Red Mansion Royal Cat

Chapter 138

Tongzhou is an important town in Gyeonggi, where the imperial court, the east gate of the capital, the north and the south, the Baihe River, the Yuhe River and the canal meet.

Jia Cong stood on the tallest tea house on the wharf, overlooking the busy people at Tongzhou Wharf, feeling a lot of emotion.

"Old general, do you think this Huo An is stupid, he is not a good prince, and wants to go to the South China Sea to raise fish for fun... No, he is no longer a prince."

Jia Cong thought of Huo An who had lost his prince because of his family, and said with a smile: "This Huo An made a lot of noise, really thought he could escape?"

"He's not stupid. If you don't leave his Huo family, you really can't leave!"

Shen Lang would keep rubbing the handle of the knife nervously, but he was risking the crime of beheading and messing around with the little devil star of the Jia family. If the Huo family were let go, it would be a big trouble.

But if the Huo family is really blocked, it will be a great credit, and the risk is worth it.

Hearing Jia Cong's emotion, he responded with a sneer: "You don't understand the power of the Huo family in the South China Sea. The emperor of Lingnan is not joking. When the old prince was here, the surname of the Lingnan land and sailors was Huo. Don't look at it like this." Many years have passed, and the Huo family's power in Lingnan still firmly controls more than half of the army and officials. Every official who takes a post in Lingnan must go to the Nan'an County Prince's Mansion to send a letter of worship... So, Huo An took a risk, It is he who has felt the tightening of the cord around his neck."

Jia Cong asked again: "Does the saint and His Majesty care?"

"Take care!"

Standing by the window, Shen Lang looked at the vast white land to the west, and said with a sneer, "Do you think the Four Kings really liked this beautiful capital when they were in Beijing? Didn't the saints call them back to the capital for 'grounding' when they were 50 years old? The vassal kings are not allowed to leave the capital without an imperial decree, this is the first step in cutting down the vassals. If it weren’t for the matter of Yizhong old prince, there should be no four kings in this society.”

It is also the case of the former prince's military remonstrance. It seems that there are many inside stories about this royal bloody case back then, far beyond what I know.

Boom boom boom!
"Little third master..."

"Uncle Thirteen, come on!"

Jia Shisan's cloak was covered with snow, and he didn't bother to wipe off the snowflakes on his eyebrows when he came in. He cupped his fists and said, "The warship has quietly blocked the way south of the canal, and the artillery is in place. The news from the Dragon Guards, Huo An and his party bypassed the Dingbian guard station and quietly sneaked along the Yu River to the pier."

I am finally coming!
Shen Lang happily asked: "How many people are there?"

"Back to the old general, Xia Laoshangshu guessed right. After Qiu Tong led people to surprise Zhengcunba, he sent most of his troops to storm Qinghedian to attract the attention of the imperial army. In a Zhuangzi by the river. This morning, I joined the Huo family who fled the capital, protecting the Huo family and planning to take advantage of the chaos and go south."

As soon as Jia Shisan finished speaking, a lieutenant of Shenwu Zhongwei sent an urgent report: a huge fleet appeared in the canal, more than ten ships of various sizes, carrying the banner of the South China Sea Navy to escort tribute to Beijing...

Shen Lang slapped his thigh and exclaimed: "Oops, I forgot about the fact that tributes will be delivered to the capital at this time of year!"

Jia Cong curled his lips: "It seems that he didn't do it on a whim, so that's right. Let me just say, how could Huo An have the guts to take such a big risk just because of this rough trick that Qiu Tong came up with?" .”

"Nephew, don't analyze it anymore. They have sailors, and our small boat is not enough for them to hit each other. What should we do now?"

Shen Lang had to be anxious, he was originally a privately mobilized army, if he let the Huo family go again...

"Don't worry, sailor, if I'm at sea, I really can't do anything about him... Ha ha!"

Jia Cong looked at the canal wharf crowded with ships, and the canal waterway far south, and grinned: "I remember we brought a lot of kerosene when we went out..."

……

There are many members of the Huo family. Although the carriage is bumpy and the cold wind is howling outside, Huo An's face is full of joy.

"I've finally left the capital. The Liu family is really nothing. I've had enough humiliation in the past ten years or so!"

Huo An took a sip of the fine wine in his hand, and after cursing for a while, he heard a middle-aged man's voice outside: "My lord, Tongzhou is here! Our navy has already landed, scouting, there is nothing but merchants and commoners! "

"Good job, Brother Qiu!"

Huo An lifted the curtain of the car, and the wind and snow blowing in front of him made half of his drunkenness dissipate.He said to Qiu Tong with a friendly face: "As expected of the general that the father valued, this slap in the face directly stunned the idiots in the capital. I guess they will think we are in the Qinghe shop when they arrive here!"

Qiu Tong glanced at the indistinct shadow of the pavilion, and heaved a long sigh of relief: "We finally arrived safely, my lord, let's get on the boat and go south. The Qinghe shop won't last long, and the Japanese pirates and those native chicken tiles of the White Lotus Sect A dog can't withstand a few rounds of attacks at all."

"Report!"

Just as he was talking, a cavalry came galloping from the west, and the cavalry reported before they could get off their horses: "My lord and general, there are artillery roars on the east side of the capital, and the scouts came to report that the imperial army and Japanese pirates were fighting in the Fahua Temple area. Together, except for the Shenwu Zhongwei who is rushing to Zhengjiaba, there is no shadow of the imperial army in the direction of Tongzhou!"

"Good! Good! Good!"

