novelcrest Chapter 1756 Pirates haunt, please be careful
Chapter 1756 Pirates haunt, please be careful
Chapter 1756 Pirates haunt, please be careful
With a calm face, Xiao Cuo asked, "Is it correct?"
In case Fang Jun plays a carbine, it seems that sailing north is actually just a detour, and then he only needs to wait at Wangpan Mountain. Once the merchant ships here sail out of the Qiantang River Estuary and go to sea, they will be caught straight...
The private soldier said: "The confirmation is correct, the information returned by the five sentries is consistent, and there is no abnormality."
Wang Qi on the side was young and energetic, and said proudly: "Why must cousin be so cautious? This time we will act in a low-key manner, strictly control the subordinates, and there will be no news about it. How could Fang Jun know about this action? Even if If you know, you will only think that we are just playing around and won't take it to heart."
Xiao Cuo couldn't understand the kid's arrogant appearance, he frowned and taught him a lesson: "Be careful sailing for thousands of years, everything is broken by carelessness. You are young, so you should be more prudent."
That being said, he actually agrees with Wang Qi's opinion.
However, I have always been unhappy seeing this kid, and I even sneered at the fact that he coveted his own daughter. Your Langya Wang family has long since declined, and it is still the time when "the king and the horse share the world"?
Bao Xi, who had been silent all this time, said: "The arrow is on the string and we have to fire. Since the news reports that Fang Jun has already gone north, then we should not hesitate, we should set off immediately."
Xie Wenhua also said: "That's right."
Xiao Cuo nodded, stood up abruptly, and ordered loudly: "Then set off immediately, pull out the anchor and set sail!"
"promise!"
The private soldier got the order, hurriedly left, and went to deliver the order.
Several people in the house stood up one after another, strode out of the hut behind Xiao Cuo, and walked straight to the merchant ship parked by the river.
After a while, orders were sent to both sides of the Qiantang River one after another, and countless merchant ships pulled anchor and set sail, and slowly sailed out of the river mouth along the turbulent river...
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Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty went east to Goguryeo, causing a large number of elite naval forces to be defeated and dissipated in battles. The entire Sui navy collapsed, and countless officers, soldiers, civilian husbands, and bandits became pirates and wreaked havoc on the ocean.When the Sui Dynasty collapsed and the Tang Dynasty was established, land threats from Turks, Tubo, Tuyuhun and other countries became more and more serious every year. At the most critical time, the Turks even attacked the hinterland of Guanzhong, forcing His Majesty Li Er to sign the alliance under the city.
Since then, the Tang Dynasty has made great efforts to govern, and finally defeated some powerful enemies such as the Turks and Tuyuhun, and consolidated the security of the long border.
However, the construction of the navy has never been paid attention to, and it is unable to pay attention to it.
The sea has become a paradise for bandits...
Pirates are allowed to come and go freely in the sea area of thousands of miles, but for merchant ships passing by, the tolls are collected according to the value of the goods, and often three or four are drawn every tenth, and the goods are looted and killed.
Datang's navy was useless, and they didn't even dare to stay away from the coastline, while being killed by arrogant pirates as a caravan...
Over the decades, countless pirates fought and annexed each other, and gradually formed several groups of pirates entrenched in the East China Sea. Among them, the "Three Great Gangs" were the leaders, crossing the sea and plundering the waterways of Goguryeo, Silla, and Japan. Even if the big food fleet from the west wants to trade on the southeast coast, it is easy to win over these pirates, otherwise they will kill people and hide from the ship.
Even the always fierce food fleet often has hundreds of ships operating together, encountering these local snakes is more or less ominous...
These chaotic years were not brought to an end until the Royal Navy was born.
Although the notorious Gai Dahai does not belong to one of the "Three Great Gangs", the hundreds of gangsters under his command can be counted among the pirates occupying the vast Haizhong Continent. The bandits were wiped out in the first battle, and the shock brought about made all the pirates on the East China Sea silent!
When the Royal Navy takes pride in foreign lands, almost all the pirates feel the panic of the approaching doomsday. Facing the Royal Navy's new warships and mighty artillery, retreating has become the only way to survive...
As a result, some far-sighted pirates have avoided the deepest part of Sea Continent, using the intricate waterways and underwater reefs to avoid the threat of the Royal Navy, and some are unwilling to give up the huge profits on the route or they are too confident. The pirates were besieged and wiped out one by one by the Royal Navy in the following days.
Everyone knows that on this vast sea, the Royal Navy is the super invincible existence, and all opponents who try to struggle and make waves in front of it will be completely defeated...
The Royal Navy will not sit idly by and watch the "Three Great Gangs" still exist under its noses. After several rounds of encirclement and suppression, the "Three Great Gangs" have been completely wiped out. Only some small groups of pirates have no fixed islands to occupy. With few boats and few flexible movements, it was only then that they wandered in the depths of Haizhongzhou and escaped several times of encirclement and suppression.
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Xianglu Island is a small island among the thousands of islands in Haizhong Continent near the depths of the sea. Strictly speaking, it is just a huge reef emerging from the water. The vegetation on the island is sparse and there is no fresh water. It looks like an incense burner placed in the sea from a distance. , hence the name.
