Chapter 33 Counterfeit

Wei Jing was very satisfied. Although he fought in his jurisdiction this time, if it hadn't been for the people sent by Sun Shao to help him improve the winch and crossbow of the cliff chain, and prepare fire oil, even if the headhunting king broke in, he would not have reacted so fast. If Sun Shao hadn't taken the initiative to fight later, he would have traveled. Attack tactics - this is a new term that Sun Shao just told him yesterday - beat the pirates to the end of the battle, defeating the morale of the pirates, and his men could not have this chance to hit the water dog.

So, although he has many men in this battle, it was mainly fought by Sun Shao. Now Sun Shao only needs ten boats, 200 sailors, and more than half of the rest belongs to him. This is really too generous, and Wei Jing is a little embarrassed.

"How does this work?" Wei Jing said, "The general in this battle is the first achievement, this..."

"Wrong." Sun Shao interrupted Wei Jing's words and lowered his face: "Lord Wei, if you want to help me, don't say anything more. Otherwise, this is the first and last cooperation.

Wei Jing was stunned, and then he understood that Sun Shao's identity was a special pearl. He, a general of Henghai, had only 15 ships and more than a thousand soldiers. It was useless for him to report his credit. Not only would he not get a reward, but he would also make it difficult. He nodded quickly: "Well, according to the general." He took a look at Cheng Jun and kept silent. Cheng Jun got up and immediately got up and withdrew. Wei Jing then said, "General, what's your plan next?"

Sun Shao thought for a moment, slowly finished breakfast, let people clean up, and then spread out the chart on the case. His fingers scratched a circle on the long coastline: "From the gate of the cliff to Xu Wen, nearly two thousand miles. Although there are no pirates of the size like the headhunter, there are still many pirates of all sizes along the way. Taiping. I'm going to take the opportunity to escort these merchant ships to Xu Wen to clean up the pirates of all sizes one by one. On this trip, I believe that the harvest will be not small, but... My strength is limited, and Shiwei can't count on it, so... I want to ask my lord for help.

Wei Jing stroked his beard and hesitated. He has a hundred and ten ships in his hand, including one building ship and thirty medium-sized warships, but his task is to garrison at the gate of the cliff. It is illegal to leave the defense area without permission. Even if Bu Qian will not blame him, but in case of an accident, Shiwei will not let him go, which will make Bu Qian fall into passivity. However, Sun Shao's plan is very powerful. With these 300 merchant ships as bait, the pirates along the way must swarm and break through them one by one. The harvest is bound to be considerable. If it can go smoothly, this is a great achievement, which will also help him stabilize his strength and help him further master Jiaozhou. The pros and cons are very big. The opportunity is in front of him. It depends on whether he dares to take this risk. If the risk is successful, he added an official and said that it is waiting. If the risk fails, he may be the scapegoat. Don't open your mouth. As a best friend of the step, he will also take the initiative to take responsibility.

"General... are you sure?" Wei Jing's eyes kept flashing and hesitant.

Sun Shao tilted the corners of his mouth. Wei Jing and Bu Qian were good friends, but the difference between the two was too far from each other. Bu Qian quietly trapped him and Shiwei, bit off half of Shiwei's wealth, and ran thousands of miles to attack Cui Qian's nest. Their courage was amazing, but Wei Jing looked forward and did not dare. Adventure, the two people came to Jiangdong at the same time. One was already the governor of Jiaozhou, and the other was just a lieutenant of Yamen. It was not unreasonable.

