A series of reports were sent from Zhenjiang to the court.

The cabinet and the six ministries were already in chaos.

Because there are too many messages and too dense.

The pirates' tactics are indeed the same as those of Japanese pirates.

But his strength is obviously much stronger.

And it is definitely not a group of scattered soldiers.

But a real regular military horse.

Their ships appeared everywhere, suddenly appeared at a port, and then launched an attack. After the attack, they burned and killed them, and then retreated like a tide.

The panic this caused to the entire coast was extremely shocking.

The most important thing is that the method of supervising Wang Wenjun is simply unaware of it.

In fact, the current situation is equivalent to Wang Wenjun directly posed a long snake formation on the coastline that cost thousands of miles.

After striking the long snakes in these thousands of miles, the military strength has been diluted long ago.

And the other party is a fleet, and can attack any point at any time.

Not to mention the various Li family troops and Wang family troops, they are vulnerable. Even if they can fight, they will concentrate their superior forces. They will defeat you in one fell swoop and then they can leave calmly.

When the army and horses near you receive the news and want to surround and intercept, the other party has already fled into the sea.

Of course, all the reports from Zhenjiang are about how powerful the pirates are and how strong the troops are.

I suddenly said that there were 100,000 thieves in this place, but on the other side, there were 100,000 thieves in another place.

In this way, wouldn’t the pirates have millions of people?

As for all kinds of death battles and various ways of fighting for blood, there are endless things.

But the final result was that the entire army was wiped out.

The entire six provinces were surrounded by life.

The other party burned and killed and robbed, even if they could not be carried, they would burn them. When the subsequent Ming soldiers arrived, they saw only the bodies of soldiers, civilians and ashes that were too late to escape.

The terrible thing about this pirate...is the original grassland cavalry, with the advantage of war horses, can gather troops at any time and attack every border town of the Ming Dynasty.

But the border towns of the Ming Dynasty have been built and repaired countless times in the past dynasties, and have built the Great Wall and countless fortresses to defend the cavalry in these grasslands.

Therefore, even if you are passive and are often beaten by the desert nations, you at least have the power to fight back.

But this long coastline is like no danger to guard.

The mobility of warships is by no means inferior to that of cavalry, and the supplies they carry are stronger.

Facing the attack message like snowflakes.

First there was Zhenhaiwei, then Ningbowei, then Dengzhouwei, then... it was Quanzhou, Penghu, and Pearl River Estuary.

It is obvious that these pirates have long been divided into countless stocks and attacked them separately.

They are also very well-trained. Ordinary water villages and city walls cannot resist them at all, because they also have powerful siege tools such as artillery.

At this time, not to mention Huang Liji, even Sun Chengzong was helpless. Liaodong's experience was simply unable to get involved here.

The continuous attacks from countless places also make people feel that things are much more terrible than they are.

Until news of the attack in Nantongzhou came.

Huang Liji finally couldn't sit still.

He was busy meeting Emperor Aoqi. Emperor Aoqi has been staring at the map every day, scrambling his heart and thinking about strategies to defeat the enemy.

But these days, the result of racking my brains is... I can do nothing at all.

Because this kind of playing style is really terrible.

At least for the Ming Dynasty, it would take at least several years or even decades to formulate a complete set of enemy strategies to defeat the enemy, and it would take countless manpower and material resources to build a Great Wall to defend the sea.

"Your Majesty." Huang Liji bowed to Emperor Tianqi with concern.

Emperor Aoki sat behind the imperial throne and said, "What's the matter?"

Huang Liji said: "My...My..."

He lay down, but today he did not greet him, but went straight to the point: "I have something to report, Nantongzhou... is attacked."

After hearing this, Emperor Tianqi suddenly turned cold: "Nantongzhou?"

"yes."

Emperor Apocalypse almost took a breath.

"Previously, if the Ming Dynasty had only attacked various ports, although it had suffered heavy losses, it would not have been damaged. However, this time, the pirates directly attacked Nantongzhou, but I thought... this might be related to the life and death of our Ming Dynasty."

Huang Liji continued: "Nantong Prefecture is an important hub of the canal. It is related to the connection between the capital and the entire Jiangnan. All the money, grain, taxes and taxes in Jiangnan need to be transported through the canal. This year's autumn grain has not been escorted to the capital. Your Majesty... If there is any loss here, I will cut off the north and south."

