It was already dawn, and everyone was fascinated by what they heard, as if they were still immersed in the battlefield of blood and fire.
The eunuch of the Song Dynasty was still describing the situation of that battle in detail: "Master Wu Jie was heavily armored and was the first Ming army general to wait for the island. At that time, the master held a spear in his hand and shouted to kill the thief. After a moment, the spear Break it. Change the knife, break it, and change it again. The heavy armor on his body was also hacked to pieces by the enemy. After the battle, I counted at least thirty scars."
"Master Wu fought bravely to take the lead, and the morale of our soldiers was greatly boosted. They dared not to die"
Jiajing suddenly shuddered: "Wu Aiqing is hurt" He was very excited and couldn't help but said: "Look, look, this is my Hanlin Academy bachelor, this is the one I appointed. The number one scholar. If someone else has this qualification and is already a distinguished person, they will naturally have to maintain their reputation in the capital. As the saying goes, it is better to be still than to move. After more than ten years, a minister of the Sixth Ministry is stable. Who is willing to lead troops to fight and win? If you lose, you won't be punished and your future will be ruined. Only Wu Aiqing knows that the country is in troubled times and knows that I have been harassed by Japanese pirates from the southeast for many years.
Gao Gong couldn't help but nod: "Wu Jie is indeed a considerate person. His contribution is to the present generation and benefit to the country. I admire him very much."
Jiajing was able to say this in front of so many people, which shows that in his mind, Wu Jie is not only a disciple of the emperor, but also a true confidant and a pillar of the country.
Huang Jin also looked happy. On the other hand, Hu Dashun next to him had a gloomy face, his eyes were full of jealousy and hatred, and he could no longer see the fairy-like appearance he had before.
The eunuch of the Song Dynasty listened to Jiajing and asked. He hurriedly replied: "Long live my lord, I'm not injured at all. Our army's armor is of the highest quality, and the materials and workmanship are very particular. The entire armor is made of fine cooked cowhide, and is fully covered with fine steel. It can be described as invulnerable." It's not an exaggeration. It is said that each piece of armor is worth two hundred taels of silver. Even if General Qi had collected all the gold he had collected this year, it would still be no more than a few thousand pieces. Although Mr. Wu Jie was struck by more than thirty knives, not a single hair was injured. I was just exhausted, my whole body ached, and by the time I ate the next day, I couldn¡¯t even hold the chopsticks steady.¡±
"Haha, good, good!" Jiajing laughed: "Qi Jiguang made good armor. Although this man is a bit greedy for money, he is willing to spend money in war. He does not treat the soldiers badly. I know this."
Huang Jin laughed at the side and said: "Long live my lord, those soldiers are rude and uncivilized. Of course they don't understand the principles of saints. They all love money, and Qi Jiguang is not immune to this vulgarity."
Everyone laughed out loud. The civilian officials of the Ming Dynasty looked down upon the military attach¨¦s. I know these guys are trying to get money from their coffins. However, it is said that civil servants do not love money and military officers are not afraid of death, which will lead to peace in the world. It can be seen that the imperial court also tacitly allowed the military generals to gain some benefits on the battlefield, and had no special requirements for their integrity.
Jiajing walked around the house excitedly for several times: "This battle will wipe out the main force of the Japanese pirates in the southeast, and there are not enough enemies left. It only takes one year, and we can decide in one go."
Eunuch Song: "Yes, that's what the Lord Long Live said. When I returned to the capital to report on my duties, Qi Jiguang and Lord Wu Jie had already led their troops to sweep away several other groups of Japanese pirates entrenched in Fujian."
"Ah, they actually started fighting again?" Jiajing was startled and shouted: "Fujian map."
Huang Jin hurriedly took out a huge map and spread it on the imperial desk.
Eunuch Song stepped forward, pointed at the map and said: "Our Taizhou army took advantage of the opportunity of victory and marched into Niutian and Lindun. Niutian, Lindun and Hengyu are the three major Japanese nests in Fujian. Each of these two places has tens of thousands of Japanese invaders. enemy."
