The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 471 Canal Water Bandits

Wouldn't it be nice to be like him, kneel down obediently, and be obedient citizens for Daqing?
In Hong Chengchou's view, if all the people in the world were obedient citizens to the Qing Dynasty, wouldn't there be no more wars and no more killings.

Isn't this world safe?
Those who are officials are officials, those who farm the fields, and those who do business do business, except for a high-ranking Eight Banners parasite, everyone in the world has to be their slaves, isn't it good?
Hasn't it been like this for thousands of years? !
"God damn bright thief!"

Hong Chengchou cursed in a low voice, followed by a series of violent coughs that seemed to cough up his lungs.

At this moment, a fast horse galloped outside the sedan chair.

A soldier of Tuhai, Geshha, came outside Hong Chengchou's sedan chair and said.

"Master Hong, my master is here to invite you!"

Hong Chengchou responded, then stepped out of the sedan chair, supported by his own followers, and walked towards the place where Tu Hai was.

Hong Chengchou came to Tu Hai's side and saluted respectfully.

"Your Majesty has met the Governor!"

Tuhai's current official position is not the so-called head of the Southern Expedition, but the governor of the five southeastern provinces.

Nanzheng coach is just a name that everyone has agreed upon.

Seeing Hong Chengchou coming, Tu Hai frowned slightly, and then asked directly.

"Lord Hong, I have received a report from the vanguard that there are water thieves in the canal ahead, harassing and looting our army's logistics fleet."

"I am quite helpless about this, I wonder if Mr. Hong has a solution?"

The logistics transport fleet of the Qing army is very large, stretching for dozens of miles, and countless tank boats and tank workers are serving the army.

However, everything is not all smooth sailing!

At the very least, the water bandits who are active on the canal don't give me a lot of face.

Brother Li and Wang Qunshan, these two big water bandits who were active along the canal, boldly robbed the tank boats of the Qing Dynasty several times.

Of course, two tank boats are nothing.

No matter how arrogant these water bandits were, they would not dare to attack the main fleet of the Qing Dynasty.

At most, it's harassment, or it's a cold shot for a vote!
But, this thing is not very harmful, but extremely insulting.

He's a toad crawling on his feet, it doesn't hurt anyone, but he's irritating!
Fourth Brother Li and Wang Qunshan led people to frequently harass the Qing army fleet, and the final result was that the forward speed of the Qing army fleet was greatly reduced.

This is an unacceptable thing for the Qing army who was anxious to go south to suppress the rebellion!

Tuhai wants to send people to drive away, and even eliminate the water bandits who harassed the fleet.

But he couldn't even grab the opponent's tail!
As soon as Daqing chased them, the water bandits ran away.

The Qing Dynasty stopped chasing, and the water bandits came back swaggeringly!

After all, he is a professional beggar on the canal. After spending so many years along the canal, he has a rich experience of being hunted down by the officers and soldiers.

And how could a group of half-bad guys on the canal of the Qing army be able to catch it?
As for asking the water workers on the canal to lead a team to catch the water bandits, that would be even more unrealistic.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the relationship between water workers and water bandits is definitely not shallow.

Maybe the person on the opposite side is the brother or brother of someone on my side.

Tuhai was really annoyed by the water bandits, and there was no solution, so he had to ask Hong Chengchou for advice.

After hearing the words, Hong Chengchou pondered for a while, and then spoke.

"Governor, maybe we can send a fast horse to send an order to the state capital ahead!"

"Let the front state capital mobilize the local Xun soldiers, and prepare to work with our army to intercept and suppress the water bandits."

Hearing this, Tu Hai's eyes lit up, and he nodded in agreement.

He patted Hong Chengchou's shoulder approvingly, and then told his subordinates to make arrangements.

……

In the cabin of a flat-bottomed tank boat, the environment is dark and humid.

The fourth brother Li, a well-known water bandit on the canal, held Daming's commission letter, with an unstoppable smile on his face.

"Haha, I never imagined that our fourth brother Li would one day be a high official in the imperial court."

"Guangzong Yaozu, really Guangzong Yaozu!"

The fourth brother Li is from Yangzhou, and he was born as an ordinary water worker.

It's just because he is righteous, has a good martial arts, and has always been generous, so he is quite prestigious among the water workers.

In the 16th year of Chongzhen, Lu Zhenfei was appointed as the governor of water transportation and the governor of Huaiyang, and formed the Cao army to fight against thieves and protect the water transportation.

During this process, Brother Li worked under Lu Zhenfei's hands, but he was just an ordinary soldier from the beginning to the end.

In the 17th year of Chongzhen, the capital fell into the hands of trespassers, King Fu ascended the throne in Nanjing, and after Ma Shiying of the Eunuch Party took power, Lu Zhenfei, who was born in the Donglin Party, was dismissed from office.

The Cao army under him is naturally scattered like birds and beasts!

Brother Li also quit the army and returned to his home.

Until the tragedy happened on the [-]th in Yangzhou, Li Sigeer's family died tragically under the sword of the Qing army.

That's why the fourth brother Li didn't do anything. He recruited fellow waterworkers he was familiar with, and became a water bandit, specifically against the Qing court.

Usually, it would be fun to rob the water transport ships of the Qing court and collect protection fees from passing merchant ships.

At the very least, he and a group of brothers under him will not have to worry about eating and drinking!

However, looking at the commission letter in his hand now, he still couldn't help being a little excited.

Now he can be regarded as the official of Daming!

Although he is a water bandit now, it does not hinder his dream of being an official again.

Looking at the Jinyi Wei Tiqi, who was dressed in ordinary clothes and looked ordinary, but had a somewhat stern aura, Fourth Brother Li patted his chest and said confidently.

"Master Yan, don't worry, if it's placed on land, I, Li Laosi, will be a small person."

"But on this section of the canal, I, Li Laosi, are quite capable!"

"It will definitely make the Qing captives restless!"

Jinyi Wei Tiqi surnamed Yan just smiled and said.

"As long as the general can try to slow down the pace of the Qing army going south, buy more time for the imperial army to meet the enemy."

"It's not a problem to raise this official position and military rank!"

"His Royal Highness Jian Guo has always been generous in rewarding ministers who have made meritorious service!"

Brother Li smiled all over his face and nodded repeatedly.

In my heart, I have already imagined the scene of myself becoming a high-ranking official in the future.

"..."

Thinking back to what happened three days ago, looking at the letter of appointment framed by him, Brother Li was still very excited.

In the past few days, he led his men to do several votes one after another, and robbed several water transport ships of the Qing court, and gained a lot.

Not only did he harvest a large amount of supplies, but what he valued more was actually the reward from Daming.

He wants to make meritorious service, and he even wants to climb up!

Just when he was standing at the bow, thinking about the future.

A large fleet of ships sailed in the distance. Looking at the flag of the fleet, it was another group of water bandit king Qunshan on the canal.

The two sides were still far away, and the fourth brother Li heard Wang Qunshan's loud voice, and saw Wang Qunshan standing on the bow and waving.

"Fourth Brother Li, Fourth Brother Li!"

"Brother, I'm here to see you!"

"..."

Li Si also stood at the bow of the boat and waved in response.

"Brother Wang, long time no see!"

"..."

The two fleets met on the canal to discuss the matter of looting the Qing army's transport fleet together.

The Qing army's transport fleet was large, and its defense force was also not weak.

If the two divide their troops, they can only make small troubles, at most it will delay the pace of the Qing army going south, and it will not cause too much trouble for the Qing army.

(End of this chapter)