Chapter 464: Fishermen along the coast are all butchers
Lin County, Fenglai County.
This county could only be considered a small county in Linzhou at the time, with a population of only 40,000 to 50,000. With the policy of changing the country from state to prefecture, and from prefecture to county, Fenglai County established a port because it was close to the sea. One of the seaports belonging to the Central Plains.
The Zhenhai Division was also established last month. The newly appointed Zhenhai envoy Qi Jiguang set up the headquarters in Fenglai County to oversee the coastal defense affairs of coastal counties and towns, and conveyed the intention to establish a militia. Order.
For a time, Fenglai County became a well-deserved coastal town.
The population was sparse at first, but with the settlement of the militia, the desolate streets gradually took on a bustling and noisy outline. In their spare time, navy soldiers and militia soldiers could be seen on the street, walking around the city and purchasing some daily necessities.
As the number of soldiers increased, so did their families. After the soldiers with meritorious service saw the future potential of Fenglai County, they exchanged their merits for land deeds and asked their parents, wives and children to follow them. As more and more military families came here to settle down, nearby vendors and sideline businesses gathered here, gradually forming a lively and prosperous street scene.
Zhenfusi is located in the southeast of Fenglai County, and the military camp of Zhenfusi is about seven miles outside the eastern suburbs of the city. Like the military camp in Beidi, it is a unified building, with the original tents abandoned. Rows of dormitories for soldiers and houses where families gather form the outline of a small town.
In the middle of the military camp, the building where military affairs are handled and discussed is separate from the role of the town's town hall. Qi Jiguang, who has a gray beard and beard, is wearing a set of standard chainmail and is talking with Lu Meng discussed countermeasures.
Lu Meng listened quietly to the strategy of this later general without making any statement. He took the initiative to be transferred here to be the opponent's deputy. Firstly, he did not want to face Guan Yu; secondly, because he was The minister of Jiangdong put an end to it. After all, Sun Quan had hurt him too deeply.
Even though he crossed the river in white clothes and captured Jingzhou from behind, captured Guan Yu and allowed him to enter the martial arts temple, but killing Guan Yu, who had a high reputation among the people, also made him known as a rat among many people.
After he came here, he learned this from other emperors and generals, and he was naturally panicked. Logically speaking, such a huge victory should be respected by those generals, but winning not only lost I lost face and was said to be so disdainful. Now that I think about it, I feel that I deserve it.
If that's the case, Guan Yu can be killed. How can he, a general with orders outside, be qualified to deal with prisoners? After all, Guan Yu was still the Han Shouting Marquis conferred by the Han Emperor at that time, and he had no private grudge against Guan Yu.
The only person who can kill Guan Yu is that person's order, but in the end, he has to bear all the infamy, and in the end he ends up 'dying from illness'.
The act of killing the donkey made him feel chilled.
After breaking up with Sun Quan that day, he applied to the emperor Su Chen and followed Qi Jiguang to Fenglai County. Since he was reborn, he didn't want to bear the infamy again, so he planned to start over again to vent his dissatisfaction.
As soon as he arrived here, without Qi Jiguang's orders, as a veteran general in the army and the commander-in-chief of the Soochow Navy at that time, he organized the soldiers to repair their armor and boost morale with ease,
following the town Fusi gave the order to form a militia, and he led his soldiers to various towns and fishing villages along the coast every day to inform the villagers of the importance of coastal defense and the cruelty of Japanese pirates.
This first strengthens the people's defense against Japanese pirates, and also shows that the court attaches great importance to the safety of the people and the more than 800 people who died.
In the past month, he traveled from the south of Feiyungang all the way to Wuzhou, and then invited Wei Yan in Wuzhou to take over to organize civil defense in the port area of Yuezhou.
He rushed back from Wuzhou two days before arriving, and he lost a lot of weight.
After all, Jia Xu had warned before that the Japanese pirates were very likely to bring the plague back and launch a counterattack. As for where to fight back, this important task fell on him and Qi Jiguang.
Today, while he was still recuperating in the city, he received orders from Qi Jiguang and rushed to the military camp outside the city.
On the East China Sea, the Japanese pirates made strange movements.
After undergoing civil defense training and identifying Japanese pirates, the people along the coast are quite concerned about prevention. After all, no one wants their hometown to be invaded and massacred like before when Japanese pirates landed.
The most well-informed are often the fishermen along the coast. Most of them make a living from the sea and go out to fish every day. There are a large number of small boats and their targets are small. They are not easy to be detected in the vast sea. Leave Wu behind. The navy at Zhouzhou and Feiyun Port are natural scouts at sea.
