"Brother Mu, what is the current situation in Linhai, Huangyan, Tiantai counties and Taizhou Prefecture?" Zhu Pingan asked.
"Gongzi, the three counties of Linhai, Huangyan, and Tiantai were also attacked by Japanese pirates. The three counties were invaded by the same group of Japanese pirates. The leader of the bandits was named Lord Jiangmen. He was the most powerful, with nearly 5,000 Japanese pirates under his command. Linhai and Huangyan counties
All the county towns were captured by this Jiangmen master, but the Tiantai County town survived. The magistrate of Tiantai County was shot dead by a Japanese pirate with an arrow while defending the city. When the county town was about to be lost, a group of Shaolin monks came to the rescue. It is said that
The magistrate of Tiantai County has always taken care of many temples and was very generous. Both temples in Tiantai County have benefited from the magistrate of Tiantai County. Therefore, after the monks of the two temples heard that the Japanese pirates were besieging Tiantai County, they spontaneously organized eight
The monks from Shihu Temple came to the rescue. Each of these monks was armed with an iron rod weighing thirty or forty kilograms. They were highly skilled in martial arts. They drove away the Japanese pirates and saved Tiantai County in a critical moment. However, some Japanese pirates were still in Tiantai County.
Outside, everyone is watching with eager eyes. As for Taizhou Prefecture, there is news that Taizhou Prefecture was surrounded by Lord Jiangmen yesterday, but the strange thing is that although Lord Jiangmen surrounded Taizhou Prefecture, he was not in a hurry to attack the city. "
Liu Mu carefully reported the information he found to Zhu Ping'an.
"Are you saying that Lord Jiangmen besieged Taizhou Prefecture instead of attacking it?" After hearing this, Zhu Ping'an's dark eyes flashed with light.
"That's right. Master Jiang just blocked Taizhou Mansion and was in no rush to attack the city. He didn't even conduct a feint to test the city." Liu Mu nodded.
If he wanted to besiege but not attack, and was not in a hurry to attack the city, Zhu Ping'an touched his chin and was 70-80% sure that the master of the Jiang clan was probably waiting for Honda Heihachi and Tiejingang to join him and then attack the city together.
These three groups of Japanese pirates landed almost at the same time. One group plundered Jingnan and Taiping, one group plundered Ninghai and Xianju, and the other group plundered Linhai, Huangyan, and Tiantai. They perfectly divided the seven counties under the jurisdiction of Taizhou Prefecture.
Coincidence? No, this is not a coincidence!
These three groups of Japanese pirates must be working together. Before landing, they conspired to carve up the seven counties under the jurisdiction of Taizhou. They then agreed to meet under the city of Taizhou Prefecture and join forces to attack Taizhou Prefecture, which has a high city, a deep pool and a large number of defenders. The leader of Jiangmen
Therefore, by besieging Taizhou Prefecture instead of attacking it, he was just waiting for Honda Heihachi and Teijingang, the two groups of Japanese pirates, to join him.
There are 5,000 Japanese pirates under the command of Lord Jiangmen, which is far more numerous than the Japanese pirates under Honda Heihachi and Tiejingang. So Master Jiangmen should be the leader of this group of Japanese pirates. Then he has the highest status among this group of Japanese pirates and the most powerful voice.
Since Master Jiang is waiting, Honda Heihachi and Teijingang will definitely come.
As a result, Honda Heihachi, who occupies Taiping County, is going to meet the Jiang clan leader at the gate of Taizhou Prefecture. He will not stay in Taiping County for a long time. Then, then... wouldn't he be able to seize the opportunity to gain the merit of "recovering Taiping County"?
If planned properly, this feat will be as good as picking it up for free.
However, this is all based on my own speculation.
Are Lord Jiangmen, Honda Heihachi and Tie Jingang a gang? Did they agree to join forces outside Taizhou Prefecture to attack the city? These all need to be verified.
How to verify?!
Of course, we need to ask the Japanese pirates to verify it!
Capture a few Japanese pirate prisoners, imprison them separately, knock on their doors, and conduct verification.
However, it sounds simple but is not easy to do. Japanese pirates cannot be caught easily.
