Qi Ying led the Shandong Army towards Zhejiang like a long snake.

He checked the map and found that Nantong Prefecture had been occupied by Wang Zhi, so he could only use Zhenjiang to cross the river.

The army walked for half a month and arrived at Zhenjiang Prefecture.

With the help of the Zhenjiang fleet, the Shandong Army crossed the Yangtze River, then walked around Taihu Lake, and arrived in Hangzhou seven days later.

Zhao Wenhua, the prefect of Hangzhou, is forty years old, with a fair face and a thin face.

Ten days ago, the Japanese pirate leader Xin Wulang led his troops to attack Taizhou City. Zhao Wenhua, who stayed in Hangzhou, was very nervous.

He did not understand military affairs and was afraid that Japanese pirates would attack Hangzhou City. Fortunately, Jiangxi reinforcements arrived.

The commander of the Jiangxi reinforcements battalion is named Zhang Jing. His mission is to support Hangzhou City. After entering the city, he immediately organized the city's defense and helped Zhao Wenhua set up defenses.

Soon the Japanese female general Jiujiutazi attacked the city of Hangzhou.

Jiujiutianzi wanted to scare Zhao Wenhua away from the empty city. As a result, she was attacked by Zhang Jing who came out of the city and lined up to fight.

Jiujiutianzi attacked Zhang Jing, but Zhang Jing repulsed him.

Then Qi Ying's Shandong Army also arrived at Hangzhou City.

Zhao Wenhua saw that the Shandong Army was passing by Hangzhou and wanted to stay overnight. He arranged military quarters for the Shandong Army.

Qi Ying originally wanted to stay in Hangzhou for one night, replenish food and grass, and leave the city the next day. He did not forget that his mission was to rescue Ninghai County.

The next day, Zhao Wenhua entertained the Shandong Army with good wine and meat. He invited Qi Ying to have a drink, saying that he wanted to cleanse the Shandong Army.

Qi Ying had just arrived and did not dare to offend the Hangzhou officials, so she had to stay with Zhao Wenhua in a private room and drink for a day.

At the same time, the Shandong Army also drank for a day, and the entire army was very drunk.

Qi Ying was drunk until he was drunk. When he woke up, it was already noon the next day.

He went to the barracks to check and saw many soldiers still sleeping soundly. He shouted: "Get up quickly, pack your weapons and get ready to go!"

The soldiers were lazy. They were not familiar with Qi Ying. They only knew that he was the temporarily appointed battalion commander.

Qi Ying reasoned: "We want to rescue Ninghai County, we can't stay in Hangzhou for a long time!"

"It's just a rush! Your wine has gone away, but ours hasn't gone away yet!" The soldiers who had not slept well did not listen to Qi Ying's military orders.

Only then did Qi Ying realize that the new soldiers were not as easy to lead as the experienced soldiers of Dengzhou Guard. He thought about it and decided to stay one more day.

That night, Zhao Wenhua sent someone to invite Qi Ying for a drink again. Qi Ying refused to go, so several people carried him onto a sedan.

Qi Ying did not dare to hit Zhao Wenhua's guards, so he had to let them carry him to drink.

Under Zhao Wenhua's enthusiastic advice to drink, Qi Ying could not forcefully refuse, so she only drank less than yesterday.

When he woke up the next day, he found that the soldiers had been drinking all day and could not wake up again.

After sunset that day, Zhang Jing came to see Qi Ying.

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Qi Ying met Zhang Jing for the first time. He was forty years old, of medium build, with a square face and a beard. He was energetic and gave people a sense of calm trust.

Zhang Jing looked anxious and asked: "Why are your Shandong Army still staying in Hangzhou City? The situation in Ninghai County is dangerous now."

Qi Ying looked helpless and explained: "I also want to leave early, but the prefect wants to keep me drinking."

"Ahem!" Zhang Jing sighed, "Did you not bring Shandong's local products?"

"Ah?" Qi Ying looked surprised.

"It's too late!" Zhang Jing said with a worried look on his face: "The Kuaiji Mountain Road was blocked by bandits yesterday. You stayed in the city for three days and missed the time."

After hearing this, Qi Ying was shocked and felt that the situation was serious. He asked, "This is my first time leading troops. General Zhang, please give me some advice."

Zhang Jing told him that he sent a scout to inquire about the fighting situation in Ninghai County the day before yesterday. The scout was blocked at Kuaiji Mountain and could not reach Ninghai County.

Zhang Jing asked the scout: "Are the people intercepted at Kuaiji Mountain a Japanese pirate or a bandit?"

The scout replied: "It looks like he is dressed as a bandit, and he speaks with a local Hangzhou accent."

Zhang Jing cursed: "These bandits are really hateful! How dare you intercept the officers and soldiers!"

Zhang Jing ordered his general Chen Da to lead 300 Jiangxi soldiers to Kuaiji Mountain to suppress the bandits. As a result, Chen Da's troops lost dozens of people and fled back.

Zhang Jing was greatly surprised and asked: "What's going on? Are bandits so powerful?"

Chen Da replied: "The bandits built a stone wall on one side of the mountain road. As soon as they entered the mountain road, they were hit by thunderous rocks and rolling logs."

