"But the big treasurer—"

"I know. If you don't stop him, I'm afraid someone will follow suit. Zhu Cai's old expression was solemn, and he thought for a while, and seemed to have made up his mind:

"Manager Wang, you immediately take care of the grain platform, distribute the grain stock to each ship, distribute all the grain on the grain platform, and make food for the whole army! Ready for war"

"Huh?!" The leaders looked at him. Only Wang You, the head of the old battalion, was not surprised -- although another batch of grain had been obtained in the past 10 days or so, and some people had escaped, the food supply was barely enough to deal with. But it's a drop in the bucket, and the whole army has been out of food for only a few days.

"The Great Shopkeeper! We now have twelve big ships missing! Do you want to wait for the ship to come back to Lingao......

"It's too late for He Xin to come back, God knows what happened to them." Since the fleet is going to the sea, once it is postponed, various factors are possible, and continuing to sit and wait will not solve any problems, but will fall into a desperate situation of complete food shortage. Wang You clearly pointed out how bad the situation is now.

"If we can't stop fighting, the grain will bottom out." Zhu Cai Lao said coldly, "Let's go to Min'an!" ”

"It's not a big deal to have a dozen or so big ships, small boats fight like wars, and in such a land place, small boats are more flexible."

"The Great Shopkeeper! What about that Aussie messenger? Could this kid be fooling us? ”

"Emissary?" Zhu Cai Lao waved his hand impatiently, "Just leave him in Nanri - he can't run without a boat." I don't have time to pay attention to him now! He said loudly. And say to the brethren that they will have a full meal and set sail early tomorrow morning. Lay down Min'an for three days without sealing the knife! The woman shall return to the brethren first! ”

"Thank you, shopkeeper!" The leaders responded.

He Xin's fleet sailed very smoothly all the way, taking the ocean route, but it took six days to arrive at Bopu Port. He Xin actually doesn't know how to sail, but Kao is in a position of nepotism, so Ren Fu, the head of the flagship of the fleet, is the de facto commander.

He Xin was led to meet Wen Dehei. Wen Desi said a few words, and complimented He Xin for being "young and promising, heroic", and gave a valuable gift, which made He Xin dizzy, and he was so happy that he was arranged to live in a luxurious suite after eating and drinking in the merchant house. In the house, there were already two prostitutes with outstanding appearances selected by the east gate blowing rain waiting.

Ren Fu and the sailors also had a special reception, first bathed, and gave each of them a set of clothes, good food and drink hospitality, all the sailors on Nanri Island have long faded out of their mouths. When I arrived at Lingao, there were fresh vegetables and chickens and ducks, and as for the wine and rice, it was open to supply, and I felt that it was "lucky" to be able to come to Lingao this time. Wei Aiwen personally went into battle, and took the non-commissioned officers and students of the military and political school who interned at the General Political Department to engage in "reception," but in fact they were engaged in face-to-face propaganda work. Vigorously publicize how the group treats the poor well, how to let everyone "have clothes to wear", "have food", "have a house", "can marry a wife", "not be bullied" and other things related to the vital interests of ordinary people. In order to fully demonstrate their superiority, they also organized visits to the residences, factories, farms and schools of the communes of Bairen and Bopu, as well as the Dongmen Market.

In order to let them fully understand the new social superiority of the crossing group, this group of people was brought to Lingao County and gave them a sharp contrast.

He Xin was accompanied by a special person from the Foreign Business Commission every day. I took a tour of Dongmen City. If you have a slight preference, you can buy it immediately. When I met a woman with a yellow ticket, I liked it, and I was allowed to send it to the merchant house at night, and He Xin, who was only mixed up in the pirate gang with nepotism, was so happy that I didn't know the southeast and northwest. Eating and drinking are secondary, he has always been looked down upon in the pirate group, and this time someone has taken him so seriously, and he has been greatly satisfied psychologically. As for the loan to buy rice, I simply left it behind - not that I forgot it, but after buying rice, I naturally had to return, and if I simply postpone the purchase for a few days, I would be able to enjoy this gentle village for a few more days.

In fact, even if he is a very responsible person, he will not be able to leave. As soon as the ships entered the port, the navy sent people to move the ships and block the departure route of the fleet. The Marines are also on standby to take over the ships - similar drills have been done countless times in their gang warfare training.

