Wang Zhi had trapped Xu Hai on a small island, close to Ningbo.

Xu Hai was not trapped all at once. In the battle of the capital, although he lost a lot of manpower, Luo Wenlong brought back Yan Shifan's compensation, which allowed him to buy ships and guns from the Franco, and his strength increased greatly for a while.

After fighting with Wang Zhi continuously, Xu Hai even fantasized about regaining the status of the first brother on the sea.

But this illusion was soon shattered. Wang Zhi got Xiao Feng's cannon and cannonballs, completed the weapon upgrade, and immediately reappeared in the form of crushing Xu Hai.

The most important thing is that Xu Hai needs to buy cannons and cannonballs from the Francois with real money, while Wang Zhi's cannons and cannonballs are constantly transported from the capital.

Even if the two sides were evenly matched at first, Wang Zhida would be able to get new supplies along the coast after a while, not only with weapons, but also with grain and vegetables.

And Xu Hai didn't even dare to rely on the shore, as soon as he landed, Hu Zongxian and Yu Dayou's troops quickly pounced on them like old cats smelling fish.

Often, as soon as the price of the supplies was negotiated here, before it could be loaded onto the ship, Hu Zongxian's chengguan troops came over, and the profiteers who sold him the supplies immediately ran away, taking away the money and goods.

Xu Hai also wanted to load the goods first and then give the money, but the profiteers refused. They say that they are willing to do business with you is already risking losing their heads, and you still want to pay later? No way!

The most immoral thing is that there are two profiteers who are still fishing law enforcement arranged by Hu Zongxian! not only hacked Xu Hai's money, but also almost deducted someone!

After making several loss-making transactions, Xu Hai looked up to the sky and sighed: It's not easy to be a mobile vendor without a court license!

In this way, Wang Zhi became stronger and stronger, Xu Hai became weaker and weaker, and finally Wang Zhi was chased and intercepted step by step, and arrived on the island outside Ningbo.

This island, Xu Hai has been operating for many years, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and has strong material reserves, which is his last lair. Therefore, he didn't run anymore, and put on a posture of a decisive battle with Wang Zhi.

Of course, Xu Hai did not sit still. Mao Haifeng suggested that he ask for help from Franco, and he should work together to kill Wang Zhi.

Xu Hai was a little tempted, but his wife objected. Xu Hai's wife is called Wang Cuiqiao, who was once a famous singer in Shanghai, not only beautiful, but also kind-hearted.

Xu Hai was so poor that he didn't have pants to wear, so he learned the entrepreneurial experience of Zhu Chongba, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, and went to become a monk.

Xu Hai, a monk, was very unreligious, and after getting a few dollars in hand, he went to the entertainment venue to mess with the young ladies.

At that time, Wang Cuiqiao was very popular, and Xu Hai's money was only enough for two options: one was to listen to Wang Cuiqiao sing a song, and the other was to choose a good girl to spend the night.

But Xu Hai would rather listen to Wang Cuiqiao sing than find other women to spend the night, similar to the later Xiao Feng would rather go to the KtV Singing Commerce Bureau than go to the foot washing room with a small pink lamp.

So Wang Cuiqiao had a very deep impression of Xu Hai, but later this flower monk didn't come, but he thought it was quite strange.

In fact, Xu Hai couldn't even make up the money to listen to the song at that time, so he gritted his teeth and went directly to the pirates.

Xu Hai later succeeded in starting a business, and before Wang Zhi came back from studying in Japan to develop, he once became the first brother of the Ming Dynasty.

As soon as a man succeeds, he will want to show the woman who was unattainable in the past, so Xu Hai planned a robbery operation, robbed Wang Cuiqiao to the sea, and became his wife.

Although the love stage is a bit sloppy and the marriage stage is a bit rough, Xu Hai is sincere to Wang Cuiqiao. I was almost afraid of breaking it in my hand, and I was afraid of melting it in my mouth, and I also listened to Wang Cuiqiao's words.

Originally, Xu Hai was not only Wang Cuiqiao, but after Wang Cuiqiao came, he persuaded Xu Hai to let the other women go. Moreover, Wang Cuiqiao felt that robbing people's wives and daughters was unreasonable, and persuaded Xu Hai not to indulge his subordinates to do so.

Therefore, among the coastal pirates, Xu Hai's fleet is relatively good in these aspects. Including the matter of collusion with the Japanese Bandits, when Xu Hai and Luo Wenlong discussed, they were also behind Wang Cuiqiao's back.

