At four o'clock in the morning, it was dark outside. The Jiaxing government office meeting hall was brightly lit and crowded. Civil and military officials gathered together, whispering to each other. The servants and maids came and went bringing hot soup, cakes, tea and fruit plates.
Zhao Chong, the prefect of Jiaxing Prefecture, was walking back and forth in the meeting hall with his hands behind his back. Listening to the howling cold wind outside, he felt like thousands of enemy troops were roaring and attacking the city, which made him suspicious and frightened.
"Come, come quickly, go to the city gate and see if it is safe? Are the soldiers guarding the city awake? Don't let the Japanese pirates touch the door!"
After Zhao Chong walked back and forth a few times, he could no longer suppress his surprise and raised his voice to call for instructions.
"Yes, yes, I'm here to go." The servant waiting outside the meeting hall responded to the order and turned around.
Seeing the officer go out, Zhao Chong was slightly relieved, returned to the main seat and sat down, taking a sip of tea to moisten his throat.
When the civil and military officials in the meeting hall saw this scene, they couldn't help but whisper and murmur below.
"We adults are good at everything, but we are too suspicious and too timid. The Japanese pirates are attacking Suzhou City. Our Jiaxing is more than 160 miles away from Suzhou City. How could the Japanese pirates come to our Jiaxing City?"
A burly military attache whispered to the skinny military attaché he was friends with.
"That's right. I heard that the Tuolin Japanese pirates' attack on Suzhou was not going well, and they lost a lot of troops and generals. I heard that they lost at least 10,000 troops and horses, and they have already withdrawn their troops in a hurry."
The thin military attache was better informed, so he nodded and added.
"So much reduction in personnel? How many soldiers and horses can the Tuolin Japanese pirates have in total? Fifty or sixty thousand? The maximum number of troops to attack Suzhou is 40,000 to 50,000. The reduction is more than 10,000, which is a reduction of about 30%. Based on many years of experience in leading troops
, if the number of troops is reduced by 10%, the army will have no combat effectiveness. If the number of troops is reduced by 10%, 20% of the troops will be required to take care of the wounded, which is equivalent to 30% of the troops unable to fight. The Japanese pirates have reduced their number by so much. No wonder they retreated. If they don't withdraw, they will collapse. That's it.
Our government officials are extremely afraid of such Japanese pirates. As for, what's so scary about it? It's okay if they don't come to our Jiaxing. If they come to our Jiaxing, it will be our military exploits." After hearing this, the tiger-backed military attache became a little worried.
He said eagerly.
"That's right, if the Japanese pirates don't come, we will be successful if they come. Some time ago, Master Zhu Ping'an, I heard that he offended Prime Minister Yan in the court and was almost sentenced to death in the officialdom. He was demoted.
I went to Jingnan to be a county magistrate. As a result, I was lucky, and I caught several groups of small Japanese pirates. In less than half a year, I was not only restored to my original position, but I even got a higher level and became a fourth-rank official. Your Majesty
The reward was awarded. The military merits of fighting the Japanese pirates are no worse than fighting the Tatars in the north. Unfortunately, we were unlucky and did not catch the Japanese pirates."
The thin military officer felt the same way. When he mentioned Zhu Ping'an, he had a look of envy, jealousy and hatred on his face, and he had a feeling that he could have sex with me.
Judging from their experience, when two armies confront each other, their own soldiers will lose not only 30%, but even 10%, and they will collapse.
The Japanese pirates had lost 30% of their troops in Zhejiang, and they were all defeated.
Defeating soldiers is like chasing ducks. Just one random person can drive away a group of defeated soldiers.
"Don't be careless. Let me tell you, these Japanese pirates are no joke. If you don't have two brushes, please pray to God that you won't encounter them. Last month, less than a hundred Japanese pirates traveled more than a thousand miles and killed as many as 100,000 people.