"It's really troublesome that people who don't understand the Political Security Bureau, why do they bother to do that: it's entertaining people for dinner, and it's entertaining prostitutes at public expense. Just grab them all and take over the ship. Lao Di complained. He was the company commander of the Marine Corps, which was responsible for directing and monitoring the ships.

The explanation of the General Directorate of Political Security is that this is to ensure the safety of enemy workers.

No one can guarantee that there will be no Zhucai Lao or other shili jian fine existence in Lingao. If the boat is directly detained and arrested, the other party will send a message out in the starry night, and it will be transmitted to Nanri Island in a week at most. Through the group's "fake negotiation, real poaching" will be completely outrageous, and Lin Baiguang must die without a place to be buried.

Now that the women are dragging He Xin with alcohol, it is not a problem to cross the group if things are done slowly.

After eating, drinking, and having fun like this for several days, Ren Fu is an old bandit in the end. I thought that I came this time to buy grain and gunpowder, and if I delayed it any longer, it would be a big mistake. He Xin is a relative of the emperor, so he will naturally be able to drag himself when the time comes, and the responsibility will become his own. I came to persuade He Xin right now: the tens of thousands of brothers in the fleet, and the big treasurer are waiting for food, so it is important to finish the matter and go back as soon as possible.

He Xin came back to his senses at this time, and when he thought of what the shopkeeper said to him when he came out, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly asked to see Wen Dehei.

Unexpectedly, Wen Desi disappeared, every time he asked people to contact him about buying food, the Australians always delayed - either the stewards were not available, or there were not enough porters. He Xin felt that something was wrong, and because he lived alone in the merchant house, there was no one to talk to. Ren Fu came once and never looked at it again.

He Xin couldn't, so he made up his mind to go back to Bopu first. As soon as he left the house, the man outside the door greeted him:

"Where is He Ye going? The little ones are so good to send people to serve. ”

"It's okay, I'll go to the East Gate to buy cigarettes." He Xin was not a straw bag yet, so he immediately thought of an excuse.

"The cigarettes will be delivered in a while, and I don't want to work for Lord He's respect."

"Fart, I'm going to buy it myself." He Xin said angrily.

"It's better for Master He to go back to the house first, lest the little ones can't afford it......" The guy accompanied him with a smiling face, but he didn't give an inch.

"Bastard, what do you mean, am I a prisoner?!"

"Where, He Ye is the distinguished guest of the chiefs. You better go to the house first, and we will deliver the cigarettes immediately, if you feel bored, take care of it. This makes people play Japanese films. ”

As he spoke, three or four men nodded and surrounded him, all with a shuddering smile. He Xin couldn't help but take a few steps back, knowing in his heart that the big shopkeeper had fallen for this gang of thieves!

Helplessly, he returned to the house, this luxuriously furnished and comfortable room was just a gold-plated cage, He Xin thought desperately. Most of Ren Fu and his brothers have already been poisoned by them! As for himself, I don't know how long he will live. Thinking of this, my mood suddenly fell into the abyss. He actually lay on the bed and cried bitterly.

"What a pirate leader, it turns out to be a little girl!" Ufo spat in the listening room next door to show his contempt.

"He's a kao nepotism, not an authentic pirate leader." Said the person next to him.

"Are the swallows coming?"

"When I arrived, I was waiting downstairs."

Ufo descended the dark staircase, where two prostitutes were waiting for him in a secret room in the Merchant House.

This is a carefully selected list of registered prostitutes by the Intelligence Committee, who are not only required to be good-looking and well-mannered, but also bold and careful, and good at dealing with them. They receive a small monthly stipend on the condition that they are always available to the intelligence services.

"Listen." Ufo said to the prostitute in the house, "From today onwards, you will follow this He Ye all day long, whether he eats, sleeps, or goes to the toilet." No matter what he says. What to do, feel free to report back to me. ”

"The servants know."

"After the matter is completed, there will naturally be your benefits, now it is good for Haode to serve him."

After Ufo finished the task, he hurriedly got on his bicycle and went straight to Bopu.

The situation in Bopu has been controlled, and Ren Fu and his sailors have been controlled.

