Zhang Hong hurriedly ordered his subordinates to lower the ladder and let the old man board the boat. When I saw that he could only climb with one arm, he couldn't help but shed tears.

The old man was very weak, and he couldn't help but shake when he stepped over the side of the boat. Zhang Hong hurriedly stepped forward to support him and said sadly: "Uncle Dong, we are too late, and we have made you suffer!"

The old man waved his hand and refused Zhang Hong's support, and reluctantly held on to the side of the boat and stood up and said in a deep voice: "Don't cry, you are the leader of the gang, don't show your vulnerability in front of people." My old bones are still tough, and this little injury can't kill anyone. Don't blame yourself, the Wokou appeared without warning, and when we received the news that there were only about 20 fishing boats left in the gang, there were less than 300 people. ”

"By the time we arrived, the looting of Xiaogang Village by the Japanese was over, and they were carrying things to the boat. We didn't have long-range firearms, so we had to take advantage of the fact that the small target of the ship was not obvious and wanted to take the Japanese by surprise, but unfortunately we were discovered. ”

"The range of the Japanese guns is very long, and the power is great, we can't get close at all, some brothers tried to rely on the flexibility of the ship to force the way up, intending to set fire to the ship, but all of them were blown up and capsized by the Japanese artillery, and even the boat I was sitting on was damaged and sank. ”

"I had no choice but to command my brothers to dive over and try to cut through the bottom of the ship, but the strength of the Japanese crossbow was too great, and it could still cause fatal damage to the brothers through the sea. We lost more than seventy percent of our manpower at a distance of a few tens of feet, and only a few lucky ones were able to dive to the bottom of the ship, only to find that the warships of the Japanese were all ironclad ships, and even the bottom of the ship was covered with thick iron plates, and there was no way to chisel through them. We had no choice but to shoot some rockets from afar, but we couldn't pose much of a threat to the Japanese ships. ”

"Seeing that we were about to be annihilated, the pirates stopped their attack and hastened away. I think it's because we received the news that we have someone who is about to arrive, but I don't know how they spread the information. We knew that it would be useless to catch up, and that we could only add to the damage, so we watched them finish their evil work and calmly leave. ”

"I counted just now, and when I came out, there were 300 people, but now there may be less than 100 people, including the wounded. Xiaogang Village had already turned into a sea of fire when we came, and it is estimated that the villagers have little chance of survival. The main responsibility for this defeat lies with me, because my miscommand has caused huge losses to the gang, and I will resign as the deputy gang leader later to keep the soul of the brother who died this time for three years. ”

"Uncle Dong!" Zhang Hong hurriedly said: "This attack by the Japanese is too sudden, we are not well prepared, and there is a huge disparity in strength between the enemy and us, it is not easy for you to hold out until now, don't blame yourself too much." ”

The old man waved his hand: "It's not just because of this incident that I want to retire, in fact, I have already had this idea." Now is the world of you young people, and our older generation has fallen behind. Many of the old ideas can no longer keep up with the current form, especially since the war at sea is no longer something that our generation can win by relying only on ships and many people without risking their lives. We don't understand a lot of on-the-spot command, especially tactical coordination, and sooner or later this position will limit the development of the gang. Now we need some young, capable and motivated people to lead everyone out of this difficult situation. Don't persuade me to be measured in this matter!"

Seeing the old man's resolute attitude, Zhang Hong had no words for a while. At this moment, several large ships appeared on the horizon and approached quickly. Zhang Hongshou put up a pergola and looked at it for a while and said, "Don't be nervous, it's the battleship of the sailor." ”

Sure enough, in a quarter of an hour, five warships flying the flag of the Daming Navy Division sailed into the port. Before the boat could stop the other party, they set up a springboard, and several strong men in helmets and armor surrounded an old man about sixty years old and boarded Zhang Hong's flagship. When he saw Zhang Hong, he asked anxiously, "What's the situation now?"

