Chang'an City, the Li family's residence.

Sandalwood birds and birds in the spacious and elegant study, the four of them sat together, their faces were a little heavy, the main seat was sitting Li Zixiong, the patriarch of the Li clan of Zhao County, and sitting next to him was the head of the Li clan of Zhao County in Chang'an, and on the other side was the patriarch of the Lu clan of Fanyang and the head of the side branch in Chang'an.

Li Zixiong's cold gaze looked at everyone quietly, and said slowly: "Patriarch Lu, I received news today that Lord Qin has gone to sea, I don't know how Patriarch Lu feels?" ”

"Why should Patriarch Li be tempted, you and I are now allies in the same boat, and I have something to say." Patriarch Li's eyes wandered, shining brightly, revealing shrewdness.

"Okay, Patriarch Lu is quick to speak, and the old man will speak directly."

Li Zixiong had a satisfied expression on his face, and continued: "Once what you and my clan did in Jiangnan is known by the saint, the consequences must be clear to Patriarch Lu, Lord Qin went to Haizhou to build a ship, and now he goes to sea, I am afraid that he already knows something, it is to find evidence, once there is evidence, you and I will be wiped out." ”

"What Patriarch Li said is true, the sea is dangerous, not to mention that there are pirates, it is said that Lord Qin may not have the life to come back alive, but with the old man's understanding of Lord Qin, he will never fight an unprepared battle, maybe Lord Qin has something to rely on, in case he finds evidence and comes back, the disaster of exterminating the clan must not sit still, Patriarch Li has ideas?"

"Patriarch Lu can see it so clearly, the old man is relieved." Li Zixiong smiled and threw a look at the head of the Li family, some words could not come out of his mouth.

The head of the Li family nodded knowingly, took over the topic and continued: "Patriarch Lu, the juniors thought that they should take two steps, one of them was to send people to pretend to be pirates, destroy the salt fields of Lord Qin in Haizhou, snatch the sea salt, and cut off its salt road. ”

"Several caravan veterans in the Qin Mansion have also heard of it, in addition to the white paper, liquor and other things it produces, salt also occupies the lion's share, destroying its Haizhou salt fields, and being able to cut off one of its arms, this is a great good, however, although Lord Qin has gone overseas, the Yantian guards will not be weak, and the people sent must be elite, the number cannot be less, there is only one chance, and it can't be a fiasco like last time, let's talk about the second." Patriarch Lu looked at the head of the Li family with a cold gaze.

The head of the Li family clasped his fists and saluted, and continued: "Patriarch Lu is right, the younger generation received the news that Lord Qin built an ironclad ship in Haizhou, which is very special, and there is another benefit to sending people over, to get shipbuilding technology, which is of great benefit to you and my clan. ”

"Oh, and that matter?" Patriarch Lu's eyes lit up, he stroked his beard and groaned for a moment, and said with a smile: "We have to admit that this son is indeed extraordinary, and the things he makes are very novel, and he can actually build an ironclad ship, it's incredible, the iron is heavy, how can he float on the sea?" ”

"The younger generation is also curious." The head of the Li family smiled calmly.

Patriarch Lu pondered for a moment, and suddenly became a little excited, and said: "Iron is extremely hard, if it is used to build ships, isn't it fearless of any collision at sea, if it is big enough, wouldn't it be able to crush all enemies like a chariot, with this technology, you and I will cross the sea and monopolize the sea trade routes, what is the imperial court at that time?" ”

Li Shangxiong stroked his beard and smiled: "This is also what the old man values, the sea is vast, take a step back and say, if you and I fail, you can also retreat with your whole body, be at ease on the sea, and even take the Wa Kingdom." ”

"Wonderful, wonderful, nephew, tell me about your second point." Patriarch Lu looked at the head of the Li family.

The head of the Li family nodded, and continued: "The second is to prepare early, Lord Qin is going overseas, life and death are unpredictable, but it is difficult to guarantee in case, if you succeed in getting the evidence, you and I are in danger, when you prepare with both hands, if necessary, ...... if necessary" After speaking, he made a neck wiping motion, his eyes were gloomy and indifferent.

The study suddenly became cold.

The four of them were silent, each with their own thoughts.

After a while, Patriarch Lu looked at Li Zixiong: "Patriarch Li is in a high position, he knows the holy will, and thinks it is necessary to prepare early?" Once it is leaked, it will leave a handle, and those princes in the DPRK and China are not vegetarians. ”

"Everything has a case, it's good to take precautions, however, we can't do it too obviously, leave the handle, you can borrow a knife to kill people, the saint is becoming more and more obsessed with immortality, you and I send people to find a Taoist warlock to make friends with the saint, to gain greater trust, how can there be immortality in this world, how to do it must be Patriarch Lu also understands......"

"That's a wonderful way!" Patriarch Lu smiled knowingly.

