Starting tonight

Jiangbianzhou Hexi is an empty sandy land. Because the soil is not suitable for planting crops, and whenever the rain occurs, the river water will always overflow the ground, so it is empty and just used to accommodate the subordinates of the snow cat.

Jiangbianzhou is not a whole piece of complete land, but is made up of several large and small pieces of sandy beaches, separated by shallow streams. The direct line of Xuemao occupies the largest and most complete area, and other island owners affiliated with Xuemao led their own troops to camp.

The magistrate Liu had already informed the place that many sheds were built here. Even if there were any shortcomings, the pirates could temporarily go to the distant river beaches and cut down trees and build temporary residences.

More than a hundred fat pigs, goats and four carts of fine wine have been shipped. The leaders of each island divided the number of their own population and rushed back. They killed pigs and sheep by the stream, lit a bonfire, set up a big pot, and prepared a full meal.

The second in command of Xuemao is a Ryukyu man named Erdan. He is short and strong. He often likes to have a naked upper body and a large necklace with shark teeth on his neck, which looks very rough. This man is good at using one hand and harps, and he penetrates the human body within a hundred steps. He has never failed. He is the first general under Xuemao.

He led a few confidants to hurriedly inspect the pirates stationed on the beach, and glanced around and said, "Have the people from the government left?"

A subordinate said respectfully: "Yes, the second in command, those officials looked down on us. They welcomed us in a false way, left behind the things and left."

Erdan smiled and said, "It's better to leave, but I'm not relieved if I stay. Now Mao Ye and several big leaders are having a banquet in the city, and they are all cheering up. The government sends live pigs and sheep, so don't worry, you don't allow brothers to touch those wine, so it's better to be careful now."

A leader couldn't help but say, "The second chief, right? Master Mao received the emperor's imperial edict. What is that? The emperor, all over the world, looking at the world, there is only one emperor. Can his words not count?"

"Fuck you! Just be careful, be careful, why don't you talk so much nonsense? Be careful of sailing for ten thousand years, the imperial edict was issued, and Mao Ye changed into a leopard refill. He was considered a senior official of the court, but after all, we just sold it for the first day, and it was uneasy. Yang beheaded and looked at the elephant-headed sheep, with his palms cruel. When we receive military uniforms, military pay, and allocate the base, we will be considered a formal imperial army."

"Yes, yes," the man retreated, and another pirate smiled and said with a smile: "Second leader, do you say that our Mao Master wears the robe of the military general of the court. A leopard is embroidered on his chest, which looks majestic. Hey, this is going to be promoted again. What kind of robe is it? Is it an embroidered dragon?"

Ma Kongwen glared at him and shouted, "Shut up, now he is from the court. Be careful when speaking, this sentence can make you head! What kind of dragon robe is the emperor wearing the ground. Mao Ye is now a third-rank military officer, and he will wear a lion refill suit after upgrading to another level. If he can become a first-rank military officer, hehe, then wear a Qilin suit. How can there be a reason to wear a dragon robe?"

The man was stunned for a while and screamed strangely: "No, today I saw Yang wearing a dragon robe."

Ma Kongwen said angrily: "That's called the python robe. The four-clawed golden dragon is embroidered on it, which is one claw less than the emperor's five-clawed dragon. That is not the official clothing of the court. Only the minister who is most favored by the emperor can receive this honor. Our Mao Ye is now a senior official who holds heavy troops and guards one side. If you have to survive for another ten or twenty years, you may be able to embroider a lion on your chest when you return home. There is no hope for the python robe."

Erdan smiled gloomyly and before accepting the invitation, Xuemao had discussed with him alone. Once he became a navy in the court and had new warships and artillery, he would take the bastard overseas to open up a country where he could attack and retreat or defend. Retire and return home? Why should the country he had built up with hard work be given to the court for free? At that time, python robe? Humph, what's the difficulty of wearing a dragon robe?

