Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 234

Beijing Pier,

The fire in the camp of the guards was still burning, the fire was too big to be solved for a while, and looking around, there were still shadows of robbers there.

Lu Guangju's hanging heart was finally relieved, seeing that nothing could be done here, he began to dig the isolation zone, so as not to lead the fire to the yamen.

Just when the guards were so busy, Xu Jing, the steward of the Zhen family, came again.
"General, general, hurry up and send sailors to Anhu to seize the robbed ship. The ship of Zhen's fleet has been robbed."

"Ah, so fast."

Lu Guangju did not expect that there were so many guards from the palace and the Zhen family that they did not stand up, which shows that the strength of the robbers should not be underestimated.

But he had to put on a show, so he ordered the lieutenant to prepare the battleship and ship out of the camp.

Unexpectedly, the lieutenant general had a look of embarrassment on his face, and he stood there refusing to leave. Lu Guangju knew something was wrong, so he pulled the lieutenant aside and asked;
"what's up?"

The lieutenant whispered to his ears;

"General, our two large ships have been seconded by the Governor's Mansion, and now there is no navy."

It was only then that Lu Guangju remembered this, and he forgot about it after drinking for the past few days.

"The general was negligent and forgot about this matter. There are still some small fighting ships, just let them go out and show off."

When the lieutenant heard this, his face became more anxious, and he continued;

"General, there is only one good fighting ship left, and it is used by the brothers for patrolling. There is also one that has no money to repair, and the others have long since rotted."

"This."

Lu Guangju's face darkened, but he had no choice but to go directly to Manager Xu and agree;
"Don't worry, Manager Xu, I will immediately arrange for people to investigate."

"Then trouble the general."

Lu Guangju gave the lieutenant a wink, and the lieutenant immediately took people on board the Douchuan ship and was ready to sail. Xu Jing was also relieved to see him, and went back to report.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Manager Xu left, the lieutenant brought someone down, came to his side and said.

"The general should make plans early, this place is not easy to deal with."

"I know."

The guard had a frowning expression on his face, he wanted to talk about his plan, but no one would take the blame, since such a big incident happened today, he didn't know if there would be a next time.

outside the market town,
on the slope,
Zhang Jinyu saw that there was no change in the market town. It must be that something happened to the pier, and the guards couldn't delay. His other 1000 troops had already returned, looking at the large number of troops behind him.

Zhang Jinyu stopped delaying, but shouted;
"Brothers, listen to the order. The whole army enters the dock. The lieutenant will lead 2000 people to block the entrance and exit of the market town. The rest will go straight to the dock to control all the big ships. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Lord Hou."

"Let's go. Drive."

"drive."

Zhang Jinyu took the lead and rushed out, followed by five thousand cavalry.

"Boom."

The sound of horseshoes instantly resounded through the market town at the wharf, and the ground trembled slightly. The experienced General Lu's face immediately changed, knowing that a large group of cavalry had charged over.

His face turned pale with fright, and he immediately shouted;
"Fix the formation, the brigade of cavalry is coming!"

Even the voice has changed, less than five miles away, soon arrived.

Under the light of the fire, black armors like evil spirits in hell, wearing masks whose faces could not be seen clearly, and their menacing aura immediately frightened the guards who had hurriedly formed into groups to lose their voices.

Just when it was approaching, the cavalry passed by, frightening many guard soldiers and fell to the ground. The lieutenant stood up hard and said reluctantly;
"General, it's our own people, our own people."

Lu Guangju also didn't say a word, and beads of sweat dripped from his bun.

And Zhang Jinyu didn't even look at them, and directly led the army into the market town and ran towards the pier.

The battle at the pier was coming to an end. The two large ships hijacked by the Taiping Sect had already left the shore and were sailing to the depths of Anhu Lake. The escorted boats were still chasing after them. The remaining fishing boats surrounded Wei and rescued Zhao and continued to attack the rest of the boats. The boats had to come back.

In the end, he could only watch helplessly as the big ship escaped, but none of the Douchuan ships supported by the Water Transport Guards came, Xu Jing was so angry that he cursed continuously.

Qiao Hongyue and Han Chun also looked ashen. Today’s matter is difficult. One of the two ships that were taken away was silver and the other was Jiangnan brocade cloth.

Qiao Hongyue and the others, who hadn't figured out what to do, suddenly heard the ground tremble slightly, and the sound of horseshoes came densely, and their expressions changed again. Could it be that the enemy still has cavalry, no way.

Zhang Jinyu rode a horse and led people to the pier. Seeing the corpses all over the pier, she knew that she had guessed correctly. It turned out that she was robbed, and she blamed the Zhen family's bad luck for being missed by so many people.

Without even looking at the few people on the shore, he just waved his hand and said;
"Take them all, Yongbian, see that beautiful big boat, take all the people on that beautiful boat for me to watch."

"Yes, Lord Hou, and Lord Hou is a building ship, the main battleship of the navy."

Ning Bian agreed and explained,

"What nonsense, don't care what it is, I like it, take it down."

"Yes. Brothers, dismount and go arrest people."

After speaking, Yongbyon dismounted with a large number of soldiers and rushed into the pier.

