Chapter 57: The Prey of the Piercing Hands

"Uncle, I'm already familiar with the sea situation in this area" Late at night, in the sleeping tent of Kong Youde, the sailor's camp, a table of wine and vegetables was set up, and Mao Youjian hurriedly ran in, sat directly on Kong Youde's other party, and said in an excited voice

It turned out that after the two of them took over the helm of the water division for half a month, Kong Youde secretly instructed Mao Youjian to touch the details of the Xiatai Strait and the coastal area of Fujian, and it was easier to inquire, Mao Youjian inquired about some news when he was drinking with the soldiers, and later personally led people to go out by fast boat, according to the existing charts, and then combined with the actual situation, he had a more detailed understanding of this sea area, which was ten days, and finally came back today to see his appearance, which can be described as Xingchong Chong, As if there was some unexpected gain

"So fast, or you kid is doing things, how can I rest assured, what has happened to you?" Kong Youde could see Mao Youjian's excitement, so even his tone was a little eager

"There are several forces in this area, the most powerful pirate force is called Eighteen Zhi, the chief scoop is named Zheng Zhilong, since they are called Eighteen Zhi, there are eighteen pirate alliances, the strength is quite strong, the number of ships is more than that of the Fujian Navy, not to mention, even the number of pirates, is more than the soldiers of our Sailors, they belong to the alliance, it is inevitable that there will be some friction, for the sake of interests combined with bandits, that is, in addition to Eighteen Zhi, there are more than a dozen pirates who do not enter the stream, entrenched on small islands in the sea, At best, it is to pick up some leftovers to eat, it is nothing in the Penghu Islands, there is a Dutch red-haired ghost power, but this is only a small part of the Dutch, it should be regarded as a port for smuggling goods on Taiyuwan Island, entrenched in these two big forces, one is the Dutch, the other is the Spaniards, at present, in terms of strength, the Dutch can be slightly better, they are on it, specializing in some maritime business, transporting the goods of the South Seas to this side, trading on the island, and then selling them to the coastal area of our Daming, By the way, I will purchase some more goods and return to Taiqiao Bend and sell them to Nanyang people, so to speak, it is very profitable," Mao Youjian said in one breath the information he had

Kong Youde nodded and said, "So that's the case, but with these news, is it worth your excitement?" ”

The two have been together for a long time, Kong Youde still knows Mao Youjian well, everyone is rectum, and they can't hide things in their stomachs, and if there is any good news, it will definitely be revealed from their faces

When Mao Youjian heard this, he grinned and said, "Uncle, it seems that you can still see it."

Nephew, when I was on my return voyage, I happened to see four large ships coming towards us, and I looked at it from afar, and it seemed that the draft was very deep, and there must be a lot of goods on the bed, and if we intercepted this batch of goods, we would not have silver immediately."

"Well, you said earlier, why did you sell so many guanzi in front of you, where is the bed now, and how long will it take to come over?" Kong Youde's eyes immediately lit up, and he asked out loud

"Uncle, you don't have to worry, I'll compare it on the chart, the location of these four ships should be going to Zhangzhou, let's intercept it, it's easy......" Mao Youjian said this, and suddenly changed his words

"What's the matter? Why do you always talk today, it's not like your usual personality at all," Kong Youde said with a pretended displeasure

"Uncle, don't you know, when I looked at the four ships from a distance, I saw a big flag hanging on the ship, and I asked the sailors who knew how to do it, and I learned that this was a merchant ship that paid the money for Zheng Zhilong, the commander of the Eighteen Zhizhi, but all this kind of ship with the word 'Zheng' is under the protection of Zheng Zhilong in this sea area, and whoever dares to fight their idea is the enemy of Zheng Zhilong, so far, no one has eaten the bear's heart and leopard gall and dared to rob the ship." Mao Youjian said cautiously

"Hahahaha......" Who would have thought that when Kong Youde heard this, he laughed out loud and said: "Grandma, our uncle and nephew came over, didn't they just help Master Yue to fight Zheng Zhilong, what if you were an enemy of him?" He didn't come to us, let's still plan to find him, don't you say it's the merchant ship that Zheng Zhilong is holding, uncle, if I'm in a good mood, maybe I'll let him go, but if it's Zheng Zhilong's fleet, then I'm sorry, we have to intercept it horizontally and vertically."

