Fighting a war is attrition, and Ning Xiu has a natural advantage in this regard.

Although Li Dan and the others are Haikou, they are doing businessless business, but the resources they can loot are limited after all.

As long as the siege does not last for more than ten days, he will retreat.

Of course, Ning Xiu didn't want to let Li Dan go so easily.

This powerful maritime giant at the end of the Ming Dynasty monopolized the sea trade, which was not a good thing for the imperial court.

It would be a good thing to be able to kill him before he could make a fortune.

Speak of the devil.

As soon as Ning Xiu finished assigning work to everyone, a spy came to report that Li Dan and other pirates had been killed, and they were only three miles away from the county seat.

Ning Xiu hurriedly ordered everyone to go to the city to defend and wait for the battle.

When Li Dan and the others were killed, Ning Xiu couldn't help frowning.

Looking at the other party's menacing appearance, the number of people should be around five or six hundred, how can it be so many more than the two hundred people reported by the spies?

Ning Xiu couldn't help but look at the spies.

When the spy saw this, he also secretly screamed badly, and he was even more worried when he saw the blaming gaze cast by the county honor.

"County Zun, I'm afraid that most of them are green-skinned and ruffians coerced by pirates."

The spy swallowed and foamed.

Ning Xiu nodded, agreeing with this explanation.

At this time, Li Dan really had no career, and it was difficult to control a team of five or six hundred people, and it was impossible for five or six hundred spies to not be able to detect it.

It is estimated that after they landed on Yashan, they temporarily wrapped up the green skin and the ruffian, which made them appear to be overwhelming.

It turns out that there is no use in simply having more people.

Because combat effectiveness is the most important thing. Therefore, a thousand elite soldiers can defeat a rabble of tens of thousands of people.

Ning Xiu cleared his throat and began the pre-war mobilization.

"You have also seen that before your eyes are all murderous and innocent pirates. If you let them in, your wives and children, and your children, and your children, will be slain by them, and your riches will be taken by them. If you don't want to be ruined by thieves, you can defend the city and kill thieves with your own officials! ”

Ning Xiu's words were impassioned and inspiring, and everyone waved their fists and shouted to kill the thief.

Most of them have never killed anyone, but most of them have been harassed by pirates.

Now that they have the opportunity to breathe a bad breath, how can they not sell their lives?

Kind people are sometimes stimulated to their potential, and Ning Xiu has to do exactly that.

On the other side, Li Dan rode a black horse and slowly rode in the direction of the county seat.

Behind him was a group of babbling pirates.

Most of them were not on horseback, and only a dozen or so of the leaders had mounts.

These leaders rode in front, running wildly to bring up the billowing yellow dust, and the thieves behind could only eat the soil, choking and coughing, naturally scolding and scolding very unpleasantly.

Li Dan naturally couldn't have been ignorant of this.

He frowned, his eyes narrowed into a slit with one hand.

If you don't coerce these green-skinned ruffians, the discipline of the team will be much better, but the momentum will be much smaller.

Of course, what Li Dan wants to do is not only to loot, he wants to subdue these states and counties in Guangzhou Prefecture. Only then can he have a unique place in the region.

Li Dan had long seen that the Spaniards were not pleasing to the eye and wanted to break away from their colonies and develop along the coast of the Ming Dynasty.

Guangdong and Fujian are the two places he has his eye on.

This place is close to Nanyang, and his original power relationship can still be used, if he can be whitewashed, he will earn no less than Haikou.

But maritime merchants are not so easy to do, and without prestige and strength, they will only be annexed by other maritime merchants.

In this industry, big fish eat small fish, and small fish eat dried shrimp.

If Li Dan could use the attack on Xiangshan County to wave his fist and establish a fierce image, then no one would dare to offend him in the coastal areas of Guangdong.

Take 10,000 steps back, even if Li Dan really wants to recruit An, it will require strength.

Zhao'an without strength is a joke, and he will only be at the mercy of the imperial court.

"Big boss, let's go to Xiangshan County right away."

Scarface said excitedly.

For them, who float on the sea all year round, the world of flowers on land is extremely attractive.

Normally, they just plundered some coastal households, but today they did not expect to attack the county seat.

When he thought of the handsome lady in the county, he drooled.

"When our Lao Tzu goes into the city, he will cut down all those gentlemen and women, and sleep with their ladies and daughters in turn."

Hehe, these old men who are usually high up on weekdays never take them in their eyes, he must torture them well.

Li Dan just smiled at this and didn't say anything.

He himself was against burning and killing adultery, but his brothers followed him to do this. If this thought of the brothers is broken, the hearts of the people will be scattered, and the team will soon fall apart.

"Rush into the city, and countless silver women are waiting for you."

Scarface let out a wild scream. Immediately afterwards, a group of pirates shouted and responded, like a group of demons dancing wildly.

They carried improvised wooden ladders in their hands and rushed towards the county seat as fast as they could.

In their opinion, this kind of ordinary county town basically does not have any ability to defend the city, and the city walls are all decorations, and they can climb up without much effort.

One hundred and fifty steps, one hundred steps...

After entering a hundred steps, a sudden rain of arrows came. The dozen or so pirates who rushed to the front row were immediately shot to death, and their bodies fell to the ground in a dejected state.

Li Dan was also almost shot, but fortunately he dodged his position in time to avoid a catastrophe.

Li Dan took a deep breath and looked towards the city fixedly.

He really didn't expect that there were so many archers in this Xiangshan County.

"Big boss, he dares to shoot us, let's fuck it!"

Scarface was furious, waving the machete in his hand and yelling.

Li Dan pressed his hand down to signal Scarface's calm down, then turned to the sunspot and said, "Raise your shield and move forward." ”

Kuroko immediately gave the order, and the pirates raised the simple wooden shields they had made not long ago to protect the vital points.

These wooden shields are very thin, and although they cannot protect against direct fire at close range, it is not a problem to guard against long-range projectiles.

The rain of arrows at the head of the city is still continuous, but the damage done to the pirates has been reduced considerably.

Li Dan showed a smug smile, and said in his heart that this Xiangshan County is not enough.

Just then, he heard a loud bang, and a black fireball was coming towards him.

Li Dan, who had been in naval battles for a long time, naturally understood what this was, and his face turned pale in an instant.

He didn't care about his demeanor, and immediately jumped off his horse and rolled aside.

only heard a boom, and his original position was immediately blown up in dust, the horses were blown apart, and the flesh and blood flew everywhere, and several pirates were killed on the spot before they had time to dodge, and their intestines flowed all over the ground.

"His grandmother is a bear, and these Qiu Ba actually have artillery."

Scarface said hatefully.

"It's the Franc cannon."

Li Dan got up and said coldly.

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