Chapter 55: The white-bladed soldiers dare not take it

The stronghold of Ding Gong Ai's group of pirates is in the northernmost part of Liuqiu Island, and the so-called rich horns in later generations. Originally, there was a small tribe of Pingpu people here, but they couldn't fight with Ding Gong Ai and had to move inward, and Ding Gong Ai occupied their house.

If it weren't for the fact that the Pingpu people were really poor, Ding Gong Ai would not have bothered to go to the coastal area of the Great Song Dynasty to plunder, so he would have claimed the king and hegemony among these Pingpu tribes.

After the last defeat on the hanging island, he was now like a frightened bird, cowering in the nest of Liuqiu for months and not daring to go out, although there was no need for food here, but for these habitual pirates, this kind of captivity life was extremely difficult. In the past few days, there have been more than ten fights, and although the knife has not been used, no one dares to guarantee that it will not be used next time.

Ding Gongai knew that he had to go out to rob, one was to boost morale, and the other was to make these suffocating pirates feel relieved. It's just that these days he always feels uneasy, and his right eyelid keeps jumping, as if something bad is about to happen, so Ding Gongai can't make up his mind.

In the battle of Hanging Island, he lost half of his manpower, and now there are only more than 40 people with him.

He wanted to catch some of the natives as his subordinates, but these natives were okay rowing boats in the river, but they didn't dare to go into the sea. On this day, he was still worried about whether to make a vote, until his companion ran to him in a panic and called him: "Big brother, big brother, boat, big ship!" ”

"Called...... What is it called! Ding Gong Ai scolded, and suddenly rejoiced in his heart, if a ship that lost its route fell here, wouldn't it be a door-to-door deal!

"Convening...... Gather good people, people, do, do a big vote! Ding Gong Ai commanded.

The pirates were gathered, and when they heard that there was a sale, they all screamed with excitement. They ran quickly onto the two ships, hoisted their sails, raised their anchors and paddled, and stopped the ships in the distance.

When the ship got closer, Ding Gong Ai realized that something was wrong, this sail was different from the sails he had seen before, even those big cannibals, and there were no such strange sea ships.

Rather, it was like the little sailboat I saw on the hanging island a few months ago.

Thinking of the small sailboat, Ding Gongai felt that his scalp was numb, and the sense of foreboding in his heart was even stronger, he swallowed his saliva and said decisively: "Stop, stop the oars, and, and, and look again!" ”

The sailboat was extremely fast, and at first glance it was just a shadow of the sea and the sky, but with a pillar of incense, you could see the whole picture clearly, and after a while, Ding Gong Ai could clearly see the angle of the bow and the clap poles on both sides of the ship, this is not a merchant ship that has no power to fight back, but a real warship!

"Run...... Come on! Ding Gong Ai shouted.

It was only when the other ship was far away from him that his ship had begun to turn around, and the pirates on the other ship reacted. As they were scrambling to turn to adjust the sails, there was a thud on the sailboat, and a large clay pot-shaped object was thrown over, which frightened the pirates even though it had been thrown inaccurately, and landed twenty feet away from the pirate ship.

This is the thunderbolt cannon of the Great Song Dynasty's forbidden army's water warfare, this big ship, could it be said that it is the Great Song Dynasty naval warship?

Before Ding Gong Ai could figure it out, there was another bang on the ship, and the second clay pot came over, followed by the third and fourth, and by the fifth, the clay pot thrown by the small stone thrower fixed at the bow of the ship finally hit the target. Ding Gong Ai watched as a cloud of white ash rose from the smashed pirate ship, followed by a fiery snake dancing wildly and smoke rising.

Those pirates had to hide from lime with their eyes closed on one side, and water to extinguish the fire on the other, and they were busy in a mess. Ding Gong Ai knew that it was irretrievable, and he didn't care about it, just shouted at the pirates on his ship: "Row quickly, row quickly, go quickly!" ”

The more anxious the others were, the more he spoke, and the more he was urged, the pirate ship finally finished turning and hoisting the sails to accelerate, because it was tailwind, and the ship was empty and had no load, so the ship was extremely fast, and it flew away in an instant.

Standing at the stern of the ship, Ding Gong Ai looked pale as the big ship rushed to the pirate ship behind, and the sharp ramming horns almost smashed the pirate ship that was thrown down, and before the pirates could wipe off the lime powder in front of them, the bowstring sounded loudly, and more than ten arrows shot out condescendingly, nailing the pirates on the other ship one after another.

The pirates didn't even have time to make a decent escape, and they were corpses in the blink of an eye.

"Quick, quick!"

If it weren't for the fact that the big ship was entangled with the pirate ship, Ding Gong Ai was sure that it wouldn't be long before he caught up. The only thing he could do now was to beg the heavens to make the wind stronger, so that he could get out of the other's sight before he got rid of it. Fortunately, this is the sea, and the other party can't follow the track, otherwise with the speed of that ship, Ding Gongai has no doubt that he can catch up with the other party even if he goes out two or three hours first.

