Chapter 16: Defeating the Pirates
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Today, production in Linhai Village has come to a complete standstill, and the villagers are panicking. If it is a real fight with pirates, those villagers who are born in the crew should not be afraid.
However, now they are waiting for the verdict of fate here, and they cannot call the shots. Therefore, now the morale of Linhai Village is a mess, and the atmosphere of terror is spreading wantonly.
"Gotta think of a foolproof solution. If this continues, even if the pirates don't come, we will collapse sooner or later! ā
"Alas! I can only hope that the pirates will leave sooner, and don't send us some more! ā
"Why don't we take the initiative and kill those pirates." Ye Hui is a newborn calf and is not afraid of tigers.
"Nonsense! The pirate members are regular soldiers, who are less suppressed by heaven and earth, and can exert more strength than ordinary people. Moreover, they are extremely vicious, murderous, and extremely good at fighting. We clash with them, we are looking for death! Ye Biao said.
"Brother Hui is reasonable. We are not without advantages. Our villagers are good swimmers, and we have the Howling Dog, which is extremely combative and may not be their opponent in head-on combat. However, we can use sneak attack tactics! ā
"They are only a pirate ship, as long as we take advantage of the night and burn the pirate ship in one fell swoop, they will not die but also be crippled! Even if some of the pirates fled to shore. There are whistling dogs, and they can't take advantage. As long as we can fend off the pirates who come ashore for one night, I don't think there will be a problem. ā
"Yes. At night, if they can't enter our village, they'll be wiped out by the roaming wolves. After Li Tang finished speaking, the villagers who had seen the power of wild wolves shivered together.
Now that the plan has a high probability of success, the villagers' fear of the pirates has begun to decrease considerably.
"That's right! A pirate is a ship, and as long as a part of it is burned, the pirate's combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced. ā
"We have red horse boats, as long as we go to sneak attack in the middle of the night, even if it is not successful, the pirates will not be able to catch up with us."
"Go, go, go, go. Burn these pirates. ā
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The most familiar with pirates were undoubtedly the sailors. Truth be told, they fear the pirates, but when it comes time to live or die, they don't show any ambiguity. It seems that pirates are their natural enemies, and when it comes to desperate efforts, none of them are cowards.
Since you have decided to sneak attack, the sooner the better. Once the pirates take the initiative to attack, there is no chance to sneak up again.
Actually, you don't need to prepare too many things for a sneak attack. The boats are fishing boats and red horse boats, fishing boats are operated by sails, and red horse boats rely on manual oars, which are slender and long, flexible in operation, and extremely fast, which is an excellent tool for sneak attacks.
So, Li Tang decided to take Ye Hui, the Howling Sky Dog and 15 other militia sailors to attack in a red horse boat.
As for the things that start the fire, there is no need to worry at all, Li Tang's Qiankun bracelet has a large amount of dry firewood and fish oil that ignites the fire. As long as he gets close to the pirate ship, Li Tang is confident that he will transfer the burning dry wood to the pirate ship in an instant, and ensure that the pirates will never have time to extinguish the fire. This was rehearsed by Li Tang in advance, and in an instant, there was no problem at all in moving hundreds of catties of dry firewood.
When it was completely dark, Li Tang told everyone to enter the ancestral hall and close the door of the ancestral hall.
And a group of their commandos were full of food and drink, unified black hangers, quietly left Linhai Village, and boarded the red horse boat. Not far behind the Red Horse Boat, this is a fishing boat, ready to meet them.
Ye Hui was holding a Ten Thousand Miles Cloud Destroying Stick, wearing scale armor, and he was a little impatient.
Li Tang is wearing the martial arts of Jiyun, but he is also majestic, and has the taste of a general.
"Attack!"
With Li Tang's order, the Red Horse Boat rushed into the darkness of the depths of the sea under the paddle of six sailors. Ye Biao, Ye Ju and others who saw off on the shore had a worried face.
The other 6 sailors paddled and 1 sailor steered the Red Horse boat. The other 8 sailors were recuperating and were in charge of the attack.
These people are militiamen trained in the militia battalion, and they are the best among them, skilled in knife and crossbow arts. Knives and crossbow arrows are their standard.
