Bai Xiaowen and Yu Dayou said hello to Hu Zongxian one after another, and then said hello to Xu Wei.
Hu Zongxian walked up to Xu Hai and nodded slightly: "Are you Xu Hai?"
The muscles in Xu Hai's face twitched slightly. The arrogance formed by his long years of traveling across the sea and dominating the lives and deaths of others made it difficult for him to lower his head and bow to Hu Zongxian, whom he once looked down upon.
However, Xu Hai was a hero of his generation after all. After a brief hesitation, he knelt down and said: "Master Hu, Xu is willing to be recruited! I beg Master Hu to give Xu and his brothers a way to survive."
Hu Zongxian said calmly: "It's easy to say, you just put down your weapons and let the officers and soldiers take care of them. Anyone who resists will be regarded as a remnant of Japanese pirates and will be killed without mercy."
Except for a few true confidant pirates who looked at Xu Hai's eyes, the other melon-eating pirates had already lost all intention to fight and dropped their swords one after another.
Xu Hai felt a sense of sadness in his heart. The sound of scattered weapons falling to the ground was clearly a true reflection of the disintegration of people under his command. Even if he wanted to fight back now, it was impossible. Yu Dayou was watching eagerly, and hundreds of elite soldiers from the Ming army came.
Hu Zongxian was clearly prepared just in case before he dared to take risks.
Xu Hai sighed and signaled the pirates around him to throw down their weapons. Ming officers and soldiers came up one after another to take away the weapons, and then took out long ropes, tied the hands of each pirate under Xu Hai's command, and strung them into a string of prisoners.
"Wait a minute!" Xu Hai said in shock, "Master Hu, we took the initiative to surrender and accept the recruitment, how can we be treated as prisoners?"
Xu Wei said from the side: "In order to prevent the remnants of Japanese pirates from being evil-minded at the scene, we must deal with it this way. Don't worry, Mr. Hu will definitely consider it carefully when we return to land."
Xu Hai looked at each of his subordinates who took the initiative to stretch out their hands and accepted the binding obediently. He knew that there was no point in arguing, so he could only nod his head to express his acceptance. Finally, he asked tentatively: "I wonder how Mr. Hu will arrange for Xu?"
Hu Zongxian looked at Xu Hai: "What do you think?"
Xu Hai thought for a while and said: "Xu is proficient in naval warfare. He has tens of thousands of people under his command and no less than 3,000 elite soldiers capable of fighting. If Mr. Hu is willing to reward me with the position of general, Xu will definitely work for Mr. Hu to the death and put an end to the Japanese rebellion.
It’s no big deal.”
Hu Zongxian shook his head.
Bai Xiaowen also felt that Xu Hai was a bit like a lion. A military officer in the Ming Dynasty was a third-grade military attache. Yu Dayou had repeatedly made meritorious deeds and had been through life and death for many years. He was not a general now. If Hu Zongxian agreed to Xu Hai's request, wouldn't it mean that he would be a military officer?
Are Yu Dayou and other meritorious generals cold-hearted?
Xu Hai hesitated and said: "Then... what about the guerrilla general?"
Hu Zongxian still shook his head.
Xu Hai held back his anger and said: "It seems that Xu can only be a general manager."
Hu Zongxian smiled faintly.
"Master Hu, why are you laughing?" Xu Hai teased, "Am I not even worth a boss?"
Hu Zongxian stopped smiling: "Left and right, capture this thief for me!"
The elite Ming soldiers on both sides agreed and rushed out at the same time, one on the left and the other on the right to press Xu Hai's shoulders.
Xu Hai was startled for a moment, then shouted angrily, threw the two elite soldiers out with a flick of his two thick arms, and said sternly: "Master Hu, are you going to break your promise!"
Xu Wei stood up and reprimanded: "Xu Hai, over the years you have led Japanese pirates to harass the territory of the Ming Dynasty. How many innocent people have been killed and how much blood has been stained on your hands? Do beasts and wolves like you also have to be loyal?"
Xu Haiyuan opened his eyes: "It turns out... the recruitment was a lie from the beginning! First Wang Zhi, then me... If you do this, no one will dare to accept recruitment from the imperial court in the future!"
"When a lie turns out to be true, the truth is also false." As if to give face to the old man Hu Zongxian, Xu Wei did all these words for him. He said to Xu Hai slowly: "That time when Wang Zhi was killed, the governor and I really didn't want to kill him.
kill
Wang Zhi will definitely lead to chaos in the southeast. Unfortunately, there are divergent discussions between the government and the public, and the governor has no choice but to do so. And now, the chaos in the southeast has been formed, what is the use of keeping you alive, as I have to guard against your evil intentions and rebellion at any time."
Bai Xiaowen thought to himself that Xu Wei's concern was indeed not just a casual comment. Xu Hai was by no means a cheap person. When he was under Wang Zhi's subordinates, he had conflicts with Wang Zhi and even wanted to assassinate Wang Zhi! He
His ambition was so great that it could not be restrained by a court salary.
Xu Hai clenched his fists, and an intimidating momentum spread out. Several Ming soldiers were afraid to step forward.
"Cry in the face of battle. If you don't follow orders, behead!" A flash of evil flashed in Hu Zongxian's eyes. He was a scholar, but he was also the governor-general who held military and political power in several provinces such as Nanzhili, Zhejiang, and Fujian. His strict military management was no less strict than in ancient times.
The famous general.
The soldiers of the Ming Army behind those soldiers all drew out their steel knives. The light of the sword flashed past, and the heads of the cowering soldiers of the Ming Army fell to the ground.
"General Yu, Master Bai Xiaozhen, we still need to use your strength to capture this thief." Hu Zongxian said.
Bai Xiaowen was surprised and curious at the same time. When did the rules of the spirit world become so generous, and an exhausted leader was sent to him to kill, or was it when the Ming army gathered around to plunder the formation?
Yu Dayou breathed a sigh of relief and took a step forward. Although he stood with his arms crossed, he had the air of a master like Yuan Ting Yue Zhi: "Xu Hai, the situation is over, you better not resist. After all, you are the leader of an army, don't die.
It’s too ugly.”
Bai Xiaowen secretly screamed that something was not good.
Xu Hai smiled miserably: "If a man dies, he will die, so what is there to fear?" He turned to Hu Zongxian: "My wife, Wang Cuiqiao, is originally from Jiaxing. She has never done any evil. I also ask Mr. Hu to spare her life and allow her to return to her hometown.
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Hu Zongxian nodded: "She will be taken care of, so you don't have to worry."
Xu Hai: "I believe you for the last time." He drew out his sword and wiped it on his neck, and his burly body fell to the ground.
Bai Xiaowen curled his lips, he knew there was no such thing...
Several pirates who were loyal to Xu Hai were excited and moved forward one after another.
However, with their hands tied, they had no room to resist. They were chopped to the ground one by one by the Ming soldiers. This was probably their purpose.
Looking at the other melon-eating pirates who were obviously uneasy, Hu Zongxian said loudly: "I will only punish Xu Hai. You people were bewitched by Xu Hai and only then helped the evildoers. If you are willing to make meritorious deeds and join the Pioneer Battalion, I will protect you."
future."
Hu Zongxian's back was the Ming Dynasty, and the pie he painted was very tempting, and the melon-eating pirates fell to the ground one after another.
"General Yu, Bai Xiaozhenren, let's go. We still need to recruit the remaining Japanese pirates in Kinmen Port and train the new army. There are still many things to do next." Xu Wei followed Hu Zongxian and whispered.