Two days later, when Tusab took Chen Xinhuai who hurried to Guangzhou City to meet with Sun Shiyi, the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi was already thinking about how to use force to expel him, and had sent his cronies to search for the masters to destroy the big iron ship demon. legal means.
When Chen Xinhuai reported to Sun Shiyi, he categorically said that Zhao Ni himself was on the boat, which surprised Sun Shiyi. He did not expect that Zhao Ni would dare to come by boat in person. Later, Chen Xinhuai mentioned that Zhao Ni had boasted that he could level the Humen Fort with five cannons and collapse the Guangzhou city wall with two cannons, which made Sun Shiyi even more angry. After hearing Chen Xinhuai say that the total number of troops on board the Thor was only a hundred or ten, he became even more determined. He thought of using force to solve the problem.
If this can break the opponent's magic, seize the ship, or even capture Zhao Xin, not to mention being promoted to a higher rank, this great achievement will be enough to bring glory to our ancestors! Although Sun Shiyi is already sixty-five this year and nearly 70 years old, he always wants to climb higher and achieve something.
If you want to be promoted quickly, the most important thing is military merit!
Since we are going to take action, we must first calculate the strength of our troops. Sun Shiyi's own Dubiao Third Battalion has a total of 2,700 troops, and the Zhaoqing Navy Battalion has more than 800 troops. There are more than 4,000 people in the fifth battalion of Titai at Tusab's place, and less than 3,000 people at Guangzhou General Cuntai's place. And these cannot be moved...
So this unfortunate but glorious task fell on the head of the deputy general of Xiangshan Association. After receiving the summoning order from Sun Shiyi, the lieutenant general rushed to Guangzhou without stopping and was given instructions by the governor. Then he returned to Xiangshan County with a Taoist priest invited from Sanyuan Palace in Guangzhou.
The reason why this task falls on the Xiangshan Association is because of the patrol sentry system in the outer seas of Guangdong. The Xiangshan Association is responsible for the outer sea patrol in the second half of the year. As the saying goes, who will go if you don't go?
But when the lieutenant general summoned his battalions and announced the governor's military order, a military general who came to attend the meeting raised objections. When the lieutenant took a look at it, he thought to himself who it was, and it turned out to be this guy. This right battalion guard was none other than Li Dagang, who had failed to escape from prison many times at the Beihai Town Labor Camp!
After Li Dagang was released at the beginning of the year, he stayed in Beijing for a few months. During this period, he spent money and trusted people, and tried every means to run his official position. He thought to himself that I had to stay away from those monsters.
He was originally a second-class guard of the fourth rank. After being released, it was impossible for him to become a fourth-rank officer, so the Ministry of War issued an order and asked him to come to Xiangshan to serve as a guard of the right battalion of the fifth rank.
Although Li Dagang was a little discouraged, his family was in Dongguan, so he could go home often. As a result, he made all kinds of plans and plans, but he didn't expect that Zhao Ni came to Guangdong by boat again. A few days ago, he heard that a big ship was coming from Tanzi Island. After asking about it carefully, he almost cried, "God of Plague, why don't you let me go wherever you go?" !
"Sir, I know something about those monsters. If you want to take action this time, you need to plan carefully."
After listening to Li Dagang's words, Lord Shi, the vice-general of the Xiangshan Association, curled his lips and sneered: "Sun Zhitai had already made a plan and specially invited Master Ma from Sanyuan Palace. Before starting, we will set up a large formation around Zhao Ni's ship. Break his sorcery! Then each battalion will attack and board the ship to defeat the enemy!"
"Big formation?" Li Dagang was stunned for a moment, then he raised his hands and said, "I wonder what kind of formation it is?"
The lieutenant general glanced at the people in the hall and said with a smile: "I'd like to invite Taoist Master Ma."
As soon as he finished speaking, a Taoist priest with an immortal style and a kind face who looked to be in his early thirties walked in.
"My lords, at the beginning of this period, the fifteenth generation descendant of Longmen Sect in Luofu Mountain is currently stationed in Xi Sanyuan Palace."
At this time, everyone only listened to the deputy general: "Taoist Master Ma was specially invited from Sanyuan Palace by Sun Zhitai. The matter of breaking the enemy's evil spells will be done by Taoist Master Ma."
Li Dagang's eyes almost popped out, thinking, is this a joke? ! He has been in Beihai Town for nearly two years, and he knows some details. Wherever there is sorcery, it is all mechanical power.
