Chapter 357 You Are the Chicken
The one hundred riders of the Haimen Guards were heading up the river.
"Japanese pirates discovered!"
someone shouted.
Ahead, several Japanese pirates were pointing and talking at this side by the river, then turned around and ran away.
"Captain, these must be scouts. The Japanese pirates are ahead." A general flag came over on horseback, fear in his eyes, "If we go any further, we'll probably run into a large group of Japanese pirates."
Everyone looked at the centurion.
The centurion hesitated, and the deputy centurion said, "Five people on guard, it shows that this group of Japanese pirates is powerful. I estimate that they have at least three hundred people."
"There are only one hundred of us." The captain looked at everyone and saw fear in their faces.
No one talks about the advantage of one hundred cavalrymen over three or five hundred infantrymen.
If the command is proper and the attack is powerful, it will be an almost overwhelming advantage!
The captain suddenly said in a serious tone: "My army has encountered 500 Japanese pirates, all of them are real Japanese. The Japanese pirates are powerful, so we should report back to the commander immediately."
"Yes! Those 500 Japanese pirates actually advanced instead of retreating when they saw us. Only the real Japanese would have such courage."
"Captain, let's retreat quickly!"
"If anyone dares to talk nonsense later, don't worry, Captain. We can kill him without you having to do anything!" Someone turned his eyes and said threateningly.
The captain nodded, feeling relieved, and said, "Retreat!"
As soon as he rode his horse and took the lead, he heard someone shouting, "The Japanese pirates are chasing us."
Damn it!
This is an addiction to bullying, right?
The captain was furious and looked back, only to see dozens of Japanese pirates running towards him.
Dozens of Japanese pirates dared to attack my one hundred cavalrymen! ?
The centurion's face turned livid.
"withdraw!"
The deputy captain praised: "There must be a large group of troops behind these dozens of people. The captain has a good idea."
Everyone rode their horses at full speed and soon left the Japanese pirates behind.
"You guys go back and report to the commander, and tell him that I am keeping an eye on this group of Japanese pirates." The captain was worried about being held accountable, so he decided to stay and monitor this group of pirates.
He was leading cavalry with him, so if he found something wrong, he would just run away.
The Southern Ming Army was not good at other things, but their sense of danger and ability to escape were unrivaled. It was not until later when the Northern Border Army became corrupt and the generals took it upon themselves to preserve their strength that they were surpassed by their Northern counterparts.
"They're here again."
Someone screamed.
"This is too fucking bullying!" Even the deputy captain couldn't help it.
I'm a fucking 100-rider!
Do you really think you are fooling people?
“Only a few people!”
Someone noticed something was wrong.
Those Japanese pirates ran very fast, looking back as they ran.
It seemed as if there was some ferocious beast chasing him from behind.
"Opportunity!" The centurion was ecstatic, "Brothers, kill!"
Dozens of riders rushed over, and those Japanese pirates actually knelt down.
When they caught them, the Ming army found that these Japanese pirates were sweating profusely and were already exhausted. Not to mention killing people with swords, they could hardly even stand still.
"Interrogation!" The captain said proudly, "With these prisoners, we can be considered to have accomplished a great feat."
The deputy captain was excited, "It was because of the captain's effective command that we defeated hundreds of Japanese pirates. Oh, right, let's quickly chase them back."
The captain nodded, and someone immediately went to chase the soldiers who had reported the news.
Without even being tortured, several Japanese pirates confessed.
"The Ming army is coming."
"Where did they come from?" Bai Hu was puzzled. "Songmen is not on the same road as us, and Chumen is too far away. Even if they really came, how dare they take the initiative to attack?"
Two of the Japanese pirates were fake Japanese, that is, Ming Dynasty civilians.
"Hundreds of cavalrymen are coming. Listen to what they are shouting... the Chiang character flag."
"Hundreds of cavalrymen?" The captain's face changed slightly.
