The two hurried to Shuangyu Island, when the island was in chaos.
Those people acted lightly, as if they were trying to make trouble. On the island, he went straight to the center of the island and attacked the laborers.
There are guards guarding the island, there are still a lot of them, about a hundred people, but they are no match for the other party. Although there were only thirty people on the other side, all of them were equipped with fire guns.
Nowadays, the commonly used fire guns such as bird guns and three-eyed guns used by individual soldiers are filled with sub-chambers. Among them, there are two kinds of bullets, one is gunpowder combined with solid iron bullets, and the other is filled with a mixture of iron sand, broken ceramic pieces, stones, etc., that is, shotguns.
The person who attacked this time used a shotgun shotgun. This kind of shotgun was wicked and vicious, and had an extremely wide attack surface. It was the most used shotgun at the moment.
It is good to deal with the enemy, but if one of your own is hit by this kind of bird gun, it will be extremely appalling!
One soldier in the guardhouse was killed on the spot, and countless others were injured. When Xue Tingxiang and the two arrived, there was mourning in the wounded camp.
Along with the boat were the doctors from Geng Ronghai. The doctors from only two medical clinics in Dinghai County were recruited, as well as military doctors from the guardhouse.
After the group arrived, Xue Tingxiang ordered the doctor to rush forward to treat the injury.
But there are not enough human hands. It is not easy to kill people with this kind of bird gun, but it does great harm to people. Trouble.
The soldiers of the guardhouse were okay, seeing the commander coming, they all gritted their teeth and endured it. A young soldier's left shoulder was smeared with blood, and he held back that he was fine.
On the other hand, those injured laborers were very troublesome, they were ordinary people. I had never seen this kind of battle before, screaming and screaming that they were going to die.
Geng Ronghai looked at all this with a gloomy expression, and Xue Tingxiang's expression was not much better.
"I'll go see those laborers first." After Xue Tingxiang finished speaking, he walked out of the tent and went to the tent next to him.
These tents are usually used by soldiers and conscripts to live. At this time, the largest tents were moved to accommodate the wounded.
"Master Xue, will we die?"
"Master Xue..." Xue Tingxiang always patrolled the island, and many laborers knew him, and when they saw him coming, they called out.
Xue Tingxuan pursed his lips tightly and said comfortably: "No, everyone trust me! At this time, the doctor is treating everyone's injuries, because the manpower is limited, so we can only come one by one. I am very sorry for this incident, you guys. Don't worry, the labor money for this injury will be paid, and there will be pension money.
"After the injury is healed, you all go back to take good care of your injury and strive for a speedy recovery. For those with disabilities, the Shibo Shiyamen and the county government will definitely be responsible to the end. Please don't panic, keep calm, and this will also prevent a lot of bleeding."
"Yeah, everyone is calm and calm. The doctor is here now. The soldiers in the tent next to you are all waiting behind you. Keep calm and cooperate with the doctor, so that you can speed up." There is a general flag next to you. Also Road.
After this, these laborers were quiet a lot.
In fact, they didn't have much thought, they just knew that there were many injured people, and they were afraid that ordinary people like themselves would be ignored. Now that I heard that the officials and gentlemen are ranked after him, it is naturally not easy to say anything.
Seeing that the treatment in several tents was proceeding in an orderly manner, Xue Tingxiang only left the tent.
Geng Ronghai also came out from another place, his brows were clenched, his face darkened, obviously hatred was lurking in his heart. If those people hadn't escaped, it is estimated that he would have been killed by a thousand swords by now.
"Damn it!" He punched the stake, and the stake with the thickness of the mouth of the bowl was actually discounted by him.
"You know which group of people attacked us now, but you know what?"
"I asked the injured soldiers just now. These people don't have uniform clothes and no obvious features. The only thing is that they are equipped with more than ten bird guns. Ask in detail."
The two went to a tent and sat down. The conditions here were poor and there was no tea to supply.
But now in this situation, the two of them have no intention of drinking tea.
The Baihu surnamed Xu was quickly called over. He was a short, stocky middle-aged man in his forties.
"Those people ran very fast and used small sand boats, but the boats were improved, not only with sails, but also with wheels. When we chased them, they threw away the Taiping Blue, two-way linkage, we Their boats are bigger and deeper than their draught, so they can't catch up."
"Wheel?" Xue Tingxiang asked.
He is not very proficient in sea ships after all, so naturally he does not understand these internal words.
Later, after Geng Ronghai's explanation, Xue Tingxiang realized that there are many kinds of ships at present. Most of the sea-going ships rely on the sails to control the direction with the rudder. Therefore, the sailors who drive the sea-going ships should have many years of experience and are familiar with ocean currents and weather. and sea conditions, etc.
But some are not all relying on sails. Generally, sea boats will cooperate with oars in order to be flexible and also to increase speed when needed. But the oars require the cooperation of many rowers, and it takes a lot of time to train these rowers to cooperate, so a wheeled boat was born.
