Chapter 255
Furious
The headquarters of the Suzhou imperial envoy became the Grand Governor's Office, which governed the military affairs of six coastal provinces. More than 40 years later, Zhang Jing, the Minister of War of War in Nanjing, also received this power in history, but the overall defeat of the Anti-Japanese War ultimately brought him the ending of beheading at Caishikou. So what about Governor Yang?
In the backyard of the Governor's Mansion, there is a pond under the hall, with gurgling water, clear and fish swimming in the bottom.
There are lu orange bamboos in the west of the pond, with a deep and curved path; the path to the south, there are more than ten uneven flowers and trees planted, like peppers and beans, red and white dew, and the branches are shining. If you wear Xie Gong clogs to watch the flowers among the moss and stones, the wilderness is full of elegance, but Cheng Qiyun, who has always liked elegant scenery, is now buried among the mountains of files all day long, and she doesn't care about these leisurely feelings.
"Second, Guangdong news, the King of Mantaga has been found and has been sent to the capital for temporary residence. Due to the rampant Japanese pirates, the Guangdong Navy was worried that the Japanese pirates would go south along the waters, and a large number of warships were patrolling the inland coastal seas. Two Western ships had appeared. The Guangdong Navy's six warships just tried to get close, so they turned around and rarely appeared in the Guangdong waters since then."
"That's great!" Cheng Qiyun's appearance was a little haggard. She has handled too many official duties recently. Not only did she cancel her nap, but she often had all night at night. She was overdrawn.
Cheng Qiyun sighed softly: "Western pirates have taken Mantaga and they have to spend some time consolidating the situation. It would be better if they don't come to cause trouble now. The burden on the lord's shoulders is too heavy. If something happens to Guangdong now, I am really afraid... to crush him."
In front of him was the general manager of the Nei Factory in Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian. Wu Chen, who is currently the fourth-level head of the Nei Ji Factory, looked like a southerner, and his eyes showed shrewdness and alertness: "The second-level head, there is another matter that needs to be reported to the master. The red-haired ghost shows signs of developing towards Yizhou (Taiwan). A few days ago, three foreign ships appeared in Jilong and Tamsui. At that time, the ships of the Penghu Inspection Office were chasing the merchant ships of the big thief Bai Xiaocao. Both sides were attacked by foreign ships. So both sides turned to attack the Red-haired ghost and injured a foreign ship. The Bai Xiaocao merchant ship and the warships of the Inspection Office also suffered losses, so the three sides retreated."
Cheng Qiyun's eyes flashed. The red-haired ghost wanted to attack Yizhou? You can't be careless about this matter, but the adults are unable to take into account the southeast, which is Bai Xiaocao's sphere of influence. You might as well disclose the news to him secretly and ask the Penghu Inspection Office to temporarily relax his arrest and use Bai Xiaocao's fleet to temporarily restrain the Westerners.
She picked up her pen and wrote down one by one, and said, "Okay. I have recorded it. You can quickly return to the southeast to stay in charge, but if there is any important news, please report it quickly and do not delay."
"Yes!" Wu Chen just folded his fists and said. Meng Li, the head of the internal factory in charge of information in Sichuan and Shaanxi, said in a vocal call: "Master Cheng, everything is normal in Sichuan, the military handover is stable, the new commander, Chengdu Chenghui envoy has taken office. He is now secretly dispatching the army and replacing officers. The King of Shu has no abnormal movement. He has been in poor health recently and has moved to Qingyang Palace last month to fast and pray for blessings."
Cheng Qiyun smiled coldly and said, "In the past, there was a prince who pretended to be crazy to avoid people's eyes and ears. What's the difficulty of pretending to be sick? Be careful that he has other intentions. Remember, continue to listen to the news and act very cautiously. Now if the fire in the backyard occurs, not only adults can't stand it, but even our Ming Dynasty will not be able to stand it."
Meng Li knew that the "pretending to be crazy" she said was the old story of rebelling and seizing the emperor's land, so he didn't dare to point it out at the moment, so he responded respectfully. Cheng Qiyun thought about it and said, "How is Shaanxi? Is the change of crops going smoothly?"
Meng Li said: "The Shaanxi Provincial Administration Commission spared no effort to promote new grain, and the crops are growing well now. The people are determined to be stable. The gentry, who had already had a slight remark on changing foreign crops, have now closed their mouths and wanted to see the harvest this year before talking about it."
