Chapter 81 Captive

Author: Mobei Shasha Knife

Chapter 81 Captive

The battle lasted for half an hour, and all the pirates on the two ships were eliminated. Not a single prisoner was kept, and they were all thrown off the ship to feed the sharks.

Today, this sea area is a feast for sharks and various fish.

After the war, casualties were counted, and among the more than 70 sailors, 19 were killed, 7 were seriously injured, and minor injuries were not counted.

This is still a situation where everyone wears armor. Most of those killed in battle fell into the water, so it is basically impossible to fish them back.

Six of the thirty elite members of the Nanshan Gang also died in the battle. After a small group was divided, they were surrounded by several times the number of pirates and were forced to the side of the ship. They were forced off the ship and drowned.

If it were on land, there would never be such casualties.

So many people were killed and injured in this battle. To control this three-masted ship, there was a lack of manpower, which would greatly affect work efficiency.

Xu Zhengping prayed a few words of silence for the deceased. There were no monks on the boat, so he acted as a monk. He borrowed existing tools to start the salvation ceremony and chanted the mantra for rebirth.

No one expected that Xu Zhengping, who was practicing cultivation with his hair on, could actually hold all the ceremonies in a decent manner, making people feel a sense of solemn sadness even on a simple ocean.

Lian Xing stood aside. Since she could not perform the Mingyu Kung Fu, she had consumed a lot of energy during the battle. She was sitting aside to rest. Looking at Xu Zhengping's appearance, she couldn't help but wonder if he had once been a monk.

After his salvation, Captain Jiang came to Xu Zhengping to report the situation.

"Executive officer Xu found some prisoners and treasures on the pirate ship. They should have plundered other merchant ships before attacking us. Of course, these belongings are already our spoils of war.

But what to do with those prisoners? I think it's best to stay as much as possible, which can supplement our manpower loss this time and help with a lot of work."

Xu Zhengping asked curiously: "How do pirates usually deal with them?"

"Usually, the beautiful women will be kept and distributed among their own people, while the old and disabled will be directly killed and thrown into the sea.

Other men and their children will be sold to different places, and the slave trade is particularly popular in Nanyang."

Xu Zhengping frowned and followed the captain to the rescued prisoners.

As expected, most of the people here are women, and they are trembling and crowded together, obviously afraid that they have just emerged from the tiger's den and fallen into the wolf's den.

There were only a few young and strong men, all with signs of being beaten, gathered alone in a group.

At this time, a young man plucked up the courage and walked over. He saluted Xu Zhengping and raised his hands. He looked like he had read a book.

"This should be our benefactor, a young man from Yanjing, nicknamed Huang Gongka. I would like to express my gratitude to our benefactor.

If my benefactor can send us back to the Ming Dynasty, Xiaosheng's family is quite wealthy, so I would like to thank you with a lot of money!

Of course, if you need our help during this voyage, we will do our best to assist our benefactor in sailing."

This person has a very low profile and is relatively brave. When he speaks, he fully reflects the value of this group of people.

Regardless of whether Xu Zhengping had malicious intentions or good intentions, at least in this case, he would not immediately think about how to kill them, but how to make good use of them.

This is a rare smart man.

Xu Zhengping said: "I'm afraid I won't be able to send you back to Daming for a while, because our goal is still at sea."

The woman among the prisoners and several other young men were stunned for a moment and could not help crying.

Huang Gongka lowered his attitude and said: "We who are stranded outside do not dare to ask for more. If our benefactor does not dislike it, we are willing to join the fleet and do our best..."

He raised his head and said: "We... can do anything! We dare to do anything!"

Xu Zhengping's eyes flashed. He admired such smart people, who not only knew how to put down their posture, but also knew how to seize every opportunity for survival.

"Very good, then help us clean the deck first. Our sailors have been through a battle and need a good rest. You must cooperate fully with whatever Captain Jiang asks you to do next."

Huang Gongka was the first to agree. Seeing that his skin was pink and tender, he looked like he was used to being pampered at home, but he didn't dislike it at all. He rolled up his sleeves and stood next to the captain.

Among the group of female prisoners, there was one woman who looked at the woman more intelligently. She seemed to see that Xu Zhengping and others had no ill intentions.

Then he said softly: "Sir, Captain, my young lady has been tortured a lot and has never done any rough work at home. She has been abused this time. Can you...can you allow us to rest on your ship for a while? If we go to Jiangnan

Along the coast, inform the Lu family of Suzhou Prefecture of the news and I will thank you very much."

With Huang Gongka's performance in front of him, Xu Zhengping just snorted coldly at this pair of women who didn't know how to praise them, "This ship doesn't support idlers, and those who don't want to do anything can stay on this pirate ship. Maybe someone will pass by to rescue them."

You guys."

Many children of wealthy families among the captives present suddenly changed their expressions and were extremely dissatisfied. However, most of them were smart and did not dare to resist even if their dissatisfaction was written on their faces.

Unexpectedly, the little maid who spoke just now ignored her young lady’s obstruction and said sharply: “The Japanese pirates never asked our young lady to do menial work!

What's more, do you know who the Lu family in Suzhou Prefecture is! Our Lu family has been officials for generations, and now I am serving as a minister in the Ministry of Personnel. If you treat us better, I will recommend you to an official position after you return!

"

"Xiaochan, stop talking! Don't be so ignorant!"

The maid had no respect for the young lady at all. She pushed the young lady's hand away and said, "Miss, they are not pirates. Since they are going to do business in the Ming Dynasty, how dare you not give our family face? You are so cowardly, no wonder you are always bullied!"

"

The young lady cried: "Xiaochan, you exposed my family's situation in this way. If they have evil intentions and throw us all into the sea, where can you go to redress our grievances?"

"The Japanese pirates didn't even kill us, how could they..."

Xu Zhengping sneered and said: "The Japanese pirates didn't ask you to do rough work, but they must have asked you to compensate in other ways.

That's okay, our brothers on the ship are lonely at sea and are worried about not having women to accompany them.

If you and your lady are not doing anything, then just stay in your room.

If a sailor from our ship comes to seek solace for his loneliness, he cannot refuse, is that possible?"

The maid's face changed, "What's the difference between you and those Japanese pirates!"

Xu Zhengping sneered, "Is it your turn to negotiate terms with me? Take him down and lock him in a room. Anyone can come and seek comfort! It's free!"

Then he looked at the pale young lady and said, "Does this young lady want to be like this too?"

"No, no! I can do any job, I can endure hardship!"

Xu Zhengping glanced at every prisoner present and said, "I am not a kind person, so you can do your own thing."

Everyone looked pale as they watched the two sailors with lewd smiles carrying the maid away.

That night, all the prisoners worked on the deck to clean up and repair the hull.

There was only a long queue at the door of the maid's room, and many injured sailors were also very anxious.

In addition to treasures and prisoners, what Xu Zhengping gained was a nautical chart. The locations marked on it were not on the normal route. It also marked the islands where famous pirates such as Xu Hai were hiding. Captain Chiang regarded it as a treasure.

He said that if Xu Zhengping wanted to develop a maritime caravan in the future, this chart would be of great help.
Chapter completed!