The Ming Dynasty's fear of Japanese pirates was not because of how powerful the Japanese pirates were, but because of the corruption of the Ming Dynasty and the appallingly low combat effectiveness of the army itself!
Everyone who joins the army wants to make some money, and in their eyes, the safety of the family and the country is not as practical as a small home and a stove.
Isn't it crazy to throw your life away in a bloody battle with the Japanese?
After all, it’s not my home that the Japanese are robbing?
But after the Yu Jiajun and Qi Jiajun came, the Japanese seemed not to be so fierce. After several years of raids, there was no sign of the Japanese in mainland China.
Of course there was the factor of the Longqing switch, but the Japanese were really afraid of being beaten. It turned out that the Han people in the Ming Dynasty were not cowards, they just didn't want to fight. Even if they put their lives together, the total number of Japanese on the entire island was not enough for the Han people to take a serious look at. !
When people in the Song Dynasty went to war, they were afraid of four-legged animals, especially the kind that even animals wore iron armor. They were afraid to the core. If you encounter someone who walks on the same two legs, you can search the entire world and find no one who can match the Song Dynasty warriors!
I heard that we were going to fight the Japanese, so everyone copied their own equipment and ran away more actively than anyone else. Why, because the Japanese were so thin!
Standing on the ground with a pair of wooden clogs, these monkeys are less than 1.5 meters tall, which is half an inch short of the proverbial five feet. This height is only a little taller than the children of the Song Dynasty. When adults hit children, Who wouldn't?
Although these soldiers in the southern part of the Song Dynasty rarely fought, it did not mean that they did not have equipment. How terrifying a well-equipped soldier is. Liang Chuan's men borrowed a few sets of equipment from Si Fangxing. It can be said that even if they don't hit the vital parts, they can stand there and let the opponent chop them for a long time without causing any real damage.
On the other hand, the Japanese on the opposite side, their Japanese knives are sharp, but they mostly wear leather armor and leather armor, and they can't find two kilograms of iron. Many of them come here wearing rags, almost like refugees from the mountains. !
With these differences, who would take these monkeys seriously?
Not many soldiers want to fight, except for those who are profitable. Where is Qingyuan? It is the most wealthy place in the southeast. The land is full of gold. Every household has countless private banks. When the war breaks out, Who among these soldiers would not take advantage of the chaos and make a fortune?
Even in a place with lax military discipline like Longhai, as soon as they heard that Qingyuan was a bargain, more than 500 people came back immediately. They were not stupid. They went there not to fight for their lives, but to make money!
Qiu Ba’s true nature.
If Liang Chuan knew that these birdmen thought this way, he would not invite these tigers and wolves to Qingyuan even if they were killed. The great situation he had finally created might be ruined in one day!
Liang Chuan showed the fish talisman, borrowed nearly 800 troops and horses from Guo Can, and joined forces to quickly march towards Qingyuan.
Guo Can didn't know Liang Chuan, and he didn't know when there was such a young general in the road. The generals who guarded several state capitals would go to the road to check in almost every year and get to know the superiors, but they never did. I have met Liang Chuan.
But they already knew each other.
Tongan and Qingyuan are at loggerheads. If even an important town like Qingyuan is breached, then Tongan is not far behind!
When they dispatched troops this time, neither of them informed the magistrate that there was a fish talisman for dispatching troops from above. If they informed these civil servants, it would be a stumbling block. It would be even more thankless then, because neither side could afford to offend.
If you offend the prefect, you can only wear a pair of small shoes when you come back. If you offend the one with the fish charm, you may come back as a headless corpse. They will still weigh which one is more serious!
Along the way, I thought of Yang Lin complaining. At that time, he was also a passionate young man like Xin Wubing. He wanted to devote himself to the country with passion, but later he suffered from more than a load of money and wore small shoes that were as big as a mountain. The mountain is so high, so he has also become corrupted. He spends all his time wandering around, and is basically a useless person.
Qingyuan is his longing place.
Among them was a senior cadre named Gao Gan, who followed Liang Chuan to Bianjing. Now he has become a mythical figure like them in Qiu Bazhong. A young general who is considered to be at the bottom of the Song Dynasty system. After several years of hard work, he actually got under the emperor's feet and guarded the emperor's gate!
They didn't know the experience of the high-ranking cadre. It turned out that he was also a bastard. He just ate and waited for death every day. He had no bright spots or skills, but he was such a thing. He was able to make great progress in the past few years, all the way to the imperial city. Come on, if this isn’t the idol of these people, what is it?
It was damn hard for a warrior to get ahead during the Taiping years. The high-ranking cadres just seized the opportunity to pacify the rebels. This time, Yang Lin wouldn't let this opportunity slip away no matter what he said!
Liang Chuan did not dare to delay. The group of people passed through Guanqiao Town and headed north. They could already see the overview of Qingyuan County in the distance!
An ancient city that has lasted for hundreds of years, a gorgeous place that brought together the wealth of the entire East, turned into a purgatory on earth in just a few days!
