The blue sky is like a wash, there is no edge in sight, the sun is gradually setting towards the horizontal plane, and the water and sky are red in the distance.

"It's not a big problem." An old man laughed hoarsely, with only half a tooth left in his mouth, "There will be no strong wind for at least half a month, and if you are lucky, you may not have a storm until after July." ”

Later generations can judge the time and route of typhoons through scientific means, but in this era, we can only rely on experienced old people, who use clouds, rain, sunset, plus a little luck, maybe palm divination, and so on to make judgments.

Qian Hong's pupils shrank slightly, and he walked straight to the hill not far from the pier, and looked around, around the large and small islands near the main island, hundreds of large and small ships were gathered.

After a moment of silence, Qian Hong walked around the dock to the west side of the main island, and after a while, he saw Tan Wei, who was leading his men to repair the ship.

After saying hello to the people around him, Qian Hong yelled at Tan Wei: "Old Tan, do you have any wine at hand?" ”

Although he was demoted to repair the ship, Tan Wei has a lot of seniority among the Japanese and has hidden a lot of good things.

Laughing and scolding a few words at the subordinates who were coaxing on the side, Tan Wei jumped out of the boat and pulled Qian Hong to the beach, "What do you kid call me?" ”

"Old Tan." Qian Hong swallowed his saliva, "Wolf's den and tiger's den, be careful......"

"It's not big, it's not small, it's bad to learn with that little one!" Tan Wei snorted, "Didn't you say that it's okay and don't come to me?" ”

Tan Wei made a big mistake and was not killed by Xu Hai, he was barely Xu Hai's confidant, but Qian Rui was Xu Hai's most trusted mastermind, and it was very taboo for the two to have dealings with each other.

"It's almost time to start." Qian Hong whispered.

"The secret letter was sent?" Tan Wei rubbed his hands nervously, "Where is it?" ”

"I don't know anything." Qian Hong shook his head, "But the main force is exhausted, and there are not many people left, and my father proposes that you stay in charge." ”

Tan Wei was silent for a while, frowned, and said, "What are you doing?" ”

"Cut off the back road of Xu Hai." Qian Hong looked at a few Japanese robbers on the other side, and whispered while laughing: "Can you hold the more than 200 people under your command?" ”

"Don't worry, you can hold it." Tan Wei turned his head and glanced at it, pointed at the Japanese who came over and said loudly: "Go, bring the altar of good wine." ”

Qian Hong thanked him with a gesture, "Father confessed and drove the wolf and the tiger, but we don't interfere in this matter, just take advantage of the situation." ”

Tan Wei frowned and walked back and forth a few steps, and asked tentatively, "Wufeng?" ”

"That's what the younger brother said, Hu Ruzhen, the governor of Zhejiang, tried to appease Wang Zhi and join forces to exterminate Xu Hai." Qian Hong hesitated and said, "Father has been in contact with Wufeng...... But the younger brother explained, we will not interfere in this matter. ”

Tan Wei immediately understood, the implication of his nephew's words was that even if Wang Zhi strangled Xu Hai, with Qian Rui, we would have no worries about our lives.

But Tan Wei is still full of doubts, will Wang Zhi really make a move?

Couldn't Wang Zhi see that this was the government's plan to drive away the wolf, wasn't Wang Zhi afraid that the government would turn his face and not recognize people after he strangled Xu Hai?

Tan Wei wanted to ask a few more questions, but his subordinates came over with the wine jar, and Qian Hong greeted him a few times and hugged the wine jar and left.

Looking at Qian Hong's departing figure from afar, Tan Wei scolded and went back, kicking the piles of wood away with his feet, "Brothers, it's time to turn over!" ”

"Boss Tan, can you go and grab a handful this time?" Second Chinese Network

"It's a pity last time, I couldn't grab a wife and come back......"

Tan Wei ignored his subordinates, turned over and climbed onto the deck, and turned his head to look at Qian Hong, who was carrying the wine jar on his shoulders.

More than a month ago, when Qian Hong suddenly appeared and accurately spit out the name "Tan Wei", if Qian Hong hadn't practiced some skills over the years, he was afraid that he would be killed by Tan Wei.

