At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 563
As the saying goes, fire flows in July and gold flows in August.Although it is already the beginning of July and autumn, the weather is still hot and the sun is high in the sky.

This is a market town near the sea in Yongnu County, Zhuojun County (Tianjin Wuqing area). Today is the day to go to the market. It used to be quite lively, but now the water is still and the river is flying, and the air is full of rotting corpses. Looking around, there are hundreds of corpses lying here and there in the short tens of meters of the street, most of them are old and weak women and children. Due to the hot weather, the corpses have already looked like giants, emitting bursts of stench. Countless flies were buzzing around, and wild dogs were nibbling on the corpses.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Gao Bufan's eyes were extremely cold, Wen Yanbo and Cui Jiuling's faces were also livid, this band of pirates was so insane, they didn't even let the babies in their infancy be spared, and the corpses of those women were not even an inch Wie, apparently before being killed, was also inhumanly humiliated.

Seeing such a tragic scene, Gao Dahe and other soldiers all clenched the hilt of the knife, almost gnawing their teeth. These animals really deserve to be cut to death.

It is said that since the end of May, after a market town in Fengnan County in Yuyang County was attacked by pirates once, in the next month or so, coastal villages and towns in Beiping County and Yuyang County were also frequently attacked, and these robbers from the sea The method is extremely cruel and senseless, taking away everything that can be taken away, destroying everything that cannot be taken away, killing all people and animals, and the damage caused is devastating, shaking the entire Youzhou, and the people along the coast. The people are even more panicked.

Gao Bufan attaches great importance to this, and has dispatched Xu Shiji and Yuchi Jingde to guard the coasts of Yuyang County and Beiping County respectively, trying to wipe out the pirates that suddenly appeared. It's really impossible to prevent it, no, now the coast of Yongnu County in Zhuo County has been attacked again.

This time Gao Bufan immediately led his people to the scene of the incident, but the pirates had already disappeared without a trace, leaving only a market town that had been plundered and slaughtered. The scene was truly tragic.

At this time, Gao Bufan stopped in front of a big tree. There were two human heads hanging on the tree. The blood stains had already dried up, and the facial features were also rotten. There were white maggots wriggling in the eye sockets. When the wind blew, the heads fluttered. Those who come and go are extremely scary.

On the tree trunk under the two heads, there are a few lines of words scrawled in red paint: Come like the wind, go like the wind, gold, silver and treasure are all robbed.All chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep are wanted, and all men and women are killed.Who am I to ask the uncle?Youzhou is in charge of his ancestors.

After reading it, Wen Yanbo and Cui Jiuling couldn't help but change their colors. It's unreasonable, such arrogant pirates, they should be killed!

The personal soldier captain Gao Dahe roared even more, pulled out his waist knife and slashed fiercely on the tree trunk, cutting off those few lines of characters.

After Gao Bufan was angry, he calmed down. Obviously, this band of pirates came for him. Apart from looting, the purpose was probably to mess up Youzhou, make the people panic, destroy the production and living order of Youzhou, and thus weaken the Youzhou's purpose, no wonder the means are so cruel.

Gao Bufan untied the two heads from the tree himself, and ordered people to collect and bury all the corpses in the town, and then offered incense and worshiped in full view, and bowed deeply three times to the huge grave , The soldiers of the Youzhou Army behind him also bowed and saluted with grief and indignation.

At this scene, the eyes of the people who came to watch nearby were moistened, and they all clenched their fists, showing the color of the same hatred, god damn pirates!

"Fellows, rest in peace!" Gao Bufan toasted three glasses of wine on the ground, then raised three fingers and said loudly: "I, Gao Changqing, the governor of Youzhou, swear to the heavens that I will kill all the pirates to avenge my fellow villagers, and send Their heads brought this sacrifice to comfort the souls of the fellow villagers, if you violate this oath, heaven and earth will not tolerate it!"

Gao Bufan's voice was never cured, but it was sonorous and forceful, and it was clearly heard by everyone present. All the Youzhou soldiers punched their chests with their right fists at the same time, making a loud "bang" like thunder, The incomparable tragedy of killing soared into the sky, and the people's fear of the pirates instantly turned into endless anger and murderous aura.

"My lord, kill Hai-thief!!"

"My lord, kill Hai-thief!"

"Kill all the pirates!!"

"Kill all the pirates!!"

I don't know who took the lead, and the people started to shout and roar. At this moment, they no longer have any fear of pirates, only endless anger. They managed to live a stable life for several years under the rule of General Manager Gao. Don't allow anyone to ruin your beautiful life.

Wen Yanbo and Cui Jiuling looked at each other excitedly, the hearts of the people are ready!
Several eagles soared into the sky, breaking through the sky, Gao Bufan led the team to leave the market town, and went east along the Haihe River until they reached the mouth of the sea.

The estuary of the Haihe River is the Bohai Bay. If it is a later generation, this is already a busy port of Tianjin. However, in the Sui Dynasty a thousand and hundreds of years ago, it was still a barren land, and the coastline went deeper into the land, which is natural. Deep water port.

