The Tokyo Battalion searched the island for a day and captured thirty-six fleeing pirates, including Li Dashan.
It is said that some others escaped in small boats, and Song Yang did not let anyone chase them.
There is no need to make a trip just for some trash fish.
"Your Majesty! Please spare my life!"
When Li Dashan saw Song Yang, he immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.
I thought I encountered Japanese pirates before, and they knew very well how embarrassed those Japanese pirates were.
So I never thought about surrendering.
Only when they arrived on the island did they discover that it was actually Daqian's army that had defeated them.
Even the leader was a prince.
"Spare your life? Does this king seem so easy to talk to?" Song Yang rolled his eyes at Li Dashan.
He hated these guys the most. As a Dagan man, he actually turned into a pirate and came to harm the people of Dagan.
Li Dashan knelt there and begged: "Your Majesty! The common people have no choice but to do it. Back then, the government accused me of killing people and sentenced me to death, but it was really not me who did it!"
Li Dashan talked about the past. It turned out that because of an unsolved case, the government could not find the perpetrator, so they regarded Li Dashan, a guilty man, as a murderer.
Li Dashan was originally sentenced to half a year for stealing, but unexpectedly he was directly labeled as a murderer.
So Li Dashan had no choice but to escape from prison and run away.
He bribed the guards with all the stolen property and finally escaped.
Then he hid around for a while, and finally went to sea to become a pirate.
"What you said cannot be verified. Besides, even if you are forced to do nothing, can you still harm the people?" Song Yang glared at Li Dashan and asked.
Li Dashan hurriedly said: "Before the natural disaster, we only robbed merchant ships and never killed anyone. After the natural disaster, we only attacked the people when we had no other choice, but even then, we did not kill the people!"
"Your Majesty! I, Li Dashan, swear to God that I have never killed a single commoner!"
Li Dashan pointed his finger to the sky and swore loudly.
"snort!"
Song Yang chuckled, these pirates were working hard to survive.
"Your Majesty! The common people know that they are guilty. As long as you can spare my life, the common people are willing to go through fire and water for you!"
Li Dashan kowtowed as if pounding garlic, and the younger brothers behind him kept kneeling and begging for mercy.
Song Yang looked at about thirty people, then looked at Ma Cheng and asked: "Old Ma, do you think these people should stay?"
Ma Cheng thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, they are familiar with the situation in Penghu, and they may be useful in building the Penghu military port. It is better to stay temporarily. If they can make up for their mistakes, we will spare their lives."
Upon hearing what Ma Cheng said, Li Dashan hurriedly introduced himself: "Your Majesty, we are indeed familiar with this place. No matter where your fleet is going, we can guide the waterway! If you want to build a port, we are all capable!" "
Li Dashan knew that the prince might be interested in just this.
Sure enough, after listening to Li Dashan's words, Song Yang nodded and said: "Forget it, I will spare your lives for the time being. If you have any deviant intentions in building the port, you will be executed immediately without trial!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"
"Your Majesty, let me live, and I will do my best to serve you!"
The pirates shouted words of allegiance in a noisy manner.
Song Yang waved his hand and took them away after three days.
These people were more or less injured on the mountain, and their clothes were in tatters.
Song Yang was afraid that the lice on their bodies would be transmitted to the Renaissance Bureau soldiers.
So I gave them three days to clean up and change my clothes.
"Old Ma, tomorrow morning you will have someone take Li Dashan and the others to visit the surrounding islands. Choose a few more important nodes to build some lookout posts."
"From now on, Penghu will be used as a relay port."
Song Yang's plan is that Penghu will be mainly used as a military port, and the commercial and trade aspects should be placed on Wanwan Island.
Separating the general port from the civilian port has always been Song Yang's style.
"The Tokyo Battalion will withdraw its main force tomorrow, and I will ask them to keep some experienced people as water warfare guides."
"Even if there is a war in Wanwan, it is not mainly at sea. Some battles have to be fought by ourselves. It is time to temper the Jiangzhou Navy and the South China Sea Fleet."
Ma Cheng nodded and agreed very much with Song Yang's opinion. Although the core of the Tokyo Battalion was old Renaissance Army soldiers.
But the larger number of soldiers were still mainly Japanese.
What Song Yang wants to build is a pure and capable fleet.
This requires more training.
"By the way, we don't have to wait for the results of checking up on Penghu. We'll leave two battalions here to guard, and the rest will go directly to Wanwan tomorrow."
"It's the prince!"
To regain Wanwan, it is better to go to Wanwan sooner rather than later. Although he now has absolute power in his hands, in order to avoid accidents, Song Yang still decided to leave for Wanwan tomorrow.
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"Clan Chief Cai! The Japanese pirates in Penghu have been defeated!"
"I already know! That's why I asked you to come here!"
Southwest of Wanwan Island, opposite Penghu.
There are more than a dozen villages in the nearby area.
This is the area from the bay to the western plains, where the farming civilization is relatively developed.
It is the area that the first batch of inland ancestors came to develop.
After the evolution of the times, more than a dozen villages of different sizes have been formed.
The three villages in the north and closest to Penghu are three relatively strong villages.
The three clans of Cai, Su and Wu are quite powerful.
