Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 800
Dayangshan and Xiaoyangshan are located in the north of Zhoushan Islands and east of Jinshanwei. They belong to the Shengsi Islands. There are more than 400 islands in the nearby waters. It is difficult for outsiders to find them if they are not familiar with the situation.

A team of the Huguang Navy, led by deputy general Xu Junsheng, has a total of [-] large ships. In the afternoon, they received a secret order to set sail from the Zhenjiang Fortress and go eastward along the river. The journey went smoothly, and they entered Changzhou Mansion in the evening and arrived in Jingjiang in the dark. , finally met the checkpoint.

When Jingjiang was in the Ming Dynasty, it was still a sandbar in the middle of the river, and like Chongming Island, it was the territory of the King Lu's army.

In Guangdong, Guangxi and Huguang, in order to promote trade and the circulation of goods, Wang Yan did not have the right to set up cards to collect taxes. But now that the Chu Party has just come into power and has experienced food shortages, many reforms have been delayed. Well, let’s do the same old thing again.

The official at the checkpoint is Jingjiang patrol inspector, whose surname is Xiao Mingli. Someone from above hinted that he should strictly check the river and prevent suspicious people from going to sea.

With so much trouble in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Xiao Li naturally knew what it meant to not let suspicious people go to sea, no doubt it was to let him not let people from King Chu's side follow the grain ships in Jiangsu and Zhejiang to go to sea.

This errand is very likely to offend the people of the King of Chu, and even get into trouble with the Tiandihui and Jinyiwei. Yes, the rewards are not bad. After working for more than two months, the benefits he has gained are more than his hard work, wind and sun, and honest work for two years.

Just because of the benefit, Xiao Li was very attentive to his work, and there were several waves of Jin Yiwei who were blocked by him in plain clothes.

When it was getting dark, he and a few of his subordinates were lighting oil lamps, filling up wine and meat, eating well on the boat, and planning to wait for an errand to be completed, so that they could send some money to see if they could transfer him back to Zhejiang. He was also afraid of being retaliated, lest he be targeted by King Chu's people.

He was gnawing on a chicken leg when a patrolman got into the boat, "Inspection, a fleet is coming."

Xiao Li's mouth was full of oil. Hearing this, he put the chicken legs on the plate, wiped his body with his hands, and called out to his subordinates who were still eating, "You still have to eat, let's get to work."

A group of people came out of the boathouse, and when the river wind blew, they were shivering with cold. He looked at the river, and in the darkness, he could vaguely see a fleet of boats coming slowly. Naturally, he will not be merciful to the risk. This is a big deal, and it must be very lucrative.

"Hurry up, let the boat go out, hang up the lights, and let them be inspected." Xiao Li hurriedly yelled at the boatman and patrolling, ready to stop the boat.

Xiao Li stood at the bow of the boat, thinking about how much to charge. The fleet had already arrived. He took a closer look, and couldn't help shrinking his neck. He swallowed the words that came to his lips, and hurriedly ordered the boat to go back.

There is no way, the opponent is too tough, if you insist on blocking, you will not get any benefits, maybe you will get a full head.

The flag of the Ming Dynasty was planted on the bow. It was a warship of the Huguang Navy. Both sides of the ship were full of officers and soldiers of the navy. If he had the courage, he would not dare to stop it.

The inspector returned to the shore by boat, thinking something was wrong, and immediately ran back to Jingjiang County to report to the county magistrate, and the county magistrate hurriedly sent someone to report to Jiangbei.

Taking advantage of the darkness, Xu Junsheng sailed out of the Yangtze River Estuary, led by Zhang Gongri's son, Zhang Fengjie, and brought the fleet to the waters near the Shengsi Islands at noon the next day.Zhang Fengjie led his own boat to Dayangshan and Xiaoyangshan to store food, so he knew the location of the island and avoided the navy to search for it one by one.

The fleet is riding the wind and waves on the sea, which is not of the same magnitude as Dongting Lake. Fortunately, the waves are not big, otherwise the navy officers and soldiers would really be overwhelmed.

After two days of sailing, the fleet finally arrived at a big island with two peaks connected.

When the fleet appeared on the surface of the sea, a loud arrow suddenly shot out from the island and exploded in the air. Several small boats rowed out from a bay on the island. A group of men with bows and arrows stood at the bow of the boat and shouted loudly: "Which team are you, this is an island under the jurisdiction of Zhejiang, don't stop the boat here!"

When Xu Junsheng saw someone coming out, he knew that Zhang Fengjie had not led the wrong way. He hurriedly waved his hand, and Qianhu behind him immediately stepped forward to listen to his orders.

"Fire two shots and tell them to get out of the way, or throw them into the sea to feed the fish."

"No!" Qianhu was full of excitement, after a day of floating at sea, he was finally able to go ashore.

The people in those small boats waved their weapons and shouted, suddenly there were two loud "booms", two gunpowder smoke rose from the navy warship, and two iron bullets fell on the two sides of the small boat one after the other, splashing Two three-foot-high water jets fell, and the strong men who were shouting at the bow were instantly drowned, and the shouting stopped abruptly.

The navy's speed did not slow down. Seeing this, the people on the small boat hurriedly paddled back and fled back to the harbor.

Xu Junsheng led the fleet and rushed in, only to see many sea-going ships moored in the bay.Under the two mountain peaks, there are hundreds of stone warehouses, all of which are three feet high, covered with thatch and oilcloth, and look like groups of elite soldiers standing upright from a distance.

The East China Sea is the territory of King Lu's navy, and the gentry of Jiangsu and Zhejiang clearly maintained a tacit understanding with King Lu in this operation, so there were not many guards, only more than 200 people.

Facing fifty naval warships, they wisely chose to abandon their weapons and surrender. Xu Junsheng led 1000 people ashore, and ordered more than 200 people who guarded the island to be guarded. Then he hurried to a stone warehouse. As soon as the board of the grain outlet was pulled, the rice flowed out immediately, and he was so scared that he quickly plugged it in.

"Liu Guogong has already arrived at Jinshanwei. You go back and report first, so that people can deliver food." Xu Junsheng waved his hand to recruit a hundred households, and ordered.

When the hundred households were ordered to leave, he turned to the thousand households beside him and said: "I will leave you twenty ships with 2000 people, you must guard this place."

"The general is afraid that someone will come to seize the island?" Qianhu's face was a little shocked.

Xu Junsheng sneered, "That's not sure, they dare to cause such a big food shortage in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, why not dare. You remember, no one is allowed to approach the island except our people, and they can fire if necessary! "

"No, don't worry, general, I will definitely guard this island!" Qianhu's face was solemn.

Xu Junsheng patted him on the shoulder, and then said to the soldiers beside him, "Let's go, let's go to Dayang Mountain!"

The fleet was divided into two parts, one stayed in the harbor, and the other followed Xu Junsheng to Dayang Mountain.

Jiangbei, Huai'an, it's the end of October, and it's about to enter November. A few days ago, there was a snowfall in the two Huaihe Rivers, and the weather was getting colder. King Lu made a tour along the Huaihe River, with hesitation on his face.

When he returned to Huai'an and heard the news from his subordinates that the Huguang Navy had crossed the Jingjiang River and entered the East China Sea, three days had passed since the whole incident.

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