The rise of the poor

Chapter 2090 Military Parade

"Master Zhu, please take a seat and try our local tea from the southern barbarians. Although it is not as good as the famous tea from the Central Plains, it has a unique flavor."

Mrs. Wa invited Zhu Ping'an to the main seat on the platform and did not allow him to refuse. She forced him to sit on the main seat.

Zhu Pingan felt a little ashamed, not because he was ashamed to sit in the main seat, but because his strength was not as good as that of an old lady in her 50s. He wanted to refuse politely but couldn't, and was dragged to the main seat by force. He felt really ashamed.

Mrs. Wa is indeed a female general whose name will go down in history. Even though she was over fifty years old, she could still ride a horse, wield two swords, go into battle, and kill the Japanese.

This physical fitness is really admirable.

"Master Zhu, have some tea. I've brewed twice as much tea for you. Please try it and see how it tastes. This is Longji tea, which is unique to our Tusi. It's not well-known in the outside world, but in our Tusi, even ten kilograms of Longjing tea cannot be exchanged for one or two ounces of good Longji tea."

Without Mrs. Wa's instructions, Cen Dalu had already taken the initiative to pour the tea, holding it in both hands and handing it to Zhu Ping'an attentively.

"You rascal, you drink such strong tea, aren't you afraid of choking Lord Zhu?" Mrs. Wa was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

"Yes, it's really good tea."

Zhu Ping'an took a sip. To be honest, he couldn't tell whether the tea was good or not, but the tea flavor was quite strong.

"Lord Zhu likes it. I will pack all the Longji tea in my grandmother's tent for you later." Cen Dalu said, patting his chest.

"No need to pack it all for me, it's all given to me. What would you like to drink, Madam? A gentleman is not loved by many people. Just bring some back for me to try."

Zhu Ping'an waved his hands, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"It's okay, sir, you don't have to be polite. We still have a lot of Longji tea. You can drink it when you go back." Cen Dalu insisted.

Mrs. Watts

"Master Zhu, you just came today, why are you leaving in a hurry tomorrow?" Mrs. Wa asked Zhu Ping'an in confusion, "Although I don't understand the governor's strategy, my intuition tells me that the war against the Japanese in Takulin is about to begin. Just now, I learned that the Zhejiang soldiers under Master Zhu are rubbing their hands and are eager to fight, why are they leaving tomorrow?"

"I will return to southern Zhejiang to clear out the Japanese pirate Wang Zhi's strongholds along the coast and monitor the Japanese pirates in Ligang."

Zhu Pingan said slowly.

This matter was meant to be done in a high-profile manner and to cause a sensation in the city, so there was no need to conceal it.

"what?!"

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wa couldn't help but exclaimed, looking at Zhu Ping'an in disbelief, and asked, "Master Zhu, are you going to go to war with Wang Zhi? That's Wang Zhi, the largest Japanese pirate force, much larger than the Japanese forces in Tuolin. Now is the time to gather soldiers from Jiangnan to wipe out the Japanese pirates in Tuolin. Master Zhu is going to lead the Zhejiang army to fight Wang Zhi?! If nothing unexpected happens, Master Zhu will be fighting alone for a long time, and it will be difficult for reinforcements to be transferred to support Master Zhu!"

"Strange, just now you Zhejiang Army soldiers said that you brought them here to fight the Japanese pirates in Xuhai, but why did your attitude change after going to the Governor's Office? You want to go to southern Zhejiang to fight Wang Zhi? If you want to fight Wang Zhi, why would you travel so far across mountains and rivers? Are you free?" Cen Dalu scratched his head, a head full of question marks.

"Could it be the order of Governor Zhang?" Mrs. Wa suddenly realized.

"Haha, maybe the Governor-General feels that with our wolf soldiers here, the Japanese pirates in Xuhai can't withstand a single blow."

Cen Dalu laughed and scratched his head.