Zhang Jinyu took the rest of the people and stood on the pier looking down on a horse. It was the first time he had seen such a tall and magnificent ship, and it was so beautiful, like a small building.

The ship is three stories high, and the windows on each floor are individual.Moreover, each floor has a protective parapet, which should be to defend against the bows and arrows and arrows shot by the enemy, and there are arrow holes on the parapet, and the outermost part of the ship is covered with leather, which is painted brightly, and the outer deck is even more clean and tidy.

The flags on the ship are flying, and the momentum is good, not to mention the use of various equipment such as ropes, sculls, sails, and boats on the ship, all of which are available.

No need to ask, it turned out to be a new building boat, which is suitable for me to make a fortune.

When the three people below saw a large number of cavalry coming here, they dismounted without asking, and rushed over like wolves and tigers.

Han Chun was so angry that all cats and dogs came tonight, so he stood up and shouted;

"Which team are you? I don't know whose ship this is."

Seeing the arrogance of the man, Ning Bian directly drew it with the handle of the knife, hitting Han Chun in the abdomen, causing Han Chun to squat down with a groan in pain.

"Come here, take them to Lord Hou."

"Yes, General."

The soldiers behind directly grabbed Han Chun, Qiao Hongyue and Xu Jing and took them to the back. The guards of the palace and the guards of the Zhen family put down their knives and arrested them without a fight.

And Ning Bian led the people to rush to the tall ship, the generals on the tall ship were a little flustered, but they still led the guards to form an formation and confronted the vanguard battalion led by Ning Bian on the deck.

Ning Bian shouted sharply;

"If the existing rebels come here again, you will be required to cooperate with the investigation. Put down your weapons and go ashore immediately. You must not resist. Anyone who resists will be dealt with as a rebel."

The soldiers of the guards couldn't help but look at the partial general, and the partial general was also full of regrets. He met robbers, unknown officers and soldiers, and people from the palace for the first time when he went out.

But if you resist, the person who looks at the opposite is obviously an elite force, and there are less than [-] sailors on your own building, so you can't fight.

"This general, I have something to say. He will be a partial general of the Jinling Water Transport Guard in the south of the Yangtze River. He is here on business, so can you make it easier?"

Ning Bian said again with a cold face;
"Put down your weapons immediately, disembark and wait for investigation, otherwise the rebels will be punished."

The cold voice passed, and the deputy general Lou Chongying's face was also pale, and the cold sweat continued to flow down, that's all, life and death are fate, wealth and honor are in the sky, and he was also excluded in Jinling, this is an explanation.

Said to his men;

"Put down your weapons and listen to the general."

"You know me."

Ning Bian led people to personally escort the boat and sailors off the boat. There were more than [-] people in total, standing on the shore with their heads raised.

Then Yongbyon continued to check all the cabins of the fleet on the shore.

Zhang Jinyu, who was standing on the pier by the shore, saw everything on the pier. When he saw the soldiers of the Pioneer Battalion escorting the man in front of him, he took out his horsewhip and swung it at Han Chun.

Hearing a scream, there was a bloodstain on the left side of Han Chun's face, and then another whip, and another bloodstain on the right side of his face, the pained manager Han Chun wailed endlessly.

Such a brutal scene scared the Zhen family's chief stewards, Qiao Hongyue and steward Xu Jing, with frightened expressions in their eyes.

Zhang Jinyu took the whip and asked;

"Why, do you have any dissatisfaction with this Marquis's behavior?"

Hearing that the general on the opposite side called himself Benhou, the hearts of the three of them sank again. If you are not kind, you will not come if you are kind.

"No, no, may I ask who you are, General?"

Qiao Hongyue still had the courage to ask.

"Marquis Luo Yun."

Zhang Jinyu said it openly, and the three of them gasped. This is the commander of the No. [-] army in the world.

The three of them bowed their hands together in surprise;
"I met Luo Yunhou."

"Oh, have you heard of the name of this Marquis?"

Zhang Jinyu was a little surprised by the reaction of these three people. The three of them should be from the Jiangnan side, so why do they still know themselves.

General Lou Chongying replied respectfully;
"Back to Lord Hou, your reputation has long been spread all over the south of the Yangtze River. No one knows that you have won the title of the number one army in the world."

"It's just a false name. The Marquis asks you how to do this again, and answer truthfully."

Lou Chongying also wiped off her cold sweat, and replied directly;
"Master Hou, the last general was ordered by the commander of the Jiangnan Guards to escort the Zhen family's fleet northward, so he is here."

Zhang Jinyu was surprised to see the same general, not too old, not too old, in his thirties, not tall, but he was stronger than the average Jiangnan people, his armor was clean and tidy, and his beard was well groomed. Thinking of the clean and tidy deck he saw before, he had a good impression of this man.

"Tsk tsk, the Zhen family's face is really big. The water transport guards have become the private army of the Zhen family. By the way, why does that ship look so new?"

"Come back, Lord Hou, the boat here was dispatched not long after it was launched."

"Well, new ones are fine, and the Marquis likes new ones."

The faces of several people also changed, and they suddenly felt bad.

(End of this chapter)