"This is our 'cargo' for this trip?"

The man pointed to the heavily armed soldiers, with a clear "Are you kidding me" expression on his face.

"What's the problem? Isn't this a 'good business' that is extremely valuable, requires great care in the transportation process, and is extremely generous to be paid upon arrival at its destination? Could it be that Your Excellency still wants to regret it~! ”

I bit a strong note on the word "good business", and I always felt that the person who answered seemed to be resisting this voyage, but for some reason, not only could I not resist, but I also needed to "negotiate" with the owner of the fleet here.

I don't know why, the owner and the shipper seem to have an inexplicable sense of sadness that they are both contacts of the world.

Well, it's not the same end of the world, otherwise I always feel that this section will turn to some strange place.

Although it is a sea ship, the size of the sea ship in these years is generally very limited, compared to the Jiangdong Sun Cejun and the Jingzhou Army on the Yangtze River, these "distant relatives" are naturally not at all in an order of magnitude, although the new ships are being considered for construction, but for the time being, if it is not because of the checkpoints in Qingzhou, it is difficult for the shipping industry to have any great development.

Naturally, it is impossible to have the opportunity to receive such an unexpected "order".

But fortunately, the scale of the operation was not large, and the suddenness was very strong, so these ships could fully meet the demand.

It's just that if you have wild ideas, although it is a good thing, but if you act recklessly without careful argumentation, then you can only pray that the heavens will see you as a "child of the crystal wall" and not other things like shit.

Otherwise?

Look at the poor insects who, after a period of sailing, have managed to contaminate the bed bay and the surrounding sea before they have even docked. If it weren't for the fact that the owner of the fleet had anticipated the current situation, perhaps the fleet would have been able to return with the bodies of those poor worms by now...... Or simply never go back.

"Looks like it's not going to be good. Although I don't know why those people asked me to transport a batch of such 'goods' to Jizhou, judging from your cold and shining clothes. You obviously didn't plan to do anything good when you arrived in Jizhou, although after sending you to Jizhou, I would understand the business of this trip, and then it would be a matter of going back to get the money, but considering our reputation and the possibility of cooperation in the future, it would be better for me to give up your previous ideas for the time being. ”

I can't answer with my voice, I can only express my doubts with a wink. Before boarding the ship, the young man who was at least energetic if not in high spirits quickly turned into a sunken cheek and thin in a few days, just like a balloon that was originally blown up but was deflated, and it felt like no one would object even if he was pushed into the ICU.

"Look at what you have become now, even if you go ashore, will you and your companions be able to stand firm? You who look like soft-footed shrimp can easily solve you hundreds of people, not to mention those merchants and Ding Zhuang. ”

After working hard for a long time, he couldn't even withdraw a bitter smile, and the stomach pouch that was still churning was a luxury for the expression on his face to calm down, and the corners of his mouth that kept twitching were his normal now.

"Okay. Seeing that you probably can't answer such a complicated question, in that case, I'd better send you to another place to recuperate for a while, and I believe you don't want to go back now and become the object of ridicule from others. ”

Although he had always expressed his weakness before, as if he didn't seem to care about anything, but at this moment, the owner of the fleet clearly read the feeling of "gratitude" in the eyes of that person, very strong and firm.

And so it didn't take long. The fleet reversed course, from sailing west to north.

"I didn't expect Cao Cao to have capable people. It was only one or two contacts, and I had a three-point agreement with the lord's ideas, and I had the audacity to dare to implement it, at least in this regard, I am far from being able to compare. ”

"Boss, why should you be presumptuous? How can those guys be compared to the state shepherd? ”

"yes, boss. You see how detailed the plan of the state pastor is, and constantly warns me to be steady, not to be arrogant and greedy for merit when we have a little achievement, so we can come to the present step by step. Those five or six unlucky ones who had been buried in the ground. There is also a group of fools who have never been to the sea and think that they can achieve the goal of the state pastor, and they will probably never dare to take a boat again in the future, let alone achieve the great goal proposed by the state pastor! ”

"Don't say that, you can't say that. In the words of the lord, it is only unthinkable, but there is nothing that cannot be done. Of course, if we give up because of a temporary setback, it is naturally not worthy of our attention. But I think that the leader, although his ability may not be as good as you and me, but he has a persistent and unyielding look, and he is a promising young man. ”

"So what, by the time they really touch the doorway, I'm afraid we will already be able to firmly control the endless ocean."

