Chapter 73: Surprise Attack on Penglai City

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The fleet has been sailing on the sea for three or four days since Keelung Port.

The sea breeze blowing over the ship is very strong. If a weak person stands on the bow, he may be blown into the sea. Even Qin Hao has to wear a red leather coat before he dares to walk to the bow.

The sailors are operating the sails at the stern and pulling the ropes. They are busy all the time. They turn their heads and glance at the bow from time to time to see their new boss.

To make a living on the sea, the importance of the boss needs no explanation, even if they are Spanish.

"What do you think of our new boss?" A sailor kept fishing in the fishing net on the side and asked several companions on the side.

"I don't know if it's good or not, but there's a lot of food."

"Yes, the food has improved a lot these days, and there's meat every day."

"A lot of silver and money has been given." Many Spanish crew members whispered, and the sound of gold coins colliding in their pockets came one after another.

At first, Amorim told them that they were going to join the Ming people, and many people were unwilling. It was not until the Ming people generously took out a box of gold coins and distributed them that they really accepted the mountain.

"Little guys, hurry up and fish in the net, otherwise you won't have to think about eating tonight." Seeing someone chattering under his hands, the old sailor stood aside and urged dissatisfiedly.

Our masters gave a lot. The sailors who just joined the industry were given three gold coins, not to mention these old sailors. As for the captain and the first mate, it's unimaginable.

If you don't work hard like this, it's better to die in the sea to feed the fish.

As the old saying goes, as long as the problem can be solved with money, it is not a problem, of course, the premise is that you have so much money.

Qin Hao used a large amount of gold coins to buy the loyalty of this group of Spanish crew members, and it seems to be going well at the moment.

"Brothers, work harder, we're going to catch fish." Amid the shouts of the old sailors, the fat and lively fresh fish were dragged onto the deck by the sailors.

Seeing the sailors so happy, Qin Hao couldn't help but want to have some fun. Although he grew up in a water town, it was his first time to see fishing on the sea, so he was inevitably curious and active.

Just as he was about to leave, Zhuge Xuan appeared in front of Qin Hao and told him something more exciting than fishing.

Shandong Provincial Government and Dengzhou Prefecture were right in front of him, and the coastline could be seen from afar.

In this case, he couldn't go out to play. Qin Hao looked at the sun. At about nine o'clock in the morning, he went back to the cabin to tidy up. This time he went out with a lot of clothes.

Wearing a blue cloth gown, square-toed shoes, a white scarf on his head, and two long hair hanging down naturally, he looked at the person in the small square mirror. He was tall and straight, with red lips and white teeth, sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes, and a handsome face. Qin Hao himself couldn't help but praise him.

About a quarter of an hour later, with a shout of arrival at the port, Qin Hao and Zhuge Xuan got off the boat.

Zhao Chang led the guards to lift the horses off the deck from the boat, each holding a bag in his hand.

After everything was done, Amorim's boat began to slowly leave. This was agreed before. They would not go with Qin Hao, but turn around to cross the Yangtze River and enter Yingtianfu to meet them.

For the rest of the journey, they could only rely on the ten or so horses in front of them.

Patting the horses that had just got off the boat, it seemed that they were still asleep. It was not easy to bring these horses with them at the beginning.

Almost all land creatures are afraid of the sea, especially horses. The turbulence on the sea can easily make them fall into a state of anxiety and madness, and once they return to land, it is difficult to recover.

In this regard, Qin Hao thought of a way to feed the horses with wine in advance and let them sleep all the way. This method worked surprisingly well. The horses were very stable along the way, and there were no accidents, but they were a little thin.

After all, it is normal to eat less when drunk.

After waiting for a while, several horses stood up with their legs trembling. Qin Hao got on the horse and tried it, patted the horse's neck, and fed some soybeans. The physical strength of several horses recovered well and they were almost ready to go.

"How many days will it take us to Penglai." After walking for half a day, Qin Hao asked Zhuge Xuan beside him.

Zhuge Xuan held the map in his hand, looked at it for a while and said in a deep voice: "It will take at most half a day to walk."

Shandong Dengzhou Prefecture leads Penglai, Huangxian, Fushan, and Qixia.

