I'm only seven years old, Lao Zhu, you let me supervise the country?

Chapter 137 The first battle of the new army!There is no better elite in the world than this!
In Jiaxing City, the government office.

The marching speed of the new army is very fast, but compared with the postal station dedicated to delivering letters, it is still much slower.

After all, the latter has a dedicated inn, and changing horses does not change people.

Not to mention urgent military information, even ordinary urgent reports can be transmitted three hundred miles in a day.

Two days ago, Xu Dongjiang, the prefect of Jiaxing, received a secret letter sent to him by Huang Zicheng.

However, Xu Dongjiang always felt that Japanese pirates and rebels would not attack Jiaxing Prefecture.

The grandson of the emperor wants to come to Jiaxing Mansion to sit in the town, maybe he just wants to gain a reputation as a front-line commander, and he doesn't have to face the Japanese pirates directly.

The task of exterminating the Japanese pirates was presided over by Lan Yu, Duke of Liang, who went to Suzhou Prefecture.

The grandson of the emperor came to make some achievements, performed it in front of His Majesty, and spread it, and he could also get the reputation of leading the army and pacifying the Japanese pirates.

Therefore, he didn't pay much attention to Huang Zicheng's suggestion.

The emperor's grandson came, if the Japanese pirates did not come, he, the magistrate of Jiaxing Prefecture, would never be harmful to the emperor's grandson.

Even if he wanted to, he couldn't do it at all.

Not to mention he didn't dare to do it.

However, at sunset today, the military situation suddenly rose, and the Japanese pirates attacked on a large scale, and their troops approached the city.

When Xu Dongjiang received the news, he was completely dumbfounded.

In the past few days, the imperial court sent urgent reports one after another, telling him to prepare for the Japanese pirates' attack.

But Xu Dongjiang believes that if large-scale mobilization is carried out, Jiaxing City will be panicked.

If the Japanese pirates did not come and all the work was in vain, the loss would be considerable.

I heard that the imperial court judged that the Japanese pirates would come to Jiaxing City is the emperor's grandson.

He is a seven-year-old child, what ability does he have, dare to make such an assertion?

Lan Yu, Duke of Liang State, went to Suzhou to sit in town instead of Jiaxing.

The news that was found was that Japanese pirates and rebels were preparing to attack Suzhou.

Therefore, Xu Dongjiang did not make any preparations except to inform the guards stationed in Jiaxing to prepare for it.

At this moment, he became anxious when he heard that the Japanese pirates had arrived at the city.

"Quick, quick, quick, close the surrounding city gates immediately, notify several thousand households, and lead the troops to the city wall immediately!"

Panicked, he left the government office, and with the support of all the officials, he climbed onto the city wall.

Looking around, you can see that not far ahead, countless people are approaching.

Japanese pirates and rebels are also infantry.

But in the past few days, they have prepared a lot of siege equipment.

At the very front are dozens of ladders, being pushed forward slowly.

Xu Dongjiang's face turned pale.

He was a civil servant and had never experienced a battle. Just seeing thousands of people and horses rushing towards Jiaxing City in the midst of a massacre made him so scared that his legs and feet became weak and he lost his mind.

"Can Jiaxing City be defended?"

Xu Dongjiang asked a Qianhu next to him.

That Qianhu's performance was much calmer than him.

"Master Xu, don't worry. Although the Japanese pirates and rebels are numerous and powerful, they are arrogant. However, Jiaxing City has high walls and thick walls. It will not be a problem to guard them for three to five days."

"What about three to five days later?" Xu Dongjiang asked.

"This is..."

Qianhu was stunned for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "The imperial court will not let it go. The subordinates have received the news that His Royal Highness Taisun led the army and is on his way to Jiaxing City. He will definitely arrive within three to five days."

"Soldiers and horses from all walks of life will also come one after another. The Japanese pirates will show off their power and will not last long."

As a Qianhu, military reports from the imperial court would also be sent to him.

It is not a secret that His Highness Taisun led the troops to fight in person. The imperial court had already sent a post to deliver the news.

