Chapter 12 Chapter 12 Wizards of the Southeast

The reason why Yan Song can be sure that the two people in the memorial will undoubtedly die is because he is the mastermind behind the rectification of these two people. These two people are Zhang Jing, governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, and Li Tianchong, governor of Zhejiang. And the reason why the heads of these two high-ranking officials in the frontier land fell was only because a boring person went on a boring errand. In November of the 32nd year of Jiajing (1553), Zhang Jing, an official at the ministerial level, was appointed as the governor and went to Zhejiang. He shouldered a special mission-to fight against the Japanese.

Not long after, Li Tianchong, the censor of the capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, came to Zhejiang by order to replace Wang Ying (Wang Shizhen's father) who was stationed there, and became the new governor of Zhejiang, Zhang Jing's subordinate. Both of these two brothers were from the procuratorate, and they cooperated well. Facing the increasingly serious Japanese pirate rebellion, they did their best and worked hard day and night. While they were working hard, another person also came to Zhejiang in the 33rd year of Jiajing (1554). He is neither a governor nor a governor. The reason why he came all the way here is not only for sightseeing, but also for a special mission - offering sacrifices to the sea.

If you are asked to sacrifice to the sea, you just do so honestly, and you can just bring some souvenirs back to Beijing after you are done, but Zhao Shilang is an ambitious person. He has developed a great interest in Japanese pirates and wants to mix and a handful. Generally speaking, the leaders of the capital had to come to give guidance in person, and it was too late for local officials to be happy, but Governor Zhang Jing did not buy his account, and ignored him, very indifferently. The reason is simple, Zhang Jing's official is bigger than him. In the Ming Dynasty, the governor was not a local official, but a leader sent by the central government to work in the local area. His salary and household registration were all linked to the central government. For example, Zhang Jing was originally the Yushi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. I was ordered to go on a business trip and do some temporary work.

In terms of seniority, there is no way to talk about it. Brother Zhang Jing was already a vice-ministerial military minister seventeen years ago (Jiajing sixteenth year), but Zhao Wenhua was just a small division-level chief of the criminal department at that time.Everyone hangs out together in the capital, knows each other well, sees a lot of senior cadres, and naturally has a much higher vision than local cadres. Lao Tzu is at the ministerial level of the second rank and the governor of two provinces. You are just a minister at the deputy ministerial level of the third rank. How dare you play prestige in front of me. Who are you?

In the same way, Li Tianchong, the governor of the Central Metropolitan Procuratorate, who is the fourth grade right-handed censor, and Li Tianchong, the governor of Zhejiang, did not want to buy Zhao Wenhua's account. He took care of his three meals a day and hoped that he would leave early. However, it turns out that Zhao Wenhua is indeed an onion, or a green onion. If you dare to bully me, I will let my father deal with you! His father is Yan Song. Although his surname is Zhao and Yan Song's surname is Yan, it is not surprising that the so-called mother is the one who has milk, and the father is the one who has power.

The reason why Yan Song supported his godson Zhao Wenhua was because Zhao Wenhua was his student when he was the principal of Guozijian.According to his observation, although this student had no ability, he was very flattering and obedient, so he sent Zhao Wenhua to the Department of General Affairs. Yan Song does not do charity work, and he has deep intentions in letting Zhao Wenhua be the political envoy. The Tongzheng Department is a department at the deputy ministerial level, and the highest official Tongzheng Envoy is only a third rank, but this department is extremely important to Yan Song, because it is in charge of official documents sent to the capital from all over the country.

Due to his bad reputation, many censor officials across the country often wrote letters to impeach the Yan Party. Although Yan Song is in the cabinet, this man is already over seventy years old, and it is difficult to guarantee that there will be fish that slip through the net. If the emperor is stabbed, things will be serious trouble. Brother Zhao Wenhua's main job is to stay in the office every day, and immediately delete (destroy or suppress) suspicious emails when he finds them. After receiving his son's complaint letter, Father Yan gave an unexpected reply. He asked someone to tell Zhao Wenhua that Zhang Jing is not easy to mess with, and he had better be obedient before he was fully sure.

