Because he was afraid of the Japanese pirates giving early warning, he did not call in the Linhai Guards at first, but arranged the Linhai Guards on the flanks to provide support. After the Japanese pirates' artillery sounded, these Linhai Guards men rushed out from the flanks.
Something Li Mu never expected happened.
When the people of Linhaiwei came into contact with the Japanese pirates under the city, they had almost no ability to resist, or in other words, no will to fight!
Only a dozen Linhai Guards died, and the other Linhai Guards hurriedly withdrew, and many of them were chased and hacked by the Japanese pirates!
Finally, the nearly a thousand Linhai Guards all withdrew back to Linhai County. They stood on the city tower and used crossbows and artillery to repel the more than 100 but less than 200 Japanese pirates!
Li Mu is right. If there was no city to rely on today, no crossbows and firearms, and the Japanese pirates lacked siege equipment, Linhai City would not have fallen!
This is really a shame and a great humiliation for the officers and soldiers!
There are nearly a thousand soldiers in a whole guard station!
Just when Li Mu was scolding Ling Qianhu, Shen Yi walked over. He first stood aside and did not disturb the prince's scolding.
After Li Mu caught sight of Shen Yi from the corner of his eye, he glared at Ling Su angrily and said, "Go and count the casualties on the battlefield and report to me before dawn!"
Ling Su's forehead was covered with sweat. He lowered his head deeply and said, "Yes..."
After Ling Qianhu left, Shen Yi walked up. He looked at Li Mu and sighed: "Your Majesty, the local officials and soldiers are all hereditary military households. It has been more than a hundred years since Da Chen founded the country, and now they have already He is a fifth-generation or even sixth- or seventh-generation military household. It is not surprising that his combat power is low. You don’t have to be so angry."
After Ling Su walked away, Li Mu looked back at Shen Yi, then sighed deeply, ignoring the dust on the ground, and sat down on the ground, looking a little depressed.
"I also know about the hereditary military household, but I didn't expect that the combat power of our Chen Kingdom soldiers has been reduced to such a low level."
He is depressed.
"If you can't even defeat the Japanese pirates, how can you be a match for the Qi people?"
Everyone has some sense of belonging to the country, but when it comes to who has the strongest sense of belonging, there is no doubt that it is the clan surnamed Li.
The ruthless reality caused Li Mu to suffer a lot of blows.
He originally thought that although Chen Guo was not strong, it was not too weak either, but Linhaiwei's performance today taught him a hard lesson.
Shen Yi followed his example, sat on the ground next to him, and comforted softly: "Your Majesty, there is no need to be depressed. Although the local government and army are weak, the border army and the imperial army are still powerful, and the imperial court is not hopelessly bad." ."
He smiled and said: "Your Majesty sent us to the coast to form an anti-Japanese army. If the local army is strong enough, there will be no need for us."
Li Mu took several deep breaths and calmed down a little. He said slowly: "That's what I said, but I could have killed a large group of Japanese pirates tonight, but I was tired of the Linhai Guard and fell short."
Shen Yi asked: "Didn't the Japanese pirates suffer any damage at all?"
"There is nature."
Li Mu said silently: "But not too many. At most there are only a dozen or so people left. Most of them were killed by crossbows and artillery. I'm afraid there are only a handful of Japanese pirates who were actually killed at close range."
As he said that, he looked at Shen Yi and said in a deep voice: "The casualties of Linhaiwei are probably over a hundred. Most of them were injured by Japanese pirates during the escape process!"
Hearing this number, Shen Yi couldn't help but be a little stunned.
He had speculated on the combat effectiveness of the local army. According to his estimate, a thousand Linhai Guards, even if they had to pay a certain price, would be able to defeat the Japanese pirates. However, the two sides fought at night, which lasted only about an hour, and the battle losses were much higher than the Japanese pirates. Such a disparity!
What's even more outrageous is that the officers and soldiers of Linhai Guard are all wearing armor.
Basically all Japanese pirates were civilians.
He also took a breath and said: "These Japanese pirates are so fierce. Not only do they dare to confront the army head-on, but they can also win a complete victory!"
"They are not all Japanese."
Li Mu snorted and said: "When these Japanese pirates shouted and shouted outside the city, you could hear a lot of Japanese language here and there, but when they gave orders, they clearly spoke the coastal dialect, although I couldn't understand it very well. But you can vaguely hear the Taizhou Prefecture dialect!"
"The leader of the Japanese pirates must be Han Chinese!"
At this point, Li Mu became angry and said angrily: "They are probably from the Wang family, not the Wang family, but also the Wang family's support!"
"The rich in these places are simply lawless!"
He turned to look at Shen Yi and asked, "Is there nothing going on at the Wang family mansion?"
"problem occurs."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "But it's not a serious matter. I estimate that six or seven people wanted to take advantage of the chaos to cause trouble. Three of them were killed on the spot, and a few others escaped."
"Everyone in the Wang family was locked up in the mansion, and no one escaped."
"I can't spare them!"
Li Mu stood up angrily, and transferred all his anger towards the Japanese pirates to the Wang family, and said angrily: "This family must be exterminated, and no one can escape!"
Shen Yi was still sitting on the ground and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the Wang family are just fish on the chopping board. We are not in a hurry to deal with them. What we are anxious about now is how to form an anti-Japanese army."
Li Mu snorted and said: "When we form a new army, no one can be selected from the local army. I'm afraid these local armies haven't even been trained. They are all wastes who eat free money!"
Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said: "Your Majesty, these hereditary military households have been passed down from generation to generation and have no way to be promoted. Naturally, they have little fighting power. This time we fought against the Japanese pirates. Although not many people killed the enemy at close range, there were not many. A Linhai Guard soldier who killed Japanese pirates head-on?"
Li Mu was thoughtful and asked: "What does Zi Heng mean?"
"Promote, promote hard."
Mr. Shen said slowly: "Let him change from an officer to an officer, let him become an officer, let him become famous!"
"Tell everyone that from today on, as long as you kill Japanese pirates, you will be promoted and rich!"
"And these Linhai Guard officers who killed the Japanese pirates may be the cornerstone of our anti-Japanese army."
Having said this, Shen Yi paused and said: "But this matter cannot be rushed. When it is daytime tomorrow, I will first go and see these "warriors", and then ask the Di News Department to check their background and confirm Once there are no problems, we can recruit them into the anti-Japanese army."
Having said this, Shen Yi paused and continued: "And as far as I know, the reason why the Japanese pirates are fierce is because the Japanese knives they use are sharp and very powerful when they get up close. Therefore, our anti-Japanese troops need to use some Use long-handled weapons to avoid close combat with Japanese pirates."
Shen Yi knew this kind of long-handled weapon.
It's called "Langzhen".
It is a weapon or implement invented by the Qi family army when they fought against the Japanese. It is very suitable for fighting against the Japanese sword.
However, Shen Yi only knew that for something like a wolf's sword, it was made of moso bamboo as the handle, and then assembled with some iron tools such as branches. But as for the specific appearance, he still had to contact the local blacksmith to make the finished product, and then conduct some experiments.
In this way, the two people sat on the ground of the city tower, discussing point by point how to deal with the Japanese pirates.
Soon, the sky gradually became brighter.
Shen Yi stood up, patted the dirt on his butt, cupped his hands towards Li Mu, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you go to the city to interrogate the Wang family. I will go to the Linhai Guards camp to meet those who killed the Japanese pirates." warrior."
Li Mu also stood up, with a murderous look on his face.
"Okay, let me go and interrogate these Wang family members!"