Although the sea trade in the Song Dynasty was very chaotic, some default rules were formed at sea. For example, each maritime merchant has its own flags to facilitate identification at sea. In addition, the shipbuilding styles and technologies of various countries also vary greatly. Experienced sailors can distinguish the source of the ship at a glance.

However, what Dong Qing and the others encountered at the east entrance of the Buddha's Way Strait was an unknown fleet. This fleet did not place a banner, but the two were of different styles, just like a fleet of ships from various countries, and they could not tell where the other party came from.

"Here, let everyone prepare for the battle!" Dong Qing saw the fleet without any flag in the distance, and immediately cheered up and ordered loudly, because only pirates would not fight flags, and their ships were all stolen from caravans of various countries, so the front one was probably the pirates they were looking for.

Sure enough, just after the other side's fleet approached Dong Qing's fleet, a blood-red flag suddenly appeared, which was also the flag of the South China Sea pirates. The blood-red flag represents the threat of pirates, that is, if they dare to resist, they will be washed away by the pirate ship. If they cooperate, then the pirates will generally only take away their property and will not hurt people.

"Fight the white flag!" Dong Qing immediately smiled and ordered. The so-called white flag means giving up resistance, but the people on the ship had already prepared for the battle. He planned to trick the other party into coming and launch a surprise attack.

As the white flag rose, the pirate ship opposite also accelerated its speed, but these pirates were not stupid, because Dong Qing and his fleet were large, and if they resisted, they would not be able to gain any advantage. However, the other party unexpectedly shot out the white flag that gave up resistance, which made the pirate leader a little suspicious, so he ordered the pirates to prepare.

Although artillery has appeared on the battlefield and has even begun to be installed on the warships of the Song Dynasty Navy, Dong Qing and his merchant ships are not qualified to install artillery, let alone these pirates. Therefore, the naval warfare in this era is mainly based on platoon battles. If long-range attacks such as bows and arrows are only relied on, it will be difficult to achieve any effect.

After a while, the pirate ships contacted Dong Qing and his merchant ships, and then ropes were thrown over. With the pirates' efforts, one pirate ship after another also leaned over. Most of these pirate ships were not big, but they were very flexible and fast. It was difficult for ordinary merchant ships to escape their pursuit.

"Let's see you next!" Dong Qing looked at Brother Zhou who was still drinking next to him and said, "The previous tasks have been assigned, and he is responsible for transporting Brother Zhou and others. When encountering danger, Brother Zhou and others will naturally deal with it."

I saw that Brother Zhou did not speak at this time, but took out a pair of bows and arrows from the side. As he set his bow and arrows, a long arrow made a sharp roar and was shot out by him. This kind of arrow was called an arrow, and it was hollow in front of it. When it was shot out, a sharp sound would occur, which was usually used to send signals on the battlefield.

As the arrow was shot out, the people on other merchant ships seemed to have received orders. Teams of tough men rushed out of the cabin. At this time, many pirates climbed onto the merchant ship along the ropes, but they were greeted by countless butchers. Even the people on the merchant ships actually rushed to the pirate ship. For a moment, the entire sea area shouted and killed.

"I've been trapped!" The pirate leader immediately roared angrily when he saw the enemies who had fought back, and began to curse these cunning Song people in his heart. He had received news before that he thought he had encountered a fat sheep, but he didn't expect that the other party was a wolf in sheep's clothing. In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen of his own ships were controlled by the other party.

"Retreat!" The pirate leader was also very decisive. Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, he immediately ordered a retreat. This transaction could not be done, otherwise the team he had finally pulled up would be all here.

"Catch up!" Dong Qing saw that the pirate ship was about to retreat, and immediately ordered that he did not intend to destroy the pirates here, but the purpose of attracting these people was to be greater in the future.

Both sides had their own thoughts. After losing more than a dozen ships, the pirate ship quickly left the battlefield. Dong Qing behind controlled the merchant ship to chase him. Although the pirate ship was very fast, Dong Qing and his ships were not slow either, and they kept biting behind the other party's butt.

Pirates fled westward, and most of the two sides of the strait were wasteland. Although this strait belongs to the golden waterway, because there are too many pirates, most people dare not live on the strait, especially along the south bank of Foshi Island, there are many silt lands, which cannot be allowed to dock ships, while the north bank is sparsely populated, so the entire strait actually has only two important ports, controlled by the Kingdom of Foshi and Juluo.

After chasing forward for a while, a large port finally appeared on the south bank of the waterway in front. This port was the Gandoli Port controlled by the Kingdom of Buddha. This port appeared very early. It is said that it belonged to the Kingdom of Gandoli before, but later the Kingdom of Buddha rose and destroyed the Kingdom of Gandoli. This port also fell into the hands of the Buddha, but its name was preserved.

Ordinary pirates dare not approach the harbor at all, but the pirate Dong Qing chased was completely different. After seeing the harbor, they not only did not avoid it, but instead rushed towards the harbor quickly. The harbor did not send ships to intercept it, but instead allowed the other party to rush into a special dock next to the harbor.

"It's them!" Dong Qing watched the pirates rush into the port. Not only was he not angry, he sneered. He had already found out before he came that the Buddha's dead people in Gantuli Port had a group of pirates. To be precise, they were pirates pretending to be pirates. When they met a maritime merchant with oil and water, they would pretend to be pirates. Many merchants were destroyed by their families.

In fact, not only the Buddha passed away, but the Zhuluo people also had the same behavior and were even more bold. These natives in the South China Sea had no faith at all. In their eyes, only money was the most important. For money, they could kill people and rob goods, and they could tear off all the disguises. In fact, this kind of thing was almost semi-public in Nanyang, but the profits of the sea trade were so tempting. In addition, everyone was lucky, so there were so many people who risked their lives to do the sea trade business.
Chapter completed!