Under the threat of naval guns, although the private soldiers of the sea merchants claimed to be extremely brave, no one dared to fight at this time. They were all hiding far away from the range of naval guns. The soldiers on the ship were very calmly disembarking and lined up in formation.

Four hundred people were a team, one hundred and fifty musketeers, two hundred and fifty spearmen, five warships and the merchant ship behind them, a total of about eight hundred people came down from them.

After putting down the people, except for those merchant ships that specialize in carrying soldiers, the warships with strong artillery slowly left the dock and sailed to the sea where they turned and turned more conveniently. There are only eight hundred Western soldiers lined up in the port now.

Seeing these soldiers and the warships gradually leaving behind the soldiers, the private naval soldiers who had retreated far away had other ideas. They felt that they might not be able to defeat them in this situation. Under the orders of several leaders, the Japanese pirates who had always been fighting for the striker quickly gathered together.

The people behind also sorted out their formation and slowly moved forward. The people stationed at the port had a lot of long-range crossbows and firearms, and were also taken out to be launched. Now these private soldiers of the sea merchants were scared by the artillery just now.

Before the operation, I looked carefully at whether there were artillery in the opponent's formation. After confirming that they were all infantry, I ordered an attack.

Whether they were crossbows or firearms in their hands, the range was much worse than that in the opponent's hands. As a result, in order to hit the target, the Spanish phalanx's muskets immediately opened fire. The brigade slowly pressed towards the front under the rhythm of drums.

Not to mention the unsuspecting battles in the port, in this era, the speed of message transmission is basically equal to the speed of horses galloping. As for things like flying pigeons that have extremely poor reliability, it is not considered. Although Yuegang and Changle Bay areas have already been overthrown, Zhangzhou City still knows nothing.

Because Zhangzhou City was arranged by the intentional or unintentional arrangements by the maritime merchants, there were no soldiers in Zhangzhou's prefectures. Dozens of yamen runners were unable to take care of such a large city at all. Therefore, according to the tacitly accepted rules in the Ming Dynasty, many helpers were hired. In fact, not to mention a small mansion, even in the Dongchang government, the big yamen in the capital, many people were not feasting on official food. They were raised by the admirals of the Dongchang and officials in name, and they were called stalls and other things. As for local yamen, such people were called helpers.

Zhangzhou City is similar. There are at most dozens of gangs around a yamen runner. Although they are wearing yamen's robes, they actually have nothing to do with the government. Moreover, the gangs in Zhangzhou City are somewhat different from those in other places.

These people did not rely on their own to make money, nor did they pay for the magistrates or yamen runners, but were hired by the maritime merchants. Of course, these people were also obeyed the salt merchants. In Zhangzhou City, many idle leaders even had to treat the yamen runners politely and obey the other party's orders and orders. This is also a means for the maritime merchants to control Zhangzhou City.

Even the city gates are guarded by these people, and the goods of the maritime merchants are naturally unobstructed. The so-called inspections and tax collection are all empty words. If the maritime merchants need them, the city gate can even be opened in the middle of the night. There is no national law in Zhangzhou City. However, the position of the Zhangzhou Prefect is a first-class fat in Fujian. As long as you are in the position of the Zhangzhou Prefect for three years, if you only earn 100,000 taels, you will be a rare honest official.

Although these gangs guarding the city gates always need some subsidies. The goods that are not Yuegang maritime merchants are all targets of their extortion. When each cart enters and leaves the city gate, they always get some scattered money.

However, on this day, the gangs guarding the city gate, especially those at the South Gate, felt very unlucky, because not only were there too few goods, but they also encountered trouble. A group of fishmongers from Haicang came to Zhangzhou for fishing for the first time, Zhangzhou was close to the beach.

These fish and shrimps and other things have no profit at all. Even after the ban on the sea, the price has only increased slightly. However, this thing is a good target for blackmail. When encountering these fish and shrimp dealers, the people guarding the city gates said loudly, "Are you fished out in the sea?" This is simply nonsense. Of course, these fish and shrimps were fished out in the sea water. The next threat is that you violated the ban on the sea order, but you have to lose your head."

Speaking of this, the fishermen who were scared must have the money to eliminate disasters. This is a common practice for the Zhangzhou city gate. There is no need to say too much now. As long as you say that you are fish and shrimps in the sea, someone will tactfully stuff some money for them, and then take some fish and shrimps caught in the sea to the tutors who guard the city gate to the teeth sacrifice.

