Zhu Zhanji insisted, Yu Qian and Yang Qing had nothing to say, and the fleet circled the southern end and headed north.
The east side is completely different from the west side. There are only a few islands in the west, but you can see them almost everywhere in the east. The large number of islands means the underwater water conditions are complicated. Xinming has never been here either.
The water conditions and channels here are not clear. The warships did not dare to sail at the highest speed and could only reduce their speed and sail slowly.
Behind an island, several pairs of eyes stared at Zhu Zhanji's warship as it slowly sailed past the island. These people all showed cold smiles, and then hid under the rocks to avoid being discovered by Wangdou on the warship.
Then these people followed a path down to a natural cave and walked in. After a while, a canoe rushed out of the cave and headed in another direction.
"It's not bad here." Zhu Zhanji stood on the bow of the ship, looking at the natives on the shore through the telescope, with a smile on his face and said, "There are no signs of being plundered by pirates. It seems that the pirates have not targeted this area yet."
Yu Qian was also looking with a telescope, but he was not as optimistic as Zhu Zhanji. Instead, his face became gloomier as he looked.
Putting down the telescope, Yu Qian turned his head and sneered at Zhu Zhanji, "Aren't you being targeted by pirates? It doesn't look like that."
Zhu Zhanji's expression changed. He knew that Yu Qian would not make a mistake at this time. His expression suddenly changed and he quickly asked, "What? What did you find?" ??
Yu Qian stretched out his hand and pointed towards the natives on the shore, and said in a deep voice, "The natives here have not been robbed by pirates. Don't you think it's strange, Your Highness?"
"As we walked along, the natives in the west were almost killed by the pirates. Moreover, we all thought that the pirates came from the east. Then, the pirates would definitely pass through these places." Yu Qian's words were full of cadence and charm.
, the guide Zhu Zhanji pondered the reasons behind the scene in front of him, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared.
Yu Qian turned his head to look at Zhu Zhanji and continued to guide, "Pirates are all desperadoes who lick blood from their swords. Today they can still be arrogant on the sea, but I'm afraid even the pirates themselves don't know whether they can still watch."
Until tomorrow's sun. How could such a pirate ignore the easy gains and go all the way to the west coast to rob?"
Zhu Zhanji was shocked and his eyes suddenly widened. He raised his telescope again and looked at the natives in the distance.
These natives still looked like they were living and working in peace and contentment just now, but the feeling they gave Zhu Zhanji was completely different. Now Zhu Zhanji only felt an icy chill climbing from his tailbone directly up to the sky.
Under the scorching sun, Zhu Zhanji's lips turned a little white. He turned his head and asked Yu Qian tremblingly, "What do you think of this?"
Before Zhu Zhanji could finish his words, Yu Qian shook his head slightly and sighed, "Rabbits don't eat grass beside their nests. I'm afraid the natives around here are just a cover-up left behind by the pirates."
"Here we are, running into the pirate's lair!"
This is the pirate lair!
Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhanji immediately raised his head and looked around. The coast was a gathering place for natives, and it was impossible for pirates to hide there.
But there is an island on the right, so it is obvious where the pirates can hide.
Those pirates are hiding on this island!
Zhu Zhanji immediately ordered
, let the soldiers on Wangdou immediately check the island on the right carefully.
After the soldiers watched for a while, the news came down.
"Nothing was found."
Although nothing was found, Zhu Zhanji was certain that this island must be where the pirates were hiding.
He walked to Yu Qian and lowered his voice and asked, "Brother Yu, what should we do now?"
Yu Qian looked straight ahead and thought for a moment before saying, "Since this is the pirates' lair, I'm afraid they have already discovered us when we first came in."
Zhu Zhanji nodded slightly after hearing this, agreeing with Yu Qian's view. If this was really the pirate's lair, no matter how incompetent the pirates were, they would have discovered them long ago.
Yu Qian said, glanced sideways to the right, and continued, "Now that they have discovered us, if they wanted to start a war with us, they would have rushed towards us with their boats."
"And now it's all calm, and these pirates haven't even revealed the slightest abnormality. So obviously the other party doesn't want to start a war with us."
Seeing that Zhu Zhanji was listening with great interest, Yu Qian smiled and continued, "This is the pirates' lair. They didn't dare to let a fart out after we barged in like this. Then, there are only two possibilities!"
"Either, these pirates are weak and know they are no match for us, so of course they dare not go to war with us. Or, these pirates have other more important plots, which will be shattered once their plot is exposed."
Zhu Zhanji frowned after hearing this. The difference between the two is huge. If the pirates are not strong enough and dare not expose themselves for fear of being destroyed by the warships, then there is nothing to say. Just send the army over and wipe out all the pirates.
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But if the pirates are obviously very powerful, but are unwilling to be exposed for some more important reason, if they rush forward rashly, they may be beaten all over the head by the pirates.
"What do you think?" Zhu Zhanji couldn't make up his mind for a short time and looked at Yu Qian solemnly.
Yu Qian shook his head slightly, what could he think? According to his idea, chasing the pirates was an extraneous problem, and the best choice was to turn around and look back at Minggang.
But Zhu Zhanji's considerations are not unreasonable. These pirates are obviously different. If there is any secret inside, even Xinming may be affected once it breaks out.
Zhu Zhanji was silent for a moment and sighed, "Did you know? When Gu left the Ming Dynasty, the Duke of Zhen once told Gu one thing."
"Oh, is there anything else?" Yu Qian immediately looked up at Zhu Zhanji and asked curiously.
Of course he understood his teacher Yu Qian very well. The teacher had always been wary of Zhu Zhanji because he was afraid that he would follow Zhu Zhanji to Xinming.
Under such circumstances, the teacher actually gave Zhu Zhanji special instructions. Yu Qian knew without thinking too much that this matter must be very important to the teacher.
Zhu Zhanji sighed slightly, seeming to be lost in memories.
"When Duke Zhen Guo called Gu to the mansion, I thought Duke Zhen Guo had changed his mind and was willing to let you follow Gu to Xinming." Zhu Zhanji looked sideways at Yu Qian and smiled lightly.
Then his face became solemn and he sighed, "I didn't expect Duke Zhen Guo to actually talk to Gu about something."