Wei Jing was very satisfied, although he fought in his jurisdiction this time, but if it wasn't for the people sent by Sun Shao to help him improve the winch and strong crossbow of the cliff gate chain, and prepare the fire oil, even if the headhunter broke in, he would not have been able to do such a fast reaction speed, if it wasn't for Sun Shao to take the initiative to fight later, with guerrilla tactics - this is a new term that Sun Shao just told him yesterday - to beat the pirates into a dizzy battle, stunned to crush the morale of the pirates, and his subordinates would not have had this opportunity to beat the water dogs.

Therefore, although he has many subordinates in this battle, the battle is mainly fought by Sun Shao, and now Sun Shao only needs ten boats and two hundred sailors, and most of the rest belongs to him, which is really too generous, so generous that Wei Jing is a little embarrassed.

"How does this work?" Wei Jing said in a snort: "This battle general is the first merit, this ......"

"Wrong." Sun Shao interrupted Wei Jing's words and sank his face: "If Lord Wei wants to help me, don't say anything about the first merit." Otherwise, this is the first and last collaboration. ”

Wei Jing was stunned for a moment, and then understood again, Sun Shao's identity is special, he, the general of Henghai, only has fifteen ships and more than a thousand soldiers, and it is useless for him to repay the credit, not only will he not be rewarded, but he will make it difficult to give in. He nodded hurriedly: "In this way, it depends on the general." He glanced at Cheng Jun and was silent, Cheng Jun understood, and immediately got up and withdrew, Wei Jing said: "General, what are your plans next?" ”

Sun Shao thought for a moment, slowly finished breakfast, let people clean up, and spread out the chart on the case, and drew a circle on the long coastline with his fingers: "From the cliff gate to Xu Wen, nearly two thousand miles, although there are no pirates of this scale like the headhunter king, there are still many pirates of all sizes, and the road is not smooth." I plan to take the opportunity of escorting these merchant ships to Xuwen to pack up the pirates one by one. This trip over, I believe that the harvest will be not small, but it is just ...... My strength is limited, and Shiwei can't count on it, so I ...... I would like to ask for your help. ”

Wei Jing stroked his beard, a little hesitant. He has one hundred and ten ships in his hands, including one building ship and thirty medium-sized warships, but his task is to garrison the cliff gate, and it is unruly to leave the defense area without permission, even if Bu Qi will not blame him, but in case of an accident, Shi Wei will definitely not let him go, which will make Bu Qi fall into passivity. However, Sun Shao's plan is very tempting, with these three hundred merchant ships as bait, the pirates along the way must flock to break one by one, and the harvest will inevitably be considerable, if it can go well, this is a great achievement, and it will also be conducive to stabilizing the strength of Buqi and helping him further master Jiaozhou. The pros and cons are very great, the opportunity is in front of him, it depends on whether he dares to take this risk, the risk is successful, he is added to the official and the knight is just around the corner, the adventure fails, he may be the scapegoat, don't Bu Qi speak, he will also take the initiative to take responsibility as Bu Qi's sworn friend.

"General...... Are you sure? Wei Jing's eyes flickered, and he seemed hesitant.

Sun Shao crooked the corners of his mouth, Wei Jing and Bu Qi are good friends, but the city of these two people is too far apart, Bu Qi quietly put him and Shi Wei in, bit off half of Shi Wei's belongings, and rushed thousands of miles to Cui Qian's lair, its courage is breathtaking, but Wei Jing looked forward and backward, did not dare to take risks, these two people came to Jiangdong at the same time, one is already the history of Jiaozhou Thorn, and the other is only the captain of Yamen, it is not unreasonable.