But the first time these fishmongers who came today came, they really didn't get into the oil and salt. It seemed that the poorer the people in the place were, the more stingy people were. No matter what, these people were unwilling to take out some money. Instead, they argued loudly, saying that when they entered the city yesterday, they saw that the people in the city were selling fish there. Didn't the fish be caught in the sea? Didn't the fish sellers violate the order of forbidden sea?

The idles guarding the city gate were angry and angry, and they wanted to hit people, but these fishermen also had more than 100 people, all of them were strong men, and they were very rebellious. They were really afraid that they would have a conflict after taking action. Even so, the two sides were pushing each other.

They were shouting and scolding there, because these people were idle people. If they were in other prefectures and counties, at this time, the soldiers guarding the gate would have stabbed them with spears or slashed them with knives. However, these idle people would still be able to beat and scold them on weekdays, but they might not dare to kill people at this time, for fear of being uneasy in Zhangzhou City in the future.

The fishmongers came to the city gate at noon. The two sides bargained endlessly and shouted and quarreled. It was already two or three hours later. These idle people were extremely impatient and were all inspired. They thought to themselves, so I won't let you enter the city.

At this time, the weather gradually became wet and hot. These fish and shrimps will smell the next day, which will make you lose your eyes.

Whether it is a noise or a scolding, such a scene actually happens every day, which is also a part of life. Many people watch around with interest. Suddenly, someone ran over, and in broad daylight, such a rush was too eye-catching.

There was the idle man asking:

"This is broad daylight, is it possible to see a ghost behind you?"

While the man was running, he was caught and wanted to break free, but he didn't expect that the idle man was very strong. The man said panting:

"The soldiers are here, and many of them are holding swords and guns!"

Since the Japanese pirates were incorporated by Fujian merchants, the people in Zhangzhou City have become very indifferent to the chaos of war. When they heard the soldiers coming, the people around them were stunned. When they looked into the distance, they saw that many people were running towards the direction where the man was running.

The smoke and dust slowly rose on the horizon, and the murderous troops slowly appeared in everyone's sight. The idles guarding the city gate didn't care about quarrels and looked at each other. If such troops were mobilized, the people guarding the city gate would definitely be notified in advance.

But now, I don’t know who reacted first. The idle men around watching the fun ran towards the city. The people guarding the gate didn’t care about the fishmongers and were preparing to close the city gate. However, they didn’t expect that the fishmongers who had been making noises and tangled there, pulled out sharp blades from their baskets and baskets, and ruthlessly cut at the idle men who were preparing to close the door.

Until the first person fell under the sharp blade and blood splattered everywhere, the gang members who had not seen blood for many years were suddenly panicked. Who could still care about closing the door and running around to avoid the fierce slashing of the "fishermen".

These fishermen quickly dispersed the guards at the door, but unlike the pirates and pirates in the past, they did not rush to enter the city to burn, kill, loot, but instead firmly guarded the city gate. Someone had long seen the army attacking in the distance on the city tower, although there were no soldiers in the city.

However, all the maritime merchants also had private soldiers and guards in the city. They knew what risks they would take if they were brought into the city by soldiers of unknown origins outside. The escort leader of the maritime merchant leader's mansion gathered these people and rushed to the gate that the "fishermen" guarded, preparing to disperse the fishermen so as to close the gate.

The "fishmongers" outside may not have expected that a Zhangzhou City without soldiers could respond so quickly. Just as they were prepared at the gate of the city, the private soldiers in the city had arrived, and the private soldiers were all riding on horses. They also knew that it was a very urgent time, and if they closed the city gate as soon as possible, they would have hope of saving their lives.

The fishmongers were holding short weapons in their hands. In a hurry, a few people in the city stood up to make an action, but the knight who rushed by quickly slashed his head with a knife. However, the death of his companion did not make the people behind retreat at all. The few people behind him took short swords and jumped up and rushed towards the horse. With such a move, the knight on the horse could easily dodge, but the horse was frightened by the action and neighed and stood upright.

At this time, the leader of the private soldiers in the city finally understood this matter. These "fishmongers" were preparing to let the city gate open...
Chapter completed!