I'm a pirate at the end of Ming Dynasty

Zheng Zhipeng promised these village warriors before the war that as long as they went to war, he would go to the countryside to invest for them. However, the amount of investment would be determined by the performance of everyone in this battle.

But they were not a regular army, and their organization was very chaotic. Yan Yingyuan could not take care of the overall situation. After beheading people, it was impossible to arrange a few people to snatch the heads. So who killed how many people ended up being a confusing account.

The rural soldiers who perform well and fight bravely are better ranked. After all, everyone has a pair of eyes, and they can know which village is the most powerful when killing the enemy without having to do calculations. Naturally, not to mention those who perform poorly, this group No one is too shameless to claim any military exploits. The men in some villages and towns have very little blood on their weapons.

But those whose performance was neither good nor bad were more difficult to deal with, and no one paid attention to them. Who knows how many people they killed, but these people were still the majority.

No one gave orders. Naturally, these villagers had their simple little cunning. When they saw that the spoils were almost collected, they went all over the battlefield looking for corpses. Whoever killed the person would cut off the left ear of the person. , then the ears will count together.

But how can it be so easy to calculate?Let’s not talk about the shameless ones who deliberately cut too many wounds. Let’s just say that during the war, everyone was so nervous. At most, they memorized the number of their own kills. Who could tell clearly which ones they killed?

So on the battlefield, there were people grabbing ears everywhere.

"Brother Yan, I'll leave this matter to you. Brother Six, please help Brother Yan. One principle is, it's better to calculate more than to calculate less."

"Yes."

"Also, Brother Yan, except for yourself, call the heads of each township and board the boat for a small meeting."

Yan Yingyuan was stunned for a moment, maybe because he was hesitating why he was not brought with him, but he soon felt relieved. He was the first to contribute in this battle. Their formation fought bravely to kill the enemy from beginning to end. No one could defeat him. Yes, so he nodded and quickly went to work.

Zheng Zhipeng called everyone on board, and took out a lot of cigars for Youemon to share with them. He smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work. I will remember this kindness for the rest of my life, and my Zheng family will also remember it for the rest of my life." .”

Naturally, everyone gave in and said a lot of flattery, but these old farmers had never smoked cigars, so they couldn't understand it at all while talking and smoking, and most of them were coughing.

"I, Zheng Zhipeng, keep my word. I said I will bring prosperity to the folks, and I will definitely bring prosperity to the folks. As long as you don't let me down in the future, I will definitely not let you down. The current anti-Japanese situation in Zhejiang and Jiangsu will not let you down." I see, now that Liu Xiang is here, I'm afraid he won't go back so easily for a while. You are all at the beach, and training from now on will be even more necessary. We still have to watch and help each other."

"That's right, we're just waiting to enjoy the hot and spicy food with you, Fourth Master, and we're afraid you won't look down on us."

Zheng Zhipeng smiled and said: "It's just that fighting in the future will definitely not work like today. What do you think? I will send two righteous followers to each of your villages. Once they come, they can help you train on weekdays and we can communicate with each other. It’s also more convenient. Secondly, if there is another war, it won’t be as unclear as today.”

In fact, this is recruitment, and I just said it more implicitly. But I believe that since these people can become a small leader, they probably don’t have many stupid heads. However, no one objected, but they were all ecstatic. I can't wait to go home tomorrow and put up the village flag like Zheng.

"Fourth Master, what should we do next? Should we just disband and go back to our respective families, or should we..."

Zheng Zhipeng laughed when he heard this: "You said that we, a bunch of Zhejiang people, rushed across the province to help Songjiang fight against the Japanese. Aren't we very righteous and unparalleled in loyalty? Who are we doing for? "

Everyone was confused, not knowing what this meant.

"We are doing this for the people of Songjiang, especially the rich! Think about it, if people like Liu Xiang really enter Songjiang City, will they still have a way to survive? We are fighting for them on the front line, shouldn't they express their gratitude? Does it mean?"

…………

Songjiang, Xu family.

Xu Bengao, dressed in white mourning, stood in front of his father's memorial tablet, holding a string of Buddhist beads in one hand and twirling them, and a wooden fish in the other hand, which he kept knocking irritably.

Today will be a big day for him to avenge his father, but not many people in the entire Xu family know about it, and the only one who knows everything is his youngest brother. It is impossible to say that he is not nervous at all, but there is no way to find anyone The discussion can only be kept in his own heart. Fortunately, after many years of being an official, he can still manage to cultivate his energy.

It's just that as the sky gets later and later, the time to meet has long passed, but the other party has not been seen yet, the wooden fish in Xu Bengao's hand cannot help but be knocked faster and faster, and a heavy blow in the other hand , the crackling beads fell all over the floor.

The other person sitting with him, his younger brother, didn't have the same self-cultivation as him. He was already burning with anxiety. When he saw this ominous sign, how could he sit down?He quickly said: "Brother, will something happen?"

Xu Bengao smiled confidently and said: "Why panic? I've already checked what could happen. There are only 3000 defenders within a radius of [-] miles. Liu Xiang is a giant bandit with tens of thousands of troops. He just doesn't take action personally. If we send out a vanguard, who can stop him? I think it's just that he doesn't trust me yet and is being a little too cautious. After he finds out that I didn't lie to him, he will come naturally."

The younger brother was doubtful, but he really had no other choice but to sit down and continue waiting.

It's just a coincidence that as soon as his butt touched the chair, he saw his servants running over to report in a panic, shouting loudly: "It's not good, sir! It's not good, the Japanese pirates... The Japanese pirates are attacking the city." !”

When the younger brother heard this, joy immediately appeared on his face and he shouted: "Really? We finally attacked the city?"

Xu Bengao was more steady. There was no emotion or anger on his face. He just picked up the tea cup and took a sip. He asked: "Can we find out clearly, which troop belongs to whom, how many people are there in total, and where are they going?" of?"

"It's... it's Zheng Zhipeng. It's Zheng Zhipeng who led the Japanese pirates here. It seems... they seem to be heading straight to our house."

"what?"

The younger brother was stunned.

With a bang, the tea cup in Xu Bengao's hand was smashed to pieces, and there was a bruise on the side of his face. It was obvious that he was biting his back molars.

"How could this happen...how could this happen...Why would Zheng Zhipeng dare to attack the city? Doesn't his elder brother no longer want to wear the official hat on his head?"

"Yes...it is said that they followed the secret order of Zhang Bingzhen of Zhejiang Province and went north to fight against the Japanese. They met Liu Xiang's main force outside the city. After a battle and victory, they entered Songjiang City for correction. Everyone of them had blood on their bodies, and they were still ... He also built a capital with the heads of Japanese pirates outside the city. As you know, our governor, with this posture and the approval of the governor of Zhejiang and Jiangsu, how can he stop him! I see that they will soon We can enter the city."

bang,

Xu Bengao punched the table hard. When he raised his hand again, there was already a layer of blood on his joints.