Chapter 8 Banditry! (Page 1/1)

Humen Town, Horn Bay,

The sea breeze is howling! Black clouds overpower!

Tiangong did evil, and in Xinghua Building, not far from the sea, the shopkeeper and the running hall were busy with four feet in the sky. The dilapidated small restaurant has been turned inside out with a new one.

drove away a few pickers at the door who were idle and tearing their feet; Knock and knock to make up for the lame table of the Eight Immortals; Shake off the dust on the plaque, scrape the kitchen knife and scrape off a thick layer of greasy on the vegetable yard. The kitchen spent a lot of time cooking a few delicate side dishes. The dilapidated restaurant in this corner also looks similar.

The reason why the shopkeeper is so exciting. It's because in the Xinghua Building today, a big man wants to feast guests.

On the second floor of the restaurant, two rows of clothed slaves are lined up, and the table is full of delicious dishes, but there are only three chairs.

On the main seat, there is the Admiral of the Humen Water Division, Geliang Tubaturu, and Zhuo Huxing. He looked to be in his thirties, with a black face, a square mouth and wide eyes, and wore a dark blue military uniform, not angry and arrogant.

"Let Mr. Zhang laugh, it's not a coincidence that you're here! A certain just returned from the bandit yesterday, you see, the armor has just taken off, this reception banquet, can only be settled. When I went back to Guangzhou to report on my work, I invited Mr. Zhang to Longquanlou, the best restaurant in Guangzhou, and we had a good meal. ”

In the guest seat, he was a young man of twenty-four or five years old, with meticulous braids, a high nose bridge, and deep-set eye sockets.

"Lord Zhuo is too polite, the Liangguang Tiger General who exterminated the blind man of Xijiang and made countless Haikou frightened, the kid is white, where can he afford Lord Zhuo's word?"

When the young man was polite, an old man in a black hat and black clothes with gray hair was eating and drinking. It was really a blow to the cheeks, the back molars, the wind swept away the leaves, and he was not interested in the conversation between the two of them.

There are only these three people at the huge wine table.

This young man's name is Zhang Dong, and he is white, but his origin is not simple.

Zhang Dong's father was the director of Lezheng Academy, and he himself was the newly appointed governor of Liangguang and Lin Yuanfu's closest staff.

Speaking of this Lin Yuanfu, it is amazing, he is alias Lisu, he is a scholar of the original Huage University, the prince Taibao, and has been the governor of Shanxi and Zhili before and after, and he is a real extremely human minister.

Half a month ago, Lin Yuanfu was ordered by the Holy Order to give the king the banner Shangfang Sword. He served as the governor of Liangguang and controlled all military affairs and people's livelihood in Liangguang, which was hot for a while.

This time, the emperor sent the well-known "Lisuo" from Beijing for two purposes.

First, we will rectify the rotten military and political affairs, and investigate dereliction of duty and corruption. Second, to clean up the Nanyang giants and maintain the Nanyang trade route.

In other words, Lin Yuanfu came this time to destroy both corrupt officials and pirates.

Zhuo Huxing is also a dignified military attache, but a border general, compared to a Beijing official like Lin Yuanfu, I don't know how much worse.

And the young man in front of him can get the blue eyes of such a character as Lin Yuanfu, which naturally makes Zhuo Huxing dare not despise it.

Humen is known as the first estuary of the Xijiang River and the first gateway to defend Guangdong, which is heavily guarded. More furnished town far. Fuyuan. Although the three major forts of Weiyuan have not fired a single cannon for ten years, they are huge in scale. Not to be underestimated.

After Lin Yuan entered Guangdong, he suddenly contracted a vicious disease. So he sent Zhang Dong to take the first step and came to Humen. The purpose is to inspect the armament on behalf of Lin Yuanfu. Compile the garrison situation here, wait for Lin Yuanfu to come, and then forward it to him.

"Mr. Zhang doesn't have to be presumptuous, I've also heard of your name, haha~" Zhuo Huxing said casually, and then rolled his eyes: "This, then again, since Lord Lin has suffered from an endemic disease, he will have to delay for a few days to come." But I don't know where the people are at this moment? ”

Zhang Dong put the wine glass down, and the corners of his mouth hooked.

