Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 163

"Report to the governor, there are pirates at Huanghua Beach again!" The soldier got off his horse and shouted at Xu Qing from a distance.

"What? Another pirate?"

"No, no, this military master, he is pretending to be an assassin..." said the cursing man.

The cavalry stared at him, but the scolding man stopped talking.The cavalry came from Huanghua to report, but learned that Xu Qing had gone out to inspect the prefecture, so he inquired along the way.

After the scolding man went out, he thought about going to Lizheng to receive hard labor, so he couldn't help thinking about it.This governor is a great official, how could he come to such a remote place?It's just the right time again, ah, the clothes worn by the governor are not as good as mine!Why are you so confused, and fell into the tricks of those two old donkeys, what kind of shit assassin, it was Tian Han who was hired by the old donkey to deceive me!

The scolding man was furious for a while, at this moment, a sergeant on a tall horse came to him and asked if he saw Lord Inspector.He said, I really don't know, but I saw one of the fake ones.The messenger cavalry followed him with the idea of ​​giving it a try.

There were few cavalrymen, at first Xu Qing took them around every day, so everyone recognized Xu Qing.

This leads to the opening scene.

"Hmph, ten more days for your hard labor!" Xu Qing ruthlessly dropped this sentence before leaving with Xun Xiao Er Qinshi.

Back at the governor's mansion, Xu Qing asked the soldier who delivered the letter again, only knowing that this time there were two big ships coming from the sea.

Moreover, due to the last pirate attack, the people on the beach became vigilant.There were no casualties among the villagers by the sea, but the village was looted, the houses were burned to the ground, and there was no food.

Xu Qing asked his messengers to quickly send a letter to Chu Jiang, the cattle ate grass, and the three of Qi and Tai led troops to help Huang Hua and defend against the pirates.He also asked the messenger to send a letter to Zhan Zeng, the magistrate of Huanghua County, asking him to take the local Minzhuang government servants to guard the three large ships captured earlier.

After Xun Xiaoer arrived at the Governor's Mansion, Xu Qing asked him to meet with Xun Xueer and Xun Yeyu. The siblings met, and after greeting each other with care, they simply arranged for him to stay and handed over all the affairs to Xiaoyue.After such an arrangement, Xu Qing hurriedly prepared his horse and rushed to Huanghua in just a few words.

Xu Qing was in a hurry, for fear that when the two big ships left Cangzhou, the fat meat would go away and the cooked ducks would fly away.

Boat!big ship!It's all mine!Hahaha... Xu Qi must have won the battle again this time, destroyed a country, and the king escaped by boat.

This time there should be another ship of treasure!

And this time Xu Qing is more confident, because he also has a ship in his hand, and there are three big ships.

A mouse with a gun strapped to its waist can think of hitting a cat, let alone Xu Qing?
He thought, now there are no artillery, fire, guided missiles, and sailing to fight is just a fight in another place, what's the big deal?I have three ships with more than 3000 people, and I am afraid that you will have two ships with hundreds of people?

When they arrived in Huanghua, Niu Checao and others had already arrived with their troops, and before Xu Qing gave an order, they had already stationed their troops not far from the sea.

When Xu Qing learned about it, he only said one sentence:
"Are there any of you who know how to fight in water?"

Chu Jiang said awe-inspiringly: "The last general knows how to fight in water!"

"Okay, I order you to choose soldiers from the three battalions. All three big ships in Huanghua Port will be delivered to you. Maybe you will fight against the pirates at sea?"

Chu Jiang hesitated and said: "The last general... well, the last general is incompetent, can't..."

Xu Qing regretted it, and asked again: "Maybe it's barely a match?"

Chu Jiang explained: "Lord Inspector, it is a common saying that it takes a thousand days to raise an army. This is especially true for the naval army. After a few years of hard work, I am afraid that once I enter the water, I will be dizzy and the boat will not be able to move..."

"Alas..." Xu Qing's heart ached, as if he had missed [-] million yuan. Niu Checao and the others felt ashamed. They didn't know water warfare and couldn't help Xu Qing.But they also know that this war is not a child's play, and the lives of their soldiers cannot be easily risked.

"That's all, Chujiang, lead troops to guard Huanghua Port, cattle eat grass and lead troops to patrol the coast, and Qi Tai lead troops to support at any time." Xu Qing calmly ordered the countermeasures, thinking that he would miss the two big ships in front of him.

But Chu Jiang said: "Could it be that Lord Inspector wants to seize those two big ships?"

Xu Qing asked: "What can I do for it?"

Niu Checao and the three said almost at the same time: "So, why don't you use the old method from last time..."

The old method last time was to lure the enemy in deep, lure the pirates ashore, wipe out the enemy, and send another small boat to seize the big one.

Xu Qingdao: "But this time, the pirates didn't kill anyone, they must know that we are prepared, will they be fooled?

"It doesn't matter whether we are prepared or not. Pirates always want to eat. When there is no food and fresh water, they will always go ashore." Niu Grass said.

"General Niu is right. As long as these pirates don't go elsewhere, they can still follow the law."

Looking at the three people in front of him, Xu Qing thought about it and nodded.This is like buying a lottery ticket, what if you win?
While waiting, Xu Qing was not idle, and still asked Chu Jiang to select soldiers and prepare to board the ship for a try.

The three large ships that Xu Qing took back last time were more than ten feet long and several feet wide. When they were half loaded, they were still two feet high from the water surface to the deck.

