: Thanks to Hua Xiaoyun for the tip
"What flag is hanging on the ship? Why have I never seen it before?" Mao Wenlong asked the people around him.
Chen Zhong, who was beside him, looked at the big ship on the sea for a while and then said: "It's too far away to see clearly. I can only see the black flag."
Mao Chenglu raised his hand and pointed to the ship on the sea and said: "Father, there is a huge cannon on the ship, which is bigger than the cannon on the Shenyang city wall. The man operating the cannon next to it looks like one of us Ming people. It is probably not the Jurchens who are coming to attack us." Phi Island.”
There is a big difference in the dress between Akito and Jurchen. Although they are far apart, people can still tell them apart.
Chen Zhong said: "It may be some trick of the Houjin envoy. Sir, we must beware of this and don't let Donglu come to the island."
Mao Wenlong nodded.
There are only less than 200 soldiers on the island, and the rest are refugees from Liaodong. If the Jurchens really get on the island, these refugees from Liaodong will not be of much use at all. In the end, it will depend on him and his 100 soldiers. Many people resisted.
When he brought people to Pi Island, it was because it was behind Houjin and across the sea from Houjin. As long as he was careful, Houjin would not be able to get to the island. But once he got to the island, he didn't think that he could rely on his own strength. Many people can withstand it. After all, so many generals and guerrillas in the Ming Dynasty died in the hands of the Jurchens. He does not feel that he is stronger than those people, not to mention that he only has less than 200 soldiers in his hands.
"Father, the boat has stopped. They put the boat down. It seems they are going to take the boat over." Mao Chenglu pointed to the big boat on the sea and said.
Mao Wenlong naturally saw this scene.
Chen Zhong on the side said: "It seems that the people on the boat are not Jurchens pretending to be Jurchens, otherwise they would not have sent these people to the island in a small boat."
"Whether it is true or not, you can't let down your guard. Don't forget how Shenyang and Liaoyang were lost." Mao Wenlong said while looking at the boat on the sea.
"Yes, General Mo will go to the shore and keep an eye on it." Chen Zhong responded.
After saying that, he wore armor and held a knife in his hand, and walked towards the Liaodong refugees on the shore.
Following him were his soldiers, about thirty or so, all holding weapons in their hands. They were obviously different from the refugees who fled to the island.
Mao Wenlong glanced sideways at Mao Chenglu and said: "You also bring some people over. If the people who come to the island are from Hou Jin, or come to persuade Hou Jin to surrender, don't waste any words and kill them on the spot."
"My child, I obey." Mao Chenglu agreed, then waved to his men and ordered, "Follow me."
A group of people followed him and ran towards the shore in the direction of the boat.
When the boat was approaching the shore, Xu Xuewu on the boat bowed his hands to the people on the shore and said: "I, Xu Xuewu, have been ordered by my proprietor to see General Mao. May I ask who is General Mao?"
His eyes searched around the crowd on the shore, and finally landed on two generals who looked like they had some status in the Ming army.
There are obvious differences between these two people and the others. Others either don't wear armor or hold spears in their hands. But these two people not only wear armor but also have sabers on them. One of them even wears mail armor.
"Who are you?" Chen Zhong asked.
Xu Xuewu said with a smile: "I come from a business called Tiger Flag in Datong. I wonder if this general has heard of it?"
"I have an impression. I seem to have heard this name somewhere." Chen Zhong looked thoughtful.
Mao Chenglu, who was standing next to him, whispered: "Let him go to the island first and ask them why they came. Anyway, there are just a few people and they can't cause any trouble."
Chen Zhong nodded, and immediately said to Xu Xuewu on the boat: "My general is on the island. You go ashore first, and I will take you to see my general."
This time, Xu Xuewu only brought two people and one rowing sailor with him when he got off the big ship.
The boat cut through the water and quickly stopped on the shore.
"Take them down!" Chen Zhong waved his hand.
Several soldiers came up and arrested Xu Xuewu who had just landed and all the people who came ashore with him, including the sailor who was rowing the boat, and even the boat was dragged ashore.
"General, what do you mean?" Xu Xuewu looked at Chen Zhong who was giving the order.
Chen Zhong sneered: "I suspect that you are spies sent by Hou Jin."
"What an injustice!" Xu Xuewu shouted, "I am a member of the Tiger Flag. I have come here to see General Mao. I am definitely not a spy for the Hou Jin."
"Whether they are Hou Jin's spies or not, we won't know until after the interrogation." Mao Chenglu said coldly, and then added, "Take them to the general for personal interrogation."
Several soldiers escorted Xu Xuewu and others towards the island.
Chen Zhong said to Mao Chenglu on the side: "You stay here and keep an eye on the people on the boat. Don't let them dock. I will personally escort these people to see the general."
Mao Chenglu nodded, and stayed on the shore with his people, continuing to monitor the big ship on the sea.
At this time, people on the big ship also noticed that Xu Xuewu had been arrested.
"Captain, Xu Weiwei has been captured. Should we go to the island to rescue people?" A Tiger Flag soldier on the ship asked Xiang Duan Ping.
Duan Ping waved his hand and said: "If the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty on the island really want to take action, they will not take away the guards. Let's take a look first."
The big ship is not far from the shore, and the island can be seen even without a telescope.
Although the people on the boat were worried about the safety of Xu Xuewu and others, they were not so panicked because they could see it.
Moreover, although there are some soldiers on the ship, there are a large number of officers and soldiers and Liaodong refugees on the island. Even if they rush to the island, they may not be able to rescue people, and they may have to get more people in.
Xu Xuewu only struggled twice at the beginning, but then he stopped struggling and quietly followed the soldiers escorting them towards the island.
The island itself is not big, and Mao Wenlong's location is not too far from the shore.
Soon, Xu Xuewu and others were escorted to Mao Wenlong.
"Sir, capture some of Hou Jin's spies." Chen Zhong raised his fist towards Mao Wenlong.
Xu Xuewu struggled at this time and shouted: "General Mao, we are not spies. We are people from the Datong Tiger Banner Company. Our proprietor sent us here."
"Nonsense." Mao Wenlong blew his beard and glared, "Datong is in Shanxi. Even if you come to Pi Island, you have to go from Jizhen to Liaodong and then to Pi Island. However, there are no big ships like yours in Liaodong. It shows that you are coming from other places. "
Xu Xuewu said helplessly: "Your Majesty, the area around Shenyang and Liaoyang was occupied by the Hou Jin Dynasty. It is difficult to reach Pi Island by land, so we can only come by sea."
Mao Wenlong stroked his beard.
He naturally knew that what Xu Xuewu said was true, and the reason why he asked this was just to deceive.
Now that he was alone deep in Houjin's rear, he was naturally more wary of people coming to Pi Island to prevent Houjin's spies from sneaking in.
