The place where Xu Yang returned to Huaxia was Mingyue City, and after opening his eyes, he found that there were only the Thirteen Yellow Turban Generals, Gao Chong and Victor around him. And, of course, Victor's "son" Frankenstein, who is almost 5 meters tall.

"Your lord, you're finally back...... Affordable ...... Heart ......" Zhang Zhao's voice came out before Xu Yang and the others could stand firmly, but because they saw Frankenstein's tall figure and terrifying appearance, if Gao Chong hadn't stood aside, it was estimated that Zhang Zhao would definitely let the city guards strangle this monster.

"Zibu doesn't need to panic, this is Dr. Victor from a foreign country, and this ...... next to him You can understand it as his assistant. Go prepare a separate house and arrange for Dr. Victor to stay! Xu Yang thought about it for a while, but still didn't say anything about the "complicated" relationship between Victor and Frankenstein, but just asked Zhang Zhao to arrange a separate residence for the two.

Someone took Dr. Victor away, and arranged for Gao Chong to go back with the Yellow Turban Thirteen, and Xu Yang went to the meeting hall of Mingyue City with Zhang Zhao. You don't need to ask to know that Zhang Zhao is definitely waiting for him here, but looking at Zhang Zhao's expression, this matter should not be publicized, so the two quietly came to the meeting hall.

"Zibu, let's talk about something now!" After retreating from a group of people, Xu Yang immediately asked.

After all, being able to let Zhang Zhao, the number one person in the civil official of Mingyue City, wait there, this is definitely a big deal.

Rao was mentally prepared, but Xu Yang didn't expect Zhang Zhao to kneel directly on the ground and almost cry out and said: "Lord, Zhao has betrayed the trust of the lord, and something big happened in Mingyue City within a month of the lord's absence, please punish the lord!" ”

Xu Yang didn't hesitate, and almost immediately helped up Zhang Zhao, who was kneeling on the ground, and reassured: "Zibu, I didn't see anything wrong with Mingyue City all the way back. Where do you start with that? Even if something really happened in Mingyue City, you should tell us all to come up with an idea together, and as for what has happened, let's try to make up for it! You cry like this, it can only make my heart anxious......"

While speaking, Xu Yang also observed Zhang Zhao's face, and saw that Zhang Zhao obviously had a touch of abnormal struggle on his face, and finally opened his mouth to tell the truth of the matter:

It turned out that after Xu Yang left, the navy of Mingyue City suffered a huge blow, and it can even be said that the 50,000 navy originally prepared to be cultivated and the 500 four-masted sailing ships purchased were robbed by a group of pirates at the mouth of the Yangtze River! And this incident was strictly blocked by Zhang Zhao from the moment it happened, and even the seaside town where Mingyue City was blocked was also blocked, and all employees of the shipyard were "under house arrest".

This is not to say that Zhang Zhao handled things recklessly, after all, Xu Yang was the general of Zhendong in the Han Dynasty and was in charge of the Han Sea area. Now that the navy has not yet practiced and has been wiped out by the island, if it really spreads, it will not only be a matter of bad reputation, but even he, the general of Zhendong, will not be able to sit still because of this, and the impact will be great! Of course, it was not because these pirates did not loot so many sailors and ships at one time, but that it took several times to organize a crackdown on bandits.

Xu Yang, whose eyebrows were twisted together, naturally knew that Zhang Zhao was no wonder about this matter, after all, he did not concentrate on the generals of the water war, and the four-masted sailing ships of the navy were still purchased by the imperial court through channels and equipped for Mingyue City. What Xu Yang lost was only the 50,000 untrained sailors, but if such a thing really happened to his identity, it was no wonder that Zhang Zhao would kneel on the ground and cry.

"How long has this been happening? Have you found out which pirate did it? Xu Yang knew that this matter had to be resolved before the news spread, otherwise he would definitely have been sitting in the name of General Zhendong for a few days!

