"I know, if I don't stop him, I'm afraid someone will follow suit." Mr. Zhu Cai looked solemn. After thinking for a while, he seemed to have made up his mind:
"Manager Wang, please immediately take care of the grain table, distribute the stored grain to each ship, distribute all the grain on the grain table, and make food for the whole army! Prepare for war."
"Ah?!" All the leaders looked at him. Only Wang You, the old camp manager, was not surprised. Although they had obtained another batch of food in the past ten days and lost some people, the food supply was still manageable.
It's a drop in the bucket, and the entire army will be without food for only these few days.
"Big shopkeeper! We are missing twelve big ships now! Should we wait until the ship to Lingao comes back to discuss..."
"It will be too late to wait for He Xin to come back. God knows what happened to them." Since the fleet is traveling overseas, once it is delayed, various factors are possible. Continuing to wait will not solve any problems. Instead, it will fall into a desperate situation of complete food shortage.
.Wang You clearly pointed out how bad the current situation is.
"We have to fight, the food supply will be at the bottom." Mr. Zhu Cai said coldly, "Let's go fight against Min'an right now!"
"It's not a big deal to lose more than a dozen large ships. Small ships can fight just as well. When fighting on land like this, small ships are more flexible."
"Big shopkeeper! What should we do about the Australian envoy? Is this guy trying to fool us?"
"Messenger?" Mr. Zhu Cai waved his hand impatiently, "Just leave him in Nanri - he can't escape without a boat. We don't have time to pay attention to him now!" He said loudly, "Tell the brothers to have a good meal."
, we will set sail early tomorrow morning. We will capture Min'an without sealing the sword for three days! The property belongs to the women and the brothers will take it first!"
"Thank you, shopkeeper!" the leaders responded loudly.
He Xin's fleet sailed very smoothly, taking overseas routes, and arrived at Bopu Port in just six days. He Xin actually didn't know how to sail, but he got his position through nepotism, so Ren Fucai, the general manager of the fleet's flagship
He is the de facto commander.
He Xin was taken to see Wen Desi. Wen Desi said a few words, complimented He Xin for being "young and promising, heroic and handsome", and gave He Xin a valuable gift, which made He Xin dizzy and overjoyed.
After having a drink in the mall, Hu Zhihai was taken to a luxurious suite and arranged to stay. In the room, two prostitutes with outstanding looks, selected by Dongmen Chuiyu, were already waiting.
Ren Fu and the sailors were also received by someone specially. They took a bath first and gave each of them clothes. They were treated with delicious food and drinks. The sailors had already been talking about it on Nanri Island. When they arrived at Lingao, there was
There were fresh vegetables and chicken and duck, and wine and rice were open to the public. They all felt that they were "lucky" to come to Gao this time. Wei Aiwen personally went into battle and led the cadets from the Military and Political School who were interns at the General Political Department.
Engaging in "reception" is actually face-to-face propaganda work. It vigorously publicizes how kindly the crossing group treats the poor and how it allows everyone to "have clothes to wear", "have food to eat", "have a house to live in", and "have the ability to live in".
"Getting a wife", "not being bullied" and other matters related to the vital interests of ordinary people. In order to fully demonstrate their superiority, they were organized to visit the residences, factories, farms and schools of Bairen and Bopu communes, as well as the East Gate.
city.
In order to give them a full understanding of the advantages of the new society of the Crossing Group, this group of people were brought to Lingao County to give them a sharp contrast.
He Xinze was accompanied by a special person from the Foreign Trade Commission every day, and he toured Dongmen City. If there was something he liked a little bit, he would buy it immediately. If he met a woman with a yellow ticket and liked something, he would be escorted to the merchant in the evening.
I went to the hotel to find He Xin, who had only managed to get through in the pirate gang through nepotism. He was so happy that he didn't know what was going on. Eating, drinking and enjoying were second to none. He was always looked down upon in the pirate group, but this time someone took him so seriously.
Looking up at him, I got great psychological satisfaction. As for the loan to buy rice, I simply put it behind me - it's not that I forgot, but after buying rice, I naturally had to return, so I just postponed the purchase for a few days.
Enjoy a few more days in this gentle countryside.