Now Luo Wenlong proposed to collude with the Francophone to deal with Wang Zhi, and the price was to hand over the fleet to the Francophone in the future and jointly occupy and control the Daming sea area, Wang Cuiqiao clearly objected.

"Brother Hai, you and Wang Zhi are old acquaintances, both descendants of China, how to fight between you is the same thing.

But the Francois are like beasts at sea, they have met at sea before, and they slaughter ships and islands at every turn, which is no different from the Japanese robbers.

If we hand over the fleet to the Franciscans, even if we defeat Wang Zhi, will we really be able to live well in the hands of those beasts? ”

Xu Hai fell into deep thought, Luo Wenlong knew Wang Cuiqiao's influence on Xu Hai, so he had to convince Wang Cuiqiao first.

"Mother-in-law, my son doesn't know what's wrong with this, but Wang Zhi is aggressive, and he is bound to cut us to the roots, we have to survive first!

If there is a second way to go, I naturally don't want to be subservient to others and listen to those red-haired ghosts shouting and drinking! ”

Xu Hai's guards reported at the door: "Ship owner, a small boat came from the direction of Ningbo and was intercepted by the brothers. The people on the ship said that they were Hu Zongxian's secret envoys and came to discuss important matters with the shipowner! ”

Xu Hai stood up suddenly, looked at Luo Wenlong, and then looked at Wang Cuiqiao.

"Hu Zongxian? I have no dealings with him, so what can he do when he sends someone? ”

Luo Wenlong was also a little puzzled: "Could it be some trickery?" Hu Zongxian and Wang Zhi are in the same group! ”

Wang Cuiqiao said: "Brother Hai, no matter what, he only came alone, what is there to be afraid of?" Why don't you bring it in and ask. ”

Luo Wenlong nodded: "Come on, put down the knife formation, and test this person's courage a priori!" ”

The person who came was white and fat, tall and strong, and a few strands of beard were not thick or light, just right, and they looked very imposing.

Luo Wenlong had already made people put out a knife formation, from the door to the inner hall. The person who came looked at it, and there was neither a change of color on his face like Luo Wenlong thought, nor a long smile like Xu Haixiang, and walked calmly.

As soon as the visitor turned around, he turned around and left. This unconventional approach made the three people in the room stunned for a while. Seeing that everyone had walked out ten steps away, Luo Wenlong shouted.

"Stop! Since you're here, why didn't you leave without saying a word? ”

The man turned around and sneered: "Since you brought me to talk, why do you want to engage in such a child's battle, it can be seen that you are insincere."

I'm here to help you, and I'm not here to harm you, so why should I be so idle? ”

Luo Wenlong said angrily: "Aren't you afraid that I will kill you? ”

The man sighed in disappointment: "I heard someone say before, how is the righteous son of the owner of Xu, how can he ask such nonsense?" ”

Luo Wenlong was furious and pulled out his steel knife; "What's, don't I dare kill you?"

The man nodded: "Of course you dare to kill me, but that doesn't prevent you from asking a piece of." This is a pirate den, not a green building. Since I dare to come, can I be afraid that you will kill me? ”

Luo Wenlong was stunned, this was about to speak again, Xu Hai waved his hand to stop him.

"After collecting the knife array, sir, please come and talk."

The knife array was withdrawn, and the man walked over with square steps, and arched his hand at Xu Hai, and when he saw Wang Cuiqiao, he couldn't help but be stunned, and he also arched his hand.

Wang Cuiqiao exclaimed: "You...... Are you Mr. Xu Wei Xu? When I was in the building, you wrote me a poem. ”

Xu Wei smiled: "I thought I was wrong, it turned out that the girl disappeared overnight, and she came to enjoy happiness with Ship Master Xu." At that time, we thought that the girl had been killed. ”

Xu Hai was also stunned, and hurriedly left his seat to salute: "It turned out to be Mr. Xu Wenchang, rude and rude!" Mr. is very famous in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but he doesn't want to join Hu Zongxian. He is just a tour of the imperial history, how can he be assisted by Mr.? ”

Xu Wei is very famous in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, although he is not an official, but he also has countless fans, although Xu Hai is a pirate, he is also a cultural person, and he naturally does not dare to despise Xu Wei.

Xu Wei said with a smile: "Hu Zongxian is no longer patrolling the imperial history, Xiao Feng, the governor of Jiangnan, wrote to the imperial court and promoted Hu Zongxian to the left squire of the military department."