However, this fact is too important. Apart from him and Xuemao, no third person knows. This is also the reason why Xuemao took her three sons and the seven leaders to see Yang Ling, but only left him outside. Xuemao didn't want to bring his loyal and loyal person who was second only to him to serve as an official in the court, so that he can act in the future.

Erdan walked to the stream with his hands behind his back and saw a few pirates covered in water and surrounded a fat pig in the river. It turned out that a fat pig broke free and ran away. These pirates were killing people, but none of them could kill pigs. They saw a knife nailed on the back of the pig, dripping blood, and humming in the stream.

These people finally drove the single pig ashore, but saw a young man in a cloth robe rushing over, picking up a sharp knife that fell to the ground, turning his wrist, slamming into the fat pig's heart, and then retreating to prevent the pig's blood from splattering on his body.

The fat pig was stabbed in a critical moment, and he ran a few steps, and fell to the ground and twitched. When the pirates saw that the man was nimble, they couldn't help but scream. Erdan's eyes narrowed, and he looked at the man up and down. Seeing that he was a strange face, he walked over suspiciously and said, "Who are you?"

The man turned his head, but a young man with a pretty face. He rubbed the knife against the grain truck beside him and smiled shyly: "I was sent by Master Lizheng to deliver food and livestock. Seeing that the old men didn't know how to kill pigs, I reached out to help."

He laughed twice and said, "My family is a pig slaughter. The uncles and aunts in the village want to kill pigs, so they ask my father for help."

"Xiao Chao, I haven't finished unloading the car yet. I'm late to go home and see if my dad won't scold you!" A woman in green with a slender waist and a clever waist was wiping sweat, and she walked towards him. Seeing her eyebrows and apricot eyes, her lips were curled up, and she always looked sweet. The pirates couldn't help but lit up, and some people started to cheer, "Boy, is this your wife? She's so tight."

Another said immediately: "Look at the slender waist and long legs, the place where it should be tight must be tight enough." The thieves laughed out loudly when they heard this.

The young man seemed to not understand their obscene words, and smiled silly and said with a silly smile: "Well, that's me... my wife." As he said that, he quickly said: "It's going to be fine soon. I unload the grain and I will go back."

When a few pirates saw that the young wife looked pretty and happy, they were itchy. But they knew that this was not the same as before, and that they would never do anything that could be raped, so they came over with smiles.

While helping the young man unload the truck, they made some dirty jokes. The little wife's tight face was like a ripe apple. As soon as she finished unloading the food, she quickly pulled her husband's clothes and ran away shyly.

Erdan looked around and saw that there were people carrying mules and horses everywhere to deliver food. Most of them were dark and honest, while others were barefoot. Looking at the barefoot boards that were moving calmly on the sand, they obviously had calluses on their feet. It was indeed impossible for them to be played by officers and soldiers. Erdan suddenly felt suspicious.

Seeing that several pirates around him were still talking about the chest and buttocks, he couldn't help but frown and scolded: "Shut up. Let's get some energy tonight." He saw several jars of old wine piled on the ground and said: "No one is allowed to drink wine tonight. Guan Laosi, look like the wine."

Several pirates salivated and said, "The Second Head. Brothers are all thinking about having a good meal tonight. Master Mao and the others are still drinking in the city. You always have a good time. You can't share a bowl and a half bowl of these jars of wine. Are you afraid of getting drunk?"

Erdan hesitated for a moment, turned his head to Guan Laosi and said, "First find a few people to open a jar and drink two bowls. If nothing happens, everyone will be allowed to drink it, but... everyone is not allowed to drink too much."

When Guan Laosi heard this, he was overjoyed and quickly agreed happily, rushed over and patted the mud seal, and poured a pile of old wine at the mouth of the jar. The pirate next to him was so hungry that he swallowed his saliva.

Song Xiaoai led Wu Hanchao's clothes and walked away. Looking back, no one noticed it. Then she smiled "gu" and pulled his clothes and said, "Hey, your father is a pig-killing land? Hahaha, let Lord Wu know, maybe how to deal with you."

