Although military exploits are great, I, Zhu Ping'an's hat and feathers cannot be dyed red with the blood of young and strong civilians.
The Japanese pirates were fierce, and the young and strong civilians could defend the city, but if they fought against the Japanese pirates in the field, it would be tantamount to sending themselves to death. Even with the simplified version of the Mandarin Duck Formation, it would not work. First, the combat quality of the civilians was limited, and second, the simplified Mandarin Duck Formation was rigid and stiff. It was okay for defending the city wall, but in the field, the disadvantages were infinitely magnified, and they were no match for the Japanese pirates. Even with the complete version of the Mandarin Duck Formation, without several months of training, they were no match for the Japanese pirates.
Zhu Ping'an thought for a moment, his eyes becoming more and more cautious. If he was not completely sure, he would rather miss this rare opportunity of a century than risk the lives of the young and strong people.
"Brother Mu, please arrange for someone to find out how Taiping County fell. Also, find out about the Japanese invasion in Taizhou Prefecture and the movements of the Japanese pirates. Please be careful and put safety first."
Zhu Ping'an asked Liu Mu to arrange people to find out the news about the Japanese pirates, and reminded Liu Mu to put safety first when finding out the news.
Only by knowing both ourselves and the enemy can we win every battle. No matter how big or small the battle is, information is always the key to victory. Only by fully grasping the information of the Japanese pirates can we make good analysis, planning and decide the next move.
Of course, military achievements are secondary. Post-war reconstruction and appeasing the people are the top priority and the first task today.
After Liu Mu received the order, Zhu Pingan left the Third Hall and called Liu Dadao, Liu Dachui and others outside the hall to continue to investigate and direct post-war reconstruction. Zhu Pingan recorded the disaster situation of each village in detail, and arranged reconstruction matters in a targeted manner according to the actual situation of each village.
He worked non-stop from morning to night, and by the dead of night, Zhu Ping'an had finally run through the entire jurisdiction.
The damage caused by the Japanese pirates was shocking. The Japanese pirates really deserved death! They were unforgivable! Fortunately, Jingnan was defended and the Japanese pirates were driven away. Otherwise, the damage suffered by Jingnan would be a hundred times more serious than it is now.
The great Ming Dynasty, the great Chinese nation, suffered greatly from the Japanese invasion. This is a national disgrace that will never be forgotten by generations!
I, Zhu Ping'an, will definitely wipe out the Japanese pirates! I will lead the army to lash out at Japan! I will make Japan pay a heavy price! I will make sure that the Japanese slaves will never dare to covet China again for generations to come!
After visiting all the affected villages, Zhu Ping'an's anger grew stronger and stronger, and his vow became more and more resolute.
After Zhu Ping'an returned to the county government office late at night, Liu Mu, who was waiting in the lobby, came over to report the news.
"Sir, I have found out the news." Liu Mu saluted.
"Brother Mu, no need to be so polite, just sit down and talk." Zhu Ping'an invited Liu Mu to sit down and poured him two cups of tea.
"Thank you, sir. The reason why Taiping County fell so quickly was because Taiping County Magistrate Wang Fengming was afraid of death." Liu Mu thanked him and sat down to report. When he mentioned the name of Taiping County Magistrate Wang Fengming, Liu Mu couldn't help but look angry.
"Oh, how exactly?" Zhu Ping'an asked curiously.
"Sir, the leader of this group of Japanese pirates is named Honda Heihachi. After he retreated from our Jingnan, he only had more than a thousand men. After he retreated into Taiping County, he burned, killed and looted all the way, and took nearly a thousand young and strong people with him, and directly surrounded Taiping County. Wang Fengming, the magistrate of Taiping County, was as timid as a mouse, afraid of death, and seeing that the Japanese pirates were strong, he did not dare to resist at all, and was about to abandon the city and flee. If it were not for Xiahou Liang of Taiping County who desperately persuaded him, the cowardly magistrate Wang would have abandoned the city and fled at the first time. Humph, think about the time when more than 3,000 Japanese pirates surrounded our Jingnan County. Once the city wall was asleep, the people's hearts were stabilized, and he led us to defeat the Japanese pirates. When the Japanese pirates besieged Taiping County, there were only a thousand remnants left. The magistrate of Taiping did not dare to resist and wanted to abandon the city and flee. He is really a good-for-nothing!"
