marquis of jingan

Chapter 445 Killing All
Whether it was Li Mu or Shen Yi, they knew very well in their hearts that the emperor sent the two of them south, and it was definitely not just for them to deal with Japanese pirates.

More importantly, let them train their troops.

Train an army that is capable, or at least has the potential to replace the Huaihe Navy.

And now, although the Japanese pirates have not been cleaned up, or even defeated a large group of Japanese pirates head-on, the anti-Japanese army has already taken shape visible to the naked eye.

That's why Li Mucai said that their errand was a "small success".

Sitting beside Li Mu's bed, he smiled and said, "When the battle of Yueqing is over, even if the reputation of the Anti-Japanese Army is known, recruiting recruits will not be a problem at that time, as long as Ling Su and others catch more recruits With training, the Anti-Japanese Army will soon be able to expand to 5000 people."

His Royal Highness was lying on the bed. He was silent for a while, then lowered his eyebrows and said, "Zi Heng, do you think Ling Su is worthy of a great job?"

Shen Yi was silent for a while, then shook his head and said: "I don't know, but Ling Qianhu's family has been thousands of households for generations. His ability to lead troops to fight is hard to say, but he is still good at training recruits."

Li Mu shook his head: "I mean, is he capable enough to lead the entire anti-Japanese army?"

Shen Yi shook his head again: "I'm afraid it won't work now, but I believe people will always grow."

"Um…"

Li Mu nodded slightly and said: "This Ling Su, after all, has been passed down for several generations, he does have some skills, but..."

"I'm afraid he doesn't have much time to grow up."

Li Mu lay on the bed and said silently: "Ziheng should know in his heart that sooner or later, you and I will return to Jiankang."

He glanced at Shen Yi and asked, "I'm the commander now. When I return to Jiankang, the imperial court will probably give the Anti-Japanese Army a capital division. Will the imperial court promote Ling Su as the commander of the capital?"

Shen Yi shook his head silently.

Don't say that they are all commanders. When Li Mu returns to Jiankang, it will be difficult for Ling Su to be promoted to commander.

But one thing, Li Mu was wrong.

According to the pie drawn by the emperor for Shen Yi, when this sea patrol is over and he returns to Jiankang, he will be promoted to the head of the Ministry of War.

In other words, after Li Mu returned to Jiankang, he had nothing to do with the Anti-Japanese Army, and Shen Yi probably would not make a clean break with the Anti-Japanese Army.

Shen Yi was silent for a while, looked at Li Mu, and asked, "What exactly does the prince want to say?"

"The anti-Japanese army is now in charge of money and food. As for the war, I will delegate everything to Ziheng and Lingsu."

"But after I return to Jiankang, it is impossible for Ling Su to be in charge of the Anti-Japanese Army."

Li Mu said silently: "The imperial court will send a new commander of the capital to preside over the anti-Japanese army. When the time comes, the new commander of the capital..."

"Will you still delegate all the power in your hands like now?"

Hearing this, Shen Yi finally understood what Li Mu meant.

Li Mu paused, and continued: "Besides, this dynasty emphasizes civility and military affairs. At that time, at the head of the capital, there may be a governor suppressing them. Those civil servants take things for granted and rely on their own imagination. The anti-Japanese army that we have worked so hard to create has led astray..."

Shen Yi breathed out, lowered his eyebrows slightly, and said with a wry smile: "My lord, you can't change anything about these things, let alone me, a seventh-rank official."

Li Mu shook his head: "I have no way to say these words to Your Majesty, but if the opportunity is right, Ziheng, you can show Your Majesty the face."

"During this sea patrol, you and I have seen and heard too many tragic things for the people, and we all know what life the people along the coast have lived in these years."

"The southeast coast can't continue to be chaotic."

Shen Yi naturally understood what Li Mu meant.

If you want to wipe out the Japanese pirates, Qi Jiguang is not enough, you need Hu Zongxian even more.

