Yesterday, after Zhu Ping'an returned to Taohuaji Training Ground from Yingtian, he actively organized his troops for war. However, it was already late when he returned, so some things that needed to be done outside the camp, such as procurement, were not easy to carry out. When Zhu Ping'an stayed up late at night to draft a plan for preparing for war and destroying the Japanese, he listed the things that needed to be purchased outside the camp and wrote a letter to Mrs. Yi Lan, the chieftain of Wuxi Miao.
The next day, the sky had just begun to show a hint of morning light when Zhu Ping'an, who had slept for less than two hours, got up. After a quick wash, he called Liu Daqiang, Liu Dachui and others early.
"Big Spear, take one hundred taels of silver, select fifty cavalrymen, and go to Taohua Town to purchase the items listed on the paper. If you cannot find any in Taohua Town, go to Yingtian. You must go and come back quickly, and don't delay."
"Dachui, take my handwritten letter and this one hundred taels of silver, select fifty cavalrymen, each with two horses, and ride as fast as you can to Wuxi Miao Town, the home of the Wuxi Miao barbarians, to meet with Madam Zanglan, the chieftain of the Wuxi Miao tribe, and see how they are living down the mountain. See if there are any difficulties, and at the same time purchase a large amount of their tribe's secret knife and medicine."
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Zhu Pingan handed the banknotes, purchase orders, letters, etc. to Liu Daqiang, Liu Dachui and others, and asked them to select elite cavalry and act separately. Since Wuxi Town, where the Wuxi Miao now lived, was far away, Zhu Pingan emphasized that Liu Dachui must be equipped with two horses when traveling so that he could change horses on the road.
The Japanese pirates in Shangyu were ambitious and fierce, so Zhu Ping'an took them extremely seriously and made many preparations in advance.
Material procurement is just one of them.
When marching and fighting, supplies and herbs are indispensable. The Wuxi Miao's secret medicine and knife-cracked medicine have significant therapeutic effects, so naturally the more the better.
Near noon, Marquis Linhuai and Duke Wei came together and brought the latest news to Zhu Ping'an.
After Zhu Ping'an read the newspaper once, he went back to read it again, then frowned and his expression became serious.
"What's the matter, nephew? Is there any problem with the report?" Duke Wei and Marquis Linhuai asked, putting down their teacups.
"Uncle, Ping'an did find a problem." Zhu Ping'an nodded slightly, looked at the two and explained, "Uncle, please look at the records in the Tangbao. The Japanese pirates in Shangyu were defeated in one battle. The Japanese pirates drove the Miao Yin's troops to attack Zeng Qianhu's troops, causing Zeng Qianhu's troops to be in chaos. Then the Miao Yin's troops were defeated and the Japanese pirates won a great victory without any effort. However, in such an easy victory, the Shangyu Japanese pirates lost 20 to 30 people, setting the highest record of combat losses since they landed in our Ming Dynasty! Don't the two uncles find it strange? In the past, the Shangyu Japanese pirates and the officers and soldiers fought repeatedly, but the losses were very small. At most, a few Japanese pirates died and were injured. How could there be such a loss of 20 to 30 people?!"
"Why, nephew, do you suspect that the report is false?!" Linhuai Hou looked up at Zhu Ping'an, smiled and shook his head, "Haha, no! Nephew, you think too much. After the battle, when the Japanese pirates attacked Wuhu County, it was in broad daylight, and the soldiers on the wall of Wuhu County and the common people saw it. There were thousands of them. I counted them many times, and there were only fifty-seven Japanese pirates attacking the city. Fifty-seven is not a big number, I can't count it wrong."
After Linhuai Hou finished speaking, Duke Wei also laughed, "My dear nephew, you really think too much. There is a saying in ancient times, 'A strong crossbow at the end of its strength cannot penetrate a white cloth.' Now the Japanese pirates who landed in Shangyu are already at the end of their strength. They have no strength left. In addition, Commander Miao and Captain Zeng have a total of 3,000 allied forces, not 3,000 pigs. It is normal for them to cause 20% damage to the Japanese pirates."
Oh, it's not a three-noon pig?!
Come on, don't insult the pigs. Their 3,000 allied forces are not as good as three pigs. If 3,000 pigs come roaring, these dozens of Japanese pirates will be wiped out no matter how fierce they are. There is a saying in the village: "One pig, two bears and three tigers, the most fierce is the wild boar king." This saying is enough to prove the ferocity of wild boars.
Zhu Ping'an was secretly dissatisfied in his heart, but in order to avoid causing unnecessary disputes, he did not say it out loud.
"Uncle, a spent force cannot wear mourning clothes, but the Japanese pirates who landed in Shangyu are far from being spent." Zhu Ping'an said slowly.
The Duke of Wei smiled and shook his head, saying with a face full of experienced confidence, "Haha, nephew, you just lack experience. There are only fifty-seven bandits left, and they are at the end of their rope."
Zhu Pingan asked, "Uncle, if the Japanese pirates were at the end of their strength, why did they still attack Wuhu County?!"
Duke Wei smiled and continued, "Haha. Nephew, the Japanese pirates' attack on Wuhu County just proves that they are at the end of their strength. Nephew, please read the Tangbao carefully. The Tangbao records that the Japanese pirates set fire to the south bank of Wuhu Lake, took the opportunity to sneak across to the north bank of Wuhu Lake, and attacked Wuhu County. However, when Wuhu County cut off the moat bridge in time and closed the city gates, the Japanese pirates had no choice but to retreat in disgrace and disappear. A small county town closed the city gates, and the Japanese pirates had no choice. If they are not at the end of their strength, what else can they be?!"
Zhu Pingan shook his head, looked at Duke Wei, and said softly: "Uncle, the Japanese pirates dared to attack Wuhu County. As long as they have this ambition, no matter why they failed, it proves that they are not at the end of their strength. You must know that ambition comes from strength. Since they dared to attack Wuhu County, it proves that they have this strength, which proves that they are not at the end of their strength."
After Zhu Ping'an finished speaking, Duke Wei and Marquis Linhuai looked at each other, then shook their heads and laughed.
Well
What are you laughing at?!
Zhu Ping'an was puzzled.
"Alas, nephew, you are still young and have experienced too few setbacks. You haven't gotten over the shadow of the last failed emergency military situation. Nephew, failure is not terrible. You are still young. It doesn't matter if you fall a few times or make a fool of yourself a few times. As long as you remember the lesson and gain experience, you won't lose this time."
Marquis Linhuai and Duke Wei looked at Zhu Ping'an with some sympathy. They believed that Zhu Ping'an's reasons were completely far-fetched and not convincing at all. After all, he was still young and could not face and accept the failure brought about by the last emergency military situation. These were all far-fetched excuses he made to cover up his mistakes in the emergency military situation.
faint!
Zhu Ping'an was speechless. He looked at the two men with a wry smile and explained, "Uncle, you misunderstood. Ping'an was not making far-fetched arguments to support yesterday's emergency military situation. Instead, he was analyzing the matter rationally and based on facts."