They searched all over the sea for people with experience in rowing boats, and together with 400 soldiers selected by Chujiang, they gathered [-] people and boarded a boat.

At first Xu Qing was going to climb up excitedly, but Chu Jiang stopped him because it was unsafe, so Xu Qing stood on the shore and watched.

After all, these ships were also brought back from the sea, not to mention fighting, it is still possible to drive for a walk.

The Chu River made people raise their sails to the sea, walked for a while, turned left and right, made a circle, and then stopped in the sea and dropped anchor.

When they stopped, the marine soldiers practiced a set of horizontal swords and shot some bows and arrows.

Seeing the ups and downs of the ship's waves, Xu Qing looked into the distance. Xu Qi should be pretty good in Liaodong, right?
Destroyed the enemy country one after another, probably because of the surprise victory of the dark river brought by Duan Hongchen.It's just that there are only three things. Next time, there will be a hard battle.

Xu Qing thought, it would be good to train the navy, and it would be good to transport the soldiers to support it, and make a lot of money by the way.

But after a while, the boat came back again.Chu Jiang said that if you face the same navy, you will win, but if you meet a navy that has been trained for three months, you will lose.Although the selected soldiers did not suffer from nausea and seasickness, their combat ability and bow accuracy had dropped a lot.There are also those sailors who don't know anything about banners and advocacy, and rely on shouting.Chu Jiang also said that the water battles he knows are river battles and lake battles. I don't know the difference between sea battles.

After hearing this, Xu Qing didn't tell him to stop training, but let him go.Three boats need to recruit 200 or [-] people. If you can’t find so many people who are familiar with water in the state soldiers, then you can find them in the united soldiers, or if you can’t, recruit them from the common people.Xu Qing, he has made up his mind to prepare a navy.

In the evening, Xu Qing rested in a market next to Huanghua Port, and Zhan Zeng cleared out the local Lizheng house for him.The main house here is the best house in Jili, but it is just a two-entry house, a big house barely built with bricks and tiles, and the other secondary houses next to it are just adobe.

All the female relatives of Lizheng's family hid in the back room. This place is not big, and there are chickens and ducks in the yard. When Xu Qing and his guards came in, they were full of people.There were also local gentry who came to watch the fun, after all Xu Qing was a "big official".

Xu Qing was invited into the big house, and sat upright, the cattle grazing, Chu Jiang and others sat on the side, Zhan Zeng sat down after being polite, and as for some squires who came to watch the fun, only Li Zheng Sit down, the rest of the people are standing, full of apprehension.

After sitting down, Xu Qing saw the kitchen fire rising outside the window, so he took a second look.Li Zheng is also a smart person, always watching his words, and immediately said:
"The poor village is next to each other, and a disaster has just happened. There is nothing to entertain the masters of the house. I found several families in the village to gather some white noodles and cook them tonight."

It dawned on Xu Qing that the main food in ordinary people's homes was dark, roughly processed black noodles. The Zhengjia here was no different from the common people, so they also ate black noodles. Of course, the black noodles in Lizheng's home were enough.

Xu Qing asked: "How often can the common people in Jili eat white noodles?"

Zhan Zeng touched his head. This Shangguan's inspection of the people's situation really made people nervous.If these squires say something bad, he will always look bad.

Li Zheng said: "In the past, I could only eat it once or twice a year, but this year it will be fine. After a small festival, I can be willing to eat it..."

All the squires sighed together, saying that these days, things are going well.Zhan Zeng let out a sigh of relief, only then did he realize that once he was in front of Xu Qing, he who used to be very emotional and indifferent in the city government began to get nervous involuntarily.

After seeing the excitement, the gentry retreated, and Zhan Zeng also left because of his business, and ordered Li to entertain Xu Qing well.

So the rest of the people ate.

Several young female family members dragged long cases and served meals.There is a bowl of white noodles sprinkled with chopped green onion, topped with sesame oil and chopped green onion.

A pot of muddy wine was steaming over low heat.Floating with thick oily flowers, the whole old hen and soup are served, as well as dried hares... Of course, this is by the sea, there are always some seafood to eat, such as kelp, seaweed, fish, shrimp, etc., but most of them are cooked in one pot. Xu Qing couldn't get used to it.To save face, I picked up a chopstick for each dish, and the kelp was fresh, so I ate a few more bites.It's not good to not give face, in order to receive Xu Qing, a superior, this is the best thing this collection can produce.

After eating, the two female relatives brought hot water and hot tea for Lin Yanchao. Xu Qing wiped his face and drank tea to rinse his mouth.He took out an ingot from his pocket, about two coins of silver, and placed it on the table.

Lizheng was startled, and shook his head quickly, but Xu Qing just said: "This is a reward for you..." Lizheng was the most grateful subordinate.A hen costs twenty Wen, and other seafood and snacks are worthless at all.It was only served to make up a few bowls.Seafood was not popular in ancient times, and only poor people ate it.

It was night, the wind on the sea gradually increased, and the humidity became heavier and heavier. Several electric dragons roared in the night sky. A storm is coming!

Passed by again.

Fortunately, the footsteps of the storm were gone, there was no tornado or typhoon, it was just a little bit of wind and rain, otherwise Xu Qing would probably feel angry about it.

Even so, Xu Qing, who had no experience living by the sea, was still so scared that he didn't sleep all night.The next morning, the sun still rose, as if forgetting the strong wind and rain last night.

At this time, the cattle grazing came to report, and seven or eight small boats floated on the sea...

(End of this chapter)