From the beginning to the end, it only took a few breaths, but the situation on the scene has been turned upside down.
A few breaths ago, more than 160 ferocious Japanese pirates were still on the battlefield, controlling thunder and lightning, slashing Zhao Wenhua and his party until they were crying for their fathers and mothers. Their lives were hanging by a thread, and they could kill Zhao Wenhua and others in a matter of minutes;
However, after a few breaths, they became dead dogs on the ground, and only a few Japanese pirates could still moan before they died.
The battlefield was filled with smoke. Zhao Wenhua, who was lying on the ground, looked up from the ground like a tortoise. He coughed due to the smoke that filled the battlefield. He squinted his eyes and saw the corpse of the Japanese pirate lying on the ground through the firelight.
"Is this the end of the Japanese pirates?"
Even after seeing it, Zhao Wenhua found it hard to believe that these Japanese pirates, who were as ferocious as the gods of death, and that made him disgraced, collapsed and desperate, were all killed in the blink of an eye.
"Yes, sir, the Japanese pirates are over." Hu Zongxian's voice sounded in his ears, and his voice was a bit unbelievable.
With that said, Hu Zongxian threw aside the shield in his hand, spit out thick phlegm, and got up from the ground.
Then, Hu Zongxian bent down and stretched out his hands to help Zhao Wenhua stand up. However, as soon as Zhao Wenhua relaxed, he felt weak and had no strength to stand up. Hu Zongxian could not help him up for a while.
At this time, a figure also walked over from the pungent smoke, stretched out his hands, and assisted Hu Zongxian to help Zhao Wenhua up.
After helping Zhao Wenhua to stand up, this man held up his hands and apologized, saying, "Your Majesty, Zhu Ping'an, came late to save me. Please forgive me, Master Zhao."
It was Zhu Pingan.
"It's not too late, it's not too late, Zihou, you're not too late. Thanks to you for arriving in time with your troops this time, and cleverly pretending to be reinforcements from the Japanese pirates, catching the Japanese pirates off guard, and thus saving our lives, otherwise we would
Your life is over. Before the sacrifice to the sea, I transferred you here because I wanted to give you a seniority benefit to assist in the sacrifice to the sea. It was also an achievement after you took up the post of deputy envoy of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provincial Commission for Punishment. It can help you pick it up as soon as possible.
I dropped the word 'generation', but I didn't expect that this move saved my life. Things are so unpredictable."
"If Zihou hadn't arrived in time, my life would have been over. I still have tens of thousands of my money in the commander's tent behind me, no, the memorials I wrote several nights ago, and most importantly, the imperial edict issued by the Holy One to sacrifice to the sea. If
Falling into the hands of Japanese pirates, the impact would be unimaginable. Calling you here before the sea ceremony begins is truly the wisest decision I have ever made."
Zhao Wenhua took Zhu Pingan's hand, patted it again and again with emotion, and said to Zhu Pingan very intimately.
"Thank you Master Zhu for saving your life." Hu Zongxian also said.
"Master Zhao, Mr. Hu has said something serious. This is a matter within the lower official's duties. I would also like to thank Master Zhao for giving me the opportunity to participate in the sea sacrifice."
Zhu Ping'an humbly held up his hand and took the opportunity to get rid of Zhao Wenhua's hand. He patted him so hard that goosebumps appeared all over his body.
I'm really not used to the way the ancients expressed their closeness. I really don't know how Guan, Zhang and Zhuge endured Uncle Liu's feet sleeping.
"Oh, I regret not listening to Zihou's words yesterday evening, otherwise why would we be here today." Zhao Wenhua looked at the fires in all directions and listened to the shouts and screams coming from all around. I don't know how many camps were burned to the ground, and I don't know how many people died.
At this point, I couldn't help but sigh and shook my head, and said with regret.
"Your Excellency is in charge of the affairs of the Sea Sacrifice and has to deal with everything on a day-to-day basis. It is impossible to consider all aspects and every detail. It was the subordinate officials who neglected their duties and failed to pay attention to Master Zhu's warning, which led to today's disaster."
