Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 386
By mid-June, the residents of Tianjinwei were already saying that it was "hot" during the day, but it was still very cool at night, especially on the sea.

There are a lot of ships coming to Tianjinwei. They don’t stop day and night. When it gets dark, they all anchor near the shallows. If they are lucky, they will enter the harbor and stop. Taking advantage of the business opportunity at the seaside, they built a lot of simple sheds to sell some wine and food products, or gather for gambling.

There are also people who think that this place will be worth money sooner or later. If you start early, you may be able to make a lot of money like Haihe. A big businessman bought it, and getting rich really depends on vision.

Leaders and businessmen with spare money went to the commercial area to enjoy themselves, while those without money made noise in the shanty town. After Haishi, they all quieted down, and they had to make a living the next day.

The seaside and riversides were quiet, but some people did not sleep. On the seaside and riverside, there were people holding up torches and lanterns and shaking them.

In the sea a few miles away from the shore, nearly a hundred sea ships are slowly approaching, but the front one is a Guangzhou ship with a two-masted tip and a gunwale that is much higher than the water surface. , the two black lacquered cannons placed on the bow, looked very majestic, and a group of men dressed in short skirts gathered on the bow.

But looking at the light of the lantern on the bow of the ship, I found that these men were all wearing quite good armor. The head of the man was much taller than the others, with a beard like steel needles, and a fierce appearance. He was carrying a big knife behind him. The men around him are all strong and strong, and there are more than a dozen short and sturdy characters with shaved foreheads and buns on the back of their heads
All the people waited intently to look at the direction of the land and saw the flame shaking. Several people even climbed on the side of the boat. After the torch was shaken, one of them turned back excitedly and said:

"Master Tiger, three on the left, four on the right, four on the five, two on the bottom, we can reach the shore!"

After saying this, there was a commotion in the surrounding people, everyone looked at the man, and one who was close to the big man hesitated and said:

"Master Hu, the boss said that Tianjin Wei can't be touched anymore, and doing business with them is as profitable..."

The big man took a sip and said in a rough voice:

"The family business is growing, but the courage is getting weaker. We rolled over in the wind and waves. There is nothing on the beach that we can't touch. Grandpa Qi is in the north. There is a child with no hair growing here, and he is afraid of a bird!!"

After saying this, he suddenly raised his voice and said:

"Our brother died here, our ship was taken by him, and now such a big piece of fat is on the lips, we don't take a bite, I'm sorry for my conscience!!"

Everyone around laughed in unison, and said in a hurry:

"What Master Hu said is that this Tianjin Wei is too fat. If we don't do anything, after we rob it, we will have enough to live for the rest of our lives."

"Besides, if we don't grab it, someone will do it sooner or later!!"

The big man called "Tiger Lord" waved his hand down, and ordered in a cold voice:
"Every ship is ordered to go down and dock!"

The people surrounding the big man suddenly dispersed and went to the side of the ship one after another, some shook torches, and some shouted at the small boats under the big boat.

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There are four people standing on the watchtower, each of them faces the same direction, and observes intently. This sentry post is rotated every hour.

There will be generals who will come to check from time to time. If they are found to be drowsy or other slack, they will be severely punished by military law. Two people have been caught and beaten with a hundred army sticks, and they have been dismissed from the army. Haven't got up yet.

At the time of Haishi, the area that the watchtower can observe is dark, and only a few fixed places are hung with lanterns.

When observing the darkness, it is always boring. The sentinel facing the east had sore eyes and wanted to yawn, but as soon as he had this thought, he immediately pinched his arm with a lot of force, and the pain flowed out. tears.

Just in the blink of an eye, he vaguely saw a flash of fire over there. The weather was quite clear, and he could see the light in the distance at night. The soldier rubbed his eyes and thought he was wrong.

But the fire was always flickering, and there was a light on the shore at night, often to guide the ships at sea. The soldier glanced at it and shouted to the following:
"There is a fire on the east side!!"

The general below walked out of the house, looked up at the watch upstairs, and the sentinel stared carefully for a while, and confirmed loudly:
"It seems that someone is holding a torch. There is also a faint light on the sea, but I can't tell if it is starlight..."

"Three people and three horses, let's go in that direction! Go and inform the nearby battalion leaders, and let them be on alert."

The generals below issued orders loudly, and the soldiers below the watchtower all acted nervously.

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Sea boats of various sizes docked, and the people on board jumped into the chest-high water with their weapons in hand, walking towards the shore, and there were whispered shouts from time to time.

