Luzon is mountainous, flatland, and especially fertile land in river bends, and Tuguegarao is one such place. 【】

The Cagayan, the largest river in Luzon, flows through this place, where it turns two times in succession, forming a zigzag loop, and the settlement in the middle is Tuguegarao, and it is the largest tribe in the north, the Binai tribe, who lives here.

It is said that it is the largest tribe, but in fact, it is only more than 10,000 people, including the old and weak, if it is placed in the Ming Dynasty, it must not be related to the big characters, but in Luzon, such strength is enough to be proud of the others.

In comparison, the Kuna, the second largest tribe living in the Manila area, has a total of less than 7,000 people, which shows that the name of the first tribe in the Binai tribe is well deserved.

By March, the climate in Luzon was no different from summer, and the natives had long been accustomed to the heat, and instead of feeling unhappy, they were happy. In their opinion, the wind blowing from the valley is cool, and this climate is the most comfortable.

Although the weather was good, in recent days, the atmosphere in Tuguegarao had suddenly become tense, and the tension was brought to those Ming maritime merchants who had always had some friendships.

The natives whispered, looking at their former collaborators with hatred and disgust, though they also knew that the tribe thrived because of the other, and that the tribe would not have possessed so many tools and weapons and attracted so many people without the long-standing trade between the two sides.

However, the natives are this kind of forgetful surname, no matter how great the favor is, when trouble arises, they will immediately wipe out all the past, and all they think about in their hearts is the bad of the other party.

I have to say that whether it is in later generations or in this era, the natives of Luzon have no surname, and their memory of the leather whip is more profound than that of favor, which is vividly reflected in their dealings with later colonists.

"Damn, are these monkeys sick, and I don't want to think about it, if it weren't for us, they would be where they are today? The sailors of the imperial court are coming with a fierce momentum, even if we don't come, they will be able to escape? If you want me to say, the big boss shouldn't have come here, and he has sent so many weapons here, so it is better to run south and go to Sumatra to assassinate us, otherwise the sailor will chase after us. ”

Pirates are a group of unruly people, and when they got the news that the Ming army was moving south, they were willing to flee with Liu Laoxiang, all of whom were outlaws. Those who are smart-minded, timid, or those who miss their homeland have already deserted on the road, and by the time they arrived at Tugejialao, Liu Laoxiang's team had shrunk by more than half, and there were only more than 500 people left.

Of course, this kind of strength is still enough to run rampant on Luzon Island, even for a large tribe like Binabe, there are less than 3,000 warriors who can assemble, and the degree of bravery is far inferior. Therefore, the pirates were very unhappy to be subjected to those unfriendly eyes, and several people who were short-tempered all started scolding.

"Okay, it's not the first day I've dealt with these monkeys, these guys are the kind of people who have a good surname, what are you fighting with them? Anyway, the boss just wants to take advantage of them, bear with them, if you want to get through the current difficulties, you still have to rely on these locals. ”

"Yes, it's easy to say that you go to Sumatra to assassinate, but why can't you drift him for a month on the road? We have so many burdens, and the sailors have so many clippers, what if we are caught up? Besides, there's nothing over there, so won't everyone drink the northwest wind in the future? ”

Several old adults were comforted, if Liu Laoxiang hadn't been prepared in advance, it would have been difficult to escape to Luzon. What's more, those clippers went south before, taking the southwest sea route, and if they wanted to avoid the sailors, they could only bypass the east side of Luzon, so how easy was it?

If you want to continue to be free, you can only wait for the sailors to leave, or incite the locals to riot and drive them away, so the way to say the big boss is the most feasible.

"Sumen can't answer the assassination, can you still go to Manga Thorn, I heard that those returns from Sulu came from there, didn't there be news a few years ago, saying that there are also people from farther away who have passed by from time to time. Hui people are stupid and have a lot of money, a good ship, and a lot of rare goods, wouldn't it be good for us to go there and make a fortune? The man who had spoken earlier was still babbling to himself.

"You know a lot! Let me tell you, those boats are very strange, and when I was messing with water monkeys in the early years, I encountered it once on the sea surface of Qiongzhou. You also know that the water monkey has a nickname called Grass Busheng, and when I saw the draft of those people's boats, and there were few boats, where could I hold it, I started immediately, and we surrounded more than a dozen boats, and the other party only had three, and as a result, guess what? ”

"What's wrong?" The old pirate was already over forty years old, and in the pirate gang, he was very experienced and knowledgeable, and he had never said anything about this old matter, and when he talked about it, the interest of the pirates was also aroused.

"Hehe, I was defeated, I didn't even touch someone's hair, half of the ship was already disabled, and the rest were scattered and fled......" The old pirate smiled miserably, recalling the old things, still with palpitations.

"How is that possible?" The pirates were taken aback.

