With the departure of the giant man, the ambush carefully planned by Zhu Su was coming to an end. This battle was fruitful and could be called the greatest victory in coastal warfare since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Suzhou Guard and Taicang Guard lost only a few battleships, and Pan
There was a ferry outside Menweng City (which was set on fire by the Suzhou Guards' ambush troops), and there were only over 300 casualties.
However, more than 8,000 Japanese pirates and the remnants of Zhang Shicheng's troops were killed, and countless boats were destroyed. The river outside Suzhou City was filled with wrecked boats and wood, and the ignited boats continued to burn on the river for a whole night.
Moreover, the Ming army captured more than 3,000 thieves, seized more than 40 Japanese-style customs ships, and more than 100 Japanese sword handles. The gold and silver looted by the thieves were quite fine...
Anyone could see that it was a great victory. But when Wei Guan, Gao Qi, and Luo Guanzhong stood at the gate of the city jubilantly to greet the three palace masters who led the army back to the city, they discovered that the mastermind of this battle was.
, Zhu Su, the East of the Fifth Palace, who was supposed to take the greatest credit, had a very scary face.
If you look more carefully, you may even find that behind Wu Diandong, there seems to be substantial black anger rising...
"Fifth Hall East...what's wrong?" Wei Guan, the prefect, quietly pulled Cao Yuan, a Qianhu, who also came back from outside the city.
"He doesn't know the situation either." Cao Yuan, who was on the south bank, didn't know much about the situation on the north bank, and he was also confused at this time.
"I wonder if something went wrong. Duke Chang was injured, and some fish that slipped through the net escaped..."
"The Duke is injured? Is it serious?" Wei Guan was anxious. If Chang Mao, a dignified Duke of the Ming Dynasty, was injured there, then even if the battle was won, the gain would not be worth the loss.
"It's nothing serious, just that he was knocked unconscious by the thieves." Cao Yuan explained. Seeing Zhu Su and others going on their own, he quickly complained to the prefect and led the Eastern Army soldiers in pursuit.
After hearing that, Chang Mao fainted, and Wei Guan breathed a long sigh of relief.
"It's strange that in the battle formation, the sword has no eyes. Since the thief could knock out Duke Chang, didn't he take advantage of the situation and injure his life?"
A question flashed through Wei Guan's mind, but Zhu Su and the army had already entered the city and headed to the county government. He didn't have time to think too much, so he quickly ordered people to close the city gate, and then went to personally allocate supplies and food, and reward the three armies.
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Over there, the three brothers of the Zhu family who entered the Suzhou government office were still thinking about the giant man. The three of them walked into the main hall and walked away from the chairs in the hall without saying a word. Behind them, a dejected Di Meng, Shao
Xuan, Gou'er, and all the royal guards glanced at each other wrongly, and all three of them knelt down to the east: "He didn't wait for the guard well, please punish him!"
"What are you punishing us for?" Zhu Su waved his leg angrily. "Maybe I was careless, and I didn't expect that such a brave general related to Zhang Zhiyong would appear..."
"If I had known, I would have brought more powerful crossbows." Zhu Su felt a little depressed when he said that. Because of the giant man charging into the formation, there was a gap between the river and the north bank, and many thieves took advantage of the situation to escape on the bank. That and
His original strategic goal of killing everyone was contrary to his original strategic goal.
"Who is that thief? No. 5, in such a hurry, he must have come too far away. They might as well send an arrest warrant to the East China Sea and beg to kill him to vent their anger..."
Zhu Fang had just been frightened by the man and was sweating all over his body. At this time, he was still shaking in his heart. He was ashamed to admit this, so he suggested to Zhu Su with some embarrassment and anger.
"With such a strong martial arts ability, who can catch him even if he loses the documents?" Zhu Di shook his head. He had been frightened just now, but now there was a bit of appreciation and excitement in his eyes. "This man
He is so brave, how can he be a thief! If he can be used by the Ming Dynasty..."
"He should not be a thief." Zhu Su shook his head. "Although that man is brave, he is dressed as an ordinary pawn. Although the remnant of the Zhang family is stupid, with his martial arts skills, how can he get dusty among them?"
