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Chapter 632 Assault on the Iron Gate Pass

"At first I suspected that Shen Wang had set up a trap at sea, but since he is leading the way on the boat, it seems that he has no evil intentions!"

Wang Tong leaned on the side of the boat and looked into the distance. There were several attendants around him. Hearing what Wang Tong said, Tang Shan next to him answered:

"Shen Wang has been in the cabin for the past few days. He eats and sleeps every day. He seems to be a hostage with peace of mind. However, the young one has also traveled this route, and the ship in front has not led the wrong way."

Said to lead the way, Shen Wang naturally couldn't lead the bow, but there were three Guangzhou boats of [-] materials leading the way in front, which should be the ships of the three water kings.

"My lord, even if the pirates set up an ambush at sea, the villain is sure to kill them fatally!"

The tone of voice was quite weird, but it was still the tone of Tianjin Wei official dialect. It was Ju An, the captain of Feilu, who said he was quite confident. Wang Tong nodded with a smile, and turned his head to look around.

Taking the Feilu as the flagship, surrounded by three smaller gunboats, there are more than 160 ships of the size of the Guangdong Navy on the outer periphery. There are four ships in total, with a total of almost [-] artillery pieces. Among the warships of the Guangdong Navy, there are also many large ships. In addition to the navy officers and soldiers, there are five battalions of Huwei infantry on board.

"My lord, it's not far from the iron gate. I'm going back to my own boat to arrange preparations. I'll take my leave first."

Mai Guerzilla, a sailor from Guangdong, bowed and said to Wang Tong, Wang Tong nodded in agreement, and Mai Guerzilla climbed down the rope ladder on the boat, got on the boat and rowed towards his own boat.

Mai Guerzilla disembarked, and Tan Jiang who was beside him said in a low voice:
"Mai Guerrilla has already taken his family to Tianjin Wei, and it has been the same from him to the next generals. Your lord's kindness and kindness still have an effect."

"Tianjinwei is so rich and prosperous. Although they are not from their hometown, they also know what is good and what is bad. When you go back, remember to say hello to Sun Dahai. All the generals of the Guangdong Navy who are assisting in the defense of Tianjinwei are willing to move to Tianjin. Yes, all the expenses will be borne by our side, and we must make good arrangements after we come.

General Tan agreed, Wang Tong patted the side of the ship, walked towards the cabin, shook his head and said:
"I thought I would be able to sit on the big ship built by Tianjin Wei this year, but I didn't expect to be on the Feilu."

When a ship sails on the sea, the timber used for shipbuilding is soaked in seawater so as not to be deformed or rotted. It is not possible to cut down the tree and make it into a plank for use. It needs to go through a series of treatments.In the past, many large trees in Liao Town had been piled up for several years after being felled, and there was no usable space. However, they did not expect to catch up with the trade between Liao Town General Sun Shoulian and Tianjin Wei.

Because it has been piled up for several years and soaked all the way from the river and sea water, it can be regarded as rough treatment. After the people at the shipyard inspect the wood, they can be used on the ship after simple treatment.

But the big wood is bought by people everywhere, and the shipyard is also consuming it. Now it is not easy to find such old materials. The only thing is that the big wood is newly cut over there and the shipyard handles it. The construction of the new ship will not start until March of the following year.

In addition to "Zhenhai", two gunboats "Dinghai" and "Pinghai" were also built on the Tianjin guard ship. Forty cannons, in addition to the ten small one-pound cannons on the deck, there are also ten three-pound cannons, fifteen six-pound cannons, and five ten-pound cannons.

The ten-jin cannon is one of the large-caliber artillery that can be manufactured in the workshop. It is quite inconvenient to move on land, but it does not delay the movement of the ship when it is placed on the ship.

It took one day less time than Wang Tong expected to go from Tianjin Wei to Tiemenguan in Jinan Prefecture. The three leading ships in front sent people to pass a message, saying that the Tiemenguan would be closed after half a day's journey.

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Hei Sha Sha Dacheng is not as vicious as his nickname. He looks like an honest fisherman. Other pirate leaders are roaming the sea in silk and satin. He still wears a linen skirt and looks quite simple.

But such an inconspicuous person, no one dared to underestimate him. Back then, when Sha Dacheng and Japanese pirates fought at sea, he jumped on the opponent's boat with a knife in his hand, and killed 15 people in a row. It was this battle that made him famous. Hehe.

People in Shanghai also have a saying that following Shen Wu can make a fortune, following Gu Huhu can be happy, following Sha Dacheng will not be offended, Sha Dacheng is the best to the people below, and the distribution of wealth is the most fair, so Sha Dacheng's subordinates Quite loyal and loyal, he can fight to the death without retreating when he is desperate.

At this time, Sha Dacheng was discussing in a house in Tiemenguan. Naturally, Tiemenguan was not as good as Hirado. In fact, there were no passing merchant ships. Local pirates from Shandong robbed things from Laizhou and Dengzhou. Come here to sell, because Jinan and Dongchang are the two richest prefectures in Shandong, and the goods are easy to sell.

