Chapter 30: Looting

When Date Masamune learned that Sun Zhong had arrived, he received him warmly. He knew that Sun Zhong wanted to be straightforward and would not talk too much, so he just said a few polite words and got to the point.

"Mr. Sun, I didn't expect you to deliver the goods I ordered last time so quickly. I'm really happy. I've already prepared the gold. You can trade it anytime." Masamune Date said with a smile.

"General Ida, Sun came here this time to indeed trade with the General. However, the goods being traded are not the goods you ordered. It will take some time for that goods to be delivered," Sun Zhong said.

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"Oh? I wonder what kind of goods Mr. Sun is here to trade this time?" Date Masamune asked in confusion.

"My master is planning to trade some people with His Majesty the General." Sun Zhong replied directly.

"Trading point person? What do you mean? I don't understand. Please explain it to Mr. Sun," Date Masamune said.

"My master wants to borrow some troops from Your Majesty the General to do something for us. Of course, the price can be discussed. Moreover, there will be a lot of gains in doing this thing, and all the benefits will go to

We won’t take anything from the general’s people.” Sun Zhong said.

"I wonder what you want to borrow my soldiers for?" Date Masamune asked.

"Lost the Ming Dynasty port." Sun Zhong replied.

"This... this is not possible... our country is now friendly with the Ming Dynasty. If General Tokugawa knows about this, he will definitely want my head." Date Masamune shook his head and said.

"If you don't say it, and if your men don't say it, how could anyone know about it. There are so many thieves on the sea, who would know that it would be the general's. My master said that the price is not a problem at all. The general can speak, as long as it is

My master will never make a counter-offer if it is within the scope of my master's affordability." Sun Zhong said with certainty.

"This... I wonder how many people your master wants to borrow?" When Date Masamune heard that he would not counter-offer, he couldn't help but feel a little relieved. He wanted to see how many people the other party wanted to borrow.

"At least two thousand." Sun Zhong said.

"So many..." After hearing this number, Date Masamune couldn't help but feel his heart tremble. You must know that during Japan's Warring States Period, a battle only involved three to five hundred people, or a battle involving thousands of people. It was a huge battle.

It was a large-scale battle. Sun Zhong asked for two thousand at the outset. How many men did Date Masamune have in total?

"General Ida, although this number is a bit too much, it is still within the range you can afford. Please give me a price and find out how much you think you can accept." Sun Zhong said.

"One soldier, one hundred taels of silver..." Date Masamune gritted his teeth and said.

He originally thought that this number would scare Sun Zhong away, but Sun Zhong nodded and said, "Deal."

"Deal..." Date Masamune was a little stupid. A soldier agreed to a hundred taels of silver, which was simply unbelievable. A soldier had a hundred taels, and a thousand soldiers was ten

Ten thousand taels, two thousand people is two hundred thousand, this business is too good a deal. Of course, risk and income are also directly proportional. Where is Rizhao Port? Date Masamune has also heard that there is water from the Ming Dynasty there.

The division's warships patrolled, and there were a lot of people. It was only a mere two thousand people to fight, and it would be good to get half of them back. Date Masamune thought of the two hundred thousand taels of silver, gritted his teeth, and said: "Mr. Sun, twenty

There is no problem in closing the deal by borrowing two thousand soldiers for ten thousand taels of silver, but you must tell me one thing. If I think your battle strategy is feasible and will not cause too many casualties to the warriors of my Date family, I will

I will agree, otherwise, it still won’t work.”

"General Ida, no one can die in a war. Sun has never led an army in a war, so you asked me to strategically assign subordinates. My answer is no. But General Ida is the one who leads the troops. It is up to you to formulate a plan."

Just a strategy, isn't it? My master said that we won't ask for this strategy in vain and will give you ten thousand taels of silver as a reward." Sun Zhong said.

"Let me formulate the battle strategy..." Date Masamune rolled his eyes and thought to himself, if I were to formulate the strategy, the probability of success should be higher. Moreover, this strategy is worth ten thousand taels, which is really heavenly.

Falling silver.

"Okay, if that's the case, I can promise you. Do you have a map of Rishu Port in your hand that I can use? Tell me what your specific goal is," Date Masamune said.

"I have brought the map." There was a baggage in Sun Zhong's hand. He moved forward and said: "Here is the map. It also contains the distribution of the naval camp, the location of the garrison on the shore, and the warships.

, the number of soldiers and horses. As for the target, it is actually very simple. Pretend like a pirate, go to the shore to burn, kill and loot, but make as much noise as possible."

"Okay." Date Masamune nodded and said, "Mr. Sun, you go down and rest first. I will do some research here and I will come up with a plan and send troops there in the shortest possible time."

"Then there's General Loida."

bejng,cabinet.

It is now the end of autumn and the beginning of winter, and Yue Su is in a good mood today, because Mao Wenlong has sent a discount. The harvest in Liaodong this year is very poor, and it is estimated that many people will not have enough to eat.

