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Dark Palm Jiaozhi Chapter 59: Soldiers Attack Nading City

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    Piao Tian Literature Perhaps the tension was interrupted, but Zhou Shixiong thought about it. No matter whether he won or lost this sneak attack, he couldn't change it, so just wait quietly.  Returning to the cabin, Zhou Shixiong thought of Gong Liu, a former master of the East Factory. He wondered how the shipyard he built in Sheng Long was doing. He had not paid attention to it for more than a year.

    "Come here, call the captain." Zhou Shixiong shouted, and the soldiers guarding the lower level quickly ran to find Ali.  []

    "Master, you are looking for me." Ali can speak Jiaozhi dialect but not Chinese. Fortunately, Zhou Shixiong has a strong learning ability and has already learned several dialects commonly used in Jiaozhi, otherwise he would not be able to communicate.

    "Sit down, I have something to ask you." For Ali, if it was Zhou Shixiong who had just arrived in the noble realm, he would definitely not be able to take the airs of his master. But now he is very accustomed to the title and class of master and servant, which is in line with the saying that it is easy to be noble, difficult and easy to fall.  .

    "You don't dare, a villain. You just have to stand." Ali really didn't dare. In Srivijaya, if a nobleman kneeled down any slower, he might be beheaded. If he dared to be on an equal footing with his master, killing his whole family would not be enough to atone for his sin.

    "If you know that I am the master, you must do as I say. I will say this once. Sit down." Zhou Shixiong is not such an unreasonable person usually, but today's situation is special, and he gets angry at the slightest displeasure.

    Ali was so frightened that he sat down quickly, hunched over like a big shrimp.  Zhou Shixiong shook his head, "You have been sailing for many years, so you should know many shipbuilders. I want to build my own ship. Can you help me find some shipbuilders who can build sea-going ships?" Of course Ali knows many shipbuilders, but unfortunately these shipbuilders either  Either in Jakarta or Malacca, Cochin is not available anyway.

    "Master, the shipwrights I know are all in Nanyang. I'm afraid I can't help you. Please forgive me." Before Ali's buttocks were warm, Zhou Shixiong's request made Ali fall to his knees. He looked very pitiful.

    "Of course I know this. I'm just asking you if you can go to Nanyang to help me find a shipwright. The wages are not an issue. I'll give them double what they paid." When people came to Jiaozhi to work across the ocean, Zhou Shixiong only paid twice as much.  The price was really stingy, and Ali's lips twitched and he didn't dare to answer.

    "Why don't you say anything?" Zhou Shixiong is actually not stingy at all. The so-called double wages are based on the original price. Zhou Shixiong has no way to go to Nanyang to confirm.  It's a pity that Ali is a person who doesn't know how to adapt, otherwise he wouldn't have been doing maritime trade for so many years, and only one shipwreck made him bankrupt.

    "You villain, I don't know what to say." Ali scratched his head and scratched his head to say something, which almost made Zhou Shixiong happy.

    "Say whatever you want. When this war is over, I will arrange for you to go to Nanyang. If you have any requests, just ask." A few years ago, Zhou Shixiong asked for a translator from Preila's assistant Bamond.  The purpose of Arnold was to learn several foreign languages ??commonly used in Nanyang. Unfortunately, Zhou Shixiong was in a hurry to go to Beijing and left Arnold to Guan Chongguang and Li Fusheng. As a result, he was sent to Shenglong Mansion to help out, and he hadn't seen him for several years.

    "If Zhou Shixiong hadn't wanted to send Ali to Nanyang to recruit workers, he wouldn't have remembered this language genius. Now that he thought of it, of course he would send him with Ali.  After all, he only has Ali and Yanuo who are familiar with Nanyang, and others can't help them even if they want to.

    Since the master said this, Ali was no longer afraid. He calculated item by item with his fingers. A sea ship was necessary, sailors familiar with sea navigation were necessary, elite guards were necessary, and a large amount of gold and silver was necessary. Roughly,  In total, this voyage would cost at least tens of thousands of silver coins.

    Zhou Shixiong understands that regardless of ancient or modern times, navigation is a money-burning industry, but the benefits are also huge.  It's just that this trip to Nanyang cost so much money just to recruit workers. It seems that the gains outweigh the losses.  Zhou Shixiong only has one ship in hand, and this ship is obviously not suitable for sea navigation. Buying a ship that can go to sea may not cost much money in Malacca, which has a developed shipbuilding industry, but buying a seagoing ship in Cochin is not expensive.  The only problem is that there is no place to spend money. The difficulty is just one word.

    "Ali, is there any way you can buy a seagoing ship?" If you have any difficulty, find an expert. No one knows more about navigation and other matters than Ali.

    "Master, those gunboats are all sea-going ships. It would be great if we could grab them." Ali's words made Zhou Shixiong's eyes light up. Yes, what happened to him? Aren't those eight warships just sea-going ships?  It seems that I still haven't been able to meditate, and I have even forgotten such a simple thing.  Zhou Shixiong waved his hand and asked Ali to go out. His current situation was not suitable for talking about things, so he should go to sleep.

    Not long after I lay down, it was dawn.  Zhou Shixiong was awakened by bursts of cheers. When he walked out of the cabin, he found that the building was surrounded by bamboo rafts. The water ghosts were climbing onto the boat along the gangway. They were back.

    "I bid Lan Jinshui to see you, sir." Lan Jinshui's voice came up from the second floor, and Zhou Shixiong quickly responded, "Pass."

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? blue gold waterHe walked up to the top floor in a few steps. When he saw Zhou Shixiong landing on one knee, he said, "I'll report it to you, sir. I'm lucky to have fulfilled my destiny!"

