Then there was such a picture on the sea, three pirate ships fled in the front, and the middle pirate ship added artificial oars in addition to the sails, and it was even more desperate to escape, and it was Xia Jing's three sea ships that were chasing at the rear.

The pirate looked back at the enemy who was chasing after them, and the other pirate ship that was following them, and said solemnly: "Big brother, it can't go on like this, when we escape back to the station, it will be equivalent to our station being exposed, and it will be even more difficult to deal with them if they rush into our station." ”

Bei Nose listened, and pointed to the sea area in front of him, "Where can we flee if we don't flee back to the station?" On the sea, their sailboats are faster than ours, and they can't outrun them, so where can they go without going to the island? ”

In fact, he was scolding his mother in his heart, how could he provoke these evil stars! As if he has a deep hatred with him, bite him tightly, this is the rhythm of never dying!

At present, I don't know how many troops there are on the other side's ship, since they can't help them at sea, then we can only go to the island first, maybe we can destroy them if we go to the island.

Ye Fei let his side of the ship follow closely, don't fall behind, they are not familiar with this sea area, only by following the ship in front of them will not hit the rocks.

Seeing the pirate ship in front of them take them left and right, shuttling between the islands and reefs, it took a long time to see them land on a large island.

Their boat did not immediately follow, but stopped at a distance from the island.

"Princess, there is a fort on the island ahead, and if we force our way onto the island, we will suffer heavy casualties. What do we do now? ”

Ye Fei never thought that a small island occupied by pirates would be equipped with a fort, and he didn't know that they were here to attack the city.

Xia Jing stood on the side of the boat and looked into the distance, this island occupies a large area, there are mountains and trees on the island, there should be fresh water resources, standing on their side, in addition to the fort and the dock on this side, the rest of the land is steep mountain walls, under the erosion of the sea water all the year round, strange rocks are numerous, it is almost impossible to climb the island on this cliff.

"Let's go around the island first, and then let's take a look at the terrain."

Ye Fei took the order to make arrangements, and the ship turned around and sailed around the island.

Seeing this, the pirates on the island wondered, "This is leaving?" ”

They started to bite them like crazy, they thought that the other party was trying to kill them, and now it seems that they have misunderstood them?

Beibi put away the binoculars and snorted coldly: "How is it possible, if my guess is correct, they should be sailing around the island, trying to find a weak place to land." ”

As he spoke, he turned his head and instructed his subordinates, "You all give me a warning, don't let them take advantage of the loopholes, and send people to guard the other docks, and if you find that they want to force their way to the island, shoot at me, and it is best to sink their three ships!" ”

After arranging the matter of defense, Beibi returned to his residence on the island, gathered his men to discuss the enemy's strategy, and now knew that the opponent's artillery had a long range and was powerful, so it was impossible to fight with them.

If you want to retreat from the enemy, you can only think of other ways!

As a result, they could only take advantage of the enemy's circle around the island and send people from their opposite side to ask for help from other pirate forces.

"Big brother, the other forces are far away from us, even if we ask them for help, it will take ten days and a half months to come over as quickly as possible, I'm afraid that those outside won't be able to wait so long."

At this time, it was Gu San, the right-hand man of Beibi, who had been a pirate in this sea area for ten years, and he had a talent for languages, and he could speak three Xiyi languages, so it was not an exaggeration to say that he was a diplomat of these pirates.

Bei Nose's brows were almost twisted into pimples, and he was sad, "If you don't seek foreign help, then what do you say?" ”

Gu San: "."

Xia Jing led the fleet around the island for half a day and finished circling, and finally several docks that could land were heavily guarded.

"If you really can't do it, just use artillery to open a road!"

Originally, the number of shells brought this time was not very sufficient, thinking that if it could be saved, it would be saved, but now that I have a round around and have a general understanding of the situation of landing on the island, I will come directly to the hard.

Thinking about saving shells, the main reason is that I am afraid that I will run out of shells, and I will encounter other pirates on the way back, if there are no shells, how to scare off pirates.

Ye Fei listened to her words, and then reminded: "It's a bit risky like this, if there is an accident in the next time, it will be unpredictable." ”

Xia Jing thought of the weapons in the space, and smiled silently: "That's it, let's eat, and prepare to attack the island after the meal!" ”

Their artillery had a long range, and they had the upper hand in the end.

"Boom, boom!"

The pirates on the island did not expect that these people did not speak martial virtues and bombarded their batteries directly.

The sudden sound of cannon fire from this side startled the pirates defending in other directions.

What's going on?