Their main task was to control the ship and cover Li Tang's burning of the ship, and to take Li Tang and them to escape when the matter was urgent.
The Red Horse Boat sped for most of the hour and turned into the natural harbor where the pirate ship was.
Then it began to slow down, quietly approaching like a pirate ship.
At this time, Li Tang really saw this giant ship. This pirate ship is almost 90-100 meters long, making it extremely tall. The red horse boat was in front of him like a little mouse standing in front of an elephant.
Such a huge warship, with tall superstructures, masts and sails, even the 10,000-ton giant ship that Li Tang saw in later generations could not compare with this pirate ship. Because, after all, the 10,000-ton giant ship of later generations did not have a tall upper building, and it was much thinner!
How long will such a big ship burn?
This is definitely something that Li Tang didn't expect before he set off. At this time, Li Tang felt a little apprehensive in his heart, and began to wonder if this sneak attack on the pirate ship was a bit reckless.
However, the arrow has to be sent.
The red horse boat had stopped at this time, about 200 meters away from the giant ship. And as the night wore on, the lights in the ship's rooms began to go out.
Eventually, only fixed torches remained on the deck surface.
Li Tang and the others were still waiting quietly, knowing that in the second half of the night, it was estimated that it would be dawn in another hour. Li Tang understood that the time for a sneak attack had come. At this time, it should be the time when people are the most sleepy, and it is also the time when pirates sleep the most soundly, which is the best time for sneak attacks.
The first to strike was the Howling Dog, which had been wandering the seaside for a short time, and with the talent for water, the water-based was already very good at this time. Perhaps, the dog is a natural swimmer, a whistling dog, only to see it plunge headlong into the sea, and when I saw it again, it reached the anchor of the pirate ship 100 meters away.
But when he saw the Howling Sky Dog climb the anchor line, he jumped a few times smartly, followed the anchor line, only ran up, and climbed to the boat along the anchor chain hole a few times. The agility was not like a dog, but like a monkey.
Once on board, the Howling Dog instantly transformed into a ghost, wandering around the deck, looking for pirate sentry agents on duty. And the pirates on duty couldn't spot the Howling Dog at all.
The whistling dog pees as he walks. The labyrinthine passage of the pirate ship, it is impossible to find it.
It wandered around with ease, slipped into the cabin, and after checking it out, it left the cabin and returned to the deck.
Speaking of which, there are also a few large dogs on the pirate ship, which are stocked on the deck as a guard on the pirate ship. If the red horse boat approached rashly, these big dogs would surely spot them and warn them.
If this is the case, it is estimated that even if Li Tang can successfully set fire to the ship, it is estimated that he will be attacked by pirates. If you don't do it, there will be casualties. If there are capable pirates, maybe they will not be able to succeed in setting fire to themselves. For example, if someone finds out about himself at the first time and snipes at himself, he simply doesn't have time to continue to set fire to the ship.
However, with the Howling Dogs here, none of this is a problem. In fact, after the roaring dog got on the boat, it didn't take long for it to be discovered by the big dogs.
Unfortunately, when they found out that their target was only a small person, they didn't give any warning at all, so they rushed up and attacked the Howling Dog. Naturally, as you can imagine, they were all solved by the Howling Dog.
The screams of the dogs before they died could not attract the attention of the pirates on duty. After all, the big dogs on the boat bite each other a lot in order to fight for bones, and a few screams are normal. The pirates didn't know if the barking was an enemy attack or if a dog was grabbing bones.
It was the over-reliance on the Night's Watch Dogs that cost the lives of the 8 vigils. And it was none other than the Howling Dogs who killed them.
It took half an hour for the Howling Dog to kill them.
No, it's that the Howling Dog is inefficient, but that the Howling Dog needs to wait until the perfect opportunity to kill the pirates on duty one by one, without alerting the other pirates on duty.
After the Howling Sky Dog killed the pirates, he informed Li Tang of them according to the agreed signal, and the danger had been temporarily lifted.
And after the red horse boat approached the pirate ship, the roaring dog actually threw the cable from the pirate ship and motioned for Li Tang and them to get on the ship.
