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Chapter 958 The first shot

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    Pi Shen will lead the entire main force of the Penglai Navy to Changdao before dusk, hide in Moon Bay, and wait for the fleet of unknown origin to arrive.

    On Long Island, there is a fort built on the east side. If there is a battle tomorrow, it will be more secure to fight with the fort behind you.

    After a difficult night, the clipper sent to spy on the military situation finally returned.

    Under the nervous gaze of General Pi Shen and others, the scout reported: "That fleet is flying the sun and moon flag, it should be a fleet of Ming Dynasty civilian ships."

    Ships have difficulty communicating at sea, so they fly different flags to identify themselves.  The civilian ships of the Ming Dynasty liked to fly the sun and moon flag, and the navy of the garrison had its own military flag. For example, the majestic Kunpeng flag was flown in Denglai Water City.

    After repeated questioning and confirmation that there were no other flags flying, General Pi Shen and others heaved a sigh of relief.  As long as it was Ming Dynasty's fleet, he would not dare to offend the officers and soldiers no matter how aggressive they were.

    "Brother, should we" Seeing the tiger turning into a fat sheep, the guerrillas couldn't help but become greedy. The other generals also looked at General Pi with great expectations, obviously they were used to this kind of business.

    No wonder, after all, the Ming Dynasty has not lifted the sea ban, and this is an important place to defend the capital. Even if all your fleets are sunk, you will have no way to deal with it.  It is said that they are equipped with sharp weapons and have a murderous intention. These water camp officers have more blood debts than pirates.

    "Hmm" Pi Shenjiang began to ponder.

    The scouts have just confirmed again that the other party does have 50 sand patrol ships with 400 materials, and they have a very deep draft, so they are obviously fully loaded.  Just seize a few ships, and the brothers will have a mouth full of oil.

    But with such a large fleet, how can you dare to attack rashly if you don¡¯t know its origins?  He carefully recalled the big ship owners in the area south of Shandong Province. After thinking about it, it seemed that only the Shachuan Gang in the Yangtze River Estuary could put up such a large formation.

    "Shachuan Gang, aren't they fishing for food in the Yangtze River? Why did they come to our Shandong Province?" Pi Shenjiang was puzzled.

    "Who cares what he's doing here? This is an overreach, and you must pay the price!" the subordinates shouted.

    "That's right, my hands are stretched out everywhere. If I don't chop them off, I think I have no one in Shandong!"

    Unable to stand up to the instigation of his men, General Pi Shen finally made up his mind to stop the fleet and ignore his indiscretion. He would arrest the ship as usual and wait for the other shipowner to redeem it.

    "Go out of the bay and line up on the channel. No one is allowed to pass by!" General Pi Shen made up his mind and gave the order boldly.

    "Ouch!" The sailors on this boat howled excitedly when they heard the order.  Although they resisted fighting, they were not tired of robbing.

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    When the early morning mist dissipated, the Penglai Navy fleet lined up in the Changshan Waterway. After a while, they saw the huge fleet approaching from the east.

    Pi Shen will stand on the top deck, hold a bamboo tube dug out at both ends, and hold it close to his eyes to look out.  He could already see the masts of those ships clearly. Sure enough, there were ordinary sun and moon flags hanging on them, with no other flags.

    The current in this area is eastward, and the sand boat on the opposite side is fully loaded. Although the sail is fully spread, it still seems slow and cumbersome.

    General Pi has rich experience and has already chosen the most advantageous position to form an array. Not only is he supported by the fort on the shore, but if the opponent wants to escape, he can immediately put up full sail and chase down the river, and he can catch up in the blink of an eye.

    Everything is under control!

    General Pi Shen was completely relieved and ordered the gunners to reload and prepare to fire a salvo to scare this arrogant fleet.

    Gradually, the fleet is getting closer and closer, five miles, four miles, three milesstill no intention of stopping.

    "Fire!" General Pi Shen gave the order to teach these ignorant little red men a lesson.

    The gunners used pine torches to light the fuses, and the cannons roared with sparks.

    Suddenly, the guerrilla next to him gave General Pi Shen a shove and screamed in a deep voice: "You can't fire, there's a dragon flag!"

    "Huh?!" Pi Shenjiang followed what his men were pointing, and sure enough he saw the largest 600-material sand ship in the opposite fleet, with four blue-backed golden dragon flags hanging on it, as well as the Qingdao flag and flags!

    The big ship before was blocked by the ship leading the way, and its flag could not be seen clearly until it was close.

    General Pi Shen and others were immediately dead.

    There were many vassal kings in Shandong, and the nearby Qingzhou was the fiefdom of King Heng.  Otherwise, they wouldn't know him. This is a banner that can only be used by the prince when he is on tour.  Of course, the flag was actually not a dragon, but a dragon, which they couldn't tell.

    "Stop, stop, don't fire!" Pi Shenjiang screamed, wanting to rush forward and block the muzzle of the cannon.

    But it was too late, a dozen cannons made dull roars one after another.

    A dozen cannonballs roared out,sp; "Back to captain, my name is Chu Liu." The young man spoke Shandong dialect.  "The gunner of the artillery team directly under the Coast Guard!"

    Zhao Hao's security team has three major sources of troops. One is the former Qi's army who defected and the Zhejiang soldiers they brought; the other is the local warriors recruited from Kunshan; and the third is the northern refugees supported by Xishan Company, mainly from Henan and Shandong.  .  When Chu Liu opens his mouth, you can tell that he is the third type.

    "Tucking away? Where do you plan to run away to?" Wang Rulong couldn't help but laugh and said: "This name is not good on the ship. If it doesn't work, you will run away into the water. Let me change your name."

    "Hey, okay." The name Chu Liu is not a serious name, so of course the captain would be happy to give it to him.

    "What should I call you" Wang Rulong stroked his red beard and said, "You are so powerful with this shot! Let's call you Chu Liuxiang."

    "Hey, thanks to the captain for the name, I will call him Chu Liuxiang from now on." Chu Liu nodded happily.

    "Chu Liuxiang, how do you think I should punish you?" I have to admit that the northern dialect is so contagious that Wang Rulong's accent was taken away by him.

    "What, you still have to punish me?" Chu Liuxiang was dumbfounded.  "You're still guilty of the shooting?"

    "That's an officer's ship. If you shoot someone, whose life will be judged?" Wang Rulong slapped him on the back of the head.

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