People who make a living at sea are more superstitious than people on land.
Pirates also believe in things they have never seen before, such as Poseidon and Dragon King.
But now the scene in their eyes is like the Dragon King is angry, and their ears are full of endless roars. The sea in front of the ship is stirred up into huge water columns, and then falls, in conjunction with the flares released from the sky. The dark red light it brings is like an apocalyptic scene.
Fortunately, this was not the real doomsday. In the end, Tang Ping did not order direct bombardment of these pirate ships, but instead aimed at a few dozen meters in front of them.
After all, he didn't know the past of this pirate, and he had no old grudge against him. Tang Ping still hesitated to bury so many people in this sea.
"People below, listen, you are surrounded by us! Stop the boat immediately, stop the boat immediately, otherwise we will kill you!"
The sound coming from the airship above finally brought Fourth Master Luo back to his senses, as if he had lost his mind.
"Lower the anchor! Lower the sail! Stop the ship, stop the ship for me!"
He felt that he had never roared with such a loud voice in his life. The sea surface that stopped shelling became calm, and his voice and the sound of the airship above him appeared extremely clear.
All the sailors on the pirate ship began to follow the instructions in a hurry.
Even the cables that raised the sails on some ships were cut off with knives before they could be untied.
The huge sail was smashed down, which made them feel relieved.
From a distance, you can see the strange ships on the opposite side that do not use paddles. The ones at both ends have begun to outflank them from both wings. The twelve small warships firmly suppress the forty-eight warships in terms of momentum.
"Is there anyone in charge? Wave the white flag on the bow of the ship for us to see!"
The airship overhead sounded again. Fourth Master Luo stood on the bow and looked at Qian Laosan on the battleship next to him. Then he picked up a long gun in a tacit understanding, hung a piece of white cloth on it and waved it.
The two of them are not people who are afraid of death. If they were really afraid of this, they would not engage in the pirate business of licking blood from the edge of a knife.
But the current situation is no longer a question of whether they are afraid of death, but despair, the kind of despair that rises from the heels to the forehead.
They didn't see clearly what the thing that made the loud noise looked like just now, but just by looking at the huge water column that was hit on the sea surface, they could imagine the consequences of those things hitting their warship.
When the two people waved the white flag, there were two swish sounds, and two bright lights hit their faces, so they could only raise their arms and use their sleeves to block the sudden bright light.
"Please come over in a boat and talk!" The thing above seemed to know every move of the two of them. At this point, Luo Laosi and Qian Laosan had no other choice.
Several loyal subordinates around me couldn't even say the classic line-Boss, we rushed forward and fought with them.
What are you fighting for? He and the Dragon King were angry, and now they were afraid that their sails would be torn to pieces before their sails even lifted.
So I could only watch helplessly as the two people took a small boat and headed towards the opposite side.
The beam of light that came over just now shone on the bow of the two people's boat, guiding them in their direction.
"Third brother, do you think this looks like the light that the storyteller said guides the dead to the Wangchuan River?" After he became the boss, Fourth Master Luo, who had always only called Qian Laosan, now used The names of the two of them when they were under the old pirate Brother Beard were revealed.
"Fourth, since the other party didn't kill them all just now, it means we still have a chance to survive. Let's see what the other party says when we get up!"
Following the guidance of the beam, the two came to the bottom of the Taihao ship. A ladder was thrown down from above, and the wooden rods that made up the ladder struck the hull of the ship, making a clanking sound.
The two old pirates had walked up this kind of ladder to the ship countless times. They noticed something was wrong when they heard the sound. When they climbed up, they knocked the hull of the ship with their knuckles, making a slight clang sound.
The two people's fingers were sore and their spines trembled. This... was actually made of steel!
It was ridiculous that the two of them thought that although this fleet was strange, the ships were not big. In this era of naval battles where everyone is still competing about whose ship is bigger, who has more sailors, and who has more crossbows, they have actually used it. A battleship made of steel.
Come to think of it, I was afraid that the tactic of using rocket launchers at the beginning would have no effect on such an armored ship.
Even the bed crossbow on the new East Vietnam warship is probably difficult to pose a threat to such a steel warship!
Wait...East Vietnam?
The two of them were shocked. This mysterious fleet moved from north to south, and the south was the territory of East Vietnam!
Isn't it the rumored Great Tang Dynasty Cannon that made the thunderous sound just now?
Putting these together, the origin of this mysterious fleet can be easily revealed - this is the naval fleet of the Tang Dynasty!
After climbing onto the deck, the two men were searched carefully, and they were released only after confirming that there were no weapons.
Looking at the sailors on the deck, they were all wearing strange black clothes and strange helmets, so they identified them as people from the Tang Dynasty, but their attire made it difficult to associate the two pirates with the Tang Dynasty.
"Master, I'm here."
Fourth Master Luo and Qian Laosan looked up at Tang Ping, who was sitting in the middle seat. They did not expect that the leader of this fleet was so young.
Moreover, Lao Cui's title just now also confused the two of them. Isn't this the Navy of the Tang Dynasty? Why is the leader a young master?