"That being said, but since we can't dispose of such a promising young man now, as the lord said, we can still make a good relationship, just like when we ran a business, maybe we will get some help in the future."

"Boss, since we've left these people here, what are we going to do next, or ...... Do a vote? ”

"Itchy hands?"

"Yes, I've been a good guy for so many years, and I suddenly want to be a bad guy again."

"I said that you haven't had the opportunity to go to the battlefield all these years, why are you always thinking about these things about robbing homes and houses."

"Hehe, although my life has been quite smooth over the years, I have been in danger on the battlefield several times but I have survived until now, but I always feel that something is missing in my heart, probably as if I don't know who said, 'It's better to steal than to steal, it's better to steal than to steal'."

"That's right, big brother, isn't the purpose of Lord Governor asking us to come here to train the team. The opportunity is rare, it is better to do a vote, and just to see how the skills that the brothers have practiced during this period of time are, and whether they can meet the requirements of the state pastor. ”

Finally, such a sentence moved the heart of the leader of the fleet, or rather the existence of such a fig leaf. His next action suddenly changed from a short and poor house robbery to a high-level so-called "military operation".

You see, it's the same smashing and grabbing, but with such a layer of skin, it immediately becomes different, as if special effects have been added.

So your film can be very bad, but if the special effects are done well, and you can pull out hundreds of expensive sports cars, then you can still become a world-class director. Of course, if you don't have enough money. So it is also a good means to carefully study the shooting skills and use gorgeous screen colors to make the audience forget the pale content, and even if the audience criticizes, they can also use the sentence "The level of international directors, you ordinary people don't know how to appreciate it" to fool the past.

Well, sure enough, in this world, in addition to looking at the face, if there is a special effect, the one without a face can also be mixed into the second-class ticket.

The children of the sea always have an inexplicable sense of closeness to the sea.

A fleet of modest size sailed on the blue sea, but it was a fleet. But there were only twelve boats, compared to the sailors in the hands of the southern princes. Perhaps the only thing that can be praised is the variety of weapons on the ships, such as the four poles erected on both sides of the ships, and the long poles with huge weights tied to the heads of the poles are so powerful in broadside battles that the slightest mistake by the enemy can completely destroy a ship.

Other crossbows, crossbows, and bows and arrows were also prepared, and even some "secret weapons" were sealed in the cabin. They are very powerful weapons, and under normal circumstances, without the permission of the captain, even if you take them out and look at them, you will be hit by the board.

Therefore, most of the crew members don't know what the hell is hidden, only that in addition to practicing how to shoot arrows in their hands in the ups and downs of the waves, they also need to contact items such as throwing and locking.

Today's seas are calm - of course for the seafarers, and indeed for the "landlubbers", even in such weather, the bumpy ship is enough to vomit up any meal.

Except for a few who need to be on duty, all of these people who are begging for a living in the sea have run to various places on the ship to enjoy the wonderful feeling of alternating between the scorching sun and the sea breeze, and some even take the opportunity to tease the seabirds flying around the ship.

Obviously, a bloody battle may be coming, but these crew members on the ship are not at all nervous before the big war.

"They're all good guys."

"As long as they get more familiar, they will definitely be able to do better."

The owner of this fleet, both in tone and expression, was full of confidence.

Port of Quanzhou.

Although it is named Quanzhou, it is still a long way from the county seat of Quanzhou County, Yuyang County.

But it's a very important port hub...... Well, for the north, the term port hub is extremely unfamiliar to most people, and only the sons of the sea and those merchants born by the sea can realize the infinite business opportunities contained in that deep blue, so even those local families do not pay much attention to this place.

