Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 174
At the point where the Pearl River flows into the sea, there is an island called Outlying Island, bordering Xin'an County in the north and Macao in the west, strangling Haikou.

After the great pirate Liu Xiang was wiped out, pirates named Ma Xuansheng, Shibi, Xu Guixiang, and Zheng Tingqiu gradually rose up in the Canton Sea. Each of them gathered thousands of people and had more than [-] warships. land.

The four bands of pirates were originally independent of each other, but now they all gathered on the outlying islands, waiting for the master of the sea, Fifth Master Zheng's orders.

On this sea, even Dutchmen with fast boats and cannons have to be polite when they meet Zheng, and they, little pirates, naturally dare not offend Zheng, the emperor of the sea, and obediently obey Zheng Zhibao's orders, and the Zheng family also Promised that as long as they complete the task assigned by Zheng, they will be given a document from the government to recruit them, and they will be transformed into naval officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. They are naturally full of joy.

At this time, in the stockade on the island, the torches were brightly lit, and the smell of fish and fine wine, accompanied by vulgar words, spread in the Juyi Hall.

Several scantily clad foreign women were dancing fiery dances in the center of the hall. Zheng Zhibao, who was sitting at the top, was staring intently at the twisting waist.

As for Zheng Zhibao, the dignified fifth master of the Zheng family, he had never seen such a scene, why did he look like a pig brother, but it was because Xiyi was far away, and he had never seen such an enchanting, fair-skinned woman.

The pirate leader Zheng Tingqiu on the side looked at him and was very happy in his heart. He smiled and said, "Fifth Master, there are many red-haired men in the South China Sea, but red-haired women are rare. Just these girls, But XX killed more than 20 brothers before snatching it from a Dutch ship. It is said that it seems to be the daughter of a governor. If the fifth master likes it, XX will give it to the fifth master as a favor for the brothers."

Hearing the words, Zheng Zhibao didn't take his eyes off the navels of the women. While continuing to look at the dizzying waist, he said leisurely, "Dutch merchant ship? The governor's daughter? You are so courageous." , Dare to provoke the Dutch, have you dealt with it? Don’t get into any trouble!"

"How can there be no accidents in today's sea." Zheng Tingqiu didn't take it seriously when he heard the words, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, fifth master, everyone was thrown into the sea, and the boat and goods were sold to the Dutch's sworn enemy Franz. People, absolutely clean and neat, leaving no trace."

Zheng Zhibao couldn't help nodding his head when he heard the words, "In that case, I will accept this kindness."

Seeing this, Zheng Tingqiu was overjoyed immediately, he was able to build a good relationship with Zheng's fifth master, and he would have support in the South China Sea from now on, even serving as a general in Nanming.

"Okay!" Zheng Zhibao waved his hand suddenly at this moment, "It's getting late tonight, so let's end the banquet here, and I'm going back to rest."

Zheng Tingqiu glanced at the Dutch women, but he didn't understand something, so he quickly said with a smile: "Someone will arrange for this, Fifth Lord, take a good rest."

Zheng Zhibao glanced at Zheng Tingqiu with a lewd smile on his face, and felt that he was a little anxious and disappointed just now, so he nodded and changed the subject: "The Pearl River Estuary has been blocked for nearly a month, and the supplies on Qiongzhou Island have also been blocked. It should be almost exhausted. No matter how much Wang Yan can bear it, he will definitely find ways to support it in the past few days. You can show me carefully. If you let a sea ship go to Qiongzhou, don't blame me for being ruthless .”

Hearing this, Zheng Tingqiu quickly put away the obscene smile on his face, cursed inwardly, and then assured him: "Don't worry, Fifth Master, someone in Guangzhou is watching, and as soon as the ship leaves the sea, there will be a message immediately, and when the time comes, someone I am sending a boat to intercept it, so as to ensure that even a fly will not fly to Qiongzhou."

"That's very good." Zheng Zhibao smiled sinisterly, "Wang Yan, I see how long you can last, unless you don't want the lives of 30 Yangzhou people on the island, otherwise I will force you to kneel down and admit your mistakes No! Haha~”

Zheng Tingqiu and other pirates with four surnames immediately echoed the laughter when they saw this, but at this moment, a small pirate leader came to the hall and whispered something in Zheng Tingqiu's ear. Zheng Tingqiu's expression changed immediately, and he said happily: " My master was so clever, Wang Yan really couldn't bear it, and sent the boat out to sea again."

Zheng Zhibao had already left the hall and was about to taste the exotic atmosphere, but he stopped immediately when he heard the words, raised his eyebrows and said, "How many boats, where are they?"

"Eighty big ships, the speed of the ships is not fast, they should all be loaded with food. Now that they have just entered the sea, a certain team immediately led the fleet to chase them, and they can stop them before dawn. They went out to sea at night, thinking that they would not be discovered by us, but I didn't expect that all the big merchants in Guangzhou are our internal agents." Zheng Tingqiu replied hastily.

"Very good, the four of you set off immediately and seize all these grain ships." Zheng Zhibao was so excited that he clapped his hands and said, "Wang Yan~ Wang Yan~ I'm here to see how many ships you have. Enough to rob me!"

Eighty large ships full of food made the pirates of the four surnames excited for a while. This is a great fortune.

At this time, the four of them exited the hall with faces full of excitement, and then ordered more than two hundred fast boats, and left the island to rob the grain ship.

Zheng Zhibao smiled in satisfaction, and waited for a few Dutch women to leave the hall. Today, he is in good spirits on happy occasions, and he feels that his own abilities are also very good. There is already a raging fire in his lower abdomen, and he must fight until dawn. Ken give up.

In the dark night, more than [-] pirate ships searched the western waters and gradually reached the waters near Xiangshan County, but there was no trace of the grain ship.

They are all veterans at sea, and they are very familiar with water lines. As long as they know the approximate speed and departure time, they can accurately calculate the position of the fleet.

Seeing this, the four surnamed pirates couldn't help feeling doubts, but at this moment, news came from the ship in the south that the grain ship had passed the waters of Xiangshan County.

Zheng Tingqiu couldn't help being surprised when he learned about it. It is reasonable to say that a sea ship full of food can't run so fast, but at this time they didn't have time to think about it. Anyway, the other party only has [-] ships, and they have [-] ships. There is no need to worry about cheating. He immediately ordered the fleet to turn the rudder.

Not long after, the four surnamed pirates, with the help of the moonlight, looked at the grain ship moving southwest along the coastline.

In the dark night, the [-] large ships were like moving hills on the sea surface. The four pirates were full of excitement for a while, and the fleet was full sail to catch up.

Soon the [-] grain transport ships seemed to have spotted the pirates behind them, and all their sails were raised, speeding up to get rid of the pirate fleet behind them.

The two sides were chasing each other on the dark sea, but generally speaking, the pirate fleet was faster. But when the four pirates were about to catch up with the grain ship, the grain ship in front suddenly turned its rudder and rushed into a bay.

Seeing this, Zheng Tingqiu couldn't help being overjoyed, "They're about to abandon the boat and go ashore, let me chase them all!"

Another member of the four pirates, Zheng Guixiang, suddenly changed his expression: "No, this is Macau!"

(End of this chapter)