"After the head of the headhunting king, the biggest pirate in the South China Sea was Cui Qian. Bu Fujun led more than 300 warships and went straight to Cui Qian's nest. Cui Qian was overwhelmed at this moment. It was impossible for him to meet us. I have fifteen ships. Even if you only send half of them, there are fifty or sixty ships. In addition to the ships we have just captured, there are more than 100 ships in size, and there is one building ship and nearly 30 or forty medium-sized warships. May I ask which pirate in the South China Sea dares to come to bring tiger'skers? Sun Shao's tone was very calm and confident. He took a sip of tea, held it in his mouth for a moment, slowly swallowed it, and said, "Mr. Bufu played Shiwei once this time. Shiwei will certainly not be reconciled. He stopped at peace, just to preserve his strength. Bu Fujun and Cui Qian fought a fierce battle. Even if he won, his losses would not be small. Although he had achievements, his strength was still not enough to shake the scholar's family. If he lost, hey hey hey..."

He sneered a few times and didn't say anything more, but Wei Jing heard that the score was clear. If Bu Qian lost, he would die. If Bu Qian fell down, he and Wei Jing would not have a good end. He would definitely be driven out of here by Shiwei, and Sun Quan's Jiaozhou strategy would also fail.

"Cui Qian is the king of pirates. In the face of Bufujun's offensive, he will definitely gather others to help. If we don't attract the attention of some pirates, Bufujun will be under too much pressure." Sun Shao straightened up and looked at Wei Jing with bright eyes: "Wei Jun, how to make a decision? Do you still need me to say it? I don't care. I can also hang Cui Qian's pirate flag and send the merchant ship to Xu Wen safely all the way. I don't think anyone will be as bold as the headhunter king. It's just that when I arrived at Xu Wen, I couldn't help. If there is any difficulty for Bu Fujun, I can only look at it and sigh. At most, I can see if I can save him.

"I'll go." Wei Jing didn't wait for Sun Shao to finish speaking, so he made a decision. He and Bu Qian were grasshoppers on the same rope. Bu Qian fell down, and he couldn't escape. When Bu Qian passed from here, the reason why he did not recruit him was that there was a headhunter king. He had to defend the key waterway at the gate of the cliff. Now that the headhunting king is over, how can he still sit and watch Bu Qian get involved in danger?

"Wei Jun has courage." Sun Shao praised him.

"I dare not." Wei Jing made up his mind and no longer hesitated. He agreed on a plan with Sun Shao in a few words, dividing the captured pirate ships into two, leaving half of them at the gate of the cliff, leaving 20 warships, and leaving all the rest to sea. In addition to Sun Shao's ship, they have a total of one building ship, 32 medium-sized warships, 50 small warships, and three people and horses. There are more than 8,000 people, including more than 300 pirates. They only act as sailors and are not worthy of weapons.

Before you assigned these pirates to the ships, Wei Jing told them to be sailors. After this trip, if you are willing to join the Jiaozhou Marine Division, you will receive them all. If you don't want, you will be sent home. If you are meritorious, you can be rewarded with the same as the officers and soldiers. If you want to be an officer or receive the reward, you can do it. But if you are not honest and want to make trouble, you can kill them all without mercy and throw them directly into the sea to feed the fish.

The pirates have been broken. How dare they look for trouble? They are honest and become sailors one by one. More than 300 people were distributed to more than 100 ships, more than a dozen, and only one or two less. Next to them were all the officers and soldiers of the navy watching, and no one dared to move. If they were still fierce in the past, maybe the officers and soldiers of the navy would be more guilty, but in yesterday's battle, the psychological situation of the two sides had been reversed. The officers and soldiers were no longer afraid of these pirates, one by one with their noses and eyes, training the pirate prisoners like their grandsons.

After a day's rest, the huge fleet set sail again, and the number of escorted warships soared to more than 100. The merchants were completely relieved and congratulated each other with a smile. This time, the sea was blessed by the Lady of the Sea God and it was safe. They have never enjoyed this kind of treatment. For a moment, they were flattered and panicked. They rushed to the building boat one after another to flatter Wei Jing and Sun Shao. They gave a lot of gifts, and the blushing praise was even more overwhelming. Not only that, the sailors and soldiers also took advantage of it. Although they did not make much money, they had a good word. But it is a continuous stream.

