On Shuangyu Island.
"My lord, Kato-kun invites my lord to come to discuss matters."
Inoue Ichiro's men carefully conveyed Kato Hiroki's orders to Inoue Ichiro.
After Ichiro Inoue joined Kato Hiroki's staff, everything did not go as smoothly as he expected.
Kato Hiroki was very wary of Inoue Ichiro. Not only did he win over all Inoue Ichiro's confidants through win-over methods.
Inoue Ichiro was even given the position of patrolling a beach on the island, which can be said to be completely marginalized.
After all, everyone can see that Inoue Ichiro has completely lost power, and there is no chance of success with him. His confidants have turned to Kato Hiroki.
Only Han Chinese Li San is still willing to follow Inoue Ichiro wholeheartedly and is unwilling to change his family.
Being so humiliated, Inoue Ichiro was naturally furious, but his only confidant Li San asked Inoue Ichiro to be patient and wait for the opportunity.
This time, Kato Hiroki summoned Inoue Ichiro to discuss matters, but deliberately sent Inoue Ichiro's former subordinates to deliver the order. It was inevitable that he would not disgust Inoue Ichiro by the way.
When Ichiro Inoue saw his subordinates who had betrayed him, he naturally had a bad look on his face. Regarding Kato Hiroki's summons, Ichiro Inoue even had no intention of going.
However, Li San whispered to Inoue Ichiro:
"My lord, now that you are living under the protection of others, you should temporarily curb your sharpness and wait for the right time."
"Since Lord Kato has made an appointment, Lord, you should still go. If things change, we can prepare in advance."
Inoue Ichiro still had some respect for himself, his only subordinate now, so he could only snort lightly and said to the person who came to deliver the order:
"Lead the way!"
By the time Inoue Ichiro came to the meeting hall, Kato Hiroki's bosses, big and small, had already arrived and were waiting for Inoue Ichiro.
As soon as Inoue Ichiro entered the hall, everyone's eyes converged on Inoue Ichiro, looking up and down at this so-called defector.
But most of the looks are contemptuous. After all, who can look down on a bereaved dog that can't even defend its own territory?
Inoue Ichiro didn't pay attention to the gazes of everyone. Instead, the two Japanese pirates kneeling in the field attracted his attention.
I saw these two Japanese pirates kneeling respectfully in front of Kato Hiroki, all wet, as if they had just been fished out of the sea.
"Inoue-kun is here!"
When Kato Hiroki saw Inoue Ichiro finally coming, he waved to him and motioned for Inoue Ichiro to come forward.
Inoue Ichiro then came to Kato Hiroki, crossed his hands and said:
"I've seen Kato-kun, but I don't know what's the important matter for calling my little brother here?"
Kato Hiroki looked at the two people kneeling in front of him with a smile on his face and said:
"You two will tell Inoue-kun what you saw and heard again. If you dare to miss even a word, I will immediately throw you into the sea to feed the sharks."
The two of them trembled and hurriedly told Inoue Ichiro everything they had experienced today.
It turned out that these two people were the crew members of the Japanese pirate ship that was sunk by the Ming Dynasty fleet led by Li Jin.
The two men were lucky enough to escape with their lives. After returning, they hurriedly reported the situation they encountered to Kato Hiroki.
When Kato Hiroki heard that a fleet dared to invade his territory, he was naturally furious and wanted to fight to the death.
However, thinking of what Inoue Ichiro said before, Kato Hiroki decided to call Inoue Ichiro in front of him to ask clearly for the sake of safety.
After listening to the stories of these two people, Inoue Ichiro was 100% sure that this fleet was the Ming army he encountered.
Because of that kind of terrifying giant ship, Ichiro Inoue had only seen it once in his life. He escaped from death that time, which left a very deep impression on him.
Now after hearing the terrifying firepower of that giant ship, Inoue Ichiro suddenly felt lingering fear. If he had fought with these warships at that time, he felt that he might not be able to return to Shengsi Island.
