Chapter 55: Surrender the Pirates
Summer went to autumn, and in the blink of an eye it was September. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info Wen Qing gave birth to a girl, and Yan Jiakang had another daughter. Mo Xin gave birth to a girl, Qiu Yingsheng was a girl, this time Wenqing got another girl, how could she not make her sad, but Yan Jiakang was very happy, and named her third daughter Ge Lan, which means blue sky and white clouds.
In mid-September, before waiting for his daughter's full moon, Yan Jiakang suddenly received a report that the merchant ship of Yantai Warehouse had been sacked by pirates in the waters of Changshan Island. Although there were no casualties, the cargo was looted. Yan Jiakang received the report and immediately took Shan Feng to Penglai. This time he made a sudden trip, he lied that he was going to Qingdao to negotiate business with the Germans, and handed over the daily affairs to Xie Liancheng to take care of, and then set off quickly.
Two days later, Yan Jiakang and Shan Feng appeared in Penglai, a 4 courtyard, and Nian Chengcheng, who had made a special trip from Yantai, was already waiting here. After a brief greeting, Ieyasu asked directly, "Has He Zhi's person arrived?" "When he arrived, He Zhi brought 30 brothers and was placed in the inn." At this time, Shan Feng hung a map on the wall, which showed the state of the northern waters of Changshan Island. Yan Jiakang walked to the map and asked, "Brother Nian, tell me about the situation!" ā
"Brother Ge, there has been a wave of pirates on Daqin Island in the north of Changshan Island, and they have been very arrogant in the past two years. They often visit the northern islands, looting ships and belongings. The leader of this group of pirates is called Zhang Wenzhao, nicknamed Sea Wolf. "How your merchant ship was robbed?" "Brother Ge, after the Northeast was switched, in the past two years, a large number of displaced people have often crossed into the eastern part of the country by sea. After I arrived in Yantai, I got a few ships and went from Yantai and Penglai to Dalian to run business. 10 days ago, my 4 sailboats sailed from Changshan Island to Dalian. ā
"Two of the four ships were loaded with cargo, and two were carrying displaced people heading to the northeast. Unexpectedly, the ship sailed to the sea area of the ancient temple in the north and was sacked by pirates. Instead of hijacking the ships transporting the displaced people, the pirates did hijack two cargo ships. The people on the cargo ship were driven onto the ship by the pirates, but fortunately no one was injured. "What is the origin of this man nicknamed the Sea Wolf?" "I heard that the sea wolf once worked in the Beiyang Naval Division, and later became a pirate." Yan Jiakang glanced at Shan Feng and said, "Brother Nian, you go and find He Zhi!" ā
A few days later, the situation of the pirates was basically clear. In Shakou Village, Changshan Island, several wooden sailing boats are moored on the wharf. It will be late and the sea breeze will blow strongly. "Brother Nian, you can rest assured to go back to Yantai, and I will take him to Yantai to see you after subduing the sea wolf." "Brother Ge, I wish you a triumphant return." In the parting year, he became the boss of the boat, and then got on another wooden boat. The two boats left the dock at the same time, and Yan Jiakang, Shan Feng, and He Zhi waved at the beginning of the year.
There are many islands in the Miaodo archipelago, and there are many nameless small islands. The west side of the archipelago is the Bohai Sea and the east side is the Yellow Sea, so it can be said that the Miaodao Islands are the dividing line between the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea, and they are also the choke point. The sea is calm in early autumn, and the wooden boats sail north, with hazy islands appearing in front of them from time to time. The man at the helm is a young man in his 40s. "Dude, do you know what we're going for?" "You are an official soldier, and you went to strangle the pirates, it was the old brother who told me. This group of bandits has plagued us for many years, and we have been looking forward to this day for a long time. ā
The east reveals the white belly of the fish, and the scenery of the sea and sky is particularly unique. "Official, ahead is Daqin Island!" "Brother, find a hidden place to go ashore!" "Official, the grass people are living maps, and they will not be discovered by the pirates!" "Brother, this time we are secretly dispatching, and we can't reveal a trace of information about the strangulation of the pirates!" "Official, the grass people know that the old brother has already explained!" More than 30 men all held foreign guns in their hands, and the captain naturally regarded them as officials and soldiers. The wooden boat docked on the shore of a cliff several meters high on the west side of the island.
"Official, this place is secluded, and there are usually no ships here. The cliff on the shore is about 3 meters high, so you can climb it without any problems. The bandits live in the South Village, and there will be no bandits to guard here. "Brother, in two hours, you sail around to the south side and wait!" After Yan Jiayasu finished speaking, he ordered to go ashore, and one of the brothers climbed the cliff on the shore to signal that there was no one on it. Yan Jiayasu climbed up the wall a little awkwardly, realizing that his body was obviously weak.
In Xiaonan Village on the south side of Daqin Island, dozens of stone houses are very eye-catching. These low stone houses are very effective against storms. Yan Jiayasu and the brothers quietly approached the entrance of the village. At this time, in a stone house, the bandit leader sea wolf was sleeping soundly, and suddenly a subordinate ran in and reported in a panic: "Big brother, it's not good, a group of strongmen have appeared around the village!" The sea wolf heard a carp get up in surprise and asked, "What did you say?" "The sea wolf is short and stocky, with a black and red face, a slick of black hair on his chest, and he is about 30 years old.
The sea wolf was a sailor of the Beiyang Naval Division, and after the defeat of the First Sino-Japanese War, he led a group of sailors to become pirates. Since the beginning of the previous year, the number of people of the sea wolves has increased dramatically, from more than 20 to 100. The pirates need to survive, so their activities are becoming more and more rampant, especially when it comes to looting merchant ships! The sea wolf set a rule for his subordinates, the first is not allowed to go to the island to rob, and the second is not allowed to take property and hurt people. The sea wolf's actions were not heinous, and they gave Yan Jiayasu a sense of submission.
