Chapter 896 Catching a turtle in a urn

Before the arrival of the Haihan people, Ma Yue's living standard was quite good. Jiangsu and Zhejiang were originally prosperous places, and Jiaxing was a famous land of plenty in eastern Zhejiang. Although the Weishuo army relied on farming to make a living, they had to rely on the mountains and the sea to eat.

, next to such a good place, Ma Yue couldn't be poor even if he wanted to.

Hainingwei has two health centers under its jurisdiction, Zhapu and Kanpu, and these two places happen to be the two largest and most prosperous seaports in Jiaxing. These two ports alone can bring tens of thousands of taels to Hainingwei every year.

The income of silver. Of course, Ma Yue does not enjoy this money alone. The big people above him have to take care of it, and the people below him have to appease him. The two or three coins he can receive in his pocket are probably as high as the sky.

After the Haihan people took over Zhoushan, the direct impact on Jiaxing was not great. There was only a decrease in passenger flow at the port for about ten days. However, since Haihan organized the investment fair, a large number of merchants poured into Hangzhou Bay. Jiaxing's

The two ports have also become distribution centers for overseas passengers, and have basically returned to their usual prosperity. But Ma Yue is not satisfied with this situation, because he realizes that both the Zhoushan Islands and the East China Sea are escaping from the control of the Ming Dynasty. The gameplay of the Haihan people is similar to that of the Ming Dynasty.

The smugglers of the past were completely different. They did not rely on the Ming Dynasty government, and they had money and soldiers, so they would not bow to the government on their own initiative.

Since Haihan focused most of his energy on Ningbo after occupying Zhoushan, Hainingwei, which is across the Hangzhou Bay, did not receive many direct benefits from Haihan. Therefore, Ma Yue's view of Haihan is not like Yan Guowei's.

Huang Tao and others are so relaxed and friendly. Moreover, he is worried that Haihan will continue to clean up the northern islands of Zhoushan Islands after freeing up his hands. Ma Teng's few troops will definitely not be able to stop Haihan's offensive. Among the losses that will occur by then,

But there is his share of Ma Yue in it.

But Ma Yue is not a fool. The fact that the Ningbo guards did not take any action shows that the Haihan people are not easy to deal with. Moreover, the Haining guards do not have enough strength to launch large-scale naval operations. Although Ma Yue is worried about the arrival of the Haihan people,

, but we can only wait and see how the situation changes temporarily and dare not act rashly.

It wasn't until Yu Pingfeng and others secretly came to Haining to lobby him that Ma Yue seemed to see hope of changing the situation. Among these three people, Yu Pingfeng was in charge of military affairs, Guo Zheng was in charge of criminal proceedings, and Liao Xun was in charge of intelligence. It seemed that they were

A very reliable combination. Since Ma Yue had soldiers under his command and people in the East China Sea, it was perfect for him to be responsible for the specific actions. The two sides almost hit it off, and soon it was decided that Ma Yuelai would organize and implement the plan planned by Yu Pingfeng and others.

Interdiction and killing operations at sea.

Although Ma Yue is a military commander, because there has been no war in the East China Sea in recent years, he does not have any actual combat experience in his career, and he lacks the professional ability to plan and command large-scale combat operations. This is why Gong

One of the main reasons why Shiqi went to Zhapu Port in Jiaxing and easily obtained relevant information. Although he knew that the Haihan people were difficult to deal with, he lacked a clear understanding of the specific powerful method. The shortcomings in intelligence collection made this originally

The plan was full of loopholes early on, and trying to use the Qushan Island pirates who already lacked the will to fight as a means to deal with Haihan was even more wrong. Ma Yue's arrangement forced the owner of Qushan Island, Ma Teng, to take the initiative

Going to Zhoushan Island to ask for surrender also completely exposed himself to the outside world, but he didn't know yet that he was in such a dangerous situation.

The news sent by Ma Teng gave Ma Yue hope of making a fortune. Without even informing his allies in Hangzhou, he organized a group of confidants and sailed out to sea in two modified fortune ships.

According to the agreement with Ma Teng, the two parties will meet and rendezvous near Dayangshan Island, northwest of Qushan Island, and then stay here to guard the target merchant ship heading north from Zhoushan to Yangzhou Prefecture in the north.