Huo An applauded repeatedly and laughed towards the sky: "Come on, enter Tongzhou, let's board the boat and go back to the south! When we get on the boat, who can stop me!"

In a peaceful and prosperous age, there were officers and soldiers looting!

Tongzhou City saw a large group of unidentified soldiers and horses coming towards the city, and immediately closed the city gate.Huo An didn't intend to disturb this place for too long, and while arranging boarding, he called Qiu Tong to let the accompanying soldiers plunder the merchants and people on the pier.

Jia Cong, who was hiding in the distance, kept silent until the Huo family and his party boarded the Nanhai Navy's ship, and more than half of the rebels also boarded the ship one after another, then he made a gesture with Shen Lang.

Boom boom boom...

For a moment, artillery salvos fired.

After the huge roar, it was followed by explosions on the pier and the surface of the canal.

After a salvo of this limited-accurate artillery, it tightly sank a merchant ship docked near the South China Sea Navy ship.

Huo An's lack of accuracy can't help Huo An panicked.

He immediately realized that he was in an ambush, and hurriedly called the fleet to set off, even ignoring the more than a thousand rebels on the shore who had not yet boarded the ship.

The rebels who were looting were also dumbfounded. They watched the life-saving ship leave the dock. After a short period of confusion, someone called the people around them to flee in all directions.

It's a pity that the soldiers of Shenwu Zhongwei couldn't bear it long ago, and immediately forced him back to the pier with crossbow arrows, and then rushed forward screaming...

There is no need to pay too much attention to the fight on the shore. If the two thousand imperial guards recharge their batteries and fight against the exhausted Tuntianwei rebels, if they lose again, they will simply wipe their necks and forget it.

"Nephew, are you sure about your plan?"

Shen Lang was still full of doubts about Jia Cong's plan to allow the South China Sea Navy fleet to leave Tongzhou, worried that it would be self-defeating.

Jia Cong patted his chest and made a promise: "Don't worry, junior, this is Zhuge Wuhou who learned from him. When they get to Linhe Chaoguan, the river is narrow. Once the fire boats are set off, he will be our job as the South China Sea Admiral." target!"

……

Although throwing down a thousand elites, Huo An still let out a long sigh of relief while sitting in the cabin of the warship.

He also didn't expect that Tongzhou would still have people from the imperial court. Fortunately, he is now on his own warship, and he will fish into the sea from now on, without any worries~
"Father, my son is not at ease..."

Huo Lan glared at his younger brother Huo Qiu who was huddled in the corner, looked at the map in his hand worriedly, and said to Huo An: "Linhe Chaoguan is ahead, and the river is narrow. My son is worried that there will be an ambush by the imperial soldiers."

Huo An laughed loudly: "There are only two small officials the size of sesame seeds and mung beans in Linhe Chaoguan, plus Chaoguan yamen servants and a team of less than a hundred soldiers. Our family has more than a thousand land troops and nearly two thousand sailors. at me!"

"But... the people who ambushed us in Tongzhou couldn't easily let us go with just one round of cannonballs!"

Hearing his son's question, Huo An explained with confidence: "You don't understand. In order to control the imperial army, the Liu family established rules when the country was founded. In the land of the capital, there is no order to mobilize more than 490 soldiers and horses to make a decision! No matter in Tongzhou ambushes us whether it is Dingbianwei or Shenwu Zhongwei. They can only mobilize [-] nine people at most, and then let them charge for a while. This can be regarded as a business for the court... It’s not just that once in the officialdom. Is it wrong? Hehe, I understand this!"

Huo An really understands the unspoken rules in the officialdom, but unfortunately he didn't think that he let the Nanhai Navy collude with the Japanese pirates to attack Gyeonggi, blocking Jia Cong, an outlier, outside the city.

At this time, Jia Cong and others took a horse-drawn sled and had already hidden in Linhe Chaoguan.After seeing the only fleet on the canal from a distance, immediately let the two prepared fireboats set off...

Chaoguan is right in front of you, and the South China Sea Navy's passenger ships converted from warships slow down the speed of the ship, intending to control Chaoguan and pass one by one.

Suddenly, several low and dilapidated boats turned out from the fork in the river ahead, blocking the front of their own fleet.

The leading lieutenant was full of displeasure, and commanded his subordinates: "Go quickly, drive these ships away..."

boom!
With the sound of deflagration, a fire broke out on those small boats, and a few people jumped into the water from the boats and swam to the shore, while the deflagration boats continued to rush towards their own fleet!

"Trouble, there's an ambush! Back up! Back up!"

boom!
dang dang dang...

The alarm bell sounded, and the situation at the rear of the fleet was similar. In the narrowest channel of the canal, more than a dozen ships, large and small, were tightly blocked by two teams of fireboats, leaving no room for movement.

"Knock this fire boat away quickly and rush over!"

Bang!
The first ship that tried to ram the fire ship not only failed, but sank itself in.

Because these fireships were not only filled with kerosene, but also connected the ships together with iron chains.

The fire oil scattered and gradually spread on the water.The wind assisted the fire, expanding the burning area several times at once...

Jia Cong jumped up and shouted, "Zhuzi, where's your fucking Franco cannon!"

"fire!"

Boom boom boom...

The way forward and backward of the ships of the South China Sea Navy was completely blocked by fire boats, and the kerosene on the river surface was also ignited. Suddenly, the entire river was covered in fire. Even if the soldiers of the South China Sea Navy wanted to put out the fire, it was too late. Slowly approaching their own fleet, jumping off the ship one after another trying to survive.

At this moment, the roar of artillery came from the river banks on both sides, followed by overwhelming shells...

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(End of this chapter)