The headhunter, who was burned by the fire, found that the sailor's warship had actually been dispatched, and in addition to being surprised, he immediately became excited, and ordered his men to flee northward while preparing to fight, and once they were out of the attack range of the crossbow on the shore, they reflexively attacked the officers and soldiers to take revenge.

The pirates were also very angry, and immediately responded in unison, and the sailors used their strength to shake the ship out of the range of the crossbow, and then turned the bow of the ship, and almost all of them took up their swords, ready to play with the officers and men, and under the light of the fire of the lighted warships, they were murderous, revealing a ferocity peculiar to outlaws.

It is with such ferocity that they have repeatedly risen from the encirclement of the Jiaozhou Naval Division, and even in the face of several times the number of officers and soldiers, they are fearless. Compared with the officers and men of the Jiaozhou Navy Division, who relied on robbery to eat, the combat effectiveness index of the pirates who relied on robbery was not at all on the first grade.

The crossbows slowly stopped, the fires in the sky disappeared, the pirates finally breathed a sigh of relief, although they lost more than a dozen ships, but now they don't have to worry about the rockets of the crossbows, they can go all out to deal with the officers and soldiers who don't know whether they are alive or dead, and if they defeat the officers and soldiers, no matter how much they lose can be made up.

The headhunter was full of confidence, he tore off the clothes on his upper body, revealing his strong chest, and held in his hand the ring-headed knife that had cut off more than a dozen heads, the knife was stained with blood, and there were several gaps, but the pirates were not as easy as the officers and soldiers to get the armament supplement, as long as they could still cut people, they were generally reluctant to throw it away.

"Damn, dare to chase Lao Tzu, it's too late for Lao Tzu to be happy." The headhunter gritted his teeth and scolded, he didn't lose the battle, the Yellow Turban Army was killed by Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun back then, and there were no fewer deaths, even since he became a pirate, he has also suffered a lot of losses, but he has suffered such a big loss from the Jiaozhou Sailor, this is the first time, it seems that a pirate of his level has never heard of such a big loss of officers and soldiers, if this is spread out, wouldn't it be a loss of face, how can he mix on the road in the future?

The military advisor Yu Gan's little face was pale, his mind was empty, and his little resourcefulness and art of war were now all burned by the fire just now. It was he who swore that there was no danger here, and the headhunter decided to sneak attack Yamen Port at night, and now he jumped into someone's pit, he just took a cursory look, and lost at least thirty boats, which was enough for the headhunter to cut off his head.

The warships of the officers and soldiers are getting closer and closer, and they are on fire, and they can vaguely see that there are several medium-sized warships in front of them, and the headhunter grinned with satisfaction, most of the pirates are mainly small ships, and many of them are ordinary ships, like the special warships used by officers and soldiers are relatively rare, and medium-sized warships are even rarer, among the pirates in the South China Sea, Cui Qian has ** ten medium-sized warships, so he is a well-deserved king of pirates in the South China Sea, and he has repeatedly defeated the Jiaozhou Navy. The others are mainly small boats, and there can be three or five medium-sized battles, which are all boss-level, and the headhunter himself has five. Although more than 30 ships were lost today, if we could grab a few medium-sized warships, all the losses could be recovered.

Looking at these medium-sized warships, the headhunter king saw the wealth, and all the loss turned into greed.

Come on, baby. The headhunter muttered softly.

The warship was getting closer and closer, and the heart of the headhunter was also raised, and his heart was itching to laugh. But he soon stopped laughing, and the ships did not move, as if they had stopped, and did not move any further.

"Fuck, you cowards." The headhunter scolded indignantly: "If Lao Tzu had a few more ships like this, he would definitely be able to cut off Wei Jing's head today." ”

Before he could finish his words, the dried fish screamed like a chicken: "Fire-"

Fire, on the opposite side of the river, suddenly ten more sparks, and then, ten sparks became twenty, ten of them flew up from the officers and soldiers' warships, from one point to a mass quickly, before the pirates could react, they shot into their ships, plopping down, two ships were hit by arrows, and immediately burst into flames, once again reflecting the frightened faces of the pirates.

