Aunt Chen is back from the world of cultivation

Of course, we can't just go on an island landing operation, there is still a lot of preparatory work to be done.

The first thing to prepare is intelligence.

How many troops are left in the Japanese pirates' lair? Are there other forces nearby that can serve as reinforcements?

We need to understand how far away the island is where this group of Japanese pirates is, what the terrain is like on the island, whether there are any traps, etc.

In this regard, we mainly rely on interrogating the captured Japanese pirates.

Zheng Yuannai thought of a way. He selected some Japanese pirates, interrogated them separately, and then compared their statements with those of everyone else.

Those who lied were beheaded on the spot.

As a result, these Japanese pirates revealed a lot of information in order to survive.

In addition, the rescued people also had some knowledge about the island, so a topographic map of the island was quickly drawn up.

After three days of interrogation, Zheng Yuannai had a basic understanding of the situation of this group of Japanese pirates.

This group of Japanese pirates is considered a major force among the Japanese pirates.

There are a total of 700 people, and now there are more than 360 people left on the island to prevent being attacked by other Japanese pirates when they are away.

Of course, since so much time was spent on the interrogation, the case of the traitor was also tried at the same time.

After all, if we want to attack the island, we must send out a lot of troops, so how can we leave such a big hidden danger in the rear?

Through interrogation, Zheng Yuannai has determined that it was those four corrupt captains who went to tip off the Japanese pirates.

"How hateful! It's fine that he exploited the soldiers on weekdays, but at the critical moment, he actually tipped off the Japanese pirates!

These people simply don't care about the lives of thousands of people in Songhu!"

Zheng Yuannai was so angry that he gritted his teeth and immediately ordered Fan Dayong to lead people to Songhu City to capture a few thousand households.

Songhu is more than a hundred miles away from the seaside, but we arrived there in just two days.

When Fan Dayong led his troops into Captain Zhao's mansion, the other three captains were also there.

Several people had invited famous prostitutes in the city to have fun in their mansion, but were caught red-handed by Fan Dayong.

This saved him the trouble of looking for the other three people.

When the four captains saw Fan Dayong, they were shocked as if they had seen a ghost.

"He...isn't he on the front line fighting the Japanese? Why is he in the city?"

Captain Zhao was also very displeased when he broke into his mansion:

"Deputy General Fan, what do you mean by bringing people to break into my mansion for no reason?"

Fan Dayong looked at the four captains who often hindered the Songhu Camp Army and snorted coldly:

"Breaking into the mansion? The four of you have committed the crime of colluding with the Japanese. You deserve to be killed! I am here on the order of the general to arrest you four scums!"

When they heard the words "collaborating with the Japanese", the four of them felt a shock in their hearts, and then they refused to admit it.

"Fan Dayong, what nonsense are you talking about? Who is colluding with the Japanese?"

"Yes, just because you are the general's deputy general, does that mean you can wrongly accuse a good person?"

"If you can't produce evidence today, we will go to the commander-in-chief and accuse you of framing a loyal and honest person. You will be punished for what you have done!"

Several people were certain that they had handled the matter cleanly from beginning to end and there was no way any evidence would be found.

however……

Fan Dayong sneered:

"You're still trying to quibble despite the overwhelming evidence! To tell you the truth, all the pirates who came to rob us this time have been captured by us. Their leader has personally confessed to the crimes of you four villains colluding with the Japanese, and has also handed over your handwritten letters!"

In addition, there are night-shining pearls and jade carvings given to them by Lin Zhai’s group as evidence.

Of course, there is no need to explain these in detail in front of them.

Hearing this, several people were stunned.

"Impossible! Those pirates just arrived. How could you capture them all?"

"Yes, they must be lying!"

Several people couldn't believe this fact.

The Japanese pirates were so powerful and their whereabouts were always elusive, so how was it possible that they were defeated just a few days after landing and all of them were captured?

However, if he had not obtained solid evidence, how could that guy named Zheng dare to suddenly attack them.

Fan Dayong was too lazy to talk nonsense with them and directly ordered the soldiers he brought:

"Come here, take down these spies!"

The soldiers rushed up without hesitation and tied up several people.

