Chapter 59: Fighting Thieves with Thieves

Kong Youde and Mao Yousaw the defeat and returned, so they won't show it for the time being, just talk about Yue Su's side

After Lord Yue saw Kong Youde and Mao Youjian in charge of the water division, the water division had a certain change compared with the past, and he was very happy in his heart

Because Lord Yue is now in charge of the water division, the governor is located only twenty miles away from the water division's camp, and it is very convenient to travel back and forth

The messengers rode away, and arrived in a few moments

It's also a coincidence, when the messenger arrived halfway to the way, the horse under the crotch suddenly had diarrhea, and couldn't run This position is very lame, and the distance between going back to change horses and going to the camp of the sailor is basically the same, the messenger thought about it, or decided to rush to the camp of the sailor on foot, he found a family on the side of the road, and stored the horse, after all, the horses of the court, forgive the people in the countryside and dare not be greedy for ink, and then hurriedly went to the camp of the sailor

Ten miles away, although it is not far, not very close, it always takes a certain amount of time to go on footWhen he arrived at the camp of the naval division, he said that he was ordered by the governor to ask to see the two generals, Kong and Mao, but the reply he got was that the two generals had just led the fleet to sea and when they would be able to return, and they did not know

The messenger looked at the sky, and at this time, the governor estimated that he was in a hurry, and he had to give a letter, so he borrowed a horse from the sailor and hurried back

This time it was on horseback, and it didn't take long to rush to the governor at this time, Yue Su was already waiting, thinking about how it was this hour, Kong Youde and Mao Yousaw why the two were not in the camp, and set up two tables of wine banquets, Yue Su and his cronies were all there, and they were all hungry and growling, especially Tie Qiu, who was more anxious, and couldn't help but say: "What's the matter with these two guys, I have always heard that there is wine, and I am more anxious than anyone else, which one of them smoked today is crazy, at this time, I won't come."

After this period of getting along, the big guy has a certain understanding of Kong and Mao, and knows that the two of them are straight, and they will never be late on purpose, and they dare not play a big card in front of Lord Yue, could it be that something happened on the road?

Yue Su just wanted to send someone to inquire, but the messenger rushed back to the big tent and told Yue Su about Kong Youde and Mao Youjian leading the fleet to sea

As soon as he heard this, Yue Su nodded and said: "I didn't expect Kong and Mao to be so diligent, and they also led the sailors to the sea for training at this hour.

Lord Yue obviously thought badly this time, and thought that Kong Youde and the others were leading the water master to train, and he was very satisfied, and then said with a verbal compliment: "Everyone is also hungry, don't wait any longer tonight, stay until tomorrow, and then call the two of them over earlier and use chopsticks now."

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Jie, who was sitting on the side, showed hesitation on his face, and everyone else raised their wine glasses, preparing to salute Lord Yue, but he didn't even make a move

"My lord, brothers, I would like to give you a glass first," said Jin Cicada, Tie Qiu, and others

Yue Su also picked up the wine glass, said "Okay, brothers, let's do it together", just put the wine glass to his lips, and saw Jiang Jie was motionless at a glance, and his face seemed thoughtful

Seeing this scene, Yue Su wondered, and instead of drinking immediately, he put down the wine glass and said, "Sir, what are you thinking?" ”

As soon as he asked, the other people also looked at Jiang Jie, wondering why Mr. Jiang was like this, could he have remembered something

"Ah......" Jiang Jie woke up from his contemplation when he heard Yue Su's question, bowed slightly at Yue Su, and said: "The subordinate is rude, my lord is thinking just now, Kong and Mao are carrying the water master out at night, it seems that something is wrong."

"Oh?" Hearing Jiang Jie say this, Yue Su's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "Sir, what do you think is wrong?" ”

"Although the subordinates are not very proficient in the way of water warfare, they also have some understanding, the different infantry of the naval division, most of them are fighting during the day, and most of the exercises are in the daytime, the reason is very simple, because it is also a clear course, it is really not suitable for training, no matter what it is, it is not as good as the day, it can be said that it is half the effort, Mao and Mao, and they are also proficient in water warfare, how can they practice at night, why, it is really incomprehensible" Jiang Jie is really not an idle person, no matter what he looks at, he sees it thoroughly, what he said is not bad at all, It is true that sailors rarely train at night, and the sea is not as good as on the river, and the night route is not invited, and if it touches the reef, the gains outweigh the losses

After listening to Jiang Jie's analysis, Yue Su couldn't help but nod and said, "Mr. is right, how could the two of them think about training sailors at night, no, no......"

