In the evaluation of Xuzhou, Donghai Qianhuzong was never regarded as something to be wary of. It was even evaluated as insignificant. This time the imperial court sent a large army to suppress Xuzhou. Donghai Qianhuzong was so close to Xuzhou, so naturally it was included in the expedition.

, but Donghai Qianhu Station asked people from the Second Brigade to guard its arsenal, and took the initiative to discuss whether everyone could tacitly declare victory and say that Qianhu Station was united and united in defending Haizhou and defeating the Xuzhou bandit army.

Once again, Haizhou will not be lost in the end.

The Second Brigade didn't bother to pay attention to this boring request. Instead, it was the Haizhou Salt Affairs Office who came up with a brilliant idea. They simply said that all the rebels had gathered in Xuzhou and that there was nothing going on in Haizhou. However, Haizhou was related to the financial and tax affairs, and the officers and soldiers were not allowed to leave without authorization.

It was just vague.

In fact, the servants and related people of the second brigade really want to fight with the official army, but their side is more relaxed than Li Wu's Suzhou regiment. The enemy will not come from the sea. The other three parties each have a brigade in Xuzhou and a large number of regiments.

, and it was a devastating victory. The only action was to deploy defenses everywhere and guard the rear. Watching the brothers' hearty victory, everyone felt envious and greedy, and felt that the place where they lived was really boring.

At the end of the first month of the fourth year of the Apocalypse, the sea breeze was cold and the sun was clear. The servants who had returned from patrolling the port were talking listlessly.

"I heard that the second master had a great victory over the enemy in Shandong. It was said that the second master fought from the front, and the fifth master led thousands of people and rushed in directly from the east. It was such a joy!"

"The fight at Master Jin's side was the most enjoyable. A village like a Tucheng was directly destroyed by more than thirty artillery pieces, and then tens of thousands of officers and soldiers and thousands of regiments inside were taken prisoner. I heard that the village owner led

Ten pairs of twin sisters came over to beg for mercy, but Mr. Jin waved his hand and said no."

"Sixth Master's side is not bad! The army marched directly to Yangzhou Mansion to capture prisoners, and the officers and soldiers over there came over obediently to be prisoners. It's so majestic, look at us!"

When talking about this, everyone wilted. Some people looked at the sea and said dullly: "When I first came here, I ate fish and shrimps, and could also watch the sea and boats. I thought I was in a happy place, but I was really depressed.

, this is the job of doing team training. At that time, when I was promoted to a servant through meritorious service, I thought I could fight more wars!"

"Don't look down on regiment training. The regiment training teams of Mr. Jin and Second Master were very happy. Director Zhong's brother led thousands of regiment training officers and dragged the army to death in Suzhou. Mr. Jin sent letters to various brigades to commend them. Have you forgotten?"

I was sighing here, but I heard the bell on a bell tower ringing. It just rang once, and then I saw someone waving flags on the watchtower. The servants have been stationed here for so long, and they can understand the people in the port.

The signal means that there is a ship coming. Although there are many ships coming in the first month of the year, there are generally fewer ships. Looking at the signal, there is actually a fleet of more than ten large ships, which is really rare.

"Could it be the Yu family's ship that's coming?" Someone muttered. At this time of year, no other ship's fleet could be thought of coming. The Yu family's fleet also came here to transport away the Liaodong specialties accumulated last year.

According to the regulations of Haizhou Port, whenever a fleet of six or more large ships enters the port, each fort must be ready to fire. The servants in the port, regardless of whether they are on duty or not, must stand in line and be ready for dispatch and command at any time. Just now,

The servants who were discussing immediately lined up and then trotted to the vicinity of the fortifications.

These are all rules and regulations. Everyone follows the rules and doesn't think anything is wrong. However, the servants below did not expect the sentries on the two towers. At this time, they did not dare to slack off in the slightest. They stared at the sea closely and stood.

The servants who can see far away there are specially selected. They all have very good eyesight. Some of them were even directly promoted from the group training because of their outstanding eyesight.

"Hold the hammer, and when I shout, you will ring the bell to warn me that something is wrong at sea!" The servant on the lookout ignored the biting sea breeze, tightened his leather robe, and continued to look around. While watching, he shouted down, over there.

The team coach on standby has picked up the hammer to ring the bell, ready to warn at any time.

"There are so many Guangzhou ships coming there, and it's only the beginning of the first year!" the servant muttered as he watched.

The dozens of Guangzhou ships are all large ships with a cost of about 600 yuan. Although they are not the largest, they are still a good showpiece for the maritime merchant fleet. For small fleets, these ships are flagships, and

The servants on the tower could see clearly that the sails of these dozens of large ships were all fully set, and they were sailing very fast on the sea. At such a speed, there must not be much cargo on board, which was even more wrong.

If it is the Yu family's fleet, most of them are sand ships. Only their sand ships will enter the port empty. The rest of the fleet? They all come from Fujian, Guangdong and even overseas. It costs a lot of money and risks to make a trip.

There is a risk of life and death, how can it be empty, even if it is filled with special products of little value, it is necessary, so that at least part of the cost can be offset, unloading here, and then filling the goods back.