"Hehe, isn't your General Song a wife who has become the pig slayer's wife? My father is not as old as you. Why are you afraid of him? Don't think that my father is a civil servant and is generous, he doesn't care about these minor details. His wife. They have seen their arrangements clearly?"

"Tsk, who is your wife?" Song Xiaoai said with a red face, but she felt very sweet when she heard what he said. She stopped and said, "I'm just watching you. I didn't pay attention to the number of people there are on their beach, and whoever they belong to."

"Ah?" Wu Hanchao was pushing the cart, but when he heard this, he stopped and said, "Aren't you ruining your affairs? Military affairs are not allowed to be joking."

"Shh", Song Xiaoai saw that he was really anxious. She had not yet walked out of the pirate camp, and was afraid that someone would see the flaws. She hurriedly stepped forward, hugged his arm, and said playfully while walking: "Master Qiwei, don't worry, when the people I brought were all wooden stakes? It won't be a mistake."

Wu Hanchao was able to defeat the Japanese, Yang Ling had already appointed him as the Martial De Cavalry lieutenant for him, and now he is a fifth-rank military general. He and Song Xiaoai marched and fought, and were together every day. Over time, the two ages and appearances were quite similar to each other, and the men and women had already secretly fallen in love with each other. Although the two had not made it publicly, they had already regarded each other as their lovers.

Song Xiaoai's subordinates watched this coldly, and everyone knew it. However, although these natives looked stupid, they were not lacking in their hearts. Who dared to make the little lover crazy? Although few of them had read books, they loyally fulfilled their silent words.

Wu Hanchao was relieved when he heard this. He pushed the wheelbarrow and walked past the simple bridge built by the wooden board. The wooden board trembled and the wheels creaked. When he turned his head and looked back, it was already setting sun. The dusk was vast, the setting sun was like blood, and the stream was like a silver band, shattering like red.

On the beach, there were smoke everywhere in the thatched huts. It was supposed to be a leisurely pastoral scenery, but the rough screams and scoldings. Some bored pirates pulled up the lewd words and moans from the woman entering the airy sheds on all sides, completely destroying the tranquility here.

The night is vast, and a row of gray shadows in the light moonlight quietly slid past two miles away from Xiaofodu Island. It was a row of sea boats, but unlike the common sea boats, there were no masts or sails on the boat, so despite the calm waves on the sea and the faint moonlight shining, the eyes were still hard to notice.

These sailless boats are ten feet long. There are more than 40 long wooden oars on both sides, and several people support a long oar. The bottom of the boat is pointed and the two sides are flat. When the long oars move together, the boat is like flying. From above, it looks like a huge centipede.

This is a Western ship built based on Adnie's sketch, named Centipede Ship. This ship does not have to borrow wind and is not afraid of wind and waves. There are baffles on both sides of the ship's side. Once attacked, they can be raised without fear of bows and arrows. Moreover, the ship is equipped with iron-tied copper-skinned ground shotgun, with a range of too long and has amazing lethality.

"Slow down, leave a ship here to guide the way for the troop transport ships and warships in the back. Lord Han has many shallow reefs on the east and west sides. It is difficult to stop the ship. Their pier is located inside, so the only way out is to the north and south ends." Zheng Erba was at the bow of the ship, pointing at the dark shadows in front of him to Han Wudao.

"Well, I have sent eight warships equipped with 260 artillery to block the north. They are not responsible for the attack. They only block at the sea outlet to prevent ships from escaping. I believe that under such firepower, even if their ships are all made of iron, they will not be able to escape."

"Okay!" Zheng Erba glared at Shuangyu Island, and his resentful eyes emitted a grin of pleasure: "Sir, there are many guards on the island, but for so many years, no one dares to offend Shuangyu, so few of those bastards will really stay on the rocks and drink the northwest wind when they are on night.