Originally, Li Tang was going to burn the ship immediately. However, seeing the Howling Dog do this, it seems as if burning the ship is not the only option.
So, Li Tang, Ye Hui and a group of 10 people climbed onto the deck of the pirate ship along the cable.
Although, at this time, there was no one on the deck, they still felt very tricky.
After all, there are still too many pirates on board, and once they wake up and pour out of the cabin, things are out of control.
Li Tang thought about it, no matter what, first make the equipment for burning the ship, and then plan for the rest. If you can force the pirates down, that's the best, if you can't, you can only set fire to the ship and burn everything in the cabin.
Although this method is a bit brutal, in order to protect the villagers, they have to be ruthless.
Now that they have made up their minds, Li Tang and the others will do it immediately. Anyway, as long as time permits and the operation is done properly, victory should be no problem.
This ship is a warship, and for the sake of defensive convenience, there are not many hatches for this ship to enter the crew's cabin, only a dozen or so.
Li Tang was originally familiar with the structure of the ship, and Li Tang could basically find where there might be a doorway exit. In addition, the howling dog ran back and forth in the ship a few times, and basically found a passage that could be found in everything.
Therefore, Li Tang decided to close these hatches first.
The doors of the hatches on board are all open outwards to make it easier to escape in the event of a fire. This just gives Li Tang a lot of convenience, the door that opens outward, as long as there is a wooden stake outside, this door cannot be opened, and the door is so convenient and fast.
Moreover, these doors are very sturdy. Normally, this is an advantage, because the stronger it is, the safer it is, but now, the door is too strong, and it will only make them unable to open it for a while.
The sails on the ship had all been cut off and fell.
On the deck, there is dry wood, sulfur, saltpeter, fish oil, etc., which ignite fires.
It can be said that as long as Li Tang gives an order, the ship will immediately turn into a sea of fire. Even if there are other secret doors, and a few people can rush out to rescue, they are powerless.
At this time, Li Tang's heart completely settled down.
The sky had begun to turn white, and faces could already be seen clearly on the deck. At this time, even if a small number of pirates come out of the secret door to sneak attack, I believe that the Howling Sky Dog can also detect it in time, and it will not suffer a loss.
Now, all that's left is to continue to seal the passages everywhere until the pirates find out. Because, the later the pirates find out, the more likely Li Tang and the others are to be able to defeat the pirates.
As for the materials for sealing the door, Li Tang Qiankun bracelet contains huge logs and stone bars.
Unfortunately, the pirates finally noticed something unusual, that is, they could not get out of the cabin. When they've tried almost all the passages, if they can't react and they're attacked, they're not pirates.
Li Tang and the others sensed the commotion of the pirates, so they immediately beckoned the sailors to gather in, and then hid in the bunker prepared in advance, secretly observing whether there were other secret doors. And the roaring dog was the first to patrol around to see if there were any fish that had slipped through the net.
At this time, the ping-pong sound in the cabin was non-stop, and the sound of pirates banging on the door was everywhere. Unfortunately, the space in the cabin is cramped, and even if there is an impact tool, it cannot be used and no force is used.
In other words, for a while, even if the pirate slashes and axes in the cabin, he will not be able to get out.
However, Li Tang and they can't sit still, this is the best time to force the pirates to surrender. missed this time, and when the pirates raided out, Li Tang could only reluctantly order the pirates to be burned.
So, Li Tang divided a few people, cut off the sails, stained them with sea water and oil stains, and then lit them and stuffed them into the air intakes of the cabin continuously. For a time, a large amount of smoke was generated in the cabin, which seriously interfered with the efficiency of the pirate knocking on the door.
Suddenly, with a puff of smoke, a deck covered by sails was lifted from the hidden part of the deck, and a big man with a large knife in his mouth suddenly burst out of the bilge at an extremely fast speed.
It's a pity that no matter how fast it is, it can't be as fast as the Howling Dog. The Howling Dog was already on guard on the deck, and the sound of the secret door opening on the deck could not be concealed from it.
It's too late, it's too soon! The Howling Dog used its mouth and claws together, and tore this big man apart in a very short time.
