Jiapingguan Chronicle

Shen Jiu snorted and leaned closer to Shen Cha. He decided to unilaterally break up with Xue Ruitian for a while and ignore him for the time being.

"Speaking of which, it's quite annoying that there are constant small fights and almost no big fights." Xue Ruitian looked at the angry child over there, chuckled, and said, "Those people seem to be cutting constantly. The trouble of getting things sorted out again and again, even if it counts as military merit, if possible, I wouldn’t be very happy about it, right?”

"Yes!" Shen Zhonghe nodded, "In the first two years, I was an ordinary soldier. In addition to normal drills every day, I followed the veterans to patrol the sea. You can imagine, when you see a ship not far away Or maybe a few ships came here sneakily, but when they saw the flag of the Great Xia Navy, they turned around in a hurry and started to run away in a panic, knowing that they must have come from unknown sources. After you caught up, the two sides started a fierce battle. , the opponent is defeated, abandons one or two ships and runs away, you can only stay where you are to clean up the mess. Then after you finish cleaning up, escort the prisoners and captured ships back to the base camp. When you are about to approach the base camp, you suddenly You realize that those guys who ran away just now are following you from a distance, how would you feel at this time?"

"The battle achievements are here again." Shen Jiu rubbed his hands with excitement on his face, "Then turn around or call the brothers nearby and deal with them together."

"Yes, you can do this, but when you get close, they run away again, and when you are about to return to the camp, they follow you again." Shen Zhonghe smiled bitterly, "Those pirates and water bandits are often In this way, if they tire of the patrols over and over again in this way, they will look for your loopholes, and then wait for opportunities to shoot down your ship."

"So that's what it is?" Shen Jiu suddenly understood and reached out to touch his chin, "I understand, this is the reason why poor bandits don't chase. If you don't want them to lead the way, just ignore them at all the first time. You can Throw out a signal firework to scare them and make them think you have reinforcements. Don't just think about tormenting others. It's important to save your life, right?"

"You are right." Shen Zhonghe was very satisfied with Shen Jiu's answer, "But this method can only be used once or twice. Over time, they will know that we are playing tricks and will not be fooled. So, We usually fight with them once or twice out of three or five times, with real swords and guns, and catch them all without giving them a chance to escape."

"Anyway, there is always a chance to deal with them, so there's no rush, right?" Seeing Shen Zhonghe nod, Shen Jiu turned to look at Shen Cha and poked her, "Sister, what are you thinking about?"

"Master Shen, I have a question for you." Shen Cha exchanged glances with Shen Haolin and Xue Ruitian, smiled, and said, "Are there many strange people living on the islands near the Daxia Sea?"

"Weird people?" Shen Zhonghe thought for a moment, waved his hand towards Shen Cha, and said, "There are indeed many people living on those small islands, but they are not strange people. They all fled there before. Many of the people above are famous and famous families in the previous dynasty. Because of the tyranny and cruelty of the last emperor of the previous dynasty, they fled with their families to live on these uninhabited islands in the sea."

"Uninhabited island?"

"Yes." Shen Zhonghe nodded, "Near the Daxia Sea and within half a month's sail from the Daxia Sea, there are many small islands that were once uninhabited. There are many now, but there are also a small part of them. Those who live there are descendants of large families who escaped from the previous dynasty, and they have been living on the island for many years."

"Can we meet them?" Shen Cha picked up the tea bowl, took a few sips, and said, "Are they any different from us?"

"It's nothing different." Shen Zhonghe shook his head slightly, "Actually, when we patrol, we will still meet them every now and then. Although they can be self-sufficient on their respective islands, they still have to come to Daxia to buy from time to time. Some things. For example, they have to buy things needed for weddings and funerals at home from several small towns on the seaside." "Have they ever said that they have also encountered water bandits, pirates or Japanese pirates? An invasion, or an unknown ship or something.”

"Well..." Shen Zhonghe shook his head slightly, "We are just familiar faces and have almost no conversations, so we don't know much about this. But..." he thought for a while and said, "They mentioned it, There are indeed several small islands not far from the island where they live. There are also people living on those small islands, but the people on those islands do not communicate with them at all, nor do they have any contact. It seems that They themselves become one. Moreover, there are many ships traveling to and from those islands, and they should be doing business."

"So that's it." Shen Cha nodded. She looked at Shen Haolin and Xue Ruitian, and they both nodded lightly, "Have you seen the people or boats on those islands?"

"No!" Shen Zhonghe shook his head gently, "At least I have never seen it in all my years in the navy. Those islands are too far away from the waters of Daxia, and we can't patrol there at all. Even if they are They will go to places outside the sea to explore, and they will not go that far, so they have never seen it. As for their ship..." He thought for a while, "It should not go to our dock, but ours. The sea area next to it.”

"They went to Chaozhou."

"Chaozhou?" Shen Zhonghe thought for a while, "If it was Chaozhou, he would definitely not go to our side, but why would he choose Chaozhou?"

"The buyer is from Chaozhou." Xue Ruitian chuckled, "Will you take a big detour?"

"Yes, but the time at sea is still shorter than on land. It may take them half a month to go to Chaozhou by sea, but it will take at least a month and a half to go to Chaozhou by land from us."

"One question, isn't there a naval garrison in Chaozhou?"

"It was originally a large trading port, and it was guarded by local Chaozhou soldiers. Their combat power should not be underestimated. What's more, those who landed from Chaozhou were all here to do business. Only by being friendly can you make money, and they also There is no need to go to war there. If there is any conflict there, no matter whether it is Chaozhou locals or foreign businessmen, they will not spare the troublemakers." After Shen Zhonghe finished speaking, he realized, " How do you know that the people on those islands are doing business with Chaozhou merchants?"

"Of course we have channels for this." Xue Ruitian smiled, "I can't tell you now. When the time comes, you will understand."