"Yes! That's why I said, we just need to send a few boats, and that's a matter of course. I have called you mainly to consult with you on the question of who to send. ”

Hearing this, Yu Ren slapped his thigh heavily, "The big boss is still worried about the selection of candidates at this time, but I'm afraid that those islands have already been occupied by others!" ”

Xu Xinsu was a little unconvinced. "No, it won't! This has just passed the New Year, and the withdrawal of officers and men will only take more than 10 days at most. Besides, if there is no news from others, are they not afraid that the officers and soldiers will come back? ”

Yu Ren sneered, "The big boss only knows that he is well-informed, but he doesn't know that there are still many well-informed people!" Those islands may seem of little value, but they control the access to the sea in Zhejiang and Fujian provinces. Controlling them is equivalent to controlling the shipping of the two provinces.

What a benefit! How could no one pay attention?

It's useless for us to talk about it here. It's better to send a boat to find out the news first. ”

"It doesn't have to be. Not all the people I sent to inquire have been withdrawn. If someone occupies the island, they will surely send a letter back immediately. ”

After speaking, Xu Xinsu pondered for a moment, and then said softly, "You're right. These places are really important, and even if no one has robbed them yet, we have to hurry up. ”

"Nephew Yu Xian, you go and gather Liu Qiang and them right now, and we'll leave now. Let's go to Daqushan first. After Xu Xinsu finished speaking, he immediately turned the horse's head and rushed back.

On the same day, Xu Xinsu took Yu Ren, Liu Qiang and more than 200 brothers to prepare to go to Daqushan. At this time, the person sent by Xu Xinsu to inquire about the news came back.

Sure enough, as Yu Ren expected, someone had already taken a step ahead of them. Daqu Mountain has been occupied.

"Who are the people who came to the island?" Xu Xinsu asked.

"It's Zhong Laoqi's."

"It turned out to be him." Yu Ren still has an impression of this Zhong Qi, when he was in Fujian, he happened to meet him on the ship to rob when he was on the sea boat. Fortunately, Li Ying happened to be on the boat at that time. This Zhong Qi was also very interested, but he took the initiative to take people to withdraw after seeing Li Ying's small flag.

But now that the times have changed, this time I want him to retreat, but I'm afraid it's not so easy.

"How many of them went to the island?" Yu Ren asked.

"I estimate three or four hundred."

"It shouldn't be more than three hundred. This Zhong Laoqi was originally on Nanjishan Island, and it was not close to Daqu Mountain. This time, he actually brought people to the island so quickly, and apparently he also got the news. There are only 500 people on his island, and some of them have to be left in the lair, so I speculate that he can only bring 300 people to Daqushan at most. ”

"If it's this Zhong Laoqi, then this matter is very easy to do. He has always obeyed the orders of the eldest lady, as long as Yu Xianggong stepped out and let him withdraw, he should not dare to say much. Liu Qiang said.

Yu Ren laughed, "That was in the past. At that time, your eldest lady was still the boss of the Southeast Sea, so he naturally obeyed his orders, but now the power of the Li family has collapsed in an instant. As the saying goes, people are in favor, and people go to sell favors. Don't say it's me at this moment, even if your eldest lady arrives in person, let him let him go of Daqu Mountain, I'm afraid he may not let him. ”

Xu Xinsu said, "It's okay, let's take two hundred people first, I have already instructed Liu Long, let him bring five hundred brothers to reinforce later." I don't believe it, just with his little Zhong Laoqi, he dares to go against me. ”

After speaking, Xu Xinsu ordered people to set sail.

Xu Xinsu ordered his subordinates to move forward at full speed. Within a few days, the fleet reached the vicinity of Daqu Mountain. Xu Xinsu ordered the fleet to find a small desert island and stop first. Then he called Yu Ren over.

"In my opinion, let's go first to the civil arts and then to the martial arts, nephew Yu Xian, you go to the island first to persuade this Zhong Qi. If he is willing to take the initiative to withdraw, I Xu Xinsu is willing to give him 10,000 taels of silver. If he doesn't withdraw, then he will have to fight each other. ”

Yu Ren simply agreed. He didn't bring many people with him, but just picked ten cronies to accompany him.

