Daming pirates

The man who led the troops to chase them to the seaside, but watched helplessly as Yu Xiaotian and his party's boat sailed towards the sea, had no choice but to return without success. General Li took two dilapidated government and military warships and docked at Xiaohuang Island.

On the shore of the island, dozens of officers and soldiers searched the entire island, but found nothing. They could only angrily burn the small villages on Xiaohuang Island to the ground under the orders of the furious General Li.

Also coming with him was Inspector Liu from the Inspection Department of Fu'an County. Because Jiang Baihu's home was also under the jurisdiction of the Inspection Department, the Inspection Department could not shirk the responsibility for the massacre of Jiang's family, so this time Li

Commander-in-Chief Liu was ordered to lead troops to Xiaohuang Island to suppress the bandits. In order to show the importance he attached to this matter, Inspector Liu also brought a few officers with him and went to sea with Commander-in-Chief Li to Xiaohuang Island.

This time their goal was very clear. The Jiang family members insisted that the people who attacked the Jiang family and killed Jiang Baihu were the gang of unruly people on Xiaohuang Island, so they headed straight for Xiaohuang Island after setting off.

Both Mr. Li and Inspector Liu thought that although they might not be able to kill all the thieves when they came out this time, they could at least capture a few people from Xiaohuang Island and go back to work for them. However, they did not expect to be

After they arrived at Xiaohuang Island, the place was already deserted, not even a single person's hair was left.

After a search, they didn't find anything of value. The idea of ​​President Li and Inspector Liu secretly trying to make a fortune was shattered, and they couldn't help but feel a little angry.

Now everyone who is alive through the Jiang family knows that the group of people from Xiaohuangdao took control of the ship and cargo of the Liu family in Funing, and looted the Jiang family. They should have made a lot of money, so as long as

If you can find this group of people on Xiaohuang Island, wipe them out, and seize their stolen goods, you can easily steal them and make a big profit.

This was the reason why they were so enthusiastic and hurried to Xiaohuang Island. Otherwise, there were many pirate gangs along the coast of Funing Prefecture, and they would not be interested in doing such an errand.

As for Jiang Baihu's death, for them, it was not worthy of their sympathy at all. Jiang Baihu relied on the protection of Mr. Zhang Datong and Zhang Qian and the connections of the Funing Prefecture government to control most of the fishing catch along the coast of Fu'an County.

, he has been fishing for oil and water for a long time, which has already made these people jealous to death.

It's just that they didn't have the opportunity or ability to snatch such financial resources from Jiang Baihu before, so they could only stare blankly, and the most they could do was to make some profit. Now, Jiang Jing, also known as Jiang Baihu, was suddenly killed by the tenants he controlled.

It was too late to help others feel happy, so there was no sympathy for his death at all.

Looking at the village of Xiaohuangdao with flames blazing into the sky, Inspector Liu laughed dryly and said to Mr. Li: "Mr. Li! It seems that our trip this time was in vain! The thieves in Xiaohuangdao must have

They have already escaped from here in advance. These unscrupulous people are not stupid. They know that if they commit such a big case, the government will definitely not let them go easily. They have probably escaped without a trace by now!"

The general manager surnamed Li looked at the fire and the billowing smoke. He turned around and looked towards the sea helplessly, and said with a bitter smile: "You and I are just errands. What's going on above?"

Let's do whatever you tell us! Inspector Liu is right. Although the thieves are fierce, they are not stupid. They must have known that the Jiang family had recognized them. They must not be able to stay on this little Huangdao. But they didn't expect them.

We walked so fast and cleaned up so cleanly! In this way, it seems that our trip was really in vain!

By the way, Inspector Liu, your guess is, if these thieves from Xiaohuangdao want to escape, where will they escape to? It is estimated that Mr. Zhang Qian and Sun Zhixian will definitely not stop here because of this matter.

If the gang of thieves is brought to justice, they probably won’t be able to explain it to the superiors! So in the end, we still have to be the ones to top up the tank, so no matter what, we always have to find a way to at least catch a few thieves so that we can deal with them, right?"

