Ten days later, after driving all the way, Xiao Chen and his party finally arrived at the outskirts of Hangzhou.
"Xiao Chen, should we go directly to the place where the Japanese pirates are raging, or go to Zhejiang Dusi and communicate with them?" Duan Tianming couldn't help but ask, looking at the familiar city of Hangzhou in the distance.
"Go to Zhejiang Dusi first. After all, we are facing Japanese pirates. If they escape by boat, there is nothing we can do. Let's communicate with Zhejiang Dusi and see what support they can provide." Xiao Chen said, taking the lead.
Walk towards Hangzhou City.
The team slowly walked to the city gate.
"Stop, what are you doing?" A soldier guarding the city took a step forward and blocked everyone's way.
In Dongzili, the city gate, a man in Qianhu uniform, who was leaning on a chair and taking a nap, was also awakened by the scolding. He raised his head and looked at the team with hazy eyes.
At this sight, all the sleepiness in his body disappeared instantly, and he stood up with a "pop".
"Brother Xiao, why are you here in Hangzhou again?" Qianhu clasped his fists in salute, unable to hide the excitement on his face.
"Wei Qi, Wei Qianhu?" Xiao Chen was also stunned.
After looking at it carefully, isn't this the same Hangzhou city guard Qianhu, Wei Qi, who kept running around for himself when he was handling the case in Hangzhou?
"Well, it's me." Wei Qi nodded excitedly.
"I remember when we were tracking the whereabouts of the prince in Gu'an County, you told me that you didn't want to stay in the guard army anymore. When did you come back?" Xiao Chen jumped off his horse with a smile.
"At that time, I wanted to join Dongchang and work with you, but Dongchang was already unable to protect itself due to the prince's matter. I took care of my brother until his injury recovered, and then I returned to Hangzhou City." Rubbing his hands,
Wei Qi didn't know what to do for a while.
"Or Fusenhu?"
"Yeah." Wei Didian nodded.
"Who is Zheng Qianhu now? Arranged by the new prefect?"
"No." Wei Qi smiled awkwardly, "I misunderstood the prefect before. These thousand households were arranged by the Zhejiang Dusi."
"Didn't you say that the Hangzhou City Guards belong to the government? What does it have to do with Zhejiang Dusi?" Xiao Chen asked.
"After what happened last time, the Zhejiang Dusi said that the management of the guard army was in chaos and needed formal management. So they arranged for a Qianhu from within them to come over. There is nothing the prefect can do."
"You can't catch the Japanese pirates in your defense area, and they are arrogant among the guards. This Zhejiang Dusi is a bit interesting." Turning to look at Duan Tianming, Xiao Chen couldn't help but laugh.
"They dare to take down the thousand households you arranged before you left? Is it this time?" Looking at Xiao Chen, Duan Tianming winked.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, did not answer, and looked at Wei Qi again: "Deputy Qianhu, your daily duty is to guard the city gate?"
"No, nothing happened. I was really bored at home, so I went to sit at the gate of the city, but I didn't expect to meet Brother Xiao today. By the way, you just said Japanese pirates, you are here to destroy them this time
From Japanese pirates?”
"Yeah." Xiao Chen nodded, "Since you have nothing to do, just follow my lead. Anyway, you are more familiar with the Zhejiang area than we are."
"Okay, no problem." Wei Qi nodded hurriedly.
Wei Qi knew Dongchang's energy clearly in his heart.
Following Xiao Chen, there was no place in the entire Ming Dynasty that they dared not go or could not move.
By following him in exterminating the Japanese pirates, he was worthy of the salary given to him by the imperial court.
Zhejiang Dusi, the commander of the Dusi, Zhao Wuming, was naked from the waist up, punching and kicking a sandbag in the bright sun.
A guard next to him was waiting quietly with a white cloth towel in his hand.
Not far away, the commander-in-chief hunched over and walked slowly from the passage in the middle of the front and back yards.
He held an official letter in his hand.
Glancing at the commanding officer, Zhao Wuming stopped hitting the sandbag, picked up the cloth in the guard's hand, and wiped his face.
He picked up the sweatshirt on the chair and put it on casually.
"What else happened?"
"Sir, this is an official letter from the Ministry of War." The commander said, handing over the official letter.
Stretching out his left hand, Zhao Wuming casually took the official letter and opened it slowly.
After reading it, he folded the official letter, put his hands behind his back, and walked towards the hall.
After sitting down on the chair, Zhao Wuming slowly placed the official letter on the table, took the tea bowl handed over by the guard, picked it up and took a sip.
