Chapter 277: Take a step back, everyone's okay
After Lin Yiyang heard this, he immediately began to stroke his palms and laugh, and nodded again and again: "The big boss is really powerful, he actually saw this, Lin admires!" In this way, Lin has nothing to worry about! Hehe! ”
Yu Xiaotian also smiled: "Mr. Lin actually saw it, so you might as well continue!" ”
Lin Yiyang nodded and continued: "Actually, the big boss has already made it very clear!" This Yan Siqi and several of his brothers have aroused their vigilance against us because of our defeat of Chu Cailao this time.
They had a good relationship with us before, but they didn't feel that we were unsuitable enemies, so they had a feeling that they could be on an equal footing with us, but after this battle, they found that we were far from being able to deal with us.
As they also have to operate on Taiyuan Island and the coastal areas of Fujian, there may be some friction with us in the future, although they can't see it now, but they must also be prepared.
So they didn't want to see us push Chu Cailao to a dead end, and they didn't want our strength to expand too quickly, so they made a warm gesture on the surface, but secretly they were speaking for Chu Cailao, wanting to reduce Chu Cailao's losses to the lowest point.
In this way, Chu Cai Lao will admit their love, and owe them a favor in the future, once they turn against us one day, they can easily pull Chu Cai Lao as a helper to deal with us!
But they are not necessarily good intentions to Chu Cailao, they want to prevent us from crossing Quanzhou to the south, in fact, it may be that they also want to get a piece of the pie, Chu Cailao was defeated not long ago, his strength was greatly damaged, and his control over the previous territory must have weakened a lot.
And they restrict us from going south, which provides a lot of convenience for them to act in the south of Quanzhou in the future, they know very well that they can justifiably occupy the area of Zhangzhou Bay, you must know that the Yuegang of Ludao is still the only place where the imperial court has opened a port so far, and a lot of goods have to be handled in the Yuegang every year, which is a place where there is a lot of oil and water.
Yan Siqi and his subordinates probably valued this point, so they persuaded them in every possible way, let's give up Zhangzhou Bay, in fact, this should be their own plan! ”
After hearing this, Yu Xiaotian immediately laughed, nodded and praised again and again.
But Luo Xianbin, who was on the side, became angry when he heard it, and scolded when he got up the case: "This surnamed Yan is really not a thing, the big boss used to be so good to them, but this guy actually secretly helped Chu Lao'er this time!" Does this bastard still want to mess around on this sea in the future? Damn, let's just pull down these bastards who eat inside and out! ”
Yu Xiaotian glared at Luo Xianbin with slanted eyes, Luo Xianbin didn't look at the deputy management team of the third team now, but by Yu Xiaotian's glare, he immediately softened, immediately closed his mouth, and stood aside with his hands down.
"If you don't make noise, don't others know that you exist? How to treat Yan Siqi and them is my business, otherwise how about you make the decision for me? Yu Xiaotian reprimanded Luo Xianbin angrily.
As soon as Luo Xianbin heard this, he quickly lowered his head and shouted: "My subordinates know that they are wrong!" Just now, the subordinates were just angry for a while, and they lost their temper, and they hope that the big boss will forgive their sins! In the future, the little ones won't dare! The big boss is angry! ”
Zhao Mazi laughed on the side, waved his hand away Luo Xianbin, and said to Xiaotian: "According to what the big boss and Mr. Lin said, this Yan Siqi is really scheming, and he is a character!" It's a bit unrighteous for him to do this! No wonder Xianbin jumped up, hehe, you don't have to blame him! ”
Yu Xiaotian also laughed, shook his head and said: "This guy has been too smooth this time, a little carried away, it's time to knock him!" Otherwise, his eyes would have grown to the top of his head!
In fact, there is no need to be angry about this matter, people don't kill for themselves, even if Yan Siqi has a good relationship with us, but he is not our person after all, he has to make plans for himself, if it is us, he will do so, no one wants to have a tiger on the side of the couch!
We are now the tiger on the side of the couch in his eyes, making them feel uneasy! So he had nothing to blame for doing so!
In addition, even if Yan Siqi doesn't get in the way this time, in fact, I don't plan to take the entire coastal area of Fujian into our hands!
At present, our territory is really not small, but there are not many ships and manpower, and it is actually difficult to control the coastal area of Fuzhou and Funing, in fact, it is barely difficult.
Now that I've figured it out, no matter how big the territory is, we must have the strength to control it first, otherwise, it's better not to! This is also the reason why I agreed to Mr. Lin's proposal and gave up attacking Dongshan Island!