All of a sudden, all the pirates who heard the bombardment were a little dumbfounded, and they turned to the pier that was being shelled.

Why didn't you hear the cannon on your side?

They wanted to go over to help, but they were afraid that the enemy would take advantage of the weak dock they were defending, so they couldn't leave for a while, and they couldn't stay.

Ye Fei commanded two rounds of unlimited artillery bombardment, so that the enemy did not have a chance to reload and open the cannon, covering the shore of the sea ship.

Under the cover of fire, as soon as the ship docked, the elite soldiers on board jumped ashore.

The first time I took a sea boat for a few days, it was inevitable that some people who had just jumped ashore had weak legs, and they walked a little awkward for a while, but fortunately, everyone recovered quickly.

The soldiers rushed to the island and first fought with the pirates guarding the fort, some of whom took control of the fort, and the others rushed to the pirates' residence.

The pirates didn't expect that there were so many soldiers hidden in the three ships, and when they saw them rushing ashore, some of them were fatalists, they picked up big knives and wanted to fight to the death with the soldiers, some of them were so frightened that they fled, and some abandoned their weapons and surrendered.

Beibi found that the soldiers rushed ashore and immediately asked him to run towards another dock with his important possessions and henchmen.

There was a sea ship parked at this pier, and he was going to escape on this pirate ship while all three of the enemy's ships were concentrated on the other pier.

By the time the enemy found them running, he had to go around even if he wanted to chase them, and by the time their ships had bypassed most of the islands, he had fled without a trace.

This is the way out he thought after he went to the island.

For the sake of this retreat, he could let the three ships circle around the island, but he himself could not shrink back.

The soldiers on Xia Jing's side found out that the pirate leader was about to escape, but they were dragged by the pirates here, and they had no choice but to watch them set sail and escape.

1,000 against 400 pirates, the situation is one-sided. By the time all the pirates were put in custody, it was getting late.

The soldiers did not care about their fatigue and excitement and began to search the island on a large scale, gathering all the wealth, food and materials accumulated by the pirates.

"Princess, although the pirate leader ran away with his henchmen, the treasure he took away is limited after all, do you want to go and see the treasure we have found?" Ye Fei said excitedly.

Hongmei was setting the meal, Xia Jing sat at the table and shook her head: "Tonight, I won't go to check, I work hard for you to clean up all the supplies tonight, and load the ship at dawn tomorrow and leave here as soon as possible." ”

In order to leave this pirate island as soon as possible, they can only work hard for the soldiers and wait until tomorrow when they get on the ship and then let them rest in shifts.

The main thing is that she is really afraid that the pirates will bring foreign help, and then they will be blocked on this island.

——

The next day, six seagoing ships sailed out of Pirate Island.

Sitting on the deck, facing the early morning sea breeze, Xia Jing took the list of supplies handed over by Hongmei.

This list of supplies seized from Pirate Island carries a lot of weight.

Not to mention the real money, even the materials they looted are very amazing.

Suffice it to say, their own three ships, plus the three ships that robbed the pirates, a total of six ships were all loaded with supplies.

"Sure enough, robbery is a shortcut to getting rich! No wonder these pirates love robbery. ”

Xia Jing knocked on the list in her hand and asked Hongmei: "Have you read this list that Ye Fei sent over?" ”

Hongmei shook her head: "The slave doesn't dare to overstep." ”

Xia Jing smiled and narrowed her eyes, her mood soaring, "Do you know how many supplies there are on this pirate island alone?" All kinds of native products, spices, grains, and iron tools in the South Seas alone accounted for eighty percent of the total, and a whole five sea ships were loaded, and a relatively small amount of Xiyi cargo was also loaded. ”

They didn't have any of the daily necessities and second-hand supplies on Pirate Island, because six ships couldn't fit it.

As soon as this batch of goods changes hands in Lingnan, she can earn at least one million taels.

One million taels of silver is the tax income of the entire Dayu Dynasty in the past, and you can imagine how much this huge amount of money can do.

Hongmei's smile has been on her face, "We have gained a lot this time, and after we go back, we will exchange the materials for money, how is the princess going to use it?" ”

Xia Jing thought for a while and said: "There are many uses, expanding the army, replacing ordnance, improving people's livelihood, building roads and bridges, and using money everywhere, this money is not enough at all, I am too little." ”

When Hongmei heard this, the corners of her mouth twitched, thinking that you forgot about the princess fighting with Steward Yan for one or two hundred thousand silver?

A million taels of silver is too little?

What are you going to do with us girls who don't have a hundred taels of money?

