Chapter 1,447 The Japanese pirates crossing the river and the censor returning home
The battle to suppress the Japanese in Funing Town became a joke. Magistrate Liu and Xu Qianhu gathered more than 2,000 soldiers and horses. Together with more than 800 reinforcements later, the total number of troops invested reached 3,000, while the Japanese pirates only
One hundred and fifty people, it is typical to attack more and attack less, but the result is shocking: none of the Japanese pirates were harmed, only a dozen were slightly injured, while the Ming army alone had 644 killed, with minor injuries and serious injuries.
It’s even more uncountable! The chief commander of the Ming army, Liu Zhifu, vomited blood and fainted, and the second commander Xu Qianhu was in shock, as if he was in mourning...
Naoshima Nabeshima and Matsuura Sanbanro led the Japanese pirates to easily crush the Ming army outside the east wall. They killed the Ming army and cried for their fathers and mothers. Then they crossed the Qishui River on a raft with arrogant laughter.
Watching the Japanese pirates cross the river to the east, the surviving more than a thousand Ming troops, especially the Ming troops who had faced the Japanese pirates directly, such as the surviving Ming troops outside the east wall, wanted to beat the gongs and drums to see the Japanese pirates off. Watching the Japanese pirates disappear on the other side, the Ming troops seemed to
Just like sending away the god of plague, I suddenly felt like I had escaped from the disaster and saved my life.
Thank God, these Japanese pirates who killed people without batting an eyelid and slaughtered people like chickens are finally gone!
We are saved!
The Ming army burst into tears...
The night was so dark that Nabeshima Naoman and Matsuura Sanbanro led the Japanese pirates across the Qishui River and disappeared from the sight of the Ming army.
Magistrate Liu vomited blood and fainted, so the command of the Ming army fell into the hands of Xu Qianhu. Xu Qianhu was in shock and was deeply afraid of the lethality of the Japanese pirates. He did not dare to order the Ming army to cross the river to pursue the Japanese pirates.
"On the other side of the Qishui River, there are both official roads and country roads, as well as woods, low mountains and residual hills. The terrain is extremely complex. It is late at night, and it is difficult to detect traces. It is difficult to trace the whereabouts of the Japanese pirates. If you are not prepared,
, it is easy for the Japanese pirates to take advantage of us, so we should wait until dawn tomorrow before sending heavy troops to pursue the Japanese pirates."
Xu Qianhu found a high-sounding reason and ordered the Ming army to rest where they were and then cross the river to pursue the Japanese pirates tomorrow morning.
"Your Excellency is wise!"
When the generals heard this, they all breathed a sigh of relief and praised Xu Qianhu's wisdom. They were all frightened by the Japanese pirates. The Japanese pirates were so cruel. In today's battle, one hundred households died, and the general flag died.
Three, and eight Xiaoqi died! They were all afraid that it would be their turn next. When they heard Xu Qianhu's order to stand still and pursue the Japanese pirates tomorrow, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
The Japanese pirates come all the way to rob wealth. Funing has been robbed once and there is nothing left. The Japanese pirates will definitely not come back after crossing the river. They will definitely be safe this night, and the Japanese pirates will have left long ago.
If they are far away, they will definitely not be able to catch up with them. Of course, even if they can catch up with the Japanese pirates, they will not be able to catch up with them.
Therefore, all the generals wanted to raise 10,000 hands to enthusiastically support Xu Qianhu's wise decision.
When all the Ming troops received the order from their superiors to rest tonight and pursue the Japanese pirates tomorrow morning, they all agreed with 10,000 hands.
To the east of the Qishui River is a wilderness. Half a mile ahead is an official road. The official road leads directly to Hangzhou Prefecture in the north. There are several country roads connected with the official road, leading to nearby villages and towns. Not far away is a dense forest.
, there is also a stretch of low mountains and low hills, with countless villages scattered around the edges of dense forests and low mountains and low hills.
