Concentricity

Immediately afterwards, the drums from the north also sounded.

Yu Simian said loudly: "You guys, pay attention, the sound of the drums is coming from the west and the north, and they plan to escape from those two directions. Heed my order, gather to the northwest, and fight to the death with the pirates!"

All the soldiers started to run, the sound of hooves continued to sound, and there was also the neighing of horses. Gradually, the movement disappeared and everything became quiet.

Not long after, a figure sneaked down from the mountains and forests in the east. After looking around for a while, he realized that there was no danger, so he whistled up the mountain.Soon, countless black figures emerged from the dense forest and quickly ran towards the city down the mountain.

Suddenly, there was a sound of drums and shouts, and a hundred arrows were fired to meet the pirates who were about to escape.

It turned out that this was Yu Simian's strategy. There are many pirates, but they will never disperse their actions. Scattering will only weaken their combat effectiveness.He estimated that the pirates would adopt the strategy of abandoning their soldiers to protect their commanders, using a few small groups of people to attract the attention of the officers and soldiers, and the large group of people would break out from a certain direction and escape.

So when the drums from the west and north sounded, Yu Simian knew that his guess had come true.So all the soldiers were made to look like they were going to support there, making a lot of noise, but in fact they were standing still, not going at all, and after deceiving the enemy, they hid down and waited for the pirates to throw themselves into the net.

The Japanese pirate was obviously caught off guard, and had just rushed down the mountain for a certain distance, but when he found that something was wrong, he hurried back up the mountain.

But in this way, they lost at least a hundred of their accomplices before they fought against the navy. The two teams of abandoned sons from the west and the north were wiped out, and the brigade from the east was also shot by random arrows in the melee. Dozens were killed.

In this first confrontation, the officers and soldiers of the Navy achieved a great victory with almost zero sacrifice.

The Japanese pirates' first charge ended in failure, and they were almost scared out of their wits, so there was no further movement for more than half an hour.

Yu Simian was happy to see the result, the longer the delay, the more beneficial it would be for the officers and soldiers of the navy, the reinforcements were already on their way back, after dawn, the pirates would have no choice but to die.

Even if Japanese pirates can't go down the mountain, they can't starve to death on the mountain for a day or two in this season, but after a long time, there is still only a dead end.

At the end of Yin time, which was the last dark time before dawn, the pirates broke through again, this time, they took a comprehensive way to break through and dispatched countless small groups.

The naval officers and soldiers still adopt the strategy of not moving the enemy and not moving, and moving when the enemy moves. When they come in small groups, they will be wiped out in small groups.

The method of spreading the net in an all-round way this time was not completely ineffective for the pirates. Among the pirates rushing down from the north, two pirate leaders with strong martial arts took away two mounts of the sailors and soldiers, and went straight Flee to the northeast.

After Mo Jinyan got the news, he wanted to chase after him, but was stopped by Yu Simian: "Xiao Mo, don't chase, the overall situation is the most important thing."

Mo Jinyan kicked the stone beside his feet resentfully: "It's cheap for them."

Yu Simian smiled and said: "Let them go, even if two of them didn't escape, I'm going to put two of them back, let them go back and send a letter, so that we can know how powerful our Daming Navy is, and see if they dare to do so in the future." Wanton offense!"

After dawn, the [-] cavalry from Wan'an Station arrived and surrounded the small hill like an iron barrel.The Japanese pirates fought stubbornly, and confronted the navy officers and soldiers up and down the mountain for a day and a night. Finally, seeing that the situation was over, the Japanese pirates disarmed and surrendered.

In this battle, 540 enemies were wiped out, 380 pirates were captured, and only two pirates escaped.28 sailors were killed and 67 were injured.Several houses in the city were burned down. Three members of a family died in the fire, and the rest were safe.This is the greatest victory achieved by the Anti-Japanese War over the years, with the smallest sacrifice in exchange for the greatest victory.

But Mo Jinyan felt no joy in his heart at all. Although he was victorious, 28 Paozhes died in the line of duty and three civilians died. This is the shattering of 29 families.No matter how many pirates are killed, the life of the deceased cannot be saved.Only by keeping the pirates from attacking at all, is the ultimate victory.

This time, if it wasn't for the fact that Yu Simian and Mo Jinyan happened to be brothers in Changle, and Mo Jinyan discovered the spies of the pirates in time, the loss would not have been this point.

In this regard, Yu Simian, Guan Longfei, and the officers and men of the Meihua Institute and Wan'an Office all received awards from the commander of the capital. Among them, Guan Longfei was the one who gained the most, because he made such a great contribution as soon as he took office, and his future career will surely be guaranteed. It will be smooth sailing.

The leader of the pirates was escorted to Fuzhou, handed over to the commander of the capital, and then escorted to the capital for the court to handle.The Japanese pirates are also imprisoned in large prisons all over the country, waiting for the imperial court to deal with them.

After finishing all matters, Yu Simian did not return to Fuqing immediately.Because Mo Jinyan pointed out that the construction of the city wall of Changle is imminent, and there must be no further delay.Yu Simian thought it was reasonable, so he stayed to find a way to promote the construction of the city wall.

Yu Simian and the county magistrate Hu Daren held a surprise banquet in Chunxiang Building, and invited all the rich households and gentry from Changle City, and the upstairs and downstairs of the entire Chunxiang Building were full of seats.It's called Suppression, but it's actually a donation to repair the city wall.

