The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

Chapter 166

Zhou Chu glanced at Chen Zhao beside him and said.

Chen Zhao was completely dumbfounded. He was very familiar with Inoue Saburo in front of him; he was an old rival. It was this group of Japanese pirates who had been troubling Suzhou Prefecture and even the entire Jiangnan region.

Chen Zhao was well aware of the fighting capabilities of this group of Japanese pirates. The imperial court had repeatedly ordered them to wipe out these pirates, but Chen Zhao was only a commander of the Imperial Guard, with a maximum of one thousand men under his command, and most of the time they were not even at full strength.

In reality, it would be good if there were seven or eight hundred people.

Chen Zhao had previously organized an operation to suppress these Japanese pirates, but firstly, there weren't enough men, and secondly, the military quality of the Jinyiwei (Imperial Guards) in Suzhou Prefecture was not high. Chen Zhao, a commander of the Jinyiwei, was only half-baked in military affairs. In addition, the Japanese pirates had been hiding in the marshes, appearing and disappearing without a trace, making it even more difficult to suppress them.

Chen Zhao did try to borrow troops from Wang Zan, the prefect of Suzhou, but Wang Zan refused with various excuses. He also wrote a letter to Cui Wenkui, the governor of Jiangnan, to borrow troops, but it was like a stone sinking into the sea, with no response.

Chen Zhao's Imperial Guards suffered many losses at the hands of these Japanese pirates. If anyone in Suzhou Prefecture hated these Japanese pirates the most, it would undoubtedly be Chen Zhao.

He never expected that the Japanese pirates, who were usually so troublesome, would be so easily annihilated by Zhou Chu.

The Tiger Legion suffered only three casualties.

A team of three, watching out for each other, is a tough match. Either one survives, or if one dies, the other two become easy targets.

In reality, the thousand elite soldiers recruited later were not even as strong individually as the Japanese pirates, given that their training time was still very short.

Only through the accumulation of various factors could such a brilliant victory be achieved. If it hadn't been such a surprise attack on the Japanese pirates, the losses would probably have been at least dozens, or even hundreds.

Shen Lian had also enjoyed the killing spree. His already fierce temperament was now even more like a blood-soaked demon god, which made even Chen Zhao's heart tremble.

Chen Zhao immediately summoned the Embroidered Uniform Guard and ordered them to destroy all the bodies of these Japanese pirates.

The reason we didn't let these Imperial Guards participate in the battle before was because we were afraid that their entry would disrupt the Tiger Army's battle formation, and in that case, they would only have a negative effect.

"Attack the Suzhou government office and kill Prefect Wang Zan."

Zhou Chu's eyes flashed with a cold light as he gave the order.

At this moment, the Tiger Legion was already bloodthirsty, and their morale was high. Upon hearing Zhou Chu's order, they marched straight towards Suzhou Prefecture under the leadership of Lin Lu.

Zhou Chu and Shen Lian also changed their clothes, covered their faces, and followed the main group.

The Tiger Legion did not have uniforms, so Zhou Chu was not worried at all about them being recognized. Moreover, each Tiger Legion soldier wore a specially made Heavenly King mask, so it would be a miracle if they were recognized.

This was Lin Zhi's first time killing someone, and he was trembling with excitement. He had never felt this way before. If he had killed someone alone, he might have vomited afterward, but now, fighting alongside a group of comrades against the Japanese pirates, he only felt excitement and wanted nothing more than to keep charging forward with the main force.

Lin Lu looked at her younger brother and naturally understood his feelings.

"Come back to your senses and don't let your emotions get the better of you."

Lin Lu knew very well that Lin Zhi was acting rashly at this moment. He had a serious misjudgment of his own strength and thought he was invincible. If Lin Zhi recklessly charged into the Suzhou government office, something unexpected might happen.

Lin Lu had been a seasoned veteran on the border before. Although his troops were no match for the Tiger Legion, some of their experience was still shared.

"Gentlemen, please do not let your emotions get the better of you."

Lin Lu shouted.

This was something Zhou Chu had arranged for Lin Lu before the war even began.

Lin Lu's words brought many people to their senses, and they no longer felt so high-spirited, though they were still very excited. This was their best state to be in.

Inside the Suzhou government office, the constables and yamen runners were doing nothing, while Prefect Wang Zan paced back and forth, waiting for news from Inoue Saburo.

He felt a little apprehensive every time he had to use people like Saburo Inoue, but there was nothing he could do. These people were indeed very useful and could solve many problems that they couldn't solve.

It wasn't until the Suzhou government office was surrounded that the constables realized what was happening, and they were all terrified.

"Sir, the government office is surrounded. Could it be Japanese pirates?"

The head constable of the prefectural government had an extremely ugly expression. No one knew better than him how much fighting power the Suzhou prefectural government had. Originally, the Suzhou prefecture still had troops, but they had all been transferred away by the governor.

At this time, the government office was surrounded, and it was still unknown who was outside, but whoever it was, they were all in grave danger.

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Zan felt as if his backside was on fire and jumped to his feet.