When the first batch of iron materials arrived in Hangzhou, Hu Zongxian had no expression on his face, but he thanked him privately and agreed to the promise he had agreed but had not fulfilled. Although the court had not yet transferred the order, Wu Chengqi immediately rushed to Taizhou.

This incident was part of the secret negotiation between Hu Zongxian and Qian Yuan, but after the Chinese New Year, the Ministry of Personnel began to conduct a Beijing inspection. The appointment and removal of ordinary officials had been temporarily suspended. The Ministry of Personnel even closed its doors and few people came in and out.

So the matter has been delayed until now. Wu Chengqi is now temporarily leading the personal guards around Hu Zongxian as a clerk of the Governor's Office and transferred to the position of the Promotion Officer of Songjiang Prefecture or the Register of Linhai County, but he still has to be under Lu Bin's command.

Qian Yuan set off again after a few days of rest. He went north to visit Lu Bin and Zhong Nan, then went north to Qi Jiguang's side and finally came up along the river to Hangzhou.

It’s not that Qian Yuan had to come to Hangzhou, but the iron materials he sent... were robbed. In fact, Wang Chonggu and Dong Bangzheng had already robbed him in Suzhou. However, Yu Dayou from Jiaxing Prefecture did not have the courage. For this reason, Taizhou magistrate Tan Lun came in person, ready to swear to grab more points.

The hall was silent outside, and the hall was full of chaos. Before Hu Zongxian showed up, Liu Xian, Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou, Tan Lun, Tang Kekuan and others were nagging one by one, and Tan Lun became the target of public criticism. Everyone knew that he was Qian Yuan's uncle and was afraid that he would get the most.

In fact, Hu Zongxian had decided that these iron materials would be left in Hangzhou to make weapons. He had transferred a large number of craftsmen from Fujian, Huguang, Nanjing, and northern Zhili. Of course, he would give a small portion to Qian Yuan and send it directly to Kuocang Mountain.

Qian Yuan was drinking tea with Wu Baipeng in the side room, listening carefully, and couldn't help but smile: "It sounds like he's eager to fight."

"Xu Hai fought three years and three battles. Except for Wang Jiangjing's setbacks, they all defeated the official army. Liu Xian, Yu Dayou, and Tang Kekuan were all defeated under his command. How could they not be eager to fight?" Wu Baipeng paused and smiled and said, "It was Zhan Cai who first went to Chongde and then to Tongxiang, and he had two setbacks."

Qian Yuan shook his head. He knew it himself. He had luck in defeating Xu Hai twice. "By the way, Brother Wei Xi, are there any weapons on your side?"

"No shortage, Qi Jimei, Hou Jigao, and Qi Jiguang recruit more than 3,000 new troops. The armed forces in Taizhou are probably not enough." Wu Baipeng shook his head, "All the troops are stationed in various places, leaving the army in Hangzhou Prefecture. No matter what the others are, there is no shortage of armed forces."

Now the southeastern army is stationed in various coastal prefectures, but Hangzhou Prefecture is a key area connecting Ningshaotai, Jiaxing and Huzhou. If there is an army stationed, it will be very convenient to advance east and north.

Originally, the general of Zhejiang, Liu Yuan, led his army to garrison, but last year, Jiaxing Prefecture fell, and Liu Yuan led his army to fight and fled first when encountering the enemy. As a result, thousands of troops were chased by hundreds of Japanese pirates. After the war, Liu Yuan was sentenced to death.

Later, Wu Baipeng was promoted to governor of Zhejiang, and with the permission of Governor Hu Ruzhen, he used the 800 warriors who had assisted Tongxiang last year as the foundation to incorporate some soldiers who dared to fight, and then recruited some township warriors to train them into an army of about 1,000,500 troops.

There is no way, the governor of Zhejiang is too powerful, and the governor of Zhejiang is actually invaded most of his power. Wu Baipeng doesn't care, but he is just worried that Hangzhou will be in trouble.

"I heard that the Qian family's guards have been charged into the army?" Wu Baipeng tentatively said: "This time Zhan has just gone to Hangzhou, and there are only four guards around him, and there are no old views."

In recent years, no matter whether Qian Yuan went north or south, even if he was brought to Beijing by the Jinyiwei, there were always a large number of elite guards around him. For this reason, some people mocked him for appearing as a civil servant but actually being a military general.

Qian Yuan glanced at Wu Baipeng, "After the war last year, there were only 71 people left in the escort team. Yang Wen, Zhang Yishan, Zhou Ze and others led forty guards into the army. Now they are training troops in Yiwu... Oh, it's almost time to come out."

