Just as the news of the naval division's victory over the Japanese invaders spread all over the southern coast of the Yangtze River, and the officials and gentry were jubilant, tens of thousands of Japanese invaders quietly took advantage of the thousand-mile-long coast to break through the blockade and quickly harass ashore.

And on the shore, the sailors can't play much of a role, and can only pin their hopes on the local health posts.

But I didn't expect that the combat power of Jiangnan Xiaowei was extremely low, and they were even described as rotten to the roots.

Obviously, there are thousands of troops, but after encountering a small group of Japanese robbers, they are still about to collapse.

The Japanese invaders were rampant, frequently attacking coastal cities and counties, burning, killing and looting, and doing all kinds of evil.

For a time, the coastal situation was in a state of decay, involving Zhejiang, Nanzhili, Shandong, Fujian and other provinces and regions, and the casualties of military and civilians were not counted.

Among them, Zhejiang and Nanzhili are the focus of the attack.

With the deepening of the war, there are not a few generals who have the courage to dare to fight, but are helplessly dragged down by friendly troops, and there are not a few who die in battle.

Without them, resistance everywhere is getting weaker.

After the news reached the capital, Zhu Houzhao was furious, convened a hundred officials to discuss the matter, and patted the dragon case and said:

"Why? Why is that?!

Which Qing family can explain to me that the northern frontier army is invincible, invincible, and the Beijing army is also majestic.

I don't know how many people are afraid of war, and there are tens of thousands of soldiers who will collapse at the first touch.

Did the court raise them to let them burn, kill, and plunder them? It just doesn't make sense! ”

"Your Majesty is angry."

Li Dongyang took a step forward and said:

"Jiangnan has always been rich, although there is a danger of robbers, but in previous years it was only a little harassment, and it can still be resisted by relying on the strength of the army.

With the passage of time, it is inevitable that most of the soldiers will neglect their training, and their combat strength will become weaker and weaker.

It was only this large-scale invasion of the Japanese invaders that was menacing, and the guards in various places had to be stationed separately in various places, without the leadership of elite divisions, so they suffered this disaster. ”

"Humph!"

Zhu Houzhao flicked his sleeve robe and said:

"Li Qing doesn't have to say good things about these cysts.

Immediately Pegasus issued an order, giving Wu'an Hou Jiangning the sword of the Son of Heaven, and ordering him to supervise the military affairs of Shandong, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Nanzhili provinces, and enjoy all the right to transfer troops.

If there is any disapproval from the imperial court, in the fastest time, we will exterminate the Japanese and restore the peace of the people! ”

Three days later.

Jiang Ning, who received the order, immediately took office, and directly turned his residence into the governor's yamen, in charge of the military affairs of the four provinces, with Hangzhou as the center, and commanded the front line to deal with the war.

In the lobby.

Jiang Ning looked at the makeshift sand table and angrily swept the report of defeat on the table to the ground.

"Rubbish, it's all rubbish!"

He clenched his fists, slammed the table hard, and shouted:

"Afraid of the war, there are far more fleeers than those killed in the war, leaving the people behind, conniving at the Japanese to rush to the state and the government, all of them are cowardly rats!

Someone came, and the commanders of Jinshanwei in Songjiang Prefecture, Taicang Wei in Suzhou Prefecture, and Dinghaiwei in Ningbo Prefecture were all arrested, and they were killed on the spot on the charge of avoiding war crimes, so as to set an example! ”

"Yes!"

Fanzi, who was waiting outside, received the order and hurried out of the governor's yamen to summon the news.

Jiang Ning still couldn't understand his hatred.

The most important thing now is how to quickly increase the combat strength of the guards in the south of the Yangtze River, so that all the Japanese can be driven to the sea, and then annihilated by sailors.

But now the time is too short, and before he grasps the initiative on the battlefield, Jiang Ning can't think of any good way to wait for the opportunity to train.

At this time, He Yuyao walked in from the back of the hall in a graceful manner.

Looking at Jiang Ning's raunchy face full of tiredness because she hadn't rested much for a few days and nights, she couldn't help but feel a deep distress in her heart.

"Your Excellency."

He Yuyao called out coquettishly, poured a cup of tea and handed it to Jiang Ning, and said softly:

"My lord hasn't rested for a long time, and his mind is seriously depleted, so according to the slave family, I should go back and rest for a while.

If you have the spirit, you can come up with a plan faster, right? ”

Jiang Ning took the tea and poured it, shook his head and refused:

"Now the war is in full swing, and I don't know when there will be an urgent military situation, and I can't rest yet."

After a pause, he took his gaze away from the sand table and turned to He Yuyao and said:

"By the way, if you have received any intelligence news recently, whether it is from the government and the opposition or from the grassland, report it to me."

There was a subtle hesitation in He Yuyao's eyes, and she prevaricated:

"My lord, there is no news for the time being, and the slave family has now mobilized all the fans from all over the place to reconnoiter the intelligence of the Japanese invaders, and they have not paid attention to other matters."

In fact, she had just received some news about the Francois Pirates and Liu Jin, but compared to the Japanese Kou, it seemed a little irrelevant.

