Chapter 312 Lead the army south

"Sanqi was detained?"

"Where are people? Is there anything wrong with people?"

Zhang Zhun received the report and was slightly surprised and stood up suddenly.

The one who rushed to report the news was Chen Lingfei's maid Sisi.

Due to the long journey and anxiety, this pretty girl Sisi looked very haggard, her eyes were red, her face turned yellow, and she had no previous expression. She could even see that she accidentally stuck to her clothes. She didn't even have the intention to slap the mud on her body, which shows that the little girl was indeed a little panicked.

Sisi said anxiously: "Sir, Miss Ning, Miss Huang and others are all under house arrest in the port. There is the warship of the inspection department outside. You can find a way to save them quickly. If it is too late, it will be too late."

Zhang Zhun asked calmly: "Si Si, I ask you, is there any trouble among their people?"

Sisi said with difficulty: "When I left, the people were fine for the time being, but the goods were stolen. They were still on their own ships, and the people from the inspection department dared not force themselves and had not launched a strong attack. They all had Hawkeye guns on their hands. However, five days have passed, and I don't know what the situation is."

Zhang Zhun quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

It's okay for people to be fine.

He quickly calmed down and said slowly: "Si Si, tell me the situation at that time in a simple and clear way."

Sisi hurriedly said, "Yes."

She said that Sanqi was detained by Jiangyin's water inspection yamen. Warships were dispatched to intercept Chen Lingfei and the others, forcing them to dock in Haixinsha on Chongming Island, which was also Jiangyin's water inspection yamen. This water inspection yamen, also known as Jiangyin's inspection department, is known as Jiangyin Inspection Department. As long as they conduct maritime trade in Jiangnan, they know the existence of this yamen.

This time, Chen Lingfei went to Jiangnan to receive Sanqi, but her itinerary was actually very low-key. She did not deal with any merchants and chambers of commerce in Jiangnan. This was not a violation of the rules. The goods sent from Yunnan were handed over in Jinling. Chen Lingfei took a merchant ship with more than 3,000 kilograms of Sanqi, and was ready to return to Fushan City quickly to avoid the nights and dreams. However, an accident happened. In Jiangyin, their merchant ship was stopped by the inspector's personnel. The inspector's personnel mercilessly detained the batch of Sanqi.

In the Ming Dynasty, many inspection departments were set up in various parts of the country, with various functions, including those who inspected the salt industry, those who inspected iron ore, those who inspected tea, and some did not check anything, but were specifically responsible for inspecting migrant populations. As long as it was an industry that could make a fortune, inspection departments were basically set up.

The inspection department in Jiangyin belongs to the water inspection department, also known as the water inspection department, which mainly inspects merchant ships coming and going. If the merchant ships passing by near Jiangyin are caught by them, they will intercept them and conduct inspections. Of course, inspections are just excuses. The real reason is that they want to get oil and water and accept bribes. No matter where the country is, as long as the inspection department is, they are fat, and the water inspection department in Jiangyin is no exception.

However, it is obvious that someone behind this matter is a trick. Chen Lingfei believes that she has a good relationship with the Jiangyin Water Inspection Office. After all, she is from the Shen family in Suzhou. She has known since she was a child that to do a good job in business, she must have a good relationship with the government. Therefore, she has always managed related aspects and will never miss it. There is no need for it, and the people from the Water Inspection Office will not be in trouble with them.

However, this time, the people from the Water Inspection Office had a stern face and wanted to detain their Sanqi. No matter what Chen Lingfei said, their attitude was unwilling to change. Even Chen Lingfei secretly sent someone to stuff the other party hundreds of taels of silver, but when the money was received, Sanqi still had to be detained. In order to intimidate Chen Lingfei and the others, the inspection department dispatched two brand new warships.

The inspection department was crowded with people, and two brand new warships were eyeing each other. There were not many people around Chen Lingfei, and he was thinking about Zhang Zhun's instructions and did not want violent conflicts. So they temporarily gave up Sanqi and prepared to find a way after they came back. Unexpectedly, the ship arrived at the estuary of the Yangtze River, near Chongming Island, and was caught by the inspection department's warship, and the two sides clashed again. The inspectors, who didn't know what medicine they had taken, actually wanted to detain Chen Lingfei.

