Chapter 63: Another Man at Sea

"Qi Qi Assassin History, there are pirates on the beach of Huanghua again!" The soldier dismounted and shouted at Xu Qing from a distance.

"What? Pirates again? ”

"No, no, no, this military master, he is a pretending assassin ......," the scolding man said.

The cavalry stared, and the cursing man stopped talking. The cavalry rushed from Huanghua to report the news, but learned that Xu Qing had gone out to inspect the state and learned, so he inquired all the way.

After the scolding man went out, he remembered that he was going to Lizheng to receive hard labor, and he couldn't help but reminisce about it. This assassin is a great official, how could he come to such a poor and remote place? It's just the right time again, ah, the clothes that Thorn Shi wears are not as good as mine! Why are you so confused, I fell for the tricks of those two old donkeys, what a bullshit stabbing history, it was Tian Han who the old donkey found to trick me!

The scolding man was momentarily angry, and then a sergeant on a tall horse came to him and asked if he had seen Lord Thorn. He said, I really don't know, but I see one fake. The messenger cavalry came with him in the idea of giving it a try.

There were few cavalrymen, and at the beginning, Xu Qing took them around every day, so everyone knew Xu Qing.

This brings us to the opening scene.

"Hmph, your hard labor plus ten days!" Xu Qing took Xun Xiaoer and Qin Shi to drop this sentence before leaving.

Returning to the Thorn Mansion, Xu Qing asked the soldier who delivered the letter again, only to know that this time there were two big ships on the sea.

And, because of the last pirate attack, the people on the beach are on alert. There were no casualties among the villagers on the beach, but the village was looted and the houses burned to the ground. Light, no food.

Xu Qing asked his heralds to send a letter to Chu Jiang quickly, the cattle graze, and Qi Tai led the troops to help Huanghua to defend against the pirates. He also asked the herald to send a message to Zhan Zeng, the commander of Huanghua County, and asked him to take the local people to guard the three large ships captured earlier.

After Xun Xiaoer arrived at the Thorn History Mansion, Xu Qing asked him to meet Xun Xue'er and Xun Yeyu, and the sister and brother met, and after each cared about and greeted, they simply arranged for him to stay, and handed over all the affairs to Xiaoyue. After this arrangement, in just a few words, Xu Qing hurriedly prepared his horse and rushed to Huanghua.

Xu Qing was in a hurry, for fear that the two big ships would leave Cangzhou, and the fat meat in their mouths would run away, and the cooked ducks would fly.

Boat! Ship! It's all mine! Hahaha...... This time, it must have been Xu Qi who won the battle and destroyed the country, and the king escaped by boat.

This time there should be a boatload of treasure!

And this time Xu Qing was more sure, because he also had a ship in his hand, and there were three big ships.

If you have a gun pinned to your waist, you can think of beating cats, not to mention Xu Qing?

He thought, there is no cannon now. Fire. Guide. Bullets, sailing ships to fight, but it's just a change of place to fight, what's the big deal? I have three ships and more than 3,000 people, and I'm afraid of your two boats, but a few hundred people can't do it?

When they arrived at Huanghua, Niu Eating Grass 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 any of you capable of water warfare?"

Chu Jiang said awe-inspiringly: "The last general knows the water war!" ”

"Okay, I ordered you to select soldiers among the soldiers of the third battalion, and all the three big ships in Huanghua Port were delivered to you, and you might fight with the sea bandits?"

Chu Jiang hesitated: "The last general...... Alas, the last general is incompetent and cannot ......"

Xu Qing regretted it for a moment, and asked again: "Maybe it's barely right?" ”

Chu Jiang explained: "Lord Assassin Shi, as the saying goes, it can only be used after a thousand days to raise soldiers, especially the navy, without a few years of hard work, this time in the water, I am afraid that I will be dizzy, and the ship will not be able to drive......

"Alas......" Xu Qing's heart hurts, as if he missed 100 million, and the cows eating grass and others are also ashamed, they don't understand water warfare and can't help Xu Qing. But they also know that this war is not child's play, and they cannot easily risk the lives of their soldiers.

"That's it, Chu Jiang, lead the troops to guard Huanghua Port, the cattle eat grass and lead the troops to patrol the coast, and Qi Tai leads the troops to support at any time." Xu Qing calmly instructed the countermeasures, thinking that he had missed the two big ships in front of him.

Chu Jiang said, "Isn't Lord Assassin Shi trying to take those two big boats?" ”

Xu Qing asked: "What can I do about it?" ”

The three of them said almost at the same time: "In this way, why don't you use the old method last time......

The old way last time was to lure the enemy deep. enter, lure the pirates ashore, destroy the enemy again, and send another small boat to capture the big ship.

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

"It doesn't matter if we are prepared or not, pirates always have to eat, and when there is no food and fresh water, they always have to go ashore." Cows graze on the road.

"General Niu is right, as long as this group of pirates doesn't go elsewhere, they can still do the law."

Looking at the three people in front of him, Xu Qing thought for a while and nodded. It's 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 to give it a try.

The three big ships that Xu Qing captured last time were more than ten zhang long and several zhang wide, and when they were half loaded, they were still two zhang high from the surface of the water to the deck.

