Chapter 095: Fraud
In addition to Fuxu Town, due to the gradual land formation and development of the Pearl River Delta, two outer ports of Datong Port and Pazhou Wharf have been formed on the south bank of the Pearl River. Ships sailing from the West and Beijiang rivers to Guangzhou arrived at this port first, and then landed at Aokou and Lanhu; The latter was originally a pipa-shaped island, called Pazhou after being connected with the south coast, more than 30 miles southeast of Guangzhou City, and it was also the anchorage place where the sea ships came to Guangzhou. Ships can enter the city from the outer harbor to avoid wind or trade through the east and west city gates, and water gates are set up at both ports to control the waterways.
"The ship in front has stopped, and the gate has been closed and it is forbidden to enter the port!" Before the head boat approached the water pass, a sergeant on duty shouted loudly.
"Damn, what are you yelling about, you can't see the lantern hanging, you can't tell who Lao Tzu is, hurry up and open the gates!" The ship lowered its mast and continued to move slowly, and came out of the cabin and cursed loudly.
"But Pei Baihu?" The person who closed it suddenly weakened a lot when he heard this, and asked carefully.
"Lin Ba, can't you hear Lao Tzu's voice? Also asked! Pei Jing said angrily.
"Oh, the villain is blind, I don't know if the adults have come back from patrolling the sea, have you found it?" Lin Ba said with a smile on his face.
"We have driven for more than 200 miles, and we have not even seen the shadow of the traitor, and we don't know where to hide again, and we have eaten the sea breeze for a few days in vain." Pei Jing complained.
"Yes, Lu Shuai is still in the north, General Liang is much more careful, I heard that the traitors re-entered the sea, and ordered all the ships to be detained, and those who were not led by ships were not allowed to enter the port." Lin Ba is also in line with the Tao.
"Don't be verbose, open the gates. Let's get a good night's sleep. Pei Jing said impatiently.
"Adults, it's not that the small ones don't want to, and the adults also know that the floodgates are not allowed to be opened when the tide rises." Lin Ba said embarrassed again.
"Fart. Today is the seventh day of the first lunar month, and it's not a big tide, and it's just a tide, what's the matter, don't talk to me here! "The gates were not only set up for military purposes, but also to cut off the tide to prevent the sea from flooding the city, so the gates were closed at high tide. And Pei Jing obviously knows it, but with a knife on his waist, how can he joke with his life. Before the sergeant finished speaking, he was scolded again.
"My lord, this ...... That's not the right number of ships, isn't it? How could it be so much! Of course, Lin Ba knew that the official university crushed people to death, anyway, there was something going on. Why should you be a wicked person? Just as he was about to call someone to open the gate, he saw that there were more than a dozen ships after the patrol ship, and he couldn't help but be careful.
"Damn, why are you so busy? These ships were discovered by us during our inspections, and they were carrying personal belongings, so naturally they had to be brought back to the port for inquiry! "Pei Jing had a promise from the prince before, as long as he deceived the water pass, so that the fleet could pass smoothly. That's a great achievement, and I am willing to stay in the army and be promoted to the third level. I want to go home and reward him with a hundred taels and let him go. But if he cheats or fails, he will cut off his head first, and then kill him all over the house, cutting off the incense of the Pei family. Seeing that it was about to succeed, he didn't expect to find trouble again, and he couldn't help but get angry.
"My lord, this is not in accordance with the rules, General Liang will investigate it, everyone is not good-looking!" When Lin Ba heard this, he moved out and Liang Xiongfei prevaricated, but he refused to open the gate. As an old fritter, he naturally knows that the navy is not only responsible for protecting the territory and the people, but also has the power to arrest thieves and check smuggling. No matter what the situation is, he naturally made a fortune, and he can get a piece of the pie.
"Okay, your benefits are indispensable, if you provoke the general He on the boat to get angry, I'm afraid General Liang won't be able to eat and walk around, let you Lin Ba become Wang Ba!" Pei Jing understood his intentions as soon as he heard it, and replied softly and firmly, now that the Mongols are masters, and the Han army is all grandsons, it is still very good for him to take out that dead ghost to scare people.
"Hehe, my lord, wait a minute, I'll call the brothers to switch!" Lin Ba said with a smile, and instructed a few sergeants to pull the winch and prepare to open the gate......
Liu Zhu, who was hidden on the warship behind the patrol ship, watched the gate gradually pull up, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He hid in the stern, but he could see the situation clearly. The water pass of Donghao River extends to the river from both banks, all are built with big stones, each encloses into a city wall, there are more than 20 zhang in the water, there are more than two zhang high, the middle is a heavy gate, can be opened and closed for boats and boats to pass. There are two big air death wind lanterns hanging on the high pole in Guanzhong, which illuminates the river surface brightly, and you can see that there are more than ten sergeants on both sides on duty, and if it is a strong attack, it will inevitably alarm the people in the city.
"Prepare separately, shoot the enemy troops in the city immediately when the ship passes through the gate, and then enter the city to control all the soldiers, don't let go of one, let alone alarm the people in the harbor!" Liu Zhu turned around and commanded, and there was a group of soldiers lurking in his boat, all of whom were selected from the navy.