His begging seemed to work, and a gust of wind howled, mixed with scattered raindrops. Ding Gong Ai was overjoyed, although there might be a storm in the sky, but he may not die in the storm, if he is caught up by the big ship, he will definitely lose his life.

This joy even made him forget the belongings he had left in his lair, which he had accumulated over the years, and which he had originally prepared for his return to the kingdom of Wa in the future.

After all, the sailors on the "Zhiyuan" are newly maneuvering ships of this type, and they are not yet able to handle them handily, and they are not comfortable in advancing and retreating, so they will be entangled with the pirate ship and get rid of it for a long time. Seeing that the other pirate ship had fled, the sailors all beat their chests: such an easy fight, there is no need to risk their lives, those pirates who escaped are not copper coins that can walk!

"Those houses are pirate dens, and they fled in a hurry, and the loot must still be there. And my lord said, Whosoever is taken, half shall go unto you, and half shall unto the wounded brethren who have returned there." At this time, it was the time to win people's hearts, Zhao Ziyue lost no time in saying: "My master is the most bold and benevolent, if you don't want to stay in the army, my master is willing to welcome him with a lot of money!" ”

Hearing that he dug up the foot of the wall of the coastal control envoy in front of his own house, Lin Xi could only smile bitterly, now the Great Song Dynasty issued money indiscriminately, and the forbidden army was also sad, like their coastal control envoys, if they didn't find some ways to find their own home, even the food and clothing at home would be difficult to provide. Those sailors and soldiers all agreed loudly when they heard Zhao Ziyue's words, and they were thinking about how to get a military registration, and everyone saw the business on the hanging island, if they could really invest in the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, they would be dozens of times stronger than being a poor soldier now!

After the ship docked, under Duncan's guidance, the people went through the stilted wooden houses, and found a lot of possessions, including gold, silver and copper coins, which were worth more than 6,000 yuan, plus some silk and silk silk and jewelry, which were worth about 10,000 yuan. After calculating the number, the sailors on the ship were even more joyful, Zhao Zi said that half of them should be theirs, and they were eighty people divided into five thousand, and each of them could get more than sixty yuan, which was a real gold, silver and copper coin, not a worthless jiaozi!

"These pirates are also poor, but they are ......," Zhao Ziyue muttered in his heart, and then looked at Duncan: "Do they still have a lair?" ”

"Ding Gongai was generous, he has been cautious in the past few years, so he hasn't lost much money." Duncan stammered.

"Then burn it, lest this place become a pirate lair again!" Zhao Ziyue ordered.

After clearing Ding Gong Ai and his gang, although the first evil fled again, everyone returned with a full load, and they did not feel disappointed. Returning to the place called "Tamsui" by Zhao Zi, everyone rested for two days, and also built three stilted wooden houses on the north bank of the Tamsui River, leaving more than ten people to guard them and then set off back to Hanging Mountain.

The return trip was not as fast as it came, and it took a full eleven days to reach the hanging island. When Li Ye, who was looking up the lighthouse, saw the boat, he was so happy that he almost jumped off the lighthouse. He galloped down and ran into the house in the middle of the stockade, which was originally Zhao Ziyue's residence, and now Zhao and Ju were staying in it.

When Li Ye came in, Zhao Youju was still leaning against the desk with his chin propped up, as if he was thinking about something. On the side, Yang Miaozhen pouted, a pair of wonderful eyes looked around, and when she saw Li Ye coming in, she immediately lit up: "But what's the matter?" ”

Li Ye doesn't like this woman, although after suffering two losses under Yang Miaozhen, he admires Yang Miaozhen's skills very much, but he always feels that she follows Zhao Youju's side, and her temperament is too frizzy, which is incompatible with Zhao Youju's calmness and calmness.

He ignored Yang Miaozhen, but saluted Zhao Yiju: "Da Lang, the Zhiyuan is back!" ”

Zhao and Ju are in the midst of an unprecedented headache, the pain of splitting headaches, which has been appearing so frequently lately, that he almost wonders if he has a brain tumor. In this era, there are no medical methods in later generations, and if it is really a brain tumor, there is almost no cure.

Therefore, when Li Ye spoke, he felt in a trance, and after a while, he realized what Li Ye was talking about. Heartfelt joy welled up from the bottom of his heart, making him feel that his headache was reduced, he stood up and walked quickly to Li Ye: "Is the Zhiyuan really back?" ”

"It's back! I was looking from the lighthouse and it was business as usual! Li Ye nodded vigorously.

