I'm a pirate at the end of Ming Dynasty

"Let the water... drown the people? This... is this your Majesty's intention? How is this possible?"

Wen Tiren said without hesitation: "If the deeds are not exposed, it is natural that the Japanese pirate Zheng Zhilong did it on his own. If the matter is exposed, it is naturally me, the imperial envoy, who makes the decision. How can such a thing have anything to do with His Majesty? It's just , is there any other way to deal with this situation?"

"Military rations...can you..."

"No, the military situation is so fierce that we can't waste a moment. If I don't get the military rations within three days, Jinzhou will be in danger of falling. Once Jinzhou breaks through Ningyuan, it will definitely be in danger. At that time, there will be no possibility of turning around except retreating to Shanhaiguan. "

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"Not to mention whether Shanhaiguan can really make it so that one man can guard the gate and no one can open it. In this world, if you can only be a thief for a thousand days, how can you guard against thieves for a thousand days? The war in Liaodong has always been based on the people of Liao guarding the land of Liao. The land of Liao supports the people of Liao. If the families of the soldiers are all lost, how long can the Liaodong Army last? Brother Xu, you are the left governor at the center of the imperial court. You should know how to look beyond the local area to see the overall situation. What is the importance of this? , can’t you tell the difference? For the sake of the overall situation, these people in Jiangnan... have no choice but to sacrifice, this is for the world!"

"Ugh……"

Xu Bengao sighed, feeling helpless for a moment. He not only felt that this move was harmful to Tianhe, but also felt that this move... seemed to really take the overall situation into consideration.

To be honest, even if Jiangnan is really in chaos, it is far less important than the city of Ningyuan. Even if the whole province rebels, they are just some insignificant people. Rebellion is not difficult, but if Huang Taiji is allowed to attack Shanhaiguan, no one can stop him.

In the face of national war, what do the lives and deaths of some ordinary people matter?

Therefore, he could neither agree nor object, so he could only say: "It is impossible for Zheng Zhilong to agree to this matter. You know how much effort he has put into washing the word "Japanese pirate" off his body over the years. Just a few days ago, Before Zheng Zhipeng left Songjiang, he threw away hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, just for a good reputation. The 10 taels of silver are still lying outside the city. How could he be willing to put himself in this position again? He is in the same situation as Liu Xiang."

Wen Tiren nodded when he heard this and said: "That's why I came here to find you. Brother Xu, your Xu family is a powerful family in the south of the Yangtze River. It has four generations of scarlet robes, deep roots and luxuriant leaves. It is necessary to do this for the sake of the overall situation. Is there anything you can do?" Find Liu Xiang?"

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"Brother Xu, everything is for the sake of the overall situation!"

“So what if I can find it, but what if I can’t find it?”

"I made a deal with him. As long as he is willing to blow up the dam again and drown all the victims, I can help him defeat Zheng Zhilong as an imperial envoy!"

"Without Zheng Zhilong, who will the court use to restrain Liu Xiang?"

"Hmph, I don't see any difference. They are all Japanese pirates. Even if the Zheng family has such a famous image and the same name, its ambitions are probably far beyond what a mere general can satisfy. If it were Liu Xiang who dominated the sea, he might not be the same. A good thing. Brother Xu, the Zheng family is your father-killing enemy!"

Xu Bengao took a deep breath, clenched his fists tightly, and said after a long time: "Okay, leave this matter to me. As long as I can kill the Zheng brothers, Gao, I am willing to go to this endless hell."

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At this time, Zheng Zhipeng naturally had no idea that so many things had happened among these big shots during the few days he had been out of the city. He just kept his head down and hurried on. Along the way, he found that his heart had hardened a lot. .

Just yesterday, they saw a mother who strangled her baby to death with her own hands and abandoned it in the weeds. She knelt down by the road and cried incessantly. But Zheng Zhipeng and the others were stunned. No one showed any sympathy, neither looked nor listened. , I don’t want to, and continue on my way.

It's not that my heart is iron-hearted, it's just that I'm numb.

After walking for seven or eight days in a row, it seems that it is not too far from Hangzhou. Zheng Zhipeng finally encountered what he least wanted to encounter: the mob!

This was a large-scale mob. Wuyang Wuyang was surrounding them from all directions. They seemed to be quite organized and orderly. They might have been following them for many days, and the timing to take action was just right. They deliberately chose a place with mountains, water, mud and reeds, which was similar to their previous siege of Liu Xiang.

Because there was no commanding heights, it was difficult to judge how many people there were. Just looking at the boundless posture, there should be more than [-] to [-] people. I don’t know how many old, weak, women and children were mixed in there.

If he didn't have this number, he wouldn't dare to attack himself rashly.

"It's only been ten days since the disaster, but there are already such large-scale thugs?"

Of course, Zheng Zhipeng was not afraid. After all, he had nearly 1 people on his side, and they were relatively well-trained, far beyond what these so-called thugs could compare to. He ordered the black guards Zheng Zhilong lent him to immediately carry guns. They formed a formation to protect Zheng Zhipeng in the formation, and the volunteers also automatically formed a Dutch-style volley formation. Yan Yingyuan also asked the village warriors to put down their food and supplies, and took out their weapons one after another to guard the volley. Tail and side wings.

Although it was only the second time to go to the battlefield, none of these people were scared anymore.

Of course, the opponents this time are definitely incomparable to Liu Xiang and the others.

But I saw a man slowly walking out of the queue outside and saluted Zheng Zhipeng in a nondescript manner. He obviously wanted to play some kind of salute first and then attack. Zheng Zhipeng was so amused that he laughed and said, "You can't tell that all of us are carrying weapons." What? If you rob us, it’s no different from robbing the army. I can give you a chance and get out of the way now. I’ll pretend that nothing happened. How about that?"

But the man smiled angrily and said: "I know, I've been with you for two days, and with your equipment and training, even if we surround you, nine out of ten we still won't be able to defeat you."

"Why are you surrounding us when you know you can't defeat us?"

"Although I can't beat you, I can still bite a piece of your flesh. So I want to discuss with you and leave three thousand kilograms of grain for us. You can take yours and treat us as if you take pity on us and provide us with disaster relief. How about that?"

Zheng Zhipeng said amusedly: "So you are actually planning this way. Why, aren't you afraid of death?"

"It's not that I'm not afraid of death, it's that I can't live any longer. Instead of starving to death, I'd rather be beaten to death by you. The whole of Ningbo was flooded. There are more than [-] counties in Zhenhai and Xiangshan counties combined. We are the only ones who survived. All the old and weak women went to beg for food outside the city of Ningbo. The prefect was so frightened that he did not even dare to open the city gate.

The men gathered together and went to the countryside to find a way out. Those who didn’t have time to join us probably wouldn’t survive. We just wanted to fight in the county town, but we didn’t know where else we could fight. There was nowhere. Food, I'll see if you have it in the next few days. Even if I'm looking for death, I can only give it a try. It's up to you to decide. Either we fight and die under your swords and guns, and we can make a lot of money, or else Just give us a mouthful of food, not too much, just enough for ten days. We heard that Shaoxing was basically not affected by the disaster this time, and we plan to go there to conquer Xinchang County. We are short of food for ten days, so these two roads are the only way. War or peace, it's your choice. "