"The last time we fought with these pirates was just a day before, and my subordinates immediately took emergency measures, blocking information and placing people under house arrest. Although the outside world doesn't know the news yet, this group of pirates shouldn't keep it a secret for us, so ......" Zhang Zhao said cautiously, although Xu Yang didn't blame him, but he felt very guilty in his heart.

After pondering for a while, Xu Yang knew that he had no time to rest, so he immediately ordered: "The two generals Gao Chong and Xiang Fu came to discuss the matter. Zibu, can you prepare me another thirty four-masted galleons? ”

Zhang Zhao said that there are ships, but recently the gang of pirates from the Yangtze River is very rampant, and he hopes that Xu Yang will think twice. However, these words were directly ignored by Xu Yang, and if they were all grabbed on the nose, if they still endured it, what a good temper they had to be to be able to do it.

After a while, Gao Chong and Xiang Fu came to the conference hall. And Xu Yang didn't hide this matter from the two, and then began to arrange operational tasks!

The reason why Yangzhou is developed is that it relies on the Yangtze River to have convenient water transportation. Recently, a group of pirates came to the mouth of the Yangtze River in Wu County, they came and went like the wind, they were well-skilled, and they ran away after robbing, plunged into the large reeds, and became the giants of the nearby area for a time by virtue of the vertical and horizontal waterways inside. Moreover, this group of pirates is more organized and disciplined than ordinary pirates, and they never love war when they fight, and they definitely fight if they can fight, and run away if they can't!

On both sides of the Yangtze River in the Three Kingdoms era, the rivers crisscrossed the river, and the tall reeds swung for hundreds of miles. These reeds have different drafts, and no one knows the details of this place except for the pirates who have been hanging out here all year round! Therefore, several encirclements and suppressions by the imperial court in the past have not yielded any results, and it is not even clear where the lair of this group of pirates is! Some people say that these pirates built a huge water village in the reeds, while others say that these pirates may have been from some nearby uninhabited island, but they deliberately walked so far every time they robbed to avoid being pursued by the imperial court......

The legends surrounding this pirate can be said to be varied, but all of them show the cunning of this group of pirates. Such a group of pirates has recently behaved even more strangely at the mouth of the Yangtze River, because they used to rob any ship, but recently this group of pirates has changed their style, that is, they only rob large households, not small boats. There is a little bit of meaning in this to rob the rich and help the poor! However, Xu Yang is extremely depressed at the moment, how did he become a landlord?

On the main channel of the Yangtze River, three huge cargo ships sailed with a high banner on the bow, with a black background and a five-clawed golden dragon on it, and the word "Dahan" in the book. There are ten four-masted galleons escorting the escort, which can be said to be quite large.

And such a fleet gradually sailed into a more complex waterway of the Yangtze River, and the tall reeds and aquatic plants on both sides of the waterway blocked the sight of many people, but it did not prevent the people inside from looking out!

"Another official ship of the imperial court is coming, so quickly inform the master. I didn't expect these guys in the court to suffer so many losses, and they dared to do things under our noses, what a meat sent to the door! A minion who was hiding behind the aquatic weeds to observe immediately said to his companion.

And the companion next to him didn't say a word, just plunged into the water, swam more than 20 meters away and got on a camouflaged boat, and then went to report to the head of the house! Looking at the familiar action, you know that this is not the first time this group of pirates has seen this kind of thing!

The messenger didn't have long to go, and the whole reed seemed to come to life, and one clipper ship and one ship after another fished out of it, finally forming a simple fish scale formation. And this is not over, as a lot of clippers rushed out of the back, there are four more "small fish scale arrays" on the periphery of this fish scale array, which are in the four directions of the fish scale array! When everything was ready, a four-masted galleon sailed out, and a pirate at the bow waved the flag a few times, and the whole scale array began to move in the intended direction!

And at this moment, Xu Yang, who was standing on the largest cargo ship and watching the Yangtze River, was constantly beating drums in his heart, could it be that this group of pirates had made enough money before, and his bait this time was not big enough to lure them out? You must know that you have personally come out to seduce this time, and you have prepared the "goods" of three large ships in a virtual and real way, if the enemy does not come out with such a big pomp, then Xu Yang really has a feeling that all his strength has hit the cotton.

