Chapter 364: Base
Yuan Gang was shocked when he saw the smoke rising from the island. There were only dozens of guards on the island, and the rest were old, weak, women and children. Seeing the few warships parked on the pier, they could carry at least thousands of soldiers. Now that it was over, the family members on the island must be all over.
"Help, General!" Yuan Gang turned around, and knelt down in front of Zheng Zhiyuan with a loud voice, begging loudly, perhaps with the excellent equipment on this ship, he could defeat the several ships attacking Shimako.
Zheng Zhiqiang looked a little confused, "Brother, why do you look like our warship?" Zheng Zhiyuan was surprised and happy when he heard this. When the Izumo took another journey, what appeared in their sight were the two three thousand warships and three thousand warships that were lost in the storm, and two thousand warships, and two thousand warships disappeared. Zheng Zhiyuan was delighted and sank again. The two ships were probably in danger.
At this time, the Izumo and the navy soldiers who were driving the other two pirate ships cheered loudly. They also saw that the missing comrades attacking the island were actually their lost comrades. When they heard the other party's cheers, Yuan Gang sat on the ground. It was over, it was all over. He had previously expected these fierce gods to come to save the guys on the island, but they were actually in the same group.
At this time, they were also found on the other side. A three thousand-item warship was separated and walked quickly towards this side.
"General!" Song Fat, the commander of the ship, looked excited, "It's considered looking for you."
After grabbing Song Famous' shoulder, Zheng Zhiyuan was excited, "Brothers are all okay, are there two ships?"
Song Chao said with a sad expression: "General, the two ships have not been able to withstand the wind and waves. They have already sunk, and none of the brothers on the ship have been saved. We only waited for the storm to pass before we found most of the brothers' bodies in the nearby waters, and some brothers have not even found their bodies."
Zheng Zhiyuan was silent for a while and said, "Forget it, the general will inevitably die in a hundred battles. They died in the sea, so it is considered a place to die. By the way, why are you attacking this island?"
Song Chao said: "We lost the news of the general and restrained the bodies of the brothers who died, we sailed all the way east, thinking that the general was also in this direction, and maybe they would meet again. Coincidentally, we discovered this island on the way forward. We didn't want to attack this island, and we were still in a hurry to find the general. Then we knew that when the people on this island saw us, they immediately ignited the beacon and set fire to the dock. When we saw it, we knew that there must be pirates on this island. When we all planned to clean up them, we would rush to the mouth. Then we knew that when we attacked the island, we saw that there were just a group of old, weak, women and children. Now we were in a dilemma, and we didn't know what to do."
Yuan Gang jumped up suddenly, "How many people have you killed?"
Song Fa looked at him, wondering where this guy jumped out, but he still replied: "What are you killing? A group of old and weak people who can't even dance big swords and spears are just taking care of them. By the way, who are you?"
Zheng Zhiqiang smiled: "Mr. Song, this guy is the owner of this island, the pirate leader Yuan Gang, and the bandit Black Hawk, led two boats to attack us, but we took care of him. Now, we are our captives."
Song Chao laughed, "You dare to attack our fleet. You are really a birthday boy hanging yourself. You are so scared of your life. General, what should you do now?"
Zheng Zhiyuan waved his hand and said, "Go to the island first. We have been drifting on the sea for so long, and it just so happened to go to the island to rest.
Lianshan Island, square garden is about forty kilometers, and there are mostly steep cliffs along the coast. Only one side is flat, Yuangang's pier is built here. Two peaks stand on the island, and a relatively low gust connects the two peaks together. The mountain is lush and green. Upward along the hillside, you can see some houses made of wood on the sunny side. At this time, above the pier, thousands of women and children were sitting around the beach with dull eyes. Around them, fully armed sailors were guarding them.
Zheng Zhiyuan glanced at it and found that most of these people were women and children, few elderly people, and many disabled people with few arms and legs. They may have been injured and disabled in their previous careers as pirates. Seeing the pirates strung out in a string, these people even showed despair on their faces, and sobs came faintly from the crowd.
Yuan Gang followed Zheng Zhiyuan and tried not to look at these people, but he couldn't help but glance at the crowd, as if he had seen something. Yuan Gang shook his head slightly. Seeing Zheng Zhiqiang's gaze, he quickly lowered his head and said to Zheng Zhiyuan: "General Zheng, this pier and the wooden houses in front are the residences of the people below. The place where I live is still halfway up the mountain. I led the general over there. Although Yuan is not rich, he still has a net worth of tens of thousands of taels of silver. He took it to the general."
Zheng Zhiyuan was about to speak, and in the crowd, a five or six-year-old child suddenly broke free from a woman's hand and ran towards him, running and shouting, "Dad, you are back. Daddy, hug me!"
Yuan Gang's face changed drastically. Zheng Zhiyuan saw that the child was running towards him and the woman behind him was stumbled and chased him, but Yuan Gang was the only one here. The child ran to Yuan Gang, stretched out his hands, and said in a slight voice: "Dad, hug!" Yuan Gang's face was sweating coldly. Zheng Zhiyuan smiled slightly, leaned over and hugged the child, and looked at Yuan Gang and said: "Your son?"
