Lu Ming

Chapter 412 Sightseeing
When Wang Guerzilla found those black dots on the pier in the distance, cold sweat broke out on his head.He is now full of regrets, those beautiful things he was still thinking about before this morning, all disappeared as the small black spots gathered more and more.

"Kick everyone out of the house, line up, line up!"

Wang Deqiao has already judged that those black spots are likely to be reinforcements, so his first priority now is to gather the troops first.As for what to do after this, I can only adapt to the situation.

Just as a large number of officers and soldiers rushed out of the courtyards in the business district and lined up, the small black spots in the distance began to move slowly like an ant colony.

When Wang Guerzilla took off his armor and stepped on his horse under the service of his own soldiers, he could already see the true colors of the black spots: some strong soldiers in green jackets and holding firecrackers, or were they pirates?
There are not many people in this group, there are 500 people in the support team, which is only one-third of the official army.

The man was dressed strangely.No armor, all wearing a one-piece green jacket, with two rows of shiny copper buttons on the chest.This group of people wore black boots and strange hats: square and square, which seemed to be made of cotton cloth, with a piece of fur sewn on their forehead and ears, and a round iron piece in the middle.

Although Wang Guerzilla, who lived in the 1500th century, could not understand military coats and Lei Feng caps, he could understand that the people who came were elites: the pirates who were slowly coming over were not only fearless when facing [-] officers and soldiers , and his face was full of excitement.

"I'm afraid this is not that master's servant?"

Although Wang Guerzilla's guess was not right, it was not far away—the battalion that came was the first unit formed by the crossing people: the Guards Battalion.

The next moment, a large number of soldiers who were slowly approaching with the "flying geese formation" surrounded the officers and soldiers who had already lined up.

Yes, it is surrounded. 500 soldiers surrounded 1500 officers and soldiers with a thin line that was not in formation.

Looking at the green-coated soldiers standing 300 paces away and holding their guns, Wang Guerzilla knew that if he didn't do something, his entire army would be wiped out.Knowing the power of those fast guns, he didn't think that his subordinates who were clustered together and pale-faced could survive a few rounds of volleys.

Ever since, the eloquent Wang's soldiers came out again holding a small white flag: "Everyone, Paoze, brothers on board, misunderstood, misunderstood."

Not long after, Wang's soldiers came back with a sad face: "My lord, Cao Zongbing wants to see you!"

The cold sweat broke out again on Wang Deqiao's head.

The current situation is that if he doesn't agree, then the opponent will definitely shoot, and then his army will be defeated, scattered and looted, the south of the Yangtze River will be shaken, and when he returns, he will be dismissed from his post and questioned, beheaded and ransacked. There is meaning.

So what if he went to see that Cao Zongbing?Leading troops to besiege Mr. Zongbing's property, how will he explain it then?This one came from Zhao'an, so he probably wouldn't be so particular about court rules, what if he chopped off his own head on the spot?
As drops of sweat dripped from Wang Guerzilla's head, and as time passed, the atmosphere on the field became more solemn.The 1500 officers and soldiers behind Wang Guerzilla had already begun to stir slightly.

"Forget it, if my head is beheaded, you wait and collect your soldiers and horses, go back and tell the General, and settle down for me!"

In the end, after weighing the pros and cons between ransacking his home and beheading his head, the heartbroken Wang Guerzilla threw off his helmet and armor, and after explaining to Mr. Qian beside him, he walked slowly towards the The Green Coat Soldier on the opposite side.

Not long after, Wang Guerzilla, who was sent to a small boat, quickly sailed to the side of the huge blue-gold building boat.

When he was still far away from the big ship, Comrade Wang Deqiao saw the three-sided dental banner hanging high on the mast.

On the largest side in the middle are embroidered with four large gold characters: "Follow the order to serve the king."

There are more words on the left side, "General Zhen Guo, Shang Qingche Du Wei Department commanded Tong Zhi Xie Shou Zhang Chao and other places to be stationed in Nan'ao Deputy Chief Soldier"

On the right side, there is only a big "Cao" character.

Standing on the bow of the boat, Wang Deqiao was full of bitterness: I was really tricked by those evil gentry, who said Cao's hands are too short to reach Jiangnan?Doesn't someone come to clean up when they pass by?

Full of depression, Wang Deqiao grabbed a wobbly ladder and boarded the building boat.

The deck of the building boat is very clean, there are not too many odds and ends.Not even the dense stays that are commonly seen on Western-style soft sailboats—the mast of the Zhenman is made of imported steel hollow casings, and its structural strength is the same as that of ships of later generations. There is no need for stays to assist in stabilizing the sails. .

