On Zhoushan Island, Boss Wu is now mixed with joy and sorrow. On the one hand, his son Heitou finally got married, and he probably will be able to hold his grandson in another year. But on the other hand, he is also worried about the upcoming expedition.

Although Boss Wu was not the first batch of 3,000 elite soldiers, as a reserve, they could be transferred to the front line at any time. After learning that the target of attack was a vicious Japanese, he couldn't sleep all night.

Even the closed fishermen of the Japanese pirates had heard of the cruelty of the Japanese pirates. In addition, after they arrived at Zhoushan Island, they heard many rumors about the Japanese pirates. In everyone's mouth, there is one thing in common about the description of the Japanese pirates, that is, they are cruel. When mentioning the Japanese pirates, they can even scare the children to speak out.

It was precisely the cruelty of the Japanese pirates that the army now talked about the war. Although everyone knew that they had no way out, they were no longer as firm as before when they went to war. Some timid people even retreated.

Boss Wu is not a timid person, otherwise he would not have given birth to a son as bold as blackhead. However, he was still a little worried about the legendary Japanese pirates, especially since his son had just gotten married, and he still thought of holding his eldest grandson in a year. If he really died on the battlefield, everything would be empty.

It was precisely because of this worry that Boss Wu also secretly explained the funeral to his wife. If he really couldn't come back, it would make the family prepare. For this reason, his wife also wiped her tears quietly and did not dare to cry loudly, for fear that the children at home would hear it.

Boss Wu was also very upset about this, but he had never thought about retreating. After all, their family moved here and had already stopped going back. What's more, even if they could go back, their family might not be willing to go back. After all, when they were in Poyang Lake, their family had a meal but no meal, and even the girl planned to go out to sell her body, so he would not go back no matter what, so he could only go on one road!

Early that morning, Boss Wu led his team to practice on the school field as usual. They practiced three times a day. The intensity of this exercise was far beyond that of ordinary troops, but there was nothing we could do. After all, time was urgent, and they were just fishermen before. If they wanted to form an army in a short time, they could only practice desperately.

Fortunately, Zhoushan is an island. The people on the island make a living by fishing, and the food on the island is cheap, so they can ensure that they have enough meat. Although eating fish every meal is a bit disgusting, after a day of training, it will be delicious no matter what they eat.

However, just after halfway through the training, the bulging sounded on the stage, and everyone immediately gathered urgently. Boss Wu and the others were behind and the third-class elite soldiers were in front. Then all the generals of more than a hundred households also received orders and all came to the audience to gather.

Boss Wu didn't know anything at first, but as soon as he came to the audience, he saw Zhang Dingbian, Zou Pusheng and Li Hong walked onto the stage. What surprised him even more was that there was a fifteen-year-old boy in front of the three of them, who looked younger than his son's blackheads, but Zhang Dingbian and the other three followed him. It was obvious that the identity of this boy had surpassed that of Zhang Dingbian and the other three.

Of course, the young man in the lead was Li Jie. He came to the stage with a proud expression, then looked down at all the soldiers, and then shouted: "My name is Li Jie, who is the coastal defense patrol envoy personally appointed by His Majesty. This time you go to Japan, I will also lead you!"

When they heard that Li Jie was actually an official of the court and had to lead them to fight against Japan, everyone below was in an uproar. They did not belong to the court at all. Even as fishermen in the ninth surname, they only had resentment towards the Ming court, but now this young man actually wanted to lead them, which made many people feel dissatisfied.

"Silent!" Li Jie shouted suddenly, causing the people discussing below to calm down slowly, but there were still many unfriendly eyes staring at Li Jie.

Li Jie turned a blind eye to the eyes below and said again with a arrogant look: "Before, the imperial court sent troops to eliminate the Japanese pirates, many of you participated. I believe you also know that the mere Japanese pirates were not able to fight back at all under the imperial court's heavenly soldiers. His Majesty even wanted to take the opportunity to send troops to destroy the entire Japanese country in one fell swoop."

Li Jie suddenly stopped and then glanced at everyone again and said, "If the court sent troops, there would be nothing you would do. However, considering that you overseas survivors and the nine-subscribed fishermen were not easy to live, your Majesty decided to give you a chance. Although your strength is far less than that of the court's regular army, attacking Japan should be enough!"

As soon as Li Jie said the words, the following was furious again. On the one hand, Li Jie belittled their strength, and on the other hand, Li Jie regarded the expedition to Japan as an opportunity given to them by the court, which made many people unable to stand it. After all, these words were really too damaging to people.

"What? I'm not convinced?" Li Jie looked at the noisy soldiers below and asked loudly again.

"I'm not convinced. What's so great about clearing out Japanese pirates? I also killed a lot of Japanese pirates at the beginning. I have the ability to come out and compete!" A strong man with a burly figure shouted.

