About a dozen pirate ships escaped, but more pirate ships and pirates were either killed or captured. Zhang Xiaowu first ordered the killing of the injured prisoners of war, but only a dozen or so were tied up and knelt on the bow of the ship to await trial.
. Then he ordered his men to string up all the pirate ships with ropes and follow the three ships. More than 60 small ships were as spectacular as a string of sheep. Then the fleet sailed to Daimaru Island. Zhang Xiaowu insisted on landing on Daimaru Island.
island.
Zhang Xiaowu did not want to conquer Daimaru Island, but he had been drifting at sea for a month, and he was eager to set foot on land. The escaped pirates sailed the ship to the east of Daimaru Island. The Hailong fleet pursued them to the east and found this
There are many reefs everywhere and the currents are complex, making it unsuitable to get close. Looking from a distance, it turns out that there is a huge camp to the east of Daimaru Island, and some pirates are nervously defending it with weapons in hand.
It was not suitable to land here, so the Hailong fleet circled back to the west coast. Although there were not so many reefs, the shortcomings of the west coast were more obvious. They faced a steep cliff with only a strip of flat ground in the middle about six or seven feet wide.
And the pirates cling to this narrow road.
"As expected of an active volcano, there is no front beach for landing." Lei Wenqian said with a wry smile.
"The east coast is a reef, and the west coast is a pass. Which one should we attack?" Zhang Xiaowu also held his chin and thought for a while. Then he looked at the weather and was a little surprised. It was getting dark.
"It should be a heavy rain, it came so quickly." Lei Wenqian said.
Zhang Xiaowu laughed instead and said, "Then let's take advantage of the heavy rain to break through the pass."
"Ah? This is too dangerous."
"Prepare the cavalry."
There were twenty horses on the boat, but no one thought about using cavalry to break through. After Zhang Xiaowu's reminder, everyone quickly put their horses on their vests. Then, with the busy work of the coastal defense battalion soldiers, more than sixty small boats were pushed to the shore.
, a boat connected to a boat, transformed into a large landing sampan.
Zhang Xiaowu originally wanted to lead the team in person, but Kuang Yi said: "Sir, let me lead the team this time." Zhang Xiaowu looked at him and nodded, and Kuang Yi carried a horse-killing sword that was exactly the same as Zhang Xiaowu's with two hundred
The coastal defense battalion navy rushed to the pass on sampan boats, and the Fuso pirates immediately organized a fight.
"Rumble—click—"
It started to rain heavily, but there was no storm, but the wind and waves were still very strong. Zhang Xiaowu got off the ship with his war horse, and landed hard along the sampan boat. Then twenty people mounted the war horses and raised their spears.
, shouted: "The cavalry charges, the infantry gives way! Holy Han——"
"Ten thousand years - kill!"
The cavalry rushed forward without hesitation. More than a hundred pirates who were guarding here were strung up into candied haws or were hit by horses and trampled to death. The soldiers of the coastal defense battalion led by Kuang Yi immediately broke through the pass. Seeing this, the pirates fled helplessly.
After returning, they followed the volcano back to the camp on the east coast, while the west coast of Daimaru Island was completely occupied by the Han army.
There are basically no resources on this island. There are no lush and pine forests, no springs, not many wild animals, and no beaches. When you board the west coast of Daimaru Island, you will occupy a flat land at most.
They hid under a coconut tree and set up a tent. During this period, a coconut fell and almost knocked down their tent. Although they were quite embarrassed, they were in a good mood as they stepped on land for the first time in a month.
The next day, the sky cleared and the rain stopped, and the sun shone brightly.
Zhang Xiaowu returned to the ship and held a funeral for the fifty-two sailors who died in this naval battle. He killed the prisoners of war and sacrificed them to heaven, and threw their bodies on the sea. The pirates saw the Han army's ceremony of killing prisoners and offering sacrifices to heaven.
They were so frightened that they hid in the camp and did not dare to go out. Perhaps they were afraid that their ship would be destroyed. Last night, they actually carried the ship docked on the east coast back to the camp.
"Perseverance is okay." Zhang Xiaowu looked at the pirate camp with a half-smile. The camp was built on a mountain, with a volcano at its back. It couldn't be attacked from the back, and the front was even more dangerous. If you wanted to capture the fort,
It cost a lot. After comprehensive consideration, everyone agreed that it was not worth it, so they gave up the plan to exterminate the pirates.
"Everyone, be careful of their sneak attack. Others will take turns to rest for a few days, especially the war horses, which seem to be sick." Zhang Xiaowu only used Daimaru Island as a stop for a short rest, which received unanimous support from everyone. They have been out to sea for a month, and they really need it.
Lie on the land and rest. No one is really interested in Daimaru Island, which has no hair.
But after only one day of rest, the pirates sent an envoy to negotiate. It turned out that they recognized the three ships as the coastal defense camp of Shenghan. Unexpectedly, they met their nemesis during the robbery. They hoped that the other party would not destroy them. This is
A misunderstanding.
Considering that the pirates were constantly being killed, and Zhang Xiaowu was not here to destroy the pirates this time, and he was not willing to waste too much time, he accepted the negotiation.
In addition to making amends, the pirates were willing to give 20,000 taels of silver in exchange for all the boats. However, Zhang Xiaowu felt that they would still destroy these pirates in the future. If they sold the ships back, they would be subsidizing the enemy, so they refused the ransom.
However, the pirates were stubbornly only willing to buy ships. After all, they didn't need anything except ships.
After a day of negotiation, the pirates bought back ten small boats for 40,000 taels of silver, and in exchange for the Shenghan Coast Guard Camp's promise to stop the war.
"We can stop the war, but if we find pirates harassing us, you will be met with destruction." Zhang Xiaowu said coldly to the envoy.
The pirate envoy felt the murderous aura in Zhang Xiaowu's body and was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, promising never to harass the Holy Han's ships.
After five days of rest, everyone's morale has recovered a lot, especially after eating hot rice and stew. Although doing so will burn a lot of pirate ships, everyone doesn't care - they will burn them before leaving.
It's better to use it as wood to stew meat.
The Holy Han spent the whole day stewing meat and having a bonfire party, while the Fuso pirates were hiding in the camp and shivering. Because they were formed by dozens of pirates automatically gathering, they were still on guard against each other, so they did not form a strong fighting force.
Nor will it be easy to counterattack or sneak attack.
Zhang Xiaowu hoped that they would take the initiative to attack, but the pirates were still fighting among themselves privately and had no intention of provoking powerful enemies. It was not until the holy man burned the boat and left Daimaru Island that they breathed a sigh of relief. Then, regarding the losses of individual pirates this time
, they began to look for scapegoats and make amends. As for how to make amends, they would annex other pirates.
After the Seihan fleet left, a civil war finally broke out among the Daimaru Island pirates. Dozens of pirates killed each other. After fighting for dozens of days, only more than a hundred people survived.