In the dead of night, in the study in the backyard of the Zhejiang Governor's Yamen, Zhu Ping'an let out a long sigh, "Alas."
"Three Japanese pirate assassins have been caught. Brother Zhu, why are you still sighing?"
Li Shu took Hua'er and Qin'er to deliver supper to Zhu Pingan. She happened to hear Zhu Pingan's sigh and couldn't help but ask with concern.
"Yes, uncle, no, master. Three Japanese pirate assassins have been caught, which is a great thing. Why are you still sighing?"
Hua'er and Qin'er came over with food boxes and placed the late-night snacks on Zhu Pingan's table while asking.
"It is certainly a good thing that the Japanese assassin was caught, but now the Japanese invasion is getting more and more serious in Zhejiang, and various places have reported incidents. In just these three days, 18 cases of Japanese incidents have been reported. This does not count as concealment. If all places reported
If you report the Japanese affair truthfully, I guess it will be at least twice as much as what was reported."
Zhu Pingan picked up the Japanese reports from various places on the table, couldn't help but shook his head and said with a frown.
"Is it serious?" Li Shu asked.
"It's very serious." Zhu Pingan nodded, tapped the report in his hand, and said in a low voice, "It's more serious than I thought."
Li Shu stepped forward and picked up a battle report, "Ruian County News, three days ago, a large number of Japanese pirates landed on the eastern border of Ruian. The soldiers and civilians worked together to defend the city and killed more than ten Japanese pirates. However, Li Han and Gaoliang of hundreds of households were fighting.
Fifty-seven soldiers died in the battle, 32 officers died in the battle, and 63 young people died in the battle. The gate of Ruian City fell for a time. At the critical moment, local tycoons Zhang Tianqiang, Zhang Yangshu's uncle and nephew organized eight hundred local braves to come.
Reinforcement, a desperate battle, Zhang Tianqiang died in battle, Zhang Yangshu was injured, Babai Xiangyong killed and injured nearly a hundred people, and managed to save Ruian County with difficulty. The Japanese invaders broke into Wangji Town, burned, killed and looted, killing thousands of people to vent their anger."
Li Shu quietly read the memorial from Ruian County. After reading it, she couldn't help but frown for a long time and couldn't calm down for a long time.
"The Japanese pirates are so cruel. They couldn't defeat Ruian County, but they killed more than a thousand people to vent their anger. They are really beasts."
Hua'er was filled with indignation, and the corners of her eyes were moist.
"Aunt Hua'er, please don't insult animals. The Japanese pirates are worse than animals." Qin'er was also filled with indignation.
Li Shu then read the next memorial.
"Wenzhou Prefecture reported that two days ago, a Japanese pirate force of several thousand people invaded the coast of Zhejiang in 18 large ships. They burned, killed and looted all the way to the sea of Huanghua in Yueqing. At the right time, officers and soldiers from the Puqi Guard Station came on board to patrol.
On the sea, they saw Japanese pirate warships in the distance and fled. Pu Qi's deputy Qin Guang of Qianhu and Ji Yong of Baihu felt deeply the heavy responsibility to protect the environment and the people, so they fought alone in a boat. Surrounded by eighteen Japanese pirate ships, the deputy
Qin Guang from Qianhu and Ji Yong from Baihu led the officers and soldiers on the ship to shoot them with powerful crossbows and arrows, killing many Japanese pirates. Finally, they were arrested after all their efforts. The Japanese pirates persuaded them to surrender. Qin Guang and Ji Yong continued to scold the pirates. The Japanese pirates were embarrassed and killed them with knives.
, two people died heroically.”
After Li Shu finished reading, she couldn't help but frown again.
"The soldiers in Puqi's camp really had nothing to eat. They ran away when they saw the Japanese pirates and ate the common people's food in vain. Uncle, no, sir, you have to punish them well to see if they dare to run away again. Qin
Guang and Ji Yong were officials, and they were quite courageous, but it was a pity that they were killed by Japanese pirates in the end."
