Chapter 976: We Became Bad Guys
Rookie sailors, selling all kinds of vegetables on the sea.
However, after sailing more than 20 kilometers, they slowly stabilized. I didn't panic as much as I did at first, and I began to adapt to the navigation without references around.
Some of the soldiers began to learn to watch the sun and listen to the currents and monsoons from the pirates on their ships.
These Gaojia village sailors had an advantage that the pirates of this era did not have.
That is, the boat in Gaojia Village is an electric boat.
All you need is a helmsman to control the rudder, unlike ordinary pirates, who need to learn how to handle the sails on the sea...... That's really hard to learn.
I don't know how long it took, but the sailor in charge of the lookout suddenly shouted: "Island, I see the island, hahaha, there is finally a reference, my mother, there is finally a reference." β
When the lookout saw an island, he was even happier than usual for the New Year.
All the sailors of the entire fleet were in high spirits, and cheers rang out one after another.
The labor camp pirate who was in charge of leading the way said: "That is Shengsi Island, and it won't be long after we see the island, and the pirates on the island will see us and prepare for battle." β
"Prepare for battle!"
Jiang Cheng gave an order, and the sailors who looked like rookie troops just now suddenly had serious expressions.
The vegetable seller and the ghost crying wolf howl just now seemed to not exist, everyone's expressions became serious, their eyes became resolute, and they all took their places, and instantly returned to their combat positions.
When the labor camp pirates saw this scene, they realized that they had been a little naΓ―ve before! Really underestimate these sailors.
They are just new to the sea and sell vegetables, but it does not mean that they also eat when they start a war.
The labor camp pirates opened their mouths and introduced: "The pirates on Shengsi Island, like me, belong to Liu Xiang's eldest brother, but they only belong in name, but in fact they are independent. Their strength is not strong, and they usually grab the merchant ships near Nanhuizui. They are very clever, and once they find that their opponent is strong, they will immediately flee and will not fight desperately. β
Jiang Cheng: "In other words, it's not easy to arrest them?" β
Laogai pirates: "Yes, the government has not been able to exterminate them, because they fled quickly. The area around Shengsi Island is very complicated, full of reefs, once they disperse and escape, they must not pursue hastily, otherwise it is easy to run into the reef. But...... I have a way to make it impossible for them to escape. β
Jiang Cheng: "Oh? β
Laogai pirates: "There are a large number of pirate families living on the island, and we only need to send a team to the island, seize their families, and put knives on the necks of their wives and children, and they will not be able to escape." They had to fight or surrender, unless they didn't even want their wives and children. β
Jiang Cheng spread his hands: "So, this time we have become the evil side?" β
Laogai pirates: "What is evil or not evil in the affairs of the sea, there is no law here, whoever has a big fist speaks, justice is only within the range of cannons." β
As he spoke, the fleet got closer and closer to Shengsi Island.
Sure enough, the island's pirates had spotted this huge fleet.
Several pirate ships sprang out of the sea, but they did not come to fight, but fled to both sides, and soon hid far away, not at all to fight.
Jiang Cheng knew that he couldn't chase it, this kind of scattered place on the island, he was not familiar with the hydrology, and he chased one by one.
It seems that it is still necessary to operate according to the method of the labor camp pirates.
Let's be a wave of villains today!
The Grand Fleet rushed to the coast of Shengsi Island not far away.
A large ship like the Wanli Sunshine can't get too close to the beach, but the smaller boats in the fleet are fine, several small boats have come to the shore, and the sailors on board have jumped on the beach.
After a while, 200 people landed on the island.
Five labor camp pirates led the way in front, and they went into the pirate depths......
The pirate ship, which was hiding in the distance, also saw their actions.
The pirates on board were horrified: "They're on the island!" Damn, where did these ships come from? I thought they were just passing by, and we hid and it was over, and they actually landed on the island? What to do? β
"Don't be afraid! Our family members were hiding in caves, sheltered by woods outside, and outsiders couldn't find them when they went to the island. β
"They're smart and know how to hide."
The families of the pirates, they are all very clever, after all, they have also been suppressed by officers and soldiers before, as soon as they saw that their men had fled, and the unknown enemy army had landed on the island, the women immediately took their children and hid in the cave, and the entrance of the cave was piled with rocks, and they also covered it with plants.
Then hold your breath and cover your child's mouth......
Wait, wait, wait......
After waiting for an unknown amount of time, they heard the sound of plants and stones piled up at the entrance of the cave being removed. Then, the voice of a labor pirate shouted outside, "No matter how well you hide, I can find it." I'm just like you! Come out and surrender, spare you from dying, and if you resist, you will bear the consequences. β
How dare the women go out, huddled in the hole, weapons in their hands, trembling.
But smoke began to come in from outside the cave, and it turned out that the enemy had burned pine branches at the entrance of the cave, and like smoked bacon, they produced a large amount of smoke and poured it into the cave.
The women had no choice but to put down their weapons, take the child's hand, and walk out cautiously.
The world of pirates is extremely cruel, and the women have already thought in their hearts when they come out, if they want to live, they can do anything......
However, when they came out of the cave, they saw a scene that they did not expect.
The enemy outside was not a vicious-looking pirate, but a group of well-dressed and dignified-looking soldiers, with firearms in their hands, looking terrifying, but their expressions were not so fierce.
One of the captains said to them: "As long as you obediently cooperate with our actions, we will ensure the safety of all of you, we are not bandits, and again, we are not bandits, we will not kill people indiscriminately." But let's talk about the ugly thing first, we are an army, and we have the principle of being an army. If you try to resist us or harm us, our side as an army will show you. β
When the women heard each other say this, they felt a little relieved, at least they would not be killed immediately.
They took the old man and the children, and followed this strange army to the beach......
They were ordered to stand in a large phalanx, surrounded by a circle of firecrackers watching them from afar.
Then, dozens of boats parked on the seashore suddenly stretched out their cannons together, countless cannon muzzles, and aimed at this group of old and weak women and children at the same time.
This picture made them all cry in fright at once: "Don't! No! β
Not to mention the women and children crying in this picture, many militia soldiers also hid their faces a little, feeling a little unbearable.
Jiang Cheng on the Wanli Sunshine picked up the big microphone for shouting, and shouted at the pirate ships who had been hiding in the distance to watch the excitement: "Come here and surrender, otherwise, all your wives and children will be bombarded to death." β