Now Haigouzi is discussing recruitment with the court, and Xuemao has led all his troops to Fujian to look at the East China Sea. There is no longer any possible threat. I guess the warning will be relaxed tonight. If I are lucky, when we quietly enter Haigouzi's Linglong Cave, he is drilling into the Linglong Cave of Japanese women, hehehehe..."

Zheng Erba thought of the cold and heartless sea dog, and when he thought of the scene of his head being beheaded by the officers and soldiers, he couldn't help but sneer.

Han Wu was both angry and funny. He patted Zheng Erba on the shoulder and said, "Get up on your spirits. You are a pirate who will not die a hundred times. The imperial envoy promised you that as long as you make such a contribution. The past sins were eliminated. If you can change your past mistakes, you will be allowed to serve in the navy. As long as you do it well, I will not treat you badly. Then you will be promoted to a half-time position, ask for a woman and have a baby, and be a good person."

Zheng Erba said gratefully: "Mr. Han, although I, Zheng Erba, can still tell me a good deed. According to my opinion, as long as I can kill the beast that sea dog, you lit my sky lantern and I will close my eyes even if I die. Now you still take me in..."

He wiped his face and said, "I didn't say anything. From now on, my cheap life will be sold to you. If you ask me to go east, I won't go west. If you ask me to go east, I will be a hero if I frown!"

Han Wu laughed and said, "It's not that serious, let's go."

"Well! Our boat can walk shallow water, so there is no need to enter through the middle sea channel. Just walk up the right side. The moonlight there is blocked by the island. I am familiar with the road in the reef. I quietly go up the mountain and kill the night people first. The army can come in. Sir, can your people do it?"

Han Wu looked at the row of men sitting in the middle of the centipede ship, wearing a black belt and a cloth scarf, and smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, don't even see them moving on the ship, they dare not move. When they get on land, they will jump. These people are first-class experts in the internal factory, and they are all experts in assassination."

"Okay, let's go, go right and right, slow down, stop the slurry, let the boat line up along the current, right, move it on the left, and follow the lighter color. Follow the back, don't drag it far..."

Ten large "centipedes" quietly hid in the shadow of the huge mountain, blending with the ink-colored sea water. Zheng Erba had been in Shuangyu for decades, and since he had never made a name for himself, he was in charge of small boats and minions. These secret passages were usually used to walking in. In the underwater situation, there were whirlpools and reefs, wherever there were reefs, he knew them. He could almost point out the situation where the ship had reached every place with his eyes closed.

Under his leadership, the centipede ship was safely docked at the dock. The waves gently hit the bluestone walls on the shore, and the killers trained in the inner factory to jump agilely. Zheng Erba and several "wronged souls" tied to Fuzhou to die, pointing and telling each of the hidden whistles on the island.

These killers took the position one by one, then dispersed around, jumped into the hillside like a spirit ape, cutting off the hidden whistles. They were equipped with cow-eared sharp knives and sleeved arrows, plus a treasure hook, killing people silently. Their skills were neat. Han Wuhou was by the side of the boat, looking upward. After a while, he saw the fire on the top of the mountain disappearing. He immediately sent someone to notify the horse boat to quickly run along the channel and run to Shuangyu Bay.

The flat and neat mooring ports provided the greatest convenience for these horses and fast ships. When nearly twenty ships and land soldiers had already arrived on the shore, they were discovered by some pirate who had risen up at night on the hillside. Although the pirate who exclaimed was soon killed by the monk, the bandits in the cave had already alarmed.

With a gun sound, the pirates living in the mountains woke up one by one, and shouts of killing began to sound everywhere. The horse and clutch speeded up the transportation speed. The checkpoints at the important guard positions on the island had been cut off by the cannons, and a large amount of gravel was stuffed into the cannons that were difficult to use. In addition, the Ming army had already rushed to the island and set off rockets and muskets. It was impossible to see how many Ming army was on the island in the dark.