In fact, even if he is a very responsible person, he cannot leave. As soon as the ship enters the port, the Navy will send people to move the ship and block the fleet's exit route. The navy is also on standby to take over the ship - a similar drill
It has been done countless times in their gang fighting training.
"I really don't understand why the people from the Political and Security Office are going to all the trouble: they are entertaining people for dinner and prostitutes at public expense. Why don't we just arrest them all and take over the ship?" Lao Di complained. He is responsible.
The company commander who commands the marine team that monitors ships.
The explanation of the General Administration of Political Security was that this was to ensure the safety of enemy workers.
No one can guarantee that there will be no spies from Zhu Cai Lao or other forces in Lingao. If the ship is directly seized and people are arrested, the other party will send the message out at night, and it will be spread to Nanri Island in a week at most. The Cross-Travel Group's "fake negotiations,"
His "real poaching" face will be completely exposed, and Lin Baiguang must die without a burial place.
Nowadays, women are dragging He Xin along with wine, and the slowness of things is no longer the problem of traveling through the group.
After eating, drinking and having fun for several days, Ren Fu was an old bandit after all. He thought that he came here to buy food and gunpowder. If he delayed it any longer, he would miss something important. He Xin is a relative of the emperor, so it will be natural when the time comes.
Once he could get away, the responsibility became his own. Immediately, he came to advise He Xin: There were tens of thousands of brothers in the fleet, as well as the big shopkeeper, who were waiting for food, so it was better to finish the matter early and go back.
Only then did He Xin come to his senses. Thinking of what the shopkeeper had said to him when he came out, he broke into a cold sweat and quickly asked to see Wen Desi.
Unexpectedly, Wen Desi disappeared. Every time he asked people to contact him about buying food, the Australians always refused - either the manager was unavailable, or there were not enough porters. Only then did He Xin feel that something was wrong, and because he was alone
Living in a commercial building, there was no one around with whom I could discuss matters. Ren Fu came once and never showed up again.
He Xin had no choice but to make up his mind to go back to the blog first. As soon as he left the house, the waiter outside greeted him:
"Where are you going, Mr. He? You guys can send someone to take care of you."
"It's okay, I'm going to Dongmen Market to buy cigarettes." He Xin was not a fool yet and immediately thought of an excuse.
"The cigarettes will be delivered to you in a moment, without bothering Mr. He."
"Fart, I have to buy it myself." He Xin said angrily.
"Master He, it's better to go back to the house first, lest the children can't bear it anymore..." The waiter kept smiling, but wouldn't give in an inch.
"Asshole, what do you mean, am I a prisoner?!"
"Here, Mr. He is an honored guest of the chiefs. You'd better go inside first. We'll send you cigarettes right away. If you feel bored, just let us know and we'll let someone show you a Japanese movie."
As he spoke, three or four other waiters came around, nodding and bowing, each with a shuddering smile. He Xin couldn't help but take a few steps back, knowing in his heart that the big shopkeeper had been fooled by this group of thieves!
He had no choice but to return to the house. This luxuriously furnished and comfortable house was just a gilded cage. He Xin thought in despair. Ren Fu and his brothers had probably been poisoned by them! As for himself, he didn't know how long he would be allowed to live.
When I thought of this, my mood suddenly fell into an abyss. I actually lay on the bed and cried bitterly.
"What pirate leader, it turns out to be a little bitch!" Ufo spat in the listening room next door to express his contempt.
"He rose to power through nepotism, and he is not an authentic pirate leader." said the person next to him.
"Are the swallows coming?"
"We're here, everyone is waiting downstairs."
Wu Fo went downstairs from the dark staircase. In a secret room of the business building, two prostitutes were waiting for him.
These are carefully selected by the Intelligence Committee from registered prostitutes. They are not only required to have good appearance and exquisite figure, but also to be bold, careful, and good at coping. They receive a small allowance every month, but the condition is that they must be at the disposal of the intelligence department at any time.
"Listen." Wu Fo said to the prostitutes in the room, "From today on, you must follow this Lord He all day long, whether he eats, sleeps or goes to the toilet. No matter what he says or does, you can always tell me
report."
"The maids know."
"After the thing is done, it will naturally benefit you. Now go and serve him properly."
After Wu Fo finished assigning the task, he quickly got on his bicycle and went straight to Bo Pu.
The situation in Bopu has been brought under control, and Ren Fu and his sailors have been brought under control.