Have you forgotten about showing off your power under Tiancheng?! There were less than a hundred Japanese pirates. They killed a censor, a magistrate, a county magistrate, two commanders, and two commanders. The total amount was more than 3,000 officers and soldiers. They were really killers.
Alive!"
A civil servant heard the conversation between the two and couldn't help but remind them.
"How could we not know about this? Our channels are better than yours. Let me tell you this. Japanese pirates are different from Japanese pirates. The hundred Japanese pirates last month were all Japanese imperial guards. Their combat effectiveness should not be underestimated. This kind of
Japanese pirates only come across once in a hundred years. How can other Japanese pirates compare with them? If Japanese pirates were all like these 100 Japanese pirates, then we would have been occupied by Japanese pirates long ago. Do you think this is true?"
The thin military attaché said disapprovingly.
"Although the other Japanese pirates are not as good as the one hundred Japanese pirates, they are not good at all. How many states and counties encountered Japanese pirates, they all lost more and won less. The few successes were mostly due to the expulsion of the Japanese pirates. Expulsion, this word is interesting, Japanese pirates
After the robbery is over, and you return home, if you lead your troops to chase them from a distance, it is also an expulsion."
The civil servant on the side shook his head and reminded the two of them again.
"Okay, my Mr. Zhang, let's not mention the Japanese pirates in other places for now, let's just talk about our Jiaxing Prefecture. Mr. Zhang, don't you think our Prefect is making a fuss out of a molehill? The Japanese pirates attacked Suzhou City and even ate them.
The defeat is far away from our Jiaxing Prefecture. Will our Jiaxing Prefecture become a frightened bird?"
The two military attaches whispered to the civilian officials.
"Why are you so far away? Didn't you hear the news just now? A village in the north of Jiaxing Prefecture was attacked by Japanese pirates. The Japanese pirates left no trace of the dogs or chickens left behind." Manager Zhang shook his head and reminded the two of them.
"There is only a small village, and dozens of Japanese pirates can do it. This is the work of a small group of defeated soldiers, so don't worry. When daybreak, I will pick up the spear and lead the troops out of the city. I will be able to carry this before noon.
The heads of the small group of defeated soldiers are back. When the time comes, Chief Zhang will casually prepare a celebration banquet for us and leave the city."
The sturdy military attache stroked his beard and said confidently.
"What if it's not a small group of Japanese pirates that retreated, but a large group of Japanese pirates?" Chief Zhang shook his head and asked, looking at the two of them.
"Haha, my boss Zhang, this is because you don't know the military affairs. The Japanese pirates suffered a huge defeat in Suzhou. They suffered heavy casualties and retreated in embarrassment. When they retreated, they must retreat back to the Tuolin lair they occupied. Tuolin lair is in the southeast
, we are in the southwest, and the direction is quite far away." The sturdy military attache laughed and said.
"Also, Chief Zhang, in addition to the village in the north of our Jiaxing Prefecture that suffered Japanese pirates, are there other villages that suffered Japanese pirates? No, I have been paying attention, and no other villages encountered Japanese pirates. This is enough to explain.
, the tragedy in the village to the north was just the work of a small group of defeated soldiers. They were small in number and could only plunder one village, and one village was enough for them to eat; if most of the Japanese pirates were there, how could they be satisfied with just one village?
Then they attacked towns and even county towns."
The thin military attaché also added.
After hearing this, Chief Zhang was silent for a moment. He felt that what the two people said made sense, but he was still a little worried.
"I'm not afraid of ten thousand, I'm just afraid of what may happen." Mr. Zhang said cautiously.
"The city is guarded by two thousand soldiers and horses from our guard station, so there is no chance of anything happening. Besides, didn't our governor also send General Liu to Yangcheng Guard to ask for reinforcements? In this case, there is no need to worry." The thin military attache shrugged his shoulders.
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"That's right, as for sending people to the city gate again and again to check the situation, this is the fourth wave." The beefy military attache twitched his lips and said.