Zhang Jing informed Qi Ying of this situation.

After Qi Ying heard this, he was so shocked that he broke into a cold sweat. It seemed that this battle was far more difficult and dangerous than he thought! He was so inexperienced that he even forgot to send a road scout to explore the route in advance.

He was grateful to Zhang Jing for informing him of this military situation.

The next day Qi Ying led his troops out of the city and quickly went to rescue Ninghai County.

To go to Ninghai County, you have to climb a big mountain, which is Kuaiji Mountain. Kuaiji Mountain is the only place to go from Hangzhou to Taizhou City and Ninghai County.

Sure enough, at the entrance to the mountain, I saw some bandits standing guard.

Qi Ying was furious and took the lead in charging into the mountain pass. The Shandong Army had just rushed into the mountain road a hundred steps away. A stone wall was exposed on the hillside, and then a thunderous, rolling, wooden arrow rain came down from the stone wall.

The Shandong soldiers who were running in front were beaten to the ground by thunderous rocks and rolling trees, and some even rolled down the cliff.

Qi Ying's arm was also hit by a stone.

The soldiers behind saw an ambush on the hillside and retreated one after another.

Qi Ying refused to accept it and refused to retreat. He used his gun to withstand thunderous rocks, rolling wood and rain of arrows.

Seeing that Qi Ying was in danger, the Shandong soldiers ran back to Qi Ying with their iron shields and pulled him out of the mountain road.

The soldier said: "The battalion commander cannot attack by force. The enemy has a stone wall and is condescending. We will die as many as we enter!"

Qi Ying was so angry that he was speechless and suffered more than 20 casualties and injuries to his arms.

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At a great cost, the battle to attack the mountain ended.

This battle made Qi Ying realize the dangers of the battlefield. At the same time, his brave spirit established his prestige among the Shandong Army.

Two days later, Ninghai County, without foreign aid, was finally defeated by the Japanese general Okamoto.

Most of the two thousand guards in the county died in the battle, and only a few fled.

The battle report of the fall of Ninghai County was sent to Hangzhou by the defeated soldiers flying pigeons. After Zhao Wenhua learned about it, he sent someone 600 miles away to rush to deliver the battle report to the court.

The battle report contained a memorial. This memorial was written by the frontline inspector to the Luo guests who were involved in the incident and sent it to the imperial court.

The memorial accused Qi Ying, the commander of the Shandong reinforcement battalion, of drinking and lingering in Hangzhou city, neglecting military discipline, delaying the military situation, being blocked by bandits at a mountain intersection, and causing the fall of Ninghai County.

Emperor Jiajing received the battle report, saw Qi Ying's name for the first time, and knew that he was a new general, so he did not punish Qi Ying, but gave Qi Ying a chance to make meritorious service, and ordered Qi Ying to recapture Zhapu Port and assist Zhoushan Islands.

Shandong is close to the sea, and most of the Shandong reinforcement soldiers are good at water.

Ten days later, Qi Ying received a new military order from the imperial court.

He said goodbye to Zhang Jing and led his army towards Zhapu Port.

Zhapu Port is located in Hangzhou Bay, close to both Suzhou and Hangzhou, and its location is very important. If the enemy captures Zhapu Port, they can have a peek at Suzhou and Hangzhou.

Wang Zhi captured the Jiangbei port of Nantong Prefecture. His adopted son Wang Chuan captured the Zhapu Port.

After Wang Chuan captured Zhapu Port, he launched an all-out attack on Pinghu County, which was five miles away from Zhapu Port.

Pinghu County was an important coastal defense county in the Ming Dynasty, with 8,000 troops deployed for defense. The county magistrate was Luo Gongchen, who also guarded the coastal defense.

Only by conquering Pinghu County can Zhapu Port be considered secure.

There is no danger to defend Zhapu Port. A counterattack by the officers and soldiers of Pinghu County will easily drive the pirate army into the sea. If Pinghu County is not captured, the Japanese army in Zhapu Port will have no peace of mind.

Wang Chuan failed to attack Pinghu County for half a month and still refused to give up.

On the way to Zhapu Port, Qi Ying encountered Wang Chuan attacking Pinghu County.

When Qi Ying saw the battlefield, his blood immediately boiled, and he could finally fight a spacious battle.

He led his army towards the enemy's lines.

Seeing the reinforcements coming from the officers and soldiers, Wang Shu gave up the siege and commanded the rear troops to move forward to block the Shandong reinforcements.

The Shandong Army and the Pirate Army were at war. Qi Ying was blocked by the Kuaiji Mountain bandits and lost the opportunity to rescue Ninghai County, so he was suppressing his anger.

He brandished a powerful water gun and angrily challenged the pirate soldiers.

The pirate soldiers could not get close to him. In a short time, Qi Ying killed more than a dozen pirate soldiers.

Sitting on the high chair, Wang Chun is twenty-three years old. He is tall and powerful, with spiky hair in all directions, gold rings hanging from his ears, and a skull on his chest. He is dressed in a weird outfit, which makes him stand out among the crowd.

Wang Chuan saw that there was a master in the Ming army. He was furious, raised his skull and curved tooth knife, stepped on the human head, and struck at Qi Ying with a flying step.
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