Daming pirates

The man Yan Siqi sent to escort the ship this time was another of his most trusted people, named Chen Zhongji. Chen Zhongji was loyal and steady, and had always been trusted by Yan Siqi. Many things in Yan Siqi's hands were handed over to Chen Zhongji, and Chen Zhongji also

Live up to Yan Siqi's trust and always do things well.

This time, Yan Siqi wanted to transport so much money to Nanyue Island at once. Yan Siqi was not sure about leaving this matter to others, so he asked Chen Zhongji to make a trip in person and take the three ships to Nanyue Island.

Originally, 40,000 taels of silver, converted into modern tons, weighed just over a ton, and could easily be loaded on one ship. However, Yan Siqi decided to be more careful and loaded the silver separately on three ships. Once these three ships had

If a ship is in trouble, most of the money will still be left, which means don't put your eggs in one basket.

In addition, this time Yan Siqi also selected more than a hundred of his men to go to Nanyue Island with the ship. One ship could not hold so many people, so he sent three ships to travel together to increase safety.

coefficient.

But they didn't expect that as soon as they left Bengang, they would be targeted. Even if Chen Zhongji was sophisticated and cautious, he couldn't find that Zheng Mang's fleet was already sharpening its swords not far from them, waiting to attack them.

They took action.

Chen Zhongji stood at the stern of the ship and directed the three ships to sail slowly against the wind on the sea to Nanyue Island. After gradually losing sight of Taiyuan Island, Chen Zhongji ordered everyone on the ship to be on alert to prevent any unexpected events.

"Master Chen, where will the Sea Wolf fleet pick us up?" The captain of a boat that followed on board asked Chen Zhongji. In order to keep it secret, these people didn't know their detailed plan before they came out this time.

He only had a rough understanding of it. After arriving here, the captain of the boat asked Chen Zhongji.

"Don't worry, we haven't been out for a long time. It's not yet noon. According to the agreement, Chen Xun went over and asked Master Yu to send a boat to pick us up. There is still some way to go. I guess we can meet them after noon.

That's it." Chen Zhongji replied to his subordinates while looking towards the sea.

"Then don't worry! After all, we have transported so much hard cargo this time, it would be better to meet them early!" said the boat captain.

"Yes! But it's not far from our place, and Zheng Yiguan's ships often appear in this area. This time, the boss didn't want anyone to know about our deal with Sea Wolf, so he didn't ask them to send a fleet directly.

Come to pick us up, but wait for us halfway, just in case Zheng Yiguan and his gang are on guard! Don't worry, I guess if they come, you will run into them a little further along the way!" Chen Zhongji comforted.

The subordinate said.

"This Zheng Yiguan is really a bastard. The boss treated him so well. As soon as he got rich, he immediately changed his face and didn't take the boss and us seriously! He is really a bastard!

If I had known that this guy was this kind of person, I might as well have killed him and brought him down earlier!" the man in charge of the boat said bitterly.

"Knowing people, knowing faces but not knowing hearts, you know the power of horses from a distance! Zheng Yiguan was not such a person at the beginning, and everyone didn't realize that he would become like this! This is probably what people say, the scorpion never stings! Now

This guy has grown up, and our temple can no longer accommodate him!" Chen Zhongji used to have a very good relationship with Zheng Yiguan, and always treated Zheng Yiguan as a brother. This time after Zheng Yiguan came back, he became arrogant.

, and after being so arrogant, he was also very disappointed, so he also criticized Zheng Yiguan.

Just like this, they walked and walked for a while on the sea. Suddenly, the upper bucket on the mast pointed to the position in front and left of them, and shouted to Chen Zhongji and the people on the boat: "Let's report to Master Chen, on the left in front of us."

It seems like a few boats are coming!”

After Chen Zhongji heard this, he immediately walked to the left side of the ship and looked towards the sea to the left, but he did not see the ship, so he said: "Look carefully, is it the ship of Sea Wolf?"

Shangdou shook his head on the mast and said: "It's too far away to see clearly the flags on their ship, huh? There are a few more, they are coming towards us! There are ten...eleven or two!" Shangdou

I must not be very good at mathematics. I counted them twice before I could count the number of ships that came over.

Chen Zhongji suddenly became a little nervous, but he comforted himself that the incoming ship might be the ship of Sea Wolf, so he looked up at the sky. The weather was not very sunny today. There was a thin layer of clouds in the sky. The visibility at sea was not as good as on a sunny day. The sun was covered by

Thin clouds obscured the view, but the position of the sun could still be discerned.

It was close to noon at this time, but it had not yet reached the agreed time. According to Yan Siqi's instructions to Chen Xun, Sea Wolf's fleet should be a little further away.

But Chen Zhongji thought that maybe Sea Wolf's fleet couldn't wait for them and came closer, so they met them in advance.

