"Thanks to Master Jin and Master Lu Zheng in, I will rely on you guys in the future? Take care of you more." Li Sizhang quickly followed, with a respectful face on his face, but he was thinking that there are not even a few sea boats launched in Xuzhou now, and the so-called fleet was brought by the Li family. With this capital, what else can we talk about the future of the sea? This is really a joke.

This is the first attack from the sea since the establishment of Haizhou Port. The scale of more than 100 large and small ships were of strange travel, which made the Second Brigade extremely nervous. In addition to the strong guarding of the port, Shi Manqiang also strengthened land defense. The fishing villages and salt fields along the coast all dispatched light cavalry. Once the opponent landed from other places, he would immediately mobilize his servants to fight.

There is a lot of cash silver in advance for salt delivery in the port. Although there is not 200,000 taels, there is a quantity of 70,000 to 80,000 taels. The Zheng family fleet brought a large amount of silver and money several times. According to what they said, there are gold, silver and mountains of gold, silver and silver in Japan. The goods from the Ming Dynasty were transported over, and the shipments were gold, silver and copper. This was not only the payment for the goods, but also a specialty of Japan.

The handling of so much cash bank is quite static. The current situation is obviously not suitable, so I just stayed there because the vault was adjacent to the servant's resident, which was just right for you to find.

In addition to these, people were arranged to patrol the five-mile coastline around the port, walking along the beach with lanterns, to prevent the other party from swimming ashore while the night was in danger. Shi Manqiang himself also spent the night near the port in preparation for the response at any time.

I was nervous and alert all night, and I was peaceful all night. I still didn't dare to relax the next day, but I still didn't do anything the next day. There were even two merchant ships with flags entering the port. These were all short-distance shipping from the clam Bay in Qingjiangpu. I asked them if they had found anything abnormal at sea, but they all said they didn't see anything.

There was no movement for a day and night, and with the confirmation of these two ships, the fleet that came raided should have gone away without one blow. Haizhou Port began to relax. The owners and sailors who were hiding on the shore for fun all returned to the dock and prepared to set off their way back in one day. From Shi Manqiang, everyone was relieved, and the managers and others at the port were even more happy. Haizhou Port began to develop and prosper. If they were always disturbed and besieged by pirates, they would definitely not be able to develop.

Although the current profits of Haizhou Port are nothing to Zhaoziying, everyone knows that Zhao Jin values ​​this place, and no one wants to damage his future. The inner guard who has been staring at the Zheng family's gang also returns to Shi Manqiang, saying that the Zheng family did not perform anything abnormal, and even cursed in the discussion, saying that someone was not eye-catching and dared to touch the port in Xuzhou and delay the business of our Zheng family. At that time, they would definitely confiscate the family and destroy the family to make them regret it. Only the people inside the Zhaoziying knew about the news revealed by the prisoners.

These signs and feedback made Shi Manqiang relax. He originally wanted to go back to Xuzhou and talk to Zhao Jin and Wang Zhaojing. Now Huai'an North District has become the heart of Zhao's strength range, and the power of the family brigades are covered by the power of the family brigades. The system of the Nongken Farm here is complete enough, and the group training and righteousness are also loyal and reliable. In such a situation, especially when the Ming Dynasty is at strife, it is a pity that the Second Brigade will stay here, and it should go to the place where it is needed more.

Originally, Shi Manqiang didn't have so much thought, and he had always been absolutely obeying Zhao Jin's arrangements, but he couldn't resist the talk between Tuan Zheng and the brigade below. In addition, he was not willing to be lonely, so he was going to express his thoughts. Moreover, Shi Manqiang also felt that Huai'an North District and the Second Brigade were a little neglected, and he had little contact with Xuzhou Central and Zhao Jin himself. This was not a long-term solution.

When the war ended, the situation settled and passed. I never thought that the remnants of the Li family came to join, and then there was a fleet of such a surprise attack, which made people unable to escape. If you confirmed that nothing happened here, you would set off immediately.

There is still about an hour before the sun sets. Many of the servants who are not on duty like to look at the sea and look at the sky. Many of them only saw the sea last year. They were fascinated by such a magnificent scene. After watching it, they felt comfortable. I didn’t know that someone on the boat on the dock sang folk songs from their hometown. Although they couldn’t understand the dialect, everyone could understand the homesickness.

At this moment, the bells on the towers rang, and the bells were ringing very quickly. People were waving flags on the forts and watchtowers everywhere. The enemy was coming, and the squad of enemies were attacking!

"Lu Zheng, the fleet of the day before yesterday is here again. This time there are several more ships, which are large plywood ships of foreigners!" The servants of the port rode a horse and reported the situation briefly. Shi Manqiang had just finished patrol and was about to return to the base to rest for a while.

After hearing the news, Shi Manqiang was stunned at first, then reacted and said angrily: "These gangs of miscellaneous people have always wanted us to relax quickly, and then make a surprise call, and follow the response the day before yesterday."

