Thinking of this, Lin Baiguang deeply regretted that he had tried his best to ask for "Rong work". This thing was really unreliable! How could he control this chaotic situation? He made his wishful thinking over and over again, but he didn't expect it.
Changes have always been faster than planned. It doesn't matter if he dies - he has always held the philosophy of "seeking wealth in danger" and "willing to accept defeat", but the reputation he left behind is probably a negative example of arrogance! It was all in vain.
Those people in Lingao regard it as a laughing stock.
But I was not familiar with the terrain, so I couldn't get out of the camp at all. Even if I could get out, it would be useless if I didn't have a boat at the beach.
I was just trying to find someone to inquire about the current situation, but there was a lot of chaos outside. I ran out of the tent rashly, and was probably going to be stabbed before I could speak. While I was hesitating, someone suddenly broke in. I took a closer look,
It was Xu Cheng.
"Brother Xu!"
"Stop chatting and come with me quickly." Xu Cheng dragged him over, "Don't talk on the way, just watch my eyes."
"Okay." Lin Baiguang knew that there was no need to ask any more questions at this time, so he just followed. He had packed up all the few things he had. The most important thing among the rebels was money, which could buy their lives when necessary, followed by dry food and water.
He also got himself a knife as a protective weapon.
Xu Cheng led him out of the tent. The camp was noisy with people running around. Soldiers, family members, and servants were all running around like headless flies, putting out fires, looking for people, wrapping wounds...
There was a chaos of crying and yelling.
Xu Cheng dragged him and ran all the way until he stopped beside a wall of the camp. There was a hole in the wall and there were five or six people guarding it.
"You go out from here and go straight north. Shi Shishi's boat is parked there waiting for you! Get on the boat quickly and leave."
"What about you?" Lin Baiguang asked gratefully.
"I've been working for all the shopkeepers for thirteen years, and I can't think of running away like this." Xu Cheng sighed, "There are also seventy or eighty brothers under me. I can't leave them alone."
I can’t bear it…”
"Take everyone and escape together!"
"Let's run away together. The old camp will be over in an instant! There are also the family members of the big shopkeeper and the leaders of each family here."
Now the island is in chaos, and they have even begun to fight each other in order to compete for property and escape ships. If the old camp collapses, not a single woman, child, or child will be able to escape. Lin Baiguang never expected that this grumbling little boss could actually do it at the last moment.
So, I can’t help but be in awe:
"Brother Xu, you are so brave and loyal..."
"Stop talking nonsense and leave quickly! The rebels will come over in a while, and even you will die!" Xu Cheng shouted, stamping his feet, and threw a package to him.
"This is my little savings. If you can escape with your life, help me give it to my family! The address is on the package!"
Suddenly, the gunpowder magazine of a ship exploded on the sea, and the flames shot out into the sky. Black smoke billowed. Everyone around them had pale faces. Lin Baiguang nodded: "You will definitely live up to your mission!" He tied the package to his body and walked all the way.
Ran away wildly.
The road has become extremely uneven. Fires are lit everywhere and adventures are everywhere. There are chaotic crowds along the road, waving knives and guns, carrying packages on their backs, running aimlessly. Sometimes two groups of people collide and start talking to each other for no reason.
Hack and kill.
Lin Baiguang didn't dare to stay, so he ran to uninhabited places and hid when he saw large groups of people. He finally made it to the trestle on the seaside.
After taking a closer look, Shi Shishi's ship was indeed still there. Shi Shishi and several strong pirates, armed with bows, arrows and spears, were guarding the bow of the ship. When they saw anyone trying to seize the ship, they shot an arrow. Even so, the ship was destroyed.
The deck was also packed with people.
"Come on!" Shi Shishi had sharp eyes. He saw a short-haired guy running towards him and looked around. Knowing that it was Lin Baiguang, he quickly greeted him and threw down a few ropes, asking his men to come down to meet him.
Lin Baiguang finally climbed onto Shi Shishi's boat. As soon as he got on the deck, he was as paralyzed as mud and gasping for air - this life-and-death rush was really exciting!
"Where's Lao Xu?"
"He refused to come out, saying that there were still family members of various leaders in the old camp..."