    "Are there any casualties among the soldiers?" Zhou Shixiong asked about the casualties before asking about the outcome of the battle, which made Lan Jinshui's eyes heat up. "Sir, only one Xiaoqi is missing, and there are no casualties."

    "Get up and tell us what happened." Zhou Shixiong was still very satisfied that a thousand people went out and came back nine hundred and ninety-nine times. As for the missing Xiao Qi, I hope God will bless him and be fine.

    This sneak attack was not exciting at all. After Lan Jinshui led the water ghost army to approach the water stronghold, he tied the bamboo raft to the shore, then dived into the water stronghold. According to the combat plan, he divided holes under the eight warships and dived after completion.  After leaving the water village, only a few people were left observing outside the water village.  These people watched the eight warships sink into the water before leaving. Lan Jinshui was one of the observers.

    "Mr. Lan Qian, have all the sailors and gunners on the ship escaped?" A ship sinks not as quickly as a car overturned and fell off a cliff. Generally speaking, most people can escape from the accident ship.

    "It's my lord, they have all fled to Nanding Mansion." Lan Jinshui once thought about chasing these sailors, but considering that the water ghost army did not carry long weapons and had been soaked in the water for a night, they were not physically stronger than the enemy.  Youcai gave up the idea.

    "We will sail back to Henan Prefecture when all the soldiers come up." Zhou Shixiong did not make any next plans because he was not sure whether the sneak attack would be successful.  Now that the sneak attack has been successfully completed, the army can then attack Nanding City. As for the warships and artillery, there is nothing to worry about if they are placed in the water.  With the strength of the Li Dynasty in Nanding City, it is not enough to defend the city. There is no time to fish out the boats.

    Zhou Shixiong returned to Henan Mansion with peace of mind, but Nanding City was filled with gloom and mist.  When Zheng Zhuang went to Heping Mansion, he took away 15,000 elite troops. Most of the 20,000 troops left in Nanding City were civilians. Let alone go into battle to kill the enemy, even if they were ordered to line up, this city could not do it.  How to keep it!

    Sitting in Nanding City is an old acquaintance of Zhou Shixiong and the new emperor of the Li Dynasty, Li Zhenzong Li Weiyou.  Zheng Zhuang was quite decent enough to lead the emperor on an expedition, but I don't know what Li Weiyou had in mind.

    When Li Zhenzong heard that the navy had returned, he quickly summoned Hong Yikard, the admiral of the navy.  Calder was the leader of a small pirate organization in the Netherlands. He robbed merchant ships in the South Seas and was originally going to be hanged after being captured by Preyla.  It happened that Zheng Zhuang purchased eight warships and needed a group of sailors and gunners. The Malay Governor Preila gave Calder a way out, which was to assist Zheng Zhuang in commanding the navy.

    Last night, eight warships sank for no apparent reason. Calder believed that this was a sign of something from God.  Therefore, when he met Li Zhenzong, Calder immediately requested to withdraw from Thanh Hoa, which depressed Li Zhenzong to the point of wanting to die.

    Not to mention the negotiations between Li Zhenzong and Calder, it took Zhou Shixiong two days to return to Henan Prefecture. The time spent going upstream and downstream was very different.  Zheng Dong got the news that the building ship had entered the port and hurried to see Ji Hongchang. When he heard the news that the mission had been completed, he cried with joy.  Of course he was happy. Henan Prefecture was bombarded by more than ten artillery pieces last time. If the Lang Son Army hadn't figured out how to use bamboo sandbags to resist the artillery fire, Henan Prefecture would have fallen into Zheng Zhuang's hands.

    What Zheng Dong is most worried about is that next time Zheng Zhuang will bring more artillery, and the sandbags may not be able to stop it by then.  This thought tortured Zheng Dong every day like a nightmare. Even if Ji Hongchang led his troops, it could not reduce the fear of artillery. Until this moment, the threat of artillery finally disappeared. Zheng Dong would not be able to vent the fear that had been accumulated for many days without crying.

    "Master Ji, that's great, it's really great. Come on, I want to celebrate Master Ji personally." After crying so hard, Zheng Dong finally remembered that there was someone in front of him, and quickly wiped the tears on his face and smiled.  said.

    "Palace Master Zheng, now is not the time to celebrate. I wonder if Palace Master Zheng is interested in accompanying Hongchang to Nading City. To be honest, Hongchang really wants to be neighbors with Palace Master Zheng." Zhou Shixiong never thought about occupying Nanding City.  Ding Mansion, he just wanted to make a deal with Zheng Zai after seizing Nanding City and exchange Nanding Mansion for some benefits.

    "This," Zheng Dong pondered for a while, shook his head and said, "I'm afraid this matter is inappropriate, Master Ji. Although Nanding Mansion was defeated by the Li Chao army, the master of Nanding Mansion was not dead yet. Master Ruoji occupied Nanding City.  If you don't return it, I'm afraid other governments will have other ideas." Zheng Dong was not dazzled by the good news and quickly figured out whether he should support Ji Hongchang.

    "Master Zheng, you are worrying too much. Is Hongchang a villain who takes advantage of others' danger? He just spent his efforts to capture the city. It is reasonable to get some benefits." Since Zhou Shixiong appeared not to seize other people's territory, Zheng Dong quickly  He smiled and said, "Of course, Master Ji has personally witnessed the battle and captured the city. How can Zheng Zai not give some advice?" Zheng Dong was happy to let Zheng Zai spend money to eliminate disasters. How could he object to Ji Hongchang's approach.

    On the same day, the two palace lords jointly ordered that, except for the soldiers from Henan Province who stayed behind, the reinforcements from each province marched towards Nam Dinh Palace under the unified command of Lang Son Palace. Zhou Er ledThe Lang Son Army served as the central army to protect the two palace lords Ji Hongchang and Zheng Dong.
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