I’m The King Chapter 1398: : Sudden Encounter of the Han Banner World (88)

A battleship sailed out from the thin mist in the early morning, and the Chu army navy stood Zhai Qing on the bow, staring intently at the ship in front of him that was slowly enlarging in his pupils , it was a smuggling boat.

In the past two years, the trade with Han has continued to expand, especially silk. Because of the strong control of Fan Zhuo's family in Chu, they collected it at a low price and sold it at a high price to Han for huge profits. It also caused countless smugglers to take risks. A ship of silk was transported from Chu State to Han State, which was enough for a person who had nothing to live in Chu State for the rest of his life. Such a high profit naturally moved countless people. Even though the state of Chu keeps increasing its crackdown every year, the smugglers are still unstoppable.

The main way for smugglers is to go through the waterway. The land route is basically impassable. Large-scale smuggling from the land is basically a *pig*pig* island *small* in Chu State, said ww.huzu since Looking for a dead end, but walking is different. A ship of silk, as long as it avoids the inspection of the navy, can go directly to Han. If the tax is not paid, then it can be sold generously in Han. In order to curb this situation, Chu's navy continued to expand its scale and vigorously cracked down on smuggling by water.

On paper, the Chu State Navy is now very powerful, with hundreds of ships of all sizes and tens of thousands of soldiers. The state of Chu is located in the south with many rivers, so there is no shortage of sailors.

But even so, it is still forbidden. Although large-scale smuggling has disappeared, sporadic smuggling still occurs from time to time. However, these smugglers have now become a shortcut for naval officers and soldiers to get rich. If they catch one, they can privately share the wealth of the ship.

Zhai Qing lost a lot of money in gambling a few days ago, and now he owes a lot of money. In order to pay off the debt, he could only blame the smugglers, and regardless of his hard work, he personally took a battleship. Patrol on the river, wait for the rabbit, and never return to Hong Kong at night. Firstly, smugglers are desperate guys. Most of them sail at night.

God, what a pity, he really bumped into a smuggling ship, when the lights on the warship were lit, and he loudly ordered the ship, which was still sailing on the dark river, to be inspected. The ship actually ran away.

Since it showed its signs, the smuggling boat also lit up its lights, and ran away with all its strength, and was caught by the Chu army navy. It was not as simple as just confiscating property. They also wanted money and life. . The man beheaded on the spot.

What annoyed Zhai Qing was that the sailors on this smuggling ship were all veterans, not only were they extremely familiar with the waterway, but they were also very skillful in maneuvering the ship. If it wasn't for the performance of his naval warships being better than those of the smuggling ships, and the other party was heavily loaded, today's trip would be considered a waste of time. But even so, Xiao Midnight chased him down. It's just getting closer a little bit, the **** thing is always downwind, while helping myself. Also helping smuggle boats.

When the sky was about to dawn, the luck finally began to change. The wind direction changed. Both sides were against the wind, so I could show the advantage. There were young and strong soldiers on board, and the opponent was heavily loaded. The distance between the two sides Finally, it was seen to be greatly drawn closer. But the person on the smuggling boat was also a ruthless character. While fleeing, he actually threw the silk on the boat onto the boat one by one. It made Zhai Qing's eyes blaze and blood dripping from his heart. All he threw was his money. Woolen cloth! If you catch the other party, you must cut these smugglers into pieces.

"Fight harder, catch up with me, every person will get ten taels of silver if we catch up." Zhai Qing roared angrily.

Under the heavy reward, the sailors put in all their strength, and the distance between the two sides got closer and closer. Zhai Qing estimated the distance, and it was probably at the corner in front that he could catch up with this damned smugglers the boat.

The sailors on board also cheered. After chasing for half the night, it finally came to an end. A large amount of reward silver was recorded, and everyone was smiling.

"Can't run anymore? Haha, don't even think about slipping away from my hand!" Zhai Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief, sat down on his buttocks, and commanded the warship to chase after midnight. My legs are sore.

The smuggling boat in front seemed to be possessed by an evil spirit, or they had exhausted all their strength. At this moment, they were just floating on the river like this, letting the current slowly carry the boat forward.

Finally arrived at the turning point, and the river in front of him suddenly appeared in front of him, but at this moment, Zhai Qing jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. He finally understood why the smuggling boat in front did not run away. It's not because they can't run anymore, but because on the other side of the bend, the battleship covering the sky and the sun is sailing towards their side with full sails. On the top of the mast, the Yellow Dragon Flag fluttered in the morning wind, showing its ferociousness to its heart's content in the wind.

