Everyone was startled when they heard this. According to their understanding of Wu Dingguo, there were very few things like this. Even if there were, it would be impossible for everyone to see it.
"I don't believe it. I want to see the Grand Governor and ask if you did something to coerce the Grand Governor."
Several county guards had not yet spoken, but Zhong Liang, who was silent at the side, shouted loudly.
Several county guards came to their senses and all spoke in agreement.
"That's right. How could the Grand Governor treat us like this? He was definitely under coercion. I knew this inspector was not well-intentioned."
"Everyone, rush in with me and meet the Grand Governor. There must be something evil in this."
As he said that, several county guards looked excited and rushed towards the soldiers maintaining order.
The impact of these county guards was not expected by the direct team. They did not show any fear and fought against them with halberds in hand. If Su Qi'an had not issued an order in advance not to hurt them, these county guards would have been defeated by them long ago.
All of a sudden, there was a lot of pushing and shoving at the door, which became more and more intense. Suddenly, the closed door opened, and Wu Dingguo's figure came out.
He had a cold expression on his face and yelled loudly, "Stop it, Governor, why don't you even listen to my military orders? Are you trying to rebel?"
Wu Dingguo's scolding had an immediate effect. The people who were pushing and shoving the soldiers immediately separated, then half-knelt on the ground and said, "I don't dare."
Wu Dingguo glanced at Zhong Liang and the county guard present with an indifferent expression, and continued.
"Since you don't know about it this time, I will spare your lives for the time being. If there is another time when military law is engaged, since you have received military orders, you must carry them out. Even if you don't understand them, you must carry them out. Do you understand?"
"My subordinates understand!"
The county guards nodded repeatedly, then stood up and left. Zhong Liang, who took the lead in agitating for the incident, was just about to leave with the county guards when he was stopped by Wu Dingguo.
Zhong Liang was startled, turned around and said, "What do you want, Governor?"
"You should know how heavy the task assigned to you this time is? They are making noises because they are ignorant. But as the deputy of this governor, you should think more about it instead of stirring up trouble."
"If you don't want to make the same mistake as Fan Chong, you know what to do."
Zhong Liang's expression was tense and he looked at Wu Dingguo seriously. He knew that this was a slap on his face.
"I understand that I will share the worries of the Governor and do my duty well. Please rest assured, Governor."
Listening to Zhong Liang's statement, Wu Dingguo nodded expressionlessly, waved his hand, and Zhong Liang turned and left.
Looking at Zhong Liang's back, Wu Dingguo's eyes flashed. At this time, Su Qian's voice sounded in his ears.
"It seems that the Governor still trusts him very much. With such a beating, I don't know if this person can understand the Governor's mind. "
Looking at Su Qi'an standing next to him, Wu Dingguo said softly with a bit of surprise on his face.
"The Inspector is so sure. Even if I give him a reminder, he will still betray him?"
"Zhong Liang has been with me for no shorter time than Fan Chong. Even now, I still can't believe that he is the concubine that the supervisor said."
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"Well, I understand the Governor's thoughts, but we'll just wait and see."
Su Qi'an didn't say anything clearly. He showed a playful smile with a bit of mystery, then turned and left.
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As Su Qi'an and Wu Dingguo jointly issued orders, the county guards and Zhong Liang began to mobilize.
In less than half a day, everyone gathered in Haizhou City left one after another. This time, at least it could be seen from the faces that they were not as lonely as before, but it was not as if they had found a backbone. At least they had some goals.
Less than half an hour after many county guards left, Su Qi'an and Xie Cang left with the Dongshan and Split Mountain troops in a swaggering manner as Wu Dingguo saw him off.
Not long after Su Qi'an left, a logistics team escorting grain and grass followed, with Zhong Liang in charge.
Although the purpose of this trip was different from Su Qi'an's, Zhong Liang also knew the importance of escorting grain and grass on this trip.
To be honest, his expression was tense and not careless at all.
As the three parties set off, the battle on the front line in Qingchong and Zuohai counties lasted for about an hour. The nearly 40,000 troops assembled received the clarion call to retreat and began to retreat alternately.
Watching the retreat of the Dongzhou soldiers, the most exciting thing was the pirates and Japanese pirates who occupied the two counties of Qingchong and Zuohai.
Even though they occupied these two counties and cities, it was extremely difficult to defend them in the past few days.
Because it was a surprise attack, they did not have many troops, and they occupied it for less than half a day. They then began to divide their forces and sneak attack the hidden granary on the front line.
Therefore, it was basically impossible to take many people in the city as hostages. They could only take advantage of Wu Dingguo and the others before they could react, attack quickly, loot wildly, and then quickly return to the occupied county.
Fortunately, the men sent out succeeded in the sneak attack on the granary, which delayed Wu Dingguo's gathering of troops for several days. By the time they gathered 40,000 soldiers to attack, the base camp on Zhoushan Island in the rear had already dispatched follow-up troops.
In total, there are a total of 20,000 people. Although these 20,000 people are not many, they account for nearly half of the troops on Zhoushan Island, and Wu Dingguo only has 50,000 troops.
