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Cao Guang leaned back in his chair, yawning repeatedly.
He was a bodyguard who followed Emperor Huizong of Song on his southward escape.
As a member of the Cao family,
He was also a close attendant of Emperor Huizong of Song.
Naturally, they will be given important responsibilities.
He was assigned to Ganpu Town as a town general.
The official position may not be high, but the benefits are substantial!
As for the town supervisor of Ganpu Town,
He was Cai Yanchen, a distant cousin of Cai You.
More than ten ships sailed in from the north.
The navigator was a seasoned veteran found in Haimen.
Knowing how to avoid the Qiantang River tidal bore every August,
They also know when to come when the wind and waves are least.
When the ships sailed into Hangzhou Bay
Small ships then approached.
Guide them to where to dock and undergo inspection.
This type of small vessel
Its name is Four-Station Sea Falcon.
The ship is only a little over ten meters long.
Li Bao had already put on his armor and said to the captain,
"Charge forward, straight to the outskirts of Hangzhou!"
The flagship signaled with flags.
The ships followed in a line behind.
"Stop, stop!"
"Dang-dang-dang!"
"It docked right at Ganpu Town."
You are not allowed to go to Hangzhou.
There are no vacancies at that port!
Soldiers on patrol boats
They banged on the gong and shouted loudly.
They didn't really think much about it.
They assumed these merchant ships didn't know the rules.
They wanted to sail directly to Hangzhou for trade.
Seeing that more than ten ships were still charging recklessly,
The soldiers of Ganpu Town finally realized something was wrong.
They began issuing calls to the warships anchored in the harbor.
Those warships reacted very slowly.
I guess he's used to being lazy.
When a real problem arises, they become flustered and disorganized.
Chapter 1782 Encounter by Water
The warships slowly approached.
Most were eight-oared warships.
The ship is about 25 or 26 meters long.
Two more two-masted, multi-oared ships also arrived.
This thing is even smaller.
But it is larger than the previous four-oared sea falcon.
Zhang Shun traveled entirely on seagoing vessels.
There wasn't a single proper warship.
One thousand heavily armored guards
They all sat cross-legged inside the cabin.
They are not used to traveling by sea.
I trained in Haimen for a month.
The only result so far is that I no longer get seasick.
Moreover, wearing heavy armor makes movement inconvenient.
Thousands of Kuizhou soldiers wearing medium-weight armor,
They gradually arrived on the deck.
There were also nearly a thousand miscellaneous soldiers.
Wearing cloth clothes,
Holding a hand knife,
Be ready for combat at any time.
These ragtag soldiers
They all come from Chongming Island.
Of course, Chongming Island did not exist at that time.
However, there are nearly ten sandbars of varying sizes.
There were common people with surnames such as Yao, Liu, Zhu, Zhang, and Chen.
They gradually moved to the sandbar to cultivate the land.
They were contemptuously referred to as "sand people".
Because the sandbar is not very large.
Food was insufficient for survival.
They also have to go fishing regularly.
Occasionally, they would act as pirates, robbing ships.
He lived in poverty and was cruel in nature.
Fearless of death
Zhang Shun took a liking to him at first sight.
After a brief training session, they launched an attack on Hangzhou.
Seeing the warships from Ganpu Town charging towards them,
Zhang Shun ordered: "Raise the Ming Dynasty flag!"
"Each ship should look for an opportunity to fire its cannons."
Zhang Shun had no musketeers.
All the muskets were on the northwestern border.
Therefore, during previous urban warfare operations with the police...
The Chu army suffered heavy casualties because they were fearless.
But he had a cannon.
I brought a few over temporarily.
They were installed whole on these merchant ships.
Cao Guang was dozing off.
He was quickly awakened by his personal guards.
He learned that someone had tried to pass the test.
He cursed and went out with a knife.
When he arrived at the dock,
Two warships have already surrounded them.
The rest of the warships were in a mess, and no one knew what they were doing.
"act recklessly!"
Cao Guang's eyes were now shining.
More than ten ships!
It's unknown how much wealth was inside.
They actually dared to force their way through the checkpoint!
In this situation, as long as it is intercepted,
All cargo on board can be confiscated.
Cao Guang was able to take the opportunity to make a fortune.
What kind of flag is that?
A sailor shouted.
Cao Guang looked closely,
Although the distance is far
But those flags were very big.
The sun and moon patterns are faintly visible.
"False...false Ming?"
Cao Guang's voice began to tremble.
He had never seen the banners of the Ming Dynasty.
But the sun and moon patterns naturally evoke those images.
"boom!"
An eight-oared warship was too close...
The Ming army finally fired their cannons.
The shells tore open the hull of the ship.
The sailors on board were terrified.
Startled, they quickly rowed away.
Ming army squad leaders,
They also began shooting arrows at the four-oared sea falcons.
Shooting from a high vantage point at close range.