Li Yin, the captain of the naval academy, did not dare to delay, hurried back to Hong Kong, and immediately handed over this batch of supplies, secret letters, and these people to the naval army general of the seaport in Donglin County.

After listening to Li Yinyu's report, Fang De, the general of the Qingzhou Navy Army, also knew that the matter was bigger, and immediately informed Han Lin, the general of the First Mansion of the Young Guards, and the head of the Eagle Eye Division Branch of Lingzhou Mansion.

Later, after a brief interrogation of these people, the army was sent to Gaomi Mansion and handed over to Zhao Xun for processing. This matter has involved all parties including the Xuzhou Army, the Wei Army, and even the Qingzhou Prefecture Army, and it is not for them to call the shots. And Li Yin, the main discoverer of this incident, directly had a light car captain, who was promoted two levels in a row, crossed the cloud cavalry captain, and went to the cloud car captain. This is still a direct promotion of the general of the navy, and if the matter is too big, there will be another reward.

Because there was no direct instruction from Zhao Xun, the Qingzhou Navy did not take any action against Xuzhou in the south, but only strengthened the inspection of the eastern waters of Qingzhou, but found that they were all seized. Especially the Xuzhou merchant ships, the worse is even stricter.

"Decree all departments, for those merchant ships that refuse to cooperate, they will be caught, and if they can't, they will be sunk on the spot! Let those people also see that the military orders of my Qingzhou Navy are not just used to scare people. Especially the merchant ships from Xuzhou will be strictly investigated! After learning that the Xuzhou Army was selling food and materials to the guards, Fang De immediately ordered it. You know, this is the duty of their navy, in addition to transporting soldiers and supplies for the army, they now have to contribute to the big war.

Sure enough, the Xuzhou army was not only this time, but in less than two days, another warship discovered the merchant ships coming from the north and south. At first, it hung the flag of the Xuzhou Army, and after seeing the Qingzhou Naval Army, it was immediately lowered. For merchant ships, flying the flags of various places does not mean that they are enemies, but only that they come from. Normal commerce and trade are still feasible in various places, but some special materials cannot be transported, depending on the restrictions of local authorities. In other words, even if it is a merchant ship from Xuzhou or Yangzhou, flying the flag of Xuzhou and Yangzhou to trade north, as long as it pays taxes reasonably and does not trade the prohibited prohibited materials, it is okay.

Originally, this Xuzhou merchant ship was nothing, and the Qingzhou Navy only needed to inspect it, and as long as there was no special discovery, it would be released, and the port where the tax would be paid would be indicated to the other party. Don't think that these seaports are just for them to pay taxes, these seaports are also places where goods are traded. Goods in and out are traded and bought and sold here.

The flag-lowering of these two merchant ships was clearly a cover-up, and the soldiers of the Qingzhou Navy battleship passed the guò monoculars, and also saw that the merchant ships of the other party were equipped with weapons, and even sailors were standard. Immediately, the Qingzhou naval warship that discovered the merchant ship sent a thunderstorm to order the surrounding Qingzhou naval warships to help.

And these three sea ships were quite arrogant, and they directly turned around and chased after the naval warships. The naval warships do not fight hard with the other side, maintain a certain speed and retreat, well, in fact, it is to escape. Knowing that you are invincible, you still have to fight with each other, that is a stupid pig. Besides, even if you can kill the other party, the price you need is too great, it's not worth it, there are reinforcements, why not use it?

It wasn't until half an hour later that four warships came around one after another to suppress the other party. Seeing that the situation was not good, the three seagoing ships immediately wanted to flee.

"Damn, it was pretty cool to chase me before! It's time for you to pay the price. The commander of the three-masted clipper of the Shuiyun, Captain Li Meng of the Light Cavalry, said hatefully, "Send flags to the other warships and tell them what happened before." These people actually dared to pursue our navy warship, it must not be a merchant ship, and they asked to sink it on the spot! ”

"Enemy ships! Could it be that the Xuzhou army came to inspect the sea ship of the envoy the day before yesterday? On the five warships, Han Lin, the highest-ranking official captain of the Cloud Cavalry, looked at the flag of the Shuiyun and said in surprise.

