Wang Zhi's words can be said to be a huge controversial issue in the world. There are many variations, and different people have different choices.
Some people choose to "rather be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix." They would rather stand out in a low-level group than to be lost in a higher class.
Some people are willing to choose a seemingly higher platform. They would rather work as a drifter in a big city than work as a talent in a small rural town.
Those who write about time travel are probably the former. They would rather travel to the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties to live a life without electric lights, televisions and telephones. The good thing is that there were no condoms at that time.
As time-travelers from various dynasties become more and more crowded, authors who want to cross-travel can only travel further and further. The recent craze has begun to travel to primitive societies. After all, the more monkey-like a person is, the lower their IQ is. The easier it is.
The translation of Wang Zhi’s words means this: Sir, it’s great for me to be the monkey king in a group of monkeys, but I am a human being and I want to return to the crowd!
Wang Zhi's words were actually a bit suspected of accidentally hurting Yagyu Cangetsu behind him, but Yagyu Cangetsu didn't know whether he didn't understand or didn't care at all. He didn't react at all and just kept staring at Zhang Wuxin with strong interest.
Xiao Feng can understand such complex emotions. But he wasn't sure whether Wang Zhi's words were true or false.
"If I am willing to help Captain Wang return to the Ming Dynasty, settle the old grudges, take charge of shipping, and make his wife a wife, Captain Wang should also show some sincerity."
Wang Zhi had obviously already prepared the conditions for Xiao Feng's meeting, and expressed his stance directly without any hesitation.
"I dare not say that on land, Wang Zhi is willing to come forward to collect the pirates along the coast of the Ming Dynasty and use them for the Ming Dynasty. Those who are stubborn are willing to join hands with the imperial court to attack them!"
Xiao Feng nodded: "I can't give you a definite guarantee at this time, but I will write to you to suspend the imperial court's attacks on your ships.
Captain Wang, you are a sensible person. When dealing with the court, it is never a matter of being sincere in exchange for a reward. You have to be very sincere in order to exchange for a reward! "
Wang Zhi nodded and smiled bitterly: "Based on your words, Sir Wang Zhi believes in you! All the time when officials from the imperial court came into contact with me, they would always make extravagant claims, but in the end they can actually be fulfilled. It would be great to achieve something out of ten!"
For adults to say this, it shows that they are being honest with each other. Not to mention Wang Zhi's background as a pirate, but also among the high-ranking officials in the court, whoever is very sincere and can be rewarded with a cent in Long Live is already a great blessing. "
Xiao Feng smiled and nodded: "The White Lotus Sect must have contacted Captain Wang, right? I wonder if Captain Wang would be willing to tell me something?"
Wang Zhixin said, "Good guy, you just laid the foundation and asked me to express my loyalty and make a decision. Isn't your foreplay too perfunctory?" At least you should use your tongue more before reaching out.
But since Xiao Feng is unwilling to wait and choose to go straight in, Wang Zhi can only follow Xiao Feng's rhythm. After all, Xiao Feng has given too much.
"My lord is profound in Taoism. I can't hide this from you. Yes, the White Lotus Sect came to me, and I asked my adopted son Mao Haifeng to contact me.
The White Lotus Sect had great ambitions. Wang Zhi did not want to be an enemy of the imperial court, but he also did not want to publicly offend the White Lotus Sect, so he politely declined. "
Xiao Feng smiled with satisfaction and said: "To each other, Captain Wang can say things that both parties do not want to offend, which shows his sincerity, Xiao Feng understands it.
But after today, Captain Wang is afraid that he will no longer be able to sit firmly on the fishing boat. The White Lotus Sect is the sworn enemy of the imperial court. If Captain Wang expresses his plans to the imperial court, he cannot give them any leverage. "
Wang Zhi nodded slowly, and when he was about to speak again, there was a sudden commotion downstairs, and then someone shouted.
"There is an ambush! Damn it, the dog officer is not trustworthy! Captain, the dog officer is not trustworthy!"
"Fart, it's obviously your ambush! Sir, I can't believe these pirates, they are colluding with Japanese pirates!"
