Thinking of this, Lin Baiguang deeply regretted that he had tried so hard to do the "Rong work". This thing is really outrageous! How can I control this chaotic situation? I made my wishful thinking over and over again, but I didn't expect that things would change faster than planned. It doesn't matter if he dies - he has always held the philosophy of "seeking wealth in danger" and "willing to accept defeat", but the reputation he left behind may be a negative example of arrogance! In vain, he was treated as a laughing stock by those people in Lingao.
But I was not familiar with the terrain, so I couldn't get out of the camp at all. Even if I could get out, it would be useless if I didn't have a boat at the beach.
I was just about to find someone to inquire about the current situation, but there was a lot of chaos outside. I ran out of the tent carelessly, and I was probably going to get stabbed before I could open my mouth. While he was hesitating, someone suddenly broke in. When he took a closer look, it was Xu Cheng.
"Brother Xu!"
"Stop talking and come with me." Xu Cheng dragged him over. "Don't talk on the way. Just watch my eyes."
Baiguang knew that there was no need to ask any more questions at this time, so he just followed. He has packed up all his few things. The most important thing among the rebels is money, which can buy lives when necessary, followed by dry food and water. He also got himself a knife as a protective weapon.
Xu Cheng took him out of the tent. The camp was noisy with people running around. The soldiers, their families, and the servants were all swarming around like headless flies. Those who put out fires, those who found people, those who wrapped wounds...wept and screamed in a chaotic mess.
Xu Cheng dragged him and ran all the way until he stopped beside a wall of the camp. There was a hole in the wall and there were five or six people guarding it.
"You go out from here and go straight north. Shi Shishi's boat is parked there waiting for you! Get on the boat quickly."
"What about you?" Lin Baiguang asked gratefully.
"I have been working for all the big shopkeepers for thirteen years, and I can't do anything but just run away for my life." Xu Cheng sighed, "There are also seventy or eighty brothers under me. I can't leave them alone." I can’t bear it…”
"Take everyone and escape together!"
"Let's run away together. The old camp will be over in an instant! There are also the chief shopkeeper and the family members of each family here."
Now the island is in chaos, and they have even begun to fight each other in order to compete for property and escape ships. If the old camp collapses, none of the women, children, old and young inside will be able to escape. Lin Baiguang didn't expect that this grumbling little boss could do this at the last moment, and couldn't help but feel in awe:
"Brother Xu, you are so brave and loyal..."
"Stop talking nonsense and leave quickly! The rebels will come over soon, and even you will die!" Xu Cheng shouted, stamping his feet and throwing a package to him.
"This is my little savings. If you can escape with your life, help me give it to my family! The address is on the package!"
Suddenly, the gunpowder magazine of a ship exploded on the sea, and the flames shot out into the sky. Black smoke billowed. Everyone around them had pale faces. Lin Baiguang nodded: "I will definitely live up to my mission!" He tied the package to his body and ran away.
The road has become extremely uneven, with fires and adventures everywhere. There were chaotic crowds along the road, brandishing knives and guns, and carrying packages on their backs. Running aimlessly, sometimes two groups of people collided and started to kill each other for no reason.
Lin Baiguang didn't dare to stay, so he ran to unoccupied places and hid when he saw large crowds. Finally I ran to the trestle on the beach.
After a closer look, Shi Shishi's ship was indeed still there. Shi Shishi and a few strong pirates, armed with bows, arrows and spears, guarded the bow of the ship. When they saw anyone trying to seize the ship, they shot an arrow. Even so, the deck of the ship was already packed with people.
"Come on!" Shi Shishi had sharp eyes. He saw a short guy running towards him and looked around. Knowing that it was Lin Baiguang, he quickly greeted him and threw down a few ropes to let his men go down to meet him.
Lin Baiguang finally climbed onto Shi Shishi's boat. As soon as he got on the deck, he was as paralyzed as mud and gasping for air - this life-and-death rush was really exciting!
"Where's Lao Xu?"
"He refused to come out, saying that there were still family members from various families in the old camp..."
