Unlike the soldiers of the new army, the Jin Yiwei brought by Jiang Wei did not pursue them.
Their mission is not to participate in the war, but to protect the emperor's grandson.
No matter what the battle situation was, they always guarded Zhu Yunzhen's car.
It was getting dark.
But the weather was very nice, cloudless and moonlight shining.
Although the light is far less than during the day, it is enough.
This created very favorable conditions for the New Army to continue its pursuit.
In the night, sporadic gunshots continued to sound, accompanied by the faint flames spitting out from the muzzles of the guns, which soon became quiet again.
Discarded weapons and armor can be seen everywhere on the road.
In order to escape quickly, the Japanese pirate and his army of servants threw away everything they could.
Zhu Yunzhen didn't give them any chance to breathe. The new army kept chasing them and refused to let go.
As for himself, he took more than a hundred Jinyi guards and turned towards Jiaxing City.
This battle is won.
And he was really tired.
No matter what, I have to have a good sleep tonight.
…
In Jiaxing City.
Witnessing the complete collapse of the Japanese pirates and rebels, the soldiers on the city wall were first shocked into silence, and then they began to roar like a mountain and a tsunami.
Jiaxing City was defended.
No more worries about being slaughtered by Japanese pirates.
Witnessing hundreds of Ming troops easily defeating tens of thousands of Japanese pirates and rebels, everyone was deeply shocked.
The Ming Dynasty had such a heavenly army, so why did the Japanese pirates cause trouble?
But among the cheers, only the prefect Xu Dongjiang's face looked extremely ugly.
In the letter sent to him, Huang Zicheng specifically mentioned the new army trained by the emperor's grandson.
Huang Zicheng was extremely contemptuous of this army, saying that although the imperial court spent a lot of money on training this army, it was being messed up by His Highness Taisun.
Not only were the costumes weird, but they also had no armor, no bows and arrows, and no equipment including swords, spears, and axes. It was simply ridiculous.
As long as it goes to the battlefield, this army will definitely be defeated.
Unexpectedly, right under his nose, the new army seemed to stage a magic performance and achieved an incredible victory.
I originally thought that His Highness Taisun would suffer a defeat, but it ended like this?
With this battle, Zhu Yunxun's position in the court would be as stable as Mount Tai.
The position of crown prince can no longer be shaken.
But instead, he hated the commander of the Jin Yiwei and even offended the emperor's grandson.
What would be the consequences of refusing to let them enter the city just now?
At the time of panic, Jin Yiwei had already driven Zhu Yunzhen's car to the foot of Jiaxing City.
"His Royal Highness Taisun will lead the army to personally conquer the Japanese pirates. Please open the door quickly!"
Jiang Wei called the door again.
On the city wall, everyone's eyes were looking at the prefect.
After witnessing the miracle created by the army below, everyone believed that the army coming this time must be the personal army of His Highness Taisun.
After all, for such a powerful and terrifying army, the person commanding it must be extraordinary.
The identity of the emperor's grandson is very suitable.
Xu Dongjiang's expression changed again and again.
Before that, he could use the strong Japanese pirates to defend the city and refuse to open the door.
But now, this reason is no longer valid.
If you refuse again...then you are really going to rebel!
"Open the door and welcome His Royal Highness."
The city gate slowly opened, and Xu Dongjiang came out with a group of officials to greet him.
When they saw Zhu Yunzhen, all of them looked surprised.
Although I had known that the present His Majesty the Great Grandson was a seven-year-old child.
But when I actually saw him, I was still very shocked by his young age.
Before, we were far apart and couldn't see clearly.
Now that I'm in front of you, I can see clearly.
But just like this, a child was commanding hundreds of new troops, killing tens of thousands of Japanese pirates and rebels and fleeing.
This gave them a very absurd and bizarre feeling.
On the contrary, he felt more and more that the child in front of him was like a god and could not be treated with common sense, and he became more respectful towards him.
"Immediately send an order to all the soldiers and horses in Jiaxing City to leave the city immediately and pursue the Japanese pirates and bandits with all their strength."
After Zhu Yunzhen entered the city, he immediately gave the order without any unnecessary nonsense.
After four days of forced march, the new army was already at the end of its war effort.
Although the battle was won, the army must rest tonight and it is impossible to pursue them all night.
But it is impossible to just let the Japanese pirates and rebels go, and let this great opportunity go.
There are still many soldiers and horses in Jiaxing City.
If the Japanese pirates were to become powerful, they would certainly not be able to fight them. It would be good if they could rely on the power of the city wall to defend Jiaxing City.
But now, the Japanese pirates and rebels have long been defeated and their courage has been shattered. They are just going to pick the fruits of victory and harvest heads. The Ming army in Jiaxing City should be fully capable of doing this.
Moreover, Zhu Yunxuan still had another idea in mind.
The soldiers and civilians in the coastal areas were very afraid of Japanese pirates. Let them chase and kill the Japanese pirates' heads with their own hands, and watch the Japanese pirates flee in embarrassment with their own eyes, which was very useful in breaking this fear.
After all, the new army cannot be stationed here all the time.
With the Ming Dynasty's current productivity level, the production speed of guns and bullets would not be very fast, and it would be impossible to quickly equip the country's army.
Eliminating their fear will be of great benefit in preventing Japanese pirates in the future.
At least, you will no longer be frightened and lose your fighting spirit when you hear that Japanese pirates are coming.
really.
After Zhu Yunzhen gave the order, the eyes of several thousand households shone brightly.
There is no better opportunity to earn military glory than this.