Of course, Chen Lingfei was not willing to be outdone. The atmosphere between the two sides was once very tense. She had an eagle-eyed gun in her hand, and the girl Huang, who was in charge of the escort, also carried dozens of eagle-eyed guns. However, there were also many muskets on the inspection department. In terms of range and power, the eagle-eyed guns and these muskets were obviously incomparable. The two sides had a conflict, and several people were killed and injured.

In the end, Chen Lingfei and others' ships were forced to sail into the port near Chongming Sand Station. The people of the Inspection Department did not dare to force them too much, worried that Chen Lingfei would jump over the wall. They were also quite afraid of the power of the Eagle-Eye Gun. Although the Eagle-Eye Gun was a short musket, the range of the Eagle-Eye Gun was actually comparable to that of the Eagle-Eye Gun when he was actually fired. Therefore, after entering the port, the Inspection Department's warships were cruising outside to prevent Chen Lingfei's warship from escaping, and the two sides were confronting each other.

In the chaos, Miss Huang asked Sisi to escape quietly and return to Shandong to report to Zhang Zhun. Unfortunately, after Sisi went out to sea, she happened to encounter the north wind. The north wind was blowing in winter. When she drove against the wind, her speed was naturally very slow. Sisi drove on the sea for five days before returning to Fushan City. As soon as she got off the boat, she rushed over and reported to Zhang Zhun.

"Five days..."

Zhang Zhun frowned.

Fortunately, there was enough food and fresh water on the ship, otherwise, five days would be enough for Chen Lingfei and the others to suffer. However, it is still hard to say whether there would be any changes in these five days. Fortunately, I sent someone to protect them. Huang Silang's daughter, named Huang Guiying, brought fifty Hawkeye guns. If the inspectors were unwilling to fight to the death, it would not be easy to catch them.

However, the key to the problem is not here.

The key to the problem is that he was slapped hard by the inspector's personnel in the face.

It is very crisp, loud, powerful, and a very direct slap.

Is it tolerable, who can't bear it?

Sisi did not see Zhang Zhun's anger, and was even more anxious. She begged with tears in her eyes and said, "Sir..."

Zhang Zhun nodded and said calmly: "Sisi, don't worry, I'll go to Jiangnan with you right away."

Sisi was only a little relieved.

Zhang Zhun immediately convened relevant personnel to discuss matters.

After the military competition, the situation around Aoshan City was relatively stable. Whether it was the information fed back by Maoyan Department or the Intelligence Department, it showed that there was no danger around the surroundings for the time being. On the contrary, the forces around them noticed Zhang Zhun's danger. Many people quietly evacuated. Everyone was speculating about which target Zhang Zhun would attack next. Among them, Jimo and Laiyang are the most likely.

The soldiers in Dongjiang Town who were originally planning to enter Laiyang made an excuse after arriving in Qixia County and stayed there, but never arrived in Laiyang. Obviously, they were worried that if they had a accurate butcher knife and swung it towards Laiyang, they would suffer an unintentional disaster. The defeat of the Dengzhou Navy also had some impact on these Dongjiang Town soldiers. Before they could thoroughly understand the situation, they did not want to repeat the mistakes of the Dengzhou Navy.

As December begins, the climate is already very cold. It has started to snow in northern Zhili and other places. It should snow in Shandong soon. On snowy days, there will generally be no battle. Therefore, Zhang Zhun temporarily left Aoshan City for a while, and there is nothing serious. Of course, Zhang Zhun cannot stay in Jiangnan for a long time and must return before the New Year.

Therefore, Zhang Zhun gave himself about twenty days.

Twenty days are enough.

"Dugu Lie, gather the sniper team!"

"Yang Weiguo, Zhong Wuying, and Liu Jixiang gathered all ten sniper teams!"

"Zhang Youcai, Peng Bo, Zhou Yanyu, gather your respective teams!"

"Fang He, Liu Dong, gather your sailor combat team!"

"Yang Guohua, prepare your flagship!"

A series of commands were quickly conveyed.

All the troops were busy immediately.

"Each person brings enough ammunition with five bases."

"Logistics Department, prepares 25 base ammunition per person and loads it on the ship!"

"Logistics Department, prepare 100 brand new Tiger Ben guns and 100 Hawkeye guns to be loaded for shipment and spare!"

Zhang Zhun continued to issue relevant orders.

All kinds of ammunition and equipment were sent to the Partridge Bay Naval Base in a flowing water and then loaded into the ship.

