Tongzhou Wharf is beside the canal, so this wharf is still some distance away from Tongzhou City. This time, Tang Liu's fleet was transporting grain, so the fleet was also docked at the wharf dedicated to water transportation.
Tang Liu's fleet was not an empty ship. The coolies had to carry the grain off the ship at the dock, and then it could load Wu Shigong's army. Of course, it was absolutely impossible for a military attache like Wu Shigong to sit on a cargo ship. So.
, Zhang Chunyu and Tang Liu also found three passenger ships for Wu Shigong.
When Wu Shigong arrived at the water transport wharf in Tongzhou, the army stopped outside the wharf. Inside the wharf were coolies busy transporting grain, and Wu Shigong now had more than 4,000 people, as well as artillery, horses, carts and other things, so
They couldn't immediately enter the busy wharf, so they had to wait for the coolies to empty an empty ship, and Wu Shigong's army boarded the empty ship.
But while Wu Shigong was waiting, a military attaché in the distance hurried over with hundreds of soldiers. He ignored Wu Shigong's troops standing aside and ran directly into the water transport dock, arrogantly going underground.
The order said: "We have requisitioned all these ships."
Tang Liu and He Fei on the dock couldn't figure out where this military attache was coming from. They greeted him. Tang Liu raised his hands and said, "Sir, this ship already has a cargo owner. You are a step late, so I have to apologize."
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The military attaché rolled his eyelids and said arrogantly: "What cargo owner? We are King Qin's army in Shandong and are going back to Shandong. Is there any cargo owner more important than us? Let them all come down and wait for the next ship."
He Fei heard from the side and stood up: "Sir, we are also King Qin's army. You can just wait for the next ship."
The military attache looked at He Fei. Because Wu Shigong did not have any military attache establishment at that time, He Fei and his other officers were not military attaches of the Ming Dynasty, so now He Fei did not wear any official robes. The military attache understood.
Combined with He Fei's attire and the information he got, the military attache's attitude immediately became arrogant.
This military attache was a general under Shandong General Liu Zeqing. This time Liu Zeqing also followed the Shandong governor and Shandong general soldiers to the capital Qinwang, and later participated in the battle to recover the four cities of Yongping.
However, Liu Zeqing was not on the same line as the Shandong General Soldier. Therefore, when he returned to Shandong this time, the Shandong General Soldier, who had the reputation of being the governor of Shandong as a civilian, successfully grabbed a batch of ships and took his own troops with him.
I went back to Shandong first.
But Liu Zeqing was trapped in Tongzhou, and some military attaches who had the same experience as him sent people to wait at the Tongzhou pier every day, waiting for a ship to come.
Today, the people sent by Liu Zeqing to Tongzhou Pier saw Tang Liu's fleet approaching. The man was a little clever. He used a small amount of money to find out from the people on the pier that the return journey of the ship was also reported by someone.
King Qin's army from the Henan Guard Station was taken care of. However, the leader of the Henan Army was just a garrison.
After hearing the news, Liu Zeqing immediately sent General Qian, and he immediately rushed over with his army, hoping to seize the fleet and return to Shandong. Liu Zeqing calculated it and found that his official rank was much higher than that of the garrison.
There are also a large number of them, plus I am a soldier, and the army in Henan is a military household, so I have an advantage in comparison. Besides, everyone is a military attache, so if there is any lawsuit, I am not afraid.
And this Qianhu was a soldier of Liu Zeqing's and had a bad temper, so he was suitable for the dark job of robbing ships.
So this Qianhu stepped forward and pushed He Fei, cursing: "Who are you! Get out of my way."
After He Fei followed Wu Shigong, he never suffered any loss outside. After being pushed, he immediately pushed back angrily...
When the news was received, Wu Shigong arrived with his guards. The soldiers on both sides had already formed a group. The coolies stood far away and watched the excitement. Fortunately, Mr. Qian had more people because of He Fei.
, and they were in an away game, so they didn't dare to make a move yet, and He Fei didn't dare to make a move casually because of Wu Shigong's strict military discipline, so although the two sides kept quarreling and pushing each other, they still didn't start a fight.
Wu Shigong separated his soldiers, walked to the front row, faced President Qian and asked, "What's going on?"
Mr. Qian looked at Wu Shigong again, and when he saw the color of Wu Shigong's official robe, he knew that the real master was here. Mr. Qian casually raised his hand and said: "This sir, this subordinate is the person of General Liu Shen of Shandong.
We need to requisition these ships now, and General Liu Shen will arrive shortly."
Wu Shigong became furious when he heard Mr. Qian's arrogant tone. He didn't waste any time talking to Mr. Qian and just uttered three words: "Go back."
Mr. Qian immediately opened his eyes and said, "What are you talking about, sir? We from Shandong have been in Tongzhou for more than ten days, and you from Henan have only been here for a few days, so why should you leave first?"