The headhunter widened his eyes, looked at the warship on fire, and then looked at the warship of officers and soldiers still in the distance, his brain was buzzing, such a distance, at least a hundred paces, it is impossible for an ordinary bow and arrow to shoot so far, if the estimate is good, it should be a crossbow, but the crossbow is generally a weapon on a large warship, and a medium-sized warship is mainly a crossbow battle, when is it also equipped with a crossbow?

The headhunter was confused.

The warships on the opposite side were launching rockets in an orderly manner, their speed was not fast, but it was not slow, the headhunter's head was down, they had already shot the second batch of rockets, and another ship caught fire with an arrow. Panic spread among the pirates, and the sound of cries, slapping, swearing, and stamping mingled together.

"King, you can't wait like this." Yu Gan came back to his senses first, pulled the head hunter's arm and shouted: "They obviously have no intention of approaching at all, they only plan to attack with rockets, we will be beaten passively, and our morale will drop, and then the officers and soldiers will rush up again......

"Lao Tzu knows!" The headhunter heard the fire, raised his hand and built a knife ring on the face of the dried fish, the dried fish was suddenly covered with blood, turned around twice in a dizzy, and fell into the boat with a thud. The headhunter was still angry, and kicked him twice: "Didn't you say it was okay?" Didn't you say it's safe? What the fuck is what you call safe? ”

"King, now is not the time to be angry." Someone next to him grabbed him: "It's better to ask the king to give an order, how to deal with the battle." ”

"How to deal with the battle?" The headhunter's eyes widened: "If he doesn't come, we'll go." Kill me and rob these ships. ”

The pirates didn't think much about it, and the fact that the officers and soldiers didn't come showed that they were weak-minded, and what was the use of daring to shoot arrows from a distance, so they killed them and robbed their ships. The pirates roared, shook the oars again, and pressed towards the officers and soldiers.

The sound of the water is like the anxious mood of the headhunter.

The officers and soldiers on the opposite side also moved, and they divided into two groups, left and right, and outflanked the pirates. The headhunter sneered, even ten ships want to surround me? Do you think you're a big boat? "Split up and grab the ship!" He shouted loudly, commanding the helmsman to turn around and rush toward the nearest ship. The two sides were so close that he could almost see the crossbow on the bow of the ship, and sure enough, it was a crossbow, damn it, the headhunter hated it so much, and his heart was inexplicably excited. Crossbows are not better than bows, bows can be bought in ordinary times, but crossbows cannot be bought, crossbows are weapons controlled by the government, and they are not sold on the market at all.

The headhunter excitedly waved his knife and shouted: "Hurry up, hurry up." ”

Sun Shao stood at the bow of the ship, looking at the warship that was getting closer and closer, looking at the pirate at the bow with teeth and claws, and couldn't help but shake his head and sigh. The combat effectiveness of the Jiaozhou Naval Division was so low that the pirates were so arrogant that they dared to challenge the officers and men of ten medium-sized warships with forty or fifty small boats, and they took an offensive posture.

As soon as he stretched out his hand, he took his three-stone iron-tired bow from Shuai Zeng's hand, put on an arrow, lit a fire, aimed a little, and shot at the most arrogant pirate at the bow of the ship, now only thirty paces away, although it was night, but the other party's ship was on fire, it was very clear to see, with his archery skills it was a piece of cake.

The headhunter saw the rocket, with the intuition that he had exercised on the tip of the knife for many years, he subconsciously felt the danger, didn't think about it, turned over and lay on the boat, the rocket roared over his head, and an arrow hit the pirate behind him, the pirate screamed, took a few steps back, planted in the water, and made a big splash with a splash, splashing the headhunter's face.

What made him even more frightened was that two arrows were fired at the same time from the opposite ship, and he didn't dare to get up at all, so he had to lie down on the plank, watching another subordinate behind him be shot, and there was also an extra rocket on the canopy, and the fire burned more and more, and the bamboo canopy burned with a crackling sound.

