In a certain area of the East China Sea, on a pirate ship that covers a quarter of Chang'an City, Hirano Nishimoto, known as the Wolf of the East China Sea, is having fun with a group of captured women in his village. The scene is obscene and full of spring.
After he and the girls were finished, the attendant who had been waiting outside the door knocked on the door.
"What's the matter?" Nishimoto was in a good mood because of the relationship that had just ended. Normally, he would have used swear words.
The attendant did not come in, but his tone was full of joy: "The second head of the Inoue family has a flying pigeon passing a message."
"Oh!" Nishimoto's spirit suddenly perked up. He knew that Inoue had been sent out to fight the autumn wind three days ago, and he was extremely cautious. Under normal circumstances, he would not directly send a letter back to the base, because this was a dangerous behavior. Since there is a letter coming from him, it must be something good.
"What did the letter say?"
"He said that he intercepted a merchant ship nearby from Youzhou in the Tang Dynasty to our Ryukyu Islands. It was fully loaded with goods, and the total value was countless, accounting for one-half of all our previous income."
"One-half!" Nishimoto shouted, jumping up from his bed.
Of course he knew how much wealth he had, and how hard it was to get it back, but the value of this merchant ship was actually half of his wealth! However, since the letter came, it is not something that has been obtained.
"He's stammering like a girl! Just say it all at once! What's going on!"
"But the merchant ship's combat effectiveness is very strong. The sailors are all from the military, and their combat effectiveness is extremely high. The second master Inoue and the others fought for half a day, but they failed to capture the merchant ship on the opposite side, but they did not dare to use too much force and destroy the ship. Now Their situation is at a stalemate, and they are in the nearby waters. He said that if you send your special attack team, you can definitely capture the ship immediately."
Nishimoto's special attack team was all composed of fellow villagers who had accompanied him when he left the village. They were one of the few samurai in the village, and some were fellow villagers nearby. They all believed in the spirit of Bushido and were very brave.
At this moment, Nishimoto was dazzled by the wealth, and he shouted: "Then what are you waiting for?! Get them all ready to go!"
"But, don't you leave someone to look after the house? What if those slaves..."
When he said this, Nishimoto remembered that there were more than fifty young and strong slaves on the island, so he said: "You are right, which team is on duty today, let them look after the house, and the rest will be taken care of." Get me on board the Tianxiang immediately! Set off immediately!"
The Tianxiang was Nishimoto Hirano's pride. It was snatched from the Navy at a great cost by the previous water bandits. After the previous water bandits were replaced by him, it would naturally become his. This is a medium-sized ship with an unusually strong hull and extremely fast speed. After being modified, it is very suitable for combat. It has always been his flagship. He has a total of four large ships. This is one of them. The convenience that Inoue took away There were three others, and most of the rest were spare boats.
It didn't take long for Nishimoto's people to gather together. After hearing about the unrivaled wealth, everyone was red-eyed, so they set off very quickly, and the ship disappeared in the blink of an eye.
A total of thirteen members of the fourth division were left to look after the family. Their name was Umekawa Tokutaka. At this moment, when he saw the Tianxiang disappearing from his sight, he spat hard and felt very dissatisfied. He knew that although Boss Nishimoto accounted for the majority of the harvest, the remaining wealth was still quite a lot of wealth if divided equally. It is estimated that there would not be much that the dozen or so housekeepers could get, and they would all be taken away. Those guys didn't get to them until they finished carving it up.
But there is really no way. The slaves on the island have always wanted to escape, and a team of people must be there to restrain them. Who wants to have his team on duty today? He couldn't find an outlet for his anger. When he turned around, he noticed that his team member Togo Heihachiro was yawning with sleepy eyes. Most of the others had angry or helpless expressions, so he asked curiously: "Togo, is it possible? Don’t you covet them at all?”
Dongxiang thought for a while and said: "Why are you greedy for them? What's the use of having more money? At this moment, I just miss my hometown. I really don't like the life of wandering at sea all year round."
Meichuan shook his head. When it comes to missing home, who wouldn't? But when it comes to not being greedy for money, this Dongxiang is a weirdo. He doesn't like to interact with others at ordinary times, and he is also timid when fighting. Let him see Get angry when you arrive.
"Hey, Dongxiang, the rest of us are going to rest. I'll leave it to you to take care of the slaves."
If it were anyone else, they would have screamed out in dissatisfaction at this moment, but Dongxiang didn't react at all and just nodded.
Seeing this scene, Nishimoto and his team members went back to sleep.
When Nishimoto and his team members returned to the station, a small ship slowly approached the sea area on the back of Onigashima in a sea area that was not easy to notice. Although it was not easy to attract attention, although there was a warning post, But at this moment, the fourth team in charge of the sentry post was fast asleep. Who would have thought that someone would land on this island.
On board the ship were 20 people headed by Ye Sanlang and Bai Lingfeng. The other 18 people were water bandits who had changed their minds. They were originally people of the Tang Dynasty. After being kidnapped by water bandits, they usually had only two choices. One was to join The water bandits become their lowest members, but they are not allowed to rebel, otherwise there will be a very tragic end; the other is to fight to the death and refuse to obey, otherwise they will become slaves and do the dirtiest and most tiring work for them. But the heart did not surrender to them.
After receiving the promise from the supervisory censor of the Tang Dynasty, some sailors who were originally loyal to the Tang Dynasty began to break away from the water bandits. Among them, the eighteen most proficient in fighting, after listening to Bai Lingfeng's suggestion, volunteered to fight with them. Come, considering that they were already familiar with the terrain and its details, Ye Sanlang agreed.
The place where they landed now was a forest behind the ghost island. There was almost no human habitation. Ye Sanlang did a rough inspection and found no trace of anyone, so he and everyone got off the boat and hid in the forest.
After spending some time, Ye Sanlang basically grasped the current situation on Ghost Island. There is a large camp on the front of the island, where all the water bandits are stationed. Nishimoto's private territory is relatively large, and the house is close to a cave on the mountain, so no one is allowed to approach. The other leaders also have large territories, and the lower-level members barely have tents. In addition, there are more than fifty young and strong laborers on the island at the moment. They are locked up in another cave and guarded by special personnel. These people are usually free labor for the water bandits, and the guards never go to sea to fight, but The salary is considerable, and the position is usually held by a close associate of the leader. In addition, there are about forty young women, fourteen of them from Nishimoto, and the others are from various leaders. These women are basically snatched from the coastal villages. Most of them are young and beautiful. After all, it is impossible to arrest them. Ugly is not. Another thing that caught his attention was that there were no old people or children on the island. He asked Liu Feihu, the leader of the eighteen people, and learned that there had never been any old people on the island. Except for a few children of the leaders, the others Once a child is born, he or she is thrown into the sea and fed to the fish.
Hearing these words, Ye Sanlang felt an unknown rage in his heart. Not only did he harass coastal villages, he also robbed girls, captured husbands, and killed children. He simply wanted to kill all of these people. If Bai Lingfeng hadn't had a plan, he would have killed them all. ;