Yagyu Cangetsu and Zhang Wuxin stood up at the same time, both hands on the sword. Yagyu Cangetsu glanced at Zhang Wuxin in surprise.
"Are you also a dual-sword style? One long and one short? You are very similar to us Japanese samurai!"
Wang Zhi and Xiao Feng froze at the same time, but neither stood up, nor even their expressions changed. They just looked at each other and made a quick judgment from the other's eyes.
"Captain Wang, we are meeting here, who else knows?"
"Sir, this matter is very confidential. I only determined the meeting location before boarding the ship, and notified the royal family leader after arriving at the place. Don't you doubt me, sir?"
"Captain Wang, don't you doubt me too? I rode over here on horseback. Although it is difficult to arrange the arrangements, there is still some time."
They both laughed at the same time, and their bodies relaxed. Wang Zhi handed over his hand.
"If the people who come here are Japanese pirates, Wang Zhi should step in to scare them. If they are people from the government, please step in and stop them. Today's meeting has been enjoyable, and the days ahead are long. I hope to have a good drink with you."
After Wang Zhi finished speaking, he turned around and went downstairs. Yagyu Zangetsu was stunned for a moment. Wang Zhi waved to him. Yagyu Zangetsu took a deep breath and followed Wang Zhi downstairs.
Xiao Feng nodded. This was Wang Zhi's attitude. Whoever goes downstairs first at this time is giving his back to the other person. If the person behind him suddenly attacks, the person in front will be in danger.
Xiao Feng followed Zhang Wuxin downstairs behind the two of them. Yagyu Cangyue's hands never left the handle of the knife, but Wang Zhi's sleeves were flying, showing no warning.
When the two of them arrived downstairs, they could already see a large crowd in the distance, forming a circle around Wanghai Tower, but they couldn't clearly see who they were.
Wang Zhi's men and the cavalry brought by Xiao Feng had already drawn their swords and looked at each other eagerly, thinking that there was an ambush from the other side.
Wang Zhi said loudly: "Brothers, don't worry, this is not an ambush set by Mr. Xiao. When they get in front of them, it will be clear. Don't fight among yourself!"
Xiao Feng also reached out and pressed down, signaling his subordinates not to move. Both sides looked at the people forming the encirclement at the same time.
The encirclement was obviously very anxious, and they moved forward quickly, and soon reached about a hundred paces.
At this time, we could see clearly that the people coming were all infantry, and they were dressed in mixed clothes. Some of them had long knives in their hands and their hair was combed back. They were clearly Japanese pirates!
Xiao Feng's soldiers immediately exploded and cursed Wang Zhi. Zhang Wuxin also frowned and pulled Xiao Feng.
"Brother Xiao, get on your horse first. You lead half of the people and rush out. I will lead the other half to entangle Wang Zhi!"
Xiao Feng didn't speak, just looked at Wang Zhi. Wang Zhi's face was ashen, he took two steps forward and shouted loudly.
"Friends in front of me, who do you belong to? Don't you know Captain Wufeng? Who asked you to come?"
At this time, one of the Japanese pirates walked out and raised his hand to Wang Zhi: "Captain Wang, today's matter has nothing to do with you. Either help to take down Xiao Feng, the dog officer! Or take your people and leave. We will never leave you in trouble." !”
Wang Zhi was furious: "Luo Wenlong! You don't have the right to speak in front of me! Where is Xu Hai? Let him come out to see me!"
Luo Wenlong was very polite: "Captain Wang, my adoptive father has always regarded you as his brother, but Xiao Feng has been our enemy many times, causing us heavy losses!
Today God is wise and let Xiao Feng fall into my hands. No matter what, he can't leave today.
Captain Wang is the overlord of the sea, and he and his adoptive father have been brothers for many years. Why should he hurt his friendship for the sake of a court official? "
Wang Zhi knew that Luo Wenlong had made up his mind, so he stopped talking nonsense and went back to deliver the order.
"Brothers, Master Xiao was invited by me. Due to emotions and reasons, I, Wang Zhi, cannot stay out of the matter. Copy it, protect Master Xiao and rush out!"
Wang Zhi's men did not want to be enemies with Luo Wenlong, but Wang Zhi's authority could not be challenged. In the fleet, his words were imperial edicts.