Still dozens of miles away, you can see the flames rising from the largest port in the East, accompanied by a thunderous roar!
This geomantic treasure land that Liangchuan has devoted countless efforts to is now being ruthlessly ravaged by outside thieves and bandits, crying and roaring!
Enemy gunpowder came in like crazy!
This fire is not caused by burning, but the burning that accompanies a pack of gunpowder blowing up a house! Gunpowder is extremely destructive, and it takes no effort to go crazy when facing these houses with civil structures!
A pack of gunpowder can destroy half a street, and then many flames will rise, causing the ancient city to be engulfed in flames!
Su Wei and the others must have come too, because Liang Chuan could see the black barrels on the huge warship firing cannons non-stop!
Artillery does not distinguish between friend and foe. It has only one mission, which is to destroy!
While killing the enemy, the artillery will also take away many buildings!
The more stalemate the war gets, the more seriously the city will be damaged!
Seeing the devastation everywhere, Liang Chuan's heart seemed to be bleeding!
Liang Chuan couldn't hesitate for a moment. He couldn't allow anyone to trample on his hard work. At this moment, his physical strength was about to burst out with violent energy. If this dead demon fell into his hands, he would definitely regret it. Come to this world!
Liang Chuan led more than a thousand people and rushed along the Sun River to the Linzhang Gate in the south. The city tower was full of traces of artillery fire. Seeing so many sergeants downstairs, the soldiers guarding the city were worried. It’s on the throat!
The person guarding the city is none other than Gao Chun, an old acquaintance of Liang Chuan!
He, a government official, was temporarily sent to the top of the city to assist in defense!
Before the two old acquaintances could chat, Gao Chun used a crossbow to greet this old friend! Gao Chun didn't care who came, he didn't expect that someone would come to save them in such a desperate situation. In his opinion, these people were the pirates who suddenly attacked on the sea!
Liang Chuan is entering the city, and so are the pirates!
The two groups of people were extremely jealous when they met.
The equipment of these pirates is inferior to that of Guo Can and Yang Lin's regular army. They are like a bunch of refugees who have robbed weapons. They are enemies to everyone they see. This makes them easy to recognize. It goes without saying that they will immediately Get started!
As soon as the pirates entered Qingyuan, the group went completely crazy. The docks at the port were full of goods. They ran into any house on the street and found good things. If they rummaged around, they could find a few taels of gold.
The ideals of pirates are not limited to being pirates, they also have ambitions, and they also desire wealth and women! It's just that their conditions restrict them from committing crimes at sea. If the time comes, these pirates will immediately transform into murderers on land, where they can rob even more violently!
With hundreds of years of accumulation, countless wealth has gathered in this land. It is even worse than Jinling, which was destroyed by the Japanese invaders. When the pirates saw this beautiful and rich world, they went crazy. They were eager to destroy everything so as not to take advantage of others!
Weiyuan Tower, the one who is so majestic and humble! After breaking into Quanzhou Prefecture, they discovered that Quanzhou Prefecture, which was the most heavily defended, was just a paper tiger. It was captured so easily. After looking through everyone's pockets, they found all kinds of treasures inside!
Although Murong Chao felt sorry for the destruction of Quanzhou Mansion, he couldn't build it without destroying it. If he didn't capture Quanzhou Mansion first, nothing would happen! He even said that as long as Quanzhou Prefecture is captured, these beasts will plunder for three days!
Three days! Everyone's eyes were bloodshot, and the blood was boiling in their bodies!
When the Qing soldiers attacked Jinling, they made such a promise. Once they captured Jinling, they would rob it for three days. I don't know how much wealth they robbed. Anyway, Zeng Guofan kept a low profile later on and was jealous of the court.
The ability to openly rob and ignore military discipline is the most tempting thing for soldiers, because at this moment they are no longer humans, but beasts.
This group of people cannot call this person.
The group of people under Murong Chao were extremely chaotic. In order to achieve his goals, he sought help from too many people. Rebellion relied on hard power. You want to borrow a chicken to lay eggs, but you don't know that you are helping others to make wedding dresses. !
The pirates just had a carnival outside the port, and everyone made a lot of money. What made them covetous was the infinite wealth in the city, and they desperately wanted to rush in! One attack and one defense, the two groups of people met outside Linzhang Gate!
Rivers of blood!
Qin Jing pulled out a combined spear. The spear was invincible when opened wide. Sun Shubo was even more bloodthirsty. The Japanese sword chopped Japanese people like vegetables. The two of them took the lead in charging into the enemy's formation, pretending that these enemies who were several times their size did not exist.
Yang Lin and Guo Can were both dumbfounded. They were still thinking about how to set up a military formation. When they saw this posture, they didn't hesitate and went straight in!
The effect of armor was revealed at this moment!
Although the regular army of the Song Dynasty was not large in number, this was the first time the pirates fought against them. They found that it was difficult to kill a soldier wearing armor, and they could not cause effective damage at all!