Zhao Wenhua had nothing to do, but this dear friend was a rather persistent person, and he asked the central government for a name to observe the enemy's situation, so he insisted on not leaving.He wants to stay here and wait for Zhang Jing's mistake. And not long after, he discovered a strange phenomenon.At that time, along the coast of Zhejiang, the arrogance of the Japanese pirates was already very arrogant. There were more than 20,000 people entrenched here, and they did not take the Ming army seriously.Zhang Jing is not a person who is waiting for nothing. He has deployed troops everywhere and actively deployed them for several months, but he has not stopped.

Zhao Wenhua urged repeatedly, but Zhang Jing still didn't move. The reason why Governor Zhang made such a move has a lot to do with his previous experience. In the 16th year of Jiajing (1537), Zhang Jing, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi military affairs and the minister of the Ministry of war, was ordered to quell the Duantengxia rebellion in Guangxi. In the first war, he also discovered a very terrible and special combat group-wolf soldiers. The wolf soldiers are mainly ethnic minorities, most of whom are not familiar with culture, they are brave and fierce, and their combat effectiveness is very sturdy. Zhang Jing suffered a lot back then and left a deep impression on him.

After arriving in Zhejiang, Zhang Jing discovered that those Japanese pirates who were despised by the ministers of the court and the so-called mob were actually a group of powerful enemies that had never been seen before. When Comrade Emperor was concentrating on cultivating Taoism and ministers were concentrating on fighting, Japan was in the extremely chaotic Warring States period. The whole country was divided into thirty or forty vassal states. Can run.Japan is such a big country with not much land, and there are frequent eruptions and earthquakes. It is really not a place to stay alone.As a result, many Japanese people who were begging for a living traveled thousands of miles to China for the cause of enriching the Japanese people.

These Japanese people came here uninvited, and they burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of crimes, so there is a saying in the classical Chinese: The Japanese are pirates, and they are Japanese pirates. But bad conduct cannot deny their combat effectiveness, let alone the level of martial arts and tactics of this group of people, just saying that they ran thousands of miles to rob at the risk of falling into the sea to feed fish can fully explain their crimes determination and perseverance. Compared with the Japanese pirates, most of Governor Zhang's men are soldiers from economically developed areas such as Zhejiang and Shandong. They serve as soldiers to make a living. So Zhang Jing decided to transfer wolf soldiers into Zhejiang to fight against Japanese pirates. This decision won him a temporary victory, but it cost him his life forever. Zhang Jing never imagined that just when he was trying his best to mobilize troops and generals, Zhao Wenhua had already designed a trap to kill him. Governor Zhang has been in the officialdom for a long time, and he is not a good guy. Since he took office for more than a year, he has installed his cronies in the local area, and for Zhao Wenhua, he has also arranged special monitoring. In short, the whole Zhejiang has become his territory. However, in such an environment, Zhao Wenhua still found an ally, this person's name is Hu Zongxian. Hu Zongxian, courtesy name Ruzhen, was born in Huizhou and was a Jinshi in the 17th year of Jiajing (1538). Hu Zongxian's examination results were mediocre, but he was lucky. He was not selected as a good scholar, and was assigned to a local county magistrate. Soon after, he was promoted to Yushi because of his excellent annual assessment, and inspected Xuanfu and Datong. The reason why he is said to be lucky is because in the court of the Ming Dynasty, censors were a good job, and their main business was to swear, and they were not afraid of the sky and the earth, and they could swear whoever they wanted. If you get someone, you may be able to have a prosperous official career and soar into the sky. However, Hu Zongxian's job as a censor is a bit special, because the Xuanfu and Datong were the military front lines at that time, and the people who stayed here were all rough men and warriors. . So Hu Zongxian honestly ate dry food there for several years, and this experience finally made him, because it was at that place that this quiet censor began to enter another novel field-the art of war. Hu Zongxian understood the laws of war on the battlefield where blood and blood were flying everywhere, and the horrors of Mongolian cavalry burning, killing and looting, refugees' families being destroyed, and crying and looting also made him understand