My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 308 Escape
The flames in the water village were soaring, and the fire was getting more and more intense, but the shouts of killing became smaller and smaller, because the Japanese pirates who dared to resist were almost dead.

Soon, apart from the sound of burning fire, there was no sound of fighting in the entire water village. At this time, a small boat sailed out of the water village and came to Zhu Zhanhe's boat and reported loudly: "My lord, The Japanese pirates in the water village have been wiped out, and more than 100 people have surrendered!"

"Very good, did Brother Ge Cheng Erlang catch it?"

Zhu Zhanhe nodded in satisfaction, and then asked again.

He put Ge Chengerlang back with his own hands, and of course he wanted to catch it back with his own hands, so that it would be more complete.

"Not yet, but according to the captured prisoners, Ge Chengerlang and his brother fled to the back mountain, and we have sent people to look for it."

The soldier who reported the letter replied again.

"Pass on my order, brother Ge Cheng Erlang must be caught, if you want to see people alive, you must see corpses when you die!"

Zhu Zhanhe ordered again.

"Yes!"

The soldiers who sent the order agreed, and sailed to the water village again. Zhang Fu and Zhou Zhong had already led troops to kill them, and Zhu Zhanhe led several boats to guard the entrance of the water village to prevent any fish that slipped through the net from escaping.

In the water village, the fire gradually began to decrease, because all the buildings that could be burned had been burned down, and the air and wood were very humid here, so the fire would naturally be extinguished after the wood on the upper floor was burned.

After Zhou Zhong received Zhu Zhanhe's order, he immediately led his troops to Houshan to find the whereabouts of Ge Chengerlang's brothers.

When Zhou Zhong came to the back mountain, he found that the soldiers of the Ming army who had circled the back mountain were cleaning the battlefield, and there were many corpses of Japanese pirates lying on the mountain road.

"General, Gecheng Goro's body was found, but Gecheng Erlang was not seen!"

The leader Qianhu reported to Zhou Zhong, pointing to the body on a boulder by the side of the road as he spoke, it was indeed Gecheng Goro.

"Have you seen any traces of Ge Cheng Erlang?"

Zhou Zhong immediately asked.

Katsuragi Goro died here, which means that Katsuragi Erlang probably also came here.

"General Qi, we ambushed in the back mountain and found a group of people rushing here, so we immediately shot arrows. Many Japanese pirates were killed by the arrows. Gecheng Goro should have died at that time, but some Japanese pirates returned. After leaving the water village, Ge Cheng Erlang is likely to be among those people."

Qianhu reported again.

"Are you sure no one escaped from this mountain road?"

Zhou Zhong asked again.

"The last general is willing to guarantee with his head!"

Qianhu said categorically that he led his men to block the mountain road, unless the opponent turned into a bird and flew out, otherwise there was no possibility of escape.

"Very good, so Ge ​​Cheng Erlang should still be hiding in the water village!"

Zhou Zhong was also very happy when he heard the words, and immediately ordered Qianhu and others to continue to block the mountain road and search around at the same time to prevent Ge Chengerlang from hiding here. Then he took Ge Chengwulang's body and led his troops back to the water village again.

As soon as he arrived at the water village, Zhang Fu was directing his subordinates to carry out one big box after another.

"Brother Zhang, the pirate's treasure has been found!"

Seeing these big boxes, Zhou Zhong couldn't help asking in surprise.

Zhang Fei and Zhou Zhong split up. Zhou Zhong was in charge of finding Ge Cheng Erlang brothers, while Zhang Fu was in charge of searching for the treasures of Japanese pirates. After all, Ge Cheng Erlang brothers had been working as Japanese pirates for so many years, and the wealth they accumulated must be astonishing.

"Basically it didn't take much effort. Among those who surrendered was a Han Chinese. Ge Cheng Erlang regarded him as an accountant, and he knew very well where he hid his money. It was in a cave behind the water village."

Zhang Fu pointed to the back of the water village and said that there are still soldiers carrying out the belongings inside, and the amount is very large.

"These are the property that the Japanese pirates robbed, and I don't know how many people died in their hands!"

Zhou Zhong said secretly, this also made him more eager to catch Ge Cheng Erlang.

"By the way, have you found any traces of Ge Cheng Erlang?"

Zhou Zhong suddenly asked Zhang Fu again.

"No, Brother Ge Cheng Erlang fled to the back mountain, didn't you guys find it?"

Zhang Fu also asked in surprise when he heard the words.

"Only Ge Chengwulang's body was found, but Ge Cheng Erlang should have fled back to the water village. I suspect he should be hiding somewhere."

Zhou Zhong replied immediately.

"Then let's have people search immediately, even if we search the entire water village, we must find his whereabouts!"

Zhang Fu also said anxiously, if Ge Cheng Erlang escaped, maybe after a while, the other party would make a comeback, and if Ge Cheng Wulang died in their hands, then Ge Cheng Erlang would only be more vicious.

So Zhang Fu didn't care about those belongings, and sent all his troops to search the entire water village.

However, the strange thing is that Zhang Fu and the others searched the entire water village from bottom to top, and even made people dive to search underwater, but they still failed to find any trace of Ge Chengerlang.

Finally, Zhang Fu and Zhou Zhong personally reported the situation to Zhu Zhanhe. It was already midnight, and the sea was dark.

"This is strange. There is only one road behind the mountain, and there are our people guarding it, and I personally lead a team to block the entrance of the water village. Unless the other party grows wings, it is impossible to escape?"

After Zhu Zhanhe listened to the report of the two, he also showed a puzzled expression.

"My lord, I have ordered the prisoners to be interrogated one by one. Maybe someone has seen Ge Cheng Erlang's whereabouts."

Zhou Zhong reported again at this time.

"There is also a possibility that Ge Cheng Erlang was burned to death. We found many burnt corpses beyond recognition, and it was impossible to identify who Ge Cheng Erlang was."

Zhang Fei also added at this time.

As soon as Zhang Fu's voice fell, a hundred households came to report in a hurry: "My son, some prisoners said that they saw Ge Cheng Erlang go to the dock, but at that time there was a big fire on the dock. A dozen charred bodies were found there."

"So, Ge Cheng Erlang probably wanted to take advantage of the chaos to find a boat at the pier and escape, but he didn't expect to be buried in the fire."

Zhang Fei heard the words and analyzed.

"It is indeed possible."

Zhu Zhanhe nodded when he heard the words, but at the same time he had some doubts, Ge Chengerlang was so shrewd, did he really die in the fire so easily?
At the same time, under the cover of night, the body of a Japanese pirate turned upside down, with his head and face buried in the sea, undulating on the surface of the sea. It seemed that he had been dead for a long time. No doubt.

Following the surge of the waves, the corpse slowly drifted away from the water village along with the current, and at the same time kept away from Daming's fleet.

Suddenly, the corpse suddenly raised its head, it was Ge Cheng Erlang, and he had a bent bamboo tube in his mouth, just now he relied on this bamboo tube to bury his head and face underwater to breathe. People thought he was just an ordinary corpse.

(End of this chapter)