The servants over there were horses running towards the port. Shi Manqiang's orders continued. The servants began to line up to prepare. Shi Manqiang frowned. He had only heard of the foreigners' large plywood ships. The specific impression was still the graphics drawn by the foreigners in Xuzhou. People in the port circulated and recorded them. They said that this kind of ship was divided into two upper and lower layers, and even three or four layers. A ship had dozens of guns, and more than half of the cannons could fire at one time. It was very powerful. Shi Manqiang didn't believe it at that time, but he asked the sailors of the foreign ships at the port dock and said that it was indeed the case.

"The ship of the ghost is sharp and runs faster on the sea. One ship can fight a few or dozens of us, but they only have a few hundred ships on this ocean. A team can have four or five ships at the sky. When the battle starts, they will run away if they release the fireboat." The people from the Li family gang said disdainfully, but this story made Shi Manqiang feel frustrated.

"Why did the foreign ships come here? Is it because of their fellow villagers in Xuzhou?" Shi Manqiang said a few words, but he himself didn't believe it. From Louis to Jokovic later, there were very few people who knew about it.

"We are not afraid that they will go ashore, and we don't have to lean as close to the berth of the dock. Let the fort to clean up them. Foreigners' firearms are sharp, so everyone must be careful!" Shi Man said with a strong voice, and the servants ran to pass his orders.

Today, Li Haiou looked at the turret on duty at a higher position. He was the first person to discover the fleet attack. At this time, he was looking at the sea surface nervously and watching the four large ships of the ghosts slowly sailing into the port. The sea breeze was quite cold at this time, but Li Haiou was nervous and sweating all over and clenched his fists very tightly. He had been in the gang and had also seen the power of these human plywood ships. There were tens of them on the sea surface. What was even more troublesome is that these multi-man plywood ships were pioneers, and the squadron I saw the day before yesterday was behind.

If the Ming Dynasty's sea lords cooperate with the foreign gunships, who can resist the sea? Can this Haizhou Port stop it?

"Brothers, this ghost's plyboat cannon is a lot, and it fires quickly. Everyone should be careful!" Li Haiou shouted hoarsely.

"What a ghost? We are called foreigners here. Don't be afraid. Their ships cannons are not accurate. Our shore cannons are accurate!" The servants shouted, Li Haiou was sweating all over his head, and turned to look at the gunship slowly entering the port. He could see the complex sailing cables that were different from the Ming Dynasty. The four ships lined up, and the gun doors on the side of the ship were opening, and the black muzzles were vaguely visible.

The people on the dock were in a panic. Many owners and sailors who had already boarded the boat were running down in panic. Some people were crying while running. The situation today was different from the day before yesterday. The ships are now full of goods. If there is a mistake, they will lose all their money.

Even though they were crying, everyone at sea knew the power of this Western plywood ship. No one dared to delay on the ship. If you were to say that you were confident about the Xuzhou people at the port the day before yesterday, you would not dare to think so today, otherwise you would not have run and cried.

Li Haiou stared at several plywood ships and sailed towards the port. Naval battles were completely different from land fighting. If on land, the soldiers and horses of both sides found each other, they might have to start charging and fighting at this time, but the sea ships were not that fast. Everyone could only wait for him to approach and reach the range of the artillery.

The first turret was about to enter the range of the first turret, but the first turret did not open. What happened? Not only did Li Haiou lean out, but the servants of several turrets couldn't help but show their heads to see it, and were scolded by the team again. The reason was quickly understood. The enemy ship was not within the preset firepower range of the turret!

Of course, the cannons on the turret can adjust the firing angle and direction, but a landing point is often preset. Because the routes in and out of the port are relatively fixed, the ship will definitely be at that point. Presetting this range can ensure that fire is opened as soon as possible. Who would have thought that the enemy ships would avoid this range and understand the reason, everyone would be busy. Adjusting the firing angle and direction does not take much time. When the first shot is fired, these Japanese ghost foreigners' plywood ships will know that they are powerful.

The cannon sounded continuously, and some people were already screaming. Such a roar was definitely not the artillery of the turret, but the enemy ship!

"The seventeenth turret is over!" someone shouted, and he could already see that the fortifications of the mentioned turret were broken. The servants inside thought it was a bit of a disaster.

"Fire the cannon! Fire it quickly!" This unexpected loss did not panic the servants of the turret. The shouts and scoldings of the servants were just an vent of emotions. The steps of controlling the firing of the cannon were meticulous, and the cannons on the turret began to roar.

The shells stirred up water columns on the sea surface of the port, but only one nine-pound cannon hit the side of the enemy ship, and the others were lost. Li Haiou finally knew why. Although the enemy fleet walked slowly, they all avoided the preset range of the artillery. Haizhou Port was very large, but this large seemed to be small under the range of the artillery above nine pounds. To form cross fire, to block the port, and at the same time, to fire the artillery as quickly as possible, the position of the artillery, the artillery firing boundary and other things must be limited.

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Chapter completed!