ebookland Chapter 257 Jiangzhou Black Ship Incident
Chapter 257 Jiangzhou Black Ship Incident
Song Gaolang suppressed his panic and said quickly, "Someone at the port reported that a large ship was docked on the shore, very close to our seashore."
"Oh? Didn't the people on the ship go ashore?"
Jiang Zuo was also quite confused.
The port of Jiangzhou City has just begun construction, and a large ship is coming to dock?
"No, there's no movement at all."
Song Gaolang said.
"Didn't you find out where that ship came from?"
Jiang Zuo asked.
"Without your order, we dare not approach." Song Gaolang replied, "And that ship doesn't look like it belongs to our Yan State."
After hearing their conversation, Chen Xiu speculated: "Maybe they were sent by the State of Chen. Maybe they want to launch a surprise attack from the shore."
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty. I have already ordered the officers and soldiers to deploy defenses on the shore. It is absolutely impossible for this group of thieves to succeed in their sneak attack."
Song Gaolang assured.
Jiang Zuo thought for a moment and said, "It does sound a bit strange."
"How about you go and have a look with Lord Jiang?"
Song Gaolang said.
Chen Xiu nodded, looked at Jiang Zuo and said, "Let's go."
The port was not far away, and after a while, they arrived at the shore.
At this moment in the port, many workers were standing on the beach, stopping their work and looking at the sailboat in the distance.
"Don't look at it, don't look at it, return to a safe place, continue with the work in your hands, and don't meddle in other people's business."
Song Gaolang ordered loudly.
Even so, the workers couldn't suppress their curiosity and talked about the huge ship on the sea from time to time.
Jiang Zuo came to the shore and looked into the distance.
On the sea not far from the shore, the sailboat looked extremely large, much larger than any ship Jiang Zuo had ever seen.
And if you look closely, you can even see that there seem to be a lot of cannons mounted on the ship...
Jiang Zuo felt a little uneasy.
Could it be a battleship?
In his opinion, the world's artillery technology has not yet begun to develop.
Only the Anding Army has such a powerful weapon as the cannon. If the ship in the distance is really owned by the Chen people, doesn't it mean that they also master the military skill of the cannon?
Jiang Zuo made many guesses in his mind, and the more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt.
"Sir, this black ship has been parked there for two hours, and there is no movement at all."
Song Gaolang said again.
Even though the distance was far, one could still see a few figures appearing on the deck from time to time.
Chen Xiu frowned and said, "Perhaps these are warships sent by the State of Chen. They have been mobilizing troops everywhere these days, obviously to threaten our State of Yan."
Jiang Zuo shook his head and said, "Since it was sent by the State of Chen, why is there only one ship?"
This ship cannot transport many troops.
If it is really as Song Gaolang said, if they stopped for two hours, they should have taken some action. Could they just stand there and watch?
Chen Xiu speculated again: "Maybe they just want to demonstrate."
Song Gaolang also expressed his thoughts, saying, "I understand. It must be the Chen people who know that we are building the port and want to sabotage it."
Jiang Zuo felt that County Magistrate Song's point of view made some sense.
But what about the cannon on the ship?
Did the Chen people also master this technology?
impossible.
Jiang Zuo rejected this conjecture again.
"Could it be the Black Pearl?"
Jiang Zuo murmured.
"What is the Black Pearl?"
Chen Xiu didn't understand.
"That is, pirates."
Jiangzuo Road.
"pirate?"
Chen Xiu had also heard a little about this.
I heard that along the coastal areas, there were many bandits plotting against the Japanese, burning, killing, looting, and committing all kinds of atrocities.
Jiang Zuo thought for a moment and said, "Earlier, a spy from the State of Chen reported that many pirates had plundered the border of the State of Chen and even took hundreds of people abducted. Could it be that this group of pirates is also going to invade the State of Yan?"
In this case, there is no way to be polite to them and we have to just attack them with firepower.
"Oh, I've heard about this before. The ship ahead must be the pirates from the East."
At this time, others also said.
For a while, everyone in the entire port was talking about it.
Chen Xiu said: "I will now ask the court to send a navy south to wipe out these pirates."
Hearing that the pirates were preparing to invade, Song Gaolang suddenly became even more panicked and said, "Why don't we send more officers and soldiers to defend the coast now?"
Jiang Zuo said calmly, "Although their ship is large, there are only a few hundred people on it at most. There is no need to panic. Let's observe the situation slowly before making a decision."
While everyone was discussing this, someone suddenly shouted, "It seems they have lowered a small boat down!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone turned their eyes to the large black ship.
I could vaguely see a lot of figures lowering a small boat down, and then several people grabbed the ropes and jumped onto the boat.
A moment later, the small boat seemed to be heading towards the port.
"Everyone be alert, that group of people is about to land!"
Song Gaolang hurriedly and nervously ordered.
Jiang Zuo was quite calm: "What are you afraid of? There are only ten of them at most."
Compared to this time, Jiang Zuo was more curious about the true identity of that group of people and the purpose of this black sailboat coming here.
The fact that they were so cautious and did not go ashore for two hours showed that the people on the ship were not from Yan.
Perhaps it is true as Jiang Zuo said, this group of people are pirates who are plundering the area.
Seeing the group of people on the boat getting closer and closer, everyone felt more nervous and confused.
The sun shines on the sea, making the waves sparkle.
The boat was almost reaching the shore, and I could finally see clearly what the group of people were wearing.
They were all wearing light brown linen clothes. The skin on their cheeks and necks was white with a rosy glow, and their exposed arms were covered with body hair.
Moreover, these people have blond hair, blue eyes, hooked noses and deep eye sockets.
At first glance, they are not from Yan.
"Oh my god, foreigner!"
Jiang Zuo blurted out.
The looks and attire of these people were not unfamiliar to Jiang Zuo.
"What foreigners?"
Chen Xiu was quite confused and watched the group of strangers approaching the shore with caution.
Jiang Zuo's eyes were full of surprise, and he explained: "That is, foreigners, foreigners who came from the far, far West..."
And this group of foreigners definitely has no good intentions.
At this time, the officers and soldiers responsible for guarding the coast already had weapons in their hands, pointing them at this group of uninvited guests.
After the strangers reached the shore, they immediately raised their hands and shouted: "Pease, Pease, Dongshuabababa..."
Song Gaolang frowned, feeling very nervous, and asked, "What bird language are you talking about?"
For a moment, the officers and soldiers were completely stunned. They couldn't speak the language and had no idea how to communicate with this group of strangers.
"They must be pirates from the East Country. Capture them quickly!"
Song Gaolang ordered.
At this time, the officers and soldiers were about to take action when they heard someone shout, "Wait."
The person who spoke was Jiang Zuo.