Facing Li Tai's fierce hatred, Yang Fan showed no fear at all. Instead, he raised his brows and said with a smile:
"Your Highness is so smart that he is fooled by his cleverness. He thinks about everything in a complicated way. The premise of your inference is that there is damage to the family members, but what if there is no damage?"
"Think about it, if these people from aristocratic families were in danger and His Highness rescued them safely, do you think they would be grateful?"
Hearing Yang Fan's words, Li Tai couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
yes!
If these people from aristocratic families were frightened and he brought them back safely, wouldn't these people fully support him in the future?
In the universe, life is the most important thing. What else is more important than life?
Everyone in the aristocratic family is afraid of death. As long as they can be brought back in danger, these people will be able to become more united.
In the future, if I open my mouth, how can these people dare to violate the law again?
The world's forces are entangled, and the interests of aristocratic families are intertwined, but they will never fully support a certain prince.
If you can get the full support of the Jiangnan family, it will definitely be of great benefit to you in your future fight for the throne.
Li Tai was not a fool and naturally understood what Yang Fan meant, but he just sneered and said, "Do you think these pirates are vegetarians? It is said that there are tens of thousands of pirates in this area, and some of them have left behind We only have one battleship. Once surrounded, there is no chance of escape. Even if you want to take them out, you will be unable to do so."
Yang Fan smiled happily and said: "Your Highness, don't worry, everything is under your control. I will give all the credit to Your Highness."
Seeing Yang Fan's precise words, Li Tai wanted to ask why Yang Fan was so confident, but he moved his mouth several times but made no sound.
Of course, it's not that Li Tai believes in Yang Fan, but that it's okay not to believe it in this situation.
Because Ryukyu Island was already in sight, it was too late even if the ship wanted to turn around.
Looking at Yang Fan, Li Tai said angrily: "Huh, let me see how you break the situation. If things are really as you said, I will definitely come to apologize. If you deliberately plotted against me, I will see how you can tell my father and Chang Le. My sister told them..."
After saying that, Li Tai flicked his sleeves and returned to the cabin angrily.
There was no way, according to Yang Fan's temperament, he couldn't command him at all.
We can only use His Majesty Li Er and Chang Le to put pressure on Yang Fan.
Yang Fan smiled and came directly to the cab.
The current waterway is not as perfect as that of later generations. This kind of battleship has a deep draft, and Yang Fan came to see it personally.
Once you encounter a rock, there is always the risk of the boat capsizing and killing people.
If he drowned even though he had such an advanced battleship, it would probably become the biggest joke among the time traveling people.
Looking at the island in the distance with many houses but seemingly empty of people, Su Dingfang said: "Grand Governor, it seems that these bandits have discovered our ship. I suggest not to dock yet, otherwise once we are surrounded by them, something may happen." Unexpected danger.”
Yang Fan on the side said disapprovingly: "Dingfang's words are wrong. If we don't dock, how can we lure out those pirates? Once those pirates escape, we will have to spend a lot of effort to eliminate them."
"In addition to testing the ship, our main purpose of going out to sea this time is to eliminate pirates so that future shipping can pass smoothly. If we don't dare to take any risks, how can we gain anything?"
"What's more, our ship is strong and powerful, so we should let those people taste the power of this mobile fortress?"
As a rigorous person, Su Dingfang couldn't stand Yang Fan's risky ideas.
Su Dingfang felt a lot of pressure when he thought that there were princes, ladies and people from aristocratic families on board.
After all, if one of these people is injured, he will be responsible for his death.
Hesitant!
Compared to Su Dingfang's caution, Yang Fan seemed very relaxed.
As long as this battleship does not capsize on its own, it is absolutely invincible.
For a famous general like Su Dingfang, caution is actually the greatest asset.
But Yang Fan also had his own considerations. These pirates plundered merchant ships unscrupulously.
If the pirates are not eliminated, how can people like Jiangnan have confidence in themselves and be willing to cooperate with them in opening overseas routes.
Thinking of this, Yang Fan said sternly: "Dingfang, the art of war has it, put it to death and survive. Sometimes the right risk is definitely worth it. The ancients said, if you don't enter the tiger's den, you can't catch the tiger's cubs, not to mention those pirates who can't be called Where is the tiger, what are you afraid of?"
Su Dingfang lowered his head in shame: "Thank you, Dadu Du Jiaohai!"
Yang Fan patted Su Dingfang on the shoulder and said, "Haha, fighting is your strength. This is just a war on paper. But you have to remember in the future that as long as the benefits are greater than the costs, there is definitely a reason to take risks."
