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Chapter 535 What I Give You Is Yours

Yingtian Mansion, the Governor's Mansion of Liangjiang.

Rockery and ponds, fish swimming around.

The governor of Liangjiang, Hu Beizong, was wearing a purple official robe, and was standing on the stone bridge thoughtfully. At this moment, someone hurried forward: "Report to the governor, there is military information from the southwest."

"Military situation?" Hu Beizong murmured, "The Japanese pirates are coming again?"

"Yes." The visitor nodded and replied, "The Japanese pirates landed from the direction of the Shiping Guard Station, and then raided a village, slaughtered the people in the village, and set fire to the village."

Hu Beizong remained calm. He has heard battle reports like this many times since he became Governor of Liangjiang. From the initial anger to the current numbness and even indifference, as long as the Japanese pirates are not eliminated, this tragedy will not end. .

"Then Guangjiqi is dispatched?" Hu Beizong asked.

Shiping Guard Station is the jurisdiction of Guangjiqi, and it is also a barrier to defend Yingtian Mansion. Guangjiqi is regarded as the most promising young general among Hu Beizong, although in terms of combat effectiveness, he is not as good as Qiu Dayu , but in terms of potential, Qiu Dayu is far inferior to the former.

Now that the Japanese pirates are invading the border, it happens to be within his jurisdiction, and it is time for him to make great achievements and make a name for himself.

"No." The visitor said with trembling lips.

"Bold!" Hu Beizong was furious: "As a general of the Great Zhou Dynasty, how can there be any reason why the people are suffering and he shrinks back?"

"Where is he now! I want him to come back immediately, and I want to hold him accountable!"

"Your Excellency, it's not that Lord Guangjiqi doesn't move out, but the Japanese pirates, the Japanese pirates..." The visitor said here, and he couldn't continue.

"What happened to the pirates?" Hu Beizong asked in a deep voice.

"After the Japanese pirates attacked the villages and towns, they turned around and attacked the Shiping guard post, and attacked the Shiping guard post head-on." The visitor said in a trembling voice.

As soon as this remark came out, even Hu Beizong fell into a sluggish state. After all, since the Japanese pirate rebellion began, some Japanese pirates attacked the state capital. One day, there were those Japanese pirates who dared to attack the imperial guards guarded by heavy soldiers.

The so-called hitting a stone with an egg probably means this.

"What's the result?" Hu Beizong couldn't help asking hastily.

Guangjiqi is a rare handsome talent, and the terrain of the Shiping guardhouse is also considered steep. Just from the word Shiping, it can be seen that such a good general fortified the city, is it possible that these mobs of Japanese pirates can really attack it?

But deep down in Hu Beizong's heart, there was even a trace of uneasiness.

"My lord." The visitor trembled, his voice choked with sobs: "Shi Pingwei is broken."

"The defenders broke up. According to them, almost all Japanese warriors came to attack this time, and they were Japanese warriors with superb sword skills. The leader even easily captured General Guangjiqi."

"What!" Hearing this, Hu Beizong couldn't help taking two steps back, leaning against the railing of the stone bridge.

"What do you say, you say it again."

Hu Beizong couldn't believe his ears.

Guangjiqi was defeated and captured?

This is something Hu Beizong couldn't believe more than the fall of Shipingwei.

"The guards collapsed, Shiping Guard fell, and the enemy set fire to the guard. General Guangjiqi's whereabouts are unknown. According to the escaped soldiers, General Guangjiqi was captured by the leader of the Japanese pirates." The visitor trembled. Voice reports.

When he heard such news, he couldn't believe it, so he could only return to Hu Beizong as quickly as possible.

After all, the Shiping Guardhouse is one of the important portals of Yingtian Mansion, if the Shiping Guardhouse is lost, the enemy can quickly point their troops at Yingtian Mansion.

Generally speaking, no Japanese pirates dared to attack a big city like Yingtianfu, but similarly, no Japanese pirates dared to officially attack the guards where the imperial court was stationed. An outright act of war.

Of course—for Hu Beizong, the war between the southeast coast and the Japanese pirates was not much different from war.

"Quick! Send out scouts!" Hu Beizong said repeatedly: "Go and search for Guangjiqi's whereabouts. If you are alive, you want to see people, and when you die, you want to see corpses."

Guang Jiqi is now one of the important figures in the Southeast Anti-Japanese War. He is young, determined to forge ahead, and has his own unique views on Japanese affairs. He is familiar with military books and can use them flexibly. This is almost what Hu Beizong can find under his own hands. The best general, if he really wants to launch a decisive battle with the Japanese pirates in the future, then the general who leads the troops must be Guangjiqi.

