Zhao Xuhai walked in front of a sailor soldier, pulled out the soldier's waist knife, walked to the side of the ship in three or two steps, waved the knife and cut a thick rope, and shouted: "I, Zhao Xuhai, swear with my head that I will fight to the death with the pirates today, if I can't kill the enemy, Zhao's neck has such a rope!"

He threw down his sword and shouted: "Pass my general's order! All the soldiers and sailors of the ship are in position, immediately turn the rudder and turn around, and rush straight to the captured three-masted ships, we will take them back again! Where is the flag bearer, give me the command flag, I will personally command and mobilize all ships!"

Although two of the three large gunboats of the pioneer battalion have been lost, the pirates will definitely be damaged when they board the ships to fight, and the warships that have just been captured will be difficult to control for a while. Now there is the existence of the "God of War" Zhu Hong on this ship, and he is not afraid of fighting with pirates in a short fight, so he can turn around and go back and snatch back the two lost three-masted gunboats.

Zhao Xuhai thought of the situation when Peng San was on the "Golden Jade" and commanded seven groups of warships to cut into the "Thousand Scales Water Array" at the same time, and the pirate ships were divided into five routes before, presumably the opponent's naval combat ability was not as good as Peng San's. Although Zhao Xuhai does not have that kind of naval combat ability, he can still do it by mobilizing the remnants of the pioneer battalion ships on the sea.

As long as the remnants of the ships are gathered and formed into a formation, they will have the strength to fight the pirate fleet!

The soldiers on the deck all obeyed the order, and Zhao Xuhai took the two large flags that gave orders, gritted his teeth and climbed the rope ladder, and climbed towards the highest command tower on the ship.

※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ when Zhao Xuhai was on the control tower of the three-masted gunboat, mobilizing the remnants of the vanguard battalion to fight to the death with the pirate fleet, thirty miles away, Cao Duyun was standing by the window, holding a long clairvoyant mirror, looking at the battle on the sea from afar.

Where Cao Duyun was located was a large hall, which was very spacious, no smaller than the council chamber of the City Lord's Mansion in Okura Castle. The tables and chairs in the hall are all equipped with Haode mahogany furniture, the incense burner in the corner is smoked with sandalwood, and a string of wind chimes hanging by the window is gently ringing.

Such a hall is nothing if it were on land, but it was not on land, but on a ship.

Except for the Dragon Slayer, there is probably no other ship in this world that has such a hall.

The dragon slaying ship is forty-six zhang long, nine zhang wide, nearly five zhang out of the water on the deck, with six layers of cabins, and even the rudder tower behind the ship has three layers, totaling two zhang and seven feet high. On the sea, the dragon slayer is like a majestic high city, and this hall, located on the top floor of the ship's cabin, is like a corner tower on the city wall.

The wind on the sea is not small, but on a giant ship like the Dragon Slayer, it does not feel too strong a shock. In addition to Cao Duyun, there were nine people in the hall, who belonged to the tripartite shili who participated in the expedition to attack Black Dragon Island.

Several leaders of the "Wanjintang", except for Yao Yuanxiao, who stayed behind in Okura City, the eldest lady Sima Rulan, Chai Lin and Xiong Bailing were all in the hall; while the "Evil Dog Gate" had four people, Hua Bushi, Yang Jiangyi, Hai Hongzhu and Bai Yiling; on behalf of the imperial court were Qiu Hengbo, a master of Dongchang, and Shen Youlong, the governor of Guangdong.

Qiu Hengbo was still dressed in a wide flower robe, standing alone in a corner of the hall, and no one wanted to approach him. And that Lord Shen Youlong is nearly fifty years old, his face is thin, five strands of long hair float on his chest, his appearance is very upright, he is wearing a black gauze hat, wearing an official uniform belt, and a peacock with an open screen embroidered on it, is standing behind Cao Duyun with his hands down, and his face is a subordinate facing his boss, with a look of sincere fear.

Although Shen Youlong has the rank of three grades and is in charge of the military power of the Guangdong side, Cao Duyun is not only a prince, but also a messenger who has a secret order to dispatch officials from all over the country, even if he has no rank, he is also a very special existence. Lord Shen has been in officialdom for many years, and it is still very clear what to do in front of this "Dusk Cloud Prince".

At this time, Cao Duyun's face was not very good-looking, just because of the battle between the fifty warships of the pioneer battalion and the twenty small boats of the "Black Dragon Palace", he could see clearly from the clairvoyant mirror.

"Lord Shen," Cao Duyun put down the clairvoyant mirror and said in a deep voice, "The pioneer Zhao Xuhai was assigned by you, it seems that the Lord has a lot of insight into the way of employing people!"

Shen Youlong's face changed suddenly, he knelt on the ground with a "poof", kowtowed, and said: "Youlong uses people improperly, please forgive Gongzi Cao!"

Cao Duyun waved his hand and said, "Get up! The war is not over yet, and the outcome is still unpredictable, so I don't mean to blame Lord Shen." What's more, letting the pioneer battalion take the lead is just to test the 'Black Dragon Palace', even if it fails, it's not a big deal. ”

Shen Youlong said: "Yes, yes, thank you for the kindness of Gongzi Cao!" He kowtowed again, and then got up from the ground tremblingly, but he secretly held a grudge against Zhao Xuhai in his heart, thinking that when that guy came back from the battle, he would have to punish him well.

