The three of them got closer and closer, and their faces slowly became clear in their field of vision. The old acquaintance Yang Xien does not need to be introduced, he walked slightly behind on the left, and on the right was a handsome man, judging from his appearance, he was even a little indistinguishable from male and female. The only drawback is the height, which will not be taller than 1.6 meters at most. The hair is tied in a bun with a piece of silk on the top of the head, which looks very much like the hairstyle of ancient chivalrous. There is a Dongying knife hanging on each side of the waist, one long and one short, which should be the Tai knife and the rib difference. He is dressed in a white Toei samurai costume with colorful patterns on his chest. Looks like he's supposed to be a samurai. The one who walked in front of the three made Zhu Houwei's eyes immediately attracted, not because of his appearance, but because of his inexplicable temperament.

Among the three, the person in the lead is the tallest, according to Zhu Houwei's visual measurement, about 1.7 meters, and the age is estimated to be less than twenty, and the hair on the head is wrapped in a net scarf, making the outline of the face clearer. He was dressed in a pure black short-cut outfit, and a red plum blossom the size of two palms was embroidered on his chest, which made the clothes solemn and a little gorgeous. With a pair of simple soap boots under his feet, the whole person looks clean and neat. The complexion is fair, it doesn't feel like a character who walks on the sea all year round, the lips are red, and the teeth are white. The most attractive thing is the eyes, a pair of red phoenix eyes, slightly oblique, feeling that the eyebrows go straight into the temples with the eyes. The eyes are black and not exposed, and the eyes are so divine that others dare not look at each other, and the only feeling of the person who sees these eyes is cold, which is a kind of indifference that is accustomed to life and death, and ordinary things cannot cause waves. This is a woman like no other, Zhu Houwei thought in his heart.

At this time, it was about ten o'clock, the climate in the south was a little humid and hot, the sky was not covered by clouds, and there was no breeze blowing on the face, which made people feel oppressive.

At this time, the three of them had already arrived, and at Zhu Houwei's signal, the officer gave the order to put down the muzzle of the gun, and then make way for the three to come over. Walking from the walls of people with big shoulders and round waists, fully armed, and solemn expressions on both sides, the three of them did not change their faces and looked straight ahead.

Zhu Houwei was wearing an ordinary military uniform of a soldier in the land and water battalion, one was to not reveal his identity, and the other was on the battlefield, so it was safer not to be too different. As an acquaintance, Yang Xien first hugged his fists and saluted, and said with a serious expression, "Master Zhu, this is my young lady." This Miss Li family bowed slightly, and also hugged her fists, and said calmly, "Under Li Huamei, I have seen Zhu Gongzi." "The speech is simple and clear, the voice is crisp and bright, but it is a little less angry and a little more serious. Zhu Houwei smiled and returned the salute, "Long admiration, long admiration." The expression and tone were very sincere, but Li Huamei knew that this person who heard her name was actually a few days ago. Li Huamei's expression remained unchanged: "Zhu Gongzi has won the award." I don't know what the regulations of this island are, and I ask Zhu Gongzi to make it clear. ”

Zhu Houwei was stunned for a moment, his identity Li Huamei should have known, but he didn't expect this Admiral Li to be such a straightforward character, and he smiled in his mouth, "The head of the Li family is really fast-talking." But don't worry, we're here to catch Wang Quan. We don't care if it's dead or alive, and we don't want this credit. In fact, our land and water battalion also came suddenly this time, so it will not be fanfare. ”

What the officials and soldiers of the imperial court are like, as the son of an officer, Li Huamei has seen it with her own eyes and heard a lot. This time, in order to pursue the two pirates, the Li family also suffered a lot of losses. The Li family paid such a big price this time, but it was not just for revenge. In terms of Daming maritime merchants, the Li family can only be regarded as medium-sized, and it is still a newly developed force. The real sea merchants have a lot more people and ships than the Li family, and the chaos along the coast of the Ming Dynasty from time to time is also related to their indulgence.

The Li family has risen rapidly in recent years, which has attracted the attention of many maritime merchants. One is that they don't want more people to share the cake, and the other is that the head of the Li family is a woman, and they don't allow a woman to sit on an equal footing with them, so they start to slowly squeeze the Li family.

Because of Lee's connections, these people rarely use official means. But in later days, that won't necessarily be the case. The more favors are always used, the less they are used, and when that happens, the Li family will be in danger. Therefore, if the Li family wants to take credit this time, whether it is Wang Quan or the Japanese Kou, it is a lot of credit. It is impossible for the Li family to ask for it themselves, but to distribute it to the official yamen in Hangzhou, and with this favor, the danger of the Li family can be smaller.

