Cheng Chumo's heart skipped a beat after listening to the introduction. The pirates came from an island called Niboluo, and there were more than 20,000 pirates. King Lin Yi didn't know the specific situation. He only knew that they would go ashore and plunder once a year, usually in winter, which is two months.
Finally, I didn’t expect that this time it would be earlier than expected.
Niboluo was later renamed Luzon, which later became the Philippines.
Pirates are prevalent on the island. They usually make a living by robbing passing merchant ships. They occasionally kidnap some fishermen who go out to sea and ask for food. Every year, pirates from all walks of life will form an alliance and organize a large-scale landing to rob food, money, and people. They will rob whatever they see.
, and then spend the winter, its cruelty is similar to the northern people's threshing of grass and valleys.
Since they happened to meet him by chance, Cheng Chumo certainly wouldn't give in. Lin Yi had surrendered and it was the territory of the King of Han. How could he allow others to interfere with it? He decisively issued an order and personally led an army to the beach to ambush, while the others stayed behind in Lin Yi.
With an army of more than 30,000 soldiers and horses, and on land, Cheng Chumo was not afraid of the 10,000 pirates.
The army hurried to the beach and saw that the sea was densely packed with ships with all kinds of strange flags hanging on them. It looked like multiple groups of pirates had joined forces.
"Go back a hundred steps to take cover, and let the enemy come ashore before attacking." Cheng Chumo gave the order coldly, but he did not move. He squatted under a big tree and observed, while the guards spread out to keep watch.
King Lin Yi didn't leave either. He looked at the pirates who were getting closer and closer. His eyes shone with excitement. It was as if he saw that the great revenge of the past was avenged. He suddenly felt a little happy. Fortunately, he had just chosen to surrender. Otherwise, there would be no chance.
Seeing revenge, seeing pirates being punished.
The next moment, Lin Yi said excitedly: "General, our clan and the pirates are feuding and sworn enemies. Can we let our warriors join the battle and avenge our past humiliation?"
"Don't show up with your little fighting power. Not only will it cause more harm, it will also get in the way. Since you have surrendered, you will be the King of Han's people from now on, and your hatred will be my general's hatred. Just watch." Cheng Chumo refused directly.
Lin Yi felt a little grateful and didn't argue anymore.
The sea breeze is gentle, the waves are blowing, and the branches are shaking and the sun is shining all over the ground.
On the beach, several seabirds were frightened and flew away with strange cries.
The pirate ship was getting closer and closer, but it did not approach the shore. Instead, it stopped. Only one ship was left and continued to move forward. There were only about twenty people on board, usually oarsmen, paddling hard, and the other half held shields and sabers.
Reflecting the sun.
"Is this... a scout?" Cheng Chumo didn't understand naval warfare and had never fought in a naval battle. He was a little nervous watching this scene.
"They are responsible for reconnaissance and ensuring that there are no ambush when landing on the coast. They do this every time." King Lin Yi said angrily as he was too familiar with pirates.
"What will happen if we kill them?" Cheng Chumo asked.
"Kill them and no one else will land."
"Isn't that impossible?"
"No, that would be more terrifying."
King Lin Yi responded in a low voice, and when he saw Cheng Chumo's curious eyes, he quickly explained: "They will get angry and set fire to the mountains. The beach has dense vegetation. This season, the woods are dry, and the wind is blowing from the sea.
It is easy to cause a fire, and when the time comes, all the stockades and food will be burned down, and no one will be able to survive."
Perhaps thinking of some terrible past events, King Lin Yi turned pale and his hatred increased greatly.
Cheng Chumo could see that it was not a lie, so he thought for a moment and whispered: "Give me the order. The army will retreat another hundred steps and wait for the pirates to land before taking action."
"Follow the order!" Someone immediately agreed and hurried to deliver the order.
Soon, the reconnaissance ship docked, and the pirates jumped off the ship with their shields in front. They spread out quickly, lowered their bodies and rushed forward quickly. At first glance, they were all veterans and experienced.
After rushing across the beach and rushing into the woods, these people quickly took cover and observed carefully.
The army had retreated and hid, but it was not exposed.
Little did they know that this group of people did not send a signal, but continued to move forward and continue their investigation.
Letting the pirates continue to investigate like this, the army will definitely be exposed, but the consequences of killing these people will be the same. Cheng Chu gritted his teeth silently and decided to give it a try. He told the guard commander beside him: "Take a group of people up, kill them for me, and capture the leader alive."
, do it cleanly.”
"clear."
"No." King Lin Yi quickly stopped him. Seeing Cheng Chumo's questioning gaze, he quickly explained: "General, these pathfinders are all carefully selected. Those who have no children at home are not wanted. Once they betray the pirates, they will be destroyed."
Family, not to mention that if you do this job, you will receive a settling-in allowance first, so they will not surrender."
Cheng Chumo didn't expect that there were so many more words, so he asked, "What do you think?"
"Your people cannot be exposed. They will warn you when they appear. Let our people come up. At least they won't scare away the pirates. They will only think that we are desperately resisting, and maybe they will attack and come ashore instead." King Lin Yi suggested.
Cheng Chumo heard that it made sense and looked at the head of the guard: "Send someone to make arrangements."
When King Lin Yi saw that Cheng Chumo agreed, he was overjoyed and said quickly: "Wait a minute, general, the people of the tribe don't understand the language. Let my son go with you and act as an interpreter to avoid making mistakes."
After getting Cheng Chumo's consent, King Lin Yi called for a man to come over. He was short, dark-skinned, and strong. King Lin Yi said a few words in local dialect, and the man nodded in agreement and hurried away.
The pirates' search speed was not slow. Cheng Chumo was worried that the army would be exposed before King Lin Yi's men arrived. He looked at the guard group behind him and said: "Go, kill them, do it cleanly, and don't let them warn them."
"Understood." The guards nodded and quickly dispersed.
King Lin Yi looked at Cheng Chumo in surprise. He couldn't understand the reason, but he didn't dare to ask.
Cheng Chumo didn't want to explain, so he waited patiently.
How could the pirates be the opponent of the guards? The soldiers were divided into groups, and they were divided into groups of three, one group at a time, and they attacked almost at the same time, killing all of them with a round of flying arrows.
"General, what is this?" Lin Yi couldn't help but ask.
"Your people haven't arrived yet. If you search further, they will be exposed. You can't gamble." Cheng Chumo said casually.
"What about our people?" King Lin Yi asked cautiously.
"No problem, keep coming here, pretend to be angry and call for battle, anger the pirates, lead them into the forest, and leave the rest to my general." Cheng Chumo said his plan.
King Lin Yi then realized that he was not using his own people, but seeking stability and playing a bigger game of chess at the same time. As long as he used his own people, it showed that he sincerely accepted the surrender. He was determined and eager to try: "General, let me lead it myself."
People reported that the pirates knew me and if they saw me, they might come ashore."
"It makes sense, let's go." Cheng Chumo agreed. With a large army in hand, he was not afraid of King Lin Yi's betrayal.
At this time, King Lin Yi only had revenge in his heart. When he saw his own people coming over in a hurry, he said something in the local language, which aroused everyone's emotions and shouted something, and their morale increased greatly.
"Oh! Oh! Oh!"
The next moment, King Lin Yi led his men and rushed forward with strange screams. Many of them were bare-chested and barefoot, but they were running and jumping in the woods at extremely fast speeds.