The boat docked at Shuangyu Wharf in Luomen Village. This wharf is the simple wharf built by Wu Tianxiao and Minzhuang, and later transported materials by ship to carry goods, more and more, and a medium-sized wharf was built in a major repair. And because this wharf is small Putuo Mountain in the southeast and Liangheng Mountain in the north, it is named Shuangyu Port Wharf.

After Wu Tianxiao got off the boat, he wanted to ask the old village chief Jia to take people to cook some food soon after dark, so that the boatwright and his family could eat a meal. I didn't want to, but I saw the fire everywhere on the dock, and many people were busy going back and forth, cooking and eating.

Just when Wu Tianxiao and the others were puzzled, Na Jia Yuan rushed over with a strong man happily. said: "Wu Ye." It's back. How's it going? ”

Wu Tianxiao said: "Very good. There are many surprises. How? Who are these people? ”

Jia Yuan smiled: "The old man is about to return to this matter. These descendants are the people of several nearby villages. Because he heard of Wu Ye's good name, he deliberately came to join Wu Ye in a group. The old man wanted to wait for you to come back and make arrangements, but he didn't want to wait until it was dark, so he took matters into his own hands, and set up a wide earthen stove here on the dock, and cooked some food for them. ”

Wu Tianxiao was overjoyed when he heard it: "Okay." The old village chief. In the future, you will have full control over this matter, and someone will vote for the better. Just be careful, we don't want to have a bad name. Although we urgently need manpower now, we must not fill the numbers indiscriminately, and we should not be wicked people who do evil. ”

Old Village Chief Jia was even happier when he was praised by Wu Tianxiao: "Don't worry about this matter, the old man will work hard, and everything will be done according to Wu Ye's requirements." ”

Wu Tianxiao arrived again: "It's just right." This time, the boat was not bought, but dozens of shipwrights were recruited, including more than 100 people from his family. I asked someone to cook more food, and the food was brought down the ship, and I bought a lot of meat. Take some too, so that everyone can have a good time. ”

Jia Yuan smiled happily: "Okay." These trivial matters will be left to the old man. As he spoke, he pulled a descendant next to him and said, "Master Wu." This son's surname is Tan Minglun, the word is reasonable, and he is seventeen years old. His hometown is far away in Jiangxi, and he originally came to Ningbo with his relatives to sell goods, but when he heard that Wu Ye killed Kou's name, he came to vote alone. The old man has seen this son in the daytime, and he is very good. I recommend one or two to you. ”

Wu Tianxiao smiled at Tan Lun and said, "Okay." Do you dare to kill the pirates? ”

That Tan Lun was born strong, although he was only seventeen years old, he was already tall and powerful, and his strength was amazing. After listening to Wu Tianxiao's words, he puffed up his chest and said, "Why don't you dare." ”

Wu Tianxiao was worried that there was no one around, and when he saw that this Tan Lun was upright and extraordinary, he had a good impression in his heart. When it comes: "Okay. Follow me in the future, and see how dare you are. That Tan Lun was overjoyed and thanked him again and again.

Then Wu Tianxiao explained to Wu Dayou and Shen Cheng, and asked the people on the boat to come down to eat first. Then let Wu Dayou and Jia Youshi each recruit more than 100 people. Rest for a night tonight, and tomorrow when the weather is good, we will go to sea and return to Wujiazhai.

The next morning, the weather was fine and the wind was beautiful. The Expedition and Zhenyuan carried a large amount of purchased materials, and set off for Dongfan Island with more than 100 Minzhuang and more than 100 shipwrights and their families. As soon as the ship sailed out of the open sea, it turned south when the sailors on the lookout mast shouted, "Woko." Wakos. There were two sea vessels in the north, two miles to the rear. ”

The sailors on the ship had the experience of exterminating the Japanese in the last time, so everyone did not panic. After all, this area is an important sea route, and it is normal for pirates to be infested. But the shipwrights and their families are different, as well as those who have just come to join. Wu Tianxiao heard that everyone should not panic, and strode towards the stern of the boat, raising his glasses to check.

I saw that what appeared in the telescope was not a wolf, but a boatload of people wearing Ming costumes. And there are two ships on the other side, the larger one is estimated to be more than 2,000 materials, and it is obviously a new ship. The other one was a little smaller behind the big ship, but it was estimated that it was also about fifteen hundred, which was not smaller than the Expedition. The two boats came quickly one after the other.

Wu Tianxiao wasn't sure if the other party was a smuggler or a pirate. So he called Niu Daojuni, handed him the binoculars, and asked, "Do you see clearly, do you recognize who the other party is?" ”

Niu Dao Hui knew the magic of the telescope, so he carefully took it and looked at it. Then he was surprised: "Oh, it's him!" When I met him last year, he was just a private businessman, with only a few dozen people under him, and it was just a sea ship with more than a thousand materials, how could there be such a big ship so quickly. There were at least 2,000 materials in that ship. ”

Wu Tianxiao took back the telescope from Niu Daojuni's hand, and while carefully checking the other party's situation, he asked, "Who is the other party?" ”

Niu Dao Hui returned: "Master Wu." The man standing at the bow of the ship was named Wang Zhi, a person from Huizhou Prefecture, known as the owner of the Wufeng ship, and a smuggler. It's just that this man only went to sea last year, when he only had a ship less than 1,500 yuan. But just now, the villain saw that he had two search ships, one of which was obviously new, much larger than our Expedition. When you meet this person, you have to be careful. ”

Wu Tianxiao was puzzled: "A smuggler, what should I be aware of." ”

The cow knife juniper obviously regarded himself as Wu Tianxiao's henchman, and hurriedly explained: "Master Wu." This private merchant is a pirate. Moreover, this person had close contacts with the Japanese Bandits, who had been informed by this person and plundered the towns on many occasions. Many of the goods looted by the Japanese were sold by this man, who was also a merchant and a thief, and was a ruthless person. ”

Wu Tianxiao heard that this Wang Zhi had colluded with the Japanese Kou, and even though he was very angry, what he hated the most was the traitor. At this time, since both ships of the fleet were full of cargo and people, the speed was much slower than that of the other party. The other party has already surrounded him one after the other, left and right.

Wu Tianxiao listened to Niu Daojuni's explanation, and saw that the other party was not good, so he also had murderous intentions. When he shouted to Wu Dayou, he ordered: "Let the old and young women hide in the cabin, and everyone is ready to fight." ”

When everyone heard about the action, the women and children all hid in the cabin, and the sailors and people took up arms and prepared for battle.

At this time, Wang Zhi's two sea ships were approaching rapidly, obviously not good. Wu Tianxiao saw that the opponent's big ship was behind his left, so he asked everyone to shout for Jia Youshi's Zhenyuan to approach his right side, and asked the two ships to be tied together to defend together.

Wang Zhihai's ship came quickly, approaching less than 500 meters. Wu Tianxiao continued to shout and ordered: "Lower all the sails, and tie the two boats together." The sword and shield bearers guarded the outboard, the spearmen were behind, and the grenades were prepared. Hurry, hurry, hurry. ”

Jia Youshi, Wu Dayou, Chen Minxin and others were all fierce men who had been killed, and the sailors on the ship had also killed the Japanese and seen blood, so they were not flustered at this time, and acted separately according to Wu Tianxiao's orders.