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On the first night of the second month of the 15th year of Xiantong, it was dark and there was no moon.

It was nearly half past the hour of Xu, but under the night sky, the world was quiet but not as quiet as the world. The 1,88 pirates in the East China Sea and the 200 Li Guan's men had already boarded the eighteen boats. The sails had risen, and the 2,000 people had a full meal. Everything was ready, but the east wind was not enough.

Li Yan stood on the deck of the white-bearded ship, looking up at the dark night sky with his head raised. He had been in this position for a long time. The four leaders of Zhendonghai were also like Li Yan, looking up at the starry sky.

There was no rain, not even a wind. If today was not the first day of the New Year, Li Guan would be sure that this would be a beautiful night with stars and endless moonlight.

After rubbing his neck that was a little sore, Li Guan waved to Yuan Hong and asked with a gloomy face: "You really must have rain tonight, and it's raining rain?"

Yuan Hong was the Onmyoji who was recruiting craftsmen from among refugees. He was specially used by Li Guan to watch the weather for the sea fleet. According to him, he had all the true teachings of his old Taoist master, but he also said that he was driven out of the fleet because he did not predict accurately twice in a row. However, after Li Guan accepted him, he specifically asked him to take a few people to observe the astronomical phenomena and predict the weather. However, in the end, he basically had eight or nine times, and this guy's forecast was very accurate. This time he went to sea, Li Guan specially brought him with him.

Three days ago, Li Wei led two scouts to sneak into Cat Island at night, investigated for a night, and came back to report that the island had been clearly defined. If it was a rainy night raid, it was not impossible to take Cat Island. After obtaining this confirmation, Li Guan and others immediately began to prepare for the raid to Cat Island.

After everything was ready, the only thing that was missing was a rainstorm night. Li Guan looked for Yuan Hong, and Yuan Hong told him clearly that there would be a heavy rain in three days. Looking at his swearing look, Li Guan thought that these guys had lived on Shamen Island too comfortably recently and ate too well, and became a little exaggerated. The weather forecasts in later generations were often predicted incorrectly for the weather in three days. Yuan Hong didn't bring any tools. Just watch the astronomical phenomena with his naked eyes and get a forecast of the rainstorm in three days?

However, although he was suspicious, everything was ready after all, so Li Guan had to wait half-believingly.

Three days passed in a blink of an eye. The weather in these three days was getting better and better. Three days ago, it was cloudy, but these three days were sunny every day, extremely clear, and even the wind couldn't rise. Even the clouds could not be seen in the sky.

Now, the troops are ready and the warships are ready.

But the heavy rain that should have occurred did not occur!

Yuan Hong was stared at by Li Yan, and sweat couldn't help but burst out from his forehead. He looked up at the sky again, then his fingers were calculating in his sleeves, and finally nodded with certainty and said to Li Yan: "According to the mantra and experience my master passed on to me, it will indeed rain today, and it will be a rare and heavy rain."

"But why can't I see that there is a trace of rain on this day?" Huang Beard frowned. Any pirates who are desperate at sea will basically have a little bit of sky-watching star-watching skills, but he really doesn't see any signs of rain tonight.

Yuan Hong explained carefully: "Today's celestial phenomena are a kind of rare visions. The calmer it is now, the more peaceful it is, the more peaceful it is before the Bianyu. The Bianyu will come more violently."

While he was talking, Li Yan's cloak suddenly swelled and made a rustling sound.

"It's wind!" Someone shouted loudly in the distance. The impatient pirates who had already sat in the cabin rushed to the deck and shouted at the night sky.

Li Guan, Bai Hu Zi and others couldn't help but look at each other, and their long-lost joy finally showed in their eyes.

"Rise the anchor and set sail!" Whitebeard did not wear his gorgeous silver-white armor today, but replaced it with a set of black leather armor. The sword in his hand was also replaced with a horizontal knife and a black round shield.

The huge sails rose to the high mast and swelled in the howling wind.

Yuan Hong raised his head, closed his eyes slightly, and his nose kept sucking the air. His face showed an increasingly excited expression and said loudly: "I smelled the moisture in the air. This is the prelude to the arrival of the heavy rain! The heavy rain is coming soon, so set off quickly!"

The captains on the boat shouted loudly as the pirates controlled the ship. The wind became stronger and stronger, and even the people were unable to stand firmly on the bow of the boat. But the bigger the wind was, the more excited the four leaders in Zhendonghai were. They didn't have to hold the boat at all, and they could also firmly suck on the deck like sucking iron.

As the sea breeze blows, the four white-bearded brothers even untied the wine bags around their waists and drank the Wuliangye brought by Li Guan. In this situation, he was amazed, and he could only hold the ropes on the boat tightly to stand firmly. Fortunately, he had seen the alcohol tolerance of these people, so Li Guan didn't have to worry that they were drunk and unable to command when they started fighting for a while.