This is the truth.

The canal is actually the lifeline of the entire Ming Dynasty. If any node of this canal is missing, it means that the arteries in the north and south of the Ming Dynasty have been cut off.

Once cut off, even if you travel by sea, the dangers you face may even be greater than those of river transportation. In this way, the Ming Dynasty will be in a state of heavy bleeding.

Not to mention money and grain, there are countless physical objects. The north needs to be transported from the south, from tea to silk to porcelain...

Emperor Tianqi said coldly: "Can the troops be transferred to Nantongzhou?"

"There have been urgently dispatched people in Zhenjiang, but I am not optimistic about this. I am afraid that when the official army arrives, the pirates will board the ship and flee far away. At that time, I am afraid that the official army will sigh again. But... they can attack Nantongzhou today, and tomorrow... who can ensure that they will not attack other nodes of the canal? But our official army can only run away. No matter how fast the people are, they are far inferior to the sea boat."

Emperor Tianqi snorted coldly: "After all, Wang Wenjun was still missing the opportunity to fight. Zhang Qing was really right. This person is really a pampered person."

Huang Liji said: "Your Majesty, now is not the time to care about these things. Judging from the reports, the pirates are indeed extraordinary. Moreover, they do not fight hard against me, the Ming Dynasty, but just attack them blindly. If I defend this, he will attack them, and I will attack them. They will attack them. It is really unbearable and cannot be defended."

Emperor Tianqi suddenly looked at Huang Liji with a strange look: "They seem to have a very deep understanding of my Ming Dynasty?"

"Yes." Huang Liji said: "They obviously have always mastered hydrology and terrain, and it seems... they are familiar with the arrangements of our Ming Dynasty, which is really unpredictable."

"It means...a lot of fine works are in my heart?"

"It's very likely." Huang Liji said: "At least, the Jinyiwei arrested a lot."

Emperor Tianqi said: "They are citizens of the Celestial Empire, why do they serve the pirates?"

"This..." Huang Li smiled bitterly, and he was silent for a moment: "I think it was... tempted by others."

Emperor Aoki said: "Does the cabinet have any strategies?"

"I have discussed with the public... there is no good idea." Huang Liji said with a wry smile.

Emperor Tianqi seemed very dissatisfied, but said to the eunuch beside him: "Summon Zhang Qing."

At this time, only Zhang Jingyi was trusting enough.

To put it bluntly, the entire Ming Dynasty court was stunned.

Even Emperor Apocalypse was caught off guard.

He suddenly realized that things were much more difficult than he thought.

No wonder Zhang Jingyi valued this very much at the beginning.

The Ming Dynasty has suffered heavy losses now, but the rebels have not seen a single hair now.

The eunuch hurried away.

After half an hour, the eunuch rushed over anxiously and said, "Your Majesty... Governor Zhang... Governor Zhang..."

"What's wrong with Governor Zhang?"

"Governor Zhang... went to Tianjin Guard and said he was ordered to fight the thief."

Emperor Tianqi said: "Why didn't this guy say goodbye to me?"

The eunuch said: "He left a message. On the one hand, the situation was urgent, and on the other hand, he was originally a general of Liaodong and was ordered to patrol the sea. He stayed in the capital these days, which had been delayed for a long time, so..."

Logically, Zhang Jingyi should have taken office long ago. The commander has been in Jiangnan for several months, but Zhang Jingyi, the general of Liaodong, is still fighting in the capital.

Zhang Jing ran away suddenly, but Emperor Tianqi was at a loss for a moment. He frowned tightly: "What else have you left?"

"Governor Zhang said... He was blessed with His Majesty, and his country's grace was so great that he would go through fire and water, and he would never refuse to die!"

Emperor Aoki stood up anxiously, sat down again, and then stood up again, trying to say something, but the words came to his mouth, but he swallowed them again.

But he had to say: "Tomorrow, the court will discuss the matter of coastal defense."

Huang Liji hurriedly said: "Abide by the order."

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At this time, Zhang Jingyi set out early in the morning and arrived at Tianjin Wei immediately.

Tianjin Guard has long been built here, especially at Dagukou, and there are countless warehouses near the huge port.

But at this time, Tianjin Wei no longer had the fun of the past.

Here... many Donglin troops have appeared long ago, temporarily clearing the streets and alleys.
To be continued...