The Commander's Mansion on Pi Island was the General Military Mansion during Mao Wenlong's time.
After the Tiger Flag occupied Phi Island, the General Military Mansion was changed to the Commander's Mansion. This was originally the largest and best-built mansion on the island. Now, two adjacent directions in the Commander's Mansion have been opened up and turned into a meeting place. room.
"General Li has sent you. The other captains have already arrived." A messenger standing guard outside the gate of the commander-in-chief's mansion saw Li Zhao rushing back and hurriedly invited people in.
The officers and soldiers of Dongjiang Town who sneaked into Pidao were repelled by the new soldiers and the Tiger Flag soldiers guarding outside before they even got close to the mansion where the Commander's Mansion is located. Therefore, the Commander's Mansion did not suffer any damage and everything was peaceful. It's the same as usual, except there are many more guards inside.
Li Zhao was taken to the door of the conference room. The messenger stopped and stayed outside the door with the guards who had followed Li Zhao. Only Li Zhao was allowed to go in alone.
Opening the door, Li Zhao walked in.
The messenger outside the door quickly closed the door of the conference room again.
"Sorry, I'm late." Li Zhao apologized to everyone in the conference room, then walked to the seat next to Zheng Tie and sat down.
Zheng Tie, who was sitting on the main seat, let out a slight cough and said, "Okay, everyone is here. Let's start the meeting now and the secretary will take notes."
There were two scribes sitting near the wall of the conference room, specializing in recording and filing the meeting contents.
"Everyone should know what happened tonight. Now let me talk about the losses." Zheng Tie opened a notebook at hand and read, "Twenty-five people on our side were killed, including 21 recruits and four combatants. Soldiers, thirty-two were injured, five soldiers and sailors were missing, and one warship was damaged."
"After that, let's talk about the losses suffered by the invading enemy."
"The invading enemies were mainly the officers and soldiers stationed in Tieshan of Dongjiang Town and some ships of the Denglai Navy. Among them, three enemy ships were destroyed and two were captured by our side. The number of enemy officers, soldiers, casualties, and prisoners was several. The statistics have not been completed yet, and the preliminary calculation is that there are no less than 500 people. The detailed number needs to be searched after dawn to confirm the number."
As he said that, he put down the notebook in his hand and said immediately: "As a commander, I must first reflect on myself about this sneak attack. I defeated the Denglai Navy during the day, but I neglected to take precautions and gave the enemy a chance to sneak attack. Fortunately, Our patrol on the island discovered the invading enemy in time, otherwise the losses this time would not be more than what we see right now."
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He slammed the table with his palm and said angrily: "Although the guards on the island resisted the sneak attack and defeated the enemy, they lost a warship due to negligence at sea."
"The responsibility this time lies with me. After I won the battle with the Denglai Navy, I did not wait for the first time to take precautions and gave the enemy a chance to sneak attack." Zheng Chao stood up from his seat and said in front of everyone Admit your mistake.
Not only him, but also the captains of several warships all lowered their heads, especially the heads of the damaged warships that were almost buried in their chests.
"Sit down first." Zheng Tie pressed his hand towards Zheng Chao, then looked at the people in front of him and said, "The responsibility is not on him alone. We all are responsible for this sneak attack, because we were all careless and thought Dongjiang The Ming army in the town is nothing more than this, if it changes hands, they will give us a blow in the head."
As a military judge, Li Zhao continued Zheng Chao's words and said: "The commander is right. After we arrived, we first captured Pi Island, and then defeated the Denglai Navy at sea. The army has taken it seriously. Now they have taught us a lesson, and it will also give you a long memory, so that everyone will not think that the boss is the second child, and you are the third child. You are looked down upon by everyone. Now you have suffered a loss. I am sorry for you. It can also be regarded as a warning, don’t look down on anyone. Dongjiang Town has been able to deal with counterfeit gold for so long. They must learn from this lesson and strive not to make such mistakes in the future. Otherwise, this time It’s Dongjiang Town, and the ones who come next time may be slave thieves.”
As the two top generals on Pi Island, they took turns reprimanding the people in front of them. Gu plaque
"Commander, General Li, we know we were wrong and are willing to accept punishment, but before being punished, we hope that the commander and General Li can give us a chance and allow us to lead the attack on Tieshan, capture Tieshan, and wash away the shame on us." Zheng Chao looked at Li Zhao and Zheng Tie and said.
Others in the conference room also agreed and wanted to send troops to attack Tieshan.
Zheng Tie was silent and tapped his fingers lightly on the table.
After a while, he said: "Since you all want to wash away your shame, I will give you this opportunity. However, if you fail this time, go back to Dajuan Island to farm."
"Don't worry, Commander. Even if my subordinates die in Iron Mountain, they will definitely capture Iron Mountain." Zheng Chao promised, patting his chest.
Zheng Tie glanced at him sideways and said jokingly: "If you, a captain of a warship, die on Tieshan Mountain, you will only die in the sea unless you become a prisoner of Dongjiang Town."
"Even if my subordinates and the sailors on the ship get off the ship, they can still fight like soldiers." Zheng Chao said loudly.
Zheng Tie laughed and scolded: "Okay, okay, keep your voice down. There are so many war captains here. Even if we land for a landing, you won't be the captain of a warship."
"Yes, you are not needed. Our 1,000-man team can go ashore and fight the Ming army in Tieshan." The captain of the 1,000-man team sitting at the bottom said.
Zheng Tie looked at him and said: "You can't go to Tieshan. We still need to continue to increase the number of new recruits. You need to stay and train the new recruits. This time, the 3,000-man team will go to Tieshan."
"There are many recruits in the 3,000-man team. Isn't it too dangerous for them to attack Iron Mountain? It's better to let the 1,000-man team go to Iron Mountain!" said the captain of the 1,000-man team.
Zheng Tie said: "It is because there are many new soldiers in the 3000-man team that they need to go to Tieshan to fight this battle. Is it possible that a team of more than 1,000 people would not dare even the hundreds of officers and soldiers stationed in Tieshan? Do you want to fight? If that's the case, why are you training these new soldiers? I'll just write a letter to the lord and ask for reinforcements."
"Don't worry, Commander, our 3,000-man team is guaranteed to capture Iron Mountain." The captain of the 3,000-man team assured loudly, while not forgetting to glance at the captain of the 1,000-man team.
Zheng Tie made the final decision: "It's decided. This time, the 3,000-man team will attack Tieshan, and the warships will be led by you, Zheng Chao."
"yes."
Zheng Chao and the captain of the 3000th Team agreed at the same time.
"I will lead the team." Li Zhao said to Zheng Tie, "As soon as you come back, you will stay on the island. This time I will be the leader of the attack on Tieshan."
Zheng Tie thought for a while and said, "That's fine. You, the military judge, will keep an eye on the two of them. At the same time, I will send two more brigades of soldiers as backup, so that reinforcements can be made at any time."
"Okay." Li Zhao nodded.
