Li Bao, a famous general in the Southern Song Dynasty (year of birth and death unknown), nicknamed "Po Li San", was a native of Chengshi (now Heze, Shandong). Born in a peasant family, he is honest and courageous.

In the ninth year of Shaoxing, he gathered people to resist Jin in Puzhou (now north of Juancheng, Shandong), and after the defeat, he went south to Yue Fei,...... In the 31st year of Shaoxing, with 3,000 naval troops, the huge fleet of 70,000 Jin people was annihilated, and became a key figure in reversing the history of the Southern Song Dynasty. Wen Tianxiang commented that the Jin people did not dare to cross the sea to the south because "Li Bao is afraid of Tang Island." "History of the Song Dynasty" commented that "to the victory of Weitang Island, then (Wanyan) Liang's death is unexpected, the danger of Qiantang is worrying, and (Li) Bao's merit is great!" ”

As a famous general at the turn of the two Song Dynasty, Li Bao's contributions are recorded in the annals of history, especially the ability to fight naval battles has become a legend. It can be said that without this person, there may not be more than 100 years of national fortune in the Southern Song Dynasty, but his reputation in later generations is far inferior to Yue Fei, Han Shizhong and others, and it can even be said that most people do not know that there is such a figure in history. Gu Haotian is also because he is a liberal arts student, and he reads more history books than others, so he knows that there is such a number one person, but it is only a vague impression. So when Sun Xin mentioned "Xingren Mansion Cheng Clan, Li Bao", he vaguely felt that there was such a person in his heart, but it was not clear, until Sun Xin mentioned again that he was familiar with the sea situation, he thought of the naval battle that changed the fate of the Southern Song Dynasty, and that commander was Li Bao.

However, this Li Bao is the other Li Bao, Gu Haotian thinks that the probability is very high, first of all, the origin is the same, and the nickname is the same. Secondly, the age of life is about the same, and the historical record of Li Bao's birth and death year is unknown, but when it comes to his gathering of people in Shandong to resist Jin in the ninth year of Shaoxing, he should have been relatively old at that time, so it is very likely that he is now in his teens or twenties. The most important thing is that, judging from some of the things that have happened, Gu Haotian believes that his butterfly can sometimes change history, and it is entirely possible that Li Bao will appear with him, a character with the aura of the protagonist.

"Brother, please ask Brother Li Bao to come over for a while, it's convenient."

Liangshan now has several naval generals, but they are all heroes in the rivers, none of them have been tested in the wind and waves of the sea, Gu Haotian's mind at this time is no longer just to explore the matter of Black Mountain Island, so he is a little impatient.

"They are all brothers who fight together every day, why not." Sun Xin opened his mouth and shouted, "Splash Li San and come over for a while, looking for you something." ”

"I'm going to have just the right luck, and can't I get a handful of them first?"

Li Bao muttered in his mouth, but his footsteps did not stop, and he reached everyone in a few steps.

"This is the little official of Yuncheng County's jade-faced Meng Wei Gu Haotian, but today he is a little troublesome, and I don't know if my brother is convenient." Sun Xin pointed at Gu Haotian and asked.

"Yuncheng County Jade Noodles Meng Taste!"

Li Bao instantly became energetic when he heard this, and a pair of eyes lit up and looked at Gu Haotian, without the appearance of a scoundrel. His hometown is in Heungin Mansion, not far from Yunseong, Jeju, and the name of the jade-faced Meng Wei can be said to be like thunder. This will suddenly see a real person in Dengzhou, and he is looking for something to do, and he immediately thought that maybe his opportunity has come. But he is not an ordinary man in the rivers and lakes, he can't do anything to pounce and worship, but straightens his posture, clasps his hands into fists and salutes, and says without being arrogant or humble:

"Since the jade-faced Meng Wei is a petty official who has something to inquire about, how dare he refuse, just give orders."

is worthy of being the embryo of a famous general, it is really different, Gu Haotian secretly praised it in his heart. So he invited him into the inner hall, and the people sat down again. Then Gu Haotian asked about the situation on Black Mountain Island.

"Black Mountain Island is located in the north of Dengzhou, from Dengzhou to the sea by boat, if it goes smoothly, it is only a little more than a day's journey, in the past, when the sailors were prosperous, they also went to that place when they were patrolling the sea, but now they have not been to sea for more than a year, otherwise the bandits are rampant everywhere, as for what cold-blooded yaksha has heard from time to time, but has never seen a real person."

"Are there other islands around Black Mountain?"

Gu Haotian listened to Li Bao's introduction and guessed that if Duan Jingzhu and the others were still alive, they would most likely be on the islands in that area.

"But there are many, many names, and I really have many names."

"How are the soldiers and ships of the Dengzhou Navy Division now?"

Seeing that Li Bao only understood this, Gu Haotian changed the topic and took the opportunity to inquire about the situation of the water master.

"Previously, when Lord Zong Ze was in Dengzhou, there were four or five hundred sailors at the peak, and there were more than 100 large and small warships, not to mention some old and weak in the past two years, even the warships were sold by those filthy officials, and there were not a few left."

Li Bao said this, thinking of the bleakness of the current water master, his mood was a little low.

"Is there a land matter, and the warship is also sold?"

Gu Haotian suddenly thought that Liangshan was the most short of warships, and it would be the best if some could be sold here, so he hurriedly asked.

"Humph!"

Li Bao sneered, with a look of disdain, but he didn't want to reply.

"The upper beam is not right and the lower beam is crooked, and now those who are officials in Dengzhou officialdom, as long as they are profitable, they can't do anything." Sun Xin sighed on the side.

