Today, Shuntian Prefecture had a heavy rain. The spring rain fell on the green vines, making them look green and beautiful.
A soldier from the courier station delivered the letter to Su Ce. After Su Ce thanked him, the soldier took his leave.
Su Ce found it strange. He had no relatives in the entire Ming Dynasty. Who would send him a letter? Could it be those relatives in the Suzhou government?
It was unlikely.
Su Ce opened the letter suspiciously.
The letter was glued together with fiery red oil, and it was written by Mr. Su Ce.
Su Ce opened the letter. When he looked up, he was slightly surprised. It was a letter from Wei Wenli from the southeast.
"Young sir, the situation in the southeast is more complicated than I thought.”
"The pirates are also stronger than we predicted.”
"I'm in trouble."
Wei Wenli first pointed out his predicament.
Su Ce continued to look down.
"After I arrived in the southeast, the emperor sent the imperial censors to eastern Zhejiang to take control of the southeast officialdom.”
"Although there was no disturbance from the Southeast officialdom and no funding for the Japanese, I still suffered a defeat at the Xiangshan water village.”
"There are two reasons. The Ming army is too weak and doesn't have much time to train.”
"The Japanese pirates are stronger than I thought, especially since they have very advanced knife smelting technology. After inheriting the smelting knife technology of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Japanese invented the 'flat broken forging complex body dark light pattern blade'. Among them, the 60 - 70 cm long katana and the nota katana are especially powerful.”
"The katana we use is not as advantageous as the enemy's. On the battlefield, we are suppressed by these two Japanese katana, and the army is unable to display any combat strength.”
"When I told you about this, I also informed the Imperial Court of the defeat of the Xiangshan Stronghold.”
"I'm afraid I might not live up to Mister's expectations and my life might be in danger.”
Two months ago, when Wei Wenli was sent to the southeast to guard against the Japanese pirates, he was still full of confidence. He thought that the Japanese pirates were not worth the evidence. If it were not for the Chinese people's funding and information on the Japanese slaves, the Japanese pirates in the southeast would not have happened.
However, when he reached the southeast, he realized that he had underestimated his opponent's strength.
Among this group of pirates, there was a group of powerful ronin. They were the main force of the pirates, especially in small battles. The katana and nodachi in their hands were too powerful.
Mingjun's regular equipment, the podao, was no match for the other party.
Su Ce frowned slightly, giving off a dignified air.
He had also underestimated the strength of the Wei slaves. He had a preconceived notion that the Wei slaves were at their strongest during the Jiajing period, which was at least two or three years away from now.
However, he had never expected that the fighting power of the Japanese pirates had already exceeded his imagination.
Of course, even Su Ce would underestimate the enemy, let alone Wei Wenli and the officials of the court, including the Emperor.
Even the Ming government probably didn't consider the fact that the Xiangshan water village had suffered a huge defeat.
Just as Wei Wenli said, if Su Ce didn't think of a way to protect Wei Wenli now, then Wei Wenli would definitely die.
The group of civil officials in the imperial court had probably been sharpening their swords long ago, waiting for the news of the defeat in the southeast to come back.
Once the news reached the court, they would immediately choose to change the commander of the southeast. At that time, the command of the southeast to guard against the Japanese would be handed over to a group of laymen, and the southeast would never have a peaceful day.
Su Ce continued to read the letter.
"Little mister, I'm not asking for help. This defeat is all my fault, but I still have a cousin in Shuntian, and she's my only hope in this world.”
"She is also in the Jinyiwei."
Hmm?
Su Ce's heart was filled with doubts. Women could also enter the Jinyiwei?
"This cousin of mine has been apprenticed to me since she was young. Her martial arts far surpass mine, but at the same time, she is extremely stubborn.”
"If I am punished and killed by the Imperial Court, I am afraid that my cousin will take revenge on the Imperial Court.”
"Little mister, I beg you, you must stop her. She is the only woman in the Embroidered Uniform Guards and is easy to find. I beg you to help me take care of her and make sure she does not act rashly.”
Su Ce didn't take it seriously.
He brought his focus back to the matter of Wei Wenli's defeat at the Xiangshan water stronghold.
He found a blank piece of paper and quietly wrote down his analysis.
There were two key reasons for the defeat of the Xiangshan Water Stronghold. The strength of the Ming army in the southeast was too weak.
This was naturally understandable. From the founding of the country until now, the Ming government had placed all their focus on the northern border.
Especially after the defeat of Tumu Fortress, the Ming army began to plan a nine-sided defense system. They sent a large number of elite soldiers and heavy troops to the northern border. It was normal for the strength of the southeast army to be weakened.
The second reason was naturally the pirates themselves. In order to defeat the pirates, military strength was one thing, but on the other hand, they also needed specific tactics and weapons to deal with the pirates.
After he analyzed these two reasons, he began to prescribe the right medicine.
Firstly, it was almost impossible for the Ming court to send elite soldiers to the southeast. He drew a cross on this suggestion.
He could only target the second point.
Su Ce suddenly remembered that he had signed in Qi Jiguang's Mandarin Duck Array last time. This was the most used array to deal with the Japanese slaves. It was just that he forgot to give it to Wei Wenli last time. The reason for this was that Su Ce looked down on the Japanese slaves.
Next was the weapon to deal with the Japanese slave katana and the wild tachi.
Wolf Pheasant!
This was the most effective weapon against the Japanese samurai sword. The shape of the instrument is heavy and sluggish, the head of the instrument is as sharp as the head of a spear, and there are several layers of knife-shaped branches attached to the end of the instrument, which are in the shape of dense branches.
Su Ce had previously rewarded him with a peak painting skill.
He slowly drew out the shape of the wolf, which was actually made of bamboo with all kinds of sharp weapons hanging on it.
The " Mandarin Duck Formation " recorded the formation of the six forms of the wolf, including the six forms of the middle level, dragon riding, hook opening, frame, gate, and step back.
After everything was done.
Su Ce wrote calmly on a blank piece of paper,""It's fine. Let's fight properly."
Then, he wrapped up the Mandarin Duck Formation, the Six Forces Wolf Formation, and the Wolf Formation. He slowly walked out of the door and came to the courier station. He paid more money and quickly sent the things to the southeast governor's office.
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North Town Fu Department of the Royal Guards.
Mou Bin carefully served Zhu Houzhao.
He did not know why Zhu Houzhao would suddenly inspect the Brocade Guard, but he knew that the Crown Prince was the future of the empire, and the Brocade Guard would always be loyal to the Emperor of the Zhu family.
Zhu Houzhao was the future emperor, so the Commander of the Brocade Guard had to serve him carefully.
"I heard that your Jinyiwei has a girl who is very strong in martial arts?" Zhu Houzhao asked.”
Mou Bin's face was a little twisted, but he still quickly said,""Yes, yes."
Zhu Houzhao said,"That's good. Ask her to protect someone for bengong. En, don't tell her that bengong requested it."”
"What? Protect someone?"
"Yes!" Zhu Houzhao nodded. That person doesn't like to be disturbed. Just let her stay outside the courtyard to protect him. Hmm, it depends on how you control it. As long as you can protect the good people, it's fine. You don't have to stay outside the courtyard every day.”
"Alright, that's it."
Mou Bin pondered for a moment and hurriedly said,""Your Highness, this…why don't we change a group of people? Our Embroidered Uniform Guards still have many experts.”
"Why?" Zhu Houzhao asked.
Mou Bin looked troubled." Thousand-Housekeeper Wei…er, she has a strange temper. She's cold…"
Zhu Houzhao waved his hand impatiently." I'll take her. BenGong wants the most powerful person!"”
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