Chapter 25: The Assault (6)
The Quanzhou Bay of this time and space is slightly different from the later generations, roughly like a gourd-shaped, the gourd mouth is formed by the confluence of the Jinjiang River and the Luoyang River, and the middle scoop is surrounded by several protruding capes to form an inner circle, and the narrowest place is not more than 30 miles wide.
The outer layer stretches along the Chongwu Peninsula in Hui'an County, like an open mouth, along the coastline with various ports, the harbor is full of large and small ships, and only a narrow waterway is left for entry and exit.
On the Jinchai Mountain at the outermost cape, there is a stone pagoda, the tower is five stories high, it is octagonal, this tower was built in the Zhenghe period, it has been more than 160 years now, under the wind and sun, it looks crumbling, and the inside also seems to be dilapidated, as if it will fall down at any time.
"Wake up, it's your turn."
In a small corner room at the top of the tower, a man in ordinary clothes curled up and crawled out little by little, down the stone steps, and woke up another man who was sleeping soundly on the lower floor, and shoved a few things into his hand, and fell to the side without hesitation.
The man who woke up muttered a sentence with sleepy eyes, and reluctantly climbed up the way he came, this corner room is too small, the whole person can only lie on his stomach in it, and his feet can't be straightened, and he has to stay in such a posture for a few hours, and the hard work can be imagined.
The man lay down in the corner room, and handed the clairing mirror in his hand through the open window, from which he could overlook the whole bay, and the sky was not yet bright, and the sea was gray, except for the occasional seabird, there was no movement.
The torrential rain that had been raging for many days had passed, and although there was still a light rain in the sky, when the sun rose, it would be gone, and today was a good day, but such weather was a mixed blessing for the coming war.
This observation point is already the farthest point in the whole of Quanzhou, and they are responsible not only for monitoring the enemy situation in the bay, but also for the arrival of their own fleet. Therefore, despite the discomfort, the man lay there in an orderly manner, carefully observing the movement of the sea.
After a while, in the distance of the camera, a round of sunrise began to emerge, and the glow was shining, dyeing the blue waves into colorful colors, such a beautiful scenery made people linger. In a golden light, the man suddenly and keenly caught something unusual, a little dark shadow looming, and he couldn't help but rub his eyes.
"It's coming, it's coming, don't sleep, hurry up and prepare to report."
After waiting patiently for a while, the dark shadow in the camera became clearer and clearer, and suddenly he jumped up excitedly, hit his head heavily on the stone wall, didn't bother to rub it, turned his head and shouted towards the lower floor.
"That's Quanzhou Bay."
With the rising sun, Yang Fei's department came out of the black curtain, and from a distance, the land in front of him seemed to suddenly recess into a piece, and it seemed to open his arms to welcome them, and the sea gate of Quanzhou had been shown in front of his eyes.
This timing was well grasped, the entrance to the bay was calm, and there was no sign of ships entering or leaving, Yang Fei carefully observed it with a clairvoyant mirror for a while, and nodded with satisfaction.
"It's okay, do you want to go and rest?"
"It's okay, the little spirit is good."
It's all here, Hao Lao Er is still asleep, after a night of sleeplessness, for this moment, his answer is not what Yang Fei expected, it is himself, isn't he also in high spirits.
Before nightfall yesterday, several patrol ships that had come out to investigate were intercepted, and according to the people who salvaged them, in addition to them, there were similar patrol ships sent out from several directions. Therefore, Yang Fei decisively changed his course, did not move further along the coast, but turned a corner towards the depths of the sea, avoiding possible eyes and ears on land, although a little late, he still arrived in time.
This is only the periphery of Quanzhou Bay, the entire mouth is more than 100 miles, and it is impossible to completely seal it with more than 100 boats under his hands, so his goal is to rush into the inner bay and block the smaller opening, so that it is possible to compete for complete success.
On a wharf outside Quanzhou City, Pu Shi didn't sleep well all night, and after spending a lot of money to buy people, he didn't find anything, but he damaged a few sea boats, and the ship sank, and people died and spent more money, but in the end, they encountered wind and waves, or did they encounter something else? Pu didn't dare to speculate.
Fortunately, the rain gradually stopped at night, as long as it was past today, the fleet could go to sea again, he had anchorages in Boni, Srivijaya and other places, and when the time came, it would be impossible for the gods to catch it. But once there was something in his heart, he couldn't sleep, and after tossing and turning, he finally got to the dawn, and just after dawn, he woke up from a house.
"Beat the gong, call everyone up, hurry up!"
Kicking the cronie who was still sleeping awake, Pu Shi shouted with red eyes, the cronie's reaction was not slow, he was slightly stunned and then immediately ran out, rushing onto the drizzly street.
