Sun Jinman said angrily: "I tell you, if you don't want to go with us, I will leave a ship for you, and you can go to the Han Navy Navy stronghold to complain to the King of Han tomorrow morning. Look at you like that, I
I know what you are thinking, brother, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”
After saying that, Sun Jinman suddenly cut Sun Jinsheng's neck with his palm. Sun Jinsheng was caught off guard and was knocked unconscious with a groan. Sun Jinman took out his beef tendon rope from his crotch and divided it into two by three times.
Sun Jinsheng was tied up. He shouted hello, and two pirates ran over, lifted Sun Jinsheng up and walked towards the pirates' camp.
Gathering all the pirates and their families, Sun Jinman stood on a big rock and said loudly: "Children! The King of Han intends to recruit us and let us lead the way to attack Liuqiu Island. He also said that I would be given a high-ranking official. After thinking about it, I decided
You still can’t do this!”
He glanced at the crowd and said: "When the King of Han goes to expand his territory, why should we take the lead? You all know how ferocious the Pingpu and Gaoshan people on Liuqiu Island are. If they really fight, hundreds of us
How many people can come back alive? So I decided, let’s leave tonight! Last time we went after a group of merchant ships, we went to a small island, not far from Liuqiu but very hidden. Liuqiu people are in charge of that island.
It's called Wang'an Island. Although it's smaller than Lantau Island, there are no less than a hundred small islands of various sizes nearby, which is enough for us to set up camp."
He patted his chest and said: "If you respect me as King Yum, I will take you to live well. For the sake of fairness, I will ask you now. If you are willing to leave with me, go back immediately to pack your things and we will leave overnight. No.
If you are willing to follow me, please stay. The King of Han is a tolerant man, and he will definitely not make things difficult for you."
A pirate stood up and asked: "Your Majesty, we are sailing at night. Our boat is small and will be damaged if it encounters rough waves and undercurrents. Should we leave at dawn tomorrow?"
Sun Jinman scolded: "I wanted to wait until tomorrow morning, but the King of Han gave us one night to think about it! If we don't leave tonight, will we be able to leave tomorrow morning when the Han navy arrives?"
One of the pirates said: "Your Majesty, we don't dare to run such a long way at night. We are not familiar with that sea route originally. We can't see anything when it goes dark at night. If we go blind, we can't see anything floating on the sea."
We will all be killed! Your Majesty, in my opinion, it is better to go back to the land and hide first, and then we can take a detour to Wangan Island early tomorrow morning."
Sun Jinman thought for a while and said: "Now the ground in Quanzhou is full of Han troops. I'm afraid we will be blocked as soon as we land. Otherwise, bring enough water and dry food, we will be not far south of Lantau Island
Let’s float on the edge of the island all night, and let’s leave as soon as the sun comes out!”
A woman suddenly whispered: "Hasn't the King of Han already unified the world? Can we still hide for the rest of our lives?"
Her man turned around and scolded: "You are so talkative! We will go wherever the king says we will go!"
When Sun Jinman heard the woman's words, he suddenly remembered what Liu Ling had said to him before.
"This is the life you think is happy? Have you ever thought about these women and children? Are you going to be a pirate all your life and want your children to be a pirate all their life? Don't your women get scared when you go out to sea to rob?
If something happens to you, how will you tell them to live?"
"Gu won't force you, but you have to think carefully. Gu can let you live on Lantau Island forever, but you also have to ask them...if they are willing to live here for the rest of their lives?"
These words popped up in an instant and kept echoing in his mind. Liu Ling's words seemed to be repeated over and over again in his ears.
Sun Jinman shook his head vigorously and sighed: "I just want to take you to live a life where you have no worries about food and clothing. The world is in chaos, there are wars and killings everywhere. I have always wanted to take you with me.
Find a place where there is no war and live a stable life. If you are tired of this wandering life, I will not stop you. As far as I know, Quanzhou is currently dividing the land. You only need to report it to the government.
I was assigned a field, and the government even distributed seeds. In the first three years, the government only harvested 10% of the harvest. This is the first time I have heard of such a good thing. To be honest, the king of Han treated the people well, much better than those officials in the Tang Dynasty.
hundred times?"
He paused and said: "You follow me to fight and kill just to have a good meal. Now that you have the opportunity to farm, I know that you don't really want to be a pirate anymore. You are just afraid that I, an old guy, will be disappointed.
.In this way, I won’t force anyone who wants to stay. I don’t want to go to war anyway. Those who want to follow me should stand behind me. Those who don’t want to follow me should go to Hanwang’s navy stronghold early tomorrow morning. Hanwang needs a guide.
If you perform meritorious service, you will be rewarded heavily. For others, I guess the King of Han will also ask the Quanzhou officials to arrange it."
He glanced at everyone and said: "You should think clearly about where to go, I will never force you."
All the pirates fell silent. Some people walked out of the crowd and stood behind Sun Jinman, while others raised their feet and put them down again with a look of embarrassment on their faces. Sun Jinman waited for half an hour and stood there.
There were only sixty or seventy people behind him. These people were old men who had been following him and respected him very much. But there was no woman or child following them. Sun Jinman knew that even if these old brothers were willing to follow him, they would not.
I must be willing for my wife and children to suffer along with me.
Everyone knows the hardships involved in carving out a deserted island to inhabit people. Moreover, if someone discovers it, it will be a disaster.
"Okay, if you are willing to follow me to prepare things, bring more if you can. We are ready to go out to sea and hide behind the large reef in the southeast for one night, and then go to Wangan Island early tomorrow morning!"
