After entering the wax moon, the northwest wind is getting tighter and tighter. Even at sea, you can still feel the sharp north wind that slashes like a blade. The sea was also stirred up by the gusts of wind, one after another, and crashed against the edge of the nameless island, scattering white foam all over the ground.

Although the cold wind was like a knife, Xie Jinglong always spent most of the day standing on the high rocks at the port, constantly looking towards the land to the west, his eyes full of irritability and restlessness.

It's been a month since I came here to ask my eldest brother for help, but Xie Jingyuan refused to give a clear explanation, only saying that when he waited until the spring of next year, he would think of saving people back. This made him a little suspicious that what the other party said was true or false, whether he had been a widow at sea for a long time, and he no longer took the life and death of his family seriously.

However, in this situation, Xie Jinglong did not dare to reveal his true thoughts, not only that, but in front of those fierce and barbaric pirates, he did not even dare to show the slightest eagerness. So every day, he can only run to the beach alone, looking at the land in the distance, hoping that the family members who have been imprisoned can really stay alive until the beginning of spring next year, as the eldest brother said.

In deep thought, the corner of his eye suddenly caught a row of dark shadows in front of him, slowly coming towards the island. Seeing this scene, Xie Jinglong's heart suddenly tightened, could it be that the army that the government had recruited them had finally found this foothold and killed them?

This guess made him unable to stay on the beach any longer, so he quickly turned his head and ran towards the island.

However, Xie Jinglong's reaction was still a little slower, long before he realized that a ship was coming, the pirates who had been paying attention to the changes in the sea had already whistled, and the entire island had changed its previous calm, and countless people came out of those sheds and caves with weapons on, and after gathering, they put on a defensive posture.

Xie Jingyuan was also quickly alarmed, and unlike the people below, he seemed quite calm: "Don't panic, the government won't send ships to sea in this era." And if the government really sent troops to come, how could there be only so many small boats? ”

It only took a few words to calm down the pirates who were a little nervous. At this time, as the incoming ship approached, the flag that stood high on the head of the mast was finally clearly visible, it was a thick poisonous snake that was spitting out a letter, not a certain military flag commonly used by the officers and soldiers.

After seeing that you were clear about this banner, many pirates cursed with some annoyance: "Why did the people of the green bamboo snake suddenly come to us? There is such a big battle, do you want to compete with us again? ”

Although the ships were not officers and soldiers, the weapons in the hands of the pirates did not stop there, and they still put on the appearance of defending and attacking the enemy. In fact, there had been some friction between the two pirate forces, the Green Bamboo Snake and the Sea Eagle, and although they later talked about it, Liang Zi had already formed a relationship, and no one dared to guarantee that they would not have any hostility when they came.

The incoming ship finally approached the port, but under the watchful eyes of everyone, only the largest sea ship slowly approached, and the other ships dropped anchor on the spot and turned the ship sideways, without the slightest intention of rushing to the beach to attack.

Seeing this, Xie Jingyuan's eyes narrowed again, and he waved his hand: "Don't do it, and see what they say." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the sea ship also dropped anchor and stopped moving forward when it was still a few feet away from the port, and then a tall black-faced man walked to the bow of the ship and bowed his hand to everyone on the island: "Brothers of the sea eagle, please, in the lower green bamboo snake Tianguan." ”

"Lao Tian, you don't have to report any name, none of us know anyone!" Xie Jingyuan stepped forward and shouted at the other party: "If you have anything to say, let's go to the island and say it." As he spoke, a glance went down, and immediately someone whined a rope the thickness of an arm, which was about ten feet long, and then threw it abruptly.

Xie Jingyuan could see that the other party suddenly came to the door, and there must be something demanding from him, so he first drew a line and asked the person with the green bamboo snake to come to the island to talk.

Seeing this, Tian Wan hesitated slightly, but still bent down and picked up the rope thrown in front of him, and then jumped and swung, and landed on the island alone, in front of everyone on the sea eagle.

"Good! There are guts! Xie Jingyuan gave a thumbs up and shouted, and then said, "Then please go inside to talk, it's windy here." ”

"It's fine." Tian Wan smiled, and then followed them to the island, as for the people with green bamboo snakes on the boat, they could only stay at sea and wait for news. Now that their second leader is following the Sea Eagle people, they naturally dare not make any changes.

