Shortly after the first ride of pond soldiers entered Yingtianfu, another ride of pond soldiers with a small flag on its back soon entered Yingtianfu.
“See, there’s another pond soldier, it must be about the Japanese invaders of Shangyu again, it looks like it’s a winning streak.”
“Well, it makes sense.”
“How come there’s another pond soldier reporting, it can’t be that there’s some kind of change ahead, right?!”
“Oh, you this is really worrying about the sky, what, see ‘when the world Zhao Kuo’ shape alone, you also want to accompany him? What are you thinking about you, three thousand allied troops fighting against the Japanese, what changes can there be, really worrying about the sky is unfounded!”
“Well well well, that’s true, three thousand allied troops fighting against eighty or so Japanese, what can go wrong.”
When the people of Yingtian City saw the pond soldiers, they talked to each other, and their attitudes were mostly optimistic.
The Tang soldiers entered the Ministry of War with a fast horse.
After Shi Pengfei reported the first pond report, he went out of Zhang Jing’s room and went back to his duty room. Walked to the duty room, see outside the duty room there is a side of raw clerks waiting, can not help but slightly frowned, “You Naihe people? What’s the matter?!”
“Lord Shi, I am a clerk under the command of Commander Miao Yin Miao, my name is Du Wenchang, by the order of Commander Miao, I have come to pay my respects to your lordship.”
Du Wenchang bowed and returned.
“You are a clerk under General Mu’s command, humph, General Mu’s Japanese suppression this time, losing again and again, what other face would make you come to see this official?!”Shi Pengfei sniffed, snorted coldly and waved his hand, “You go back, forgive this official for not receiving you.”
“Ta-Jen Shi rest his anger, this defeat, there is another hidden reason, General Mu specially ordered me to come and report.”Du Wenchang explained.
“Hidden circumstances? Heh, one defeat after another, what else could be a hidden agenda? Go go go, tell Miao Yin that Lord Shangshu is very angry and the consequences are very serious, you tell him to behave himself!”Shi Pengfei waved his hand and gave an expulsion order with a cold face.
“My lord, there is really something else, my lord, please look, the hidden truth is all in this letter.”Du Wenchang relying not to go, while explaining, while pulling out a bulging envelope from the sleeve, open the seal, hidden show to Shi Pengfei.
“What can be hidden ……”Shi Pengfei disdainfully said, halfway through the words, eyes glanced inside the envelope revealed a thick stack of silver tickets of a section, suddenly eyes bright, the latter words swallowed into the stomach.
Eh? This silver ticket is the hard currency of the Richang number, see the ticket that is cashed, not the treasury notes issued by the court, look at the colour, this silver ticket should be a hundred taels of denomination. Looking at the thickness, this dad is about twenty sheets long.
That is two thousand taels of silver!
Two thousand taels!
That’s a huge amount of money.
Looking at the face of the silver ticket, Shi Pengfei’s face also changed from icy cold to much milder, slightly nodded, warmly said, “Well, there is really something else ha, cough cough ……You and come in, detailed with me to say.”
“Thank you, Your Honour.”Du Wenchang said joyfully.
After about a tea time, Du Wenchang walked out from Shi Pengfei’s room with a joyful face, Shi Pengfei personally sent out with a gentle face and a heavy sleeve, obviously the two had a very pleasant talk.
“My lord, please stay.”Du Wenchang bowed repeatedly.
“Oh, Du Wen Wen slowly go, tell Mu Commander, the hidden situation this official is known, when try to do their best, do not make meritorious people suffer, can not let the generals and soldiers bleed and sweat and shed tears ……”Shi Pengfei smiled.
“Many thanks to adults, many thanks to adults.”Du Wenchang thanked him repeatedly and returned satisfied.
Shi Pengfei front foot just sent away Du Wenchang, after the foot of the Ministry of War minor officials will be presented up the second pond soldiers came pond report, Shi Pengfei received the pond report, open a hurried look, without the slightest delay, turned around and quickly walked towards Zhang Jing room.
