Xiao Cuo's face was calm, and he asked, "Confirmed?" ”

In case Fang Jun plays a horse gun, it seems that sailing north is actually just a bend, and then he only needs to wait in Wangpanshan, and once the merchant ships here sail out of the Qiantang River estuary and go to sea, they can be caught......

The private soldier said: "Confirm that it is correct, the information returned by the five sentinels is the same, and there is no abnormality." ”

Wang Qi, who was on the side, was young and vigorous, and said proudly: "Why is my cousin so cautious? This time, we are low-key and strictly control our subordinates, and there will be absolutely no news to spread out, so how can Fang Jun know about this action? Even if we knew, we would only think that we were just making a fuss, and we wouldn't take it to heart. ”

Xiao Cuo couldn't get used to this kid's arrogant appearance, and frowned and said: "Be careful to sail the ship for ten thousand years, everything is bad on carelessness, you are young, you should be more steady." ”

That being said, in fact, he also agrees with Wang Qi's opinion.

But I have always looked at this kid unpleasantly, and I sneered at his coveting of his own daughter, your Langya Wang family has long been in decline, and it was when it was the time when "the king and the horse, the world together"?

Bao Xi, who had been silent, said: "The arrow has to be sent, since the news feedback Fang Jun has gone north, then we should not hesitate and set off immediately." ”

Xie Wenhua also said: "That's right. ”

Xiao Cuo nodded, Huo Ran got up, and commanded loudly: "Then immediately pull out, pull out the anchor and set sail!" ”

"No!"

The private soldier received the order, and hurried away to deliver the order.

Several people in the house stood up one after another, followed Xiao Cuo and strode out of the hut, and walked straight to the merchant ship parked by the river.

A moment later, one after another orders spread across both sides of the Qiantang River, and countless merchant ships pulled anchors and hoisted their sails, slowly sailing out of the mouth of the river along the turbulent river......

*****

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo in the east, causing a large number of elite naval forces to be defeated and dispersed in battles again and again, and the entire Great Sui naval army collapsed, and countless officers and soldiers, people, and bandits became pirates and ravaged the ocean. After the fall of the Sui Dynasty and the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the land threat from the Turks, Tubo, Tuyuhun and other countries became worse year by year, and at the most critical time, it was even attacked by the Turks to the hinterland of Guanzhong, forcing His Majesty Li Er to sign the alliance under the city.

Since then, the Tang Dynasty has made great efforts to finally defeat some powerful enemies such as the Turks and Tuyuhun, consolidating the security of the long border.

However, the construction of the water division has never been paid attention to, and it is not able to pay attention to it.

The sea, a paradise for bandits......

Pirates are allowed to come and go freely, but whenever a merchant ship passes by, it is easy to extract tolls according to the value of the goods, often three or four every ten days, and at the worst they plunder the goods and kill people.

The sailors of the Tang Dynasty were useless, and they didn't even dare to stay away from the coastline, and they were killed by arrogant pirates as a caravan......

In the decades-long glorious years, countless pirates poured and annexed each other, and gradually formed several pirates entrenched in the East China Sea, among which the "three gangs" were the leader, crisscrossing the sea frontier, plundering the waterways of Goguryeo, Silla, and the Wa Kingdom.

Even the traditionally fierce food fleet often has hundreds of boats acting together, and it is unlucky to encounter these ground snakes......

These chaotic years were not until the birth of the Royal Mariner.

Although the notorious Gai Dahai does not belong to one of the "three major gangs", the hundreds of bandits under his command are also considered to be a few forces among the pirates entrenched in the vast sea continent, but they were wiped out in the first battle of the bandits after the formation of the royal navy, and the resulting deterrence made all the pirates in the East China Sea silent!

By the time the Royal Sailors reached the Outer Realm, almost all the pirates felt the panic that the end was coming, and in the face of the Royal Marine's new warships and mighty artillery, retreating had become the only way to survive......

As a result, some of the most far-sighted pirates fled to the deepest depths of the Continent, using the intricate waterways to cover the reef under the water to avoid the threat of the royal sailors, while some pirates who were unwilling to give up the lucrative profits on their routes, or who were too self-assured, were rounded up and exterminated by the royal sailors in the days that followed.

Everyone knows that on this vast sea, the Royal Sailor is the super invincible existence, and all opponents who try to struggle and make waves in front of it will eventually be completely defeated......

The royal sailors will not sit idly by and watch the "three gangs" still live under its nose, before and after several encirclement and suppression, the "three gangs" have been wiped out, only some small groups of pirates because there is no fixed island entrenched, few people and few boats, and flexible movements, this is to wander in the depths of the sea continent, escape several encirclement.

*****

Incense Burner Island is a small island near the sea among the thousands of islands in the middle of the sea, strictly speaking, it is just a huge reef emerging from the water, the vegetation on the island is sparse, there is no fresh water, and it looks like an incense burner is placed in the sea from a distance, hence the name.