Moreover, Mr. Lin's words also reminded me that if we control too much territory, we will squeeze out the living space of other peers and block their way to prosperity, so will we not become the public enemies of our peers?
With our current strength, it's okay to deal with some small groups of pirates or one or two large groups of peers, but if these peers join forces to deal with us, hehe! Do you think we'll be able to hold it? ”
After listening to Yu Xiaotian's words, Zhao Mazi and Luo Xianbin, who was standing nearby and listening, both felt a chill behind them, although they defeated Chu Cailao this time, they all felt good about themselves, and almost felt that there was nothing in the world that they were afraid of, and their self-confidence was almost bursting.
But when they heard that if they provoked the anger of the public and caused many peers to join forces to deal with them, Zhao Mazi and Luo Xianbin were still taken aback, even if they had three heads and six arms, they couldn't stop so many people from coming to them for trouble, they had strong ships and cannons, but after all, the number was limited, once people came together, relying on boats and people, drowning could drown them.
After hearing this, Lin Yiyang nodded with satisfaction and said yes, he persuaded Yu Xiaotian not to stretch his hand too long, what he was afraid of was that Yu Xiaotian was greedy and couldn't chew too much, and in the end, he was so angry that he became a public enemy of his peers, but he didn't give Yu Xiaotian a direct thorough explanation of these words, just pointed, but he didn't expect Yu Xiaotian to figure it out, and he thought it out very well, and basically considered the potential threats, and Lin Yiyang was relieved.
Since he, Lin Yiyang, was forced to embark on this road and become a pirate's staff, there is no way to do it, but he still feels that even so, he can't secretly invest in Mingzhu, just find a pig-headed guy to serve, at least find a smart person to work.
And now he feels very satisfied, after this period of contact, he feels that he has found the right lord this time, Yu Xiaotian in addition to giving him enough trust, and his temperament is decisive, he has considerable insight and foresight, and what is even more commendable is that he is not rigid in temperament, he can listen to other people's words, once he finds that his own decision is wrong or wrong, he will not be wrong for the sake of face, but can immediately reconsider.
In this way, Lin Yiyang is also relieved, with such a person, he no longer has to worry about being a useless person, and he believes that as long as he helps Yu Xiaotian to do a good job, it must be a bad thing if he doesn't necessarily become a pirate, and maybe he will be able to get ahead one day.
For those of them who are scholars, although Lin Yiyang has been cornered and forbidden from his career, deep down he is still unwilling to be lonely, and wants to find a way out for himself, and one day he can get ahead and do something they are willing to do.
The Flying Wolf had eaten enough of the wind on the sea, the bow of the ship rose slightly, the sharp bow split the waves, and quickly sailed towards Nanri Island, escorted by the other two Flying Clippers.
Chapter 278 Haoxing Dafa
Chu Cailao was quite trustworthy this time, and in the agreed time, he delivered 40,000 taels of silver to the hands of the sea wolf on time, and he used a lucky boat to load forty boxes of silver ingots with the specifications of one thousand taels and one box, and transported them to the outside of Quanzhou Bay, and found the sea wolf fleet where it was assembled.
After Yu Xiaotian returned to the wolf's den on Nanri Island, he immediately took up the warships left on Nanri Island, gathered a total of more than 60 warships, more than 1,500 troops, and immediately sailed south to the outside of Quanzhou Bay, and anchored near Huluoyu Island in the south of Quanzhou Bay, waiting for Chu Cailao to send the silver over.
For this reason, when he learned the news that a large number of pirates had assembled outside Quanzhou Bay, Shen Qiaochu, the governor of Quanzhou Prefecture, was greatly surprised, and hurriedly summoned the township brave officers and soldiers in the area of Quanzhou Mansion to strictly guard all places to prevent pirates from attacking Quanzhou Mansion on a large scale, and sent people to inquire about the news of this group of pirates, wanting to find out what was going on.
Even Shen Qiaochu sent people to report to Nan Juyi, the governor of Fujian, and Yamen, the political secretary of Fujian, requesting that troops be sent to help defend Quanzhou Mansion, so that the area around Quanzhou Mansion was full of chickens and dogs, and everyone was in danger, and put on a posture like a great enemy, preparing to resist the attack of pirates.
But the result was a big surprise to Shen Qiaochu, this group of pirate fleet did not stay long outside Quanzhou Bay, nor did it attack the ground along the coast of Quanzhou Mansion, but two days after arriving in the area of Quanzhou Bay, he quietly left, and later he learned that the group of pirates who came was a group of pirates called sea wolves entrenched in the sea of Xinghua Mansion on Nanri Island.