Being worshipped is a very addictive feeling. The fighting will of the sailors is a little high. From time to time, some people come to Bu Qian to fight, pat their chests to kill some well-known pirates, and some people even shouted to pick Cui Qian.

After driving away several military marquises, Wei Jing shook his head angrily and funnyly: "These verticals, I really don't know that the sky is thick."

"The morale can be drummered." Sun Shao looked into the distance and said very pleasantly, "It's just that this morale is a little weak, and it's not really usable. It needs to be tempered."

Wei Jing's heart moved and knew that Sun Shao had another idea. He quickly smiled and said, "Please give me some advice."

"Courage is accumulated. If you win one battle after another, you will naturally have confidence, and the confidence in actual combat can make people as indestructible as a hundred steel knives. Real soldiers can only be trained on the battlefield. Otherwise, it is empty to train again." Sun Shao pointed to the scattered islands and rolling coastline in the sea: "Let them fight, otherwise, the gas will slowly leak out."

Wei Jing turned his eyes and then asked, "How to fight?"

"Your men and my men take turns to attack, find some useful guides from the prisoners, let them lead the way, and kill the pirates along the way. I think the number of pirates along the way is still limited, right? We have enough advantages to make up for the disadvantages of unfamiliar terrain and let them practice more. When it comes to Xu Wen, this is a sailor who can fight a hard battle.

Wei Jing nodded repeatedly and was very moved.

"Set a reward for them, otherwise someone will deal with it." Sun Shao laughed and said, "Why don't we compare?"

Wei Jing smiled and shook his head: "I still don't compare with the general. At that time, the loss will be too ugly, which will affect morale. In the general's opinion, it is divided into two groups of outflow attacks, and clean up these pirates well.

He immediately sent someone to call all the generals. When the generals heard it, they were a little excited, nervous and unconvinced. Wei Jing meant to divide the people into two groups, all of whom were under the command of Sun Shao's men, but they thought it was not good. They also made contributions and ran errands by themselves? That's boring. So they proposed it awkwardly and divided into groups. Wei Jing heard this meaning, hesitated for a moment, and agreed. At the moment, an arrangement was made to select a few guides from the pirates who were sincere and familiar with the nearby situation, and began to kill the pirates along the way.

The officers and soldiers of the sailors at the gate of the cliff with high fighting spirit first asked to fight. In a long time, forty warships left the brigade and rushed to the first goal. That night, they came back. Under the leadership of the guide, they attacked a nearby island and surrounded a group of pirates of less than 200 people. More than 2,000 people came up, killed more than 100 people on the spot, and captured three ships. The ship was loaded with more than 50 prisoners and full of loot.

The sailors at the gate of the cliff were proud all night. Their voices were so loud that they could break people's ears. They looked at Sun Shao and others with a little more complacency.

The next day, Sun Shao led the team out of the fleet and rushed to Tianxia Island 30 miles away under the leadership of Ao Lei and another pirate guide. There is a group of pirates on Tianshi Island, more than 500 people, which is a medium-sized size. No one knows the real name of the pirate leader. There is only one nickname, Zhu Polong. He has also been stationed on Tianshi Island for several years. He still lives a comfortable life by relying on robbing merchants passing by.

"The strength of Zhu Polong is not bad. There are about 40 boats. His water village is very strong. If it doesn't open, we will attack it. I'm afraid it's not easy." Ao Lei pointed to Tianjiu Island in the distance and looked at Sun Shao with some worry in his eyes. He had reminded Sun Shao before that although Zhu Polong is not as good as the headhunting king, he is by no means a small pirate. If you want to make contributions and make a fortune, you can pick those smaller pirates to fight. There is no need to eat this hard bone. The sergeant came to fight once. He attacked for a day and lost more than a hundred brothers. He failed to break the door, so he had to give up.

"Is he afraid of rushing the sign?" Sun Shao asked with a smile.

