Jinyi Night Walk

But this fairyland on earth has now turned into hell on earth.

Bloody water gurgled down the winding stone steps, the stalls on both sides of the stone path were all disrupted, many things were discarded on the ground, it was a mess, and a bloody corpse could be seen lying on the ground from time to time.

The bamboo shed of a shop built along the mountain path has been half collapsed. It seems that there is a pillow hanging on the bamboo pole leaning on the ground, but the blood dripping down the bamboo pole shows that it is a baby in swaddling clothes. The baby, that young baby, was inhumanely worn on a bamboo pole. This little life had already lived its entire life within a few days after it came into the world.

The window of a house next to the street was open, and on the window lay a young female corpse, half of her body hanging outside the window, her messy long hair hanging on the ground, she was naked, she had obviously been abused before she died, blood From under her body, it dripped down the stone wall, forming a puddle of blood under the wall.

In the depths of the alley, there was a whimpering cry, the sound was erratic in the thick smoke from the burning house, and the exact location could not be determined. Some people who were lucky enough to save their lives were still hiding, poking their heads , trembling, wondering if those ferocious Japanese had already left.

Xiangshan County was captured by the Japanese.

Qiu Fu formulated a strategy of attacking and attacking the Japanese, but he underestimated the power of the Japanese pirates too much.The guards originally set up by Yihai can radiate to the surrounding larger towns within their control range. The Japanese dare not go too deep and attack the relatively sound defenses.Although passive defense is not a good way, it can protect relatively large cities.

Xiangshan County has always been a place where Japanese pirates covet because it is so close to the harbor.It's just that there is no one thousand households near Xiangshan County, and the Japanese pirates have no chance to take advantage of it.However, according to Qiu Fu's plan to take the initiative to attack, the soldiers and horses of the guards along the coast were all gathered. As a result, the Japanese with eyeliner in Zhuofu, a coastal city, knew their whereabouts like the back of their hands. Walking away made the officers and soldiers of the guards exhausted, but they couldn't even find the main force of the Japanese pirates.

This time, the Ming army was successfully lured away by the Japanese pirates. They only used hundreds of bluffs to divert the main force of the Ming army away from the mountain, but thousands of Japanese pirates suddenly appeared in Xiangshan Port, and went straight to Xiangshan County, which was empty inside, burning, killing and looting, almost massacring the city. .The county magistrate of Xiangshan died in battle, and the entire county was turned into a human being under the beastly power of the Japanese pirates...

Daji Mountain, when Xu Hu stepped on land, he felt like he was still standing on the deck, with a feeling of ups and downs.

Even a person like him who has been living on the water since he was a child can't bear to travel on the sea for several days.

Xu Hu's beard was stubbed and his eye sockets were sunken, and he sat down on the rock wearily in a wrinkled official uniform, and asked, "Is there any news about Yu Xia?"

"No, the villain has already found the second master, and the second master said..."

The person who spoke was a bearded man, wearing a military uniform from hundreds of households. Xu Hu glanced at him, the man slapped the back of his head for a long time, oops, and changed his words: "The villain has found Mr. Ren, and Mr. Ren said he would come as soon as possible." Meet with Master Du Si."

Xu Hu nodded, sighed and said, "Let everyone go to the island to rest."

"Yes, Da Dang..., my lord, we can't fight like this. We have never fought such a useless battle. The pirates gather when they say they want to, and they leave when they say they want to. On this sea that can't be seen at a glance, If someone doesn't want to fight against you, where do you go to catch him? Besides, in order to find someone, our ship was dismantled, and if we found an outnumbered enemy, can we fight? Although we are used to using ships, we have never done this before. Day and night, wandering around the sea like a headless chicken, especially in winter, many brothers are sick."

Xu Hu said slowly: "It's really not an option to fight like this. I have already put forward my opinions to the superiors, but the order will not go down for a day, so we have to stick to it."

He was silent for a while, and then said: "Tomorrow, I will go back to Shuangyu to supply some food and drinking water. The damaged boat also needs to be towed back for repairs."

The bearded man said: "Speaking of this ship, I get angry. The warships given to us were all eliminated by their navy, and the artillery was also blunt. Last time, the fire system exploded and injured several of our brothers. No one dares to use it anymore, ****, we are all members of the imperial court, why should we be raised as stepmothers?"

Xu Hu became angry and shouted: "We were raised by our stepmother! Why are you talking so much nonsense? Go do something!"

The bearded Heng walked away whimpering, Xu Hu looked at the exhausted soldiers who were walking off the ship, and sighed deeply.

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Xiangshan County was destroyed, more than [-] civilians were killed and injured, and the more than one month's campaign to suppress the Japanese pirates had no effect at all, and the news that the Japanese pirates were suppressing more and more fiercely rushed to the capital.Qiu Fu was shocked and angry when he received the battle report. He knew the emperor's temperament, he was a very strong and aggressive person. He had boasted about Haikou before, but ended up besieging the Japanese pirates with a majestic and mighty army. That's all, Xiangshan County was almost slaughtered, once the emperor knew about one by one Qiu Fu was secretly startled, and immediately took this battle report to see Zhu Gaoxu.

Zhu Gaoxu was chatting and laughing with his son-in-law Wang Ning and Zuodu Imperial Envoy Chen Ying in the small hall of the study.

