Not to mention what is going on in Bianliang City. Anyway, Chao Gai is going to lead the team to do bad things again! After a day of waiting. Finally, in late August, the Dengzhou Pinghai Division turned around and moved away from the waters around Salmon Island.

The ships were in place, and the sailors were gearing up.

In Dengzhou City, he bought a lot of grain, wine, meat, and livestock.

Several battalions of the forbidden army in Dengzhou City, and the Xiang army in various places were monitored and contained.

Those minions who were unwilling to follow the desperate minions in Dengyun Mountain were dismissed, and only more than 20 henchmen followed the Zou uncle and nephew, killing officials and rebelling.

Everything is ready, only the east wind is owed! No, it should be said that it is more appropriate to just wait for action!

Chao Gai left more than 100 people to garrison the camp, and summoned more than 1,000 people to Dengyun Mountain. Check the armament, carry out the pre-war general mobilization. Kill cattle and sheep, reward the three armies, and after a full meal of war, go down the mountain at night.

The procession of more than 1,000 people divided into front and rear and quickly came to the bay where the ships were moored.

During the boarding process, Ma Yuan, a brocade scale python, brought several brothers to meet Chao Gai.

Zhou Xing, the iron city wall, is a strong man with a big waist and a round waist, and he is good at using a horse lance.

Feilian Emperor Fuxiong, medium stature, thin figure, light skills are very good.

The black god-killing king Bochao, wearing black clothes and white skin, is seven feet long, and is quite good at shooting.

The ghost is sad to come to Yong'er, he is a stocky man, and he makes a good flying knife.

The fierce Lang Helian Jinming, Han and Liao are of mixed blood, his body has grown up, and his strength is endless.

These heroes all want to go to Chaojiazhuang.

After Chao Gai talked to a few people one by one, he saw that they were not obscene. Naturally, he did not refuse, and said on the spot that he would enter the main battle army after completing the task.

Due to the urgency of time, after everyone greeted each other, they dispersed to prepare.

There are so many reefs to get to Salmon Island that the waters are difficult to navigate.

The ship should not be too large, and there are several guide ships of 200 materials in more than 100 ships. The bow of the ship sank into the water and was tethered to the fluorite, which shimmered to illuminate the water. This was procured from the north and used on night marches. If you put it in the water right now, it not only guides the way, but also is very hidden.

The guide boat can only carry thirty or fifty people, and it leads the way at the forefront. Other fishing boats can only carry a dozen or so people at most, closely following the boat in front.

One after another, like a long dragon!

The speed of the fleet was not slow at first. But after walking for a few miles, it began to slow down. The closer you get to Salmon Island, the more stakes and reefs there are.

Chao Gai could see dark shadows in the water. That's the reef. There are even sharpened logs near some of the islands and reefs, which were deliberately planted by the government to prevent anyone from attacking Salmon Island.

Therefore, this area is very dangerous, especially at night.

In addition to reefs, wind and waves are also a threat. If you accidentally hit reefs and piles, the ship will leak and sink, putting you in danger.

Chao Gai nodded with satisfaction as he saw the sailors sailing skillfully and not falling behind. Ma Yuan, Zou Yuan really remembered his words, and it was better to pick people than to be indiscriminate.

He knew better than anyone else the strait between Dengzhou and Long Island. Salmon Island is one of the Miao Island archipelagos, this water area to the north more than ten miles is Long Island, the south is Penglai (Dengzhou), the two sides of the strait set up official salt workshops. The water is clean, and there are many nutrients, plankton, etc. All kinds of fish, shrimp, and shellfish are concentrated, and seafood is abundant, feeding the surrounding fishermen.

The strait is part of the Bohai Bay. Although shallow, it is important for the Bohai Sea, which is a waterway connecting the Yellow Sea. It is divided into many small waterways by the Miaodao archipelago, which is easy to run aground, and there are many islands and reefs. Large ships with deep drafts are difficult to navigate and are extremely prone to running aground.

Fortunately, the sailors selected are experienced and can slow down at any time according to the wind and waves. There are many things to know where to turn and at what speed. All the way to Salmon Island, so far there have been no accidents.

In the darkness of the night, no one spoke. The speed of the ship was not fast, and it almost drifted with the wind. It wasn't until more than half an hour later that I finally saw a fire shining in the distance.

That's Salmon Island!

The first few guide boats quietly retracted the fluorite, sailing by feeling. More than 100 people on board squatted down one after another to prevent sound. The sailors were more cautious, rowing less vigorously and approaching slowly.

And tonight the moon is dark and the wind is high, which is conducive to the attack.

Nagashima is an island with an area of about 56 square kilometers, and in later generations it was the smallest prefecture in the country. During the Northern Song Dynasty, it was an undeveloped area. There are only about 100 aboriginal families on the island, and a place for the exile of prisoners.

Due to the lack of food, they often face storms and live in a harsh environment. Working in the prison camp on Salmon Island was a chore, and the people who were sent here were not only felons, who had no oil or water to fish, but also who had no food and clothing, no place for recreation, and even faced threats to their lives.

is like this, it is conceivable that those prisoners are even more miserable.

There are not many historical records in this regard, and it is well documented that there is a passage in the "Song Society's Manuscript", which can be seen in the tube, which is really shocking. It is alleged that in the third year of Song Jiayou, Wang Juyuan, the transfer envoy of Jingdong Road, reported to Emperor Renzong that the prisoners who had been assigned to Shamen Island.