"Oh, this guy is really awesome." Shi Shishi stamped his feet repeatedly. "Throw away a small life in vain! All the big shopkeepers can't even take care of themselves!"
"how?"
"Look!" Shi Shishi was instructing the sailors to sail the boat while pointing to the waters east of Nanri Island. Lin Baiguang suddenly took a breath of cold air - densely packed sails were constantly appearing from the skyline, heading towards here. Come. It also continued to spit out white smoke. The sea surface was shrouded in thick smoke for a while, and then blown by the sea breeze, creating a spectacular scene of thousands of sails racing in.
In comparison, Zhu Cailao's fleet arrayed along the edge of Nanri Island seemed very thin.
Everyone can see that Mr. Zhu Cai is bound to lose this time. He set up a formation on the beach, probably to buy some time for the old camp to escape.
"This is Zheng Zhilong's fleet?!"
"That's right, it looks like they're all out in force."
Zhu Cailao's fleet continued to retreat under the opponent's pressing step by step. Those ships that had no time to retreat were surrounded and swallowed one by one. The burning warships lay paralyzed on the sea, like torches spreading black smoke.
It turns out that Zheng Zhilong has so many ships! Lin Baiguang finally understood why the executive committee was so afraid of the maritime group in this time and space. Sure enough! A ship equipped with only a few rifled cannons and no motive will drown the enemy to death.
Shi Shishi said that all troops would be dispatched. Lin Baiguang knew very well that Zheng Zhilong also had a bigger opponent, Li Kuiqi. He could not bring all the men and ships to the vicinity of Nanri Island. At least one-third to half of his strength would have to be left behind. Beware of Li Kuiqi. Besides, he also has ships that trade on trade routes - Zheng Zhilong's strength is really extraordinary.
"Brother, if you don't come, I will have no choice but to run away." Shi Shishi pointed to the nearby sea area, "Zheng Zhilong's ship is outflanking us, and no one will be able to escape in more than an hour."
"Where are the brothers?"
"Fat Hu took the boat and ran away first. Lin Dan also followed the large group of troops to attack Min'an. I don't know how he is doing..." Most of the people did not know whether they were alive or dead because they followed Zhu Cailao to attack Min'an. A small number of people have already run away. Shi Shishi's experience was quite thrilling. He was on his way to attack Min'an. When Zheng Zhilong and Zhu Cailao's main force fought at the mouth of the Minjiang River. The fleet he led was fighting Xiang Yong outside Min'an Town.
Because Xiangyong had the help of official weapons and weapons, and because he was defending his hometown, he fought very fiercely. Shi Shishi led people to wade into the river several times, but Xiang Yong beat him back and left more than forty brothers behind. In the chaos, a large ship ran aground and had to be abandoned. Three or four small boats were also burned and taken away.
"What a big loss this time!" Shi Shishi was heartbroken.
Later, he received the order to return the entire team to the waters outside the mouth of the Minjiang River to support the team. As soon as he led his ships out of the mouth of the Minjiang River, he saw Zheng Zhilong's fleet coming in an endless stream. Knowing that his side was definitely no match, he ran away from the battlefield.
"If I run a few steps slower, I won't be able to come back!" Shi Shishi probably felt that he was destined to die.
Lin Baiguang was slightly disappointed. In the current chaos, the most he could do was persuade Shi Shishi to defect to Lingao. The whereabouts of these other leaders were not known at the moment, so there was no way to recruit them.
Seeing his heavy expression, Shi Shishi thought he was worried about his friends, and said with relief: "Don't worry, we have already made an appointment. If we get separated, we can meet up near Dadan Island and figure out a way out."
Lin Baiguang nodded, thinking about how to persuade these desperate pirate leaders to defect to Lingao after arriving at Dadan Island. Just as he was thinking about it, the little pirates behind him suddenly shouted, and then started to commotion nervously.
Lin Baiguang was surprised. Looking up, he saw in the chaos, three three-masted sailboats with a total capacity of 200 tons rushing directly up from the thorn. They were about to crash into Shi Shishi's fleet. They were all hung with full sails, and they were coming with great speed. The few ships that were hitting them finally dodged in time, and finally managed to get by without being hit. But despite this, Shi Shishi's men were so frightened that they shouted: "You bastard, how can you sail the boat!", "Your mother!"...
