Chapter 1882 The story behind the good news (Part 1)
After cleaning the place and replacing it with scallion pancakes, millet porridge, and various side dishes, everyone who was vomiting could finally enjoy a midnight snack.
While everyone was enjoying supper, Magistrate Shang came to Zihou and whispered, "Zihou, could you please lend me a moment to speak."
"Of course, Sir Shang, please." Zhu Ping'an nodded and followed Magistrate Shang to a secluded area of the venue.
Zhu Ping'an probably understood in his heart that Magistrate Shang probably wanted to ask him if he had any unspeakable questions.
At the current stage, nine out of ten are military exploits.
"Haha, congratulations to Zihou. In this battle to defend Suzhou City, Zihou, you guys have done the most great work. Zihou, you led the Zhejiang Army soldiers to annihilate more than 30,000 Japanese pirates, destroyed more than 100 Japanese ships, and captured a total of 10,000 Japanese pirates.
More than 6,000 Japanese pirate heads were captured, and numerous Japanese weapons and armors were seized. This was the first achievement since the Japanese invasion in the south of the Yangtze River, and it was enough to boost the morale of the people in the world to fight against the Japanese. With this achievement, it is not a problem for you, Zihou, to be promoted to an official position.
I guess it won’t be long before I will honor you as a Shangguan, Zihou.”
After arriving at a secluded place, Magistrate Shang congratulated Zhu Pingan greatly and joked that Zhu Pingan's rank would be higher than his in a short time.
"This is not only the credit of our Zhejiang Army, but also the credit of all the people in Suzhou, Shang Zhifu. The victory of the defense battle of Suzhou is the result of the intensive cooperation and full cooperation between Shang Zhifu and you inside the city and our Zhejiang Army outside the city.
As a result, one cannot exist without the other, and the credit belongs to both of us."
Zhu Ping'an had no idea of taking credit for his own achievements, and expressed his willingness to share the military achievements with Magistrate Shang and others.
Zhu Ping'an not only said it verbally, but also really thought so in his heart, and was willing to share his military exploits with Magistrate Shang and the others.
After all, the credit this time is really too great.
In my impression, about one year in the future in history, Governor Zhang Jing arrived with spearmen from Shandong, wolf soldiers from Guangxi, and native soldiers from the southwest. The great victory he organized at Wangjiangjing only captured about 2,000 Japanese pirate heads, and killed several Japanese pirates.
thousand.
In the "History of the Ming Dynasty", Zhang Jing and his team's victory over Wangjiangjing was already described as "the greatest military exploits in the southeast."
The result he achieved by chance was nearly ten times that of Wang Jiangjing's great victory.
Such a great achievement, even if shared with Magistrate Shang and others, would be enough for everyone.
"No, no, no, these captures are all due to you, Zihou, and the head of a Japanese pirate in our Suzhou City deserves no distinction. We are self-aware. We in Suzhou have not even taken a step out of the city gate, so how can we capture the head of a Japanese pirate?
.Ahem, the only one who left the city surrendered to the Japanese pirates, and almost surrendered our Suzhou city to the Japanese pirates. Thanks to Zihou's timely appearance to save Suzhou city, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous." Magistrate Shang shook his head vigorously, not at all.
There is no intention to be greedy for merit.
Zhu Ping'an was a little surprised. At first, he thought that Magistrate Shang asked him to lend a hand to speak because he wanted to share some of his military exploits.
Unexpectedly, Magistrate Shang was so insistent that he would not even spare the head of a Japanese pirate.
This couldn't help but make Zhu Pingan a little surprised.
Zhu Ping'an thought that Magistrate Shang was embarrassed, so he said sincerely again, "Sir Shang, although you have not left the city, the role you played in the defense of Suzhou cannot be underestimated, not to mention giving it to us.
The Zhejiang Army's supplies of gunpowder, grain, mules, horses, ordnance, etc., only say that you stick to the city, consume the morale of the Japanese pirates, involve the Japanese pirates' troops, and share the Japanese pirates' firepower."