Therefore, thirty sailors raised their swords together, followed Wang Zhi and stood in front of Xiao Feng and others, showing their backs to Xiao Feng again.
This posture is actually safer, because there are so many Japanese pirates outside. If Xiao Feng and others attack Wang Zhi, it will be equivalent to dealing with two groups at the same time, and no fool would do this.
But this gesture also dispelled the suspicion of Xiao Feng's subordinates. Xiao Feng nodded, and they rushed forward together and stood on the same plane as Wang Zhi's team.
Luo Wenlong had also expected that Wang Zhi might not leave on his own, because Wang Zhi's desire to cooperate with the court was not a secret in the pirate circle. He smiled coldly and cupped his hand at Wang Zhi.
"Since Captain Wang doesn't want to leave, we can only offend him. We only kill Xiao Feng, but the sword has no eyes. Please take care of yourself, Captain Wang!"
After speaking, without waiting for Wang Zhi to answer, he waved his hand, and the Japanese pirates rushed from all directions, howling and waving their long swords, and killed them all together!
Luo Wenlong spent a lot of money on this operation and used almost all the power he could quickly mobilize. Xu Hai's boatmen, Japanese pirates along the coast, and dozens of people from the White Lotus Sect were also mixed in.
Three hundred people, a full three hundred people, besieged Xiao Feng and Wang Zhi's sixty people. With this ratio, it is almost impossible to defeat. You know, in the previous battle when Xiao Feng defeated Luo Wenlong, the battle loss ratio was one for four!
More than 2,000 Ming troops were killed and wounded, and 600 Japanese pirates were wiped out. This was already a rare victory for the Ming Dynasty over the Japanese pirates! But today it's the other way around, sixty people have to fight three hundred Japanese pirates!
Luo Wenlong did not order not to kill Wang Zhi, because that would limit the combat effectiveness of this Japanese pirate. He didn't have time to throw a rat weapon, he had to fight quickly.
Otherwise, as time goes by, whether it is at sea or on land, there will be people on both sides who are responding, and they will be aware of it. Once reinforcements arrive, they will have no chance.
What's more, for Luo Wenlong, Wang Zhi's death may not be a bad thing...
Luo Wenlong was absolutely sure that he could deal with these people in a single stick of incense.
Of course he knew that the thirty men Wang Zhi and Xiao Feng could take with them must be elite soldiers, but no matter how elite the soldiers were, they were still soldiers and could not defeat these Japanese pirates whose main business was killing people.
To take a step back, even if these elite soldiers can fight Japanese pirates one on one, the current situation is five against one! Who can resist it?
Wang Zhi's sailors were indeed unable to resist. If it weren't for Yagyu Cangetsu's ruthless attacks and frequent killing moves, even Wang Zhi would have been in danger.
But what surprised Luo Wenlong was that Xiao Feng's soldiers showed no signs of defeat. Instead, they fought fiercely with the Japanese pirates. Even if two or three Japanese pirates surrounded one person, it would be difficult to win!
What the hell kind of soldier is this? The Japanese pirates were full of frustration. They had never fought such a useless battle!
Three Japanese pirates with authentic bloodlines, not naturalized Japanese pirates! Usually we are one against five, but now we are three against one and we can't even win!
And these cavalry haven’t mounted their horses yet! This place is close to the seaside, and the soil is soft and the horses cannot run, so these cavalry simply stopped getting on their horses!
Wang Zhi was also very surprised and couldn't help but look at Xiao Feng, feeling full of joy in his heart.
It seems that my original decision to bring thirty people each was not safe at all. If Xiao Feng really wants to fall out, it is not impossible to take him down on the spot!
At this time, a cavalryman was attacked by three Japanese pirates and his hat was cut off with a knife, revealing his bare head. The Japanese pirate suddenly realized and shouted.
"This is..." The remaining half of the sentence reached the sky before shouting out, "Monk!"
Zhang Wuxin and Yagyu Cangyue blocked Wang Zhi and Xiao Feng behind them and intercepted the Japanese pirates who were rushing towards them. At this time, more than half of Wang Zhi's ship soldiers were dead or wounded, and five of Xiao Feng's monk soldiers were also dead.
