"My lord, have mercy on me! My lord, have mercy on me!"

When the two Japanese pirates, who were tied tightly, saw Lin Haoran coming towards them, they loudly begged for mercy.

Lin Haoran looked at the distance of the road, but still saw no sign of the reinforcements, so he turned to look at them and said coldly: "Spare your life? You just did evil in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but now you have come to massacre the people of Leizhou, how can I spare my life?"

you!"

"Sir, it's unfair! We just translated for them, we didn't kill anyone! Look at my hands, they are not the hands holding a knife!" The Japanese pirate who had previously acted as an interpreter shouted loudly.

Lin Haoran looked at them condescendingly, and still said coldly: "Who are you? Where are you from? Call me one by one! If you tell any lies, I will have them executed on the spot!"

The two Japanese pirates were so frightened that the translator hurriedly said: "I don't dare to lie! The villain's real name is Lu Yong, and he is Chang San, a soldier of the Huizhou Guard. The two of us wanted to beg for food at sea, so we took them with us

The goods went to Japan with Xu Weixue's fleet, but the tea they brought was soaked in sea water. They had no choice but to stay in Japan. They could have been cared for by Xu Weixue, but later they were captured by Lord Osumi and worked as coolies."

"Xu Weixue? Xu Hai's uncle?" Lin Haoran said in a gentle tone.

"Yes! Yes! Xu Weixue was Xu Hai's uncle. Later I found out that Xu Weixue was defeated by the army in Guangdong and fell into the sea and died. It's just that he borrowed one hundred thousand taels of silver from Lord Osumi, and Lord Osumi thought he was borrowing the money.

Run away, so you can vent your anger on us!" Lu Yong nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, his eyes secretly moved upward, but when he reached the horse's foot, he did not dare to move upward anymore.

"Then what?" Lin Haoran continued to ask without comment.

"We stayed in Osumi for three years. Fortunately, we were rescued by the old helmsman, and we were able to return to China with their fleet at the end of last year!" Lu Yong said at the end, his voice obviously getting softer.

"Then why did he become a Japanese pirate again?" Lin Haoran spat softly and asked in a cold voice.

"Sir, look at what we're like now, we actually have a home and can't go back!" Chang San, who had been silent, pointed to the shape of his head and added: "Besides, I am from a military household and have escaped before.

If you do it twice, if you go back again, you will be dealt with according to military law and you will be beheaded directly!"

Lin Haoran looked at Chang San. He seemed to have a good figure and did not look like a treacherous person. I am afraid that they cannot be entirely blamed. If they were not so oppressed, there would be very few people who would be willing to go to sea and become bandits.

It’s just that he has never been a person with overflowing sympathy, so he asked in a deep voice: “Did you do the extermination of the villages in Xuwen County a few days ago?”

"It was Xu He who did it, he is a madman!" Lu Yong and Chang San said in unison.

"Xu He?" Lin Haoran frowned slightly.

Lu Yong immediately explained for him: "Xu He is Xu Weixue's nephew, and he also came back from Japan with him. And he knew that the two of us were desperate, so he came to us and wanted to rope us in!"

"Actually, they are not pulling us into the gang, they are forcing us to join the gang!" Chang San added next to him, pointing his chin at the body of Yamada Ichiro over there and said: "I didn't agree at the time, but Yamada Ichiro threatened us with a knife, so we

Join them as a last resort."

"How many of you came ashore this time, and why?" Lin Haoran's tone softened, and the murderous intent in his eyes had disappeared.

"Chen He brought nearly sixty people ashore, probably for the Chen family's wealth. I heard that the Chen family's treasury contains one hundred thousand taels of silver!" Lu Yong frowned and said in a guessing tone.

"Where did this news come from?" Lin Haoran was suddenly confused and asked in confusion.

"The second leader of the Blue Flag Gang told us!" Lu Yong answered honestly.

Hearing that it was the Blue Flag Gang, Lin Haoran became more energetic and asked a few more questions. Unfortunately, these two people knew almost nothing about the Blue Flag Gang and didn't have anything of much value.

After this interrogation, Lin Haoran no longer had the intention to kill, so he raised his hand and was escorted back to the city, where he would look over and deal with it later.

"Sir, please save us. We two brothers are willing to work hard for you!" Lu Yong was a shrewd man. He knew that the escort back to the city would inevitably die, so he kowtowed loudly.

After a while, a large number of people came over in a mighty manner. Thanks to the smoothness of this road, the marching speed was greatly increased, and military supplies could be transported through this road.

When the Leizhou Guards saw the blood and corpses on the ground and learned that they had annihilated more than 20 Japanese pirates, they were very shocked, and a flash of envy flashed in their eyes.

Lin Haoran personally greeted the 200-man troop. After greeting the leader Zhang Tongzhi, he directly asked: "Where is Commander Yang?"

"Commander Yang is ill!" Zhao Qianhu replied.

Zhang Tongzhi said jokingly: "Yang Mouse has contracted the war disease! Once he encounters a war, he will definitely be bedridden. I'm afraid it will take an imperial doctor from the capital to cure him."

The commanding guard of Leizhou Guard is named Yang Shu, but he has been studying for several years, but because he is as timid as a mouse, many people call him Yang Shuhu behind his back. It’s just that he was born well and was born in Qianshi, and now he has survived to Leizhou

The commander of the Guard.

When Lin Haoran first started, he hoped that Yang Shu could become a general who could wipe out all the bandits in Leizhou Prefecture internally and ensure the peace of Leizhou Prefecture externally.

However, after several contacts, I found that Yang Shu was not only timid, but also had no independent opinion at all, and he had no military talent. It is no wonder that Zhang Tongzhi dared to ridicule him in public, and he directly called him Yang Shu.

However, it seems that Zhang Tongzhi does not need to be afraid, after all, the power of Commander Wei is not great.

Colleagues and deputies of the Guard Office all have their own division of labor. The main purpose is to disperse the power of the commander and avoid concentrating military power in the hands of one person, which would have the effect of constraining each other.

When the actual war came, the overall command was in the hands of him, the prefect of Leizhou, and Yang Shu could only wait for his orders.

Lin Haoran shook his head helplessly, accepting the fact that the Leizhou Guard had an incompetent commander, and turned to Zhao Qianhu and said: "Zhao Qianhu, I have just interrogated that they also have a Japanese pirate gang of about thirty people.

! Now you lead the people and go directly to Hebei Village to encircle and suppress them, and strive to keep them all!"

"The last general takes command!" Zhao Qianhu saluted respectfully, and then prepared to order the general.

Seeing Lin Haoran leading these people to kill more than 20 Japanese pirates, he felt awe in his heart. For those who really did things, he was convinced from the bottom of his heart.
Chapter completed!