Liu Mu reported in detail, full of contempt for Taiping County Magistrate Wang Fengming.
"So he abandoned the city and fled?" Zhu Ping'an asked.
"No." Liu Mu shook his head. "Although he did not abandon the city and flee, he asked for peace with the Japanese pirates. After being persuaded by Xiahou County Magistrate, Wang Zhixian harbored evil intentions and proposed to defend the four city gates with Xiahou County Magistrate. He guarded the west gate and the south gate, and ordered Xiahou County Magistrate to guard the east gate and the north gate. While Xiahou County Magistrate was fighting bravely outside the north gate, the cowardly Wang Zhixian looted a large amount of gold, silver, jewelry, cloth and brocade in the city, and secretly sent his butler to ask for peace with the Japanese pirates. The Japanese pirates were cunning and asked for a lot of money. They asked Wang Zhixian to offer ten times the gifts before they agreed to negotiate peace. When Wang Zhixian opened the city gate to deliver the gifts, they robbed the city gate and broke through Taiping County in one fell swoop. Xiahou County Magistrate died on the spot, and the cowardly Wang Zhixian did not survive either, and was beheaded by the Japanese pirates."
"One incompetent general can tire out the entire army!"
After hearing what Liu Mu said, Zhu Ping'an could not help but slam the table and sigh. He was speechless and indignant about the Taiping County Magistrate who was afraid of death, stupid and incompetent. He felt sorry for the people of Taiping County.
"You are right, sir." Liu Mu nodded vigorously. "It was because the Taiping County Magistrate was greedy for life and afraid of death, stupid and incompetent that he fell into the trap of the Japanese pirates and was easily conquered by the Japanese pirates."
"What's the situation in other counties of Taizhou Prefecture?" Zhu Ping'an asked.
"I was just about to report to you, sir. Xianju County and Ninghai County were also attacked by Japanese pirates. The county towns of the two counties were breached by the same group of pirates. The leader of this group of pirates is a thief monk nicknamed Iron King Kong. It is said that he has two to three thousand pirates under his command." Liu Mu replied.
"Xianju County is easy to attack but difficult to defend, so it is inevitable that it will be breached by the Japanese pirates. However, Ninghai County is backed by a mountain, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack. There is also a garrison stationed nearby. Logically speaking, it should not be easily breached, right?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Ping'an sighed and asked.
"The Iron King Kong broke through Xianju County on the day of landing. Ninghai County strengthened its defense after receiving the news and asked for help from the garrison. Guan Yao, the captain of the garrison, led 800 soldiers to defend Ninghai County. It was heard that Captain Guan Yao did not take the Japanese pirates seriously. The magistrate of Ninghai County prepared wine and food for Captain Guan. However, Captain Guan said proudly, 'My ancestor, Guan Yu, the Martial Saint, killed Hua Xiong with warm wine. I am the descendant of the Martial Saint and cannot compare with my ancestor. However, I do not take the Japanese pirates seriously. I will put this wine and food aside for now and eat it after I kill them.' After that, Captain Guan led 800 soldiers, 200 yamen runners, and civilians, a total of more than 1,000 people, and took the initiative to go out of the city to fight the Japanese pirates in the field, vowing to wipe out the Japanese pirates in one battle. However, unexpectedly, as soon as the battle started, Captain Guan's army was defeated, and he was smashed in the head by Iron King Kong with a stick. Ninghai County was also seized by Iron King Kong..."
Liu Mu replied.
well... ...
Upon hearing this, Zhu Ping'an was speechless to Guan Qianhu. He was very arrogant in saying that he would destroy this breakfast, just like Guan Yu who drank wine and killed Hua Xiong. Unfortunately, he was not strong enough and was defeated and killed in the battle, and he also implicated Ninghai County.
Why don't you just defend the city? Why do you have to go out and fight the Japanese pirates? Don't you know your own weight