Chapter 2083: Obeying the Order

"My Lord Governor, if I go to clear out Wang Zhi's stronghold in Ningbo, it will inevitably trigger a strong counterattack by Wang Zhi. If the war breaks out, it will be out of control. I am not afraid of fighting with Wang Zhi and the Japanese pirates. Even if the Governor does not give the order, I will fight with Wang Zhi and the Japanese pirates." It is my duty as the governor of Zhejiang to start a war until the Japanese pirates in Zhejiang are wiped out, but not now, the Zhejiang army is not ready yet. "

Zhu Pingan handed over his hands helplessly, feeling embarrassed.

At this time, Zhu Ping'an decided to start a war with Wang Zhi. He had no chance of winning.

The gunpowder is not enough for the Zhejiang Army to consume for three days. Without the blessing of firearms, the veterans of the Zhejiang Army can still fight, but the 10,000 new recruits of the Zhejiang Army will not have much combat power. They are almost equivalent to college students who have been trained for a month. How much fighting power does it have? Facing the extremely ferocious, brave and cruel Japanese pirates, it is hard to imagine how much fighting power they can exert even though they themselves have little fighting power.

In contrast.

Governor Zhang had been preparing for a war with Japanese pirate No. 2 Xu Hai for about half a year. Less than a month after he took office as governor of Zhejiang, he was asked to start a war with Japanese pirate No. 1 Wang Zhi. This was really too much.

Zhu Ping'an was not afraid of war. Sooner or later, he would have to fight Wang Zhi and the Japanese pirates, but not now. At least he would have to wait for the Zhejiang Army's new recruits to train for several more months, and after the firearms and gunpowder such as firecrackers and tiger squat cannons were replenished.

"Zihou, not everything will happen until you are ready." Zhang Jing looked at Zhu Pingan and said without doubt, "The Holy One is waiting for us to open up the situation in Jiangnan. This is the key to annihilating Xu Hai and the Japanese pirates. Zihou Hou, 'use me in the first battle and you will win if you use me', have you forgotten what you just said?"

The Zhejiang Army's difficulties have been mentioned, but Zhang Jing is still so insistent. It seems that he has to accept this order even if he doesn't accept it.

Looking at Zhang Jing's unquestioning gaze, Zhu Pingan was silent for a few seconds, and then handed over his hands to accept the order, "Zhu Pingan, the right minister of the Nanjing Ministry of War and the governor of Zhejiang, received the order and led the Zhejiang army back to Shaoxing the next day. He ordered the Zhejiang army to eight thousand. Shaoxing swore an oath, sent troops to Ningbo, found out about the Japanese pirate Wang Zhi’s stronghold along the coast, and monitored Wang Zhi’s Japanese nest in Ligang!”

"Good! This is Zihou!" Zhang Jing nodded with satisfaction, and then came to the stage of giving Tianzao, "I know you have difficulties, if you have any requests, just ask."

This is what he deserves, and he has to prepare for a rainy day. According to historical trajectory, after Wang Jiangjing's victory, Zhang Jing's political career came to an end, and then Zhao Wenhua began to control Jiangnan.

Zhu Ping'an then said loudly, "Your Majesty Governor, I have recruited 10,000 new Zhejiang troops. They need money to feed their horses and consume their weapons. I hope the Governor will write a letter and allow me to leave half of the salt in Zhejiang before the Japanese pirates are wiped out in Zhejiang." The silver will be used for military pay, and half of the treasury will be used to feed and drink the soldiers, so that our Zhejiang army will have no worries. "

Zhu Ping'an thought Zhang Jing would give a discount, but Zhang Jing thought for a moment and waved his hand, "That's right. Later, I will ask someone to write a letter and send it to you, allowing you to keep half of the salt and silver in Zhejiang for military pay, and half Fill the warehouse with grain and grass.”

"Thank you very much, Governor-General." Zhu Pingan was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly. "On behalf of the Zhejiang Army and all the elders of the Zhejiang Army, I would like to express my gratitude to the Governor-General."