This is his first goal, and now it seems that it has basically been achieved. Yue Su ordered Mao Wenlong to withdraw his troops. This is the end of this year. You can continue until the weather warms up next year.

Then, soon another piece of paper was presented. This piece of paper was written by the censor Wang Changwei to impeach Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Jiliao. The content was that Yuan Chonghuan illegally sold military rations to the Jurchens, regardless of the overall situation of the court, and enriched his own pockets.

Officials who speak out have always been reported to the public, and those who speak out are guilty. According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, any official who is impeached, whether you have done this or not, must basically complain to the court as soon as possible.

It's a rule, unless you want to be retained by the emperor.

Who knows whether this kind of thing will happen or not, so Master Yue followed the tradition and sent someone to report the matter to Yuan Chonghuan and let him appeal for it himself. Originally, Yue Su didn't believe that Yuan Chonghuan would be so bold and just went through the procedures.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the person who met Yuan Chonghuan left, he saw someone coming to report that an urgent delivery of six hundred miles from Shandong was coming. When he heard that it was an urgent delivery of six hundred miles, Yue Su's heart skipped a beat, because he knew that if he spent six hundred miles

The discounts sent urgently from Riga are all important matters.

Yue Su quickly asked someone to bring the fold over, unfolded it, and his expression immediately changed.

The folder was sent by Wu Rumeng, the governor of Shandong, and the content is as follows. Not long ago, some pirates pretended to be merchants and docked at Zhao Port in the evening. Because it was late in the day, they only registered the ship and did not allow the merchant ship to dock.

Unexpectedly, at midnight, the merchant ship suddenly drove towards the shore. The guarding soldiers were caught off guard and were defeated by pirates. The pirates took advantage of the situation and landed on the shore, burning, killing and looting. The commercial area on the shore suffered heavy losses, and most of the shops and warehouses were burned down.

The number of dead was high, and Anmin Bank was looted. When the reinforcements arrived, they were blocked by pirates halfway. The pirates fought and retreated. The pirates who covered the shore and looted retreated to the ship before retreating and boarding the ship. The patrol warship was docked at night.

At the dock, they were all burned to prevent pursuit. When the Dengzhou Navy arrived, the pirates had already fled without a trace. However, the pirates landed more than 200 corpses, and after identification, they were determined to be Japanese.

After reading the memorial, Yue Su angrily threw the memorial on the table and cursed angrily: "Trash, trash, what are you doing for food? You can actually allow Japanese pirates to land and rob!"

After scolding, Yue Su was gasping for air. How could he not be angry? Rzhao was the first port and business district he opened, but it turned into nothing overnight, leaving Master Yue

How can I swallow this breath?

Without even thinking about it, he wrote a line on the fold and asked Zheng Zhilong, the commander-in-chief of the Dengzhou Navy, to come to Beijing immediately. Then, he sent the fold to the Supervisor of Ceremonies and asked Liu Mingguo to quickly draft an edict. For such a big matter,

Of course Liu Mingguo knew how powerful it was, so he quickly told Zhang Yan and immediately sent out the decree.

The eunuch sent the order to take a fast boat to Dengzhou. He did not dare to stop all the way. He arrived at the Dengzhou Navy Yamen in one day and one night. At the moment, Zheng Zhilong was busy traveling around. The coastal defense of Rzhao was under his command. Such a big thing happened.

Can you not make him anxious? He immediately sent out all the warships to search for the whereabouts of the Japanese pirates, but he could not find them. The eunuch who sent the message arrived, and Zheng Zhilong went as soon as he arrived and accompanied him to the capital.

As soon as the ship arrived in Tongzhou, Zheng Zhilong rushed to Bejng without stopping. Yue Su also arrived to report, but he only waited for him at his house and told his servants that Zheng Zhilong had arrived.

In the study room, when Zheng Zhilong saw Yue Su, he immediately knelt down on the ground, kowtowed and apologized, "My lord, we are all incompetent generals, which caused R Zhao to be attacked by Japanese pirates and suffered heavy losses. Please forgive me."

"Okay, don't talk nonsense. If you want to be punished, I won't summon you to the capital by decree, but take you to the capital. Get up and sit aside. I have something to ask you."

Three days have passed since he met Zheng Zhilong, and Yue Su's anger has subsided. He knows that now is not the time to hold people responsible, but to solve the problem and find this group of thieves.

"Thank you, sir." Zheng Zhilong stood up, walked over and sat down, but only touched the edge of the chair with his buttocks. Then, Zheng Zhilong raised his hands and said, "I don't know, sir, what do you want to ask?"

"As the commander-in-chief of the Dengzhou Navy, the first thing you should do after taking office is to eliminate the pirates in the waters within your territory. How did you do this?" Yue Su said in a deep voice.

"My lord, all the pirates in the waters within the territory have been eliminated. I will dare to use Xiang Shang's head as a guarantee to go to the island directly from the Japanese country and kill a group of pirates. If you don't believe me, you can send someone to investigate. I will
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