At the mention of sea wolves, Shen Qiaochu, the prefect of Quanzhou, breathed a sigh of relief, because he had recently heard some news about this sea wolf from various sources, and it was said that this group of sea wolves behaved in a very different style from ordinary widows or pirates, and did not like to make a living by washing and plundering the land, and was relatively peaceful.
Moreover, according to the news from the Xinghua and Fuzhou provinces, it is said that since the sea wolves took control of the sea surface on their side, the bandit problem of pirates looting the coast has gradually decreased, and it has only happened a few times in the past year, and the scale is not large, and the harm to the coastal areas there is very small.
Recently, Shen Qiaochu heard that this group of sea wolves actually offended Chu Cailao, who had been in the coastal areas of Fujian and Guangdong for more than ten years, and caused Chu Cailao to destroy this group of sea wolves.
After all, in recent years, the officials and coastal people in the coastal areas of Fujian, especially in Quanzhou, Zhangzhou and other places, have been ruthlessly harmed by this Chu Cai's old scourge, and no one has secretly scolded this guy, and now I have heard the news of this guy's deflated, many people have rushed to tell each other, and even celebrated with their foreheads, even if Chu Cai's old man was deflated this time, it was not done by the officials and soldiers, but his peers did it, which also made people feel happy, invisibly, many people had a certain good impression of the sea wolf.
Shen Qiaochu is no exception, he is very curious about this group of sea wolves, and even has some good feelings, but this time the sea wolf gathered troops and outside Quanzhou Bay, but it sounded a wake-up call for Shen Qiaochu, after all, the identity of the sea wolf is still a pirate, not a good person, but also a great enemy of the government.
Although it is rumored that these sea wolves are strange and do not like to harm the people so much, who can guarantee that they will continue like this, and where will there be any good people when they are thieves!
Therefore, after the sea wolf retreated, Shen Qiaochu still sent a letter to Nan Juyi, informing Nan Juyi of this incident and his worries.
However, Yu Xiaotian didn't know that Lu Dao had now become the object of official attention in Fujian, and he was busy collecting debts at this time!
Chu Cai Lao did not come over in person, but asked his old camp manager Ma Xiang to lead the crowd to Quanzhou Bay to pay compensation to the sea wolf, and at the same time take back the sea wolf and release it to their men.
When the silver was delivered, Yu Xiaotian waved his hand and asked his subordinates to return the ten boats to Ma Xiang, and at the same time handed over the three hundred Chu Cai's old subordinates he promised to Ma Xiang along with the boats.
After Ma Xiang saw the ten boats and the people on the boat, he was stunned, and the ten boats that Yu Xiaotian handed back to them were all broken boats, and several of them were afraid that they would not be able to hold on, and they were hit by the cannons of the sea wolves.
As for the people who were released, they were all selected to be the remaining old and weak people, who at best could play the role of indiscriminate and indiscriminate, and were of no use at all.
Even Yu Xiaotian didn't even select the remaining group of stubborn guys to return to Chu Cailao, these people were released back, and they must still be a scourge, so he simply sent these stubborn people to Tamsui Village or Chicken Coop Village as slaves, making full use of their labor, as for whether they are willing or not, whether they are obedient or not, naturally someone can clean them up, and they can't help but continue to run rampant.
But Ma Xiang was angry, but there was no help, this time he led the ship to come here, and saw the sea wolf's ship group from afar, the sea wolf's fleet at a glance, although it was not very large, but it was very majestic, all the troops saw Chu Cai's old fleet coming, they were immediately shy in the captain's cheers, neatly behind their backs, straddling both sides of the ship.
In addition, the sea wolf tribe is different from the general pirates, their clothing is unified, the color is unified, the style is unified, and they also wear a unified hat, which makes the sea wolf tribe more powerful and abnormal, and the gun suits of each ship are all uncovered, revealing the black hole of the cannon mouth, which gives people a strong sense of shock at a glance, so that the old subordinates of Chu Cai who came here are so shocked that they don't dare to put one, so they can only honestly listen to the order to lower the sail and anchor the ship, and wait for the sea wolf to come and take stock of the silver they brought.
Ma Xiang was even more secretly surprised in his heart, looking at the appearance of the sea wolf today, it was clear that if they didn't send the silver on time, they would immediately send troops to Dongshan Island, although the sea wolf's ships were not too many, and the troops were not too many, but with these ships and manpower, Ma Xiang thought that they could not stop the sea wolf.