"Those cavalrymen are so ferocious. We thought the Ming army was useless, but who knew they were... so ferocious, like gods of death. We can't kill them even if we fight to the death!"
A fake Japanese started to howl.
"The flag with the character Jiang on it..." Everyone was a little confused.
"Century!" someone shouted, "They are coming."
There was a thick cloud of dust in the west, and then a large group of cavalry could be seen faintly.
"Taizhou Prefecture doesn't have that many cavalry!" said the deputy captain.
The captain remembered that he had heard Chen Bo mention it last time, that the capital seemed to be sending someone to Taizhou Prefecture to inspect the Japanese pirates.
He said, "Form a battle array. Don't let the people from the capital look down on you."
Dozens of riders lined up.
The cavalry were getting closer and closer. Dozens of them rushed past the centurion and his men like a whirlwind. Soon, the sound of horns was heard.
The large group of cavalry began to speed up.
This made Bai Hu feel a chill in his heart, knowing that the person coming was no simple matter.
More than ten riders came over, surrounding a young man.
"Greetings..." The captain and others dismounted and saluted. They wanted to address the young man, but the young man was wearing cloth and they didn't know his identity.
The young man said calmly: "Uncle Jiang Qingzhi!"
call!
It was as if a hurricane was blowing, and the captain couldn't help but take a step back.
The person coming from the capital turned out to be him!
Baihu couldn't help but think of various rumors.
Datong defeated Altan's tribe twice.
Build Jingguan.
And the recent purge of the Beijing Guards was the work of this young man in front of him.
The centurion's heart trembled, and he couldn't help but kneel down, "I am Deng Chao, your humble servant, and I greet you, Lord!"
Jiang Qing got off his horse and asked, "Why didn't the Haimen guards attack?"
Deng Chao's heart tightened. He was just about to think of how to fool him, but when he looked up, he saw Jiang Qingzhi's half-smile, and he couldn't help but feel scared. "The commander was worried about encountering a large group of Japanese pirates, so he ordered me to lead the troops to investigate."
"Why are you so cautious in using troops?" Tang Shunzhi came over. This master of the School of Mind was not a scholar-official. He was not only good at spear and sword skills, but also good at boxing and kicking. His military skills were also outstanding.
Such people would be super geniuses in later generations, but they wasted their careers in the Ming Dynasty because they were unwilling to bow their heads. Later, they simply gave up their official positions and devoted themselves to studying.
Jiang Qingzhi nodded. "When I was exiled to Taizhou Prefecture, all the Ming soldiers I saw on the road were terrified by the Japanese pirates. The Haimen Guards only sent out 100 cavalrymen. This is not cautious, but cowardly!"
He turned around and said, "Hurry to Haimenwei immediately, and send someone to Linhai to inform Sun Lianyuan that I will be stationed in Haimenwei to deal with the Japanese pirates first."
Several riders headed towards the sea.
A large group of cavalry followed and brought prisoners with them.
Shuxiajitaro was among them, and he hissed, "Do you dare to fight me fairly?"
"What Daming said is correct." Xu Wei smiled.
Deng Chao smiled and said, "My Lord, I have captured three Japanese pirates. They were all frightened by your might. I dare not take credit for it. I wonder how to deal with them?"
Jiang Qing got on his horse and asked, "Are ten people enough?"
Sun Chonglou said, "Master, that's enough."
"Then what are you waiting for?" Jiang Qingzhi rode away.
Behind him, Sun Chonglou drew his sword and stepped forward.
"This is..." Deng Chao was stunned, "It's rare to capture Japanese pirates!"
The three Japanese pirates kneeling on the ground couldn't help shouting when they saw Sun Chonglou coming towards them with a knife.
"Spare your life!"
Sun Chonglou walked behind the three men and raised his sword.
The heavy long sword whizzed past.
Heads fell to the ground.
The remaining two people were so scared that they shit and pissed themselves, but the strange thing was that they didn't collapse.
The knife flashed again.