"After the headhunter was conferred, the biggest pirate in the South China Sea was Cui Qian, Bu Fujun led more than 300 warships to smash Cui Qian's lair, Cui Qian was too busy to take care of himself at the moment, it was impossible for him to meet us. I have fifteen ships, even if you only have half of them, there are fifty or sixty ships, plus the ships we have just captured, more than 100 large and small, and there is one building ship, and nearly thirty or forty medium-sized warships. Sun Shao's tone was very calm, he seemed full of confidence, he took a sip of tea, took it in his mouth for a while, swallowed it slowly, and said: "Bufujun played Shiwei once this time, Shiwei will definitely not be reconciled, he stopped at Ping'ankou and did not move, just to preserve his strength." Bu Fu Jun and Cui Qian fought viciously, even if he won, his loss will not be small, although he has military exploits, but his strength is still not enough to shake the Shi family, if he loses, hehehehe......"

He sneered a few times and didn't say any more, but Wei Jing heard it clearly, if Bu Qi lost, then he would die. If Bu Qi falls, he Wei Jing will not end well, he will definitely be driven out of here by Shiwei, and Sun Quan's Jiaozhou strategy will also fail.

"Cui Qian is the king of pirates, in the face of Bufujun's offensive, he will definitely gather others to help, if we don't take action to attract the attention of some pirates, the pressure on Bufujun will be too great." Sun Shao straightened up and looked at Wei Jing with blazing eyes: "Wei Jun, how to decide, do you still need me to say?" I don't care, I can still hang Cui Qian's pirate flag and send the merchant ship to Xu Wen safely all the way, I don't think anyone will be as bold as the headhunter. It's just that when I arrived in Xu Wen, I couldn't help much, and if Bufujun really had any difficulties, I could only sigh and see if I could rescue him himself. ”

"I'll go." Wei Jing didn't wait for Sun Shao to finish speaking, he made a decision, he and Bu Qi were grasshoppers on a rope, and if Bu Qi fell, he couldn't escape. When Bu Qi passed by here, the reason why he didn't levy his men and horses was because there was a headhunter king, and he had to defend the key waterway at the cliff gate, and now that the headhunter was finished, how could he still sit back and watch Bu Qi get into danger?

"Wei Jun has courage." Sun Shao praised.

"Don't dare." Wei Jing made up his mind and no longer hesitated, he agreed on a plan with Sun Shao in a few words, dividing the captured pirate ship into two, leaving half at the cliff gate, leaving twenty warships, and the rest all went to sea, plus Sun Shao's ship, they had a total of one building ship, thirty-two medium-sized warships, fifty small warships, more than 3,800 people, including more than 300 pirates, who only acted as sailors and were not issued weapons.

Before distributing these pirates to each ship, Wei Jing told them, be a sailor, after returning from this trip, if you are willing to join the Jiaozhou Naval Division, all of them will be accepted, and if you are unwilling, let you go home, those who are meritorious, and the same reward as officers and soldiers, you can be an official or receive a reward. But if you are not honest and want to make trouble, you will be killed and thrown directly into the sea to feed the fish.

The pirates have already broken their guts, where do they dare to find trouble, and one by one they honestly go to be sailors. More than 300 people were divided into more than 100 boats, more than a dozen, and only one or two few, and all the officers and soldiers of the naval division were watching, and no one dared to move. If it was when they were still fierce in the past, maybe the officers and men of the Navy Division would have been more weak-minded, but in yesterday's battle, the psychological situation of the two sides has been reversed, and the officers and men are no longer afraid of these pirates.

After a day's rest, the huge fleet set sail again, the escort ships soared to more than a hundred, the merchants were completely relieved, and congratulated each other with a smile. They had never enjoyed this kind of treatment, they were flattered for a while, and in panic, they rushed to the building boat to flatter Wei Jing and Sun Shao, and gave a lot of gifts, and the praise that made people blush was even more overwhelming, not only that, but those officers and soldiers of the sailor division were also stained, although they did not make a fortune, but the good words were endless.

Being worshiped by others is a very addictive feeling, the fighting will of the officers and soldiers of the Navy Division is a little high, from time to time someone comes to Bu Qi to ask for battle, patting his chest to suppress a well-known pirate, and some people even clamoring to pick Cui Qian.

