Although there was a shortage of doctors and medicines here, Dai Sigong used his magic skills with silver needles, and none of the sick and sick women who were tortured were in danger of life. It's just that few of these women followed the doctor's orders to let them rest. When they saw the soldiers cooking rice, some women immediately took over the cooking job. After the sergeants set up their marching tents, they rushed to help them make their beds and fold their quilts, and fetch water and wash clothes. They seemed to have no time to spare for a moment.
I want to use this move to express my gratitude to my compatriots.
"Hey, don't tell me, the food cooked by women is better than the food cooked by the soldiers!" Zhu Xi took a mouthful of porridge and rice by the campfire and praised loudly. When marching outside, eating and sleeping with soldiers is the most basic of basics, even for princes like them. In the future, they will almost have to go to the frontier to lead troops under their vassal. This basic method of leading troops was taught by their own father himself. If they dared to turn on a small stove while marching, Lao Zhu would definitely skin them if he found out.
Fortunately, they had been tortured by Xu Xingzu, the royal cook in the palace, since they were young. Although the food in the army was difficult to swallow, it was not impossible to eat it. Today I suddenly ate this mouthful of military rations carefully cooked by the women, which was quite surprising.
"Women's craftsmanship is indeed more delicate than that of men like us!"
Chang Mao has come back. When he first came back, he was covered in blood and had a few more heads on his waist. Zhu Su was originally worried that he would scare those poor women, but unexpectedly found that those women saw that Chang Mao was wearing a "bald head" on his waist, and there was no fear in their eyes, only the pleasure of getting their revenge.
Fujiwara, on the other hand, seemed very cowed. Among those women, there were some that he had humiliated before. But those women looked at the Japanese pirate heads hanging around his waist, knowing full well that they did not choose to take action in the end.
Since this person has become His Highness's lackey, they will not put His Highness in trouble.
At this time, Chang Mao drank a mouthful of porridge and rice. He was only wearing a single piece of clothing. The blood-soaked shirt and armor had already been washed by the women. He turned his head, looked at the group of Japanese women huddled in the darkness over there, and asked Zhu Su, "What should we do with those people?"
"Nothing else to do, just fend for yourself." Zhu Su said coldly. Those Japanese women helped their husbands and allowed these poor Ming women to live in the cellar with no clothes on and no food to eat... none of them was innocent.
"Your Highness." In the darkness, Sanniangzi walked over with a serious face, holding a broken jar in her hand.
They already knew the status of the princes of Zhu Su and the others, and at first they were going to kneel down and kowtow to Zhu Su, Zhu Chong and others. But he was firmly rejected by Zhu Su and Zhu Di. And because Zhu Su affectionately called them sister, they also called Zhu Su "your highness."
"Sister Sanniangzi? What's the matter? What is that you are holding in your hand?"
"These are the relics of some sisters who died in the cellar." Sanniangzi explained. "The environment in the cellar was difficult, and many sisters died there."
"After their death, their bodies are often thrown directly into the sea by Japanese pirates. Therefore, before they die, they will secretly leave relics in the hope that their souls will attach to the relics and return to their hometowns in the future."
Speaking of this, Sanniangzi closed her eyes and held back the tears that were about to burst out of her eyes. She turned to Yao Guangxiao who was beside Zhu Su and said: "Just now, the daughter of the people saw that this master seemed to be a Buddhist, so she wanted to be brave. Can you Please ask this master to save our dead sisters so that their spirits in heaven can know that they have escaped from suffering..."
"I see." Zhu Su stood up and bowed to the jar. When Zhu Xi and Zhu Di saw this, they quickly stood up. Yao Guangxiao, Chang Mao, Di Meng, Cao Yuan, Shao Biao, Ru Taisu, etc. also stood up and bowed their hands to the jar.
"Monk, go ahead and do it," Zhu Su said. "Remember to be sincere, these are my Chinese sisters, don't let their souls be disturbed."
"Amitabha, it is my duty as a poor monk." Yao Guangxiao's expression has never been so serious. He took the jar solemnly, then took the jar and found an empty room to chant sutras and go to salvation.
"This monk... looks like a real monk today." Zhu Su looked at Yao Guangxiao's back and felt that Yao Guangxiao today was very different from usual.
"Brother Chang, how is the defense arrangement? Have all the Japanese pirates on the island been eliminated?" Zhu Su asked Chang Mao under the firelight.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, it's all done." Chang Mao nodded. "Fujiwara is really dedicated. If there are any bushes or caves on the island where people can hide, he will take our people to kill them."
"I guess there are no Japanese pirates on this island... But I heard that there are still some small groups of Japanese pirates on the nearby sea. In our opinion, we need to wipe out those small groups of Japanese pirates as well."
"Yeah." Zhu Su nodded. "Let's take them out to sea early tomorrow morning. Fujiwara's words seem trustworthy now. Those small groups of Japanese pirates should not be able to fight against us."
"After the nearby Japanese pirates have been wiped out, we will divide our troops into two groups here. First, we will separate a group of people to protect Mr. Gao and Fujiwara, and then transfer to the Japanese country. We will take these sisters back to Suzhou and ask the prefect of Wei Find their families and place them there..."
"Although there are no major enemies, we still need to set up sentries to patrol at night to coordinate the military's important mission." At this time, Zhu Di reminded. "Don't give the thief a chance by underestimating him."
Chang Mao nodded and laughed. "Don't worry, Fourth Highness, we have already thought of this."
"We have set up rotating sentries on all sides of the beach. We have agreed to sound the alarm with horns and keep the wind going all night. We have also deployed troops on all sides of the beach. If any bandit dares to go to the island to attack at night, he will regret being born with us. to this world!”
Zhu Su and Zhu Di both nodded. Although Chang Mao looked rough and arrogant, he still had some basic caution due to his family background.
A few people relaxed and ate and drank by the campfire. When the night was dark, the three brothers squatted beside the campfire in a daze. Zhu Di said with emotion: "The night in the sea is indeed completely silent."
"I have never been able to go to sea in my life. Only then did I realize that there is a different scenery in the sea than on land."
Zhu Su knew that he was lamenting the life of "Emperor Yongle". The current "Zhu Di" had more different experiences than the "Emperor Yongle" in later generations. Zhu Feng smiled and said, "You are so young, but you already have a lot of emotions in your life."
"But the sea is indeed quieter than on land. It's just too quiet. It would be better if there were more noises..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhu Su, Zhu Xi, and Zhu Di were all startled when they suddenly heard a rapid neighing sound from the west. "Wha... what's the sound?" Zhu Xi was stunned.
"It's an enemy attack!" Zhu Su and Zhu Di stood up quickly, and the originally silent camp suddenly became agitated. Zhu Su'er heard the faint sound of handover of weapons coming from the west, and quickly ordered loudly: "Where is King Wu's guard!"
"The general is here!" Di Meng, Chang Mao and others have already emerged from the camp. Qin Wangwei and Zheng Guogong's personal soldiers are still gathering. Wu Wangwei, who has always been trained according to military training standards, has already assembled instantly. Zhu Su was about to order Di Meng to lead people to the west for reinforcements, but suddenly he heard horn warning sounds from the east and south directions.
"What's going on? Could it be that we are surrounded?" Chang Mao was shocked.
"How is that possible?" Zhu Su was also stunned. Three parties cooperated to land and encircle the enemy at night when they could not see their hands, which involved a lot of command knowledge and tactical qualities. This could not be accomplished by a small group of Japanese pirates uniting together.
Could it be that there are actually a large number of thieves on this sea that have not yet been cleared?
(End of chapter)