When Governor Xiao is not in Jiangnan, he can act as the governor and hold the power to transfer troops from the coastal provinces. In my opinion, becoming the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang is just around the corner.

Hu Zongxian is a scheming person, but he treats people with sincerity, is bold and does not suffer from self-suffering, and has great ambitions but does not act rashly. ”

Xu Hai was trapped on the island for many days, and he really didn't know about it, and when he heard Xu Weiyi, he sighed.

"Hu Zongxian is indeed a great person. Before he came, although Yu Dayou led the troops to fight the Japanese and did not dare to take the lead, it was a cat and mouse after all.

As soon as Hu Zongxian arrived, he jointly set up a register, rectified the guards, carried forward the training skills left by Xiao Feng, and cooperated with Wang Zhi in the method of sea and land supply operations, which was very methodical.

I don't know what Mr. is here to bring for Hu Zongxian, you might as well say it clearly. Regardless of the outcome, I promise to send Mr. Dejima as a gift. ”

Xu Wei swept his eyes around, but he was silent. Xu Hai knew what he wanted, and immediately waved his hand and drove all his subordinates out, leaving only Luo Wenlong and Wang Cuiqiao.

Xu Wei glanced at Luo Wenlong, the meaning was self-evident, Xu Hai smiled: "Luo Wenlong is my righteous son, there is no problem." ”

Xu Wei nodded: "Since they are all the family members of the Xu Ship Owner, then I will say it directly, Master Hu invited me to persuade the Xu Ship Owner." ”

Xu Hai was already prepared in his heart, so he was not surprised, but just silent. Luo Wenlong was moved in his heart and looked at Xu Wei.

"Sir, I didn't know you were Mr. Wenchang just now, so I was offended. It's just that my father-in-law's fleet comes and goes, and he is as comfortable as a prince, why should he surrender to Hu Zongxian? ”

Xu Wei smiled slightly: "Young Master Luo, it's just a matter of deceiving others with this, how can you dare to say it in front of Xu?"

Now is different from the past, three years ago, the overlord of this sea was no longer the owner of the Xu. Now that the owner of the Xu ship has been defeated repeatedly, he is besieged here by Wang Zhi, and he is stubbornly resisting, what can he talk about as a prince? ”

Luo Wenlong shook his head and said: "Although we are trapped here, we have enough soldiers and food, and it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Wang Zhi can't gnaw on this island.

Now that the war of the daimyo in Japan is coming to an end, the new shogunate is salivating over the Ming coast, and the Japanese who came to the Ming Dynasty have gradually become organized from stragglers.

The artillery of the Franco-robot was increasingly innovative, and although Wang Zhi's fleet firepower was strengthened by the imperial court, the hull itself was far less robust than that of the Franco-man.

With these two major forces here, Wang Zhi will not be able to surround it for long, and it is unknown that the time will come when the inside and the outside will be united, and the father-in-law's fleet will regain control of the sea area. ”

Xu Hai has been silent, just to let Luo Wenlong test Xu Wei's hole cards. Luo Wenlong is a junior and a second-in-command, it doesn't matter what he says wrong, as long as he doesn't express his position, everything can continue to be discussed.

The same is true of the Commerce Bureau in later generations, the big boss must not easily express his position, the second boss is charging into battle, the big boss is only responsible for observing the entire situation, and when the two sides may break the situation, they can make a move.

How could Xu Wei not understand this? He is also using Luo Wenlong to test Xu Hai's hole cards, it is never easy to persuade him to surrender, especially to let the other party rest assured, so he can't be in a hurry.

"What Young Master Luo said is also reasonable, but Young Master Luo probably doesn't know that the imperial court has issued an order to rebuild the Daming Water Division!"

This bombshell exploded all at once, Xu Hai and Luo Wenlong were dizzy, and after looking at each other, Xu Hai finally couldn't hold his breath.

"Is what you said true? Da Ming really wants to rebuild the water division? ”

Xu Wei said calmly: "It's true, the holy decree has just arrived in the hands of Master Hu. At this time, Hu was surveying the coastal area to determine the place where the shipbuilding workshop would be built.

