Chapter 2082 Zhu Ping'an's Dilemma

"Your Majesty, the Governor is right. It is indeed a bit unexpected to fake defeat. If the fake defeat fails, how about hiding it as an ambush?"

After hearing Zhang Jing's words, Zhu Ping'an nodded slightly, and then proposed to use the Zhejiang army as an ambush.

Zhang Jing shook his head when he heard this, "No, as the saying goes, one gains wisdom after being exposed. The Japanese pirates have experienced the disastrous defeat in northern Zhejiang, so they must strictly monitor the whereabouts of your Zhejiang army, just like they monitor the wolf soldiers, overtly and covertly, spies, You have many eyes and ears. It will be even more difficult for your Zhejiang army to ambush. Once the Japanese pirates discover their whereabouts, they will alert the enemy and affect the whole body. "

Fake defeat was not possible, nor was an ambush possible. Zhu Pingan could not think of any other way for a while, so he had to smile bitterly and shake his head, "Your Majesty Governor, I cannot think of how to dispel the concerns of the Tuolin Japanese pirates. Please give me some advice, Your Majesty Governor."

"This is the important task I want to give you." Zhang Jing said with a smile.

Hearing Zhang Jing bring the topic here, Zhu Pingan immediately realized that the important task Zhang Jing was about to entrust to him must be extraordinary, otherwise Zhang Jing would not have spent so much time preparing for it.

"Please give the order, Lord Governor. No matter it is a sea of ​​swords, mountains of fire, or a hail of guns and arrows, the Zhejiang Army will not hesitate to do anything."

Zhu Pingan handed over his hand and asked for orders.

"Okay! If everyone is as good as Zihou, why worry about the injustice of the Japanese pirates." Zhang Jing nodded with satisfaction.

After hearing Zhang Jing's praise, Zhu Ping'an silently increased the difficulty of the task by a few more stars.

"Zhu Ping'an, the right minister of the Nanjing Ministry of War and the governor of Zhejiang, take the order!" Zhang Jing said with a serious face.

"Please give the order, Governor-General!" Zhu Pingan stood up.

"I ordered Zhu Ping'an, the right minister of the Nanjing Ministry of War and the governor of Zhejiang, to return to Shaoxing the next day and order eight thousand Zhejiang troops. After swearing an oath in the city, the troops were sent to Ningbo to clear out the stronghold of the Japanese pirate Wang Zhi on the coast and monitor the Japanese pirates in Ligang without any mistakes! "

Zhang Jing's voice echoed in the room, like a military drum beating on a silent battlefield, which was shocking.

"ah?"

Zhu Pingan exclaimed in disbelief.

What? Order me to count 8,000 Zhejiang troops, send troops to Ningbo, clear out Wang Zhi's stronghold along the coast, and monitor the Japanese pirates in Ligang? !

I went. For a moment, Zhu Ping'an couldn't believe his ears and wondered if he was hallucinating?

When the great victory of Wangjiangjing was about to begin, Zhang Jing sent himself to Ningbo. Not only was he unable to participate in the great victory of Wangjiangjing, he also allowed himself to ignite the flames of war with Wang Zhi and the Japanese pirates! Directly confront Wang Zhi and the Japanese pirates!

Compared with the Japanese pirates of Tuolin and Xuhai, compared with the Japanese pirates of Ligang and Wangzhi, they are just a little brother! Regardless of the number of Japanese pirates, their combat power, or their equipment, Xu Hai and his gang were far inferior to Wang Zhi and his gang.

Zhang Jing and others mobilized the entire force of Jiangnan, and also brought in Shandong spearmen and Guangxi wolf soldiers to lure Xu Hai and Japanese pirates to attack Jiaxing, enter the encirclement, and start fighting together.

However, he allowed himself to lead eight thousand Zhejiang troops to directly push Wang Zhi and the Japanese pirates to their coastal stronghold in Ningbo, and then go head-to-head with Wang Zhi and the Japanese pirates alone? !

Before launching the army, you have to swear oath in the city. Isn't this a grand accusation to the world? I swear to go to Ningbo to clear out Wang Zhi's coastal strongholds. Before I finish swearing in, Wang Zhi's spies in the city will bring this news back to Wang Zhi. .

In co-authorship, the credit belongs to you, but the risk belongs to me? !

