Dayangshan and Xiaoyangshan are located in the north of the Zhoushan Islands and the east of Jinshanwei, which belong to the Shengsi Islands, and there are more than 400 islands in the nearby waters.

A group of people and horses of the Huguang Water Division, led by the deputy general Xu Junsheng, a total of 50 large ships, received a secret order in the afternoon, set sail from the Zhenjiang fortress, went down the river to the east, and had a smooth wind and water all the way, entered the Changzhou Mansion in the evening, arrived at Jingjiang when it was dark, and finally met the checkpoint.

In the Ming Dynasty, Jingjiang was still a sandbar in the middle of the river, and like Chongming Island, it was the territory of Lu Wangjun.

In Liangguang and Huguang, in order to promote trade and the circulation of goods, Wang Yan did not have the right to set up cards to collect taxes, but now that the Chu Party has just been in power and has experienced a food shortage, many reforms have been delayed.

The official at the checkpoint was Jingjiang Inspector, surnamed Xiao Mingli, and someone on it hinted that he should strictly inspect the river and not let suspicious people go to sea.

Jiangsu and Zhejiang made such a big fuss, Xiao Li naturally knew what it meant not to let suspicious people go to sea, and undoubtedly asked him not to let the people on the side of the King of Chu follow the grain ships of Jiangsu and Zhejiang to go to sea.

This errand is very likely to offend the people of the King of Chu, and even provoke the Heaven and Earth Society and Jinyiwei, there is a risk, but whoever let him eat the food of the gentry of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, even if he gets into trouble, he has to do it, but fortunately, although there is a risk, the harvest is also good, and after working for more than two months, the benefits he got were more than two years of conscientiousness, wind and sun, and honesty.

It is precisely because of the benefits that Xiao Li is very attentive to his work, and there are several waves of Jinyi Wei plainclothes who were blocked back by him.

When it was about to get dark, he was with a few subordinates, lighting oil lamps, full of wine and meat, eating well on the boat, planning to wait for the errand to be completed, so as to make some money to see if he could be transferred back to Zhejiang, he was also afraid of retaliation, so as not to be targeted by the people of the king of Chu.

He was nibbling on a chicken leg when a patrolman got into the boat, "Inspection, there's a fleet coming." ”

Xiao Li's mouth was full of oil, he heard this, put the chicken leg on the plate, wiped his hand on his body, and beckoned his subordinates who were still eating, "You still eat a hair, you are working." ”

A group of people out of the cabin, the river wind blows, shivering from the cold, he looks at the river, in the darkness can vaguely see a fleet slowly coming, he is also happy in his heart, that group of people let him take such a big risk, he naturally will not show mercy, this is a big deal, must be very profitable.

"Quick, get out of the boat, hang up the lights, and let them be checked." Xiao Li hurriedly shouted at the boatman and the patrolman, preparing to stop the boat.

Xiao Li stood at the bow of the boat, thinking about how much to collect, the fleet had already arrived, he took a closer look, he couldn't help but shrink his neck, and when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed it back again, and hurriedly ordered people to row the boat back.

Helpless, the opponent is too hard, and he insists on blocking it, and he can't get the benefits, so he may get a full bag.

The Ming military flag was planted in the bow of the ship, it was the warship of the Huguang Water Division, and the two sides were full of officers and soldiers of the Water Division.

The inspection took a boat back to the shore, thinking that something was wrong, and immediately hurried back to Jingjiang County to report to the magistrate, who hurriedly sent someone to Jiangbei to report the news.

Xu Junsheng took advantage of the darkness to sail the fleet out of the mouth of the Yangtze River, led by Zhang Gongri's son, Zhang Fengjie, and brought the fleet to the waters near the Shengsi Islands at noon the next day. Zhang Fengjie led his own boat to Dayangshan and Xiaoyangshan to store grain, so he knew the location of the island and avoided the sailors from looking for it one by one.

The fleet rode the wind and waves on the sea, which was not of the same magnitude as Dongting Lake, but fortunately, the waves were not big, otherwise the officers and men of the naval division would really be a little unbearable.

After two days of sailing, the fleet finally arrived on a large island with two peaks connected.

When the fleet appeared on the sea, an arrow suddenly shot out of the island, exploded in the air, several small boats rowed out of a bay on the island, a group of men armed with bows and arrows, standing at the bow of the boat, shouted loudly: "Which part of you are the centaurs, this is an island under the jurisdiction of Zhejiang, don't stop the boat here!" ”

When Xu Junsheng saw someone coming out, he knew that Zhang Fengjie was not leading the wrong way, he hurriedly waved his hand, and the thousands of households behind him immediately stepped forward to listen to the order.

"Fire two shots and tell them to get out of the way, or throw them into the sea to feed the fish."

"No!" Chinohe's face was full of excitement, and after a day of drifting at sea, he was finally able to go ashore.

The people on those small boats waved their weapons and shouted, and suddenly there were two loud "boom" sounds, and two gunpowder smoke and two iron bullets rose from the naval warship, one after the other fell on both sides of the boat, splashing two water columns three feet high, and the water splashed down, and several strong men who were shouting at the bow of the boat were instantly poured into soup chickens, and the shouting stopped abruptly.

The speed of the sailor's side did not slow, and when the people in the small boat saw this, they were so frightened that they rowed backwards and fled back to the harbor.

Xu Junsheng led the fleet and went in, only to see many sea ships moored in the bay. Under the two peaks, there are hundreds of stone barns, all three zhang high, covered with thatch, oilcloth, from a distance, it looks like a group of elite soldiers standing straight guard.

The East China Sea is the territory of King Lu's sailors, and this action of the gentry in Jiangsu and Zhejiang obviously maintains a tacit understanding with King Lu, so there are not many guards, only more than 200 people.

Xu Junsheng led a thousand people ashore, let people guard the more than 200 people guarding the island, and then hurriedly walked to a stone warehouse, he pumped the board of the grain mouth, and the rice immediately flowed out, so frightened that he hurriedly plugged in.

"Liu Guogong has already arrived at Jinshanwei, you go back first to tell you, you can let someone come to transport grain." Xu Junsheng waved his hand and beckoned a hundred households and commanded.

After the hundred households were ordered to leave, he turned his head to the thousand households beside him and said, "Ben will leave you twenty ships and two thousand people, you must guard this place." ”

"The general is afraid that someone will come to seize the island?" Chiho had a little shock on his face.

Xu Junsheng sneered, "That's not certain, they dare to cause such a big food shortage in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, what else don't they dare." You remember, no one is allowed to approach the island except our men, and you can fire if necessary! ”

"No, don't worry, the general will definitely defend this island!" Qianhe's face was solemn.

Xu Junsheng patted him on the shoulder, and then said to the soldiers beside him: "Let's go, let's go to Dayang Mountain!" ”

The fleet was divided into two parts, one remained in the harbor, and the other followed Xu Junsheng and sailed to Dayangshan.

Jiangbei, Huai'an, the time has reached the end of October, is about to enter November, a few days ago there was a snow in Lianghuai, the weather is getting colder, King Lu patrolled along the Huai River, his face showed hesitation.

When he returned to Huai'an and heard the news from his subordinates that the Huguang Water Division had crossed the Jingjiang River and entered the East China Sea, three days had passed since the whole incident.

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