Once Zhang Jing was written, it became customized, and even if the governor was changed in the future, it would be difficult to change it.

With half of the salt and silver and half of the warehouse grain, there is basically no need to worry about military pay and food in the future.

"If you have any other requests, please tell Zihou." Zhang Jing waved his hand, indicating to Zhu Pingan to continue making requests.

"Thank you, Lord Governor. You're welcome. We still need livestock. A lot of livestock. Good horses, draft horses, draft horses, mules, donkeys and oxen. We need all these livestock. The more the better."

Zhu Pingan took the opportunity to speak.

If there are livestock to help the Zhejiang army with their camels and transportation, the Zhejiang army's marching speed will be greatly accelerated, and the soldiers will be very fast, but this alone will be of great help.

"Everyone is in need of good horses. Many people have applied to me. I can't favor one over the other. However, we can help you coordinate thousands of pack horses, draft horses, and donkeys and mules. I coordinated more than ten thousand mules from the northwest and southeast some time ago. Ma, the time is coming in the next few days. I will give you four to five thousand in a few days. If there are more, I can't guarantee it." Zhang Jing nodded and promised to give Zhu Pingan four to five thousand. A mule and a horse.

"Thank you, Lord Governor." Zhu Pingan thanked him with his hands.

"What else do you want?" Zhang Jing asked again.

When he accepted it, Zhu Pingan cupped his hands and said, "That's enough."

Zhang Jing felt a little sorry for Zhu Pingan when he saw that Zhu Pingan knew the rules and did not ask for favors without mercy.

In fact, sending Zhu Pingan and the Zhejiang army to southern Zhejiang and letting them start a war with Wang Zhi and the Japanese pirates was not all to dispel the concerns of Xu Hai and the Japanese pirates and lure Xu Hai and the Japanese pirates to attack Jiaxing. The most important thing was to prevent Zhu Pingan from participating in the encirclement and suppression of the Tuolin Japanese pirates. battle, and completely prevent Zhao Wenhua from getting involved in this battle.

Zhao Wenhua and Hu Zongxian went to Zhu Ping'an's office a few days ago to win over Zhu Ping'an, which was known to everyone on the road.

Although Zhang Jing believed in Zhu Pingan, he did not trust Zhao Wenhua. In order to ensure that everything was safe, under Li Tianchong's persuasion, he made up his mind to send Zhu Pingan and the Zhejiang army to southern Zhejiang to prevent them from participating in the battle to destroy the Tuolin Japanese pirates.

In this way, relevant military information and deployment can be legitimately not informed to Zhu Pingan, and Zhao Wenhua cannot obtain relevant military information and deployment through Zhu Pingan.

Many sources indicate that some members of the Yan Party have unclear connections with the Japanese pirates.

If Zhao Wenhua knew about the relevant military information and deployment, it would not take long for the Japanese pirates to know about it.

Zhu Ping'an was also implicated by Zhao Wenhua.

Zhang Jing also knew this, but he did not dare to gamble. He was afraid of the worst. In order to take the overall situation into consideration, he could only send Zhu Ping'an to southern Zhejiang.

Zhang Jing apologized and reminded Zhu Ping'an, "Zihou, you must take action for the task I gave you. You must swear an oath and lead the troops to the coastal areas of Ningbo to clear the Japanese pirates' strongholds. As for the results, such as how many strongholds were cleared, I will not make any requirements. You can control the intensity yourself, but before Xu Hai attacks Jiaxing, you still have 8,000 Zhejiang troops, and you must firmly pin them in Ningbo. Do you understand?"

"I understand." Zhu Ping'an nodded.

This task is to let me and the Zhejiang army fight against Wang Zhi and the Japanese pirates. The key is to fight, not to require results.

Zhang Jing also knew that now is not the time to go to war with Wang Zhi and the Japanese pirates.

But

This intensity is too difficult to control.

You can decide when to start a war, but you cannot decide when to end it or how far to fight it. War is so uncontrollable and unpredictable. (End of this chapter)