"Master Lin came by holy order, naturally it won't be delayed for too long, maybe after we finish this meal, Lord Zhuo will see Master Lin."

Zhang Dong's face was ambiguous, and the poor old man in the black hat glanced indifferently at him, and there were soup stains on the corners of his lips.

Zhang Dong noticed the old man's gaze, coughed dryly, and changed the topic. He pointed to the outside of the railing and said:

"Three rivers converge, eight mouths into the sea, Humen is known as the first sea mouth of the Xijiang River, and the momentum is really extraordinary. Lord Zhuo has a good command of the army, Humen Haikou. There is really a husband who is in charge, and he can't open a posture."

Not far away, there is a fort on the shore, the overturned spear-tipped flame flag hunts and dances, the layers of waves wash the cyan stone bricks, and the high tide of the Xijiang River floods with white foam and pours onto the sluice wall. The dhows were piled up, and the officers and soldiers in hats with the words of soldiers tattooed on their chests were guarded, and the end was extremely strict.

Zhuo Huxing saw that the old man in the black hat swallowed more than half of the dishes on the table, and he was a little unhappy, and complained in his heart that Zhang Dong, the old servant, was not polite, but Zhang Dong's words scratched Zhuo Xing's itch.

He coughed first.

"It's just a duty, and I don't dare to take credit."

Zhang Dong handed over a sentence: "Lord Zhuo's martial arts are famous, but I don't know, can you deal with the Nanyang gangsters?" ”

Zhuo Huxing's face was full of righteousness: "The sea area of the South China Sea is vast, and the people are fierce, it is indeed difficult to deal with, but well, you have to be a slave and guard the country for the saint, even if it is difficult and dangerous, you don't dare to make a mistake." “

He sighed and said:

"Mr. Zhang, don't complain about me complaining to you, in this capital, there are always people who say that our generals in Liangguang are greedy and their armaments are corrupt. As a result, a group of thieves on the sea broke out, and even more demons and evil spirits arose, making waves. Isn't this nonsense with your eyes open? ”

"Nanyang, can there be a few thieves? The voyage is risky, and if you are shipwrecked, is it a monster? ”

Zhang Dong took a sip of wine and said lazily: "I heard that along the coast of Annam, there is a demon thief Zhang He, and the people say that he is the reincarnation of a kun beast in the sea, and he has the ability to cross the river and the sea?" ”

"Hey, how can Mr. Zhang take this foolish word seriously, but it's just a rumor, there's no such thing."

"I also heard that there is a tenth lady on the sea, nicknamed "Disgusting Aunt", and there is no grass where she passes through a Gu technique. This is also fake? ”

"It's just a magic stick, a small skill of carving insects."

"Well, I also heard that there was a man named Tian Bao Zai, whose pirates crossed the border, and the momentum was boiling, with tens of thousands of people, hundreds of large ships, and hundreds of artillery. This is also fake? ”

"Tian Bao Zai?"

Zhuo Huxing slapped the table, and his voice was raised an octave.

"Mr. Zhang doesn't know, this day Bao Zai, it is the concubine who is tired of his aunt, a little white face who eats slippers and rice, what tens of thousands of people, hundreds of cannons, good guys, how many people are there in my Guangdong sailors? Hey! ”

Zhuo Huxing's chest was pounding.

"There are so many pirates and so many cannons, why don't you come to bombard my tiger gate!"

The sound of the empty restaurant echoed.

"Come and bombard my tiger gate~"

"I'm Humen~"

"Door~"

The cannon roars!

Under the viscous night, a long hiss of horror pierced the sky, and the orange-red fire reflected the side faces of everyone in the restaurant.

On the sea level, the Duck Spirit showed a little red tip, the bulging sails were full of wind, and six red sailboats more than 20 meters long were arranged in the shape of an arrow, galloping on the sea.

The cannon fire continued, and the continuous Zhenyuan, Fuyuan, and Weiyuan forts were completely submerged by the red artillery fire after a few shots.

At the front of the duck spirit fleet, Xue Ba stepped on the bow of the ship barefoot, the wind was howling, the corners of the boy's mouth were cracked, and the black tooth holes in the firelight were extremely terrifying.

The entire Humen Haikou is half sea water and half flames.

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