"Oh, this guy is really..." Shi Shishi stamped his feet repeatedly, "Throwing away a small life in vain! All the big shopkeepers can't even take care of themselves!"
"how?"
"Look!" Shi Shishi was instructing the sailors to sail the boat while pointing to the waters east of Nanri Island. Lin Baiguang suddenly took a breath of cold air - densely packed sails were constantly appearing from the skyline, heading towards here.
It was coming, and it was constantly spitting out white smoke. The sea surface was sometimes shrouded in thick smoke clouds, and sometimes it was blown by the sea breeze, revealing the spectacular scene of thousands of sails racing in.
In comparison, Zhu Cailao's fleet arrayed along the edge of Nanri Island looked very thin.
Everyone could see that Zhu Cai Lao was bound to lose this time. He set up a formation on the beach, probably to buy some time for the Lao camp to escape.
"This is Zheng Zhilong's fleet?!"
"That's right, it looks like they're all out in force."
Zhu Cailao's fleet continued to retreat under the opponent's pressing step by step. Those ships that had no time to retreat were surrounded and engulfed one by one. The burning warships lay paralyzed on the sea, like
Each torch spreads black smoke.
It turns out that Zheng Zhilong has so many ships! Lin Baiguang finally understands why the Executive Committee is so afraid of the enemy in this time and space maritime group. It’s really amazing! A ship equipped with only a few rifled guns and no engine will really drown the enemy.
you.
Shi Shishi said that all troops would be dispatched. Lin Baiguang knew very well that Zheng Zhilong also had a bigger opponent, Li Kuiqi. He could not bring all the men and ships to the vicinity of Nanri Island. At least one-third to half of his strength must be left behind.
Be wary of Li Kuiqi. Besides, he also has ships that trade on trade routes - Zheng Zhilong's strength is really extraordinary.
"Brother, if you don't come, I will have no choice but to run away." Shi Shishi pointed to the nearby sea area, "Zheng Zhilong's ship is outflanking us, and no one will be able to escape in more than an hour."
"Where are the brothers?"
"Fat Hu took the boat and ran away first. Lin Dan also followed the large group of troops to attack Min'an. I don't know how he is..." Most of the people followed Zhu Cailao to attack Min'an and now they don't know whether they are alive or dead. Young Master
Some people have already run away. Shi Shishi's experience was quite thrilling. He was on the way to attack Min'an. When Zheng Zhilong and Zhu Cailao's main force fought at the mouth of the Min River, the fleet he led was outside Min'an Town.
Fight with Xiangyong.
Xiangyong fought fiercely because he had official weapons and weapons to defend his hometown. Shi Shishi led his men to wade ashore several times, but was beaten back by Xiangyong, leaving behind more than forty brothers.
, a large ship ran aground in the chaos and had to be abandoned. Three or four small ships were also burned and taken away.
"What a big loss this time!" Shi Shishi was heartbroken.
Later, he received an order to return to the waters outside the Minjiang River estuary to support his team. As soon as he led the ships out of the Minjiang River estuary, he saw Zheng Zhilong's fleet coming in an endless stream. Knowing that his side was definitely no match, he left from the battlefield.
He ran away directly.
"If I run a few steps slower, I won't be able to come back!" Shi Shishi probably felt that his fate was too great.
Lin Baiguang was slightly disappointed. In the current chaos, the most he could do was persuade Shi Shishi to defect to Lingao. The whereabouts of the other leaders were not known at the moment, so there was no way to recruit them.
Seeing his heavy expression, Shi Shishi thought he was worried about his friends and said with relief: "Don't worry, we have already made an appointment. If we get separated, we can meet up near Dadan Island and figure out a way out."
Lin Baiguang nodded, thinking about how to persuade these desperate pirate leaders to defect to Lingao after arriving at Dadan Island. Just as he was thinking about it, the young pirates behind him suddenly let out a cry, and then started to commotion nervously.
Lin Baiguang was startled and looked up, only to see in the chaos, three three-masted sailboats with a total capacity of 200 tons rushed directly from the thorn. They were about to crash into Shi Shishi's fleet.
