen generals who could leave their names in later generations were all ruined and lost their faces.

"It's really like you said..." In the study, Wang stared at the map and murmured, "Little brother, it would be great if you were a general... Oh, no!"

"The general is too dangerous, I cherish my life and fear death." Qian Yuan laughed and said, "Besides, is it not good to have a younger brother who is a civil servant? Can you support my sister in the future!"

Although it was only one month ago, Qian Yuan forced himself to get it at the beginning, but the two had a deep relationship and the name of siblings was no longer a joke.

"Okay, okay, I'll count on you to support my sister in the future." Wang laughed and threw down the quill made by Qian Yuan, "But you are wrong... If you are afraid of death, how can you face the Japanese calmly?"

Seeing the siblings chatting enthusiastically, Qi Jimei sat beside her bored. If she hadn't been afraid of something, she wouldn't want to be with her... But he had seen clearly for more than a month, so there shouldn't be any accident. Moreover, the Qian family has a wide range of friendships, which will be of great help to the Qi family in the future.

Looking down at the map on the table, Qi Jimei bulged her mouth. Before, Xu Hai led his army to capture Nanxun and threatened Yuhang. Someone once suggested that Yu Dayou lead his army to support him, but Qian Yuan scolded him so much.

Most of the Japanese pirates have been evacuated one after another. There is also a lot of discussion in Chongde County about the whereabouts of Xu Hai, the Japanese pirates. The facts prove that Qian Yuan’s prediction is correct.

There are two clear lines on the map, which were drawn by Qian Yuan. One is to go north from Wuxi County, cross the river, attack Tongzhou, and go to sea from Liujiagang after entering the east. Of course, it may also go to Songjiang Prefecture through Chongming Island and go to sea from Jinshan to the south.

However, this route is relatively unlikely. Xu Hai wanted to break through the army mobilized by Nanzhili, and the interspersed governments were guarded by heavy troops, so there was little room for ease of movement.

Another line was to go south from Wuxi County to return to Jiaxing Prefecture, leave from Pinghu County and Haiyan County, which Qian Yuan believed was the most likely.

Of course, Qian Yuan did not expect Xu Hai to search for a large number of ships in advance and suddenly appeared on the south bank of Taihu Lake. He did not expect Xu Hai to boldly go south to threaten Yuhang, so he left calmly.

Qi Jimei is only nineteen years old this year, only one year older than Qian Yuan. He glanced at the Songjiang scholar who made his sister-in-law laugh. It was really incomparable to people. No wonder he became famous and praised as the hero of the Qian family.

Although Qian Yuan had never directly commanded the battle except that night, everyone in Chongde County knew his role. Lu Bin bowed to him. Yu Dayou and Tang Shunzhi noticed many times that although Qian Yuan did not go through the battle formation, his thinking was clear and he had a very high and accurate judgment on the situation of the enemy and me.

In other words, in Tang Shunzhi's eyes, Qian Yuan had strong governance skills and a strong overall view.

However, Qian Yuan is not the only one who has such a talent for viewing the overall situation.

There is such a person outside Chongde County now.

The flag was roared by the sudden strong wind. Captain Liu frowned and looked for a long time before he could see clearly. The flag had a word "Qi".

"The head is a guerrilla under the Zhejiang Metropolitan Command." A constable ran over and said, "Chasing the Japanese pirates to Jiashan County... As a result, the Japanese pirates turned to Pinghu County and left the sea."

"Bad stuff!"

Although the other party was already close to him, Captain Liu still spat. All the previous things had spread. Zhejiang Governor summoned Yu Dayou to return to the rescue. If the Songjiang scholar had not driven the messenger out, Chongde County would not be left with ten thousand chickens and dogs.

Qi Jiguang under the banner was a little depressed, and in sharp contrast to the soldiers' relaxed expressions.

For ordinary soldiers, not catching up with Japanese pirates is not a bad thing.

In fact, Qi Jiguang thought so too, his team of Xiong soldiers... he really couldn't imagine the outcome of a head-on battle with the Japanese pirates.

But Qi Jiguang was still very depressed because when Xu Hai went south to threaten Yuhang, he accurately judged the marching trajectory of the Japanese pirates. Unfortunately, Zhang Jing, who had just arrived at the office, turned a blind eye to this.

After the Japanese pirates left, Qi Jiguang recaptured Jiashan County for the second time speechless... This time, Jiashan County suffered little loss. The previous time, the Japanese pirates had already snatched away everything they could, and all the things they could burn were burned.

Later, Qi Jiguang led his army back to Chongde County and met his wife Wang. Half a month ago, he received a letter from his younger brother Qi Jimei.

"Fortunately, Yu Dayou is here in Chongde County." Qi Jiguang murmured in his heart, pointed to the flat ground not far away, "Just set up camp there, and set off tomorrow and the next day."

"No need to set up a camp." The personal soldiers brought from Shandong smiled happily, "Sir, Chongde County has built a military camp long ago, just move in directly, look, it's there."

Qi Jiguang reached out to block Ku Li's eyes in confusion, and there was a small camp in the distance.

Qi Jiguang frowned and circled around inside, and he was even more confused.

Many places in this camp are inconsistent with the secret skills of the generals passed down from the family, but many settings also illuminate Qi Jiguang's eyes.

"Whether it is sending troops or guarding the village, it is good to be on guard at night." Qi Jiguang murmured to himself, turned to look at Chongde County, "No wonder Xu Hai is here to lose his troops."

Uh, Qian Yuan liked to play games in his previous life, from the ancient Stone Age, the Empire Age to the later World of Warcraft...
Chapter completed!