Han Wu even commanded the officers and soldiers to block the pirates in caves and fight, while using psychological offensives. He shouted everywhere: "The court sent 50,000 troops to suppress bandits, and Shuangyu has been captured by us!" "The old spirit surrendered, he brought us here", "The sea dog fled by himself, put down his weapons and surrender quickly."

In the darkness, the pirates had no unified command at all, and no one could tell how many people they had left, how many officers and soldiers came, whether the leader had fled, whether the second leader had surrendered. In addition, Shanghai Gouzi gave his old subordinate who had shared worries to Yang Ling to invite favor, which made many subordinates feel resentful. After hearing these words, they began to flee around.

Han Wu deliberately let go of a gap. He did not stop anyone who fled to the north pier to grab a ship to the sea, but only attacked the islands on both sides. The psychological pressure caused by the Ming army's rockets and muskets was far greater than the actual lethality. When the sea dog rushed out of the hole with two big swords bare shirtless, he could command and contact the ground, and only more than a hundred people guarding the cave, and the two islands standing opposite each other shouted and killed the sky, and they could not tell the difference between the enemy and me at all.

More and more ships were pouring into the dock. They knew that there were hundreds of cannons in the north. If they rushed there in the dark night, they could not identify the signs and could only be attacked by Peng Xiaoyang's naval guns. Therefore, a large number of ships were congested on the route, blocking each other, blocking the pirates' ships. Even if pirates forced themselves to board the ship, they could not drive out.

At the North Pier, where Han Wu intends to give up, pirate ships hurriedly pulled up their sails and sailed towards the north exit. As soon as the sailboat was halfway through, they heard the dense sound of cannons in front, like the thunder before the heavy rain hit, hundreds of red "lightning" appeared in the night sky.

With the preparatory fight but not, the pirates who were all over the world became completely mobs, and no one was willing to obey other people's orders. Many people began to scatter birds and beasts, taking advantage of their familiarity with the islands to hide ships in the woods, caves, and canyons, which was more conducive to the Ming army's division and annihilation.

Shuangyu, a night of massacre.

Blood dyed the harbor that once brought countless wealth red...

After the banquet, Xuemao was thinking about the affairs of more than 10,000 subordinates in the resident. Although he was commanded by his most trusted brother Erdan, he was not as comfortable as Turtle Island, which he had been in for many years. If he didn't go back and take a look, he was always uneasy.

He and Yang Ling stood side by side in front of the "Shoushan Pavilion" restaurant, sent away the civil and military officials and the gentry of Fuzhou with a smile on their faces, and then bowed to Yang Ling: "Sir, Wen's newly surrendered person has not made any achievements. He is so grateful to have received such hospitality from the Lord. My subordinates are used to being arrogant, and the subordinates are afraid that they will do whatever they want to do at the garrison and do something that will humiliate the reputation of the court, so they want to rush back and take a look."

Yang Ling pulled him and said, "Hey, what are you anxious about? There are no villages around your headquarters. Even if you drink and cause trouble, you are just drunk and crazy on the sandbank. Haha, you are not busy, and General He and Prefect Liu will have fun with you tonight."

He leaned close to the snow cat's ear and smiled mysteriously, "And he also invited four famous prostitutes in Fuzhou to accompany him. Haha, we will never return tonight without getting drunk, and we will never return tonight."

Xuemao was not very interested in women. He heard this and smiled bitterly, but now he has a lot of reliance on Yang Ling, and he is unwilling to offend the popular man in front of the emperor. When he was in a dilemma, Yang Ling smiled and said, "Let's do this, please go back first. Lord Wen and the three young masters will go to the banquet tonight. You have your own house in the city now. I will send someone to send you back to rest."

The snow cat was hard to beat Yang Ling's good intentions, so he had to ask the seven leaders to return to the base first. In front of Yangling's ground, he didn't have much instructions, so he had to say something about restraining his subordinates and not having trouble.

