The pirate leader Chen Sipan died, and the remaining dozen or so sea ships under his command were all captured by the Ming army's sailors.

Unfortunately, the east wind was not conducive to the southward escape of the sailing ships, and the sailors of the Ming army were all sailing boats and rowing boats, and the speed of the ships was basically not affected by the wind direction, so it was difficult for the pirates to escape.

This battle of pursuit and escape at sea lasted until the sun went down and night fell, and Yang Cong ordered the troops to be withdrawn.

In this ambush, the Daming Navy Division almost wiped out the pirate ships assembled by Chen Sipan, except for the more than 20 small ships that were sunk by the giant cannon at the beginning, the remaining nearly 200 pirate ships were basically captured.

However, Yang Cong did not stop there, early the next morning, he and Yu Dayou together, led more than 100 new Cangshan boats straight to the chicken coop, as for the aftermath of Penghu, he handed over to Tang Shunzhi and Qi Jingtong and other military generals to deal with.

The battle of the chicken coop was actually coming to an end at this time, and the pirates stranded near the chicken coop were almost wiped out by Tang Kekuan, leaving only thousands of Chen Sipan's cronies on Sheliao Island.

At this time, there were no pirate ships near Sheliao Island, and Tang Kekuan didn't have to worry about the pirates on the island escaping.

Yang Cong and Yu Dayou led the fleet to arrive, and then set up a thousand catties of cannons, and it was a bombardment, and after a few rounds of shells fell down, the pirates on the island obediently surrendered.

At this point, this battle, which lasted for several days, can be regarded as the real end.

After this war, the pirates on the southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty and the ships they used for plundering almost all fell into the hands of the officials and soldiers, and it can be said that the pirates and pirates have completed more than half of the clean-up operations.

Of course, even so, it can't be said that the pirates and pirates on the southeast coast are not enough to be troubled, because Yang Cong only destroyed the lair of the great pirate Chen Sipan, and as for the other pirates, the main force was caught, and there were still a lot of remnants left in their lair.

Next, it's time to interrogate the captured pirates, and the fastest way to find the lairs of other pirates is to interrogate them directly.

Yang Cong simply set up a temporary public court on Sheliao Island, and then ordered Tang Kekuan and Qi Jingtong to screen out all the pirate leaders, escort them to Sheliao Island, and hand them over to him for personal interrogation.

The first person to be interrogated was the pirate leader Lu Qi, because he was the most powerful except for Chen Sipan, and if he could pry his mouth open, other pirate leaders would probably follow suit and confess honestly.

Lu Qi was completely desperate at this time, since it had fallen into the hands of the officers and soldiers, he never thought that he would be able to save his life, as for wanting him to sell and the rest of his subordinates, it was basically impossible.

Therefore, when Jinyiwei escorted him to the court, he didn't show any fear, and even Yang Cong picked up the startled wood and slapped it hard, but he couldn't make his eyelids move, he was not even afraid of death, what else was there to be afraid of, the big deal was to use torture.

He had already thought about it, no matter what, he wouldn't say anything about killing him.

Yang Cong saw that he looked like a dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water, and he was not discouraged, if he wanted this guy to speak, he had a way.

He looked Lu Qi up and down for a while, and then said majestically: "Lu Qi, tell me honestly, where is your lair." ”

Lu Qi raised his head, rolled his eyes, and then lowered his head, without meaning to speak at all.

Seeing this, Yang Cong picked up the shocking wood again, slapped it hard, and then said sharply: "Lu Qi, this official asks you again, do you say it?" ”

Lu Qi raised his head helplessly and said: "What are you talking about, if you want to kill or chop, listen to it, if your Grandpa Lu frowns, you will raise it." ”

Oops, the mouth is quite hard, but I don't know if the bones are just as hard.

Seeing him like this, Yang Cong couldn't help but sneer: "Do you think that if you don't say it, no one will say it?" Do you think that all of your men are as fearless as you are about death? ”

This!

When Lu Qi heard this, he couldn't help frowning, he was not the only one who knew where his lair was, his subordinates knew more, how could this be good?

Yang Cong saw the hesitation on his face, and couldn't help but continue to tempt: "The reason why this official wants to find your lair is just to prevent your subordinates from continuing to raid and rob houses, not to kill them all, even you, this official will not necessarily kill them, why do you resist so much?" ”

Are you kidding?

When Lu Qi heard this, he said with disdain: "You lied to the ghost, do you think I will believe it?" ”

Yang Cong said lightly: "Why did this official lie to you? ”

Lu Qi still said with disdain: "I'm a pirate leader, can you bypass me?" ”

Yang Cong nodded slightly and said, "Of course you can, what's the benefit of killing you?" This official is not a murderous person. ”

Lu Qi still said with disdain: "What are you pretending, isn't it good to kill me?" Can't you be added to the ranks? ”

Yang Cong smiled slightly: "Add an official to the knighthood? You should have some understanding of the official rank of the Ming Dynasty, this official is now the right deputy imperial envoy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the squire of the military department, and the addition of officials is the six Shangshu, Chen Sipan and his subordinates have so many heads, is it not enough for the official to be promoted? What else could the official think? Cabinet Fellow? The first assistant of the cabinet? If you are Xia Yan, if you are Yan Song, can you give up your position to this official? ”

This thing seems to make a little sense, this guy is already the right deputy of the Imperial Palace and the squire of the military department at a young age, and he will be promoted to the next level, and he will be regarded as the top of the sky when he becomes a six-department scholar, as for the cabinet scholar and the cabinet chief, not to mention whether Xia Yan and Yan Song are willing to give way, even if he is not enough, the Ming Dynasty has not heard of a cabinet scholar in his twenties for so many years, let alone the cabinet chief.

However, Lu Qi thought about it carefully, and sneered again: "Don't fool me, these days, does anyone still think that he has more merits?" ”

Unexpectedly, Yang Cong shook his head and said: "You are wrong, the so-called rabbit is dead and the dog is cooked, and the bird is hidden, think about it, if this official exterminates you all, can the position of governor still sit down?" What would you do if it were you? ”

This guy wants to raise his own respect!

When Lu Qi heard this, his face couldn't help showing excitement, if he didn't know that the dirty people in the court might not believe Yang Cong's words, the problem was that he knew that Yang Cong and Yan Song and the maritime giants would not deal with each other, if they were really exterminated by this guy, it is estimated that this guy's position as the governor of Zhejiang would come to an end, Yan Song and the maritime giants would definitely try their best to transfer him away, and at that time, the southeast sky would probably change again.

Thinking of this, he was suspicious: "You really won't kill me?" ”

Yang Cong said lightly: "It depends on whether you know whether you are interested or not, if you are not interested, naturally someone will be interested, right, anyway, the official only needs to leave a few birds to mean." ”

This seems to make sense, people, how can anyone not be afraid of death, but if they can live, who wants to seek death, this may be a real opportunity, but it can't be missed in vain.

Thinking of this, Lu Qi couldn't help gritting his teeth and said, "I can recruit, my lord, you have to count when you speak!" ”

Yang Cong heard this, and couldn't help but smile: "What the official says naturally counts, you can rest assured, there is no more than you, no less than you, there is no need for the official to bear the infamy of treachery for this little thing." ”