Chapter 156 155 It’s raining

Silently all the way, the Jiujiang Guards quickly arrived at Liyang, constantly searching for local people along the way to learn about the recent movements of Japanese pirates nearby.

Perhaps because the locals were frightened, they met very few people along the way, and the news they heard was varied. Some said that the Japanese pirates had already passed Liyang, and some said that the Japanese were still hiding near Lishui.

However, Wu Zhankui understood very well that the surrounding area was inland and there were actually very few garrison troops. The only nearby guards were the Xuanzhou Guard and the Jianyang Guard, and the Suzhou Guard across the Taihu Lake.

Naturally, it is impossible for the Suzhou Guard to come here to fight the Japanese pirates. It is estimated that the Nanjing Ministry of War is most likely to mobilize the troops of the Xuanzhou Guard. After all, one of the commanders of the Jianyang Guard has been killed in the battle, and the team has been destroyed. It is impossible in the short term.

Get organized.

Immediately after arriving at Liyang County, the detective horses sent out had already returned the news. They contacted the local government at the foot of the city. According to the information provided by the other party, the Japanese pirates had gone east two days ago, and their target should be Yixing.

At the same time, he urged the team to move on and spend the night in Liyang County. After all, there may be Japanese pirates nearby, and it is really unsafe to camp in the wild.

At the same time, people were asked to take out the map. Wei Guangde and Zhang Hongfu were now following Wu Zhankui. They naturally took the map and unfolded it.

This is the headquarters of this team, but there are only Wu Zhankui, Wei Meng and the two young men, and there are some personal guards around them.

My cousin and eldest brother have gone to lead the troops and are not here either.

Wu Zhankui crossed Liyang with his finger and continued to the west, which is Yixing County. Along the way, there is Yandang Lake in the north and Zhejiang in the south. There may also be troops from the Xuanzhou Guard.

"It should go to Yixing, but I don't know whether they will go north and go around Taihu Lake or go south and go around."

After Wu Zhankui pointed to Yixing, he obviously hesitated.

Although it was said before that the Japanese pirates might want to hide in Taihu Lake, it was just a joke. The water area of ​​Taihu Lake was small and it was not easy to hide. When they rushed to Suzhou Prefecture on the opposite side, they walked a little further and entered Songjiang.

Just by the sea, there is a chance to escape.

"These mud-legged guys really know how to run."

Father Wei just smiled and said.

"If we want to block them, if we chase them as far as Yixing, I'm afraid we won't be able to stop them, and we won't be able to see anyone."

Wu Zhankui didn't smile, he just frowned and said.

They have all chased them here. Naturally, they want to take full advantage. It is not worthwhile to go all the way in vain.

"It's along the south bank of the lake. Although there is a guard station in Zhejiang, there are probably not many soldiers. The elite soldiers have been transferred to the coast to defend against Japanese pirates. We go around to Wujiang County, and after crossing Wujiang, we can reach Tuolin.

, we can’t pursue it at all.”

Father Wei also put away his smile at this moment and analyzed.

"Do you think they will go south around Taihu Lake?"

"It's the closest place to other Japanese pirates, and it's easier to find opportunities to escape. This group of people is probably exhausted now, and there's no way they can hide nearby for a long time."

Father Wei expressed his thoughts.

Going around the Taihu Lake is Wu County, and further on is Tuolin Town in Songjiang Prefecture, which is now the nest of Japanese pirates. The Ming army has only deployed large forces in Jiaxing, Wujiang and Huating counties to encircle it, and is temporarily unable to clear it out.

Wu Zhankui understood. He felt that the Japanese pirates at this moment would only want to escape as soon as possible, so they would naturally choose the nearest road. Moreover, there were not many officers and soldiers around. If it was dangerous, it would only be after arriving in Wujiang.

Protrude from there and run to Tuolin.