The general army is very taboo about other armies coming to grab military glory.
Why do you want to steal the victory that you finally won?
It is not impossible that the two armies fought for this reason.
But His Highness Taisun just gave himself military merit!
It’s pie in the sky, who wouldn’t want it?
"As ordered, thank you, His Highness the Grand Sun!"
Several thousand families were overjoyed and immediately knelt down to thank him. Then they went out to prepare their troops and horses and chased the enemy.
Zhu Yunzhen looked at the prefect Xu Dongjiang on the side.
He suddenly felt an invisible pressure rushing towards him.
Obviously the grandson in front of him is just a young child.
But Xu Dongjiang felt like a dragon hovering in the sky, with its eyes staring at him.
Xu Dongjiang even became cautious when breathing.
This aspect is brought about by Zhu Yunxi's status.
On the other hand, it was because the miracle he had just led the new army to create was firmly imprinted in his mind.
Xu Dongjiang unconsciously developed a deep fear of Zhu Yunzhen.
"Tell me, why did Jiang Wei ask you to open the city gate, but you insisted not to open it? Do you want to put yourself to death?"
Zhu Yunzhen's voice sounded faintly.
Xu Dongjiang felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
He quickly knelt down in panic.
"Xiaoguan would never dare to have such an idea. It's just that as the magistrate of Jiaxing, Xiaguan has the important responsibility of guarding the city. He dare not let down the court and the people's expectations."
"Furthermore, I don't dare to say whether Mr. Jiang is really the commander of the Jinyi Guards, let alone whether His Highness Taisun has arrived at the city and whether he is a fake Japanese pirate."
"In case of fraud, the personal life and death of the official is a small matter, but the life and death of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Jiaxing City is a major matter. The official has to act with caution."
"If not, even if I have great courage, I would not dare to risk the crime of killing nine tribes and not open the door to His Highness the Grand Sun!"
"I hope His Highness Taisun will understand everything clearly."
He defended himself desperately.
Next to him, Jiang Wei glanced at Zhu Yunxuan calmly, with gratitude in his eyes.
With his status, he couldn't open the gate of Jiaxing City. It was absolutely impossible to say that he didn't have any hatred at all.
However, after all, the other party had a very "reasonable" reason on the surface. Even if he wanted to take revenge, he could only wait until later to settle the score slowly.
Originally, Jiang Wei thought that he was acting privately when he went to call the door.
His Highness Taisun has already made plans to fight against Japanese pirates and rebels under the city.
Then after he enters the city, he will not pursue Xu Dongjiang's failure to open the city gate.
Although the Japanese pirates and rebels were defeated, Jiaxing was still the front line of the battlefield.
The magistrate is needed to sit in and calm people's minds.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Yunzhen immediately asked about the matter as soon as he entered the city.
He is doing this to help himself!
Jiang Wei felt a sense of warmth in his heart.
Snapped!
Snapped!
Snapped!
Zhu Yunzhen patted his little palm gently.
"Perfect excuse!"
he grinned.
Xu Dongjiang's whole body trembled, and he felt a chill rising from the soles of his feet and spreading throughout his body.
He didn't dare to argue anymore, he could only crawl there quietly, waiting for retribution.
Time passed by minute by minute.
A full half-quarter of an hour passed.
Then a voice was heard, faintly.
"I have seen your official records. You and Huang Zicheng, the current Minister of Dali Temple, were Jinshi in the same year."
The official book is a book that records the names, birthplaces and resumes of officials.
That is, the files of officials.
Before the expedition, Zhu Yunxuan specially transferred the official records of Jiaxing, Suzhou, Songjiang and other prefectures.
I originally thought that since I would go to the front line to lead troops to fight, I would have to deal with these officials, and if I asked them to assist me in doing things, I would have to know something about them, so I read it.
Xu Dongjiang is the prefect of Jiaxing and one of the people who pays the most attention.
Zhu Yunzhen was deeply impressed by his information.
People in this era pay attention to the friendship of the same age.
People who are admitted to Jinshi in the same year are natural allies.
He knew this very well.
Therefore, seeing that Xu Dongjiang and Huang Zicheng were Jinshi in the same year, Zhu Yunzhen immediately thought that the two might have a close relationship.
When Jiang Wei failed to open the city gate, his suspicions deepened.
The civil servants headed by Huang Zicheng had fought against him many times, and they were already at odds with him.
Is Huang Zicheng instigating this behind the scenes?
Do you think that if you don't open the city gate, you can give him a big defeat or even death?
Do these people really have such courage?
Therefore, Zhu Yunzhen only spoke to test at this time.
Whether it is or not, there is nothing wrong with giving it a try.
However, when these words fell into Xu Dongjiang's ears, they were like thunder.
He had received a secret letter from Huang Zicheng.
A thief will inevitably feel guilty.
At this moment, when Zhu Yunzhen mentioned it, he was immediately frightened out of his wits.
His Highness the Grand Sun in front of me is a "man of God" who can lead hundreds of new troops and kill tens of thousands of Japanese pirates and rebels!
What else can't he do?
Does he know everything?
It must be!
That's right.
That's certainly the case.
Xu Dongjiang's psychological defense collapsed in an instant.
"Your Majesty Taisun, please spare your life! This was all ordered by that bastard Huang Zicheng, and I have no choice but to do so! Please spare my life!"
He kowtowed heavily and begged for mercy.
Jiang Wei was stunned.
Zhu Yunzhen was also shocked.
It's just a casual question to test. Is this an active recruitment?
(End of chapter)
