After the failure of the suppression of the Japanese, Magistrate Liu was so furious that he fainted for three hours. Xu Qianhuhu and others could not wake him up no matter how hard they pinched or screamed. Finally, they invited a well-known local old doctor to perform acupuncture and moxibustion.
After using the medicinal herb fumigation and several methods, he woke up faintly. His eyes were empty and lifeless, and he stared at the people around him. It took him a while to recall what happened, and then he sighed heavily.
"Master Liu, Master Liu... you finally woke up. The junior generals/lower-level officers are worried. How do you feel now?" Xu Qianhu and others rushed around to greet the old doctor and asked him again.
Check the pulse and ask, "Mr. Zhang, please see how Mr. Liu is doing..."
Dr. Zhang came forward with a medicine box, ready to take another pulse diagnosis to check on Magistrate Liu's physical condition.
"Hey, no, old sir, you don't need to look at it. I know my own body best. This time I suppressed the Japanese, I lost many troops and generals, and suffered heavy casualties. In the end, I was defeated and the Japanese pirates were gone. I am so anxious...
..”
Magistrate Liu waved his hand to reject their kindness, sighed heavily again, and said quietly.
Magistrate Liu was speaking from his heart. This time he and Xu Qianhu mobilized heavy troops to encircle and suppress the Japanese pirates, and handed in a zero-score answer sheet, no, a negative score answer sheet.
On this trip to suppress Japanese invaders, he mobilized more than a thousand soldiers and horses, and Xu Qianhu also mobilized more than a thousand soldiers and horses. In addition to the 800 reinforcements later, the two of them mobilized a total of 3,000 soldiers and horses.
, surrounded and suppressed one hundred and fifty Japanese pirates.
With such a large number of troops, the heavy troops encircling and suppressing the Japanese pirates should have been foolproof, but the result was that people vomited blood. More than 600 people died during the encirclement and suppression of the Japanese pirates, and there were countless minor and serious injuries. However, the Japanese pirates escaped without any damage.
This time the encirclement and suppression turned into a complete joke.
I originally wanted to take credit for suppressing the Japanese, but I didn't expect that not only would I not get any merit, but I might be punished for not doing enough to suppress the Japanese.
Therefore, after hearing the news that the Japanese pirates were crossing the river on rafts and sailing away, Magistrate Liu was so anxious that he fainted.
After Magistrate Liu sighed quietly, Xu Qianhu couldn't help but show an expression as if he was mourning for his heir.
Magistrate Liu is furious, and so is Xu Qianhu. Their situation is exactly the same. They are both trying to get credit but risk being punished. They are standard brothers in distress, but as a military general, his physical endurance is stronger than Magistrate Liu.
Some, although they were also anxious, did not faint.
"Hey, Xu Qianhu, how is the situation now?"
Magistrate Liu was supported by his subordinates, sat up on the bed, leaned on a pillow, and asked Xu Qianhu.
"My lord, it was late last night and the terrain on the other side was complicated. I was worried about being taken advantage of by the Japanese pirates. If the Japanese pirates set up an ambush, the consequences would be disastrous. Therefore, I ordered the troops to stay still and wait for the danger. In front of a stick of incense, I saw that the sky was slightly bright and it was already dark.
Send He Baihu and 300 elite troops to cross the river to the other side to detect traces of Japanese pirates."
Xu Qianhu stepped forward to report, somewhat worried that Magistrate Liu would blame him for being afraid of the Japanese and delaying the war.
Upon hearing this, Magistrate Liu nodded and said softly, "Xu Qianhu's arrangement is very safe, very safe."
Magistrate Liu has been deeply aware of the ferocity of this group of Japanese pirates. With the strength of his troops, he has given up hope of annihilating the Japanese pirates and does not even dare to think about it. The only thing he can think about now is to reduce losses and not seek merit.
, but please don’t do it again.
Xu Qianhu's arrangement is naturally a waste of opportunity and failure to suppress the Japanese, but there will be no further losses. It is dangerous at night and I will not send troops. Even if the Japanese invaders set up an ambush, I will not fall into the Japanese ambush, and naturally there will be no losses.