Whether it is dense forests or low mountains and low hills, they are all suitable for hiding. Once you enter them, your traces and whereabouts are difficult to trace.
If Japanese pirates hide in dense forests or low mountains and low hills, they will be like fish entering the sea and will be hard to find.
However, the Japanese pirates did not choose to hide in dense forests or low mountains and low hills, but walked onto the official road in a bold manner.
"Are you sure this official road leads directly to Hangzhou Prefecture?" Matsuura Sanbanlang confirmed to the Japanese pirates who had followed Xu Hai.
"Yes. When I followed Xu Hai to land in Shangyu to plunder the Ming Dynasty, Xu Hai pointed to this official road and said." The Japanese pirate confirmed.
"円西!" Sanbanro Matsuura nodded with satisfaction, turned around and suggested to Nabeshima Naoman, "General Nabeshima, how about we rush on the road at night, enter Hangzhou Prefecture, and then find a secluded village to rest?!"
"It's like seeing Sanbanlang! I can't wait to see the prosperous Suhu area of Ming Dynasty!"
Nabeshima Naoshima licked the blood of the Ming army on his face and nodded with a smile.
Suddenly, a group of Japanese pirates headed north along the official road in a swaggering manner, aiming directly at Hangzhou Prefecture.
At this moment, about ten miles north of the official road, there was also a large group of people holding torches and rushing on their way.
This is the retired censor Qian Jing and his entourage.
Qian Jing retired from the position of supervisory censor. He was a seventh-rank official and an old colleague of Hu Zongxian.
Qian Jing's hometown is from Qiaotubao Town, Shaoxing Prefecture. It is located close to Shangyu County, just five miles north of Shangyu. Mr. Qian is sixty this year, and he is a representative of late bloomers. He won the election when he was forty-nine.
When he was fifty-three, he passed the Jinshi examination and was appointed a local magistrate. Like Hu Zongxian, he followed the official career path of the imperial censor. However, after all, Qian Jing was older, and he reached the retirement age before he was promoted from the imperial censor.
His official career was fixed on the appointment of the seventh-rank supervisory censor.
Of course, he was lucky. Although the Supervisory Censor was only a seventh-rank official, he held a high position and was a presence that could not be ignored in the officialdom. Therefore, in his tenure as the Supervisory Censor, he was quite successful.
Despite his decades of hard study, he was alone when he left home to take office. When he returned home, he had five wives and three children, as well as servants, gardeners, servants, cooks, and servants, totaling sixty or seventy people.
Of course, his line is vast, and it is not just his wives, concubines, children, servants, etc., there are also 50 servants dispatched by outgoing local officials to escort them, and more than 80 servants dispatched by officials along the way who have good ties to escort them.
When passing through Yingtian, his colleague Hu Zongxian heard about it. Not only did he warmly entertained Mr. Qian, but in view of the recent frequent attacks by Japanese pirates in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, for the safety of Mr. Qian, he insisted on sending troops despite Mr. Qian's refusal.
A hundred soldiers accompanied him to escort Mr. Qian. When leaving, he also told Mr. Qian to travel during the day and not at night.
Ahem, it wasn't safe and pompous, it was Hu Zongxian's enthusiasm that could not be resisted, so Mr. Qian had no choice but to accept Hu Zongxian's kindness.
Mr. Qian, the censor, rode in a sedan chair, carrying his wife and concubines, his children around his knees, a group of servants, escorting one hundred and three servants, one hundred soldiers...
Returning home in glory, that’s it!
Regarding Hu Zongxian's advice, Mr. Qian accepted it all the way. After all, he was old and the officials along the way were enthusiastic. Mr. Qian always traveled during the day and rested at night to recharge, but when he arrived at his home, Mr. Qian
The censor is eager to return home. He will walk all night today and will be able to reach his hometown at about two o'clock.
So, the old censor Qian, who couldn't wait to return home, walked all night on this last day.