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a fast horse coming down from the city.

The man on horseback, dressed in fine clothes, looks majestic.

He took out a token from his hand, shook it in his hand, and said: "I am Jiang Yu, the commander of the Jinyi Guards. I led the troops to Jiaxing with His Highness Taisun. I quickly opened the city gate and welcomed His Highness Taisun into the city."

Although Zhu Yunxi ordered to camp outside the city, Jiang Yu was ordered by His Majesty to come to defend His Highness Taisun.

Others don't need to enter the city, but His Royal Highness must enter the city.

The soldiers are fierce and the war is chaotic. If His Royal Highness Taisun makes a mistake, even if Jiang Yu has a hundred heads, it will not be enough for His Majesty the Emperor to chop off.

Therefore, seeing the Japanese pirates appearing, Jiang Yu immediately came to call to open the city gate.

His Royal Highness is here?

Xu Dongjiang was taken aback.

Qianhu said hurriedly: "An army has just arrived, with about six hundred people, most of whom are dressed strangely. However, they did not come to the city and ask to enter the city, but camped outside the city. The official is preparing Send someone to investigate the situation, and a large group of Japanese pirates and rebels will arrive."

"Unexpectedly, His Highness Taisun led his troops to come in person. Open the city gate quickly to welcome His Highness Taisun into the city."

He could see clearly the badge in Jiang Yu's hand, and it was undoubtedly Jin Yiwei.

Xu Dongjiang stood there blankly, without making a sound.

He had a secret letter from Huang Zicheng in his hand, talking about Taisun's affairs. The purpose of the letter was to give His Highness Taisun a severe defeat in Jiaxing.

He even received news that when His Highness Taisun led the troops to go on an expedition, Cao Guogong Li Jinglong blocked the road and asked to conduct drills with the new army. However, Emperor Taisun refused and beheaded him in public.

This incident has caused an uproar in the DPRK.

If Zhu Yunxuan did not make great achievements in the battle and put down the Japanese pirates' rebellion, but suffered a defeat, then even if he was the heir apparent, he might not be able to return to the court.

On the other hand, the Japanese pirates and rebels are right in front of us. If we open the city gate now and let His Highness Taisun come in, if the Japanese pirates follow and the city gate is too late to close, then everything will be over.

Don't open the city gate, if something happens to His Royal Highness...

Huang Zicheng only said that he would be defeated, but he did not say that he would be killed!
wrong!

It's not me who wants to kill him, it's the Japanese pirates!
It's not my business?

There are many people in the court who want him to fall.

They just didn't dare to assassinate him themselves, but if Zhu Yunxuan was killed by Japanese pirates, it would play into the hands of many people.

Although His Majesty is bound to be furious, if you really want to pursue the responsibility, you may not be able to catch up with me.

I'm just doing my duty to defend the city.

Xu Dongjiang's mind turned around and he gradually made up his mind.

"What nonsense!"

He yelled angrily, "I just received an urgent report from the imperial court that His Royal Highness Taisun set off from Jinling City to command troops four days ahead. Even if he travels a hundred miles a day, it will take another two days to reach Jiaxing City."

"What's more, His Royal Highness is leading an infantry army, and the daily journey is only [-] to [-] miles. There is no reason to arrive in Jiaxing so quickly."

"Who are you? How dare you pretend to be the commander of Jinyiwei? Want to trick me into opening the city gate? Do you think I will be fooled by you?"

The Qianhu next to him turned pale with shock, and hurriedly said: "Master Xu, what he is holding in his hand is indeed the token of Jin Yiwei!"

Xu Dongjiang glanced at him, and said: "It's so far away, it's impossible to check it in detail. How do you know it's not a forgery?"

"The Japanese pirates are not far away. If you open the city gate at this time, what should you do if it is too late to close it?"

"Most of these 600 people are dressed in strange clothes, which have never been seen before. Do you know that they are not Japanese pirates and rebels in disguise?"

