The little pirate leader in charge of defense was scared into a cold sweat, no matter how stupid he was, he should be able to think that the companions who had just come up were spies, that is, these companions of his had already surrendered to the Tang Army.

The stronghold must not be able to be defended, and if he is not careful, he is still in danger of losing his life, after all, there are less than 100 soldiers and horses under his command, and there are enough 250 spies who come up alone, and the strength is three times that of him, and there are more Tang troops below who are rushing to attack.

"Brother, surrender! Stop giving your life to the king, it's not worth it. ”

The betrayed pirate leader persuaded him, and put a cold big knife on the neck of such a small leader, and at the same time, the two hundred and fifty vanguard soldiers who had already landed in the stronghold also drew their weapons and made all the pirates in the stronghold surrender.

In this case, if you don't surrender, you are a fool, and the piracy profession itself is to gain wealth and make yourself better, and there is no absolute loyalty at all.

"Surrender, I surrender, brothers, put down all your weapons, we surrender."

The small leader who was defending the stronghold quickly figured it out and reached out to take the cold broadsword from his neck.

"Haha, great, I'm the leader of the Tang Forward Battalion, I used to be the leader of King Bai, and I did the same thing as you, but now I am the Tang Army, Li Shilang didn't embarrass me, and I won't embarrass you, so don't worry about surrendering boldly!"

The officer of the forward battalion said happily, looked at the small leader of the defense, and said: "You stay alone, and the rest of the people throw away their weapons and go to the Tang Army camp to receive training." ”

After the main force of the forward battalion of the Tang Army was stationed, a small detachment of 20 people was divided to escort the surrendered pirates to the concentration camp near the port for ideological reform, leaving 30 people to garrison the key points, and most of the soldiers and horses continued to follow the vanguard to support the actions of the vanguard troops.

By deception and persuasion, the vanguard battalion quickly broke through the checkpoints set by the pirates at dangerous locations along the way, and captured all the pirates.

At this point, only the pirate leader Wolf Yi and his three hundred pirates are still hiding on the island, and the remaining scattered pirates don't need to think about it at all, anyway, they don't pose any threat.

"Where is your king, and how far is it?"

The officers of the forward battalion were so tired that they were panting for breath after passing a few checkpoints in a row, and of course, after walking such a long distance in a company, everyone was very tired.

"Two more hills are there, and there are still about twenty miles, but there are almost no sentry posts, and at most you can encounter scattered sentinels."

The pirate boss said.

"Okay, everyone rest for a while, drink some water, and then take down the wolf in one go."

The officer of the forward battalion excitedly gave the order.

In this battle, they went quite smoothly, advancing more than thirty miles in a few hours, easily taking three strong strongholds, as long as they continued to advance twenty miles, they could capture the pirate leader Wolf.

By capturing the pirate leader, the vanguard battalion has done a great job, so that they can not only completely clear their own crimes, but also get a great reward.

After resting for a moment and drinking enough water, the team continued to march, still the vanguard first, followed by the large army, so that the pirate king wolf could be captured without blood, and if the large army attacked together, it was possible to cause resistance, resulting in a lot of casualties on both sides.

This is what they have discussed, they will first control the leaders of the pirates, as long as these leaders are controlled, the remaining three hundred small pirates can only choose to surrender, so the credit is greater than killing these pirates.

In the dark and damp cave, the pirate leader Wolf is drinking alcohol, since he was born, it has been smooth sailing, especially in recent years, his strength has expanded several times, he has robbed more treasures than before, and his life is extremely chic, and people have become quite arrogant.

But in an instant, everything he had ceased to exist, and if it weren't for the cold water poured on him by his loyal subordinates, it is estimated that he would have been captured by the Tang Army a long time ago.

At the moment, Tang Jun is not leaving the island, and continues to attack, as if he will not be wiped out, as if he will not give up, which makes him very annoyed, and at the same time regrets that he has done too much, if he robs less, maybe he will not suffer such a big retaliation.

Just a few hours ago, he sent a team of soldiers and horses to demolish the bridge in front, he thought that as long as the bridge was demolished, the Tang army soldiers and horses could not continue to attack, but it was difficult for him and these pirates under his command to leave this deep mountain, in short, the future was uncertain, which was very annoying.