Moreover, these 50,000 people cannot all be gathered in one place. They have to be divided among nine counties. In order to prevent their harassment all year round, it is still very difficult to gather them in a short time.
The sneak attack was successful this time because their granary was burned down. Otherwise, it would not have been possible to give them enough time to send troops ashore in a steady stream.
The main reason why the base camp did not hesitate to send 40 to 50 thousand people ashore collectively was because they were afraid that Wu Dingguo might accidentally raid his hometown.
After all, in addition to 50,000 land soldiers, Wu Dingguo also had 20,000 naval troops.
If they really wanted to all go ashore, the navy would raid their hometown and attack them from both front and back, so they would make dumplings.
In order to leave a way out for themselves, half of the troops must be left on the island. They must not repeat the mistakes of the useless wastes in Yuezhou.
Sufficient troops were left in the rear base camp, but the pirates and Japanese pirates occupying the two counties and cities were having a hard time.
Although the fierce attacks in the past few days caused a certain amount of damage to the Dongzhou soldiers and lost seven to eight thousand people, their losses were also not small.
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Due to the high thickness of the city wall, three to four thousand people were killed and wounded. If the battle continued, they didn't know whether these Dongzhou soldiers would be able to survive, but they would probably be done.
Fortunately, under the leadership of their commander-in-chief, Jiro Sakai, they have been resisting until now, waiting for the withdrawal of these Toshu soldiers.
If it weren't for the fact that they had too few troops, they would have gone out of town to fight back.
The evacuation of Dongzhou soldiers made these pirates a little confused, but in less than half a day, the news about their evacuation came as soon as possible.
Zuohai County.
A large group of people were sitting around, all of them dressed differently and even had different hairstyles.
Most of the clothes looked like Fuso Ronin, especially the middle-aged man sitting at the front. He was half naked, with an obvious scar on his face, a long knife hanging on his waist, and his hair shaved. Only a section of hair remains on the back of his head.
Without saying a word, but making people feel a little scared, this person is none other than Jiro Sakai, the pirate group and the commander-in-chief of the sneak attack.
This person has a very high status in the pirate group and is the second in command, second only to Yamashita Isamu.
Speaking of which, this person can be considered a ruthless person. He was originally a fisherman from Fuso. Twenty years ago, he followed the village elders on a fishing trip. Unfortunately, he was robbed by a pirate group and was left behind.
He was just a small soldier in the pirate group, but he was different from the others. He was a brave man who dared to fight. Every time he led people to rob, even if they encountered a fight between Daliang officers and soldiers, he would be the first to rush.
With this fierceness, he was slowly promoted in the pirate group, and it took him more than ten years to climb to the second-in-command position of the group.
This position was followed step by step by the bones of countless innocent people from Great Liang.
And this man is not only ruthless, but also smart. He planned this raid.
Although the price paid was high, it was still captured by him. This time, it was also his order to hold on.
He was sure that the attacking Dongzhou soldiers would withdraw soon, not for anything else but their food and grass, especially the one hundred thousand stones of food and grass they burned. Sakai Jiro was even more sure that the Dongzhou soldiers would not be able to hold out for long.
As long as they survive it, this is the first and most important step to take Dongzhou.
The news that came in coincided with his judgment. Everyone in the mansion was flattering Jiro Sakai and bragging about his magical plan.
But Jiro Sakai, who was sitting in the first place, was not dizzy by the boast in his ears. He looked indifferent and snorted coldly, and the excitement in the mansion instantly subsided.
Everyone is still quite afraid of Jiro Sakai. After all, this man will kill anyone he says he doesn't agree with.
Seeing everyone's silence, Jiro Sakai said in an awkward sarcastic way.
"Everyone has contributed to this retreat. When it is completed, I will definitely report your achievements. Your contribution is great."
"However, now is not the time to claim credit and brag. You should know that the court of Great Liang sent an inspector. According to my understanding, this inspector is incredible. During the Yuezhou War last year, our partners were the ones who were captured. He destroyed it."
"Now he is heading towards Qingchong County with his men and horses. It seems that he is going to attack and capture it. Everyone, tell me what to do."
In fact, it didn't take Jiro Sakai to tell them that they had heard about Su Qi'an, the inspector appointed by the Great Liang court.
The banditry in Yuezhou was put down because of his hand. This man is also a ruthless character.
If Yuezhou's troops had not been wiped out in last year's war, why would they have fought so hard?
At first, the pirate group planned to occupy and expand its territory bit by bit by stalking Yuezhou, and they coordinated in Dongzhou, but in the end some bullshit Dongshanhou appeared out of nowhere.
Not only did they defeat their partners in Yuezhou, but they also directly eliminated them. The number of people who escaped from Yuezhou was only a few thousand.
They almost severely damaged their pirate group. If they hadn't adjusted their tactics in time, quickly gathered, and retreated to Zhoushan Island, there would have been no time for them to make a comeback. They might have been wiped out together last year.
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