No, early this morning, two fishermen who went out to sea found a drifting ship on the sea. After observing it for a long time, they saw that the ship was not moving. The two fishermen drove a small boat closer. From a distance, they saw dead people everywhere on the deck. Judging from their clothes, they must be Japanese people. As for how they died, they did not go into details. They quickly sailed back and reported the matter to Zhenhai Division. They also received two bags of grain and rice. for reward.
“…According to the description of the two fellow villagers, there were traces of burning on the ship, and all the Japanese people on board were dead. I suspect that the Japanese people on board were infected with the disease. The other party wanted to follow the example of the gourd and spread the plague. When they came back, they forgot how humans could compete with cows. Cows are strong and strong and can survive for a long time even if they get sick. But once a human is infected with the plague, he can't survive for a few days with the physique of the Japanese... However, we can't be indifferent. After the villagers reported the situation, I sent people out to sea to investigate..."
In the military camp building, the lights illuminated Qi Jiguang, who had gray hair on his temples. He looked at the food spread out on the table. He smiled and talked while drawing on the chart, as if telling Lu Meng that he had designated the two hundred miles ahead of this coast as the first line of defense.
His temperament has changed from when he first came here. When discussing with Lu Meng, he mostly said everything he had to say, and did not treat the other party as a subordinate.
Firstly, it was because the other party was a general in the late Han Dynasty and could be regarded as his predecessor's predecessor; secondly, because he was demoted to civilian status and died of illness in poverty. He did not want to repeat such a miserable thing.
After the Zhenhai Division was established, in addition to focusing on preventing Japanese pirates, he also vigorously promoted his subordinates to make people remember his kindness and understand his importance. Otherwise, if he is demoted again someday, he should Someone reached out to give him a hand.
But now, the Japanese ship on the sea is the most important thing. He explained it to Lu Meng with great energy, and the latter also showed a solemn expression.
"Japanese people mostly travel by boat, and there should be more than one boat. I heard that your majesty and the generals personally tried the treasure boat to go south, and they will arrive here soon. The governor should be careful about the Japanese pirates, and take the opportunity to go north, and use it to catch the plague. The ship attacked His Majesty’s ship.”
“No, the Japanese ship is full of sick people, and no general is willing to sacrifice himself and take command of the sick ship.”
Qi Jiguang clicked on a few places on the chart: "The top priority now is to find the remaining ships, mobilize the fishermen to carry kerosene, and use light boats to advance quickly to light them on the sea."
"If the Japanese resist, the boat will not be able to withstand the torment, and the people will be hurt."
In the hall where the discussion was held in the building, there were also generals from the Zhenhai Division and the militia, all of whom were newly promoted and had too little qualifications. , and did not have too many suggestions for coastal defense. At this time, most of them were sitting in their seats and listening quietly. Hearing Lu Meng's reminder, Qi Jiguang nodded: "I will send someone to contact the Wuzhou Navy to cover the approach of the boat."
"But what if our fishermen are infected with the plague?" The speaker was a militia general. He was originally a captain of the Wuzhou Navy. After being transferred here, he was promoted by Qi Jiguang.
Qi Jiguang frowned, then laughed.
“Getting close does not mean boarding the boat. Just teach the fishermen how to use a throwing rope, light the kerosene bottle and throw it to the Japanese boat. Although there is a certain danger, it is better than letting the Japanese boat get close to the coast. The consequences would be much better.”
“However, according to my experience, it is impossible for Japanese ships to go north. The monsoon wind is blowing from the southeast at this time, and it is too difficult for ships to go north. Moreover, Japanese islands are in the southeast of the Central Plains. The direction is due east of Wuzhou. When a Japanese ship comes, according to the ocean currents and monsoons, it can only go to the Central Plains and Wuzhou. As for Yuezhou and Feiyun Port, they are too far away. Those who are infected on the ship will not be able to survive that time. . ”
Qi Jiguang has done almost one thing in his life, which is to fight the Japanese. He has the most say in prevention. In order to deal with the Japanese, he will also use the Yuanyang Formation and Langzhen. Brought here together with Qi's gun and Qi's knife.
After he established the Zhenhai Division here, he asked the Fenglai County Yamen to fully supervise the production of three kinds of weapons, especially the Langzhen, a sharp weapon against Japanese knives. The one with direct lethality made the most. , distributed to the hands of militia groups in various towns along the coast, and smeared with gold juice and venom. Once they are used and scratched by Japanese people, their arms will soon become inflamed, swollen and rotten, and they will lose their subsequent combat effectiveness.
Although the Yuanyang Formation, Qi's Spear, and Qi's Sword will also be equipped with the militia, most of them will be given priority to the soldiers of the Zhenhai Division. Qi Jiguang will specifically practice their usage, and finally the militia generals will come over to learn and teach them.