"If there is deceit and deceit, and Jiaxing City falls into the hands of the enemy and the lives are massacred, then even if we are shattered into pieces, we will not be able to wash away the sins on our bodies."

"As the prefect of Jiaxing, I am an official appointed by the imperial court and have the responsibility to protect the land. At this time, the city gate must not be opened."

Qianhu was speechless when he heard that he spoke with confidence.

"This……"

Down below, Jiang Yu vaguely heard Xu Dongjiang's words, and saw that the city gate was not opened, and the Japanese pirates and rebel army were getting closer and closer, so he couldn't help becoming anxious.

It wasn't that he was worried about his life or death.

With his skill and riding a horse, most of the Japanese pirates and rebels were infantry with few horses, so they could not catch up with him.

But His Highness Taisun is here, how can Jiang Yu dare to escape?

"You guys are so brave, you dare to make clever excuses and refuse to open the city gate. We know that if His Highness the Grandson makes a mistake, you guys will be guilty of exterminating the nine clans."

Qianhu was frightened when he heard this, and hurriedly begged Xu Dongjiang again, saying: "Master Xu, I will tell you the truth. When I went to the capital on official business, I was fortunate enough to witness the Jin Yiwei Zhi Hui and Jiang Gu from a distance. I remember it very clearly. , that’s right, it’s the people under the city.”

"And the token in his hand, I dare to guarantee that it is definitely not a forgery."

"The pirates are coming, if something happens to His Royal Highness, even if Mr. Xu defends Jiaxing City, he will not be able to escape the crime of ransacking his family and exterminating his family!"

"It's better to open the city gate quickly."

Qianhu's heartbeat suddenly accelerated as he looked at the Japanese pirates approaching step by step.

Not to mention His Highness Taisun, even the Commander of Jin Yiwei, Jiang Yu, if he was killed by Japanese pirates in Jiaxing City, he would lose his head as a thousand households.

What kind of existence is Jin Yiwei?

If the Commander dies because of this, His Majesty does not need to condemn him. It is just that the new Commander who takes over later will definitely try to kill him in order to maintain the majesty of Jin Yiwei.

And with Jin Yiwei's power, as long as the other party wants to, they can really do it.

Although many officials in the imperial court could not get used to Jinyiwei, they wished to put Yinyiwei to death.

But on the other hand, they were afraid of Jin Yiwei and tried every means to get closer to Jin Yiwei.

But if the commander of the Jinyiwei asks them to help with something, and therefore can make friends with the commander of the Jinyiwei, then there will definitely be countless officials who would like to do so.

These officials work together, how can he, a small thousand household, be able to withstand it.

As for His Highness Taisun...

Qianhu felt a chill in his heart.

I would rather lose Jiaxing City than let His Highness Taisun lose a hair!
Losing Jiaxing City may be a capital offense.

But maybe I can still defend myself. The bandits are powerful, and I have tried my best. I am not derelict in my duty, so that the court can give me a lighter sentence.

If His Royal Highness Taisun died because he did not open the city gate.

Then there is nothing to say, with the disposition of His Majesty today, not only his whole family, but all the nine clans should wash their necks and wait for death.

"No!" Xu Dongjiang flatly refused.

"I am the magistrate of Jiaxing Prefecture. I know the affairs of the government. When the military situation is urgent, I have the responsibility to defend the city and I will not allow you to mess around. If you dare to speak out and shake the morale of the army, I can now send You cut it."

The Qianhu was stunned for a moment.

In the Ming system, Qianhu is a fifth-rank military officer.

However, the military officer of the Ming Dynasty had an inflated rank, and his grade and power were not equal.

Compared with the fourth-rank magistrate who is in charge of a government, Qianhu is only one-rank behind, but the status is actually far apart.

Of course, in theory, Qianhu belongs to the military officer system and is not a subordinate of the prefect.

His immediate superior was the Zhejiang Dusi, not the Jiaxing prefect.

But Ming Dynasty's civil and military affairs were not completely separated.