"Lord, there is abnormal activity in the reeds in the rear of our army, it should be that the enemy is gathering!" Gao Chong, who was wearing an ordinary soldier's military uniform, opened his mouth to report.

In order to lure this group of pirates out, Xu Yang naturally wasted his efforts. And with the strength of Gao Chong, it is naturally a good camouflage, if it is discovered by the enemy, it will be more than worth the loss!

"Keep going, if they don't come out, I can't do anything about them. Now that they're out, let's just wait for the fish to take the bait! Xu Yang gave the order while carefully observing the reeds on both wings.

The reeds here are already more than two meters high, if this group of pirates has really been operating here for a long time, then it is estimated that they will not have a way to take them if they don't come out Xu Yang. Therefore, what he needs now is patience, but this patience does not prevent Xu Yang from observing this reed swing with a peeping eye.

did not let Xu Yang wait for a long time, the thirteen ships of the entire transport fleet were surrounded by more than 50 fast ships such as the front and back, in order to prevent Xu Yang and others from forcibly breaking through, these pirates got a dilapidated building ship from somewhere, and blocked it in the right side of the channel. Cooperate with the clippers who came out of the reeds around them, and successfully organized the advance of this fleet.

Sou! Sou! ……

On the stern below, hooks connected to ropes instantly hooked all thirteen ships of the entire fleet, and then fierce pirates began to pull the ships to board the ship!

"Ladies and gentlemen, spare your lives! The small one is only responsible for transporting supplies, if you are a hero, you can take these things as much as possible, and please don't hurt the lives of my brothers and others! Xu Yang, who was standing on the deck of the main transport ship, shouted loudly without discipline.

And as Xu Yang's voice spread throughout this water, the other soldiers who put on them also began to "beg for mercy", and even threw away the weapons in their hands one by one, completely looking like you take away the things of the uncle and spare my life.

On the four-masted galleon, hidden in the reeds, the two leaders glanced at each other at this scene, and saw a touch of incomprehension and helplessness in each other's eyes.

"Big brother, why are these imperial court troops all soft-footed shrimp? Worse than the ones we fought before? If you don't let the little ones kill them directly, and then throw them into the Yangtze River, no one knows, let's take away the supplies without doing anything, and it's enough for the brothers to be happy for a while! A pirate leader in his twenties on the side said, but this pirate leader was wearing a fine armor, and the long knife behind his back did not look ordinary.

The person he called the eldest brother frowned slightly, then shook his head and said, "Ants are still greedy for life, let alone people!" Now that these people have surrendered, tell the brothers to rob the goods and leave them two ships to escape! Killing those who have no bones will only dirty the knives in the hands of the brethren. ”

Hearing this, the second master knew that the eldest brother was the persistence in his heart again! After all, in the eyes of the eldest brother, the enemy is only called the enemy if he dares to do it with real knives and guns, and this kind of person who has given up his dignity to survive, the eldest brother will definitely not do it. As the eldest brother said, such a person is not worth killing by his brothers.

After the order was conveyed by the second master, he saw a junior brother coming over to say: "The big boss, the second boss, the head of this fleet said that he knew a material point of the imperial court." In order to survive, he was willing to tell us where this place was, but this guy said that he would only say it if he saw the master. ”

Although the big boss had already ordered not to kill them, this was a unilateral order from the pirates' side after all, and it did not prevent these people in the court from making other moves in order to survive. It's just that after hearing the news, the second boss was a little excited on his face, but the big boss said with obvious displeasure: "Tell the lackeys of the court, his dog life brothers don't, leave here with his dog life, we won't kill him!" As for the materials he said, it is likely to be a conspiracy, and we should not lose a big one because of a small one. ”

The originally excited second master immediately stopped fantasizing after hearing the eldest brother say that it was a conspiracy. And the pirate who reported the news was immediately ready to go back and warn the "cowardly mouse" officials of the court that they did not value the supplies.