After a few glasses of wine, the wolf was still upset, and there was no tendency to alleviate at all, which made people very uncomfortable.

It would be nice if there was a woman by his side, Wolf Yi thought in his heart, in this depressed time, Wolf Yi needed a woman's comfort very much, but unfortunately when he ran away, the situation was too urgent that he didn't have time to take any woman away, and it was impossible to enjoy it now.

In fact, a meek and white man can also enjoy it, but Wolf is not a good male pet, he only likes young and beautiful girls.

"They're back, my lord."

The wolf looked up and asked, "What's back?" ”

"My lord, even the men and horses you sent out to dismantle the bridge have all returned, and some of the brothers who guarded the pass have also returned."

The small boss reported.

"The bridge was demolished so quickly, and the action was quite fast."

The wolf thought for a moment, and suddenly said angrily: "How can the people guarding the pass be withdrawn, the Tang army is so powerful, won't they build the bridge?" Let them go back and stop the Don army from repairing the bridge. ”

"King, they're already back, it's not too late to have a meal before leaving."

The small leader felt that when this kind of mountain and water were exhausted, as a leader, he must learn to win people's hearts and minds, and he must not be too harsh on his subordinates, otherwise, it is easy to cause rebellion, and once a large number of pirates rebel, their leaders will be completely finished.

"Alright! Forget it, let them go back as soon as they are full. ”

Wolf Yi is now having fewer and fewer people under his command, and he has become less and less strong, and he will still be soft when he should be soft.

When the elite of the 200 forward battalion and the 50 surrendered pirates walked into the cave, they saw all the languishing pirates, as if they hadn't slept in days, leaning against the cold stone walls of the cave.

"King, we're back!"

With an angry look on his face, the little leader guided the elite of the forward battalion into the depths of the cave.

"Go out, all out, who let you in."

The wolf was furious, these subordinates were really getting more and more unruly, and they actually entered their residences on a large scale and disturbed their rest.

"Take it."

As soon as the officer of the forward battalion gave the order, a group of soldiers of the forward battalion rushed up, captured the pirate king wolf, and tied it up with ropes, and at the same time, tied up more than a dozen small pirate leaders nearby.

"Who are you?"

As soon as the wolf was bound, his heart was furious.

"Tell you, Lao Tzu is the leader of the forward battalion of the Tang Dynasty, and he used to work under the command of King Bai, so let your people surrender! There is no way back for you. ”

The forward battalion officer scolded.

"Surrender, my lord! Stop struggling. ”

Several small leaders also followed suit.

"Traitors, you traitors, I usually treat you well, but you actually chose to betray, Lao Tzu misjudged you."

The wolf yelled angrily.

"Don't be a thin fart, you usually act as a prestige, you can scold whoever you want, for your own sake, you actually let people tear down the bridge, and don't tell us, treat us as outcasts."

The abandoned petty boss is the most angry and rebellious.

"If you want to kill, kill it, Lao Tzu admits it."

The wolf closed his eyes helplessly.

The officer of the forward battalion smiled: "You are a prisoner now, Li Shilang said, let's treat the prisoner well, how can I kill you?" And, I'll tell you! As long as you are willing to make meritorious contributions, the Tang Dynasty may not execute you, maybe it can also give you an official to be an official? ”

"Hmph, I don't believe it?"

The wolf said angrily.

"Hah! Then it's up to you to make it, come and take it away. ”

The officer of the forward battalion didn't care about that, he only needed to escort Wolf Yi and the pirates back, and as for what to do with them, he didn't have to worry about it.

After Wolf Yi and a group of pirate leaders were captured, the remaining pirates naturally quickly threw away their weapons and surrendered, and were escorted back together.

Due to the long distance, by the time the pirates were escorted back, it was already late, and it was time for dinner.

"Li Shilang, good news! The pirate leader Wolf Ichi, along with all the pirates under his command, has been captured and will soon be escorted over. ”

A herald soldier ran over and said happily.

Li An was very happy when he heard this, and said excitedly: "Finally I caught it, let's go, go and see, and see what this wolf looks like." ”

Soon, Wolf Yi was escorted to the Tang Army camp, and most of the small pirates were centrally imprisoned, while Wolf Yi was taken alone to see Li An.

