Shen Liangqiu had been waiting for Qi Ning for a long time. When he saw Qi Ning coming on horseback, he quickly came over to greet him. Qi Ning reined in the horse and threw away the reins. A soldier had already taken it. Shen Liangqiu had already raised his hand and said: "Hou Lord!"
Qi Ning got off his horse and told Wu Dalin and others to wait outside. He knew why Shen Liangqiu came to him. At this time, neither of them could say much. Shen Liangqiu raised his hand to make a gesture of invitation and led Qi Ning Go to a barracks.
After entering the barracks, two generals in armor immediately came up and knelt on the ground. Shen Liangqiu had already explained to Qining: "Master Marquis, this is Zhu Shuo, this is Tang Hui, both are water." Commander-in-Chief of the Army."
Qi Ning raised his hand and said: "Both of you, please stand up!"
The two thanked each other and stood up. At this time, Qining had already seen a long table in the middle of Wu Zizheng. There was a map on the table. He knew that this should be the place where the Donghai Navy discussed military strategy. He walked slowly over and sighed. Liang Qiu followed closely beside him and reached the table. Qining glanced at it and understood that what was on the table was a map of the waters of the East China Sea, with many islands marked on it, scattered on the map like stars in the sky.
"General Shen, you should be able to tell me what the situation is now!" Qi Ning put his hands behind his back and turned to look at Shen Liangqiu.
Shen Liangqiu cupped his hands and said directly: "Master Marquis, the whereabouts of the Black Tiger Shark have been found."
Two days ago, Shen Liangqiu told Qining about the secret placement of spies under Black Tiger Shark. Qining did not expect the efficiency here to be so fast, and asked in a low voice: "Where did you get the news?"
Shen Liangqiu winked at Zhu Shuo, and Zhu Shuo stepped back. Soon, two soldiers in soldier uniforms were brought in. As soon as the two men entered the tent, they immediately knelt down. Qi Ning glanced at , understood and asked: "Are these two people?"
Shen Liangqiu nodded and said: "Master Hou, these two are the two spies placed by the humble general under Black Tiger Shark. They abandoned the dark and turned to the light, and this time they brought the whereabouts of Black Tiger Shark. Last night, the two of them arrived before The agreed place, after repeated confirmations, I know where the black tiger shark will stay." He walked to the table, stretched out a finger, and pointed at a point on the East China Sea map, "Now the black tiger shark is recuperating here. .”
Qi Ning took a look and saw that where Shen Liangqiu pointed, there was only an extremely tiny dot of ink, but it was not close to the coast of the East China Sea.
"This is a deserted island in the East China Sea. There are many inconspicuous islands and reefs like this in the East China Sea, and they don't attract anyone's attention." Shen Liangqiu said solemnly: "This uninhabited desert island is nearly three hundred nautical miles away from the coast. , hiding here, it’s really hard to find.”
Qi Ning turned around, glanced at the two people, and finally asked: "General Shen, since these two people can find out the whereabouts of the Black Tiger Shark, they naturally also know where the pirates are hiding, why not just let them Point out the whereabouts of the pirates, and then divide the troops into two groups, one to capture the black tiger shark, and the other to directly encircle and suppress the pirates. Once successful, the East China Sea will be peaceful from now on."
A spy kneeling on the ground raised his head and said: "The Black Tiger Shark is very cunning. There are currently five to six hundred people under his command, and there are more than 30 ships. These people will never gather together, and the Black Tiger Shark is also worried that they will." They were all caught by the navy, so they were scattered in five or six places, uniformly obeying the orders of the Black Tiger Shark."
"Oh?" Qi Ning took two steps forward. At this time, Tang Hui had already brought a chair. After Qi Ning sat down, he asked: "Do you know all these gathering places?"
The spy shook his head and said: "The Black Tiger Sharks are divided into parts. They are not allowed to know the location of everyone. No one can mention the whereabouts of other brothers in private, otherwise they will be severely punished. There are more than seventy people in our batch. There are five ships, but they are not in fixed positions. Often they will change places every ten days and a half. Sometimes they just land ashore today and sail away from the island the next day. They do not stay in one place for a long time. Long time.”
Shen Liangqiu said: "Master Marquis, the Black Tiger Shark has been wary of rebellion among his subordinates from the very beginning. The general has issued a reward order before. Anyone who can catch the Black Tiger Shark, whether dead or alive, will be rewarded heavily. Even if It is to provide him with clues, and they will not be treated badly, so the black tiger sharks must be careful. They are worried about their whereabouts being leaked, so they often change places and never gather together. They are the three cunning rabbits and countless islands in the East China Sea. 's hiding place."
"That's true." Qi Ning said: "They often change places. By the time the Navy receives the news and sends troops to encircle and suppress them, I'm afraid they will have already changed places."
Tang Hui sneered from the side and said: "Those pirates are like a group of water rats. They never dare to confront the navy head-on. They hide around like bereaved dogs all day long."
Qining thought that there was a huge disparity in strength between the two sides. Black Tiger Shark had less than a thousand men under his command, while the Donghai Navy had 20,000 men and more than 200 warships. If Black Tiger Shark were to confront the navy, Wouldn't it be foolish to have a confrontation? But he can also understand Tang Hui's temperament. The Donghai Navy has suffered losses at the hands of Black Tiger Shark many times. As a general of the Navy, Tang Hui is naturally aware of what happened, so he is very concerned about Black Tiger Shark and Black Tiger Shark. It is reasonable for those pirates to feel hatred.