Hu Zongxian took the initiative to take the responsibility on himself, vying to take the blame for Zhao Wenhua.
"No, I am the imperial envoy of Jihai, presiding over Jihai. If there is a problem with Jihai, how can I stay out of it? This is my responsibility."
Zhao Wenhua shook his head and said with a sense of responsibility.
"No, your Excellency presided over the Sea Sacrifice. He mobilized more than 10,000 elite soldiers, including Master Zhu, to ensure safety at the ceremony site. He also mobilized tens of thousands of heavy troops in the east, south and north directions, which was enough to ensure that the Sea Sacrifice was completely safe.
"There is absolutely no problem with your decision-making and arrangements. It is the generals below who failed to lead the troops well, betrayed your trust and failed to fulfill their responsibilities. The main force of the Japanese pirates attacked the Chinese army, and the subordinates commanded the Chinese army. It is hard to escape the blame."
Hu Zongxian argued vigorously.
"Merlin, I have seen your performance. You have been alert enough. After the Japanese pirates broke into the Chinese army, you promptly organized a guard battalion to resist the main force of the Japanese pirates. Under the siege of the main Japanese pirates, you protected me and the imperial edict.
When Zihou leads his troops to the rescue, you will have no merit but no fault." Zhao Wenhua shook his head, patted Hu Zongxian's shoulder, and said affirmatively.
"When it comes to responsibility, well, I think Yu Dayou, Tang Kekuan, He Qing, and Shen Xiyi are the ones to blame. They led heavy troops and elite soldiers to guard the periphery of the ritual site, but they were easily broken into the Chinese army by the Japanese pirates; they were attacked by a small force of Japanese pirates.
His military camp was in chaos, and even now he has not been able to clean up the mess."
Then, Zhao Wenhua snorted and put the blame on Yu Dayou, Tang Kekuan and others.
When Zhu Ping'an saw this, he was speechless. The camp was also invaded by Japanese pirates. Hu Zongxian had both merit and fault, but Yu Dayou and the others could hardly absolve themselves of the blame.
If I hadn't led my troops to arrive in time, Hu Zongxian, who had no fault for his merits, would have returned to the west with you.
"When Zhao Division and the lower officials arrived with their troops, Linhuai Hou, the deputy commander-in-chief of Jianghuai, also wiped out the Japanese pirates who sneaked into his Jianghuai camp. After division of labor, I led my troops to rescue you, and he led his troops to rescue the people.
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Zhu Ping'an made a note to Marquis Linhuai from Zhao Wenhua and showed his merits to prevent Marquis Linhuai from being recorded by Zhao Wenhua.
"Shan, you uncles and nephews are all meritorious people." Zhao Wenhua nodded after hearing this and verbally praised Linhuai Marquis.
"Report, Sir, after checking, there are still eight Japanese pirates alive. Sir, how should I deal with these eight Japanese pirates?"
At this time, Liu Dadao stepped forward to report.
"Kill them. If not, why don't we keep them for the New Year?" Zhao Wenhua said through gritted teeth after hearing this.
The Japanese pirates almost took his name. At this time, he hated the Japanese pirates extremely. When he heard that the Japanese pirates were still alive, he couldn't help gritting his teeth and giving the order.
"Master Zhao, although the dead Japanese pirates are the good ones, we are not in a hurry to kill them. We will wait until after the interrogation to find out who sent this group of Japanese pirates and other circumstances before killing them." Zhu Ping'an hurriedly said
He warned aloud.
"Yes, yes, Zihou is right. While they are still alive, they should be interrogated separately as soon as possible. There is no need to tolerate the Japanese pirates. What kind of torture are they?
Who sent them, what is their purpose, and whether they have any comrades?"
Zhao Wenhua suddenly realized what he said after hearing Zhu Ping'an's words. He took back his words and ordered the surviving Japanese pirates to be tortured and interrogated.