Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 458 Dare to fight?
A small rocky island is hidden inside, and I have to admire the uncanny workmanship of nature. Under the erosion of the perennial monsoon, a huge hole is eroded under the reef, and there is misty rain in the distance, so I can't see it clearly. Suddenly, a unique cave suddenly appeared in front of the eyes. The nearly [-]-meter-long hollow is really a winding path leading to seclusion. Looking closely, an exceptionally quiet and peaceful island is quietly hidden behind.

It's a pity that such a paradise is a pirate's lair.

But no wonder they, the leader of this group of pirates, Li Laozi, is actually not a Han Chinese, but a Ryukyu native. It is regarded as a local nobleman, who had to flee to the sea with the fief tribe.

Although most of the pirates rampaging in the southeast coast are called Japanese pirates, in fact, Wang Zhi, Xu Hai, Mao Lie, Chen Dong and other pirate leaders are all from the Ming Dynasty. Yan Siqi, Li Dan and other leaders, in order to get closer to Shibazhi, Li Laozi’s father changed his surname to Li and pretended to be Han. Mozi was naturally unwilling, and broke up with Zheng Zhilong again.

This place belongs to the Ryukyu Islands. Although it is not the main island, it is the Okinawa Island of the later Japan. At any rate, it is a little closer to the ancestral grave of the homeland, and regardless of the interpersonal relationship or geographical location, it is a treasure in the trade with Japan. These years, Li Laozi and his group of pirates really can only eat raw fish sticks. They can’t get a single item in Ming Dynasty. Well, the merchants of the Ming Dynasty dare not touch the Japanese with the flag of the Zheng family, and it was a miserable life.

Therefore, this old fellow especially supports the Qihuo army in going to war with Zheng Zhilong.

The largest wooden house on the island was given up to Song Qingshu, and a table full of seafood was even added with black pepper, cinnamon and other spices that were usually reluctant to use. Unfortunately, Song Qingshu, who had already eaten fish and was about to vomit, looked at the The red king crab also has no appetite at all.

As soon as the begging army arrived, the little green vegetables planted by the pirates on the island were all unlucky, and they were all pulled out. Later, the sergeants failed to catch them, and they scolded their mothers angrily. This wooden house is also the highest place on the island. Here, you can clearly see the islanders watching curiously, while the sailors of the begging army are pushing large wooden barrels one by one to the ship.

These are the provisions of Zhao Pu, the captain of the previous three squadrons. There are salted duck eggs from Baiyangdian, Shandong white flour steamed buns, and pickled vegetables and dried plums, especially citrus and lemons wrapped in thick wax seals. If you don’t eat them at sea These, but will suffer from scurvy just like Westerners.

But the most eye-catching thing is a large pile of smaller wooden barrels. On the wooden barrels, a hideous skull image was painted with white paint. Knowing that this thing is unusual, the sailors who carried it did not dare to breathe , trotted onto the landing ship like a lover.

"Back to Commander, the last general thought that the general would need to be transported to Shuangyu or Changxia Island, but the recent storms have caused him to drift to this Li Laozi Island. Before another transshipment, the Commander arrived. Please also come to the Commander. Forgive me!"

A middle-aged officer who was short and dark, but with a Chinese character face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, was extraordinarily energetic, knelt down on one knee and listened to his apology. Before Song Qingshu could speak, Zhang Huangyan slapped the table angrily.

"Forgiveness? For your convenience, the army gave up three best decisive battle locations in a row. If you just forgive your sins and think about it, what's the use of military law? Do you still have military regulations in your eyes?"

What he said was so serious that Zhao Pu was too scared to speak out, but it was Song Qingshu's turn to be a good person again, breaking off a crab leg and tearing it up, Song Qingshu said helplessly: "Forget it, a day at sea Three changes, some difficulties are unavoidable, besides, this Li Laozi Island is also one of the confluence places in the order, and it is not counted as a siege order."

"Zhao Pu, organize your fleet to the right-wing forward this time, and you will be the first to go to the decisive battle tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. You can be convinced!"

"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief, in the end I will ruin my life for the Commander-in-Chief, and I will not hesitate to do anything!"

Zhao Pu was relieved to hear that, in ancient times, failure was a serious crime. It can be seen from the fact that Li Guang in the Han Dynasty committed suicide by drawing his sword because he lost his way. If you want to fight, the vanguard may get some more meritorious service.

Amid Zhang Huangyan's somewhat dissatisfied expression, the kid followed the other battalion commanders down to the dining table and dismissed him. Song Qingshu threw the half-torn crab legs back on the plate, his face became serious, and he turned his head to face the The young man at the back of the table with a smiling face, Li Laozi, asked.

"Thieves Zheng are coming. If you want to continue Yingtian's business, you must defeat them in the next few days. Chief Li, you are the boss here. Our army plans to march to the sea tomorrow morning. You are also ready to send out [-] guides to assist our army!"

"That sea!"

Seeing Song Qingshu pointing his finger in the northeast direction, Li Laozi, who was originally red and fat, turned pale in an instant...

