Outside the Dagang of Jiaozhou, many small rows with people's heads were placed along with the boat, and they gathered towards the outermost natural sand embankment and end of the pier like a group of fish swimming back toward the outermost natural sand embankment and the end of the pier

Wang Jian, who was wearing only a cloth-backed and short hips, was also among them. In the salty and fishy tide and moisture, he mechanically paddled the paddleboards in his hands with the slogan shouted by the old man on the bow. Until the moment he hit the obvious obstacle and hit the bottom and landed, the inland soldiers who were not very familiar with water and only went to the river to take a bath at most completely fell into the heart that had been chosen in his throat;

Because in this tide that was not the right time, they had seen with their own eyes that those comrades who did not maintain good strength and balance accidentally capsized over, or bumped into the surging waves and struggled to sink into the waves. Therefore, in order to reduce weight and facilitate rescue when falling into the water, they only wore the simplest cloth back and short hips, and the wooden shields that were filled with floating boards and arrow blocks on one hand.

Then, as the old man jumped off the bow, he beat and nailed a pinnacle that fixed the hull into the mudflat. They also flipped over from the side of each of the boats that were seated into the knee-high sea water, staggeringly feeling the surging tides, and struggling forward in a balanced manner.

It was not until Wang Jian's hand touched the wet and rough wooden boards on the pier that he took a deep breath; he felt that the face of his mouth, nose and face were full of waves, and the dry salt stains were hot; then he unpacked the waterproof oil paper on his chest, dragged a four-foot-square green flag, and put it on the spear handed over by someone else, and slowly lifted the way up the head, and suddenly formed a clear direction guide and gathering place in the blew breeze.

As the green flags on one side after another shook the trestle and sand, the sea ships that fell down part of the sails and began to adjust the direction of the paddles slowly entered the port and approached the trestle that were still empty. As the boards were put down, the long snake queues carrying heavy packages and utensils were carried. After the seventh sea ship also approached the empty space, the ones that were put down were some of the pulled livestock, small carts, and flat carts.

Wang Jian, who was the first to get ashore, was finally able to dry his wet trouser legs, and received a steamed cake with fried sauce and bitterly sweet ginger tea on the boat. He stuttered it in three or five stutters, then put on the next step of the inlaid armor, and then walked towards the depths of the port area with a knife, a spear, and a small card on his back.

In that direction, the first troops and the provocation who disembarked a little later had begun to encounter and fight with unknown enemies. At this time, the other ships anchored in the port city, along with some areas on the shore, were slowly reacting, and they were completely alarmed and ran around.

If you look down from the perspective of a bird hovering in the sky, you will see that under the guidance of many blue flags, the gray-brown robes and swords and weapons from the sea ships are flashing, forming a surging current that is easily flooded the port area and extends from the sea surface, and then advances firmly and steadily to the depths of the port city.

In turn, the undercurrents of the varied crowds encountered along the way and the obstacles between the streets are overturned, dispersed and covered up, and finally the places where they pass are smudged into a unified tone and style.

......

When Zhou Huaian stepped on the creaking board, surrounded by flag bearers and personal soldiers, and stepped onto the dock, the situation in the port area and Haishi had settled; and the rebels who attacked the back of the port city were also extinguishing the fires, suppressing and quelling the riots and riots on the streets; therefore, people who were ragged or dejected from time to time were escorted to the temporary supervision area designated in Haishi.

Then he saw the local head of the rebel army, Lin Shenhe, who had the title of stakeholder in the baggage brigade; this was a young man who was tanned, dark and red by the phenology of Jiaozhou, but still had a bit of beautiful eyebrows; just a large group of burdens bandaged on his limping back made him feel a little ridiculous.

He was originally a wealthy family who failed to study and turned to business. However, in troubled times, his businessman who relied on hard work to make a living was not easy to do. Soon, his parents died of debt due to several robbery and bankruptcy. Now there is only one younger sister in the family who is dependent on each other for life and can barely make a living. As a result, when he went out to collect the accounts, one of his uncles, who was once quite trustworthy and kind, suddenly brought someone to his house to kidnap his sister and escaped to get the debt;

Then the Nufeng Camp broke the county town where his family was. Not only did he not commit any crimes against these ordinary and small households, he also tried and punished the powerful people in the city, including the malicious uncle and elders, and also rescued his sister's crisis in disguise, so he simply applied for the recruitment and joined the rebel army to repay him. Now he is also the first-hand information for Zhou Huaian to grasp the local situation and one of the important reference sources.

At the same time, Fangquli, behind the Hong Kong District, also had a different reaction.

"Is this Gao Linggong's troops back?"

"It must be under Gao Linggong's command that he has such a stern and stunned atmosphere and lineup..."

