That night, on the beach at the beach camp, most of the thru-hikers gathered together to discuss where to go next.

Tang Jian stood up first and apologized to everyone on behalf of Wang Haiyang and several other comrades from the armed commando team who stayed in the city. As professional soldiers, they failed to detect the raid in advance, which was considered a dereliction of duty.

But everyone is also very reasonable - they have no understanding of the organization and fighting methods of the Ming Dynasty army, and cannot judge the signs. It is even difficult for them to distinguish between the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty and ordinary people. They all look pitiful and malnourished. In fact, in

From the perspective of those who have traveled through time, the faces of those ancient people all looked similar and they were dressed similarly, just like when foreigners first saw Chinese people - they all had flat faces.

There were criticisms and commendations - former black gun dealer Wang Ruobin was unanimously praised by several expert soldiers. The weapons he made had a very low failure rate in fierce battles, and basically no jamming or jamming, which once again proved that domestic

The copycat quality is sufficient to replace similar international products.

The ammunition part that Engineer Xu Hui is responsible for is also very good, but for a large company like Northern Ordnance Industry, a genuine rate of more than 99% is qualified, which is nothing unusual.

"The key now is that we need to find out who attacked us and whether they have any follow-up action plans!"

Jie Xi went directly to the topic. At this time, Bei Wei stood up:

"I 'asked' a dozen..."

This guy from Northern Latitude is usually quiet, but he is an authentic scout, trained in a reconnaissance camp of a certain military region, and he has only been retired for half a year, and he still hasn’t left behind the combat skills he learned in the army. During the battle today

This guy shot him in the head, and more people died under his gun than even the two regular soldiers, Tang Jian and Wang Haiyang.

Later, he took local Huang Xiaodong with him to "interrogate" the prisoners. However, Huang Xiaodong was seen rushing out of the interrogation room and retching on the ground many times. He was obviously very stimulated. The strange thing was that there was nothing in the room.

There were screams, and there were no obvious injuries on the prisoners who were dragged out, but all of them were pale and mentally depressed.

At times like this, the Travelers would certainly not consider the human rights of the captives. They needed the most detailed information. And Northern Latitude did ask a lot of things.

The first is the identity of the attackers. The attackers they encountered this time were a combination of two groups. The group in the city were regular troops from the Ming Dynasty, coming from the Danzhou Guard Station next door to Lingao County. The group on the beach were

It turned out to be a group of pirates stationed near Hainan Island under the subordinates of Liu Xiang, the great pirate leader of the Ming Dynasty!

"They made an agreement: the regular army will attack the warehouses in the city, and the pirates will attack the camps and ships. Our heads will be handed over to the Ming government for credit and reward, while the pirates will get the big iron ship. As for the women and property, who will

Whoever gets it counts."

Beiwei talked lightly in a slightly sarcastic tone, while everyone around him looked at each other.

"Pirates and Ming government troops actually united to deal with us? This is too exaggerated."

Jie Xi frowned and glanced to the side:

"Moreover, it was originally estimated that it would take at least a month for the North Korean army to respond, but now it's only been two weeks, and these guys are so active?"

Standing next to him was the dog-headed military advisor Pang Yu. He immediately waved his hands to shirk responsibility:

"Hey, I'm not Zhuge Liang. I'm not sure. History books never say that Ming government troops would wear the same pants as pirates."

"I wanted to find out the reason why their reaction was so fast..."

Beiwei said slowly, while looking at Tang Jian and smiling:

"Do you still remember the Qianhu official we beat to death in the warehouse compound?"

"Um?"

"He is exactly the brother of the Danzhou Guard Commander."

"No wonder..."

It is precisely because of the existence of this level of kinship that the commander of the Danzhou Guard did not act according to the routine. Logically speaking, whether to send troops or not should be decided by civilian officials. Generals like the commander can only decide how to fight, but not whether to send troops.

Obviously, the commander was also very aware of the inefficiency of the Ming Dynasty's bureaucracy. It would take at least half a year to get results if the regular application was submitted - this was still the smoothest situation, and by then this group of "Japanese pirates" had already escaped - according to common sense

Let’s talk.

So the vengeful commander used his personal connections...the power of pirates.

Liu Xiang and Zheng Zhilong were the two largest pirate forces on the South China Sea during this period. They were sworn brothers, but in 1628, the first year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, Zheng Zhilong accepted the Ming government's recruitment and changed his career to become an official.

He left, but Liu Xiang still insisted on doing his old job, and the two fell out.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, it is not surprising that the coastal Ming army colluded with pirates. The Ming Dynasty banned the sea for many years, and theoretically no one can live in coastal areas. If those pirates do not have supplies from coastal ports, what will they eat? Especially

Hainan Island, a place where the sky is high and the emperor is far away, has historically been a place of exile. Even officials were demoted before they came here, and there was no normal order.