Dayangshan Island is located outside Hangzhou Bay, about 60 nautical miles from Hainingwei. The island covers an area of ​​about four square kilometers, with gentle terrain in the northeast and connected peaks in the south. The highest point is more than 200 meters above sea level. The waters near Dayangshan Island open in the first half of each year

There were three large yellow croaker fishing seasons, and fishermen along the coasts of Jiangsu and Zhejiang would rush to catch fish there at that time. There were patrol officers and soldiers stationed on Dayangshan Island in the Song and Yuan dynasties, but after the Ming Dynasty, due to the rise of Japanese pirates in the East China Sea and the imperial court's implementation of sea bans,

Order, this place has returned to its wild state.

There are many islands and reefs near Dayangshan Island, and many of them have fresh water sources. It is easier for ships to dock for supplies or hide their tracks here. It is also a must-stop place on the route from Zhoushan back to the Jianghuai area. Ma

When Yue set out for his destination, he never thought that this was a trap set by Ma Teng and his enemies.

On the morning of June 29, after a night of sailing, the two ships led by Ma Yue arrived at their destination in the waters near Dayangshan Island, and saw Ma Teng's ship at the Key'ao beach in the north of the island as promised. However, they saw

Ma Teng only brought one ship to the battle, which made Ma Yue a little unhappy. Originally, he wanted to use Ma Teng's men as tools, but now the situation seems to have been reversed, and he has to fight in action instead.

Ma Yue felt that the 50-50 split previously discussed with Ma Teng was not very cost-effective. This ratio would need to be renegotiated later.

But fortunately, Ma Teng is a good person. Ma Yue hasn't mentioned this yet. Ma Teng expressed his attitude first, saying that he can take less from the seizure this time. After all, the commander has personally sent out the work. This does not mean that it is a little bit.

It doesn't make sense.

While Ma Yue was overjoyed, he also noticed that Ma Teng's men were all strong men, who seemed to be much more energetic than his own soldiers. He was secretly surprised that Ma Teng was huddled on Qushan Island, but he actually brought out a lot of people.

How could he have guessed that the people Ma Teng brought with him were all Haihan militiamen and not pirates from Qushan Island at all. Qian Tiandun was not worried about letting Ma Teng and Ma Yue join forces, so he simply sent his men to

They have all been replaced. If Ma Teng is not honest, the few special forces following him will take his life at any time.

Ma Yue was still a little worried that if the target was traveling day and night and passed here overnight, there would be no way to intercept it. But Ma Teng patted his chest and vowed that this would not happen: "The villain has already found out.

, the two ships will set off from Zhoushan Dinghai Port to the north tomorrow morning. Calculating the distance, they will arrive here almost at lunch time. At that time, the adults will be in charge of one ship, and the villain will be in charge of another ship. Attack separately, and don't let them slip away.

That's it. After you get it, you can sail the ship directly to Qushan Island and win the deal without anyone noticing! When the seizure is completed and the inventory is completed, your share will be sent to Jiaxing."

Ma Yue was happy to hear this and couldn't help but praise: "I didn't realize that you are so good at doing things before. It's not bad. After I force the Han people to retreat and get this Zhoushan Island back, I will make a decision and let you go to Zhoushan."

The island group holds the overall situation!"

Ma Teng thought to himself that it was a shame that you could force the Haihan people back, but he thanked him profusely and ordered people to send supplies so that Ma Yue's men could rest here for a day in peace. Ma Yue was not afraid of being deceived.

, after discussing various signals and measures for maritime operations with Ma Teng, they rested peacefully.

At midnight that day, several troop transport ships commanded by Shi Diwen quietly docked from the east side of the island. A company of army troops quietly landed on the coast in the dark and marched in the dark to the predetermined location.

Early the next morning, the drowsy sentinel suddenly discovered that the Qushan Island ship docked on the shore had disappeared without a trace. When Ma Yue received the news, he hurried to the beach to check the situation.

When I arrived, I discovered that it was not just a missing ship. On the sea less than a hundred feet away from the shore, there were two strange-looking sailing ships coming through the waves. Both ships had a floating sail on the top of their masts.

The two-color flag was half red and blue. When Ma Yue was confused, his subordinates who were already aware of the matter screamed: "It's the Haihan people! It's the Haihan people!"

Why did the Haihan people attack at this juncture? Ma Yue didn't understand the mystery for a while. But he was not too panicked and rebuked loudly: "Why are you panicking! We are the Ming Dynasty's army, and this is the Ming Dynasty's maritime territory.

Quickly hold the flag to show your identity!"

One of his subordinates responded: "Sir, we came out without flags this time..."