The three heads coincidentally rolled together, and even the facial features were still twisting.
Sun Chonglou wiped the long sword clean, mounted his horse and said, "Young Master said to kill his entire family, then no one will be spared!"
"Nonsense!" Xu Wei laughed and said, "Master said to keep ten people."
"It's killing the whole family."
"Who did you listen to?"
"The last time I went out with Dou Jialan, I heard some scholars say something about the young master... The leader of the Mohist school would kill people if they disagreed with him. They said that killing the whole family and even saving a chicken would be a failure."
"That's ridiculous, but it's funny."
"What's interesting?"
“It’s terrifying.”
"Tsk! What are you saying, Old Xu? If you want to be scared, you should go to the Jingguan outside Datong City. My goodness, when the young master ordered the construction of the Jingguan, those people didn't know how to do it. It was the young master who taught them step by step.
Later, Yan Xu said that I was the only one in the world who could build a Jingguan. Hey, Old Xu, what was the Jingguan originally built for? "
"Jingguan! It was originally used by the Central Plains Dynasty to intimidate foreign races."
"Who built the most Jingguan?"
"Why do you ask this?"
"I'll remember this for you, young master. Let's see if you can become the one who builds the most Jingguan in history."
I managed to capture three Japanese pirates with great difficulty. Even though it was just luck, it was still a great achievement!
But he was beheaded by Jiang Qingzhi's men, and the living person became a head, which greatly reduced his credit.
Deng Chao originally criticized Jiang Qingzhi's tyranny, but when he heard this, he couldn't help but feel cold all over, "A little cold."
The deputy captain also looked pale, "It seems that the sky is about to change."
Jiaojiang River stretches eastward all the way to the sea.
The river water was turbid. Several cargo ships were moving slowly down the river. After seeing Jiang Qingzhi and his party, the people on the ships knelt on the deck and kowtowed vigorously.
"Master, it's the ship owner we rescued earlier." Xu Wei said softly, "We can get someone to build momentum."
"Hmm!" Jiang Qingzhi glanced at him.
"The Haimen Guards were incompetent and allowed the Japanese pirates to wreak havoc. Fortunately, Lord Bo arrived with his army... He used this as an excuse to capture Chen Bo and control the Haimen Guards."
A purge will inevitably follow.
Xu Wei's eyes were calm, as if he didn't know how many people his vicious plan would kill.
"what are you worried about?"
"I am worried that the cleansing of the Beijing guards will make the southern officers and soldiers dissatisfied with you, and then they will pretend to obey you but secretly disobey you, or even stab you in the back."
The Haimen Guard is in front.
The city gates were wide open at this moment.
Chen Bo led civil and military officials out of the city to welcome him.
More than a thousand riders came rushing forward.
When they were more than a hundred steps away, an order was given and the cavalrymen reined in their mounts, staring at these people with cold eyes.
"What a fierce aura, worthy of being his subordinate." Shen Bing said softly.
A rider came out slowly with several followers.
"People say Jiang Qingzhi is handsome, and it's true." Shen Bing's voice was even lower, "Commander, let's bow our heads first..."
Chen Bo stepped forward and saluted.
"Meet Long Wilbur!"
"Meet Long Wilbur."
Jiang Qingzhi looked at the civil and military officials, then raised his head to look at the soldiers on the top of the city wall.
"The flags are flying, looking quite new. The armor is bright, and it is obvious that they have not been trained. Is this how the Haimen Guards protect their troops?"
Jiang Qingzhi said coldly: "Some people say that the southern officers and soldiers will hate me because of the purge of the Beijing guards. They suggest catching a chicken and killing it to warn those monkeys. Chen Bo!"
"I'm here!" Chen Bo didn't realize that his voice was unusually sharp.
Jiang Qingzhi looked at him and said grimly, "Tell me, are you the chicken?"
Chen Bo's legs went weak and he knelt down.
"I am willing to serve as your humble servant."
(End of this chapter)
