It’s late at night, the birds are tired and resting, and the sparse stars and the pale moon hang in the sky. Jingnan has slept, Taiping has also slept, but Taizhou Prefecture has no sleep tonight!
How to sleep when Japanese pirates besiege a city?!
Tan Lun, the magistrate of Taizhou Prefecture, wore armor and a sword hanging on his waist, and looked at the tens of thousands of Japanese pirates under the city with a heavy expression.
This morning, a group of five to six thousand Japanese pirates began to besiege Fucheng. At noon, another wave of Japanese pirates came, with two to three thousand people. In the evening, another wave of Japanese pirates came, with two to three thousand people. In addition,
, the Japanese pirates also hijacked thousands of people, and attracted thousands of bandits and local gangsters who took advantage of the situation. In total, there were more than 20,000 Japanese pirates besieging the city, and the city of Taizhou was completely surrounded.
"I knew that the Japanese pirates in the south of the Yangtze River were serious, but I didn't expect it to be so serious. The Japanese pirates dared to break through the county seat and besiege the government city!" Tan Lun said angrily as he looked at the Japanese pirates showing off their power below the city.
Tan Lun knew that the Japanese pirates were serious in the south of the Yangtze River. It was because the Japanese pirates repeatedly invaded the coast of Zhejiang that he was appointed as the magistrate of Taizhou.
He was only appointed as the magistrate of Taizhou at the beginning of this year. He took office only a few months earlier than Zhu Pingan, and he has only been in office for less than half a year. It can be said that he is a newbie here and has not yet become familiar with Taizhou Prefecture.
Tan Lun is young, only in his thirties. He has read poetry and books since he was a child and has extraordinary intelligence. He is a famous local prodigy. He has a calm personality and is even more praised by the locals. He has lived up to the high expectations of everyone. Yu Jiajing
In the 23rd year, he was only 24 years old at the time. Before Zhu Pingan failed to win the first prize, he was one of the youngest Jinshi in the Jiajing Dynasty. After becoming a Jinshi, he was appointed as the head of the Nanjing Ministry of Rites.
Three years later, he served as Lang Lang, in charge of the world's maps, city gods, towns, forts, beacons, and the attachment of ethnic minorities along the border. Tan Lun had many achievements while serving as Lang Lang, and because he was familiar with military affairs, he was appreciated by the superior.
, when there was a vacancy in the post of Taizhou magistrate, and the coastal areas of Taizhou Prefecture were invaded by Japanese pirates, so Shangguan recommended him as Taizhou magistrate.
Taizhou magistrate, this is a senior official from the fourth rank!
Tan Lun is only thirty-two years old this year. He can be said to be the youngest fourth-rank official in the Ming Dynasty. You must know that Zhu Pingan was only a fifth-rank official before he was demoted.
For a time, Tan Lun was in the limelight.
Tan Lun is young and promising, young and energetic, and ambitious. He will not be satisfied with being a fourth-grade prefect.
Become a Marquis and Prime Minister! Leave a name in history! This is what he pursues.
Therefore, after being appointed as the magistrate of Taizhou, Tan Lun was determined to do a great job in Taizhou! Then he would use Taizhou as a stepping stone to step into a higher level and let everyone in the world know his name Tan Lun!
However, he had always had good fortune, but after taking office as the magistrate of Taizhou, it seemed that fortune had not favored him.
Just like now!
A few days ago, Japanese pirates suddenly invaded Taizhou Prefecture in a large scale. Before he could react and dispatch his troops, he heard that many counties under Taizhou Prefecture had been captured by Japanese pirates. Now, Japanese pirates have brazenly surrounded Taizhou Prefecture.
! Judging from the wave after wave of Japanese pirates gathering at Taizhou City, these Japanese pirates probably first conquered the county town below, and then came to meet at Taizhou City with the intention of joining forces to attack Taizhou City.
It is estimated that the seven county towns below have been captured by Japanese pirates! All seven county towns have been captured!