The commander of the Danzhou Guard was obviously very energetic, and he managed to complete the negotiations in just over half a month. He mobilized the most capable and powerful soldiers in the Danzhou Guard, and led him to one of the most brave and capable soldiers in the army.

Commander. And Liu Xiang mobilized even more manpower. It is said that he mobilized all the armed forces near Hainan Island - because the pirates coveted that strange large iron-hulled ship.

The two parties originally agreed to take action at the same time, but there was no walkie-talkie between them. The so-called "at the same time" was just that they estimated that they would act together at about the same time. On the contrary, although the time-travelers lived in two places, they had smooth communication through the walkie-talkie.

, as soon as one side was beaten, there was an immediate reaction.

"***, what kind of world is this? The combat effectiveness of pirates is actually stronger than that of the regular army!"

After learning the true situation, Lao Ma and others couldn't help cursing. Indeed, the Ming government army in the city, which claimed to include all the elite Danzhou Guards, was shot by six people and fled in less than five minutes. On the contrary,

A group of mobs on the beach persisted for more than half an hour despite the hail of bullets and bullets. And they actually knew how to lie down on the ground to avoid bullets! This caused more trouble to the people crossing than to the officers and soldiers.

"The pirates of the Ming Dynasty had broader knowledge than the government troops. This is actually normal..."

The old professor Li Mingyuan spoke slowly and gave everyone a brief introduction to the knowledge of pirates in the Ming Dynasty: Liu Xiang and his men were not country bumpkins. They developed after taking refuge in the Dutch. Therefore, these pirates are no strangers to firearms.

They knew the weaknesses of firearms and their numbers were several times larger than the Ming army, so it was naturally difficult to deal with them.

However, the power of modern firearms still exceeded the greatest imagination of these ancients, and the pirates paid a heavy price for this. In history, Liu Xiang and Zheng Zhilong fought until 1635 to determine the winner, and even killed Zheng Zhilong before he died.

His younger brother Zhihu should be said to be a very tough character. However, after the battle on Hainan Island, Liu Xiang's elite men suffered heavy losses, and the pressure on him from Zheng Zhilong would not be relieved. Professor Li doubted whether the time travel members

Then he flapped his butterfly wings, causing the big pirate leader to disappear early.

However, compared to the fate of the big pirate, the time travelers were more concerned about their own safety. When deciding where to go in the future, everyone started arguing again.

"I still insist: we should leave Hainan Island as soon as possible, leave this continent that is about to become extremely chaotic, and go to Australia and even America!"

Ling Ning once again put forward his earliest suggestion, but Pang Yu immediately refuted it like last time:

"How to get there? Our fuel can't last this far. If we lose power at sea, we will all die!"

"It can be converted into a sailboat."

Master Zheng, the mechanic, suddenly interjected, which made Pang Yu quite embarrassed.

"Ah? Master Zheng, you didn't say that when I asked you last time!"

"I have thought carefully about it in the past few days, and I think it can still be set up. There will be a large sail at the front, middle and back, plus small sails on the side to adjust the wind direction... It will require a lot of fabric."

"Yes, Australia has not been colonized in this era. Let's go to Australia for development. Slowly go down along the islands of Southeast Asia and you can reach Australia. Australia is much safer than here."

Ling Ning suggested again enthusiastically. His temperament was obviously relatively peaceful. Although he was very decisive at critical moments - for example, on the boat during the day, he still avoided things like fighting and killing.

A few people were whispering, and most had hesitant looks on their faces. This battle during the day had frightened many people.

"I object."

Jie Xi raised his hand and raised three fingers:

"Three reasons. First, when we come to this era, our understanding of the history of the Ming Dynasty can be regarded as an advantage. We are able to sit together and discuss calmly now because of this advantage. But if we go to a place where no one is around, the two of us will

If you start from scratch and develop from scratch, this advantage will be lost."

"Second, we have established a preliminary base here and have consumed a lot of modern supplies carried on the ship. If we give up everything and start from scratch at this time, I am afraid it will be difficult for us to have the conditions we have now."

"As for the third point..." Jie Xi glanced at everyone and said slowly: "We crossed the sea near here, and the same incident may happen again. Maybe... just maybe, one day,

We can have the opportunity to travel back in time, return to the 21st century, and return to our own era."

Everyone was silent immediately. Although no one mentioned it, the idea of ​​going home was always on everyone's mind. Although Jie Xi said it was very slim, everyone also knew that hope was slim, even if it was one in a million.

Hope, who is willing to give up?
Chapter completed!