Going around Taihu Lake from the north, it is indeed a long distance, and when you turn around, you will face the Suzhou Guard's troops, which is not easy to fight. Immediately, Wu Zhankui nodded slightly, indicating that he agreed with Wei Meng's judgment.

Wei Guangde and Zhang Hongfu on the side were also staring at the map. When Wu Zhankui pointed at the map earlier, they also understood what was going on.

There are many signs of hills on the Taihu Lake side. It is estimated that the side near Zhejiang is mountainous, making it easier to hide your whereabouts, unlike the north side, which seems to be a flat terrain.

"Then let's pass through Liyang and go directly to Huhan instead of Yixing to see if we can stop this group of Japanese pirates on the edge of Taihu Lake."

Wu Zhankui also made a prompt decision and said what he meant directly.

After Wei Guangde read it, he felt that his father's analysis was very reasonable, but he still looked at the map carefully to see where the north and south sides had to pass.

In the south, when Father Wei analyzed it before, he had already looked at it very carefully and found nothing missing. The route was indeed very close. If he encountered the army, it would only be on the Wujiang side.

Going around to the north, Wei Guangde saw Wuxi and Suzhou. If he continued to look, he would naturally see Songjiang to the east, Changshu to the northeast, and Changshu to the north.

When Wei Guangde looked to the north of Wuxi, he suddenly saw a name he had only heard a few days ago, Jiangyin.

Blinking slightly, Wei Guangde followed the Yangtze River waterway in Jiangyin and finally saw two other names, Xupu and Sanzhangpu, closer to Wuxi and Suzhou.

Wei Guangde felt something in his heart. He seemed to have heard from his uncle a few days ago that there were Japanese pirates in Xupu and Sanzhangpu, as well as in Jiangyin. In fact, it was not that these Japanese pirates could not take the north road, and instead of exploring forests, they would go to Jiangyin, or Xu.

Pune side.

However, if I make this judgment at this time, I will be back to the original point, just not knowing what to do next.

Wei Guangde was a little hesitant. Tuolin was the home base of Japanese pirates, and Jiangyin was only an area where Japanese pirates had recently begun to operate. Xupu and Sanzhangpu were similar, except that Japanese pirates had been active earlier.

However, Wei Guangde felt that he should still say something, so as not to fall short in the end. After all, they had walked such a long way here. Although this military achievement was not necessary, maybe they were not too far away from this group of Japanese pirates now, and they had been fighting for dozens of miles.

Wei Guangde said what he thought of immediately. When they heard the three place names mentioned by Wei Guangde, Wu Zhankui and Wei Meng looked at the map again, and finally hesitated.

They only considered the Japanese pirates escaping to Songjiang Prefecture, but did not consider that they might also find other Japanese pirates to help them escape.

The Japanese pirates of this era actually had many connections with each other. Although there were internal battles, they were relatively united on the mainland.

Wei Guangde's guess cannot be wrong.

At first, they did not consider the Japanese pirates escaping north. They mainly considered that there were people from the Suzhou Guards blocking the road. Even if they escaped the encirclement and suppression by the Suzhou Guards and continued running to Songjiang, there would be Taicang Guards behind them. They would have to cross two consecutive

In the defense area of ​​​​the guard station, the possibility is naturally extremely small.

But if it merges with the Japanese pirates in the Yangtze River waterway, that's not necessarily the case.

Don't ask why the Japanese pirates didn't grab a boat and go down the Yangtze River waterway when they were in Nanjing. The past is Zhenjiang, and the navy of Zhenjiang Guard over there is not a vegetarian.

During this period, the Ming Navy's patrols near Jiangyin have been greatly strengthened to prevent Japanese pirates from entering from Jiangyin and heading straight to the surrounding areas of Nanjing. This is a rich land. If they were robbed by Japanese pirates, I don't know how many officials would be dismissed.

Spray them.

"Who is in charge over there in Wujiang?"

Wei Guangde suddenly asked.