the cruelty of war.After experiencing the baptism of blood and fire, the nerd who used to chatter and speak the words of saints has become a taciturn pragmatist. Because of his good performance at the border, Hu Zongxian was transferred to Zhejiang to serve as a patrol officer in Zhejiang. It seemed to test his ability. Just before he left here, God arranged a graduation exam for him. At that time, the left guards stationed in Datong suddenly received an order ordering them to immediately transfer to the Yanghe area. Facts have proved that this is a fatal order. Datong is already on the front line, but Yanghe is not only further ahead, but also has extremely difficult conditions. The soldiers have a hard life, and they finally settle down in the local area. But the order had to be carried out, so everyone made a plan and quit making trouble, mutiny! Now the problem is serious, the situation is reported to the Datong General, and a meeting is held to solicit opinions: how to solve this matter, who will solve it? No one answered. Because everyone knows that this is a super scapegoat. This is not a peasant uprising, but a mutiny of soldiers. They are all professional thugs who copy guys. They are unreasonable. If they go to negotiate, they will donate themselves to the country in all likelihood. (The scientific name is Die for the Country). But if left alone, if these people become rebels, they will be in big trouble if they bring the Mongols back to rob them if they know the basics, so the blame will always be blamed. At this time Hu Zongxian stood up and said: I will go. The general was overjoyed and asked: How many people do you want to bring? Hu Zongxian replied: No, I will go alone. After a short period of stunned silence, everyone stood up collectively, walked outside the camp, and enthusiastically bid farewell to the brave Hu Yushi, thanking him for sacrificing himself and fulfilling everyone's spirit of taking the blame. Hu Zongxian is not an idiot, nor does he have the habit of taking the blame. He stepped forward at the critical moment just because he was fully confident. He rode alone to the camp of the mutinous soldiers, and said a few words to the agitated people holding weapons. A miracle happened, and the soldiers stopped making noise and returned to their tents quietly. When everyone saw Hu Zongxian again, they were all very surprised, and eagerly stepped forward to ask what method he used to solve such a difficult matter. Hu Zongxian replied with a relaxed face: Nothing, I just told them that the decree has been cancelled, and they don't have to move. So everyone was dumbfounded again, the relocation was an order from the superior, and the general soldier (equivalent to the commander of the military region) didn't say a word, how dare you talk nonsense?If you fool around today, you might directly rebel in two days! However, Hu Zongxian looked at his terrified colleagues calmly and told them: there is no need to worry. Facts proved Hu Zongxian's prophecy, and soon, the superior issued an order, the previous order was cancelled, and the army was still deployed on the spot. Accurate insight into people's hearts and amazing ability to judge the situation are Hu Zongxian's outstanding talents. In the thirty-three years of Jiajing (1554), the genius Hu Zongxian came to Zhejiang, where he will start his own great career. In fact, in Zhejiang at that time, Hu Zongxian was just a small person because his rank was too low (Zhejiang Tour Press). Although there is only one word difference between the governor and the inspector, there is a big difference in grade. Hu Zongxian is the supervisory censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. He was ordered to inspect Zhejiang and be in charge of supervision and inspection affairs. His grade is only seven grades.And Li Tianchong is the censor of the right capital of the Sipin Metropolitan Procuratorate. He was ordered to governor Zhejiang and was responsible for the management affairs of the entire province of Zhejiang, equivalent to the governor of the province. Zhao Wenhua is a deputy minister after all, the reason why he fell in love with Hu Zongxian at first sight and called him a brother is really because he is too lonely.Under Zhang Jing's shadow, no one is willing to play with him, only Hu Zongxian treats him with courtesy. So he confessed his plan to this new friend and made a good wish. As long as the plan is successful, you will be the new governor of Zhejiang! Zhao Wenhua is a bad guy, an out-and-out bad guy, but a bad guy who can become a deputy ministerial minister shows that he is a capable bad guy. Zhao Shilang's plan is as follows. He is going to sue Zhang Jing for the crime of being afraid of Japanese pirates, taking money from the court, not helping the court, and passively avoiding war. It looks simple, but it is not. Zhang Jing was not a