Three hundred nautical miles inside and outside Dongzhou, on the calm coast, there are two huge buildings and ships separated by more than ten zhang, facing each other.

On the deck of one of the large ships, there were shirtless men with fierce expressions, some of them holding large knives and shouting at the opposite side, while others were holding strong bows, pulling the full strings, and silently pointing to the opposite side, with a cruel sneer on their faces, as if they could let go of their hands at any moment and fire a volley.

On the bow of the ship, there is a tall five-zhang flag, on which a cyan dragon with teeth and claws is depicted, which is waving in the sea breeze and hunting.

It was at this time that countless bloody storms were set off in the inland waters of Dongzhou, and the pirate ship called itself "Qinglong Warship".

On the other side of this group of pirates is only a merchant ship, although it is more than a dozen feet larger, but in terms of momentum, it is more than a star and a half, and on the deck, there are less than a hundred people who look like guards, and their courage is obviously insufficient, and some people are even trembling in two streams, trembling.

What's even more unbearable is that at this time, there is already a lot of noise in the cabin of the merchant ship, and it is not known whether it will be a battle or a surrender!

"Mrs. Tang, this time the pirates were opened up by your Tang family, and now we have encountered pirates, dozens of our merchants, this ship of goods worth tens of millions of taels is already in danger, and now, don't you want to give everyone an explanation?"

In the cabin, a thin old man with a three-handed, richly dressed old man said with a gloomy face.

As soon as he said this, the other wealthy businessmen sitting in the cabin immediately echoed it, some were worried, and even more were panicked.

In the center of the cabin, there is a plump and jade ******** dressed in gold and silver, although he is old, his charm has not diminished, but he has added a bit of maturity and elegance. But this beautiful woman does not have the slightest sense of weakness. She sat in the cabin, but she was calmer than anyone else.

"The surname Shen, when the merchant ships were stable before, why didn't I see you talking like this?" the beautiful woman did not speak. On the contrary, a big man standing behind her spoke up first, "The route of this trade route was jointly researched by several of us for half a year, and it encountered a storm. Lost and encountering pirates, no one could have imagined, why are you now relying on my wife?"

"I dare to blame Mrs. Tang in time?" Boss Shen snorted, "It's just that this time I went to sea, it was your Tang family who took the lead, and now that something has happened, your Tang family will naturally have to bear some more responsibility." ”

"You!" the big man was angry and was about to speak, but Mrs. Tang waved her hand. Stopped him.

As soon as she raised her hand, the entire cabin immediately fell silent, only to hear her say lightly: "Boss Shen, now is not the time to hold anyone responsible, now that the pirates are present, the first thing we have to do is to unite as one and tide over the crisis together." ”

Boss Shen arched his hand when he heard this, and said, "Then Mrs. Tang, what are your clever plans?"

Mrs. Tang shook her head and said softly, "I'm a woman's family. What can be done, just about to hear what a few bosses have to do. ”

"What else can I do, surrender. Boss Shen spread his hands, "Didn't that pioneer general just say it?" As long as we surrender and let them aboard, they will not hurt anyone, and they will only take half of the cargo. ”

Mrs. Tang sneered when she heard this, but there was no reaction on her face, to Boss Shen's words. Neither for nor against.

She knew that even if she didn't have to open her mouth, there would be objections.

Sure enough, I only heard someone in the cabin sneering and said, "Surrender, Boss Shen, are you a three-year-old child?

Boss Shen's face turned red when he heard this, and he glared at the man angrily, and said: "If you don't surrender, then Boss Meng, tell me, what should we do? Did you see the Qinglong Banner on the opposite ship? This is not an ordinary pirate, it is said that their leader has obtained an artifact such as the Immortal Sword, and even calls himself "Young Emperor of Dongzhou"! Even some of the big factions and inheritance families in Dongzhou dare not provoke them, and let them run rampant on the sea. If we don't surrender, what else can we do, when they kill all our people?"

Boss Meng immediately said: "What should I do? Of course I fought with them! We still have a hundred guards on our ship, and we are not without the strength to fight." ”

"Fighting, that's the way to death!"

Shen and Meng are both selling cloth and silk, they are competitors, and they don't like each other on weekdays, but at this time, they have contradictory opinions, and they don't give in to each other. As soon as the two quarreled, the merchants in the cabin instantly stood in line and argued.

"Hmph, a bunch of gutsless people!" At this moment, a cold snort suddenly sounded.

The two groups of people arguing in the cabin immediately listened to it, looked over, and Boss Shen was like a cat stuffed into his tail, and exploded in an instant, pointing at the man and saying angrily: "You still dare to make sarcastic remarks now, if it weren't for the way you led, how would we have encountered pirates?"

At the end of the cabin, there was a big man in his thirties and forties, with rough skin and a dark complexion, who was none other than Su Jing's third brother, Old Tan Tou!

It was also him, who had just spoken out to mock this group of wealthy merchants, when he saw that everyone was looking over, he suddenly spitted on the soft and gorgeous blanket under his feet, pointed at everyone, and said with a suspicious face: "Why don't I dare to speak? Lao Tzu saw that you were lost in the sea, and kindly showed you the way, but what about you? Not only do you not know gratitude, but you even take revenge and want to pull us into the water." ”

Boss Shen was even more angry when he heard this, and suddenly pulled out the long knife on the waist of the guard behind him, slashed at Lao Tan's head, and shouted sharply: "I think you are the internal response of that group of pirates, deliberately leading us into a trap. ”

Although he is thin and weak, and his grade is even older, but in a knife, he is unexpectedly famous and powerful.

Lao Tan snorted, with a look of disdain on his face, and he didn't even bother to hide.

There was a sound, and Boss Shen's knife was not cut down, but it was blocked by the guard-looking man behind Mrs. Tang.

"What are you doing?" Boss Shen immediately glared at the big man.

Boss Shen was angry. ”

Mrs. Tang finally stood up, said a word to Boss Shen, and then walked in front of Lao Tan, bowed slightly, and said: "Third Master Tan, what we did before was not appropriate, but wasn't it a loss of proportion to encounter pirates?

"Third Master Tan?" Old Tan savored Mrs. Tang's address to him for a while, and suddenly laughed, "Now that you have changed your name, tell you the truth, whether you can help you or not, it's not up to me Tan Laosan to have the final say." If our eldest brother helps you regardless of his past suspicions, it will be your honor, if not, hum, when those pirates come up and scuttle the merchant ship, your third master will not hurt a single hair!"

"Do you still dare to be rampant?" Boss Shen listened to Lao Tan's words, and couldn't help it, and he wanted to cut it over again.

At this moment, an arrogant voice came from afar: "When the time comes, whether to surrender or not, a steward from the other side said a word, if you surrender, quickly put down the rope, let us get on the boat, if not, hehe, then we will fight ourselves!"

The people in the cabin couldn't help but change color when they heard the words! )