After seeing those schoolchildren reluctantly enter the castle tower, Li Hongyu took a deep breath, then turned around and looked at the pursuers separated by the ronin with a serious expression, and slowly pulled out the sword on his waist.

How could he let those pursuers take Youlan away, if he couldn't even protect his own woman, wouldn't he be a man in vain!

Seeing this situation, Gu Hai and the others also drew out their respective weapons, preparing to follow Li Hongyu to resist the enemy, even Li Hongyu, a teaching gentleman, is not afraid of death, so what else are they afraid of.

"Big brother, does he want to fight with us?" The pursuers naturally noticed the situation in front of them, and couldn't help but look at each other, and a big man couldn't help but ask the leading big man in surprise.

In their impression, Mr. Teaching is a weak scholar who is powerless, but they didn't expect Li Hongyu to pick up a sword, and it was clear that he was ready to break the net with them.

"I didn't expect it to be a man!" The leading man was also surprised by this, and then sneered and said, "If he is looking for death, then we will satisfy him." ”

Hearing this, the people around the leader looked at each other, and their faces showed embarrassed looks, for some reason, they were so murderous that it was difficult to attack Li Hongyu for a while, if Li Hongyu died, there would definitely be a group of illiterate pirates like them in this world in the future.

Seeing that those subordinates showed hesitation, the leading man couldn't help but shake his head secretly.

In fact, after witnessing the children's deep feelings for Li Hongyu, how could he do this, killing Li Hongyu, a gentleman who carefully teaches children from poor families, will be condemned by conscience, at least those children will hate him to death.

Just when the leading man felt nerve-wracked, Youlan, who was standing beside Li Hongyu, suddenly pulled out her legs and ran in their direction.

"Xin'er, come back!"

Li Hongyu was taken aback when he saw this, and immediately understood Youlan's intentions, and hurriedly chased after him, he didn't want Youlan to sacrifice himself for his safety.

"Sir, I'm already content to meet you Xin'er in this life, you can't have an accident here, even if it's for Xin'er, you have to live." Li Hongyu hadn't taken a few steps before Youlan in front of him stopped, put a short knife on his snow-white smooth neck, and said to Li Hongyu with a smile.

It's very strange, Youlan is not afraid of death at all now, as long as she can save Li Hongyu, she is willing to die, so that she can save the lives of countless people on Xiaoliuqiu Island.

"Xin'er ......"

Li Hongyu noticed that Youlan's smile was very flat, as if he had put life and death aside, and knew that she was probably determined to die and would never let Wang Ren touch her, so he hurriedly opened his mouth to persuade her to give up this idea.

In Li Hongyu's view, although he is now at a disadvantage in numbers, as long as he can kill the leading man, then the remaining pursuers will collapse, in the final analysis, the pirates are just a group of cobbled rabble, as long as the leader dies, the remaining trees will definitely fall apart, and whoever is full will fight hard.

Therefore, Li Hongyu did not want to fight with the pursuers for no reason, he still had a lot of chances to win, and he would hit with one blow when the leading man despised him.

"Sir, don't say it, I've made up my mind, if you chase after me, I'll die to show you."

Youlan didn't want Li Hongyu to be hurt in the slightest, so the best way was to follow the leading man, so she interrupted Li Hongyu's words, smiled at Li Hongyu and said, "Sir, the children are lucky to meet you in their lives, they are the hope of Jilonggang, we must let them grow up and get rid of the shackles of fate!" ”

As she spoke, Youlan turned around and ran quickly towards those pursuers, and the moment she turned around, she couldn't help but burst into tears, this was the only thing she could do for Li Hongyu now.

Looking at the back of Youlan who spoke resolutely, Li Hongyu's fists couldn't help but clench, he was too careless, he didn't expect Wang Ren to be suddenly difficult, and as a result, he and Youlan and the others were in danger, and he really couldn't regret it in his heart.

Of course, Li Hongyu wanted to chase it out and bring it back, but he knew Youlan's character very well, and he was afraid that if he did that, Youlan would really wipe his neck, so he didn't dare to act rashly, so he could only secretly think of a solution.

"Please!"

The ronins along the way made way for Youlan, and when Youlan came to the front of those pursuers, the leading man stretched out his hand and made a gesture of please, he didn't dare to offend the woman named by Wang Ren.

Youlan threw the short knife in her hand on the ground, turned around and smiled at Li Hongyu, leaving her best side to Li Hongyu, and then left with those pursuers.

"I want to see Onizuka Musashi."

After seeing Youlan's figure disappear from sight, Li Hongyu groaned for a moment, and then solemnly said to the previous ronin who had delivered the news of Onizuka Musashi, "I want to do a business with him!" ”

The ronin glanced at Li Hongyu when he heard this, and then got up and walked towards the castle tower, he knew Li Hongyu's identity so he decided to report it, as for Onitsuka Musashi to see Li Hongyu, it is unknown.