"Li Shilang, the forward battalion has captured the pirate leader Wolf Yi and handed it over to Li Shilang for disposal."

"The forward battalion did a good job, and all the soldiers have meritorious service."

Li An nodded with satisfaction, looked at Wolf One, and said, "You are Wolf One, you seem to be a little unconvinced!" ”

"Everyone has been arrested by you, just let it be dealt with."

The wolf was unconvinced.

Li An didn't care and asked, "Do you want to live or die?" Isn't it good to give you a chance to make meritorious contributions? ”

"Meritorious service can forgive sins, Li Shilang will not deceive people, I am an example."

The forward battalion officer interjected.

"Meritorious, what merit can I make, and how much merit must be to offset the guilt I have committed."

The wolf thought it was strange that he was the leader of the pirates, and he had committed the most crimes, and ordinary merit could not be atoned.

Li An said with a smile: "As long as you are willing, you can make immortal achievements, and when the time comes, the Tang Dynasty will not only not punish you for your crimes, but will also seal an official to you." ”

"Hmph, I don't believe it, tell me what kind of credit can make me an official."

The wolf didn't believe it all by one, thinking that Ang Lee was telling a joke.

Li An was not angry, and said with a straight face: "The black wolf in the area of the Dragon Tooth Gate should be your eldest brother!" You should be familiar with him, I heard that he has twenty or thirty thousand pirates under his command, I wonder if it's true? ”

"Big Brother Black Wolf? That's right, there are indeed more than 20,000 horses under his command, and the courts of the surrounding countries dare not provoke it. ”

The wolf answered truthfully, thought for a long time, and suddenly realized: "You want me to betray the big brother of the black wolf." ”

"That's right, you have been captured now, the next step, this officer is going to attack the black wolf, if you are willing to cooperate, we can take the black wolf more easily, when the time comes, the losses of our army will be very low, isn't this a great credit?"

Ang Lee asked with a smile.

The wolf thought carefully for a moment, considering that there was not much affection between himself and the black wolf at all, the two sides were just a relationship of interests, and it was completely feasible to betray his brother in order to keep himself, and, in his opinion, with the strong strength of the Tang Army, even without his own help, the black wolf would definitely be captured by the Tang Army.

The only difference may be that Tang Jun's losses are greater, so his guilt for betraying his brother is not strong, and he can pass this level in his heart.

"Okay, I promise to cooperate with you, what should I do?"

Wolf Yi finally gave in and was willing to cooperate with the Tang Army to deal with the Black Wolf, the largest pirate gang on the sea trade route.

Li Anxin was very happy and said loudly: "Come here, pen and ink are waiting." ”

After the four treasures of the study were served, Li An said softly: "I heard that the black wolf is going to celebrate his birthday soon, as his sworn brother, you must give a lot of gifts, it is better to write a letter first and let the black wolf know about it." ”

"You guys are making such a big fuss here, I'm writing to the past now, can the Black Wolf brothers believe it?"

Wolf Yi wondered.

Li An said with a smile: "Our army has completely controlled the nearby waters, I believe that the people under your command will not be able to get out, so how can the black wolf know the details here, even if the people passing by see it and tell him, he can't distinguish the authenticity, let alone know the details here." ”

"Okay, in that case, I'll just write it."

As soon as the wolf picked up the brush, he wrote a birthday letter and handed it to Ang Lee with his own hands.

Li An glanced at it and felt very satisfied, so he looked at several pirate leaders who had just surrendered, and said, "Have any of you ever seen a black wolf?" ”

"Li Shilang, I have followed the king to the Dragon Tooth Gate, I have seen the black wolf, I can go and deliver the letter."

The small leader of the pirates, who was abandoned and surrendered to the Don Army, said loudly.

Li An was greatly pleased and asked, "What's your name?" ”

"Li Shilang, my name is Wang Liu."

Li An nodded, and said with a straight face: "Okay, Wang Liu, you take fifty people and bring this letter to meet the black wolf, among these fifty people, forty of them are soldiers of the forward battalion, and ten of them are my cronies, after they go to the island, they will carefully investigate all kinds of situations, after you have seen the black wolf, you will take these people and horses to stay on the island, ready to do internal response, and when you find out the important situation, you must send someone back to report it, so that our army can take action." ”