"I haven't seen this sailor camp either, but I don't know where it is located, so it's convenient to go and see it tomorrow?"

Gu Haotian wanted to go on a field trip to see if there was anything that could be missed.

"What's so inconvenient, this sailor camp is now like a leaky bamboo fence, no one can go to cover it, but the little officials don't have to be disappointed when they see it, if tomorrow passes, just say that I am looking for me, and I will wait for you inside."

Gu Haotian was secretly happy when he heard this, and said that he would thank him for the kindness he owed in the future, and the two broke up at that time, just waiting to meet again tomorrow.

And after many days of hurrying, everyone was tired, and they only moved out to do things that night, and the others rested early.

There was nothing to say all night, and early the next morning, Gu Haotian only took Xiao Jiasui, Shi Qian, Bian Xiang, and asked Sun Xin to accompany him, and the group went to the camp of the water division.

The camp of the Dengzhou Navy Division was set up in a port in the north of the city, and the group arrived outside the gate of the camp, but found that there was no sentry, and went straight into the vicinity of the barracks, only to come out of two old guards to block the road, everyone said that they were visiting Li Bao, and the two pointed to a barracks and said, and they turned around and walked away on their own.

When I entered, I saw several rows of dilapidated barracks around me, and there was no trace of life. After walking a short distance, he saw Li Bao coming out of the barracks, and several people led him to the port. After a while, I arrived at a harbor, but I saw that the bay was deep and narrow, and it was really a natural harbor. I saw that in the harbor, there were dozens of ships of all sizes.

"Huh! There are quite a few warships here, so how can we say that there are not a few left? Gu Haotian couldn't help but wonder when he saw it.

"Humph! The petty officials don't think that this is the ship of our sailors, and those big and good ones are the ships of the merchant houses of the four seas, and I will watch them for them, and I have to work as coolies for them from time to time. ”

Li Bao stared at those ships, his eyes were about to erupt into flames, he smashed his fist into his palm, and said sadly:

"Alas! What a thing! ”

No wonder Shi Qian said that day, that Wang Kongmu was transported ashore here, it turned out that this place had become the private wharf of the Four Seas Commercial Bank, Gu Haotian thought secretly in his heart, but his eyes were greedily staring at that row of ships, they were all good warships! It is a pity to use the Four Seas Commercial Bank as a merchant ship.

"Are all the goods of the Four Seas Commercial Bank loaded and unloaded here?" Gu Haotian asked Li Bao again.

"Not really, but there are quite a few."

"I heard that a few days ago, a group of horses came ashore here, I wonder if there is such a thing?"

"I don't know much about the bets I make at Brother Sun Xin's every night these days, but my two brothers should know. Anyway, there is not much to see here, and when I get to the barracks, the general will have some wine and food, and I will invite the two of them to come and ask. ”

Li Bao also looked upset, so he called everyone back early.

The barracks of the Dengzhou Sailors were generally very simple, and Li Bao was naturally no exception, and everyone barely sat down when they saw two sixteen or seventeen-year-old sailors coming in from outside.

"It's just the two of you!"

Shi Qian screamed in surprise when he saw it, and the two of them also looked surprised, as if they had seen it there.

"I met these two brothers at this dock that day."

Shi Qian said with a smile at this time, and everyone couldn't help but say that it was really a coincidence, and it was fate.

The two people who came in were confidants brought by Li Bao's hometown, one was called Li Fu, and the other was called Zhang Yi. Shi Qian thought about it for a while, he found only twelve horses in the trading house, if you count the few horses that Laizhou was taken away by Yan Shun, the number is exactly right, so he hinted at Gu Haotian.

At this point, the Four Seas Trading House colluded with the bandits, and the merchant ship that hijacked Duan Jingzhu has been clear, and all that is missing is whether the bandits are the cold-faced Yaksha of Montenegro.

"Brother Li Bao, if you go to that Black Mountain Island, is it convenient?" Gu Haotian asked.

"If it is a single merchant ship in the past, it is difficult to say, and the sailor ship in the past is another matter, then no matter how bold the guy is, he will avoid one or two when he encounters the imperial court sailor." Li Bao replied, but asked Gu Haotian again, "The little official wants to go to the Black Mountain Island, but I have a way here, but--I just have to send some silver money to Qian De's house." ”

This Qian De is now the general of the Dengzhou Sailor, but he is a greedy and shameless person, and most of the Dengzhou Sailor's family is defeated in his hands. However, when Gu Haotian heard that there was such a good thing, he was overjoyed, for him, what is the problem that money can solve. didn't ask how much, and then asked Bian Xiang to take a silver ticket of two hundred taels and hand it to Li Bao.

"The money is small, take it first, if it's not enough, just say it."

"Fifty taels is enough." Li Bao looked at it but it was a huge silver ticket, and he even said too much.

Gu Haotian paid attention to these little things for him, and only urged him to go to find that Qian De to do something, if he really had enough to buy some food to take on the boat to eat. And Li Bao naturally understood that this was a reward given to him by the petty officials, and he didn't show it, but just gave Gu Haotian a deep salute, and then instructed Li Fu and Zhang Yi to fiddle with wine and food, and went out to find Qian De.

About a pillar of incense time later, Li Bao came back and said that the matter was done. Gu Haotian immediately rushed back to the hotel with Bian Xiang and Sun Xin, recruited Teng Jian and the guards from the camp to come over, and ordered Shi Qian to stay and monitor the Four Seas Commercial Firm, and he waited in the barracks, just waiting for the people to arrive.

Near evening, a team of twenty or thirty men entered the camp of the sailors, and then a battleship in the harbor lifted anchor and went out to sea, straight north.