After resting in Mufeng Town for a night, Wang Hai arranged the goods and everyone continued to set off on the road./

The destination this time was Ningbo Prefecture. The route was like this. Starting from Mufeng Town, taking a boat to go up the Yao River, reach Shangyu County, then boarding the boat to go along the Tongming River, passing Yin County, and finally reach Ningbo Prefecture. This time, the person Zhengliang was going to meet was in Ningbo Prefecture. In fact, just from the geographical point of view, it was the fastest to land directly on the Zhoushan Islands in Jiaomen Mountain and Daxie Mountain before rushing to Ningbo Prefecture. However, not only were there dense sea brigades there, but there were also many garrisons along the coast. For the sake of safety, Wang Hai chose to land directly in Hangzhou Bay and then return to Ningbo, which was more appropriate. However, Zhengliang thought privately that Wang Hai was not afraid of being caught by the navy on that side, but perhaps more because he was worried that there were too many places to manage along the way. He probably had no profits along the way, so he chose such a slightly tortuous route.

It only takes half an hour to go up the river from Mufeng Town to Shangyu County. Sitting on the boat, Zhengliang really felt the scenery of the water town. Small bridges, flowing water, people... The water town is like a hazy ink painting, simple and quiet. The stone arch bridge is sloping on the clear water, either elegant and unique or exquisite and elegant. The worn carved railings are printed with the traces of time, and are integrated with the charm of the ancient town. Sitting on the boat, let the cool river water flow from your fingers, cool into your heart. The clear water is filled with clear water, and the wooden boat is built by the water, connected by water. Walking on the ancient town, far away from the hustle and bustle of the city, let the sun flow quietly on your skin, and let the poetry dance and fly in your heart. Feeling everything in front of you, Zhengliang couldn't help but think of a poem describing the scenery of the water town:

The mountains are the same at night, and the fog in the lake is flat.

Cold clouds are low in the pavilion, and the festival is quiet and offering sorrow.

The bamboo and cypress are firmly standing, and the pupats are hard to stop.

You can understand your strength when you are thin and you can help you travel with peace of mind.

At noon, the fleet landed at a dock. Shangyu County was not far from the shore. If you walked down the river, you would turn to Tongming River. When you arrived there, you would soon turn to the mountain road and walk. Because there was a Wang Hai selling point in Shangyu County, the fleet paused and repaired at the dock.

Zhengliang stood on the boat and looked at the gate of Shangyu County not far away. He couldn't help but think of its origin, or the humiliating records about it. According to historical records, in 1555 AD (the 34th year of Jiajing, that is, fifteen years later). In southern China, a war-less story that was rare in history, which was enough to make the Ming Dynasty ashamed: a group of Japanese pirates with only 53 people plundered Zhejiang, Anhui, and Jiangsu provinces, captured more than 20 prefectures and counties such as Hangzhou, Yan, Hui, Ning, and Taiping, and approached the city of Liudu./The Japanese pirates went thousands of miles and killed and killed four or five thousand officers and soldiers. It took more than 80 ri to be surrounded and annihilated by the Ming army, which had an absolute advantage.

It turned out that this Japanese pirate from Riben landed in Shangyu County, Shaoxing, Zhejiang on June 7, 1555, which was what Zhengliang saw now. After they got ashore, they ran all the way, attacked small county towns, and fought against officers and soldiers. They suddenly invaded Kuaiji County, robbed Hangzhou, and scattered She County in Huizhou, and went to Jixi and Jingde, slaughtered Jing County, went to Nanling, and Wuhu. Burned the south bank, went to Taiping Prefecture, attacked Jiangning Town, and went straight to Nanjing. Among them, in the Battle of Nanling, Wuhu County Magistrate Chen Yidao and his son led the "Wuhu Xiaojian" to fight alone, and all died in battle. In the Battle of Jiangning Town, the Ming army commanded Zhu Xiang, and Jiang Sheng led the crowd to resist, but they could not resist. In the end, Zhu Xiang was killed in battle, Jiang Sheng was injured, and more than 300 officers and soldiers died.