"Master Marquis, as long as the Black Tiger Shark can be captured this time, the pirates will be nothing more than a piece of loose sand." Shen Liangqiu's eyes were cold and his voice was as cold as a blade: "When the Black Tiger Shark was captured, a group of rabble-rousers lost their leader. At the beginning, The Black Tiger Shark is supposed to bring together all the pirates in the East China Sea. Without him, the gang under him will inevitably split up, and they will definitely kill each other in order to compete for the position of leader." He sneered: "Wait until they are almost killed. , let’s clean it up again.”
Qi Ning nodded slightly and said: "So there is no room for error in this attack. It must be fatal with one strike. Once it misses, the Black Tiger Shark will be on guard, and it will not be easy to find opportunities in the future."
"Master Marquis, I have made many preparations for this operation." Shen Liangqiu explained: "Let's...!"
Qi Ning raised his hand and did not let Shen Liangqiu continue. Shen Liangqiu was startled, and Qi Ning said calmly: "General Shen, the news you got was brought by these two people." He moved forward. Qing, his eyes like knives, swept across the faces of the two people, and said slowly: "How do we know that you two are not lying? If you were instructed by Black Tiger Shark to follow the plan and set a trap for us to take the bait, we Isn’t his action like throwing himself into a trap?”
The expressions of the two people changed suddenly, and they almost said in unison: "Don't dare, we... we will never dare to tell a lie." They were lying on the ground, very frightened.
"How can you prove that you are not telling lies?" Qining's voice was still cold.
Both of them were still lying on the ground, but they both raised their heads, and one of them said: "Our family members are all on land, Shen... General Shen promised us that as long as we abandon the dark and turn to the light, our family will be safe and sound. We... We will never Don’t dare to joke with your family’s lives.”
"The young ones followed them into the sea. They just... just wanted to beg for a bowl of food. They never thought of going against the imperial court." Another person also said tremblingly: "The black tiger shark is so bold that he always gets into trouble with the navy. The young ones will know that sooner or later he will If... I want to be caught by the court, I never want to end up in a place of death with him. And... And General Shen also promised us that as long as... as long as we catch the black tiger shark, we can ensure that we have food and clothing for the rest of our lives...! "
"General Shen didn't lie to you." A faint smile appeared on Qi Ning's lips: "As long as you tell the truth, not to mention that your family has no worries about food and clothing, I can also assure you that there will be no problem in getting an official position. .”
"Thank you, Lord Marquis, thank you Lord Marquis!" The two of them kowtowed.
"But you need to know more that if you make a false statement, your heads will certainly not be saved. Even the heads of your family members will be affected by you." Qining said with a smile: "And even after you are executed, the common people I know that you are pirates and have been causing harm to them, and I will not spare you even after I die."
"Don't dare, Lord Marquis, you guys will guarantee the lives of your whole family, there won't be a single lie."
Qi Ning's face suddenly froze, and he said in a deep voice: "Well, let me ask you, you just said that the people under Black Tiger Shark were broken into pieces and scattered everywhere. You can't even trace the whereabouts of other groups of pirates." If you don’t even know, how can you know the whereabouts of the Black Tiger Shark? Last time you sent news that the Black Tiger Shark was ill and had to hide it from the people under his command. He wanted to find a remote place to recuperate. Since he wanted to hide it from the people under his command, But why didn't I hide it from you?" He suddenly reached out and with a "choking" sound, he pulled out Tang Hui's sword standing next to him. Tang Hui didn't make any reaction at all, only the sword flashed. , the blade has already touched the head of one of the spies.
Tang Hui and Zhu Shuo were both shocked when they saw this scene.
They knew that Jin Yihou would come to the military camp in person today. When they saw Qi Ning for the first time, they did not dare to say anything, but they still felt that the young marquis was too young. Although they had no admiration and awe for Qi Ning in their hearts, But there is no bad impression.
But Qining suddenly showed his hand at this time, which was surprising.
Tang Hui and Zhu Shuo were both brave generals in the navy, and their skills were both good. Although they were caught off guard, it was still surprising that the young Marquis took away their sabers so easily.
The spy was trembling all over when the blade of the knife was pressed against his head, and his face turned pale.
"The first time I saw you, I knew you were full of lies." Qining sneered: "It's not easy to escape from my eyes. Why are you making up lies here? What are you going to do? Recruit it from the ground up?"
Shen Liangqiu and the other three all looked surprised, but none of them dared to say a word.
"Master Hou, I... I didn't lie...!" Cold sweat broke out on the man's forehead, and his voice was trembling: "The reason why I know the whereabouts of the black tiger shark is... because of a doctor...!"
"doctor?"
"Yes...!" The man's pupils were full of fear: "After the Black Tiger Shark became the leader, he... kidnapped several doctors from the shore. In the past, when we were drifting on the sea, people often got sick, but they couldn't. Treatment, as long as the patient is seriously ill, he is almost... already dead. Every year... every year, more than a dozen lives are lost to the disease...!" Seeing Qining staring at his eyes, he hurriedly continued: "No one has ever died before. No matter what, if you die, you will die. Black Tiger Shark thinks that killing people like this every year is not the way to go, so... So he kidnapped the doctor to see us...!"
Qining looked at Shen Liangqiu. Shen Liangqiu nodded slightly and said, "Master Hou, this is indeed true. Before, the pirates landed on the beach and robbed them. In addition to material and property, they mostly kidnapped women. Black Tiger Shark took two people ashore. According to statistics after the incident, several doctors were indeed robbed by them, and the list of robbed and missing persons is still preserved and can be checked."