"pass!"
After listening to Wang Chengen's words, Chongzhen narrowed his eyes and said lightly.
A few breaths later, a tired-looking Li Ruolian entered Dongnuan Pavilion. After bowing, he handed over a memorial: "Your Majesty, something happened over there in Zhejiang.
At nine o'clock on August 18, the third year of Chongzhen, a group of Japanese pirates attacked Linshan Town, Yao County! "
"Linshan?"
Listening to Li Ruolian's report, Chongzhen frowned: "I remember that there was a Linshan Guard stationed in Linshan. Are they so courageous?"
"Your Majesty, you have a good memory! Linshan Guard was established by Xin Guogong Tang He and was one of the three guards and five guards in Shaoxing Prefecture. After being reorganized by the famous anti-Japanese general Qi Jiguang, the Linshan Guard became extremely powerful.
However, after General Qi was transferred away, the guard began to weaken, and its combat strength could only be considered average. However, after Shangyu was attacked the year before last, the Yanshan Guards went to Shaoxing to guard, and by the way, they practiced the three guards and five of them, and their combat strength was somewhat restored.
If it were normal times, the Japanese pirates would certainly not dare to be so arrogant.
But since Fusang began to retaliate and harass the coast, Linshan Guards had to defend several surrounding towns, and their forces were scattered.
The incident happened suddenly, it was early in the morning, and the people in the city were sleeping soundly. Although the two hundred households station and the guards directly under the guard station who were left behind struggled to resist and called for help,
But when the reinforcements arrived, more than 800 people in Linshan Town were killed, more than 200 of them were burned to death, and more than 100 houses were burned.
After the war, according to the accounts of the captured Japanese pirates, there were 369 Japanese pirates in total during the attack. The Guards only found 133 corpses of Japanese pirates, and the rest all fled.
What is even more troublesome is that many of these Japanese pirates have sneaked into the Ming Dynasty for more than ten years. They slaughtered some remote and scattered people and pretended to be local people.
Lu Shaohua, the commander of the Zhejiang capital, went to Yao County in person and mobilized the four guards of Changguo, Guanhai, Linshan and Dinghai to encircle Yao County.
However, the geographical location of Linshan Town is very special. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides in the east, south and west, including Miaoshan, Luojiashan, Jimingshan, Fuchuanshan, Xijiashan, Xingshan, Maoshan, Niutunshan and other mountains. ten miles;
To the north is Hangzhou Bay, and there are many lakes in the territory, including Ruqiu Lake, Yuzhi Lake, Qianjin Lake and other rivers. This is one of the main reasons why this group of Japanese pirates chose to attack Linshan Town. "
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Chongzhen's dull expression finally changed. More than 800 people died again, and he couldn't bear it anymore.
"If you kill one of my Daming people, I will kill a hundred of your Fusang people. I will keep this account in mind for you!"
"Your Majesty, there is another strange thing!"
Seeing the emperor's anger, Li Ruolian's voice became a little lower: "According to court regulations, when such a situation occurs, it should be reported by the prefect of Shaoxing or the commander of the Linshan Guards. But before I came, I went to the General Affairs Department to check, and there was no Shaoxing report." memorial."
"There are only two explanations for this situation. One is that it is still on the way, but the Jinyiwei can send it back, which means that there is no problem at the stations along the way.
Excluding this situation, it means that there is something wrong with the information transmitted and it was robbed midway.
I estimate that this situation is relatively large, and it is probably the work of Japanese pirates. Taking away the information will give them enough time and opportunity to escape. "
"Humph, it's a good idea, but it's a pity..."
Chongzhen snorted coldly.
The words were not finished, but Li Ruolian understood.
It's a pity that they didn't know that when the emperor was in Korea, he gave the commander of the coastal guard station a secret order to attack Japanese pirates directly without asking for information.
What's more, they didn't know that the emperor's new rule stipulated that whenever there was a war, the local government and the Jinyi Guards should deliver the battle report in duplicate. They were afraid that this kind of problem would arise.