After blasting a few military marquis away, Wei Jing shook his head angrily and funny: "These shafts, I really don't know how thick the sky is." ”

"Morale is incredible." Sun Shao looked at the railing from afar, and said very comfortably: "It's just that this morale is a little weak, and it can't really be used yet, it needs to be tempered and tempered." ”

Wei Jing's heart moved, knowing that Sun Shao had an idea again, and hurriedly smiled: "Please also ask the general for guidance." ”

"Courage is accumulated, one victory after another, there is naturally confidence, and the confidence in actual combat can make people as indestructible as a hundred steel knives, real warriors can only be exercised on the battlefield, otherwise, it is empty talk to train again." Sun Shao pointed to the dotted islands and rolling coastline in the sea: "Let them fight, otherwise, this breath will slowly dissipate." ”

Wei Jing's eyes rolled, and then asked, "How to fight?" ”

"Your men and mine take turns attacking the captives and finding useful guides from among the captives to lead the way and slay the pirates along the way. I think there are still a limit to the number of pirates who can reach thousands along the way, right? We have enough advantages to make up for the disadvantages of unfamiliar terrain, let them have more experience, and when Xu Wen arrives, this is a sailor who can fight tough battles. ”

Wei Jing nodded again and again, his heart was moved.

"Give them a reward, or someone will take care of it." Sun Shao laughed, "Why don't we compare?" ”

Wei Jing laughed and shook his head: "I still don't compare with the general, and the loss will be too ugly when the time comes, which will affect morale." According to the general's opinion, they were divided into two groups to take turns to attack and clean up these pirates. ”

He immediately sent someone to call all the generals, and when the generals heard this, they were a little excited, a little nervous, and a little unconvinced. Wei Jing meant to divide the people into two groups, all of which were commanded by Sun Shao's subordinates, but they felt that this was not good, and they were also people's if they made meritorious contributions, and they followed the errands? That's boring. So they twisted and proposed, and each was divided into groups. Wei Jing heard this, hesitated for a moment, and agreed. At the moment, arrangements were made, and a few pirates who were sincere and familiar with the nearby situation were selected as guides, and began to kill the pirates along the way.

The officers and men of the Naval Division, who were in high spirits at the cliff gate, were the first to ask for battle, and after a short time, forty warships left the brigade and rushed to the first target. That night, when they returned, they attacked a nearby island, surrounded a group of pirates, less than two hundred, who rushed up and killed more than a hundred on the spot, and captured three ships loaded with more than fifty captives and a load of booty.

The officers and soldiers of the naval division at the entrance of the cliff were proud for a night, their voices were so loud that they could break people's ears, and they looked at Sun Shao and the others with a little more pride in their eyes.

The next day, Sun Shao led the team to leave the fleet, and under the leadership of Ao Lei and another pirate guide, they rushed to Tianjiao Island, thirty miles away. There is a group of pirates on Tiansha Island, about 500 people, which is considered medium-sized, and no one knows the real name of the pirate leader, only one is named Zhu Polong, who has also been entrenched on Tianjiao Island for several years, and he is still alive and well by robbing the merchants who pass by.

"Zhu Polong's strength is not bad, there are about forty boats, his water village is very strong, if we don't open the door, we have to attack it, I'm afraid it won't be easy." Ao Lei pointed to the Heavenly Killing Island in the distance, looking at Sun Shao's eyes with some worry, he had reminded Sun Shao before, although Zhu Polong was not as good as the headhunter, but he was by no means a small pirate, if he wanted to make a fortune, he could pick those smaller pirates to fight, there was no need to gnaw on this hard bone. "General Shi came to fight once, attacked for a day, lost more than 100 brothers, failed to break the door, and had to give up."

"Is he afraid of urging him to sign it?" Sun Shao asked with a grin.