Although this island is not suitable for living, and there are no fishermen on the island, there is a natural water port surrounded on three sides, which has become a gathering place for pirates.
The vast sea is full of dangerous winds and waves, facing the hurricanes and showers that come from time to time, if there is no harbor to hide, the end will only be a shipwreck...
This island is far away from the route, and the surrounding reefs are densely covered. Unless someone is familiar with the surrounding sea area, it is absolutely impossible to detect the countless hidden reefs hidden under the sea surface, and the ship may hit the rocks and sink at any time.
This has become a sanctuary for pirates...
Rows of houses were built near the sea on the island. This is the habitat for pirates and their families. Of course, most pirates have no family members. Wandering day and night to earn a bite to eat?
Only the giant bandits of the "Three Great Gangs" who have occupied the sea for many years are the ones who have been piracy for generations and live a life of licking blood with their families...
In a spacious house near the foot of the mountain, dozens of pirates gathered.
These people are all poorly clothed, and their skin is bronzed by the wind and the sun. There are old and young, but all of them are strong and strong.
As long as anyone who can escape the siege of the Royal Navy is not one of the best players in a hundred?
Sitting here is a burly man in his thirties, with a beard on his face, a shabby brocade robe that cannot cover his majestic body, broad shoulders and thick back, with a ferocious face.
At this moment, the man was drinking a bowl of wine, looked around everyone and said: "Today Wang called you here for the fleet of the Jiangnan gentry. The Royal Navy has already gone north under Fang Jun's command. The navy that intends to wipe out Goguryeo, the fleet of the Jiangnan gentry has also left the mouth of the Qiantang River and entered the sea, can you all be interested in this fleet?"
Several veteran gentry ganged up to participate in smuggling, and the goods were piled up like hills by the Qiantang River. How could such news be hidden from these pirates who were originally from the land of Wuyue?What's more, the Jiangnan gentry are only afraid of the royal navy, lest they will be noticed by the navy, but they are not very afraid of pirates.
They are confident that the private soldiers assembled by each family are enough to resist the weakening pirates...
When everyone heard the words, someone said: "The navy is really heading north to Goguryeo? We are naturally envious of the fleet of the Jiangnan gentry. If we don't plunder a batch of money and goods, we will never send it this winter! But no matter Fang Jun Or Su Dingfang and Pei Xingjian, they are all insidious and cunning people, and they have suffered a lot from them in the past two years, if they are tricked by them, our little manpower is not enough for others to bite their teeth..."
Everyone echoed in unison, feeling sorry for each other.
It's not that the pirates aren't fierce enough, it's because they've been beaten by the navy for the past two years...
The "Three Great Gangs" that dominated the sea in the past were invincible, arrogant and violent, and even organized manpower to land and plunder some coastal states and counties from time to time. How arrogant is it?
As a result, when facing the main force of the navy, he didn't even have the ability to fight to the death, and the artillery was blasted to pieces. There were tens of thousands of people in the "three big gangs", and in the end, only the boss Wang in front of him slipped through the net. With a group of shrimp soldiers and crab generals...
Hearing the names of Fang Jun and Su Dingfang, Boss Wang's eyes twitched, his face became more ferocious, and he punched the table in front of him fiercely, but then he controlled his anger, gritted his teeth and said, "It's absolutely impossible, if the naval master Without going far, how can the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River dare to go to sea?"
When everyone heard this, they nodded.
"That's right. When we meet a navy, we will flee in all directions. Some people will escape. However, most of the fleets of the Jiangnan gentry are cargo ships, with deep draft and slow speed. There is no way to escape. Once the navy If we catch up, not only will all the ships and goods be confiscated, but the families will also have to pay a heavy fine, they are more afraid of sailors than us!"
"That's the reason. If the Jiangnan gentry don't have conclusive news to prove that the navy has gone north, they will never dare to go to sea."
"But even so, with so little manpower here, I'm afraid we can't do anything to the fleet of Jiangnan nobles."
"Yes, that's right. Every family of the Jiangnan gentry has sent private soldiers. It is said that there are at least a few thousand young men on board those ships. If we plunder rashly, I'm afraid we won't be able to defeat them..."
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There were different opinions, and there was a lot of noise in the room, but most of them agreed with Boss Wang's judgment.
Boss Wang raised his hand, and the hustle and bustle in the house suddenly fell silent. Then he opened his mouth and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, we were killed by the navy. We are like a lost dog. The sky is big, the earth is big, and the sea is big, but there is no place to stand. Seeing the cold winter In the near future, if you can't get a lot of votes, after this winter, many of you here will starve to death... We gathered together to become robbers, and we were licking blood from the knife edge, with our heads pinned to the waistband of our trousers Now, taking advantage of the good opportunity for the navy to go north, if you can't clean up those landlubbers raised by the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River, you will drown in the sea as soon as possible!"
He looked around at everyone, and said word by word: "Who dares to go with a certain person and risk his life to fight for this wealth?!"
(End of this chapter)