"Of course I have no objection, it all depends on the master's arrangement." Ximen Taigao nodded helplessly.
"Master Ximen Hall, Yunhai Hall immediately selected 2,000 troops to form a nursing army, and they will immediately enter the training ground for special training.
I am familiar with the shooting control of black cannons and fire guns. Here, I have to cooperate with Li Liao and others.
It is necessary to integrate an elite army of four thousand men, ready to fight at any time." Tang Wendao.
"I heard from the master that our main goal now is construction. Why do we need so many soldiers? We are not going to fight?" Wang Haiting asked puzzledly.
"This time I decided to accept the move." Tang Wen said.
"Take the move, what move?" Wang Haiting was stunned and asked quickly.
"Master wants to lead troops to the front line to fight against the Kingdom of the Sun?" Li Liao was stunned.
"That's right." Tang Wen nodded.
"Wouldn't that just fall into the trap of Linghai Academy?" Wang Haiting asked rhetorically.
"Absolutely not, sir, you don't know the situation of the Sun Country. The Sun Country has been supporting a group of pirates on the east coast.
Provide them with financial and material resources, including elixirs and cannons.
In fact, several groups of pirates are basically the peripheral soldiers of the Kingdom of the Sun.
If the guess is correct, it is their group who robbed our island early this time, and the master behind it must be the Kingdom of the Sun.
These groups of pirates are well-equipped, almost like the soldiers of the Kingdom of the Sun.
In fact, after years of burning, killing and looting, they became more ruthless and fierce than regular soldiers.
We have fought with them several times and suffered heavy casualties.
That's because there are many experts among them." Ximen Taigao said quickly.
"Well, that's because our troops have all retreated to Tianshi Island, focusing on defense.
Unless the opponent reaches the door and attacks the shore, they will not engage in hand-to-hand combat.
In terms of attack capabilities at sea, they are much stronger than us," Wang Haiting said.
"Therefore, we have always been defensive and did not dare to take the initiative to attack.
However, when they saw that we were willing to fight to the death, they felt that even if they captured us, they would suffer heavy losses.
In addition, there were not many people living on Tianshi Island to begin with, and there was not much property that could be robbed. Therefore, they had only been making small fuss, but they had never attacked the island.
If we send troops to attack them, it will be completely different." Ximen Taigao said.
"It goes without saying, I have already decided." Tang Wen waved his hand.
"If we want to attack, we don't even have a warship, so what can we do with it?" Wang Haiting was anxious.
"All we have are fishing boats and merchant ships, so we can't fight at all.
The bows of their warships were pointed and covered with thick iron sheets, making it difficult for even cannonballs to explode.
Moreover, their ship is big and heavy, and it is wrapped in iron sheets. If they collide with each other, our ship will fall apart," Ximen Taigao said.
"If you want to fight, you have to ask the court to allocate warships. Otherwise, we will die if we go up." Wang Haiting said.
"I firmly oppose it! I believe that none of my men are willing to die. After all, they also have wives and children." Ximen Taigao said.
"Master Ximen, you are doing something wrong in this regard.
You are now servants of the Tang family, so you must obey your master's orders.
Although I, Li Liao, am not willing to fight, I must have a reason for making such a decision.
We should all support the master instead of being angry and opposing.
Gu Zuo
Otherwise, why do the Tang family support you? Do you have nothing to eat every day? If you are unwilling to obey the master's orders, you should have refused to sell yourself in the first place." Li Liao said.
"Although I don't want to fight, the master has decided and I insist on obeying," Yan Beitian said.
"Everything will follow the master's arrangements," Luo Yiwu said.
"Dad, just listen to Mr. Cai's arrangements." Lan Yun'er said.
"You can regret it now! I'll give you a chance." Tang Wen said.
"This..." Wang Haiting glanced at Ximen Taigao and Ning Xiaotian.
