Although the conditions were not good, Qian Yuan still rejected the invitation of the Shangyu guard general Lu Peng and insisted on living in the camp.

He was in a daze until the third hour before he fell asleep. After a while, a sound came from outside. Wang Yi touched into the tent and whispered: "Young Master, yesterday afternoon, a large number of Japanese pirates went south."

"So fast?" Qian Yuan tried hard to open his eyes, "Is Xu Hai here?"

"It's too far away, the flag is vague and can't be seen clearly, but there are many flags, so it's possible..." Wang Yi knelt on one knee, "Zhou Ji once mentioned that among the Japanese pirates, there are only dozens of horses around Xu Hai, and smoke and dust are everywhere, so there must be horses."

"Okay, get up." Qian Yuan waved his hand, "Inform Jimei, Shangyu County, and send a messenger to Dongshan Town... No, that guy moved twenty miles forward and marked on... the map."

Wang Yi should have gone out, Qian Yuan sat down for a while and thought about it, but it was still early. Xu Hai went south yesterday afternoon, and he would not be able to arrive this afternoon at least... So, when Qi Jimei, Yang Wen and even Sun Piyang came, the rhythmic cries could be heard through the tent.

It was not until dawn that Qian Yuan rubbed his sleepy eyes and left the tent. He washed his face and brushed his teeth with the warm water that the guard had prepared long ago, and found a stool to sit by the Yao River.

"What a huge fog!" Qian Yuan turned his head to look at the other side. The originally clearly visible Shangyu County town appeared in the heavy fog.

Suddenly, a few loud shouts came from the fog, and four or five tall horses suddenly broke out from the fog, heading south along the Shangyu city wall, causing a stir on the top of the city.

"It should be Xu Hai who can send knights as scouts?" Wang Yi whispered: "The other Japanese pirates are not so generous."

The Southeast Horse is a fewer horses that can be used on the battlefield. I don’t know where Xu Hai got it. Qian Yuan muttered a few words in his heart, it’s not a Japanese horse, right?

"Young Master." The guard next to him handed two plates, one with three steaming four-corner rice dumplings on it, and the other with a lot of white sugar sprinkled on it.

"Oh, by the way, today is Dragon Boat Festival!" Qian Yuan was happy to see the Zongzi, and then saw Baiyan's face changed, "Your family eat Zongzi and dip foreign candy?!"

"Yes..." The guard was puzzled. No matter how heavy the taste was, ordinary people in this era highly praised sweetness. Scarcity is precious, so where can I eat salty food?

"Stay, the young master doesn't eat sweet food..." Yang Wen grabbed the rice dumplings and peeled them in a hurry, asking the guard to take away the sugar, "Young master, this guy is a new guy."

"Is it a meat dumpling?"

"Of course, the young lady sent her to Tiantai County a few days ago and happened to bring her over to the young master to try it. The big pieces of meat are half pork belly and half bacon, all of which are made of the best glutinous rice!"

The sound of horse hooves gradually became clear and clear. Several Japanese pirates rushed to the Yao River for a casual glance, and almost didn't turn their necks.

This is the place where the Japanese pirates crossed the river yesterday, just next to Shangyu County, and it is a relatively narrow area. Qi Jimei set up camp here to consider that in case of an emergency, fishing boats could temporarily build bridges for soldiers to cross the river.

Just on the shore, a young and old god in a blue shirt was sitting on a stool, crossing his legs, surrounded by several guards holding knives and guns. One of them was peeling rice dumplings... The Japanese pirates couldn't bear it anymore. It's Dragon Boat Festival, and the rice dumplings are delicious, and I want to eat them too!

Thoughts were still circulating in my mind. Before I could secrete saliva from my mouth, two long arrows penetrated the already thin mist and suddenly appeared in the sight of the Japanese pirates.

"Plop!"

"Plop!"

Of course, the sound of Japanese pirates falling off the horse was not heard through Yao Jiang. This was the dubbing of Qian Yuan who was bored. Wang Yi and Wu Chengqi held a longbow and shot out three or four arrows. However, the remaining three Japanese pirates galloped wildly. This kind of moving target was also very difficult for the sharpshooter.

After eating three meat dumplings in one go, Qian Yuan was fed and turned his head to look at Wang Yi, "Where should you be now?"

"Young Master..." Wang Yi hesitated for a while before leaning back.

The fog gradually dissipated, and the main force of the Japanese pirates had not arrived, but outside Shangyu County, on both sides of the Yaojiang River, small groups of Japanese pirates were exploring everywhere.