It is said that when digging for gold in Solenji Island, a sand pump in the mine broke down, and Zhao Liang specially took a boat to repair it. Li Dagang could see clearly at that time that the sand pump was filled with gears and other metal parts, and there was no evil spirit at all. But this was also the reason why he became more and more afraid. He thought that one of these machines in Beihai Town could withstand the power of a hundred people. If the court wanted to win, it would only need at least a hundred thousand troops, both land and water!
"Sir! I think that for this sneak attack, we need to prepare more gunpowder ships, quietly approach one side of the pirate ship, and then light the gunpowder. Our army will take advantage of the enemy's panic and board the ship with ropes from the other side. In this way. , then you have the strength to fight!"
"What a joke! Sun Zhitai once visited the pirate ship and observed it with his own eyes before formulating the following strategy. It's your turn to question it!"
Li Dagang made his last effort and said: "My lord! The artillery on Zhao Ni's bow is as fast as lightning. Without a sneak attack, it will be extremely difficult for us to get close. Please tell me!"
The deputy general said with a sneer and a proud look on his face: "Sun Zhitai has already made a plan for this matter. In addition to the way Chief Ma opened the altar, I have notified the Xiangshan County Government and ordered it to summon all the brothels in the city. The above old prostitutes, when the time comes, they will set up a huge array of vaginas, and any quick cannons will be turned into fire sticks!"
As soon as these words came out, all the generals in the room burst into laughter and exclaimed: "Congratulations, sir! This is a great trick, sir!"
The lieutenant general waved his hand and said: "I don't have any advice. This is all the advice of Master Tai, coupled with Taoist Master Ma's magic."
Ma Benchu, Taoist Master Ma humbly said: "Infinite Heavenly Lord, what Sun Zhitai said is very consistent with the principle of yin and yang. The so-called old yin can defeat yang, nothing better than this. The poor Taoist's meager Taoism is really unworthy! I will fight hard when the time comes. I have to save my life to prevent the traitor's sorcery from succeeding. I thought the emperor and Sun Zhitai would share their worries."
Li Dagang looked at the room full of laughing and proud generals, and what he felt in his heart was extremely weird and desolate. How could a group of people like this defeat a thief?
At the end of the military meeting, the deputy general conveyed Sun Shiyi's order to the garrison officers of each battalion. In the early morning three days later, when the Yang Qi was not strong, a large formation was set up outside the enemy ships on Tanzai Island, and then an attack was launched, striving to annihilate them all. Zhao Ni's troops captured the big ship.
When Li Dagang heard this, he thought to himself that early in the morning is when people are at their weakest and their defenses are at their lowest. It seemed like there was still a chance.
After returning to camp that afternoon, Li Dagang ordered his men to make flags of various styles according to Ma Benzhu's requirements. At the same time, he ordered his cronies to collect small fishing boats and sampans and prepare to fill them with gunpowder packets. He still felt that his method was the safest. With a dozen fishing boats filled with gunpowder, even if they couldn't sink Zhao Ni's big iron ship, they would at least be able to blast a big hole!
So starting from the second day, there was a lot of excitement inside and outside Xiangshan County. The madams, madams, and tutors of various brothels, and other women who were over 25 years old and over 100 years old, were tied up with ropes by the county officials and taken to the training center in Xiangshan City to wait.
At the same time, the Taoist priest named Ma Benchu also set up an altar on the beach, put on a robe and started practicing. Before going to Sanyuan Palace, this person had been practicing in Chongxu Temple in Huizhou; and there was a very famous god in Chongxu Temple - Jiutian Yingyuan Thunder Universal Transformation Tianzun, who is also the Lei Ancestor of Taoism.
Sun Shiyi thought very carefully. Since Zhao Ni's big ship is called the Thunder God, he asked Taoist Lei Zu to come down to earth and restrain the opponent.
Na Ma Benchu let his hair down, burned a sacrificial inscription, bit the tip of his tongue, sprayed a mouthful of blood on the mahogany sword, and muttered something. The deputy general of Xiangshan Association, the county magistrate of Xiangshan County, and Haiphong Tongzhi Yamen Chen Xinhuai and others stood aside.
"The ceremony of surrendering one's mind to one's destiny. The nine heavens should be in the Yuan Mansion, the Supreme Jade King. He takes form and fills the ten directions, talks about Taoism and rides on nine phoenixes... Taishangtaixing, adapting to changes without stopping. Expelling evil spirits and trapping enchantments, preserving life. Protect your body. Wisdom is clear and your mind is peaceful. The three souls are eternal, and your soul has no loss. Urgency is like a law!"