In this way, the largest piece of land is saved.In addition, there is no artillery, so the top deck looks spacious, clean and tidy.

After getting on the boat, Wang Guerzhe was escorted to the bow of the boat by soldiers who were also wearing big jackets but in blue.

On the wide bow, a "young" official in his 30s, wearing a red official robe, is sitting on an official hat chair, surrounded by civil servants and generals, and kneeling at his feet is a man dressed as a Ming army .

When Wang Deqiao saw the red official robe, he knew it was the rightful owner.As for the kneeling man in the military academy, unfortunately, he also knew him, and was an acquaintance: Chongming is always rich and honored.

Yu Fugui, who is the real power to guard Chongming Island, is entrenched in the Chongming Water Camp and has 500 soldiers under him. It is equivalent to the first line of defense set up by the Ming Dynasty at the mouth of the Yangtze River, and the duty of early warning is very important.

Therefore, Yu Fugui, who had sent people to observe on the observation deck day and night, immediately learned of the news of a giant ship knocking at the pass this morning.To be honest, the first time Yu Fugui ran up to the watchtower, he was so scared that he pissed out—if this was a pirate, he would definitely serve the country loyally today.

Fortunately, the sentry ship sent to contact soon brought the news: it was one of our own people who came, and he was the chief soldier of Lao Shizi.After that, Yu Fugui changed into his official robe tremblingly, and came to find out the truth.

Fortunately, for Yu Fugui, who is a lowly official, today's trip is not a bad thing.

When Wang Gueran saw the old acquaintance, Cao Zongbing was explaining warmly to Yu Qian, who was kneeling in front of him: "I am here to take a look at the family business, and Yu Qian will truthfully report to all the adults along the river. Well, don’t panic. Well, the army will leave after a few days, no need for local support, and the soldiers and civilians everywhere can live in peace.”

"The last general knows, so go back and send people along the river to spread the message."

"Well, then Mr. Qian has worked hard." Mr. Cao nodded with a smile at this time: "Come here, let's see the reward."

The next moment, a Cao Datou "silver dollar stick" wrapped in red paper and a men's gift box containing nail clippers and lighters were stuffed into Mr. Yu Qian's hands.

"Thank you, Lord Zhentai, for the reward, and at the end, I wish you the best of luck in opening the Shangjing Banner, and you will be named Duke and Marquis!"

"Haha, thank you Mr. Yu Qian for your kind words."

Unexpectedly, Mr. Cao from the south was so particular about it. Yu Fugui and Mr. Yu Qian, who could benefit from a visit, got up from the ground with a grin, and prepared to go back to the camp with a reward in his hands.

Then when he looked up, he saw his old acquaintance Wang Deqiao and Wang Guerrilla.

As the two watchdogs of the Qiantang River Estuary and the Yangtze River Estuary, these two naturally deal with each other frequently on weekdays.So when Mr. Yu Qian saw Wang Guerzilla, he was stunned for a moment, and then a lewd smile appeared on his face. Mr. Yu Qian had already made up everything in his brain: Wang Deqiao must have followed all the way from Qiantang, I'm afraid I also want to get some benefits.

Poor Mr. Yu Qian who doesn't have WeChat and news broadcasts, he has no idea what Wang Guerzilla on the other side of the river has been doing these two days.So while smiling lewdly, he winked at the old acquaintance with a wry smile, and then walked away.

At this time, it was Wang Guerzilla's turn to kowtow: "The last general Jinshanwei Guerrilla Wang Deqiao pays his respects to Lord Zhentai."

At this time, Cao Zongbing no longer had a comradely smiling face, replaced by a sneer like an autumn wind: "Hehe, Wang Guerzilla, are you guilty?"

What else can Wang Deqiao say at this time?All the people are surrounded, is it meaningful to deny it in front of the boss at this time?So he could only honestly say in a deep voice: "It's the last general who was obsessed with disagreement, greedy for the benefits given by those sours, and led troops to surround the nobleman's property."

"Well, it seems that he is convicted." Mr. Cao nodded when he heard this.

"I also ask Lord Zhentai to know that the last general has no intention of getting serious with Master Xiong from the beginning to the end, and only intends to be a middleman."

"That can only guarantee your head."

Zhang Dongdong looked at the foolish guerrilla under his feet, and shook his head: "If I destroy your trilogy today, causing a rout of troops to loot the four towns, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain it to the capital, and people will be slandered. But you don't Proud, after I see the emperor, I will always seek justice.

Zhang Dongdong waved his hand when he said this: "I will distribute the bullets here today, you can go back and listen to the punishment!"