But now, Ling Su is still too far away from Qi Jiguang, and the southeast also lacks a Hu Zongxian who can hold a place.

Master Shen let out a foul breath, lowered his eyebrows and said, "I understand what your son means."

"I mean, let's all do the current things well first, as for the things in the temple..."

"We have to wait until we return to Jiankang."

Li Mu closed his eyes and sighed, then nodded helplessly: "That's the only way..."

…………

After the anti-Japanese army left the city, they did not return for a whole day and night.

This time, Shen Yi was very anxious.

If it wasn't for the news of the anti-Japanese army being passed on by the people in the Di Bao Si, Shen Yi might have to go out of the city to find Ling Su himself.

It wasn't until the evening of the next day that Shen Yi waited for the exact news from the Mansion News Agency. After receiving the news, Shen Yi heaved a sigh of relief, went back to his residence, and fell asleep soundly.

This sleep lasted until dawn, and in the early morning of the next day, Master Shen stretched his waist, then got up lazily, and changed into his clothes.

The subordinate handed over the news from the Dibao Division last night. According to the latest news, Ling Su and others were already on their way back to Yueqing, and they estimated that they would be able to return to Yueqing in the afternoon.

With this news, Shen Yi was completely at ease. He first went to the wounded soldiers camp of the Anti-Japanese Army to see how the wounded soldiers were doing. Tianzhong county magistrate refused to send troops, and even refused to lend the sword and armor to the mansion to report the matter.

Shen Yi casually mentioned this matter, but it made Zhong County Magistrate cold sweat. The Yueqing County Magistrate couldn't help wiping his sweat, and then couldn't help explaining to Shen Yi, saying that he didn't know the specific situation at that time, and he didn't have an order from his superiors, so he didn't dare to do anything Claims like this.

Seeing that County Magistrate Zhong was so nervous, Shen Yi just smiled, and after drinking a few cups of tea with him, he got up and walked away.

Finally, it was noon.

As soon as Shen Yi finished his meal, he went to wait outside the east gate of Yueqing. After waiting for about half an hour, he finally saw the flag of the Anti-Japanese Army. Ling Su and Xue Wei had blood on their battle robes. Riding on a horse, leading more than 1000 people behind him, they slowly drove towards Yueqing City.

Shen Yi, county magistrate Zhong and other Yueqing local officials all went out of the city to greet him. After more than 100 steps out of the city, a group of people came to Ling Su.

Ling Qianhu jumped off the horse neatly, bowed his head and cupped his fists respectfully at Shen Yi: "I've seen Shen Sizheng!"

After saluting to Shen Yi, Ling Su looked at Zhong Ping beside him, but turned a deaf ear to Zhong Ping and ignored him.

County magistrate Zhong was not angry either, he just stood aside and said nothing.

With a smile on his face, Shen Yi said, "I heard that 1000 people from Lingqianhu went out, but this time they came back with more than 500 people. Why did [-] people appear for no reason?"

This is knowingly asking.

Shen Yi already knew the general results of the anti-Japanese army in advance, but in front of Zhong Ping, he still asked.

Although Ling Su looked tired, after hearing Shen Yi's words, he still had a smile on his face, bowed his head to Shen Yi and said, "Go back to Sizheng, I will live up to the imperial envoy's high expectations for this expedition. Cut off the heads of more than 500 Japanese pirates, captured more than [-] Japanese pirates, and rescued nearly [-] people!"

Shen Yi's face was full of smiles.

He knew the situation of the war against the Japanese army.

This time, Ling Su and the others were very lucky. Not long after leaving Yueqing, they found two Japanese bandits fighting each other. One of them wanted to kill the other, but Ling Su picked up the loophole and took the item directly. great merit!
Ling Qianhu took a step forward, bowed his head respectfully and said, "May I ask Si Zheng, what should we do with the hundreds of Japanese captives?"

"Kill."

This time Shen Yi answered without hesitation, he waved his hand lightly, and said in a very calm tone, "Kill them all."

(End of this chapter)