Optimus One Pillar of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 214 Chapter [-] The reputation of Wang Shatou

The pirates rushed to the island in groups, naturally Wang Daoqiu would not waste any more ammunition at this time.So he ordered the troops to lead with [-] Japanese death squads, followed by the Dengzhou Marine Corps, and then the crossbowmen and musketeers.

The pirates completely abandoned the beachhead, the landing battle went extremely smoothly, and the official army quickly occupied the port and various highlands around the port.

After occupying the port, Ouyang Junqing came to ask Wang Daoqiu for instructions whether to allow the troops to advance into the island.Wang Daoqiu didn't want to fight guerrilla warfare with the pirates. After all, the Japanese death squads under him who were responsible for killing people were all rented by him from the princes of various places in the Japanese country. If they died, they would have to pay for them.

Yes, Wang Daoqiu developed the various princes of the Japanese country into his own suppliers in order to make profits, and he became the customer that the supplier tried his best to fawn over.Therefore, he gave up the cheap direct recruitment of mercenaries in Japan, and instead let those Japanese princes serve as labor service companies.Use these Japanese mercenaries to serve themselves in the form of labor dispatch for future generations.

The cost of this kind of employment model is higher than direct recruitment, but the benefits are also obvious.The first is to rent people to Wang Daoqiu to make money. The princes of the Japanese kingdom will definitely compete to curry favor with Wang Daoqiu, and choose the most capable warriors to Wang Daoqiu, hoping that Wang Daoqiu can take care of their next business.

Secondly, doing so can guarantee the loyalty of the Japanese mercenaries.After all, fundamentally speaking, the bosses of these Japanese mercenaries are the princes of the Japanese country, and Wang Daoqiu is just a customer.Therefore, if they dared to disobey Wang Daoqiu's command or betray Wang Daoqiu, then there was no need for Wang Daoqiu to act.

Therefore, based on the above two considerations, Wang Daoqiu chose the method of labor dispatch rather than recruiting Japanese mercenaries directly himself.

Because these Japanese mercenaries were rented and it was their first cooperation, Wang Daoqiu did not want these Japanese mercenaries to suffer too many casualties.Therefore, after occupying the beachhead, Wang Daoqiu ordered Ouyang Junqing to lead troops to occupy the villages and traffic arteries on the island, but not to go deep into the mountains and forests on the island.

After arranging these things, Wang Daoqiu thought about it and still felt that it was not safe enough, so he ordered Ouyang Junqing: "After entering the island, catch more prisoners and ask them to point out where there is fresh water on the island. The army controls those big ones. water sources, and leave the small springs and creeks to the pirates. I don't believe that there is only enough water for a few hundred people, and now there are thousands of people waiting to drink, and they will not fight themselves."

The desire for survival is human instinct. Wang Daoqiu's move forced the pirates to use knives to fight for the right to survive with their comrades. It was too poisonous.After hearing this, Ouyang Junqing was also convinced, so he immediately flattered: "Being kind is wise, and survival is human instinct. Besides, these pirates belong to various forces in Fujian and Zhejiang. They are not a family, and everyone can do it." It takes less than a word to control the bandits. In order for the bandits to have water to drink and survive, they will definitely fight against each other. "

"Well, okay, just understand. Let's go do the work and be careful to prevent pirates from attacking at night."

"Well, when it gets dark, the general will order all the soldiers to stick to the camps and not go out. In addition, outside the camps, mines invented by the criminals have been planted. As long as the pirates dare to attack at night, we will let them They were lying in front of the camp.”

"Okay, your arrangement like this is very good. You need to appease the soldiers and let them not be in a hurry, just keep the camp well. As long as the fresh water and food on the island are under control. I don't believe that the pirates were in a hurry just now, they can bring How much food do they need to travel? Without water or food, I think they can survive for a few days in the mountains and forests."

"Here"

After hearing Wang Daoqiu's clever plan to calm the world, Ouyang Junqing felt confident in his heart. He said "hey" and went down to arrange it.

After Wang Daoqiu arranged the military arrangements on the island for Ouyang Junqing, he himself took a boat five miles away from the coastline.He was afraid of death, and he didn't want to be carried out a "decapitation operation" by pirates who were familiar with the terrain and let the other side come back.Therefore, he made a sensible choice and led the fleet to keep a safe enough distance from the coastline.

Wang Daoqiu's caution allowed the Ming army to save effort, but it also teased the pirate leaders who were in the mountains and forests, eagerly waiting for the officers and soldiers to enter the mountains and forests for hand-to-hand combat.