"How many years have you been in the Northwest King's Division?"

Many people were surprised and peeking at these bandits, thugs, thugs, refugees, and the brown-robed green flags that were hiding, and they murmured to themselves. Some people even read the poems by chanting the clerks.

"It's really the remains of tears in the Southern Barbarians..."

"Why don't you prepare the fragrant flower god case quickly, clear water and clean Daosha, so that Old Ji can hold wine to reward the heavenly soldiers."

"Yes, how can we let the official army wait for a long time?"

But soon after, the crowd gathered together to greet each other in a hurry, as if they were poured into cold water by the head of the pocket, showing all kinds of shock and suspicion. They looked at each other as they looked at the banners of the people lined up on the street, and then started to discuss again with whispers.

"Sanjiang Patrol Army?...Is this the Strategic Army or the Qing Navy?"

"Rufeng Camp...what is this a way of going?"

"Guangzhou Left-behind Office, does the imperial court have this mate?"

Then someone indulged in desire and suddenly remembered it like he woke up from a dream and exclaimed:

"Isn't this left-behind department the name set by the thieves who occupy Canton?"

"What!...Not an official army..."

"Lingdong has fallen for several months, where can we expect the official army to come from?"

"I'm afraid that the officials in the mansion all surrendered to the thief early on..."

"Is it possible that someone has attracted the thief?"

So there was a reaction of pausing feet and beating chests on the spot and a sigh of lamentation.

"It's bad now..."

"What should I do?"

"Aren't we taking the initiative to welcome the thief?"

"This is the crime of great rebellion from the thief..."

"I'm afraid that my ancestors will be shamed and unfortunately it will bring disaster to my descendants."

Although the unknown drummers were still playing hard, always overwhelming these shocking reactions and shouts; but as the news spread in the back of the crowd, people began to turn around and leave secretly when they saw that the situation was not good;

Then I found that the streets and alleys in Fangqu were already blocked and filled with soldiers on guard one by one, and had to retreat back to the crowd.

Afterwards, after some preparation and understanding from Lin Shenhe, Zhou Huaian also appeared in front of them; at this moment, he knew clearly that this generation had misunderstood something, and made such a big mistake on the spot; but after a flash of thoughts in his mind, he led the team forward, pretending to be ignorant and shouted loudly:

"It is rare that the elders in the place are so wise and take the initiative to welcome our rebel army..."

"I should also like to express my gratitude to you on behalf of the rebel army for your kindness..."

Then he waved his hands behind him.

"Come here, tell me the names and homes of these enthusiastic elders one by one, and I will be rewarded in the future..."

"But now we will first set up a list of articles in Hong Kong. We will write down the name and preface for you one by one..."

Hearing this, the representatives of the "local elders" who were originally laughing worse than crying were even more insincerely calling out;

"General, please wait..."

"No one...no."

“No need to…”

“It really doesn’t need to…”

"How can this be done?"

Zhou Huaian was more righteous and promiscuous.

"Isn't we the ungrateful person who can't refuse?"

"Otherwise, I will trap my vast number of soldiers of the righteous army, Yu Buyi, and ask if the thousands of brothers behind me have agreed..."

"I can't agree..."

Zhang Guiba, carrying a big banner, and Sha Wujing, holding a flag, suddenly took the lead and roared out.

"Thank you for your kindness, never give it back..."

So after this overwhelming tide of sounds rang out several times, the crowd opposite seemed to be defeated by invisible force, and even the things they were holding were tilted and almost fell to the ground. As for the faces, they looked like dead people, all kinds of white, blue and dark gray, and the people in the front row in the lead were even more bitter and almost shed tears;

But obviously, they were unable to get down and were all weak and almost slumped on the ground. They still had to smile with swords and guns around them, and continued to express some common words of gratitude and thanks to complete the ceremony and the demotion of the rebels who offered pots and sucking.

At this time, as one of the main culprits of chaos and disgrace in the local area, the local Hong Kong City and Fangqu were openly in the streets, and the last remnants of the tax and united soldiers were almost collected from their respective residences and hiding places; the blind robbers who took to the streets to rob on fire and robbers were swept away.

According to the documents copied by the rebel army in the yamen office of Guanhefangqu, the local permanent household registration is as high as 20,000 to 30,000, which is simply a small county town. This is still the households with fixed residences, not including women and minor children in the family, as well as the slaves they drive; as for the foreign population who make a living in the Dagang and those who live in shantytowns and grass wards, it is even more incalculable.

The main bulk products produced in the local area are rice from the Red River Delta, large trees flowing down from the mountainous areas of the upper reaches, as well as some specialties such as cowhide horns. Therefore, after the seizure of Guanjian and Shiguan in the port, almost all the people had enough food for more than three months.
Chapter completed!