Since Yang Fan agreed to the idea of adventure, Su Dingfang certainly would not refuse and gave the order to slowly approach the island.
This was Rikuo's base camp, so naturally there was a dock for docking ships.
Although the pier is somewhat dilapidated, traces of regular use can still be seen.
What surprised everyone was that there was not a single ship here, and it seemed that it had been robbed.
When they stopped at the dock, all the people from the aristocratic family were stunned.
What's happening here?
Not a single person was seen. Could it be that all the pirates were scared away by Yang Fan's reputation?
Although they didn't know why, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, no one wants to put themselves in danger.
But before everyone could be happy, hundreds of ships quickly surrounded them from the east and west, including more than a dozen 70-meter-long five-tooth warships.
After a while, Yang Fan's battleship was blocked.
Being blocked by a huge five-toothed battleship, it would not be easy for the battleship to knock it out.
Looking at the warship in front of him, Yang Fan couldn't help but sigh at the power of the pirates.
Although these ships are somewhat in disrepair, their huge hulls are not inferior to the official ships of the Tang Dynasty.
It can be seen that the information is still very accurate.
This group of pirates should be composed of people who used to be members of the navy. It is no wonder that these pirates are so rampant.
As far as the Jiangnan Navy of the Tang Dynasty was concerned, if they wanted to deal with these pirates, the winning rate might only be 50-50.
At this moment, Li Tai ran in from the cockpit panting: "Brother-in-law, we are surrounded, what should we do now, think of a way quickly!"
Indeed, Li Tai was really panicked!
Surrounded by so many pirates, he couldn't help but not panic!
Although there were close to tens of thousands of people on the ship, only a few thousand crew members were able to fight.
Once the pirates attack, it may be really bad.
Seeing Li Tai's lies, Yang Fan couldn't help but rolled his eyes and said speechlessly: "What are you yelling about? Don't I have eyesight? It's just a bunch of rabble, what are you afraid of? If you are really afraid of death, jump off the ship and run away."
"You...you..." Li Tai blushed at Yang Fan's rebuke, but he didn't know how to refute.
After all, Yang Fan is the boss on the ship.
Once Yang Fan is offended, there will be no good consequences.
Su Dingfang was dumbfounded when he saw that King Wei Li Tai was submissive and did not dare to get angry.
Isn’t my Grand Governor too awesome?
You know, Li Tai is the emperor's favorite son!
More importantly, the emperor now has Yi Chu in mind, and Wei King Li Tai is the most likely candidate to succeed the crown prince.
This is equivalent to the possibility that Yang Fan is running on the future emperor.
In an era when monarchy was supreme, Yang Fan dared to do this, which of course shocked Su Dingfang.
Seeing that Li Tai stopped talking, Yang Fan turned to Su Dingfang and issued an order: "Let everyone prepare for battle. As long as there is a certain order, we will immediately start shelling those guys."
"No!" Su Dingfang accepted the order and left.
Seeing Li Tai who was nervous and didn't know what to do, Yang Fan asked: "I want to go up now to see who the other party is. I wonder if His Highness the King of Wei can accompany me?"
"This...this, the enemy is strong and we are weak, let's not take risks, right?" Li Tai swallowed and seemed hesitant.
Now that he can't even hide, he still goes up to look. Isn't this looking for death?
If the other party shoots a bunch of arrows at them, Li Tai doesn't have the skill to dodge them like Yang Fan.
But seeing Yang Fan's half-smiling expression, Li Tai suddenly became furious.
In his opinion, Yang Fan's expression was obviously mocking him.
How could the proud Li Tai endure such humiliation and return it to Yang Fan, so he said angrily: "Since my brother-in-law dares to go up, what can I not dare to do?"
With that said, he ignored Yang Fan and turned directly towards the deck.
Unfortunately, Li Tai soon regretted it again.
Looking at the roaring pirates with swords and guns around the ship, Li Tai felt his scalp numb.
Although these pirates couldn't climb up for a while, there were too many of them.
Once you are surrounded for a long time, how can you be trapped to death by the opponent?
Although Li Tai was horrified to see it, the pirate leader Rikuo was also shocked at this time.
I just saw Yang Fan's ship from a distance, but it was too far away to see clearly.
But now he sees it clearly!
Because this ship is so big!
Although he is a pirate, Riku Xiong's understanding of ships is no weaker than that of the naval generals of the Tang Dynasty.
Even though there were countless ships reviewed, Rikuo couldn't imagine how there could be such a big ship in this world.
