The rise of the poor

Chapter 2060: Japanese Pirates Surrender
Dark clouds covered the moon, and it was pitch dark. There were few pedestrians on the street, only the shivering night watchman, wearing a straw raincoat, holding a lantern, shouting "It's dry, be careful with fire" as he hurried by.

After the night watchman left, a man walked out of an alley, looked around, and then walked back into the alley.

Soon, he and another man crept out of the alley carrying a crude stretcher made of sticks, on which was an unconscious person.

"The night watchman has left. Let's take this opportunity to hurry up. After we pass the crossroad ahead and turn west, we will find the Zhejiang Governor's Office not far away."

The person walking in front whispered.

"Well, wish us well, we are risking our lives this time."

The man behind said anxiously.

"Don't worry. Without complete certainty, I would not dare to risk my life to surrender here. This gift is rare in a thousand years."

The man in front said confidently.

"I hope so."

The man behind was still a little uneasy.

In the Zhejiang Governor's Office, Zhu Ping'an had returned from northern Zhejiang half a day ago. After defeating the Japanese pirates who invaded Jiashan County head-on and pursuing and destroying the largest group of fleeing Japanese pirates, Zhu Ping'an returned to Shaoxing.

The task of cleaning the battlefield was left to Liu Mu and his team.

After returning to the Zhejiang Governor's Office, Zhu Ping'an did not even take off his armor. He went to the backyard first to report that he was safe so that Li Shu and the others could rest assured.

Looking at Li Shu, whose heart had returned to her stomach, and the two little ones sleeping soundly, Zhu Ping'an felt a little guilty.

I am not a competent husband and father, and I have not fully fulfilled my responsibilities as a husband and father.

Fortunately, Li Shu is very supportive and tolerant of me, and Qin'er, Hua'er and others help take care of Li Shu and the two little ones.

After reporting that he was safe, Zhu Ping'an took off his cotton armor and took a hot bath to wash away all the fatigue in his body.

After taking a hot bath, Zhu Ping'an changed his clothes and went to the study. Soon, the battle situations of the other two routes were reported by the officers.

Zhu Ping'an summarized the data from the three battlefields, quickly drafted a battle report, and had someone send it to Governor Zhang Jing as soon as possible.

The ambush tactics adopted this time fully utilized the advantages of firearms at a long distance and there was basically no contact combat.

Therefore, the casualties of the Zhejiang Army this time were almost negligible.

On the Jiashan battlefield, a musket exploded, injuring two people; when chasing the Japanese pirates downhill, a Zhejiang army soldier missed a step and sprained his foot; in the other two battlefields, the casualties were slightly greater. In the ambush, a musket exploded, injuring three people. During the pursuit, there were several close combats and a Zhejiang army soldier was hit in the face and died. More than 30 soldiers were injured, including 23 with minor injuries and more than 10 with serious injuries.

In order to ensure timely treatment, all seriously injured soldiers were treated on the spot, while lightly injured soldiers were bandaged and left with the army.

The gains from these three battles were huge, extremely huge. We killed at least 7,000 enemies and captured 6,120 heads alone.

It’s a pity that the Japanese chief Ma Ye was not captured.

The reason why we knew that the leader of this group was Ma Ye was because we learned it from the Japanese pirate prisoners during interrogation.

pity.

The captured heads and captured Japanese pirates were identified several times, but no trace of Ma Ye was found. No one knew whether he was dead or alive, or whether he escaped or stayed on the battlefield forever.

It's just a pity.

Of course, this battle also exposed many problems. The first and foremost was that firearms needed to be improved. More than a dozen muskets exploded, which was too many. Every time a musket exploded, one soldier of the Zhejiang Army would be injured. In addition, the consumption of gunpowder was high, especially the buried wine jars, which used a large amount of gunpowder. In addition, the gunpowder consumed by muskets and cannons was almost all used up in this battle.

If there is another battle, the Zhejiang Army will have no gunpowder. Without gunpowder, firearms will become fire sticks.

The Zhejiang Army was a firearms unit. Without gunpowder, it would become a toothless tiger, with its strength reduced by 80%.

These problems must be solved.

When Zhu Ping'an was summarizing and reflecting, footsteps were heard outside, followed by a knock on the door.

"Please come in." Zhu Ping'an said to the people outside.

"Greetings, Governor-General. I want to inform you that there are two people outside the yamen who claim to be Japanese pirates carrying an unconscious Japanese pirate to surrender to the yamen. They say that the person they are carrying is the Japanese chieftain Ma Ye. They have abandoned the dark and joined the light, and presented the Japanese chieftain Ma Ye as a gift to you. This is a serious matter, and I dare not delay, so I come to report it to you."

The guard at the door entered the house, first greeted Zhu Ping'an, and then reported the situation of the Japanese pirates' surrender.

Ok? !

What, hemp leaves? Two Japanese pirates came to surrender carrying hemp leaves? ! They gave me hemp leaves as a gift? 1
When Zhu Ping'an heard this, he couldn't help but stand up excitedly.

Speak of Cao Cao, Cao Cao has arrived. Just now he had failed to capture the Japanese chieftain Ma Ye, but now two Japanese pirates have surrendered and offered Ma Ye.

If it is confirmed that the person they carried was indeed Ma Ye, then the outcome of this battle could be taken to a higher level. This would be another great achievement. Capturing the Japanese chieftain and not capturing him are two completely different concepts.

As for whether the people they offered were hemp leaves, this is simple. During the Suzhou Defense War, I saw hemp leaves. I could tell whether the people they offered were hemp leaves at a glance.

"Okay, very good. Bring them to the yard quickly. Also call Liu Mu, Liu Dadao and the others along the way."

Zhu Ping'an nodded excitedly and gave instructions repeatedly.

A gentleman does not build walls, but you must guard against villains. Although they come to surrender, you still have to take the necessary precautions.

I'm not afraid of a thousand things, I'm afraid of one thing. What if it's a assassin, pretending to surrender and approaching me, trying to assassinate me? !

During this period, there have been more than one or two assassination attempts against me, so I still need to be on guard.

With Liu Mu and Liu Dadao on guard and protection, his safety is guaranteed.

"As ordered."

The officers took the order and left.

After the officer left, Zhu Ping'an thought for a while and put on a piece of soft armor under his regular clothes to prevent any accidents.

Zhu Ping'an had just put on his soft armor when he heard some noise coming from outside and walked out.

In the yard, Liu Mu, Liu Dadao, Liu Daqiang, Liu Dagang and other four people walked into the yard with two people dressed as Japanese pirates. Two officers followed them carrying a simple stretcher. On the stretcher was a Japanese pirate with disheveled hair who was unconscious.

"Sir, we have confirmed that the unconscious Japanese pirate on the stretcher is none other than Japanese chieftain Ma Ye! We saw him in Suzhou before, and we would recognize him even if he turned into ashes."

Liu Dadao said excitedly.

Liu Mu and others also nodded vigorously in agreement, and the four of them looked closely at the two surrendered Japanese pirates.

"Let me see." Upon hearing this, Zhu Ping'an took a step forward to check, and sure enough, the person on the stretcher was Ma Ye.