"so much?"
"Don't worry, Long Live Lord. These two groups of Japanese pirates are fake Japanese pirates. Most of them are unemployed refugees and fishermen who are thieves. Their combat effectiveness is extremely low. If nothing goes wrong, they should be defeated by Master Wu and General Qi Jiguang by now.
¡°There are quite a few Japanese bandits in Fujian.¡± Jiajing sighed with relief.
Eunuch Song: "Long live my lord, in addition to these three major groups of Japanese pirates, there is also the Wu Ping Bandit in Meiling, which has gathered more than 10,000 bandits. There are also more than a dozen groups of Japanese bandits in Xianyou, large and small, with thousands of large ones and thousands of small ones." Several hundred. However, there is no need to worry. They are all fake Japanese. If they really go to the battlefield, they will not be difficult to destroy even with a spear. Therefore, after the Battle of Hengyu, no army dared to They are competing on the battlefield with my officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty."
"Even so, even though they are all fake Japanese pirates, we can no longer be careless. Gao Gong, drafted a decree and ordered the Governor of Fujian Tan Lun to fully cooperate with Wu Jie and Qi Jiguang to conquer the Japanese pirates, and to appease the thieves who are willing to surrender."
In order to annihilate the Fujian Japanese pirates in one fell swoop, Jiajing made great determination, and regardless of the many, he directly asked Tan Lun from King Yu, and asked him to go with Wu Jie one after another.??South. And appointed him as the governor of Fujian, single-handedly controlling the military and political power of Fujian.
Tan Lun had led troops in the south before and knew military affairs. He was also the only person available to the court.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Jiajing thought of something else: "In the Battle of Hengyu, what are the losses of our army? If the losses are too great, we have to ask Tan Lun to supplement Wu Jie and Qi Jiguang's losses."
"The so-called battle losses include not only dead and wounded soldiers, but also damaged materials. If the losses are large, the Qi Army's combat effectiveness will be reduced."
Eunuch Song: "Your Majesty, don't worry, our army can be said to have lost no blood in this battle. Only a dozen people were killed and more than thirty wounded. All the equipment and equipment are available."
Jiajing was relieved: "Okay, the soldiers who died in battle must receive generous compensation."
"Long live, they have been buried richly on the island, and the families of each soldier have also received pensions." Speaking of the soldiers who died in the battlefield, Eunuch Song was a little sad: "Under the personal auspices of Mr. Wu Jie, our army held a With a grand funeral, the souls of the fallen soldiers can rest in peace.¡±
Jiajing became interested: "Wu Aiqing has written a memorial text, please read it and listen to it."
Hearing this sentence, everyone also paid attention. In such an earth-shattering battle, the new champion, the first celebrity in the world, and the saint of poetry, but I don't know what kind of magnificent poems he can write.
Even Gao Gong, who was drafting the edict, stopped writing.
"There is no composition." Eunuch Song shook his head.
"How do you say it?" Jiajing asked.
Eunuch Song became excited: "Master Wu said that the front team is a heroic spirit, and we are not qualified to show off our elegance in front of them. Master Wu stood at the grave, raised the cup, and poured the wine on the grave."
"that's all?"
Everyone in the room fell silent.
"that's all."
There were tears in the eyes of the eunuch of the Song Dynasty: "Finally, Mr. Wu shouted to them, 'In the past two hundred years, our dynasty has been the most powerful country in the world. It has surpassed the ancients. It has controlled the northern barbarians, the western barbarians of the southern island, and the Han Dynasty." There is no such thing as the defeat of the Sui Dynasty and Goryeo Dynasty, there is no exchange of thin coins for the generation, and there is no gift of brothers to the enemies of the country. The emperor guards the gate of the country, and the ministers die in the country, all because you and I are hot-blooded men¡ª¡ªthe heroic souls will never die. , I'll take you home!'"