Everyone waited for more than an hour, and suddenly the sea was covered with clouds, rumbling thunder sounded, and soon it started pouring rain. Everyone present had completely forgotten the fact that it was the typhoon season in July and August and it was already rainy along the coast of Guangdong. They were all overjoyed and shouted, "Your Majesty, there is hope for defeating the thief!"
Chen Xinhuai stood under the umbrella, bowed to Bei Yao, twirled his beard and said with a smile: "Lei Ancestor broke the God of Thunder, huh, Zhao Thief, let's see how long you can be proud of it!"
It rained heavily all day and all night, with thunder and lightning. Long purple bolts of lightning streaked across the sky, making people feel nervous. However, the morale of the Qing soldiers and generals in the Xiangshan Association was greatly boosted, and they were gearing up to prepare for departure; except for Li Dagang...
Two days later in the evening, a lucky boat departed from Quanzhou and arrived at the entrance of Lei Yue Mun Strait on Hong Kong Island. On board the boat was none other than Shen Jingdan and his party.
It is said that in the Qing Dynasty, there were eight major entrances to Guangzhou from the outer sea. Foreign merchant ships used Humen, while passenger ships used Hutiaomen. Humen is in the northeast of Macau, while Hutiaomen is in the west of Macau.
Shen Jingdan and others arrived in Quanzhou on July 16th. Thanks to his many years of traveling to Nagasaki, he got to know many businessmen from Zhejiang and Fujian. After the group arrived in Quanzhou, they found a lucky boat bound for Guangzhou at the Zhejiang Guild Hall one day later. Most of the experts who went south with Lu Shoushan this time were from Shandong. When they sat down on this boat, everyone gritted their teeth and carried it hard. As a result, two fell ill as soon as they arrived in Quanzhou. Lu Shoushan was helpless, so he left two more people behind and asked them to ask a doctor to take care of their companions.
After the Fuchuan sailed from Quanzhou, it quickly arrived at Nan'ao Island, which is affiliated with Shantou. However, due to a heavy rain, it had to stay at Nan'ao Island for a day, and did not enter the waters of Xiangshan County until today.
Once here, it's not far from Guangzhou. Shen Jingdan and the others were all anxious to get angry. At this time, everyone's eyes were red and their mouths had a fishy taste. Even Chen Jishan, who has practiced martial arts all year round, was so exhausted that he didn't even have the strength to speak.
At this time, the bow of the ship went down to the cabin and gave instructions to Shen Jingdan and others. "Everyone, Lei Yue Mun is twenty miles ahead. This area is the territory of the Zheng family. I will go to the shore to burn incense at the Tin Hau Temple. You can just stay in the cabin. If anyone else gets on the boat later, Don't make any noise, and don't go on the deck, I'll take care of it."
"Oh, okay, thank you." Shen Jingdan has never been to Guangdong, but he has also heard people say that there are pirates in the Pearl River Estuary.
After hearing this, Lu Shoushan and others agreed with a dull face. As soon as the bow of the ship left, Lu Shoushan and several of his men took out their revolvers and began to inspect them. A dozen other masters also took out short knives from the luggage packages and put them in their arms.
In the corner, Chen Jishan's sister Chen Erya was holding a wooden bucket and kept retching; Shen Xuan kept stroking Chen Erya's back. Originally, Chen Erya was brought here to take care of Shen Xuan, but who would have thought that since leaving Quanzhou, Chen Erya has become more and more seasick, vomiting at every turn, and it turns out that Shen Xuan has to take care of her all the way.
Lei Yue Mun Strait was the outlet of the east coast of Victoria Harbor in later generations and belonged to Kwun Tong, Kowloon. The width of the waterway here is less than one kilometer, and there are high mountains connecting it on both sides. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, it had become an important military area outside the Pearl River Estuary. It is said that if a carp jumps over this place, it will turn into a dragon.
When Zheng Yi's grandfather Zheng Jian came here, he saw that the mountains were steep and easy to defend but difficult to attack, so he occupied Chaguoling in the north as his nest. However, since the arrival of the Zheng family, Chaguoling has been called "Devil Mountain" by fishermen.