“…… Fanchuan is a formation of one front and two back, at first we were still laughing, I think his formation is stupid, and the way to deal with it is also stupid, not to throw goods to reduce weight to escape, but to be outnumbered, isn't it stupid? But who would have thought that people didn't plan to fight with us at all, and directly showed the cannon! ”

The old pirate's face became paler and paler, and he gestured and explained, "Do you know the cannon? It is the general cannon in the army. As soon as it lit up, dozens of guns, dozens of black holes and holes stretched out, and then there was a loud sound like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and the smoke filled the sky...... There was a large number of people on the deck, some of them were hit by cannonballs, some were hit by flying sawdust, and if they were unlucky enough to be hit on the hull, hey, then wait for the leaky ship......"

With his own experience, his description is quite vivid, and all the listeners have a sense of immersion, imagining the horror of the gunboat, and wondering if they can have a chance to escape if they encounter such an enemy.

Rush up and fight? Are you kidding!

If you want to win by conventional tactics, you can only use ship-to-sea tactics, fill the muzzle with human lives, and then find an opportunity to win by engaging in broadside battles or setting fire to the ship when you get closer. But pirates are not armies, although they are outlaws, but they still have a lot of measures in their hearts about the desperate surname-price ratio, and gnawing this kind of hard nail is completely inconsistent with their concept.

"The big boss and the water monkey are also brothers, and the ghost that after the battle, the water monkey boss was killed by the cannon, and the others also did birds and beasts, dozens of us brought a boat, to Luzon to take refuge in the big boss, these old brothers died, scattered, and I was the only one left...... Alas! He sighed heavily.

"Otherwise, why do you think the big boss has been developing on the side of Manga Thorn? Those ghosts are from the Manga thorn, through the occupation of the city to the north, to the Ming Dynasty, it is said that those ghosts are just merchants, not with a warship, you think, the merchant ship is like this, in case you meet a large group of ghosts, not to mention our belongings, that Ming water division is more generals, right? But it's not pleasing either. ”

"So that's the case, it's still the wisdom of the big boss!" Hearing this, the pirates were all frightened for a while, and then rejoiced.

"If that's the case, I said, can you talk to the big boss, in case the natives can't do it, then ...... Is it possible to find a way to provoke the ghost to fight with the imperial court sailor? We can't fight on both sides, but if they fight, won't it be a snipe and a clam fighting? "There are also people who have launched similar strategies based on Liu Laoxiang's behavior.

"Cut, who is the big boss, do you think he didn't think of it?"

The old pirate said disdainfully: "Since the appearance of the vanguard of the Daming Water Division, you haven't seen the second master, right?" Where do you think he went? Besides, the treasure ship also went to occupy the city back then, and after arriving at Mangara, it turned westward, and they had to meet sooner or later, even if we didn't do anything, the final result would be the same. ”

"Great, the wicked have to be grinded by the wicked, it's best to come early, on the one hand, the boat is strong, the other side is overwhelmed, and the blood on both sides is flowing."

"It's just that I can only rely on these monkeys in front of me, and I don't know if they have the courage to fight against the Ming army, in case they want to give in, it will be bad."

"Don't worry, the big boss is convincing them, that monkey leader seems to be ruthless, but in fact, he only has one tendon in his brain, and he is very stupid, where can he play the big boss, haha."

The membership of pirates is quite complicated, and there are those who were forced to leave their homeland and live in exile like Song Yinzhi; There are also old bandits who have lived overseas for a long time, and they no longer regard themselves as Ming people. Most of the outlaws around Liu Laoxiang belong to the latter situation, and when they mention the Ming Dynasty, they only have fear and disgust in their hearts.

As the saying goes: those who are close to ink are black, although they are still scolding in their mouths, but these people who have forgotten their ancestors have long been contaminated with the vices of the Luzon natives, and the ruthlessness and injustice are not under the monkeys.

"Chief Binet, you should know that Da Ming is here to take revenge this time. Otherwise, they wouldn't have taken the port of Apari, and it's not my men who are there, but your people!" If it weren't for revenge, they should have sent an envoy to negotiate before they landed at the port. ”

"However, I have already heard from the people who have returned from Apari that the Ming army has tens of thousands of men, and it is not for us to resist, so it is better to ignore them. Anyway, all they want is the port, and when their fleet is gone, if they don't come, they just take it back. ”

can't fight, so don't fight, wait until you can win and then fight, Binet's logic is very simple, but it makes Liu Laoxiang very worried, quite a mouse pulling a turtle, and there is nowhere to eat.

"Of course it is not possible to rely on Binabu alone, the key is to unite...... "If you can't persuade you, you have to persuade, what Liu Laoxiang is most afraid of is that these natives defect to the Ming army and then sell him, in that case, although Luzon Island is big, he will have nowhere to hide."

"Dad, it's not good, it's not good, Renya has news that Su Si's department has been attacked by the Ming army, and it has been wiped out!" Gala suddenly rushed in, interrupting the conversation between Liu Laoxiang and bringing a shocking news.

(To be continued)