Cheng Qiyun smiled and said, "It's great. Alas! This news probably made the adults happier. Most of the troops in the Jiangnan garrison were wax gun tips that were not good. The adults were almost madly angry with these wine bags. You go down first."
The door was gently covered with a "click" sound, Cheng Qiyun leaned on the back of the chair, closed her beautiful eyes to calm her mind: "Liu Jin was seizing the opportunity to win over the centrist officials, and the old ministers in the court also focused their attention on him. Dai Yi, Miao Kui, Mou Bin and others were obedient to him on the surface, making Liu Jin even more arrogant. Now they are waiting for him to completely expose his ambition to act against the enemy. These things have to wait for the opportunity, and now they can wait for the change.
Now the only thing that concerns the adults is the Japanese pirates! They need to use troops in wars, but now most of the officers and soldiers in the Jiangnan garrison are soldiers, generals, and there are actually three thousand officers and soldiers killed by two hundred Japanese pirates and fled strangely. With such morale and morale, Zhuge Wuhou would probably vomit blood in anger again, saying that my elders are not military generals, even if he is ten times more brave than Guan Yun, and he can only help but lead such a group of bear soldiers. What should I do?"
A pair of long and curved eyebrows frowned slightly, and Cheng Qiyun racked her brains to think of a solution: "Training troops? Where can I get the time to transfer foreign troops? Where can I transfer them, how to solve the military salary? Military salary.... I don't know yet, the military salary will not be paid out soon, alas! What should I do?"
Her eyebrows were twisted together, and Dailouer, who had always been resourceful, suddenly felt powerless in the world that everything in the world could not be solved by wisdom and tricks. Just as she had unique beauty and talent, she could call the wind and rain in the world, but no matter how great her ability was, she could not jump out of the world controlled by men and could not grasp her own destiny.
In the end, when fighting in close combat and fighting head-on, what we have to rely on is strength and true strength!
Yangling stood on the case like a trapped beast, staring at the not-so-detailed military map in front of him. According to what he knew, he used red and blue to mark the place where the Japanese pirates appeared and the arrangement of the Ming army's troops. However, this way, the map was even more colorful and dazzling.
It's very simple, because the Japanese pirates are not regular troops, and they have no clear target in strategic terms. The attack is completely at will and changes at will, so they cannot speculate on the direction of their actions.
Due to the corruption of officers and the lack of training for empty salaries, the Ming army was already in a low morale, and often had few enemies but was defeated at once. If they were willing to muster up the courage to fight, they might die, far less than the number of people who were covered up during the escape process, and they could also achieve the final victory. But who would tell me such a simple truth? Who would act as the first warrior to charge forward without fear of death? Thinking that they could escape, this lucky mentality actually made the combat power of the officers and soldiers of the garrison station not as strong as the ones who swear to defend the countryside and the people.
On the other hand, the Japanese pirates, whether they were the famous defeated soldiers, the ronin who failed to fight for the Eastern Hegemony, or the fake Japanese who were robbed: those pirates who were originally from the Ming Dynasty. They were always doing business of licking blood from the knife. Under the survival of the fittest, they were all brave and cruel soldiers, and in the long-term battle, they developed extraordinary martial arts and strong bodies. There are indeed great differences in the quality of each other's soldiers.
Although the Japanese pirates were ignited everywhere, most of the Japanese pirates were robbed teams composed of one or two hundred people. They were easy to operate and had no risk of logistics. They rushed through the prefectures and counties. They did not support each other. The Ming army wanted to defend the city, block and pursue. Logistical support was also a problem when the army stopped. When it was attacked by the enemy, it was in a mess everywhere, causing great fire to the ground.
At this time, Yang Ling was unkempt, his eyes were red, his cheeks were thin, and the green stubble under his jaw was not shaved. He clenched his fist and gently pounded the picture twice. He asked, "Mr. Bai, what else is there?"
Bai Chong praised: "That's basically what the officials have to report to. After all, the biggest problem lies in our army. The Japanese pirates are very familiar with the geography, climate, local customs, and exchanges between officials and soldiers. They rush to attack for a long distance and ambush in the air. On the contrary, our officers and soldiers are often ambushed on their own land. The officials are really... and are so ashamed."