So Chen Zhongji turned around and ordered the crew members on each ship to be on alert and make precautionary preparations. He also removed the oilcloth covering the ship, exposed the cannons underneath, and made all preparations.

"Set off the smoke! See if they are Sea Wolf's fleet!" Chen Zhongji ordered his men on the ship.

According to the agreement, when Chen Zhongji and his ship arrive at the predetermined sea area, if they can't find the Sea Wolf fleet, they can let off smoke to avoid missing it. As long as the Sea Wolf fleet is nearby, they can see the smoke they put out and hurry up.

Come and meet them, and if you encounter a fleet, you can also light a smoke to confirm the other party's identity.

As a result, a thick plume of wolf smoke soon emerged from Chen Zhongji's boat. The black smoke billowed into the sky and rose very high, before being gradually blown away by the sea breeze.

At this time, Shangdou had been staring at the dozen or so boats that were approaching gradually. He felt a little uneasy because the posture of the dozens of boats that were approaching was a bit wrong. After getting closer, he could not see any flags on the boats.

Their identities could not be determined by the flags or fonts, and the formation of these boats did not look like they were coming to greet them, but rather like a big sheet, shining towards them.

So Shangdou quickly reported his observation to Chen Zhongji below. Chen Zhongji had also seen these dozen boats at this time. At this time, he had ordered people to light off the cigarettes, but he did not see the other party's boats.

Yan responded, and Chen Zhongji's expression suddenly changed.

"Turn the rudder! Adjust the sails and run towards our home quickly. These boats are coming for us!" Chen Zhongji shouted loudly.

Yan Siqi's men on the three boats suddenly became nervous and panicked. They were all doing this, and they were experienced. They immediately realized that they might be in trouble today.

The other party came with more than a dozen boats, but they only had three boats. Although there were many people on each boat, there was no way they could outnumber the enemies. If they started to fight, they definitely didn't even have the slightest chance of winning.

And these dozen ships suddenly appeared here, basically they are here for the money on their ships.

So that means someone leaked their news, and someone came here waiting for them to steal the money on their ship. So who was this person? Everyone on the ship immediately thought of one person, and they immediately cursed

Got up.

The three boats quickly turned their rudders and sails, and turned their bows around again, heading towards Bengang where they came out. The three boats all raised their sails at the same time, took enough wind, and planned to turn around and escape back to Bengang.

But they were still a little slow, and these three boats came out this time, carrying more people, and also loaded with a lot of silver and some local products that Yan Siqi gave to Yu Xiaotian as a thank you. The three boats were all overloaded, although

The full sail is hoisted, but it still takes some time for the sailboat to pick up speed.

The dozen or so boats were now like a big one, covering their buttocks towards them. Two other boats appeared from in front of these three boats and also blocked up towards them.

This time, Zheng Mang could be said to be sure to hit the target with one hit. When he led his fleet to the front, he had already prevented the three ships from turning around and escaping after discovering them, so he left two ships behind to block their way.

way out.

Now the three ships led by Chen Zhongji were in big trouble. There was a road blockage in front and pursuers behind them, leaving them no chance.

Chen Zhongji also realized that they might not be able to escape back to Bengang today, so he pulled out his sword from his waist and shouted to the men on the three boats: "Brothers! It seems that we are not going to fight today."

It can’t be done! Although we haven’t seen who it is yet, you can probably guess it!

You all know what our three boats are carrying! Since these people are blocking us here, they are trying to steal our money!

But don't take any chances, these people will never leave you alive for you to reveal their identities! So today we have no choice but to fight them to the death!

Copycat guys, fight with them! Every ship will start smoking immediately, maybe the master’s fleet is not far from here, we may be doomed!”

Chen Zhongji's reaction speed was not slow. Even after he figured out why these ships were blocking them here and immediately thought about the consequences, he was worried that if his men took action soon, they would not fight hard to survive.

So he immediately informed these minions of the consequences.

When Yan Siqi's men on these three ships heard this, they felt that what Chen Zhongji said was reasonable. It was very possible that these people who came were from Zheng Yiguan. Zheng Yiguan had not broken up with their leader Yan Siqi now.

That's why he used such a method to block them here. If he succeeded, he would never leave anyone alive and leave people with evidence and excuses.

Therefore, as long as they fall into the hands of these people, even if they surrender in the end, these people will never leave them alive. They will definitely kill them all and throw them into the sea to feed the fish. Even their boats will probably be destroyed.

It will not be left behind, and will definitely be pulled to a deep water area where no one has passed before and scuttled.

So if you don’t fight hard today, it will be impossible. Even if you fight for your own life, you have to fight hard. If you fight hard, there is still a chance of survival. If you don’t fight, you will be dead!

Yan Siqi's men on the three boats were yelling curses one by one, grabbing their weapons and preparing to fight to the death.