"If we count the number of 300 men a year, about 3,000 in 10 years, and 2,000 people are under charge except for one point of death, and now only 180 people are under control."

According to Wang Juyuan, in the penal system at that time, the death rate of prisoners was about 33%, which was acceptable, but the mortality rate on Salmon Island was as high as 94%, which was really too frightening.

This shows how terrible Salmon Island Prison really is!

In the Northern Song Dynasty, it was spread everywhere that as long as you landed on Shamen Island, you could not come back. The prisoners who came to the island were better off if they had money, but they didn't have the money to pay filial piety to the prison, and nine times out of ten they couldn't last half a month, and they couldn't guarantee that they would die one day.

Extortion is taking place outside the prison camp to the southeast. A few prisoners wearing big hats and blue swore and cursed, and rudely dragged a few prisoners wearing shackles and shackles under their feet to the beach.

"Go, go, you fools, you can't squeeze out any oil and water. What law do you have no money for? You deserve such a heavy sentence? ”

"Look at your lifeless appearance, what are you doing in the world? Waste the food on the island, and the lord will give you a ride and be relieved. ”

As the saying goes, the emperor is far away, and the county officials are not as good as the current management.

Shamen Island is lonely overseas, far away from Bianliang City, and the prison city is in charge of the camp. Those errands, the little prison is full of authority, and everyone looks at people in their nostrils. Treat those prisoners as golden chickens and cash cows.

Criminals who change the law to blackmail and extort prisoners to gain benefits.

And those prisoners who have no use value and have no money at home will be miserable. In order not to waste food, nine out of ten people were killed and thrown into the sea or buried in a random place, and the death was unknown and no one cared about.

It's like a few prisoners who were taken to the beach by a few small cells!

The prisoners understood their fate, and with fear on their faces, they deliberately walked very slowly, allowing others to shout and whip, and only begging for mercy loudly.

"Third brother and third brother, spare your life! In the past six months, the villain has given more than ten ...... Aha! "It's a pity that a scrawny man looked at one of the little cells with indignation. It's a pity that before he finished speaking, he was slashed to the ground by the latter. Screaming for a while, a bloody spray stained the earth!

"Straight lady thief, Hu San, what are you doing? Hands-on by the sea. ”

The sudden turn of events caused the other jailers to curse, not angry at the death of the prisoner, but angry at the aftermath of the fact.

The little prisoner who did not respond, kicked the corpse and dragged it away: "Thief and bird!" The master didn't want to kill you, but if you give money, you will give money, what do you do all day long? Lao Tzu is unhappy to see you, who will die if you don't die? ”

The people who were alive before turned into dead bodies in the blink of an eye, and some saw them thrown into the sea, causing cold sweat to break out on the backs of the few remaining prisoners. Living examples are in front of them, who is willing to die without a place to be buried?

As they were pushed and pulled, close to the sea, the prisoners begged for mercy.

"Rich and rich...... the villain wrote a letter again and asked the family to send money. Ask a few brothers to raise their noble hands, give a few days, and spare the villain. ”

"I also have me, I have a priceless jade pendant, and filial piety is one."

"Yo, don't you have no money? Why do you have money? ”

"This is a knife that is not put on the neck and no money is given, and the prisoner has to be squeezed repeatedly."

The prisoners looked at the prisoners playfully, joking with each other and laughing. Extortion has been done a lot, and there is experience. The kind of old fritters who are bent on death have nothing to do, and these prisoners who have just come out represent a fortune and are the objects of competition among the little prisoners.

As long as you are scared, you will be honest, but you will never go back if you don't have money.

Of course, not everyone will give money, but they will scold: "You corrupt officials and corrupt officials, disregard the law, and dare to disregard people's lives." If there is a mistake in the number of people at the inspection point in Tokyo City, how do you explain it? ”

A fifty-year-old man with a somewhat fat figure yelled righteously. It's a pity that it only attracted the eyes of a few prisoners around him to look at the fool, and they hurriedly retreated. The other small cells were a little stunned when they were scolded, and then they became furious.

"Yo, straight thief, have you hit a hard stubble? Do you dare to be arrogant when you come to Salmon Island? The old boy didn't open his eyes and looked, where is this? One of the oldest bearded men shook his hand and slapped the old man.

"You old thing was sent from Bianliang City. The people of the imperial city at the foot of the Son of Heaven, why are they so ignorant, you don't have money to ask for money, and you don't have any family to come to see you, but the dead duck has a hard mouth, what's the use of keeping you? ”

The old man was a man of backbone and yelled. Stretching his neck: "Hahaha, if you have a kind, you will come to kill me, the old man on the island didn't want to go back alive." Come on, there is a kind of chopping here, frowning and the old man doesn't believe it. ”

Several prisoners saw the old man stubbornly bow their heads in shame. And those little cells were even more enraged, and everyone pulled out their waist knives with a bang. The bearded man scolded and slashed with his knife.

When he saw that this stubborn old man was about to be hacked to death. I only heard a terrible sound of breaking the air in the dark night, and an arrow was accurately inserted into the chest of the beard, and the other party moved stiffly, and bowed his head incredibly. Then he turned his head with difficulty to look in the direction where the arrow was flying.

A group of masked black-clothed men suddenly burst out of the sea shrouded in darkness, and several small prisoners were so frightened that they retreated again and again, and were shot before they could react.

It's an enemy attack!

The beard understood, his consciousness fell into darkness, and he fell to the ground with a bang.