I'm a pirate at the end of Ming Dynasty

At the foot of Songjiang City, the prefect refused to open the door, but Zheng Zhipeng's thousands of troops did not panic. They just had time to set up a Jingguan outside the city.

In fact, there were only more than 2000 heads in total, and the pile was not as high as the slightly larger Aobao. However, although the situation was chaotic this year, it was not the kind of era of great strife where the world fell apart. At least these Jiangnan people had experienced military disasters. There were still not many, and these heads were still relatively fresh. After they were piled up, the smell of blood shot straight into the sky, and even the people in the city could clearly hear it. The prefect and defenders on the top of the city all panicked.

Zheng Zhipeng also shouted with a smile: "Listen to the defenders of Songjiang, we are not rebels, we have been ordered by Zhang Budang of Zhejiang Province to help you fight against the Japanese. These heads are Japanese pirates! We are here to help you fight against the Japanese." You Songjiang people have been fighting hard for a long time, and now you want to go into the city to repair it, but you are not allowed in? Aren't you afraid that Zhang Butang will take part in your work?"

The prefect of Songjiang was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. He walked around the city but did not dare to reply a word.

"Master Fu, do you want to send someone down to check their documents?"

"Examination, Zheng Zhipeng did such a big thing without any information. Without Zhang Bingzhen's support, why should he? If we really read the documents, we would have to let them in."

"Then...since the document is true and they are really fighting against the Japanese for Songjiang, why do they still..."

The Songjiang prefect shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Don't you hear that thieves pass like combs and soldiers pass like sieves? Do you think they are just trying to enter the city to repair? They are all from Zhejiang, so for me, Songjiang Prefecture There is no connection at all. I, Songjiang, are not even under the jurisdiction of Zhejiang Province. So who is Zheng Zhipeng? He is the real big Japanese pirate! If he enters the city and robs him, Zhang Bingzhen will support him. I have nothing to do with him, so how can I let him into the city?"

"Then...then are we just wasting it now? What if they attack the city?"

"Attack the city? He doesn't dare. I have already sent people to Nanjing to ask for instructions. Tomorrow morning at the latest, people from the province will come down and let them argue with Zhang Bingzhen. I can't wade through this muddy water. "

After saying that, Magistrate Songjiang tremblingly picked up the tea cup and drank water. If his face hadn't turned pale with fright, he would have pretended to be like a feather fan.

Zheng Zhiyan, who was under the city, was also asking: "Fourth brother, the prefect is pretending to be dead, what should we do? Should we attack the city?"

"What the hell, we are now officials of the imperial court, not Japanese pirates anymore."

"Then what should I do? Just waste it like this?"

Zheng Zhipeng smiled confidently, took the top head of Admiral Congjing Guan and played with it slightly, and shouted to the city: "Today's thief in Fanbian is the big bandit Liu Xiang. This person is the younger brother of Liu Xiang's mother." Liu Zhi is the same."

Magistrate Songjiang was drinking tea tremblingly, but when he heard this, he spilled the tea, drenching his crotch, as if he had peed his pants.

"Liu...Liu Xiang's younger brother?"

The prefect was confused, and so were the soldiers guarding the city.

"My lord, Mr. Fu, knows who Liu Xiang is. His revenge is coming in ten days. Since you don't need our reinforcements from Zhejiang, we will go back. Mr. Fu, take care of yourself."

After that, Zheng Zhipeng turned around and commanded his army to leave, but left the Jingguan behind for him under the city.

And as expected, in just a moment, the city gate that had been closed just now was opened with great joy. The prefect led the wealthy gentry and common people to eat pots of pulp, and came out with great enthusiasm to work the army.

After all, no one is stupid. If they are just miscellaneous Japanese pirates, that's it. If you put Liu Xiang's brother and his men at the gate of the city to build the capital, aren't you forcing them to beat you? If you let Zheng Zhipeng pat your butt and leave , who will stop Liu Xiang’s revenge?

It might have been a matter of losing money and avoiding disaster, but now if Zheng Zhipeng did this, the whole family might die. For a while, these people didn't know whether they should hate them or thank them.

