After repeated interrogations, Liu Pei was sure that there would be no more gains. He waved his hand and said, "Cut it all!" Give them a treat! ”

Most of the pirates had already resigned themselves to their fate, kneeling there in despair and being killed outright. A handful of pirates cried and struggled to plead with Liu Pei, only to be immediately beaten and their heads cut off.

At this time, the other two ships were burning and slowly sinking to the bottom of the sea. As for the people on board, they will either be burned to death or smoked to death, and they will be sunk to the bottom of the sea with the sunken ship.

Liu Pei glanced at the two boats, and after making sure that there would be no more living people on them, he pointed to the stone island in the distance and said, "Go to a few people and clean up the people on it." ”

By this time the morning fog had lifted, and everyone could clearly see that seven or eight pirates who had escaped by diving had just climbed to the top of the stone island, and were looking for a place to hide on it in horror. But it was just a bare stone mountain, and there was no place to hide.

One of the guards took the order, took a few firecrackers, and rowed the boat over. Soon they shot the pirates on the island. They then landed on the island, mended each corpse, and then dragged the corpse into the sea.

At this time, the captain came over and asked, "Dashuai, what should you do with this ship?" ”

Liu Pei touched the mast regretfully and said resolutely: "Drag it away!" ”

With that, he jumped back into his boat. Sea ships are a strategic material at this time, and wives used to burn them. But Liu Pei trained a lot of people from the Naval Academy at this time, so now he can grab it, and he can use it when he goes back to repair it. In addition, he kept paying for ships.

Returning to his ship, Liu Pei listened to the losses of this battle. That is, the losses in battle were slight. Only five or six people were injured, and none of them were serious. Under the bandaging of the ship's doctors, the wounded could regain their combat effectiveness as long as they rested for a few days.

After returning to the ship, the captain said, "Commander, are we still going to act according to the original plan?" ”

Liu Pei thought seriously for a moment and then said, "No! Changing plans, we went home and repaired. ”

The captain happily conveyed the order to the fleet. Liu Pei also heard the cheers of the sailors. After all, these sailors have been adrift at sea for more than three months in a row. There were only a few brief periods of time to go back and replenish supplies. And it has also experienced many battles. Everyone is already exhausted. It's a pleasure to go back and recuperate.

But Liu Pei's purpose is not to go back to rest. It's that he has other things to do. After clearing the battlefield, the five ships quickly converged together to form a fleet and sailed away. Only a few wisps of green smoke drifting across the sea indicate that this was once a battlefield.

As soon as the fleet returned to Jiaozhou Bay, Liu Jiang, who heard the news, rushed to the pier. Liu Jiang was also tired in order to collect intelligence. In order to facilitate the transmission of information, Liu Jiang has changed his place of work to the dock. As soon as there is any news that needs to be delivered, it is convenient for him to send a ship to sea here.

As soon as Liu Pei saw Liu Jiang, he asked, "Have you collected any news recently?" ”

Liu Jiang took out two lists from his arms and handed them to Liu Pei, saying, "I did hear a lot of news. Head of the house, here are two lists. One is Zheng Zhilong and his allies. The other is maritime merchants and pirates who tend to be neutral. ”

Liu Pei took the list and flipped through it carefully, and sure enough, he found the name of a maritime merchant surnamed Li on the piece of paper of Zheng Zhilong's ally, and the home address and specific strength were also marked behind the name. Liu Pei immediately recognized the accuracy of this information. So he returned the two lists to Liu Jiang and said, "Send them out immediately and hand them over to all the fleets." The time is coming for them to assemble and exchange information. Be sure to tell them before they assemble. Let's just say that for Zheng Zhilong and his allies, they must continue to maintain the original approach, which is to kill people and burn ships! There is absolute certainty when you are grabbing the ship. As for the neutral maritime merchants, we do not harass them. As long as we can be sure that they are neutral, we will not grab any goods, not even gold or silver! But tell them that they are not allowed to disclose our news to Zheng Zhilong's side, understand? ”

Liu Jiang nodded and said, "Understood, family master." I immediately sent someone to the sea to deliver the news. ”