Inspector Liu also turned around and looked at the sea in the distance. He stroked his short beard under his chin and thought for a while before shaking his head and saying, "I'm afraid it's hard to say! It was Boss Li who chased the thieves that day. How many thieves were there?

Boss Li knew best. If there were a large number of them, they could just find an island on the sea and settle there to avoid the wind. They might come out to plunder after a while!

In addition, if they are smart enough to commit such a major crime, they may even escape to other places overnight after completing the crime, and may never dare to move around Funinghai again!

But there is another possibility. If there are few of them, they may also find other pirates to join their gang. In short, if they abandon this small yellow island, it will be difficult to find them again! Unless we get reliable information

, know where they are hiding, otherwise, trying to catch them in this vast sea is undoubtedly the same as finding a needle in a haystack!"

After listening to what Inspector Liu said, the boss surnamed Li couldn't help but nodded. He felt a little helpless. He knew that Inspector Liu was right. If he wanted to seize these small yellow islands in a short time,

The thief basically has little hope. Not to mention the numerous islands along the coast of Funing, there are even more islands along the coast of Fujian. He can't search one island after another. He really doesn't know if he will find the monkey in the year of the horse! So he

If you want to catch these thieves in Xiaohuang Island in a short period of time, the possibility is very low.

However, he was still a little unwilling to give up. After all, the incident was too big this time, and the dead Jiang Jing was Mr. Zhang Qian’s brother-in-law. They didn’t even find human hair when they came out this time. If they couldn’t catch a few people and go back to top the tank.

, it’s not easy for them to do business this time back! Even if they can’t catch even the top of the tank, they have to at least make a gesture and stay at sea for two or three days before going back.

So he sighed and said: "What Inspector Liu said makes sense! Since these thieves have abandoned this place, it will be difficult to catch them again! But I'm afraid it won't work if we just go back like this! Whether it's the county magistrate or Qian Qian

Sir, it's hard to explain this time. I'm afraid it will take us two days to go back!

In this case, we might as well go around for a while, if that doesn’t work, it’s not too late to go back for business!”

Of course, Inspector Liu also knew what Mr. Li was thinking, so he laughed dryly and nodded: "Of course! This time Mr. Liu is just following. What to do, Mr. Zhang Qian has given instructions, and he will listen to Mr. Li."

General arrangement!”

Mr. Li secretly cursed Liu in his heart for being a slippery man. He said this as if he was making it clear that he wanted to see the joke. Anyway, if he followed, he could share some of the benefits if he had merit, but if he didn't, it wouldn't involve him in anything.

So after watching his men burn down all the houses on Xiaohuang Island, he ordered everyone to board the ship, weigh anchor, and set sail away from Xiaohuang Island.

Standing on the boat, Inspector Liu blocked the sun with his hands. After checking the course, he asked Mr. Li: "Mr. Li, since you have no intention of returning immediately, where should we go next?"

Mr. Li took out a map from somewhere and asked his subordinates to unfold it. He asked Inspector Liu to join him and look down at the map. Inspector Liu knew at a glance that it was a hand-drawn map of Funing's coast.

, the various islands along the coast were marked on it, and their locations were quickly found on the map.

"Brother Liu, please look! We are now on the west side of Xiaohuang Island. To the west is Dongchong Town, and to the north is Shuangfeng Island and Nun Island. Now it is said that there are several groups of pirates entrenched in Shuangfeng Island and Nun Island.

, often appear and plunder in the Zhejiang and East Fujian Seas. With our current strength, even if we go, we probably won’t be able to gain anything!

But Brother Liu, look here, not far to the east is Dahuang Island! In Brother Liu’s opinion, if the thieves in Xiaohuang Island just want to escape temporarily, will they hide on Dahuang Island? You must know that Dahuang Island is bigger than this

Xiaohuang Island is much bigger! It’s not a big problem to hide dozens of them!” Manager Li pointed at the map and asked Inspector Liu.

Inspector Liu looked at the map, nodded slightly and said, "It's possible! But as far as I know, since the Japanese pirates on Dahuang Island were wiped out by the Fuzhou Navy, Dahuang Island has been an unclaimed land with only pirates.

