On June 28 of the second year of Xiangxing, the Dragon Bird Army was under the command of Zhao Lie, the deputy commander of Jiang Fenglie, the commander of Ouyang Guanhou, the general Shi Yang, the team general Jueyuan, Ding Xiaoqi and other subordinates. With three warships, two supply ships, and a total of 382 troops, he marched to Wan'an.

The fleet had just sailed a few miles out of the port of Xindi when a seagoing ship without any flag approached.

The lookout quickly waved the banner "There is a police".

As soon as the ship left the port, the enemy attacked, and it was still a ship, and the shape of the ship was not a warship, isn't this a fat meat sent to the door?

For a time, the flags were constantly sounded, and the soldiers rushed into combat positions.

Zhao Lie stood at the bow of the boat, looked at it with the scope for a while, smiled sneeringly, and stopped the subordinates who were about to the guy: "Don't be impatient, your own people." Order, stay on alert, and let the boat approach. ”

The order was passed through the flag, and soon to the remaining four ships. Ouyang Guanhou, the commander and commander of the forward warship, ordered the soldiers to collect their guns and get out of the way.

It was indeed his own people, and when the ship approached, a figure staggering out of the cabin with a cane made everyone familiar with it breathe a sigh of relief - not that the three thousand-stone warships would be afraid of a ship of several hundred stones, but they had just left the harbor, and if they met the enemy head-on, it would be really unlucky. Historically, the most important thing about sailing is good signs, which is true throughout the ages.

Ding Xiaoqi, Zhang Junbao and other teenagers saluted the man one after another: "Uncle Wang, you are not good at being born and raising at home, but where are you going to take this big boat?" ”

There is only one person who can be called "Uncle Wang" by these teenagers - Wang Ping'an.

Wang Ping'an bowed respectfully and saluted Zhao Lie: "Dutong, I came to ask for my crew." ”

Zhao Lie smiled and pointed at Wang Ping'an: "Lao Wang, you are impatient...... Good! Sea Sentains are out of the ranks! ”

Twenty dark-skinned, barefooted soldiers with rolled up trouser legs lined up in two columns, and it was the sea team composed of the Bi family shipwrights and family members who had escaped death. Originally, there were only 12 people, but now it has been expanded to 20 people, all of whom are old guests at sea who are familiar with water and have experienced strong winds and waves.

Looking at the members of the sea team with short axes and short knives pinned to their waists, Wang Ping'an was dumbfounded and said, "Dutong, don't you have a musket?" ”

Zhao Lie shook his head: "They don't make muskets." ”

Wang Ping'an hurriedly said: "Then Chen Bingxuan said, this time to occupy the city, the sea is not peaceful. Relying only on these short blades, I'm afraid it's ......"

Zhao Hunter waved his hand: "Bring the box up." ”

Several sergeants carried two long heavy wooden boxes onto the deck and lowered them to the ground.

Zhao Lie said again: "Open." ”

Two iron skewers were inserted into the cover, and with a sharp prie, the cover cracked, revealing bales of long straw.

Zhao Lie pulled out his knife and cut off the bundle rope, bent down and opened the grass with both hands, and took out an object - black and shiny double iron pipes, arc-shaped and smooth lines, revealing a sharp and domineering spirit, but it was not a double-barreled shotgun.

Wang Ping'an's eyes widened, in disbelief: "This, this is the weapon of my crew?" ”

Zhao Lie smiled and stuffed the double-barreled shotgun into the arms of a member of the sea team closest to him: "This first batch of double-barreled shotguns belongs to your team members." ”

Wang Ping'an threw the cane in his hand suddenly, shook his body, and clenched his fists heavily: "With this shotgun team, if I don't do a good job of the things that I have to explain, I will jump into the sea and clean myself!" ”

Jiang Fenglie and Ouyang Guanhou on the other two warships' eyes lit up, and they both thought, "If you are a real person with a gun, with such an army of shotguns, what if there are ten times more enemy troops in Wan'an?" ”

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"Good! Yay! Finally lured Song Jun out, hahaha! Dragon Sparrow Vanguard, hehe, only 20% of our army's strength dares to come to fight for wildfire, I really don't know whether to live or die, hum, Dragon Sparrow Army - look at me beating them into a 'snake and mouse army'! ”

When Zhao Lie led a cross-era firearms army to set sail for the Northern Expedition, three hundred miles away, his destination, on the main hall of the dilapidated public house (yamen) in Wan'an Military City, a man about thirty years old, with black hair, wearing a square scarf, and a green shirt, who looked like a master, was looking at the spy report in his hand in the sunlight pouring from the hole in the thatched roof. It's just that the tone of his speech doesn't have the gentleness of the master, but it exudes a strong murderous aura.