They all had full sails, and they were coming with great speed. The few ships that were hitting them finally dodged in time, and finally managed to get by without being hit. However, despite this, they had already frightened Shi Shishi's men.
I had to scream: "You bastard, how can you sail the boat!", "X your mother!"...
Shi Shishi's eyes showed contempt: "This guy runs pretty fast!"
"who is it?"
"He Xinyi's stuff." Shi Shishi said, this is a so-called fellow clan member of Mr. Zhu Cai, named Zhu Ting. I don't know how he managed to join the clan in all kinds of twists and turns. In a Chinese-style family group,
The most important thing is blood relationship, even if it is a fake one, so this newly minted fellow clan member quickly rose up the ranks in the group, and got a leader in the old camp, and the ship was also a big one. He was regarded as a close confidant.
The three ships did not respond to their scoldings. The three ships' sails were fully spread and passed by in front of everyone's eyes, heading straight to the open sea.
Suddenly a sailor shouted: "These boats are strange!"
"What's wrong?"
"It's a very heavy ship. Could it be that it contains some cargo..."
Zhu Cai Lao traveled across Fujian and Guangdong for more than ten years and accumulated countless treasures of gold and silver. In addition to the ones shipped back to his hometown, the old camp alone with the army heard that there were hundreds of iron boxes. According to Xu Cheng, they were all filled with gold, silver and jewelry.
.
It is very possible that Zhu Ting's boat contained these treasures.
Once the old order collapses, everyone will become unscrupulous in an instant. People like Zhu Ting, who Shi Shisi despised in the past, were still extremely polite on the surface. Now that this "imperial relative" has lost his identity, it is possible
Carrying treasure is just a big fat sheep!
However, Shi Shishi remained unmoved. He only raised the flag and told the ships to drive straight to Dada Island without stopping - he still knew what was more important, money or life. He could win after chasing Zhu Ting, but
The time spent will never be recovered. When the time comes, Zheng Zhilong will grab as much treasure as he can, and it won’t all be in vain!
There were still many dangers on the way to escape. Various fleets and sporadic ships fled in all directions. In the next few hours, they encountered this situation several times in a hurry. Some of the ships escaping in a hurry were just like Zhu Ting's ship just now.
The same team was silent, just trying to escape; but some were clearly frightened, and as soon as they found a ship blocking the way, they ignored it and fired rockets and cannons, and shot Shi Shisi's
Several of the brothers on the boat were killed. Shi Shishi was so angry that he cursed and fired cannons indiscriminately.
Lin Baiguang was sitting in the safest place on the stern of the ship. Seeing the chaotic situation, he felt no pity in his heart.
The battle in the waters of Nanri Island is coming to an end. Zheng Zhilong's fleet broke through Zhu Cai's cover on both wings, bypassed the bay, and began to blockade Nanri Island and the nearby waters. The small islands around Nanri Island were originally
Zhu Cai Lao had set up camps and forts and raised their flags one after another. The ships that were still fighting began to turn around and flee.
At dusk, the Zhucai Lao Group, which had been famous since the end of Wanli, was completely destroyed. He himself and the main leaders were all killed in the battle.
The news of Zhu Cai Lao's final demise was first conveyed to Lingao from Zhang Da Scara. Seeing Zhu Cai Lao's defeat from Min'an, Zhang Da Scara released his pigeons and hurried to Zhong Zuosuo, Zheng Zhilong's home base, to inquire about the news.
. Within a few days, I only saw the sea near Zhongzuo. Sure enough, I found out that Mr. Zhu Cai had been killed on Nanri Island and the entire army was destroyed. His ships and men either fled or were recruited by Zheng Zhilong.
Zhang Dascara knew that this news was extremely important to the Australians and did not dare to neglect it. He quickly hired a speedboat to return to Guangzhou at night to report the news.
"Lin Baiguang, you fool! You gave away your life in vain!" Ran Yao saw the urgent call from Guangzhou Station and slammed the table. He couldn't help but feel a little sad. After all, he was also a comrade. He walked around a few times in the office
Circle, although Lin Baiguang is dead, his plan to recruit pirates to expand naval power still needs to be carried out.
However, he had to do one more thing before that. He hung up the phone and went to the blog: "Lao Di? Let's do it."