Seeing Fan Dayong's tough attitude, the other three captains felt discouraged and even began to feel weak.

It's over, what Fan Dayong said might be true.

Collaborating with the Japanese is a serious crime. Once it is exposed, the entire family will be executed and the three clans will be implicated. No one can save them.

Only Captain Zhao was the calmest.

No matter what, he is the commander-in-chief's man.

He didn't believe that Zheng Yuannai would dare to kill him without orders from his superiors.

After all, Songhu was the territory he had managed for many years. As long as Zheng Yuannai didn't kill him, he would be sure to escape from the military camp.

At that time, the worst that could happen is that I could take the servants in the mansion to the sea to occupy an island and become the king, and plunder everywhere like the Japanese pirates, and I could still live a carefree life.

Fan Dayong had no idea what he was thinking, so he gagged him and sent him to the Shadongbao military camp.

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Chen Qingzhu did not leave immediately after killing the Japanese pirates. Instead, he used invisibility to return to the dense forest on the shore to recover his spiritual energy.

Walking on water, fighting in the sea, and continuously casting wood and ice spells consumed a lot of her spiritual energy.

Therefore, she also heard what Zheng Yuannai said.

She was very satisfied with Zheng Yuannai's awareness and was also very concerned about the upcoming landing operation.

After all, this was the first time that Zheng Yuannai's army fought against the Japanese pirates. She hoped that they could be tempered, but she did not want these two thousand troops and talented generals to suffer too much damage.

Thinking that their torture was over, she called Zheng Yuannai out of the military camp again that night.

Zheng Yuannai was not surprised by the letter that suddenly appeared in the military tent.

He dismissed the guards and walked out of the camp. Soon he was swept away by a force and flew to a farther place.

Sure enough, the master of the temple was seen there.

"Guanzhu."

He bowed.

"I came to you this time to ask you how you plan to land on the island and fight."

Chen Qingzhu went straight to the point and spoke in a calm voice.

Zheng Yuannai revealed all the intelligence he obtained from the interrogation and his own battle plan.

Hearing that he was planning to take 800 soldiers to fight at sea, Chen Qingzhu pondered for a moment and said firmly:

"The number of troops has been changed to 1,500."

It was a rare opportunity to engage in direct combat with the Japanese pirates, and she hoped that as many of the two thousand-man army as possible could be trained.

Moreover, the combat experience of the Japanese pirates is much different from that of the new recruits, so it is safer to crush them by outnumbering them.

Zheng Yuannai had some concerns:

"What if other pirates take advantage of the lack of troops in Songhu to attack..."

Chen Qingzhu naturally considered this aspect:

"You only need to ensure that the beacon towers in Songhu are operating normally. As for the rest, I will stay in Songhu until you lead the troops back."

The first half of the year's flood prevention season is far from over, so she naturally wants to make sure everything goes perfectly and let Zheng Yuannai hand in a perfect answer before leaving.

Upon hearing this, Zheng Yuannai was overjoyed and no longer had any worries.

The master of the temple is the god in his heart. With the master in charge, what else does he have to worry about!

"Follow the master's orders!"

Chen Qingzhu continued to instruct Zheng Yuannai to tell everyone when he swore an oath before the battle:

All soldiers participating in the war will be allocated 30% of the spoils according to their military merits. The civilians will be allocated 50% of the spoils of war. Moreover, this allocation is in addition to the rewards issued by the court.

In addition, the death pension for soldiers in battle was seventy taels per person.

Zheng Yuan was slightly surprised.

This group of Japanese pirates had a considerable background. Even if they spent money extravagantly, they must have accumulated at least hundreds of thousands of taels of silver or more over the years.

Thirty percent of the spoils were used to reward the soldiers, which was really generous.

He followed his father in various camps, but he had never seen any general give so much money to soldiers at one time.

However, even though he thought so in his heart, he only hesitated for a moment before respectfully agreeing.

Chen Qingzhu looked at his reaction and asked jokingly:

"Why, are you worried about the money?"

Zheng Yuannai's face turned red immediately when his thoughts were revealed.

He wasn't such a stingy person before.

But since he took charge of Songhu, he realized what it meant to not know the cost of firewood and rice until one takes charge of the household.