But even this is not common nowadays. Those who can make a living at sea all go to be sailors on merchant ships.

"It turns out that we still have some old relationships here, but these people don't do this business anymore. I asked yesterday and said that firstly, they can't receive any valuable goods, and secondly, they buy local specialties and sell them to Tianjin Wei. There is oil and water."

Hearing the report from his subordinates, Sha Dacheng was startled, and asked in a muffled voice:

"What? Didn't even Li Da, who hid the stolen goods, go to Tianjin Wei to do business?"

Concealing stolen goods is risky, but if you collect stolen goods at a low price and resell them, the profit is huge. Otherwise, who would take the risk to do this business? Hearing Sha Dacheng's question, his subordinate also smiled wryly, and said:
"How can there be any valuable goods coming here now? The big ships at sea are all flying the flag of the insurance company. If this flag is moved, let alone the Tianjin Wei side, the people under Shen Wang's hands will come to the door. In vain, they didn't come to the door, what happened to the Kolihai monkeys, everyone can see!"

Haihouzi was beaten up by Tianjin Wei's gunboat, his house was cleaned up, and no one was there. The news spread widely in the sea, and everyone knew it.

Sha Dacheng shook his head and said in a muffled voice:
"Go and tell them that we are not here to sell stolen goods this time, and let them collect some goods that can be sold to the Japanese country. We also have special products from the Japanese country here. Everyone can make a fortune by doing business..."

After saying a few words, Sha Dacheng's tone suddenly became severe, and he said:
"Restrain the good men, no one can do anything to Tianjin Wei's ships, and it caused disaster. I cut them up and threw them into the sea to feed the fish."

"Brother, don't worry, we know the importance of the stakes, we are tightly restrained from below, and won't do anything out of the ordinary, but the Flying Fish and the others who came over, really can't control it."

Sha Dacheng frowned, slapped the table heavily, and said harshly:
"If you can't control it, drive him away. We will manage this iron gate as our own house..."

Before he finished speaking, he heard a commotion outside. Sha Dacheng and his group were either discussing in a deep house or a shabby house in a fishing village. Having already done it, someone hastily opened the door and asked:

"What happened?"

"Brother, there are a lot of big ships coming outside, including Cantonese boats and gunboats like Fangui."

The room immediately fell silent, and everyone looked at each other. When Sha Dacheng spoke again, his voice was a little hoarse, and he said:
"Tianjin Wei's navy is here..."

"Flying fish and other bastards are actually pulling their sails and wanting to run, what should we do, big brother?"

A person stumbled in from outside, and everyone in the room cursed at each other, Sha Dacheng rubbed his hands a few times, and said in a harsh voice:
"Flying Fish and the others only have more than 30 boats, and they can take advantage of loopholes. With so many of our boats, even if we escape, most of them will be lost..."

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"Send a semaphore, let the three ships of Dinghai, Zhenhai and Pinghai line up in a row, connect end to end with the Feilu, and the Feilu will continue to move forward!!"

Juan yelled loudly on the rudder tower, the helmsman was nervously controlling, and the sailors were busy on the ship under orders, and now they could already see the large and small ships docked on the shore.

The four gunboats lined up slowly with the side of the ship parallel to the coastline. Wang Tong and others also stood on the rudder tower, watching Juan commanding here, seeing that the ship was almost in the right direction, and the sails began to lower. Ann shouted loudly again:

"Notify the ships to prepare for bombardment, and send flags to let Mai Guerrilla prepare to pick up the ship..."

There were sailors on the deck who ran to the cabin, and some people took off the cover of the small cannon on the deck and began to load ammunition. Wang Tong looked at the coastline quite relaxed and said with a smile:

"If I was on the shore, I would get everyone on the shore... There are really fools going to sea..."

"My lord, how to deal with it!!"

"It's natural to sink him, and let the people on the shore know how hard it was."

There were seven boats that went into the sea, in the style of red-headed Cantonese boats. They were considered large boats among those boats on the shore, and they were all about [-] yuan.The sea was windy, and the sails of these Guangzhou ships were all full, and the speed increased.

However, these seven Guangzhou ships are insignificant compared to the fleet from Tianjin Wei. After hearing Wang Tong's order, Ju An ordered to arrange them again, and the Feilu raised its sails again, and the ship turned slowly. Zhenhai, who followed behind, did the same.

Originally, the four gunboats happened to be blocking the sea road, and they turned away from this side, as if they were out of the way to let the seven ships pass by. The four gunboats have almost completed the adjustment of direction, the two sides are almost parallel, and the distance is close enough.

"fire!!!"

Juan yelled on the rudder, and the sound of yelling to fire from below the deck also came up. Wang Tong grasped the railing on the side familiarly. , the four gunboats fired one after another...

(End of this chapter)