After Boss Sha gave the order, Pirate A and Pirate C turned around and boarded the large ship.
Jiang Yong, like an enraged leopard cub, glared angrily and rolled around with Pirate B, not letting him gain any advantage.
Boss Sha had already returned to the cabin. Urged by his companions, Pirate B reluctantly stood up and kicked Xia Qing hard as he left.
As the large ship gradually sailed away, Xia Qing felt as if all her strength had been drained away. She collapsed onto the deck, panting heavily.
"Uncle Xia, are you alright?" Jiang Yong anxiously pulled up Xia Qing's trouser leg to take a look, and his expression changed.
Xia Qing's leg was already swollen; the kick had been quite severe.
"I'm fine, let's go quickly, don't let them catch up again!"
No one said anything more, they turned the engine up to full speed and headed towards Chongqing.
When Fu Wen reported the list and data of the seafood transactions over the past few days to Jiang Shan, Fu Wen himself also discovered the problem.
It's still a big problem.
But since the young master wouldn't tell him, he couldn't make wild guesses.
"Yuzhou is the largest coastal city in the Qing Kingdom. The volume of seafood trade has decreased sharply, and you know nothing about it?"
Fu Wen is currently the main person in charge of procurement for both shops, and the only logistics companies involved with a significant amount of seafood are Xia Qing and Ji Xiang. Ji Xiang hasn't returned yet, and Xia Qing's ship hasn't arrived, so the only person we can ask is Fu Wen.
Fu Wen vaguely guessed what was going on, but he dared not say it.
The young master is keeping it from him because he doesn't want the young lady to worry, but he probably can't hide it for long. Even if Xia Qing's ship can't come in the next couple of days, he will send a message, and then there will be no need to hide it anymore.
Xia Qing's ship arrived, and this time Xia Qing did not sell the goods to anyone in advance.
When Jiang Shan saw Xia Qing being carried off the boat, she knew something terrible had happened!
Xia Qing's leg injury was severe, with bone damage, and she needs to rest for a period of time.
"Our ship encountered pirates in Qing'an. If it weren't for Jiang Yong's quick thinking, we might not have escaped with our lives!" Xia Qing said with lingering fear.
"What's the situation in Zongyang County and Guyang County now? Isn't the heir of the Marquis of Qingyang in Zongyang County? Can't he control those pirates either?" Jiang Shan asked, puzzled.
Xia Qing's expression was indescribable. "The government has now banned fishing boats from going out to sea, and all large foreign ships are turned back as soon as they are spotted. I heard that a few days ago, the people from the Water Affairs Bureau faced off against the Hai Sha Gang at sea and suffered heavy casualties."
"What about Guyang County?" Jiang Shan's heart unconsciously jumped.
"Don't worry, Sister Jiang, Lord Fu is doing well. There aren't many damaged businesses in Guyang County, and the shops in the town haven't been affected much either," Jiang Yong said quickly.
Jiang Shan felt slightly relieved. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Brother Xia, you should stay here and recover from your injuries. The other brothers should also refrain from going out to sea for the time being. As long as we're alive, we can always make money!"
Xia Qing was very anxious, "No, not going to sea will affect the shop's business!"
Jiang Shan smiled and said calmly, "Without seafood, can the people of Yuzhou City not survive? Without seafood, will they go hungry? Even if they don't have seafood, we still have fish and meat. Besides, the seafood you delivered today is enough to keep the store running for several days!"
After settling Xia Qing and the others in, Jiang Shan returned to his room and wrote a letter to Fu Qiyuan, inquiring about the pirates and expressing his desire to help.
Within days, notices were posted in the Yuzhou government office, and rumors of the pirates' misdeeds spread throughout the streets and alleys.
When the entire army of the Marquis of Qingyang from the capital arrived in Zongyang County, this great battle between officials and bandits began.
In Fu Qiyuan's plan, the first priority was to eliminate Sha Laoda, the leader of the Hai Sha Gang, and then send troops along the sea to search for the remaining members of the Hai Sha Gang and slowly wipe them out.
Li Minghe personally led the team, dividing the soldiers and constables dispatched from several nearby government offices into several groups, and they disappeared into the sea under the cover of night.
A large ship secretly departed from Guanhai County within Yuzhou City and sailed towards Qing'an and He County.
The ship was loaded with cargo, and apart from a faint navigation light, it was pitch black and nothing could be seen. Judging from the ship's course, the helmsman was clearly an experienced helmsman, avoiding many visible and hidden reefs and rocks as it headed east.
It looks very valuable.
Presumably, they went to great lengths to avoid pirates, making the ships following behind quite exhausted.
The large ship sailed into He County's territory, and soon after, seven or eight small boats and another large ship followed suit.
Unseen by them, more than a dozen small boats slowly surrounded them, their archers standing ready, awaiting only the order.
The large ship passed He County and stopped when it passed Meishan.
The pirate ships of all sizes that followed also stopped and secretly observed.
A gust of wind rose on the sea, not strong, but it was a headwind, completely different from the previous wind direction.
The wind grew stronger, and the sky above seemed to have a faint bluish-gray tinge.
Just as the pirates were getting impatient and wanted to go forward to investigate, the large ship in front of them started to move.
It was incredibly loud!
The people on the ship lifted the tarpaulin on the deck, revealing huge, dark rocks. With several loud splashes, all the rocks on the ship were thrown into the sea, and the ship rose several feet in an instant, sailing far away in the blink of an eye.
"Damn it, boss! We've been spotted! They got away!"
"Chase!"
The pirate ship accelerated to catch up with the large ship in front, but suddenly, a huge wave rose up ahead, the large ship rocked a few times, and then disappeared from sight.
Boss Sha has dominated the seas for many years and knows the sea weather better than anyone. He knew that a hurricane had just appeared ahead and that ship was sure to sink.
"Retreat, retreat quickly!" Boss Sha roared, turned around and jumped off the small boat behind him, ordering the boat to retreat at full speed.
But it was too late; another hurricane formed a vortex ahead and swept towards the large ship.
"Boss, we can't escape! Quick, jump ship!"
The pirate's voice, which had just been shouting, disappeared into the eye of the storm.
The pirates' ship slowly capsized, and countless pirates howled as they were swept into the depths of the sea by the storm.
The small boat that Boss Sha was on floated on the sea like a leaf in the wind and rain for an unknown amount of time. When he opened his eyes again, he was filled with rage.
As dawn broke, the sky began to lighten. Boss Sha could no longer see his large ship; only a few small boats remained. The brothers who had miraculously survived were clinging to planks, adrift on the sea, their former glory long gone.
"Boss, look ahead!" A pirate swam over to Boss Sha by clinging to a plank and pointed to another large ship several feet away.
It was this large ship that led them here, where they encountered the storm.
This was all part of their plan; it was a conspiracy. This ship was specifically designed to lure them into a trap!
"Call all the brothers over here, catch up with that ship, and don't let a single person on board escape!"
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