Unlike history, among the generals in the southeast, Yu Dayou, Lu Tong, Lu Bin, Qi Jiguang, Hou Jigao and even Dong Bangzheng are all good friends with Qian Yuan. Although Tang Kekuan is experienced, he has no achievements in recent years. Hu Zongxian will be the confidant of Liu Xianyi, who was transferred from Nanjing.

Unfortunately, Liu Xian performed very mediocrely in the battle last year. He was fooled by Japanese pirates in Shanyin and Yuyao. If the Japanese pirates had not taken Shaoxing Prefecture as the main attacker and Tian Zhoulang soldiers helped him, he would have been afraid that Shaoxing Prefecture would fall across the board.

Qian Yuan complained about Liu Xian for this reason. Although he had not mentioned it in front of Hu Zongxian, he had said a few words in private to Zheng Ruozeng, He Xinyin, and Mao Kun.

At this moment, the messenger with sweating was coming hurriedly, and Qian Yuan and Hu Zongxian stood up suddenly, both a little nervous.

"The military report, five hundred Japanese pirates attacked Xiaoshan County again, the city was broken, the magistrate of Xiaoshan and the county magistrate were all killed in battle."

"More than a hundred Japanese pirates went west to see Qiantang, and the governor led his troops to attack. The Japanese pirates turned to invade Fuyang County along the Qiantang River."

"This morning, the Japanese pirates attacked Sanjiang Station and killed General Liu Li in battle. The Japanese pirates scattered and robbed them. The general Liu Xian led his army to attack, and was ambushed by the Japanese pirates, causing three hundred soldiers to be killed."

Is Liu Xian really unable to bear the heavy responsibility?

The black-faced Hu Zongxian took the document and looked at it a few times, repelled the messenger, turned around and saw Qian Yuan wiggling on the map.

"What a pity." Qian Yuan muttered.

"Show talent?"

"It shouldn't be that Xu Hai led the main force to invade. This agent has unique military use, but it can also be seen." Qian Yuan smiled, "In the 33rd year of Jiajing, Xu Hai first led his troops to set up an ambush in Pinghu to defeat Brother Zhifu, and then swept over half of Jiaxing Prefecture.

In the second half of the year, Xu Hai was stationed in Jinshanwei, Songjiang, and fought with Brother Zhifu. Later, he suddenly advanced westward and northward, defeating the official army outside Suzhou City. Ren Huan was spared only by himself."

Hu Zongxian understood and said, "Last year, Xu Hai invaded, defeated the 4,000 official troops led by Lu Tong in one fell swoop, and then divided the troops to rob... If Xu Hai led the main force, Liu Xian would not only lose 300 troops."

"Not bad." Qian Yuan picked up the Miao Dao and compared it. "It's a pity that Brother Zhifu ordered the navy to attack, otherwise he could land in Lihai Station on a boat and stab the Japanese pirates from behind."

Yu Dayou's eyes were flashing. This method did not exist in the conventional combat thinking of officers and soldiers. Most of the soldiers were panicked when sailing on the sea... However, if you choose elite soldiers, you can give it a try.

At this time, Wang Yin, Zheng Ruozeng, and Shen Mingchen who went to the Wangjiangjing area had already returned. Hu Zongxian issued an order, and ordered Qi Jiguang, who was stationed in Ningbo and Lu Bin, who was stationed in Taizhou to not act rashly. Then, he ordered Zhejiang Governor Wu Baipeng to lead his troops out of Hangzhou Prefecture to aid Shanyin.

Tang Kekuan led his troops to guard Tongxiang County, Xiushui and Yu Dayou dispatched 500 elite troops to Hangzhou.

The staff wrote down official documents in an orderly manner and sealed them. The messengers turned to the horse and left. Then Hu Zongxian turned around and said, "Zhancai, over Yiwu..."

"Qi Jiguang's training troops lasts for a long time, and it has only been more than a month now, and the weapons they have made are not enough." Qian Yuan said slowly: "Let Qi Jimei lead the troops north to aid Shaoxing Prefecture, and you can meet with Brother Weixi in Xiaoshan County."

Hu Zongxian nodded, and the messenger from the Governor's Office and the guards sent by Qian Yuan left together. This time, we not only want to see the combat effectiveness of the new recruits under Qi Jimei, but also see if the Qian family's guards can maintain their reputation after being drawn by most of the elite troops.

Qi Jimei has been training troops in Yiwu for two months. In the middle, Lu Bin has recruited 800 new recruits to Linhai and 800 veterans to Yiwu. Both sides are mixed with old and new, hoping to restore combat power as soon as possible. However, Hou Jigao's side is a bit slow and has not returned to Taizhou yet.

It was almost dusk, and the group stopped delaying and returned to Jiaxing County. From Changshuitang to Haiyan, Yu Dayou sent his nephew Yu Xiucheng to lead 500 elite soldiers to accompany him.

Hu Zongxian and his party went straight back to the Governor's Mansion. Qian Yuan and his guards changed their route to Xiaoshan County in Chang'an Town. Wu Baipeng led his troops to attack and had already recovered Xiaoshan. The Japanese pirates plundered for a day, set fire to the city, and retreated eastward.

