Chapter 168 Chu Cai's Special Envoy

When Xiaotian led a fierce army and horses in the east of Nanri Island waiting for Chu Cai Lao to arrive, Liu Laoliu, who stayed in the wolf's den in early February, suddenly sent people to the camp in the east of the island and told Yu Xiaotian that Chu Cai sent an old man to come and brought a boat to the Nanri Island wolf cave to ask to see Yu Xiaotian.

Yu Xiaotian couldn't help but feel very surprised when he heard the news, because what he was waiting for was not old Chu Cai to negotiate with him, but waiting for Chu Cai's boss to take the crime, hoping to take this opportunity to give Chu Cailao a down and make his sea wolf famous on the sea of Daming.

And according to the character of Mr. Chu Cai, when he first made his debut, Mr. Chu Cai was heroic, good at making friends, and was also righteous and wealthless, smooth and thoughtful. Therefore, he quickly established a wide range of contacts among his peers, and quickly grew up and attracted him. Many pirates defected to him, making him a giant bandman on the sea in a few years.

However, over the years, Chu Cai's temperament has gradually changed with the expansion of his strength. From the previous heroic chivalry, he has become a little stubborn and arrogant.

And he has also become a little narrow-minded and must report. Relying on his strong strength and many people, he no longer meets some of his peers as well as before. As long as someone is a little uncomfortable with him, he likes to use force to suppress others and solve it by force, either kill all the people who offend him, or force him to rely on He.

And when he took his men to plunder, his methods became more and more cruel. In the past, he used to pick out some rich people to do it. Now, once he landed, men, women and children, as long as there is a place on the ship, they will be taken away. Now even fishermen dare not easily step into fishing. This person is right The coastal area is extremely destructive, and the surrounding colleagues used to be willing to deal with it, but now everyone mentions that he has changed color and can't avoid it.

This time, he sent a looting fleet to attack Mr. Chu's ship, retaliating for Mr. Chu's unruly killing and overboarding his sea wolf merchant ship, and deliberately spreading the news that he did this matter before the year. The purpose is very simple, that is, he intends to fight with this guy. One is through this fight, through this fight. Another purpose is to test his current strength and whether it is appropriate for him to lead troops like this time. Another purpose is to win the prestige of his sea wolf and make his name through this battle with Chu Cai.

But he didn't expect that Mr. Chu Cai didn't let him get what he wanted this time. The big attack he expected didn't happen at all. Instead, he sent a subordinate to bring a boat to see if he wanted to talk to him first.

The leaders who were training in the temporary camp in the east of the island were also very discouraged when they heard the news. They couldn't help cursing one by one and scolding Chu Cailao as a plague chicken. After holding back for such a long time, they actually laid a soft egg!

Yu Xiaotian waved his hand and asked his subordinates to go down first, touched his chin and thought about it for a while, and then smiled at Wang Hong and others, "It seems that this Chu Cai is not an impulsive person. We think of him too simply! He didn't dare to be as arrogant as we thought, but he saw something, so he didn't do what we wanted and rushed straight with his men!

If my expectation is right, he sent someone this time, one is to explore our reality, and the other is to give us a gift before the soldiers!

In this case, you don't have to be disappointed. What should come will always come. If we beat him like this, I don't believe that Chu Cai can bear this tone. Now so many people already know that the ghost ship that sneaked on him was sent by us. If he doesn't get back some scenes, who cares about him in the future?

I'll first meet the messenger he sent to see what medicine is sold in his gourd. In short, it won't let him get what he wants. Chu Cai can't get what he wants. He will always come, and you won't be busy for so long!

Wang Hong, Ma Xiao..."

When Wang Hong and Ma Xiao heard Yu Xiaotian's name, they immediately bowed and hugged their fists together and said, "Your subordinates are!"

"There are two people here who are in charge of me for the time being. These days, the brothers have also worked hard. Tomorrow, let the big guys rest for two days, change their clothes, and improve their food. I'm not here. You continue to practice. At present, the cooperation of the fleet is still a little strange, and the response speed of each ship to the command flag order is not fast enough. It's so easy to have unexpected chaos in wartime!

In addition, the level of boat operation and the training level of the brothers on the ship are uneven, and many brothers on the ship still need to be improved. Don't think that we are amazing like this now! Don't be self-contained. Tomorrow, you will choose the best-performing ship on both the red and blue sides and give a reward!

These two ships can be awarded the vanguard flag! Each ship is rewarded with 200 taels of silver, and an additional vacation will be taken once a year! As a sign of commendation, I hope all of you can encourage together!"

When Wang Hong and Ma Xiao heard the order, they immediately held their fists and said, "My subordinates take the order!"

Wang Hong turned his head and was happy and said to the others, "Cou Cai has a soft egg. It's okay for us to take a break first. Good things take a long time!" If you don't, everyone can take a breath tomorrow! I, Wang Laosan, will pay for a drink tomorrow night! Brothers, you have to be honored!"

After hearing this, everyone laughed.

It was Master Zhou who came to see Xiaotian by Chu Cai's old faction. Master Zhou took a boat from Dongshan Island a few days ago and came to Nanri Island. On the way, he also stopped at Jinmen Island. He specially found the subordinate of the shopkeeper Xiao to learn more about their eastern waters of Kinmen Island and three ghosts on that day. The battle of the ship.