Well, they can't compare their knowledge of this place with the tax collectors who live here.

But in fact, relying on the unique topography of Bohai Bay, there are not a few people who go to Qingzhou by sea and land from here every year, and the material trade between Youzhou and Qingzhou often needs to rely on here, especially after the outbreak of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, it is even more prosperous here.

Even more fortunately, even when Yuan Shao and Gongsun Chan were in a tug-of-war, those Karasuma and Xianbei people who were harassing behind Gongsun Chan also focused more on the county where the crowds gathered, rather than on this remote area that was a little far away from the county seat. Perhaps in their minds, the people of the sea were not much more abundant than those in the deep interior, and the beach was not conducive to the movement of the cavalry, and even if those people hid in the sea, they wasted their time and energy.

So even if Youzhou has experienced all kinds of troubles again and again, the losses suffered by this coastal port are almost zero, no, even because of this. The prosperity here has even reached an increasing level in troubled times.

Speaking of which, I have to thank the Yuan family's crazy Qingzhou Thorn History again, so that the businessmen who were still hesitating whether the sea route is more cost-effective or the land route is safer, they like the port trade more and more, and even some smaller ports have begun to appear in Jizhou, but there is an alluvial plain. The tidal flats are gentle but lack a deep harbor where large ships can dock, and although the draft of ships in these days is not very deep, they definitely don't like to get stuck in the mud and sand at low tide.

Therefore, for the sake of retreat after the attack, it is really necessary to attack the Quanzhou Port that they are most familiar with, and even if they close their eyes, they can find what they want to find.

Of course, it's not a good idea to just crash twelve boats right into it. After all, although the Bohai Sea is wide, except for the ships that sail from Qingzhou to places like Liaodong and Lelang, most of the other maritime merchants are still accustomed to sailing along the coastline. Not only will the wind and waves be much smaller, but once something goes wrong, it can quickly land and reduce some losses.

But because of this, especially at the moment when the water business is gradually booming, more and more lawbreakers, and even forces with serious backgrounds, have invested in these routes, and they obviously can't do any serious business.

Not to mention though in small quantities. However, it is not uncommon for black to eat black at sea, so even the ships of maritime merchants are basically used for running merchants. But the ship will also be equipped with some defenses, and at the same time bring some full-time sailors to protect the cargo.

Therefore, it is conceivable that if only these twelve ships are used to attack Quanzhou Port, then let alone landing, even if it is only in the open sea, the large and small ships in the port can surround these twelve ships. Even if these twelve ships can make the other party pay a huge enough price, the only result for themselves is probably only the destruction of the entire army.

No matter how you calculate it, it is a choice that outweighs the losses, and even the exposed things will cause more unnecessary trouble.

Therefore, what they have to do is to "sneak into the village, and don't shoot guns".

Under the cover of night. Twelve well-equipped warships of this era docked in a very hidden bay about five miles east of Quanzhou Port.

Because the west side of this not wide bay is a rock that protrudes into the sea, the pattern here seems a little narrow, and at the same time, it is not as good as Quanzhou Port to have the advantage of selling water, so it seems very desolate, and only two or three fishermen live here.

But now it has become the best hiding place for these evil bandits.

The fishermen were soon charged, and in their sleep they were tied up into rice dumplings before they even had time to resist.

Yes, they were lucky not to be killed, not because the bandits were soft-hearted, but because the young fisherman girl in one of the families made the bandits feel moved, and they were naturally more polite to their parents-in-law and possible relatives and friends.

These things don't take much time for the swift bandits.

For the bandits who are struggling on the water, although the long sea voyage will also accumulate enough fatigue on their bodies, compared to those "landlubbers" who have never experienced the bumps of the sea, the bandits do not need much rest time after disembarking before they can devote themselves to the next high-intensity march and battle.

Therefore, it is important to have wild ideas, but it takes a solid effort to put them into practice, and it is better for those who think that they can beat the invincible opponents in the world with just a little genius idea, or go home and dream.

