Chapter Four hundred and forty-eight Chief, take revenge for the slaves and others!
Although Lu Kang and his servants from the capital did not know much about the situation at sea, the sailors and subordinates they recruited were all veterans who had been at sea all year round.
These people have very rich experience at sea, so when the sailor observed the ship rushing towards them in the distance through the telescope, he almost immediately judged that the person coming was evil.
The sailor was heard shouting: "No, everyone is on alert, a ship is approaching quickly."
Soon the news reached Lu Kang's ears. Lu Kang, who was just thinking about presenting the proceeds after returning to Beijing, suddenly learned that their fleet might be targeted, and his expression changed.
Taking a telescope from his subordinate, Lu Kang looked around and suddenly found that there were more than a dozen ships, large and small, approaching them quickly.
Lu Kang frowned immediately. Although he had heard that the sea was not safe, Lu Kang stayed in the palace all year round. Although the palace could not be said to be the safest place in the world, there were not many people there.
Dare to provoke these servants who serve the emperor.
Therefore, even though Lu Kang knew that there might be pirates on the sea, he never thought that one day he would be targeted by pirates.
He represents the royal family of the Ming Dynasty and has the support of the entire Ming Dynasty behind him. How could anyone dare to take their ideas?
An old sailor looked at Lu Kang with an ugly expression and said, "Master Lu, what should we do? These pirates are all extremely vicious people. If we let them get close, I'm afraid I won't be able to escape."
Although Lu Kang looked a little nervous, he was not too panicked. In Lu Kang's view, no matter how bold these pirates were, if he showed his signs, he would definitely be able to suppress them.
Taking a deep breath, Lu Kang glanced at the old sailor and said: "Order someone to raise a flag and tell the other party that we are the Ming Dynasty's royal caravan, representing the Ming Dynasty's emperor, and tell them to retreat quickly."
As a celestial kingdom, the Ming Dynasty's prestige can be said to intimidate all parties, so Lu Kang was very confident, and he did not believe that these pirates dared to attack them.
However, the old sailor's face still showed worry. He was well-informed and knew the temperament of many pirates on the sea.
They also knew the identity of Lu Kang and his group, otherwise, they would not have abandoned their old club and followed Lu Kang and his group.
After all, the identities of Lu Kang and his party are so advantageous that at least a considerable number of pirates at sea would definitely be wary of them if they knew their identities.
But that is only relative to some pirates, but for some pirates, the identity of Lu Kang and his party may not have any effect, such as those extremely vicious Japanese pirates.
The pirates in this sea area can be roughly divided into three types. One is the pirates who are purely composed of the common people of the Ming Dynasty. The second is the pirates who are purely composed of Japanese pirates. As for the third one is the pirates who are composed of the common people of the Ming Dynasty.
Pirates mixed with Japanese pirates.
The most dangerous among them are the pirates composed of pure Japanese pirates. These Japanese pirates not only attack the passing caravans of the Ming Dynasty without any scruples, but also attack some Japanese merchant ships without mercy.
It can be said that any merchant who is targeted by these pirates, no matter what his identity, will not stop him unless he can be beaten back with sufficient strength.
Now that Lu Kang is trying to scare these pirates with his identity, the old sailors can only pray silently, hoping that what they encounter this time is not those vicious Japanese pirates. Otherwise, the manpower on their ship alone will not be the opponent of these pirates.
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Lu Kang was eager to return to the Ming Dynasty with this harvest, so he only brought a very small number of guards on these large ships, but left a large number of guards on the remaining dozen or so large ships.
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If not, there would be hundreds of guards for more than a dozen large ships. If there were hundreds of well-equipped guards, they would not be incapable of fighting even those extremely vicious Japanese pirates.
But now, the total number of guards on several large ships is less than a hundred, and they are probably no match for the pirates who are several times their number.
Of course, no matter how worried he was, the old sailor still ordered the flag bearers on several large ships to wave flags to the pirate ships coming towards them to identify themselves.
On the vast sea, it is naturally not that easy to send messages, so some flags appeared.
Taro Kumamoto is the leader of this group of Japanese pirates. He has a braided head and a mustache. A scar that is as winding and rugged as an earthworm crawls across his face. The wound makes Taro Kumamoto look very good.
How terrifying.
Taro Kumamoto squinted his eyes and smiled ferociously at one of his subordinates: "What do the flags of the Akito ships in front mean?"
I heard the subordinate show a somewhat solemn look and said to Taro Kumamoto: "Sir, we are lucky. We encountered a big fish. This fleet turned out to be a fleet formed by the Ming Dynasty. At this moment, we are heading towards Taro Kumamoto.
Let’s identify ourselves!”