Another pirate guide timidly interjected: "In this part of the South China Sea, there is no one who is not afraid of urging him to sign, and even our king does not dare to provoke him." As soon as the words came out, he felt that it was not appropriate, and quickly closed his mouth. His name is good, he is a scout under the headhunter king, and his force is very average, but he is very clever and has first-class escape skills, so he has a nickname called a mouse. The night before yesterday, he went to rob the merchant ship on his ship, but was ambushed by Zhao Sleeve and others, he was the first to react, and jumped into the water without saying a word, and as a result, he was the only one left with a boatload of brothers. This time Sun Shao wanted to find a guide, and he saw the opportunity again and took the initiative to ask to follow Sun Shao to the sea.

"That's better." Sun Shao pointed to the pirate flag above his head and smiled proudly: "Even if I can't beat him, he still dares to beat me?" ”

"That certainly can't." Wang nodded flatteringly, and felt much more at ease.

"Let's go, let's go rob." Sun Shao stood at the bow of the boat, crossed his waist, feeling very cool. Wang glanced at his rolled up trouser leg and licked his lips: "General, I'...... I have a suggestion. ”

"You say." Sun Shao's eyebrows danced, damn it, this time I came to rob with a license, and I felt quite good.

"The general should hide in the cabin, otherwise, he will be recognized by the pig dragon." Wang Hao cautiously pointed to Sun Shao's feet: "The general is wise and martial, and he really doesn't look like a pirate." ”

Sun Shao glanced down and suddenly realized. He was dressed in pirate clothes, and barefoot like most pirates, but his legs were white, unlike the black legs of pirates. He smiled awkwardly, but he didn't mind, and waved his hand: "If you don't like pirates, you will hide with me, sharpen your knives and prepare to kill, like pirates go to the front and call the door." ”

The crowd couldn't help but laugh and burst into laughter.

Sun Shao and the others are not very like pirates, not only do they look too tall, but they also have the wrong accent, and in the end, Ao Lei is arrogant and courageous, and he takes Wang Hao to stand at the front and pretend to be the messenger who urges him to sign. They are all locals, and there are no flaws in their stature and accent, Wang Hao is directly a real pirate. In order to cheer up the timid Wang Hao, Sun Shao said to him, this time is successful, you follow me in the future, ensure that you eat fragrant and drink spicy food, and walk sideways in Panyu City in the future.

The king in front was not moved, they were pirates and often ate and drank spicy food, not worse than ordinary people, but the latter sentence made him tempted, as pirates, even if they had the opportunity to enter the city, they were also very weak-minded, for fear of being seen as flawed, they were most envious of the officers and soldiers, not only can they rob like them, but they are not afraid of being caught.

Now that I have the opportunity to be an officer and soldier, of course I have to muster up the courage to give it a go.

The fleet slowly sailed towards Tianzhi Island, in order to prevent the pirates from becoming suspicious, Sun Shao ordered all of them to stop in the distance except for the warship he was in, although everyone was not at ease, but they did not dare to disobey, so they had to raise the spirit of twelve points, and watched Sun Shao's ship slowly sail in front of the water village.

The pirate leader Zhu Polong had already gotten the news, saying that the ship was coming, just outside the water village, although he was a little annoyed, but he did not have doubts, in his impression, there has not been a pirate who dares to pretend to be a pirate in the South China Sea, for pirates, pretending to be a sign is similar to pretending to be the emperor, it is a crime of murder. Therefore, although he was a little painful, he still rushed to the gate of the village to check it in person. Seeing that several boats on the other side were parked in the distance, and only one boat came to Shuizhai Gate, he was very envious, damn it, urging the sign is strong, this kind of big ship is more than a dozen as soon as it comes out, and all his belongings are only two such boats, and the others are all small fishing boats.

People are more angry than people.

"We are General Cui's people, passing by here, and came to beg for a drink." Ao Lei shouted loudly according to Wang Hao's teachings.

Although Cui Qian is a pirate, he is called a general, which everyone in the South China Sea pirates knows.