The sea breeze roars and warships are striking.

The fleet had been more than halfway through the journey. When it was less than five miles away from Cat Island, the strong wind finally brought heavy rain. At the beginning, it was just like beans and sparsely scattered on the bow of the boat and on everyone's face. Gradually, the rain became denser and denser, causing pain to hit people, until it finally poured down like a pouring pot.

The pirates on the deck fled into the cabin to hide, but only Li Yan and Baibei laughed wildly in the heavy rain. In such a heavy rain, the defense on Cat Island will inevitably weaken, and their guard will definitely be minimized. Such a rainy night is a great opportunity to attack.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the rain poured on the deck and splashed high water mist. The whole world seemed to be the Milky Way collapsed in the sky, and water was everywhere. The visible range was extremely low, and even the other ships in the fleet could not see clearly.

Fortunately, they have been circling the sea for decades, and the famous pirate family has been there. They have seen even the worst weather. Although the heavy rainstorms are heavy, they also have a way to navigate in the rain, keeping the entire fleet together and moving forward.

Just when Li Yan felt that he was about to be fainted by the wind and waves, Huang Beard walked to his side and shouted loudly in his ear: "We have arrived, and Cat Island is just a hundred steps ahead of us. Now, we must send a rushing team to the ashore first and clear out a safe area to pick up other brothers to the dock."

Li Yan nodded violently. The rain had already poured him through, but Li Yan had no longer cared about it. He would fight in the heavy rain tonight, and this little rain could only be considered a warm-up. "Okay, I will lead the reconnaissance team to go with you first!"

On the eighteen large ships, small boats were put down, floating and sinking on the sea, as if they would be swept away by the debate at any time. Li Guan left behind the 100 troops commanded by Wang Chong, and took Li Wei, Wang Shi, Liu Shouqian and Zhang Chengzong, with a few more scout team members, and took 20 boats with the 100 pirates selected by Huang Beard to ride on twenty small boats, braved the heavy rain and wind, and rowed hard towards the coast in the rain and fog.

After more than a hundred steps, Li Guan felt that they had been rowing on the sea for half a century. When the boat in front suddenly stopped, Li Guan realized that it had reached the shore. The boat suddenly hit the island shore with inertia, and the people on the boat fell into a ball.

The heavy rain was pouring, and the landing point chosen by Li Guan and others was the north bank of the map brought back by Li Wei three days ago. The one here is not as wide as the south bank, suitable for large fleets to load and unload goods at the same time. Moreover, after the north bank landed, there was a small patch of dense trees, and the terrain was uneven. However, for this reason, the north bank is also the weakest side of the island's coast.

Li Guan went ashore with a shield and a knife. The yellow beard had already stepped onto the shore first. His people were skillfully dispersing to all sides in a fan shape. Such a formation could be solved as soon as it encountered an enemy patrol and guards. If it encountered an enemy ambush, the dispersed scattered line of scattered soldiers could minimize the losses.

The scouts of 100 people were temporarily divided into three-person squadrons, nine-person squadrons, fifty-person brigades and hundreds of people by Li Guan. The organizational units were divided to the smallest and counted them one by one. Each digital newspaper came up, and the number of people was large, and they all came to the team.

"Zi Jun, immediately follow me to the surrounding 300 steps. All the guards and others on the island they encountered will be killed!" Li Guan's sword was unsheathed and said loudly to Li Wei.

"Let's go!" Li Guan waved his hand. In the darkness, a little blurry light at the castle in the center of the island was the target, guiding everyone forward in the dark.

The yellow bearded man was responsible for guarding the shore and protecting the white bearded fleet quickly landed on the dock.

Things went smoother than expected. Due to the sudden arrival of Bian Yu, the guards patrolling on the island guarded several forts to shelter from the rain. Li Guan and others searched for a range of 300 steps, but no one encountered it.

Whitebeard moves faster, perhaps twenty years of hatred are hidden in his heart, and it is finally time to resolve this night. The subsequent 1,800 people left only 200 people to stay in the fleet and were responsible for blocking the entire island and preventing one of the islands from escaping.

Whitebeard soon met with Li Yan. The old pirate who was nearly sixty years old, held Li Yan's hand and shouted loudly in his ear: "If I die in battle, please help me complete this revenge. As long as you can help us break through Cat Island and flatten that fortress, all my brothers in the East China Sea will follow you in blood." His voice was full of sincerity and expectation.

Li Yan's face was covered in rain and said with a wry smile: "If you are dead, why should you care about these behind you?"

"I just know that even if I enter hell, I will still watch everything here and you. Only when I get revenge can I rest in peace."
Chapter completed!