"Yes!" In the darkness, everyone whispered in reply, the crossbowmen wound up their arrows, each chose their target, and the rest drew their swords and prepared to jump to the city.
The gate slowly rose in the tooth-squeaking sound of the winch, and the rising tide immediately poured in, and the sailors immediately adjusted the direction of the bow of the ship with a penny into the moat, and the front was suddenly opened, a waterway of more than 20 zhang appeared in front of them, and countless ships of all sizes were moored on the side of the moat, and a mast lamp was like a starry falling into the sea.
"My lord, the boat behind is to be inspected one by one according to the rules, let the brothers get on the boat and have a look!" As soon as the patrol boat at the head had passed through the gate, Lin Ba shouted again in the city.
"Does the ship that Lao Tzu escorted also have to be inspected? I see that you really don't know how ......to die" Pei Jing was trembling when he heard it, he knew that Lin Badian's inspection was fake, and it was true that he was greedy when he saw the boat, and he was afraid that he would fool him and lose money, so he wanted to see what was going on. But as soon as those people got on the boat, they didn't leak all the stuffing, but at this time, he couldn't afford to regret it, so he could only shout fiercely.
But before his words fell, Pei Jing heard the 'boom ......' bowstring sounded, and Lin Ba, who was closed, was already an arrow in his throat, and he couldn't shout with his mouth open, and fell down on the wall. And the soldiers on duty were also hit by arrows and fell to the ground one after another, and died in a blink of an eye. Although these people often quarreled with themselves over the unequal distribution of the spoils, they were brothers for many years, and they were so frightened that they collapsed on the deck when they died in front of him.
In Pei Jing's frightened gaze, the black shadow on the rear ship flashed from the deck of the shipbuilding to the juncture, only the sound of the impact of weapons and the screams of misery, but it was soon drowned in the sound of the surging tide. A dozen or so small boats had removed their reed mats, revealing strangely shaped wooden frames, and the sailors sailed through the gates with swift prawns, and sailed down the water to the front of the city. In the distance, a large group of ships full of sergeants also received the signal and rushed to enter the customs first......
It was time to get brighter, and a red light rose from the mast of the first ship and rushed along the south shore. Liu Zhixue nervously glanced at the north bank, according to the agreement, after they signaled, a fire would be raised outside the enemy camp to indicate their target, but it was not found in the mist at all. And the ships moored on the shore found that so many ships had suddenly rushed in, and the curious probe looked around, and lost the opportunity to surprise when it dragged down.
"Pei Baihu, where is the Tartar camping?" Seeing that the other party had not sent a signal for a long time, Liu Zhixue suddenly found Pei Jing who was paralyzed at his feet, and suddenly remembered that this kid was a land snake, it was a living map, and he was still worried that he couldn't find a place, so he picked him up and yelled.
"Commander Liu, the Tartar military camp is in the abandoned city of Dongcheng, west of the Dongao wharf." Pei Jing was yelled at by Liu Zhixue, but he calmed down, raised his hand and pointed to the west.
"How far is it!" Liu Zhixue looked along, and a vague white could be seen in the morning light, and he couldn't see what it was, but it was like the top of the felt tent commonly used by Tartars, and he couldn't judge the distance for a while and asked.
"We're on the south bank, they're on the north bank, about 1,500 steps away." Pei Jing looked around and said.
"Report to the capital, find the target, 1,500 steps away, please send rocket ships to attack!" Liu Zhixue believed it without hesitation, and turned his face to the guards who were guarding beside him.
"Commander, you are commanded to command the rocket ship, and the timing and strength are determined by the commander!" The guards quickly replied.
"Signal, get close to the target!" Liu Zhixue knew that the opportunity was fleeting, and he didn't have time to think more, so he immediately took over the command and dispatched the ship.
Pei Jing secretly complained to himself, it turned out that he had completed the task as long as he assisted them in opening the water pass, why did he have to fight against the Tartars again, but he was afraid that this person would be washed into the waterway by the Tartars before he went ashore, wouldn't he also accompany him to be a ghost! But now there are Song army warships all around, and he can't get away if he wants to, so he can only resign himself to fate, he looks around, his own ship is in front, and there are more than ten small warships lined up behind, which are the ships that enter the customs with him.
In a panic, Pei Jing only felt that the boat that had sailed to the center of the river suddenly stopped, and the warship behind did not follow, but dropped anchor more than two hundred steps away from them, which made him wonder very much, such a distance has not yet entered the range of the bow and crossbow, do they want to fight in the air? Just as he was thinking wildly, a fire suddenly flashed on a ship behind him, and a ball of fire dragged a long stick into the air.
Pei Jing's eyes involuntarily followed the firelight, only to see the soaring fireball fly a distance and then plant downward, draw a long arc in the air and fall into the Tartar barracks, and then saw a ball of firelight rise, and a loud noise came from a little later. Then the red flag flashed, and more than a dozen fires flashed, and more fires flew towards the Tartars' camp...... (To be continued.) )