"Azu, it's such a small village, why did it take so long to break it?" Liu Xiang frowned and looked at the pirates running around in the village, and said with some dissatisfaction.

"...Xiang Lao, the villagers in the village are working too hard,...the brothers couldn't get in for a while." Kang Yongzu said, scratching his head.

"These country bumpkins know how to fight hard, so you should cherish your life?" Liu Xiang glanced at the corpses of several villagers lying under the wall of the village, and said with a straight face, "We are at sea, and our heads are always tied to our belts!

What’s the matter, when we get to land, we regret our lives?”

Kang Yongzu was suddenly speechless, and Nie Nie stood beside him.

"Brother Xiang, although this village is not large in scale, the walls are high and thick, and we don't have the tools to climb. In addition, Zhuang Ding is brave, so we didn't take it down for a while!" Xia Zhimu took a step forward and walked toward Liu Xiang.

Said, "Of course, if you rely on people to pile it up, it's not impossible to take it down, but you will lose a lot of brothers in the end... I thought, don't we have artillery, so I waited for a while. But..., Brother Zhang

When the artillery was pushed up, it was already in the afternoon..." After saying that, he glanced sideways at Zhang Yijie behind him.

"Uh... Mr. Xiang, this is really my fault! It took a lot of effort to get the artillery from the ship. The sandy area on the shore is so wide that if you are not careful, the artillery got stuck... So, let Lao Kang

It’s hard to do this!” Zhang Yijie took two steps forward and said in a deep voice in front of Liu Xiang.

Liu Xiang looked sideways at Zhang Yijie, then turned to Kang Yongzu and said, "Azu, I'm not blaming you. We are pirates. We are on land, and we are surrounded by enemies everywhere. If we are blocked by officers and soldiers,

On land, we will be in a desperate situation. It is already Wu time (19:00 to 21:00). Let the brothers move quickly and pack up everything they can. We... go to sea at midnight

!”

"ah?"

"Going to sea in the middle of the night?"

"..."

Everyone was stunned and exclaimed for a moment. As we all know, going to sea in the middle of the night with many ships and people will test the organization and discipline of the fleet. For pirates, these two things are lacking.

"Brother Xiang, if we go to sea in the middle of the night, I'm afraid the brothers will... make a fuss!" Xia Zhimu said.

"Who dares to make trouble?" Liu Xiang's eyes widened, showing a fierceness, "Humph, whoever makes trouble will be buried!"

"...Brother Xiang, we also robbed some people. We escorted them to the beach at night, but there is quite a distance. By then, once chaos breaks out, it will be difficult for the brothers to control them." Zhang Yijie said warmly.

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"Tie them all up!" Liu Xiang said in a deep voice.

"Brother Xiang, it's six or seven miles away from the pier. If we go here, and it's dark, I'm afraid it will take us all night..."

"This..." Liu Xiang was a little annoyed and stared at Zhang Yijie fiercely, "Then what do you think we should do? Wait for the officers and soldiers to come and block us here at night? Or..., wait for Zheng Yiguan to arrive with his fleet.

Serve us all in one pot!"

Seeing Liu Xiang getting angry, everyone couldn't help but look at each other and didn't dare to speak for a while.

Liu Xiang saw that everyone bowed their heads and remained silent, but their expressions showed reluctance and even some unknown emotions. He felt shuddered. In recent years, he had been suppressed by Zheng Zhilong and had almost no place to stay.

Defeated, especially in the Battle of Liaoluo Bay two years ago, even with the support of the Dutch, almost the entire army was wiped out. All the brothers under his command seemed to be a little alienated from each other. In the past, the situation where words and actions were arrogant,

Gradually I couldn't hold it any longer.

Liu Xiang stared at the few people coldly, exuding a ferocious aura. Li Husan behind him immediately clenched the long knife in his hand, looked around, and was ready to take action at any time.

"Brother Xiang..." Seeing that the situation was not going well, Kang Yongzu hurriedly surrendered, stepped forward and said, "What do you say, we...we all listen to you!"

"Yes, yes..., Mr. Xiang, whatever you say, we will listen to you."