Seeing that it was about to be completed, but the land and water battalion suddenly came out, and it was still devastating and entering Sanyang Village, Li Huamei also had some ideas in her heart. Now Zhu Houwei's words have slightly dispelled the worries in Li Huamei's heart.

I saw the corners of her mouth rising slightly, revealing a faint smile, "So, thank you Zhu Gongzi." Zhu Houwei shook his hand, and before he could say anything, he saw a herald from the land and water battalion come over and say, "My lord, now the thieves are hiding in the cellar of a compound, and the lieutenant asked the troops here to go over together." The words were addressed to the officers here, but mainly to Zhu Houwei.

Zhu Houwei said to the three people, "We are going in to eliminate the thieves, I don't know if the Li family wants to come together." Li Huamei nodded and said, "It's okay." ”

More than fifty people went to Sanyang Village in an instant. When I entered the village, I found that this village is actually not small, and most of the houses are brick houses, which is relatively wealthy. It's just that now there are injuries in many places, and there are still some corpses lying on the ground. There were still a lot of blood stains on the ground, and judging from the clothes, almost all of them belonged to the pirates. Li Huamei and the three of them all saw it, and they had an intuitive understanding of the combat effectiveness of the water and land battalions or the power of the muskets in their hands.

Zhu Houwei also noticed that Li Huamei did not frown from beginning to end, which shows that she is also used to seeing big scenes. As the team moved forward, they saw a group of people squatting on a clearing, old and young, men and women, all embarrassed. The man hung his head, the woman sobbed quietly, and a few children were about to cry, but their mouths were covered by the person next to them. There were dozens of soldiers from the water and land battalions guarding the team without stopping, and continued to move forward, and came to a compound with a plaque on the door that read the word "Yang Mansion".

Zhu Yuan came to the gate to greet him, and saw that the three people beside Zhu Houwei just glanced at it lightly, and then said to himself, "Now the thief is hiding in the cellar, the door is open on the ground, and the cannon can't attack." Zhu Houwei nodded: "Let's go and have a look first." ”

After passing through the courtyard, I came to the cellar next to the back yard, and saw that the thick iron door of the cellar was on the ground, and if I wanted to open it, I had to pull it up from the iron chain next to it. But now someone inside has inserted the door from the inside, and is still pulling at the back, and it can't be opened at all. There is no way for the cannon to hit the ground at this angle, and if it is far away from the attack, this yard is too small to be used, which is indeed a bit tricky.

Zhu Houwei thought for a while and said, "Do you want to smoke people out?" Zhu Yuan said in a low voice, "This cellar is very large, and there are at least fifty people hiding in it, which shows that there is a lot of space inside, and the cellar is underground, so I am afraid that it will take a long time." Zhu Houwei frowned and stared at the door silently. At this time, Gonggong Huang whispered beside Zhu Houwei, "Young Master, didn't you have that bag before?" Zhu Houwei suddenly opened his mouth, and looked at Huang Gonggong very surprised, only to see that Huang Gonggong, who was ordinary-looking, had taken a few steps back and returned to his usual somewhat wooden appearance.

Zhu Houwei turned his head to Zhu Yuan and said, "Use an explosives bag." When Zhu Yuan heard this, he smiled, turned around and gave the order.

Li Huamei and the three of them stood a little farther away, but they also saw what Huang Gonggong said, and then Zhu Houwei and Zhu Yuan reacted, so they also looked at Huang Gonggong a few more times, and then quickly retracted their eyes. But the Dongying man noticed Hong Yu, who was dressed in ordinary clothes, and his eyes emitted scorching flames, but Hong Yu didn't care, standing there like a log.

Not many people noticed this episode, and soon the soldiers of the amphibious battalion brought two cotton bales, two feet square, with a line of fire on them. After placing it on top of the iron gate, several sandbags filled with dirt were placed on it to press it.

Zhu Yuan and the others pushed far away and observed at the back of the building. Although Li Huamei and the others didn't know why, they also retreated. After that, I couldn't see the scene in the cellar in the back, and I was a little puzzled.

Soon, only one person was heard shouting loudly, "Hide." The two soldiers ran quickly towards Zhu Yuan's hiding place. Less than ten seconds later, there was a "bang", and everyone felt the mountains shake for a while. Zhu Yuan, who was at the front, saw that the sandbags containing soil were first broken and flew into the air, and then the sand inside flew everywhere, even Zhu Yuan, who was more than 30 meters away, was covered with dust, and his mouth kept "Bah, bah, bah." "Spit out the sand.

After a few seconds, there was not so much sand in the air, and the group walked to the cellar again. When I got closer, I saw that the iron gate had sunk into the tunnel. Through the gap of more than half a meter, you can see the stairs inside and several lying corpses.