After drinking for three rounds, Yu Simian stood up and said, "This time, Mr. Yu would like to thank everyone present for their active cooperation, so that we can achieve such a great victory. Mr. Yu first proposes a toast to everyone."

After drinking, everyone present did not speak, waiting for his next words, because inviting them here was definitely not just to thank them.Speaking of which, they themselves are the real beneficiaries, and what they want to thank is naturally the two parents and officials in the seat. If they hadn't rescued them in time this time, there would be no chance for them to sit here drinking and chatting.

Yu Simian smiled and said: "Today, Yu has a merciless request. In fact, it is for the safety of the people in Changle City and everyone here. The reason why the pirates can drive straight into Changle City this time is like entering a land without people. Everyone must be very clear that our city wall is too decayed and has lost its defensive significance. Just imagine, if we have a city wall that is impregnable, do we still have to worry about being visited by pirates when we sleep in the middle of the night?"

When the people present heard this, they all whispered to each other and began to discuss.

Seeing that the effect had been achieved, Yu Simian sat down by himself and gave Magistrate Hu a push.

County magistrate Hu hurriedly stood up: "Master Yu's words are very true. I, like everyone else, have trouble sleeping and eating for this damaged city wall day and night. Therefore, the construction of the city wall is imminent and cannot be delayed any longer. It's just that the county government I am too cash-strapped to undertake such a huge project, so I can only ask the people for help. Last time I sent an official document to suggest that everyone donate money to build the city wall, but the results were minimal, so the city wall could not be repaired for a long time.”

A squire said: "Master Hu is all right, but how much money do we need to pay?"

County magistrate Hu said: "We are based on the principle of voluntariness. You can do what you can. There is no exact number."

Yu Simian added with a smile on the side: "Building the city wall is a career that will benefit future generations. With an indestructible city wall, you can rest easy. Everyone is spending money to buy peace. Rest assured, we will erect a meritorious deed at the city gate The list and amount of donations will be recorded on the wall. For the funds raised this time, you can recommend several representatives to supervise their whereabouts, so that the funds can truly be taken from the people and used for the people. Yu is willing to advance and retreat with the people of the whole city, so here I will start by throwing bricks and stones and donating three months' salary to build the city wall."

As he spoke, he took out a purse, took out a piece of silver from it, and put it on the table.With him taking the lead, some people gave generously on the spot, and some said that they did not bring any money.

Yu Simian said: "Everyone don't need to be anxious, just send the money to the county government within three days. I hope the city wall of Changle can be built quickly, so that everyone can rest easy as soon as possible."

After the banquet was over, Yu Simian rode back to Fu'an Street, saw the ginkgo tree from a distance, and felt extremely relieved, there was a person there who would always be waiting for him.

He got off the horse and rubbed his forehead. He drank a lot of wine just now, and his walking was a little unsteady.Just as he was about to knock on the door, the door was pulled open from the inside, Yu Simian lost his momentum and almost threw himself on the ground.

Mo Jinyan hugged him: "Brother Yu, are you back?"

Yu Simian smiled reassuringly: "Xiao Mo, you are so kind, you came to pick me up so soon."

Mo Jinyan helped him while leading the horse in: "I heard the sound of the horse's hooves, so I knew it was you who came back. How is the matter going? Did it go well?"

Yu Simian nodded triumphantly: "Smooth, very smooth, the city wall can be repaired in a few days." While talking, he also burped.

Mo Jinyan put the horse in the yard and helped the man into the house: "Why did you drink so much wine, you lie down for a while, I will pour water for you to take a bath."

Yu Simian closed his eyes, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, humming and chirping, enjoying Mo Jinyan's care very much: "Those people all come to toast, if you don't want to drink, you have to point them to get money."

Mo Jinyan shook his head helplessly, and slandered: "It's not for us to build the city wall, but for them to build it themselves, making us want them."

Mo Jinyan poured the water into the bathtub, and found that Yu Simian lying on the bed was already making a soft snoring sound.

He sat by the bed and looked at him with some distress. He was really busy these days. He hadn't rested since that night. Soldiers fight for rewards.

I just finished my work, and I have to work for the county magistrate when I come back.

He held Yu Simian's upper body in his arms and untied his clothes.

Yu Simian smacked his lips, stretched out his hand to grab Mo Jinyan's hand, raised one eye to look at it, and found that it was Mo Jinyan, so he let go of his hand and let him take it off.

Mo Jinyan helped Yu Simian to the tub: "Brother Yu, it's time to take a bath."

Yu Simian tried hard to open his eyes, but the eyelids drooped quickly again. He supported the edge of the bucket with one hand, and with the help of Mo Jinyan, he finally stepped into the bucket: "Xiao Mo, come, let's wash together."

Mo Jinyan said with a smile: "I've already washed it, I'll wipe your back for you, wash it quickly and go to bed."

Yu Simian muttered, "We need to wash together, and we need a bridal chamber. This damned Japanese dog disturbs our bridal chamber."

Mo Jinyan couldn't help laughing, it turned out that he was still thinking about this matter, so he coaxed him and said, "Take a bath first, and then bridal chamber."

"Okay." Yu Simian finally cheered up.