"I'm so angry." The headhunter jumped like thunder, clenched the knife in his hand, looked at the approaching warship and shouted: "Bump into him, knock him over." ”

The sailors struggled to rock the oar, and the warship accelerated again, but the headhunter tragically found that the other party was faster than him, always thirty steps ahead of him, and did not give him a chance to approach, and then one rocket after another shot over, and the screams came one after another, and the fire became bigger and bigger, the canopy had burned off most of it, and the sails that had been put away were also on fire, and the rest of his men were screaming in horror, and the oarmen could no longer shake the oars in unison, and some of the timid ones had thrown the oars and jumped into the water.

What kind of battle is this, the headhunter wants to cry without tears. He was so afraid of the arrow that he could not get up, so he could only turn his face sideways to look at the other ships, and this sight, his heart was dead. All the ships of the other party are the same as the one in front of him, with his men in circles, just not to contact them, and then he bullies people with arrows, most of his ships have caught fire, and the battle has been completely defeated and out of control.

The headhunter's face was like ashes, and his hands and feet trembled with anger.

After Sun Shao shot more than a dozen arrows in a row, he looked at the pirate ship that had become a fireball, and said with a smile: "Okay, kill it, see if that guy is still there, this ship is not small, it should be a big fish." ”

Shuai Zeng smiled: "Yes, it's a pity that his battle flag was killed, otherwise you would be able to see who he is." ”

"Hehe, whoever he is, rush up and cut him." Sun Shao waved his hand, the soldiers turned the bow of the ship, and quickly approached the pirate ship, the ships had not yet touched each other, Ao Lei, who had been standing beside Sun Shao, had already flown up, pulled out the short iron rod on his waist in mid-air, exhaled and shouted, and smashed a stick on the head of the pirate who rushed up, followed by his bent knee and smashed on the face door of the other pirate, the two pirates did not have any power to fight back, one fell to the ground on the spot, and the other was simply knocked back a few steps by him, and turned over into the water.

As soon as Ao Lei landed, he rushed into the crowd, and the iron rod in his hand danced like a gust of wind, smashing his head and covering his face, making those pirates cry and cry for their mothers, and they have no power to parry. By the time Sun Shao and the others jumped on the boat, he had already finished the battle, looked at Sun Shao with a smile on his face, and stepped on the face of the headhunter under his bare feet. The headhunter's ring knife was thrown aside, and his wrist had been smashed by him, and his face was in a cold sweat.

"Damn!" Sun Shao was overjoyed, he didn't seem to be so brave as this kid like a black monkey, the elbow and knee hit, quite a bit of the shadow of Muay Thai in later generations, fierce and abnormal. The officers and soldiers behind him were also surprised, including Shuai Zeng and Zhao Sleeve, they were very surprised, they were polite to Ao Lei, just because Sun Shao said that he was a guide and could not be offended, he usually looked at him silently, but in fact, he didn't take him too seriously, I didn't expect this kid to be so fierce in battle, he was really unseemly, and he didn't offend him at ordinary times.

"Who is this?" Sun Shao pointed to the headhunter and asked Ao Lei.

Ao Lei smiled from ear to ear, he had already recognized it just now, this poor guy is the notorious headhunter king, this time he made a fortune, no one thought that he caught such a big fish in the first battle with Sun Shao, when he followed Shiwei before, Shiwei easily did not dare to provoke the headhunter king.

"The South China Sea is second only to the big pirate who urges the signature, the headhunter king."

"Really?" Sun Shao was taken aback, someone took a torch and took a photo, and then confirmed. Sun Shao snorted and laughed: "You have made a fortune, this guy is a big man, at least worth a military marquis." ”

"General, can I ask for money?" Ao Lei smiled excitedly.