Yu Xiucheng's five hundred elite soldiers were not prepared for Qian Yuan. Qian Yuan, who only brought four or five guards, ventured to Xiaoshan. He met a small group of Japanese pirates more than once or twice on the way. Fortunately, the few military horses he brought from the Governor's Office were quite powerful, so he quickly threw the Japanese pirates away and arrived in Xiaoshan County in the afternoon of the next day.

"Brother Weixi, how is the scout's return to the battle?" Qian Yuan strode into the troubled county government. There is no need to say any polite words at this time.

"Not very good." Wu Baipeng frowned and put a map on the table in front of him. This was specially sent by Qian Yuan to the guards after he took office as governor of Zhejiang.

"There are more than a thousand Japanese pirates besieging Shanyin, and a large number of small groups of Japanese pirates have invaded various places." Wu Baipeng introduced: "Sanjiang Site was captured and killed in battle... That person was Liu Xian's cousin. Liu Xian was furious and sent troops to face setbacks. Now he can only defend Shanyin."

"I received a report this morning. Another Japanese pirate came from the sea, about three or four hundred people..." Wu Baipeng paused and hesitated: "It doesn't look like Japanese pirates. They burned villages and burned grain, and did not rob property, but they carried the young and strong. They had a fuss in Qian Qingjiang this afternoon."

Generally speaking, small groups of Japanese pirates will not burn villages and cities casually. They came to seek wealth, and even Xiaoshan County, which has now been mostly scorched earth, was robbed by Japanese pirates for a day and a night before burning.

"It's Huzhou, the White Lotus Sectists in Jiaxing." Qian Yuan sighed, "Brother Zhifu captured the thief's head, but there were still three or four hundred thieves rushing into the sea. Now it seems that he has really come to Shaoxing Prefecture."

"Intelligence comes first in the army," Qian Yuan said a few words to himself, his eyes falling on the map, "The White Lotus Sect is in Qian Qingjiang... But Brother Xi really can't lead troops directly to Shanyin, otherwise...

The White Lotus Cultivators attacked from the flanks and were attacked on both sides. This is a trivial matter. If the White Lotus Cultivators attacked Hangzhou Prefecture, then all the responsibilities were from Brother Wei Xi.”

"It doesn't matter who blames you." Wu Baipeng shook his head, "But if the White Lotus Cultists attacked Hangzhou, now there is no large army in Hangzhou except for the guards."

"Brother Zhifu sent 500 elite troops south, but unless the battle was successful, it would be useless." Qian Yuan hesitantly gestured on the map, "What about Yuyao?"

"There are a small group of Japanese pirates, and the guard is Yuepuhe. This man is good at defending the city. Last year, he defended Yuyao and the city was destroyed. He waited until Liu Xian came to support and was promoted to guerrilla general after the war." Wu Baipeng whispered: "This man will not lead his troops to support him rashly."

"After all, it's just that there is insufficient troops." Qian Yuan straightened his waist, smiled bitterly and shook his head repeatedly. What's this called... After three years of training nearly 10,000 new troops, he was still struggling everywhere.

However, there is no way to do this. The terrain of the southeast coast is like this, so there are too many places where Japanese pirates can choose to go ashore. Because the official army has no control over the sea, it can arrive in half a day from Songjiang to Shaoxing, but it takes two to three days to detour on land, so the allocation of troops is very troublesome.

After getting something to fill his stomach, Wu Baipeng was still sending scouts to inquire about the enemy's situation. Unfortunately, the White Lotus Sect was blocking Qian Qingjiang, both up and down, and was only concerned about hiding the people everywhere. Not to mention the young and strong, even women and children were hijacked.

Qianqingjiang is located to the northwest of Sanjiangkou, and to the southwest of Sanjiangkou is Shanyin. There is only one waterway from Shanyin to Xiaoshan County, which is the Xixing Canal built during the Yongjia period of the Western Jin Dynasty.

The Xixing Canal has a Sanjiangkou on the border between Xiaoshan County and Shanyin County. Xixing Canal, Qian Qingjiang and Puyang River gather here. The White Lotus Sects are blocking this, which really makes Wu Baipeng feel like he is in his throat. If you want to help Shanyin, you must first solve these White Lotus Sects.

The next day, Qian Yuan, who had been sleeping enough, heard the news as soon as he got up. There was a noise inside and outside the city. Wu Baipeng made a plan to lead his army north to defeat the White Lotus Sect, and then went to Shanyin to support him.

But at this moment, another military newspaper came, which was Liu Xian's letter of help.

"Last year, the Japanese pirates surrounded Shanyin and Kuaiji, and the city walls were mostly damaged. This year, the governor of Shaoxing Mei Shoude recruited workers to rebuild the city wall. The construction has not been completed yet, and the Japanese pirates have come back." Wu Baipeng said with a dark face: "Last night, the Shanyin city wall was destroyed about dozens of feet, and Liu Xian couldn't hold on."

Wu Baipeng was anxious. He knew Liu Xian quite well. He was a proud general and would not ask for help until he had no choice.

"Brother Weixi, you will be calm whenever you have major events." Qian Yuan took a deep breath and said, "Send troops."

"where?"

"Of course, we will defeat the White Lotus Sect first."

"What should I do when Shanyin?"

"Three days ago, the messenger of the Governor's Office went to Yiwu, and I also sent a guard to go there. Calculate the day, it should be almost done." Qian Yuan paced back and forth, reached out to call the guard, "Let's go, let's go south along the Puyang River."
Chapter completed!