Mrs. Wa glared at him and did not continue discussing this issue. Politics was too complicated, especially when it involved Zhang Jing. She did not dare and was unwilling to dig into the matter. Some things were better not known.

Mrs. Wa avoided the topic and asked Zhu Ping'an to review the wolf soldiers. "Master Zhu has fought against the Japanese pirates many times and has won many times. You are experienced. My wolf soldiers are about to fight against the Japanese pirates. Please review my wolf soldiers and give more criticism and suggestions."

"I've heard of the mighty wolf soldiers for a long time. Today I got what I wanted. Forget about the criticism. We have fought against the Japanese pirates and accumulated some experience. It's still okay to talk about our experience." Zhu Ping'an gladly accepted and said politely.

"I am leading the troops for you, sir. Please review them."

Cen Dalu rubbed his hands and jumped off the platform impatiently, shouting to gather the wolf soldiers and directing them to deploy their troops.

Soon, a team of two hundred wolf soldiers was gathered and deployed according to their usual combat formation.

The wolf soldiers' formation is very different from the Central Plains Army's formation, and also very different from the Zhejiang Army's formation. The wolf soldiers are composed of seven people in a group, which is very different from the Central Plains Army's formation.

"Roar!"

A group of wolf soldiers shouted, and six of them thrust their spears forward, while a man behind them held a strong knife as if to cut off a head.

"We wolf soldiers are seven people in a group, six of us will attack and stab, and one will cut the level. The merits we get will be shared among the seven of us."

Mrs. Wa explained to Zhu Ping'an on the side.

Zhu Ping'an nodded. It was said in history that Qi Jiguang's Mandarin Duck Formation was based on this formation of the Wolf Soldiers.

"Our Wolf Soldiers have strict military discipline. They would rather die than retreat. 'When a squad encounters an enemy, if there is one man fighting, the whole squad will rush to rescue him. If there is one man killed, the whole squad will be killed.'" Mrs. Wa told Zhu Ping'an about the military discipline of their Wolf Soldiers.

"Well, this is the system of collective responsibility, which is similar to the military discipline of our Zhejiang Army." Zhu Ping'an nodded slightly.

"Your army will also be implicated?" Mrs. Wa was a little surprised.

"In our army, no one is exempt from collective responsibility, from top to bottom. If a subordinate is afraid of death and deserts in battle, his superior will be held accountable for the same crime; if a subordinate officer is afraid of death and deserts in battle, causing the death of his superior, all officers below him will be executed; if a soldier is afraid of death and deserts in battle, causing the death of his squad leader, all soldiers in the squad will be executed; if one person deserts, the whole squad will be punished." Zhu Ping'an briefly explained the Zhejiang Army's collective responsibility system.

Mrs. Wa couldn't help but smack her lips after hearing this. "Your army's collective punishment method is even worse than before."

The wolf soldier formation below has changed again. This time, it shows a field combat method of two people in a group. One wolf soldier holds a gun in front, and one wolf soldier holds a crossbow in the back. The wolf soldier holding the crossbow has a knife in his mouth and holds the crossbow arrows in both hands. After shooting the crossbow arrows at his waist, he hangs the crossbow on his waist, grabs the knife, and fights with the spearman in front.

One after another, the Wolf Soldiers demonstrated their marching, engaging the enemy, fighting in the field, and blocking the enemy, with their morale high.

"Awesome, with high morale, good coordination, and skilled drills. They can be said to be a strong army." Zhu Ping'an nodded in praise after watching.

"Your Excellency is too kind. My wolf soldiers must have some shortcomings. I hope you will point them out." Mrs. Wa shook her head.

"It is difficult to see the shortcomings of the Wolf Soldiers from a military parade. However, I do have a lot of experience in fighting against the Japanese pirates, and I have studied the methods of fighting against the Japanese pirates. There are several things that the Wolf Soldiers need to be more vigilant about."

Zhu Pingan said slowly.

"Please give me some advice, sir." Mrs. Wa said with a fist. (End of this chapter)