Dengzhou government office. Qinbei Pavilion
"Tell me what strategies you can use to defeat the enemy!"
Wang Shizhong looked at everyone and asked coldly.
Just when everyone was silent, Sun Li hurriedly walked in from outside.
"Mr. Zhizhou!"
Sun Li saluted Wang Shizhong.
"After such a big incident, why did you, the soldier Tiha, only show up now?"
Wang Shizhong waited for Sun Li to scold him.
Sun Li did not dare to answer, but stood at the end of the official team with his head bowed. Wang Shizhong saw Sun Li like this and said nothing.
After a while, Zongze arrived with others.
Zongze whispered a few words beside Wang Shizhong. Wang Shizhong's expression changed several times, and finally he waved the officials to leave.
"Do you have any countermeasures?"
Wang Shizhong looked at Zongze and asked.
"I can't talk about countermeasures. I can only talk about dealing with the people in the city first."
Zongze said.
"What's the meaning?"
Wang Shizhong asked doubtfully.
"The purpose of the thieves today is obvious, which is to put pressure on the big families in the city. We will have no good way to deal with the thieves for a while, but the fleet in the city can't wait that long. The sea routes are not smooth and the goods are backlogged. Sooner or later they will compromise. .”
Zongze said.
"You mean those families in the city will contact thieves privately?"
Wang Shizhong asked in disbelief.
"All the families in Dengzhou relied on shipping. They have been very angry during this period. I don't need to say more about what will happen if shipping is not available this month."
Zongze said, Dengzhou is remote and local forces have been entrenched for a long time, and the government can't do anything to them.
The imperial court is very slow to mobilize troops. It will take at least half a month to report this matter to Tokyo today. When Tokyo reacts, it will be impossible to mobilize troops from the south in a few months.
"this……"
Wang Shizhong was silent. Zongze said that he also knew that it was not easy to be the governor of Dengzhou. At its peak, there were three thousand defenders in the city and two thousand soldiers outside the city. They looked very powerful.
But the total number of sailors, boatmen, and clerks under the big families in the city is over ten thousand. If you add up the laborers and fishermen at the docks, there are definitely twenty to thirty thousand people, and they are all young adults.
"The thieves are so rampant, how can you and I explain to the superiors!"
Wang Shizhong said, as the magistrate of Dengzhou, he is responsible for everything.
"Wang Zhizhou, the thief is simple-minded and wants to guard the sea to collect money. But once navigation is opened, the thief's true nature will be exposed sooner or later."
Zongze looked at Wang Shizhong and said.
"Um?"
Wang Shizhong didn't quite understand what Zongze meant.
"Once navigation is opened, fishing boats and cargo ships can sail on the sea. As long as the ships can go to sea, we can send people to explore the news."
Zongze explained.
"This is a great plan!"
Wang Shizhong was overjoyed. This was an explanation to Tokyo.
"Once the sea route is opened, everything in Dengzhou will return to normal. The city's guards must be strengthened to prevent thieves from sneaking into the city. I think temporary shacks can be built at the dock outside the city. Those who take the sea route will not be able to enter the city easily and live outside the city temporarily. All kinds of fish trade are also pushed outside the city.”
Zongze added.
"I will ask Sun Li to do this."
Wang Shizhong smiled and nodded. In this way, he could know the truth of the thief, but the thief did not know the truth of the city. This gave him an advantage, and he could kill the enemy as soon as the imperial army arrived.
…
Salmon Island.
"I didn't expect the legendary Salmon Island to be like this. It is indeed a bad place."
Sun Lei looked at the waves hitting the rocks on the island and said with a smile.
You can feel the sense of loneliness as soon as you land on the island. This small island is far away from the inland and is surrounded by the blue sea. The entire island is like a small boat, and it seems that the island is swaying with the waves of the sea.
"Meet you brother!"
