Chapter 47: Jiaoxi Bay

Jiaoxi Bay, under the night, indulged in silence. The south wind was whistling, and hundreds of ships were quietly moored in the harbor. Except for the lights in the houses on the shore, there was darkness in and around the harbor.

The houses on the shore were naturally the barracks for these soldiers. Although everyone is in the navy, sleeping in a house on land and sleeping on a ship are two completely different concepts.

In troubled times, whoever has the biggest fist is the boss, and he has a hairy relationship with these people! The Jin people are powerful, so they take refuge in the Jin people. When the Song people made a comeback, they took refuge in the Song people. In short, just follow the left and right, and who can do what they want.

The grievances of staying in the camp on weekdays went to the sea, plundered the merchant ships that came and went, and robbed the silver and the women, and everyone shared them together.

In the barracks, some sergeants were drinking and boxing, some were gambling, some were asleep, and some were still abusing women.

Xu Wen and the naval commanders of the puppet Qi are hugging left and right at the moment, drinking and having fun, so comfortable.

After Yan Zongbi went south to attack the Song Dynasty, seeing that the Jin people were powerful, Xu Wen, who was the deputy envoy of the coastal naval division of the Great Song Dynasty, immediately changed his body, took refuge in the Jin people, and became the commander of the pseudo-Qi naval division.

After a few glasses of spicy wine, Xu Wen's blood was boiling, he couldn't bear it anymore, picked up the panicked light gauze young woman next to him, and walked to the couch.

The woman and the subordinate next to her quietly retreated, and only Xu Wen and the woman were left in the room, laughing constantly.

"Straight lady thief, you know all day long, and Lao Tzu can only drink cold wind outside!"

Liu Hu came out of the house, passed in front of Xu Wen's house, and heard a burst of unbearable sounds from inside, and snorted coldly in his nose.

"Commander Liu, don't complain. If Xu Wen hears it, he will not have a good life for you!"

Hu Wenshi, who was behind, persuaded softly, but unexpectedly angered Liu Hu, and the words behind him became more intense.

"I'm scared!"

Liu Hu descended the steps, stepped on the planks between the embankments, made a "squeak", and quickly boarded the warship.

"I thought that if the people were lowered, although they were not high-ranking officials, the brothers would be able to live a better life. Who knows that now the salary is small, and I often have to do some hard work, I really regret not being at the beginning! ”

Liu Hu's words were echoed, and a soldier in the team also said: "Who said no, those Jurchens treat our brothers like pigs and dogs." Just like in Jiangning, the Jurchens ran away early, and it was our brothers who left behind to die. ”

"And that's not the worst!"

Another soldier shook his head and said, "In the winter, we robbed the ships of the Loyal Army and killed more than 100 soldiers of the other side. Use your brains, will the Loyal Righteous Army settle accounts with us? I've heard that out of more than 100,000 troops, only more than 20,000 remained, and the rest all died at the hands of the loyal and righteous army. Tell me, can Wang Song spare us? ”

The Loyal and Righteous Army broke the Jin people in Shaanxi, killing more than 80,000 enemies, and the Jin people's victorious general Wanyan Lou was killed in battle, and the Loyal and Righteous Army restored most of Shaanxi. These things have already been published in the newspapers, and even the lowest soldiers know about them.

Xu Wen never thought that he had robbed the ships of the Loyal and Righteous Army and killed the soldiers of the other party, which had already caused a catastrophe of death.

"What does it matter if you spare your life or not!"

Liu Hu snorted coldly: "Even if Wang Song doesn't come to take revenge, he will die on the battlefield with the Song army." It doesn't make a difference!"

He looked at the sergeants around him, waved his hand, and said distraughtly.

"Hurry back to everyone, I'm going to go to sea to patrol."

The sergeants cursed, got into their boats, rowed their boats, and walked slowly out of the harbor. The southerly wind blew incessantly, chilling to the bone, and slowing the ship down, causing a burst of grumbling and scolding from the sergeants.

These naval officers and men of the Great Song Dynasty in the past, whether they could fight or not, the Great Song Dynasty never treated them badly in terms of salary. In addition, he did some personal work, took some oil and water from the merchants, and added the silver taels he earned, he had already entered the ranks of the wealthy families, and it was really a matter of fate to rely on these rich men to fight and sell their lives.

When the Jin people went south, these wall grasses were vital to their lives, and they soon took refuge in the Jin people. And the monthly salary is not much left except for food and drink. Even if you want to go to the tile to play, you can't do anything.

Think about the fact that in the Great Song Dynasty, they had to eat and drink, and their brains were full of fat, but now they have to charge into battle when they are fighting, but they don't give much silver, not to mention how deep the pain in the hearts of these people is.

The lights on the mast were lit high, the wooden water gate slowly opened, and the warship went out of the mouth of the bay, and soon passed Chenjia Island, all the way south along the coast, and began its routine patrol and inspection.

"Commander Liu, you said that this loyal army will not really fight."

Faced with the questions of his subordinates, Liu Hu said disdainfully: "If you come, you will fight, if you can't fight, you will run, you are afraid of a ball!" Besides, the wind is so strong tonight, those who are not afraid of death will come out, so you can rest assured. ”

Liu Hu's words caused a burst of echo from everyone next to him, and some people even said loudly.

"Commander Liu, why don't we take the boat now and escape back to Songdi. Many of the brothers' wives and children are in Jiangnan. ”

Liu Hu shook his head and sighed: "But on the shore of Jiaoxi Bay, there are still many brothers' families. If we escape, the families of these brothers will be implicated. Besides, we just fled back, in case we are caught, and we are not killed by the imperial court, who would dare to take this risk!"

