When everyone left the pier, they met Sima Rulan who was rushing towards them.
Chai Lin and Yao Yuanxiao had previously gathered their men to sail out of the harbor to fight the pirates. They had sent people to the city lord's palace to invite Sima Rulan, and had prepared a small boat to take her to escape from the undercurrent waterway.
Of course Sima Rulan disagreed with the arrangement made by the two elders of "Wanjintang". She rushed to the port to stop it, but she happened to meet Chai Lin leading Zhao Xuhai and his party out of the dock, and now reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty Navy had arrived. : Of course, the people in "Wanjintang" no longer have the need to leave the port and fight for their lives.
After introducing each other, Sima Rulan also returned to the city lord's mansion with everyone.
Okura City is not a city under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty. It is far away overseas and is not known to people on the mainland. Although pirates are sieging the city at this time, the people are hiding at home and there are not many pedestrians on the road. There are many shop signs, and the buildings are majestic and tall, even the prosperous cities in Middle-earth are nothing more than this.[
Zhao Xuhai left the harbor and walked along the streets of the city. When he saw the scale of the city, he couldn't help but be amazed. Mr. Zhao Qian was quite polite to Sima Rulan and everyone in "Wanjintang" He was polite and did not act like a court official or general at all. This was probably because Cao Muyun had already given instructions before coming here.
Along the way, Bai Yiling held Hua Bushi's hand tightly and refused to let go. The little girl seemed to be afraid that her "master" would suddenly disappear again. Hua Bushi asked her why When Hui came with the imperial general, he learned that his father Hua Tianxiong and the "Evil Dog Clan" had been near Okura Island for nearly twenty days.
After searching for many days on Wanyi Island and the nearby waters, all results were found. Hua Tianxiong was in a bad mood and became furious. He only pitied Yin Tianchou and other disciples of the "Evil Dog Sect" who came with them. They were sent out every day. I searched around the island but couldn't find any trace of Hua Bushi. When I came back, I had to be scolded and beaten by the leader. Fortunately, someone from Chaiyuan sent me Hua Bushi's autograph. letter.
When he learned that his beloved son was safe and well, Hua Tianxiong turned from anger to joy and immediately led his disciples to set sail on a boat to Okura Island.
However, when they arrived at Okura Island, they found that the island had been surrounded by the pirate ships of the "Black Dragon Palace", and all waterways were blocked. Peng San, who was driving the ship, was very alert. Seeing that something was wrong, he He stopped the ship from a distance and watched, but was not discovered by the pirates.
Hua Bushi also mentioned the "Black Dragon Palace" in his letter. Dealing with this group of pirates was the purpose of asking his father to lead the disciples of the "Evil Dog Sect" to Okura City, but he did not expect that the enemy would come so quickly. Hua Tianxiong was very cunning. Knowing that his son Hua Bushi was trapped on the island, he was not in a hurry to rush in. Instead, he snooped around, hoping to find a way to rescue Hua Bushi.
It's just that the Dragon Palace tribe has many ships, but there is only one lone ship in the "Evil Dog Gate". There is really not much that can be done. After wandering around the periphery for many days, there is no chance.
If it were on land, with Hua Tianxiong's martial arts and methods, he might be able to sneak into the enemy camp to assassinate and destroy it. However, in a naval battle on the ocean, the only thing that compares between the two sides is the strength of their ships and artillery, and the numbers of the "Black Dragon Palace" The water fort consisting of hundreds of ships is impossible to approach from the sea, let alone sneak into it quietly.
While he was hesitantly counting the time, he suddenly discovered a fleet of ships on the distant sea that day, heading in the direction of Okura Island, flying the flag of the Ming Dynasty Navy.
Peng San sailed forward to meet him, and happened to meet Cao Muyun.
Peng San was no stranger to Cao Muyun. He had known him a few months ago when they took the "White Oriole" together. After the two parties introduced each other and explained their intentions, they learned that this "Mr. Muyun" had mobilized people in Guangdong. The imperial navy fleet came here precisely to understand the siege of Okura Island.
The naval fleet anchored fifty miles away from Okura Island and did not directly attack the pirates' water stronghold. It did not even let them notice that since it was powerful enough to confront the "Black Dragon Palace", Cao Muyun did not just want to drive it away. The pirate ships surrounding the island planned to take the opportunity to severely damage them in order to avenge the betrayal on Wanyi Island that day.
To win this battle, the most reasonable strategy is of course to attack the "Manjindo" ship in Okura Castle from both inside and outside. This requires someone to break through the blockade of the pirate ships and bring the news to everyone in Okura Castle. Peng San volunteered , willing to take on this responsibility, he has been driving a boat around the periphery all day these days. Although he has not found a way to defeat the enemy, he has already thought of the idea of sneaking into Okura Castle.
The water fortress of the "Black Dragon Palace" is located outside the bay. If an outside ship sails towards the gorge, it must pass through the water fort. It will be discovered immediately and will be shot and sunk by hundreds of naval guns from the pirate ship. There are pirate ships in the waters around Okura Island, and there are even detection posts outside the island's city walls. There is no opportunity to take advantage of it. The only way to sneak into the city is to pretend to be the "Black Dragon Palace" itself. ship.
