On April 28, the Japanese pirate Xu Hai led a fleet and invaded Rudong County, Tongzhou Prefecture. Rudong County Magistrate fled without fighting, and Rudong County was defeated.
On April 29, the Japanese pirate Xu Hai led 3,000 of his men to march westward to Tongzhou City (Nantong City). The magistrate in Tongzhou City defended the city wall. The Tongzhou Magistrate personally went to the city to supervise the battle. Xu Hai could not attack for a long time and bypassed Tongzhou City and continued. Head west.
On May 1st, the big Japanese pirate Xu Hai attacked Taixing County. The magistrate of Taixing County fought to the death and captured the city. Taixing County was looted.
On May 3, the giant pirate Xu Hai divided his troops into two groups. He personally led a group of bandits from Taixing County to the west to attack Jiangdu County, the Yangzhou barrier. Another group of Japanese bandits, led by the Japanese bandit leader Huo Huai, headed south from Qiwei Ferry in Taixing. Cross the Yangtze River and attack Zhenjiang, the throat of the Yangtze River.
At the same time, the Japanese pirates under Wang Zhi attacked Cixi and Pinghu, Zhejiang. Hu Zongxian urgently asked Yu Dayou to lead troops to stop them.
Scattered Japanese pirates landed on the southeast coast, and the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang coasts immediately fell into turmoil.
Within the city of Nanjing, the three giants were responsible for Nanjing's armaments.
The three giants are Linhuai Marquis Li Tingzhu, Nanjing garrison eunuch Sun Zhiguo, and Nanjing Ministry of War Shangshu Yang Bo.
Among these three people, Cao Guogong Li Tingzhu had the highest status. After Emperor Jiajing succeeded to the throne, he restored the Duke of Cao to the descendants of the Li family. However, the descendants of "Li Jinglong, the God of War of the Ming Dynasty" were also in panic at this moment.
The garrison eunuch Sun Zhiguo also lost his former ruthlessness and cunningness, and both of them set their sights on Yang Bo, the Minister of War in Nanjing.
This veteran, who was the same age as Zhang Jing, had to straighten his back. He was wearing a vermilion official robe and was a top official in the Ming Dynasty. Yang Bo said:
"Zhenjiang, an important town on the Yangtze River and the gateway between Jiangnan and Nanjing, must be guarded by heavy troops. After the Japanese invaders break Zhenjiang, they can surround Yangzhou from the north, invade Nanjing from the west, and ravage Jiangnan from the south. They must be defended."
Cao Guogong Li Tingzhu and Nanjing garrison eunuch Sun Zhiguo nodded in agreement. Although the three of them fought to the death before Xu Hai landed, now they know that they are all grasshoppers on the same rope. If Jiangnan is corrupted, all three of them will be unlucky.
Cao Guogong Li Tingzhu immediately said: "I will send the Nanjing left guard to support Zhenjiang!"
Yang Bo immediately said: "Superintendent Sun, the Nanjing left guard has been in arrears with pay for half a year. If we don't make up the military pay, I'm afraid there will be a mutiny when we leave Nanjing."
Sun Zhiguo, the garrison eunuch of Nanjing, gritted his teeth and said: "The Za family knows that there are still 20,000 taels of Taicang silver in Nanjing, which is the arrears of silver that Nanzhili just received this year, and there are also 10,000 taels of gold flowers and silver that are ready to be sent to the capital. I will pay them first." Once the military salary is paid, the Zajia family will naturally explain it to the palace."
Yang Bo nodded. This damn eunuch has been plundering Nanjing for many years and has accumulated an unknown amount of money. Now he has to put pressure on him.
Yang Bo added: "In the name of Southern Zhili, we gave an order to Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang, to mobilize Zhejiang troops to go north to fight against the Japanese. We also gave orders to all prefectures and counties to organize regiment training to fight against the Japanese."
Finally, Yang Bo sighed and said: "I have submitted a letter to Your Majesty to resign from the post of Minister of War in Nanjing and recommend Hu Zongxian to take over."
