Chapter 2079 This Battle Cannot Be Separated From the Zhejiang Army
Zhu Ping'an led the Zhejiang army into the city and immediately escorted the grain, grass and salt to the designated location. This was an open-air granary, rectangular in shape, more than 100 meters long and 30 meters wide. There were no walls built around it. There are simple fences, and there are huge circular cellars one after another.
The reason why it is called a warehouse is because the granary in ancient my country is characterized by an upper shed and a lower cellar, that is, a shed is built above and a cellar is dug below. The whole is built on a higher ground, which can prevent moisture and water intrusion.
The cellars inside the granary are neatly arranged. Zhu Pingan roughly counted the number of cellars in the hundreds.
In addition to the fence, the granary is also patrolled and guarded by a team of guards, but the number of guards is not as large as the number of warehouses.
This open-air granary was built in a square in the city. People were coming and going around it, and many people stopped to watch when passing by.
Seeing the layout of the granary, Zhu Ping'an became more and more convinced that Governor Zhang Jingzhang was fishing for Japanese pirates, and this granary was one of the baits.
People were coming and going, and the news had long been exposed. It was estimated that Japanese pirates had visited the site several times, and the granary was so laxly defended. As long as the city was breached, a small group of Japanese pirates could capture this almost undefended granary.
"Liu Chuan, who holds a humble position as the head of the household in Jiaxing Prefecture, met with the governor and gained his trust. I am responsible for the granary."
After receiving the news, an official trotted out of the granary to meet Zhu Pingan.
"No need to be polite. I have been ordered to escort 10,000 shi of grain and grass and 500 shi of salt. You will send someone to check and accept them quickly so that I can return to the governor." Zhu Pingan got off his horse and returned the salute.
"Follow your orders." Liu Chuan, the head of the household in Jiaxing Prefecture, took the order and arranged for the officers to inspect, measure and accept grain, grass and salt.
Zhu Ping'an also ordered the Zhejiang Army to cooperate. With just these dozens of officers, it would take half a day to load and unload.
Director Liu of Jiaxing House House thanked him repeatedly.
With the help of the Zhejiang Army, the weighing of grain, grass and salt progressed very quickly, and one truck after another was weighed in an orderly manner.
After weighing again, Manager Liu asked people to light a fire to bake the walls of the warehouse to fully dry them.
After baking, the fire was put out, and layers of wooden boards were laid, and then mats were spread on top, and a thick layer of chaff was spread.
Only in this way can food and grass be loaded inside.
"Reporting to the Governor, the harvest has been completed. The grain and grass are 10,80 dan and the salt is 513 dan."
After the weighing was over, Chief Liu stepped forward to report back to Zhu Pingan.
"Shan, I leave the food and grass to you. Sign the ticket for me so that I can return to the governor." Zhu Pingan nodded.
"As ordered." Chief Liu signed the ticket and wrote on it, "Today I received 10,800 shi of grain and 513 shi of salt escorted by the Zhejiang Army." He stamped it with a big seal and respectfully folded his hands. Gave it to Zhu Pingan.
"Big sword and big hammer, you follow me to the Governor's Yamen. Liu Mu, you take the rest of the people to the temporary camp."
Zhu Ping'an took Liu Dadao and Liu Dachui to visit Zhang Jing, and ordered Liu Mu to take the Zhejiang army officers and soldiers to the temporary camp for resettlement.
Leaving the granary and heading to the governor's office, I saw another arsenal not far from the granary.
This is also a temporary weapons depot. The warehouses are all newly built and surrounded by fences. When Zhu Ping'an and his party passed by, they also saw carriage after carriage pulling carts of swords, spears and armor into the camp.
In the camp, dozens of officers were unloading trucks and carrying bundles of weapons into the warehouse for storage.
The almost undefended warehouse and the overflowing arsenal were, needless to say, another bait.
With grain, grass, salt, weapons and armor, and a rich city, it's no wonder that the Japanese pirates could resist this temptation.
"Your Majesty, Zhu Ping'an, pays homage to the Governor."
Zhu Ping'an entered the Governor's Yamen, and under the guidance of the officers, went to Zhang Jing's study to meet Zhang Jing.
"Zi Hou, please sit down quickly." Zhang Jing was very enthusiastic.
"Thank you very much, Mr. Governor. Your Majesty is here today with 10,000 shi of grain and 500 shi of salt. The handover has been completed."
After Zhu Pingan sat down, he handed the signature to Zhang Jing, saying that he had completed the handover of grain, grass and salt.
"No, I don't have to worry about Zihou's work." Zhang Jing waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to read the ticket, expressing his trust in Zhu Ping'an.
"Come on, Zihou has come a long way, let's drink a cup of tea to moisten his throat." Zhang Jing also picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Zhu Pingan himself.
"Thank you, Lord Governor." Zhu Ping'an quickly thanked him.
"Zihou, did you find anything when you came today?" Zhang Jing picked up the teacup, took a sip, and asked slowly.
"I smell the approaching war." Zhu Pingan replied frankly.
"Oh, why did Zihou see it?" Zhang Jing asked with a smile.
"When I entered the city through the south gate, I saw that the person responsible for guarding the south gate was Zhao Chong, the prefect of Jiaxing. I had already informed the governor about Zhao Chong's surrender to the Japanese. The governor must have verified that Zhao Chong surrendered to the Japanese. . Since Zhao Chong has surrendered to the Japanese, the governor also ordered him to guard the south gate. Apart from the reason of luring the Japanese pirates to attack the city, I really can't think of any other reason. "
Zhu Pingan said slowly.
"Is that all?" Zhang Jing was noncommittal.
"And I escorted the grain and grass to the granary. The layout of the granary is easy to attack but difficult to defend. The granary is filled with grain and salt. There is also a weapons depot not far from the granary. It is also easy to attack and difficult to defend. It is also filled with weapons and armor. It is so tempting. , How could the Japanese pirates resist attacking the city?" Zhu Ping'an continued.
"Haha, you are a meticulous observer, worthy of being Zihou." Zhang Jing nodded approvingly, then looked towards the direction of Tuolin and said slowly, "Yes, Zihou guessed right, the time is ripe, I have decided to take action against the Japanese pirates in Tuolin, and eliminate this harm for the emperor and the people in one fell swoop!"
"Great!" Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but praise Zhang Jing when he heard that he was going to take action against the Japanese pirates in Tuolin. He was finally going to take action, and then he bowed his hands and asked for battle, "Ping'an is willing to serve the governor."
"Very good, this battle cannot be separated from Zihou and your Zhejiang Army." Zhang Jing smiled gently and nodded.
"Please give the order, Governor, Ping'an and the Zhejiang Army will go through fire and water without hesitation." Zhu Ping'an said without hesitation.
This is a battle that will be recorded in history, and Zhu Ping'an doesn't want to miss it.
Hearing Zhang Jing say that this battle cannot be separated from the Zhejiang Army, Zhu Ping'an can't help but be excited. Zhang Jing's words mean that the Zhejiang Army is indispensable in the battle of Wangjiangjing.
Great!
Participate in this war, use your advantage of foresight, flap your butterfly wings, and achieve a greater victory than in history.
This is what Zhu Pingan pursues.
"Very good, I feel relieved by Zihou's words." Zhang Jing nodded with satisfaction. (End of this chapter)