Although Pu was anxious, he also understood that this was not an easy task, and there were more than 5,000 seagoing ships parked in the entire harbor, nearly half of which were owned by the family, and tens of thousands of shipwrights were required. Most of them live in the vicinity of Quanzhou City, and there are thousands of them on the docks, where can they afford to organize in a short time, but time waits for no one, and if the fleet does not leave, he will not feel at ease for a day.
Bursts of loud gongs sounded, and the docks began to be lively, and the boatmen who didn't know why were all ignorant, and many of them had just fallen asleep after playing all night, and they couldn't stand this, and naturally they couldn't say good things in their mouths.
"Catch them on the boat, no matter how many you want, one by one, and if you don't obey, just whip them."
Pu's toughness brought even more chaos, and for a while, the sound of quarrels, shouting, and shovings came and went, and the streets were full of people, and there was no order, and it was even more difficult to do what Pu wanted, and he and his men were so anxious that they jumped to their feet, and after a while, they could not get a ship to pull anchor and set sail.
"Oh no, Ah Lang, it's coming."
The cronie carrying the gong suddenly ran from one end of the street, pulled at the hem of his shirt and said breathlessly.
Pu Shi was most afraid of hearing these two words, and when he heard this, his heart jumped, and he hurriedly looked in the direction of the harbor, but after looking at it for a while, he found that there was no movement there.
"It's not over there, it's it"
The cronies pointed behind him, and the end of the dock street was connected to the official road, and in the direction of this official road leading to Zhangzhou, Pu turned around suspiciously, and passed over the dense crowd of people, still unable to see any unusual movement.
But he knew it at once, for he suddenly noticed that the heavy bluestone slabs under his feet were trembling slightly, and the rumbling of thunder from the distant street gradually grew louder and louder, even faintly overshadowing the noise on the docks, and an experienced subordinate fell to the ground and pressed his ears to the stone slabs sideways.
"It's cavalry, it's estimated that there are a lot of them, I'm afraid there are thousands of people."
After listening to it for a while, his subordinates raised their heads and said, Pu Shi only felt that the blood was retrograde, and his hands and feet were cold for a while, and the one who should have come finally came, but he didn't expect that this threat would come from land.
"Quick, go back to the city, find Xia Shuai, you stay here, if you really can't do it, that's it."
Pu's bottom is a hero, and he immediately thought of a countermeasure when he was shocked, he couldn't stay here, the only hope was the defenders in the city, and he was not sure at all about moving Xia Jing, but now, he could only make a desperate bet. Just as he was about to get on the horse, he saw the dejected appearance of the cronie, and immediately turned around to comfort him.
"Don't worry, if something happens, the old and young in the city will be supported by Pu, as long as there is a certain day, they will be guaranteed to have no worries about food and clothing."
Seeing Pu's rare sincere expression, he understood in his confidence that it was the same whether he agreed or not, and if he agreed, at least there was still hope, so he no longer hesitated at the moment, gritted his teeth fiercely, and nodded heavily.
"Then everything is please, Ah Lang just rest assured."
Pu Shi said no more, patted him on the shoulder, turned around and got on the horse, the street was no longer passable, he took a few of his men to turn the horse into the alley, ready to take a detour into the city from elsewhere, followed the winding alley for a long time, and finally turned into the official road in a secluded place, and the dock had been left behind.
"Let's go!"
Pu Shi glanced back, and then whipped hard behind the horse, all the cavalry came, although they temporarily controlled the dock, but there was no manpower, and they couldn't drive their own boats, as long as Xia Shuai agreed to send troops, no matter what kind of conditions, he Pu could afford it, which would make them proud.
"If you obey the edict and rebel, you will not kill those who surrender!"
"If you obey the edict and rebel, you will not kill those who surrender!"
"If you obey the edict and rebel, you will not kill those who surrender!"
The galloping cavalry shouted loudly, like Yang Fei's department on the sea, Jiang Cai's cavalry ran all night, and it was only at dawn that they could arrive, and the situation on the dock made him happy that the leader rushed to the front, and the thieves had not had time to react, for this result, even if the horsepower was exhausted, he did not hesitate.
These horses and horses are muddy cavalry in the eyes of the dock boatmen, look very hideous, seeing the big horses rushing towards the crowd without stopping, they have dodged in all directions, pushing and shoving, many people fell directly into the sea, more people, after hearing the slogans of the cavalry, squatted on the ground with their heads in their hands, for fear that these murderous demon gods would see themselves.
In the crowd, Pu's cronies watched countless cavalry gallop through the streets, their slogans and banners showed that the matter had been revealed, and at this point, when he thought of the words of the old and young in the city and Pu's, he secretly glanced at several of his subordinates, and quietly turned into the side alley.