"My lord, how shall we respond? The other four ships are waiting for the orders of the adults! The soldier beside Han Lin asked. The Xiaoguo Army has a rule that when there is no clear relationship between superiors and subordinates, when the various ministries get together, the high-ranking officials give orders, and the others have the right to build, but they must obey the military orders of the high-ranking officials, and they can reserve their final opinions, and when they return to the ministry, they can put forward their opinions to the superiors.

"Ask the officers of the other three ships that came to the aid of the war! It seems that Li Meng of this Water Cloud was pursued miserably before, otherwise he would not be so angry. Han Lin said to himself with a smile.

"Back to your lordship, the rest of the ships are obeying your orders!" The herald replied.

"Surround! Sunk! The naval warships of my Xiaoguo Army can also be violated casually? Remember, the people on the ship, if you can save them, you can save them. Han Lin said coldly. The reason why it was sunk was that, except for Li Mengzhi's accident, all the officers knew that there were no useful supplies at all on this warship with a shallow waterline. Looking at the opposing sailors, they look like they are ready to fight, and it is not easy to capture the opponent's sea ships intact.

"Chirp!"

The Qingzhou Navy warship shot ferocious crossbow arrows, and even trebuchets were useless, let alone earth-shaking thunder, which immediately covered the two armed merchant ships transformed from merchant ships. The sailors used their swords to block, but they were crossbow arrows, not bows and arrows, and they couldn't stop them.

The sailors of the armed merchant ships fought back at first, but compared to the professional warships, both in size and configuration, they were a few feet behind.

Judging from the reactions of these sailors, these sailors are indeed trained sailors, and they may not be as powerful as the Qingzhou sailors, but they are not as good as there. However, the merchant ships could not reach the warships, and they could only consider themselves unlucky. They didn't expect that the Qingzhou Navy would use the explosion of earth-shattering thunder and the colorful fireworks to send signals to the surrounding warships, so that they would be surrounded before attacking the Qingzhou Navy warships.

The armed merchant sailors did not expect that the other side would attack directly, instead of ordering them to stop the ship for inspection, nor did they let them lower the sails and stop the ship. One by one, the crossbow arrows roared away, and the sailors poured into the sea one after another, and suddenly, a piece of the sea was dyed red, and as it spread, it gradually dissipated.

From the beginning of the Qingzhou Navy Army's encirclement of three sea ships, there were also five merchant ships around, two going north and three going south, but they were all under the command flag of the Qingzhou Navy Army, lowering their sails and stopping on the side. Now, who dares not to listen, look at the movements of the Qingzhou Water Army, if they dare to make a move, the next target to be attacked is themselves. They have cargo on board, and they can't go far.

With a click, the mast of one of the ships was shot first, and the sail fell down with a heavy blow, and it led them down quickly. Seeing this, the sailors broke all the masts of the three ships.

"Spare your life! We have fallen! Finally, some sailors on the ship couldn't resist and surrendered to the Qingzhou navy.

"Down? Jump into the sea yourself and talk about it later! The sergeant on the ship shouted coldly as the officer commanded.

"Puff ......" looked at the continuous crossbow arrows, and a sailor jumped out of the boat and plunged into the water. Still in the sea, there are fragments of debris of the seagoing ship, planks, and remnants of masts, which will not drown. However, they all hurriedly swam to the side. Seeing that the sailors who jumped into the water were not attacked, the rest of the sailors who were still on the boat hurriedly followed and jumped into the water. In just a few moments, more than a dozen people were shot. When the mast is broken, the crossbow arrows become bows and arrows.

"Trebuchet, launch!"

"Whirring ......"

Five warships, a total of a dozen stone bullets, rose into the air and landed accurately near the three sea ships. Among them, nearly 10 stone bullets accurately hit the sea ship, and where the stone bullets landed, they were immediately pierced through a big hole.

"Go on! Know that sinking is the main! Han Lin said coldly. Now that there are spectators around, he wants these sea ship merchants to spread the punishment methods of those merchant ships that do not obey the military orders of the Xiaoguo Army in the past. Let the merchant ships and merchants in the past know that in the eastern sea north of Qingzhou, they must follow the laws of the Xiaoguo Army, otherwise, they will wait to be sunk. I don't kill anyone, but if you think it's too easy for your ship to come, we can get your ship ready for a new one.

