Mingshi

Chapter 698
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When the Japanese pirates attacked the city, Luo Xin didn't want to use thunderbolts, and wanted to save them for a one-time blow to the Japanese pirates, so that they would not be mentally prepared.Therefore, once the Japanese pirates attack the city, they can only fight people. In this case, the barbed wire is very important and will become a death line for the Japanese pirates.

After seven days.

Five thousand thunderbolts have been made, seven catapults have been made, and barbed wire and iron bars have been made.Luo Xin ordered the workshop to continue to make thunderbolts and catapults. Qi Jiguang and Luo Xin led soldiers and laid barbed wire on the city wall under Luo Xin's guidance.

At this time, the Japanese pirates have not arrived yet.The people in the city of Hangzhou looked curiously at the iron rods erected on the city wall, and coils of barbed wire were rolled up on top of the iron rods, like a circle of spider legs on the city of Hangzhou.They didn't understand what this was for, but they heard that the Japanese pirates were coming to attack Hangzhou, which made the people in Hangzhou tense up, and a stagnant atmosphere lingered in Hangzhou.

The news of Jin Yiwei was sent to Emperor Jiajing.

After Emperor Jiajing finished reading it, he let it aside.Lu Bing said softly: "Your Majesty, looking at Luo Xin's actions, it seems that the Japanese pirates will attack Hangzhou."

Emperor Jiajing glanced at Lu Bing and said, "Since Luo Xin is so prepared, it proves that the pirates will definitely attack Hangzhou. Luo Xin will not be wrong, otherwise he will not be worthy of being called the God of the Ming Dynasty."

"It is said that there are more than 5 Japanese pirates..." Lu Bing's face showed worry.

Emperor Jiajing sneered and said, "I'm not worried about this. What I'm worried about is that if Luo Xin takes Xu Hai, Ye Ma and Xin Wulang in the city of Hangzhou this time, how should I reward him?"

Having said that, he rubbed his temples with a headache, then slammed the table and said angrily:

"Is Hu Zongxian eating for free? With so many troops in his hands, he allows the Japanese pirates to run across the southeast. If he can wipe out the Japanese pirates, what will happen without Luo Xin, why should I have a headache?"

Lu Bing also had some headaches. Now that he is allied with Luo Xin, he naturally does not want Luo Xin to be remembered by His Majesty.I also don't want Luo Xin to be promoted too quickly, otherwise he will find someone to hold grudges.

but……

Just as Emperor Jiajing had a headache, if Luo Xin really wiped out more than [-] people including Xu Hai, Ye Ma, and Xin Wulang under the city of Hangzhou, if this great achievement is not rewarded, it will cool the hearts of warriors all over the world.But if rewards, how rewards?
Officials absolutely cannot ask His Majesty to reward Luo Xin, so the only thing to do is to reward him with a title.Seeing Emperor Jiajing's headache, Lu Bing was worried that Emperor Jiajing would give Luo Xin a promotion, so he hurriedly said:

"Your Majesty, it's actually nothing. If Luo Xin makes more contributions, he will be promoted to the title."

Emperor Jiajing rolled his eyes and said: "He is now the first-rank Yang Lin Hou, and he will be Yang Lin Gong when he is promoted."

"Oh..." Lu Bing couldn't help having a headache.

Huang Jin on the side was also thinking about Luo Xin at this time. He had the same thoughts as Lu Bing, and felt that Luo Xin must not be promoted, even if he was promoted to a title, he could not be promoted, let alone return to Beijing at this time.sidewalk:
"Your Majesty, in fact, even if you give him a duke, it's nothing, and he doesn't have any real power. It's just a reputation and more salary."

Emperor Jiajing waved his hand and said: "Let's talk about it when the time comes. And I guess Luo Xin is also a person who knows the current affairs, and he would not put this kind of great contribution on himself. He should share some of these credits with Hu Zongxian and give him Eldest brother Luo Xin hides a bit. Well, he still has Qi Jiguang under his command, so he should give all the credit to others and not get any credit for himself."

Both Lu Bing and Huang Jin were overjoyed, and at the same time decided in their hearts that they must write a letter to Luo Xin in a while, and let Luo Xin share all the credit for him.

"But..." Emperor Jiajing frowned again and said, "Luo Xin will definitely give a large part of the credit to Luo Qing, so Luo Qing will have to reward him heavily. These two brothers are in the southeast with one literary and one military... It seems that Luo Qing needs to be transferred to the north."

the seventh day.

"What?" Hu Zongxian stared at the scout standing in front of him in shock, and said half aloud, "The Japanese pirates have gone to Stupid Hangzhou?"