Another pirate guide timidly interrupted: "In this part of the South China Sea, there is no one who is not afraid of rushing, and even our king dares not provoke him." As soon as the words came out, I felt that it was not appropriate, so I quickly closed my mouth. His name is Wang Hao. He is the scout of the headhunting king. His force is very ordinary, but he is very clever and has a first-class ability to escape, so there is a nickname called Mouse. The night before yesterday, he went to grab the merchant ship in his boat, but was ambushed by Zhao Xiu and others. He was the first to react and jumped into the water without saying a word. As a result, he was the only brother left in the boat. This time Sun Shao wanted to find a guide. He saw the opportunity and took the initiative to follow Sun Shao to sea.

"That's better." Sun Shao pointed to the pirate flag above his head and smiled proudly: "Even if I can't beat him, does he dare to hit me?"

"That definitely won't." Wang Hao nodded flatteringly and was much more at ease.

"Let's go and rob." Sun Shao stood in the bow of the boat, with his waist crossed, and felt very happy. Wang looked good at his rolled-up leg and licked his lips: "General, I... I have a suggestion."

"You said it." Sun Shao's eyebrows were dancing. Damn it, he came to rob with his license this time. It felt quite good.

"The general should hide in the cabin, otherwise he will be recognized by the pig dragon." Wang Hao carefully pointed to Sun Shao's foot: "The general is wise and powerful. He really doesn't look like a pirate."

Sun Shao looked down and suddenly realized. He was dressed in pirate clothes and barefoot like most pirates, but his legs were white, which was completely different from the black legs of the pirates. He smiled awkwardly, but he didn't mind. He waved his hand: "It's not like pirates who hide with me, sharpen their knives and prepare to kill people, like pirates who go to the front and call the door."

Everyone couldn't help laughing and burst into laughter.

Sun Shao and others don't look like pirates. Not only did they look too tall, but their accents were not right. In the end, Ao Lei was brave and took Wang Hao to stand in the front and pretend to be the messenger of the order sign. They are all locals, and their figures and accents are not flawless. Wang Hao is directly a real pirate. In order to cheer up the timid Wang, Sun Shao said to him that he succeeded this time. In the future, you can follow me and make sure that you eat delicious food and drink spicy food, and walk horizontally in Panyu City in the future.

The king in front of him was not moved. Their pirates often ate and drank spicy food, which was not worse than ordinary people, but the following sentence moved him. As pirates, even if they had the opportunity to enter the city, they were very guilty. They were afraid of being seen as flaws by others. They were most envious. It's the officers and soldiers, who can not only rob like them, but also don't be afraid of being arrested.

Now that I also have the opportunity to be an officer and soldier, of course I have to summon up the courage to fight.

The fleet slowly sailed to Tianqi Island. In order to prevent the pirates from being suspicious, Sun Shao ordered all of them to park in the distance except for his warship. Although everyone was worried, they did not dare to disobey, so they had to raise their twelve spirits and watched Sun Shao's ship slowly sail to the water village.

The pirate leader Zhu Polong has already received the news that the ship that urged the order came. It was outside of the water village. Although he was a little annoyed, he was not suspicious. In his impression, there has not been any pirates in the South China Sea who dared to pretend to be a life order. For pirates, pretending to be the emperor, which is a crime of murder. . Therefore, although he was a little painful, he rushed to Zhaimen to check in person. Seeing that several ships of the other party were parked in the distance, and only one ship came to the Shuizhai Gate, he was very envious. Damn, urging the order was strong. As soon as this kind of big ship came out, there were more than a dozen. All his owns were only two such boats, and the rest were small fishing boats.

Comparing people, it's so annoying.

"We are from General Cui. We passed by here and came to ask for a sip of water." Ao Lei shouted according to Wang Hao's instructions.

Although Cui Qian is a pirate, he is called a general, which is known to all the pirates in the South China Sea.