Seeing that Wu Baipeng was about to speak, Qian Yuan raised his hand and stopped him, "Brother Weixi, the guard team recruited more than 200 soldiers at the beginning of this year, but its combat power is not strong, and he is also training troops in Yiwu. He really can't get out of his hands."

Wu Baipeng couldn't help but complain: "Okay, Lu Bin, Hou Jigao, Qi Jimei, and Zhong Nan were all fighting side by side with Zhan Cai in Jiaxing Prefecture. Brother Yu was watching the battle at the top of the city and had no shame to ask for someone!"

“That’s right.”

After hearing this, Wu Baipeng was furious and picked up the teacup and tried to throw it away. Suddenly, he saw Hu Zongxian coming in.

"Governor General."

"Brother Ruzhen."

Different titles show the distance and nature of Wu Baipeng. This is an official who can swallow his anger and be together with the dust, but his views on Hu Zongxian are always in line with the views of the scholars and officials of this era.

Hu Zongxian didn't care. He nodded slightly and sat down. After a moment of silence, he turned to look at Wu Baipeng, who pushed the door out with a smile.

"Certain where Xu Hai attacks?"

"I'm sure Wang Zhi can cut off his retreat?"

Hu Zongxian and Qian Yuan spoke at the same time, and shut up at the same time, smiling bitterly at the same time, shaking their heads with a glance.

"Let me talk first." Hu Zongxian whispered: "Jiang Zhou, Chen is willing to arrive in Japan at the end of the first month to meet Wang Zhi again and return to Hangzhou five days ago. Wang Zhi generally agrees to work together to strangle Xu Hai, but opens a sea ban on trade..."

"He is scared." Qian Yuan took over the conversation, "After all, the official army first destroyed Shuangyu and then destroyed Ligang. He was bitten by a snake once, but he was afraid of the well rope for ten years."

"Yes, Wang Zhi asked the Governor's Office to issue a document, and you also know that this is absolutely impossible." Hu Zongxian sighed: "Can Zhan Cai have a wonderful plan?"

Qian Yuan sneered back, "This is your business, what do I do?"

"Before the war last year, Xu Hai encouraged other Japanese pirates to attack the land. At the same time, he also sent his direct line to force Jiaxing and Huzhou, who left the sea last year, to surrender, and to train troops. After all, in the war last year, Xu Hai's direct line suffered a lot of losses."

"Only by exploring the distribution of Qing officials' troops, Xu Hai will choose the location and lead the main force to invade in large numbers." Qian Yuan lowered his head slightly, trying to say something, but suddenly shut up.

Hu Zongxian looked at Qian Yuan in surprise and took over the conversation, "It seems that Ning Shaotai's three prefectures should slightly shrink, Jiaxing and Su Song should be tougher."

"Brother Ruzhen arranged it."

He induced Xu Hai to attack Ning Shaotai, with Qi Jiguang, Liu Xian, Lu Bin and other troops as the main forces to confront each other. Most of the three armies were new troops trained in the past two years, with extraordinary combat power. Once they could defeat Xu Hai, Wang Zhi cut off his retreat in the Zhoushan area and burned the sea ships, and Xu Hai would be unable to fly.

But if Xu Hai wants to attack Ning Shaotai, he must show that the enemy is weak. For example, a huge killing weapon like Qi Jiguang cannot be released casually... This is acceptable to Hu Zongxian.

Qian Yuan also understood this truth, and he never ruthlessly approached the situation. Before the Chongde victory, many villagers were driven out of the city by him regardless of life or death... But he never forgot about this matter. This is a stone in his heart.

Regarding Wang Zhi and Xu Hai, the two discussed some details in detail. Hu Zongxian finally smiled and asked, "Do you know about the Beijing Chase?"

"The iron material is delivered to Kuocang Mountain as soon as possible, and Wu Chengqi will go back to Taizhou with me this time." Qian Yuan stood up expressionlessly, walked to the door and paused, and turned around and said, "Transfer some blacksmiths to come."

"Show talent!"

"For these iron materials, do you know how many people I offended this time?" Qian Yuan sneered: "Even Silijian offended him!"

“At most ten.”

“At least twenty.”

“Fifteen.”

"There must be five craftsmen who know how to make bird guns." Qian Yuan whispered: "Hurry up, I can't wait."

"What?"

"Your Majesty can't wait."
Chapter completed!