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Chapter 468 Zhang Yang's Judgment

"My lord, with the Japanese pirates' desperate offensive, the anti-landing piles in the sea probably won't last long."

Zhang Yang nodded expressionlessly, and there was no surprise in his heart.

Dinghai Wharf is a well-known deep-water port. In previous years, official ships and merchant ships of all sizes passed through without barriers.

But also because of the depth of the water, without the help of enough time and equipment, it is almost impossible for the guards to set up numerous and strong anti-landing piles near the dock.

"Obstacles in the sea can only stop the pirates for a while but not forever, and they can't destroy many ships of the Japanese pirates. Tell me, all brothers must cheer up and perform their duties. If you want to resist the Japanese pirates, you need to rely on the fortifications on the shore and brothers. "

"Understood." The little guard nodded solemnly.

The two continued to look out to sea.

At this time, Akita brought a large number of soldiers and sailors who fell into the water and rowed boats or rafts and entered the attack range on the shore.

However, there was no arrow on the shore, and the soldiers waiting in full force didn't seem to have seen them at all.

giggle.

Another biting northwest wind blew by, and the sound of teeth chattering sounded one after another.

"General, hehe, Yunchui people are so cunning, hehe, they simply ignore us."

Akita wiped the water off his face.

At this time, half of his body was wet by the sea water, his clothes were icy stuck to his body, and half of his body was numb from the cold.

Haha.

He forced a relaxed smile.

"What's so cold about this!"

"Shout to everyone, just say that His Majesty the Emperor will bless us. When we land on the shore, as long as the swords in our hands are deeply pierced into the bodies of those Yunchui people, the blood splashed out will be enough for us to warm up." .”

"Yes!" Xiaobing staggered and stood up.

He shouted with all his strength: "All the brothers on the Akita..."

boom!
A loud bang.

The little soldier hadn't finished speaking.

The attack on shore came at last.

A boulder the size of a millstone was thrown over by the trebuchet, and landed heavily beside the boat where Akita was.

wow.

Although the boulder didn't hit directly, the waves raised suddenly rushed over, and the boat swayed violently from side to side in an instant.

thump.

The little soldier who shouted was directly shaken into the water, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

On the shore, the riprap group.

Dry!
Chen Baichang jumped out angrily.

"Who is messing around! We don't have many stones in reserve, and we don't know how long we will stay here. Without an order, all trebuchets are not allowed to launch."

"But," a little soldier pointed to the sea and questioned, "Baichang, the enemy in the water is very close, and they will be ashore soon..."

"It's nothing." Mr. Chen yelled and interrupted him directly.

"The current group of enemies is nothing. Their battalion and team level have sunk a long way away, and now they are paddling boats and wooden rafts against the wind and trying to get ashore. They will definitely be exhausted all the way."

"By the time they reach the shore, they are probably too tired to even pick up their weapons. The brothers on the shore can easily deal with them. There is no need to waste our stones and fireballs. Do you hear me?"

"Yes!" All trebuchet operators responded in haste.

The watchtower was a little far away from the riprap group, and Zhang Yang on it could barely get a general idea.

He raised his binoculars and looked north.

A long team is slowly coming towards Dinghai Wharf along the post road.

Zhang Yang took a deep look at the team.

The Huayang County at the foot is one of Yunchui's top ten counties. The territory is almost full of good fields and fertile soil, and there are no big rocks.

And that convoy was just ordinary people using their own ox carts to help transport stones from a distance for use by the trebuchets or fortifications of the shore guards.

Putting down the binoculars, Zhang Yang turned his head and asked, "Has the previous news been delivered to Lord Sheriff, what is he doing now?"

When the enemy invades, rich landlords can escape, and even county magistrates and yamen servants can escape, except for the guard of a county.

As long as he dared to run, let alone Xingji City, the enemy would not let him go.

The little guard nodded.

"Returning to my lord, the news has been delivered to Lord Liu, the governor of the county. He ordered a lot of food to be brought out and placed under the four gates of the county's Fujiang City."