"We need to let Ren Fu appear in public on a regular basis, and don't just disappear, do you understand?" Wu Fo instructed the staff, "Every day, we need to arrange for him to come on board the ship to see and say a few words. Ordinary sailors will let them continue to live on the ship and move around.
People from the Political Department are responsible for monitoring."
"What if they try to seize the ship?"
"So we need to keep Ren Fu under control alone and not allow him to board the ship at night to prevent him from passing news to the sailors. You must keep in touch with Minister Wei at all times."
As for He Xin, in addition to sending two prostitutes to serve him personally, there are many activities waiting for him every day. He Xin just eats and drinks in restaurants every day, or wanders around with prostitutes on the street. How can he still have such interest?
, but Wu Fo unceremoniously threatened him with something more terrifying than death: saying that if he dared to show any reluctance outside, he would sell his pretty face to a Western man's court as a "husband-in-law". Then he continued
I showed him a gay SM movie all night. Anyone who dares not to cooperate will end up like this when they get married to a foreign husband. The movie scene this night almost made He Xin faint, and he felt that his anus was not safe for several days.
.
In order to keep his own chrysanthemum, He Xin had to perfunctory every day and try his best to show off his dissoluteness. After a few days of drunkenness, the original sense of responsibility was gradually worn away. He thought that he probably didn't have much time left, so he just gave up on himself.
The people on the Intelligence Committee felt very pleased with the extravagant behavior, and everyone concluded that this method might be promoted in the future.
As for ordinary sailors, they don’t think there’s anything wrong with living a happy life in Lingao with good food, good drinks, and sleeping with women. It’s best that such days never end. Even if you go back in a hurry, the credit is congratulations.
Xin and Ren Fu, they will have to fight with their lives when they go back.
Although everyone was surprised as to why no grain and gunpowder had been loaded so far, they had always believed that "the leaders have the final say in major matters," so the sailors didn't care.
The Intelligence Committee stepped up its intelligence collection activities on Zhucai Laohai's movements. Lin Baiguang did not carry any communication tools that could communicate with Lingao. To know the development of the matter, he could only rely on the intelligence department to collect it himself. The Guangzhou Station began to concentrate
Focus on collecting information about Zhu Cailao, Nanri Island and Min'an.
Zhang Xin sent Zhang Dascara out to Fujian to get information: he had been a pirate and knew a lot about the situation inside, so he could easily get information.
"Zhu Cai Lao is going to Min'an. You go and find a place to hide near Min'an. As soon as Zhu Cai Lao is defeated, you send your dove back!"
Zhang Dascara was puzzled. Everyone knew that Mr. Zhu Cai was stationed in Nanri recently, but why did he know that he was going to attack Min'an? How did he know that he had to be defeated?
"Yes, it's just that these big shopkeepers are not weak in combat power. What should I do if they capture Min'an?"
"If he can't be captured, he must be defeated." Zhang Xin said confidently, "Why don't you make a bet with me for your monthly silver this month and your business trip expenses? I'll pay you five for one."
"Forget it, you have sorcery, I won't bet on it." Zhang Dascara murmured to himself and made the sign of the cross, "God bless! The evil spirits will disperse!"
Zhang Xin smiled secretly: He is a very creative believer.
Zhu Cailao's fleet finally launched an attack on Min'an in August of that year. The attack lasted four days. The offensive went smoothly on the first day. His fleet of sampans and small boats entered under the cover of large ship artillery fire.
Along the Minjiang River, they defeated the Ming army and Xiangyong who intercepted them, and drove directly to Min'an Town.
Min'an is ten kilometers away from Luoxing Pagoda and more than thirty kilometers away from Fuzhou. From Hou'an below Luoxing Pagoda to Tingtou, there are mountains on both sides of the bank, and the river flows tortuously. The terrain at the gorge in Min'an Town is the most dangerous, and the river is deep and narrow.
, only 600 meters at its narrowest point, it is the choke point guarding the mouth of the Minjiang River. The Ming army set up temporary artillery forts along both sides of the river here, and deployed dozens of cannons to fire to intercept the ascending fleet, and recruited troops from all along the river.
Xiangyong guarded both sides of the strait. Every time the pirates wanted to land and advance, they would be intercepted and killed by the Xiangyong. However, the pirates An, inspired by the idea of not sealing the sword for three days, did not flinch and attacked fiercely regardless of casualties.