As Xu Dongjiang said, it is wartime now, and the magistrate, as the highest local governor, has the duty to guard the city.

Although Qianhu is a military attaché, he must obey his orders.

The magistrate temporarily acts as an agent of military affairs, and also has the power to act in an emergency and deal with it on the fly.

You can really kill a thousand households like him.

"Master Xu, don't make a big mistake with a single thought!"

He tried his best to persuade.

Xu Dongjiang turned his head and stared at him.

This person knew Jiang Yu, and with such an attitude, it seemed that he could not be kept.

Otherwise, it will be a catastrophe.

"Come on!"

Xu Dongjiang shouted an order: "Pull him down and behead him in public. Send an order to the whole city. Anyone who confuses the public with evil words or is good at opening city gates will be beheaded regardless of the reason."

Upon hearing the order, several soldiers rushed over, grabbed the Qianhu, and dragged him down.

Immediately the executioner stepped forward, raised his knife and fell, beheading his head.

Jiang Wei was under the city wall and knew that the Jiaxing city gate would not be opened when he heard the last shout of the Qianhu man.

His heart sank a little bit.

It never occurred to him that he would not be able to enter the city even though he was under the city of Jiaxing.

"Jiaxing Magistrate Xu Dongjiang, you refused to open the city gate and put His Highness Taisun in a desperate situation, just waiting to kill the nine tribes."

Jiang Yu dropped a harsh word, but could only turn around on his horse.

Currently unable to enter the city, the only way is to flee with His Royal Highness on horseback.

The new army can die, and the Jinyiwei can all die in battle, but His Royal Highness must not make any mistakes.

He hastened his horse, and when he rushed back to the camp, he saw that the new army was lined up neatly, and they looked like they were ready to fight.

This army is truly extraordinary.

The number of Japanese pirates and rebels on the opposite side is more than ten times their number!
At such a critical moment, when the rear city was unable to enter and escape, there was no sign of any instability in the military morale.

Everything is in order.

There is no better elite in the world than this.

The performance of the Jin Yiwei next to them was much worse than them.

Although no one escaped, one could see the nervousness and fear in their hearts just by looking at their expressions.

Jiang Yu stepped forward and said, "His Royal Highness, the prefect of Jiaxing, Xu Dongjiang, defied the king's order and refused to open the city gate. The Japanese pirates are powerful. It is better for the humble officer to lead His Royal Highness, and escape quickly."

After he finished speaking, he shouted loudly to the soldiers around him: "You must fight to the death to delay the Japanese pirates and buy time for His Highness Taisun to leave. The court will not forget you."

There was silence all around.

Zhu Yunxuan was furious.

"Jiang Wei, when did I say that I wanted to escape? In the face of a powerful enemy, if you dare to confuse the army with your monstrous words, I will kill you in front of the battle if you are isolated."

Jiang Wei was stunned.

Aren't you still running away?

Tens of thousands of Japanese pirates and rebels are about to be killed!
Before he set off, His Majesty had specifically confessed that he could lose battles, lose cities and lands, but he must not let the emperor's grandson make any mistakes.

Right now, you can't take any more risks.

Zhu Yunzhen ignored him.

The weak body climbed onto the carriage and stood on the front room.

"The New Army was founded with great pains, and the imperial court had no idea how many voices of opposition there were, but they were all rejected alone."

"You are both Gu's soldiers and Gu's students. I will fight with you today and live and die together."

"Today is the first battle after the formation of the new army. You must show the majesty of the new army and impress everyone."

"From now on, anyone who dares to speak out and retreat will be executed immediately."

"The gate of Jiaxing City has been closed, and there is no way for you to retreat. We can only fight to the death."

"I am here, fighting to the death with you, and will never take a step back."

call!
The wind blows.

The three armies were silent.

next moment.

"Fight to the death!"

"Fight to the death!"

"Fight to the death!"

The soldiers of the three armies roared with thunderous shouts, and their fighting spirit surged straight into Yunxiao.

"Listen to my orders and prepare to meet the enemy!"

(End of this chapter)