The more Yue Su thought about it, the more he felt that it was inappropriate, and he inevitably became worried in his heart, but what was wrong, he couldn't say it, and inexplicably had a trace of worry in his heart, and he couldn't drink the wine, and said: "Mr. Jiang, Jin Cicada, Tieqiu, you eat quickly, wait and go to the water master with me to have a look, and the others will drink slowly" Immediately, he said loudly: "Ask someone to prepare horses, and this governor will personally go to the water master camp!" ”

Since the adults are not in the mood to eat, Yin Zhu and Tong Xuan, of course, will not continue to drink, they all finish their meals indiscriminately, and they say that they want to go to Yue Su with Yue Su and agree, let Yin Zhu and Tie Qiu follow, leaving the Li brothers to guard the line, hastily have dinner, and lead four subordinates, together with a hundred soldiers, to personally rush to the camp of the water division to come to the camp of the water division, it is nearly two watches, the officers and soldiers guarding the camp, as soon as they saw the governor personally coming, immediately invited Yue Su into the camp, and greeted the generals on duty in the camp

The one on duty tonight was a staff general, and when he heard that Yue Su was coming, he hurried to the big tent to see the number of salutes, and Yue Su asked directly: "Where are Vice General Kong and General Mao Shen now?" ”

"Returning to the Governor, the two generals have gone to sea with their fleet," replied the admiral truthfully

"What can you do and when will you come back? How many warships and how many people did they bring? Yue Su asked again

"I went out at four o'clock, but I didn't say when I would come back, but I brought a total of fifteen large and small warships, and 1,200 soldiers went out to do what I did, and the last general didn't know what to do, but only said that it was ...... Go out and fetch the money...... "The general replied

"Go out and fetch money? What kind of silver is mentioned? Yue Su was puzzled and hurriedly asked

"This ...... The last general really doesn't know......" The general had an innocent expression on his face, obviously not knowing

"I don't know!" Yue Su is really anxious now, Kong Youde and Mao Youjian took the fleet out, if it was training, Yue Su was relieved, but when he heard about the silver, it was inexplicable, if the court allocated silver, how could he not tell himself what was going on with this governor?

Yue Su didn't understand what was going on for a while, because he didn't know what Kong Youde and the others had done in Phi Dao before

Jiang Jie didn't know, but this guy was really shrewd, and after pondering for a while, he guessed that he was standing next to Yue Su, leaned two steps towards Yue Su, lowered his head and whispered in his ear: "My lord, my subordinates have guessed a little clue now."

"Oh...... What do you see, sir? Yue Su then asked

"You go down first" Jiang Jie didn't answer immediately, but looked up at the general of the Navy Division standing opposite

Seeing that Jiang Jie and the Governor were so close, the general naturally knew that what this person said represented the meaning of the Governor, bowed down and said: "The last general will retire" "Go down" Yue Su waved his hand, let the general go down first and wait for people to go out, Yue Su looked at Jiang Jie curiously, and waited for him to speak Jiang Jie said in a low voice: "My lord, since this general said that Vice Admiral Kong and they took the fleet to fetch silver, his subordinates estimated that he would not plan to go out at night to rob merchant ships, I heard that in the coastal area of Fujian, there are many pirates, not to mention, There are also a lot of merchant ships that run smuggling, if they don't go to rob merchant ships, where else can Vice General Kong go to pick up silver?"

"Yes...... Yue Su suddenly realized, nodded again and again, and said, "Not bad, not bad...... If they hadn't robbed merchant ships, where else would they have gone to pick up the silver bastards! ”

Immediately after, Yue Su slapped the table and said, "This guy is really bold, not to mention sending troops without authorization, but also daring to do pirate business, don't you know what your identity is?" When he comes back, Ben Du will definitely make him look good and let him know what military law is! ”

Seeing Yue Su angry, Jiang Jie didn't speak immediately, thought about it, and then said: "My lord, my subordinates suddenly thought of one thing, the direction of this night is not clear, and it is not so easy to rob merchant ships, how can there be such a coincidence in the world, as soon as you go to sea in the middle of the night, you can meet merchant ships."

However, Kong Youde and the others can still swear that they will go to sea to withdraw silver, and he is not afraid that if he does not meet a merchant ship, he will lose face after coming back? ”

"Sir, what is this Kong Youde thinking, sir, you are resourceful and like a god, can you analyze it for me?" Yue Su said humbly

"The subordinates think so, pirates go out to rob, they always have to send people out to step on the plate first, after determining the target, and then take action, they will never go in a white robe This is the same as the bandits and grass bandits on the road, especially at sea, but also to determine the target, and then start, and it is more difficult than the road robbery Some Kong Youde is the general of Mao Wenlong on Phi Island, he has always lived on the island and has a certain number of warships, they may have done this kind of work on weekdays, and the adults are now the time to employ people, and the opponent is the pirate, If Kong Youde is proficient in this way, when dealing with pirates, it is equivalent to knowing oneself and knowing the other, adults can just use him to treat thieves with thieves, and clean up Zheng Zhilong's pirates first, wouldn't it be better" Jiang Jie is still more realistic, chickens and dogs are thieves, at critical moments, they are all useful Since Kong Youde has this strength, why not let him play it, in short, it is beneficial to the situation

What he meant was clear enough, Yue Su listened, thought about it for a while, and felt that it was right in the end, but the officials and soldiers of the imperial court went to do pirate business, which really made him a little unhappy, which was very different from his own principles