Han Du looked at Childe Harold with a smile and said: "Child Harold...your name is too long and complicated. I'd better call you Hard. By the way. , I am Han Du, the Marquis of Zhenhai of the Ming Dynasty. Do you know what the Marquis of the Ming Dynasty is like?"
Childe Harrold quickly lowered his head and knelt down respectfully, "I know that the reputation of the Marquis, Ravi and Hakan both convey the reputation of the Marquis."
Han Du didn't pay attention to Hard's compliment at first, but after hearing his words, he asked strangely: "Lavi and Hakan? Are these place names?"
Childe Harrold knew everything and immediately replied: "Honorable Lord Marquis, Ravi and Hakan are both very huge seas. We need to sail the two seas by stars, otherwise we will be lost in the night of."
Listening to Harder's confusing words, Zhu Biao and Tang Ding couldn't help but frown secretly.
But Han Du understood clearly. What Hader meant was that they relied on the stars to confirm the direction of navigation to avoid getting lost at sea.
From this point of view, the navigation skills of Harder and others are not bad. At least they have broken away from coastal navigation and can carry out ocean voyages deep into the sea.
Han Du ignored Hard's compliments, gestured to the three people behind him, and then asked with a smile: "You said they are pirates, but how do you prove it? How can I believe you? Maybe they are the ones who came here. A businessman who trades, and you are a pirate?"
Childe Harrold was horrified and looked at Han Du with fearful eyes. He was afraid that Han Du would misunderstand him. He quickly explained with tears in his eyes: "Your noble Lord Marquis, I really came to trade. Businessmen, not pirates..."
Han Du shook his head, spread his hands and asked, "This is just what you said. Who can prove it for you?"
"Proof?" Childe Harold was stunned for a moment. This was not his hometown, and not many people knew him. How could he prove it to him?
Suddenly, Childe Harrold suddenly remembered something and hurriedly exclaimed: "Your Majesty the Marquis, someone can prove it for me, someone can prove it for me..."
"Oh? Who is it?" Han Du was a little curious. If someone really proved it to him, it would mean that he was really a businessman, not a pirate.
Han Du's eyes fell silently on the three people behind Hard. If Hard is not a pirate, the three of you are probably pirates.
Childe Harrold's forehead was sweating nervously, and he said quickly: "When I came to the Old Port, I always went to Ming merchants in the port for loading and unloading. They can prove it for me."
After hearing this, Han Du nodded towards Zhu Biao, indicating that what this person said was probably true and he did not explain the problem.
Zhu Biao pondered for a while, nodded slightly and responded to Han Du.
Han Du immediately ordered the guards on the left and right, "Come here and capture them all for me."
The captain, second mate and third mate didn't notice anything at first, but as time went on, they began to feel uneasy. Even though they could not understand the conversation between Childe Harrold and the Daming Navy at all, they gradually realized something was wrong from the look Han Du looked at them.
Suddenly he saw the guards rushing towards them fiercely, and he was frightened and angry at the same time. Especially the captain, he wanted to pounce on Childe Harlow and kill him.
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He even ate his flesh.
But before he could pounce on Childe Harold, he was restrained by the guards who rushed over.
The captain's angry roar frightened Childe Harrold. His legs gave way and he landed on the deck. He looked back and saw the captain waiting for him with astonished eyes. Even though he was held down by the Ming Dynasty, he still He was constantly struggling to rush towards him.
Childe Harold was frightened by the ferocious appearance of the captain. He screamed repeatedly and kicked around on the deck with his legs.
Seeing the performance of these people, Handu believed Harder's words even more. He was indeed a businessman. If he were a pirate, he would not be so timid at all.
The pirates on the three ships had been paying attention to their captain. When they saw that the captain was suddenly captured by the Ming Dynasty Navy, the pirates on the three ships had no intention of rushing to rescue them, but immediately turned the rudder away from the Ming Navy. The warship wanted to turn around and escape.
When Han Du saw the three ships that were about to complete the turn, he was sure that Hader had not lied to him. These people were all pirates.
"It seems that these are really pirates who want to rob the old port, and now they want to escape, huh..."
Zhu Biao also stood up, looked at the three pirate ships with a telescope, his face darkened, and he said: "The Old Port is the Ming Dynasty's Xuanwei Division. Since they want to plunder the Old Port, they are making enemies of the Ming Dynasty."
"Han Du, don't let them go!"
"My lord, I obey!" Han Du cupped his fists towards Zhu Biao and bowed to answer.