Since they landed in Dengzhou, they would not be too far from Penglai.

Qin Hao did not take the official road along the way, but basically took the small road. The people he met were all villagers, which was not a big deal.

Before noon, they arrived in Penglai. There were more and more merchants on the road. When they saw Qin Hao and his group, most of them stopped and pointed.

Qin Hao saw the open gate of Penglai City, and a bold idea came to his mind: rush in and fight quickly, wouldn't it be great!

This time, there were a total of 12 people, Qin Hao, Zhuge Xuan, and Zhao Chang Nord's 10 guards. At first, they were required to dress lightly and avoid as much as possible.

But when they really arrived, they found that it was not so easy. There were still people stopping to watch in small towns and small places. When they arrived at the main road, they were afraid that they could not avoid it.

"Fortunately, we can rush him and pick up Chen Hu and go south immediately. How about it." Qin Hao told everyone his idea.

Zhao Chang and other guards grabbed the horse reins and rushed forward at full speed, waiting for the order.

Zhuge Xuan pondered for a moment and came up with a plan.

Although this master of his family is always unreliable, this time his unreliability is very appropriate. He just found the problem of not being able to hide. Staying here for too long will waste time and be more likely to be exposed.

Penglai is a small city. They can find people in a short time if they rush in.

Seeing Zhuge Xuan nod in agreement, Qin Hao also let go and led everyone to rush to the city gate. They wanted to take advantage of the guards not paying attention to attack and break the gate in one fell swoop.

In addition to the border troops of the nine borders of the Ming Dynasty, the military in the mainland has long been relaxed, and Penglai City is also among them.

The surprise attack went too smoothly. Before the dozen soldiers at the city gate could react, they were rushed to by Qin Hao and his group, and successfully seized the rusty and broken swords and guns in their hands.

One by one, they knelt down and begged for mercy, saying that they had an 80-year-old mother and a 3-year-old child, just begging for their lives.

"Watch out, no one is allowed to leave or enter from now on."

Ignoring them, leaving three people to guard the captives, Qin Hao led the rest into Penglai County.

Instantly, the whole Penglai became "lively", with people on several streets calling out the two words "Chen Hu", which sounded like a name.

The households couldn't stand this "liveliness" and closed their windows and wooden doors.

The timid ones knelt and worshipped the statue of Bodhisattva at home, praying that their families would not suffer disasters. The little wealth in their homes was not enough for the fat pigs of Master Liu's family to eat for a day. If they wanted to rob, they should rob his family. His family had a lot of silver and beautiful women.

The brave ones peeked through the cracks in the door at the people and horses galloping on the street to see which houses they were heading for. They looked left and right but didn't see any movement from them.

"They are here to look for people, not the bandits from Shanglin."

"It's good that they are not bandits! It's good that they are not bandits!"

The people hiding in the house were relieved, especially the wealthy families. They were thankful that the group of people who came were not bandits, otherwise the lives of the whole family would be saved.

"Have you found Chen Hu?" Qin Hao asked Zhuge Xuan who came on horseback. He had just led people to the east. He probably shouted for a long time but there was no trace of him. He looked at his side.

"I didn't find him either." Zhuge Xuan sighed.

"How could this happen?" Qin Hao was confused and couldn't figure it out for a while.

Penglai County was a small town with only more than a thousand houses. He had been rushing for so long and had already called every household in Penglai County. Chen Hu shouldn't have heard any news.

Suddenly Qin Hao thought of another possibility. Chen Hu might not be in Penglai County, but in a nearby town.

At this moment, Zhao Chang, who was guarding the door, came and shouted loudly: "Sir, Chen Hu is here."

"Good!"

The sudden news made Qin Hao happy for a while, and then ordered: "In this case, Zhuge Xuan, you should inform others to gather at the city gate, hurry up, don't delay."

The twelve of them were able to rush into Penglai City because of a time difference and information imbalance. After so long, Penglai's garrison must know their strengths and weaknesses.

If they don't leave, they may have to fight a battle. Although they are not afraid, it is completely unnecessary.

It's boring to bully country boys. If you want to fight, go and fight the rich kids in Jinling City, so as not to lose your reputation.

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