vegetarian. He got the news shortly after Zhao Wenhua wrote the letter, but his reaction was very strange. Because he was absolutely sure that the long-planned operation was about to start, the wolf soldiers were already in place, and all the armies had also arrived, just waiting for his order to launch a general attack. With the help of fierce wolf soldiers, Zhang Jing believes that he will win, and by then, the good news will be the best response to Zhao Wenhua's attack. What looks right is actually wrong. The self-satisfied Zhang Jing did not expect that in this seemingly seamless response, there were two small omissions: he did not really understand the letter of complaint, and more importantly, he underestimated Zhao Shilang's intentions. Level. As a main member of the Strict Party, Zhao Wenhua is not a simple person. In fact, Zhang Jing's upcoming military operation was already in his expectation, but he still dared to write the letter at this time because he had already predicted that the book On the first stage, if Zhang Jing is invincible, there is still a way to survive, and if he wins, he will surely die! In May of the thirty-fourth year of Jiajing (1555), Japanese pirates who were short of money couldn't bear their loneliness and began to attack Jiaxing on a large scale, but they fell into a trap. The opportunity that Zhang Jing had been waiting for for a long time finally came. He immediately mobilized his army to advance by land and water, encountered the enemy at Wangjiangjing, defeated the Japanese pirates, and beheaded more than 1,900 enemies. This was the biggest victory in the southeast since the Japanese Invasion. Zhang Jing was very proud, and immediately wrote down the victory document and sent it to the capital, waiting for the imperial court's reward. Facts have proved that the court's work efficiency is quite high this time. It didn't take long for Zhang Jing to get the reward he deserved, not gold and silver treasures, high-ranking officials and rich salary, but two people, specifically two royal guards. The gift they gave to Governor Zhang was a pair of shining shackles, and then loudly conveyed the congratulatory message from His Majesty the Emperor: "Jing (Zhang Jing) deceived his father to be unfaithful, and ordered him to go to Beijing to interrogate him!" Zhang Jing's head is a little messed up. He obviously won the battle, so why did he become "deceived and disloyal"? Governor Zhang was confused because he didn't know the mystery of Zhao Wenhua's letter. When Jiajing first saw this black material, he didn't care about it at first, until he handed it to a person beside him - Yan Song. Yan Song naturally understood Zhao's son's intentions, and immediately showed his acting skills. After a long time of contemplation, he suddenly changed into an expression of worrying about the country and the people, and began to denounce the tragic situation of the Japanese pirates invading the people, and finally pointed out the theme - support the soldiers to respect themselves , Sitting and watching the Japanese riots were all caused by Zhang Jing. Jiajing became angry, and the consequences were serious. He immediately ordered Zhang Jing to be arrested and returned to Beijing. Soon after the decree was issued, Zhang Jing’s victory report was delivered. It seemed that Zhang Jing was about to pass the customs, but just as Zhao Wenhua expected, Jiajing made a very thoughtless judgment: "Zhang Jing is really hateful, Wen Wenhua is impeached, Fang Yi fights!" Comrade Jiajing, who has been in the rivers and lakes for more than 30 years, is finished like this. After years of tempering, his temper, personality and various political tricks have long been clearly understood by the strict party, and now he can only be played without discussion. Zhang Jing fell, and Li Tianchong was gone. The pair of brothers and sisters went to the execution ground hand in hand and were killed together. Zhao Wenhua fulfilled his promise. Not long after Li Tianchong's death, he took advantage of his relationship in the court to break the rules again and again. In just one month, he directly promoted Hu Zongxian, the seventh-rank grassroots censor, to the fourth-rank Youqian capital censor. Governor of Zhejiang.From a sesame official to a frontier official, his promotion speed is comparable to that of a scud missile. Zhao Wenhua admires Hu Zongxian very much because of Hu Zongxian's outstanding ability and support in adversity.But Hu Zongxian didn't like Zhao Wenhua, because in his eyes, Zhao Wenhua was really nothing. Hu Zongxian is a person with a not simple life experience. He was born in a wealthy family. Sixty years ago, his great-grandfather Hu Fu was a Jinshi in the examination. Hu Zongxian, who was born in a prominent family, was a genius. He was promoted at the age of 22 and a Jinshi at the age of 26. Whether in the local area or in