And because the geographical location is close to Penghu, which was occupied by Japanese pirates, the three families were often intruded by Japanese pirates in the past.
Until the year before last, the land of the three families suddenly became calm.
Even though the Japanese pirates were blocked by Daqian and the frequency of harassment of Wanwan increased, the three families' territory did not suffer any losses.
Today I heard that the Japanese pirates in Penghu were wiped out by Daqian. The head of the Cai family hurriedly called the other two families to discuss countermeasures.
"What should we do now! If our affairs are discovered, the Daqian officials will definitely liquidate us!" An old man with few hairs said in a panic.
He is the head of the Su family and the eldest among the three old men.
"Old Su! Sit down first! This is Liuqiu! Not his Daqian! For thousands of years, our place has never been a place for Daqian! Why should they care about us!" The master of the Cai family held down the arrow of the master of the Su family. He sat down.
"Having said that, Daqian's military strength is so strong now, especially the navy. Even the Japanese pirates are no match for them. There is no guarantee that they will not attack Liuqiu!" The head of the Wu family was also worried.
"Don't worry, you two. I sent someone to contact the Shimazu family of Japan a few days ago! As long as they are willing to help, we are not afraid of Dagan people!" The head of the Cai family was full of confidence.
They didn't even know that the fourth battalion of the Japanese army had blocked the Japanese army.
I thought those people from the Japanese country could save me.
"Then what benefit can we give them? We don't have much food at home!" The head of the Wu family said with some worry.
The head of the Cai family said with some excitement: "You can give them the northern region of Liuqiu! Aren't they always thinking about it?"
"We will give them the place and they will help us get rid of those stubborn guys in the south! As long as we eradicate those people, we will be the king of Liuqiu!"
"It's okay for those old stubborns, mainly that little beast named Zhang! I heard that he recently went to lobby those old stubborns again, and it seems that a few people were actually persuaded by him!" Old Man Su said fiercely.
"Hmph! We should have killed him in the first place! With the support of the mountain people, he dared to block our way!"
Speaking of the person named Zhang, the head of the Wu family also snorted coldly.
"Let them dance around for a few days! When the Japanese army arrives, they will all die!" the head of the Cai family said coldly.
I don’t know what the head of the Cai family has gone through to develop such confidence in the Japanese pirates.
"How many more days will it take? After the Japanese pirates have been wiped out by the army, they may come to the island tomorrow. If they come..." Speaking of the Japanese pirate reinforcements, Old Man Su became a little worried again.
Although Su Laodeng also believed in the fighting power of Japan, after all, it would take several days to arrive.
And Daqian's fleet can come over at any time.
The head of the Cai family frowned and counted the days, feeling that the Japanese army would arrive in the next two days.
Thinking in his mind about what might be causing the delay, he opened his mouth to comfort the Su family and the Wu family:
"It stands to reason that we should be arriving soon. Maybe the storm at sea has delayed our efforts. Don't worry, the Japanese adults have always looked after Fuliu Qiu. Since we have sent a letter asking for help, they will definitely come back. I guess... it will only take a few days!"
After saying this, Old Man Cai looked at Su again, and Wu and Wu whispered:
"Don't worry! No one except our three families and the Japanese pirates knows about the fact that we helped the Japanese pirates steal food and kill people! Even if the Japanese pirates say it, it will be fine if our three families don't admit it!"
"Can Daqian still kill us just based on the words of a Japanese pirate family? Aren't they from heaven? You have to be reasonable!"
The three families of Cai, Su, and Wu actually collaborated with the Japanese pirates, and even helped the Japanese pirates to rob the indigenous people.
No wonder the Japanese pirates haven't harassed them much in the past two years. It turned out that they were working together in cahoots.
The three old guys discussed it for a while and finally came up with a countermeasure against Da Gan.
They obeyed on the surface, but secretly colluded with the Japanese pirates, and when the time came, they would deal a fatal blow to the army.
The abacus is very loud, but let alone the Shimazu family, even the entire Japanese country cannot protect itself, who has the time to care about your life and death.
Three ignorant idiots dispersed with their dreams of becoming kings.
At noon the next day, an emergency report came from the pier, and a mighty fleet appeared on the sea.
When the three old wall lamps arrived at the pier and took a look, they were immediately dumbfounded.
There are too many fleets in Daqian. At a glance, there are one to two hundred ships, and they are all warships.
"This... can the Japanese country be defeated when it comes?" Old Man Su was a little worried again.
"Don't worry! The Japanese navy is extremely powerful!" The head of the Cai family continued to inject chicken blood into the old man.
The large fleet gradually approached.
The three old men could only stand on the dock and wait respectfully.
The clipper ship came just now, and it was said that the king of Daqian came in person and wanted to see the local manager.
The three old men were the leaders of the three major villages near the port, so they stood up to welcome the arrival of the king of Daqian.
"Lao Cai? Do you want us to take it?" The old man named Wu looked at the Cai family and asked in a low voice.
The head of the Cai family shook his head hurriedly and said: "I didn't expect Da Gan to have so many soldiers! Even if we succeed, we will all die!"
These three idiots don't even have the courage to assassinate Song Yang.
If Song Yang knew about their plan, he would definitely sneer and laugh.