Li Tingzhu and Sun Zhiguo looked at each other. They knew Yang Bo's personality. This old man was definitely not one to run away when something happened.
The reason why he resigned was to hand over the leadership of the anti-Japanese war to Hu Zongxian.
Yang Bo clasped the map with his fingers and said: "As long as Zhenjiang is not lost, Jiangnan will be safe, but Yangzhou."
All three were silent.
Yangzhou is the hub of north-south water transportation and the hub of salt transportation in the world. It is the main artery of north-south transportation in the Ming Dynasty and the target of this Japanese pirate attack.
Xu Hai personally attacked Jiangdu and divided his troops across the river to attack Zhenjiang. This time the Japanese pirates attacked in a well-organized manner. Everyone in Nanjing could only do nothing to deal with the Japanese pirates in Jiangbei.
Sun Zhiguo said: "There are still 50,000 days of grain shipped to the capital in Yangzhou City. They are all piled in Changping Granary. With so much grain, Yangzhou should be able to hold it, right?"
Li Tingzhu and Sun Zhiguo looked at each other, a little unsure. The water transportation in Yangzhou was directly managed by the Minister of Household Affairs in Nanjing. The fact that the Nanjing Household Department was in the hands of the Six Ministries in Nanjing meant that it had the power over the salt affairs and water transportation affairs of the Liangjiang River.
Nowadays, Fang Rui, the Minister of Household Affairs in Nanjing, is quite powerful as an official. The Yangzhou water transport is also guarded by Cao soldiers. Logically speaking, it is also under the control of the Nanjing Ministry of War. However, the Nanjing Department of Husbandry cannot pour water into it, and the Cao army is tightly controlled by Fang Rui. superior.
If there is a loss in Yangzhou, then the food sent to the capital this year will be insufficient. Guanzhong still needs food for disaster relief, and the north also needs military food to defend Anda.
Looking at Yangzhou on the map, the three of them were silent. However, for the current plan, the officers and soldiers could only defend the south of the Yangtze River, and there was really no way to support the north of the Yangtze River.
War clouds were gathering in Nanjing, and several groups of guests came from the Shanghai Anti-Japanese and Anti-Smuggling Corps.
The leader was a young man in his twenties dressed in brocade. He rode a tall horse and came down to the military camp of the Anti-Smuggling Corps surrounded by people. The attendants around him shouted: "Master Xu from Songjiang Huating is here, open the door quickly!"
At this time, Su Ze was playing chess with Li Zhi in the camp, and the noise at the camp gate could be heard from a distance.
The soldier guarding the gate saw the other party's ferocity and sent someone over to report to Su Ze.
"The Xu family in Huating, Songjiang Prefecture, is Xu Ge's hometown, right?" Su Ze asked.
After all, Li Zhi had been in the Imperial College in Nanjing for many years and was quite familiar with the situation in Nanzhili. He nodded and said, "The third son of Xu Ge has all been favored by the emperor and has become an official. Among them, the eldest son and the youngest son followed Mr. Xu Ge in the capital and stayed in the capital. The second son of Songjiang Prefecture’s hometown is Xu Kun.”
Su Ze asked: "What's Xu Kun's reputation?"
Li Zhi dropped his son and said: "Master from my hometown, Rulin, what do you think of the reputation? Xu Family Banhua Pavilion, doesn't Rulin know how this family business came about?"
Su Ze smiled and said: "A great scholar like Mr. Xu Ge will inevitably have unscrupulous children in his family."
Li Zhi held the chess piece and thought for a long time. It seemed that the big dragon could not be saved. He attacked another path and said: "When it comes to taking care of the family business, Mr. Xu Ge and Mr. Yan Ge are both equally good. son."
Su Ze laughed loudly. He slaughtered the dragon next to Li Zhi, but lost the situation in the middle game.
[Failed in the game, Go skill +10, Lv5, 1/1000]
Three cards, one purple and two blue, appeared in front of Su Ze. The Go skill actually used purple?