the army, whether in handling government affairs or quelling rebellions, he has shown extraordinary talents. Having been in the political arena for many years, Hu Zongxian knew very well what kind of goods Zhao Wenhua and his godfather were. This group of people did not do enough work, and they were more than enough to punish them. They were really a bunch of rubbish. However, the problem is that the power of the country is in the hands of this group of rubbish. Those who follow it will prosper, and those who go against it will perish. Hu Zongxian is not an idealist, he is very realistic. So when the ignorant Zhao Wenhua came to Zhejiang, and when Zhang Jing and Li Tianchong scoffed at him, he realized the opportunity hidden in it. So he approached Zhao Wenhua, welcomed his arrival, paid him a visit, flattered him, and patiently listened to his boasting, with a flattering smile, despite the contempt and comments of others, although he knew very well that the saliva in front of him was flying all over the place. The person in question is just a combination of a villain and an idiot. For Hu Zongxian, who is of noble birth and has a strong sense of morality, this is a kind of entertainment that makes him extremely disgusting, but he still performs hard. Because in his heart, he has the mission of serving the country and the responsibility of helping the people, because before he accepted the edict and went to Zhejiang, he made such an oath: "I'm going to Zhejiang, I won't fight the Japanese pirates, I won't settle in the southeast, I swear I won't return to Beijing!" Hu Zongxian watched Zhang Jing and Li Tianchong being framed and executed, and then sat on the throne of Zhejiang governor amidst the accusations of everyone, without any shyness or shame. On the contrary, he was very proud. The strict party, which is feared by everyone and has power all over the world, turned out to be so dull. Zhao Wenhua and Yan Song were all played by him, used by him to pave the way for him, and after that, This most powerful political group will become his backing to help him realize his ideals. He has always had a clear conscience. Because all the efforts he has made are not just for his own glory and wealth, because his ideal is called serving the country and saving the people. In Hu Zongxian's view, Zhang Jing's performance was not good enough. Although he dispatched wolf soldiers with powerful combat capabilities, reorganized his military equipment, and raised food and salaries, he always had to be slow in terms of overall planning and combat timing. Only then will Zhao Wenhua have the opportunity to take advantage of it. All in all, a hard worker but lacking in talent. Hu Zongxian believed that he was talented, so he took over the job of his predecessor without hesitation. He believed that he could do a better job than Zhang Jing. Although people all over the world felt sorry for Zhang Jing's innocent killing, for the Japanese pirates, Zhang Jing's death was an out-and-out tragedy, because it turned out that his successor, Hu Zongxian, was a more terrifying enemy . Of course, that was later. Hu Zongxian, who just took office, finally realized the first step of his dream, but before he could catch his breath, an accident happened, which woke him up from his dream. It should be said that Zhang Jing was not the only fierce man, and the governor of Su Song, Cao Bangfu, was also of the same kind. After Wang Jiangjing's victory, he recruited his own troops to defeat the Japanese pirates again.Due to personnel changes, this operation was not approved by the superiors. When Zhao Wenhua knew about it, all the prisoners were brought back. Feeling ashamed, Zhao Wenhua immediately gave Hu Zongxian an order to chase and wipe out the remnants of the enemy immediately. This was an opportunity that Hu Zongxian had been waiting for for a long time. He immediately mobilized four thousand elite soldiers and launched a pursuit battle. Then he sat at home and waited for the good news. Soon, he got the battle report as he wished, which was concise and to the point: fiasco!Urgent help! The losses in this battle were extremely heavy. The so-called "more than a thousand Zong Xianbing died", a total of 4,000 people were killed, and almost half of them died.Unexpectedly, Hu Zongxian hurriedly ordered his lieutenant general Liu Tao to lead the army to reinforce, and soon after the battle report came again-a big defeat. This is not the worst result, the morale boosted Japanese pirates actually turned around and attacked the eastern Zhejiang area again, robbing the area to the bottom, and then left. The painful failure educated Hu Zongxian, and he finally realized that the Japanese pirate rebellion was much more severe than he imagined, and it seemed that there was an extremely powerful force hidden in these bandits. Hu Zongxian's general judgment was not wrong, but