The rise of the poor

Chapter 2173 Mao Haifeng obeys orders

After Zhu Ping'an saw Wang Zhi off, he ordered people to closely monitor the Japanese pirate camp across the river to see whether Wang Zhi abided by the agreement and to guard against the Japanese pirates led by Wang Zhi suddenly turning against him unexpectedly, so as to avoid a setback.

Generally speaking, two armies will inevitably relax their vigilance right after they reach a verbal alliance. If one side takes advantage of the other side's relaxed vigilance and suddenly turns against the other and attacks, there is a great possibility that they will catch the other side by surprise and succeed in one fell swoop.

If he led his troops to attack the Japanese pirate camp on the other side of the river at this moment, he would most likely succeed in one fell swoop, and he might even be able to kill Wang Zhi in the chaos.

However, the problem is that solving Wang Zhi's problem is not conducive to solving the Japanese invasion in Jiangnan. Historically, after Wang Zhi was executed, the Japanese invasion became even more rampant because there was no one to control it, and the scale and destruction were even greater than before!

Wang Zhi cannot die.

In addition, the gunpowder in their army was almost exhausted, and many firearms needed repair and maintenance, which was not enough to support a major war. The battle was not over yet, and 90% of the Zhejiang Army's fire guns were used as fire sticks.

However, you should not have the intention to harm others, but you must be on guard against others!

Zhu Ping'an must be careful of Wang Zhi.

Fortunately, the night passed peacefully and there was no unusual movement in the Japanese pirate camp.

The next morning, the Zhejiang army cooked and finished their breakfast. Then they saw movement in the Japanese pirate camp on the other side of the river.

The Japanese pirates began to move out of camp. After nearly two hours of chaotic movement, the Japanese pirate army finally moved out in a disorderly manner, leaving behind more than 300 tents. Based on the calculation that ten people slept in one tent, there were about 3,000 Japanese pirates left.

Needless to say, these remaining Japanese pirates were Mao Haifeng and his subordinates.

Shortly after the Japanese pirate army broke camp, Mao Haifeng came to the Zhejiang army camp with two personal guards.

"Chief, are we just the three of us going to their camp? It feels like we are throwing meat buns at a dog, and we will never come back."

A personal guard shrank his neck and said with some concern.

"What are you afraid of? We are now allied with the Zhejiang Army. We are allies, not enemies anymore. What are you afraid of?"

Mao Haifeng kicked him in annoyance and scolded him with a smile.

"My life is of no use, but you, Chief, are the king's adopted son. According to official terms, you are the crown prince of our Song State. You cannot afford to make any mistakes." The Japanese pirate's personal guard said with a grin after being kicked.

"If you keep talking nonsense, I won't just kick you! What prince! My foster father has a biological son! The foundation of our Song Kingdom will of course be inherited by the king's biological son. I will assist the king's biological son in the future! If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will kill you with a knife to prevent people from spreading gossip and affecting the king's trust in me and the relationship between me and the king's biological son! Did you hear me clearly?!"

Mao Haifeng glared at him hard and threatened viciously!

"I heard it clearly, I heard it clearly. But our king's biological son is only a little old. Can he shoulder the burden of our Song Dynasty?! In history, most of the times when little princes succeeded to the throne, the country was destroyed!"

The Japanese pirate who was the imperial guard shrank his neck and muttered softly.

"What are you mumbling about?! Our king is strong and healthy, and he will live a hundred years. There is plenty of time for him to bring up the little prince to be independent! Moreover, I, as his elder brother, will assist him well! Stop talking about these nonsense, or don't blame me for being ruthless with my sword!" This time, Mao Haifeng hit the guard hard with the scabbard, glared at him with a stern look, and taught him a lesson.

"Yes, yes, Chief, I promise I won't say it again." The guard was honest now, "I just feel sorry for you, Chief."

"What the hell are you complaining about for me? The king has been very kind to me. If you tried someone else, the king would have chopped him up and fed him to the dogs. As for me, I'm not in any trouble!"

Mao Haifeng hit him on the head in annoyance.

"That's true," the guard nodded.

"So, don't say these nonsense in the future. Not only are they useless, but they also cause trouble for me. Do you understand?"

Mao Haifeng said seriously.

"I understand, leader." The guard nodded vigorously.

"Let's go and pay our respects to Lord Zhu and see if we can get some food. The camp is running low on food and grass."

Mao Haifeng took the lead and strode forward, saying as he walked, "By the way, let's try to see if the token Zhu Pingan gave me works."

Soon, Mao Haifeng and his two companions arrived at the gate of the Zhejiang Army camp.

"Stop, this is a military camp and you are not allowed to trespass!" The Zhejiang Army soldiers on duty at the gate stopped the three people.

"I'm Mao Haifeng. I have a token given by your Lord Zhu. It says that with this token, you can go anywhere. Is that right?"

Mao Haifeng walked forward leisurely, took out the token given to him by Zhu Pingan from his arms, and showed it to the guard at the gate.

"Yes, please come in, I will take you to see the master."

After the guard at the gate confirmed that the token in Mao Haifeng's hand was correct, he opened the gate and let Mao Haifeng and the other three enter the camp.

Of course, they were not allowed to move around freely in the camp. Instead, they sent someone to report to Zhu Ping'an and took Mao Haifeng and the other three to see Zhu Ping'an.

"Look at their camp, it's well-organized and heavily guarded. Compared to them, our camp is in chaos, just like a big market. We can't blame ourselves for the defeat the day before yesterday. If we don't lose, who will?"

Mao Haifeng followed the gate guard into the Zhejiang Army camp. Seeing that the camp was well-organized and heavily guarded, he couldn't help but feel moved.

When Mao Haifeng was halfway along with the gate guard, he found that Zhu Ping'an was already striding towards them with Liu Dadao and others.

"Hahahaha, General Mao is here, please come in quickly. With General Mao staying to lend a hand, I don't have to worry about not getting rid of the Japanese pirate strongholds along the coast."

Zhu Ping'an laughed loudly and walked over quickly.

Mao Haifeng was a little surprised to see Zhu Ping'an coming out of the tent to greet him. He felt very happy to be valued like that.

"I'm worried that Lord Zhu would look down on me, a defeated general." Mao Haifeng also quickly stepped forward and said with a smile.

"How could that be? Our army also won a narrow victory the day before yesterday, and I had planned to win the battle. If our army and I were to fight again now, the outcome would be hard to predict. The bravery of the Japanese pirates under General Mao in the battle the day before yesterday shocked me greatly. With your help, clearing out other Japanese pirate strongholds along the coast will be as easy as taking something out of a bag."

Zhu Pingan said with a smile.

"Prince Hui has ordered me to fully assist Lord Zhu and await his orders. As long as Lord Zhu does not despise us, we will obey your orders, no matter how hard it may be." Mao Haifeng promised with a fist salute.

"Good! You are worthy of being General Mao, your trustworthiness and loyalty are unparalleled!" Zhu Ping'an praised with satisfaction.

It is a good thing that Mao Haifeng is willing to accept orders. It also saves me the trouble of talking and using other means. Why not use Japan to fight Japan and reduce our army's casualties?

Just a few words of praise can make them work hard. Is there anything more cost-effective than this? (End of this chapter)