Search all the people who have experience in boating on the seaside, plus Chu Jiang selected 300 soldiers, gathered 400 people, and boarded a boat.

At first, Xu Qing was also about to rush up, but Chu Jiang stopped him on the grounds that 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 the battle, it is still okay to drive up and take a walk.

Chu Jiang let people set sail out to sea, walked for a while, turned left and right, made a circle, and then stopped in the sea and anchored.

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

Looking at the ups and downs of the ship's waves, Xu Qing looked into the distance, Xu Qi is in Liaodong, it should be not bad, right?

Breaking through the enemy countries one after another, probably because of the surprise victory of the dark river brought by the red dust. It's just that it's only three things, and next time, there should be a hard fight.

Xu Qing thought that it would be good to train the navy, and he could transport the troops over to support him, and it would be good to make a big deal by the way.

In an hour, the ship came back again. Chu Jiang said that if it is against the same navy, it will be a victory, and if it meets a navy that has been trained for three months, it will be defeated. Although the selected soldiers did not suffer from nausea and seasickness, their combat ability and bow and arrow accuracy had decreased a lot. And those sailors, who don't understand the banner preaching, and rely on loud roars. Chu Jiang also said that the water battles he would meet were river battles and lake battles, and he didn't know what the difference was between these naval battles.

Xu Qing listened and did not let him stop training, but asked him to let go and do it. Three boats, to recruit 1,200 people, the state soldiers can't find so many familiar with the water, then unite the soldiers to find it, and if not, recruit from the people. Xu Qing has made up his mind to prepare a water army.

In the evening, Xu Qing rested at a collection next to Huanghua Port, and Zhan Zeng cleared the local house for him. The main house here is the best house in the set, but it is only a two-entry house, and a large house is barely built with bricks and tiles, and the other secondary rooms next to it are just adobe.

The ladies and daughters of Lizheng's family all avoided the back room, this place is not big, and there are chickens and ducks in the yard, as soon as Xu Qing and his guards came in, they stood full. There are also local squires who came to see the excitement, after all, Xu Qing is a "great official".

Xu Qing was invited into the big room and sat in the right position, the cows were grazing, Chu Jiang and the others were sitting on the side, Zhan Zeng was polite and sat down, as for some squires who came to see the excitement, only Li Zheng sat down, and the rest of the people were all standing, full of anxiety.

After sitting down, Xu Qing saw the stove fire rising in the kitchen outside the window, and looked at it twice. Li Zheng is also a smart person, always observing words and feelings, and immediately said:

"The poor township is next to each other, and it has just been hit by a disaster, there is nothing to entertain the lord in the house, so I found several families in the market to make some white noodles and cook them tonight."

Xu Qing suddenly realized that the main food in the homes of ordinary people is still black, rough processed black noodles, and the main family here is no different from the common people, so they naturally eat black noodles, of course, the black noodles in Lizheng's house are enough.

Xu Qing asked, "How often can the people in the set eat white noodles?" ”

Zhan Zeng touched his head, this Shangguan inspected the people's situation, which really made people nervous. If these squires say something bad, he will always look bad on his face.

Li Zhengdao: "In the past, I could only eat once or twice a year, but this year is fine, and I can be willing to eat after a small festival......"

All the squires sighed together, and they all said that these days, the situation is good. Zhan Chang took a breath, and then he realized that he was quite happy and angry in the city government in the past, but once he arrived in front of Xu Qing, he began to be nervous involuntarily.

After seeing the excitement, the squires retreated, and Zhan Zeng also left as busy with business, and he just happened to entertain Xu Qing in the order.

So the rest of the people ate their meals.

Several young ladies dragged the long case and served the meal. A bowl of white noodles sprinkled with chopped green onions, drizzled with sesame oil and chopped green onions.

A pot of muddy wine, steamed over low heat. There was a thick oil splash floating, and the whole old hen and soup were served, and there were dried hares...... Of course, this is on the beach, there are always some seafood to eat, kelp seaweed, fish, shrimp or something, but most of them are boiled in one pot, and Xu Qing is not used to eating them. To give face, I sandwiched a chopstick between each dish, the kelp was fresh, and I ate a few more bites. It's not good not to give face, in order to receive Xu Qing, the official, this is the best thing this set can come up with.

After eating, the two female dependents gave Lin Yanchao hot water and hot tea, Xu Qing wiped his face, drank tea and rinsed his mouth. And he took out of his bosom a ingot, about two pieces of silver, and set it on the table.

Li Zheng was startled, and quickly shook his head, Xu Qing just said: "This is a reward for you......" Li Zheng is a subordinate who is very grateful. A hen costs twenty dollars, and other seafood and snacks are not worth anything at all. It's all for the sake of making a few bowls, and it's served. Seafood was not popular in ancient times, and only the poor ate it.

It's night, the wind on the sea is getting stronger, the humidity is getting heavier and heavier, and a few electric dragons are roaring in the night sky, and the storm is coming!

And then it passed by.

Fortunately, the footsteps of the storm were stacked, there were no tornadoes, typhoons, just a little wind and a little rain, otherwise Xu Qing would probably hate this.

Even so, Xu Qing, who has no experience in living by the sea, was still scared and didn't sleep all night. In the early morning of the second day, the sun still rose, as if I had forgotten the wind and rain last night.

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