"There is a saying that goes, quick hands are good, but slow hands are useless. Do you know? Don't say you have been here for more than ten days in Shandong, even if you have been here for more than ten years, you don't care about my shit." Wu Shigong's answer was also unceremonious.
Wu Shigong's words also aroused the anger of Mr. Qian: "You, a small guard, dare to tell me that you are fast and slow? Don't say that I won't give you face. We in Shandong have decided to requisition this ship today.
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Wu Shigong also darkened his face and said to Mr. Qian: "If you want to requisition, that's no problem! Isn't it simple for you to do this?"
"What?" Mr. Qian was a little confused by Wu Shigong's words.
Wu Shigong pulled out his samurai sword and said contemptuously to Mr. Qian: "Then let's fight!"
Seeing Wu Shigong pull out his sword, the guards behind Wu Shigong also picked up the weapons in their hands. Some of the guards in the back row even began to pour gunpowder into the firecrackers.
Wu Shigong's actions shocked the CEO Qian. He had never thought that Wu Shigong would be so tough. Today Liu Zeqing sent the CEO Qian to the pier. He just wanted to use his official title to suppress Wu Shigong. He did not want to get angry.
That's right. Mr. Qian looked at the murderous guards behind Wu Shigong. He didn't want to suffer the loss. After saying a few words, he left in despair.
Not long after Mr. Qian left, Wu Shigong received another report, and an army came from a distance towards the dock. Wu Shigong thought in his heart: This must be the Shandong army, so Wu Shigong immediately ordered the entire army to be on alert to guard against the Shandong army.
Come and seize your own ship.
After Liu Zeqing received the report from Mr. Qian who ran back, he immediately became furious. He ordered the army to speed up and rush to Tongzhou Pier.
But when Liu Zeqing saw that Wu Shigong's army was already loaded with live ammunition and launched several cannons with the muzzles pointed at him, Liu Zeqing hesitated. However, he could not lose the battle, so Liu Zeqing also ordered his soldiers to prepare for battle.
Confronted Wu Shigong.
This imminent scene was immediately reported to the Tongzhou Yamen by the people at Tongzhou Wharf. The Tongzhou magistrate has been very worried these days because of the refugees outside the city and the troops returning south. Unexpectedly, there are two more groups.
There was going to be a fight between the armies, so he immediately had his official sedan prepared and rushed to the scene with his entourage.
The appearance of local officials in Tongzhou finally gave both parties a step down. With the contact from Tongzhou Zhizhou, Wu Shigong and Liu Zeqing finally brought fifty guards each. Under the auspices of Tongzhou Zhizhou, they found a restaurant on the roadside.
Start discussing a solution.
After meeting, of course, they had to exchange courtesy and show off some official skills. But when Liu Zeqing heard Wu Shigong announce his name, Liu Zeqing's face became a little uncertain.
So Liu Zeqing asked Wu Shigong: "May I ask Wu Shoubei, Wu Shiwen, the magistrate of Wuxian County, who is Wu Shoubei?"
Upon hearing this, Wu Shigong understood that Liu Zeqing must know his fifth brother Wu Shiwen. So Wu Shigong immediately replied: "It's my brother."
Liu Zeqing wanted to be sure again: "What about Lord Wu, the Honorable Marquis?"
"It's true that the family is strict. This boy ranks fourteenth in unfilial piety."
Liu Zeqing immediately changed his expression, and said with a smile: "It turns out that the flood washed away the Dragon King Temple! When I was in Shandong, I had a good relationship with the magistrate of Wu County. If I knew that it was Mr. Wu's ship, I would have
I won’t be so rash anymore.”
Liu Zeqing is a native of Caozhou, Shandong. He has a characteristic that he is not very willing to let his station leave his hometown. Moreover, Liu Zeqing is also very willing to make friends with his parents, officials and gentry in his hometown, and wants to build Caozhou into his own base.
Needless to say, Liu Zeqing's approach is very close to Wu Shigong's current approach. Wu Shigong's fifth brother, Wu Shiwen, after taking advantage of the military merit given by Wu Shigong, was successfully reinstated and transferred to Shandong, which happened to become Caozhou
Thanks to Liu Zeqing's deliberate friendship with the magistrate of a nearby county, the relationship between the two was relatively good.
Besides, military attachés at this time, no matter how big their official positions were or how outstanding their military achievements were, always felt inferior when meeting civilian officials. In addition, Wu Shigong and Wu Shiwen's father Wu Weizhong, he is now quite popular in front of Emperor Chongzhen.
Therefore, after knowing Wu Shigong's identity, Liu Zeqing took the initiative to retreat.
After seeing Liu Zeqing and becoming friends with him, Wu Shigong knew that Liu Zeqing would not mess with Tang Liu's fleet anymore. Wu Shigong no longer forced him. Instead, he introduced Zhang Chunyu to Liu Zeqing and asked Zhang Chunyu to find a way to help Liu Zeqing in the future.
The army obtained ships. As a result, the situation suddenly calmed down, and Wu Shigong and Liu Zeqing became brothers.