The poor big man, who was originally a small boss with a good force value, almost met at the level of an intermediate general, but unfortunately in order to break out of the hatch, he didn't even take out the big knife in his mouth, and as soon as he closed it, he was killed by the Roaring Sky Dog.
The others wanted to rush out of here, but it was impossible, there was the killing god of the Howling Sky Dog guarding here, plus Ye Hui also rushed over, and another small leader had just leaned out half of his body, and he was knocked on the head by Ye Hui with a stick and fainted.
Li Tang also took out a stone strip from the Qiankun bracelet and suppressed this secret door. And the person who was knocked out, Li Tang tried to earn the Qiankun bracelet, but he didn't expect to be able to earn.
Now that they had controlled the basic situation on the ship and the sky was bright, Li Tang informed the captain across the deck of the situation they were currently facing and asked them to give up resistance.
The negotiations went well, and two preliminary agreements were quickly reached:
1ć The pirates stopped attacking portals everywhere.
2ć Li Tang's men stopped smoking into the cabin.
Because the pirates had no choice, because as long as Li Tang told him, if they broke through the portal, Li Tang would ignite the combustibles on the deck. The captain did not have the slightest doubt about this, because since they had a lot of time to seal the door and lay some combustibles, it would be a piece of cake.
At this point, both sides stop acting as a threat to the other, and that's a win-win. Negotiate first, and both sides can continue if the talks collapse.
Actually, the pirate captain only stopped attacking the portal, but the covert cutting of the deck and bulkhead, they did not stop. And Li Tang did not stop arranging obstacles on the ship.
Then, a man claiming to be the first mate asked to come out of the secret door to negotiate with Li Tang, and asked Li Tang not to hurt him. Li Tang asked him not to bring weapons, but to come out to negotiate, and the other party agreed.
It is estimated that the pirates themselves also knew that the secret door was too small to come out of a few people at a time, so they didn't play tricks. Someone was really sent out.
The man was tall, sturdy and athletic, and his skin had been weathered by the wind and sun and turned chestnut husk, and his age could not be revealed. His messy and shaggy beard was longer than oily hair, his hands were covered with bruises and scars, his black nails were mutilated, and a gray scar on one cheek showed that he had stood the test of death. It looks like a butcher.
As soon as this person came out, he looked at the young people all around, and there were not many people, and there was some contempt in his eyes. I saw him viciously introduce himself to Li Tang:
"Lao Tzu is the first mate of this giant shark, known as Scarface, which of you is in charge here? Quickly call your head to Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu only negotiates with your head, and does not talk about other Lao Tzu! ā
Saying that, he sat on the ground with his ass and buckled his bare feet without any image.
Seeing this, Li Tang smiled slightly, but did not get angry, on the one hand, let everyone else continue to be careful, and on the other hand, he looked at Scarface, like looking at a monkey.
In fact, Li Tang has also come into contact with a lot of such people when he joined the work before, and many contract foremen are like this, they are often very smart, that is, they deliberately put on a rogue posture, a high-minded posture to make you make wrong judgments and decisions.
Li Tang has seen a lot of people like him, so naturally he doesn't go back to see him in general. So, he paced over casually, and then smiled, pretending to be surprised: "It turned out to be the famous Scarface!" Disrespectful, disrespectful! It is said that it is better to be famous than to meet, and when I saw it today, Your Excellency was really courageous, and when I saw this general, I was so scared that I couldn't stand up, but it was really majestic! ā
When Scarface heard this, his face turned dark, he was pretending to be forced to sit down, but he didn't want to be told by Li Tang that he was scared to sit down.
"You kid has sharp teeth, I don't want to talk to you. Call Lao Tzu to come over to you. ā
As soon as he heard the voice after he came up, he knew that Li Tang was in charge. He did this on purpose, originally wanting to provoke Li Tang and let Li Tang relax his guard on the doorway, the people inside could wait for the opportunity to rush out, and he could also take the opportunity to kidnap Li Tang. Now it seems that this Li Tang is not stunned.
"I'm sorry, General Ben is the biggest here, do you have an opinion?"
