On a nameless desert beach near a sandbar.

The fleets of the various pirates added up to hundreds of large and small sea vessels, all of which were docked in this vicinity. Because there is no suitable pier nearby, in order to prevent possible grounding, almost all the boats with 500 materials are docked 100 meters away from the beach. Docked on the shore were the remaining light boats with only a few hundred materials and fast boats specially designed for landing.

In the past, a fleet of this size was dispatched, and the crew left behind was a few hundred. But this operation, the pirates all know that it is to hit the sandbank, and it is an action to go to the world of flowers to enjoy happiness and make a windfall by the way. As a result, almost all of the pirates were reluctant to stay.

Considering that the main force of the pirates will be on the case, there are not many people who can threaten them on this sea, and the pirate leaders of each family have taken most of their strength.

At this moment, there were only one or two hundred people in each family who remained in the fleet, and many of them were old and weak sailors.

Since they had promised that those who stayed behind would still have an extra reward, the pirates guarding the fleet were not too frustrated. Just in time for a good sunny day today, many Haikou came out to bask in the sun, discussing the battle situation in Shazhou Mansion in twos and threes.

The news came back two days ago, saying that it was a siege of the city.

Although there was a small accident and many brothers might have been damaged, Shazhou Mansion was almost certain to be broken.

This information made the remaining Haikou secretly rejoice, and they couldn't help but look forward to the reward after the city was broken. Of course, it wasn't without anyone that there was a fear that doing so might lead to a frenzied retaliation from the Empire, but this somewhat sinister topic was not mentioned too much, and was soon tacitly ignored by the pirates.

It was getting dark.

"It seems that the dragon head should not be able to come back today."

Zhang Yu, who has been begging for a living in the sea since he was twelve years old, shook his head and muttered a few times, using earthworms dug on the barren beach with his skillful skills, hanging on the hook to catch a few sea fish, and skewering them on the branches of trees and roasting them. The sound of the oil, accompanied by the smell of roasting incense, caused quite a stir among the pirates.

"Look at what you want, you want to eat and catch it yourself!"

Zhang Yu kicked away the accomplice who wanted to grab the fish with a cheeky face, and gnawed on it beautifully. But at this moment, there was a dense and chaotic sound of footsteps in the distance.

Several pirates who remained on the shore immediately became vigilant.

"Who?"

Zhang Yu threw down the half-nibbled sea fish and stood up with a knife. At the signal of his eyes, the Haikou next to him quickly retreated to the boat, ready to untie the cable and row the boat away and retreat to the sea.

"Stupid pig, didn't you even hear my voice!"

In the dim distance, there was the sound of Thursday's breathlessness, and the sound of inhalation could be faintly heard, as if the shouting was too loud and involved the wound.

"It's Zhou Da Faucet!"

Although the remaining pirates are not a family, most of them still remember the voice of this Siping coward leader these days, and many nervous pirates immediately breathed a sigh of relief. But there are also some people who have a more acute perception, and instinctively hear a little abnormality from the messy footsteps and Thursday's flat tone.

An uneasy thought quickly welled up in their minds.

Could it be, the coalition forces attacking Shazhou Province were defeated, right?

As the distance closes, more figures appear in the vision of the pirates. Although the appearance is not clear, it is clear from the familiar outfit that they are all Haikou pirates. With the light of the last rays of afterglow in the sky, the remaining pirates vaguely recognized their acquaintances from the front row, and couldn't help but greet them.

The pirates who responded to them were somewhat stiff and unnatural, but the pirates who stayed behind didn't notice this.

Their eyes were more focused on the wolf bèi and scars on the bodies of these pirates.

What's going on?

The news two days ago, didn't it still say that the siege of the city was a qiēshun lì? How is it that all of a sudden, these wolf bèi people who have fled back seem to have lost a battle? Moreover, there were 2,000 Haikou who attacked Shazhou Mansion together, why did they only come back with so many people?

What about the other pirates?

An ominous premonition spread in the hearts of each of the remaining pirates, and they all looked at Thursday Ping, whose shoulders were wrapped in bandages. After all, he is the only leader of the pirate group among the pirates who have escaped.

"Our people have been fooled and ...... have been buried"

A trace of guilt flashed in the corner of Thursday Ping's eyes, but he felt the "henchman" next to him who was "supporting" him, and this guilt was immediately replaced by fear and helplessness. And at this time, the sound of horses' hooves sounded in the darkness in the distance.

"It's not good, the cavalry of the official army is coming!"

Thursday was shocked, and the other pirates who fled back were also panicked, shouting and demanding to flee back to the sea.

Although it is still not clear what happened, the landing pirates suffered a major defeat, and it seems that there is no doubt that they were even chased all the way to this place by the official army. Infected by their tense atmosphere and urged by the voices, the remaining pirates didn't think much about it, they untied the cable of the clipper, hurriedly picked up the pirates who had escaped, and retreated towards the sea ship near the sea.

"It's a pity that my grilled fish ......"

Looking at the group of officers and cavalry gradually approaching the shore, Zhang Yu, who had already rowed dozens of meters from the shore, sighed a little regretfully, and turned his head to ask about the details of the situation on the shore. But before he could open his mouth, a cold thing pressed against his throat.

