Yang Zhao commanded the Fengshen to approach carefully, and when the distance was more than ten meters away, he fixed the boat at a distance of more than ten meters away from the Fengshen with a penny. The boat looked like it had gone through a fierce battle. There are traces of knives and slashes everywhere. "Wait," seeing that Yang Zhao was about to take someone there, Ling Qingyu said, "Be careful, it's poisonous."
Yang Zhao smiled at her, covered his mouth and nose with a cloth towel, led some people, and jumped onto the boat with hook ropes.
Not long after, Yang Zhao came back with his men, and said with a bad face, "I met a pirate. The corpses are all below. They must have been dead for several days. The people on the deck were probably washed away by the wind and waves. The cargo hold was empty and all belongings were looted."
Ling Qingyu felt a little cold in his heart, and asked, "Where is the boat?"
Yang Zhao was silent for a while, then Fang said, "It should be Xie Lian's boat. His body is in the cabin below."
Ling Qingyu gently closed his eyes and said, "Let go of the boat."
Watching the ship drift away, Ling Qingyu turned his head and strode towards the captain's cabin, followed by Yang Zhao and the others.
Spreading out the map he had drawn, Ling Qingyu pointed to the Strait of Malacca and said: "This is the best place for pirates to ambush. Xie Lian is leading a fleet, and the combat power is definitely not weak. Even he was killed, or the other party has absolutely Suppress his strength, or use the terrain to ambush him, I am inclined to the latter." The spices on Daguang's side are so cheap, they are not the goods of the lord at all, I am afraid they are all pirates, and the most terrifying The most important thing is that they have already passed the news, and the ambush points have been set up.
"Let's land from here, and then go around," Yang Zhao pointed to the bottom of Sumatra Island, and said, "If we can find their stronghold to fight, our people can fight against ten. If they rob merchant ships, we can rob them." .”
Everyone, including Ram, looked at him and sighed, hey, General Yang, you were really led into trouble by the head of the family.
Ling Qingyu shook his head lightly, and said: "No, this is the Barisang Mountains, all of which are primeval jungles. If we don't have a guide, it's too dangerous to cross here. The Srivijaya Kingdom is here, they can't allow pirates to run rampant here, and The fact that Xie Lian's boat drifted here shows that they were also ambushed not far from the Strait of Malacca."
"In other words, the range of pirates may be in this area." Yang Zhao drew a circle near the entrance of the Strait of Malacca with his finger, and then tapped the Malay Peninsula Road.
"Well, I think it's more than 50%." Ling Qingyu nodded. Moreover, the goods were sent to Daguang to write off the account, so it is more likely that this nest is in the Malay Peninsula.
"Then we land here?" Lahm looked at Ling Qingyu. She was the only one who knew the terrain here best.
Hmm, I always feel like I'm forgetting something? Ling Qingyu frowned and thought hard, drawing along the long and narrow strip of Thailand with his fingers.
"It's not easy to land here?" Ding Dong couldn't help asking, although he was not a combatant, he was steering the ship.
"The port must be a port where ships can be parked, and it must be safe from being hunted down by Angkor and Srivijaya." Ling Qingyu pointed and pointed, and then a flash of inspiration flashed in his head, pointing to the location of Phuket Island Said: "This place is very suitable!"
The place where she pointed was the place where the Strait of Malacca opened its mouth.
"Then you land from here?" Ding Dong pointed to a place slightly above Phuket Island. After thinking for a while, he said, "For safety's sake, it's best to find a place to hide the Fengshen." The fighters on the ship were all going to rob others, and if they were robbed, the loss would not be worth the loss.
"No." Looking at the map, Yang Zhao smiled slightly: "If you know where it is, you don't need to log in secretly. We will kill you directly."
Because of the storm, the Fengshen deviated from its original route, but it happened to be closer to Phuket. Ling Qingyu repositioned, lowered half the sail, and headed slowly towards Phuket Island.
Patong Beach, which is very famous in later generations of Phuket Island, is still icy and clean at this time, the sea is blue, the waves are gentle, and the white fine sand is warm and soft in the sun.
However, the people who were tied to the stakes on the beach were not in the mood to appreciate the beautiful scenery at all.
The beach is in the shape of a crescent, with some grass houses built on the low hills on both sides, and a simple pier extends out from the beach.
