The happy life of a prodigal

completely annihilated! ?

Fang Xiu was also surprised, he slapped the table and stood up, asking, "What exactly is going on?"

The prefect of Jinzhou took a breath, and said: "Your official, I don't know very well, I only know that those pirates rushed to the port of Jinzhou as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, and then they followed the Jinzhou guards. The soldiers handed over.

Then, the entire Jinzhou Guard was annihilated, a giant ship was taken away, and the other two ships were still at the port, unfinished.

The pirates left some people in the port, and the rest should have withdrawn by now. "

This is not only lawlessness, it is lawlessness!

If you don't punish them yourself, what kind of person do you really think of yourself as?

Fang Xiu frowned, with a thoughtful look on his face.

In fact, at the beginning, he just wanted to practice with these pirates and give the new army's sailors a long experience.

But now it's different.

They were so courageous that they dared to attack the port of Jinzhou. If they still let it go, it would be a big disaster in the future!

Thinking of this, Fang Xiu had already made a decision, nodded, and said expressionlessly: "I know about this matter, you can go on."

"This......"

When the prefect of Jinzhou heard this, he was taken aback for a moment, and stood there, hesitant.

Seeing An Guogong's indifferent face, he obviously didn't take this matter to heart!

The port of Jinzhou is the lifeblood of Jinzhou Prefecture, and the Jinzhou Guard is the biggest support of Jinzhou Prefecture. Now these things are gone.

What should I do?

Moreover, the reckless actions of those pirates not only caused this little loss, but the most important thing is people's hearts.

A few small pirates dared to attack the port of Jinzhou. If word got out, what would the people think?

Don't you think that the imperial court is a bunch of gangsters who can't do anything?

If things go on like this, there will be big problems!

Although An Guogong is a big man, the small Jinzhou Mansion is really nothing to him.

But An Guogong, you are still here after all!

The prefect of Jinzhou looked at Fang Xiu and stood there, motionless, showing no intention of leaving.

Seeing this, Fang Xiu looked up at him, and his voice became a little cold: "What? Didn't you hear what I just said?"

The prefect of Jinzhou, who was overwhelmed by a strong aura, was speechless.

He still wanted to stand here, and even wanted to reprimand An Guogong: As a majestic Duke, the object of love and admiration of thousands of Chu people, now that pirates are rampant, are you just lying there and eating cakes?

What kind of system is this?

However, he still dared not speak out.

He just bowed his hands and saluted, and replied in a cold tone: "I will leave..."

Fang Xiu glanced at his back, but didn't say anything.

There is nothing wrong with such a person, whose emotions are all displayed on their faces.

It's better than those guys in Liubu, who hide their knives in their smiles, and on the surface, they speak kindly to each other.

only......

The problem of pirates is indeed a trouble.

You must know that the pirates in Jinzhou Prefecture have always been very powerful. Even the Jinzhou Guard established by the British government can only barely protect the merchants from these pirates.

But now, because of the problems in Nanyang, near Dongnan Road, the Shenji Camp would go out from time to time to wipe out the pirates.

The pirates couldn't stay any longer, so they could only go north and came to the vicinity of Jinzhou port.

There are more and more pirates, and the Jinzhou Guardhouse, which was sufficient before, is not enough, and sooner or later something will happen.

However, Fang Xiu reckoned that the Jinzhou guard post would be withdrawn when the first battalion of the Navy was almost done training.

However, he never expected that this accident would happen so quickly.

It's only been a few days, and the pirates have become bold enough to attack the port.

If you give them a little more time, they won't be able to go to heaven!

However, relying solely on the power of Jinzhou Prefecture, it is impossible to deal with these pirates anyway.

Fang Xiu frowned, and after a while, he finally made a decision to call the Shenji Camp!

So, I picked up the pen again and wrote the letter again.

............

On the other hand, the prefect of Jinzhou left the mansion with a very ugly expression on his face, even uglier than before entering.

When Zhou Chen, who was waiting outside, saw this scene, his heart went cold for an instant.

Could it be that An Guogong reprimanded the magistrate?

Not impossible.

After all, the pirates have already dared to attack the Jinzhou Guard.

It must mean that in the past, the prefect did not have a deterrent effect on the pirates, which was the prefect's responsibility.

No matter what, there is nothing wrong with reporting this matter to An Guogong.

Wouldn't it be very easy for His Royal Highness to wipe out a band of pirates.

But if this matter is handed over to the prefect of Jinzhou, it will be extremely difficult.

You must know that the Jinzhou Guard is almost all the power of Jinzhou Prefecture.

The rest of the city defense forces are useless at all.

Even with the garrison soldiers, it is definitely not comparable to the Jinzhou Guard.