Liu Pei then asked in a low voice, "Is there any news about the volcano plan?" ”

Liu Jiang also said in a low voice: "According to the news that came back, it is almost there." It is estimated that many boats will gather there around the end of this month. Maybe that's when you can think about execution! ”

Liu Pei frowned and thought about it for a long time and said, "Since this is the case, then pass on the news and let the people of the First Fleet withdraw for repairs and prepare for the implementation of the volcano plan." ”

Liu Jiang said: "Understood! The First Fleet withdrew to rest and prepare for the Volcano Plan. The Second Fleet carried out the strike plan as usual. ”

Liu Pei nodded and said, "Yes, that's it." ”

Liu Jiang immediately returned to the room and wrote a letter and arranged for someone to go to sea to see him off.

A few days later, a fleet of ships in Jiaozhou Bay quietly sailed into Jiaozhou Bay to avoid the eyes and ears of the sea. A large number of sailors disembarked with laughter and laughter to enjoy a rare vacation. However, many wounded soldiers were carried off the ship by their companions. There were even sailors who held the relics of their companions and walked off the gangplank with a sad face. This is war after all, and death is inevitable!

But these deaths could not dampen the enthusiasm of the sailors. Every time a fleet returned, cheers of joy were remembered in the barracks and on the docks. Liu Pei would also prepare them with delicious food and plenty of spirits. Since they were the superior side, the warriors celebrated with unusual cheerfulness.

Liu Pei also went deep among the soldiers, eating, drinking, celebrating with them, bringing comfort to the wounded, and sending blessings and condolences to the families of the dead soldiers. Overall, the atmosphere on Liu Pei's side is cheerful and active.

How cheerful the atmosphere is on Liu Pei's side, how bad the atmosphere is on Zheng Zhilong's side!

According to historical records, Zheng Zhilong was a rather handsome person. There is even a legend in wild history that Zheng Zhilong once made a face for Li Dan! That's why Li Dan chose him as his heir. But at this time, Zheng Zhilong's handsome face looked very hideous! He's already shredded a few books and broken quite a few things! What's worse is that he didn't dare to lose his temper in front of everyone, so he could only lock himself in the study to vent. Because he must maintain the authority of a leader.

Zheng Zhilong lost his temper because he had already received the news released by Liu Pei. Liu Pei released the news that future blows will only be aimed at Zheng Zhilong and his allies. When the others are chased by Liu Pei, as long as they can honestly lower the sails and stop the boat for his wife's people to check, as long as it is a ship belonging to the neutral side, Liu Pei will not rob them! Not even the gold and silver of their ships will be snatched!

This news accelerated the polarization of forces at sea. Neutral maritime merchants and pirates rejoiced, and did not have to worry about their own losses. You can continue to trade at sea with a comfortable mind. Because there were two sides involved in the war, there were fewer ships used for maritime trade, and the profits became greater, so they wished that Liu Pei and Zheng Zhilong would fight forever!

Even among his allies there were wavers. At this time, Zheng Zhilong's power was much higher than Liu Pei's. But Liu Pei's strategy completely tore apart the power of his subordinates and split them into two camps. Zheng Zhilong even doubted that if Liu Pei's wrists were high enough and the intelligence was clear, would he organize a third camp in his camp, which was the camp against Zheng Zhilong? After all, it is clear here that there are many people below who oppose him as a leader! Among them, there are people who covet this position, there are those who support others, and there are those who simply feel that he is too young and lacks strength and qualifications.

Nor can he blame his allies for hesitating. The months-long maritime guerrilla warfare has greatly depleted their financial resources. At the same time, they had to pay expensive pensions to the families of the dead sailors. Otherwise, no one would want to follow them.

At the same time, the sailors were tired of such a war with no end in sight. After all, sailors threw themselves into the sea for money. Under the orders of the chief, they were willing to fight one or two battles. But they are reluctant to intervene in this hide-and-seek war. After all, without cargo transportation and plunder, the sailors would not have had a bounty of silver, and they would have difficulty supporting their families. So low morale is inevitable.