"Don't worry about the front, cover the back." Qian Yuan whispered to Qi Jimei, "You can just get close to disperse the Japanese scouts."

A constable on the top of the city praised in a low voice, "The Japanese pirates are coming and the war is approaching, Qian Bei is still calm and calm, and eats breakfast slowly... Well, I have to say that this look is very consistent with the description of Confucian generals in the hearts of the people in the Southeast.

Sun Piyang glanced at him with a funny look. He was a wise man. Although it was already dawn and a small group of Japanese pirates could be seen everywhere, the main force of Japanese pirates could not arrive at the battlefield immediately. Not to mention anything else, the heavy fog just was enough to make the leader of the Japanese pirates feel fearful.

In fact, Qian Yuan himself did not think so. Before the war, he had tried his best to achieve the ultimate in all aspects. Whether it was the general strategy, foreshadowing, or the backhand of the battle, he had made arrangements. He would not be better than Qi Jimei's specific command.

After this battle... Xu Hai's main force should be not far from Shangyu County. Hu Zongxian urgently urged Qi Jiguang to arrive at the battlefield and how to pursue him after defeating Xu Hai... These are all Hu Zongxian's affairs.

Qian Yuan stretched out his right hand and waved his hand in the air, and couldn't help but smile and shake his head. He hadn't practiced the rest in recent years, but his courage was achieved, and his hands didn't shake at all.

Of course, courage is also based on strength. Even if you lose, with this camp, it will be difficult for the Japanese pirates to defeat the official army led by Qi Jimei in a short period of time.

Qian Yuan sat quietly by the Yao River. The two battles in Changshui Town and Tongxiang before were said to be a great victory, but in fact, the total force used by both sides was no more than 4,000. This time, we can see the big scene.

Just waiting, waiting, waiting... I was waiting until lunch was about to happen, and the flag appeared faintly across the Yaojiang River.

Squinted his eyes and looked at the camp hundreds of steps away. He could vaguely see the man in green clothes sitting by the Yao River. Xu Hai carefully took out the telescope from his arms... This was stolen by the Japanese pirates after Wang Yi's scout died in a fierce battle.

A young man with a weak expression appeared clearly in the lens. Before Xu Hai could see clearly, the man suddenly noticed it. He turned his head and looked like a knife, his temples were like swords, and his expression was obviously insignificant, but he showed a murderous aura.

"I feel like I've seen it somewhere..." Xu Hai murmured in a low voice.

In the 32nd year of Jiajing, in Chongde County, Xu Hai, who was injured and hungry, once saw Qian Yuan in that alley. The latter was remembered in his heart, but the former was not deeply impressed... This is natural. What impressed Xu Hai at that time was nothing more than the Wang sisters who were kind to him and the mean Shen Teacher Shen.

"It looks decent." Xu Hai waved his whip and turned his head and said, "Wu Dahu, there are only a thousand people, you are scared by that big flag!"

"Broomstar..." Wu Dahu, who was still showing off his power yesterday, was covered in dust today. "Yiwu soldiers and Qian family guards... were probably the group of people outside Tongxiang County last year."

As soon as these words were said, Xu Hai's face became more and more ugly. They were blocking him with these words. Last year, you were not defeated by this group of people in a battle?

Wu Dahu looked at Xu Hai's face and added: "But there are not many officials and soldiers in this group. The brothers who gathered together have been about to click, and only two or three hundred people have dispersed."

Xu Hai snorted, not caring about it.

In fact, Hu Zongxian and Qian Yuan’s idea that Xu Hai refused to go south did not exist. Xu Hai would definitely go south for two reasons.

Why did Xu Hai dare to go ashore to invade the southeast coast?

In the final analysis, Xu Hai had enough confidence in the combat power of the Japanese pirates under his command. After all, the official army could not defeat the Japanese pirates. Last year, Lu Tong's 4,000 army was defeated by three quarters of an hour, which proves that even though Xu Hai was defeated for a while in Tongxiang County, it was an accident that occurred because Tan Wei took the lead in fleeing.

Why did Xu Hai definitely go south?

Although Xu Hai has enough confidence and strength, he cannot make a loss deal. He must defeat the main force of the Shaoxing Prefecture official army in a short period of time before he can let go of his hands and grab a group and quickly escape from the sea.

Therefore, Xu Hai will definitely go south. He will not attack Yuyao County, which has the strongest military force in Shaoxing Prefecture, but will come to Shangyu County and try to fight the officials who came to help here.

For Hu Zongxian and Qian Yuan, time is precious.
Chapter completed!