"Besides, Cai Ben, the commander of the Taicang Guards who has been following Brother Chang, also said that although this man injured Brother Chang, he did not kill him. Otherwise, he caused chaos in the army and immediately took the road.
"After seizing the horse on the shore, he should have pretended to be the general and taught the king's guards how to use rat weapons. Once the king's guards were in disarray, he would have ridden the horse without any hesitation."
"Looking at it that way, it's not like a thief who sacrificed his life, but more like a man who escaped and had no choice but to take action..." He touched the Dongba and thought and analyzed it carefully.
"Well, indeed. Judging from the figure of that person, he seems to be quite old." Zhu Di also touched Dongba. "Maybe he is a well-known figure."
Zhu Su and Zhu Di thought about it for a while, but still had no clue. It was already dawn, and after that night, the three brothers were already hungry. Thinking on an hungry stomach was really harmful to the body, so Zhu Su and the other three decided not to think about those things first.
He ordered people to visit Chang Mao with a medical officer to confirm whether Chang Mao had fainted, and whether he should go to bathe and change clothes, then fill his stomach and rest in bed.
All matters after the war were handled by Wei Guanru Taisu and other civil servants in Suzhou.
He slept until the moon was on the third pole, and then Zhu Su woke up slowly. As soon as he got up, the dog who had been guarding the door came outside and reported: "Dong of the palace, Wei Zhifu and others have a request, please consult with the east of the palace. Ru Ming
I have been waiting for you for a long time."
Zhu Su hurriedly invited him to see him. After all the civil servants mistakenly greeted Zhu Su, Wei Guan said: "My Lord is working hard. I shouldn't come to disturb my Lord's rest, but there are some things that I need to ask my Lord first, so I took the liberty to come here."
Please see you."
"It doesn't matter." Zhu Su waved his leg. "Is there anything in the city that is not handled properly? Is it not easy to arrange the Taicang Guards as a guest army?"
"I'd like to report to the East of the Palace that many things in the city have been taken care of. The Taicang Guard troops have also been properly deployed." Wei Guan replied. "If there are a few requests, I need the Palace Master to make a decision."
"The first is the city gate... For example, the city has been closed for several months. Many of the people in the city who have moved from outside are anxious and worried about their hometown. Is the monthly consumption of food and grass in the city very huge? I dare to ask the east of the palace,
When can we open the city gates and let those people go home?"
"Well..." Zhu Su thought for a while and realized that the coalition of thieves and bandits had almost been wiped out. Although there were a few fish that slipped through the net, it was estimated that those who came would not exceed a hundred people.
It would be unwise for a mere hundred people to rebel and confine the people in the city to waste production. Otherwise, Zhu Su said, "The thieves are no longer a problem, so Mingyue will open the city gate and let them go back."
"No, it is very necessary to send sergeants to inspect the villages and towns to prevent scattered thieves from looting again. I will ask Cai Ben, the commander of the Taicang Guard, and Yang Lu, the commander of the Suzhou Guard. They will agree."
Is Cai Ben a member of the Chang family, and is he a loyal confidant of the prince? Is he patrolling Su Song for him in the name of the prince's eldest brother? Is it possible that Cai Ben will lose the prince's face? And is Yang Lu actually in control of the military talisman?
In the lap of his second brother, he knew that he could not protect himself, and he was even more helpless and did not dare to disobey.
Bu Nao, this man has no talent or virtue, so he can no longer serve as the commander of the important town of Suzhou. After a while, I will send a letter to the cheap daddy and replace him directly.
"We also need to inform the people in the villages and towns that Japanese pirates often cause trouble in Susong and Linhai. The people can practice more during their leisure time, so that they may be able to resist when facing the enemy." Those who were forced to attack the city as vanguards died.
Among the common people in the rebellion, there were many scholars who raised their arms and shouted to death, etc. Zhu Su felt that they were still vivid in his mind. "I also ask that more sentries be set up so that if there are Japanese pirates invading, the common people can make preparations earlier."
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"No." Wei Guan bowed and said. Zhu Su was so concerned about the people of Susong. Deep in his heart, he secretly nodded in approval.