Chapter 66 Today's sky is sunny and the waves are high
When Li Yanqing returned to Xiangshan, he and Qin Ruizhu's horses were now followed by a few strangers who were not far away, and it was expected that they were the stalking personnel arranged by Jinyiwei. Qin Ruizhu also knew that something was wrong, and asked carefully: "Could it be that those short-haired thieves are the people of the Jinyi Guard, and the master has offended them?" If that's the case, let's run away. We have guns in our hands, they don't know, as long as we don't take precautions, we may not be able to escape. β
"That doesn't have to be. For now, at least, these people are my bodyguards. But if I really lose this battle, I probably won't survive. So it's better for you to go first, so that you won't even be able to run when the time comes. β
But Qin Ruizhu was extremely resolute, "I'll accompany you to catch the short-haired thief, if you really lose the battle, maybe I can save your life." β
Li Yanqing smiled secretly: You are a woman who is bullied by me when you have nothing to do, what can you do to save me? However, since the beautiful woman is willing to die together, he doesn't want to spoil the scenery at this time. And according to his analysis in advance, in this battle, his winning chance is at least sixty percent or more, as long as he doesn't die and look at it indiscriminately, he should not die.
Liang Ruimin's side is also real, and he has transferred 150 capable children, all of whom are old brothers who have been working with him at sea for many years, and they are all bloodstained on their hands, and they are capable of fighting hard. It's just that there are Jinyi guards and the imperial army in this dispatch, and he didn't dare to bring out the firearms he had in private, so he only brought rattan cards, single knives and long bamboo needles.
On the county government's side, Li Yanqing ordered more than 20 helpers and a few Thaksin messengers, and he didn't say where to go, only said that he would go out on an errand, and didn't ask much else. Ryanstein has recently expanded his strength, and he has nearly thirty people on his hands, and he has brought them all out. The musket that Xiao Qi held up the scene, as well as a one-piece Western plate armor, were also all carried, which could be called full strength.
Everyone arrived at the dock and took a boat out to sea. At that time, the sea ban was still in place, and the manufacture of large ships with more than two masts was forbidden in the imperial court. Liang Yuanwai was a good citizen who obeyed the law and obeyed the law, so he hid all his three-masted ships, and only sent a few sloops to transport everyone.
In terms of officers and soldiers, there was a third-class blessing ship to press the formation, four Haicang ships to escort it, and a number of Cangshan, Zimu, and chain ships. The battle flag fluttered on the mast, the fire rope was coiled on the bow cannon, and there were shirtless officers and soldiers, holding torches on standby at all times, showing the majesty of the Celestial Empire.
This Guangdong boat division has been in ruin for many years, and although Yu Dayou has worked hard after his arrival, the sailor is not a day and night. Now this fleet can be said to have gathered all the belongings of Guangdong in one place, and it is only then that such an armed force has been pieced together.
Lei Yixiao gathered dozens of fishing boats, stuffed all the hundreds of brocade clothes of his subordinates, and formed a large but not strong miscellaneous fleet, heading out towards the destination.
Li Yanqing and Qin Ruizhu were picked up by Li Tianliang and Lei Yixiao on the lucky boat. In terms of level, Li Yanqing is the lowest among the three. But he is a real civil official, and this time he reported the short-haired thief, and he is a meritorious.
The Ming Dynasty used literature to unify the military, which has become an iron law. The two military attachΓ©s, one is a third-rank commander who actually teaches a thousand households, and the other is a thousand-rank garrison, but they want to nod to this seven-rank civilian official and let him to the table, Li Tianliang didn't say a word, and handed over the command flag, "Please Liu Daling command the three armies to ensure that our army's flag is victorious and successful." β
Li Yanqing is not one of those hot-blooded otakus, no matter what he wears, he will eventually enter the army to fight. Shake your head like a rattle
"I'm not seasick and I'm already giving you face. Command the three armies, and I will do it. This errand is related to the lives of the three of us, and we can't joke about it as a gift, so you better find someone who can do it. β
Seeing that he insisted on not accepting, the two had to retreat and ask for the second: "I heard that you are from a high background, and you must be full of poetry and books." Whether you can make poems or not, it can be regarded as raising our prestige and boosting morale. β
Li Yanqing secretly scolded: If you want to boost morale, what are you looking for to write poems. Just take a handful of money and throw it down to ensure that morale is boosted. Liang Ruimin took more than 1,000 taels of silver this time, and the benefits I got in Macau, in addition to some joints, I also took out a part of the labor army, how can this morale be boosted?
But seeing that Qin Ruizhu's eyes were also full of expectation when she looked at herself, she couldn't disappoint a woman. After a moment's hesitation, he came to the deck and said in a loud voice: "Today, the sky is sunny and the waves are high, and the battle flag is flying on the mast. The surrounding brute boats are avoided, and the uncle doesn't care about the collision! β
Qin Ruizhu listened to these four sentences, and burst out laughing, revealing eight neat silver teeth. Those two rough billets couldn't stop applauding. "What an uncle, he doesn't care about the fishing, he is majestic! In the future, I will let all the sons and daughters memorize this poem, and hit me when I see a brute boat! β
"Brute ship? Isn't that a brute ship? But Li Tianliang saw it at a glance, there was a shadow on the opposite side, and there was a little sail shadow, and when he got closer, it was also a fleet heading in his direction, and the ship system was very different from the Central Plains ships, it was a ghost ship.
However, this fleet seems to be slightly outnumbered, and it is a little too much to collide with. Li Yanqing took a telescope and watched from the side, and shouted: "Don't mess around, it's your own people." This is the reinforcement from the Franc machine, and it is here to help us. β
The two fleets met at sea, and invited the commander of the Yiren fleet to his ship, and saw that it was Simang who led the team. This time, he also made a desperate bet and pulled out all the Portuguese armed forces in the whole of Macau. There are more than a dozen large and small Western ships, with more than 500 troops.
In this joint military operation between the Ming Dynasty and Portugal, 10,000 troops were claimed to have been dispatched on paper, and more than 2,000 troops actually participated in the battle. This level of battle, since Wang Zhizhi's teaching, has also been rare in the entire southeast coast. But seeing that the ships were overwhelming, he went straight to the target: Dragon King Island.
The pilot was a Portuguese clipper. The last time I went here to do business, it was this centipede boat that led the team, and I knew the hydrological situation of the place very well. With it leading the way, it is a lot less troublesome.
According to Li Yanqing's idea, it is best to take advantage of the night to make a surprise attack. However, Li Tianliang and others said that they could not see at night, and the troops could not control it, which was not conducive to combat. Therefore, when the army arrived, it was noon.
In order to prevent someone from escaping, the army sent small boats to scout around to prevent anyone from escaping by boat, and the troops landing on the island head-on were even more limited. When I landed on 6, I was also in chaos, and I landed on the island indiscriminately, and there was no rule at all.
But I heard the sound of a gong on the island, and saw a small sedan chair coming to the shore, a person wearing a black veil and a blue-collar official uniform, stepped down from the sedan chair, and pointed out: "Where did the bold man dare to come here to slaughter good people?" This official is here, and you will never be allowed to wait for lawlessness and act recklessly! β
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