he was not clear. If the Japanese pirates were robbers, then they were the most terrifying robbers in history, because many of them were martial arts masters who were proficient in swordsmanship. In historical materials, there is such a well-known battle record: In the thirty-fourth year of Jiajing (1555), more than forty Japanese pirates entered from Pinghu, Zhejiang, marched towards Hangzhou, and fled to Chun'an after looting.This was originally just a robbery incident, and the robbery was just a robbery, and it was not a big deal, but the gang of road blinds didn't know if they had no guides. After traveling for more than half a month, they actually transferred to Nanzhili (now Jiangsu), in Changzhou. , and snatched one near Suzhou, and ran to the city of Nanjing! Finally, under the siege of the army, this group of little thieves was finally wiped out. It is said that more than 3,000 civilian soldiers were killed and injured by them at that time. More than forty people wandered around under the eyes of the Ming Empire for more than a month, robbing them whenever they wanted, and hundreds of thousands of garrisons were helpless. This was not a simple robbery, nor was it a simple military operation, but a serious political incident. event! Forty people dare to go to Nanjing for self-guided tours, and if there are 4,000 people, maybe they dare to go to Beijing to raise funds to build houses (can't beat real estate developers). For a long time, this story has been used to illustrate the decay and lack of combat effectiveness of the Ming army, but many people don't know that there is a thrilling truth hidden behind it. This was an extraordinary robbery, because the more than forty Japanese pirates who participated in this robbery were not ordinary people, they were ronin. The so-called ronin are Japanese samurai who have lost their land. I won’t say much about the samurai group, but many people may not know that even in Japan, samurai are a very rare species. During the Warring States period in Japan, the nominal supreme ruler was the emperor, and the actual controllers were the princes, also known as daimyo, and samurai were the daimyo's subordinates.Even a big prince like Oda Nobunaga has only one or two thousand warriors under him. As members of the samurai group, they have received strict martial arts and physical training since childhood. Most of them have practiced kendo and have mastered the skills of cutting people. None of them are a problem. What's even more frightening is that some of them have also practiced "Yinliu", which is a unique skill in Japanese swordsmanship, which was passed down from the top Japanese master, "Sword Master" Nobuzuna Umizumi. Although there are not many people who practice this kung fu, and not all of them are sword masters, they can be called first-class masters.They were also among the Japanese who came to China to plunder at that time. Evidence shows that in this incident in the 34th year of Jiajing, the more than forty criminals who participated in the robbery were not Japanese farmers who ran away from the boat. They were almost all samurai who lost their land in defeat and could not find work. The evidence is the special weapon they carry with them. In fact, those robbers called Japanese pirates are a veritable multinational force, in addition to the Japanese, there are Spaniards, Portuguese, Chinese coastal fishermen, pirates, etc. In short, everyone is for the same goal (to make a fortune) ) come together. These people also use a variety of weapons. Foreigners in Spain and Portugal generally use muskets or sabers. Fishermen and pirates have no fixed equipment and use whatever they catch. But the reason why this unorganized and undisciplined motley crew has strong combat effectiveness is that there are a group of tenacious Japanese samurai and ronin, and no matter where they fight or who they fight, they will use the same weapon—— Samurai sword. No matter in China or Japan, only samurai or ronin are equipped with samurai swords. In fact, who can carry them and who cannot carry them, and there is no special certification agency to control them. The real reason is that such controlled knives are very expensive. The production of katana swords is very complicated. Many different iron and steel materials are used, which are then heated in a furnace and vigorously beaten by craftsmen. Because this knife is well-made and has a reasonable ratio of iron and steel, it has both toughness and hardness. Whether it is used to chop wood or chop people, it is quite effective. But having a samurai sword is not necessarily a good thing, because even if you can afford it, you may not be able to afford it.Since the knife is made of iron-steel alloy, it is easy to rust, so it has to be taken care of. Every now and then, it is necessary to find someone to sharpen the knife (using a special whetstone, which