Chapter 40: The Besieged Ship
Wu Ruotang originally thought that he would make a fortune, but he didn't expect that these gold and silver treasures belonged to the system property and could not be cashed. It can only be traded in-game. But if Wu Ruotang is willing to trouble a few more times, he can still cash out, but in front of so many subordinates, Wu Ruotang can't do it. So I was generous.
A group of subordinates originally admired Wu Ruotang's ability, but now that they found that Wu Zongqi was so generous, they naturally admired it even more.
"Your Excellency, we will repay you with our lives!" The tears of excitement of the soldiers were about to fall.
"It's all my own brothers, you're welcome!" Wu Ruotang smiled and waved his hand, and left the basement.
Because Tang Yi is not alone, Wu Ruotang is not worried that he will fill his pockets. Even though he loves money.
With a few officers and soldiers, Wu Ruotang began to walk around the island.
I have to say that Zheng Xian, the bandit leader, still has a good vision. The site he chose was really good, and if he wanted to get to the island, there were only two spacious access routes, and the entire island was surrounded by high stone bodies, which was extremely solid. If it weren't for Tang Yi to let those pirates be the internal response, he would really not be able to attack them for a while.
"If there is a way to climb these high places from the island and find a way to set up red-coated cannons, even if there are thousands of troops and horses, there will be no way to capture them!" Wu Ruotang pointed to the high mountain and said.
"But, my lord, such a high and steep road, it is very difficult for ordinary people to climb up, let alone a cannon of several hundred catties!" One soldier said with some disappointment.
"That's right! The cannon on the top of the mountain is simply difficult to get to the sky! The other soldier shook his head.
Wu Ruotang smiled nonchalantly, and then said: "Don't worry, there will always be a way!" ”
In this vast and rich sea, Zheng Xian can only be regarded as strong, and there are many pirates who are more powerful than him. Wu Ruotang already had a small plan in his heart, and he simply occupied this island as a military base. Advance can be attacked, retreat can be defended.
As a young man with four haves, Wu Ruotang knows that at sea, speech must be based on strength. There were not enough ships, artillery, horses. Pirates won't be afraid of you. Therefore, the most important thing for him now is to expand his strength.
Zheng Xian, as a pirate, can only plunder, of course he doesn't know what business is. Wu Ruotang is different, since he has won this land, he wants to let this land be surnamed Wu.
"My lord, why don't you name this island?" A soldier patted his ass.
Naming the island, this kind of domineering leak detection, Wu Ruotang has done it for the second time. However, the last time it was pure nonsense, this time it was serious, Wu Ruotang thought about it carefully, and gave the island the name "Wu Tang" Island.
After walking around the island for a long time, Wu Ruotang took out a pen and paper and began to hook and draw the facilities needed for the construction of the entire island.
Although Wutang Island is not very large, according to Wu Ruotang's visual measurement, there are two 3,000 square kilometers, which is equivalent to one-tenth of the treasure island. Not much worse than the average small county town.
"As long as there are enough cannons, we can make this place an eternal fortress!" Wu Ruotang was full of pride, but the soldiers were not as excited as him. For them, it's not clear what the future holds.
Wu Ruotang thought about it, he has a territory overseas, in case he can't get along in the mainland one day, come back here, and have a place to settle down.
Wu Ruotang sketched a rough sketch, and at this time, Tang Yi had already divided the wealth, and there were fifty brothers, and everyone had a share. Wu Ruotang himself accounted for forty percent, but Wu Ruotang once again made a move that made everyone cry!
"I don't want this share, I give it all to the brothers!" Wu Ruotang instantly rose behind his back, just like the living Bodhisattva of the Ten Thousand Buddhas.
"Your Excellency is mighty!" With tears in their eyes, everyone unceremoniously divided Wu Ruotang's share again.
Simply cleaned up, because the pirates who were fighting either surrendered or were killed. The rest of the old and infirm women and children did not have much impact. Wu Ruotang arranged for ten soldiers who had not started a family to stay behind, and he took all the soldiers and prisoners, and took a captured large ship, plus a few medium-sized gunboats collected on the island, and was proud of the class.
Not long after the fleet set off, Wu Ruotang received an express report that there were pirates in front of him who were engaged in a fierce battle with the merchant ships.
After capturing several warships on Wutang Island, Wu Ruotang finally developed from a warship to a fleet. Although it looks vulnerable. But at least it's all there! Several small boats, because they were light and went back and forth quickly, were sent out as scouts to find out information.
"Have you ever seen clearly, how many merchant ships and how many pirate ships are there?" Wu Ruotang rubbed his hands and said.
"There is one merchant ship, and there must be four or five pirate ships!" Spies report.
Wu Ruotang was a little disappointed after hearing this. The best battle situation in his mind is that pirates and merchant ships are evenly matched, and the fight is inseparable. When both of them were defeated, he took the opportunity to kill and reap the benefits of the fisherman. But at the moment, I'm afraid it won't work.
"Although there is only one merchant ship, the firepower is very fierce, and the guards on the ship are good, and the pirate ship will not be cheap for the time being! The spy continued.
Wu Ruotang now has two large ships in his hands, Zheng Xian's flagship and the battleship of the naval division, in addition to three gunboats. The gunboat has three cannons, and its combat effectiveness is very weak, so it can only be used as an auxiliary to talk about whether it is victorious or not. If you really fight, you have to see the performance of the two big ships.
"My lord, Lord Tang asked, should we go and have a look?" The heralds on the ship began to communicate with each other through the flags.
Wu Ruotang paced back and forth on the deck, and then said firmly: "Notice, all warships, go at full speed, labor and management can't just be a spectator."
Wu Ruotang's order was well executed, and the two warships and three gunboats rushed to the battlering area, and the merchant ships were already under the attack of the pirate ships, and they were scarred.
"Dongzi flag? There is also a dark word, strange, where is this merchant ship? Wu Ruotang took the telescope and found that the besieged merchant ship was flying the Dongming flag, and thought it was a Japanese ship. But it was soon ruled out again. Because with the current strength of the Japanese people, it is impossible to build such a magnificent giant ship. It's as tall as a five-story building! The pirate ship besieging it was like a shrimp in front of it.
"Dongming faction, could it be the Dongming faction in the Tang Dynasty Shuanglong?"; Wu Ruotang racked his brains, and after thinking hard, he immediately took the case.
"My lord, what's wrong?" The guards on the side were worried about whether Wu Ruotang was stupid.
"I'm fine, pass the order, all the muzzles, aim at the pirate ship for me, get ready for battle!" Wu Ruotang's face turned red, looking at the giant ship in the distance, and said with some excitement.