The island is uninhabitable and has no fishermen, but it has a natural harbor surrounded on three sides and is home to pirates.

In the face of hurricanes and rains that come from time to time, if there is no harbor to hide, the end can only be the shipwreck......

Far from the shipping lanes and surrounded by reefs, it is impossible for anyone who is not familiar with the nearby waters to discover the countless reefs hidden beneath the surface of the sea, and ships could be shipwrecked at any time.

It's a haven for pirates......

Rows of houses were built on the island near the sea, which was the habitat of pirates with their families, of course, the vast majority of pirates had no families, if they were not desperate, who would want to wander in this sea day and night to earn a bite to eat?

Only the giants of the "Three Gangs" who have been entrenched in the sea for many years are the ones who have been pirates for generations, and they have lived a life of licking blood with their families......

In a spacious house near the foot of the mountain, dozens of pirates gathered.

These people are all poorly dressed, their skin is bronzed by the wind and sun, some old and some young, but all of them are fierce and majestic.

But whoever can escape with his life under the encirclement and suppression of the royal sailors, which one is not a good one-in-a hundred?

Sitting in front of you is a burly man, in his thirties, his face is full of beard, a shabby brocade robe cannot hide his majestic body, his shoulders are broad and his back is thick, and his face is hideous.

At this moment, this person was holding a bowl of wine and drank it, looked around at everyone and said, "Wang has gathered you here today for the fleet of the Jiangnan Shi clan. Under the command of Fang Jun, the imperial sailors have gone north to exterminate the sailors of Goguryeo, and the fleet of the Jiangnan Shi clan has also left the Qiantang River estuary and entered the sea. ”

Several veteran clans have joined forces to participate in smuggling, and the goods are piled up like hills along the Qiantang River, how can this kind of news be hidden from these pirates who were originally born in the land of Wu Yue? Moreover, the Jiangnan Shi clan is only afraid of the royal sailors, for fear of being detected by the sailors, but they are not very afraid of pirates.

They were confident that the private armies they had gathered together would be enough to withstand the now weakened pirates......

When everyone heard this, someone said loudly: "Did the sailor really go north to Goguryeo?" We are naturally greedy for the fleet of the Jiangnan Shi clan, if we don't loot a batch of money and goods, we haven't sent it this winter! But whether it is Fang Junyi or Su Dingfang or Pei Xingjian, they are all insidious and cunning people, and they have suffered a lot of losses in the past two years, in case they play a horse pistol, our manpower is not enough for people to stuff their teeth......"

Everyone echoed in unison, and they had a kinship.

It's not that the pirates aren't fierce enough, it's that they've been scared by the sailors in the past two years......

In the past, the "three major gangs" that dominated the sea were invincible, arrogant and violent, and even organized manpower to land and plunder some coastal prefectures and counties from time to time.

As a result, when facing the main force of the naval division, he didn't even have the ability to fight to the death, and the artillery was shattered, and the "three gangs" numbered tens of thousands, and in the end, only the boss Wang in front of him was left with a group of shrimp soldiers and crab generals......

Hearing the names of Fang Jun and Su Dingfang, the corners of Boss Wang's eyes jumped, his face became more and more hideous, and he slammed his fist on the table in front of him, but then he controlled his anger and gritted his teeth and said: "It's impossible, if the sailor doesn't go far, how dare the Jiangnan Shi clan go to sea?" ”

When everyone heard this, they all nodded.

"That's right, when we meet a sailor, it's a big deal to scatter and flee, and someone will be able to escape. But most of the Jiangnan Shi clan's fleet are cargo ships, with deep drafts and slow sailing speeds, and there is no escape at all. Once caught up by the sailors, not only will all the ship's cargo be requisitioned and confiscated, but the major families will also have to pay a fine severely, they are more afraid of the sailors than us! ”

"That's the truth, if there is no conclusive news to confirm that the sailor has gone north, he will definitely not dare to go to sea."

"But even so, with such a small number of people here, I'm afraid we can't do anything about the fleet of the Jiangnan Shi clan."

"Yes, yes, every family of the Jiangnan Shi clan has sent private soldiers, it is said that there are at least a few thousand young men on those ships, if we rush to plunder, I am afraid we will not be able to defeat ......."

……

There were different opinions, and there was a lot of noise in the house, but they generally agreed with Boss Wang's judgment.

Boss Wang raised his hand, and the hustle and bustle in the house suddenly fell silent, and then he spoke, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, we have been harmed by the sailor, like a lost dog, the heavens and the earth and the sea are big, but there is no place to stand. Seeing that the cold winter is coming, if you can't get a vote, after this winter, I'm afraid that many of you here will starve to death...... Now we take advantage of the opportunity for the sailor to go north, if we can't clean up those landlubbers raised by the Jiangnan Shi clan, we will drown in this sea as soon as possible! ”

He looked around at everyone and said word by word: "Who dares to go with a certain person and fight for this wealth with his life?!" ”