So Wang Guerrilla Huhuyouyou was sent back to the shore.

By this time, he had lost all hope: this time he dispatched troops, Mao didn't get any money, but instead accompanied his own official status.

Fortunately, as predicted in advance, this commander-in-chief, who is said to be a great pirate, still accepted the court rules anyway, and did not break through the bottom line. It was a blessing in misfortune to turn the situation into a two-armed war.

As a result, Wang Guerzilla, who came here with a murderous look, can only leave dejectedly with his part, and leave in despair.

After sending away these annoying flies, the Northward Fleet immediately started a series of actions.

The first is loading and unloading and resupply.

All ships have to call at the port one after another to replenish coal and water.During this process, the 500 soldiers of the Guards Battalion will be divided, and eventually two companies will go north with the ship to Qinwang.

And the remaining three companies will stay in Shanghai Port for the time being, and these people can be used when the next step is to retaliate against the Land Deed Alliance and "grab the people's land, Latin Love".

The first batch of supplies were ten transport ships.These transport ships full of goods will still head north after the supply is completed.

Right now is the north wind season, and the headwind on the sea is not good for going north.If the slow-speed transport fleet starts ahead of time, it can save fuel and use the sails to slowly advance on the sea, waiting for the high-speed fleet behind to catch up.

Among the remaining battleships, excluding the "Monitor" who had already gone to the north to explore the route, there will be three battleships heading north this trip, including a small frigate and two Youguang-class ships.

As for the large-tonnage Zhenman, since there is no shore bombardment mission in the north, and no European ships to train it with, this trip to Shanghai port is the end of the Zhenman's voyage.

Of course, after finally coming to Shanghai Flower World, you can't just leave like this, right?Don't you want to go around Nanjing Road?Why don't you visit Lujiazui?You also want to take some selfies on the Bund, don’t you?
So, on the morning of the second day when the fleet arrived in Hong Kong, the battleship Zhenman, led by a frigate and sandwiched by two Youguang-class gunboats, once again raised billowing black smoke. The "Sightseeing Fleet" immediately set off from the mouth of the Yangtze River and broke into Wusongkou.

This time the movement became louder.

We must know that the section of the Yangtze River and even Wusongkou has been a waterway with dense boats since ancient times.Originally, when the fleet was stationed outside Shanghai Port yesterday, it had already attracted the attention of the surrounding military and civilians, but the fleet was far away at that time, and the situation along the Huangpu River was unknown.

And this time, when several large ships with white sails broke into Wusongkou, there was an immediate sensation on both sides of the Huangpu River.For a while, there were fishing boats, merchant ships, and flower boats scurrying everywhere on the river, and Ming people stood on both sides of the river to watch the western scenery. Since Jiajing, there has never been a foreign ship entering the Huangpu River, so people are very excited.

And when the ships scrambling around saw the three-sided tooth banner hanging on the Zhenman, the news spread like lightning on both sides of the Huangpu River. The southern bumpkin general is here for a visit?
This time it was even more serious.After discovering that this string of beautiful big ships turned out to be our own, densely packed ships of all kinds surrounded them, and everyone wanted to get closer to that big blue-gold ship, to see what was on it, and to go back to brag. .

Fortunately, after the embarrassing incident of being surrounded by civilian boats in Baietan, Guangzhou, the navy later took special precautions against it, so the open boat that rushed up was successfully driven away this time-high-pressure water guns.

However, what the crossing people on the ship did not expect was that when the civilian ships discovered that these large ships did not shoot, but sprayed water dragons around, they did not know what evil the Ming people had committed, and more civilian ships surrounded them, probably High-pressure water gun is considered a novelty in the eyes of the wise?
As a result, the sightseeing fleet could only maintain the range of the water gun spray, and then walked embarrassingly on the Huangpu River with a large number of civilian ships.

However, this small inconvenience did not hinder the interest of tourists.Standing on the observation deck unique to battleships, many travelers who came for sightseeing are still full of enthusiasm.

They not only took photos of the fishing boats, Ming people and the original Huangpu River on both sides of the river, but also kept pointing to those farmlands and fish ponds and said: "Pudong, I didn't buy that house back then. Well, it should be That’s the fish pond, I’ll keep that piece of land for me later, I want to be a developer, 50 yuan per square meter! Haha, let’s cut leeks!”

In this way, the fleet passed through Hudong all the way. At noon, it bypassed Lujiazui. Under the watchful eyes of thousands of officials and people on both sides of the strait, the fleet slowly slowed down. Finally, it anchored at the Xu Family Mansion outside the east gate of Shanghai County. On the opposite side of the river.

(End of this chapter)