When you arrive at a spacious cave, you will be greeted with shoddy liquor and grilled fish that are common at sea. Xie Jingyuan was not polite, so he had a drink with Tian Wan first, and then asked him what he meant: "Say, what is the difficulty of you coming to us?" ”

"Boss Xie, you should be able to see that there is something wrong today, only I, Tian Wan, brought my brother out, but our Boss Zhu is not here. It's not that he refuses to give you face, it's because he ......" Tian Wan said for a moment, and then he told the truth: "Our boss was taken into prison by the eagle talon of the government a few days ago. ”

"Is this the case?" Xie Jingyuan frowned unconsciously: "What the hell is going on?" How could Boss Zhu fall into the hands of the government? ”

"Hey, it's a long story......" After sighing, Tian Wan told what had happened-

It turned out that although their pirates were also notorious and wanted by the government, they were not as quiet and low-key as Xie Jingyuan, except for those who were not found by the government, others hardly went to land, and the people of the green bamboo snake would always think of going ashore to enjoy life.

Among them, their boss Zhu is even more experienced in this area, almost every once in a while, he will go to Zhejiang, Fujian and other coastal state capitals to stay for a period of time, find a fan or something to live a normal life of men and women. And this time, something finally happened to him. A few days ago, when he lived in Ningbo Mansion with a false identity, he was seen through his identity, so after a fight, he fell into the hands of the government.

"I have long persuaded him not to always think about living a comfortable life, now it's okay, if it falls into the hands of the government, it won't end well!" Xie Jingyuan snorted, and then looked at the other party: "You came to us today to ask my Sea Eagle people to help you rescue your boss from Ningbo Mansion?" ”

"Exactly, I hope that Boss Xie, for the sake of our fellow thugs at sea, will send troops to help. As long as you nod your head, whether it is successful or not, we will take note of this favor. Moreover, we still have 20,000 taels of silver worth of goods in our hands, and if you are willing to nod your head, these goods can be delivered to the island. ”

As soon as they heard that they were willing to take out 20,000 taels of silver to ask for each other, the pirates immediately became a little moved, and couldn't help but keep looking at their boss, hoping that Xie Jingyuan would nod his head.

But Xie Jingyuan was unmoved, just touched his beard, which was not too long, squinted his eyes and thought for a long time, and then said: "Twenty thousand taels of silver goods, you are very sincere." However, it is not easy to save people from the Ningbo government, I am only worried about taking my life, but I will not spend my life. ”

"Boss Xie......" Tian Wan seemed to want to say something, but was interrupted by Xie Jingyuan waving his hand: "This is a risky deed, and only 20,000 taels of silver is not enough to buy the lives of my Sea Eagle brothers." However, it is not non-negotiable. ”

Tian Wan was still a little worried, but when he heard the second half of his sentence, he finally felt a little relieved: "Boss Xie, you can give the bottom, as long as you can save our boss, I won't frown even if I take my Lao Tian's life!" ”

"You Lao Tian is really a good man who is righteous, and I, Xie Jingyuan, am not a person who refuses to help my brother. In this way, I only need half of the things, and I will take my brother to do things with you, but you people from the green bamboo snake also have to do us a favor. Xie Jingyuan stared at the other party and said.

"You said, as long as you are willing to save me, Zhu Boss, the sword mountain and the sea of fire, our brothers of the green bamboo snake will go to a way!" Tian Wan immediately patted his chest and said as if reassuring.

Seeing this, Xie Jingyuan just smiled: "This thing is not easier than what you have to do, you can think about it." ”

"Lao Tian, I don't dare to say anything else, but in terms of courage, I am big enough, as long as you Xie Boss says it, I will definitely not refuse!"

"That's to attack Hangzhou Mansion!" Xie Jingyuan slowly said his decision.

Although this sentence is not heavy, for Tian Guan, it is like a muffled thunder ringing in his ears, and he can't come back to his senses for a long time: "You mean, this time not only will you fight Ningbo, but even Hangzhou will ......."

"Yes, since this is a cooperation between you and me, we naturally have to make a big ticket."

"I ...... We only have a few hundred people, and together there are less than a thousand people, but there are no less than tens of thousands of officers and soldiers in Hangzhou and Ningbo, and there are even 70,000 or 80,000 officers and soldiers in the whole of Zhejiang. Tian Wan swallowed his saliva and asked with some uncertainty.

"We are indeed inferior to the government in terms of troops, but this time, we are the one who takes the initiative, as long as we dispatch properly, taking advantage of the government's carelessness, it is still very likely to succeed. Don't forget, it's the Chinese New Year soon, and the government at this time must be the most lax. Moreover, we can also recruit some other people on the sea this time, so that everyone can make a fortune together. How, do you want to do it? ”

Although the other party didn't say it, Tian Guan could see that Xie Jingyuan must have other intentions to fight Hangzhou. But in order to save his own boss, he can only compromise! After a moment of hesitation, he finally gritted his teeth: "That's it, let's join forces and do a big deal!" ”