In addition, when he arrived in Quanzhou, he stopped in Quanzhou for a while, found several local merchants, and inquired about the sea wolf. It can be said that he did his homework and then sailed to Nanri Island.

As soon as his boat appeared in the sea around Meizhou Bay, he was immediately targeted by the sea wolf's patrol boat. As soon as his boat entered the waters of cormorant Island, it was immediately stopped by the sea wolf's patrol boat.

Master Zhou saw the sea wolf masses for the first time. When he saw the sea wolf masses in uniform clothes, and these sea wolves were in their prime, all of them were fierce, and their faces showed a look of pride. Compared with other peers he had seen, they had a huge temperament. Differences.

He has also seen many officers and soldiers and even the officers and soldiers of the navy, but after searching for these colleagues and officers and soldiers in his impression, he did not find a family comparable to these sea wolves. If the sea wolves are still thieves, he is a little afraid to agree, because although these people are thieves, they are between advancing and retreating. , but they are more like soldiers, and even compared with the most elite officers and soldiers in Guangdong and Fujian at present, they are not inferior.

This surprised Master Zhou. After verifying the rumors he heard, he felt that the sea wolf was really unusual.

The sea wolf patrol ship that stopped his boat is just a small bird boat. This kind of ship is mostly used for short-distance transportation or as a large fishing boat along the coast. It is relatively fast in a light-duty state and can withstand a certain degree of wind and waves, so it is also a kind of boat that pirates like to use. Among sea wolves, this kind of ship is because It is small and not strong enough to combat effectiveness, but it has a certain advantage in speed, so it can be used as a cruiser. It is mainly responsible for patrolling sea areas and waterways controlled by sea wolves, and generally does not participate in important battles.

This kind of ship has not been included in the three sub-ships, but in addition to the three sub-ships alone, more than 20 patrol ships have been set up and scattered throughout the waterways for patrolling.

Therefore, this kind of ship is generally armed and does not uniformly replace it with new guns like the main warships. This is not because Yu Xiaotian is reluctant to replace these ships with new guns, but because the hull structure of these ships is thin. Even if they are modified and strengthened, it is difficult to withstand the recoil of the new guns. If forced If they change their clothes, these ships may only have one or two chances to fire. After a few shots, the hull will basically crack and disintegrate by itself.

Therefore, it is impossible for these patrol ships to replace new guns, but in order to enhance their force, these ships have been equipped with many dismantled old guns.

The sea wolf patrol ship that stopped Master Zhou's boat was equipped with four hundred guns on the side of the deck. The position of the bow also strengthened a small platform and equipped with a No. 3 Fran machine gun, that is, a slightly lighter Franco machine gun weighing more than 100 catties, which is relatively powerful than the small Franco machine gun. Bigger, you are taking a fancy to the speed of fire of this kind of gun, and its power is not too small in close combat, and some ships are even equipped with six bowls or hundreds of guns. Such force is still quite sufficient to deal with ordinary armed merchant ships.

And although these cannons are already eliminated in the second line among the sea wolves, the remaining cannons are still carefully selected, which can basically ensure the safety of use, and when re-installing, the inner well-bore of some of the cannons has been carefully polished and polished, making Its security is better.

The number of such artillery, even if it is comparable to the warships of some sailors, is not inferior. Who makes the sea wolf now rich and play with such a guy?

After Master Zhou revealed his identity, there was no conflict between the two sides, and Master Zhou also made it clear that he would go to Nanri Island this time to meet Yu Xiaotian, the head of the sea wolf, on behalf of Mr. Chu Cai, so the patrol ship that stopped him did not embarras them, but directly "este" them to Nanri Island.

On the way, Master Zhou carefully observed the patrol boat of the sea wolf who monitored him. Of course, he was no longer familiar with this kind of bird boat. What he was most concerned about was whether there was the kind of red cannon on the sea wolf's ship that he was worried about.

When the two sides approached just now, the sea wolf's patrol ship maintained a high alert, and the gun coats of the guns on the ship were all uncovered. Moreover, after knowing that the ship was Chu Cai's old ship, the Shanghai wolves were always on guard against them and did not relax their vigilance, so the gun clothes on the ship were no longer covered.

This also gave Master Zhou a chance to observe it closely. After careful observation, Master Zhou was a little relieved, but also a little worried.

Because according to his observation, the ship of the sea wolf was not equipped with the kind of red cannons he was worried about. This is a good news for him. At least it shows that the sea wolf does not have enough red cannons to equip all his ships. He doesn't know that the sea wolf's patrol boats are not equipped with new guns, but the hull. The structure limited their use of new cannons, but mistakenly believed that the sea wolves did not have enough red cannons.

But what worries him is that this bird boat is not a good boat in itself. It is not even a big boat, but the sea wolf is like a rich man. In such a small boat, there are six or seven "guns" of all kinds. Although these cannons are not very good things, they are placed in their place, even if they are Chu Cai. The old big blessing ship forced the bird boat to load three or four more doors, at best, just a little bit of the cannon.

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