It is incredible that after this Japanese pirate team of only 53 people rushed to Nanjing, it began a jaw-dropping battle of siege. Nanjing was suddenly attacked, and the city was naturally full of riots. The Nanjing Ministry of War Shang Zhang Shiche hurriedly ordered the city gate to be closed and ordered citizens to bring their own food and equipment to the city to guard the city. Regarding the details of this battle, He Liangjun, a literati of the then Confucius Institute in Nanjing, recorded in his notes: "The thief is only 72 people. Nanjing soldiers faced him for two battles, killing the commander-in-chief of the two soldiers, and the soldiers were killed by hundreds of soldiers.

These seventy-two people left without leaving. The thirteen gates of Nanjing were closed, and the people in the city all pointed the upper city. The elders and subordinates in the hall guarded each gate. Even though the bandits retreated, they dared not to be strict. The defense of the capital was not uncommon. The guards of the capital were closely linked. The soldiers rushed to the road with their enemies. The soldiers asked for 80,000 grain per month, which was the present. Now they were 72 thugs who blocked the gate, and that is, Zhang Huang, wouldn't they be humiliated by the court?" The Japanese pirates started attacking from Ande Gate, and the defenders attacked them with muskets from the city. Seeing that they could not conquer Nanjing, these Japanese pirates headed toward Zhuling Pass.

Whenever I think of this, Zhengliang felt incredible. Just imagine that Nanjing was the capital of the Ming Dynasty. The city was strong and the walls were thick, and the troops guarding the city were less than 10,000. The Ming army in the surrounding guards was not ignored. This only 53 Japanese pirate army dared to launch an unscrupulous attack on the city. It was really shocking and funny. What was shocking was that they were indeed arrogant and regarded the Ming Dynasty as a "paper tiger" and vulnerable; what was funny was that they were indeed bold and acted extremely arrogant.

The arrogant Japanese pirates were eventually wiped out. On August 13, the Japanese pirates, chased by officers and soldiers, crossed Wujin County and arrived at Huishan Temple in Wuxi, and ran for more than 180 miles a day and night. "The thief was exhausted and Dingwangting Pavilion, and then went to Hushu Pass." At Hushu Pass, Susong Governor Cao Bangfu and Deputy Envoy Wang Chonggu led thousands of officers and soldiers to lay a net of heaven and earth on the land and on the Taihu Lake. As a result, the official army in Wulin Temple captured and killed twenty-seven people, and the remaining Japanese pirates fled to the horse bridge in Hengjing and hid in a civilian house.

The Japanese pirates could not resist the attack with fire, and after running for a long distance, they were scattered in the fields. When the leader of the official army saw the "grass dew moves slightly" in the fields, he asked his subordinates to shout in unison: "The thieves hide in the fields!" The Japanese pirates, who were full of plants and trees, were frightened and rushed out, and were all captured and killed, but no one escaped. Although the ending was that the Japanese pirates were completely wiped out, the Japanese pirates' achievements were: they ran rampant in three provinces, killing and killing four or five thousand officers and soldiers, including a censor, a county magistrate, two commanders, and two generals.

Why were the Japanese pirates so rampant? Zhengliang looked at Shangyu County, which was prosperous in the distance and pondered. The incompetence and inaction of the Ming Dynasty's army was not only due to the army, but also other factors, but also due to the loss of people's hearts.

First of all, the concept of military construction is incorrect. The military service system implemented in the Ming Dynasty was a hereditary system of military households created by Zhu Yuanzhang. The soldiers were organized in garrisons, and the land was protected during the war. During the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the total number of soldiers was as high as 1.8 million. If such a huge army could not be self-sufficient, it would be impossible to rely solely on the support of the people. Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang adopted the hereditary system of military households to ensure that the army was peaceful and amphibious. In theory, this method did play a positive role at that time. Therefore, Zhu

Yuanzhang once proudly declared: "I raise a million soldiers. It doesn't cost the people a grain of rice." But the result was only to feed millions of farmers in collective farms. In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the military army of the garrison was no different from ordinary farmers and had no combat power. It is undeniable that the combat power of the army would definitely reduce training time and weaken professional strength due to military farming. Once a war broke out, even the Ming army with good equipment and distinctive armor could not defeat the Japanese pirates with backward equipment and "bare ass". It was famous in the Ming Dynasty.

The painter Qiu Ying painted a realistic work "The Scroll of Japanese Pirates". Because Qiu Ying experienced the troubles of Japanese pirates, his image of Japanese pirates was vividly described: his hair was shaved into a half-moon shape, his upper body was wearing a single garment, his lower body was only wearing a crotch, barefoot, holding a long spear, bow arrow and ri knife. The strong visual contrast with the Japanese pirates with a close butt was that all the Ming soldiers on the scroll were distinctly armored and had a strict lineup. It is a pity that many facts in the middle and late Ming dynasties proved that the seemingly powerful Ming army was not at all.