Zhang Hong was obviously familiar with the old man, and immediately replied respectfully: "I have just arrived, Uncle Dong was the first to come, and he has already fought with the Japanese Kou, but the difference in strength between the two sides is too great, and we have suffered heavy losses. The situation in Xiaogang Village is unknown, and we have not yet had time to land. ”

At this time, the old man noticed Dong Bin next to him, and was startled by his miserable appearance, and quickly asked with concern: "Old Dong, are you okay?

Dong Bin was obviously in a bad mood and snorted: "When I arrived, the Japanese were already ready to leave." There were a total of five ironclad ships, all of which were their main warships, and there were about five or six hundred Japanese soldiers. They had strong ships and good guns, and we only had about 20 fishing boats and no long-range firepower, so we suffered a big loss as soon as we fought each other, probably losing more than 70 percent of our manpower. What are you sailors doing to eat? You haven't received any news of such a large-scale mobilization of the Japanese Kou! The movement of our battle just now was so loud that the deaf could hear it, but you are only here now, and you are here to collect our corpses!"

Hearing Dong Bin's accusation, the old man's subordinate generals immediately changed color on their faces, and they were about to scold but were stopped by the old man waving his hand. The veteran patiently explained, "We really didn't expect the Japanese to attack civilians so desperately. Although Kojiro had been clamoring for revenge when he got the news, he let down his guard when he heard that he was fighting with Yokota's family. The coastline of our Daming is too long, and we can't completely defend it with the scale of our sailors. Yesterday I received news that there were Japanese robbers in the Guojiazui area, so I took my men to investigate. But only a small number of Japanese ships were found, and when they saw us, they fled far away, thinking that we had fallen for the Japanese and left the mountain. This time the responsibility lies with me, I am sorry for the dead fishing gang brothers and Xiaogang village villagers, I will later report the detailed battle report to the imperial court, no matter what the imperial court does to me, but I will do my best to apply for some silver taels to compensate the dead fishing gang brothers and villagers. ”

Seeing that he was sincere, Dong Bin didn't want to say anything more, so he went down to deal with his injuries after accusing him. The veteran said to Zhang Hong: "Xiaohong, you can count the losses and report to the sailor later." Now let's take a look at the situation in Xiaogang Village. ”

So the group put down the boat and began to land, Zhang Hong and Yun took the same boat to explain to him: "That veteran is called Zhou Tong, and he is the admiral of the sailor. He is very upright, and he is also my father's old boss, and he has a very good relationship with my father, and he loves me very much, so it can be said that he watched me grow up. After my father's death, thanks to his care, our fishing gang was not eaten by other gangs. I know the current situation of the sailors, the lack of personnel, the aging of the ship's weapons, the ability to defeat the Japanese invaders a while ago is all due to their combat bravery, Zhou Lao commanded properly, this time there is such a big thing, I really don't know how the imperial court will deal with him. But he must have done his best!"

After a while, the kung fu boat docked, and everyone was stunned by the scene in front of them. I saw that the small village that used to be thriving was now largely reduced to ashes. Everywhere you can see the corpses of villagers, the elderly, children, and women are all in a terrible state of death. Many had their heads cut off or their bellies cut open, and several children had their bodies pierced through by sharp sticks, standing in the clearing, their hands and feet twitching from time to time. Some of the younger women were disheveled, apparently assaulted before they died.

The veteran Zhou Tong walked slowly, squatting down from time to time to smooth the innocent eyes of the villagers with his hands, taking the children off the wooden sticks and gently putting them together, or untying the cloak he carried to cover the bodies of the girls. His movements were gentle, as if the villagers were not dead but asleep for fear of disturbing them......

The group walked silently, and no one spoke. At this moment, a surviving old man slowly walked out of the hiding place, he did not cry, but walked past the people with dull eyes, and his thin body trembled in the sea breeze.

Zhou Tong took a few steps and took the clothes handed over by his subordinates and put them on for him, but he walked forward aimlessly without pausing as if he didn't feel it......

Yunyun's eyes were also red, and he had only heard of the brutality of the Japanese but had not experienced it personally. But looking at the tragic situation in front of him, I understand why the fishing gang did not hesitate to kill the captives of the Japanese invaders, these people have no humanity at all, they are simply inferior to beasts!