But Zhang Liuwang said: "You didn't know their methods at this time, otherwise you wouldn't have been banned from the sea for so many years! In other words, you just came out to sea not long ago, so you don't understand these things!"
Instead of getting angry after being reprimanded, this sailor moved his body and said, "Squad leader, tell everyone about it!"
Zhang Liuwang wanted to show off, but then he changed his mind and said: "Forget it, everyone should be more alert these two days and keep an eye on the sea! Now our location is the most prone to pirates and soldiers. If something happens, it will be very dangerous for everyone." not good!"
Now their fleet is under the Shandong Peninsula. Because the Shandong Peninsula goes straight into the sea, the sharp corner cannot be circumvented from north to south, so many pirates hang out here. Officials and soldiers also visited here occasionally.
The young sailor begged and said: "Squad leader, we don't need more than a moment to talk about what happened at sea!"
Zhang Liuwang felt that it was okay to tell him the story now, so he coughed and was thinking about where to start when he was suddenly tapped on the shoulder!
He looked up and saw Liu Xiaoman pointing to the place in front of him on the right and loudly saying: "Head, look to see if there is a ship there?"
When Zhang Liuwang heard this, he stood up quickly and looked towards where Liu Xiaoman was pointing! Sure enough, I vaguely seemed to see a ship coming, but I couldn’t see clearly yet! But he didn't dare to be careless at this time. After all, he was the leader of the fleet and was responsible for the safety of the entire team!
He immediately ordered: "Xiao Man, go and alert all the ships behind you! Hammer, go to my warehouse. There is a red leather box on the shelf and bring it to me! The others are ready to fight!"
As soon as the order was passed down, the whole ship immediately took action! Someone started to check the rope, and someone else went to check the cargo. Someone began to check the muskets and axes. A sailor next to Zhang Liuwang stood up, stepped forward and pulled open the tarpaulin, revealing a cannon! Zhang Liuwang climbed directly onto the ship's roof.
Zhang Liuwang stuck his head out from the ship's roof and waved for him to throw things up. The hammer was exerted with one hand, and the box in his hand was easily thrown up. Zhang Liuwang caught the box and opened it. What was inside was actually a monocular telescope!
This thing doesn't have much technical content and is simple to produce. So Liu Haojia had already asked the glass shop to make a batch. The telescope in Zhang Liuwang's hand was given to Zhang Shunping by Liu Haojia.
Zhang Liuwang took out the telescope, hid the box in his waist, then opened the telescope and put it to his right eye to look into the distance. The other sailors around him stared at him nervously. The news that comes out soon will determine whether they fight or turn around and run away?
However, according to the sailors, if their large fleet encounters a small group of pirates, it will still be able to fight! If they cooperate well, they might be robbing whom!
After everyone waited attentively for a moment, they heard Zhang Liuwang say: "It's the army! It's the army chasing a boat! It's heading towards us!"
Then Liu Xiaoman said loudly from below: "Boss, how many ships are there? Can the ship in front escape? Do you want us to help?"
Zhang Liuwang put down his telescope and cursed loudly: "Liu Xiaoman, you bastard! Now you are not smuggling goods like before, please think more clearly!"
Liu Xiaoman was scolded by Zhang Liuwang, but he rubbed his head and laughed "hehe"! The other sailors also winked!
These sailors used to run private goods, and they couldn't change their minds for a while. When Liu Xiaoman asked just now, he was willing to cooperate. If there are fewer officers and soldiers, then work together to repel the officers and soldiers!
In the past. These people are both thieves and merchants at any time. If they encounter a patrol ship, those smuggling ships that prefer pirates will desperately resist! However, the official army's food and pay are poor and their combat effectiveness is not high, so smuggling ships can sometimes even force the official army to retreat!
As for those smuggling ships that prefer merchant ships, they usually pay some silver to pay for their passage. Anyway, they were sure that the officers and soldiers would not dare to rob them. Because behind these sea-going ships are wealthy people, they will definitely be retaliated against if they take action! So why not extort dozens of taels of silver!
After Zhang Liuwang finished scolding, he went directly from the ship building
He jumped down and said to Liu Xiaoman: "Tell the ships behind you to lower the sails of the whole fleet and form a tighter formation! Also tell them that I don't fire cannons here, so they are not allowed to take action!"
Liu Xiaoman agreed and went to the stern of the boat, while Zhang Liuwang walked to the bow and looked into the distance. After making various preparations, other sailors gathered on the deck to watch the excitement.
I saw that the chase ahead was getting closer and closer to the fleet, and the outlines of several ships became clearer and clearer. Now it can be seen that the three ships of the army are about to succeed!
The government and army had two ships operating on both sides of the smuggling ship, restricting its maneuverability. The ship behind was chasing it with all its strength, and it was getting closer and closer! When they were still five or six miles away from the team, the officers and soldiers seemed to lose their patience and finally opened fire!
Although there was no sound of cannons, looking at the flashes of fire on the official and military ships, one knew that two cannons were fired from the ships on the left and right sides! From a distance, you can see the sail of the smuggling ship shaking violently, obviously it has been shot! The smuggling boat saw that the officers and soldiers had really started running away, and the sails were damaged, so it had no choice but to stop!
Zhang Liuwang knew that the reason why the government troops opened fire was because they discovered his own fleet, so he first dealt with the smuggling ship in front of him. So he ordered again: "Lower the sail by half and sail at the slowest speed!"
At this time, after the smuggling ship stopped, it was sandwiched by two official warships. Through the telescope, a large number of soldiers could be seen jumping gangs and rushing to the other side's ship. And another official warship turned around and rushed straight towards them!
The ship raised its sails and looked menacing, not afraid of the many ships here! Upon seeing this, Zhang Liuwang sighed and said, "Xiao Man, go to the cabin and take out the Green Dragon Tooth flag and stick it on the bow of the ship, and then tell the ships behind to do the same! Let's see if this flag is useful now!"
Soon, the warship rushed forward, and a soldier shouted loudly: "The ship in front lowers its sails and is inspected!"
Zhang Liuwang ordered the fleet to lower the sails without hesitation, and gathered together as much as possible to wait for the other side's ships to approach. The official and military ships rushed to a place more than 200 steps away and stopped approaching. Instead, they put down a small boat and rowed over quickly.
In a blink of an eye, the boat came under the side of the ship, and Zhang Liuwang ordered someone to drop the rope. Then an officer and soldier climbed up along the rope. After boarding the boat, the soldier first glanced at the cannon with the tarpaulin removed, snorted disdainfully and then said, "Which of you is the leader? Come out and speak!"
