Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 285
With the departure of the giant man, the ambush carefully planned by Zhu Su was coming to an end.This battle has achieved fruitful results, and it can be called the biggest victory in coastal warfare since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.Suzhou Wei and Taicang Wei lost only a few warships and a ferry in Panmen Urn City (which was set on fire by Suzhou Wei's ambush soldiers), and there were only more than [-] casualties.

But beheaded the Japanese pirates and Zhang Shicheng's remnants totaled more than [-] people, and destroyed countless ships.The river outside Suzhou City was full of wrecked ships and waste wood, and the ignited closed boats burned on the river surface for a whole night.

Moreover, the Ming army also captured more than [-] thieves, captured more than [-] Japanese-style Guan ships, and more than [-] Japanese swords, and how much gold and silver the thieves looted...

By anyone's point of view, this is a big win.But when Wei Guan, Gao Qi, Luo Guanzhong and others stood beamingly at the gate of the city to welcome the three highnesses who led the army back to the city, they found that the planner of this battle and the fifth highness Zhu Su, who should have contributed the most, was very strange. Scary with a straight face.

If you look more seriously, you can even find that there seems to be a substantial black anger rising behind the Fifth Highness...

"Your Highness Fifth... What's the matter?" Prefect Wei Guan quietly pulled Qianhu Cao Yuan who also came back from outside the city.

"I don't know the situation either." Cao Yuan, who was on the south bank, didn't know much about the situation on the north bank, so he was at a loss at this time.

"I only know that something seems to have gone wrong, Chang Guogong was injured, and some escaped from the net..."

"Duke was injured? Is it serious?" Wei Guan was anxious. If Chang Mao, a dignified Duke of Ming, was here, even if he won this battle, it would not be worth the loss.

"It's nothing serious, it's just that I was knocked unconscious by the thief." Cao Yuan explained.Seeing that Zhu Su and the others went forward on their own, they quickly reported their crimes to the magistrate, and chased after them with their soldiers.Hearing that Chang Mao just fainted, Wei Guan also let out a long sigh of relief.

"It's strange, on the battlefield, the sword has no eyes. Since the thief was able to knock Chang Guogong unconscious, didn't he take advantage of the situation and hurt his life?"

A question flashed through Wei Guan's mind, but Zhu Su and the army had already entered the city to go to the county government, so he didn't have time to think about it, so he quickly ordered people to close the city gate, and then went to allocate supplies, food and grass in person, rewarding the three armies. up.

On this side, the three brothers of the Zhu family who entered the Suzhou government office were still thinking about the giant man.The three walked into the main hall and sat down on the chairs in the hall without saying a word.Behind him, the dejected Di Meng, Shao Xuan, Gou'er and Wang Wei looked at each other, plopped and knelt down to the three of them: "I'm not well protected, please punish me, Your Highness!"

"Punish you for what?" Zhu Su waved his hands angrily. "It's my negligence. I didn't expect such a brave general about Zhang Zhiyong to appear..."

"If I knew it earlier, I would have brought more crossbows." Speaking of this, Zhu Su felt a little depressed.Because of the giant man's charge, there was a gap between the river and the north bank, and many thieves took advantage of the situation to get ashore and escape.This is contrary to his original strategic goal of killing everything.

"Who is that thief? Fifth, in his haste, he must have had no time to go far. Why don't we issue a document of arrest at sea, and we must kill him to vent our anger..."

Just now Zhu Xing was covered in white sweat from being frightened by that person, but at this moment his heart was still shaking.He was ashamed to admit this, so he suggested to Zhu Su with some anger.

"That man's martial arts is so strong, even if he has the paperwork, who can catch him?" Zhu Di shook his head, he was also frightened just now, but at this moment there was a bit of appreciation and joy in his eyes. "This person is so brave, how can he be a thief! If he can be used by my Ming..."

"He should not be a thief." Zhu Su shook his head. "Although that man is brave, he is only dressed as an ordinary pawn. Although the remnants of the Zhang family are stupid, but with his martial arts skills, how could he be covered in dust?"