The Tin Hau Temple on the waterfront at the foot of the mountain is close to the Lei Yue Mun Strait. This is the outpost of the Cheng family to guard the sea here. On weekdays, the Cheng family's men are stationed here to monitor passing ships. All incoming ships passing by must stop and go ashore. The Zheng family will ask for water diversion fees in the name of offering incense.
Sure enough, when the lucky boat entered the entrance of Lei Yue Mun, a small boat came over, with two pirates from the Red Flag Gang sitting on it.
The bow of the boat travels from Quanzhou to Guangzhou several times every year, and is familiar with the people from the Hongqi Gang. At this time, Fuchuan furled its sails and carefully docked according to the guidance of the boat.
The bow of the boat walked across the gangplank and just arrived at the entrance of Tianhou Palace. He bowed his hands to several Hongqi gang members who came out of the temple and said with an apologetic smile: "Master Li, you guys are all here today. I'm going to burn incense first. talk to you later."
A strong man at the head came over, tilted his head and looked at the lucky boat, and said to the bow: "Old Hu, it's unlucky for you to come today. Even if you leave Liyumen, you can't reach Guangzhou."
The boatman known as Lao Hu asked strangely: "Master Li, why is this?"
The strong man said: "The Xiangshan Associated Navy Battalion sent a patrol boat and blocked the waterway to Tanzai Island. It was said that no passage would be allowed for three days."
Upon hearing this, Hu Chuantou asked quickly: "Oh, what happened? Are the Western ghosts causing trouble?"
Another lean man with his arms exposed said: "They are not Western ghosts at all, and I don't dare to borrow their courage. A few days ago, a big ship came from Tanzi Island and caused a lot of trouble. Even us The Red Flag Gang has all been involved. Originally there was no movement from the government, but who knew they blocked the waterway yesterday and probably sent troops to drive them away. Who dares to negotiate terms with the officers and soldiers at this time? I advise you to wait on the boat for two days without any worries. Let’s go again.”
The strong man patted Hu Chuantou on the shoulder and sighed: "Our young master is also on that boat, damn! This is going to be a big trouble. Brother Chang is so anxious now that he wants to go to the house."
After Hu Chuantou offered incense at the Tin Hau Temple, returned to the ship and took fifty taels of silver to pay for water diversion, he then went to the cabin and explained the situation to Shen Jingdan and others. As a result, Shen Jingdan and the others almost jumped up when they heard this. They were really desperate and couldn't find anything, but the Thor was actually nearby!
"Lao Hu, do us a favor and send us to Tanzai Island. The thousand taels will be cashed upon sight, and they are all yours."
Hu Chuantou was shocked and said: "Mr. Shen, why is this?"
Shen Jingdan said: "To be honest, we came here just to find the ship. Now that we have the news, we have to go there immediately!"
"This... I really don't dare!" It would be strange for Hu Chuantou not to be tempted by a thousand taels of silver, but he really doesn't dare.
"Two thousand taels!" Shen Jingdan reached into his arms, took out another brown paper bag, and slapped it on the table.
A pile of banknotes was placed on the table in front of him. Hu Chuantou hesitated and thought for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "It's okay to leave, but we have to exit from here. Let's go south, from Dangan Island, Zhuxie Island, Che Ao area to the west, and then north to Shishimen. Mr. Shen, agree in advance that I will send you to Tanzi Island and then leave. If we really get sued, we will be in trouble."
When Shen Jingdan and others heard that he could leave, they were all overjoyed and thanked Hu Chuantou one after another.
So Captain Hu hurriedly returned to the deck and ordered the sailors to raise the sails and raise the anchor. When the Zheng family who were guarding the Tin Hau Temple saw that Lao Hu was about to leave, they quickly asked. Lao Hu stood at the bow of the boat and just said that he would return to Nanao and wait without giving any other explanation. The Zheng family also followed the rules. They said that if you come back within a few days, you will not be charged water diversion fees.
At this time on the Thor, Zhao Xin and the others knew nothing about the Qing army's arrangements. Except for those on duty in the cabin, the group of people had been either sitting on the deck blowing the wind in the past few days, or staying in the cabin, waiting boredly. News of Shen Jingdan's arrival. During this period, Zhao Xin, Zheng Yi and others also chatted about things on the Pearl River and learned more about the situation of this era.
At this time, the days were almost over. Liu Zheng was in telegram contact with the ship every day, but there was not even a trace of anyone on the Guangzhou side, and Zhao Xin couldn't help but worry.
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