Everyone shook their heads and sighed again and again. Some people scolded the corruption and incompetence of the Song Dynasty, and some people bowed their heads and sighed, lamenting the impermanence of life and the changes of the world.

"Don't complain, row well, be careful that the waves overturn the boat, fall into the sea, and can't catch it."

Liu Hu's head was swollen by the noise of everyone, he roared a few words, and the boat was quiet.

Even though it is only close to the shore, in the middle of the night, the sea is still stormy, and the boat is still very difficult to navigate.

I don't know how long it took to row, but with the help of the lights, everyone found that they had reached the sea area of Langya Mountain, and it turned out that they had rowed out for fourteen or fifteen miles unconsciously.

"Commander Liu, I see it's almost over, the wind is so strong, let's go to Liangxiang Town to hide for a while. Then go ashore and drink, and go back at dawn, no one knows anyway. ”

Liu Hu, who was already impatient, immediately shouted loudly when he heard this.

"Dong Er, according to what you said, let's go to Liangxiang Town to avoid the wind, and the brothers should also sleep well and go back early tomorrow morning."

All the troops were overjoyed, and they shook the boat together and headed towards Liangxiang Township.

When they entered the harbor, the army found that something was wrong, and it turned out that the bay of Liangxiang Township was already densely packed with sea ships.

"Straight lady thief, what's going on, why are there sea boats here"

Liu Hu scolded in his mouth, stood on the side of the ship, looked out, and saw that the harbor was full of all kinds of warships, like mandrills and ghosts in the dark, I don't know how many.

"Draw closer, I want to see who's pretending to be a ghost here"

When the boat approached, seeing the artillery on the other party's ship, as well as the huge military flags with the words "Song" and "Wang" on the fiercely blaring flags, Liu Hu secretly complained in his heart, how did he and others fall into the tiger's mouth and run into the arms of the other party's Song army.

"Brothers, don't make a sound, row out quietly, don't alarm each other!"

Cold sweat broke out on Liu Hu's forehead, commanding his subordinates, wanting to escape quietly.

Just as he was about to quietly row out the boat and escape, in the darkness, several warships had already surrounded him. It turned out that everyone had already alarmed each other, and the other party had already invited you into the urn.

As the ship approached, the sergeant on the deck of a warship shouted: "It's a ship from there, why did you come here, report it quickly, or you will be killed!"

Dong Er was just about to reach out to get the feather arrow in the quiver behind his back, when Liu Hu slapped the back of his hand, and Dong Er felt a faint pain and could barely lift his arm.

Liu Hu turned around, walked a few steps forward, his face was full of smiles, and he hugged his fists on the boat and said: "Under Liu Hu, it is a pseudo-Qi sailor who wants to escape back to Jiangnan, may I ask the brother of the loyal and righteous army in front."

Hundreds of sergeants were eyeing the ship, stretching their bows and arrows, aiming at Liu Hu and the others on the warship.

On a big ship, Chen Wu stood on the deck and said loudly: "Yes, we are the navy of the Loyal Army. Who are you and how did you get here?"

Liu Hu hurriedly bowed and said: "General, we are the sailors under Liu Yu of the puppet Qi, and Liu Hu, the commander of the sailors, because he can't bear the oppression of the Jurchens, he has come to take refuge in the imperial court, and I didn't expect to meet you here." I have seen the general under it. ”

Dong Er, who was dissatisfied with Liu Hu just now, was convinced at the moment.

He wiped the cold sweat on his head, if he had opened his bow and arrows just now, he would have been shot into a hedgehog by the soldiers on the other party's ship.

Looking at the round iron bumps in the hands of the other sergeant, Dong Er just wiped off the sweaty forehead, and instantly it was covered with sweat again. As long as a round of earth-shattering thunder hits it, it will definitely be a shipwreck.

No wonder someone else can be a commander, he is just an ordinary officer. As far as others' ability to adapt and wait and see makes decisions, they are far inferior.

"Pseudo-Qi Navy"

Chen Wu pressed his hand, and the soldiers put down their bows and arrows. He asked suspiciously: "Liu Hu, you said that you led the crowd to vote, why are there only these twenty or thirty people?"

"The subordinate officials are small, and they can't manage many people."

Liu Hu beat the snake with the stick, and said with a smile: "But I can immediately lead the army to destroy the puppet Qi navy in one fell swoop."

Chen Wu's eyes lit up suddenly, and he said loudly: "Brother Liu Hu, you will follow me to see my general!"

Liu Hu put his mind at ease and took a breath, finally, his life was saved.

Hearing the report of Chen Wu and the others, Li Bao's eyes lit up suddenly.

"General, the warships of the pseudo-Qi are all in the west, the big ships are in the northwest corner, and the military camp is also on the west bank. The general set out overnight, and he will be able to take it by surprise. The general could shell the barracks on the shore and send people to grab the boats. Otherwise, if these ships are blown up and sunk, it will be difficult to repair. ”

Liu Hu worked hard to be a guide, and at this time, only by making military exploits could he save his life.

"General, what Commander Liu said is right. If the general doesn't dislike it, the villains can lead the way and destroy the pseudo-Qi Shui Division in one fell swoop. ”

Dong Er also hurriedly shouted on the side.

Li Bao smiled and nodded with satisfaction.

"Brother Liu, brothers, your brothers have lost their way and have returned, if you make great achievements today, I will definitely speak for your brothers in front of Wang Xianggong and ensure your bright future."

Liu Hu was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, General!"

Seeing the countless warships on the other side, the swarthy artillery on them, and those fierce loyal and righteous soldiers, Liu Hu couldn't help but secretly rejoice.

Fortunately, I came out to patrol today. Otherwise, when these people touch in, under the wild bombardment of firearms, I don't know how many people can survive in the camp and whether they can escape.

Speaking of which, this is thanks to Xu Wen.