The "Black Dragon Palace" is not an ordinary bandit, but the king of pirates in the South China Sea. It uses other ships to impersonate the ships of the "Black Dragon Palace". It is not easy to pass through the water stronghold without being detected by the pirates. , but Peng San had already thought of a way, which was to use the real "Black Dragon Palace" ships.
There are several small sea eagle boats cruising outside the water village. They can sail as far as more than 20 miles away from the water village. They are pirate sentry ships. These days, whenever Peng San approaches the water village by boat, he must He had to carefully avoid the visits of these patrol ships to avoid being discovered by them, and now his intention was to target these Seahawk ships.
After many days of observation, Peng San was well aware of the usual routes of each sentinel ship, so he set up an ambush at a certain place that he must pass through at night. Just waiting for the sentinel ship to approach, he jumped out of the water and launched a surprise attack. Seizing the ship, the few pirates on the sentinel ship were no match for the masters such as Hua Tianxiong and Peng San. They were killed in just a moment, and no one was left alive. They didn’t even have time to send out a warning signal for help, and that A Sea Eagle ship was also within reach.
After capturing the pirate ship, Cao Muyun immediately ordered Zhao Xuhai, the general manager of Tuolin Water Village in Chaozhou, to lead several people to board the ship and sneak into Dakang Port to deliver the message. Peng San, who was familiar with the route of the sentinel ship, was the most suitable person to pilot the ship.
This Seahawk ship is not big and can only accommodate a few people. Hua Tianxiong and everyone from the "Evil Dog Gate" stayed outside. Only Bai Yiling wanted to see "Master Gongzi" as soon as possible and had to come with Peng San. No, no one else could resist her, so she had no choice but to let her board the ship.[
With Bai Yiling holding his arm, after hearing her tell the story, Hua Bushi asked: "Besides my father, who else from the 'Evil Dog Sect' came to Okura Island."
Bai Yiling said: "In addition to the head master, my second uncle and Master Mo are also here! Sister Yiyi and Meng Huan are also here."
Hua Bushi said: "Is there anyone else?"
Bai Yiling said: "The other ones are Master Yin, Master Luo and the others, and oh yes, there is also Master Huang."
Hua Bushi frowned and said, "Are these the only ones?"
Bai Yiling tilted her head and stared at Hua Bushi, and suddenly said with a smile: "So many people have come. Master, are you not satisfied? You might as well tell me who you are thinking of, and Ling'er will tell you if she is here. "
Seeing Bai Yiling's naughty look, Hua Bushi glared and said, "Ling'er, I haven't seen you for a few months. How dare you make fun of Master?"
Seeing that Hua Bushi was angry, Bai Yiling quickly grabbed his arm and said, "Master, please don't be angry! Ling'er knows that what you want to ask is Miss Jiangyi. Of course she is here too, and she is on the boat outside the island now. ?”
"Is sister really here too..." Hua Bushi murmured.
It was just after the New Year when I set off from Hunan to attend the "Wanyi Conference", and now it is July. Calculating, Hua Bushi has not seen Yang Jiangyi for half a year, and now I heard that she is outside the island, Hua Bushi Bu Shi even had the urge to take a boat out of the harbor to meet her immediately.
Of course, this thought was just in my mind: hundreds of warships of the "Black Dragon Palace" were parked outside the bay. How could it be so easy to get out of the island? And the young master was still worried about what would happen if Yang Jiang Yi came to Okura City and heard the slander between him and the eldest lady of the city owner, as well as what the indigenous people said about the "White Orchid Saint" and the "Hua Bodhisattva" being a pair of divine companions, and how they would treat themselves.
Before that, Hua Bushi had never worried about this matter. Even if Hai Hongzhu was the wife he was marrying, Hua Bushi had not worried that she would have any misunderstandings because of this matter. But he might be able to ignore anyone's concerns. The feeling is completely different for Yang Jiangyi.
In this young master's mind, he could even imagine the image of the elder sister in Jiangyi holding the "Red Blood" giant sword on his neck, her jade face showing evil, questioning him angrily.
Seeing Hua Bushi silently in a daze, Bai Yiling pouted and said, "Ling'er has long known that when it comes to Miss Jiangyi, the young master will not care about others anymore, huh, it's really Extremely biased."
While walking and talking, the group soon arrived at the city lord's mansion.
After entering the mansion and entering the meeting hall, Mr. Qian Zhao Xuhai took out a letter from his arms and presented it to Sima Rulan with both hands.
This letter was written by Cao Muyun himself. The content of the letter is very simple. It only states that reinforcements from the imperial navy have arrived. It is agreed that the ships of both parties will sail together at the third watch tonight to attack the "Black Dragon Palace" from both inside and outside. Water village.
Sima Rulan read the letter and handed it to Chai Lin, Yao Yuanxiao and others for circulation.
Chai Lin said: "The 'Black Dragon Palace' pirates surrounding the island numbered at least ten thousand people, with more than two hundred ships and no less than sixty large gunboats. But they didn't know that the imperial water brought by Mr. Cao this time was How strong is the teacher?"