"Don't want to be an official?" Sun Shao asked people to tie up the headhunter and said with a smile: "When you become an official, you have money." ”

"Hehe, I want to follow the general, and I will have the opportunity to be an official in the future, but I want money now." Ao Lei touched his head embarrassedly: "I lost the money I just sent a few days ago by gambling, and I can't pay an account to my wife, if there is a reward to fill it, it won't be discovered." ”

"Ahem, cough, ahem......" Sun Shao almost choked: "Are you afraid that your wife will find out?" ”

"Well, I'm afraid." Ao Lei's face changed, and he nodded again and again: "She will beat people, chase me and fight." ”

"Poof-" Shuai Zeng and the others couldn't help laughing wildly, who would have thought that this fierce man who would not die in a battle and would break people's skulls and wrists at every turn would be afraid of his wife, and he was so afraid of it.

"There is a chance." Sun Shaoqiang couldn't help but laugh and patted Ao Lei's shoulder hard: "Men who are afraid of their wives are generally good men, don't worry, I will give you a reward." ”

"Thank you, General."

"Send the news that the headhunter king was captured, and let the brothers at the cliff gate come up and beat him." Sun Shao waved his hand, full of spirits. The drums were loud, and the officers and men of the Naval Division, who were waiting anxiously at the cliff gate in the distance, heard the drums, and their hearts were immediately surging, their blood was boiling, and the roar was like thunder from all directions.

The pirates were shocked.

Wei Jing on the lookout looked up to the sky and roared.

After dawn, as soon as the night ban of officers and soldiers was opened, Cheng Jun, who was worried and scared in the middle of the night, rushed to the edge of the cliff first, he raised his eyes to see that there were broken ship boards everywhere on the water, and there were floating corpses, several naval warships were being salvaged, and on the shore, there was a long line of dejected prisoners, they looked embarrassed, ragged, and the arrogance they had seen before. The merchants who came afterwards talked a lot, carefully inquired about each other, and were even more surprised when they learned that the big man who was hanging on the flagpole was the headhunter who made people hear the discoloration. They inquired about the situation with the high-spirited officers and soldiers, and then they learned about some of the circumstances of the night battle, and learned that the most powerful pirate headhunter in the area around the cliff gate was almost completely wiped out, and they let out a long breath, and they all congratulated each other with smiles on their faces, and from then on, they could pass by the cliff gate with confidence and boldness.

The Jiaozhou sailor and the headhunter king at the entrance of the cliff basically did not have the upper hand, and was scolded by the businessmen in the past, but this time he won a big victory, regardless of whether he followed Sun Shao last night to beat the water dogs, and caught up with the pirates, they all stood tall and high-spirited, and the shame that had always been snowed was not ordinarily good. They were grateful to Sun Shao, and after falsely thanking the political axe and their boss Wei Jing, they unanimously gave Sun Shao the greatest credit. In their mouths, Sun Shao was like a god descending, without any effort at all, with a wave of water, the headhunter who had been rampant on the sea for more than ten years hung there.

After Cheng Jun listened to the news for a while, he immediately made up his mind, and he came to Sun Shao's flagship again with a gift to ask for a meeting. Sun Shao was eating, and when he saw him, he said directly: "You don't have to worry, the war here is over, and you can set off immediately, and it won't delay your time." ”

Cheng Jun smiled respectfully and saluted: "The general misunderstood, I didn't come to urge the general, I came to congratulate the general." ”

"Michiga?" Sun Shao stopped the bamboo chopsticks in his hand and looked at Cheng Jun: "A little thing is not enough to worry about." Although the headhunter is notorious, his strength is not as strong as he imagined. Besides, this time it was Wei Duwei who strategized and hit him in an ambush, if you want to congratulate him, you should also go to Wei Duwei to congratulate you, it doesn't seem appropriate to come to me, right? ”

Cheng Jun smiled: "Wei Duwei is naturally going to go there, but I think that the general is the first merit, without the general gathering so many merchant ships from us, the headhunter king will not take the initiative to take the risk and fall into the ambush of Wei Duwei." It's not that the former lieutenant of the guard didn't beat his idea, but every time he let him run, this time with the help of the general, he succeeded in one fell swoop, and it was the general's merit that was the first achievement. ”

Sun Shao laughed, he waved his hand, interrupting Cheng Jun's words: "Don't say polite words again, it makes people blush." I have received your wishes, and if there is a chance in the future, we will communicate more, and I am also very concerned about doing business. ”