After speaking, Kong Youde picked up the chopsticks on the table and said: "Okay, tonight's wine, our uncles and nephews don't drink it, just mess around and eat, just take someone to intercept the boat first, and when we come back, let's drink it again!" ”

"Good! Then let's eat first" Seeing that Kong Youde was so high-spirited, Mao Youjian's spirit also came, picked up the chopsticks, and the two of them filled their stomachs indiscriminately, and then walked out of the big tent and mobilized the soldiers and horses

Soon, the two of them had 1,200 men and 15 large and small warships, and the slogan they told these officers and soldiers was to follow Lao Tzu to carry the silver

As soon as these soldiers said that they had money, they were still a little sleepy, and they were dissatisfied in their hearts, but this time, all the sleepiness and dissatisfaction disappeared, and their eyes shone brightly, as if they were going to eat people, everyone was a soldier, not just for money, as long as there was silver, everything was easy to do

Fifteen warships set off in such a majestic manner

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In the sea area between Fujian and Taiyubend, there are four cargo ships moving, these four ships do have a very deep draft, but on the side of the ship, there are 20 fire bags on the left and right sides, and there are four fire bags on the bow and stern of the ship, so that the warships of the Fujian Navy Division cannot be compared at all

At the bow of the ship stood two foreigners dressed in officers' attire, both blonde and blue-eyed, fair-skinned at their waists, armed with sabers and short firearms

"William, you are really making too much of a fuss, just with my British Empire gunboats, no matter where you go, why are you afraid of any little pirates, as long as you see the flag of my British Empire, no matter what Spain, Portugal, or Holland, you don't have to look at the wind and rats, those three hundred silver coins are really not worth it," one of the foreigners said in a very arrogant tone

"Captain George, isn't it the first time we have come to Daming to do business, and we are not familiar with the sea routes in this area, spend three hundred silver coins to buy a convenient, why not I heard Tom say last time, he traded with the Spaniards on Taiqiwan Island, and then bought silk, porcelain and tea from the Spaniards, and the Spaniards ate a lot of money from it, but even so, after returning to China, we still made a lot of money This time, we did not go through the Spaniards, and went to Daming in person to sell and buy goods, and the rest of the money, It's far less than being eaten by the Spaniards What's more, didn't Gao Wang say it, in this sea area, the man named Zheng Zhilong is the most powerful pirate, he has hundreds of warships in his hands, tens of thousands of subordinates, why don't we really want to fight with such people, even if we are not afraid, I am afraid that there will be damage, there are so many goods on the ship, and if you lose a little bit, it is much more than the three hundred silver coins" The man named William said

George listened to his analysis, and finally nodded in agreement, and said: "What you said is also right, we came all the way to run this trip, not just to make money, not to control gas, really want to compete with whom, spend three hundred silver coins to buy a peace, it is not wrong, but whether that Gao Wang is reliable, he said that he has already contacted the buyer in Zhangzhou, can it be a lie to us"

"Gao Wang is on the ship now, give him eight guts, and don't dare to lie to us, the buyer he said seems to be surnamed Li, I forgot what his name is, but it seems to be one of the richest businessmen in the Ming Dynasty, and he also said that the other party has prepared the silk, porcelain, and tea we need, and then the goods of the two families will be exchanged, and our goods can earn forty percent, and we can make a lot of money to run such a trip, and after returning home, we can enjoy it" William smiled and said, "I hope so, But if that Gao Wang dares to lie to us, I will crush his bones directly, and it will not be too early, let's go to the cabin to rest, it is estimated that tomorrow, we will be able to arrive."

After George finished speaking, he took William towards the cabin, but he didn't take two steps, William suddenly found that in the darkness, there seemed to be light on the water in the north, he quickly stretched out his hand and pointed, and said: "Captain George, look, there seems to be a boat over there!" ”

George looked in the direction of William's finger, and saw some light in the distance, in the middle of the night, there was a bright light on the sea, it must be a boat to look at the other party's posture, George realized that there was a *** thing to do, otherwise, how could a good person drive the boat around in the middle of the night

George and William said that they were businessmen, in fact, there was no difference between them and robbers, their goods were all half-bought and half-robbed from India, since they were also robbers, so they would naturally not be polite when they started to do things, be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years, in case the other party really wanted to fight their own ideas, then no matter how they were, they could not let the approaching George immediately ordered, let the sailors on the ship enter the combat state, as long as the ship from the south entered the body, it would be opened immediately

As soon as the cannon sounds, if you are not a pirate, you will immediately turn around, and if the pirate wants to fight his own idea, then he will definitely rush up, then you are welcome

There were not many fleets coming from that side, and there were not many in the night, and after entering the body and inching Hecheng, the commander of the lookout immediately gave the order in the flag language - open pao

The lookout platform on the flagship is specially used for command, and the night battle is brilliantly lit, and the other three ships, which can be seen clearly, have already lined up, and the cannons on the side of the ship are aimed at the north, and then I listen to the "boom, ......boom, boom, boom" and the sky-shattering pao sound is continuous