"Now it seems to be Yu Dayou. In the past few days, there have been many battle reports, many beheadings, and countless Japanese warships destroyed."

Wu Zhankui said.

"Then it's even more impossible to run over there. Looking at the battle reports, the officers and soldiers are very strong there. They are at the end of their strength. They might have been able to kill them in the past, but now, they may not."

When Wei Guangde heard that it was Yu Dayou on the other side of Wujiang, he immediately became more confident in his guess.

In the shadow of a famous tree, Wei Guangde did not believe that Yu Dayou, who was very famous, could not deal with dozens of Japanese pirates.

What the Japanese pirates were doing under the city of Nanjing was probably known to the surrounding officers and soldiers at this time. Although the suppression of this group of Japanese pirates was not a great achievement, since the number of Japanese pirates was not large after all, it was likely to be noticed by the high-level officials of the imperial court.

No general would not want to show off his face.

Punishment is for the garrison and civilian officials of Nanjing. For the generals of the garrison, even if the commander of Jianyang Guards suffered a defeat and died in battle, not only will they not be punished, but they will also be rewarded.

During the hesitation, a soldier reported in a low voice: "Master Commander, our people are going far away."

Only then did everyone realize that when they were analyzing the enemy's situation, the team they led had already passed by them and headed towards Liyang County in the distance.

In a war zone, because there are Japanese pirates nearby, this is also a war zone.

Without the majority, it is naturally unsafe.

"Deng Deng Deng" there was a rush of footsteps, and an official in a python suit trotted in quickly along the palace road, holding a document in his right hand, followed by two military attachés in flying fish suits.

dance to tune.

The visitor looked to be in his forties, but he was still strong and vigorous. He kept walking towards Yongshou Palace at this speed after entering from the palace gate.

Not long after, I was in the Yongshou Palace.

"Crash, bang, bang, bang, bang." There was a sound of throwing things. At this time, people inside and outside the Yongshou Palace immediately became silent when they heard the noise. They were very careful in speaking and doing things, for fear of making their superiors unhappy and being punished.

punishment.

The man in Yongshou Palace showed no mercy to those who committed crimes, and it was not uncommon for him to directly ask others to drag him out and beat him to death.

Perhaps there was nothing that could be thrown, so the movement in the room gradually disappeared, and then there was the faint sound of conversation.

Not long after, a young eunuch rushed out of the Yongshou Palace. One of them went straight to Xiyuan to check the room, while several others rushed out of Xiyuan and rushed to the cabinet and the six departments.

The scenes that happened under the city of Nanjing were sent to Emperor Jiajing through Jinyiwei's message transmission system before the Nanjing official's memorial. A storm was brewing over Xiyuan.

For a long time, Emperor Jiajing, who was served by officials in python suits and Taoist robes, walked outside the gate of Yongshou Palace. He looked at the dense dark clouds in the sky. After a long time, he opened his mouth and said, "Okay, it's finally going to rain. This year."

By this time, it will finally rain.'

The man in the python suit is naturally the Zuo Governor of the Rear Army Governor's Mansion and Lu Bing, the commander of the Jinyi Guards.

He was naturally very familiar with Emperor Jiajing, and it seemed that he was lamenting the dark clouds in the sky. However, Lu Bing knew very well that the master he served since he was a child could fall out of favor faster than turning the pages of a book. He also liked to talk like this, and often

Pun.

It's raining, it's raining, isn't the emperor's anger what those civil servants call "thunder, rain and dew"?

Lu Bing has always been cautious since he took charge of the Jinyi Guards. Although he did some shameful things, he has always been like this when it comes to delivering news outside the palace. He will never conceal or delay, even if he offends the chief minister of the court.

The most trusted person by the emperor.

He knew the emperor's habits very well. Once he discovered a flaw, he would not say anything to his face, but the thorn in his heart had been pierced and could not be pulled out.
To be continued...