"Besides, Cai Ben, the commander of the Taicang Guard who has been with Second Brother Chang, also said that although this person injured Second Brother Chang, he did not kill him. He just caused chaos in the army and then rushed out. Later After going ashore to seize the horse, he should have pretended to be the commander and taught the Wang Weis to be cautious. Once the Wang Weis were in a mess, he pulled the horse away without any hesitation."

"Looking at it this way, it doesn't look like working your life for a thief, it's more like you have to do something to get out..." He rubbed his chin, thinking and analyzing carefully.

"Hmm. Indeed. Judging by the figure of that person, he seems to be quite old." Zhu Di also stroked his chin. "Maybe, it's someone who has been famous for a long time."

Zhu Su and Zhu Di thought for a while, but still had no idea.At this time, it was almost dawn, and after this night, the three brothers were already hungry.Thinking on a hungry stomach hurts the body, so Zhu Su and the three decided not to think about it at all. First, they ordered someone to bring a medical officer to visit Chang Mao. After confirming that Chang Mao was just fainting, they each went to take a bath and change clothes, and then went to bed with a full stomach and rested without mentioning it. .

All affairs after the war were handled by a group of civil officials in Suzhou, including Wei Guanru and Taisu.

Sleeping until the sun was three poles, Zhu Su just woke up leisurely.As soon as he got up, the dog who had been guarding the door came in and said, "Your Highness, the prefect of Wei and the others have important matters to ask His Highness to consult with you. I have been waiting for you for a long time now."

Zhu Su hastened to see you.After a group of civil officials greeted Zhu Su, Wei Guan said: "Your Highness has worked hard. I shouldn't disturb His Highness to rest, but there are some things that need to be asked first, so I can only take the liberty to come here to see you."

"No problem." Zhu Su waved his hand. "Is there something wrong with the affairs in the city? Could it be that the Taicang guards, who are guest soldiers, are not easy to deal with?"

"Your Highness, all the affairs in the city have been taken care of. The Taicang Guards have also been settled properly," Wei Guan replied. "There are a few important matters that need to be decided by His Highness."

"One is the city gate... Now that the city has been closed for several days, most of the people in the city who moved from outside are panicked and concerned about their hometown. The daily consumption of food and grass in the city is also huge. Dare I ask Your Highness, when will Can you open the city gate and let these people go home?"

"Hmm..." Zhu Su thought for a while, the bandits and bandits had actually almost been wiped out.Although there are still one or two fish that slipped through the net, it is estimated that these people will not exceed a hundred people.

It is unwise to enclose the common people in the city and waste their production for the sake of a mere hundred soldiers.So Zhu Su said: "The thieves are no longer a problem, let's open the city gate today and let them go back."

"It's just that we still need to send soldiers to patrol the villages and towns to prevent scattered thieves from looting again. You go and call the commander of the Taicang Guard Cai Ben and the commander of the Suzhou Guard Yang Lu. They will agree."

Cai Ben was a member of the Chang family and a loyal confidant of the prince.I was patrolling Su Song for him in the name of the eldest brother of the prince, so there was no way Cai Ben would lose face to the prince.But Yang Lu's soldier talisman is actually in the hands of the second brother, and now he can't protect himself, let alone dare not defy him.

However, this person has no talent or virtue, so he can no longer serve as the commander of the important town of Suzhou.After a while, send a letter to cheap daddy and replace him directly.

"You also need to tell the people in the villages and towns that there are often Japanese pirates making troubles near the sea in Susong. The people can practice more during the slack time, and they may have the strength to resist when facing the enemy." Those who were forced to attack the city as the vanguard died The people in the rebellious army, as well as the scholar who died while raising his arms and shouting, etc., Zhu Su can only feel that they are still vivid in his memory. "We also need to set up more guard posts, so that if Japanese pirates invade, the people can prepare earlier."

"Yes." Wei Guan bowed.Zhu Su could care so much about the people of Su Song, he secretly nodded in approval from the bottom of his heart.

(End of this chapter)