Rizhao County is close to the sea, this day and autumn are high and cool, standing on the mountain and looking east, the blue waves are surging, and there is no boundlessness. The sea www.biquge.info the waves lapping against the golden shore, and there are many dilapidated fishing boats abandoned on the shore, and the villages below the mountain are completely smokeless.

How quiet the day is and how noisy it is at night.

This year, the sea water is cold and tight, and the fishermen can't catch fish, and these Japanese robbers are naturally not happy, and there are few reefs along the coast of Rizhao County, so it is most convenient for them to raid at night. These bandits and robbers also come from several walks of life, and although they are in their own ways, they also communicate with each other, which is really impossible to prevent.

Zhou Qianhu sighed while talking to Xu Pan and others about the situation here.

A Yin Baihu stationed nearby also said: "They also know that the uncle has brought someone here this time, and I am afraid that they will not go ashore for a while." ”

The Japanese bandits are cunning, and this Xu Pan also knows it. But naturally he couldn't leave empty-handed, and at the moment he only looked at the junction of the sky and the sea with Lan Yingying, nodding incomprehensibly, without words.

At night that day, Xu Pan called Lu Qianhu and Zhou Qianhu to discuss matters.

“…… Most of the soldiers who had just been transferred had never experienced a naval battle, and it would take time for them to practice on the water. Xu Pan said.

"What Uncle said is very much, only those Japanese bandits will not dare to go ashore for a while when they see the battle of the imperial court, those people are used to being cunning, and it is not easy to lead them. Zhou Qianhu secretly said that this little uncle is young, and it is naturally easy to talk about soldiers on paper, but it is difficult to actually fight.

But Xu Pan listened to his reply, but his face was still as usual. Lu Qianhu came all the way and got to know him a little better, and when he saw him like this at this time, he couldn't help asking, "Does Uncle have a plan?"

"I have some ideas, and I have to discuss them with two thousand households. Xu Pan nodded slightly and said, "As I said before, there are four roads of people and horses in the coastal area here that have been active frequently in recent months. Two water bandits, two thieves who are difficult to distinguish between true and false. Between them, there is an exchange of news, this time the imperial court sent us and other reinforcements, they do not know the true chapter of our wait-and-see attitude. They waited and watched, but they didn't know when they were going to go ashore, and once they attacked again, our army would be passive. ”

Xu Pan paused when he said this, then bent the corners of his mouth again, laughed at himself, and said: "I am still young, and I have no experience in leading troops in the main battle. If this group of Japanese bandits hears about my behavior, I am afraid they can rest assured. ”

As soon as his voice fell, Zhou Qianhu, who was told the central matter, shook his little finger slightly, he swallowed and foamed, did not dare to speak, but listened to Lu Qianhu say: "What does Uncle mean...... Confuse them?"

Xu Pan nodded: "This group of bandits is cunning, and they will not be easily fooled." It's better to give them a little maze first, than to let them see clearly. ”

"Uncle's words are very reasonable. I just don't know what to do next?"

Lu Qianhu obviously agreed, but Zhou Qianhu on the side glanced at Xu Pan quite unexpectedly.

The young earl, who was not as weak as the crown, fought for the first time, not only did he care about his own reputation and the glory of his ancestors, but he discredited his reputation and confused his opponent, which is rare in the world.

Zhou Qianhu secretly said that he was just blind, and he didn't see Mount Tai, and at this time, he heard Xu Pan talk about the calculation in his heart, and he was upright.

Within a few days, the reinforcements gathered in Qingzhou, and there were nearly 2,000 soldiers who could be used to fight against the Japanese, which was more than enough to deal with the total number of Japanese bandits with a total of less than 500 people on the four routes.

The morale of the soldiers and horses of the imperial court increased greatly, and the daily chief general Zhong Qinbo personally drilled along the coast, and the momentum was magnificent, and the bandits were so frightened that they did not dare to take a step closer for a while.

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, but after seven or eight days, one night, there was a quarrel in the general's camp.

The next day, Zhong Qinbo did not lead the troops to drill again, but said that the naval cavalry should be tight, and divided many of the former cavalry and evacuated the coast.

This act made the bandits who had been drifting on the sea for many days scratch their heads. There is no shortage of people who are suspicious of the military advisers and the like, and the soldiers and horses of the imperial court are suspicious.

They are all used to dealing with Daning's sailors, and at this juncture, they are easily unwilling to go ashore, although they are a little uncontrollable, and they despise this loyal and diligent uncle, but in the end, they are cautious about the idea of "carefully sailing the ship for ten thousand years".

After a few days, there was a faint bit of restlessness in Daning's army, after all, the war had not yet been fought, and the commander was at odds with the other generals.

First of all, Lu Qianhu took out the pie of Gyeonggi Qianhu and decisively dealt with a few soldiers who were talking nonsense, and then Zhou Qianhu, who had been sick for several days, also got better. Two days later, Zhong Qinbo also returned.

Although the cavalry transferred out still did not see a shadow, the commander returned, and the morale of the army stabilized a little.

Such news soon spread to the sea.

A large ship with eight sails raised, sailors on board carrying oars and oars, in an orderly manner, in a mahogany floored, ebony room to commit crimes, there stood a man who was not confused by the age of green shirts and long savings, if it were not for the fact that there was a strong man with shaved hair and casually dressed beside him, he would have thought that he was a bookmaker who taught and educated people.

“…… The hairy boy who has not dried up, Mr. still thinks about him again and again, ridiculous!" "The strong man is dressed in the style of a Japanese country, but what he speaks is a serious Daning dialect, and his speech is fluent, and he knows that he is not a Japanese person when he hears it."

When the gentleman heard him say this, he smiled disapprovingly: "Since ancient times, heroes have been born as young people, and the big masters should not be underestimated." Liu Yuan and Zou Qi can do whatever they want, let's not follow. ”

Liu Yuan and Zou Qi are two groups of water bandits floating on the sea, which have only been formed in recent years, and they were originally just bandits in the Jiaodong area, and they couldn't get mixed up on the ground, so they got a boat and mixed up on the water.

The consistent bandit habit of his two groups is to eat one vote at a time, and when they see that the rice bowl has bottomed out, they will rob it again, and they have no long-term proposition.

The strong man sneered: "Sir still doesn't know me, let them try the real chapter of the uncle, we don't lack food and clothing, just wait." ”

When the gentleman saw that he had spoken, he smiled and said no more.

In the blink of an eye, in late September, the cold wind blowing from the northwest wrapped the ice and snow chill on the Qilian Mountain, and moved southward.

The people at sea were so anxious that they panicked, especially Liu Zou and the two bandits were anxious like ants on a hot pot, but just when they were impatient to try the imperial court's reinforcement, they came out of nowhere with exciting news.