Min'an is the gateway to Fuzhou and the main outlet to the sea in Fujian. Once it falls, not only the tens of thousands of merchants and countless goods in Min'an will be reduced to ashes, but Fujian's outlet to the sea will also be closed. For a time, Fuzhou
Shocked. Min'an merchants and people fled one after another, and the situation was chaotic.
However, Zheng Zhilong had already led his army and then fought with Zhu Cailao's main force outside the mouth of the Minjiang River. Zheng Zhilong was now equipped with dozens of large ships equipped with heavy artillery sponsored by Xiong Wenhuan, which formed an advantage in both quantity and quality. Both sides
In repeated battles at the mouth of the Minjiang River, Zhu Cai Lao suffered repeated defeats. The morale of the army was greatly shaken. In the evening of the next day, as some ships fled the battlefield, Zhu Cai Lao's fleet finally collapsed. Zhu Cai Lao saw that the situation was unstoppable
Clean up, immediately pack up the remaining troops and retreat to Nanri Island, preparing to gather the remaining troops there and regroup.
Zheng Zhilong did not intend to let him go, and immediately launched a pursuit. Under Zheng Zhilong's pursuit, Zhu Cai's old troops were defeated all the way, and the ships were either lost or captured. The ships that had retreated to Nanri Island were no longer alive. No matter who.
Everyone can see clearly that Zhu Cailao will be destroyed in a matter of days.
Fleeing all the way from Min'an, ranging from large "units" to small "only", ships continued to leave the fleet in chaos, or found another way to live, or simply surrendered. Zheng Zhilong, the winner - this is the difference between the maritime groups.
It is not uncommon for this kind of alliance to expand rapidly when the wind is going smoothly, but once it suffers a defeat and the situation goes bad, it will immediately fall apart.
Under such a situation, Zhu Cai Lao led the remaining more than a hundred boats to retreat to the sea of Nanri Island.
These ships were smoking, some masts had been broken, and some sails had arrows stuck in them, leaving traces of lead bullets. The hulls were scarred, with holes and blood stains everywhere. These ships looked so nervous,
They were so panicked that they completely lost their normal formation and just scrambled to escape for their lives.
The pirates on the ship fought hard for days and were frightened by the huge rout. Most of them allowed themselves to be tossed by the waves and remained silent. Their frightened eyes searched the distant ocean from time to time.
But the news of their defeat had reached Nanri Island one step ahead of them - it turned out that since the morning of the battle, ships had been escaping back to Nanri Island. By the time the entire army began to retreat from Min'an, the leaders with sharp eyesight and quick skills had
They had already rushed back to Nanri to transfer their family and property. Some even started to rob the grain platform and the old camp. The soldiers of Zhu Cai Lao in the old camp resisted to the death and saved the camp.
More and more ships began to pull anchor and flee. The relatives of Zhu Cai Lao and the "units" of the same clan still held the idea that they might be able to clean up the mess and make a comeback. They organized the troops and ships and waited for the retreat of the army in the chaos.
Lin Baiguang was still trapped in the old camp at this time. He originally thought that when someone besieged the old camp, he would take advantage of the chaos to escape. Unexpectedly, the sound of gunfire and gunfire outside gradually subsided. He asked for news again and said that the old camp and
The grain platforms were all guarded.
Now he had become an ant on the hot pot. From his daily life and the mouths of familiar soldiers, Lin Baiguang knew that many people had escaped by boat. He couldn't help but feel worried - the only ones who escaped now were people who were not directly related to him.
The more he travels, the only ones left are his hardcore cronies. How can he win over them? Moreover, there is no news about the few little bosses he has been socializing with these days. He doesn't know that he went to Min'an with Zhu Cai Lao to fight.
After losing the battle, he still stayed in Nanri. He had no idea whether they were dead or alive, whether they had fled or were still on the island.
Lin Baiguang knew that the longer he stayed in the old camp, the more unfavorable the situation would become. Once those leaders ran away or died in battle, his attempt to control the fleet would be completely in vain. And as soon as Zhu Cai Lao came back, Nanri Island
It will become the Shura field where Zheng Zhilong fights for the final time, and he will most likely die in the rebel army!