The flotilla that came to the island had surrendered, but the sea was not calm, and some of the sailors who had sunk and jumped into the sea were still fluttering in the sea. Zhu Houwei gave Zhu Yuan a look, and the rescue operation began.

Compared with speed and agility, that is definitely the biggest advantage of the clippers, at this moment, they are also the fastest to save people, driving to the vicinity of the escaped sailors, even if they do not understand the language, these sailors know to climb to the ship. No one wants to feed the fish in the sea with themselves.

And the damaged ships were also honestly taken prisoner after the fleet passed, under the watchful eyes of the soldiers of the amphibious battalion. This surprised Zhu Houwei very much, because in his impression, Dongying's army seemed to pay special attention to the spirit of bushido, shouting something and long live at every turn, and committing suicide by seppuku every minute, but he didn't expect that now he surrendered so simply. In fact, the spirit of bushido was only carried forward after hundreds of years, and became an important quality of soldiers, and most importantly, the object of their allegiance was the emperor. At this time, basically only the samurai would pay attention.

These sailors were not samurai, but pirates, and their allegiance was to the Karishima family, and this loyalty was only maximized when the wind was favorable.

The acceptance of prisoners was proceeding in an orderly manner, and several boats were also towed into the fleet, controlled by soldiers of the amphibious battalion. And Zhu Houwei is paying attention to the onlookers, and now he doesn't know where they came from, nor does he know their ultimate goal, but now it seems that they should have no malicious intentions. Because the fleet formation of the land and water battalion just now was not optimal, it was the right time to attack, but the other side did not move.

Suddenly, the other party's flagship slowly approached the fleet of the land and water battalion, and Zhu Houwei and Zhu Yuan both saw that although they were both carrying weapons, they were not holding them in their hands, and it seemed that there was no malicious intent. Seeing this situation, Zhu Yuan walked to Zhu Houwei's side and asked in a low voice, "Second Young Master, what should I do now?" Zhu Houwei pondered for a while, relaxed his body, and said lightly, "Let them come up and talk." In any case, it is also a fight against pirates, regardless of status, and don't be too persecutive. ”

The fleet of the amphibious battalion rearranged its formation, and because of the confidence, the small windows of the gun compartment were closed. Seeing this scene, the people on the other deck were slightly relieved. These people are all good hands on the sea, and they have never been afraid of anyone along the coast of the Ming Dynasty, but today, they can't help but be a little frightened when they see these powerful bronze guns, this kind of power is no longer something that can be resisted by martial arts and courage.

Twenty minutes later, the Daifuku ship was already less than 100 meters away from Zhu Yuan's flagship, and the expressions of both sides on the deck could be seen clearly with the naked eye. I saw a person standing at the bow of the other party's boat, medium height, just over 1.7 meters, dark skin, some gray hair, often at sea, maybe looking older, wearing a green robe, wrapped in gauze on his left arm, faintly red bloodstains. Standing on the bow of the ship like a vigorous pine tree, majestic and straight, with a serious expression, coupled with a beard, looking heroic with a bit of majesty. Zhu Houwei and Zhu Yuan's eyes were suddenly stunned, thinking that this person must be a figure in the army or a former soldier.

The man suddenly clenched his fists and saluted, "It's Yang Xien, I don't know which general is in front of you?" "The voice is loud, even from all these distances, it seems to be shouting in the ear. Zhu Yuan also stood in front of Zhu Houwei, blocked his body, and also hugged his fists and saluted, "The general doesn't dare to be, we are from the Tianjin Water and Land Battalion, and I am Zhu Yuan, the lieutenant." Please also come on board to answer. He made a gesture of please.

Zhu Yuan's words were also heard by the people on the other side. Yang Xien didn't wait for the people behind him to speak, and directly agreed, "It's better to be respectful than to obey." He turned his head and shouted, "Lean in." The boss spoke, and the little minions in the back had to obey orders.

After a short time, the two boats approached side by side, and a hitch board was lowered on the side of the other ship, and Yang Xien stepped down from the boat alone. How to say that in terms of the tonnage of the two ships, the land and water battalion is larger, but when it was built, in order to reduce the loyalty of the ship, many superstructures were eliminated, so the two ships of similar tonnage, the side of the Daifuku ship was higher than here.

Yang Xien went to the meeting alone, so that Zhu Yuan and Zhu Houwei couldn't help but think highly of two points, this person was decisive and courageous, which made people feel good.

The sincerity of the people was displayed, so Zhu Yuan stepped forward and greeted him a few steps, "I've seen Yang Zhuangshi." Yang Xien replied, "I've seen General Zhu." ”

"I don't know why Yang Zhuangshi is here?" Zhu Yuan was not verbose, and asked directly. Yang Xi'en said with a natural expression: "I don't know what the officials and soldiers in Tianjin have to do in Fujian, if they are chasing pirates, our Li family can also help a little." ”

"The Li family?" Zhu Houwei and Zhu Yuan couldn't help but mutter. They have all heard of the surnames in Jiangnan, but none of them can be called the Li family.