Moreover, when ships arrive at the sea around Haizhou Port, they must move as slowly as possible, because the sea outside Haizhou is densely covered with sandbanks, and it is easy to run aground and collide. Naturally, everyone is not willing to take this risk, so sailing with full sail is really wrong.

Do you want to rush in for a surprise attack?

Seeing that they were getting closer and closer, the servant on the lookout bent down and picked up two red flags from his side. As long as he waved the red flags and the bell rang quickly, the entire Haizhou Port would immediately be on full alert. At this moment, he saw the ten

Red and black flags were hoisted on several large ships. The servants on the lookout moved slowly and squinted their eyes to look over. However, they did not order the bell to ring. Instead, they turned to the position of the fort and started to dance the semaphore.

"Why did the Li family's fleet arrive at this time and leave in such a hurry?" The servant muttered while waving the red flag. Several forts would be ready to fire after seeing this flag, but the alerts in other parts of the port would not be raised due to this.

, which can be regarded as a balanced response.

The recognition flag is a recognition flag specially given to the Li family in Haizhou Port, so there is no need to be on full alert. However, the action of the Li family fleet is very wrong, so the artillery on the fort must be prepared. In fact, the servants on the tower are very cautious about the fort.

Confidence, many people think that the fort can only fire at a fixed distance and point, but they did not expect that the artillery of the Haizhou Port fort can control almost all sea surfaces within the range.

The Li family's fleet, which was sailing very fast, finally slowed down when it was about to enter the port. Even so, other ships hurriedly dodged, and some even collided with the side of the ship. People at sea are desperate and fearless. If someone is directly on the ship, it will be a disaster.

I cursed, but when I saw the appearance on the other ship, I didn’t dare to say anything. The sailors and crew members on the dozens of ships were all vicious, and some of them were injured. The dozens of Guangzhou ships looked decent from a distance, but up close, they were full of scars.

, which was obviously shot at close range.

Everyone was frightened and hurriedly turned to give way, but they still wanted to watch the excitement. They thought that Haizhou Port was like a hedgehog. If you want to come here to make trouble, you would be asking for death. Let's see how you die.

The very unusual movements of these dozen Guangdong ships have attracted attention. Although the berth of the Haizhou Port pier did not appear to be facing a major enemy, the precautions that should be taken have been started. Four six-pound guns were directly pushed out, and pushed out

A special iron cart was built, which contained various utensils. The cannonballs were already burning on the charcoal stove, and someone was stirring the mud. When the red-hot cannonballs were fired, they could directly ignite the deck.

The three companies on duty were watching from high above the port. Although they were on guard, they did not order an attack because the fleet entered the port recklessly and the ship was too fast. However, everything else was in accordance with the rules, including hanging out the identification.

Flag, the Li family and the Yu family have privileges in Haizhou Port. They can enter directly by flying the flag, but other ships must arrange a sampan to report before they can be admitted into the port.

Since everything in the Li family's fleet follows the rules, then follow the rules, and you can also see someone standing on the other side's bow waving his hands. Apart from the busy crew, the boat looks like this, but it is far away.

What are you shouting about?

The sails were lowered, and the ship slowly adjusted its position and approached the berth. The shouts of those on the ship could be heard clearly: "There are many people on the ship, some are injured, don't do anything, don't do anything."

It seems that the people on this fleet also know that the defense of Haizhou Port is very strong. They are afraid that people here will misunderstand. When the ship docks, before the people on the shore pass by, the ship directly lowers the pedal. This quick action makes the port go

The servants of Zhao Ziying were startled, and they immediately set up their cannons, but then they saw a one-armed man stumbling down. The manager of Yunshan Bank who was in charge of the port recognized this man. This was Li Laohai.

One of my nephews has been here several times. The young man who was so domineering at that time has a haggard face now, and his left forearm is missing as well, as if it had been cut off with a knife and then roasted by fire. It is very scary.

It was difficult for one-armed man to control his balance. After getting off the boat, the man fell directly on the pier. The port steward was stunned and quickly went up to help him. The one-armed man said in a hoarse voice: "Brother Yuan, my young master is on the boat. We are on the way."

I'm being chased by my enemies and can't come here to seek refuge, so please take me under your wing in Xuzhou!"

After saying that, he struggled to kowtow. Manager Yuan was stunned, and then he reacted and said: "You are allies of Xuzhou, so naturally you should be taken in. Let us all disembark and wait for arrangements. Those who are injured should recover, and those who are not injured should have a good rest. Let

All of you have thrown away your weapons, don’t try any tricks, otherwise we will ruin the harmony.”

The Li family fleet made a lot of money from Zhao Ziying, but in fact it also helped Zhao Ziying a lot. The two parties were allies. Since the allies were being hunted by people at sea, Zhao Ziying naturally had the obligation to take in and provide relief. This and that

Manager Yuan can also make the decision.

Hearing what Manager Yuan said, the one-armed man Li Simin subconsciously relaxed, then tightened his teeth and said: "Xuzhou's great kindness, Brother Yuan's great kindness, the Li family will never forget it!"

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Chapter completed!