Zhu Polong pursed his lips, begging for saliva is just an excuse, this is to fight the autumn wind, the standard black eats black, but the people are strong, and they can only pinch their noses knowing that they have suffered losses. He asked a few questions, opened the water gate, and welcomed the ship in. When the ship arrived, he felt that something was wrong, several of the sailors on this ship seemed to be too strong, especially a young man, although he sat among the sailors, his movements looked uncoordinated, and his arms were particularly white, which seemed very dazzling. He frowned, not thinking too much about it, and was attracted by something in the bow covered with a bamboo mat.

There is limited space on a warship, and there is usually no useless stuff, so what is the purpose of such a big thing on this ship? Zhu Polong changed his eyes with the people around him suspiciously, and the other party was also a little confused, but he didn't know why. Just here, Ao Lei strode over, and said in a pure local dialect: "My general said, the official army has been fierce recently, and the business is not good, please help for the sake of the people." ”

Zhu Polong put aside the question just now, and said to Ao Lei with a smile: "My business has not been very good recently, but since the general has spoken, I can't return the general's face, so let's wait a while, I'll send someone to bring you food and drink, and send another 20,000 yuan?" You see......"

"Twenty thousand?" Before Ao Lei could speak, Wang Hao's eyes narrowed, revealing a rare horizontal appearance: "Are you a beggar when I am a general?" 20,000 yuan is not enough for my general's meal. ”

Zhu Polong raised his eyebrows, sank his face, and was just about to get angry, Ao Lei suddenly pulled out the iron rod on his waist, and hugged his head is a stick, his movements were very hidden, although Zhu Polong realized that something was wrong, but he didn't have time to react, and when he was hit by a stick, the clear sky suddenly had many more stars. Ao Lei scolded while beating: "My general looks up to you, so he came to you for help, you are shameless, when we are asking for food?" ”

Zhu Polong was beaten blind, covering his head and just hiding, although his subordinates were angry, but there was no order, but they didn't dare to make their own decisions, watching the boss being flattened, Ao Lei even smoked a few sticks, a handful of Zhu Polong, three steps and two steps to drag him to Sun Shao: "General ......"

Zhu Polong was stunned, Cui Qian came in person, so to save face? He raised his head and looked at Sun Shao, but found that it was the young man who was a little too white, not Cui Qian at all, and he was suddenly stupid.

Before he could react, Sun Shao pulled out a long knife and put it on Zhu Polong's neck: "Surrender." ”

The pirates exploded all at once, a few people pulled out their knives and rushed up, trying to rescue Zhu Polong, Zhao Sleeve and others who followed closely behind Sun Shao where would let them succeed, pulled out the snow bright war knife, rushed up and cut them to the ground, at the same time, Shuai Zeng raised his hand, a slender pipe in his hand made a "whoosh" sound, a red smoke rushed into the sky, followed by a "pop", exploded in the sky ten zhang high, like a blood-red flower, it was beautiful.

The pirates were so dazzled by this sudden attack that they didn't notice the ships in the distance starting quickly and rushing towards the water village. The pirates thought that the people who urged the sign came to fight the autumn wind, and they had to leave after a while, so they didn't even close the water gate, and when they found that the situation was not good, it was too late to close the water gate, and the pirates on the watchtower snatched the drum pole, and just wanted to ring the war drum for the alarm, three crossbow arrows whistled and hit almost at the same time, and the powerful momentum took him back a few steps, turned over the railing, and fell into the water, and the two companions who were responsible for closing the water gate were also killed by arrows.

Ten medium-sized warships quickly rushed into the water, crushing the hastily battled boats, and the ten crossbows were aimed at the stunned pirates with glistening crossbow arrows.

Before the pirates could organize an effective counterattack, the situation was irreversible.

Looking at the murderous four-stone crossbow, looking at the murderous six or seven hundred people, Zhu Polong sighed, fooled, where the hell is the person who urged the signature, it is simply the Jiaozhou Sailor, only the Jiaozhou Sailor has such a unified warship, and only such a unified standard ring-head knife.

He only has one question now, when did the gang of cowards of the Jiaozhou Navy Division go to sea to fight, and they actually dare to pretend to be urging them to sign?

(To be continued)