Yang Guohua's flagship has a load of only about fifty tons, and can only carry some materials and personnel, which obviously cannot meet the needs. Fortunately, a merchant ship from Miss Sisi can load hundreds of tons of materials and can be loaded together. Therefore, Zhang Zhun decided to lead the two ships to Jiangnan together.

What Zhang Zhun wanted to take away was of course the elite of this military competition. Coincidentally, this military competition was like selecting troops specifically for this trip to Jiangnan. Zhang Zhun just needed to close his eyes and draw out all the award-winning individuals and groups, and then formed the troops heading south.

This trip to Jiangnan was not a large-scale battle, but more of an internal conflict, so there was no need for too many people. In the Jiangnan region, there was no main force of the Ming army, only some garrison troops. As for the combat effectiveness of these garrison troops, there was basically no need to consider it. It was not that Zhang Zhun despised them, but because they were not good at it. Otherwise, dozens of Japanese pirates would not have successfully gone to Nanjing City.

Five combat teams, plus ten five-man sniper teams, and professional snipers, there were more than 300 people in total. Zhang Zhun felt it was enough. The only regret was that three Cangshan boats could not reach Jiangnan. Otherwise, Zhang Zhun would not mind, so he let the Cangshan boats berthed outside Nanjing City and fired a few cannons at Nanjing City to scare the guys who were scaring Jiangnan. However, even without cannons, Zhang Zhun was ready to scare Nanjing and scare the entire Jiangnan.

Those who seized my medicinal herbs and detained me, you are seeking death.

Cutting off people's wealth is like killing parents.

You cut off my way to wealth, I will kill your parents!

Everything was arranged quickly.

On the eighth day of December, Zhang Zhun officially led his army south.

The two ships were loaded with more than 300 soldiers and a large amount of combat supplies. They quietly set off from Partridge Bay at night and quickly entered the vast sea. Because it was a good wind, the sailing speed was very fast. In a day and night, Zhang Zhun arrived near Chongming Island.

Yang Guohua, who was a pirate, is certainly familiar with Chongming Island. Along the way, he introduced the situation of Chongming Island to Zhang Zhun. At the same time, Miss Sisi also described some of the situation of Chongming Island to Zhang Zhun. Zhang Zhun had a clearer understanding of Chongming Island based on his later understanding.

Chongming Island at that time was completely different from Chongming Island in later generations. Chongming Island in the Ming Dynasty was not yet connected, and the population was small. Chongming County was established on the island, with a population of about 20,000 to 30,000. Chongming Island is divided into several islands of different sizes, such as Xisha, Changsha, Sansha, Nansha, etc. Among them, the largest is Xisha Island (completely different from today's Xisha Islands), also known as Chongming Island. The main population and buildings are all on Xisha Island.

Due to its important geographical location, there is also a Chongming Sand House on Chongming Island. This is a Thousand Household Office, which is under the jurisdiction of Zhenhaiwei, Suzhou Prefecture. According to the organization, the Chongming Sand House should have 1,120 soldiers. However, considering that the garrison system has been deflated, it would be good that this Chongming Sand House can dispatch fifty servants.

When the fleet arrived near Chongming Island, it was early in the morning and the sky was dawn. At this time, the Yangtze River Estuary, which is busy every day, was the most deserted. Zhang Zhun held up a thousand-mile mirror and observed carefully along the way, but did not see other merchant ships. The two ships quietly approached Chongming Island. Sisi said that Shen Lingfei's fleet was trapped in the Haixinsha Port in the west of Chongming Island. Zhang Zhun immediately ordered the fleet to sail towards Haixinsha.

Soon, the Haixinsha Port was in sight.

"Dududu!"

The lookout whistle at the top of the mast emits a rapid alarm.

A suspicious ship was found ahead!

"Maybe it's the inspection department's ship."

Sisi said with a little nervous look.

Sure enough, not long after, a ship appeared on the sea west of Haixinsha, a brand new blessing ship appeared. Zhang Zhun raised the thousand-mile mirror and observed it carefully. Before he knew it, he became very interested in the blessing ship in front of him.

There is no way, the lucky ship in front looks too new. If you are not wrong, the lucky ship should be the No. 3 lucky ship, with a displacement of about 200 tons, much larger than the flagship he was riding on. The inspection department is rich and has such a new ship. What's more rare is that there are no cannons on this lucky ship.
Chapter completed!