Zhu Polong curled his lips and begged for a drink. This is to fight against the autumn wind. The standard black eats black, but he is strong. He knows that he has suffered a loss, but he can only pinch his nose. He asked people to ask a few questions, open the water gate, and welcome the ship in. When the boat arrived in front of him, he felt something was wrong. Several of the sailors on the ship seemed to be too strong, especially a young man. Although he was sitting among the sailors, his movements looked very uncoordinated, and his arms were particularly white and dazzling. He frowned and didn't think too much. He was attracted by something covered with a bamboo mat in the bow.

The space on the warship is limited, and there are usually no useless things. Why is there such a big thing on the ship? Zhu Polong changed his eyes with the people around him doubtfully. The other party was also a little confused, but he didn't know why. Just here, Ao Lei strode over and said with pure local words, "My general said that the officers and soldiers have been fierce recently, and the business is not easy to do. Please help me for the sake of being the same."

Zhu Polong put aside the question just now and said to Ao Lei with a smile, "My business has not been very good recently, but since the general has opened his mouth, I can't return the general's face. Well, wait a moment, I'll send someone to bring you food and drink, and another 20,000 yuan? Look at it..."

"Twmany thousand?" Before Ao Lei could speak, Wang Hao stared at him, showing a rare horizontal face: "Are you a beggar to be my general? Twenty thousand yuan is not enough for my general's meal.

Zhu Polong raised his eyebrows and sank his face. Just as he was about to get angry, Ao Lei suddenly pulled out the iron bar around his waist, and his hug was a stick. His movements were very hidden. Although Zhu Polong realized that something was wrong, he had no time to react. He was hit by a stick on his head, and the clear sky suddenly increased a little more. Many stars. Ao Lei scolded while beating, "My general looked up to you, so he came to you for help. You are shameless. Do you think we are asking for food?"

Zhu Polong was blindfolded and covered his head to hide. Although his men were angry, they did not have orders, but they did not dare to make their own decisions. They watched the boss being beaten. Ao Lei pulled a few sticks, pressed Zhu Polong, and pulled him to Sun Shao in three steps and two steps: "General..."

Zhu Polong was stunned. Cui Qian came in person. Did he save face like this? He looked up at Sun Shao, but found that it was the white young man, not Cui Qian at all. He was immediately dumbfounded.

Without waiting for him to react, Sun Shao pulled out a long knife and put it on Zhu Polong's neck: "Surrender."

The pirates suddenly exploded. Several people pulled out their knives and rushed up in an attempt to rescue the pig dragon. How could Zhao Xiu and others, who followed Sun Shao, succeed? They pulled out the snowy swords and rushed up and cut them to the ground. At the same time, Shuai Zeng raised his hand, and a slender pipe in his hand made a "swish" With the sound, a red smoke rushed into the sky, followed by a "pop" and exploded in the ten-foot-high sky, like a blood-red flower, which was so beautiful.

The pirates were confused by this sudden thing and didn't notice that the warships in the distance started quickly and rushed to the water village quickly. The pirates thought that the person who urged the order came to fight the autumn wind, and they had to leave after a while, so they didn't even close the water gate. When they found that the situation was not good, it was too late to close the water gate. Looking at the pirates upstairs grabbed the drum and just wanted to ring the drum of the police, three crossbow arrows roared and hit almost at the same time. The powerful momentum took him. He had to take a few steps back, turned over the railing and fell into the water. The two companions responsible for closing the water gate were also killed by arrows one after another.

Ten medium-sized warships quickly rushed into the waterzhai, crushing the hurried battleboats to the east and west. The ten cold shining crossbows on the crossbows aimed at the stunned pirates.

Before the pirates can organize an effective counterattack, the situation is irreversible.

Looking at the murderous four stone crossbow, looking at the murderous six or seven hundred people, Zhu Polong sighed and was fooled. The person who urged the order is simply Jiaozhou sailor. Only the Jiaozhou sailor has such a unified warship and such a unified standard ring knife.

He has only one question now. When did the cowardly eggs of the Jiaozhou Marine Division go to sea to fight, and how dare they pretend to be a lucky sign?

(to be continued)