Ruan Xiaoer, Fei Bao, Wang Dingliu, Ni Yun, Bu Qing, and Di Cheng led others to salute Sun Lei at the beach.
"Brothers, thank you for your hard work!"
Sun Lei said with a smile.
The former prison city of Salmon Island has been transformed into a military camp, and the surrounding civilian houses have been transformed into barracks.
"Brother, this is the nautical chart of this island group. This map was obtained from Ping Haijun. I have sent someone to check it. The actual terrain is consistent with the chart."
Ruan Xiaoer pointed at the huge chart in the military camp and said.
"Yes, it's not that far from Liaodong!"
Sun Lei looked at the chart and said, the end of the island is only a hundred miles away from Liaodong.
"Yes, Military Advisor and Xiao Qi went to Liaodong via this road."
Ruan Xiaoer nodded and said, sailing on the sea is very dangerous, but it is different from Dengzhou to Liaodong. There are islands along the way to guide the way. When there are no islands, it will not be far from Liaodong. Anyone with a little experience will not get lost.
"By the way, there is no news from the military advisor!"
Sun Lei looked at Ruan Xiaoer and Fei Bao and asked.
"Brother, not yet, but with Taoist Ma, Xiao Qi and Zhang Shun following us, everything should be fine!"
Ruan Xiaoer said.
"Brother, the military advisor and the others are riding a giant sea loach ship. This kind of ship is invincible on the sea. There is no one in Liaodong that can compete with this kind of ship."
Fei Bao knew that Sun Lei was worried, so he also spoke.
"I'm just curious about the situation in Liaodong."
Sun Lei nodded.
"Where is Hu Yanqing?"
Sun Lei asked again.
"Locked in the dungeon, this guy is very tough and refuses to say anything."
Ruan Xiaowu pointed to the bottom of the military camp and said, where the dungeon on Salmon Island was originally located, but now it is empty and can be used to hold prisoners.
"Let's go and have a look!"
Sun Lei said with a smile, Hu Yanqing's military ability is so-so, but his language skills are no less than Xu Guanzhong. He is also proficient in many languages, and he is also good at arguing, and he is a diplomatic talent.
All the way to the dungeon, the dark cells were filled with Pinghai navy soldiers, and Hu Yanqing was locked in the innermost cell.
"Who are you?"
Hu Yanqing noticed this young man from the moment Sun Lei came down from the dungeon. Because the thieves who defeated him all followed Sun Lei, it was obvious that Sun Lei was the leader.
"guess!"
Sun Lei looked at Hu Yanqing with a smile.
"Liangshan Po Sun Lei, are all those ships yours?"
Hu Yanqing looked at Sun Lei and said, from the accent of the thieves' soldiers on the East and West Road in Beijing during this period, and Sun Lei's appearance, he could infer something about it.
"Guessed it right, but there's no reward!"
Sun Lei laughed.
"Besides, have you ever heard of such a rule in the world? I didn't reveal my identity, but if you pointed it out and recognized me, then I should kill and silence you."
Sun Lei suddenly turned grim, looked at Hu Yanqing and sneered.
"Hmph, if you want to kill, just kill. I hope Yanqing is not afraid!"
Hu Yanqing said very bachelorly, now that everyone is a knife and I am a fish, his resistance is meaningless.
"Okay, you really have some courage. You are worthy of being a descendant of the Huyan family."
Sun Lei looked at Hu Yanqing with a smile. This kind of person who was in trouble and could not be humble or arrogant in the face of power was indeed the character that a diplomat should have.
"I, Hu Yanqing, am not good at studying and I lost to you. It has nothing to do with the Huyan family!"
Hu Yanqing, however, took all the responsibilities on himself and did not want to implicate the family.
Hu Yanqing knew very well that if it weren't for his lax guarding, Ping Haijun's Sword Fish Village would not have been attacked. If he hadn't been greedy for credit and rushed forward, Ping Haijun would not have been wiped out by the thieves and captured alive.
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