Although Phi Island is not much larger than Huangcheng Island, it is close to the mainland, and it is only a quarter of an hour by boat from here. So there are a lot of fishermen living on this island.

In order to prevent the fishermen from leaking the news, the first thing Yu Ren did when he went to the island was to send a few small fishing boats to pretend to be fishing in the sea, but in fact, he was secretly monitoring the fishing boats on the island to see if there was anything unusual about them, and all fishing boats were temporarily banned from going to sea. These fishing boats were purchased from local fishermen when Yu Ren was on Huangcheng Island.

At the same time, in order to compensate for the losses of the seamen, Yu Ren sent people to set up points to buy the fishermen's seafood, which was purchased at a price three times higher than the market price. The purpose of this is to dispel the dissatisfaction of the fishermen on the island with their ban on the sea, and secondly, to store some food by the way. If you are defeated and run away, you will not be left without food.

After the sea was forbidden, Yu Ren took a box of gifts to visit one of the most prestigious old fishermen on the island.

This is an old man in his seventies, but he is still in good spirits. Because he is the oldest person on the island, he is also the most experienced in going out to sea to fish, and he has always been respected by everyone. Because his brothers are the ninth in the family, everyone calls him Jiuweng.

Yu Ren knew that if he wanted to gain a foothold in this area in the future, he would not be able to do it without the support of the locals. Therefore, he put down his body and personally came to visit this nine Weng with gifts.

Jiu Weng was a very kind old man, and he was very flattered to see Yu Ren coming with a lot of gifts.

After turning over the politeness, Yu Ren first clarified his identity. said that he was still a general of Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty, and was ordered by the governor Wang to seize Zhenjiang Fort.

When Jiu Weng heard Yu Ren's words, he was very surprised, he was not surprised by Yu Ren's identity. He had already guessed this, and what surprised him was that Yu Ren trusted him so much, and revealed his identity to him as soon as they met. This touched the old man very much.

"Great, we thought that the court of the Ming Dynasty had forgotten about us lonely people at sea! I didn't expect to be able to see the military might of the Ming Dynasty again today. ”

Speaking of this, the old man was so excited that he actually shed tears.

The old man's reaction surprised Yu Ren a little. He didn't know that although the fishermen on these islands were not enslaved by the Jurchens like the Han people living around Zhenjiang City, they were often oppressed by the Jurchens. The attitude of the Jurchens towards the Han people was the same as that towards the slaves. In their eyes, the Han Chinese were their slaves, the property of their families. Therefore, since Zhenjiang City was occupied by the Jurchens, no one dared to go to Zhenjiang City to sell seafood, and they didn't even dare to go. All the seafood was sold to Tieshan and Xuanzhou. Although it was already under the jurisdiction of the Koreans, it was still inhabited mostly by Han Chinese.

Hearing Yu Ren's explanation of his intentions, saying that he was looking for a guide who was familiar with Zhenjiang City, the old man couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

"Since Zhenjiang City announced the Seven Great Hatreds a few years ago and used troops against my Daming, the people on our Phi Island have not dared to go anymore. Almost all of the people who have been there have never returned. Because as soon as the Jurchens saw us Han Chinese, they would be arrested and treated as slaves of their family, and they would never be free again.

It's really difficult for the general to find someone who is familiar with Zhenjiang! ”

When Yu Ren heard this, he couldn't help but feel disappointed. Therefore, he did not choose Zhangzi Island, which is closest to Zhenjiang, but chose Phi Island, which is farther away from Zhenjiang, mainly because he was worried that the Jurchens would find their traces, but he didn't expect to find a guide here.

When the old man was in a dilemma, the fourteen or fifteen-year-old granddaughter who was waiting for him suddenly spoke, "Grandpa, I know that there is a person on our island who is most familiar with Zhenjiang City. ”

"Who?" Jiu Weng and Yu Ren asked at the same time.

"That bearded Mongol! Have you forgotten? ”

Jiuweng patted his head. "That's right! If it weren't for your little girl's reminder, I would have almost forgotten about him. ”

After speaking, Jiu Weng said to Yu Ren, "Yes." There is one person who is absolutely familiar with Zhenjiang City, and he still has a grudge against the guard. The general is looking for a guide, and he should be the most suitable person. ”

When Yu Ren heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed and hurriedly stood up. "Okay, then please take me to him!"