So she really couldn't bear to say it again, and she asked Jiang Ning to add pressure.

He was already tired.

He Yuyao decided to take charge of the handling herself, and would inform her when the battle situation calmed down a little.

Jiang Ning didn't notice her abnormality, nodded and said:

"That's it, and now that the defeat of the Wokos is indeed the first priority.

Well, you're tired too, go back and rest, and wait until important information comes in, and then it's not too late to report back. ”

Seeing that He Yuyao was also tired, Jiang Ning said with pity.

"The slave family is not tired, just accompany the adults here."

"Obedient, you just had a serious illness before, if you are tired, I am afraid that there will be a risk of recurrence.

If that happens, who else can be my right-hand man and share my worries. ”

Jiang Ning suddenly pulled up He Yuyao's white and delicate soft twing, and patted the back of her hand.

"The slaves all listen to the adults."

When He Yuyao saw Jiang Ning's move, her cheeks were dyed with a touch of red, and she stared at him with watery eyes.

Obviously she was like this, and she was told to rest, which instantly hit the softest part of her heart.

made her want to jump directly into the arms of the person she liked and become one with him.

After He Yuyao left, Jiang Ning paced in the hall with his hands behind his back, and said loudly to the door:

"Wen Qing, summon Xu Zhiyuan, Zhang Yunrang and other adults to come to the discussion."

"Subordinates take orders!"

After a while, the generals walked into the lobby one after another, lined up left and right, waiting for Jiang Ning to show off.

"Ladies and gentlemen, our army can't sit still like this, otherwise the coastal gentry will be disappointed in the imperial court.

After thinking about it for a while, the official finally discovered the weak point of the Japanese cowards.

That is, they came from the collapse of the Japanese kingdom, although they joined forces in one place, but there was no unified command, but they were scattered.

This provides the possibility for our army to disperse small units and attack them separately.

It's just that the combat strength of the Jiangnan Guard is really vulnerable, and you can't pin your hopes on them.

It was the official's decision to write to His Majesty and send troops and horses from other provinces to help. ”

The generals were a little stunned when they heard this, and looked at each other, and when they were about to inquire carefully, a scout horse ran in.

"Lord Qiqi, the military situation is urgent."

"Read!"

"On May 3 of the first year of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty, 800 Japanese invaders attacked Jiaxing Mansion, and the county commander of Chongde County led 500 soldiers to strictly defend it, and Chongde County was broken.

Officials of all sizes, such as the county commander and the inspector and the chief bookkeeper, were killed in battle, 500 men and horses were almost wiped out, and the Japanese robbers killed countless people in Chongde County, and captured hundreds of women and children. ”

A battle report was read, and the generals listened with bated breath.

Helplessly, without exception, it was all news of defeat or the calm retreat of the Japanese invaders.

The green tendons on Jiang Ning's hands continued to erupt.

Fortunately, the last one was good news.

Tanma Yu reports:

"On May 3 of the first year of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty, more than 1,000 Japanese invaders attacked Taizhou Mansion, and the prefect of Taizhou Prefecture and the command of the Haimen Guards made it possible to avoid the real and make it virtual, so they raided and burned the Japanese ships at night.

Turned to kill the rear army of the Japanese invaders, the Japanese were in chaos, and after the fierce battle, they intended to retreat, but because there were no ships to escape, they were captured by our army, all of them were headed, and their leaders were hung on the city wall of Taizhou Mansion! ”

Jiang Ning slapped his palms and praised: "Okay, come here, pass on this official order, reward all the soldiers of the sea guards, and then copy thousands of copies of this good news, and scatter them in various cities and guards to boost the hearts of the army and the people."

As for the prefect of Taizhou Prefecture and the commander of the Haimen Guard, this official must personally write to His Majesty and ask for credit for them! ”

As soon as Tanma left, He Yuyao hurriedly walked back on his hind feet.

"My lord, just now the news from the inner factory has seen bandits appear in various places, under the banner of Japanese robbers, taking advantage of the troubled waters to fish, killing local people, and looting property, and now I am afraid that there are no less than fifty or sixty cases."

"Damn it, a bunch of brutes aren't as good as that."

Jiang Ning was furious, and said with angry eyes:

"The order is to order the guards in the four provinces to make every effort to kill the bandits in the territory, and after they are caught, they will all be cooked for the officials, and as for their families, whether they are old or weak, women and children, they will all be reduced to slaves, and there must be no mistake!

If the guards can't even do this thing, one will be counted as one, and they will all be removed from their posts and investigated, arrested and imprisoned! ”

He Yuyao was taken aback by Jiang Ning's murderous appearance.

He had never seen him in such a gesture.

After all, for the Japanese invaders, it was just a few generals who absconded in fear of war to kill chickens and monkeys.

And now not only the bandits are sentenced to death, but even the generals of the Ming army, who are unfavorable in battle, will all be imprisoned without mercy.

The generals also didn't come back to their senses for a long time.

How do they know that in Jiang Ning's opinion, such behavior is no different from a traitor!

To deal with this kind of person, cooking and killing are considered light.