But at this time, the three sticks of incense had passed, and the Japanese pirates still failed to resolve the battle. Luo Wenlong was anxious and shouted loudly to increase the reward. Under the heavy reward, the Japanese pirates became more ferocious. After all, there were many people, and Xiao Feng and others were in danger.
Xiao Feng calculated the time in his mind and pulled Wang Zhi: "Go upstairs!"
Wang Zhi and Xiao Feng first retreated to Wanghai Tower, and then the boat soldiers and monk soldiers also fought and retreated into Wanghai Tower. The two sides fought fiercely in the lobby, then retreated to the second floor, fought again, and then retreated to the third floor.
Wanghai Tower has a characteristic that the area becomes smaller as you go up. Therefore, when everyone retreats to the third floor and guards the stairs, the advantage of the Japanese pirates in numbers is no longer reflected.
As time went by, Luo Wenlong became more and more desperate. He shouted: "Everyone, get out and set fire to the building! Guard the door. If anyone comes out, shoot to death!"
Wang Zhi glanced at Xiao Feng with a sad expression: "Sir, although I have reinforcements at sea, they are far away from the shore. Even if something is wrong, it will take some time to get here.
Your Majesty's subordinates are brave enough to take risks and break out. There is still a chance. If I lead someone to divorce your queen, they may not dare to kill me. "
Xiao Feng smiled faintly: "It's not that easy to set fire to the building. Did they have a plan before? They won't carry kerosene with them and rely on ordinary fire starters. It will take some time to light Wanghai Tower on the seaside. of."
Sure enough, Luo Wenlong gathered everyone's fire tips together, found a few flaming logs from the stove, and set a fire downstairs. The progress was very slow.
There was wine in the building, but unfortunately what the locals liked to drink was rice wine or low-alcohol rice wine. Not only could they not light the fire, Xiao Feng and the others threw two jars of wine from upstairs and poured out the small flames that the Japanese pirates had managed to create. Went out!
At this moment, more than two hundred sailors rushed over from the direction of the seaside, shouting. Luo Wenlong's heart tightened, and he quickly sent out a hundred Japanese pirates to stop them.
As soon as the handover was over there, dust was flying in the direction of Fuzhou City. It was visually observed that two hundred cavalry were galloping towards them, and they were already drawing their bows and firing arrows from a distance.
Wang Zhi and Xiao Feng looked at each other and laughed. It was not because the crisis had been resolved, but because the time and quantity of reinforcements from both sides were so close, it was expected that the arrangements before the meeting between the two would be similar.
Luo Wenlong knew that the situation was over, and he lost again. This time he really didn't blame himself. Who could have known that the thirty soldiers led by Xiao Feng would be thirty monks?
Luo Wenlong led the Japanese pirates and began to retreat, but at this time the remaining soldiers in Wanghai Tower also rushed down, led by Zhang Wuxin and Yagyu Cangyue, in a furious pursuit.
The Japanese pirates faced pursuit from three directions at the same time, and almost got dumped. Fortunately, except for the strong combat power of the pursuers in the direction of Wanghai Tower, the remaining two directions were all normal soldiers, and there were no bald heads or Taoist priests.
In the end, more than 20 Japanese pirates escaped, and all the remaining ones were killed. The blood dyed the large land and sea sand next to Wanghai Tower red, reflecting the waves and warm sun in the distance, making it look extremely bright and cruel.
The monks and soldiers sat cross-legged on the ground and recited rebirth mantras for their fallen comrades. They very kindly prayed for the dead sailors on Wang Zhi's side, which reflected the concept of saving all sentient beings.
Xiao Feng got on his horse, smiled and bowed his hands to Wang Zhi, and led the cavalry away. Wang Zhi held his hands together and didn't put them down for a long time, watching Xiao Feng until he was out of sight.
When Wang Zhi turned around, his face was horribly gloomy. Except for Yagyu Zangetsu, who didn't care, almost all his subordinates lowered their heads.
"Go back to the island. Yagyu Zangetsu, you go first and keep an eye on the young captain and the people around him. No one is allowed to leave! Anyone who dares to disobey will be killed without mercy!"
Some people died, but not completely...