If it is true that he died young before making contributions, this is not only a personal loss for Guang Jiqi, but also a huge loss for the entire Southeast Anti-Japanese War.

"No need, I will meet Governor Hu in the end." At this moment, Guang Jiqi's hearty voice came from outside the door.

Following the sound, Guang Jiqi walked into the courtyard and saluted Hu Beizong from a distance: "Thanks to the governor's concern, Jiqi is well."

Hu Beizong looked towards Guangjiqi, only to see that the man was still wearing the military uniform, his face was a little pale, other than that, he didn't see any obvious injuries.

Hu Beizong couldn't help showing doubts, and glanced at the person who reported the letter just now: "Just now someone said that Shiping Guard has fallen?"

If Shiping Guards really fell, how could Guangjiqi rush to Yingtian Mansion so quickly?

There must be something I don't know about.

Then we have to wait for Guang Jiqi to answer by himself.

"Yes, tell the governor that Shiping Guard has fallen." Guang Jiqi clasped his fists and said, "The last general is incompetent and failed to resist the enemy's attack. All the blame will be borne by the last general alone."

"It's good that people are fine, it's good that people are fine." Hu Beizong said, and he looked at Guang Jiqi: "Jiqi, I know your ability, Shiping Guard, under the rule of Yingtianfu Among the many guards, it should be regarded as one of the strongest guards, and the terrain is also easy to defend and difficult to attack, why was it broken by Japanese pirates?"

"How many Japanese pirates have invaded?" Hu Beizong was in charge of the defense of the southeast, and also presided over the overall situation of the anti-Japanese war. Now that the Shiping Guard is broken, Ying Tianfu will be directly exposed to the soldiers.

So he is really interested in the specific details of the fall of Shipingwei. If Guangjiqi hadn't come, then he would definitely question the person who came just now, but now that Guangjiqi is right in front of him, who should he ask? It may not be clear to ask Guangji Qilai.

"Reporting to the governor, the subordinates did not have a count, but a rough estimate, there should be no more than a hundred people, roughly between 50 and 100 people." Guang Jiqi said.

Hu Beizong was shocked when he heard the words: "No more than a hundred people? How many guards do you have in Shiping Guard?"

"I will report to the governor that there are 800 soldiers in the Shiping guard post, but there were only about [-] soldiers stationed in the guard post at that time." Guang Jiqi replied.

In the guard system of the Great Zhou Dynasty, most of the officers and soldiers were served by military households. Military households were born soldiers. They could only join the army from generation to generation. This is not something glorious. On the contrary, most military households are poor , although the land can be cultivated, but these lands are also owned by the state. It can be said that the military households are the so-called private slaves of the chief. .

Of course, after Guangjiqi arrived at the Shiping Guards, he also tried to get rid of some bad policies, but it was not a one-day cold, even if Guangjiqi was already considered a boss who could understand suffering, but excessive reforms would lead to Touching the interests of many people, Guangjiqi has not gained a firm foothold, and it cannot be carried out at all.

This is also the reason why Guang Jiqi has been talking about wanting to train his own soldiers. The main reason is that the guard soldiers of Da Zhou are really useless.

Normally, it is okay to maintain law and order, but in the face of such vicious and well-trained enemies as the Japanese pirates, it feels a little vulnerable.

"So 500 people beat less than 100 people, and they were defeated?" Hu Beizong felt a little unbelievable.

"This is what I often tell adults." Guang Jiqi looked at Hu Beizong and said seriously: "Soldiers are more expensive than expensive."

"The Japanese pirates with less than 100 people are all Dongying warriors. They have received strict military training since they were young. They are well-armored and face the enemy head-on. I am afraid that three or five soldiers from the guards are not opponents. What's more, the opponent's cooperation is rigorous. Often One charge can disperse us, but this is not the key." Guang Jiqi sighed: "The key is that the leader of the Japanese pirates this time is a very powerful Japanese warrior. I am ashamed to say that the last general and him After a few moves, only three rounds, he missed and was captured."

"Three rounds?" Hu Beizong was obviously taken aback.

Regarding Guang Jiqi's martial arts, he is still very clear. Although Guang Jiqi has not traveled the rivers and lakes, the military methods, thunderbolts, opening and closing, and going to battle to kill the enemy are completely unambiguous.