Li Shangxiong continued: "In addition, the old man can see that the Holy Lord is interested in King Jin, so he will come with me tomorrow and meet King Jin secretly, so that you can calm your heart and wait for the coming day." ”

"Hahaha, Patriarch Li still understands me." Patriarch Lu smiled with satisfaction.

The others laughed too, meaningfully.

……

The vast sea.

Hundreds of ships are moving forward, slowly like mountains, and the power is unparalleled.

The six troop carriers advanced forward in three or three formations, followed by the tallest building ship, on the lookout, Qin Huaidao stood with his hands in his hands, his eyes were as cold as electricity, and he could penetrate the space and see the endless distance, next to Luo Ying and Wei Chi Baolin stood respectively.

Since it was seized

After the three-story ship, the headquarters moved to the ship, with troop carriers in front of it and hundreds of sea ships following behind, with a fierce momentum.

"Look, it's here!"

Luo Ying suddenly shouted in surprise, pointing to the front.

In the distance, a huge island can be faintly seen, like a fierce beast lying on the vast sea, mysterious, but also reassuring those who have been floating on the sea for a long time.

Wandering for several days in a row, and without entertainment, the days are boring and boring, if it weren't for the fact that you could shoot sea fish with a bow and arrow, and replenish food by the way, you would really be bored to death.

The news of the imminent arrival on Danluo Island spread quickly, and countless people on board the sea let out cheers, it was so boring that they would rather die in battle than die of boredom.

The flotilla continues to move forward, setting off endless waves.

It didn't take long for the distance to get closer, it can be seen that the island is lush with green trees, and there are trees that mean there is water, which is the most scarce for everyone, Qin Huaidao carefully looked at the island, and estimated that there are about 2,000 square kilometers, the area is not small, the whole is oval, there are mountains and rivers, and the main peak is towering, but it is a good place, which can be occupied as a base.

Qin Huaidao remembered that this island was formed by a volcanic eruption millions of years ago, and the civilization could be traced back to the Stone Age, and he didn't know how to increase, but the volcano was real, which meant that there was high-quality sulfur on the mountain, which was an indispensable material for making explosives bags.

Saltpeter and charcoal are easy to find in the Tang Kingdom, but sulfur, especially high-quality sulfur, is too difficult.

Thinking of this, Qin Huaidao's eyes lit up, and he had some thoughts in his heart.

Not long after, the fleet approached Danluo Island, Qin Huaidao was not in a hurry to dock, and immediately ordered: "Pass my order, stop advancing, and prepare for battle." ”

Flag soldiers were arranged on the top of the ship, standing high so that it was convenient for other sea flag soldiers to see, and the order spread quickly, and the fleet began to slow down and slowly stop moving.

Soon, everyone found that a large number of people rushed out of the mountains and forests, rushed to the beach, one by one holding weapons, shouting something, there were many sea boats docked on the beach, and some people rushed on the boats, looking at the posture to rush up and fight.

However, without waiting for Qin Huaidao to give the order to attack, someone rushed up and shouted a few words, and the people on the boat went down one after another, and everyone retreated to the edge of the woods, hidden, and prepared to fight.

Seeing this scene, Qin Huaidao smiled: "Baolin, Luo Ying, the pirates are ready to rely on the terrain to block the attack, and we are not allowed to go ashore, what do you two think?" ”

"It's definitely not okay if you don't go ashore, the beach is not too wide, we can't attack on the boat, not to mention that there is not much water on the boat, we can't afford it, so it's better for me to take the lead." Luo Ying hurriedly said.

"I can't do it." Qin Huaidao said and looked at Yu Chi Baolin.

Yu Chi Baolin's combat experience is much higher than Luo Ying's, looking at the terrain and muttering, his eyes flashed with a fine light, and after a while, he suddenly said: "Brother Qin, our ironclad ship has a deep draft, and the beach water is shallow, so we can't rush up directly, otherwise the propeller will be broken, and other sea ships are fine, it is recommended that the ironclad ship stay and land on other sea ships." ”

"That's true, how to fight?" Qin Huaidao asked.

"The pirates are waiting for a tough battle, in my opinion, why don't I lead someone to open the way with explosives bags, Luo Ying leads the team to follow, defeat them in one go, and then act again?" Yu Chi Baolin proposed.

"This method is very good, the explosives bag is fierce, the pirates can't stop it, maybe it will be defeated as soon as it explodes, but I'll lead someone to open the way, I'm better at playing with explosives than you." Luo Ying said and looked at Yu Chi Baolin.

Yu Chi Baolin didn't fight, and looked at Qin Huaidao.

"There will be a lot of casualties on our side if you hit us like this." Qin Huaidao vetoed it abruptly, looking at the terrain in front of him and pondering.

How can there be immortals in war? Yu Chi Baolin and Luo Ying exchanged glances in surprise and stopped talking.