"Yes, Commander!" said the scout, "One more day, we will be able to come to the city of Hangzhou."

"Teng!"

Hu Zongxian stood up from the chair, went to the case, and walked back and forth on the ground.

"Why? Why? Why didn't the pirates go to the Navy, but to Hangzhou? Why?"

All the generals in the tent also frowned and couldn't figure it out, Hu Zongxian suddenly stopped and said:
"It must be a conspiracy of the Japanese pirates. They went to Hangzhou just to make a feint, trying to lure us out. Their real goal is the navy.

Correct!
It must be so! "

Looking at the scout, he said, "Explore again!"

"Yes!"

The scouts left.The atmosphere in the big tent became stagnant.Hu Zongxian's expression regained his confidence, he waved his hands and said:
"Let's leave first, and be ready to fight at any time."

"Yes!"

The next day.

It was still the scout standing in front of Hu Zongxian, and Hu Zongxian still had the shocked expression yesterday.

"What? The Japanese pirates have already reached the city of Hangzhou?"

"Yes!"

"How about Hangzhou City?" Hu Zongxian was in a hurry. If Hangzhou City fell, he would be in big trouble.

"The Japanese pirates are only camping, and have not attacked Hangzhou."

"call……"

Hu Zongxian let out a long breath, and then let go of his suspended heart.But then he stood up and walked back and forth in front of the case. He was worried that the city of Hangzhou would be captured by Japanese pirates, but he didn't know whether the quasi-Japanese pirates really attacked Hangzhou or wanted to attract them out. Still a sailor.Yu Dayou on the side said softly:

"Marshal, with Luo Xin in Hangzhou, there will be no problems in Hangzhou. At least, there will be no problems in a short time."

Only then did Hu Zongxian realize suddenly, who is this Luo Xin?He is the military god of the Ming Dynasty, and he had long expected that the Japanese pirates would attack Hangzhou.At the beginning, I didn't think so, but the result was exactly according to Luo Xin's judgment.At this time, he really wanted to ask Luo Xin why the Japanese pirates went to Hangzhou instead of the navy?
At this time, not only Hu Zongxian admired Luo Xin, but also all the generals in the tent began to admire Luo Xin in their hearts.It's just that they don't know if the Japanese pirates will surround the spot and fight for aid as Luo Xin expected. If that's the case, then Luo Xin is worthy of being the military god of the Ming Dynasty.

"But..." Hu Zongxian's relaxed expression became tense again: "Luo Xin only has 6000 people."

All the generals were silent, each of them was secretly calculating how many days they could last in the face of more than 6000 Japanese pirates with only [-] people, and the most confident people only thought they could last for a month .

Hu Zongxian returned to his seat and sat down, closed his eyes and meditated for a while and said, "Luo Xin can hold on for at least half a month. Let's wait and determine the ultimate goal of the Japanese pirates."

Hangzhou City.

Two halls.

At this time, many people were seated. It stands to reason that the Japanese pirates had already besieged the city at this time. Qi Jiguang, Luo Qing and others should be sitting here to discuss military affairs.But things were not like this, sitting here turned out to be the patriarchs of the five great aristocratic families plus a middle-aged man with a strong face.

Talking and laughing came from outside the door, Luo Xin and Song Danian walked in together.Song Danian came in a hurry after receiving Luo Xin's invitation.In his mind, now that the Japanese pirates are besieging the city, Luo Xin must have invited him to study the matter of defending the city, but when he followed Luo Xin into the second hall, he found that there were no Qi Jiguang and Luo Qing in the second hall. Sitting there are five masters and a middle-aged man.He also knew that middle-aged man, who was said to be the deputy head of the Weiwu Escort Bureau.When the Hangzhou Escort Bureau opened, this person once came to visit him and gave him a gift.

Song Danian couldn't help being taken aback, what is Luo Xin going to do?It's such a critical moment, why are you still getting together with these people?
"Greetings to Lord Luo and Lord Song." The five masters and the deputy chief escort stood up and saluted Luo Xin and Song Danian.

Luo Xin waved his hand to let them sit down, and he and Song Danian also sat down.Luo Xin looked at the four masters and the middle-aged man, with a smile on his face and said:

"I think everyone knows each other. This is the head of the Weiwu Escort Bureau, Liang Weiyuan, who is in charge of the Escort Bureaus in the southeast. The Shibo Division is about to open, but there is still a lack of a large chariot Okay, and the Weiwu Escort is suitable for this chariot and horse company. It can not only transport goods, but also ensure the safety of the goods. So, I invite you to come today. On the one hand, I will introduce Liang Weiyuan, and on the other hand, I will discuss it with you last time. details."

