Before they could discuss how to deter the Japanese pirates who had landed, Lieutenant Zhang over there had already led 5,000 garrison soldiers in a hurry towards Quchuntan.
Generally speaking, most of the garrison troops in various places in Yunchui are not equipped with mounts, but the three major racecourses are exceptions.
All the soldiers galloped on their horses.
I ran from morning to night, and when night fell, I could see the sea to the east in the distance.
The team stopped.
"Do you have any instructions, Lord Mo?" Deputy Lieutenant Zhang asked.
He had already thought of a countermeasure as he was on his way.
If Mo Canghai hadn't given any instructions, he would have held a grand bonfire party on the spot.
As for what the Japanese pirate spies think, just let them be.
To the west, Jiuyuan Racecourse.
Mo Canghai looked at the latest news that had just been sent back with a gloomy look on his face.
The thirty Japanese warships at sea had already left the sea near Unsui earlier and headed towards Baekje without looking back.
The one thousand Japanese pirates who had landed were abandoned.
In other words, they are not ready to go back.
Suicide Squad!
Mo Canghai read these three words coldly.
Think about it too.
Jiuyuan Racecourse is one of the three major racecourses in Yunchui, covering a vast area. It is almost half the size of Jiuyuan County.
There are only a thousand Japanese pirates, and some of them still need to be separated to resist the guards of the racecourse. It is really impossible to safely evacuate after doing bad things.
But it would be simple this way.
"Send the order!" Mo Canghai stared at Quchuntan on the map.
"Ask Lieutenant Zhang, who sets off first, to keep an eye on the Japanese pirates. The rockets, saltpeter and other baggage from the rear will arrive at noon tomorrow at the latest. All these Japanese pirates must be eliminated near the coast."
To the east, north of Quchun Beach, is the rocky beach.
A certain pile of weeds suddenly trembled, and a human head suddenly appeared.
Report!
The messenger lowered his voice and said, "General, a Yunchui garrison suddenly came from thirty miles away to the west. There are about five thousand people, all on horseback."
Buzz.
The surrounding ten hundred men suddenly changed color.
"Oops! Have we been discovered by Yunchui people?"
"Five thousand people and all of them riding horses? Alas. I'm not afraid of death, but it's a pity that the mission has not been completed."
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"Why are you panicking!" Shinya Iwagami raised his head and looked at the sky, "The other party probably just happened to be passing by."
If they had been discovered by the group of Yunchuibei guards, with their strength in numbers, they would most likely be killed directly.
What are you still doing thirty miles away?
The centenarians breathed a sigh of relief.
"Everyone, stay still for now while the spies continue to gather information."
The messenger changed into the attire of a Yun Chui commoner and went out again.
Two hours later, he panted and returned to Shinya Iwagami.
"General, the brothers at the front have inquired. Those garrison soldiers are indeed passing by here as you said."
"They rushed to Shangfeng's hometown to celebrate his birthday. However, it was getting late when they passed by, so they had to stop and rest. They will continue on their way at dawn tomorrow."
"Really?" Shinya Iwagami breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time he was a little unbelievable, "Five thousand people rushed together to celebrate Shangfeng's birthday. Does being a supervisor mean death?"
hehe.
A hundred commanders beside him said, "General, what's so strange about this? The mountains are high and the emperor is far away, maybe even the supervisory army is inside."
Shinya Iwagami was silent for a while, "Did they bring any gifts with them?"
"This..." The messenger hesitated.
Although the spy in front of them could speak Yunchui, he had a distinct accent and did not dare to get too close or ask more questions.
Moreover, it was already nightfall and it was impossible to see clearly.
Shinya Iwagami waved his hand, "Hurry up and let them find out."
The orderly soldier was about to turn around when he suddenly said, "General, those Yunchuibei guards blatantly lit bonfires, and some even sang songs..."
If he came to attack them, he wouldn't be so arrogant.
Iwagami Shinya was speechless for a moment.
Just five thousand garrison troops leaving the camp to celebrate Shang Feng's birthday?
He still couldn't believe such a thing.
Bai Chang next to him chuckled, "General, this is actually not surprising at all."
"Yun Chui is a man of great dignity, and sometimes he even goes so far as to swell his own face just to look fat."
"They have a saying that a precious person who never returns home is like walking at night in brocade. Some generals have struggled for most of their lives to get the title of general. Why don't you bring more subordinates back to show your prestige in front of the folks in your hometown?"
The other person nodded repeatedly.
"Five thousand people are nothing, there is nothing more exaggerated than this."
He pointed to the southwest.
"Three or four years ago, it was the birthday of Empress Dowager Yunchui."
"In order to celebrate her birthday, Emperor Changxing just built a lot of construction work in the palace. The huge Xingji City was decorated inside and outside. Especially the four main streets of Qinglong, White Tiger, Suzaku and Xuanwu, both sides were even covered with shiny gold.
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Tsk tsk.
"That scene, that expense..."
"And some local officials even took the opportunity to plunder the people's wealth in the name of celebrating the Queen Mother's birthday. They forced the people to sell their children and women to make a living. Later, it also triggered civil unrest in the west..."
Many people nodded.
Although they were far away in Yamato, they had heard about the civil unrest in western Yunchui, but they just didn't know the inside story.
Shinya Iwagami no longer had any doubts and made a decisive decision: "Go down and let the brothers continue to rest. Wait until the group of garrison soldiers fall asleep, and we will take action based on the situation."
However, news came back one after another from the front.
The fire over there never went out, and the soldiers nearby kept singing and dancing.
Shinya Iwagami waited until dawn.
He looked up at the sun in the sky, then at the unobstructed plain to the west, and had no choice but to continue hiding in the rocky beach.
Lieutenant Zhang, who arrived first, looked at the news that Mo Canghai had just sent, feeling regretful and dumbfounded.
At noon, rocket saltpeter and kerosene were finally delivered.
The number of garrison troops also reached 7,000.
Without the warship, he had danced all night in vain, and Lieutenant Zhang was suffocating.
He looked around and led his team towards the rocky beach in a semi-encirclement manner.
"General," the ordering soldier did not bother to hide his figure and ran frantically across the rocky beach, "We have fallen into a trap. The group of garrison troops are here to besiege us. They are surrounding us."
Shinya Iwagami was shocked and quickly asked about the situation, his face suddenly lost all color.
Yesterday, those squeaking and crooked centaurs also looked ashen. Unfortunately, it was too late to say anything.
"How did the Yunchui people discover us? With the speed they came, it can be said that we were discovered as soon as we landed. What on earth is going on?"
There was silence all around.
Everyone wants to know the answer.
Shinya Iwagami calmed down and quickly climbed to a higher point.
He looked around and let out a long sigh.
"Brothers, bad luck, we have been surrounded. But General Kudo still has to work hard to complete his mission. Do you understand?"
"clear!"
Shinya Iwagami nodded with satisfaction.
"Go down with the order, and all the soldiers will bury the horse plague powder in their hands under the rocks and hide it."
"Mitsui, take thirty of your water-loving brothers and retreat into the sea immediately. You would rather drown than show your head. After the enemy retreats, you can find a way to continue the mission."
"Besides, be sure to leave one or two brothers behind and try to get back alive, and tell General Naoto Kudo on the east coast that we may have spies from Kudo Hito within our ranks."
"The others are charging with me now. Kill one and you'll be enough. Kill two and you'll make a profit. Try to buy time for Mitsui."
"Yes!" No one had any objection, and everyone silently grasped their weapons.
Mitsui opened his mouth, quickly nodded to thirty people, turned around and ran towards the east sea.