After hearing this, Hua'er was filled with emotion and spurned the officers and soldiers of the guards who escaped. She felt pity for Qin Guang and Ji Yong who sacrificed their lives heroically.
"Tiantai County News reported that two days ago, Tiantai was attacked by more than 3,000 Japanese pirates. The whereabouts of the county magistrate Wang Fugui are unknown. Tiantai County fell. Thousands of people were massacred by Japanese pirates. It was a tragic situation. The local tycoon Wang Pei, who was over 70 years old, called on the villagers to resist.
A thousand Xiangyong were organized to form a fort to resist the Japanese pirates. In order to rescue Tiantai County, Wang Pei led the Xiangyong when they were passing through Shishoupo, but they were ambushed and attacked by Japanese pirates. Wang Pei commanded the Xiangyong to form a spear formation to resist, but they were defeated by the Japanese pirates.
, the Japanese invaders broke into the formation and killed him at close range. More than half of Xiang Yong suffered casualties, and Wang Pei unfortunately died in battle."
Li Shu then read another memorial quietly, and fell silent again after reading it.
After reading one report after another, Li Shu and others finally understood why Zhu Pingan sighed.
The Japanese situation in Zhejiang is really serious. There are more than ten reports of Japanese pirates attacking frequently, causing serious losses in various places, including minor casualties of soldiers, serious county towns falling, people being massacred by Japanese pirates, and heavy casualties. How can Zhu Pingan not sigh?
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"Sir, don't sigh. All the soldiers in the security guard are here. Just give orders to the various security posts and ask them to take better precautions and fight against the Japanese pirates."
Hua'er comforted her and said that in her opinion, it would be better to give the order to the guard station and let the guard station fight the Japanese pirates properly.
"What Aunt Hua'er said makes sense." Qin'er rarely praised Hua'er, and after Hua'er finished speaking, she agreed.
"Wei Suo? Haha." Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but hehe.
"Is the guardhouse so useless?" Li Shu asked in disbelief after hearing Zhu Pingan's hehe.
After all, Li Shu came from a noble family, and she had some understanding of the Ming Dynasty's national policy of guard system. Although she also knew that the guard post was no longer what it used to be. The guard post was in disrepair and the old, weak, sick and disabled were used as replacements, and the combat effectiveness was degraded. However, she did not
As for how useless it is.
"The guard station cannot be pointed out. As you may have noticed in the report just now, there have been several cases where the officers and soldiers of the guard station ran away when they saw the Japanese pirates. How can you point them to those who ran away when they saw the Japanese pirates?"
Zhu Pingan shrugged his shoulders and said lightly.
Li Shu and others nodded.
Zhu Ping'an then added, "Also, I don't know if you have noticed, but there are many local powerful organizations in the local report that organized rural warriors to fight against the Japanese."
"What happened to the local powerful people who organized the people to fight against the Japanese? This shows that they are responsible." Hua'er asked in confusion.
"The reason why local powerful people organized rural warriors to fight against Japanese pirates is that the guard posts in various parts of Zhejiang have ceased to exist in name only. The guard posts are becoming increasingly unusable and vulnerable to Japanese pirates. Therefore, local powerful people have no choice but to organize rural warriors to participate in the fight against Japanese pirates.
Come to the great cause of protecting your homeland, protect your hometown, protect your family, and fight against Japanese pirates."
Zhu Pingan sighed helplessly and said slowly.
"There is also the Puqi Station that fled in the face of the wind. This guard station is one of the three defense stations in Zhejiang. I looked through the files in the yamen. It records that the Puqi Station's armaments and defenses are one of the three best defense stations in Zhejiang.
Other guard posts are in disrepair, and their guard posts are heavily guarded. In recent years, Japanese pirates have invaded the Puqisu area almost every year. Therefore, whether it is the allocation of materials, staffing, or supervision, Puqisu is the best.
"Such a benchmark David's Station will run away when seeing Japanese pirates, let alone other regional guards." Zhu Ping'an was extremely disappointed with the guards. ()