, wait until dawn before sending people to check for traces of Japanese pirates. Japanese pirates land to rob wealth, and they all commit crimes on the move. After robbing one place, they will change places, and they will not stay in the same place. When dawn comes, the Japanese pirates will have fled away.
Now, if we go to check for traces of Japanese pirates at this time, there won’t be any danger, so it’s naturally safe.
Xu Qianhu breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sir, drink some ginseng tea to moisten your throat and replenish your qi and blood." A subordinate thoughtfully brought a cup of ginseng tea and handed it to Magistrate Liu.
"Thank you." Magistrate Liu thanked him, took the ginseng tea, and was about to drink it. The cup of ginseng tea brought by his subordinate was just in time. He had been unconscious for a long time and was feeling thirsty at the moment. It was very appropriate to drink a cup of ginseng tea.
However, just as Magistrate Liu brought the ginseng tea to his lips, there was a rush of footsteps outside.
"Report!" A long, short-breathed voice appeared outside the tent.
"Come in!" Magistrate Liu temporarily stopped drinking tea, raised his head and called to the outside of the tent, asking the people outside the tent to come in.
The people outside the tent were let in, and it was He Baihu who was sent by Xu Qianhu to lead a team to detect the traces of Japanese pirates.
"He Baihu, didn't you lead a team to detect the traces of Japanese pirates? Why did you return so quickly? But you were ambushed by Japanese pirates?!"
He Qianhu hurriedly stepped forward and asked, worried about whether there had been an accident on the way or whether he had been ambushed by Japanese pirates.
After listening to Xu Qianhu's words, Magistrate Liu suddenly became nervous when he learned that the He Baihu in front of him was the general who was sent to investigate the traces of Japanese pirates.
"Returning to the magistrate, Lord Qianhu, I have not encountered any ambush by Japanese pirates." He Baihu replied with clasped fists.
When Magistrate Liu and Xu Qianhu heard this, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Thank God, it was good that they were not ambushed by Japanese pirates.
"Then you found the place where the Japanese pirates settled?" Xu Qianhu asked again.
He Baihu shook his head.
"Then why are you back so soon?" Xu Qianhu glared at He Baihu and asked with some dissatisfaction.
"I will report something important at the end." He Baihu said with his fists clasped.
"First, we missed the Japanese pirates' ambush, and second, we didn't find any trace of the Japanese pirates. What else do you have to report?"
Xu Qianhu said disapprovingly, seriously suspecting that He Baihu was afraid of encountering Japanese pirates and found an excuse to come back.
"Mr. Xu, please be patient. Do you have anything important to report to He Baihu?" Magistrate Liu waved his hand.
Hearing that there was no ambush by Japanese pirates and that no trace of Japanese pirates had been detected, Magistrate Liu was not too worried.
"I was ordered to lead a team across the river to detect traces of Japanese pirates. I walked four miles along the official road. At the turning point of the official road near Qiaotoubao Town, I found that the official road was filled with blood and corpses were scattered on the road. I went forward to investigate and found...
Found..." He Baihu paused at this point, with a look of fear remaining on his face.
"Damn Japanese pirates, they killed my innocent people again!" Magistrate Liu heard this and couldn't help but cursed.
"It's not common people..." He Baihu shook his head in panic.
"Not a commoner?! Who is that?" Magistrate Liu's heart skipped a beat, feeling that something was wrong.
"Back to your lord, I will check carefully and find a stack of official documents at the scene. It is confirmed that those killed by the Japanese pirates were Qian Jingqian, Qian Yushi's family of seven, young and old, and their servants, as well as the escorting soldiers!"
He Baihu raised his head and reported, his face filled with horror.
"What?! Mr. Qian Censor?!" Upon hearing this, Magistrate Liu felt as if he was struck by thunder. His hands trembled, and with a bang, a cup of ginseng tea fell to the ground and broke into pieces, and then he fainted again.
"Master Liu, Master Liu... Doctor Zhang, Doctor Zhang, hurry up, Master Liu has passed out again..."