Cheng Jun immediately picked it up and said: "I heard that the general has many good intentions in Yi City, doesn't the general also want to do Yi goods?" ”

Sun Shao's eyes flashed, he glanced at Cheng Jun again, and nodded: "Yes, it does mean this." ”

"Then I might be able to help the general a little." Cheng Jun said with a smile: "Although my Cheng family doesn't have many assets, and the business is not big, but I have been in the Yi business since I was thirteen years old, and I have accumulated a little experience, and I also know a little about Yi language. ”

"You know Yi?" Sun Shao is really interested this time. In the past few months in the South China Sea, the biggest headache is that there is no good interpreter, so he sent someone to Dongzhi, wanting to find the Piro who is proficient in Yi language, but he has no bottom in his heart, although Piro is only a Dongzhi city order, but he is always an official, he is a Henghai general who sounds not small, who knows when he will not do it, Piro may not be willing to come. Now it is sent to the door with a Tongyi language, it can be said that someone sent a pillow just when he wanted to sleep.

"Exactly, the villain is familiar with the Chinese dialects of the Yellow Branch, Tianzhu, and Daqin." Cheng Jun said confidently: "I also have some research on the goods of various countries, and it is not so easy for them to fool me, so the goods I get are always more affordable than others, otherwise, with my little capital, how can I survive among so many big businessmen with strong capital." ”

"I see." Sun Shao understood, this guy wanted to partner with him, using his financial resources and force, but he was not opposed to doing so, he believed in a win-win situation, it was best to win more, as long as he could make money, he didn't mind letting his partners make money together, so that he could make the business bigger and stronger, and someone took the initiative to come to him for cooperation, which was something he couldn't ask for. He motioned for Shuai Zeng to show Cheng Jun a seat, and then said with some embarrassment: "After a night of fighting, I haven't eaten yet, let me eat some food, and then talk to Cheng Jun in detail." ”

Cheng Jun smiled: "The general is tired all night, so he should have a good rest first." After the general is rested, it is not too late for me to come back to the general. ”

Sun Shao is even more satisfied, this person knows how to advance and retreat, is good at seizing opportunities, but is not anxious, and is a very good talent. In his previous life, such a person is a potential stock, and he should seize it well. He smiled, glanced at the gift presented by Cheng Jun, and did not shirk: "Since this is the case, then I will be in vain." Shuai Zeng, serve tea to Cheng Jun. ”

"Hahaha......" There was a hearty laugh at the door of the cabin, Wei Jing walked in with a smile on his face, his eyes swept over Cheng Jun's face, and he swept over without stopping, and arched his hand at Sun Shao: "The general has worked hard, Wei Jing is really busy and dizzy, he only cares about cleaning the battlefield, and he actually forgot to prepare a supper for the general, ashamed and ashamed." ”

Sun Shao waved his hand and smiled: "Master Wei came by coincidence, just now Cheng Jun was still praising you for your majesty this time, and you came." ”

Wei Jing glanced at the humble Cheng Jun disappreciatively, he was a scholar, he was not very interested in businessmen, and he couldn't have a city like Buqi. Sun Shao specially introduced, he just nodded politely, didn't even say a word, then turned around and respectfully saluted Sun Shao: "General, the specific results have not yet come out, only the captured prisoners have been counted, a total of five hundred and thirty-eight people, according to the interrogation, they came a total of seventy-eight ships this time, three of the four medium-sized warships owned by the headhunter king, almost all of them were caught, and now there are twenty-five ships that have been towed back that are basically intact, and fifteen that need to be repaired simply before they can go to sea, The flagship of the headhunter is also among them, how to deal with it, please ask the general to show it. ”

Sun Shao scratched his eyebrows: "First compensate for the few merchant ships that were accidentally injured, and for the rest, allocate ten useful ones to me as supply ships." Pick out two hundred strong pirates for me to be sailors, and the rest will be handled by Wei Jun at his discretion. ”

(To be continued)