Gao Bufan was riding on the big green horse, looking at the endless blue waves in front of him, he didn't know what he was thinking about.Wen Yanbo, Cui Jiuling, Gao Dahe and others surrounded the surroundings like stars and moons, and no one dared to disturb the chief manager's thoughts at this moment.

"Does Mr. Wen know about shipbuilding?" Gao Bufan asked suddenly.

Wen Yanbo shook his head. He was good at languages ​​and writing articles, but he knew nothing about shipbuilding.Cui Jiuling said: "My lord, we also have a shipyard under the name of the Cui family in Qinghe, but they are all flat-bottomed boats that travel in the inland river. The boats that go out to sea must withstand strong winds and waves, so they are all sharp-bottomed. The Cui family's shipyard in Qinghe built not come out."

"Does Jiu Ling think that this place is suitable for building a boat yard?" Gao Bufan asked.

Cui Jiuling and Wen Yanbo looked at each other, obviously guessing Gao Bufan's intentions, the former said cautiously: "Shipbuilding is not what Jiuling is good at, but building a shipyard here should be no problem."

"That's fine." Gao Bufan nodded.

Wen Yanbo frowned and said, "My lord is going to build a shipyard here?"

"Yes, we need ships."

Wen Yanbo shook his head and said: "As the saying goes, far water cannot save near fire, and it will take at least a few years to build a shipyard to produce output. If you want to build sea ships to deal with those pirates, I'm afraid it's too late. Why don't you go to Donglai If you buy a few boats at the shipyard or Jiangdu Shipyard, you should be able to get them with confidence through the relationship."

Gao Bufan shook his head and said: "It is better to have a bird in the hand than a hundred birds in the forest. What others have is not as good as what you have. No matter how much time it takes, the shipyard must be built, and it will be of great use in the future. And the pirates, I still have them. No need to build a dedicated shipyard to deal with them because they don't deserve it!"

Wen Yanbo's heart moved, and he hurriedly asked: "The Master Manager has a clever plan to deal with that pirate?"

Gao Bufan calmly said: "Although we still don't know the origin of this pirate, but judging from the doggerel it left behind, they are coming after me."

Wen Yanbo nodded and said: "It should be. This band of pirates burned, killed, and looted. They are obviously doing sabotage on purpose. The subordinates suspect that Luo Yi sent them here. Motivation for doing this."

Gao Bufan nodded and said, "Mr. Wen and I agree with each other!"

Cui Jiuling sneered and said: "We are struggling with no excuses to attack Yingzhou. If this pirate group is really sent by Luo Yi, then he is doing his own crimes and cannot survive. Now that we send troops outside the pass, we will be famous and popular! "

A gleam of coldness flashed in Gao Bufan's eyes, and he said indifferently: "You have to catch the right master first, Jiu Ling, you are in charge of the shipyard. Support you."

Cui Jiuling couldn't help getting a little excited. This was the first major task he took over after entering Youzhou Mansion, and he was still in charge of it alone. He quickly said: "Your subordinates have orders, and Jiuling will go all out to live up to the entrustment of the general manager."

Gao Bufan nodded, looked up at a flying eagle hovering in the sky, and said indifferently: "It will soon be the autumn harvest time again, before the end of autumn, we must eliminate this band of pirates!"

As soon as Gao Bufan finished speaking, the flying eagle in the sky suddenly called out, and flew to the east, and flew back after a cup of tea, circling and calling continuously.

When Gao Bufan saw it, he immediately shouted: "Send the order, the archers are ready."

Sure enough, within half a stick of incense, two large ships appeared on the sea in the northeast direction, with full sails and sailing through the wind and waves, a large black-bottomed flag on the mast was flying in the wind, with the word "Swallow" embroidered on it.

That's right, these two bows are exactly the two bows led by Gao Kaidao, and since joining Luo Yi, Gao Kaidao has not only supplemented his troops, but also replaced them with new equipment. In the past month, he has burned, killed and looted the coast of Youzhou many times.

It is said that Gao Kaidao was about to order to dock, when he suddenly saw the flags on the shore, and there was an army waiting at the exit of the Haihe River, he couldn't help being startled, and after a closer look, he found that the army was well-equipped and well-equipped. It was obvious at a glance that it was not easy to mess with, so he immediately ordered to change the direction of the boat, skimmed along the seashore, and headed for the coast of Hejian County.

"My lord, the Yan character flag on the boat!" Gao Dahe said.

Wen Yanbo's heart moved, and he blurted out: "Could it be Ge Qian, who claims to be the King of Yan, but some time ago there was news that Ge Qian had been defeated and killed by Wang Shichong."

Cui Jiuling said: "It may be the remnants of Ge Qian's subordinates."

Gao Bufan said calmly: "No matter who he is, the next time he comes back is the time of his death. Immediately send someone to inform Xu Junshi and General Yuchi that the pirates have already gone to Hejian County. Follow the original plan."

Several messengers on horseback set off immediately, rushing to Yuyang and Beiping counties, and a big net for catching robbers was quietly spread out.

(End of this chapter)