"Brother Mu, I suspect that these three groups of Japanese pirates, Honda Heihachi, Tiejingang, and Jiangmen Lord, are a group. Jiangmen Lord is besieging Taizhou City instead of attacking it. I suspect that he is waiting for Honda Heihachi and Tiejingang to join him.
, and then attack the city after joining forces. Taizhou Fucheng has different county towns, the city is high and the pond is deep, and there are many defenders. It is not easy for a group of Japanese pirates from Jiangmen to conquer the city. Only when three groups of Japanese pirates join forces in one place and have the advantage of military strength can they be sure
Attack the city." Zhu Pingan took a sip of tea, looked at Liu Mu, and said slowly.
"Young master, what you said makes sense." After listening to Zhu Ping'an's analysis, Liu Mu thought for a moment and nodded vigorously.
"These are all my guesses." Zhu Pingan said softly, "It remains to be verified."
"Sir, how can I verify this?" Liu Mu asked.
"If you want to verify it, it's best to ask the Japanese pirates to verify it. It's not easy to capture a few Japanese pirates." Zhu Pingan said slowly.
"Ah, if I had known about those Japanese pirates, I wouldn't have killed them," Liu Mu said regretfully after hearing this.
Hearing this, Zhu Pingan raised his head and looked at Liu Mu.
"Sir, today when we went to Taiping County to inquire about the news, we encountered several Japanese pirates who were roaming the countryside, burning, killing and looting. We killed them all. If I had known better, I would have captured them." Liu Mu regretted.
But soon someone said, "Master, if you want to capture a few Japanese pirates, it will not be difficult at all. The Japanese pirates are loosely disciplined and disobedient. After Honda Heihachi occupied Taiping County, groups of Japanese pirates often went to the countryside to burn and kill."
Looting and harming the people. It is not difficult to capture a few Japanese pirates as prisoners. But please don’t worry, sir, leave the matter of capturing the Japanese pirates to us."
When Zhu Ping'an heard this, his eyes couldn't help but light up. Yes, the Japanese pirates were loosely disciplined and could catch lone Japanese pirates.
"Sir, it's night now, so it's easier to do things. I'm going to find Da Dao and the others right now to capture a few Japanese pirate prisoners." Liu Mu handed over his hand and asked for the imperial tag, full of confidence, as if catching Japanese pirate prisoners was like following the market to buy vegetables.
"Okay, then I'll leave it to you, Brother Mu. You just have to be more careful, put safety first, and target those Japanese pirates who are alone. Don't provoke those large groups of Japanese pirates. Just look for them in the countryside near Jingnan, where I am.
Just don't go deep into Taiping County. It doesn't matter if you can't catch Japanese pirates. In addition, we captured a lot of Japanese knives when we defended the city. You can take them with you and pretend to be Japanese pirates." Zhu Pingan nodded, stood up and held his hands in his hands.
He told Liu Mu to be more careful and suggested that Liu Mu and the others could pretend to be Japanese pirates.
Zhu Ping'an was very relieved about Liu Mu and the others. Liu Mu and the others were from Orions and had strong martial arts skills. As long as they did not encounter large groups of Japanese pirates, safety was not a problem. If they pretended to be Japanese pirates, it would be easier to hide and escape.
"Don't worry, young master, we'll come back as soon as we go." Liu Mu said with cupped hands.
Soon, Liu Mu found Liu Dadao, Liu Dachui and the others, and selected five people from the government officials. They all put on Japanese pirate costumes, each brought a Japanese knife, pretended to be Japanese pirates, and rode there overnight.
Taiping County.
Zhu Pingan sent them out of the county government office and waited in the lobby of the county government office.
About two hours later, I heard the sound of horse hooves outside, and Zhu Pingan quickly walked out of the lobby.
Sure enough, as soon as Zhu Pingan arrived at the gate of the county government office, he saw Liu Mu and the others.
"Sir, fortunately, we managed to live up to our fate and captured five people alive."
Liu Mu, Liu Dadao and others got off their horses and saluted Zhu Pingan. There were five Japanese pirates tied on their horses.
"good!"
Zhu Ping'an looked happy and praised him repeatedly.