“Lord Shi, why did you go and return?”Zhang Jing saw Shi Pengfei walk in again with the pond report, and couldn’t help but ask.
“My lord, there is another pond report, still about the Japanese pirates in Shangyu.”Shi Pengfei explained.
“Oh, read it, I’m going to listen to see what other bad news there could be.”
Zhang Jing took a breath, calmed his emotions that were disturbed by the first pond report, and slowly spoke.
“Back to my lord, the pond report records: fifty-seven Japanese pirates from Shangyu burned the south shore of Wuhu, and then in the midst of the firelight and black smoke, they swooped across the north shore of Wuhu, and killed their way straight to Wuhu County. Fortunately, Wuhu County, not the slightest slackness, in time to discover the Japanese whereabouts, in the nick of time, before the Japanese into the city, cut off the moat bridge, tightly closed the gates of the city defence. The Japanese bandits have lost all their efforts, resentfully wandering around outside the city for a long time, have no choice but to retreat, burned and looted outside the city and then retreated, nowhere to be found ……”
Shi Pengfei unfolded the pond newspaper and reported.
“The thieves are truly cunning and rampant!”Zhang Jing couldn’t help but slap the table, cursing in anger and rage.
A mere fifty-seven Japanese set fire to the southern bank to attract attention, but raided the northern bank of the river to attack Wuhu County, which was fortunate that Wuhu County was so grassy that they discovered the Japanese’s whereabouts in time, or else Wuhu County would not have been protected!
Therefore, Zhang Jing could not help but angrily scold the Japanese, treacherous and rampant!
“Three thousand allied troops surrounded and annihilated the Japanese invaders, and in turn, they were defeated by the Japanese invaders, so they could only close the city gates tightly and sit back and watch the Japanese invaders flaunt their power! Lord Shi, immediately order the relevant officials to truthfully present the specific details of this battle, and I shall pursue the responsibility!”
Zhang Jing ordered Shi Pengfei.
When Shi Pengfei heard this, he thought of the money sent by Miao Yin of Jianyang Wei, ah no, it was “hidden information”, his eyes rolled for a moment, and he stepped forward to say, “Your Excellency, please calm down, looking at these two pond reports, it is true that Commander Miao and Thousand Household Zeng and others were defeated by the Japanese pirates, so they should be held accountable, but it’s not like they don’t have any credit either. Sir, please see the pond report, the Japanese raid on Wuhu County, only fifty-seven people carry on. Before the battle, there were more than eighty Japanese, but now there are only fifty-seven left. From this, it can be seen that Commander Miao, Zeng Qiandu and other allied forces of 3,000 to fight against the Japanese, although the Japanese were defeated by the Japanese, but also killed more than 30 Japanese. This is also an achievement. Previously, Shangyu’s Japanese invaders had never suffered such a loss when they attacked cities and fortresses one after another, and defeated the official troops from all over the world.”
“In addition, Your Excellency, please look at the second pond report. Fifty-seven Japanese pirates burned the south bank of Wuhu Lake, swooped across the north bank, and attacked Wuhu County, which cut off the moat bridge and closed the gates, so the Japanese pirates had no choice but to retreat, and were nowhere to be found. From this we can see that a mere fifty-seven Japanese pirates, already do not have the ability to attack the city, and then do evil, can only hide their tracks, it is estimated that the next, this group of Japanese pirates will have to escape overseas ……”
“If it is to pursue responsibility, Shangyu’s Japanese pirates since the landing, after more than 2,000 miles, and even defeated the officials and soldiers, Shaoxing, Huizhou Province, Jixi County, Shexian County and other places were defeated by the Japanese pirates, if it is to pursue responsibility, the officials and soldiers are not exempt, too much involvement, fear that the prefectures and counties are terrified, is not conducive to the general situation of the fight against the Japanese. In addition, Mu commanders repeated defeats and battles, the spirit is commendable, the current Japanese disease is serious, it is the time to use people, please think twice …….”
Zhang Jing heard this and was silent for a long time before waving his hand, “Lord Shi, you go down first, I will consider it again.”