After the defeat of the Qing court in the First Sino-Japanese Naval War, the essence of the Beiyang Naval Division was disbanded, and the Prime Minister's Navy Yamen and the Inner and Outer Naval Academies were all withdrawn. At that time, the diehards of the Qing government believed that it was the navy that had brought disaster, so they advocated that Taoguang should be obscure, otherwise 'it would be appropriate to insult if they wanted to be insulted'. At the insistence of the then Governor Wang Wenshao and others, the Qing court rebuilt the Beiyang Fleet in 1896 and hired Xi Langweili, the former chief instructor of the Beiyang Naval Division, to return to China as a coach.
In 1898, Emperor Guangxu proposed that "without adding a navy, there is no way to improve oneself by casting a military wheel." After several years of hard work, by 1898, the rebuilt Beiyang Naval Division began to take shape. However, the good times did not last long, and in 1900, the Gengzi Incident occurred, and the Beiyang Naval Division was wiped out again, and the four destroyers of the Beiyang Fleet stopped at the mouth of Dagu were plundered. Later, the Qing court ordered the northern and southern naval divisions to be merged into one, but the Qing court's naval dream came to an end.
Nowadays, the Qing court fleet could not protect the security of the coastal seas, let alone deal with foreign warships, which created conditions for rampant piracy. Yan Jiayasu decided to recover this group of pirates, one is to eliminate harm to the people, and the other is to match the natural quality of this group of pirates, because most of these pirates are sailors of the former Beiyang Naval Division, which creates conditions for dealing with the Japanese in the sea in the future.
At this time, Yan Jiakang led the brothers to already set up a position, and the sea wolf led his subordinates to rush out. One side has a small number of people but has a foreign gun in his hand, and the other side has a large number of people but has a large sword and spear in his hand.
The sea wolf's face did not change, and he clasped his fists with his hands and said: "Heroes, look at Zhang Wenzhao in the next place, nicknamed the sea wolf." I have no hatred in the past, and I have no grievances in the near future, I don't know why? "Sea wolves, for the simple reason that you are pirates. It is easy for a contemptible person to take your head, but a contemptible person admires a hero. It's not heinous that you still have human nature, and the contemptible people want to show you the way! "What a big breath, Lao Tzu was a person who died once, and he was not afraid of life and death. Who is the hero? "It doesn't matter who I am, and if I'm not sure, I won't come to recover you!"
"Are you an officer?" "Have you ever seen an officer like this?" After Yan Jiakang finished speaking, he snapped and shot down the black flag on the flagpole, which frightened all the pirates to lie on the ground, but the sea wolf stood still but was a little dazed. "Seawolf, I said it would be easy to take your head. The purpose of my coming this time is to recover you, and to give you an hour to consider, otherwise you will be killed. Yan Jiayasu put away his gun and ordered his subordinates to retreat. The sea wolf also led his subordinates back to Shicun, and the two sides temporarily fell silent.
"Brother Ge, what are you polite to them, just kill them!" He Zhi was a little impatient. "The sea wolf is a good man, this team will be of great use in the future, and I must submit to them." The sea wolf leads his men into a stone house. The stone house is connected to a cave and there is a lot of space inside. The sea wolf sat down with a depressed face, some heroes were short of breath, and one of his subordinates said: "Big brother, the people who come are not good, they are all strong, and they are well-trained at a glance." The handsome man at the head is a marksman, and he is by no means an idle person. ā
"Big brother, did we rob two cargo ships some time ago and they came to the door!" "It's such a big breath, as soon as you come up, let us be obedient without asking, it's just too deceitful." "Brothers, what the leader of the other party said is true, especially the foreign guns make them superb, and their subordinates are all fierce, and we are not opponents at all." Big brother, it's war or submission, you should pay attention! The sea wolf looked at everyone's expectant eyes and said, "Brothers, I have nothing personally, but it is too much for a brother to die like this." ā
"Big brother, we listen to you!" The crowd shouted in unison. The sea wolf said: "Go out and tell them that if there is a sincere leader who comes in to negotiate, he is not allowed to bring foreign guns?" After a while, Yan Jiakang entered with his bare hands in Shan Feng. The sea wolf clenched his fists and said, "May I ask the name of the good man?" Where did it come from! "Despised nature, you don't have the right to know the rest!" The sea wolf's face was ugly when he heard this. "Seawolf, do you hate the Orientals, let me ask?" When the sea wolf heard this, he shook his head and said, "Damn, Lao Tzu and the Oriental people don't share the sky and the sea of blood. ā
"Good! What I want is your sentence, there is a way that heroes don't ask where they come from. To tell you the truth, I also hate the Orientals, and the contemptible people submit to you just to deal with the Orientals. Seawolf, if I had malicious intent, I would have shot you when you rushed out. "Ge Ye is above, Zhang is willing to surrender!" The sea wolf fell to his knees on one leg.
"We are willing to submit to Ge Ye!" The bandits knelt on the ground. Yan Jiakang stepped forward to help the sea wolf and said: "From now on, we will be brothers, I don't like this master." Since you choose to submit to me, there must be a greeting gift. Brother, let the brothers bring in the money. Yan Jiakang said in a loud voice: "Brothers, you will be my brothers from now on, and you should share the blessings and blessings in times of trouble." I announce that each person will be given 10 taels of silver first, and the right is my heart! ā
When everyone heard this, they clapped their hands and shouted. The sea wolf surrendered and ordered a banquet to celebrate.