At this time, the big boss obviously felt that a touch of gaze locked on him, and looking in that direction, across several reeds, it was the "timid as a mouse" official of the imperial court who was nodding to himself. And the big boss is hiding behind the reeds, and there are dense reeds and aquatic plants in front of this position, so it can be said that he can see outside, but he can't see him outside.

Looking at the court official who nodded to his side, the big boss's face was a little solemn, and he immediately stopped the pirate who went back to report the news: "No need, I'll go and see it myself!" Second brother, you command the battle here! If those guys do any kind of conspiracy, you will immediately let the water ghosts gouge through and let them all go down the Yangtze River to feed the fish! ”

For the absoluteness of the big boss, the second boss originally wanted to say something, but seeing that the eldest brother had made up his mind, he could only hold back what he was going to say.

Xu Yang on the deck of the transport ship is being guarded by four pirates with harpoons from different angles at the moment, as long as Xu Yang makes a little move, then one of these four harpoons can always take Xu Yang's life - of course, this is what these pirates think.

"The big boss has arrived!"

As one of the pirates shouted, a figure climbed from the boat to the side and climbed onto the transport ship with two clicks along the hooked rope!

"Why do you want to see me?" The big boss is a burly, more than 1.7 meters tall, solid man, speaking in a calm voice, giving people a feeling of magnetism and dependence.

In the face of the big boss's questioning, the four pirates who were originally guarding Xu Yang did not relax their vigilance. And Xu Yang, one of them, was very flustered when he saw this big man, but his heart was happy! This is not only the fish hooked, but also the identity of this big boss, before the distance was too far and there were layers of reeds in the middle, Xu Yang couldn't observe the identity of this big boss, and now standing in front of him, Xu Yang saw the identity of the person at a glance - Zhou Tai!

This bodyguard, who is equivalent to Sun Quan's bodyguard in history, has suffered thirteen major injuries and was praised by Sun Quan in public, which is a reward for a wound and a bowl of wine, and the meaning of his grace is indescribable. Of course, Zhou Tai is best known for his ability to fight water and his unyielding characteristics, which must be reflected in "The Sky".

No matter how happy he was in his heart, he was still cautious in his performance, and even said with some trembling: "The big boss, the small one really has a big business for the brothers." That material was not made public by the imperial court, but the people's fat and people's ointment secretly looted by the Yangzhou Thorn Shi, and was ready to be dedicated to the Shichang Servant to seek a future for himself. Don't hide it from all the heroes, although the villain is in the court, but he also hates this kind of thing, and when I see you heroes today, I just said this, so it's better for the heroes to take this as a villain's name......"

Seeing Xu Yang talking about the train with his mouth full, the big boss was completely unmoved. After all, if only such a statement could convince him that their group of pirates would not have been in the mouth of the Yangtze River for so long. The survival of any force is related to their prudence. Xu Yang's words may still be foolish to the little pirates below, but for this Hengjiang thief Zhou Tai, it is not of much use.

"How do you prove what you say? And how can you prove that you are not deceiving us and other brothers to throw yourself into the net? "It is impossible to say that he is not moved by the batch of materials in Xu Yang's mouth, or that Zhou Tai also wants to give an explanation to the brothers who put it on, after all, if he refuses directly, after a long time, these brothers who follow him will also feel that they are cowardly as a leader!

Xu Yang couldn't help but secretly curse in his heart that Zhou Tai was really cautious this time, he was not a historical general, and it was impossible to deceive this guy with a simple scam. However, he was not prepared to take this road from the beginning, and then said slowly: "Big boss, even if this kind of thing is done by anyone, it is impossible to leave a chance for others to grasp the handle." That Yangzhou Thorn Shi is not a fool, and it is impossible for the news that he secretly looted things outside to spread, and there is really no way to prove this small matter...... But there is a way to seek wealth and danger......"