With Guang Jiqi's skill, he was also captured by the opponent in three rounds. If Guang Jiqi hadn't deliberately exaggerated - after all, all the defeated generals were very happy to describe the enemy as fierce, with green faces and fangs, to cover up their own incompetence.

But Hu Beizong knew that Guangjiqi was not of such a character. Although he always expected the enemy to be lenient, he rarely took the initiative to scare the enemy and exaggerate the strength of the enemy.

"Yes, three rounds." Guang Jiqi nodded.

"After capturing me again, those Japanese pirates rushed to kill again. Because the dragons had no leader, they were able to resist a little, but they were defeated in the end." Saying this, Guang Jiqi roughly explained the whole story to Hu Beizong In the end, it was Yan Jiu who offered to surrender, and after Guang Jiqi sternly rejected him, he made the so-called three-capture and three-growth agreement.

"Actually, I didn't agree." Guang Jiqi looked at Hu Beizong and sighed, "However, if he really has the ability to capture me three times, I'm afraid I won't have the face to continue to be an official in Da Zhou."

Hu Beizong looked at Guang Jiqi, pondered in his mind, and then said: "So, Jiqi, you don't have any means to deal with the other party?"

"If I allocate another five hundred elite fighters to you, will you be able to take the crime and make meritorious service and capture this Japanese leader?" Hu Beizong asked.

If it can be captured, it would be really great, everything can be solved easily.

And Guang Jiqi shook his head without hesitation: "I have said it to others before, and I can say it again to the governor now, that is, the guards at the Shiping Guard Station are the result of a year of intensive training by the last general. , Compared with ordinary officers and soldiers, it is already considered elite, but it has not resisted the attack of this group of Japanese pirates. Even if the Governor can send me another force, it may not be as easy to use as the officers and soldiers of the Shiping Guard. "

"So, if you rely solely on the words of your subordinates, it will be extremely difficult to take the blame and make meritorious service."

"That's it." Hu Beizong sighed: "If even you are not [-]% sure, then even if you are transferred back to Qiu Dayu, I am afraid that you will not be the opponent of this group of pirates."

"Then I mobilize the army to encircle and suppress these Japanese pirates with a team of 3000 people. Do you think it will work?"

In terms of war, Guangjiqi is an out-and-out expert, so Hu Beizong is still happy to discuss with Guangjiqi.

"I'm afraid not." Guang Jiqi poured cold water on Hu Beizong without hesitation.

"To be honest, I doubt very much that these pirates are the work of Wang Zhi."

"Wang Zhi?" Hu Beizong was taken aback: "Speaking of which, Wang Zhi has been waiting for the court to give him an accurate answer, but you and I both understand that Wang Zhi's conditions are nothing more than idiotic dreams."

Wang Zhi's conditions basically include Wang Zhi's own whitewashing and going ashore, and being promoted to a noble. If this is the only one, it may not be impossible to agree.

But in addition, Wang Zhi also proposed that the imperial court should release the sea ban and allow free trade at sea. This is just a dream.

How can there be any reason for the court to make a deal with pirates?

Of course, in return, Wang Zhi will dedicate a large number of his fleet to the imperial court to form a powerful navy under the imperial court, from the original pirates to a powerful fleet that maintains the order of the western border.

In addition, Wang Zhi will also donate trade revenue equivalent to [-]% of the tax to the imperial court every year, as well as a large number of overseas treasures.

In Wang Zhi's view, this is really killing three birds with one stone, and everyone is happy.

After all, if he surrenders, firstly, the imperial court will no longer have to worry about the corrupt Japanese sentiment along the southeast coast; secondly, he will reap a large amount of extra income; Seek a stable old age for yourself, and spend the rest of your life as a rich man.

All the court needs to do is to let go of a policy that has long been outdated.

But there is only one problem with this matter.

That is, the imperial court will not make deals with pirates.

As the saying goes, what I give you is yours.

You can't take what I don't give you.

In the eyes of the imperial court, Wang Zhi took the peace of the southeast coast, [-]% of the tax and tens of thousands of people under his command as bargaining chips in exchange for the lifting of the imperial court's sea ban, which was an insult to the imperial court.

Even if the sea ban is really to be lifted, it is because of the mercy of the imperial court itself, not because of the request of a little pirate.

Of course—hundreds of years later, another group of smugglers wanted to open the door to China, and they also launched a war.

And now, Wang Zhi is doing the same thing.

But his wars were on a smaller scale.

Throwing stones for directions.

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