It was the opponent of the Japanese pirates. For example: During the Jiajing period, a group of Japanese pirates landed near Zhoushan and Xiangshan, invaded Wenzhou and Taizhou, defeated the government army, and captured Huangyan County; a group of Japanese pirates surrounded Taicang County. They plundered Pinghu, Haiyan, and Haining, and killed hundreds of official troops; a group of 300 Japanese pirates. They defeated the Ming army's deputy general Tang Kekuan on Chongming Island, disturbed Shanghai and Jiaxing; a group of Japanese pirates attacked Jiaxing. They defeated the general Lu Tong, and the Ming army suffered more than a thousand casualties, and then plundered Haining, Yangzhou, and Taizhou, and killed countless official troops...

Secondly, it is **. In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, with some incompetent and unvirtuous kings ascended the throne, the official atmosphere gradually degenerated, and coupled with the social atmosphere of emphasizing culture and neglecting military forces, bad phenomena appeared within the army without exception. If the army was a huge machine, it was already full of holes and was not functioning. For example, it is common for generals to deduct military pay, and there are many soldiers who were overwhelmed, which made the large number of military households common. By the Jiajing period, the escape rate of military households was already scary, and a large number of military offices were useless, and some of them were only a few people left. Even the Liaodong, Shandong, Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong garrisons on the coastal front were only left.

What's more, the quality of the generals and soldiers is that because they have been in peace for a long time, the quality of the generals and soldiers is amazingly poor. Some hereditary generals can't even ride horses and can't even figure out the flags. They usually drink with their colleagues and brag about it. Even if they are doing their duty, the soldiers are even less combat-effective, busy farming and willing to receive wages, they just don't know how to fight. After going to battle, they will collapse. Zhang Huan, a front-line official, once wrote a memorial to the emperor, and described the front-line officer in pain in this way: "Going to battle is like a joke. The general has no orders, and the soldiers are undisciplined. They often fire the fire from a distance between the enemy, and after firing arrows, they will be done. They escape at the last minute, and countless people will kill the people and repay the merits." Isn't this kind of situation the root of investors?

Finally, the maritime ban policy lost the hearts of the people. Originally, the Ming Dynasty formulated a strict maritime ban policy in the hope that it could play a decisive role in consolidation of coastal defense. However, since the direct object of the maritime ban policy was the vast majority of ministers rather than the anti-Ming forces at sea, it not only could not become an effective means of coastal defense, but even intensified some contradictions in coastal areas. When the people in coastal areas lived on the sea, lived on the sea, engaged in fishery production, or engaged in maritime trade, became the main source of their livelihood, the promulgation and implementation of the maritime ban policy of "no incoming to sea" was obviously contrary to public opinion. This practice is not only a closed-door approach and arrogance, but also blocked the normal way for people to make a living in the coastal areas. How can we not lose the hearts of the people?

Therefore, when those Japanese pirates who came from the sea or even on land appeared, they had the advantage of the right time and place, and were like fish in water. The official army representing the righteous army was unpopular and difficult to move forward. What caused the people to turn a blind eye to Japanese pirates and even some people to support Japanese pirates? With a little analysis, it is not difficult to see that on the surface, the people's awareness seems to be low, and the people's national awareness is not strong, but in essence, the root cause lies in themselves in the Ming Dynasty.

Those who lose the people's hearts lose the world are truths that have been proven countless times by history throughout history. But what can we do if we know the root of the source? The Ming Dynasty gradually entered the situation of corrupt scholars in power, and it was not something that we could turn around by ourselves. Even if we raise our arms and shout, it was just a joke.

Holding the boat's side with both hands, looking forward, I saw everything around me seemed peaceful and prosperous. Who could have thought that in a few years, this place would be in dire straits?

"Hu", Zhengliang took a deep breath. With his own ability, he could not change the pattern of the Ming Dynasty. However, at least, he had the opportunity to stop the Japanese pirates from spreading into disaster. Everything started with the ribian. I think that without the assistance of the real japanese in the future, these "fake japanese" along the coast would not be so arrogant? (To be continued, please search for astronomy, the novel is better and faster!
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