Song Danian and the five great families understood that the details of the discussion were just to introduce Liang Weiyuan.Everyone knows that once the Shibo Department opens, the car and horse dealership will definitely be a profitable business. I don't know how much benefit this mighty bodyguard has given Luo Xin, so that Luo Xin praises him so much?
However, the jealousy in my heart is jealousy, but I know that I must make friends with this Liang Weiyuan in the future.The atmosphere suddenly became harmonious, and Song Danian was a little dumbfounded.The Japanese pirates have already hit the doorstep, Luo Xin is still here to make money, this heart... is really big...

In fact, the five great aristocratic families were not in the mood to discuss the details. They only talked for less than a quarter of an hour, and Luo Xin smiled and said:

"It seems that everyone hasn't thought it through yet. There is no rush for this matter. You should think about it in detail when you go back. Let's discuss it in detail at another time."

The five masters pleaded guilty again and again, patted their chests and promised to be more thoughtful next time.Luo Xin and Song Danian sent the six people away side by side, looking at the direction in which the six people left, Song Danian smiled wryly:

"No, you really have a big heart. At this moment, you are still thinking about..."

"I did this on purpose." Luo Xin said in a low voice.

"What do you mean?" Song Danian's face tightened, he looked around thinking about it, and then asked in a low voice.

"Master Song, you and I both know that Xu Hai and others were recruited by the six great families."

Song Danian's complexion changed: "What do you mean?"

"I don't know what those five people are thinking, but I do know that if I don't give them enough confidence to let them know that Luo Xin is with me, the city of Hangzhou will be impenetrable. Once they are threatened and lured by Japanese pirates, they will secretly occupy a city gate , and then open the city gate, then we will be forced into a dead end."

"They dare?" Song Danian's expression changed.

Luo Xin nodded and said: "I probably dare not, because I have analyzed with them a few days ago, once the Japanese pirates break through the city, they will not let their five families be spared, and their five families will also be turned into ruins. Today I deliberately pretended not to take the pirates seriously, and gave them confidence that there should be no problem in a short time."

"In a short time?"

Luo Xin smiled lightly and said: "It depends on the development of the battle situation. If the battle situation is favorable to us, they will naturally stand by our side. But if the battle situation is unfavorable, then everything is hard to say."

"Then... are you sure you can hold the city?" Song Danian's face turned pale.

"Defend the city?" Luo Xin's eyes slowly showed a sharp look: "What I want is not to defend the city, I want to make the city of Hangzhou a hell for Japanese pirates."

Lu House.

The five masters got together again, and Lu Ding said with a relaxed expression: "It seems that Master Luo doesn't pay attention to the Japanese pirates at all. When the army is besieging the city, he still thinks about the opening of the Shibo Division, ha ha..."

"Everyone, don't forget Lord Luo's other identity. He is the military god of the Ming Dynasty. I think the Japanese pirates have kicked the iron plate this time."

"But... there are more than [-] Japanese pirates..."

"Yes, Lord Luo only has 6000 people."

"It is said that Master Luo defeated 2000 Tartars with 20 men."

"You said it was a legend."

On the steps of the Department of Shipping.

When Song Danian thought that there were tens of thousands of Japanese pirates outside the city, he felt relieved, and said to Luo, "No, why don't we go to the top of the city to have a look?"

"Alright! The Japanese pirates must have finished setting up camp by this time, so let's go and meet the Japanese pirates."

Song Danian waved to his bearer, but Luo Xin stopped him and said, "Master Song, let's take a stroll and go on foot."

Song Danian's heart moved, a smile appeared on his face and said: "That's right, this can also stabilize people's hearts."

So, Luo Xin and Song Danian walked side by side along the street towards the city wall, Wan Daquan led the people to open the way ahead, but Luo Xin waved his hand and said:
"Follow behind and be bluffed."

"Yes!"

Wan Daquan obediently led his people to follow behind, but his nerves were extremely nervous, and he looked around from time to time with a pair of tiger eyes.I was afraid that an assassin would rush out suddenly.

Both Suzhou and Hangzhou are water towns. Although Hangzhou is not as full of waterways and bridges as Suzhou, it still has the style of a water town.Luo Xin and Song Danian wore official uniforms and walked across small bridges from time to time, which soon became a sight in Hangzhou.Luo Xin's attitude was leisurely, like a spring outing in March, Song Danian was infected by Luo Xin beside him, and his expression gradually calmed down.Looking at the whitewashed walls and black tiles, the bluestone steps covered with moss, the bridges and streets connected, and the water pavilion facing the river, Luo Xin couldn't help sighing:
"This scene is like a painting!"

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