Cao Duyun set his eyes on Hua Bushi and said, "The Guangdong Realm Sailor is really ashamed of the unscrupulous generals! I wonder what Brother Hua thinks of this battle?"

Hua Bushi was sitting at the round table at the moment, looking at the chart in his hand, and the map was drawn in the direction of Black Dragon Island. Listening to Cao Duyun's inquiry, he raised his head and said, "This place is still sixty miles away from Black Dragon Island, and what the pioneer camp has encountered now is only twenty small boats, not the main fleet of the Dragon Palace tribes. In the opinion of the younger brother, the other party must have the same idea as us, and this battle is just a temptation. ”

Cao Duyun said: "Brother Hua is saying that the other party's main fleet is also like us, watching the battle from a distance, waiting for an opportunity to move?"

Hua Bushi said: "Little brother guesses that this is probably the case. ”

Cao Duyun turned his head and said, "Send ten sentinel ships to search the surrounding sea surface for fifty miles, and find that the pirate ships are transmitting messages with fireworks at the speed of fireworks!"

There was a herald by the door, and the soldiers answered the call.

"I'm afraid that Cao Gongzi's move is not very useful. It was Chai Lin who spoke, the head of the South Australian Chai Garden standing by the window, "There are many small islands in the sea around here, all of which are convenient places for ships to hide, and the pirates of the 'Black Dragon Palace' are more familiar with this sea area than us, if they want to hide the fleet, we may not be able to find it, and even if we can find it, the terrain of the battle will probably be unfavorable to us." ”

Cao Duyun said: "The pirates have been based on this sea area for a long time, and since they have a favorable location, we have come from afar, and we can only try to find them before making plans to attack. ”

"I see, we don't have to go to such trouble as looking for it, just rush to Black Dragon Island and get rid of their nest!"

On this expedition to Black Dragon Island, Hua Bushi originally wanted to leave Hai Hongzhu in Okura City, but as soon as she heard that Sima Rulan and Yang Jiangyi were coming, she had to come with her. Hua Bushi was entangled, so he had to take her with him, in this battle, the forces of the Guangdong Realm Sailor and Okura City had an advantage, and there were peerless masters such as Qiu Hengbo in charge, although the Dragon Palace was fierce, as long as Hai Hongzhu stayed honestly on the Dragon Slaying Ship, there would probably not be any danger.

The idea of this sea woman is as straightforward as her personality. When Sima Rulan heard this, her eyes lit up, and she said, "Sister Hai is right! If we go directly to Black Dragon Island, we won't be afraid that their main force will not come out!"

Cao Duyun frowned and said, "Don't we care about the war in the pioneer battalion?"

The first battle of the pioneer battalion was unfavorable, but the main forces of both sides had not yet made a move, and if they sent ships to support, they were likely to be dragged by the other side to hold back more troops, and if they did not support, the vanguard battalion could be wiped out by the other side.

The way to use troops on the battlefield is to strive to "control people without being controlled by others," and Cao Duyun is very clear about this truth.

Chai Lin said: "The opponent's way of playing is to use a small number of ships to entangle us, but the main force is hiding in the shadows and waiting for an opportunity to attack. Just now, Young Master Hua sent Brother Zhu over, and now the battle situation over there seems to have changed, and it will not be defeated for a while. Chai also thinks that he should go directly to Black Dragon Island, and when the opponent's lair is in danger, the main force has to show up to fight with us. ”

Cao Duyun raised the clairvoyant mirror again, looking at the battle on the sea in the distance, and sure enough, he saw that the flagship of the pioneer battalion had escaped the siege of several pirate ships, and the ships of the sailors that had been washed away had also begun to move and assemble.

His eyes looked at Hua Bushi again: "What does Brother Hua think?"

Hua Bushi said: "I also agree with Miss Lan'er and the head of the Chai family, our goal is Black Dragon Island, there is no need to entangle with the other party's small fleet here, as long as our main fleet leaves, there is no point in the twenty pirate ships fighting with the pioneer battalion, and they will definitely be withdrawn." It's just that the Dragon Palace Department will definitely expect this section, and if we want to attack Black Dragon Island directly, I'm afraid it's not so easy. ”

Cao Duyun nodded, and said with a slight smile: "Okay, let's go to Black Dragon Island." What tricks does the 'Black Dragon Palace' have, wait for them to come out and then make a plan. ”

He immediately shouted: "Pass the commander's order! All ships pull anchors and set sail, maintain formation, and sail straight for Black Dragon Island!"

※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ the sea area where Heilong Island is located, it is located in the middle of the Qizhou Ocean, 1,300 miles away from the coast of Guangdong, 800 miles away from Qiongzhou Island, and 1,100 miles away from Ryukyu. In terms of location, Black Dragon Island is closer to Middle-earth than Okurashima.

Black Dragon Island is not an isolated island, there are hundreds of large and small islands in the surrounding sea. Most of these islands are uninhabited, and some are flooded when the tide rises, creating so-called "dark islands". The existence of these "dark islands" makes it a little difficult for ships to stay on Heilong Island, and it is necessary to know the route.

From the mouths of the pirates who were captured in the last battle of Okura Island, Cao Duyun had already asked about the route to Heilong Island, and marked it in detail on the chart. But even the pirates of the "Black Dragon Palace" are not able to know all the circumstances of these hundreds of islands.