Now he is riding a five-tooth warship. This kind of warship is more than 70 meters long and more than 20 meters wide. It is definitely the most advanced warship in this era.
But compared with the ship in front of me, it pales into insignificance.
Rikuo climbed onto the battleship's mast to see if there was any way to board the ship.
Unfortunately, after climbing to the top of the mast, it was only one height above the opponent's deck.
At such a height, there is no way for them to board the opponent's ship easily.
Just as Rikuo was preparing to get off, two figures appeared on the bow of the deck.
One has a huge waist and abdomen, and the other has an extraordinary heroic spirit. Judging from the clothes of the two, it is obvious that they are not small people.
Just when Lu Xiong was about to climb down, he saw the heroic young man saying: "A certain person is Yang Fan, the Governor of Jiangnan Province. I would like to ask your leader to come out and meet him."
Rikuo couldn't help but be shocked.
He didn't expect that the new governor would be such a young man, it was so surprising.
However, Lu Xiong did not show weakness. He suppressed his inner curiosity and replied: "I am Lu Xiong, the owner of this island. Since you are the governor of Jiangnan Province, I, Lu Xiong, will give you face. I just need to take the people on the ship." Hand over your money and all kinds of food, and I will spare your lives."
After seeing the full picture of the ship, Rikuo made a temporary change.
After all, the opponent's ship is too tall and there is no way to attack it.
Hearing that the other party said that he was Lu Xiong, Yang Fan was speechless for a while, and then he admonished: "It turns out to be Boss Lu. I'm glad to meet you! This place has become a certain fiefdom. Please leave quickly, otherwise, half an hour later, I will attack."
"Yang Fan, just go ahead and dream..." Lu Xiong cursed angrily, his face became dumbfounded, and he said in his heart...
We have been operating here for more than 20 years, how can we quit just because of a word from you, Yang Fan?
If he really escaped in embarrassment, wouldn't his Rikuo have to make other pirates laugh?
After scolding for a while, Rikuo naturally knew that anger was most useless at this time.
Even if he was angry again, the other party was still determined to get this land. After thinking anxiously for a long time, Rikuo weighed the pros and cons.
He knew that if he attacked forcefully, these thousands of people might not be his opponents.
What Yang Fan's soldiers did in Yuntai Mountain naturally spread here.
Even if Lu Xiong is very proud, he dare not say that he is absolutely sure to win Yang Fan.
He just regretted not taking precautions earlier.
It would be better if the money on the island could be transferred elsewhere.
I'm afraid it's too late to transport him away now. If he really loses, the gains he's made to that bastard Yang Fan will be in vain!
"Brothers, surround this ship so that not even a fly can escape."
Now Rikuo can only use siege tactics.
In his opinion, the supplies on Yang's sailing ship were limited, and once they were exhausted, they would naturally be defeated without attacking.
Rikuo's move immediately caused the people of the noble family on the battleship to panic.
"What to do now, we are dead!"
"Yes! The other party wants to trap us here."
Everyone was talking about it for a while.
The people of the aristocratic family were panicking, but Rikuo's face looked gloomy, and he was not very optimistic.
After thinking about it, Riku Xiong said to his subordinates: "Hurry up and gather people to take away all the valuable things on the island. Keep the worthless things. Once nothing can be done, we will retreat and burn everything else." Just in case!”
At this time, Rikuo screamed in distress and gave orders to his men.
Let people collect the gold and silver treasures quickly. As for the looted food on the island, they will definitely not be able to take it away.
If he really couldn't win over Yang Fan, Lu Xiong planned to burn it all down and start a new one.
It's just that Rikuo is used to being the boss.
He was always the one driving the boat to chase others away, crying for their fathers and mothers and running away with their heads in their hands. When did he get chased and beaten?
Rikuo was therefore depressed.
When the subordinates heard Rikuo's order, they immediately became confused.
They think there is something they can't understand.
Yang Fan's boat has obviously been surrounded, why is the boss still doing this? This is their comfort zone!
However, the boss's order had to be carried out, so the minions had no choice but to move the money quickly.
Of course, these people have lived here for more than ten years. They are not willing to throw away any of their gold, silver, treasures, pots and pans, and they are even less willing to throw away the women they stole.
For a moment, the pirates who went to move things were like refugees fleeing the disaster, in a state of chaos.
Rikuo frowned and hated the iron.
These subordinates are really embarrassing.
Now I am just making preparations just in case, how can I bring them all?
(End of chapter)