So he secretly rejoiced that after going back this time, Chu Cailao didn't play any tricks, and he didn't dare to delay time, so he sent him to carry the silver taels and send them over, otherwise this time it is estimated that the sea wolves will immediately kill their Dongshan Island, and they are afraid that they will suffer another fiasco.
Yu Xiaotian personally met Ma Xiang, who led the team to deliver, and was polite to Ma Xiang on the surface, and also praised Ma Xiang a few words, saying that Chu Cai Lao was really a trustworthy person.
After today's delivery, the two sides will still be friends from now on, and in the future, the big guy's well water will not interfere with the river water, and they will do their own thing, and I hope that Chu Cailao will keep their promises in the future to ensure the safety of his passing ships, and everyone will be rich in the future, so as not to make any unpleasant things.
After Ma Xiang listened to Yu Xiaotian's words, he said yes again and again, and he didn't dare to put on a score for Xiaotian anymore, with a smile on his face, he even said that he had misunderstood before, and they would definitely restrain their subordinates in the future, and they would never cause other troubles.
Seeing the back of Ma Xiang with his subordinates and ten broken ships returned to them with his men and the sea wolf, returning to the south in a panic, a shocking cheer sounded in the sea wolf fleet.
At this point, the sea wolf completely defeated Chu Cailao, not only defeated Chu Cailao, but also forced Chu Cailao to compensate the sea wolf with a large amount of silver, and started their reputation as a sea wolf.
From now on, the word sea wolf will become a golden signboard, and when the sea wolf's ship sails on the sea again, no one will dare to provoke them easily, which has a very big impact on the psychology of the sea wolf people, making the sea wolf people more cohesive after this battle, and at the same time the loyalty has also increased a lot.
Human beings themselves are social animals, and at any time, they will naturally belong to a group, and no one wants their group to be regarded as weak and looked down upon.
But now, the sea wolf tribe has swept away the haze in their hearts before, making them completely more confident, which will undoubtedly have a significant impact on the future development of the sea wolf.
A fleet or army full of self-confidence, when encountering war, can burst out of the amount of strength, is unpredictable by ordinary people, a group of people full of a sense of glory, in the event of an accident, the cohesion shown is not what ordinary people can imagine.
Yu Xiaotian listened to the cheers of his subordinates like a tsunami, and what he thought about was not how much monetary benefit he had obtained in this battle, but what he valued more was the morale of the sea wolf tribe in front of him.
From the performance of these sea wolf tribes, he knew that after passing this battle, all the sea wolf personnel from top to bottom were equivalent to a new baptism, which made the sea wolf tribes have a real sense of honor, and from now on they will no longer feel inferior to them because they are just an ordinary pirate.
After such a group of people have experienced the test and baptism of this war, they will completely grow into a group of good fighters, and it is he who has completed all these changes.
This is more important than anything gained, and it also makes Yu Xiaotian himself begin to become more optimistic about the future prospects.
Looking at these subordinates who were cheering at him, Yu Xiaotian suddenly felt a sense of pride in his chest, and remembered a poem he had read somewhere, so he opened his mouth and read it aloud:
"Lend me three thousand tigers to ride, and restore my mighty China! Drinking horses on the banks of the Ganges River, the sword points to the west of Tianshan; Broken Leaf City captures the moon, and Kuye Island enjoys the snow; Fishing on the shores of the Black Sea, bows on Lake Baikal; Indochina Peninsula visits ancient times, and the ruins of Tokyo are sacrificed to the ancestors of China. Han Qi pointed to the place, looking at the dust and escaping - those who dare to offend the power of the sea wolf will be punished even if they are far away!! ”
Listening to the poem sung by Yu Xiaotian, Lin Yiyang, who was following him, not only looked sideways at Xiaotian, but quickly turned around and rushed to the cabin, took out the paper, ink, pen and inkstone, and wrote down the poem.
There are many places that he doesn't quite understand, such as the Ganges, Sakhalin, the Black Sea, Lake Baikal, and the Indochina Peninsula, which are obviously the names of places that should be referred to, but he doesn't know what these places are, but this poem is full of pride, which is beyond doubt, and it is estimated that he has not seen enough at present, so he does not know where these place names are, but it can be roughly guessed that these places must be far away.
Yu Xiaotian was very excited today, and the poem he sang casually, although he didn't dare to say that it could be called a quatrain for the ages, but the arrogance in it still made people feel excited, and even Lin Yiyang couldn't help but be completely excited when he heard it.
(Today, the two chapters are posted together, and this chapter feels too vulgar by itself!) Everyone's forgiving! In addition, thank you to the two brothers GZG1972 and Hu Lulu for their tips! )