Trying to retain Leng Qing was a subconscious arrangement that Qi Yu had planned for a long time. Its purpose was to find opportunities to capture those craftsmen who knew how to make firearms.
Huang Fei is still monitoring the Japanese pirates in Qiongnan. If he wants to implement this plan, Leng Qing is the only choice.
As for this action arrangement, it is also a special opportunity that I have been waiting for for a long time.
Based on the fear of firearms, Qi Yu tried his best to choose the most suitable cloudy weather. There is no doubt that this kind of weather is very conducive to his actions.
However, a problem arises.
There is no weather forecast these days, so how can we make an accurate choice?
Alas, you have to choose even if you can’t choose!
Regarding this extremely difficult problem to be reliable, Qi Yu chose to follow the advice of local elders. They go out to sea all year round and have so-called experience in weather forecasting in the sea.
The result is surprising, you guessed it!
In other words, the bet was right!
The waves are gone, and the drizzle is coming. The grass is sparse and wet, and the clouds and fog are dense and difficult to open. The dragon is happy, and the whirlpool returns to the shore.
This kind of continuous cloudy weather has many benefits. In addition to being detrimental to the ignition of the matchlock mentioned earlier, it can also play a certain cover role, which is helpful for one's own side to sneak in quietly.
There is no other way to choose this kind of small boat. Qiongzhou is poor and it is almost impossible to find a big boat like this, so we can only make do with it.
Under Qi Yu's arrangement, Shi Liao and Shi Yuan have been perfecting their action plan in the past few days. They already knew about Prince Yong's Mansion, but now that they have the support of the gang, their confidence is almost overwhelming.
Of course, this has a lot to do with Qi Dalang's skill in beating chicken blood.
After feeling relaxed, both of them swore that this operation would be the same as before, and they insisted that the thief would not leave empty-handed.
Qi Yu was stunned when he heard this, and for the first time he had a warm feeling for the four words "Thieves never leave empty-handed".
You know, the most troublesome thing for anyone who is an official is these four words, which affect public security!
Back to business.
At noon that afternoon, the group sailed into the waters of Dongguan County, approaching Yufen Port.
Since it was a rainy day, there were not many ships sailing here, so this saved a lot of trouble.
To others, these are just a few small fishing boats used for fishing.
Overall, the concealment aspect is pretty good.
Qi Yu ordered the ships to wander around the bay first and make fishing operations, and then take specific actions after dark.
The disguised government officials also took the opportunity to become fishermen and experience the life of ordinary people.
They were really a little confused as to why Mr. Qi, who was so virtuous, suddenly changed his mind and wanted to be a robber? However, they only thought about things like this in their hearts, but they did not dare to say it openly.
In this way, the group of people slowly stayed up until midnight, except for the wind and rain, which was still swaying, and almost no chickens barked or dogs bitten.
Qi Yu looked at the time on his pocket watch: twelve o'clock exactly!
Well, you can take action!
"Hiss~~"
Qi Dalang put his finger to his mouth and blew an ear-catching whistle.
Signaling: It’s time to ‘throw the grass and paddy’.
Following this order, all the boats moved toward the shore, without lights or fire, and silently.
Then, take action quickly!
"Brother Shi, please!"
"Don't worry, Mr. Qi! We'll take care of it!"
"Master Leng, please!"
"It's easy to say. After everything is done, don't forget your promise to me!"
"..."
The Shi brothers and Leng Qing left almost at the same time, but within a few breaths, their figures disappeared into the vast night.
Qi Yu and all the government officials were waiting on the spot for their response.
It rained continuously, the atmosphere was not so harmonious, and there was thunder.
"There are thunders. Could it be that the rain is going to get heavier?" Qi Yu muttered to himself as he looked up at the inky sky.
Could there really be danger?
No matter what, this sudden thunder always makes people feel their heartstrings tense.
There is no turning back when the bow is drawn!
Even if there is danger, we have to bite the bullet and go on. Whether we succeed or fail, it depends on today.
An hour has passed...
Three hours have passed...
The current pocket watch time is: four o'clock in the morning.
Suddenly, two blurry figures hurriedly walked towards them in the distance with their waists bent. Their figures looked very much like those of Shi Liao and Shi Yuan who had returned.