Yang Ling smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Bai just transferred to Jiangnan. You can't blame you for this. Our army's advantage over the Japanese pirates is mainly at sea. The Japanese pirates are as cruel as tigers on land. Even when they are alone, they dare to hide in the bushes and ditches to counterattack the officers and soldiers. On the water, they lack firearms, armor, and ships are too small, and they will be defeated almost every battle. However, now that the Japanese pirates abandon their ships and land, our advantage no longer exists."
He pointed to the map, called several generals to approach, and said, "Look, these Japanese pirates and large smugglers have conflicts and grudges, so they do their own things and never form a unified and purposeful military action. They fight on their own and are like scattered sand. Although it is possible for our large army to fight decisively, it is a good thing for the current combat power of the officers and soldiers of the Jiangnan Guard.
Otherwise, if the Japanese pirates really concentrate their forces to carry out a large-scale battle, it will never be impossible to eat up several of our main forces. We must take advantage of the current combat characteristics of the Japanese pirates and divide and annihilate them. In this way, one thing will be put in front of us again, that is the soldiers! You all think that the soldiers of the Jiangnan Guard can complete this task alone?"
Bai Chongzan and several senior staff members looked at each other. After a while, Bai Chongzan asked carefully: "Sir, do you want to... to mobilize troops from another place?"
Yang Ling nodded and said, "That's right, to mobilize troops! This official originally wanted to mobilize the 'Four Foreign Army' to Jiangnan to suppress bandits, but the paddy fields in the south of the Yangtze River are mostly mountainous, which is not conducive to the northern cavalry who are heavily armored and fighting on horseback. Moreover, they have the responsibility to protect the capital and the land, so it is not necessary to mobilize them unless they have to. Please see where to mobilize troops from?"
As soon as Yang Ling finished speaking, a member of the school broke in from outside, holding a military emergency report marked with a special sign, and shouted: "Report to the Governor General, the military post sent an emergency military information."
Yang Ling raised his head and said in a deep voice: "Remember!"
"Yes!" The Ming army did not have a special staff headquarters, but a large number of military information analysis planned to be private staff from lower-level officers and senior generals. Yang Ling took advantage of the military power and local opportunities of the six provinces to set up a special staff agency in the army, and named it the General Staff Department to handle military information and war reports.
The staff officer came forward to take several pieces of information and took apart them and said one by one: "There were 300 Japanese pirates, who took Wu Hua, a Ming Dynasty man, and plundered Xiangshan Island. Then they attacked the land and harassed Wenzhou and Taizhou. The governor of Taizhou Wu Yuezhi led 800 officers and soldiers, and the Minzhuang attacked, and the troops were defeated by Diaoyuling. Wu Governor died in battle. Now Wu Hua's troops have attacked Huangyan."
Yang Ling had received a series of military newspapers, and had heard of the battle situation even more incredible than this. He had already had a clear understanding of the actual combat power of the Jiangnan army. He was not surprised when he heard this. He just picked up his pen and marked the mark on the map. He didn't raise his head and said, "Continue to read!"
"A 400 Japanese pirates landed in Rudong, Jiangsu and occupied Binhai Town. Tang Zongsheng, Rubo Qianhu, led his army to attack, burned the houses, burned more than 40 Japanese pirates to death, captured more than 20 people, and the rest of the Japanese pirates broke through, Tang Qianhu led his army to pursue them. He was attacked in Sayuling and retreated. The Japanese pirates seized civilian ships and fled out of the sea. They were intercepted by the Jiangsu Navy, destroyed three ships, and beheaded at level 79. The remaining Japanese pirates fled to Shanghai."
"The official army of Shanghai County was ambushed by the Japanese pirates who came here. More than 200 were killed and many people drowned. The Japanese pirates took Shanghai as their base camp and divided their troops to plunder. Now they joined forces with the Japanese pirates who were defeated in Rudong. The pirates gathered and worked together to capture the Shanghai county town. County Magistrate Gong Muwei led his army to retreat, and took the opportunity to burn several Japanese pirates while running away."
Yang Ling calmed down and asked, "Is there any more?"