"This is just your guess. You still need to check it out to see where the problem lies. If it's the Japanese pirates who took it away, that's it. If it's the problem of local bandits or postmen, then it will be cut down."
"I have sent an order to Lu Shaohua, the commander of Zhejiang Province. No matter how many guard posts he mobilizes, this group of Japanese pirates must be captured alive and under strict supervision."
"Let Ren Peng, who is in prison, go to Yao County in person and interrogate him carefully. I always feel that this matter is a bit strange.
The guards of the coastal states have been mobilized. At this time, the Japanese pirates are not hiding honestly, so why are they taking the initiative to attack? It’s not a good way to die even if you want to!
Squeeze out all the information and then delay them to comfort the souls of the people in Linshan! "
"I sent an order to the prefect of Shaoxing to compensate the dead people, rebuild their houses, etc., and try their best to appease the people!
In addition, those Lijia chiefs who were lurking in the Japanese pirates' areas were put on death row and interrogated strictly. The common people did not even know that they were pretending to be the Japanese pirates. They simply deserved to die. "
An order was sent to all the governments along the coast to conduct strict inspections. If any suspicious persons are found, they will be arrested directly, but they are not allowed to torture. They will wait for the confessions of this group of Japanese pirates in Linshan! "
After giving several orders in succession, Chongzhen thought for a while: "When will Hong Chengchou return to Beijing?"
"Fu Zonglong and Dingyou have just finished their work and have rushed to Guyuan from their hometown. The rush and handover, as well as the time for Hong Chengchou to return to Beijing, will take at least one and a half to two months, which is expected to be at the end of October!"
"Send a message to Hong Chengchou and bring Du Yinxi back with him when he comes back!"
After the explanation, he continued to ask: "Is there any news from Fuso? What's going on with Tokugawa Iemitsu? Is there any news about the master of war and art of war named Miyamoto Musashi?"
"Your Majesty, we don't have it for the time being. We can still use six hundred miles to rush in the Ming Dynasty, but there is no way in Fusang.
In addition, after we attacked Nijo Castle, many checkpoints were added in various places. It is already the limit to be able to send hundreds of miles in one day. Even if there is news over there, it will take more than half a month to deliver it once."
"Okay, if there are forces at Fuso, report immediately. Focus on the Japanese pirates along the coast and closely monitor the Dutch and Spanish stationed in Taiwan!"
"I resign!"
After Li Ruolian withdrew, Chongzhen sighed deeply, and then his eyes were filled with coldness: "I have never hated a certain ethnic group, but you have disgusted me again and again.
Since you all want to die, then I will help you. Just wait, after the spring begins, I will have to completely cripple you! "
Chongzhen stood with his hands behind his hands and looked to the southeast through the window, as if he wanted to see clearly what was happening in Fusang across the void.
At this moment, in a palace in Nishinomaru northwest of Nijo Castle in Edo, Kyoto, Tokugawa Iemitsu gathered with several ministers and daimyo worth more than 10,000 stones.
Tokugawa Iemitsu's legs were still wrapped in gauze, and his eyes were full of exhaustion. Although the Ming army burned Nijo Castle and caused heavy casualties to the ministers, it also allowed him to completely control Fuso.
But before he had time to enjoy this feeling of power, the Ming army's revenge came.
The Ming navy entrenched in the Korean Strait began to sail along the coastlines of Kyushu Island, Honshu Island, and Shikoku Island.
Small boats were directly knocked over, and large ships were directly sunk. Even if they were parked in the port, the Ming Navy would not spare them, either smashing them to pieces or directly burning them.
Over the past few months, we have counted more than 100 large ships, more than 300 medium-sized ships, and at least 3,000 small ships, with thousands of casualties.
The most important thing is that the Ming army is very cunning and makes counterattacks from time to time.
They thought they would continue along the coastline, but they came back the next day and sank the merchant ship they wanted to take advantage of to transport cargo again.