"Damn, you dare to move Lao Tzu's boat? Do you know who Lao Tzu is? I know how many ships and how many brothers are behind Lao Tzu! I advise you to get off the boat as soon as possible, and then get Lao Tzu a hundred and ten gold coins to make amends for his sins. Lao Tzu sees that he is in a good mood today, and if he sees that you are pleasing to the eye, he may not pursue you. Take your people, get out now! ā
Li Tang still looked at Scarface with a smile, and he was embarrassed to see Scarface, and his eyes looked at him like watching a clown perform. At this point, he knew that intimidation might not be effective.
Scarface looked around, and Ye Hui was alone by Li Tang's side. So, evil was born from the side of the guts, pulled out a hidden dagger from his leg, first kicked Ye Hui away, and then stabbed Li Tang with a dagger, and it was too late for the roaring dog to rescue at this time.
Scarface didn't mean to kill Li Tang, but wanted to kidnap Li Tang, so as soon as the dagger passed, it was estimated that Li Tang would dodge, and his other hand stayed in the direction of Li Tang's dodging and grabbed Li Tang.
It's just that he overestimated Li Tang's sense of battle too much, and Li Tang didn't react at all to dodge the dagger. After all, Li Tang learned some basic marksmanship in the militia camp, and his will to fight and combat experience were basically zero, so he didn't dodge as Scarface imagined, and then was hijacked by Scarface.
Scarface looked like he was going to suffer, and killing Li Tang was undoubtedly the worst decision. Once Li Tang dies, this ship will inevitably be on fire. They're done with a boatload of people. However, the dagger has already been sold, and it can't be taken back if you want to.
The dagger accurately pierced Li Tang's heart, but to the surprise of Scarface, it was only pierced, but it was not pierced for half a minute. After all, Li Tang's Jiyun Zhiwu's defensive attribute is not blown, and ordinary daggers can pierce it?
It turned out that he was not slow to react, but absolutely confident in his equipment! His dagger is a golden weapon, and it can't even penetrate his armor? Is armor a treasure? That's true, you pirates may have provoked a big shot! ā
Scarface was stunned for a moment, and his mind had already turned a thousand turns. But he was so stunned that he lost the opportunity to take Li Tang hostage again, because the Roaring Sky Dog arrived. Moreover, after arriving, the roaring dog bit off Scarface's hand holding the knife for the first time, and pounced on Scarface, if it wasn't for Li Tang to stop it, Scarface's throat would have been broken at this moment.
When Li Tang reacted that Scarface was about to kidnap him, he saw that the Roaring Sky Dog was about to bite off Scarface's neck. Originally, it was not a pity for Scarface to die, but if he killed the messenger and opened the killing ring, it would definitely affect the subsequent plan to surrender, so he stopped it as soon as possible.
Li Tang was lucky, because he had the martial arts of Jiyun, so he escaped death. If he is killed and resurrected to the mainland, although it is very likely that he will be exiled here, it is absolutely unknown whether he will be able to be exiled to Linhai Village. In that case, the whistling dog is dangerous.
If he had been kidnapped, the consequences would have been equally severe. Although in order to protect the villagers, they will eventually set fire to the boat, but without Li Tang's protection, it is definitely unknown whether the villagers will be able to survive.
And Scarface was undoubtedly unlucky, because he held Li Tang hostage on a temporary basis, and there was no one in the cabin to answer it, so he failed.
Otherwise, when the whistling dog leaves, at least a few more people can crawl out of the secret door. At that time, Li Tang could only order the ship to be set on fire.
In this way, the pirates missed the only chance to turn the tables around. There is often only one chance, and if you miss it, the results can vary widely. This is especially true for pirates.
Li Tang deliberately became furious, threw Scarface with his severed hand into the cabin, claiming that Scarface dared to assassinate him, and threatened to burn them all to death.
As soon as the first mate entered the cabin, he didn't even have time to treat his injuries, so he found the captain and told the captain what had happened in the original time.
It's really strange to say, this first mate is five big and three thick, but this captain is a hairy boy about 30 years old, and he looks white and clean, wearing a white gown and a lupine scarf, anyone says that he is a scholar, but he is a captain, and it seems that the first mate is still very convinced by this captain.
The captain generally quietly arranged for someone to treat the first mate's injuries, and generally listened to the first mate's description quietly, but when he heard the first mate talk about the kidnapping of Li Tang, he only said softly:
"It's a pity!"