There is no navigator these days. Although you can tell the direction by the astrology at night, you still need to slow down because of the clinking ships. However, Zheng Zhilong still leads the fleet to catch up. The country of Wa is actually the place where the Zheng Group started. The mother of the national hero Zheng Chenggong is the daughter of a Hirado samurai, and this place is not far from his second nest. Even if he hunts down here, Zheng Zhilong still has the confidence to defeat Song Qingshu's fleet.

Early the next morning, the Zheng family's fleet also appeared on Li Laozi Island, but as early as an hour ago, the Qihuo army had packed up their things and continued to head north. Even the original islanders didn't know where they were hiding. Where, Zheng Jun, who went ashore to replenish fresh water, used a large bucket to fill the dry spring with great difficulty, finally seeping out the little water. On the huge treasure ship, a handsome middle-aged man was also frowning and staring at a letter. .

There are only eight words in the letter, "Sea of ​​Demons, let's fight with you!"
"Hey, Commander Huai You, Commander Huai You, wrote such ugly handwriting in the dignified Chinese Army Commander's Mansion, that he even misspelled six of the eight characters. What a piece of shit!"

It was Zheng Zhilong's third younger brother Zheng Zhibao who was talking, and the three of them really didn't seem to be born of the same mother. Zheng Zhilong's face is quite handsome, Kong Wu is powerful, and he will also be an idol drama uncle in later generations. It is said that Zheng Zhilong got into it because of his handsome face The lieutenant of the great pirate Li Dan, and Li Dan still have some ambiguous relationship, but this Zheng Zhibao is a wretched one, with a wicked eyebrow, a mouse eye and a bulbous nose, relying on sneaking into the Imperial College to study for a few days, pointing at Song Qingshu's note and taunting loudly .

Hearing this, Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but raised his brows again. He didn't respond to his incompetent younger brother at all. Instead, he turned his head and aimed at the plump face in civil service clothes beside him. The elegant middle-aged scholar looked over.

Looking at the note, the scholar was also pondering, but beside him, another navy general who was tanned by the sea breeze, not tall, but extremely strong, had rushed out and hummed impatiently.

"Leader, that Song surnamed himself went to find his own death, let's just go back home, why bother with him?"

General Zheng Jun knew exactly where the Devil's Sea was, and he couldn't stop nodding, but the middle-aged scholar immediately shook his head heavily.

"inappropriate!"

"Longtou, we have seen the Song thief's ship. To put it bluntly, apart from the Qingtouying 25 ship, there is also the Longtou ship. In the Zheng family's fleet, there is no one that can compare with them. Moreover, their The boat is faster than ours! Also, their cannons can shoot farther than ours! It’s about the same as the group of red-haired ghosts.”

"This trip back is going against the wind and the current. If the thief Song sticks to our buttocks all the way and doesn't leave more than 100 boats behind, I'm afraid we won't be able to go back. And if that happens, the reputation of the leader will be ruined."

"Then Mr. Chen means to meet the battle?"

Zheng Zhilong finally spoke up, no wonder he became the overlord of one party, this old man's voice was full of that pleasant magnetism, but it made him even more distressed when he heard it in the middle-aged man's ears.

"Leader, this is the purpose of the thief of the Song Dynasty to lead us here. His boat is comparable to the ghosts, and it can withstand big waves. Our boat is light. The last battle at the mouth of the Yangtze River has revealed its shortcomings. Use his strengths to attack our weaknesses! If you fight here, I will feel..."

"Afraid of farts!"

At this time, Zheng Zhibao's wow-wah voice sounded again, and he patted his thigh. The fellow hummed disdainfully: "When our Zheng family class was panning for gold in the sea, his surname Song was still herding sheep in northern Shaanxi. A group of landlubbers have only been floating in the sea for a few days, and I said, you don’t even need to go, big brother, just give the little brother a hundred boats and turn him over!”

He didn't want to go to the Devil's Sea, but he really wanted to be humiliated by Song Qingshu's ridicule and cannonballs all the way. The group of proud generals of the Zheng army didn't want to either. The Zhong Bin who spoke just now had a lot of other navy generals, and the pirate leader followed suit.

"Yeah, dragon head, fuck him a bitch!"

"It's really not possible. Our Zheng family can block the return of the Song thief. We have a relationship with Tokugawa Daimyo. We can buy supplies in Japan. The Song thief can't consume us!" A scholar surnamed Chen, that is, the Zheng family The middle-aged man who played the role of military adviser in the group expressed his opinion amidst the uproar.

However, no matter how resourceful the staff is, it is only an analysis. If they really want to make up their minds, it is Zheng Zhilong who is the leader. He squeezed his beautiful beard and looked at Mr. Chen, and then turned to look at the generals. He hesitated for about half a minute. Zheng Zhilong Standing up abruptly, he picked up the sword. This action already explained his decision, and Zheng Zhibao immediately howled excitedly.

"All the little fishes, let me get out of here, and get rid of those Northwest brats surnamed Song!"

A few minutes later, the flagship treasure ship hoisted a big shark-head banner high above, and at sea, the Zheng family's fleet, which looked like a whole city, paddled white waves and roared to the northeast to chase and kill them!

(End of this chapter)