is very expensive), and to wipe the knife with oil every day (it is said that Be sure to use vegetable oil), which is more troublesome than oiling. It’s just such a thing, not to mention the high price, it has to be maintained every day, and it’s harder to serve than the uncle. No one is willing to toss about this thing except those stubborn Japanese samurai.Not only that, these grandsons valued swords more than their lives. After Japan was defeated in 1945, many officers with samurai backgrounds in the Japanese invaders even applied to the Chinese side, hoping to take away their family-heirloom swords, expressing that they would If not allowed, he would commit seppuku. Not long after, I got a reply: harakiri, keep the knife. Many famous Japanese knives have remained in China, which is why countless Japanese have traveled thousands of miles to buy knives in China with bundles of banknotes. According to historical records, the Japanese pirates in the thirty-fourth year of Jiajing were basically ronin carrying samurai swords, and they were highly skilled in martial arts and flexible. It is conceivable that such more than forty Japanese pirates have combat capabilities. At that time, they were roughly equivalent to more than forty special forces, and most of the soldiers stationed in various places were garrison soldiers with extremely poor combat effectiveness, or militia regiments. Even at the militia level. The militia fights the special forces, and it would be strange if they can win. These robbers don't attack the city, they just run away after robbing. Today, they are armed fugitives. Naturally, it is difficult to round up. That's why there are so-called people who hit the city of Nanjing. Weird thing. This is the true strength of the Japanese pirates. What Hu Zongxian faced was such a group of enemies, sometimes concentrated and sometimes scattered. The large group of Japanese pirates was strong in combat effectiveness and difficult to fight. The small group of Japanese pirates was flexible and unable to fight. They mobilized thousands of troops to round up for dozens of people. , I really can't afford to lose this person, I might as well hang myself. Just when Hu Zongxian was at a loss, a strange armed force appeared, and they formed a militia defense team to encircle and suppress Japanese pirates everywhere.What is even more astonishing is that the ronin Japanese pirates, who once traveled thousands of miles and were unstoppable, were not afraid of even the government army, but they were always wiped out when they encountered them. Because the rogues are certainly masters of swordsmanship, but these brothers are the masters of the masters—the monks of Shaolin Temple. In the 33rd year of Jiajing (1554), Tongzhi Wanbiao, the governor of Nanjing's military governor's office, finally couldn't stand it anymore. Itinerant Japanese pirates haunted him everywhere, which made him burnt out, but there was nothing he could do. After thinking hard, he suddenly had an idea, summoned the abbots of the temples in Hangzhou and Suzhou, and gave them a task. A few days later, a patrol team formed by hundreds of monks from Suzhou and Hangzhou was formally established with only one purpose - to kill Japanese pirates. This group of monks are all carefully selected monks. All of them have practiced martial arts since childhood and are proficient in stick techniques. Their hometowns are also nearby. Stop reading, picked up the stick and went to the battlefield. Facts have proved that Chinese martial arts are indeed extensive and profound. A samurai with a knife can't beat a monk with a stick. No matter what "shady current" or "kendo" you are, just sweep it with a few sticks and get out. The monk defense team achieved good social effects. From the 33rd year of Jiajing (1554) to the 36th year of Jiajing (1557), the team fought Japanese pirates many times in Hangzhou Bay and Songjiang Prefecture (near Shanghai today). , Without a single defeat, the Japanese pirates were frightened. The most violent battle took place in Wengjiagang near Songjiang. At that time, more than a hundred Japanese pirates ran here and bumped into the joint defense team before they started to rob. When he got bald and turned around, he ran away, and the joint defense team chased after him without saying a word, dragging their sticks. Generally speaking, after chasing for a few miles, the job is over, but this gang of monks is more serious, and they chased after them for six days, fighting all the way, until they ran to Jiaxing, and wiped out all the Japanese pirates (it is said that even the family members of the Japanese pirates were also killed. ), and then withdrew the troops and returned to the camp. However, a few monks are not harmful to the overall situation. To solve the Japanese pirates, what Hu Zongxian really needs is the joining of a few heavyweights.