Chapter 61 Zhangzhou

Jiang Jie took Mao Youjian and Kong Youde to the big tent of the Chinese army, and while walking, he pondered the rhetoric after entering the big tent in his stomach, and saw that he was getting closer and closer to the big tent, Kong and Mao were getting more and more nervous, and they were really worried and afraid, Jiang Jie seemed calm, only to hear him suddenly say: "General Kong, General Mao, do you two know where the merchant ship that fought with you is going?" ”

Kong and Mao were stunned by Jiang Jie's sudden question, but Mao then replied: "Mr. Hui's words, where these four merchant ships are going, the last general is really not sure, but looking at the course, the possibility of arriving in Zhangzhou is very great."

"Oh......" Jiang Jie nodded, didn't say anything more, and walked for a distance, the big tent of the Chinese army was in front of him, Jiang Jie said lightly: "Two generals, please wait here for a while, Jiang Mou entered the tent first, told the marshal, and tried his best to intercede for the two generals."

"Thank you, thank you, Mr. ......" As soon as the two of them heard this, they were very grateful to Jiang Jie, and stopped in place according to the words, looking at the background of Jiang Jie's advance

Jiang Jie walked outside the big account, and he didn't need to pass through, he walked in directly

Yue Sugao sat in the center of the big tent, saw Jiang Jie coming back, and asked loudly: "Sir, Kong and Mao can come back."

Jiang Jie nodded, bowed down and said, "These two have come back and have a few words to their subordinates, and they want to talk to the adults alone, but I don't know ...... adults."

Yue Su saw that Jiang Jie had something to say to him alone, so he nodded, waved his hand at Jin Chan and the others, and said, "You guys go down first."

"Yes, my lord" Jin Chan, Tie Qiu and the others all retreated outside the tent, Jiang Jie walked to Yue Su's side alone, and then whispered: "My lord, after you listen to the report of your subordinates, please don't get angry and wait for your subordinates to finish speaking."

"Okay, sir, let's talk first," Yue Su nodded in agreement

"The two generals Kong and Mao did go to sea to rob, but the result was beyond our imagination, the thing was not robbed at all, but lost his wife and his soldiers, not to mention the loss of half of the warship, and even General Kong almost died" Jiang Jie followed, and Kong and Mao went to sea to rob, but the specific situation of the defeat, according to what I heard, I said it again

As soon as he heard that the sailor warship had been defeated by several big ships, and half of it had been lost, how could Yue Su not be annoyed, plus Kong Youde still sent troops without authorization, Yue Su was even more angry, slapped the table heavily, and said loudly: "Waste!" Sending troops without permission is already a capital offense, and even more than half of them are injured, I don't think they want to live! It seems to be such a waste, what's the use of keeping it? ”

Lord Yue's kung fu has been pondering in his heart what Jiang Jie said earlier about the idea of treating thieves with thieves, and it is not impossible to ponder, if you can really rely on them to clear the pirates on the sea and recapture Penghu and Taiwan, there are some mistakes, it will be regarded as a credit for the crime, a small punishment, and it will be done, but as soon as I heard that I went to rob a merchant ship, I lost half of it, which made the already decaying sailor even worse. As a result, he was half damaged by the four warships, and if you two have the face to come back to see me, the murderous intent will immediately ignite

"Okay, then you go on and say" Jiang Jie's face, Yue Su wanted to give it, he forcibly suppressed his anger, and wanted to hear what Jiang Jie said

"My lord, my subordinates think so, now the court is closed to the sea, but all merchants who are transported by sea and operate maritime trade can be said to have violated the orders of the court and violated the laws of the Ming Dynasty. Jiang Jie said with a smile

Hearing this, Yue Su nodded, and at the same time understood that this was Jiang Jie's excuse for Kong and Mao, and he said with a light smile: "It's okay to say that, sir, please continue."

"Since the adults agree with this statement, although Kong and Mao sent troops without authorization to go to the sea to chase and suppress smuggled goods, it can be regarded as reasonable but suffered heavy damage, it really shouldn't be, these merchants who do not obey the orders of the imperial court and smuggle goods are really bold, and they dare to openly confront the officials and soldiers, what is the difference between Kong and Mao, who can find out each other's whereabouts during the day and block them at night, it can be seen that fighting on the water is also a good hand, and it is by no means a general result to fight more and less, but in the confrontation of merchant ships, they were defeated, The reason for this can be imagined, it is not that Kong and Mao are too wasteful, but that the artillery fire on the four merchant ships is too powerful, far better than the combat power of the imperial navy, and the combat power of the merchant ships is actually stronger than that of the naval division. Jiang Jie said what he actually thought in his heart

Yue Su is also a shrewd person, and immediately heard the meaning of the words, the sailor is the time when there is a shortage of warships, your merchant ships are more effective than the warships of the imperial court, since you have damaged the warships of the imperial court, you should hand over the merchant ships as compensation In addition, the losses of the imperial court are also indispensable, but God knows where the merchant ship is and where it has gone now

"What the gentleman said is true, it is urgent to capture the merchant ship, but who knows where the merchant ship is going? The sea is vast, where are we looking for it, and when we meet him at night, the imperial warships can't take him, and if it is a daytime, I still can't take him."