It is necessary not only to have a river to enter the sea, but also to stay away from the seashore to prevent sneak attacks and sabotage by pirates and pirates. I guess it's near Hangzhou. ”

This time, even Luo Wenlong was silent, and Wang Cuiqiao suddenly spoke: "Mr. Xu, I don't know the Daming Water Master, what is the scale?" ”

Xu Wei smiled slightly: "The basic framework given by Lord Xiao is called the Qibao Battle Group. With the three-deck ship-on-treasure ship as the core, there are two double-decker frigates, five single-deck gunboats, and 20 clippers with angles. ”

Xu Hai exclaimed: "What is the significance of this combination? ”

Xu Wei said solemnly: "This formation is what Lord Xiao learned from the immortal world. The three-story ship, with its huge hull and heavy armor, had fierce artillery fire, but was slow to move.

Heavy firepower with double-decker frigates can also be used as shields. The single-story gunboat is the main combat force of the periphery, and the clipper is used for capturing, scuttling, and burning ships in close combat.

The shippers carried a large amount of weapons and food and fresh water, and all ships could get close to the shippers for supplies after the battle, and the wounded could also be recuperated on the ship.

In addition, Shippo has repair craftsmen and materials to repair battle-damaged ships, ensuring that the entire battle group can continue to fight at sea for months!

In addition, whenever you get close to a larger island, you can get supplies from the island, and when the battle group is in formation, you are not afraid of enemy sneak attacks. ”

Xu Hai asked after a long time: "How many such Qibao battle groups does the Daming Water Master plan to build?" ”

Xu Wei smiled: "Lord Xiao said that now there is little money, so you can build two first, and then build another one after another." Wang Zhi's fleet will also be incorporated into it after upgrading. ”

Luo Wenlong suddenly said: "Such an idea is indeed amazing, but if you want to build it, I'm afraid it will take more than three or five years, right?" ”

Xu Wei said indifferently: "The imperial court has the power to fall the mountain, it is nothing more than money." As long as the money is sufficient, it will be a year at most. At that time, I am afraid that no one will be surrendered again. ”

Wang Cuiqiao said in a trembling voice: "Why don't you surrender?" ”

Xu Wei glanced at her: "Madam, don't you know that 'one will succeed and ten thousand bones will wither'?" Throughout the ages, which famous general's Yanyan brocade robe was not dyed red with the blood of the enemy?

If you really wait until the day when the Qibao battle group goes to the sea, I am afraid that even if you have the heart to surrender, Lord Xiao may not be able to listen, let alone the generals and sergeants below! ”

Xu Hai and Luo Wenlong glanced at each other, and they couldn't hide the fear in their hearts. They are pirates, and they know better than others that Xu Wei is right.

In fact, naval warfare is sometimes simpler than land warfare, there is neither the danger of mountains and rivers, nor the place to ambush, nor can it be said to be a quick attack. Most of the time, it is crushed by firepower.

Therefore, there are frequent examples of the weak defeating the strong in land battles, and naval battles are relatively rare, and there are only a few times in history.

When a general has a powerful fleet in his hands, what he wants most must be to make a contribution, because the risk is small and the benefit is large.

Not to mention that there are pirates nearby, even if there are none, you have to find pirates to fight thousands of miles, and if you can't find them, you will fight the warships of other countries as pirates.

Xu Hai knew that there was not much opportunity to negotiate the price, so he looked at Xu Wei and got up sincerely.

"Sir, Xu Hai took his wife to drift on the sea for half his life, which is really undesirable. In fact, Wang Zhi also sent people to order me to surrender several times.

It's just that the court has always regarded me as a coward, and Wang Zhi has old grudges with me, and if I surrender, I'm afraid that my life will not be guaranteed. ”

Xu Wei smiled: "How is Wang Zhibi to Ship Master Xu?" Isn't it also the three-pin general of the Ming Dynasty now? Jinghai is much more beautiful than being a pirate! ”

Xu Hai sneered: "Wang Zhi is lucky, he got acquainted with Lord Xiao and took the lead.

Although I have never met Lord Xiao, I have always had a feud, and if I surrender now, I will inevitably follow suit, but I am afraid that Wang Zhi will not tolerate me first! ”

Xu Wei looked at Xu Hai, and suddenly laughed, laughing so much that everyone was inexplicable.

Master Hu really knew what Captain Xu was worried about. So, I've come to the right place! ”

Xu Hai was stunned for a moment, and then realized: "Mr. Fei's trip, isn't it just to recruit subordinates?" ”

Xu Wei smiled mysteriously: "The surrender also has to be divided into who it is for." Surrender is also divided into to whom it is thrown. If you vote well, you will be prosperous and rich, but if you don't vote well, you will die and be disgraced! ”