Snowflakes were falling in the sky, and the wind and waves on the sea were getting stronger. Li Xiao knew that ordinary merchants would not go to sea in such weather. The Japanese pirates chose this time to go out to rob, so they must have encountered something they must rob. Li Xiao was very worried

I am curious as to what makes the Japanese pirates as excited as sharks after smelling the smell of blood.

Money? These days, with the help of Sister Jiang, I have searched through the Japanese pirates' treasury. Not to mention, there is really a lot of money. There are no less than 20,000 taels of silver alone, and there are hundreds of taels of gold. As for other gold

There are also several large boxes for things like silver jewelry.

These Japanese pirates are not short of money, at least not big money. So what attracts them?

The chopped firewood was thrown into the beacon tower surrounded by stones one after another. I have to say that the Japanese pirates were very smart. Burning the fire all night like this could indeed serve as a beacon. Perhaps they were too confident and thought that such weather would not

People went out to sea. Unexpectedly, they attracted murderers like Li Xiao.

"Brother Xiao! We saw the Japanese pirate ships. There are three of them. They are approaching the island!" Man Gui ran over excitedly. He had captured a lot of money in Zhenjiang Fort. Under the guidance of the prisoners, he seized a

Silver cellar. There are seventy or eighty silver balls with a diameter of half a meter. There are also a hundred taels of gold. It seems that Tong Yangzhen can still make money.

The three ships that captured the Japanese pirates played a huge role. The boss of the ship took people out to sea today to pick up the last batch of supplies, as well as the people who stayed on the shore.

The coerced ship boss became very motivated after Li Xiao promised him three hundred taels of silver. He kept saying that he would be willing to build a ship for Brother Xiao for the rest of his life.

After listening to Man Gui's words, Li Xiao gave the job of lighting the fire to his younger brothers. These little guys were at the age where they loved to play with fire. When they heard that they were allowed to light the fire, they were all very happy. They chopped firewood and threw it into the fire.

, and soon the flames were more than a foot high.

The Japanese pirate ship docked, and someone shouted below. But no reply was heard. Thirty or forty people shouted and carried several large boxes up the mountain.

Among these Japanese pirates, there were actually six or seven people wearing armor. The shape of those armors was very strange. They had large armors, belly rolls, and crotch balls, which were all available in the world. They carried cross spears and tachi in their hands, and samurai swords on their waists.

There were also ribs stuck in his belt. One of the men actually had a short blazing gun stuck in his waist.

These people are generally not tall, only about 1.5 meters tall. However, these people are very strong. You can tell from their well-developed forearm muscles that they are all masters of swordsmanship.

Li Xiao held his breath and had agreed in advance that no one was allowed to move if he didn't move!

The distance between the Japanese pirates was getting closer and closer, reaching a distance of more than ten meters. Li Xiao decisively pulled the crossbow machine, and the crossbow string made a light sound. Walking in the front, the guy wearing large armor was immediately shot through the head by a powerful arrow.

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As Li Xiao fired, the crossbow strings sounded one after another. More than a dozen crossbow arrows shot into the Japanese pirates' team!

The Japanese pirates were hit and were unable to defend themselves, and seven or eight of them were immediately shot to the ground. However, these Japanese pirates reacted quickly and quickly found a hiding place. It was obvious that these were people who had experienced battles for a long time.

"Come on!" Ao Canghai shouted and rushed forward with the Mo Dao in hand.

At first, a Japanese pirate was dressed in full gear and carrying a samurai sword in his hand. When he saw Ao Canghai rushing towards him, he raised his samurai sword and roared towards him.

Ao Canghai laughed ferociously, and Mo Dao struck down with great force. The Japanese pirate used his samurai sword to block, but that samurai sword was no match for the thirty-pound Mo Dao. Ao Canghai's sword hit with great force, knocking the sword down.

The Japanese pirates cut the man in half with his sword.

Seeing how ferocious Ao Canghai was, several Japanese pirates turned around and ran away. However, they met Man Gui who was blocking them from behind. Man Gui had a background in beheading. In terms of ferociousness, he was even worse than Ao Canghai.

With these two peerless ferocious beasts, more than thirty Japanese pirates only lasted for a cup of tea before being chopped up as cleanly as melons and vegetables!

However, the combat power of these warriors is very strong. With more people, they can defeat fewer people. Li Xiao still injured more than a dozen people. Fortunately, the Ming army's cotton armor has good protection against swords. The injuries he suffered were not serious.

It's serious, but the most serious one is that one of his hands was cut off, and I'm afraid he will become disabled in the future.

Although he is a time traveler, Li Xiao does not know how to replant amputated limbs.

"You take the injured brother up the mountain, and I'll go down and take a look. There might be someone else on the boat!" Li Xiao said to Ao Canghai, and took Man Gui down the mountain.

Sure enough, there were Japanese pirates on the boat, but there were only eight people on the three boats. They were all staying on the boat to watch things! Mangui and his men rushed onto the boat and chopped them down.

Li Xiao walked to the boat and saw a lot of wooden barrels. He opened the lid and took a look and smelled it. It was fucking gunpowder! There were hundreds of barrels on this ship. It would be crazy if there were all gunpowder on the three ships.

.You know, gunpowder is not cheap in these days. Li Xiao has no intention of using it himself. The power of gunpowder in these days is too small. And he has to prepare it himself!

"There are several Japanese pirates here!" Hearing the shout, Li Xiao walked over quickly.

There were seven or eight people in a huge cage inside the cabin. They ranged from grey-haired octogenarians to babies in their arms. These people were both men and women, but they were all old people and children. There were no middle-aged men!

They saw a group of men standing outside the cage with knives and the women in the cage screamed. They tried to cover the children's mouths for fear that their cries would anger these people. But they themselves were frightened.

Almost pissed.

"Let them out and take them to the mountains." A group of old men, women and children did not pose a threat. Although Li Xiao hated Japanese pirates, he would not kill innocent people.

Arranging people to guard the ship, Li Xiao took the people up the mountain. He wanted to see how the injured people were doing, but he did not trust the first aid knowledge of these years.

Just as they were on the mountain, Ao Canghai rushed over. He mysteriously said to Li Xiao: "Brother Xiao, what do you think is in those big boxes?"

"What the hell?" Li Xiao asked with some confusion. He hadn't seen Ao Canghai so excited for a long time, and now it was as if he had been in prison for ten years and saw a woman for the first time after being released.

Ao Canghai dragged Li Xiao into the house and carefully opened the boxes. There were actually muskets inside!

This kind of musket is not the musket used by the Ming army. The musket used by the Ming army is the most primitive musket. Not only the accuracy cannot be guaranteed, but also the range cannot be guaranteed. During the Battle of Hunhe, Li Xiao had seen it

.Not only is it slow to reload, but it has basically no lethality beyond 100 meters.
Chapter completed!