"See your seats!"
Two stools were handed over to them, but the two of them did not dare to sit still, and only put their buttocks next to one of the stools. It was Qian Laosan who spoke first and said: "Young Master, we admit defeat. You can do whatever you want to do to us. Just say it.”
Qian Laosan behaved like a bachelor. He had no choice but to be a bachelor at this time. What else could he do?
I have been pinched to death by the opponent's hand, is it possible that I still want to choke with the opponent as soon as I come up? Is it because you don't want to die quickly enough?
"I am Tang Ping, and I have never met you two before. Why did you bring the fleet here today?"
"We are pirates, what else can we do? We are just here to rob!" Fourth Master Luo said in a muffled voice, and then suddenly he was shocked and looked at Tang Ping in shock: "You...you said your name is...Tang flat?"
He looked at Qian Laosan and then knelt down on the ground: "I've seen Mr. Ping Guo!"
"You know me?"
The two people nodded and then shook their heads: "Of course I have never met Duke Ping, but we have heard a lot about Duke Ping's deeds, and what the children like most is to listen to the story of Journey to the West written by Duke Ping. , and even went to the city to kidnap...and invited a storyteller to come to our island to tell us."
Tang Ping never expected that this group of pirates were his fans!
After saying that, Qian Lao San lowered his head: "We are in this business, and we have been prepared for this day. Lao Si and I will die, but some of the brothers on the ship are the first These people who came out to do business for the first time didn’t even get blood on their hands, so please let Duke Ping let them live!”
Tang Ping didn't say yes or no, he just touched his chin and asked, "How long have you been doing this?"
"It has been more than thirty years since I first boarded the ship as a child!"
"Have you ever killed anyone?"
"After boarding the ship, if there are guards on the ship, there will naturally be a fight. There are indeed a few lives in the hand!"
These two people were also honest, and they really said whatever Tang Ping asked.
"But when we meet a merchant ship from the Tang Dynasty, we can take at most 30% of the goods directly. And as long as the other party surrenders, we will never kill anyone indiscriminately, and we will not touch the women, children and children on the ship at all!" That Qian Laosan is a smart man, Feeling that Tang Ping's tone was a little loose, he quickly explained.
Fourth Master Luo was not stupid either. When he heard what Qian Laosan said, he quickly nodded and said, "Yes, if you don't believe Duke Ping, you can just go to our ship and find someone to ask. The most we can do is rob Dongyue, Fuyu, and The merchant ships of countries such as Fuso and Goguryeo are just..."
"Just what?"
"It's just that in recent years, East Vietnam has obtained extremely powerful warship blueprints from nowhere. After their navy uses that new type of warship, we will never be able to fight again, so we decided to Regarding your fleet, we dare say that this is really the first time that we have taken action against the Tang Dynasty’s fleet.”
"Yes, although the Tang Dynasty Chamber of Commerce has also visited this sea area this year, the number is not large. And knowing the reputation of our brothers in this sea area, we will not embarrass them after taking care of one or two."
Tang Ping did not expect that there was his own reason for this. At that time, in order to obtain the cooperation of East Vietnam, he had no choice but to provide the drawings of the new warship.
Judging from what the two said, it doesn't seem to be false. After all, the Tang Dynasty has not been close to the sea in the past few decades. It was only in the last year after Beiyan was captured that the Bohai Bay area at the mouth of the Yellow River belonged to the Tang Dynasty.
Although Hou Junji was very different from the Tang Dynasty, the merchants of the Tang Dynasty had to travel by sea from the Bohai Bay. As long as they paid enough taxes, he would not embarrass the other party.
Thinking about the decades of pirate career of these two people, the harm to Datang was indeed limited.
As for the rest, the merchant ships in Fuyu, Fuso, and Goguryeo were robbed. What does it have to do with Tang Ping? He is not the Virgin.
"Are you familiar with this sea area?"
"Of course I'm familiar with it. I'm not just bragging. Duke Ping saw that we were coming with the wind just now, but there were no lights. We also know where we are going."
The two of them felt happy. Tang Ping said this, which meant that they had a chance to survive.
Although they came here with the mentality of looking forward to death, who would be willing to die if they could survive?
Sure enough, Tang Ping continued: "It's not that I can't give you the opportunity to make meritorious deeds. If you behave well, I can let go of the past."
This sea was the next target that the Tang Dynasty must conquer. However, because the country did not border the sea in the past, the Tang Dynasty's navy was sparse. The 20,000 people who followed Taihao's fleet this time were almost the entire Tang Dynasty's navy.
Moreover, these people are all in the rivers and lakes, and it is the first time for many of them to come to this sea.
If this war goes well and can capture the entire territory of East Vietnam, then Datang will own a large area close to the coast. In the future, whether it is shipping or naval warfare, a large number of sailors will be needed.
These pirates are actually a good choice, of course, provided that they are willing to be bound by the laws of the Tang Dynasty.
Hearing what Tang Ping said, both of them knew that their lives were really saved this time. They knelt down and clasped their fists and said, "Little Qian San, little Luo Si, are willing to be sent by Duke Ping!"
