"There are still seven nautical miles!"
"Three nautical miles! Three nautical miles left!"
The ship had completely quieted down. Everyone was lying quietly on the deck, swallowing their saliva, and listening to the watchman on the observation deck howling miserably with a broken gong.
"I just screamed a bird at the top of my voice. There is a huge island right in front of me. I must not have eyes! My voice is like a dead mother, it's so noisy!"
Maybe it was because his team had just been in trouble, and he was whipped several times by the hot-tempered Deng Fei. The angry Qi Daniu couldn't stand the lookout's shrill voice, so he lowered his head and whispered in the team. Li cursed.
Wang Si, who was also the leader, couldn't help but smile when he heard this. He had just been lucky. At the back of the team, although there were a few brats under him who got nervous and made trouble, but fortunately he didn't get whipped, so he was happy to see them being promoted together. Qi Daniu’s joke.
"Haha, Brother Da Niu, you are so thick-skinned and thick-skinned. It doesn't matter if you get a few more whips, but you are talking about the watchman here. You don't know that you are also a noisy voice. You usually shout. We all thought it was an old bird flying into the house from the tree!"
Wang Si's witty words resonated with the team. Many of the minions were amused by these words and chuckled. This caused Yang Lin and Deng Fei to turn around and glance around. Yang Lin was about to open his mouth to drink. He was scolding, but it might as well be that Zou Run's order came from ahead.
"We're in shallow water, let's launch the boat!"
Thank God, the boarding battle that Zou Run feared most did not happen. This group of pirates and smugglers were terribly alert. His two large ships had already reached the shore of the island, but there were no patrol boats on the beach and no watchtowers on the shore. , as for the port, I can’t see it on the coastline here.
Considering that Tuoji Island is quite large, with an area of more than 10,000 acres, Zou Run guessed that the enemy's port should be on the other side of the island. So the second set of combat plans was officially launched.
"Put up the rope ladder! Put down the boat!"
"With the squad as a combat unit, the commander is responsible for commanding the team to board a boat and land on the beach! After landing, assemble on the shore and stand by!"
Orders came out of Zou Run's mouth in an orderly manner, and he no longer panicked when things came to pass. The battle plan that he had calculated countless times in his mind was clearly applied at this moment.
Four small boats successfully transferred more than 80 thieves ashore in two batches. There was still no movement on the beach. It seems that these thieves really thought that they could sit back and relax deep in the island. This was really the way to die. Zou Run secretly spat, and then issued the last order after disembarking.
"Sail the ship to the other side of the island and find the enemy's port. Then anchor at the port. When three plumes of smoke are lit in the port and the red flag is hoisted, you can sail into the port. I will send people to the port. Receiving in the harbor.”
Zou Run was confident that he would win this battle. After the explanation, he climbed down the railing and descended to the boat along the rope ladder on the side of the hull. A follower caught him. When Zou Run sat firmly, the boat immediately rowed to the shore. Over there, Yang Lin and Deng Fei had organized their troops to take care of them.
The big ship behind him faithfully followed Zou Run's order, pulled up anchor and set sail, changed direction, and slowly sailed to the other side of the island with the help of the wind.
The highest point of Tuoji Island is a hill with an altitude of nearly 200 meters, which is a double-topped mountain. The lair of this group of private salt dealers, or pirates, is in a wide leeward area near Shuangding Mountain. There are about twenty houses scattered sparsely at the foot of the mountain. There are no walls and no one is guarding the outside. It doesn't look like a strongman's den, but looks like an ordinary village household.
It was already late autumn, and the sea breeze on the top of Shuangding Mountain was biting and unbearable. The man on guard held a large gourd of wine when he went to watch, but he had already drank it all and was now sleeping soundly in the watchtower.
The thieves at the foot of the mountain were also eating lunch in various houses. There was a lot of noise and bustle inside and outside the house.
In the Juyi Hall on the island, Mashun, nicknamed Haili Loach, was sitting high up in the hall, holding a leg of lamb and wolfing it down. His eating appearance was extremely ugly. There were knives and chopsticks on the table, but he had to use both hands to eat. , within a few bites, the soup and meat scraps were all over the chin and beard.
In the Song Dynasty, pork was as cheap as mud, and only ordinary people with low status would serve it on the table. Beef is a prohibited item, and is usually a standard dish among jungle heroes. Mutton is a high-end aristocratic food, and is highly sought after by everyone from the royal family to the dignitaries. Therefore, the price of mutton was extremely high in the Song Dynasty, and it was rare for ordinary officials and wealthy households to enjoy it.
But this was not the case with Ma Shun. He was a person who loved pleasure. Since then, he has gathered hundreds of people and became the leader. He only eats mutton and only wears silk and satin. The walls of the island are all It was not built, but he ordered people to build a tall and spacious Juyi Hall for him to live alone. In the backyard, he even kidnapped three wives and concubines, making the poor become rich.
The stewed leg of lamb was soft and delicious, exuding a charming aroma, which made the little bosses who only shared a bowl of mutton soup and a bowl of mutton around them salivate. If the bosses were like this, Mashun's henchmen would naturally have nothing but haggis to eat. Even so, it also caused complaints from the ordinary minions outside.
"The leaders are so stingy. The stone houses on this island are leaking everywhere, and the cold killers who come in autumn are all over the place. It's good for them. They live in this Juyi Hall, where they have wine to warm themselves up every day, and they kill a sheep every now and then for tooth sacrifice. , why do we only deserve to eat some bland grain rice outside? What a shame!"
"That's right, Quan doesn't care about us at all. We are all raised by our biological father. We usually work for him with a knife, whether it's selling private salt or robbing homes and houses. We are not the first ones to rush in? There is wine and there is But he forgot all about us during the meal, and just enjoyed himself in the room with a bunch of sycophants. Sooner or later, I can't stand it anymore and I'll go somewhere else!"
The common minions outside the house were complaining, and you were talking indignantly. Unexpectedly, one of the minions moved his ears, as if he heard something. He thought it was the leader's henchman listening in the corner outside, and he couldn't help but be frightened. He jumped and quickly signaled everyone to be silent, while he quietly opened the door, intending to take a look at the situation outside.
"Squeak..."
The door opened, and the guy was about to stick his head out to take a look, but unexpectedly, a sharp knife suddenly hit his chin along the gap.
"Shut your mouth if you want to survive, open the door slowly, don't act rashly!"
A red-eyed man outside the room smiled ferociously and whispered an order. He exerted slight force on his hand, and the sharp tip of the knife pulled out a bloody trace on the chin of the gangster.
This guy's body seemed to have been cast with a talisman, and he couldn't help but swallow his saliva when he saw a large group of strong men squatting along the wall outside.
"...spare...life"
He softly begged for mercy and raised his hands slightly to indicate that he was obeying the order.
"Stop talking nonsense! Open the door quickly!"
The group of people worked hard for almost half an hour and finally touched the enemy's lair. Deng Fei could not hold back for a long time. His red eyes were filled with murderous intent. When the gangster saw this, he did not dare to delay, so he had to do as he was told, slowly. Pull the door open.
Everyone in the room noticed something strange, put down their dishes and chopsticks involuntarily, and looked towards the door. Just when they opened their mouths to ask questions, Deng Fei had already punched down the guy at the door, and rushed in with seven or eight people. Come in.