"You have to let Ren Fu hang out in public regularly, and don't just disappear, understand?" Ufo instructed the staff, "Arrange for him to come on board every day to see and say a few words." Ordinary sailors were allowed to stay on board, and the movement was monitored by members of the Political Department. ”

"What if they want to take the ship?"

"So you have to control Ren Fu alone, and don't allow him to get on the boat at night. Prevent him from passing messages with the sailors. You have to keep in touch with Minister Wei at all times. ”

As for He Xin, in addition to sending two prostitutes to serve him closely, there are many activities waiting for him every day. He Xin just eats and drinks in a restaurant every day, or wanders around the street with prostitutes. Where did he still have such interest, but Ufo unceremoniously threatened him with something more terrifying than death: saying that if he dared to show the slightest reluctance outside, he would sell his little white face to the Westerners' Xianggong Hall as a "Xianggong". THEN HE WAS SHOWN ANOTHER NIGHT OF GAYS*M MOVIES. Whoever dares not to cooperate, this is the end in the foreigner's court. The movie scene this night almost didn't make He Xin faint, and he felt that his chrysanthemum was not in store for several days.

In order to keep his chrysanthemum, He Xin had to be perfunctory every day and try his best to perform his own prowess. After a few days of drinking, the original sense of responsibility was gradually exhausted, and thinking that most of her days were numbered, she simply gave up on herself and redoubled her profligacy. The people in the Intelligence Committee were very pleased, and everyone concluded that this method might be able to be promoted in the future.

As for the ordinary sailor, he did not feel anything wrong with the happy days of eating and drinking well in Lingao, plus having women to sleep in, and it was better that such days would never end. Even if they went back in a hurry, the credit was He Xin and Ren Fu's, and they didn't have to fight when they went back.

Although everyone also thought it strange that Weishenme had not yet filled grain and gunpowder, they had always been "the leader of major matters", and the sailors did not care about this.

The Intelligence Committee has stepped up its intelligence-gathering activities on the movements of the Zhucai Old Sea. Lin Baiguang didn't carry any communication tools that could communicate with Lingao, and if he wanted to know the development of the matter, he could only collect it by the KAO intelligence department. The Guangzhou station began to concentrate on gathering information about Zhucai Lao, Nanri Island, and Min'an.

Zhang Xin sent Zhang Dascara out and asked him to go to Fujian to inquire about the news: he had been a pirate, and he knew a lot about the situation inside, so it was easy to find out the news.

"Zhucai Lao wants to go to Min'an, you go to Min'an to find a place to hide, as soon as Zhucai Lao is defeated, you will release the pigeon back!"

Zhang Da Scar was puzzled, Zhu Cai Lao was stationed in Nanri recently, which everyone knows recently, but why did he see that he was going to fight Min'an? And how do you know that he must be defeated?

"Yes, it's just that the combat power of these great treasurers is not weak, what should I do if I capture Min'an?"

"He can't be attacked, he has to be defeated." Zhang Xin said confidently, "Why don't you make a bet with me about this month's monthly silver and this business trip fee?" I'm going to pay five for one. ”

"Forget it, you have witchcraft, so I won't gamble." Zhang Dascara muttered to himself. A cross was drawn, "God forbid!" The evil spirits are scattered! ”

Zhang Xin smiled secretly: He is really creative as a disciple.

Zhu Cailao's fleet finally launched an attack on Min'an in August of that year, and the attack lasted four days. On the first day, the offensive was very smooth, and his sampan and small boat flotilla entered the Minjiang River under the cover of the artillery fire of the big ships, and routed the intercepted Ming army and Xiangyong along the way, and drove directly to Min'an Town.

Min'an is 10 kilometers away from Luoxing Tower and more than 30 kilometers away from Fuzhou. From Hou'an to Tingtou below Luoxing Tower, the mountains on both sides of the bank are continuous, the river flows in twists and turns, and the terrain of Min'an Zhenxia is the most dangerous, the river road is deep and narrow, the narrowest place is only 600 meters, it is the throat of the mouth of the Minjiang River. The Ming army set up temporary artillery forts here along both sides of the river, arranged dozens of cannons to intercept the upward fleet, and requisitioned and sent from all over the river to guard the two banks. But the pirates were safe, and under the encouragement of not sealing their swords for three days, they did not flinch, regardless of the casualties, and attacked all the way.

