Chapter 121 [Intercept and Search]
Just as Ali Hague and his son attacked the oars and were full of heroism and were determined to imitate Zhang Hongfan, destroying Song in one fell swoop, and also came to a Yacheng to get an imperial edict, more than ten miles away from the Central Army's ship, the rear guard warship at the rear of the fleet was intercepting a fleet of seven merchant ships for routine inspection.
The Southern Song Dynasty's sea trade was extremely prosperous, and the imperial court entered the year, and half of it was relying on this. Half of the country was fighting against the Liao, Jin, Mongolia and Yuan dynasties for many years, and maritime trade was of great significance. Moreover, the more the end of the world, the greater the demand for maritime trade. Therefore, even though wars were everywhere on land, maritime merchant ships were still coming and going, without any impact.
Ali Hague launched a large number of troops and crossed the sea. In order to prevent sea merchants from spying on military aircraft, warships were arranged on both wings of the fleet and behind the hall to intercept merchant ships, and it was like a large army on land, with whistle cavalry coming out everywhere and shielding the battlefield.
Although the sea is vast, it cannot be done as you want. You must sail along a fixed route to ensure the safety of the ships. The Ali Hague army dominated the routes, and many merchant ships departing from Leizhou and Qiongzhou had to enter the port and wait, complaining. However, the ships departing from Guangzhou, Quanzhou, Fuzhou and other places were far away and had no news, and they encountered them halfway. These merchant ships were intercepted and drove to Leizhou. Only after the army fleets entered Qiongzhou Port were allowed to sail.
At this moment, the merchant fleet was forced to stop. The bow of the Yuan army warship behind the palace, a group of armored new military soldiers surrounded by a thick and rich military general who was about thirty years old and had a thick beard. The general's rough voice echoed above the ship: "I am Liu Zhongxiao, a thousand households of the Great Yuan army, and is in charge of the order of the left prime minister of Jinghu and the marshal of Mongolia and Han capital, to investigate the ships to prevent traitors. You can quickly present the espionage photos. If the Song people admit it early, I will not investigate the past. If I can provide spies, I will be rewarded..."
In the sea breeze, a middle-aged man wearing a square scarf and a silk-plate round collar and a blue robe with a black robe standing at the bow of a merchant ship, smiling and listening to the military generals' speeches - looking at the faces of these two people, Su Liuyi, the commander-in-chief of the Song Army Hall, and Jiang Zongjie, the long-lost leader of the black crow.
As soon as the general finished speaking, Su Liuyi bowed and smiled, "What is the general saying? He is just a boat dealer, and he is running around the sea all year round. He only needs a bowl of stable meals, so he will do something that will kill himself. Come on, Jing'er, present our spy to General Liu with a photo."
A young man in the cabin was holding a brocade box and came out in response - it was Su Jingzhan, the chief commander of the Song navy.
Several new soldiers took over the brocade box from Su Jingzhan, tied it tightly with ropes, and hung it down from the side of the ship. The new soldiers on the sampan below took over, then rowed under the warship, and sent the brocade box as usual.
As soon as he bought the Jinbo, Liu Zhongxiao felt that the weight was different. He looked at Su Liuyi with a "you understand" smile, and understood it. He opened the Jinbo calmly. His eyes lit up and whispered a few words to a tall and thin and gloomy general on his side.
The Semujun general's brown eyes flashed with a hint of greed, and he squinted his eyes and nodded. Then he left the bow of the ship with Liu Zhongxiao and entered the cabin.
When Liu Zhongxiao and Semu generals entered the cabin to check the "literary spy photos", Jiang Zongjie whispered: "Liu Zhongxiao was originally a garrison in Tanzhou (Changsha). The Yuan army attacked Tanzhou and the city broke and surrendered to Yuan. Fortunately, he did not know Mr. Su, otherwise he would be in danger."
