On the 26th, all the warships were brought by Kiohmaru. For this former pirate king, the Battle of Penghu...or maybe it was not a battle at all in Kiohmaru's mind...this would be his
The best chance to regain your reputation.
"Father, Penghu has arrived." Li Zihu said with a little excitement on the side.
"Order everyone to wait for the shore and wash Penghu with blood!" Onimaru said with murderous intent.
"Father." Li Zihu was a little uneasy: "Are some people going to be left on the boat?"
Onimaru laughed "haha": "Who else dares to touch my fleet except Liu Xiang? Besides, Mr. Toki is on the main ship, but if there is a situation, he will naturally send a message."
"My foster father is wise." Li Zihu said this, but his eyes were wandering around.
I don't know why, but he always has some doubts about Mr. Toshiki, whom his adoptive father trusts so much...
"Everything goes smoothly, my king!"
The voice of Mr. Dongshi Wei Jide came from behind. Oniwangmaru laughed loudly: "Mr. Dongshi, let's see me wipe out Penghu with blood and revive my reputation as the Ghost King!"
As he spoke, he said sternly: "Go to the island! Kill!"
...
Hong Tiaoyuan stood there calmly with the soldiers and civilians on the island.
The brothers already had swords and guns in hand, and they had never felt so clearly that they were truly officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.
The fishermen in Penghu also hold "weapons" in their hands, which are harpoons, poles, wooden sticks... They have never felt that they are truly the people of the Ming Dynasty.
Hong Tiaoyuan held the knife in his hand tightly. He saw the pirates coming and the pirates landing on the island, and then he said loudly:
"flag!"
A large flag was unfolded in Lao Ji's hand, with a big word written on it:
"bright!"
Ming’s Ming!
Oniomaru and his men stopped. What does this mean? What do they want to do? Do these soldiers who don't look like soldiers and the cowardly fishermen actually want to resist?
"Hong Tiaoyuan, do you still want to resist me?" Kiohmaru walked up to hundreds of pirates and said murderously: "Don't you know that I am Kiohmaru?"
"I know, of course I know that you are the famous Oni Wangmaru..." Hong Tiaoyuan murmured, his voice was very low, and then suddenly raised his head and said sternly: "Oni Wangmaru, could it be
Don’t you know that I am Penghu Biao of the Ming Dynasty? How can you, a little pirate, have the courage to invade my territory of the Ming Dynasty! How dare you, a little pirate, look at me, Penghu, the Ming Dynasty!”
Oniomaru was stunned, and all the pirates were stunned.
Is this Hong Tiaoyuan? In my impression, the Hong Tiaoyuan who is just muddling along, timid and afraid of getting into trouble?
Gui Wangwan calmed down and revealed a fierce look: "Hong Tiaoyuan, if you kill my disciple, today I will sacrifice him with the blood of Penghu! If you put down your weapon, I will leave your body intact!"
"He told me to put down my weapons, he told me to put down my weapons." Hong Tiaoyuan pointed at Oniohmaru and said twice. Suddenly he slapped his thighs and burst into laughter. He laughed so hard that tears almost came down his face. He patted his legs and stamped his feet while laughing.
Overjoyed: "This Japanese pirate actually asked me to put down my arms! Who does he think he is? The governor or the governor? His brain is broken, his brain is broken! This Japanese pirate actually asked me, the Ming Dynasty, to put down Zong Hong Tiaoyuan's weapons!"
The soldiers and civilians burst into laughter.
If the people are not afraid of death, what will happen to them?
Oniomaru was really stunned this time. What happened to Hong Tiaoyuan? Is he crazy? Not only did he dare to resist himself, he actually dared to laugh at himself?
Is the whole of Penghu crazy?
Hong Tiaoyuan suddenly stopped laughing and held the knife across his chest: "Kiwangwan, I know we can't defeat you, but today I want to let you know that there are many good men in Ming Dynasty who can't be killed! There is more than one General Qi in Ming Dynasty.
There are thousands of General Qi!"
Oniomaru finally knew that the soldiers and civilians of Penghu would never be bullied again this time, and they were really going to resist.
But the more this happens, the more he wants to kill everyone in front of him and kill all thoughts of resistance in the cradle.
Oniohmaru raised his hand. When his hand fell down, Penghu's biggest disaster had arrived.
Hong Tiaoyuan and all the soldiers and civilians around him and behind him tightly grasped the weapons in their hands. They stared nervously at Kiohmaru's hand. They all knew that when this hand fell, it would determine the entire Penghu.
A fateful moment...
...
"Please, please."
Mr. Toki raised his glass and said to the three pirates who were staying on the main ship.
The three pirates were lucky enough to be invited to drink by Mr. Toshiki. They all felt so honored and hurriedly raised their glasses and drank it all. Putting down their glasses, one of the pirates said:
"Sir, I..."
Just as he finished speaking, he suddenly held his throat and let out a painful grunt.
Then there were three "plop, plop" sounds, and the three pirates rolled to the ground together.
Mr. Toshiki stood up, looked at the three corpses calmly, then took out the torch and a package that he had prepared long ago, left here, and came to the bottom cabin.
Mr. Toki opened a wooden barrel, which was filled with gunpowder. Then he opened the package he was carrying, took out a set of clothes from inside, and changed them carefully.
This is the official uniform of the Ming Dynasty that he has never discarded!
Mr. Dongshi, who had changed into official uniform, knelt down towards the north, kowtowed three times, then raised his hands and said:
"I, Wei Jide, the head of the Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty, was sent as an envoy to Bo Ni in the third year of Tianqi. Unfortunately, I fell into the hands of thieves. I tried three times but failed, became disheartened, and wandered among pirates. I will die, and I will not be able to repay your kindness.
I am not allowed to suffer death. I am unfaithful, unjust, unkind and unfilial, and my crime deserves death! Today, Gui Wang Maru invades our Penghu, and I am unable to stop it. I can only risk my life, burn its main ship, and disrupt the morale of the army. Maybe I can relieve Penghu a little bit.
The siege can alleviate the sins of my ministers. May our Ming Dynasty last forever. Long live your majesty, long live, long live!"
After saying that, he banged his head several times again, and blood came out from the knock.
Then he stood up slowly and shouted sternly: "Your Majesty, I am leaving! People of the Ming Dynasty, you must learn from General Qi, not Wei Jide! Oniwangmaru, you will come with me sooner or later!"
After saying that, he lit the torch and pressed it towards the full barrel of gunpowder...
Wei Jide, Hao Dongshi, visited Hua during the reign of Tianqi. In the third year, he was ordered to go to Boni, where he trapped thieves and died. In the sixth year of Chongzhen, he bombed the pirate ship Guiwangmaru and died.
His life was stained, and he was criticized by others during the days when he was with Kiohmaru. But in the end, he still used his own death to fulfill his already tarnished reputation.
As for whether he is a righteous man or something else, that is a matter of benevolence and wisdom.