When I went back, because the cabin was full of goods, it took nearly four days to reach the Fucheng wharf.

Of course, this period of time is the time period for the return of the Nanyang fleet, as soon as Xia Jing and their ship docked, the merchants who had been waiting on the shore for a long time flocked to the shore, they thought that these ships were caravans going to the Nanyang, and they were scrambling to ask the price of the goods and the quantity.

Anyway, as long as the goods are in short supply, the price is right, and the quantity is enough, the stewards of the commercial banks will keep an eye on it, and they will not let go until the deal is closed.

In this way, it made Ye Fei feel like a great enemy, and he couldn't escape, which was really embarrassing for him.

He didn't know the specific price of these imported goods, so how did he negotiate with the merchants?

Fortunately, he had an experience of selling real estate, and he quickly heard some information from the gossip of these people.

Finally, I figured out the price of these materials, and then began to negotiate with these people.

Hongmei was dumbfounded, she had been in the Central Plains for a long time, she had never seen such a prosperous port and wharf.

Judging from the prosperity of the wharf alone, it is impossible to see that the Dayu Dynasty has been plagued and wars for many years.

The prosperity of this moment actually gave people the illusion that the prosperity of the Dayu Dynasty was still prosperous.

This port wharf is only prosperous at this time of year when the fleet returns, and when the fleet returns, the port terminal will be silent again, waiting for next year's comeback.

Ye Fei was worried about the cargo of the fleet, and as soon as Xia Jing came ashore, she took Hongmei back to the palace first.

As soon as he entered the mansion, he was discovered by Zeng Yan.

Zeng Yan trotted to Xia Jing, saluted her and said, "The little one has seen the princess." ”

Xia Jing saw that he was sweating profusely and said with a smile: "On such a hot day, what are you waiting at the gate?" But the prince has a distinguished visitor? ”

Zeng Yan smiled helplessly: "The little one is waiting for the princess." ”

Under Xia Jing's puzzled gaze, he continued: "The prince found out that you have not been in the mansion for the past few days, so he has been thinking about you, this is not for him to let the little one pay attention to the door of the mansion at all times, if he sees you come back, he will report to him immediately." ”

Xia Jing raised her eyebrows slightly, did not take his words, but nodded to him, and said with a tired face: "I haven't slept well for a few days, I'll go back to make up for sleep first, and push back if there is anything to say." ”

Zeng Yan wanted her to go to see the prince first, but he also noticed that she was tired, and knew that she didn't have a good rest, and it was not good to say more, so he closed his mouth in time.

Thinking about waiting for a while, he went to the study to report to the prince and explain the situation of the princess.

The sky is big, and the sleep is the biggest.

Xia Jing returned to the palace, and did not have the energy to pay attention to the situation of the other rooms in the palace, but took a hot bath and fell asleep after returning to the room.

In the past few days, she has been adrift at sea, unable to get her feet on the ground, Xia Jing has been worrying, and she has not slept well for a few days, and her mental state is particularly poor.

The only way to regain energy is to get enough sleep.

——

Den.

King Qian listened to Zeng Yan's report, and there was doubt in his eyes, "What has the princess been busy with these days?" ”

I was away from home for a few days.

Before Zeng Yan could ask the princess, Xia Jing left, and until now, he didn't know where the princess had gone?

So he said, "Before I could ask about this, the princess went back to the backyard." However, when the princess passed by the little one, the little one smelled a salty smell on the princess's body,"

This answer surprised King Qian, "Salty smell? ”

"Yes!" Zeng Yan nodded, "I suspect that the princess may have gone to sea these days." ”

"Out to sea? What does she want to do when she goes to sea as a woman? King Qian was afraid of the green grassland above his head, and now listening to Zeng Yan's words, the doubts in his heart have disappeared a little.

He instructed Zeng Yan: "You now send someone to find out, has the princess gone to sea or where has she gone these days?" ”

"Yes, the little one will send someone to investigate."

Zeng Yan should respond, the salty smell on the princess is a clue, and this matter should not be difficult to investigate.

Xia Jing didn't want to hide it when she went to sea, and when she came back, she came back directly from the shore of Fucheng Wharf, and it was actually easy to find out if she wanted to check.

I don't do bad things on weekdays, and I'm not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door in the middle of the night. Xia Jing really went to sea to destroy a group of pirates, so she didn't worry about King Qian's trouble at all.

She hasn't forgotten that King Qian wrote a letter of guarantee at the beginning, saying that he couldn't interfere with what she would do when she went out in the future.

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