Ma Yue then remembered that in order to ensure that his identity would not be discovered, the two ships did not carry anything that could be used to identify themselves. Not only did they have no flags, but all the weapons used by the people were changed. The reason was that the guards were equipped with

The weapon has official markings engraved on it.

"That's okay, the Haihan people may not be here for us." Ma Yue could only comfort himself, but he actually realized in his heart that the appearance of the Haihan people here and now might not be a coincidence, and things didn't seem to be that way.

Simple.

What completely shattered Ma Yue's hopes was the appearance of a Hai-Han army behind the camp, and someone with a tin trumpet shouted: "People on the beach should immediately put down their weapons and kneel down and surrender, otherwise they will be killed without mercy!"

Before Ma Yue could give the order, the panicked Ming soldiers began to rush towards the two boats parked on the shore, which was their only hope of leaving the island. The reason why they did not choose to confront the Haihan soldiers on the shore and retreat directly was,

It was because they all saw the muskets in the hands of these Haihan soldiers. The Ming army was originally equipped with similar weapons, but in order to completely hide their identity, they all replaced them with cold weapons before going to sea this time. These Ming soldiers were not ignorant at all.

The pirates and bandits were well aware of the lethality of muskets and had no intention of using their flesh and blood to attack the Haihan musket formation.

However, the sea is not an ideal escape channel. The two Haihan ships displayed their side guns and launched a round of close-in bombardment at the two immobile sailing ships on the beach. Because the distance was too close, some shells fired from one side of the ship.

After penetrating, it went directly through the inside of the hull and opened up the ship plank on the other side. The broken wooden planks flew out and injured several Ming soldiers who had just ran to the side of the ship. The Ming soldiers who tried to escape had not yet boarded the ship.

The hull of the ship had already been punched with several transparent holes by Haihan's cannon fire.

The situation on the shore was not much better. After only two warnings, the Haihan soldiers opened fire under the command of the copper whistle, and screams suddenly broke out on the unsheltered beach.

Ma Yue trembled and lay on the ground, cursing Ma Teng in his heart for pushing him to death. If he hadn't figured out what happened by this time, he would be really hopeless. Of course, even if he is now

It has been determined that Ma Teng betrayed him, and he cannot change the current situation of being surrounded and suppressed by the Haihan militia. Although the dozens of confidants he took to sea this time are elites in the military, they are completely useless in the current situation.

There is no way to fight back. And this is an isolated island in the sea. There is no place to escape. You have to either resist until death, or you have to be captured without mercy.

Ma Yue chose the latter. When he found that the two ships he brought had no chance to sail away from the coast, he decisively chose to surrender. But when two Haihan soldiers came to tie him up with cowhide ropes, he still

Trying to stage a final resistance: "I am Ma Yue, the commander of the Haining Guard. Do you bold and crazy people want to challenge the Ming Dynasty?"

However, the only response he received was two heavy blows from the butt of the gun, one to the shoulder and one to the back. The pain caused him to immediately fall to the ground. Immediately, he felt a big foot on his back, and then his hands were twisted behind his back and tied.

He was strong. Hai Hanbing grabbed both of his arms and used force to lift him up from the ground. Just when Ma Yue was about to continue to defend his dignity with words, someone already pinched his chin and lifted a ball with Hai Han.

The fishy smelling rag was stuffed into his mouth, and he could only whine and be speechless.

The fifty-five people that Ma Yue led out to sea, including himself, were not able to escape the encirclement. Seven of them were killed in the brief confrontation, and there were about a dozen others of varying severity.

Wound number. Apart from the consumption of ammunition, Haihan's side suffered no casualties. This battle can be regarded as a complete victory.

Since the war broke out in the early morning and was over just after tea time, there was not much movement. Although the Haihan warship fired a round of cannons, it was more than 20 nautical miles away from the nearest coast, and there was no way

No one will notice.

After a brief search of the two ships of the Ming army, Shi Diwen ordered them to be towed away from the shore and then scuttled in the sea. The crew of the ship, whether dead or alive, were all taken to the Haihan warship.

Transported away. In addition, a platoon was left to eliminate all traces of the battle on the coast. When the sun rose three o'clock, the place had returned to its usual tranquility, and it was impossible to tell that a small-scale war had broken out here two hours ago.

of battle.

Since Ma Yue only explained his destination and combat objectives to these confidants who followed him to sea before setting off, he and his group of subordinates have now quietly become missing persons with nowhere to be found.
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