After more than ten years of mixing in the pirates, Zhang Yu knew too well what it was, and he suddenly didn't dare to move.

"Don't talk, row obediently, or die!" A voice whispered in his ear.

Zhang Yu was stunned for a moment, and slowly whispered in a voice for fear of causing misunderstanding on the other side: "I said, it's all my own people, is there any misunderstanding?" ”

The dagger against his neck tightened and seemed to pierce the skin.

The coolness, which was colder than the sea breeze, immediately made Zhang Yu shut up, and the hero didn't suffer the loss in front of him!

However, although he couldn't speak or dare to make other changes, he could still see the situation around him. He tried his best to keep his body moving, and his eyes were dripping around. It was already dark and I couldn't see it a little farther away, but the two small boats nearby were still faintly visible. Looking at the shape shì, it seems that they have all been controlled by the Haikou who fled back.

"Do you mean ......?"

Zhang Yu is also a clever person, his brain turned a few times, and he immediately guessed a possibility, and the beads of sweat on his forehead suddenly oozed out.

At this time, he didn't think about opening his mouth to warn. But between the dead friend and the dead poor man, he decisively chose the former. At this time, the sound of fighting was faintly heard from other small boats in the distance, but unfortunately it regained its calm in an instant, and then there seemed to be the sound of something falling into the sea.

In the sound of the waves, this sound was inconspicuous, but it made Zhang Yu feel cold all over his body.

"Paddle to your big boat! Be obedient and have your benefits! ”

The man behind him stabbed him and gave the order again.

Zhang Yu sighed in his heart, and adjusted his direction with another Haikou who was also accused. With the help of starlight, he rowed to his own thousand-material ship, and there were at least seven or eight people on board. After that, the exchange was also as usual. The people on the sea boat did not suspect it at all, and threw down the rope ladder.

A short battle ensued.

Although most of these sea robbers disguised by cavalry are not good at naval warfare, at this moment the sea ships are not on the ocean, but docked at a distance of 100 meters from the shore, and the wind and waves are not strong. In addition, the ships that need to be captured are almost all large ships of seven, eight hundred or even thousands, as long as they are not particularly seasick, they can basically fight without much impact.

With the intention of calculating, and the pirates were too scattered, the cavalry quickly succeeded.

In the dark, it was not that there were no pirates who took advantage of the chaos to jump into the water and escape, and even drove away directly, but most of the ships were still taken over by the Matsue Junshun lì. According to the previous request, all captured ships will be taken over by fishermen under the Songjiang Army, and sail into Quanzhou after the port of Quanzhou changes hands!

………

One day after the pirates who remained behind the fleet were solved by a cavalry raid, another group of cavalry heading south entered the Quanzhou port area along the way.

At this time, the situation in Ninghai County was close to clear. Jiafu, the city guard of Quanzhou Prefecture and the governor of Ninghai, no matter how incompetent, still received the news that the Songjiang army had crossed the border in a big way. Knowing that the Songjiang Army came under the banner of being invited by him, Jiafu couldn't help but be shocked and angry, and soon understood the ambition of the Songjiang Army.

As the governor of a county, his political wisdom is much stronger than that of the pirates. Although he didn't know the situation in Shazhou Province and didn't know that the Black Shark Regiment had been controlled by the Songjiang Army, as long as he knew that the speed of the Songjiang Army's eastward advance was too fast, and he was obviously prepared, he knew that the turmoil in Ninghai County was inseparable from the Songjiang Army.

Even, it is entirely possible that the other party is behind the back!

"Damn it!"

After receiving the news, he scolded this sentence for the thirteenth time after turning around countless circles in his study. Like ants on a hot pot, eagerly waiting for the news of the two thousand garrison brigades.

There are Haikou inside, and there is the Songjiang Army sharpening their knives outside, and the current situation in Ninghai County is very dangerous. Jiafu knew very well that with the current situation of the empire, he simply had no ability to lend a helping hand to him. If you want to protect yourself, the 2,000 reinforcements sent to Hualien earlier are crucial. Although they had been ordered to be recalled a few days ago, if they did not return to Quanzhou Port, Jiafu would feel uneasy for a day.

Of course, the two thousand men were recalled in order to send them north to reinforce the sandbar. But after learning that the Matsue army had crossed the border in a big way, he dispelled this idea. On the side of Shazhou Mansion, most of the people of Songjiang are prepared. What I have to do now, or the only thing I can do, is to keep myself.

As long as Quanzhou Port is still in his hands, there is still a chance to redeem it...... At least some talk!

However, what Jiafu didn't know was that the two thousand infantry soldiers would not return.

The 1st and 2nd Garrison Brigade of the Songjiang Army went straight to Quanzhou Port after entering Quanzhou Mansion. With the intelligence support of the Military Intelligence Department and the destruction of a bridge that must be passed, the rapid march of more than 40 miles a day intercepted the officers and soldiers of the 2,000 Ninghai Garrison Brigade and regiment to the limit before they entered the port of Quanzhou for 10 miles. >