A look of contempt appeared on the corner of Shi Shishi's mouth: "This guy can run pretty fast!"
"who is it?"
"He Xinyi's goods." Shi Shishi said, this is a so-called fellow sect of Zhu Cai Lao, named Zhu Ting. I don’t know how he had to go all the way to join the sect. In a Chinese-style family group. The most important thing is blood relationship, even if it is a fake one, so this newly minted fellow clan member quickly rose up the ranks in the group, got a leader in the old camp, and was equipped with a big ship. Considered a confidant.
The three ships did not respond to their yells and curses. The three ships' full sails flashed past in front of everyone's eyes and headed straight to the open sea.
Suddenly a sailor shouted: "These boats are strange!"
"What's wrong?"
"It's a very heavy ship. Could it be that it contains some cargo..."
Zhu Cai Lao traveled across Fujian and Guangdong for more than ten years and accumulated countless treasures of gold and silver. In addition to those shipped back to their hometowns, the old battalion accompanying the army heard that there were hundreds of iron boxes. According to Xu Cheng, they were filled with gold, silver and jewelry.
It is very possible that Zhu Ting's boat contained these treasures.
Once the old order collapses, everyone will become unscrupulous in an instant. People like Zhu Ting, whom Shi Shishi despised in the past, were still extremely polite on the surface. Now that this "royal relative" has lost his identity and may be carrying treasure, he is just a big fat sheep!
However, Shi Shishi remained unmoved. He only waved flags and told all ships to drive directly to Dadan Island without stopping - he still knew what was more important, money or life. It is possible to win after chasing Zhu Ting, but the time spent will not be recovered. When Zheng Zhilong pulls the net and grabs so many treasures, it will not all be in vain!
There were still many dangers on the way to escape. Various fleets and sporadic ships fled in all directions. In the next few hours, they encountered this situation several times in a row, and some of the ships escaping in a hurry were just like Zhu Ting's ship just now. The team was the same, keeping silent and just trying to escape; but some were clearly frightened, and as soon as there was a ship blocking the way, they would ignore the situation and launch rockets and cannons. Several of the brothers on the boat were killed. Shi Shishi was so angry that he cursed loudly and fired cannons indiscriminately.
Lin Baiguang sat in the safest place on the stern of the ship and saw the chaotic situation that collapsed. I didn't feel pity in my heart either.
The battle in the waters of Nanri Island is coming to an end. Zheng Zhilong's fleet broke through Zhu Cailao's cover on both wings, bypassed the bay, and began to blockade Nanri Island and the nearby waters. The small islands around Nanri Island were originally Zhu Cai Lao had set up camps and forts, and also erected lowering flags one after another. Those ships that were still fighting began to turn around and flee.
At dusk, the old Zhucai group, which had been famous since the end of Wanli, was completely destroyed. He himself and the main leaders were all killed in the battle.
The news of Zhu Cai Lao's final demise was first conveyed to Lingao from Zhang Da Scar. Zhang Dascara saw that Zhu Cailao was defeated in Min'an. After releasing the pigeons, he hurried to Zhongzuo Suo, Zhong Zhilong's home base, to inquire about the news. Within a few days, I could only see the sea surface in the area around Zhongzuo. Sure enough, I found out that Mr. Zhu Cai had been killed on Nanri Island and the entire army was destroyed. The ships and men under his command either escaped or were recruited by Zheng Zhilong.
Zhang Dascara knew that this news was extremely important to the Australians and did not dare to neglect it. He quickly hired a speedboat to return to Guangzhou at night to report the news.
"Lin Baiguang, you fool! You gave away your life in vain!" Ran Yao saw the urgent call from Guangzhou Station and slammed the table. I couldn't help but feel a little sad. After all, he is a comrade. He walked around the office several times. Although Lin Baiguang was dead, his plan to recruit pirates to expand naval power still had to be carried out.
However, there was one more thing he had to do before that. He hung up the phone and went to the blog: "Lao Di? Let's do it."