Sun Jinman gave an order, jumped down from the big rock and glanced at Sun Jinsheng, whose hands and feet were tied and his mouth was gagged. He squatted down next to Sun Jinsheng, sighed and said: "Jin Sheng, not the eldest brother
I'm stubborn. Do you remember what your parents said when they were dying? Our brothers are not allowed to join the army under any circumstances! My eldest brother dare not disobey my parents' words! Since you have chosen to follow the King of Han, my eldest brother is actually happy for you. It's just me.
People become wild when they become pirates, so it is absolutely impossible for me to serve people. Gold scale... take care!"
Sun Jinman patted Sun Jinsheng on the shoulder, stood up, sighed and walked away.
It took more than seventy pirates less than an hour to prepare everything they needed. They picked three of the strongest and fastest ships, loaded all the equipment, food, and fresh water and boarded the ship. They calculated the time.
The scandal has passed, and there are only two hours before dawn. Sun Jinman stood on the boat and waved to the pirates left on Lantau Island. He rubbed his sore nose and shouted at the top of his voice.
: "Go back to sleep, please! Remember! After you return to Quanzhou, you'd better be a good person. It's best to forget that you were a pirate! Let the children read and learn to read, and when they grow up, they can get a good name and become a high official! What the King of Han said
Yes, if we are pirates, we cannot let the next generation learn to kill and set fire! But there is one thing you must remember: if the children become officials in the future, they must be damn good officials!"
He waved his hand suddenly and said: "I'm leaving! You little bastards, go back to sleep!"
He turned around, wiped away the tears that rolled down from the corners of his eyes, gritted his teeth and growled: "Set the ship!"
Three ships of about ten meters left Lantau Island, identified a direction and rowed out slowly. The pirates' ships were very crude, and these were already the three largest ships on Lantau Island.
Even old fishermen who have lived on the seaside all their lives do not dare to go out to sea in the dark night. There is no reference point on the sea, and the sight is too short at night to even see a reef in front of it. Furthermore, fishermen have always believed that
There are some very evil things in the sea that will pop up in the dark and devour people. The fishermen respect the Poseidon and no longer go out to sea at night because they don't dare to disturb the Poseidon's sleep.
But pirates like Sun Jinman and others were brave enough, so even though they were worried, they left without looking back. The place they wanted to go was to hide on a huge reef dozens of miles southeast of Lantau Island.
It's two to three hundred feet in size, so there's no problem hiding the ship behind it. It's just that in the vast sea, it's impossible to know the direction in the dark, and no one is sure whether they can accurately find the big rock.
At a distance of dozens of miles, the pirates rowed for more than half an hour and then began to adjust their direction. They began to panic because the reef that could be seen from more than ten miles away during the day did not appear.
But they didn't dare to stop. God knows where they would drift if they were allowed to float all night.
"Your Majesty, how about... let's go back!"
A pirate said, his voice trembling.
Sun Jinman frowned, judging the direction based on the stars in the sky, and calculating the distance.
"Just follow this direction, and you won't be wrong!"
He gritted his teeth and said: "If we walk a little further and still can't see it... let's turn around and go back to dive and anchor! We'll come back when it gets a little brighter!"
The pirates thought they had no choice but to do this, and endured fear and paddled for a while but still didn't see the big rock. Sun Jinman stamped his feet and shouted in a hoarse voice: "Go back!"
The pirates cheered, turned around and rowed back.
I don't know when a large black cloud floated in the sky and blocked the moon. Sun Jinman frowned and stared at the stars in the sky. However, he and the pirates sadly discovered that the sky had turned black. Without any reference, they were on the vast sea.
I have become blind. Although I have only been out for a few dozen miles, everyone knows that even if Lantau Island is just a mile away, I might just pass by.
"Your Majesty... how about we drop anchor now?"
A pirate asked tentatively.
Just when Sun Jinman was about to agree, a pirate suddenly pulled his neck and shouted: "Look at the lights ahead!"
Everyone looked over there, and sure enough they saw a few dots of light in the distance. The pirates cheered, knowing that they were not far from Lantau Island. Those dots of light should be the lights on the island.
Torches. The tired pirates were suddenly filled with strength, and the speed of the ship immediately increased. In this vast darkness, the meaning of those few sparks was self-evident.
It's just like looking at a mountain and running to death. The pirates rowed towards the little starlight and still didn't reach the shore for another half an hour. The lights in the distance became clearer and more numerous. They seemed to be countless.
, I don’t know how many torches were lit.
"Something's wrong!"
Sun Jinman frowned and underestimated.
One of the pirates suddenly exclaimed: "Could it be that King Han's navy landed on the island in advance?"
Sun Jinman was also shocked. If the Han king's navy couldn't find him on Lantau Island, God knows whether they would be furious. Looking at so many torches, could it be that the Han army wanted to kill people and set fire to it?
Everyone was anxious, gritting their teeth and rowing hard. Finally, they saw a huge black shadow in the distance. It was scattered high and low, and there were continuous lights.
"Your Majesty? Why doesn't it seem like it's not Lantau Island?"
A pirate asked, tilting his neck.
As the sky dimmed, and with the help of those lights, Sun Jinman also saw that something was wrong. He wailed in pain and fell slumped on the board of the boat.
Damn it, he actually came to the stronghold of the Han Dynasty Navy!
Half an hour later, in Liu Ling's tent, Sun Jinman was kneeling there with his butt stuck out and not daring to raise his head. Liu Ling was eating breakfast. He took a sip of the sweet rice porridge and squinted at Sun Jinman: "
Master Sun, you came really early."
Sun Jin's whole body trembled: "Your Majesty calls, and ordinary people dare not be late."
Liu Ling smiled, stood up, walked over to Sun Jinman and kicked Sun Jinman's butt: "The two big ships have been following you for half the night, why... Master Sun is so unfamiliar with the nearby sea area?
It seems that I have to reconsider whether to let you be my guide... For such a useless person, I'd better throw him into the sea and drown." (To be continued)