Zhao and Ju trotted out all the way out, leaving Li Ye and Yang Miaozhen behind, the two glanced at each other, Li Ye snorted in his heart, feeling that the woman's look of surprise made him disgusted, but Yang Miaozhen was straight-tempered, and asked what he thought in his heart: "Your master has always been quiet, and he looks like an old Taoist in our mountains, how can he hear the news of the Zhiyuan so gaffe?" ”

Li Ye ignored her and turned to follow behind Zhao and Ju. Yang Miaozhen stomped her feet and muttered indignantly: "Master and servant are all virtuous!" ”

Zhao and Ju ran for fifty feet, only then did they realize that they were out of shape, and couldn't help but smile dumbly, approaching puberty, all aspects of the body began to react, even their own temperament was more impulsive than before, and the impact of those hormones on people was really great.

He stopped his steps, and after a while, Li Ye caught up, and saw that the little master's face had returned to calm, and he muttered a little in his heart. The number of times he saw Zhao and Ju excited was not much, like the last time the pirates attacked, although the righteous teenagers who were familiar with Zhao and Ju could feel his anger, but they didn't show it much at that time, and today when the Zhiyuan returned, Zhao and Ju were so excited that they almost lost control.

"Why is Da Lang so happy, although Zhao Ziyue and Li Yilao have returned safely, it is something to be happy about, but they are happy to be like this......"

Li Ye didn't know what the safe return of the Zhiyuan meant to Zhao Youju at this time, so he had this kind of question, and he didn't feel strange when he thought about it many years later.

The "Zhiyuan" docked, and there were many people who came to watch, except for those who couldn't get out of the workshop, the shipwrights of the shipyard, the shoulder men of the dock, and the guards of the stockade almost all gathered over. The first to get off the boat was Lin Xi, who is also thirty this year, although he has never married, but he is much calmer than a few years ago. After him was Zhao Ziyue, with a smile on his face, he saw his little master from afar, quietly saluted, and made a hand gesture that everything went well.

This hand style made the last worry in Zhao Youju's heart also let go, and a light smile appeared on his lips, although the time was very short, it happened to be seen by Yang Miaozhen, who had caught up. Yang Miao was really curious, in her heart, this unfathomable teenager who claimed to be able to arrange a way for her brother's tens of thousands of subordinates would never laugh.

After returning to the house, Zhao Zi said that he would go through the affairs of Liuqiu Island one by one, and then said to Zhao Heju: "I see that the land by the Tamsui River is extremely fertile, and if it can be reclaimed, I don't know how many people can be fed." There is a river and a port in that place, which is suitable for Dalang's needs, and now we have a new ship, and it is only half a month to travel, which is also convenient. ”

He stopped when he said this, following Zhao and Ju all these years, he had already made him understand what he should say and what he shouldn't say, compared to Zhao Xi, who sometimes relied on the old and sold the old and talked a lot, it was more in line with Zhao and Ju's minds.

"The climate is also very good, there are almost no winters, it is easy to grow rice twice a year, you can fish near the sea, and you don't have to bring in food from outside except for the first year." Zhao Youju himself added.

When he said this, he looked at Yang Miaozhen, Yang Miaozhen was stunned at first, and then finally understood, and his eyes widened: "You, you, you mean ......"

"I will bring all your brother's tribes there, and it will be called Fresh Water, and there they will live thereafter." Zhao Heju pursed his lips: "Fourth lady, tomorrow I will ask you and your uncle to go north and contact your brother's old department, and I will find a way to take them off the boat, send them to the hanging island first, and then transfer fresh water from here." ”

"You're so happy, it's for me?"

What Zhao Heju couldn't understand was that Yang Miaozhen didn't listen to his plan at all at this time, and blurted out such a sentence. Zhao Youju, Zhao Ziyue and Li Ye were all stunned, and when Zhao and Ju came back to their senses, Zhao Ziyue turned his face away and pretended not to hear anything, but Li Ye felt that his throat was itchy and wanted to cough.

"Not for you, it's for your brother's tens of thousands of parts." Zhao Youju said calmly.

The girl's mind is the weirdest, the more Zhao and Ju deny it, the more Yang Miaozhen feels that he is for himself. If it weren't for her, those thousands of people had no relatives with Zhao and Ju, why did he spend a lot of manpower and material resources to rescue, and specially found a big island to settle them!

She was extremely moved in her heart, in the past, she just felt that being brave and generous and heroic like her brother was a hero, so she had some admiration when she saw Li Quan, but now that she thinks about it, compared to the young man in front of her, her brother and Li Quan can only be regarded as a brave husband.

"The Jin State Water Army ......" Zhao Zi said that he was a little worried: "The Great Song Water Army is not having a good time there......"

"The Great Song Dynasty Navy is defenseless, and the coastal control envoys are up and down, and I have let Brother Jiu go to deal with it." Zhao Youju smiled: "If it goes well, then they will go north with us, and then escort them south." With them, the two or three broken ships of the Jin State Navy must not dare to follow! ”