The seven leaders said goodbye to Yangling and Xuemao and left. Yangling sent an official sedan chair to send Xuemao back to his residence. This was the first time that Xuemao saw his own house, the doorman, the sedan chair, the patio, and the screen wall. The house was very elegant. Go back to the Quyuan corridor and the rockery pond, which was extremely beautiful.

The snow cat was very satisfied when he saw it. He lay in a bit of drunkenness on the brick roof, on the hollowed-out cool indoor lounge chairs on all sides, and the fragrance of lotus flowers in the pond was blowing. The wind blew, floating like a cloud, which was really unspeakable.

In the evening, Yang Ling indeed sent a sedan chair to pick him up. He changed his family to "Yicuilou" to invite him to the banquet. It was evening, and they all changed their robes and invited some beautiful women to accompany each other.

Since the banquet was just over noon, everyone first tasted tea and talked, chatted for a long time before getting to the topic, and began to mention the construction of the navy and future warships, firearms, and the allowable size of the troops. Xuemao was so happy that when the banquet resumed, he couldn't help but pour wine in a pot and raise a glass to persuade him to drink to express his gratitude.

The city was intertwined with cups, and the thieves on the riverside were already full of wine and meals. Many pirate camps snore in the sound of thunder. Although Erdan repeatedly asked the battalions to send people to guard them, they should not be careless, but the leaders of the battalions came back from the city. They were already drunk.

They were shouted by civil and military officials in the city, and they had already been completely relieved of their scruples. In other words, Erdan made a big fuss, so he agreed in person. As soon as he left, he took out his official uniform and dressed neatly, showed off his own clothes, and then proudly collected them, went to the couch to sleep, and hugged the woman and slept. Who would have sent a soldier and a soldier to guard? In the eyes of these pirates, the emperor's imperial edict was also a golden sign that he could absolutely trust.

The patrol soldiers sent by Erdan walked around the camps for a few times. Seeing that everyone was sleeping soundly, they were the only ones patrolling. They felt very uneasy. After walking around for a few times, they returned to their room to sleep.

In the dark night, more than a dozen wolve soldiers dressed in pirate clothes, dressed in naked feet, quietly touched the pirate camp. They took the opportunity of delivering rice and grain during the day and had seen clearly the terrain everywhere and the camping places of several pirates. This sandy land was unobstructed. It was difficult for them to sneak into the camp as long as they sent a few groups of guards, but now everyone sleeps with peace of mind. They quietly cover up against the ground, and do not stand up when passing the stream, and smoothly sneak into several camps.

In the quiet night, a scream sounded at some point, and then someone shouted: "No, Xuemao colluded with the officers and soldiers and wanted to fight us all in one place to seek credit from the court. We were fooled, Xuemao's people attacked us!"

As the shouts were heard, pirates from all over the place woke up one after another. When the pirates in the snow cat heard the sound, they all got up and rushed to the beach to watch. They saw that some places had already caught fire, and there were people running everywhere. Then cold arrows shot at them. Unpredictable, more than a dozen people were caught in the arrows and fell down. As soon as the snow cat people became angry, they immediately picked up their weapons to fight back.

Song Xiaoai's landmen took advantage of the situation to rob, attacking the people in the snow cat camp, while slaughtering pirates from other islands while being unprepared. At the same time, they ran and shouted that the snow cat and the officers and soldiers would join forces to get rid of them. At the same time, the officers and soldiers on the other side of the river also cooperated in action, and saw dense torches flowing everywhere, as if they were sieging.

Originally, some people didn't believe that the pirates who bought their heads from the court had bought them with their heads and didn't even bother to think about it. After a few cold arrows flew over their heads, they grabbed the swords and guns and shouted angrily to kill the traitorous Xuecao and led their troops back to Turtle Island.

A turmoil that was irrational and no one could rationally stop rationally, involved all pirates in a massacre at a speed that spread faster than the "camp roar". No one could argue again, with swords, guns, arrows and bodies. They could only save their lives by waving their weapons, killing their red eyes, and yelling with strange "hoho" and rushing toward them.
To be continued...