Shen Congxi, the newly promoted deputy capital Yu Shi Shen Congxi, who had not yet taken office, was drinking wine with three villagers under the roadside shed in the town.

Despite the government's ban on the sea, there are always villagers who are not afraid of death who quietly go out to sea to fish. Shen Congxi found three villagers who claimed to have gone to sea.

"It's not me who blows! Last time, I was less than a mile away from the island of the Wako, and I could hear the sound of the Wako singing! A bearded man whispered.

"No matter how close it is, you don't dare to go!" The other took a sip of wine from the bowl, turned his head and explained to Shen Congxi: "The widow has a cannon and can fight five hundred meters away!" ”

"Two hundred meters at most! Couldn't be more. The beard shook his head in denial.

"Can you be my guide? I will pay each of you twenty taels of silver. Shen Congxi asked.

The two of them looked at each other and didn't speak, they bragged every day when they were full and had nothing to do, and they believed it so much that they couldn't find it, but they weren't too sure. But the little brother next to him said, "Give me the silver, and I can take you there." ”

Shen Congxi's eyes lit up, and he asked again: "When can I go?" ”

The little brother stood up and said, "You can go now!" ”

Shen Congxi got up and left after hearing this, and before leaving, he paid for the wine, and took out two pieces of broken silver and put them on the table: "You two brothers, divide it and take it to drink!" The two of them smiled and accepted it.

The little brother glanced at Shen Congxi's purse and said, "I haven't gone to sea alone, I have to ask my father to go with me, is it okay for two people?" ”

Shen Congxi smiled: "Don't worry, I found it, I won't treat you badly." ”

So he took the father and son and got on a warship that Zhao Xiaohou borrowed from the sailor.

It turned out that the Japanese had repeatedly harassed them several times, but they had not been able to fight them head-on, and the Japanese were cunning and slipped away at the slightest touch, and the army was exhausted and had no effect. After many discussions, they finally decided to take the initiative and directly hit the nest of the Japanese robbers, so as to completely solve the problem.

But when the little marquis contacted the sailor, the sailor general said that he did not know the location of the island where the gang was located. There are few pirates, and if they change places at a time, there is no way for the navy to take this kind of rogue bandits. In the end, the generals of the navy saw that they had served as soldiers under the command of Marquis Zhao before they joined the navy, and promised to lend the little marquis a warship, but they had to find it themselves.

With a plan to go to sea and borrow a warship, Shen Congxi made many secret visits and found those villagers who claimed to have seen the island.

No one remembers this little brother's father's surname, but everyone knows that his nickname is "Old Gull". He is really powerful, out of the sea, the sky and water are vast, he only relies on a sun, judging by the naked eye, he can accurately point out the direction. After walking for more than an hour, the little brother pointed to a shallow shadow in front of him on the left, and exclaimed excitedly: "That is the island of the widows!" ”

Everyone carefully identified it, and it was really the outline of an island. Li Bin said excitedly: "Get closer!" Take a closer look! ”

But the old gull persuaded: "You can't go any further, the Japanese have cannons!" Besides, when they find out that the nest has been found, they may have to change places. ”

Shen Congxi felt that what Lao Ou said made sense, so he said, "Okay! Let's go back first. I would like to invite you to come when you officially go to the island. and pay each of you fifty taels of silver. ”

The old gull took off his hat and held it in his hand, and said with a smile: "I don't take money when I bring you to fight the Japanese invaders, we live by the sea, the one who doesn't hate the Japanese invaders?" If we destroy them, we won't have to pay tribute to the widows, and the servants won't have to arrest people and daughters all over the streets, and my son will be able to get a daughter-in-law. ”

After returning to prepare for the day, the sailors on board observed the hydrology and set a time for departure. Marquis Zhao personally boarded the ship with three hundred sergeants and sailed in the direction of the island. With a guide and the helmsman and the experience of the previous day, the ship quickly sailed to the vicinity of the island.

When the Japanese on the island noticed that a warship was coming, they immediately became in an uproar. Some people ran to the big boats, some went to get weapons, some went to get ammunition and prepared to fill the guns.

The warships of the Celestial Empire were much taller than the big ships of the Japanese Invaders, and when the warships sailed next to the big ships of the Japanese Invaders, the sergeants condescended and poured two large barrels of oil down from the bow of the ship, and a row of rockets flew over with the oil, and the big ships of the Japanese invaders did not hesitate to burn.

The guns, three-eyed guns, and bird guns of the warships also hit the shore, and the Japanese who abandoned the ships and went ashore ran in all directions. Zhao Xiaohou Ye commanded to put down the wooden ladder and quickly landed on the island with the sergeants. After holding their breath for several months, the soldiers finally found the object of their anger, and they didn't kill any of them directly, and they were stunned to beat them to death with their fists to relieve their hatred!

No matter how much they run, this is just a small island with no name, surrounded by a vast sea, and it doesn't take much time to search twice. Vice General Li happily reported to the little marquis: "Ninety-four Japanese robbers were annihilated, and forty-one girls of the Celestial Dynasty were rescued. ”

"Didn't you send the girl to the widow three times? There should be sixty people. Zhao Xiaohou asked puzzledly: "Where are the other nineteen girls?" ”

Vice Admiral Li pulled over the two girls and asked. Before the girl could speak, she began to cry: "Master Jun, do you want to avenge them...... We were brought here on a ship of the Wokos, tortured and humiliated, and the wounded, sick girls who resisted desperately were thrown into the sea, and we were the only ones left......"

Everyone was silent when they heard this, and their sad and indignant eyes turned to the filthy low houses of the Japanese Kou. Zhao Xiaohou went over and lit a fire and burned down the corpses of the widows and their houses. Zhao Xiaohou led the team back, and there were no casualties among our soldiers.

However, the grief was not over, and on the way back, five girls felt that they had no love left for the sea. Everyone won the battle, but their hearts were still full of sadness. "The government is weak, and the people are suffering!" These eight words flew to the hands of Duanwang with the pigeon.

"Inspector Zhang, this group of pirates has been wiped out, and we will return to Beijing tomorrow." The little marquis said to Zhang Zhi.

"Obey ......," Zhang Zhi replied with a smile. But he scolded in his heart: This time you are cheaper, and let you borrow a boat. If you don't stay up for a while, when you fight against the Japanese Kou, I will take your life from behind...... Okay, leave you two lives, go back to Beijing, and wait for me to find an opportunity to take care of you.

He didn't know that he no longer had the opportunity to take care of Zhao Xiaohou and Shen Dagongzi.

After ten days of rapid marching, Zhao Xiaohou led the team back to the capital. Duanwang went out of the city to greet him, and he was followed by Yan 11 and Yan 13 from Dongchang.

"Welcome Zhao Xiaohou back to Beijing." Yan Shiyi stepped forward and saluted with a smile, and then his face changed and he shouted: "Someone! Take Zhang Zhi and Lu Ping down for me! ”