The boats moored by the sea were very quiet. They may have fallen asleep at this time, or they may have noticed the movement outside, but they dare not make any movements.

The movements of these pirates were very agile, and without much effort, the shore was already full of men holding swords. At a rough glance, there were about [-] of them. Among them, there were a few piles of people with neat uniforms and relatively tall figures. They were short, and some carried long swords with narrow blades, while others carried short seven-foot spears.

The big man called Lord Tiger stood on a sampan, and several people pushed the sampan to the beach. The big man got off the sampan and walked in front of the crowd. Two followers with torches came over and stood on the beach. behind him.

The big man raised his voice and said:

"Walking for more than an hour, there is Tianjin Wei, gold, silver, women, all kinds of good things, but there are only more than 3000 soldiers stationed there. After the chaos, they may not even take care of themselves... Shiro and the others Dozens of boats come in from the Haihe River... The family has already divided the other side, and each follows his own family. Don't run around, don't fight, and withdraw when you hear the sound of the trumpet. Scramble on the ground of your own house, don't run around and don't fight, or the tiger's knife will see blood, do you understand!!"

The group of people standing in the front agreed abruptly, and the back also responded unevenly. The tiger grinned, drew out the big knife on his back and swung it westward, saying loudly:

"Our men are going to be happy tonight, let's go!!"

The pirates laughed loudly and followed suit.

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In every place where boats can be docked, since May, several boats covered with thatch have docked, and others will not be allowed to approach, which is quite mysterious.

However, people and boats are coming and going all over the harbor pier, and they don't pay attention to these trivial matters. Few people notice that these boats are also guarded by people, but they usually don't leave the boat except when changing shifts.

There are two shifts, and each shift has another shift to ensure that there are sober people guarding the ship at all times. Their task is very simple, that is, to observe outside through the gaps in the sheet.

When the pirates' ships anchored and docked at the shoals and harbors on the shore, the soldiers on the docked boats by the sea already knew about it. there to wait.

A large number of pirates walked towards the commercial area by the Hai River, and the noisy shore became quiet again.

The tarpaulins on the ships docked at the harbor were removed, and some soldiers brought out several jars, opened the mud seals of the jars, and poured the oil inside on the cargo on board—bundles of dry firewood.

Eight people in each boat rowed at a very slow speed, but they were still moving. Although there were still pirates on board, they were listless because they could not go to the shore to plunder.

In addition, the beach was originally desolate, so I didn't worry about being discovered or anything, but I didn't notice a few ships approaching slowly.

Even though it was night, by the light of the wind lamp hanging on the mast of the ship, I found the largest Guangzhou ship. A soldier squatted on the bow with a bow and arrow, staring at the opposite ship nervously, leaving only four people behind. When rowing, someone behind puts the sampan hanging from the stern in the water and connects it with ropes.

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There were five people on duty on that big boat, and they were chatting and cursing there, when they suddenly heard two doors on the other side of the boat, they were all stunned, and hurriedly picked up the weapons in their hands and walked over.

Before the people got there, there was a "huh", and the fire suddenly ignited there. The boat was a wooden boat, and several people panicked and hurriedly quickened their pace.

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Use big iron nails with iron cables to penetrate into the plank of the wide boat. The bow and stern of this flat-bottomed boat are connected to the wide boat, and the hull is almost stuck together. The soldiers quickly ran to the stern and got behind. On the sampan, one person had already lit the torch with the fire medium, and lit it several times on the oiled firewood. Soon, the firewood was blazing, the tarpaulin was also burning, and the whole ship was also burning. combustion.

The iron nails were nailed into the hull, and the broadside of the ship was high above the water. People on the deck could not cut the iron cables and pull out the iron nails. One man tried to jump off, but was shot by an arrow from the soldiers on the sampan, and there was a loud bang. He fell off the boat without saying a word, and now no one dared to get off, and everyone hid behind the boat.

Seeing that the fire had set half of the entire Canton Ship on fire, the ship could no longer be kept, and the pirates who stayed on board did not dare to stay here any longer and jumped into the water one after another.

The sampan over there was already far away, that is, at about the same time, the largest ships in the pirate fleet were approached by the fire boat and started to burn...

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Even though the distance was far away, the raging flames on the sea could still be clearly observed from the watchtower. The sentries issued loud warnings, and the generals below quickly ran up the watchtower.

"There are enemies coming from the east, send a warning letter!!"

The sharp sound of the copper whistle sounded in the sky above the Hai River...
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