Zheng Zhipeng was too lazy to make contact with these officials and gentry. Instead, he overbearingly ordered Zheng Zhiyan to lead Yi Cong to directly take over the city defense of Songjiang City. He also took out more than 1 taels of silver notes and distributed them to Songjiang City on the spot. The defenders asked them to cooperate with the thieves.

As for himself, he let the Japanese ronoi of Kinuiemon protect him, passed through the door without entering, and went straight to the Xu family.

Surprisingly, the Xu family's door was not closed as he imagined. Instead, the middle door was opened in anticipation of his arrival, and a direct descendant was arranged to stand at the door to greet him. Zheng Zhipeng couldn't help but smile. .

"What a fourth-generation scarlet-robed Xu family. Just with this magnanimity, you can make people's hearts beat."

The children of the Xu family at the door saluted respectfully and said, "Brother, I know that General Zheng will definitely come. I have been waiting for him for a long time. Please."

Zheng Zhipeng smiled and said, "Your brother is not panicking."

"General Zheng was joking. My brother is selfless at heart, so naturally he won't panic."

"Humph, what a selfless person."

After saying that, Zheng Zhipeng pushed the person away and rushed in. When he went to the living room, he saw that Xu Bengao, who was dressed in plain and filial piety, was smiling and waiting for him leisurely. He also said: "General Zheng is here, and I am not expecting him from afar." , I hope you will forgive me, I have specially prepared the Wuyi Mountain red robe from your hometown for you. The new one this year is a gift from the Holy Emperor. I only have these, sit down and try it?"

Zheng Zhipeng snorted coldly and said, "The Japanese pirates have already arrived at your door, but Mr. Xu still has the heart to drink tea?"

"The Japanese pirates have veterans like General Zheng and Brother Ling to fight against them. Now I am just an idler returning to my hometown to observe my filial piety. Naturally, it is not my turn to worry about this. Hasn't this been settled?"

Zheng Zhipeng said with a smile: "Sir, if you are an idler, I am afraid that there will be no one in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces who can do anything. Master Xu, the Japanese pirate who came this time is Liu Xiang, so my eldest brother will fight against him. I don’t dare to say that I am sure of it, Songjiang City is almost destroyed, but it will be destroyed in one day.”

Xu Bengao pretended to be surprised and said: "I don't understand what General Zheng said. Didn't Liu Xiang already plunder our coastal areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang? Otherwise, General Zheng, who would you fight when you formed an anti-Japanese alliance?"

"........."

"Of course, General Zheng and his men did not hesitate to travel hundreds of miles to help Songjiang fight against the Japanese. Although they were ordered by Zhang Budang, we Songjiang people must repay this kindness. I understand the rules. I heard that your brother always went to the homes of rich families to collect water after fighting against the Japanese in the Fujian-Jiang area. As the head of the rich family in Songjiang, my Xu family is willing to donate 10 taels of silver and [-] shi of grain to General Zheng's rebel army. How about that?"

Zheng Zhipeng sneered and said, "Master Xu is quite proficient in the art of losing money and avoiding disasters."

Xu Ben bowed deeply.

Zheng Zhipeng took the time to light a cigar and started smoking. He gently picked up the legendary famous tea from his hometown and took a slow sip. From the corner of his eye, he saw that Xu Bengao's temples had begun to sweat slightly.

"Water, of course we have to collect it, but we can't collect your water from anyone else. You are the great hero of this anti-Japanese war."

"General Zheng, what do you mean?"

Zheng Zhipeng cupped his hands and said: "It was Mr. Xu who found out the movements of the Japanese pirate Liu Xiang. It was also Mr. Xu who teamed up with Zhang Butang to formulate today's strange plan. This led to today's great victory. Speaking of this battle, Of course, the first contribution should be made by Zhang Butang who was the strategist, but the next one should be done by Mr. Xu. I have already asked Mr. Butang to make a memorial. Mr. Xu is far away from the world and still worries about the temple. You are truly a role model for people. I hope that once your filial piety period is over, you will definitely be promoted step by step after returning to the capital. I will first congratulate Master Xu here."

Xu Bengao's face finally couldn't hold back any longer and turned livid.