At the beginning, it was because of the serious Japanese invasion of Taizhou that I was appointed as the prefect of Taizhou. Unexpectedly, less than half a year after joining the job, without any achievements, the Japanese invasion turned out to be more serious than before! All seven counties under the jurisdiction of Taizhou Prefecture were destroyed! The city was besieged! Although
The Japanese invasion is serious in the southeast, but our Ming Dynasty has never suffered such a defeat!
For Tan Lun, who was determined to do something great in Taizhou Prefecture, this was nothing more than a loud slap in the face! It was far from that! This was not just a slap in the face! It was a political disaster.
crisis!
Serious crisis!
The first crisis in my life! If I don't handle it well, my career will be ruined, let alone becoming a prince or prime minister!
Damn Japanese pirates, if you had given yourself more time to train your new army, why would it be like this!
"Your Majesty, the Japanese pirates camped under the city without a plan, and there are many loopholes. The Japanese pirates only focus on drinking and feasting, with loose discipline and no one to guard and watch. This is a good opportunity to defeat the enemy. As the saying goes, raising troops for a thousand days and using them for a short time will eventually gain the trust of your Majesty.
I have promoted the junior general to his old age, and there is nothing to repay the junior general. Please order me to attack his camp at night, and I will destroy it in one fell swoop! To repay the great love of the government!"
Behind Tan Lun was a young general who was also in his thirties, named Zuo Zhen. He carefully watched the Japanese pirates in the city for a moment, and found that the Japanese pirates in the city were full of flaws. He could not help but clasp his fists with confidence and ask for a fight.
"General Zuo, the government troops in Fucheng are unable to fight in the field. The more than a thousand new troops under your command have been trained for less than a few months. They are more than capable of defending the city. It is difficult to defeat the enemy. If the new army has been in force for a year, why should I wait for the Japanese pirates to siege the city? They would have left the city long ago.
The enemy has been defeated." Tan Lun waved his hand gently after hearing this, but did not agree to his general's request to fight.
When Tan Lun was appointed the governor of Taizhou in the face of danger, he was determined to do something great in Taizhou. Taizhou was located on the coast and was invaded by Japanese pirates many times. The first thing he did when he became the governor of Taizhou was to ask the imperial court for orders.
He asked the imperial court to allow him to train a thousand new troops to defend against the invading Japanese pirates. Although the imperial court allowed it, two months had passed. To this day, it has only been less than three months since the training of the thousand new troops was started.
That's all, it's far from being able to go out of the city to fight Japanese pirates in the wild.
Although Tan Lun also wanted to defeat the Japanese pirates and save Taizhou's defeat, his reason told him that it was not possible. Leaving the city now would not only not help, but might lead to a more serious disaster. If he were defeated by the Japanese pirates, the capital city of Taizhou would be doomed.
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"Your Majesty, although our army has been newly established for a short time, it has been practicing diligently every day. Now it has implemented orders and prohibitions, its morale is high, and it has become elite. The Japanese pirates' camp under the city is full of flaws, and the thieves only focus on drinking. No one is guarding them. This is the reason for the flaws.
The enemy has a good opportunity, so the general is willing to issue a military order, and I would like to ask the governor for permission."
Zuo Zhen continued to fight.
"No, General Zuo must not underestimate the Japanese pirates outside the city. The leader of the Japanese pirates outside the city is Jiangmen. He is not a reckless and incompetent person. This man is from the general banner of Xiaoshan Wei in Fujian. He has more than ten years of experience in marching. He uses his army to march.
Based on my experience, the Japanese pirates camped outside the city wouldn't be so full of flaws, I'm afraid it was his plan to lure the enemy."
Tan Lun looked at Zuo Zhen, shook his head slightly, pointed to the Japanese pirate camp in the middle of the city, and said slowly.
"Thanks to the governor for being calm, otherwise the general would have become a criminal in Taizhou Prefecture." Zuo Zhen listened to Tan Lun's explanation and was convinced. A layer of cold sweat could not help but appear on his forehead, and then he couldn't help but said with great indignation, "Jiang Thief's body
I serve as the general banner of the Guard, but I don’t want to serve the imperial court, and I actually become a Japanese pirate. It is really a shame for our generation."