A round of red sun jumped from the top of the distant mountain, and the dazzling sunlight dazzled Zhai Qing's eyes. At that moment, he almost thought he was dazzled, so he rubbed his eyes. The next moment, he Screamed: "Han navy, turn the rudder, hoist the sails, run away!"

Although they are both sailors, Cui Qing is very clear about the huge gap between the two. Both sides are on this river, and the Han navy navy is very domineering. They often cross the border to the territory of Chu State. There have been conflicts, but after several confrontations, the Chu army's navy never dared to provoke the other party. The opponent's ship was basically one size larger than the Chu army's navy's ship, and the weapons on board were even more amazing. The sailors of the Chu army had ramming horns on the bow and steel plates hanging on the side of the boat. Even without using those weapons, the ramming alone would have caused the Chu army navy's boat to sink into the river to feed shrimps and turtles.

What's more, the opponent is a large group now, and I only have one ship. Don't say that the other party is a wolf and you are a sheep, even if the other party is just a herd of sheep and you are a wolf, you can still scratch yourself to death today.

The Han naval forces are attacking, which means that the Han people are about to go to war with Chu. No matter how stupid Zhai Qing is, he now knows that something is wrong. "Run away, hurry up, if you want to live." He roared loudly.

The exhausted officers and soldiers of the Chu Army Navy also understood their situation, and used all their breastfeeding strength. The warship drew an arc on the river and turned the corner extremely lightly. For a moment, I am afraid that even if I have practiced countless times in normal times, I will not be able to achieve today's level. The sails that were lowered due to the headwind before are raised at an astonishing speed. , frantically fleeing back and forth on the road.

The smuggling ship was floating on the river like this, and the smugglers on the ship stood on the deck in a daze, staring at the endless dark warship that was pressing towards it.

"A war is coming, a war is coming. The Han people are coming!" the smuggler murmured.

"Boss, hurry up and find a way, or we'll all be feeding fish in the river!" A big, round, bare-armed man yelled wildly, and his yell finally woke up the smugglers, "Raise the white flag, no! No, no, semaphore, common semaphore, we are not enemies, we are just ordinary people, ordinary people.”

The smuggler screamed.

It was the Dahan Inland River Navy under the command of Li Quan who was coming. In order to maintain the suddenness of the attack, Li Quan chose to sail at night. The hydrological conditions on the river surface are clearly felt, and even several times, he disguised himself and walked through this waterway in person. Now even with his eyes closed, he can clearly know where there are dangerous shoals on this waterway, and where there are reef.

Everything is going well. In the dark night, sailing in such a large formation is quite dangerous, but fortunately, Li Quan has been planning this attack for a few years, and all possible dangerous situations are covered. A detailed plan was made, and the road was spent without any danger.

It's just that I didn't expect that when I was about to approach the target, I would run into a naval battleship of the Chu Army.

"Commander, the one in front should be a smuggling ship, how should we deal with them?" asked the adjutant beside him.

Li Quan waved his hand and said: "Sign out the flag, don't worry about this smuggling boat, Team A will divide into two fast boats and speed up to catch up, destroying the escaped Chu State navy."

Zhai Qing was horrified to find that among the Han navy fleet behind him, two warships were rushing out and chasing him quickly. Like a thousand-legged centipede~IndoMTL.com~From the ship's side near the water surface, dozens of boat oars were drawn from each side, and the river water was stirred up in a uniform manner between the rise and fall.

"Quick, faster, speed up, speed up!" Zhai Qing shouted in panic.

The two sides chased and fled, and the officers and soldiers of the Chu army's navy burst out with amazing potential. Although the distance was getting closer, the opponent still failed to catch up with them after a stick of incense. It seemed that the opponent also lost patience. Now, with a loud bang, Zhai Qing saw the Han warship on the right rear suddenly tumble backwards, and with a puff of smoke rising, a black thing was heading towards his warship. The boat rushed over.

"Move quickly, turn left, turn left!" The Chu army's warship turned to the left, and a huge water column rose into the sky above their original channel. Zhai Qing, who had just escaped a catastrophe, couldn't recover in time. The Han army warship at the left rear was also full of smoke and dust. This time he finally had no luck. On board, with a really huge roar, Zhai Qing saw a big hole in the solid side of the ship while the ship was shaking from side to side, and there was a horrific scream in the underwater cabin.

The boat lost control and fell across the river.

"Raise the white flag, I, I surrender!" Zhai Qing shouted. (To be continued.)