Another round of stone bullets fell, and the three warships were finally smashed out of big holes, and the sea water continued to pour in, driving the ships to sink continuously. Eventually, all three ships sank, and all the things and bodies on them also fell into the water. Eventually, above the gently rippling blue waves, only debris floated silently on the water.

"Pull them on board and interrogate them properly!" Han Lin said coldly.

"Give the five merchant ships an order to prepare them for inspection!" Han Lin continued.

The sailors on board the ships quickly gave orders to the five merchant ships under small flags to prepare them for inspection. At the same time, the sailors on the warship began to rescue the unknown sailors who had fallen into the water. Of course, the sailors who came to the rescue packed up the bundled. There were more than 800 sailors on the three sea ships, more than 500 killed in battle, and more than 300 remained. Five warships are divided into points, and the average number of people without one is about sixty.

The Xiaoguo army was stunned and sank three sea ships, but what happened in front of the five merchant ships. Where would the lord of the five merchant ships dare to object, if he really provoked the displeasure of the Xiaoguo army and sank them here, who would they tell them to? No, I don't even have a chance to tell.

Fortunately, there are no forbidden things on the five merchant ships, and the places they come and go are all legal places. In the end, the sailor sergeant told the two merchant ships going north that they were allowed to go to the seaport of Donglin County to pay taxes, and there were preferential policies.

In fact, the merchant ships going north to Jizhou and Youzhou can also pay taxes in Qingzhou and Jizhou, but in order to develop Lingzhou Prefecture, in order to make some merchant ships that do not go to Jizhou and Youzhou, such as going to the Silla Peninsula, also have to pay taxes in Qingzhou to increase the income of the Xiaoguo army. Of course, in addition to paying taxes and obtaining the protection of the navy, you can also buy and sell goods in Lingzhou Mansion, and even add new goods to replenish fresh water, food, etc. For merchant ships, it is not without benefits.

Yeongju Province and the Silla Peninsula are opposite, but the Silla Peninsula is a three-kingdom side-by-side, with Goguryeo in the north, Baekje in the south, and Silla in the east. Among them, Silla was the strongest, Goguryeo was the second, and Baekje was the weakest. Goguryeo used to be the strongest country on the Silla Peninsula, but it was first suppressed by Dayan a hundred years ago and almost wiped out, and then it was suppressed by the Jin people, and now it can only curl up in a corner. Now it is naturally not the opponent of the Xiaoguo Army, at least in some way, it is far weaker than the Xiaoguo Army. Of course, the level of military strength is not equal to the victory or defeat of the two sides.

But it has to be said that the merchant ships passing through the eastern waters of Qingzhou will gradually be included in the jurisdiction of the Xiaoguo Army. The reason why Zhao Xun wanted to build a military port in Lingzhou Mansion was to control the entire Beihai Sea here. Shinong industry and commerce, the foundation of the country. Business is one of them. In Zhao Xun's memory, the Song Dynasty in history was rampant in commerce and was the richest in all dynasties. It is said that the guards guarding the city gates were richer than some of the vassal kings. Of course, this may be a joke, but it has to be explained that the Song Dynasty was indeed rich.

If you control the sea route, you can harvest countless money. It is also because of the stability of the sea routes, that fast and convenient maritime trade will also flourish. This is a good thing for the Xiaoguo army that controls the sea route.

Next, the Qingzhou Navy was active in the eastern waters of Qingzhou, strictly inspecting the passing sea vessels, and after strict inquiries, the past businessmen also knew that in the eastern waters of Qingzhou, the Xiaoguo Army was in charge. The Youzhou Navy controlled the waters of Bohai Bay and the eastern part of Goguryeo, and taxed all merchant ships passing through the north. Even if you don't go to Jizhou or Youzhou, you have to pay taxes, otherwise, you may be sunk. There are also those who refuse, but the shipwrecks and corpses at sea tell everyone that if they do not comply, then go to death.

In addition, the Qingzhou Guards were also surrounded by the Youzhou Navy and the Qingzhou Navy on the north and south sides, and all the sea ships close to Donglai Mansion were seized once they found prohibited materials, and those who dared to escape, obstruct, or resist were all sunk. According to the rumors of countless maritime merchants, the merchant ships that ventured to buy grain from the Silla Peninsula and transport it to Dongnae Province gradually disappeared.