Yuan Gang wanted to reach out to grab it, but when he reached it halfway, he looked at the smile on Zheng Zhiyuan's face, but he took it back in horror, and said in a dry tone: "Yes, it's a dog. He just turned five this year!" The boy was held in his arms by a stranger, but his father refused to hug him. He cried loudly. Yuan Gang was shocked and scared, afraid that the child would anger Zheng Zhiyuan. He stretched out his hands nervously, as if he wanted to prevent Zheng Zhiyuan from throwing the child to the ground. At this time, the woman also rushed over and cried: "Liang'er, Liang'er!"
Zheng Zhiyuan smiled and handed the child to the woman, "Yuan Gang, is this your wife?" Yuan Gang breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his son being taken over by the woman, "That's right, it's Zhujing."
Zheng Zhiyuan nodded, "Well, let's find a place to take a break first. Everyone is tired too."
Most of the sailors were staying on the boat, only the navy and some sailors came ashore. The old and weak on the island had already been released, but their men were still imprisoned. Zheng Zhiyuan settled in a wooden house, took a short rest, and opened the nautical chart on a simple table, and in one of them marked the location of Lianshan Island heavily.
After looking at the geographical location of Lianshan Island and thinking about the size and steepness of the island, Zheng Zhiyuan couldn't help but have an idea in his mind. Didn't Commander Deng say that he wanted to establish an island chain in the distant sea to lock in the Southern Navy? This Lianshan Island is a large island suitable for the fortress he encountered since he went to sea, and it can be used as the first supply point for Fuzhou water encounters to go to sea.
If you want to build a fortress on Lianshan Island, what should Yuan Gang and his group do? Zheng Zhiyuan couldn't help but have trouble and could not kill them. Most of these people were old, weak, women and children, and they were killed with the help of their gods, and they couldn't do this. After walking around the house for a few times, the face of the previous child flashed through his mind, and his eyes lit up. Yes, if Yuan Gang used it properly, he would become his capable helper. This guy has been in the depths of the Black Water Ocean for so long, and he must be familiar with the hydrological channel in this area. With this guy, he will not take much less effort to explore his adventures. However, after being a pirate for a long time, he will definitely not be used to the strict discipline of the army. He must find something to bind him and make him willingly serve the Fuzhou Navy.
Zheng Zhiyuan showed a smile on his lips and stretched his waist long. He was so tired today. He had a good sleep first and then went to Black Hawk Yuan to have a good talk tomorrow.
Not far from Zheng Zhiyuan's residence is Yuan Gang's home. Compared with the ordinary pirate's home, Yuan Gang's residence is not much better, it is just a bigger one, and the house is more particular about the cancellation.
The woman was sitting on a chair holding her son, and was nervously asking Yuan Gang, "What should I do now? Will they kill us?"
Yuan Gang glanced at the two guards standing outside the door and shook his head, "I won't kill us, they are just passers-by. I was unlucky and bumped into them, and I suffered losses. I heard from the general in charge that he would only replenish some supplies on our island and leave."
The woman breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good. We will give you whatever they want tomorrow. In short, it would be serious to send them away earlier."
Yuan Gang smiled bitterly and said, "Is this still ours allowed? If they really just replenish some supplies and leave, would it be that I would not give up my life or wealth? It's just that I have a bad premonition that this matter would not be that simple."
The two of them were speechless. This year it was really unfavorable and they encountered such evil spirits.
The next day, Yuan Gang, who had been sleepless all night, was brought to Zheng Zhiyuan. Zheng Zhiyuan was leaning over and looking at the chart. When he saw Yuan Gang coming in, he smiled and said, "Yuan Gang, sit down!"
Yuan Gang laughed dryly, "General Zheng, aren't you going to replenish the supplies? I have told them to prepare them all, such as water, food, and jerky. In short, as long as there are on the island, I will take out all of them."
Zheng Zhiyuan looked at him with a smile, "Are you just so anxious to drive me away?"
Yuan Gang quickly waved his hand, "No, no, no, as long as the general is willing, stay here for as long as he stays here." As soon as he said that, he felt too stiff and obviously had a bad mouth, and he couldn't help but stop talking awkwardly.
"Sit!" Zheng Zhiyuan stretched out his finger and pointed to the chair opposite him, "Yuan Gang, do you know who we are?"
Yuan Gang shook his head blankly, "General, look at your outfits and actions, you should be the navy of the court, but we know very well that the navy of the three southern countries is not like you."
Zheng Zhiyuan nodded, "That's right. Do you know Li Qing and Li, Dingzhou?"
Yuan Gang was shocked, "You mean Li Qing, Dingzhou who destroyed the grassland, you, you are his person, I, I have heard that Li Dashuai Dingzhou is an amazing hero. By the way, you are the Fuzhou navy, how could you appear here?"
Chapter completed!