"The Japanese pirate Hojo family led more than a thousand people to attack Nanjiang at night, killing the magistrate of Nanjiang, slaughtering all the people of Nanjiang and Chuanjiang, and stationed outside Songjiang City to challenge the officers and soldiers stationed in the city. After the siege failed, they rushed to Jiading and Taicang, killing and setting fires everywhere.
The Taicang army envoy Lu Jun led his troops to cover the attack, and killed the giant thief under the Hojo clan in the formation. The Japanese pirates retreated and prepared to transport the robbed women of wealth back to the island, but their warships were burned by the navy. The Hojo clan led his troops to flee south, and the Jiading prefect Chen Keming led his troops to stop him. He attacked Lu Jun from front and back with the Taicang army envoy Lu Jun. He won a great victory, and more than a thousand Japanese pirates escaped and less than a hundred people were beheaded!"
The generals in the hall were all excited when they heard this. This was the biggest victory in the wars in various places. They looked at Yang Ling excitedly, and Yang Ling also showed joy on his face. He happily said to the master beside him: "I will plan to sign a memorial soon. The governor personally prepares the prefect of Jiading and the Taicang soldiers to ask for merit."
The master agreed urgently and picked up his pen and wrote. Yang Ling said happily: "The prefect of Jiading is a literati. I don't know how many generals are ashamed of such achievements. If the coastal officers and soldiers all have such courage, why worry about the immortality of the Japanese pirates?"
He sighed and said, "Everyone, the fires are burning everywhere now. It is not the time to train troops. It is still imperative to borrow troops. Do you have any good suggestions?"
At this time, Cheng Qiyun hurriedly came from the backyard to the front hall. At present, the staff of the Governor's Office and the generals of Jiangnan Road knew that she was an important figure in the inner factory. She usually handled government affairs and analyzed the enemy situation, and took on a lot of heavy responsibilities for Governor Yang. She was his confidant. Her actions and intelligence and talents were highly respected by the officials.
Seeing her coming to the front hall, everyone hurriedly bowed to show their respect. Cheng Qiyun hurriedly returned the greeting, and then said to Yang Ling with a serious expression: "Sir, the day before yesterday, more than 30 "Japanese pirates" in Ninghai County attacked the Dayan Shang Hou Mansion at night, slaughtering more than 40 people in the Hou family. The woman was raped and plundered all the money.
When they escaped, they were discovered by night patrolman Zhuang and caught six or seven people. Only then did they find out that they were water pirates nearby, private salt dealers and idle unruly unruly unruly unruly men. After receiving this information, the Fan Guards stepped up investigations in various places and found that among the military information reported from various places, some of the Japanese pirate teams with less than fifty people were actually bandits and thieves from all over the country. The unscrupulous unruly unruly men formed a gang and took the opportunity to disguise themselves as Japanese pirates and robbed and killed people everywhere.
They were masked as bandits and took their scarves for the people, but most of them would not leave the countryside too far, and their combat power was weaker, so the inspection office could deal with it. I thought I should notify the General Staff immediately to prevent the use of troops and dispatches from being misled by these fake Japanese pirates."
"Bang!" Yang Ling punched the table hard. He heard unfavorable news that the ground was full of anxiety all day long. The generals were corruption and fearful of war, the soldiers were as timid as rats, and the Japanese pirates were everywhere to harm the people. The people were treated terriblely by the ground, and all kinds of things had already made Yang Ling feel depressed, anxious, and overwhelmed.
At this time, when he heard that some Chinese people took advantage of the situation and pretended to be Japanese pirates to do the same dirty and ugly thing, Yang Ling's anger erupted in his heart for a long time. He was furious and punched his fingers almost broke.
Yang Ling stared at Hong Tongtong's eyes and swept around sharply, and squeezed out a sentence from his teeth fiercely: "Damn it! These beasts, traitors are more hateful than Japanese."
Cheng Qiyun was stupid. Yang Ling, who had always been gentle, had only a bitter smile and helpless face when facing the foolish obstruction and hostility of the officials in the court. When he knew that Wang Yue of the inner court and Fan Ting was going to kill him, he was still so calm and calm. Why did he say such a swear word now? And that sneer actually seemed a bit ferocious, full of hatred and murderous aura.
Most of the generals next to him were swearing, but although Bai Chongzan himself did not swear, he was a vassal commander in the northwest, and he had seen many rude generals under him, so he was not surprised.
Chapter completed!