This strong man was named Li Tie, Li Hong's youngest son and Zou Pusheng's grandson-in-law. He has been practicing martial arts since he was a child and was born strong and powerful. He fought invincible throughout the entire army. He currently serves as a thousand households and commands a thousand elite soldiers. He is known as the main force.

"I want to compare, right? Then I will teach you some lessons so that you won't be ignorant of the world!" Li Jie said and waved his hand, and a Ming army immediately appeared from the audience, with about a hundred people.

Li Jie then pointed to the Ming army that appeared and said again: "Did you see, this Ming army was the navy that participated in the removal of Japanese pirates. They were just the most ordinary soldiers in the court. Who can defeat them? Reward 100 taels of silver!"

However, just as Li Jie finished speaking, Zou Pusheng, who was behind him, immediately stood up and persuaded: "Li Bandu, the elite troops of the court are not up to us, so I can forget about the competition, so I won't hurt the harmony!"

"That's not possible. Today I have to fight for the best and bad luck, otherwise what kind of face do I have to lead these people?" Li Jie said stubbornly.

"Grandfather, you don't have to persuade me anymore. I'll compete with them!" Li Tie immediately stood up and shouted.

"Okay, I have backbone, but you don't lose too ugly!" Li Jie sneered again.

At this time, everyone realized that Li Jie, an official who was granted the title of the court, was just here to give them a warning. If they retreated today, it means they surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, they all showed an expression of unity against the enemy and came forward to express their victory and defeat with Li Jie's people.

Seeing this situation, Zou Pusheng was not easy to persuade him, so he nodded helplessly. Then he saw Li Tie pull out an elite soldier of about 100 people under his command. Since he wanted to compete, he could not take advantage of the number of people. Others also retreated aside, and familiar people also came forward to cheer Li Tie up. After all, this was related to the reputation of their entire army.

Li Jie on the stage also looked at Li Tie and others with contempt. As the number of people in the competition was determined, these people also changed into wooden knives used for drills. The knife was wrapped with white cloth and covered with white ash. This left a mark on the people's body. After all, it was just a competition, but it was not a desperate effort. If you use a real guy, you will inevitably suffer death and injury.

"Start!" With Li Jie's order, both sides of the competition shouted loudly. The two sides formed a military formation and then collided fiercely. In particular, Li Tie rushed into the Ming army's military formation in one fell swoop, which made the Ming army's formation a little unstable for a moment.

However, after all, Li Tie and others have just formed an army, and their cooperation with each other is far inferior to that of the Ming army. Therefore, after the initial stalemate, they were quickly suppressed by the Ming army and even began to slowly retreat. Even though Li Tie rushed forward desperately, he still could not stop the Ming army's pace of advance.

Seeing this situation, everyone around him also showed a nervous look, and many people even clenched their fists, as if they wanted to work hard for Li Tie and the others, but it was still useless. They could only watch Li Tie's soldiers being chopped to the ground one by one.

However, Li Tie and others were very tenacious. Even though they had already suffered a defeat, they still stood firm and refused to retreat. This also caused considerable casualties to the Ming army. In the end, Li Tie's people were fewer and fewer people were lost to the Ming army.

Until the last brother beside Li Tie was cut in the neck and retreated, only Li Tie was left alone to fight. There were more than a dozen people on the Ming army, besieging Li Tie under the command of Baihu. Even though Li Tie roared repeatedly, he could not stop the Ming army's blade. Finally, he was stabbed in the center with unwilling roars, which also meant that he and his subordinates were wiped out.

"I lost!" Li Tie walked downstairs and bowed to Li Jie with a dejected look. Everyone behind him also showed a very depressed expression, but they would not cheat on him if they admitted to the gambling.

"It's not bad. It can actually cause the imperial navy to lose more than 80%!" Li Jie nodded at this time, and then ordered the navy's hundred households, "Yu Baihu, please comment!"

"Yes!" I saw the hundreds of families of the navy step forward and looked at Li Tie and others beside him and said, "This brother Li is more brave and his soldiers, but they are not cooperative enough, so we seized the opportunity to annihilate them. However, they are much stronger than the Japanese pirates. At that time, I led 112 subordinates and killed more than 300 Japanese pirates. In comparison, if Brother Li led more than 300 people, we would definitely be able to wipe out all of us!"

As soon as Yu Baihu said the words, there was an uproar around him again. Unexpectedly, Yu Baihu would praise them and compare them with the Japanese pirates. Although it sounds a bit awkward, it at least proves that they are better than the Japanese pirates. After all, they have killed more than 300 Japanese pirates with their own hands, and his words are still very convincing.
Chapter completed!