prosperous age

Chapter 69
The army is stationed in Zhenjiang and Taicang, but Songjiang Mansion is near the sea.

The connection between Songjiang Mansion and Zhejiang Province is the place of defense of Jinshan Guard, and then the coast of Zhejiang starts from Jiaxing, followed by Hangzhou, Shaoxing, Ningbo, and Wenzhou.

Wu Dong was not stupid, so he quickly noticed Songjiang Mansion.

There is Jinshanwei in the south of Songjiang Mansion, but most of Songjiang Mansion is directly facing the sea. Obviously, there are loopholes in the defense of such a small number of troops.

"Here in Songjiang, why did you gather troops in Taicang? Instead of stationing in Shanghai County?"

Wu Dong immediately noticed that there was a problem with the layout of the Nanjing Military Department. He had only heard the place names before, but the Qianhusuo did not have a map, which allowed him to see the locations of the southeast coastal areas, so he had no idea when he heard these deployments. nothing.

But it is different now. According to the map, it is easy to find that there is a military blank area near Songjiang Mansion.

Why is this happening?

Zhang Hongfu also noticed it, but he didn't take it seriously.

In his eyes, the coast has been protected airtight by guards, how dare Japanese pirates come?

Even the Songjiang mansion that Wu Dong pointed out actually has an army in his opinion. Didn't he see that Jinshanwei is just south of Songjiang mansion?

"Over there in Nanjing, I don't think so"

Wei Guangde had some guesses in his heart, and couldn't help but stop after half a sentence.

This is Zhang Shigui who is taking the exams for Wu Dong and Zhang Hongfu, what is he talking about?

But it was still too late, Wei Guangde's half sentence reminded Wu Dong, he said without hesitation: "Lead the snake out of the hole?"

Zhang Shigui glanced at his son, he really didn't live up to it, he was cynical all day long, and he and his second brother didn't learn the shrewdness at all.

"The result of the discussion over there is also the same, and it has also been acquiesced by Mr. Xu."

Zhang Shigui glanced at Wei Guangde and Wu Dong, nodded and smiled, "Master Zhang thinks that Japanese pirates are not easy to encircle and suppress at sea, so we can only try to lure them ashore.

Songjiang Mansion, that place is rich, and it is a good target for Japanese pirates to plunder. As soon as the Japanese pirates landed, Jinshanwei and Taicang guards immediately dispatched to drag them out, and the Zhenjiang army could arrive at the battlefield in two days along the river. Wings cannot escape. "

Hearing this, Wei Guangde lightly tapped the location of Zhenjiang with his finger, and then gestured along the winding waterway of the Yangtze River to the mouth of the sea. There is a small dot here, marked as Shanghai County.

"How far is this way?"

Although he gestured, Wei Guangde couldn't figure out how far the waterway was.

"About five hundred miles."

Zhang Shigui said casually.

Wei Guangde nodded, and estimated that even if it takes two days or less to three days, it should be about the same. The strategic intention is very clear, and it depends on whether people will take the bait, and whether Jinshanwei and Taicang's troops can delay the Japanese pirates.

"Who is this Lord Zhang? He looks like a good soldier."

Wu Dong asked curiously.

He hasn't entered the officialdom yet, and now he is only familiar with people from Jiujiangwei, and he is not familiar with Nanjing.

"Zhang Jing, the censor of the right capital, turned out to be the left servant of the Ministry of War. He recently arrived in Nanjing. There is news that he may be the Minister of the Ministry of War. However, the news from Mr. Xu may be the Minister of the Ministry of Household. Want to be greedy for a few more years.

But it’s not good to say, after all, this time the Japanese pirates are coming aggressively. If the Japanese pirates can’t be knocked out this time, it is estimated that the Minister of the Ministry of War will not be able to continue. The Beijinger will not let Jiangnan be disturbed by the Japanese pirates. "

Zhang Shigui introduced.

"The one transferred from above to exterminate the Japanese pirates?"

Wu Dong asked in surprise.

"It should be assigned. If you can't compete with others in Beijing, you can only come to Nanjing. After all, the officials have reached that position, but no one has moved."

Zhang Shigui smiled and said, "Also, he has military exploits and has led the army. It's no coincidence that such a big event happened. It is said that he was in charge."

Looking at the densely packed little red dots representing the Guards Army along the coast of Zhejiang, Wei Guangde also felt that Zhejiang should be foolproof. There are tens of thousands of Japanese pirates, and it is estimated that they can only rob Songjiang. fight.

But this doesn't seem to be a good thing, and my father will really be sent to the battlefield by then.

"Is there a big chance of winning?"

Wei Guangde asked in a low voice.

Zhang Shigui glanced at Wei Guangde, laughed and said, "Don't worry, more than 10,000 horses in Zhenjiang have been practicing for a month, and the supply of food and grass is also sufficient. If we really match up, we should be able to handle it.

In fact, the people over there would rather go to fight the Japanese pirates at this time than go to the north to meet the Tartars. They are cavalry, so they can't fight. "

After putting away the map, several people continued to drink, and the atmosphere became more relaxed. After all, the family members were all in the army, surrounded by a large army, so it was safe and sound.

After the banquet, Wei Guangde went to meet them at the appointed time and place early the next morning. Under the leadership of Wu Dong, he completed registration at the Jiujiang magistrate's yamen, received their number plates and waited for the government examination in a few days.

It was similar to the registration for the county examination, except that an extra janitor was added as a guarantor, and Wei Guangde, the guaranty document, was also brought along.

During the few days before the examination, Jiujiang Mansion received two more news from Zhenjiang. It seemed that everything was calm, and no Japanese pirates had been found to have taken any action.

Naturally, Wei Guangde would not think too much about it, the most important thing right now is to deal with the government examination, as long as he knows that his father is safe.

Wei Guangde estimated that the family is actually the most nervous, not only nervous about his government examination, but also worried about the safety of Zhenjiang.

Now that cousin Wu Dong has come to Jiujiang, in fact, his eldest brother Wei Wencai has no source of news.

A few days passed by, and it was time for the government examination.

In the past few days, that is to say, in the first two days, Wei Guangde still got together with his classmates and candidates from Pengze County. Of course, it was mainly because of the connections between Zeng Yuanshu and Zeng Yuanrui. .

Of course, among the candidates invited, candidates with a good relationship with the Zhang family will definitely not be invited. After all, it is well known that the relationship between the two families is not good. If you invite them together to fight poetry or fight.

On the day of the exam, Wei Guangde still got up early, and Zhang Hongfu woke up early as well, saying that he and Wu Dong would go to the exam together.

With a few strong servants, it was exactly the same as the last time I participated in the county examination. At the beginning, there was still a bustling crowd going to the examination room. Naturally, these people were not needed. Outside the examination room, there were already many prefectural government servants and soldiers around. Standing guard at nearby street intersections to maintain order, their role is also reflected at this time.

For these scholars, this group of servants is real, they easily pushed them aside, and then walked out of the examination room in a big way, protecting Wei Guangde.

After all, it is a government examination, and the financial revenue of Jiujiang Prefecture is also good. There are special examination rooms for candidates to take the examination.

I also heard from Wu Dong and Zhang Hongfu before that the Jiujiang Prefecture Examination Institute was built according to the standards of the Gongyuan. Although it is small, there are not so many candidates to take the exam. Field test.

(End of this chapter)