Huang Shitao was hiding comfortably in the greenhouse, drinking wine and chewing snacks.
The days passed happily.
"Are they really gone?"
"Back to General, Captain Mo left with the one hundred and twenty ships last evening."
Huang Shitao couldn't help but glance at the map on the wall.
"Our war camp level didn't follow."
In fact, the 120 transport ships that Mo Dou took away actually belong to Beihai Customs, or the entire shipyard itself is an asset of Beihai Customs.
However, since the Starfall Legion moved here, Wei Junqian has been using them to transport materials.
But Huang Shitao didn't care much about these ships.
As time went by, he also forgot that this was originally Beiguan Customs.
"Back to General, all the battalions have been there all along and have not left with them."
Huang Shitao breathed a sigh of relief and asked casually: "Do you think Xingluo and the others are going to do some private work, or are the Japanese pirates really going to attack us?"
"This..." The guard didn't dare to guess randomly, so he had to bite the bullet and speak, "I can't say, I guess it should be half and half."
Now the mountains of Baekje have been closed by heavy snow, and the land routes are almost cut off. If Wei Junqian's side lacks food and weapons, he has to use ships to transport them over by water.
As for the Japanese pirates, Mo Canghai has been crying for help from everywhere in Huayang and Jiuyuan counties.
It's not too far from Beihai Pass, so it would be understandable for the Japanese pirates to head north on a whim.
Huang Shitao was thoughtful.
He sat up straight and said, "Go ahead and tell the people at the top of the city to keep their eyes on the North Sea. Everyone, including all battalions, will be alert and take precautions in the near future."
Just in case.
"yes!"
The order was passed around, but no one paid attention.
"Start, stare, stare, stare. It's winter, it's freezing to death. Everyone is huddled at home warming themselves by the fire. Who would be so stupid as to come here to fight?"
well.
"What are you complaining about? The superior said something random and exhausted the bastards below. That's us."
"Ignore him."
"Then how should we write the daily inspection report?"
"How to write it? Do you recognize the four words 'everything is normal'?"
…
On the evening of the third day after Mo Dou left, the sky became even colder.
Crackling.
Suddenly sparks shot up in the south, making the sky turn red.
"General, something bad is going on. There's a fire in the shipyard."
"What's the situation?" Huang Shitao in the greenhouse was a little confused by the smoke, "Isn't the shipyard empty?"
Shipyard.
Dozens of figures in white woolen camouflage uniforms looked at each other and then disappeared into the vast sea of snow.
"Remember, as soon as you find a Japanese pirate fleet within thirty miles of Beihaiguan, you will find a way to set the entire shipyard on fire."
In this way, the war battalions in Beihaiguan can be forced to move to some extent.
At the same time, such a large shipyard has nearly a hundred semi-finished ships of various sizes, not to mention the various types of wood fuel stored in it.
As long as it is ignited, it will be a huge fire.
No matter how fast Beihai Customs sleeps, there will always be people who want to come over and put out the fire.
Anyway, if the Japanese pirates really come, the shipyard will definitely not be able to be saved, so it is better to let it make some contributions.
"Come here," Huang Shitao came out of the room angrily, "go put out the fire!"
Bang bang bang.
At this time, three beautiful fireworks suddenly bloomed in the southern sky.
Cloud-piercing arrow!
What's going on?
Huang Shitao felt a chill in his heart, "Which cloud-piercing arrow is that from, and how far away is it from us?"
The bodyguard next to him hasn't figured it out yet.
Ta-ta-ta.
There were soldiers running in panic from a distance.
"General, something bad is going on."
"The Japanese pirates are attacking at sea and have now arrived outside the shipyard. A rough calculation shows that there are at least fifty warships of the general class, not including the war camp class."
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Star City, Southern Suburbs
As the twelfth lunar month approaches, people return to their homes and there is singing and dancing everywhere.
Ta-ta-ta.
A long and mighty team came from the east.
call!
Qi King Chen Xiuzhu looked at the words "Xingji" on the city in front and let out a long sigh.
Hurrying slowly, he finally returned to this center of power.
Buzz~
A group of refugees with sallow faces and thin skin and ragged clothes came quickly from all around, wrapped in a long convoy on three floors, and they all stretched out their hands to beg.
"Dear gentlemen, please do your best. It's cold and our children haven't eaten for several days. Please give us something to eat."
"Officials, we don't want food or money. Do you need any work? Just tell us and we will help you do it right away."
…
"Are you all looking for death?" General Yu, who was escorting Chen Xiuzhu back to Beijing, shouted loudly, "You didn't even look at whose convoy this was, and you dared to block the road."
He quickly pulled out his sharp sword and said, "Don't get out of the way!"
Some people believed it and quickly backed away with a roar.
Some people don't believe it, or they are so hungry that their eyes turn green, and they still desperately want to beg for something to eat.
General Yu's eyes flashed fiercely, and he took action decisively.
Swish.
The sword flashed, and suddenly there were several broken arms and people screaming on the ground.
Pooh.
He spat thick phlegm on the ground and wiped the warm blood on the blade coldly.
"A group of ignorant people don't even know what kind of convoy this is, and they dare to intercept it casually. They really don't know how to live or die."
Wow.
The refugees turned pale with fright. They forgot about hunger for a moment and hurriedly exited, quickly clearing a path.
Chen Xiuzhu turned a blind eye and took it for granted.
Not long after he returned to the carriage and sat down, he got out again.
"Let me tell the common people that we will buy some porridge, steamed buns and the like when we enter the city and bring them out, so that they don't have to worry, there is something for everyone."
well.
He shook his head and sighed.
"They are all subjects of the empire."
However, even the great emperors for thousands of years could not solve the problem of refugees, so he no longer thought about it.
Chen Xiuzhu's words spread quickly.
Soon, the road into the city was not only open, but praises were everywhere.
squeak.
The convoy continued to move forward.
As soon as we entered the bridge tunnel, we were greeted by a convoy of vehicles.
There were not many people on the other side, and there were huge porridge buckets on the car behind.
The leader, General Yu, suddenly frowned.
He rode up to meet them aggressively.
"Who are you? Don't you have eyes? Can't you see clearly what kind of convoy we are? Why don't you hurry up..."
As he spoke, General Yu became speechless.
It was such a cold winter, and the cold sweat on my head and back suddenly fell down.
On the opposite side of the leader's carriage was a small flag with a yellow clan emblem painted on it.
Zhenguo!
Yellow means royalty or the owner has royal blood.
Zhen Guogong Mansion!
"What's the matter?" Mrs. Shizi opened the car curtain and walked out.
In previous years, when the twelfth lunar month arrived, there was not much work to do in the cold weather outside Xingji City, and the people or refugees living nearby had the most difficult time.
They would go out of the city to give porridge to the refugees.
This year is no exception.
"What's the matter?" Mrs. Shizi asked again.
She stared at General Yu coldly. Although she was a woman, she was not angry or intimidating.
"It's okay, it's okay." General Yu couldn't help but shrink his neck.
"This general is coming from Beihai Customs to escort Prince Qi back to Beijing. This is my first time in Xingji City. I thought the bridge was not big enough to allow two convoys to pass at the same time..."
hehe.
"Looking at it now, not to mention two teams, even four can do it at the same time. It's no problem."
"I hope you'll forgive me for disturbing the Crown Prince's wife!"