"Brother Xiang..., we all listen to you..."

The other people also quickly bowed and agreed.

Liu Xiang saw several people bowing their heads and listened, and sighed inaudibly. The pirates were all rebellious people. At this time, they were surrendering on the surface, but most of them had resentment in their hearts.

"Brother Xiang, since we are worried about Zheng Zhilong's arrival, should we send a patrol ship to guard Zhangxia?" Zhang Yijie said to Liu Xiang.

"Well, Lao Zhang is thoughtful." Liu Xiang nodded and looked at Zhang Yijie approvingly, "Who do you think is appropriate to send?"

"Um..., aren't Cao Xiong and the others still guarding the ship at the dock? Why don't we just send them there!"

"Cao Xiong?" Liu Xiang pondered for a moment, "Lao Cao and the others guarded the dock as soon as they docked, but they didn't get much oil or water. Tell me, if you send him there...will he blame me?"

"Uh..." Zhang Yijie heard this and looked at Liu Xiang with a meaningful smile. He suddenly felt a little flustered. He didn't know which of his words had violated a taboo, "Brother Xiang, Cao Xiong...how dare he blame you?"

If you hadn't taken in their gang of Shandong rebels, they would have had no place at sea!"

Liu Xiang stared at Zhang Yijie and said nothing for a while.

Just when Zhang Yijie was sweating and worried, Liu Xiang reached out and patted Zhang Yijie's shoulder, "Old Zhang, Cao Xiong and the others are rebels, so who are we?...Although, Cao Xiong surrendered to us late.

, but you can’t always bully others like this, right?”

Liu Xiang said, turned his head and said to Xia Zhimu: "Amu, please go out and take a few boats out to the sea in the direction of Zhangxia. If you see Zheng Yiguan coming with a crowd, report the news in time.

Come here. If nothing happens, come back and meet us before dawn."

"Yes, Xianglao!" Xia Zhimu answered, cupping his hands.

"Um..., Xianglao, what should I do?" Kang Yongzu asked, scratching his head.

"Let the brothers in the stockade calm down for a while!" Liu Xiang looked at the messy stockade, shook his head and said, "hurry up and pack up the goods in the stockade, pack them and transport them to the ship. In addition, select the men and women,

Also load it onto the ship as soon as possible."

"Yes, Xianglao!" Kang Yongzu said, crossing his hands.

"Brother Xiang!" Zhang Yijie immediately stepped forward and said with a smile, "The rich man in the village ran away, but his concubines stayed behind and were served by Lao Kang. Tsk tsk... she's quite pretty.

Not bad. Mr. Xiang, why don’t you enjoy it first while there is still time!"

"Oh, really?" Liu Xiang's cold triangular eyes gradually opened, and a lustful smile appeared on his face. He turned to look at Kang Yongzu and said: "Azu, I'm interested... Let the brothers rest for half an hour.

Be happy and happy. Then, immediately transport the people and property to the seaside!"

"Yes, Xianglao!"

"Yes, Xianglao!"

Several people crossed their hands and left as promised.

"Brother Xiang, those people just now looked obviously worried!" Li Husan said, looking at the people walking away.

"..." Liu Xiang patted Li Husan on the shoulder and sighed: "I also know that we can't push them too hard. But, as pirates, we are not allowed to go ashore for more than two days. In case, we are blocked by officers and soldiers.

It’s another fierce battle, and our strength cannot be weakened any further.”

"Actually, we shouldn't have landed at Zhangpu. It's too close to Xiamen!"

"Huh?" Liu Xiang paused and felt a little unhappy, "You don't understand! You just want to embarrass Zheng Yiguan under his nose! We want to see how he, the general of Zhangxia Travels, protects the country and the people!"

Humph...haha...a guerrilla general from the imperial court?" As he said that, he ignored Li Husan and walked straight into the village.

Under the night, everything returned to calm. Robbery, killing, madness and whining seemed to be drowned by the thick night. Qi Tian sat on the edge of the pier, grilling fish on the bonfire while listening with his ears pricked up.

Uncle Cao Xiong discussed tomorrow's trip with several old men from the former Dengzhou Navy.