If the person in front of him was not Zhang Jing, but Yan Shifan, Zhu Pingan could understand why he gave himself this order.

I didn’t offend Zhang Jing either.

Zhu Pingan thought for a long time, but couldn't figure out why Zhang Jing gave him such an order.

"Zihou, I know you couldn't believe it for a moment when you heard this order, but you heard me right. This is the task I gave you." Zhang Jing looked at Zhu Pingan seriously and spoke word by word. said.

"Please forgive me, Governor-General, for my incompetence." Zhu Ping'an said with a wry smile, "Is it necessary to accept this order? It's not necessary for me to fight cowardly, but the Zhejiang army is not yet ready to fight Wang Zhi and the Japanese pirates. The newly recruited Zhejiang Army has only practiced for more than a month, and it is not enough to fight in battle; secondly, there is a shortage of military supplies. North Zhejiang ambushed Xu Hai and joined the Japanese pirates in a battle, and our Zhejiang Army's gunpowder inventory was almost exhausted. At 20%, the firearms were damaged by as much as 30%, and the forging speed could not keep up. Our Zhejiang army relied heavily on gunpowder and firearms. Without gunpowder and firearms, our Zhejiang army's combat effectiveness was greatly reduced; thirdly, Wang Zhi and the Japanese pirates were overwhelming Everyone, it is really difficult for our Zhejiang army to compete with them with our own strength."

"Zihou, I understand your difficulties, but this order must be accepted." Zhang Jing nodded and insisted.

Must accept.

Hearing this, Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but frowned. The Zhejiang army was not yet ready to go to war with Wang Zhi and the Japanese pirates.

It is true, whether it is personnel or military supplies, Zhu Pingan was not ready to go to war with Wang Zhi and the Japanese pirates.

At this time, he received the order and vowed to go out in Shaoxing City to clear Wang Zhi's stronghold along the coast. This move was almost equivalent to starting a war with Wang Zhi and the Japanese pirates.

You clean up his stronghold along the coast, can he watch you pull out his stronghold? ! Could he not fight back? !

Isn't this equivalent to starting a war? !

However, the 10,000 new soldiers of the Zhejiang Army had just been recruited and had only been trained for a month. They were not yet an army and could not bear to go into battle.

If the Zhejiang army cannot withstand the counterattack and revenge of Wang Zhi and the Japanese pirates, the people will be injured in the end.

"Zihou, the Japanese pirates of Xu Hai are afraid of your Zhejiang army and have concerns. If their concerns are not dispelled, it may be difficult to lure them to Jiaxing to encircle and annihilate them. How to dispel their concerns? If you, Zihou, lead the Zhejiang army to swear in Shaoxing and send troops to Ningbo to clear the coastal strongholds of the Japanese pirates of Wang Zhi in Ningbo, and fight with the Japanese pirates of Wang Zhi and are unable to split your forces, then the Japanese pirates of Tuolin Xu Hai will not have to worry about your Zhejiang army dealing with them, and they can attack Jiaxing without worries." Zhang Jing explained slowly.

What Zhang Jing said makes sense. Aren't you Japanese pirates of Xu Hai worried that the Zhejiang army will dispatch troops to deal with you? !

What if the Zhejiang army goes to war with the Japanese pirates of Wang Zhi? !

Wang Zhi's Japanese pirates have many soldiers and generals, and the Japanese pirates under his command are experienced in hundreds of battles. The Zhejiang army is far less powerful than Wang Zhi, and there are so many new recruits. Once they fight with Wang Zhi's Japanese pirates, they will inevitably be unable to split their forces and be dragged on the battlefield in Ningbo, unable to dispatch troops to deal with Xu Hai's Japanese pirates.

In this way, Xu Hai and other Japanese pirates don't have to worry about the Zhejiang army.

Yes, this will relieve Xu Hai's fear of the Zhejiang army and relieve his worries.

But what about me, the Zhejiang army, and the people of Zhejiang? If I go to Ningbo to clear the coastal strongholds of Wang Zhi's Japanese pirates and start a war with Wang Zhi's Japanese pirates, how will it end?

If the Zhejiang army cannot resist the revenge of Wang Zhi's Japanese pirates, then the people of Ningbo or southern Zhejiang will suffer.

Therefore, after Zhang Jing gave the order, Zhu Ping'an felt very embarrassed and was unable to accept Zhang Jing's order. (End of this chapter)