There were a few people lying idle on the beach basking in the sun, poking those who were tied to the stakes with wooden sticks from time to time.
There are more than 20 wooden stakes on the beach, most of the people on the wooden stakes have lost their breath, and the one who is still alive has only one breath left.
"This man is tied here and we have to guard him. It's better to kill him with a knife." One person said impatiently.
"Don't talk nonsense, this is a warrior of Srivijaya, the boss respects him." The other person laughed, and then stabbed the person on the stake in front of him with a stick, saying: "Lord Puli, right?"
The man on the stake looked up at him, then lowered his eyes again.
"Hey, it's our turn to look after the house today. I heard that the boss and the others are going to grab a big fish. A letter from Daguang said that it is a Dazhou merchant ship from Africa. There must be many rare treasures on board. What a pity. "
"that is."
"Yup."
"They've all gone out, don't you want the family?" Seeing that several people agreed with him, the leader cursed unconsciously: "If something happens in the village, don't you think the boss will peel your skin."
"Third brother, what are you afraid of? In our place, who would have thought that every time the eldest brother set up an ambush near Rupa Island, and every time there was no one left alive, even Sanfoqi and Angkor couldn't find it." We, who can find it?"
"Don't say it so easily, you forgot, that Indian kid from the Xie family ran away."
"So what if his boat ran away, he was caught up by the second brother and killed."
"Speaking of which, we still have to be grateful for that catastrophe. If that person surnamed Fang is still there, we won't be able to get up in this area."
"Bah, who doesn't know, that Fang is also relying on Da Zhou Xie's family, or just relying on his few people, how can our eldest brother see it?"
"Speaking of which, our second brother, you know, so it's not also from Master Fang? This time, the Indian-born fleet of Xie's family has a lot of people. Our second brother came forward to meet him. He thought it was Master Fang. People who are not defenseless."
"That is, if the eldest brother can share one-third of his things this time, so many spices and jewels, I don't know how much money it is worth."
"Third brother, why don't you take us to do a game sometime, and the brothers can spend some money."
"Get out, are you afraid that there is no work to do? Now this strait is our world, and there are many boats coming from Dazhou. Let them come and leave one for us."
Several people laughed loudly, but Puli raised his head, staring blankly at the sea. Could it be that he was really going to die at the hands of these pirates
After three days in the sun, the water and rice did not enter, and Puli felt that his eyes were starting to blur, otherwise, how could he feel that he saw two boats rowing over the sea.
The pirates stopped talking and laughing, they had clearly seen the two fast approaching ships and the sunlight reflected from the blade on the ship.
"Quick, ring the alarm!"
"What are you knocking on! Everyone is out! Run!" The third brother yelled, and ran into the woods. After a few steps, he turned around and ran to the hut on the mountain, where he had all his savings.
The pirates didn't run very far when they saw a figure leaping up from the boat, and after a few flashes, they rushed to the beach.
"Why are you running?" Someone asked next to him, and the third brother replied without thinking: "There are so many people, don't run away and die."
"Oh, you're going to die if you run." The man smiled, the cold knife light fell like the moon, leaving an afterimage in the eyes of several people, and then, the head fell to the ground.
The third brother screamed, what fell was not a head, but a leg, hugging the broken leg, the third brother screamed and rolled on the ground, Yan Qi flicked the blood from the knife, put the knife back into the sheath, and hugged the broken leg. Idlely stood aside and watched him roll.
When Yang Zhao brought people ashore, the third brother had stopped rolling, huddled into a ball and looked at this group of vicious people.
"Hey, if you answer honestly, I will save your life." Yan Qi squatted down and smiled at the third brother.
The third brother nodded hurriedly.
"How many people are there in your pirate den? Where are they all?"
"They've all gone out, it's just us now, no, it's just half of me."
"Are you from Dazhou?" Yang Zhao asked calmly beside him. This person speaks standard Dazhou dialect. Could it be that he is a pirate from the Xie family
"No, I'm a Sanfoqi, but I used to be a sailor on the boat of Dazhou." The third brother said tremblingly, blood was profuse from the broken leg.
"Where did all your people go?" Yan Qi asked while touching his broken leg.
"I went to Rupa Island to ambush a merchant ship from Dazhou. My lord, I really didn't do anything bad. I was just a keeper of the stockade. Over there, on the mountain over there, is the boss's warehouse. Everything they robbed It’s piled up there, please save me, I’ll take you there.” Third Brother cried.