Su Ze turned over three cards, which are:
[Blue Passive - Own Hand: Obtain the "Game Theory Guidance" chess record, and when using the regular start, the Go skill will be +2. 】
[Blue Passive - Wonderful Hand: Obtain the "Danghu Ten Game" chess record, and when using strange moves to start, the Go skill will be +2. 】
[Purple Passive - Common Hand: Common Hand only strives to be first, has no old records in mind, and temporarily gains Intelligence +6 during the game. 】
Su Ze thought for a while and decisively chose this [Vulgar Hand] purple passive.
If you want to rebel, you don’t want to be a Go master!
Both "Game Theory Guide" and "Ten Game of Danghu" are famous Go books, but this intelligence +6 is not only used for playing chess!
As long as you play chess, you can get temporary intelligence +6. Doesn't it mean that you can think about other issues as long as you play chess?
Sure enough, after Su Ze chose this skill, his brain moved very fast. With the blessing of 13+6 intelligence, all kinds of confusing information came into his mind. Su Ze not only had a new understanding of the chess game, but also gained a new understanding of the chess game. I also gained a new understanding of the current situation.
[Remaining free attributes: 1]
Su Ze decisively added this free attribute to his charm. Without the humanoid plug-in Lin Mojun, Su Ze would have to lead the troops to fight in person, and the shortcomings of his low charm value would be exposed.
I looked at my properties panel again:
Su Ze, male, 25 years old.
Intelligence: 13 (during chess, +6)
Strength: 11
Agility: 7
Charisma: 9
Free attributes: 0
Li Zhi suddenly looked up and saw Su Ze's eyes. He felt that his eyes were more energetic and energetic.
This guy is a genius.
Li Zhi put down the chessboard and asked Su Ze, "Is there really no need to deal with it outside the door?"
Su Ze said to the soldier who reported the report: "Instruct Deputy Regiment Commander Lin to lead the cannon team to the gate of the military camp. Anyone who enters the military camp without permission will be killed without mercy!"
Su Ze gave the order with murderous intent, and Li Zhi felt a chill. Based on his understanding of Su Ze, he could really kill people.
Xu Kun made a fuss at the entrance of the military camp, but when he saw Lin Deyang holding a gun, he immediately stopped.
Lin Deyang was one of the earliest bird gunners in Changning Guard. He had personally killed no less than ten Japanese pirates. His aura of arrogance and fierceness immediately suppressed these pampered young masters.
After a while, several more horses came to the entrance of the military camp, but this time the riders did not block in front of the military camp, but dismounted.
The leader, Xu Shixing, was slightly startled when he saw Xu Kun. He greeted Xu Kun and immediately said to Lin Deyang, who was guarding the military camp:
"Xu Shixing of Suzhou Prefecture asked to see the training envoy of Su Tuan."
Xu Shixing's attitude was humble, and Lin Deyang sent someone to inform Su Ze.
At this time, Su Ze and Li Zhi had already started a new game. Su Ze made an unconstrained start, which knocked Li Zhi's brain out.
Seeing that Li Zhi was stuck in the long test, Su Ze laughed and pushed away the chess game and said:
"Mr. Zhuo Wu, come with me to meet the guests."
The regiment training headquarters is built in the style of a military camp, and there are also simple wooden houses specially designed to receive guests.
The soldiers led everyone to the reception area. Second Young Master Xu looked around impatiently, but when he saw the soldiers guarding each and every one of them in good military discipline, he did not dare to get angry.
"Brother Rumo, why did you come to our military camp today?"
As soon as Su Ze stepped in the door, he completely ignored Xu Kun, who was dressed in bright brocade clothes, and instead greeted Xu Shixing.
Xu Shixing smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Rulin, the matter is urgent, so I will tell you directly. Today there is something going on at Brother Yuan Yu's family."
Xu Shixing stepped aside, revealing an anxious Wang Xijue. He cupped his fists and said to Su Ze:
"Brother Rulin, save my Wang family!"
"Brother Yuan Yu, stop joking. Your Wang family in Taicang has a huge business, so why do you need me to save it?"
Su Ze smiled slightly. He had a good personal relationship with Wang Xijue, but that didn't mean he had a good relationship with the Wang family in Taicang.