After the first mate finished speaking, he added:
"I annoyed that kid, I guess he's really going to set fire to the ship, I have to find a way!"
I saw the captain say:
"Don't worry! Don't panic! He won't burn the ship for a while, he doesn't want to kill us for the time being, he just wants us to surrender. If he wants to kill us, he won't let you come back just now, just kill you, and then burn our ship.
However, if we insist on not surrendering, he will still set fire. I guess he is the person in the village we found, and if he wants to protect the village, he will definitely kill him. There is no way, we can only surrender! ā
As soon as the first mate heard about the surrender, he was immediately unhappy and said:
"Are we going to surrender to that hairy boy? Seeing him clumsy and dumbfounded, I almost killed him. Or let's think about whether there is another way! ā
The captain smiled bitterly and said, "There is no way, even if there is a way, it will be too late!" This kid has suffered a loss, and this time it will definitely not be possible to give us a chance. However, this kid is still too tender, we can pretend to surrender, and then when we all come out, find a chance to kill him, or not! ā
When the first mate heard that finding a way to put himself to death and live later, the risk was not too great! Therefore, after confessing, everyone will not be able to resist for a while, and will directly pretend to surrender, lest the people outside see what is going on and set fire to the ship! Wait until you get the captain's signal before you do it together.
Just when Li Tang was about to die of patience and was about to set fire to the ship, the pirates in the cabin sent a signal that they were willing to surrender. At this time, many villagers from Linhai Village came to the boat.
It turned out that Ye Biao and the others waited all night and didn't see Li Tang come back, and they were afraid that something would happen, so they found some people to come over on a small sailboat.
Seeing from a distance that the red horse boat was still there, and there were still people on duty on the red horse boat, he knew that Li Tang and they had not had an accident yet, so they rushed over to help.
However, it was just the right time, everyone did not eat all night, although there was no strenuous exercise, but the night was very tense, extremely exhausting physical strength and energy.
Fortunately, some food was cooked on the small sailboat to feed everyone's hunger. Others are guarding the doorway and reinforcing it! Now the pirates have no way to get out!
Li Tang demanded that the pirates come out of the secret door one by one, and they are not allowed to carry weapons, otherwise, they will kill one by one!
Moreover, the pirates who asked to come out could not climb out on their own, but had to show half of their bodies and raise their hands to wait for the militia to catch them.
Naturally, pirates are reluctant to be caught. After all, if Li Tang tied them all up and threw them all into the sea. They can only die in vain, so why not resist desperately?
Li Tang originally planned to kill those vicious pirates, leave behind the good people, and let them become villagers and fishermen. However, since he found out that his Qiankun bracelet could knock people out and put it in the Qiankun bracelet, Li Tang had a way to deal with everyone.
Therefore, Li Tang saw that the pirates were unwilling, so he swore to:
"I, Ye Liangchen, swear to the sky, as long as the pirates on the Giant Shark are loyal to me and do not harm my own interests, I will never kill them, otherwise the sky will thunder."
Then there was a thunderclap, indicating that Li Tang's oath took effect. And the pirates also eliminated their vigilance, began to obey Li Tang's arrangement, and came out one by one.
And since Li Tang knew that the Qiankun bracelet could accommodate people who had passed out, he asked the militia to catch a person, and after tying him up, Ye Hui beat him unconscious with a stick, and then Li Tang gave him the Qiankun bracelet.
It took a whole day to basically catch more than 900 people. When no one came out, the Howling Dog scurried into the cabin and searched carefully, basically confirming that there was no one else.
And so the pirate threat came to an end!
Ye Biao arranged for the villagers to tow back the pirate ship, clean the cabin, and everyone resume production. Anyway, Li Tang and his party were tired, Ye Hui waved a stick a day and didn't know how many times he swung the stick to knock the stick, and he even comprehended a skill stick! It seems that the system is really spoofed!
System prompt: Your subordinate Ye Hui has achieved self-cultivation and comprehended the skill stuffy stick.
Li Tang fainted directly!
Stick: When the opponent is unprepared, there is a small chance that the opponent will faint. Ignores force and has no cooldown. It is currently a beginner proficiency.