Min'an is the gateway of Fuzhou, and it is also the main outlet of Fujian, once it falls, not only tens of thousands of businessmen and countless goods in Min'an will turn into ashes, but Fujian's outlet to the sea will also be closed, and Fuzhou will be shaken for a while. Min'an businessmen fled one after another, and the situation was chaotic.

However, Zheng Zhilong had already led his army to arrive, and then fought with Zhu Cailao's main force outside the mouth of the Minjiang River. At this time, Zheng Zhilong was equipped with dozens of large ships equipped with heavy artillery sponsored by Xiong Wenhuan, which formed an advantage in quantity and quality, and the two sides repeatedly engaged in battles at the mouth of the Minjiang River, and Zhucai Lao was repeatedly defeated. The morale of the army was greatly shaken, and by the evening of the next day, as some of the ships fled the battlefield, the entire fleet of Zhucai Lao finally collapsed. Seeing that the situation was out of control, Zhucai Lao immediately packed up the remnants of the army and retreated to Nanri Island, preparing to gather the remnants there and regroup.

Zheng Zhilong did not intend to let him go, and immediately launched a pursuit, under Zheng Zhilong's pursuit, the old Zhucai troops were scattered all the way, the ships were either scattered or captured, and the ships that retreated to Nanri Island were already one in ten. Anyone can see that the fall of Zhucai Lao is only in the morning and night.

From Min'an all the way to the rout, from the "shares" to the small "only", there are constantly ships taking advantage of the chaos to leave the fleet, or to turn to another way, or simply surrender to Zheng Zhilong, the victor -- this is not uncommon among the sea groups, this kind of alliance, when the wind is smooth, can expand rapidly, once the situation is not good, it will immediately fall apart.

In such a situation, Elder Zhucai led the remaining more than 100 ships to retreat to the sea of Nanri Island.

The ships were smoking, some of their masts had been broken, and some of their sails were still marked by arrows. The hull was scarred, with holes and blood stains everywhere. The ships appeared so nervous and flustered that they had completely lost their normal formation. Just scramble to run for your life.

The pirates on the ship fought hard for days and were frightened by the defeat of the army. Most people let the waves toss, and one by one they were silent and silent. From time to time, frightened eyes search the ocean in the distance,

The news of the defeat had already reached Nanri Island one step ahead of them -- it had been a steady stream of ships fleeing back to Nanri Island since the morning of the battle, and by the time the whole army began to retreat from Min'an, the quick-eyed leaders had already taken the lead in rushing back to Nanri to transfer their family and property. Some simply began to loot the grain platform and the old camp. The old soldiers in the old camp resisted desperately to keep the camp.

More and more ships began to pull anchors and flee, and those old relatives and "shares" of the same clan still held the idea that they might be able to clean up the mess and make a comeback, reorganizing the men and horses and waiting for the army to retreat in a chaotic manner.

Lin Baiguang was still trapped in the old camp at this time. He originally thought that when someone was besieging the old camp, he would take advantage of the chaos to escape, but he didn't expect that the sound of guns and cannons outside would gradually subside. After inquiring about the news, it was said that the old camp and the grain station were guarded.

Now he's an ant on a hot pot. From the mouths of the familiar soldiers on weekdays, Lin Baiguang knew that many people had already run away by boat. I can't help but feel worried--now I can run away, it's nothing more than people and horses who are not related to him, the more I go, the rest are hardcore cronies, how can I pull them? Moreover, several small leaders he has communicated with these days have not heard from him, and he doesn't know whether he went to Min'an with Zhu Cai Lao and lost the battle or stayed in Nanri. Whether they were dead or alive now, whether they had run away or remained on the island, he had no idea.

Lin Baiguang knew that the longer he stayed in the old camp, the more unfavorable the situation became. Once those leaders run away or die in battle, their attempts to control the fleet will be completely frustrated, and as soon as Zhu Cai Lao returns, Nanri Island will become a Shura field for a decisive battle with Zheng Zhilong Zuihou, and he will die in the chaos of the army!

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