Whenever Lu Meng is free, he will also join in learning this formation from later generations. Wu Xia Amen, three days of admiration for the saying, is it for nothing.
While everyone was discussing, the people who had been sent out to investigate had returned and confirmed the two fishermen's words. There was indeed a Japanese ship parked on the sea. Many of the people on it were rotten. They were far away. After watching and observing for a while, he returned to report.
Lü Meng and Qi Jiguang looked at each other, and the latter immediately issued an order. Soon after, the Zhenhai Division's various units took action, and the soldiers who sent the order galloped along the coast to inform various towns about the news of the Japanese ships carrying the plague. .
After receiving the news, the militia group followed Qi Jiguang’s order and began to issue orders to the fishermen in the militia group. Before dawn the next day, fishermen were driving fishing boats on the coast from Linjun in the Central Plains to Shengkang in Wuzhou. When going to sea, their mission is only to cruise the sea areas they are familiar with and keep a close eye on passing ships.
At the same time, Wuzhou also informed all incoming and outgoing merchant ships that they must fly the flag of Xia before heading north. Otherwise, they will be regarded as unknown ships and be detained by the navy.
No one expected that the fishermen who went out to sea for the first time to perform their mission were all so excited, as if they were regular soldiers. They drifted on the sea with their eyes wide open, searching for possible Japanese ships. Since They are amateurs in this area, cannot handle large numbers of people, and are familiar with the local waters.
After half a day’s work, ships were found swaying on the sea east of Linjun and northeast of Wuzhou. There were still living people on these boats. They saw the small boats coming towards them, and the Japanese on them were They shouted as if they were seeing a savior, but what they responded to were the bottles of fire oil lit by the fishermen on these boats.
“Japanese monkey, go to hell!”
A dark-skinned middle-aged fisherman did not swing the throwing rope skillfully, and the kerosene bottle that was lit on it was finally thrown by him It flew out and hit the bow of the ship. When the kerosene splashed out, the ignited flames suddenly jumped up, wrapping the Japanese who just called for help and the bow of the ship into flames.
"Ahhhhh!!" The Japanese above flapped their burning clothes hysterically, rolled wildly on the deck, and then fell to the sea. The moment the flames went out, they were stabbed directly into the water by bamboo thorns from the cruising fishing boats. Li,
"Quick! There is another one here, a female Japanese. I saw her jumping into the water!"
"Leave it, let me come!"
< br>"Let me see what the female Japanese looks like. Ouch, she is as skinny as a monkey, kill her! There is a plague on her body, don't let the blood splash on her, stab her into the water from a distance!"< br>
The ship burst into flames and black smoke rose into the sky.
The Japanese men and women trapped in the cabin rushed out together, but they were still trapped by the flames. They hugged each other and cried, and some were accidentally contaminated with kerosene, and soon they turned into flaming people and rolled crazily on the deck.
The bold ones jumped into the sea with a body full of flames. However, what was waiting for them was the fishing boat that came over. They were pricked by fishermen with long sharpened bamboos, covered in blood, and sank into the sea.
On the swaying waves, circles of bright red blood appeared, and densely packed corpses continued to rise and fall with the waves.
At a glance, there are burning ships and floating corpses on the sea.
This is just one place. As more and more were discovered, more than a dozen Japanese ships carrying the plague were discovered by fishermen and naval forces, intercepted on the sea, thrown in kerosene and set ablaze. They stood around and stabbed the Japanese who jumped down to death in the sea one by one.
As for these corpses, they are still eaten by fish and shrimps, allowing the sea to degrade the plague.
During this process, many fishermen felt a little uncomfortable looking at the Japanese stabbed to death, but everyone understood that it was better for these foreigners to die than for their own wives, children, and children to die.
Once they land on land, it will definitely be a terrible disaster for the Xia Kingdom. No matter how unbearable they are, no one will show mercy at this moment.
The one-sided killing continued at sea. It was not until the third day that the interception was completed. When the merchant ships passing by in Nanyang saw this scene, the foreign businessmen above could not help but shudder. .
Never thought that the honest fishermen and porters they saw on weekdays would kill people more ferociously than the last. If this were the Xia Kingdom's army, wouldn't every soldier in it be a butcher?
Soon, one interception report after another was sent back to Zhenhai Division of Fenglai County. At the same time, the southbound fleet also entered the waters of Linjun and headed towards Fenglai County.
In coastal fishing villages, you don’t need to go to the sea. Just stand on the sea cliff outside and you can see the giant thing sailing across the sea from a distance
(End of this chapter)