What's more, the garrison has now been cancelled.

How could it be possible to defeat the pirates that even the Jinzhou Guards could not defeat?

Therefore, in the final analysis, they actually had only one way to ask An Guogong for help.

In any case, it is better to ask An Guogong for help than to ask the court for help.

Now all the powerful guards or important towns belong to the government of Anguo.

At most, the imperial court mobilized some of the sixteen guards of the pro-army.

Those guys lack combat experience. Although their equipment is good, they may not be able to compare with the city defense army, let alone a major town.

and......

It would be even worse if the court knew about this matter.

Therefore, Zhou Chen asked, "My lord, what's the matter? What did Duke An say?"

Chapter 36 Fifteen Islands

The prefect of Jinzhou kept a dark face and kept silent without saying a word.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Chen was a little curious.

What exactly did the Duke of the country say to make the prefect behave like this.

At this time, the prefect of Jinzhou finally spoke: "Mr. An is not from Jinzhou after all, and he doesn't care much about the affairs of Jinzhou. It's human nature..."

Even the most stupid person can hear the resentment in these words.

What does it mean?

Is it possible that the Duke is unwilling to get involved in this matter?

impossible!

Isn't it easy for the dignified Lord An to deal with a small Haikou army?

Isn't Mr. An willing to help with such a small favor?

It must also be known that the lord of the government reported to the imperial court, and then approved layer by layer. When the official document returned to Jinzhou Prefecture, the pirates might have already run around the city of Jinzhou City three or four times.

This doesn't make sense at all.

"My lord is unwilling to send troops?" Zhou Chen asked.

The prefect of Jinzhou sneered, and said leisurely: "Shenji Battalion is dispatched once, and the expenses of God's punishment and Tianwei alone are a large sum of money. Yes, only the government of Anguo.

But if we go to the imperial court, even if the imperial court needs to use the Shenji Battalion, it must send some money to it. If it uses the sixteen guards of the pro-army, it does not need money...

If you were An Guogong, how would you choose? "

Zhou Chen was stunned when he heard this.

The prefect means that the reason why An Guogong is unwilling to send troops is because of money?

But this pirate attack is not only a matter of Jinzhou Prefecture, but also a matter of the imperial court!

An Guogong doesn't seem like someone who cares about money...

"The humble officer feels that An Guogong is not a person who values ​​money. Even if An Guogong is unwilling to send troops, there must be a reason for his reluctance to send troops."

When the prefect of Jinzhou heard this, he raised his eyes and glanced at him, and asked, "So, do you think that I judge the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain?"

Zhou Chen hurriedly bowed and said, "Humble job has no such meaning at all!"

The prefect of Jinzhou snorted coldly, and said leisurely: "Even if you mean it, I have nothing to say."

After finishing speaking, he didn't stay any longer, and left here directly.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Chen could only keep up.

"My lord, what should we do next?"

The prefect of Jinzhou said angrily: "What should I do? What else can I do? Without the Shenji Battalion, relying on your city guards, can you stop the pirates?"

Zhou Chen lowered his head and remained silent.

The Jinzhou guards are all occupied by those guys, let alone the city guards?

The combined city guards and garrison troops are not enough to subdue those pirates.

Thinking about it this way, it seems that there is only one way to go, which is to write to the imperial court and ask the imperial court to send reinforcements.

"After I go back, I will write a letter and send it to the capital as soon as possible. You take your people to the Jinzhou Guard Station to watch. When you meet pirates, if there are no people, you can fight in a detour and don't have to fight hard. …”

This is very euphemistic, the translation is to be smart, run away if you can beat it, retreat if you can't beat it, don't be tough with pirates, you can't beat them!

Although this statement hurts, it is true.

Zhou Chen hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "Yes, my lord, I understand."

The prefect of Jinzhou nodded, and said leisurely: "I just hope that during this period of time, those pirates can be more peaceful, and don't cause any trouble for me."

After finishing speaking, he turned his head and glanced at the mansion where Xiu lived behind him, sighed leisurely, and stopped talking.

............

This day, the sun was shining brightly and there were no clouds.

On a small island in the waters outside Jinzhou Prefecture, there are several buildings built. The style of this building can be seen to be not Dachu.

It doesn't even have anything to do with Da Chu at all, it's a brand new architectural style.

In the middle is a hall.

At this moment, in this great hall, more than a dozen people are sitting on a round table with indifferent expressions.

Counting carefully, I found that there were exactly fifteen people.

These fifteen people sat at a round table, which showed that their status was not much different.

Everyone is the leader of pirates who rule a small island.

There are a total of fifteen small islands nearby, and a total of fifteen pirate leaders. Every once in a while, they will gather on one of the small islands to discuss some matters.

This time is no exception.