Speaking of this, the little guard had a strange expression on his face.

"At the same time, Master Liu also ordered all the county magistrates, village chiefs and Li Zheng in Huayang County to issue a notice."

"It is said that we will definitely be able to guard the Dinghai Wharf, and Huayang County has a bumper harvest this year, and there are enough grains in the granaries everywhere. As long as the people stay and live and work in peace, we guarantee that no one will go hungry."

"Very good." Zhang Yang heaved a long sigh of relief, "It seems that the sheriff is still very clear-headed."

For ordinary people, it is difficult to leave their homeland and they don't have much money on them. They really don't want to leave their hometown unless it is a last resort.

Now that the government not only guarantees their personal safety but also ensures that they have enough food to eat, presumably the phenomenon of swarms fleeing abroad will be somewhat lessened in the coming days.

"Now it's up to us to see if we can hold this place."

"Yes!" The guard nodded.

He hesitated for a while, then turned his head to look south.

"My lord, when will General Lu's Jade Dragon Fleet set off to the north?"

"The Jade Dragon Fleet?" Zhang Yang shook his head, "They will definitely not go north until the East China Sea Barrier returns."

"Ah?" The little guard's eyes widened a bit.

If there is no East China Sea barrier in the sea to stop or attack Japanese pirates, let them come westward without any scruples.Then it is unrealistic to keep the Dinghai Wharf for a long time with only 1 people on the shore.

cough.

Zhang Yang coughed, "It's not that General Lu doesn't want to come, but he can't."

"Why?" The little guard was at a loss.

Haha.

Zhang Yang smiled, "You kid, use your brain well."

"Pinghai County is not far from Dinghai Wharf. As long as General Lu wants to come to support, it won't take long for the Yulong Fleet to arrive."

"But where is Pinghai County?"

"In addition to being the base camp of the East Sea Barrier, the county also has Yunchui's largest shipbuilding and repair factory, which stores a large number of spare warships for the East Sea Barrier, many of which are battalion or even general class."

"If these things are attacked or even destroyed by Japanese pirates, the consequences will be disastrous."

Uh.

"I see." The little guard suddenly realized.

Hey.

Zhang Yang smiled.

The sea was safe for the time being, and he continued to teach the boy in front of him with great interest.

"Besides, from Pinghai County, go further south to Sulan County."

"Sulan City, which is the economic center of Yunchui, its status and importance is almost another imperial capital Xingji City. Therefore, it cannot be destroyed by the enemy either."

"At the same time, it is also the mouth of the Xinglan Grand Canal. If the warships of the pirates sail into the canal and there is no one to stop them, they will be able to sail to Xingji City within a few days."

"Therefore, General Lu will never come here until the East China Sea Barrier comes back."

"Oh." The little guard understood.

Suddenly, he seemed to remember something, and his face changed drastically.

"My lord, there are only ten warlord-class ships on the sea in front of me, and there seems to be no other fleet of Japanese pirates in the successor. Could it be that their main force is really going to attack Dinghai County?"

Zhang Yang's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously raised his head to look at the sea.

If Ishikawa Taki really has mobilized the main force to attack Pinghai County as the little guard said.Even if they can hold Dinghai Wharf and Huayang County under their feet, they may have to give up going south across the county to support immediately.

Of course, Zhang Yang didn't say that.

"Do not worry!"

After recovering, he haha ​​patted the little guard's shoulder.

"Who are Lord Mo and General Lu? They must have anticipated all kinds of possible situations, and they have a good idea. It's not your little bodyguard to worry about."

"As for the Japanese pirates, maybe Pinghai County really wants them to hit a wall in the past."

After all, it was the hometown of the East China Sea Barrier, and there might not be many, but there were definitely a lot of various warships and sea defense crossbows.

As long as the Japanese pirates dare to go, it is enough for them to have a good drink.

(End of this chapter)