After that, the operation to infiltrate the port of Quanzhou was also carried out very smoothly, and the unique environment of being away from the war for a long time made the guards patrolling here obviously not high enough vigilance, in the eyes of a group of professional and experienced veterans, those patrols were not so much patrolling as walking in the quiet of the night, not to mention that the patrols in some areas were simply gone.

"It's a pity, if you bring more people, maybe you can make a big vote!"

It's really a shameful thing.

"Don't talk so much nonsense, this time it's just to exercise our combat capabilities, so remember it all for me! Don't delay your actions for a small amount of money, and if anyone can't come back within the allotted time, don't blame me for being rude! ”

In the darkness, you can vaguely see the vague shadow of a group of people nodding, although they look vicious when they speak, but their leader is not at all worried that his words will be taken as wind in his ears, although these brothers around him are doing the business of water bandits, but they were also once the elite of the army, and the order to prohibit this kind of thing will not be forgotten so quickly.

As the leader said, their operation this time was nothing more than a training trip, on the one hand, to satisfy some aspect of their dark psychology, and on the other hand, to determine what was lacking in their previous training.

Therefore, this time the target they chose was not a conspicuous figure, but a trader whose strength could only be said to be ordinary, and this unlucky merchant was chosen because his industries were located in the outer areas of Quanzhou Port, and more importantly, it was said that the supporter behind this family was a certain Jizhou family who worked for Yuan Shao.

Because the night was very thick today, those legendary "tactical gestures" were naturally useless, but it was obviously not difficult for these habitual bandits—and soon a few cries of birds and beasts sounded in the night, very soft, but very rhythmic.

"Hey, you didn't hear the bird call just now, it doesn't feel right no matter how you hear it."

"Oh, why are there so many things, maybe that bird woke up with urine and got up all night or something, and it's not a large number of birds that were startled, and they thought something big had happened at a glance."

"But I always feel my heart beating, and my eyelids keep jumping, it can't be that something bad is going to happen."

"Hehe, could it be that you are afraid that your newly married mother-in-law will steal men when you go out on patrol."

"! I have a very good relationship with Amei, how could she possibly do such a thing! ”

"Hehe, little brother, you're still young. Your mother-in-law's figure is so good, who doesn't drool when she looks at it, if you don't keep an eye on it, I can guarantee that the men who want to enter at your door will definitely be able to line up. ”

"You! You! I'm going to kill you! ”

Hearing the louder and louder quarrels, the leader who came to sneak attack couldn't help but secretly wipe a cold sweat from his head.

I have to say that no matter how secretive the action is, if you meet someone who is serious and responsible, or who has a fine heart, they may be able to find flaws in the clues, and if you meet those guys who are born with a certain sensitive nerves, it is even more sad for the sneak attackers, obviously the contact method they thought was foolproof before, and they were almost completely exposed in this silent night.

Simply because of the long-term comfort, even if the guards here had a premonition of danger coming, they still carelessly let it go, and even because of their laxity, it provided a good opportunity for these foreign invaders to invade.

Without any hesitation, the original quarrel came to an abrupt end after a climax, and the two corpses were dragged into some inconspicuous alley. Then, on that section of the road where the patrolmen were supposed to pass, there was a dense sound of footsteps.

The whole process is carried out in an orderly manner, such as the uprooting of the open and dark posts, the climbing of high walls, the rapid capture of important objects such as warehouses, the capture of important people without alarming the majority, and the interrogation and short "happy" time that follows.

Of course, that's the case, but for these once loose water bandits, although they have been in the army for many years, even if they have trained many times on weekdays with such a compact and strict plan of action, when they really enter the actual combat, the fast pace still makes them often in a hurry. If it weren't for the fact that they were finally "proficient" in kidnapping people, it might be a bit difficult to control this caravan station without making too much movement as it is now.

Wait until the qiē is over, and then light a fire before leaving, and let the flame that can devour and cover the sins of the qi ē tear through the still dark night sky, creating enough chaos.

In this way, everyone will be able to leave in peace. (To be continued......)