Then he straightened up and immediately gave the order: "Go down with the order and destroy them."
Woo~woo~
The sound of horns of different lengths was heard, and the sentinels on Wangdou immediately raised flags.
The three warships immediately broke away from the fleet and rushed towards the three pirate ships.
On the flagship, the captain who was tied up was still roaring angrily.
Childe Harold was very afraid of this cruel pirate, even knowing that he was bound and could not hurt him. While the captain, the pirate leader, roared desperately, Childe Harold couldn't help but retreat in fear.
Han Du glanced at the struggling pirate lightly, smiled and asked Hader: "What is he talking about?"
Childe Harold did not dare to hide it, and quickly replied in a low voice: "The noble Marquis, he is scolding his subordinates as cowards, and he is scolding me for betraying him."
"Oh? So did you betray him?" Han Du asked with a smile.
Childe Harrold's face turned red for a while, and he said angrily: "He killed the sailors I hired, robbed the goods I bought from the East, made me bankrupt, and made me have to bear the burden even if I go back. They also forced me to take them to Old Port. Although I informed the noble Marquis and exposed him, how can it be regarded as betrayal? This is wise revenge, revenge! "
The more Childe Harrold spoke, the more excited he became, making fists with both hands and waving them fiercely towards the sky.
Han Du laughed and ignored him, instead focusing on the naval battle in the distance.
The speed of the pirate ships was far behind that of the naval warships. Although they escaped early, they were overtaken by the naval warships not long after.
The navy first warned them and asked them to stop the ship. But no
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I don't know if they don't understand or they just want to escape. Anyway, the three pirate ships have no intention of slowing down.
The officers and men of the navy warship were furious and kept chasing after them, waiting to give them a harsh lesson.
But before the naval warship could approach, a cloud of white smoke suddenly appeared from the pirate ship, followed by a roar. A black iron ball flew out of the muzzle and hit the naval warship, smashing a wooden barrel into pieces.
The navy officers were stunned by the sudden bombardment. Since they had sailed the new warship and sailed across the sea for so many years, when had they encountered such a powerful counterattack? In the past, the most they encountered were Japanese pirate ships, which didn't even have cannons. It was impossible to fight back, let alone threaten them.
But today, the other side actually had cannons, and the cannonballs even hit the warship. If anyone was unlucky enough to be standing there just now, he would definitely be dead now.
The sudden change stunned all the naval officers. But the pirate ship took this opportunity to escape desperately and distanced itself from the navy warship.
Fortunately, the naval officers quickly reacted and continued to pursue him in anger.
Han Du was also shocked by the pirates' sudden counterattack. These pirates actually had cannons? In comparison, pirates are definitely not as good as the local navy. These pirates also have cannons, which can at least explain two problems. One is that these are not ordinary pirates, and the other is that Western navies must also use cannons in naval battles. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for the pirates to put the cannon on the ship.
When he saw his subordinates starting to shell, the pirate captain roared even louder, and even shouted and cursed at Han Du with contempt in his eyes.
"What is he talking about?" Han Du glanced at the pirate leader with an unfriendly expression, then turned to ask Hader.
Childe Harrold quickly explained to Handu: "He is saying that he is the greatest pirate on the Ravi Sea and asked the Marquis to let him go, otherwise he will wait until his subordinates defeat the Marquis's fleet. I want you, Lord Marquis..."
Childe Harold hesitated and did not say it directly.
But Han Du could guess from his tone that the pirate leader didn't have anything nice to say, so he smiled and asked, "What does he want to do with us?"
Childe Harrold thought about it and translated it truthfully: "... hung from the mast and sunburned alive."
"Hung from the mast and sunbaked alive?" Han Du touched it, smiled, nodded subconsciously, and casually said under Childe Harrold's surprised gaze: "I have to say, this is a genius' Idea. Since our pirate captain proposed it, let him enjoy it first. Come here, let me hoist them all to the mast and see if they can be sunburned to death."
"Yes." After hearing Han Du's order, the guard didn't care so much and immediately pulled the three people towards the mast at the bow of the ship to hoist the three people up.
When passing by Han Du, Han Du snorted coldly and said: "Give him the order, no contact, kill without mercy, let him see how his men died."
Hearing the horn sound coming from the flagship, the three navy ships who were originally chasing the pirate ship with full of anger suddenly stopped chasing blindly. Instead, they immediately spread out to both sides, surrounding the three warships in the middle.
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