"What great elder? You have no responsibility at all. Why should the great elder of Samui Island belong to you?" Yan Beitian sneered.
"I didn't expect Hall Master Ximen, haha..." Luo Yiwu laughed sarcastically.
"If you want to leave the Tang family, say it now. I will give you ten breaths, and you will not regret it when the time is up. 1...2...5..." Tang Wen hummed.
"Dad, what should I do if you leave my daughter? I have promised my daughter that once my daughter reaches the second rank, I will be the little lady of the Tang family.
By then, she will be the young lady just like Sister Gu.
My daughter doesn’t want to be a slave for the rest of her life, let alone just a bed-warming girl.” Lan Yun’er was so anxious that she almost cried.
"Yun'er...伱..." Ximen Taigao frowned, glanced at Tang Wen, and asked, "Do you really mean what you said?"
"Our master has always said the same thing." Luo Yiwu supported from the side.
"I want to hear what the master says with my own mouth." Ximen Taigao stared at Tang Wen.
"Lan Yun'er, do you really want to be my master's little wife?" Tang Wen asked seriously.
"I want to be like Sister Gu." Lan Yun'er pouted and looked at Gu Hanyan slightly provocatively.
"Gee, you're not qualified yet. You have to wait until you reach the second rank. Before that, you were just a slave of the Tang family and you had to listen to me." Gu Hanyan had a high-profile look on his face.
"I will definitely step into the second rank, but I heard the master say that you won't be able to become a young lady for the time being." Lan Yun'er retorted.
"I am the young lady now, why can't I become the young lady?" Gu Hanyan chuckled, proudly.
"But you told me that you will wait for your family's great revenge to be avenged before you warm my bed. You are not my woman, you are also a slave, why are you the little lady of Koh Samui?" Lan Yun'er said.
"Master, did you tell her all this?" Gu Hanyan was very angry and stared at Tang Wen angrily.
"We are all a family. If you want to take revenge from now on, maybe Lan Yun'er can help you. What's the harm in knowing?" Tang Wen smiled.
"My family will definitely take revenge earlier than you enter the second rank. I am not the master's woman now, but I am still a big slave. You are a little slave, and I am better than you." Gu Hanyan said fiercely.
"A big slave is not as good as a little lady. The little lady is the master, hahaha..." Lan Yun'er smiled happily.
When Ximen Taigao saw it, he couldn't help but sigh and said, "It all depends on me..."
"Yunhaitang will follow the master's arrangements." Wang Haiting said with Ning Xiaotian holding hands.
"From now on, we will recruit a large number of people to come over for construction, and each worker's salary will be increased by 10% every day." Tang Wendao said, "Great Elder, from now on, you and Li Liao will be in charge of training sergeants in combat."
"We just lack a military advisor." Luo Yiwu suddenly sighed.
"Yes, if there is a military advisor to make comprehensive plans, it will be much better than us fighting blindly. Moreover, the losses can also be reduced a lot." Li Liao nodded.
"Send people around to inquire and see if you can hire a military advisor with a lot of money," Tang Wen said.
I have no combat experience. Although I have the upper hand in terms of weapons, I can't do it without military experts.
At this time, Li Quan hurriedly came in and said, "Master, Deputy Commander Jiang is back and has arrived at Samui Island. He said he has something important to discuss with the master."
"We're here at a good time. I just want to talk to him about the war. We will return to Koh Samui immediately. The construction of Dongwen and Tianshi Island will start soon, and the construction of the forts on the three islands of Samui will also start in advance." Tang Wen explained.
After that, we hurriedly boarded the speedboat.
"Your boat is actually made of iron?" Ximen Taigao looked surprised after getting on the boat.
"It seems to be made of very thick iron." Wang Haiting knocked on the speedboat track.
"Haha, if an iron-hulled ship larger than this kind of boat is equipped with our black cannons and fire blunderbuss, wouldn't it be much more powerful than the opponent's warships?" Tang Wen said with a smile.