If Lord Yue wants to deal with someone on land, it can be said that it is easy, but at sea, he is really a little powerless, everything has to rely on strength, and the sailor is too weak, what to do to deal with others

"The subordinates once asked Kong and Mao, and according to Mao's answer, he said that he checked the course during the day, and the four warships should be going to the direction of Zhangzhou, and his subordinates thought that it was better to give her two a chance to make meritorious contributions, and go to Zhangzhou to get people, if the four merchant ships were caught, the matter would be forgotten, and if they couldn't be caught, it would not be too late to do it again" Jiang Jie said what he planned in his heart

Four merchant ships and fifteen warships of the naval division attacked, and as a result, half of the sailors were damaged, which shows how strong the combat power of the merchant ships is, if the imperial court can capture these four merchant ships, this is a great advantage, Yue Su understands this truth, so he wants to take this merchant ship from the bottom of his heart, no matter who it is, anyway, you have been first, and what the imperial court does is in accordance with the law of the country

"Good!" Yue Su nodded and said, "Go and call you to Kong Youde and Mao Youjian!" ”

"Yes, my lord" Jiang Jie walked out of the big tent and called Kong Youde, Mao Youjian, including Jin Chan, Tie Qiu and others into the big tent

Shicaikong and Mao saw the four golden cicadas outside the tent, and exchanged a few words of greeting, but the nervous mood on their faces could be seen by anyone who was now passed on by adults, and the hearts of the two people were even more up and down, and they entered the big tent with everyone

After entering the account, Jin Chan, Tie Qiu and others were divided into two compartments, and Kong Youde and Mao Youjian knelt down in the middle, "The last general will see the ...... adults"

"You two have done a good thing, and now you still have the face to come to see Bento, do you know what crime you have committed?" Yue Su said with a calm face

"The last general knows that the last general should not have sent troops to do piracy without authorization, and as a result, the sailor suffered heavy damage, which is really damned," Kong Youde and Mao Youjian said on their knees

"You two know damn it, too! Now there are not as many ships that can fight as pirates, and after this battle, it is even more of a big loss of vitality, you two say now, how do you want the governor to deal with you and others? Yue Su said deliberately

"This matter is all the idea of the last general, and I hope that the marshal will be gracious and spare Youjian's life, and the last general will be killed alone," Kong Youde hurriedly replied

"I hope that the handsome man will spare my uncle, and the last general will be willing to die!" Mao Youjian also hurriedly rushed to the road

"You two are in deep love, if this matter is according to the governor's temper in the past, you two will be beheaded together, just listen to what Mr. Jiang said, you two can be sure that the four merchant ships went to Zhangzhou to put down, now the governor will give you two a chance to make meritorious contributions, go to Zhangzhou with the governor, if you meet the merchant ship in Zhangzhou, you will take it on the spot!" However, Ben Du said ugly in the front, if we can take those four merchant ships, we can say anything, once we don't encounter them, or after encountering them, if they are escaped, we will definitely kill both of you! At the end of Yue Su's words, his voice became extremely stern

"The last general will definitely make the merit for the crime, if he encounters those four merchant ships, he will definitely go all out, and if he really can't meet them, it is also the will of God, and the two of us will definitely accept the heads of the people, and there is nothing to say!" Mao Youjian replied first

This is already the only chance, causing heavy damage to the sailor, no matter what, there has to be an explanation Lord Yue said that he must seize the merchant ship to spare the lives of the two of them, which is already regarded as a calf protector, if he really rushes to Zhangzhou and does not encounter it, it can only be regarded as providence

Lord Yue didn't waste time, he immediately ordered all the people and horses, and rushed to Zhangzhou This time there were not many people, that is, the people who were originally brought, plus Kong Youde and Mao Youjian were going to Zhangzhou after all, and the road was not very close

The speed of riding a horse is still faster than taking a boat, Lord Yue led the cavalry, all the way to Zhangzhou and entered the territory of Zhangzhou, the sky was already bright, but such a few people, if they rashly went to the beach of Zhangzhou to rob the ship, it was obviously impossible, Lord Yue went directly to the military camp of the Zhangzhou branch of the staff general, showed the big seal, and the branch guard general was not yet ordered to transfer two thousand soldiers there, and then rushed to the sea

On the coast of Zhangzhou, most of the fishing boats are parked, and occasionally a few large boats can be seen, but after Mao Youjian identifies them, they are not the four merchant ships

Suddenly, Kong Youde saw four merchant ships coming from the sea, but the target of the merchant ships was not where they were now, it seemed that it should be twenty miles ahead

Kong Youde had only seen merchant ships in the dark, although because the sky was too dark, he didn't actually see the face clearly, but the size of the ships was still arguable, he quickly stretched out his hand and pointed, and said, "My lord, look, it's those four merchant ships!" ”