This Mongol, Turji, was rescued by Jiuweng's second son, Lehi, when he was fishing at sea seven days earlier. At that time Turzi was floating on a plank, and according to him, he had been floating at sea for five days. Lehi put Thurzi on the boat, gave him something to eat, and brought him back to Phi Island.

When Turzi arrived at Phi Island, he built his own small grass hut and began to learn how to make boats and fish from the fishermen on the island.

When others asked him about his affairs, he was always tight-lipped. He only told Li Hai that he was a defender of Zhenjiang City in the past, and because he had a bad relationship with the new Jurchen guard, he was later framed by him, and had to go to sea to escape for his life, but he encountered wind and waves at sea.

Yu Ren heard about this Turji from Jiuweng's mouth, and couldn't help but be overjoyed. Isn't this the best guide God has ever given him?

When Yu Ren hurried to Turzi's simple straw hut by the sea, Turji was clumsily sawing a rough log. He borrowed the saw from a local fisherman. One look at his appearance tells that he has never done this kind of carpentry before. And such a man, who had never done carpentry work, now wanted to build a big ship that could go to sea.

It sounds ridiculous, and no one believes that this Turzi can actually build a ship that can go to sea. However, Yu Ren doesn't think so, because he believes that perseverance can make a person achieve achievements that are unimaginable to ordinary people.

"It takes a long time to get a man-made boat. Maybe, I can help you. Because, I have a boat. Yu Ren came to Turzi's side, and when he saw that this burly, bearded guy ignored him, he had to start accosting him.

Turzi listened to Yu Ren's words, glanced up at him, and then lowered his head again and continued sawing his wood.

"We really have a boat. Don't believe it, look over there! Yu Ren could tell from Turzi's demeanor that he didn't believe his words.

Turzi followed Yu Ren's finger and looked in the direction of his finger, and sure enough, he saw two large sea ships parked on the shore in the distance. Tulzi's eyes lit up.

Because he had been concentrating on making his ship, Turzi did not know about Yu Ren and the others coming to Phi Dao. At this time, he suddenly saw these two big boats, and his heart was excited. However, he still didn't speak, just put down the saw in his hand, straightened up and stared at Yu Ren. He knew that the young man must be trying to make himself do something. So he's waiting for the other party to take the initiative to say it.

Yu Ren looked at the lower four and saw that there was no one nearby, so he lowered his voice and said, "I won't hide it from you." We are the officers and soldiers of Quang Ninh City, and we have come to seize Zhenjiang Fort on the orders of the Governor of Wang. I heard that you were originally the defender of Zhenjiang Fort, so you must be familiar with the situation in the city. Can you give us a guide? ”

After speaking, Yu Ren took out a piece of silver with ten taels from his sleeve and handed it over.

Seeing that Turji did not move, Yu Ren said again, "I know that you have a grudge against the defenders of Zhenjiang City. Although I don't know what kind of enmity you have against him. But I can promise you that I will help you kill him and help you get revenge. What do you think? ”

Turji glanced at the silver in Yu Ren's hand.

Suddenly, Turzi quickly took out a dagger from his bosom and stabbed at Yu Ren.

Yu Ren was shocked. However, he was already a veteran of the battlefield at this time, and in the face of the mutation, he did not panic, but retreated sharply with his legs, and at the same time met the silver bloom in his hand with Turji's dagger.

Zhu Yueyue, who was on the side, saw this scene, and was the first to draw her sword and stab at Turji.

"Stop!" Yu Ren hurriedly opened his mouth to stop her. Because he found that the dagger that Turzi had stabbed on his silver had no power, which showed that he did not really want to kill himself. Probably wanted to try his hand. That's why it's so.

Turji was held by Zhu Yueyue's long sword around his neck, but he was not afraid at all, but his face was happy, because he tried the reflection of this Ming general. In the face of the mutation, Yu Ren did not panic, but responded calmly, which shows that he is not as immature as his age seems, but a battlefield veteran with strong adaptability. This made Turzi start to trust him.

For Tulzi, the most valuable trust of a soldier is not how high his military rank is, but how strong his ability is.

He tested Yu Ren's reaction speed and judged that he had a chance to take Zhenjiang City. So, he decided to work with him.

"Are you really the general of the Ming Dynasty?" Turzi finally spoke.

"Of course, don't you see that my two ships are warships? In this world, apart from our Da Ming, who else has such a big warship? ”

Turji turned his head and looked at the two warships docked not far away, and then completely believed Yu Ren's words. "Okay, I promise you. However, you also have to promise me one thing. ”

"What's the matter?"