We often stop here! And it’s very close to Xiaohuang Island. I guess the thieves from Xiaohuang Island don’t dare to hide on Dahuang Island!”

Mr. Li shook his head and said: "Now that they are out! Regardless of whether they are on Dahuang Island or not, we can't go back now anyway, so we might as well go to Dahuang Island to have a look! Come here, adjust the sails and rudder! Let's go to Dahuang Island.

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After the sailors on the two ships received the order, the thief catchers on each ship (in fact, on the Ming Dynasty naval warships, the thief catcher's position was basically the captain, responsible for managing all sailors and soldiers on the ship) immediately ordered the helmsmen and Liao under his command.

He began to adjust the sail and rudder with his hands, and maneuvered the ship around the northern end of Xiaohuang Island. He raised the sails and caught the wind and began to sail towards Dahuang Island, which is east of Xiaohuang Island.

At this time, Yu Xiaotian and others were still busy on Dahuang Island and were not aware of this situation.

After two or three days of repairs, their small fishing boat was pushed into the water again. Crazy Meng and a few young men began a trial voyage outside the bay where they were hiding.

Yu Xiaotian took the rest of the people and began to think about how to drag the big ship ashore and carry out some repairs. The group of people looked at the big ship and couldn't help but start to feel a little worried.

After all, they only have more than 20 laborers at best. They can still pull the small boat ashore for repairs, but it is not an easy task to drag the two-masted bird ship, which weighs nearly 20 tons, to the shore.

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So far, they have just arrived in Dahuang Island, and all conditions are very simple. The tools are just axes, machetes and big saws. Apart from this, there are no other decent auxiliary tools.

Therefore, they wanted to drag this two-masted ship ashore with such crude tools. Their manpower alone was far from enough. Ma Lian and others looked at the ship and shook their heads.

They said it was difficult to handle, and if Xiaotian's proposal really didn't work, they would just make do with the boat for a while. After the storm passed, they would go south to Fuzhou to find a private boathouse along the coast and drag the boat ashore for cleaning.

However, their proposal was immediately rejected by Yu Xiaotian. Yu Xiaotian's opinion was very clear. He still adhered to the old opinion. If you want to do your job well, you must first sharpen your tools. The current situation of this ship, if it is just

If it is used to transport goods at sea, it won't be a problem for the time being.

But now they are no longer ordinary fishermen, but have changed their profession to become a group of pirates. With the condition of the ship like this, it will be impossible for them to do anything at sea.

If they want to be a successful pirate, the boat will undoubtedly be their most important thing. Although the hull structure of this boat is still relatively strong, the sails of this boat are very damaged, and the bottom of the boat is full of messy things.

Marine life has greatly affected the sailing speed of this ship.

Since being a pirate often requires chasing other merchant ships, and sometimes escaping from being chased by fellow pirates or warships of the navy, not having speed is tantamount to seeking death, so Yu Xiaotian still insists that since he wants to do it, he must first do it.

We need to tidy up this ship and greatly increase its sailing speed!

After he was at the helm, everyone else agreed with his opinion, so the group had to continue racking their brains to figure out how to clean up the ship.

Just when they were trying to reduce the weight and center of gravity of the ship and remove the ballast stones and masts from the ship, Crazy Meng led a few young men who went out for sea trials and drove the ship with a panic look on their faces.

The small sailboat sailed into the bay and shouted loudly before it stopped:

"Something bad has happened! Someone from the government went to Xiaohuang Island..."

(Today I would like to express my special thanks to two friends gx9(2 and Qingyu Zhiyi for their tips. The new book list has been published. The following is slowly updating the writing. The Chinese New Year is coming soon. Although I usually have nothing to do, but here I am.

At that time, things started to increase. In the near future, I have to ask my old father-in-law and others to move in and help me take care of my wife. Many relatives also have to go, and friends also have to get together. There is very little time to sit down and write, so

During the Chinese New Year, I cannot guarantee that the updates will be stable. I can only ensure that updates are made once a day. If I have free time, I will try to update more! I hope friends will forgive me! I will resume stable updates as soon as possible after the New Year!)