Even if Qian Hong clarifies his identity, he talks about his brother-in-law Tan Lun, the prefect of Taizhou, and his mother Tan...... Tan Wei couldn't believe it.

Until Qian Hong, who had not read much since he was a child, had painful memories and vaguely remembered "If life is only as first seen, what is the autumn wind and sad fan"......

Tan Wei's mouth is crooked, Xu Hai is really capable of robbing people, robbing a wife is the internal response arranged by Brother Yuan, and robbing a military advisor is Brother Yuan's father, even his old subordinate was coerced back then.

Broken Xuhai back road...... Qian Hong's words kept replaying in Tan Wei's mind, and he held the handle of the knife in his hand hard, thinking about what would happen in his heart.

But one thing is certain, Tan Wei looked back at his subordinates who had brought out two more jars of wine, what do you want to do, these two hundred or so widows must be the key.

Halfway up the mountain, Qian Hong staggered up holding the wine jar, and didn't let go until he walked into the house, and before he could get up straight, someone on the opposite side laughed and scolded: "So soon to knock on Lao Tan's bamboo pole?!" ”

Qian Hong looked at Xu Hai with a smile, "General, I'm just telling Lao Tan...... I said a few good words to him in front of the general today, Lao Tan gave me the altar wine, and I couldn't push it off! ”

Xu Hai laughed, pointed at Qian Hong and said with a smile: "I think you have an attack on alcohol, and you knocked Lao Tan Santan wine this month alone!" ”

"Well, it's Shaoxing rice wine." Xu Hai lifted the lid of the altar and sniffed it, "Yes, Lao Tan is a waste, but he is really good at grabbing things." ”

"To employ people is to use their strengths." Qian Rui, who was holding the teacup, said slowly: "The five tiger generals under Liu Bei of the Three Kingdoms, Zhao Zilong is brave and brave enough to be Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, but most of them stay by Liu Bei's side and can't be alone...... Therefore, it is a big mistake for the general to use Lao Tan in charging into battle, this person can only guard the family and protect the hospital. ”

"That's what the gentleman said." Xu Hai nodded, "Lao Tan is a good housekeeper, and he has done a good job repairing ships in the past few months, so let him stay and take care of the house." ”

"General......" Qian Hong asked tentatively: "Old Tan is not useful, why don't I follow the general?" ”

"Forget it, your father and son depend on each other." Xu Hai shook his head, "You also have more than a dozen people under your command now, and you are protecting your father, this time you stay as Lao Tan's deputy...... Nearby islands are pulled by people and boats, be careful! ”

Qian Hong was excited for a while, and nodded again and again.

Qian Ruiyi frowned and drove his son out, and asked in a low voice, "Is the general afraid of Wufeng's attack?" ”

"That's not it, last year's truce, Wang Wufeng was still trustworthy."

Qian Rui breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, "Also, in the past two years, the general has made a big move......

"yes!"

A few years ago, Xu Hai defeated Yu Dayou in one fell swoop, swept Jiaxing and Huzhou, and then gathered more than 10,000 Japanese pirates entrenched in Jinshan, which was regarded as a great enemy by the southeast.

But so many Japanese are not willing to join Xu Hai's command, Xu Hai is mostly coerced and annexed by force, such as the drowned Ye Ma is an example, Xu Hai invaded the southeast coast on a large scale, it is difficult to say whether there will be Japanese robbers in the backyard to light a fire.

Last year, Xu Hai attacked Jiaxing and Huzhou, and the left-behind widows on several islands in Laochao killed people and set fire, robbed and fled, and it is said that a pregnant concubine in Xu Hai was born prematurely, and the baby died two days after birth.

It was precisely when he saw this that Qian Rui proposed to let Lao Tan stay, after all, Lao Tan was Xu Hai's old subordinate, and he had always been "loyal", and at least more than half of the good things he snatched were dedicated to Xu Hai, and he was also quite appreciated by Wang Cuiqiao.

After chatting for a while, Xu Hai took Qian Rui back to his house, and by the way, he asked people to bring back the jar of rice wine, and the next person fried a few dishes, and the two had a drink, and gradually turned the topic to the upcoming war.