This wheeled boat is equipped with wheels of different sizes at the stern and on the left and right sides of the boat. The wheels are used to drive the water, and it can fly like a fly.
However, this kind of boat also has an inconvenience, that is, it cannot carry weight, and the hull cannot be too large. Most of them are used in rivers and lakes, but very few are used as sea ships.
Of course, it is not without. For example, it is used in conjunction with large ships and assaults in naval battles. The speed of this ship is extremely fast, but its stamina is insufficient. Generally, if you are sailing for a long time, the sail will still be the main thing.
"They fled to Luanjiaoyang, but they were shot by a subordinate. Unfortunately, they only smashed the side of their ship and did not hurt the main body." Xu Baihu sighed a little.
Xue Tingxiang pondered and looked at the two of them: "It shouldn't be difficult to find such a rare ship."
"This-"
Xu Baihu suddenly said: "By the way, the commander, the lord, and the lord, the subordinate still has something to say, and the subordinate looks at those people like a danmin."
"Danmin?"
Xue Tingxiang and Geng Ronghai looked at each other, fearing that Xue Tingxiang would not be clear, Geng Ronghai made some explanations.
The so-called Danmin refers to people from two places, namely, the Danmin in Fuzhou in the Minjiang River area in Fujian, and the Dan family in the Pearl River Estuary in Guangdong. These people drift on the water all year round. They have no household registration, no land, boats as their homes, and fishing for pearls for a living. Since the Song Dynasty, they have been classified as untouchables and barbarians.
The imperial court had many jurisdictions over the Danmin, such as not being allowed to live in the land, not allowed to wear silk, not allowed to study, and not allowed to take the imperial examinations, etc. However, the Danmin was often used as a pearl picker, and their life was extremely miserable.
The areas of Fujian and Guangdong were originally the land of barbarians in the early years, but were developed in the previous dynasties to alleviate the food crisis. After that, the land and sea were smooth, and with the rise of maritime trade, the two places gradually prospered.
However, the prosperity of the two places did not change the situation of the Dan people in the slightest, but instead oppressed their original living space. They are good at water, and they are a little surprised by the appearance of the land people, which makes the northern people panic. And because of the prosperity of maritime trade, the coastal areas were repeatedly plundered by pirates, and among them, local people and people were infested.
Danmin also has another common name, which is called Danjia thief.
It can be seen!
And Xu Baihu said this is not without basis. Because Danmin lived on the boat for many years, his natural appearance was different from that of normal people. Not only was his skin very dark, but his lower body was short and his legs were bent. Call it 'curved hoof'.
"The subordinates look like, just the skin color of the legs, and the two adults probably don't know, the subordinates chased after them before, these people are extremely agile, and at first glance they are good at water. To meet these three conditions, except The thief didn't run away."
Geng Ronghai's face was even more gloomy, and there was even a hint of worry between his brows.
Seeing this, Xue Tingyan asked, "Commander Geng is this?"
Geng Ronghai touched the short mustache on his face and said, "I'm thinking that Mo is from the Red Gang again?"
"Red Gang?"
Geng Ronghai nodded: "Mr. Xue probably doesn't know that the Red Gang was built by a group of people."
The people of the previous dynasty were divided into good and bad, and this is still the case today, and the dan people are one of the untouchables. Due to the hardships of life, they were ordered by the imperial court to be the pearl diggers who survived the death.
In the previous dynasty, the Japanese ravaged the coastal area, and many Dan people also became pirates. The original leader of the Red Gang was one of them.
This man is also considered a hero. He was originally a pearl digger. Seeing that the fate of his companions, relatives and neighbors was really miserable, he ran away with this group of people. After that, he became a pirate and made a living by robbing coastal merchants.
At that time, when the years were good, although the imperial court had opened several forbidden customs, it also fattened many sea merchants. By robbing these merchant ships, the scale of the Red Gang became larger and larger, and gradually became the largest gang in the Pearl River Estuary area. one.
These people are black and white, whether they are merchant ships of the imperial court or smuggling merchants. All in all, being hit by them will not end well.
And these people are extremely good at naval battles, I am afraid that Geng Ronghai will not be an opponent if he meets them.
The Red Gang rarely recruits people from outside, but there is only one type of person that can't help it, and that is Danmin. Therefore, Geng Ronghai's guess is not unreasonable, especially when the Red Gang came to grab it once before, although it has never appeared again.
"However, in recent years, the Red Gang seldom deliberately went against the court, so I'm just guessing."
"But if there are people in the court, what conditions have been promised to them."
Hearing this, Geng Ronghai immediately looked at Xue Tingxiang: "What does Master Xue mean?"
"Murder with a knife."
Xue Tingxiang sighed, stood up and said, "I don't know what kind of borrowing method to kill with a knife. But no matter what, we have to be careful in the future, so that the same thing will not happen again."