"Inoue-kun, is this fleet the terrifying Ming army you mentioned to me before?"
Kato Hiroki's voice came, slowly pulling Inoue Ichiro's consciousness back. Hearing the question, Inoue Ichiro nodded solemnly:
"Yes, Kato-kun, these are the people."
"We should immediately send people to monitor this fleet now. We must not let them discover the location of the island below us, otherwise we will be really in danger."
"Hahaha."
Seeing Ichiro Inoue's fearful look, Kato Hiroki burst out laughing and said sarcastically:
"Inoue-kun, have you forgotten that you were once a great samurai?"
"Look at how you look now. Are you scared out of your wits by the previous battle?"
"Haha, I think he was so scared that he peed his pants."
"It's really a disgrace to us. Such a person was the leader of a domineering party before. It's really a shame to be associated with such a person."
As soon as Kato Hiroki finished speaking, there was a burst of agreement.
Japanese pirates have always respected the strong. These people are unruly and ambitious. Only strong force can make them obey.
But if the leader shows any signs of weakness, these people will betray him immediately, and there is never any credibility at all.
They believe in the strong. On this sea, only by following the strong can they get more prey and become the party that conquers others.
Now, Inoue Ichiro's cowardly performance made all the leaders in the field sneer and dismissive of Inoue Ichiro.
Inoue Ichiro's face turned red with anger. He was also like this at the beginning. He refused to accept anyone and was arrogant. He believed that at sea, he was the overlord and no one was his opponent.
But since the battle of Shengsi Island, he felt fear, not only the crushing equipment, but also the Ming army's unrelenting courage to achieve their goals, which made him tremble.
He admitted that he was scared out of his wits by the Ming army, but he did not feel ashamed. After all, in front of this Ming army, any disobedience would turn into death.
He didn't want to die, but he also thought of a way to deal with the Ming army.
The sea is vast and boundless. If I can't defeat the Ming army, why can't I run away?
As long as the Ming army comes, then hide, wait until the Ming army leaves, and then fight back again.
Although his tactics were useless after all, he could still save his life, and although he couldn't defeat the Ming army on this sea, he could still capture the others with ease.
It's just that the idea is beautiful, but the reality is very cruel.
In the battle on Shengsi Island, his men suffered all casualties and had no strength. In the cruel world of Japanese pirates, they had no say at all.
His idea was destined to fail to come true, because the man in charge now was Kato Hiroki, the Japanese pirate leader who had never been beaten by the Ming army.
Inoue Ichiro's face turned red, and he gritted his teeth and glared at everyone present. He looked furious, as if he would draw a sword at the next moment.
Kato Hiroki did not pay attention to Inoue Ichiro's emotions and continued:
"Inoue-kun, don't be afraid. This time, let me avenge your shame."
"Although the Ming army has huge ships and fierce firepower, this is what God has given us."
"You cannot take what is given by heaven, but you will suffer the consequences. This is my territory. In my territory, no Ming army ships will be allowed to appear."
"Young men, get ready for the expedition. We must make sure that these Ming troops never come back!!"
"Damn it, when did the Ming army dare to be so arrogant?"
"That's right, kill them!!"
A group of demons danced wildly, and when they heard that there was a battle, the bloodthirsty nature of these Japanese pirates was completely aroused, and they all screamed excitedly.
But Inoue Ichiro looked at these people with a retarded look. Didn't they hear what the two people below just said?
The Ming army's firepower was so fierce, how could they attack the Ming army with only their few broken boats? Isn’t that just delivering food?
Inoue Ichiro felt that all these people were tired of living and rushed to die one by one.
"Inoue-kun, hurry up and get ready. You come with me. I want you to see with your own eyes how I avenged you!"
Kato Hiroki's words directly made Inoue Ichiro's scalp numb.
Do you have to take me with you to die?