"Sir, what are the instructions from the Ministry of War?" the commanding officer asked in a low voice.
"The imperial court was very dissatisfied with our actions to exterminate the Japanese pirates, and sent Dongchang to come and eliminate them." Zhao Wuming said slowly, holding a tea bowl in his hand.
"Dongchang? You didn't say who sent Dongchang?"
"Colonel in purple clothes." Zhao Wuming said.
"The Colonel in Purple Clothes? He is the Colonel in Purple Clothes who investigated the silk case and took away more than a hundred officials from Zhejiang?" The commanding officer was slightly startled.
In a silk case, he took away official No. 100 from Zhejiang.
As for this time of eradicating Japanese pirates, will the health centers under Zhejiang Dusi be held accountable for their incompetence?
Before this, nearly a thousand soldiers were lost, and not even a single Japanese pirate was left. Will Dongchang investigate this matter again?
"Last time, he took away more than ten military attachés from my Zhejiang Dusi without saying a single hello to my Zhejiang Dusi. Now he comes to exterminate the Japanese pirates and needs our help again. Haha." Zhao Wuming sneered twice.
"Your Majesty, what do you mean, we don't want to help him?"
"That's nonsense." Zhao Wuming turned his head and glared at the other party fiercely, "How dare you say such treasonous words? This is the arrangement of the Ministry of War. How can I, Zhejiang Dusi, disobey it? What's more, Dongchang handles cases like an emperor.
Come in person. We will not only assist them, but also lend them our best troops and strongest ships."
"My lord, my lord." A soldier on duty at the door hurriedly ran into the hall.
"The people from the East Factory have arrived outside the gate and said they have important matters to command you."
"So fast?" The commanding officer was startled and looked at Zhao Wuming.
"Let them in, I'll go change clothes." Zhao Wuming stood up and walked towards the back hall.
A moment later, Xiao Chen and Duan Tianming walked into the hall of Zhejiang Dusi under the leadership of their guards.
Zhao Wuming had already changed into his military attaché uniform and greeted him with a smile.
He held up his fists with a respectful look on his face: "Master Ziyi personally came to Zhejiang Dusi to make our entire Dusi shine brightly."
"No matter where you are, you and I are all working for the imperial court. Your words are serious." Xiao Chen returned the salute with clasped fists.
"Sir, please take a seat." Zhao Wuming straightened his right arm and said politely.
After watching Xiao Chen sit down, he also sat down opposite.
"Zhejiang Dusi has just received an official letter from the Ministry of War. Master Ziyi will be here soon. It has been a tiring journey, sir, thank you for your hard work." Zhao Wuming began to compliment.
The conductor next to him, playing the role of a guard, personally carried the teapot and began to pour tea for everyone.
"The people along the coast of Jiangsu and Zhejiang are being harassed by Japanese pirates. I am here to destroy them on the orders of the emperor. I dare not delay on the way." Xiao Chen chuckled.
"Have you had a meal, sir? How about we find a tavern and plan the next step while eating?" Zhao Wuming stood up.
Xiao Chen waved his hand: "My lord, you're welcome. When I entered the city just now, I took my brothers to have something to eat on the street. Since your lord has also received an official letter from the Ministry of War, how about the Japanese pirates cause more serious harm to the place?"
Give them some pointers and inform the local police station so that we can start operations against the Japanese pirates as early as possible."
"Master Ziyi is vigorous and resolute, and his reputation is truly worthy of his reputation. Bring me the coastal defense map." Zhao Wuming turned around and looked at the commanding officer beside him.
The commander hurriedly stepped forward and slowly opened the coastal defense map that had been placed in his hand on the desktop.
Zhao Wuming stood up and pointed at the location of Taizhou.
"The coast of Taizhou is the hardest hit place by Japanese pirates this time. In the Haimenwei and Songmenwei defense zones in the east and south of Taizhou, Japanese pirates appear very frequently."
Xiao Chen frowned slightly: "Then we lost more than a thousand people and didn't catch a single Japanese pirate. Is it because of these two guard stations?"
"Yes." Zhao Wuming nodded, "My lord, before you go, you can communicate with the Haimen Guards and Songmen Guards first, and come up with a joint strategy to encircle and suppress the Japanese pirates. As for the troops and ships, I will call the two guards to cooperate vigorously.
Dongchang.”
"Okay, then it's up to you, your lord," Xiao Chen said, cupping his fists.
"It should, it should." Zhao Wuming also cupped his fists and saluted.
But he looked at the commander on one side and winked secretly.