While waiting for a reply, Li Hongyu paced back and forth nervously, Jilong Harbor had already shouted and killed at this time, and fights broke out in many places, and even fires broke out in some places.

He didn't know if Liu Dahai and Shi Hu would be able to survive this catastrophe now, otherwise not only would his hopes of appeasing the Xiaoliuqiu pirates and armed maritime groups be disappointed, but he would also lose Youlan, which was not what he wanted to see.

Therefore, what Li Hongyu can do now is to assist Liu Dahai and Shi Hu in fighting against Wang Ren and the rebels, only by defeating Wang Ren and others can everything get back on track, and he can save Youlan.

Although there are more than 10,000 Fuzhou sailors stationed in Fuzhou, but far water can't quench the thirst of the near, and when Li Hongyu transfers people, I'm afraid that the battle in Jilong Harbor has already ended, so he must find new strength to help, obviously the only person who can help Li Hongyu at present is Onizuka Musashi.

Onitsuka Musashi is one of the three major forces in Chicken Coop Port, and his strength should not be underestimated, judging from the previous reaction of Onitsuka Musashi, he did not collude with Wang Ren and others, otherwise those ronins would definitely not stop the pursuers, let alone take in those children, which gave Li Hongyu a chance.

If you can borrow troops from Onizuka Musashi to join the battle, then the addition of this new force will undoubtedly affect the situation in Chicken Coop Port and will be the key to determining the success or failure of the war.

Although Li Hongyu didn't know where Youlan was taken by those pursuers, as long as the battle in Jilong Harbor didn't end, Youlan would be safe, and Wang Ren would definitely not have the idea of fighting Youlan in such an emergency period.

Therefore, Li Hongyu can only rescue Youlan if he assists Liu Dahai and Shi Hu to defeat Wang Ren's side, otherwise once Liu Dahai and Shi Hu are defeated, then Youlan, who has a strong personality, will definitely commit suicide to protect her chastity when she is threatened by Wang Ren****.

Liu Bihua, Gu Hai and the others stood there, looking at Li Hongyu anxiously, worried about Youlan in their hearts, but there was no other way but to wait for Li Hongyu to come up with an idea.

"Sir, Musashi-sama, please." Not long after, the ronin who went to report walked out quickly, bowed to Li Hongyu and made a gesture of please.

This made Li Hongyu secretly relieved, and under the concerned gaze of Liu Bihua, Gu Hai and others, he quickly followed the ronin into the castle tower, since Onizuka Musashi was willing to see him, it meant that he had a chance to persuade Onizuka Musashi to send troops.

The structure of the castle tower usually has two basic functions, and it is divided into two areas, namely the observation deck on the upper floor and the castle lord's residence hall on the lower floor.

The castle tower built by Onizuka Musashi has been retained but has been shrunk to the inside of the wall, and the castle lord's living quarters are separated from the castle tower, and various defensive facilities are used to strengthen the military character, which is both fortified and more suitable for habitation.

In addition, the interior of the castle tower of Onizuka Musashi has been strengthened by the use of through-pillars on every two floors, two 25-meter-high roof pillars from the basement to the bottom of the top floor, and diagonal pillars at the four corners of the first, second, and third floors, so that the defense facilities are complete, so the purpose is naturally to strengthen the structure.

It was the first time that Li Hongyu had entered such a building, and it was more of a fortress made of rocks than a castle, which was difficult to conquer in the era of cold weapons without paying a heavy price.

The observation deck is naturally the tallest building in the castle tower, and it stands out from a distance, making it a symbol of the castle tower, surrounded by a cloister.

The lower level of the lookout tower is the castle lord's residence and the guards' quarters, and after Li Hongyu enters the gate of the castle tower under the guidance of the ronin, he can see that there are many guards living in the dormitories along the way, and these dormitories are distributed on the outer layer to protect the castle lord.

After passing through a corridor, Li Hongyu was ushered into a large hall where the lord of the castle met his guests, usually with Kano school screens, decorated with lavish sliding sliding paintings and metal utensils.

Although Li Hongyu could not continue to move forward, further inside it must be the study and bedroom of Onizuka Musashi, a total of four rooms, usually arranged in a row of geese.

In front of the hall sat a man wearing a golden plate armor and a gold mask, sitting on a chair in the middle of the room, and a middle-aged widow kneeling on the left and right, looking Li Hongyu up and down since he entered the door.

Not only that, but the hall also resounded with the soft sound of the piano, playing the classical music of the Wa Kingdom, and the atmosphere seemed to be extremely quiet and peaceful.

