After Wu Xing and Sun Xiaowu settled the affairs of the Kong family, they temporarily returned to Xiaoyaomen. Wang Jinghao had to secretly protect the princess along the way, and he did not participate too much in other matters.
After all, his mission is to protect the princess, and he can ignore other things. Fortunately, he still asked the two heroes of success and failure to contact the officers and soldiers, and it was not without help. Sun Xiaowu was worried that someone might still be poisoned by the snake wine, but he hadn't found it yet. So he told Ren Xiaoyao about the matter, and Ren Xiaoyao naturally activated the power of Xiaoyao Sect and checked it carefully again to ensure that nothing was missed. At the same time, in order to prevent the Kong family from being in danger again, they secretly sent disciples to guard the Kong family day and night. If there was any trouble, they would do their best to protect the safety of the Kong family. Ren Xiaoyao also knew that if the Kong family, which was closest to Xiaoyao Sect, could not be protected, let alone other sects, they would definitely not dare to trust Xiaoyao Sect anymore.
The two heroes of success and failure also came back soon, and brought good news. It's just that this news can be said to be good news or bad news.
Even from the perspective of the fifth line, it may not yet be known whether this matter is good or bad.
In order to coordinate the government and the army, the emperor actually sent Shi Zhong, the Duke of Dongchang Changchang, to supervise the army. Moreover, Shi Zhong had already arrived at Hangzhou Prefecture and was now at the residence of Lord Hong Yinghong, the prefect of Hangzhou. After the two heroes learned about this, they first went to Mr. Hong's house, met with Hong Ying and Shi Zhong, and initially discussed the issue of coordination between the army and the army. Hong Ying suggested that the army should be unified under the command of General Chu Wei Chu, with Hong Ying assisting and the factory official Shi Zhong still serving as supervisor.
Since he didn't know how to lead troops, he agreed to the plan for the time being, but he still needed to inform the commander of the Jin Yiwei, Wang Jinghao. Hong Ying learned that Wang Jinghao had also arrived in Hangzhou, so he proposed to hold a banquet in Hong Mansion to entertain Wang Jinghao, Ren Xiaoyao and Wu Xing, all heroes of the world. After all, if the army and the heroes join forces, there are still many things to discuss between them. As the initiator of this anti-Japanese conference, Ren Xiaoyao should naturally meet with the prefect Hong Ying and the commander-in-chief Chu Wei.
Just because the identity of Princess Qingying has not been made public, except for important people who know the identity of the princess, both the emperor and Prince Xiao have strict orders not to reveal the princess's true identity easily. They knew very well that if the officers and soldiers participated in the fight against the Japanese and the princess's identity was exposed in advance, the princess would soon become a key target of the Japanese pirates. This is first of all very detrimental to the princess, and will also seriously affect the overall situation.
Although Shi Zhong knew the identity of Princess Qingying, he did not dare to reveal it easily. Hong Ying did not know that Princess Qingying was at Xiaoyaomen, and he had never met the princess. He just wanted to let the government and anti-Japanese heroes meet first, so it was reasonable to hold a banquet.
Ren Xiaoyao was at the right time to employ people, so he was naturally very happy to hear the good news brought back by the winning and losing heroes. Although he didn't like the factory official Shi Zhong very much, after all, he was just a supervisor. The real leaders in the anti-Japanese war were the prefect Hong Ying and the commander-in-chief Chu Wei.
If the master of the mansion invited him to discuss the matter of resisting the Japanese, it was natural for Ren Xiaoyao and Wu Xing to attend the appointment. Tang Mugong is the leader of the Tang Sect. It can be said that he should be the strongest force among the Jianghu forces in this anti-Japanese conference. Naturally, he wants to meet the General Soldier.
The princess is a lively person, and she is also a follower of the fifth line. Wherever the fifth line goes, she will naturally not be left behind.
Wang Jinghao, Ren Xiaoyao, Tang Mugong, the fifth line, the two heroes of success and failure, as well as the princess and Sun Xiaowu, etc. naturally went to the magistrate's mansion to meet with the officials on time as agreed.
Hong Ying, Shi Zhong, and the general Chu Wei had also been waiting at Hong Mansion for a long time.
In comparison, Ren Xiaoyao and Wu Xing were not very interested in Shi Zhong and Hong Ying. After all, although they had great power, they did not know how to lead troops to fight. What they were really interested in was Commander Chu. They knew nothing about this person, so if they wanted to cooperate with him, they would naturally have to get to know him first.
If this person is an upright soldier, then maybe they really have strong support.
However, if he was just a soldier and an incompetent loser, then having him would be a bit more troublesome. Maybe, even if I can't help you, I'm sure it will hurt other people.
This is what Ren Xiaoyao and Wu Xing are most afraid of.
Don't be afraid of opponents who are like gods, but be afraid of teammates who are like pigs.
Ren Xiaoyao has always had a bad impression of the officers and soldiers, mainly because there are not many people among the officers and soldiers who actually work, but there are many who are just waiting to die. If not, the Japanese pirates would not be so rampant, and there would not be even one official army to suppress them?
When Wang Jinghao and everyone came to Mr. Hong's house, they naturally greeted each other without mentioning anything. Mr. Hong then held a banquet, and everyone chatted while eating, but they were not enjoying themselves.
Wu Xing and Ren Xiaoyao both took the opportunity to drink and chat with the Chu general, but they both felt that this man was not a loser. Judging from his words, he is still a relatively upright officer.
"Commander Chu? In fact, the fifth line has always been unclear about something. Why are Japanese pirates so rampant along the coast, but the officers and soldiers in the coastal towns have done nothing and have never sent troops to suppress them?" The fifth line finally asked tentatively. .
"The words of the fifth young hero are exactly what Chu is ashamed of. Although the officers and soldiers in each town seem to be quite large in total, they are gradually dispersed in various places to guard, and the strength of the troops is not actually unified. Moreover, although it is like We, the garrison officers, have some troops on hand, but without the military talisman and general order from the court, we cannot actually mobilize many troops. Nowadays, the Japanese pirates are no longer what they used to be. Once they come ashore, their number can range from hundreds to thousands. Ten thousand, among which there are still few martial arts masters. If a small number of officers and soldiers go to fight, not only will they not be able to defeat the Japanese pirates, but they will also be surrounded by them. Although I have been willing to do so in the past few years, I have suffered from the fact that Japanese pirates come and go very quickly, and our officers and soldiers mobilize troops very quickly. It is extremely slow and often cannot be used concentratedly. Even if it is finally concentrated, the Japanese pirates have already escaped." Chu Wei replied seriously.
When Chu Wei said this, Wu Xing and others naturally thought it was reasonable. Over the years, the court has always controlled the military in its own hands, and the border officers actually have little power. If you want to mobilize troops, you must first report to the court. As soon as they come and go, not to mention the time delay, the Japanese pirates have already escaped.
"Then if all the officers and soldiers in the towns near Hangzhou Prefecture are transferred to the command of the Chu General Soldier, will the Chu General Soldier be confident in destroying the Japanese pirates?" Wang Jinghao caught the princess's look and asked.
"It's like this, of course it's the best, but I'm afraid..." Chu Wei had some words that were hard to say in front of the factory owner Shi Zhong, so he swallowed them back in the middle of his words.
"Don't worry! Mr. Chu, this matter will be taken care of by our family." Shi Zhong was a smart man and had already seen through Chu Wei's thoughts, so he gave him a piece of cake.
"Okay! I would like to thank Eunuch Shi here first." Chu Wei said very happily when he heard this.