The two of them dragged many large and small bags along the way, carrying them back and forth, and gradually arrived at the shore.
"grown ups……"
"Shh!"
Qi Yu hurriedly put on his raincoat and ran over to check, only to find that the two men had indeed stolen the guns. As for the number, it was estimated that there were more than two hundred guns.
Well, apart from the equipment, this should be everything in Yongwang's warehouse.
Great results!
Thumbs up!
"Haha, you two are adhering to the glorious tradition of thieves never making mistakes, and you work hard, which really makes Qi deeply admire you!" Qi Dalang, who was overjoyed, did not hesitate to praise and said with a smile that was almost dancing.
Shi Liao hurriedly smiled and said: "To be honest, sir, it's fortunate that we have this windy and rainy day as a cover, otherwise, it would never have been so smooth."
Shi Yuan also said: "Master Qi is really good at predicting things. There is indeed a small hidden warehouse in the palace. We followed the smell of gunpowder and found it not long after."
Looking for positioning?
Do you have a dog nose? So sensitive?
He is worthy of being a rooster and a dog robber!
Haha, no matter what, as long as the method is successful, it is a good method, and it can be used by me, including talents.
With these firearms in hand, you can breathe a sigh of relief. Although they are not strong enough to fight against King Yong, they still have a certain ability to protect themselves.
Whether we can hold on to Qiongzhou's construction achievements depends on these iron men.
In the past, I often said that when you have food, you don’t panic. Now it seems that I need to change it. It should be called when you have a gun, don’t panic.
After the excitement was over, Qi Yu hurriedly asked the government officials to come over and help carry all the guns to the fishing boat and place them properly. In addition, he must be ready to set sail at any time, and when the cold weather arrives, he should immediately pull up the anchor and run away.
However, things turned out to be the opposite.
An hour passed like this, but Leng Qing still didn't arrive.
The longer I wait, the more anxious I become.
Qi Yu looked at his pocket watch. It was almost five o'clock. In about half an hour, it would be dark.
When that time comes, we and our party will be exposed to the vast sea, with no way to escape.
I hope Leng Qing will not have any accidents and come back as soon as possible.
Nervous sweat slowly slid down Qi Yu's cheeks, mixed with the slanting rain that hit his face, and was completely indistinguishable.
At this time, a dark shadow suddenly appeared, like a ghost in the dark night, appearing inadvertently.
"who?"
"I!"
I followed the sound to look, but saw three more people in front of me.
The person who came was none other than Leng Qing. In each of her hands, she was holding a tied person.
"Did you succeed?"
"Well, capture two people!" Leng Qing's reply was concise and shocking, and then she urged urgently: "Let's leave quickly. If we are late, there may be some danger."
"good!"
After boarding the ship, Qi Yu urgently ordered the ships to set sail immediately and move forward at full speed.
On the way back, he no longer meandered along the coastline, but sailed directly into the deep sea to shorten the voyage. In addition, he also specifically ordered that all ships must not light up lights to avoid exposing their location.
Since you are following the direction of the compass, it will generally not deviate too much, so you can just go with confidence.
In this darkness, several small boats moved forward at full speed silently, making people unaware. Even if there was some movement, it would be covered up by the roar of the wind and rain.
…
Before I knew it, the sky started to get dark and bright.
Only then did Qi Yu notice the two captives.
Let’s see:
One of them is a blond and blue-eyed Westerner. He is gorgeously dressed and has bright eyes. He seems to be a very intelligent person.
The other one is a native Chinese. He is dressed in coarse clothes and looks a bit like a traditional craftsman.
Since both of their hands and feet were restrained and their mouths were stuffed with numbness, they basically had no other resistance except for being able to hum a few words through their noses.
Leng Qing explained that she had coerced and interrogated several people before she found out the whereabouts of the two craftsmen. Otherwise, she would not have come back so late.
Oh, that's what happened.
Understand understand.
However, her approach also means that danger is coming. Just imagine, after learning the information, how could Prince Yong not send someone to catch up?
The answer is yes.
After stealing his guns and robbing his craftsmen, how could he let it go? If word of this spread, how could he still hang out on the street?
"Speed up and move forward! Don't rest for a moment!" Qi Yu did not dare to relax at all, and ordered and urged.