The Wang family in Taicang is also a big landowner like the Xu family in Huating, except that the Wang family in Taicang is in the silk business, while the Xu family is in the cotton business.
Now the leader of Suzhou silk merchants in evading banknote duties is the Taicang Wang family.
Wang Xijue also looked embarrassed. He stamped his feet and said:
"Brother Rulin, I shouldn't have spoken out about such scandals, but it concerns the family, so I have to beg you with all my face."
"Our Wang family has several ships of silk that are trapped in Jingjiang."
No wonder Wang Xijue had such a hard time opening his mouth. Jingjiang and Jiangyin face each other and are a big island on the Yangtze River.
The reason why the Wang family's ship was stuck in Jingjiang must be because the Wang family used the Yangtze River to transport goods to Yangzhou in order to evade customs duties on banknotes.
But by chance, they encountered Japanese pirates invading Jiangbei. Although the Japanese pirates did not attack Jingjiang on a large scale, the Yangtze River waterway was obviously unsafe.
There are several boats full of silk brocades, which is equivalent to a treasure boat full of silver!
Once the news is leaked and the Japanese pirates know it, the Japanese pirates who are preparing to attack Zhenjiang will definitely go down the river and rob the Wang family's merchant ship.
The Wang family was also unlucky this time. In order to rescue the fleet, the Wang family also found many people, but now Jiangnan has insufficient troops to protect itself, and there is no power to go to Jingjiang to save the Wang family's fleet.
The Yangtze River Navy of the Ming Dynasty was trapped at Jingkou of Zhenjiang. It was not even sure of holding Zhenjiang, let alone breaking out to rescue the Wang family's fleet.
After thinking about it, Su Ze's anti-Japanese and anti-smuggling group turned out to be the largest force in the entire Yangtze River Basin.
As for the news that Su Ze was training troops in Shanghai County, everyone in southern Jiangsu knew that Wang Xijue had a relationship with Su Ze, so the head of the Wang family sent Wang Xijue to ask for Su Ze.
Su Ze sneered, asking the Wang family to pay taxes, but now the fleet is trapped by Japanese pirates and thinking of himself.
Wang Xijue also understood that this matter was difficult to handle. He said to Su Ze:
"If we can save the fleet, my Wang family will pledge to pay the customs duties!"
Su Ze did not comment. At this time, Xu Kun stepped forward and said:
"Are you Su Ze?"
Su Ze frowned and said, "Who are you and why did you break into my tent!"
Xu Kun was stunned for a moment. No one had spoken to him like this since his father entered the cabinet.
He said angrily: "My father is the bachelor of Xu University in the Cabinet! I am Xu Kun, the Prime Minister of Shangbao Division!"
Shangbao Sicheng is a position often awarded by Menyin officials. The so-called Menyin refers to the official position that reaches a certain level and extends to descendants.
Although Shang Bao Sicheng was a member of the sixth rank, all those present were disdainful when they heard Xu Kun's arrogant announcement of his position.
He was just a loser who couldn't even pass the imperial examination and could only rely on his family to serve as an official and rely on his father's power.
Su Ze sneered and said: "Shang Bao Sicheng can't control our anti-smuggling group. Come on! Ask him to get out!"
"How dare you! My father is a cabinet bachelor!"
"The Cabinet Grand Master cannot break into the military camp without permission!"
Su Ze sneered, Lin Deyang had already drawn his saber and stood next to Su Ze.
"My Xu family has a batch of cotton cloth as tribute! I will order you, the Anti-Smuggling Corps, to escort our ships northward!"
Xu Kun had completely lost his mind, and he directly gave an order to Su Ze.
"Fight it out!"
Since the other party didn't want face, Su Ze naturally didn't give him face either. Lin Deyang didn't care about the son of a cabinet scholar. He was Su Ze's personal guard, so naturally he only listened to Su Ze's words.
When Lin Deyang raised his saber, everyone around Xu Kun calmed down, and his men immediately surrounded him and ran outside the military camp.
After the farce dispersed, Su Ze looked at Wang Xijue and said, "Tell me about the situation in Jingjiang."
On time!
(End of chapter)