Su Liuyi nodded silently, thinking of the battle of Tanzhou, and was both angry and sad. At that time, Ali Hague led the Yuan army to attack Tanzhou and fought extremely fiercely. For seventy days, dozens of battles were fought. At the end of the battle, even Ali Hague was shot. When the Tanzhou defenders lost their outer city, they resigned to Yuecheng to resist each other until the city was finally broken. Friends, Li Fu, the appeasement envoy of Song Hunan and the governor of Tanzhou, died unyieldingly, Zhong Feiying, the commander of the transfer of fortune, and Chen Yi, the commander of the governor, committed suicide.
Su Liuyi had never heard of Liu Zhongxiao's name. He was probably the general who was the commander and was in the top position. He was not involved in it. Hehe, loyalty, loyalty and filial piety, neither loyal nor filial!
While Su Liuyi and Jiang Zongjie were whispering, Liu Zhongxiao, a new army's thousand-household resident, and the Semu Army general came out of the cabin one after another. Liu Zhongxiao's mouth opened and closed, and he was obviously very satisfied with the test results. The Semu Army general observed the two from time to time.
Su Liuyi has experienced many storms, and Jiang Zongjie is even more of a spy. His psychological quality is extraordinary. They say rebellious words, with calm expressions without any abnormality.
The general of Semu looked at Su Jingzhan again.
Although Su Jingzhan was young, he had also experienced life and death. People like those who had the rest of their lives in Yashan had already trained their will to be extremely tenacious. They could still grit their teeth and persevere when the country was destroyed and their families were at the end of their journey. They could not imagine without strong will and beliefs.
The general of Semu stared at Su Jingzhan for a while, and only saw a gentle, elegant, neither humble nor arrogant smile. He really couldn't find any fault.
Liu Zhongxiao's voice sounded: "Are you waiting to sell cloth fur?"
Su Liuyi bowed and smiled, "That's right. Should the general check it?"
Although I received the gift, I had to do routine. Liu Zhongxiao glanced at the Semu Army General and said, "I will naturally have to check the responsibilities of this general."
Su Liuyi was naturally not afraid of inspection, because he really "trafficked" cloth and fur, and then "trafficked" people.
Su Liuyi recruited brave men and recruited Yi soldiers in this trip, and gained a lot. He recruited 8,000 Yi heroes. Due to the lack of ships and the great momentum, he could easily attract the attention of the Yuan court, so he set out in three batches, and the first batch of people entered Qiong was 2,000.
These brave men followed the ship on the grounds of Su Liuyi, Jiang Zongjie's servants, ship workers, etc., and traveling south to avoid disasters and make a living, and crowded seven lucky ships with thousands of materials. Fortunately, Su Liuyi was trafficking in cloth, fur and other goods that were not very well-behaved, otherwise the ship would not be able to bear it.
Recruiting righteous and brave men and military funds is the task of Su Liuyi's trip. It can be used as a cover, and killing two birds with one stone.
In fact, the most scarce thing in the dynasty was iron materials, grain and cloth, but iron materials were forbidden products. The rice in the city was heard from far and near. Grain was only sent from south to north, but it was not heard from north to south. Once investigated, it was easy to expose the stuff. However, the South Asian countries did not have much demand for cloth, unless it was silk. Su Liu and Yi were worried about the clothes and quilts of the large population that were about to pour in. How could he buy luxury items like silk? After thinking about it, the more suitable thing was to transport fur. Fur was originally a product from the north, and the new army was formed, and fur could be tanned and leather armored. No matter how much it was, it was not too much. Cloth was also very important. Just carry a little bit, don't do too much to make people doubt it.
The demand for fur and leather materials in the South China states was relatively strong. At that time, most maritime merchants were trafficking. Although the volume of the shipment of Su Liuyi was larger, it was still normal. Therefore, seeing new soldiers boarded the ship and climbed up and down to check. Su Liuyi, Jiang Zongjie and others just talked and laughed, and answered questions from Liu Zhongxiao and the generals of Semen from time to time.
After a while of Q&A, Liu Zhongxiao waved his hand and was about to call for a stop.
Suddenly the hatch door slammed open, and a child was holding under his head with a thick new military sign. He walked out cursingly, raised his hand and threw the child on the deck.
The child cries and struggles hard.
Chapter completed!