He Xin was arrested in the suite of the business building, and then he was escorted out of the secret passage with a hood over his head. He was imprisoned in a secret location, and Ren Fu was immediately taken away to keep He Xin company at the place where Bo Pu was under house arrest. As for the sailors, they were called to the shore under the guise of "watching Japanese movies" and then all were sent to the quarantine camp. No force was used during this period.
The Executive Committee and the Navy did not have high expectations for Lin Baiguang's plan to recruit and surrender into the organic system, and had already formulated a plan to "recruit exiles" after Zhu Cailao was destroyed. Prepare to send some ships disguised as merchant ships or fishing boats to the oceans of Fujian and Guangdong to recruit and surrender.
Shi Shishi's fleet finally arrived at Dadan Island without any danger. Tai Tan Island is just a bare rocky island with no permanent population. However, there is fresh water available on the island and a harbor to shelter from the wind, so temporary anchoring is not a problem. Shi Shishi's men, including big boats and small boats, only ran out eight. The loss was almost two-thirds. A lot of the gold and silver he had saved over the years also sank with the ship. Shi Shishi was so distressed that he scolded his mother.
At Dadan Island, Fatty Hu has arrived with his five boats. Because he saw the opportunity early, he was the first to run away without any damage or casualties.
Then some more ships came, and Lin Dan also came. He only had four ships left, and he shed tears when he saw Shi Shishi - all his brothers were killed in the naval battle. As for the family members, they are trapped on Nanri Island, not knowing whether they are alive or dead. As soon as he arrived on Shi Shishi's ship, he came to ask if there was any news?
"Did the old camp finally escape?"
"Probably not." Shi Shishi said, "When I left, Laoying's boat was still on the shore. The big shopkeeper led people to resist on the shore, probably just to allow Laoying to leave - that would be Zheng Zhilong The boats were already surrounding me. I almost ran away myself."
Lin Dan's face turned gloomy after hearing this, and he lost interest in talking.
Of the dozen or so ringleaders who drank and gambled with Lin Baiguang at the beginning, half died in the battle or were missing, but the remaining men and other scattered ships that went to Dadan Island to rest, actually gathered more than a hundred ship.
But Dadan Island is a desert island with no food. Each ship fled in a hurry. Even if there was some food on board, it could not last for a few days. There were more than a hundred ships, and there were almost a thousand people, men, women, old and children. Being squeezed into a small space is not a long-term solution. Every stock is thinking about what to do next.
At the moment, their choices are nothing more than: defect to a certain maritime force: such as the "big bosses" Zheng Zhilong, Li Kuiqi, and Liu Xiang, or burn the ship ashore and hide temporarily.
Everyone has different opinions on who should go to, and no one can convince anyone for a while. But most people are not willing to take this road. After this war, they lost their troops and generals - they have no strength, and they will not be taken seriously if they defect to the past. Then they will be destined to be cannon fodder.
As for the idea of starting to do it on your own, it is not that no one has thought about it, but there are many captains and bosses here, and no one has enough prestige. It is impossible for everyone to recommend a leader to control the overall situation.
After the defeat, there was no source of food or salary. Although each family brought some accumulated property, it was a drop in the bucket for rebuilding.
Lin Baiguang remained silent. Instead of raising it now and encountering endless doubts and objections, it would be better to wait until they are at the end of their rope and have no other choice before speaking. Often the final word can be finalized.
We discussed this for two days, but there was no result. Dadan Island has nothing but limited fresh water, not even enough firewood. If the discussion continues, everyone will run out of food. That night Fatty Hu finally couldn't bear it anymore and announced that he was going ashore.
"I don't want to do this business anymore, just wash my feet and go ashore! In the past ten years or so, I have been frightened and made tens of thousands of dollars, eating and drinking and living like a rich man until I die."
These words resonated with many people. Some people who only have one or two boats left are thinking about this idea. Almost all of them have accumulated varying amounts of property, and in the past when they were developed, they had people buy many properties in their hometowns, and it was not a problem to go back to collect rent and live as a rich man.
After a great defeat, people are often disheartened and the desire to retire takes over. ! ~!
