Before dawn, the losses caused by the Japanese pirates' night attack were finally counted, and the military camps and civilians suffered heavy losses.
Undoubtedly, the heaviest casualties were suffered by the civilians. A total of 639 civilians died in the night raid (more than 200 civilians were hacked to death by the Japanese pirates, more than 300 civilians were burned to death by the Japanese pirates, and about 100 civilians were trampled to death by their own people when they fled for their lives), and more than 700 civilians were injured. This was only because the Zhejiang Army left by Zhu Ping'an and the Jianghuai Army of Linhuai Hou rushed to the civilian camp in time to rescue the civilians, otherwise the unarmed civilians would have suffered even greater casualties.
The casualties on all sides of the army were also heavy.
He Qing's army had 1,000 soldiers, but 403 of them died in the night attack by the Japanese pirates. Like ordinary people, some were hacked to death, some were burned to death, and some were trampled to death while fleeing. More than 200 were injured, and 17 were missing. No one knew whether they fell into the sea or river while fleeing, or just deserted. In addition, 98 military tents were set on fire by the Japanese pirates, and the army's food and fodder were also burned.
Shen Xiyi's army of 1,000 soldiers suffered 370 deaths, more than 200 injuries, and 21 missing in the night attack by the Japanese pirates. Eighty-five military tents were burned down by the pirates, and the food and fodder were also burned to particles.
Tang Kekuan's army of 2,000 soldiers suffered 406 deaths, more than 300 injuries, 17 missing, and 108 military tents burned down.
Yu Dayou's army of 3,000 soldiers suffered 398 deaths, more than 300 injuries, no one missing, and 119 military tents burned down.
The central army led by Hu Zongxian and Zhao Wenhua, with 2,000 soldiers, suffered the heaviest casualties. A total of 587 soldiers were killed in the Japanese pirates' night attack, 436 were injured, 56 were missing, 185 military tents were burned down, and all the food and grass in the camp were burned.
Linhuai Hou reluctantly implemented three or four points of Zhu Ping'an's advice under his fierce and sharp words, and only ordered the patrol guards and the gate guards to be on guard to prevent the pirates from attacking at night. However, even if only three or four points of the advice were implemented, the losses of the Jianghuai Army were the smallest among all the armies. The Jianghuai Army of 3,000 soldiers and horses suffered 107 deaths, more than 30 injuries, no one missing, and only 17 military tents burned down.
Only in Zhu Ping'an's Zhejiang Army camp, no one was killed or injured, no one was missing, and no military tents or food were burned.
After receiving the loss results of the Japanese pirates' night attack, Zhu Ping'an sighed, walked out of the tent in depression, sat on a mound of earth, and blew in the cold wind for a long time before his anger and indignation cooled down.
These losses are actually avoidable.
If Zhao Wenhua had listened to his own advice yesterday evening and ordered the military camps to prepare for the night attack by the Japanese pirates, how could the military have suffered such heavy casualties and property losses?! The innocent civilians who came to watch the sea sacrifice would not have suffered such heavy casualties!!
However, Zhao Wenhua, who was presiding over the Sea Sacrifice, did not take his suggestion seriously at all! Not only did he disagree, he even resented that he had disturbed him and Hu Zongxian in writing a memorial to request credit for the completion of the Sea Sacrifice.
Although Governor Zhang Jing believed that his suggestion was not just nonsense, he did not take it too seriously. Otherwise, even if Zhao Wenhua forcibly took away his power to host the sea sacrifice with an imperial decree, as the governor of the Jiangnan army, he ordered the army to be on high alert and be wary of the Japanese pirates' night attacks. Which soldier would dare not listen to him?!
Of course, one cannot blame Zhang Jing too much. After all, after Zhao Wenhua took away the power of sea sacrifice in the name of the imperial edict and the emperor, he really didn't want to see Zhao Wenhua's smug face anymore, so he stopped interfering in the sea sacrifice to avoid any communication with Zhao Wenhua.
However, in the end, it was the civilians and soldiers who suffered avoidable casualties.
These casualties could have been avoided if we had followed my advice, increased vigilance and taken precautions.
However, casualties that could have been avoided still occurred due to the superiors' lack of attention.
This is why Zhu Ping'an is angry and indignant.
This is the second time.
Two months ago, dozens of Japanese pirates attacked Yingtian for the first time. It was the same that time. I rushed to Yingtian to warn people, but no one took me seriously and they even laughed at me, so that the historical tragedy was repeated.
Time and again, warnings were ignored.
As tragic scenes unfolded one after another, Zhu Pingan's accumulated anger and injustice almost made him unable to suppress it. He could only walk out of the tent and let the cold wind of December cool down his passion.
At this time, the seed of power in Zhu Ping'an's heart had already broken through the ground and was struggling to sprout.
If I were in power, I wouldn't have to rely on others to give orders.
Since Hu Zongxian can be the governor in the future, why can't I be the governor?!
As someone who is familiar with history, I will do better than Hu Zongxian. Zhu Pingan is confident of this.
In addition, Zhu Ping'an disagreed with Hu Zongxian's behavior, especially after seeing him actively cooperate with Zhao Wenhua and put the blame on Zhang Jing, Zhu Ping'an saw his behavior more clearly. In history, Hu Zongxian made great contributions to the anti-Japanese war, but his reputation was not prominent, and he could not be compared with Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou, precisely because of his bad character and bad reputation.
Zhu Ping'an believed that he would do a better job if he became governor.
For Zhang Jing.
To be honest, Zhu Ping'an did not completely agree with Zhang Jing's idea of suppressing the Japanese pirates.
Although Zhang Jing's idea of suppressing the Japanese invaders was correct, there is not only one correct way to suppress the Japanese invaders.
There are ways to deal with insufficient troops. You can actively defend, fight small battles, or concentrate limited troops to fight local battles. There are also ways to deal with poor combat effectiveness of local troops. You can practice while fighting, practice while fighting, and grow up in the flames of war.
long.
It is not necessary to have wolf soldiers in place before launching the anti-Japanese campaign. Use as much strength as you can.
Zhu Ping'an could not bear to see the troops sitting still and watching the people being burned, killed and looted by the Japanese pirates.
In short, in Zhu Ping'an's opinion, Zhang Jing's performance was not good enough and he was too slow.
As for Zhao Wenhua, he was very good at bullying others, stealing credit, and shifting the blame. When it came to suppressing the Japanese invaders, he was far inferior to Zhao Kuo, who was only good at talking about military affairs on paper. Commanding the campaign against the Japanese invaders was a complete disaster.
I can do better than them...
I also want to compete for the position of Governor-General of Jiangnan. Of course, Zhu Ping'an also knows that his current qualifications, achievements, and connections are far from enough to sit on this position, but a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Let's move forward towards this position step by step.
Zhu Ping'an stood up from the bumpkin, patted his butt, and let out a long breath.
"Hey yeah, I want to fly up to the sky, shoulder to shoulder with the sun. The world is waiting for me to change it. I am not afraid of others seeing my dreams. I can realize them here..."
In the cold wind, Zhu Ping'an walked slowly towards the central army's tent, humming a tuneless tune...