The window was open, and there was a light snowfall early this morning, the ground was covered with a thin sheet of white, the plum blossoms had already bloomed, dotted with plum blossoms on the brown-black trunk, and the upper side of the trunk was covered with fluffy white, The bright red petals are surrounded by the pure and pure stamens, swaying gently in the wind.

Zhu Gaoxu said with a smile: "Xiao Wang studied history last night and gained a little experience, so he wrote a touching poem. The son-in-law and Mr. Chen are both well-educated people. Please comment on it."

Chen Ying was surprised and said: "Is it His Highness's poems? The bravery of His Highness is known all over the world. As for His Highness's calligraphy, I have never seen it before. Today is really the right time!"

Wang Ning also said with a smile: "I know that your highness is both civil and military, but you have never seen your highness's literary and ink. Today is a good time to appreciate it."

These two are literati, Zhu Gaoxu relied on him as a think tank, chatting and laughing with them, naturally they can only write papers, Zhu Gaoxu smiled slightly, got up and walked to the desk, spread out a jade plate, Chen Ying immediately rolled up his sleeves to study for him Get up the ink.

Zhu Gaoxu thanked him, dipped his pen into the ink, and wrote on the paper like a dragon and a snake: "Shu Shenping is married, the nose is bright and the nose is responsible for An Pingmu, and poetry is responsible for Haoran. New sentences in the hand, different from the common feelings of the world. Chasing and chanting the ancient emperors, and commenting on the gains and losses. The dirt and greenness study the heart, and the weight of the red lead. Knowing me and sinning me, I am ashamed of my spring and autumn name. The cold moon shines on the window, and the garden is I understand. The whole skirt is heavy on self-policing, "It's as cold as bosom water..."

After only writing the first line, Wang Ning applauded lightly, praising: "Good handwriting! Your Highness's calligraphy is majestic, flexible, bold, and unique."

With a smile on the corner of Zhu Gaoxu's mouth, after writing this poem, he put the pen down lightly, "step back two steps" and said with a chuckle: "I also ask the son-in-law and Mr. Chen to comment and advise!"

"Ah! Your Highness's poem..."

Chen Ying was thinking about flattering words, the housekeeper hurried in and whispered a few words in Zhu Gaoxu's ear, Zhu Gaoxu's expression changed slightly, and then he regained his composure, and said to Wang Ning and Chen Ying: "Little Wang has some mundane things." Leave for a moment." He said and hurried out with the butler.

"Mr. Qiu!"

In another study room, Zhu Gaoxu said with a sullen face: "New Year's Day is coming soon! Daming is going to change Yuan Yongle. At this time, we will give such a generous gift to the father? Hmph, do you think, will my father be happy?" !"

Qiu Fu was a rough man, he only thought that with the emperor's temper, he would definitely not be able to accept the humiliation of the imperial army's disastrous defeat at the hands of little Japanese pirates, but he didn't expect this meaning. When Zhu Gaoxu said it, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Zhu Gaoxu gritted his teeth and continued: "Brother knows you are my man, tell me, when he hears the good news, will he make trouble and step on us?"

Qiu Fu's face became even uglier.

Zhu Gaoxu said again: "At the beginning of the new year, envoys from all over the world came to pay homage. When they arrived in Jinling, they saw that the kingdom of heaven was indeed majestic, but they were beaten to death by a group of Japanese pirates. His face is extremely radiant, and according to my father's good temper, what do you think he will do?"

Qiu Fu wiped off his cold sweat, and said: "Your Highness, the old minister is confused, but he didn't expect this level, then... what shall we do?"

Zhu Gaoxu walked a few steps in the room with a sullen face, and suddenly stopped and asked, "Who knows this news now?"

Qiu Fudao: "The county magistrate, county magistrate, and county lieutenant of Xiangshan County all died in battle. When our soldiers and horses rushed back, there were only one out of ten people in the city. Now Luo Yu has taken over Xiangshan County. The news is that Luo Yu sent It was reported on a fast horse, so...it probably hasn't spread yet.

Zhu Gaoxu's eyes flashed, and he said decisively: "All the magistrates in Xiangshan County are dead, and the magistrate's yamen won't know the news so quickly. Send someone to reply immediately, asking Luo Yu to control the whole place under my control, and the news must not be spread. In any case, let's pass this year first, don't embarrass my royal father!"

"Yes, the old minister understands!"

"Xiangshan County belongs to Ningbo Prefecture. This king will send someone to Ningbo Prefecture to clear it up. If the Ningbo prefect hears the news, tell him to delay for a while and not report it. During this period, you must give me a big victory and come back. It is best Capture some Japanese boats and capture some Japanese pirates alive! One defeat and one victory, first defeat and then victory, and submit the two reports at the same time, only then can the danger be turned into safety, and my father and emperor's thunderous wrath will be appeased!"

"Yes, the old minister knows what to do, go back and make arrangements immediately!"

Qiu Fu didn't have these thoughts, but once someone gave him an idea, he would naturally understand how to operate it.

"Wait!"

Zhu Gaoxu pursed his thin lips, showing some cold cruelty, and said indifferently: "If...you can't make amends, do you know what to do?"

"Your Highness is saying?"

"Find a scapegoat!"

"The old minister understands!"

Chen Ying and Wang Ning were looking at the poem, when the door opened, Zhu Gaoxu walked in with a warm smile on his face, and said modestly: "Hehe, does Xiao Wang's clumsy work catch the attention of the two of you?"