After the Orchid signed the contract, it was agreed that the convoy would come to board the ship this morning. Captain Bearded and the others are now waiting anxiously.

On the lake in the distance, an armed sailboat appeared on the horizon, slowly approaching the port.

"Captain, it looks like a pirate ship!"

The first mate pointed to the river ship in the distance and said with a worried look.

The bearded captain turned his head and saw the heavily armed river ship through the telescope.

Afterwards, my heart tightened.

Are the Dongting Lake water bandits so powerful now? It’s not that they are all small sailboats.

Motorboat, speedboat?

If the water bandits have such a large ship, why would they hire a security team to escort them?

Well, just surrender.

The bearded captain has been around for many years and has been running in the rivers for more than 20 years. What kind of storms and waves has he not seen?

What he saw were the so-called water bandit boats that were usually active on rivers and lakes.

A few years ago, there were no motor-driven sailing ships, only sailing ships that relied on human oars, and double-decker sailing ships equipped with old-style cannons.

In recent years, there has been a large influx of Western motors, and most pirate boats have become modified small sailing speedboats, the kind where five or six people sit on them, carrying guns and firecrackers, and then surround you.

The ships were scurrying about.

A new large cargo ship like the Orchid can overturn a small sampan like this with a wave caused by a slight turn.

At most, there are currently two to three hundred-ton gunboats that have been converted from merchant ships, and they are still obsolete goods a long time ago. They are not fast and are equipped with old-style artillery. The range is not far and the aim is not accurate. The rate of fire is slow. Generally, large cargo ships can't reach it far away.

Once you see it, just choose to go around it, and they won't be able to catch up.

However, this kind of armed merchant ship with thousands of tons, double-layered artillery, and does not look like an old and outdated product. It has high horsepower and is not easy to mess with at first glance.

The worst thing on this kind of ship is a few large-caliber modern Western artillery, machine guns, etc., and maybe some exotic weapons.

"Captain, I think we should give the protection money to the bandits. At worst, we won't need any money this time!"

The first mate swallowed his saliva and became a little scared.

Money is important, but life is more important!

According to the rules of the rivers and lakes, nothing will happen to you after you give money. However, you can refuse to pay the protection fee. You must have the strength and confidence. If you are boarded by them, you will be kidnapped.

In recent years, the water bandits on Dongting Lake and Poyang Lake have done a lot of kidnapping and voicing. They are a group of unconventional people with no bottom line.

"Wait a little longer, wait a little longer, maybe it's not a bandit ship!"

The bearded man kept hypnotizing himself, saying that water bandits did not have this kind of strength. He prayed to God in his heart that these ships were not water bandit ships.

At this moment, there was a noise and curses coming from the port, and there was chaos behind it.

The water bandits who had originally gathered around the ship, waiting for the Orchid to leave the port, all made way for them.

A team of fully armed sergeants, carrying machine guns, grenade launchers and other weapons on their shoulders, marched over in unison.

"Oh, the Maxim heavy machine gun, grenade launchers, and Mauser M1888 rifle are all pretty good."

The chief engineer on the Orchid ship exclaimed, looking at the team coming from a distance with a shocked expression.

This guy used to be a squad leader in the Huai Army's New Army. The Huai Army was crippled during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894. He escaped back to his hometown after surviving the catastrophe, and later worked for the Yangtze River Transportation Company.

He is also a military fan, so he is very familiar with this modern weapon.

"Maxi is a magic horse thing?" the bearded captain frowned.

The chief engineer said to everyone proudly:

"The latest weapon made by the Westerners here is a murderous demon. It fires six hundred rounds of bullets per minute. The largest number of water bandits are hit by it and fall down in pieces like straw."

Everyone couldn't help but nod their heads, amazed.

The Butcher didn't know what the people on the Orchid were thinking. He and Yang Shanxin split into two. He took 25 sergeants with him to escort the Orchid freighter, while Yang Guan personally led the other 25 sergeants.

, continue to escort on the Plum Blossom.

Five days ago, Chief of Staff Ji returned to Songjiafang Wharf and personally conveyed an order from the base camp: ordering all security forces to fully participate in the escort of the Fengzhong transport fleet.

Since this was the first escort mission, the battalion and company commander personally led the team this time to understand the banditry along the way and accumulate practical experience for future guidance.

Since Ji Chunsheng had completed the task of selecting and building the Anyuanshan Mining Security Militia Unit, before returning to the base, he personally trained a group of key personnel and left all the rest of the training to the bald man.

The wharf base is currently managed by Ji Chunsheng.

Considering that the Orchid had left the dock the day before, it was estimated that there would be trouble entering Dongting Lake. Therefore, Yang Shanxin and Butcher led fifty armed sergeants and took the Meihua cargo ship to pursue them. Unexpectedly, they met at the intersection of Xiangjiang River and Dongting Lake.

The entrance met.

Amitabha has not been attacked by water bandits yet.

As the Butcher and the others walked towards them, many people on the pier looked at them timidly. Although they didn't know who this guy was, they knew that he must be very powerful.

Looking at that ferocious face, one understands something.

Along the Dongting Lake, anyone carrying a Mauser rifle is not easy to mess with, let alone someone carrying a light and heavy machine gun to show off their power.

The team reached the edge of the pier, and the butcher asked the team members to line up. He climbed to the top of a boulder and shouted to the crowd:

"You guys, listen up and introduce yourselves. My name is Butcher, and I am a company officer in the Fengghong Mining Security Force."

"I don't know if you have heard of the reputation of the Fengzhong Security Force in southern Jiangxi. Hong Asi, the largest bandit in southern Jiangxi, has tens of thousands of troops under his command. But after hearing the reputation of the Fengzhong Mining Security Force, he was willing to surrender and cooperate. There are also western Ganxi

The Vulture Gang, Tiger Gang, etc. in Pingxiang will know who I am. If you don't know my size, go back and ask your boss."

"Now I want to solemnly warn you that this cargo ship Orchid has been taken over by our Fengzhong Security Force. From now on, whenever you see the flag of our Fengzhong Mining Convoy on the Xiangjiang River or Dongting Lake, please don't reach out. Otherwise,

If you do, your fate will be the same as the Vulture Gang, Pangolin Tiger and the others!"

After finishing speaking, he pulled out a painted flag.

Above the river, a giant wolf with two blood-red eyes hung, head raised and grinning.

These are the flags that Ji Chunsheng and others asked people to make overnight, and put them on the ships they were escorting to mark them.

After the bearded captain heard the butcher's speech, he didn't understand it because of the difference in local accent.

After the second mate beside him explained it, the captain finally showed a happy smile on his face and said:

"It is indeed a very bloody escort force. We have to trust them. I just heard that we should encounter Fengzhong Company's gunboats on the road."

"Yes, Captain, it seems that our money was not wasted. To have such advanced weapons and equipment, the scale must be very large. It should not be a big problem to send us safely to our destination!" the second officer said.
Chapter completed!