Yu Ren deliberately chose a relatively secluded place and landed on Daqu Island. At this time, on the island, even the dozens of fishermen had moved elsewhere, and only the more than 300 people brought by Zhong Qi lived in the house built by Li Ying earlier. Most of these houses have been destroyed, and less than two-three out of ten are intact. These Zhong Qi's subordinates are rushing to repair.

Yu Ren walked up and asked one of them, "Where are you Seventh Master?" ”

The man listened to Yu Ren's question, and was a little surprised, "Aren't you our brother here?" Where are you from? ”

After speaking, there were more than a dozen strong men with unkind faces around him.

"This is Yu Ren and Yu Xianggong, who came to your boss to discuss important matters, how dare you be rude." Seeing this, Shi Qian shouted loudly, and at the same time his hand was already on the handle of the knife.

When these people heard that it was Yu Ren, they all retreated. They also heard the name of Yu Ren, and in today's Southeast Sea, there are not many people who have not heard Yu Ren's name. Although Yu Ren has only appeared for less than a year, because of Li Ying's relationship, his reputation has already spread all over the southeast.

"I'll take Yu Xianggong to see the Seventh Master." One of them stood up.

So, Yu Ren took more than a dozen people to the small courtyard where Zhong Qi lived.

The guards outside the courtyard saw from a distance that the group was a little confused, so they shouted loudly, "Stop, what are you doing?" ”

"It's Yu Ren, and Yu Xianggong is coming to visit the Seventh Master." The man who led the way replied in a loud voice.

"Wait over there, and I'll report to the Seventh Master." The guard said, and turned and went into the courtyard.

After a while, the guard stepped out again. "The seventh master has something to say, and let Yu Renxiang come in empty-handed. The others were still waiting. ”

Yu Ren took off the saber on his body and handed it to Shi Qian on the side. This time on the island, Liu Qiang did not come with him. Originally, this guy was desperate to come. But Yu Ren didn't agree to him coming. Because Yu Ren was worried that if he was away during the time he was away, Xu Xinsu would have to fight Zhong Qi. Only Liu Qiang is the most familiar with the waterways in this area, and if he is not there, this battle will be much more difficult to fight.

Times are a little uneasy. "Let's let Zhong Qi come out to meet Xianggong! What kind of thing is he, Zhong Laoqi, he dares to put up a fight with us. This shows that he has long since stopped taking the eldest lady in his eyes. I'm afraid that if you go alone, you will be in danger. ”

Yu Ren smiled and waved his hand. "The current situation is not comparable to what it used to be, we are a phoenix that has fallen off the shelf, not as good as a chicken! This is to be expected. However, even so, I believe that he Zhong Qi still doesn't dare to do anything to me Yu Ren. Rest assured! ”

Yu Ren said, and followed the guard into the small courtyard.

This is one of the few well-preserved courtyards left on Daqu Island. When Yu Ren entered the courtyard, he saw Zhong Qi sharpening a big knife in the courtyard.

"Why did Yu Xianggong come?"

Hearing the footsteps behind him, Zhong Qi didn't turn back.

"Why should Zhong Dangjia ask knowingly. Naturally, I'm here to take back Daqushan. Although the eldest lady is not here now, there are still many brothers under her command, and if the island is not recovered, the brothers will have no place to stay! ”

Only then did Zhong Qi put down the knife, turned around and looked at Yu Ren with slanted eyes.

"As far as I know, Yu Xianggong has already taken them to Xu Xinsu. This island is the island of the eldest lady, and it is really good. But that doesn't mean you can just want it. What you are, you're just a wall-to-wall grass blown on both sides.

I now occupy this island, and it is also occupied by the eldest lady, and one day the eldest lady really comes, and I promise to return the island to her as it is. But you have to want, there are no doors! ”

After Zhong Qi finished speaking, he said to the two brothers on the side, "Go, tie up this surnamed Yu for me." When the general manager of Jiang sent someone, he handed him over. ”

Yu Ren didn't expect this Zhong Qi to suddenly turn his face. However, he has also experienced several mutations in the past year, and he still remains calm in the face of the current situation.

The first question that flashed through his mind was, why did this Zhong Qi arrest himself? Who is the Jiang manager he is talking about?

But he didn't have time to think about it anymore, and two strong men were outflanking him from both sides. And Zhong Qi lowered his head again and went to sharpen his knife, not taking him to heart at all.