Before entering the gate, Li Hongyu was searched, and the sword hanging from his waist was taken away, and when Li Hongyu entered the door, the maid who knelt at the gate immediately closed the door.

"In Xia Zhao Yu, I've seen Mr. Musashi!"

Li Hongyu knew that the person wearing the golden plate armor was Onitsuka Musashi, although it was a little strange why Onitsuka wore plate armor, but he didn't have the heart to think about this now, so he said in a deep voice after bowing his hand to Onitsuka Musashi.

Zhao Yu is Li Hongyu's pseudonym on the island, anyway, the name is just a symbol, no one cares if it's true or not, after all, the pirates and armed maritime merchants on Xiaoliuqiu all use fake names.

"You're the private school gentleman who admits free schoolboys?" Onizuka Musashi didn't answer, and the middle-aged Japanese man who was kneeling on his lower left asked.

"Exactly down there."

Li Hongyu frowned slightly when he heard this, it seems that his reputation in Chicken Coop Port is very good, at least Onitsuka Musashi has heard of him, otherwise, why would Onitsuka Musashi want to see him as an unknown person as one of the three major forces in Chicken Coop Harbor.

"What business are you going to do with my family?" The middle-aged widow on the lower left looked at Li Hongyu and asked quietly.

"Japan's right to trade overseas!" Li Hongyu pondered for a moment and replied in a deep voice, after all, he was dealing with the Japanese people now, so it was better to use the name "Japan" chosen by the Japanese people themselves.

"Overseas trade rights?"

Hearing this, the two middle-aged widows couldn't help but look at each other in amazement, never expecting that Li Hongyu would put forward such a surprising condition.

Obviously, Onitsuka Musashi is engaged in the business of smuggling by sea, so it is a bit ridiculous that Li Hongyu mentioned the right to trade overseas, and it is also the right of overseas trade of Japan.

"You mean you want to block our Japanese maritime trade routes?" Immediately, the middle-aged widow in the lower right sneered, stared at Li Hongyu coldly and asked.

"It's just a teacher, where can I have this kind of ability."

Li Hongyu shook his head, and then solemnly looked at the middle-aged Japanese man on the right, "Presumably Your Excellency knows that the Ming Dynasty has formed a naval division, and at that time, your Japanese maritime trade routes will be under the control of the Ming naval division, and it may not be so easy to do business again!" ”

"Do you have a way?" At this time, the middle-aged widow in the lower left frowned, and then asked.

"To tell you the truth, I am a fellow villager with Zuo Chunfang Li of the Ming Dynasty, and I have had some friendships, if I come forward to mediate, you will be allowed by Li to use this trade route by sea, and both sides will be very happy."

Li Hongyu had already prepared, and when he heard this, he replied in an orderly manner, "If not, the three naval divisions of the Ming Dynasty in Shanghai, Fuzhou, and Guangzhou will definitely cut off your maritime trade routes!" ”

"The Ming army is all waste, wine bags and rice bags, not to mention the three water divisions, even thirty are not to be feared, they must be called and there is no return!" Hearing this, the middle-aged widow at the bottom right couldn't help but sneer and said, disdainful of the sailors of the Ming army.

It is no wonder that the middle-aged Japanese people in the lower right are arrogant, the Ming Dynasty suppressed pirates for more than 200 years, and the result was not only failed to eliminate the pirates along the coast, but also had more and more pirates, and the power was getting bigger and bigger, so they looked down on the Ming army with weak combat effectiveness.

However, the middle-aged Japanese man in the lower left frowned tightly, as if he was very concerned about Li Hongyu's words, as far as he knew, the Ming army's naval division in Fuzhou was well-equipped and well-trained, which was completely different from the other troops of the Ming Dynasty, and it must be a difficult force to deal with in the future.

"Even if the Daming sailors are not as good as you, but your sea business will pass through the sea areas under the jurisdiction of the three Daming sailors, and as long as there is an ambush at sea, your goods will be finished!"

Li Hongyu knew that the middle-aged Japanese people in the lower right despised the Ming army, and when the Japanese were prevalent in the past, more than 100 ronins made the gate of Nanjing City, which had more than 100,000 troops, closed, so it was natural for the Japanese to despise the Ming army, and he didn't want to argue with it, so he said in a deep voice:

"Therefore, if you want to continue to engage in maritime business, the best way is to cooperate with the sailors of Daming, and everyone will take what they need!"

"To each his own?" The middle-aged widow at the bottom right suddenly sneered when he heard this, "I see that you don't have any good intentions, and you want us to pay money to bribe the sailors of the Ming army, and do business with us in the name of beauty, it's really hateful!" ”

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