A harvest battle triggered by a missing person was quickly coming to an end. Zou Run did not dare to delay for too long. While he personally presided over the "packing business" of the shipyard, he ordered the ship to sail back to Tuoji Island to move the large troops.
It was difficult to swallow an entire shipyard in one go. In addition to the experienced craftsmen, all the tools and fine wood inside could not be left behind. Of course, the shipyard owner's family property must also be taken away.
Laizhou is not Dengzhou, so there is no way to mobilize soldiers and horses from Dengyun Village to carry it, so we have to order Tuoji Island to leave the necessary defensive forces and all other people and ships to come here.
At noon the next day, Ruan Xiaoqi led more than 400 sailors, driving two large boats with 800 yuan, two medium-sized boats with 400 yuan, and two saury boats with 200 yuan. It’s the livestock that pulls goods, the trucks, and the households that come to help.
With the addition of this new force, a shipyard was evacuated in just half a day. After a lot of carts and horses pulling hands and shoulders, they quickly returned home.
This trip yielded sixty or seventy highly skilled craftsmen, hundreds of precious woods that can be used as ship keels, and a large amount of tools, money and food. Even the two ships have been built in the dock and are waiting to be delivered by the cargo owner. Eight hundred large ships and dozens of small boats were also taken away.
Because there were too many things, each ship was filled with people and supplies, and the newly acquired ships, large and small, had to be manned by manpower. The return journey was extremely slow, and some things inevitably went wrong during the process, causing Loss of people and property.
To be honest, it is too risky for such a large-scale operation and such a mighty fleet to sail offshore without sufficient escort.
Fortunately, the severe cold has not subsided at the moment, and the wind is blowing everywhere, making it extremely cold. Whether it is the state and county officials on land, the Pinghai and Chenghai armies at sea, or the saury inspection village responsible for catching smuggled salt in the offshore, During the twelfth lunar month of winter, cats stayed warm in houses and camps, and during the operation, Zou Run used cavalry to blockade the entire town and did not let anyone go out to report the news, so they escaped with all their might.
It wasn't until he actually set his feet on the soil of Tuoji Island that Zou Run, who had been hanging on his heart, breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at each other with Ruan Xiaoqi, who was also sweating all the way, and teased and warned each other. road:
"A soldier can only make dangerous moves once. In the future, it is better to make plans before making any moves. Safety is the most important thing."
"What the village leader said is that I was both happy and scared all the way. I felt like I had seven or eight buckets tied to my heart. I was afraid that a government fleet would crash somewhere. To be honest with the village master, all my clothes were gone. Most of it is wet with sweat..."
Both of them felt exhausted, the eldest brother not talking about the second brother.
But when I saw the crowded and lively situation on the pier of my own island, I couldn't help but smile.
This is really a good opportunity that cannot be missed. By taking this risk, Shanzhai will have the ability to build its own warships, and will not be hampered by the shortage of warships in the short term.
But after this incident, the Tuoji Island fleet will be completely exposed to the government's view. After all, they have stayed in Laizhou for so long, and both the people on land and the fishermen at sea have seen it with their own eyes.
I'm afraid it's impossible to make a fortune in silence like before. After all, the Northern Song Dynasty has not yet reached Jingkang. It is impossible to pretend not to see such a big event happening in the jurisdiction of the local government. The government's crusade is inevitable, and the only remaining issues are the specific time and scale of the crusade.
Realizing this, in order to get the Shanzhai shipyard built and put into operation as quickly as possible, Zou Run ordered Meng Kang to be designated as the twelfth leader of the Shanzhai, and stayed on Tuoji Island for more than half a month, insisting on personal guidance every day.
Unknowingly, the time has officially arrived in the second half of the second lunar month. It is the season when He Zhizhang of the Tang Dynasty said in "Ode to the Willows": "I don't know who cuts the thin leaves, the spring breeze in February is like scissors", and the weather has slowly faded on Tuoji Island. It's cold, the temperature and sea breeze are warming up.
The sun was shining brightly, and Zou Run refused to see off Ruan Xiaowu, Ruan Xiaoqi and Meng Kang on the dock. These three people were busy all day long. Recruiting, training troops, and building ships were not easy. Zou Run was not a person who paid attention to vulgar etiquette when it came to work. He ordered two large, two small and four boats on his own, and took seven or eight followers with him on the way back to Dengyun Village.
At present, the storm is brewing. The intelligence system of Dengyun Mountain, with the efforts of Yang Linlehe, has obtained a lot of information from the government. It is said that officials from Laizhou and Dengzhou have begun to exchange official documents, discussing the conquest of the sea. Regarding the thief, it is estimated that after the coordination between the two parties is completed, it will be reported to Shuai Si and Xian Si on Jingdong East Road for a decision.
After learning the news, Zou Run was deeply grateful. Thanks to his foresight, he did not seriously use the banner of climbing Yunshan when he was in Laizhou. Instead, he acted as a group of pirates in order to try his best to avoid being caught in the sea. It was besieged by the government at the same time as the land.
As the temperature in coastal areas has risen recently, the shadows of government ships have frequently appeared around Tuoji Island. There is no doubt that this is an early peek at the enemy's situation. Therefore, Tuoji Island has officially entered a state of war readiness and is strictly guarding against incoming enemies from the sea. Zou Run did not dare to return to the mountain as casually as before, but was forced to light up four warships to go with him, just in case. .
As the saying goes, you never go wrong with caution. Even after making a lot of adequate preparations, Zou Run still ordered a large circle. After making sure that he had completely shaken off the "little tail" behind him, the small fleet slowly moved along. The coastline enters a slow sailing state, looking for islands to anchor.
On his way back to the mountain this time, Zou Run had one more thing to do, and that was to set up a new transfer station.
The reason for this is that the number of people on Tuoji Island has increased dramatically. Under Er Ruan's vigorous efforts, nearly 500 fishermen have been recruited in just half a month. The sudden increase in people means that supplies must be replenished, including food. Clothes, as small as needles and threads, all needed to be transported back and forth by land.
And since there is not much wood on Tuoji Island, the necessary coal alone will occupy the load of a large ship.
As a result, the original method of material supply must also be changed. We cannot take the shortcut to the previous small fishing village, which will completely expose Dengyun Mountain's main village. After Zou Run thought about it, he decided to find a suitable place on the sea to set up a transfer station, which would be safe enough.
Fortunately, hard work pays off. There are still many large and small islands in the offshore area of Shandong Peninsula. It is a bit difficult to find an island that can accommodate hundreds or thousands of people, but it is really a problem to find an island that can simply unload and transport goods. Not big, wandering around in the offshore area for a long time, Zou Run secretly swore while searching that when his navy became stronger and bigger, and became a veritable navy, he would completely remove the Pinghai and Chenghai armies from the Bohai area. Uproot it and wipe it out completely. When the time comes, this sea area will be his territory. His Deng Yunshan boat can go wherever he wants, and he will no longer be affected by this cowardice.
He secretly cheered up and saw several islands in succession. Finally, Zou Run decisively chose a small island sandwiched between two small islands as a transfer station.
After all, there are two small islands outside as cover, which is more hidden than a lonely island on the sea. After finding the island, Zou Run left two boats, one large and one small, for preliminary preparation and construction, while he took the other two boats to find a suitable place to dock.