Sure enough, he was going to ambush us. Yang Zhao looked at the short hill pointed by the third brother. The hill was not high, and the houses on the hill were also very simple. It seemed that the construction time was not long.
"General." Du Ming helped Puli to come over, and said: "This man is still alive, he said he knows the situation here."
"Then I don't need you, Seventh Master, I have a kind heart, let me help you end it." Yan Qi smiled.
"Forgive me, spare my life, I also know about the boss's secret warehouse, what he doesn't know, I'll take you there!" the third brother yelled in horror.
Yang Zhao nodded, and Shen Zhan stepped forward, tied his wound with cloth strips to stop the bleeding.
"Who are you?" Yang Zhao turned to ask Puli.
Puri took a sip of water, his thirsty throat became moist, and Fang said, "I am Puri, the captain of the king's guard of Srivijaya."
Why did the captain of the king's guard dry his meat in this pirate den? Yang Zhao looked at the row of wooden stakes on the beach.
"I came here to investigate the frequent disappearance of merchant ships recently, and I was caught in Pu Yi's trap. That Pu Yi was originally a servant of the king, but he turned people into robbers. When I go back to the king, I will arrest him. "Puri said bitterly. Knowing that Pu Yi is not a good person, the king of Piansheng liked to listen to him. He attributed the disappearance of the merchant ship to Angkor and asked him to cooperate with Pu Yi to attack the port of Angkor. kill.
"Do you know that Lupa Island?" Yang Zhao asked.
"I know, it's a small island in the country where Sri Buddha died," said Puli, grinding his teeth, "Then Puli must have colluded with them!"
"Send him back to the ship first, you," Yang Zhao turned to the third brother and said, "Take us to the warehouse."
Ling Qingyu stood at the bow of the ship, looked and looked, and circled around the mast again.
Yan San couldn't help laughing, "Are you an ant?"
"Hey," Ling Qingyu sighed a long time, and said, "It's too uncomfortable to wait like this, I should follow."
"Are you going to make trouble?" Yan San looked her up and down, and then kept glancing at her hair that had finally grown a bit.
ah oh! Thinking of the fate of taking the lead last time, Ling Qingyu stroked his hair unconsciously, then raised his head and said: "That was the first time for us, we will not be so reckless now, besides, Ah Zhao has been training for so long, our people If you are so strong, you won't suffer any more."
"You have also seen the end of Xie Lian's fleet. The equipment and ferocity of these guys are not comparable to those of the natives. If you are here, Yang Zhao and the others will be distracted." Yan San explained kindly.
"Isn't there still you?" Ling Qingyu muttered in a low voice, and then climbed up to the bow to have a look. She is not a white lotus, she knows how many weights she has, even if her physical strength and reaction power have doubled now, she still can't adapt to killing people, and this kind of battlefield, a hesitation may kill a person , if I follow, I will only be held back.
"Is it so uncomfortable not to see Yang Zhao's demeanor?" Yan San smiled as she saw her start to wander around the bow of the boat again.
"Ah?!" Ling Qingyu was stunned for a moment, then turned around to see the smile on Yan San's face, and said, "Of course not, I'm afraid that my guess is wrong, and I'm afraid I'll be fooled." It's okay to make a wrong guess, just run more The place, I guess it is right, then a fierce battle will not be avoided, not only Yang Zhao, but she is worried about everyone who goes there, the proposal was proposed by Yang Zhao, but the final decision is made by her, involving the surrounding people who have been getting along with each other these days For more than half a year, she felt heartbroken for anyone who got hurt.
Yan San was silent for a while, then smiled and said: "Don't turn around, come down, they are back."
The boat that came back first brought back a boatload of spices and puri that was about to dry.
Hearing that there was indeed a pirate's nest over there, but all the pirates went out to ambush, Ling Qingyu breathed a sigh of relief.
Worried that some pirates would come back again, Yang Zhao only asked people to bring back the most valuable goods, and after going back and forth several times, he took them back to the ship.
The Fengshen set sail and sailed slowly in the Indian Ocean away from the normal channel.
Ling Qingyu frowned staring at the location of Lupa Island. The sea area was very narrow, and the distance between the two continents was less than forty kilometers. The Fengshen was a huge ship, and there was no room for maneuver once it was attacked.