"Old Cao, we really want to go to Nanyang with Liu Xiang!" Meng Hongbin smelled the aroma of Qitian grilled fish and licked his lips, "I heard that Nanyang is thousands of miles away from the mainland."

"Alas..." Cao Xiong sighed and said: "Zheng Zhilong is so powerful in the offshore areas of the mainland that there is no way for us to survive. Moreover,...we can't go back to the mainland if we rebel against the imperial court. Maybe we went to Nanyang.

, you can survive for a while."

After hearing this, Meng Hongbin shook his head and sighed. When he was in the Dengzhou Navy, he followed Cao Xiong and had a life-long friendship. He just wanted to find some psychological comfort when he asked this question. Going away from home is far away.

Not everyone can safely accept crossing the ocean.

"Xiaotian, is your fish ready? Damn it, it's so delicious!" Meng Hongbin yelled at Qitian.

Qi Tian smiled. In the evening, he found some clove cardamom from the South Seas on the boat. After crushing it, he spread it on the fish, and then roasted it on the bonfire, which made the fish smell fragrant.

He handed the grilled fish to Meng Hongbin with a fork, "Uncle Meng, the time is a little short, I guess it's a little tasteless."

"It smells delicious!" Meng Hongbin said with a smile, "I can't believe that for those who have read the book, grilled fish can be so delicious! What a pity for you!" He stretched out his hand to pick up the grilled fish.

Unexpectedly, a big hand snatched the fork pole from the thorn, and took a bite directly without caring about the grilled fish burning his mouth.

"Chen Dalang!" Meng Hongbin was stunned for a moment, then stood up and shouted loudly; "You bastard, you are robbing me again!... Weren't you asked to lead people to guard the perimeter? Are you lazy and running back again?"

The corner of Chen Dalang's mouth might have been burned. He opened his mouth and fanned it with his left hand. Then he took another bite of the grilled fish and said, "I...I'm not lazy!...The sea and the river are on guard with their people!...

…We saw Liu Xiang and the others dragging things and driving people toward the dock. Come over quickly and report to Boss Cao."

"Liu Xiang and the others are coming over?" Meng Hongbin looked to the west, but the night was so dark that he couldn't see anything at all. "Damn it, those pirates are probably robbing them all. They are preparing to pack things in advance."

Transport it to the ship!"

"Not only the property, but also the people... they have kidnapped a lot of people, and they are heading here!" Chen Dalang finished the grilled fish in two mouths, and then looked at the other fish that Qi Tian was grilling.

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"Damn it! What a bunch of pirates!" Meng Hongbin spat, completely forgetting that he was also a member of the pirates. "They kidnapped so many people, where are they going to sell them to? Nanyang? Champaign? Or Luzon?...

What a fucking crime!"

Cao Xiong looked at the bonfire and said nothing for a while.

"Boss?" Yu Fukun beside him looked sideways at Cao Xiong.

"Move the belongings and children at night, Liu Xiang is afraid of being blocked on land!" Cao Xiong said softly.

"Boss, should we also recruit all the brothers on board, just in case..." Yu Fukun said.

"Well..." Cao Xiong pondered for a moment, "We have put four or five boats out on the sea, and they are all seven or eight miles away. Even if something happens, we can board the boat in two-quarters of an hour, and hang the sail in half an hour.

Sail out of the bay. However, be careful and you won't make a big mistake! Quickly gather all the brothers who are scattered far away nearby, sailors, and leave half of the rowers on the boat...arrange lookouts to be on guard." Cao Xiong ordered.

Qi Tian watched Yu Fukun take the order and leave, feeling a little frightened and at a loss. He remembered visiting the ruins of the former residence of Zheng Chenggong (Zheng Zhilong's son) in Xiamen in his previous life, and heard the tour guide introduce how Zheng Zhilong established a mainland coastal power, and mentioned in it

He had been to the place where Liu Xiang's pirate group was wiped out by Zheng Zhilong. It seemed to be at sea, but he didn't know the specific year it happened. However, he was a little hesitant now. He wouldn't let others be so unlucky.
Chapter completed!