Seeing Zhu Yuan's questioning look, Yang Xien explained, "The Li family is now a maritime businessman, and they usually don't operate on the shore, and it's common for General Zhu not to hear of it. However, the former head of the Li family, the general, may have heard of it, Li Daoqi. Zhu Yuan and Zhu Houwei were both a little shocked after suddenly realizing it.

In the fifth year of Hongzhi, there was a large number of Japanese pirates in Hangzhou, and there were as many as 200 large and small ships, and the people only knew that they were Japanese pirates, but most of them were Han pirates. Hangzhou is a prosperous place that can be counted in the Ming Dynasty, at this critical moment, Li Daoqi, the governor of the Fujian Naval Division, came to support the water division, and united the Jiangnan Naval Division to fight in Hangzhou for two days and two nights, in the end, both were defeated, and the supreme general Li Daoqi who participated in the battle was hit by several arrows, bleeding endlessly, and still shouted "kill the thief." "In the end, he died tragically. Whether it is Mingjian or officialdom, the evaluation of this person is very high.

With the age of Zhu Yuan and Zhu Houwei, it stands to reason that they don't know this person, but because they attach importance to the navy, all water battles since the opening of the Ming Dynasty will be discussed and summarized. At that time, there was a huge disparity in the combat strength of the enemy and us, and in the end, although both sides were defeated, but in terms of total losses, the enemy was far more than the official army, and even because of the inability to fight, he could only flee, which solved the difficulty of Hangzhou, among them, Li Daoqi made great contributions. It was precisely because of his superb command that he was able to take advantage of this opportunity, knowing that at that time the officers and soldiers combined had less than 50 ships, and the number of people was less than half of the enemy.

Seeing Zhu Yuan's expression, Yang Xien nodded slightly with proud eyes. Zhu Yuan nodded respectfully, "It turned out to be Zhengqing (Li Daoqi's words), the public is rude." Yang Xien returned the salute and did not answer. Although Li Daoqi is famous, who his descendants are, and now the heads of the Li family, Zhu Houwei and Zhu Yuan, have no way of knowing. But since Yang Xien offered to help, he had to give someone a response.

Zhu Yuan's gaze swept over Zhu Houwei "unintentionally", and saw him nodding slightly, so he said to Yang Xien, "Yang Zhuangshi, we have learned that you have fought with pirates a few days ago. Now is the time to cultivate, and we are not familiar with the sea nearby. Why don't we let the people of the Li family show us the way and lead us to continue to pursue the remaining enemies. In addition, there are many prisoners in our fleet now, and there are some soldiers who are not accustomed to the water and soil, and they also ask the Li family to help us settle them, and take them with us when we come back. Of course, all the costs are borne by our land and water camp, and if we live as a pirate leader, the credit will also be given to the Li family, and we will not let the Li family be wronged. ”

Yang Xien glanced at Zhu Houwei meaningfully, and then was blocked by Huang Gonggong and Hong Yu. But Huang Gonggong didn't have time to put on makeup today, that is, he didn't wear a beard, and his special identity seemed to be seen through by Yang Xien at once. Even Zhu Houwei also attracted Yang Xien's attention. Yang Xien nodded and said, "I can't call the shots for anything else, but we can all respond to what General Zhu said." I don't know this little boy? ”

was discovered, Zhu Houwei didn't flinch, he came directly to block the two people in front of him, smiled and took a few steps forward, and said flatly, "Say yes first, don't salute." I sneaked out. Zhu Yuan and Hong Yu both looked at Huang Gonggong helplessly, and Huang Gonggong also blushed and lowered his head not to look at them. Zhu Yuan followed Zhu Houwei's words and said, "This is His Royal Highness King Fu today. Yang Xien's small eyes suddenly opened round, although Zhu Houwei had said something just now, but a few people who were close still saw his legs slightly bent, but fortunately, his pants were wide, so he didn't let people in the distance find out.

Zhu Houwei was a little excited when he saw Yang Xien's expression, so he asked, "I wonder if Yang Zhuangshi has been in the army before?" Yang Xien calmed down before he spoke, "I'm ashamed to say that I did stay in the 5,000 camp when I was young. Zhu Houwei thought of something, "I don't know if Yang Zhuangshi knows Yang Mu?" Yang Xien was a little excited again, "It's down." His voice was already a little hoarse. Zhu Houwei sighed slightly, "Sure enough, my father once told my brother and I that in the Beijing camp, the 5,000 battalion is the most elite, and in the 5,000 battalion, Yang Muyang commands the young and promising, well-governed, brave and good at fighting." It's a pity that he resigned and went into hiding, and since then, the 5,000 battalions have not returned to the past. Yang Xi'en suddenly opened his lips slightly, kept trembling, and tears flowed from his eyes, and then tried his best to suppress his excitement, and said in an inaudible voice, "I didn't expect Your Majesty to remember the guilty minister, the guilty minister" When he arrived at the back, he was speechless, and Zhu Yuan hurriedly persuaded "General Yang doesn't have to be like this." Zhu Houwei also comforted, "I thought that General Yang must also have had a last resort, although my father is a pity, he can also understand." ”

Yang Xien suddenly wiped his face with his sleeve, and said with a smile, "I can't help it, I'm no longer a general." But tears poured out of her eyes.