He Xin was arrested in a suite of a business building, and then a hood was placed over his head and escorted out of a secret passage. He was imprisoned in a secret location, and Ren Fu was immediately escorted away to the place where Bo Pu was under house arrest.
He and He Xin kept company. As for the sailors, they were called ashore under the guise of "watching a Japanese movie" and then all were sent to the quarantine camp. No force was used during this period.
The Executive Committee and the Navy did not have high expectations for Lin Baiguang's surrender plan. They had already formulated a plan to "recruit exiles" after Zhu Cailao was destroyed. They planned to send out some ships disguised as merchant ships or fishing boats.
, went to Fujian and Guangdong to recruit and surrender.
Shi Shishi's fleet finally arrived at Dadan Island without any danger. Dadan Island is just a bare rocky island with no permanent population. However, there is fresh water available on the island and a harbor to shelter from the wind.
, temporary anchoring is not a problem. Shi Shishiteen's men, including big ships and small boats, only ran out eight, and the loss was almost two-thirds. A lot of the gold and silver he had accumulated over the years also sank with the ship. Shi Shishiteen
I was so distressed that I scolded my mother.
At Dadan Island, Fatty Hu has arrived with his five boats. Because he saw the opportunity early, he was the first to run away without any damage or casualties.
Then some more ships came one after another, and Lin Dan also came. He only had four ships left, and he shed tears when he saw Shi Shishi - all his brothers were killed in the naval battle. As for his family members
, was trapped on Nanri Island, not knowing whether he was alive or dead. As soon as he arrived on Shi Shishi's ship, he came to ask if there was any news?
"Did the old camp finally escape?"
"Probably not." Shi Shishi said, "When I left, Laoying's boat was still on the shore. The big shopkeeper led people to resist on the shore, probably just to allow Laoying to leave - that would be Zheng Zhilong
The boats have already surrounded me. I almost ran away."
Lin Dan's face turned gloomy after hearing this, and he lost interest in talking.
Half of the dozen or so leaders who drank and gambled with Lin Baiguang were either dead in the battle or missing, but the remaining people and other scattered boats that went to Dadan Island to rest, actually gathered more than a hundred
ship.
But Dadan Island is a deserted island and there is no food. The ships fled in a hurry. Even if there was some food on board, they could not last for a few days. There were more than a hundred ships, and there were almost a thousand men, women, old and children. They were crowded into a small space.
It is not a long-term solution. Every stock is thinking about what to do next.
At the moment, their choices are nothing more than: defect to a certain maritime force: such as Zheng Zhilong, Li Kuiqi, and Liu Xiang, the "big bosses", or burn the ship ashore and hide temporarily.
Everyone has different opinions on who should defect to, and no one can convince anyone for a while. However, most people are not willing to take this road. After this war, they lost their troops and generals - without strength, they will not be taken seriously if they defect to the past.
, then you will be destined to be cannon fodder.
As for the idea of starting your own business, it is not that no one has thought about it, but there are many captains and bosses here, and no one has enough prestige, so it is impossible to recommend a leader to take charge of the overall situation.
After the defeat, there was no source of food or salary. Although each family brought some accumulated property, it was a drop in the bucket for rebuilding.
Lin Baiguang remained silent. Instead of raising it now and encountering endless doubts and objections, it would be better to wait until they are at the end of their rope and have no other choice before speaking. This can often make the final decision.
They discussed this for two days without any results. Dadan Island had nothing but limited fresh water, not even enough firewood. If the discussion continued, everyone would run out of food. That night, Fatty Hu finally couldn't bear it anymore and announced that he would
Ashore.
"I don't want to do this business anymore, just wash my feet and go ashore! In the past ten years, I have been frightened and frightened, and I have made tens of thousands of dollars, eating and drinking, becoming a rich man and waiting to die."
This remark resonated with many people. Some people who only had one or two boats left were thinking about this idea. Almost all of them had accumulated varying amounts of property, and when they were prosperous in the past, they trusted people to
It is not a problem to buy a lot of properties in my hometown and go back to collect rent and live as a rich man.
After a great defeat, people are often discouraged and the desire to retire takes over.