Taking advantage of the cover of the mountains and forests, the pirate leaders who were observing in the dark saw the Ming army camped everywhere and had no intention of attacking.One of the thieves couldn't help but turned to their current backbone, Baldy Li, the leader of the Fujian pirates, and asked anxiously: "Master Li, judging from the attitude of the army, they have no intention of entering the forest to suppress us. , They are trying to trap us to death! What should we do? In the rush just now, we didn’t bring much food out, and there isn’t much fresh water in the mountains and forests, so we can’t support thousands of people like us.”

No food or water!If the officers and soldiers really trapped them in the mountains and forests of this island with their sharp firearms and powerful crossbows, these thousands of them would not be able to survive for a few days.Thinking about this serious survival problem, Baldy Li didn't know how to solve it for a while.

Just when Baldy Li was at a loss what to do, Wang Zhi, the chief shopkeeper of the Huizhou thieves, told him even worse news.

Wang Zhi said: "Master Li, everyone, we are in big trouble this time. Everyone knows that I, Wang Zhi, have been living in the Japanese country for a long time, selling the matchlock guns of the Fo Langji people to the Japanese princes. I also I am a brother with Matsuura Takanobu, the Satsuma clan of Japan. So not only can I speak the Japanese language, but I also know most of the Japanese feudal clans and some of their retainers."

"I don't know if you leaders have noticed that although these Ming troops who entered the island are all wearing the Ming army's standard Yuanyang war robes and carrying the flag of the Ming army, many of them are holding Japanese swords. To be honest with you, Master, I was curious just now, so I changed into the mandarin duck uniform of the Ming army, and approached the Ming army camp to observe. It didn't matter at this glance, but I was shocked when I saw it, because among the Ming army, I saw the Japanese army. Shogun Mori's personal samurai, Yoshino Koji."

"I was even more curious when I saw that the personal warrior of the Japanese general would appear in the Ming army. So I quietly approached Yoshino Koji and greeted him in a low voice. Fortunately, I had gone to the Japanese general Maori before. When I was doing business there, I gave this Yoshino Koji a lot of pocket money, and he still knows me now. So when he saw me, he also took advantage of the Ming army not paying attention, and quietly approached me. Everyone in charge, you know that Yoshino Koji, Did he just tell me something? It would scare you to death if he told me."

At this point, Wang Zhi started to show off, but seeing that Wang Zhi was already at this time, he still tried to show off.The other thieves had to look at the owner before beating the dog, so they couldn't reprimand Wang Zhi directly, so they all looked dissatisfied at Wang Zhi's boss Xu Dong.

Being looked at with dissatisfied eyes by so many thieves, Xu Dong naturally knew what these thieves meant.So he glared at Wang Zhi angrily and scolded: "How long has it been, and you are still showing off? If you have something to say, say it quickly, and if you have anything to say, let it go."

"Yes, yes, yes." Seeing that his boss was angry, Wang Zhi quickly gave in and continued: "That Yoshino Koji told me that the person who came to suppress us this time is the six-year-old Wang Shatou from the imperial court."

"What? Wang Shatou! Why is that God of Death here? It's over, it's over, what should we do?"

"Yes, yes! That bitch Wang Shatou is ruthless and kills people without blinking an eye. Not to mention that he slaughtered hundreds of thousands of White Lotus Sect in Shandong, but also the Ming Dynasty vassal king, Nade King, Heng King, Qin King, these three kings in the world Everyone knows that they were all killed by Wang Shatou and his whole family. It's over, Wang Shatou will also kill us all, what will we do?"

"Masters, I don't think things are that bad after all. Speaking of which, Wang Shatou can be regarded as the leading hero of our Ming Dynasty. He is very brave. Moreover, he is very cruel to those feudal kings, local tyrants and evil gentry, and the military leaders of the guards, but He is still very good to the common people. Let’s just say that in our Ming Dynasty, where are the common people who don’t want their king to shave their heads and go to their place to have their heads shaved?”

"Come on, you are stupid, aren't you! That Wang Shatou is good to the common people, and he vents his anger for the poor. But are you a common people, are you a poor person? You and I are both pirates, and we are going to fall into Wang Shatou's hands. That’s the same fate as the Shandong White Lotus cultists.”

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After hearing what Wang Zhi said, the person who came to suppress them this time was Wang Shatou, who was Liuyuan Jidi and had a reputation for evil.The thieves were so frightened that their legs were shaking and their mouths were full of despair.

(End of this chapter)