After reading the spy report, the man in green shirt frowned and said, "Why didn't you say who led the army?" ”

The guards who reported to the hall said indignantly: "The merchant who sent the news said that this spy report is worth fifty yuan, and the person who leads the army is worth one hundred yuan. ”

The man in the green shirt was stunned, his thick eyebrows slowly erected, and a faint coercion was released, and he no longer looked like a master. If it weren't for the fact that this spy dealer refused to go ashore, he was afraid that he would have ordered the guards to push him out and behead him.

The man in the green shirt calmed down a little angrily, and then asked: "Then did the merchant say that the leader is worth a hundred yuan?" ”

"He wouldn't say."

The man in the green shirt groaned slightly, and said decisively: "Okay, give him one hundred and fifty times." ”

A moment later, the guards presented another spy report. The man in the green shirt opened it and looked at it, first stunned, then widened his eyes, then narrowed his eyes, grinned openly, and laughed wildly: "Zhao Mengbei!" It turned out that Zhao Mengbei personally led the army! It's hell and there's no way in. Heaven has mercy on him, and he sends the enemy to his eyes...... Zhao Mengbei! You won't be able to come and go this time! Xuan cried again, "Awen! Brother Lin! It is you who have appeared to your enemies and sent them to your door. Fu Ji swears here that he will cut off the head of Zhao Mengbei, otherwise it will be like this! ”

After that, he pulled out the long sword at his waist and slashed down at the public case, with a bang, the already dilapidated public case was cut in two, and the dust was flying.

This master-like person is actually the main general of more than 2,000 soldiers-the next 10,000 households.

The army of the Xing Dynasty attacked the Wan'an Army, with great fanfare and attention, and it was difficult to keep it secret, so some merchants who went north to do business took the opportunity to sell intelligence to make a fortune. Zhao Hunt attacked Jiyang at night, and captured Ma's father and son in a war, this matter has already spread all over Yacheng, how can the businessman who sells intelligence not take the opportunity to knock on a pen?

With the appearance of this information, the Yuan soldiers stationed in the Wan'an Army received orders from the general and began to cut down trees, deer antlers, dig trenches, and make a large number of defense equipment.

The Yuan soldiers below were talking a lot, didn't they say that they were going to attack the Jiyang Military City, how to put on a fighting posture of being beaten?

However, the next order made Yuan Bing even more uneasy.

On the second day of the seventh month, the first battalion of Yuan soldiers was stationed in Chilong Mountain, Wanning County, southeast of Wan'an Military City. Although this mountain is not high, but more than 200 meters, but the mountain is steep, easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is the only way to control Wanning and Wan'an army. Standing up here, all the docked ships along the coast for more than ten miles are in full view, and it is difficult to hide, and any army that wants to land and capture Wan'an will first face the blow of the garrison of the village.

On the same day, a group of Yuan soldiers was ordered to go by boat to Duzhou Mountain, about a few nautical miles southeast of the Wan'an Military City, and set up a guard post. Although Duzhou Mountain is a famous mountain, it is actually an island, the island is not big, the area is only more than ten acres, there are two peaks on the island, the seafarers and the Nanyang tribute envoys who have always come and gone to the South China Sea regard this mountain as a table, it is a natural sea beacon. Set up a post here, if the Song army in Yacheng invades the north, it will be difficult to hide its traces, and it can be warned in advance.

Ma Fuji, who had arranged everything, did not rush to convene the generals to discuss the matter, but drew his sword and danced under the public hall.

The sword light was shining, the cold air was awe-inspiring, and all the servants of the public house were terrified.

Dancing to a hurry, the body was stunned, the sword came out of his hand, and he was nailed to the wall of the gate, and the "Song" character of the already decayed stone carving "Great Song Wanning Military Princess" was shattered.