Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

On the government side, after all three groups of Japanese pirates were wiped out, the Su Banner commanders and soldiers transferred to shallow-draft boats, carefully rowed across the reef area, and began to land on the island.

"Mingsha Island is the territory of Japanese pirates. Everyone must be cautious and don't take it lightly. There may be Japanese pirates or traps lurking on the island. Once you find any trace of the bandit leader Gao Shishu, report it to me immediately and be careful to catch him alive. .”

These officers and soldiers had experienced hundreds of battles and knew what to do without Su Qi's reminder. They immediately paid full attention and started a blanket search of Mingsha Island without missing any corner.

Gu Yunji followed the footsteps of the searching officers and soldiers and observed the traces left by the Japanese pirates around him. He picked up a jade tea cup on the table, looked at it for a while and said, "Looking at the fineness of the craftsmanship, this tea cup must be worth a lot of money." , I didn’t even take away such valuable things, it seemed like I left in quite a hurry.”

Su Qi snorted coldly: "It would be better not to take them away. They are just a group of gangsters who kill people and sell goods. How can they deserve such a good thing? This eradication of the Japanese pirates will cost the government a huge amount of money, which can be used as our military expenses."

The landing on the island did not end until midnight. After a careful search, no trace of the Japanese pirates was found. Of course, no trace of Gao Shishu was found.

Shen Boyi frowned: "It's really strange. We have carefully searched for the three groups of Japanese pirates before, and Gao Shishu was not among them. If he was not hiding on Mingsha Island, where else could he be? Is it possible to call him Escaped?"

Gu Yunji's mood sank: "It's not impossible. Although the three groups of Japanese pirates were successfully wiped out by us, at the same time our encirclement was also broken up by them. The encirclement in the south and east of Mingsha Island was the weakest. Gao Shishu was very It’s possible to take the opportunity to escape.”

Su Qi slapped the table and said angrily: "Gao Shishu is the bandit leader that His Majesty named to take down. The government has been entangled with the Japanese pirates under him for so long, and they have suffered a lot, not to mention the countless people who have been ruined by him. If we just let him escape, then that’s okay!”

"Inform all the sentinel points in the southeastern sea area and set up interception teams along the line. Gao Shishu will be captured! We will mobilize another two thousand officers and soldiers, and the rest will stay on Mingsha Island. I will personally lead the people to chase him. I don't believe that we can't catch him! "

"Report-"

At this time, the messenger hurried over and reported to Su Qi: "General, the sentry point ahead reported that several unknown ships were spotted in the northeastern waters an hour ago. It seems that they are heading from Mingsha Island. There are about 300 people there. Left and right, do you want to chase?"

"Of course we have to chase him! Since we passed by Mingsha Island, who else could it be if it wasn't Gao Shishu!" Su Qi perked up and was about to walk out immediately.

"Wait!" Gu Yunji quickly stopped him, "Gao Shishu is cunning and there is no guarantee that he has no back-up plan. What if it is a trap? Not to mention that this was news an hour ago. The forward sentry point is almost three miles away from Mingsha Island. Ten miles away, if we chase now, how can we possibly catch up?"

Su Qi quickly figured this out and gradually calmed down: "Yun Ji is right. It's dozens of miles away. If we chase now, we will definitely not be able to catch up. If we chase rashly, things may go wrong... But, should we?" Are we really going to let Gao Shishu go like this?"

Gu Yunji said: "The total number of the first three groups of Japanese pirates is almost 6000, which is exactly the same as the original number of Japanese pirates under Gao Shishu. The Japanese pirates on Mingsha Island have actually been wiped out by us. Gao Shi was not caught. Although it is a bit regretful, what he took away was nothing more than remnants of defeated soldiers and failed to achieve success."

"If a large amount of troops and material resources are expended to hunt down Gao Shishu, it will really outweigh the gains. The top priority now is to inventory the remaining supplies on Mingsha Island as soon as possible and send a message to the court. You must know that Senior Brother Mei and the others are still on the shore waiting for news from us. "

"I don't understand something." Shen Baiyi held his chin and muttered, "Gao Shishu started out as a pirate and later became a Japanese pirate. Even if he was desperate and wanted to escape, he should have fled to Nanyang. He was accumulating strength and waiting for a comeback. Why? Going to the Northeast Sea?" "Whether they are Japanese pirates or pirates, most of them are active along the southeast coast. There are many caravans coming and going here, and maritime trade is prosperous, which is profitable for them. But there is nothing in the Northeast Sea. And seeing that the weather is about to get colder, and the further north you go, the harder it becomes, what does Gao Shishu want?"

When Shen Baiyi said this, Su Qi also realized the key point and began to review the situation before: "The Japanese pirates broke out in three groups, one from the southwest, one from the northwest, and one from the east to the northeast."

"In the process of blocking the Japanese pirates, the officers and soldiers mobilized boats from all sides, and the encirclement became looser. The defense in the southern part of Mingsha Island was the weakest, and Gao Shishu probably escaped by boat from here. He walked from the south, and finally got there Going around to the northeast shows that his purpose is clear, where does he want to go?"

"Northeast, northeast..." Gu Yunji murmured, and suddenly an idea flashed, "Is it possible... that he wants to go to Japan?"

"Japan? That's no wonder..." Shen Baiyi and Su Qi suddenly realized, "Many of Gao Shishu's men are wandering warriors from Japan. When he is desperate, he is very likely to escape to Japan."

Shen Baiyi said: "Japan has been in civil strife for many years and is still fighting. If Gao Shishu really went to Japan, it would be difficult for us to intervene. But fortunately, the imperial court will send the second prince as an envoy to Japan to help his young master quell the civil strife. This matter should be done as soon as possible. Inform the central government and let His Majesty make a decision."

It was still morning when the ambush was laid at Ningbo Port, but it was already late at night after the Japanese pirates were completely wiped out. Everyone was extremely tired after a tiring day. After a brief agreement, they went to rest and prepare to deal with follow-up matters the next day.

The next day, Gu Yunji sent a message to Mei Feng and others early in the morning and reported the battle situation.

Mingsha Island is the hometown of Japanese pirates. The supplies and money cannot be counted in a short time. Gu Yunji and others must stay on the island.Fortunately, the two places were not far apart. In order to avoid communication inconvenience, Mei Feng simply took a boat to Mingsha Island.

"Yunji!"

When Xu Shuhua, who was accompanying him, saw Gu Yunji, he couldn't care less about his dignified appearance and ran into his arms. His eyes were full of worry: "Are you okay? Are you injured? Does your body hurt? "

Gu Yunji smiled and comforted: "I'm fine, I'm very fine. Look, my arms and legs are all there, not a single one is missing."

Although naval battles are different from land battles, Gu Yunji is a civilian official after all, and his body is not as strong as a military attaché. If something goes wrong, it will be serious.Xu Shuhua had been frightened all day and night. When he saw him standing in front of him with all his beard and tail, his heart slowly returned to its true state.

A farewell is better than a wedding. The two of them were hugging each other tenderly when they suddenly heard Shen Boyi's voice coming from far behind them:

"...Master Gu, Mrs. Xu, what are you doing?"