Taro Kumamoto was slightly startled, and said with a bit of surprise on his face: "It turned out to be the Akito royal fleet. No wonder it was such a big deal, with more than a dozen large merchant ships at once. It seems that we really caught it this time.
There’s a big fish living here!”
As he spoke, Taro Kumamoto's face revealed a bit of surprise and excitement.
This will cause the subordinate to say to Taro Kumamoto: "Sir, Akito is ordering us to retreat immediately, otherwise we will face the wrath of the Ming royal family."
"Hahaha, the anger of the Ming royal family? We are pirates, when do we need to be afraid of the Ming Dynasty! Besides, on this vast sea, as long as we kill all these people, who will know that it is us?
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As he spoke, a murderous intent flashed in Taro Kumamoto's eyes: "Show the flag and ask Akito's fleet to stop. Otherwise, don't blame us for being rude."
On the big ship, when old sailor Chen Wu informed Lu Kang of the flag set by the pirates, Lu Kang couldn't help but cursed angrily: "What a daredevil, they even dared to rob the Ming Dynasty royal fleet. How could they?"
Is it because you have eaten the heart of a bear and become a leopard?"
Lu Kang cursed angrily, but Chen Wu said to Lu Kang with a bitter look on his face: "Sir, these pirates are probably Japanese pirates. Japanese pirates have always been cruel and unscrupulous, so they don't have any scruples at all."
His brows twitched, and a look of surprise appeared on Lu Kang's face as he said, "Japanese pirates?"
Chen Wu nodded and said: "Only Japanese pirates can be so crazy. Otherwise, these pirates will never reply to us so quickly."
Lu Kang, who had realized that it was difficult to deter these pirates with his status, also became a little nervous. He looked at Chen Wudao with a worried look: "Chen Wu, you are a veteran at sea. Faced with this situation, what should we do?
How to deal with it?”
Chen Wu gritted his teeth and said to Lu Kang: "Sir, these Japanese pirates will not be able to reason. With the character of these people, as long as they fall into their hands, I am afraid that no one on the ship will be able to survive."
Lu Kang had a worried look on his face and listened to Chen Wudao: "That's why I'm so brave, I asked your Majesty to order several large ships to disperse and escape. Before these pirates completely surround us, one of them can escape."
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Lu Kang was slightly stunned when he heard this, but he quickly made a decision. Although Chen Wu's proposal was a bit pessimistic, he had to admit that this was the only way at the moment.
Because most of the guards he carried were left behind in Japan, even if he stopped to fight these Japanese pirates head-on, he would not be a match for these experienced Japanese pirates, so if he could escape, he would be good.
Taking a deep breath, a chill flashed in Lu Kang's eyes, and he immediately conveyed the order to disperse and escape.
The several large boats that were originally gathered together quickly dispersed, and at the same time, a dozen small boats were also put down. These small boats were not large, but they could also accommodate a dozen people.
After being put down, these dozen small boats scattered and fled, and left at a speed faster than the big ship.
Lu Kang was on one of the small boats at the moment. According to Chen Wu's suggestion, Lu Kang finally chose to abandon the big boat, because based on Chen Wu's experience, this place was still nearly a day's journey from the Ming Dynasty, and the Japanese pirates
The sea-going ship was extremely light and its speed was much faster than the big ship they were riding on. They were afraid that they would be overtaken by the Japanese pirates within an hour or two. If they did not abandon the big ship, they would only be caught up by the Japanese pirates.
After abandoning the big ship, although the small boat is less able to resist wind and waves on the sea, if the sea is calm, the speed is much faster than the big ship. As long as you are lucky, you may not be able to escape the pursuit of these Japanese pirates.
Of course, these Japanese pirates are not so easy to get rid of. After all, these Japanese pirates are also experienced. They gathered from all around early and were obviously well prepared. So whether they can escape from the encirclement that has not yet been completely completed, then
It depends on everyone's luck.
It was just a cup of tea. Through the telescope, Lu Kang clearly saw a large ship being overtaken by the Japanese pirates' ship. Then the ferocious Japanese pirates climbed onto the big ship. Although everyone on the big ship
They all tried their best to resist, but after all they were no match for these Japanese pirates. The Japanese pirates boarded the ship, and soon everyone on the ship had their heads chopped off and hung high on the mast.
Lu Kang clenched the telescope in his hand, with a look of fear in his eyes. After seeing the ferocity of these Japanese pirates with his own eyes, Lu Kang truly realized that if he really fell into the hands of these Japanese pirates, regardless of whether they were
No matter what his identity, I'm afraid the only way out is to have his head chopped off.
Several guards on the boat, including several chamberlains, were rowing desperately. At this time, the only way to survive was to escape desperately. Otherwise, if they were caught up by the Japanese pirates, they would be dead.
Taro Kumamoto personally sat on a small ship, which was equipped with two artillery pieces.
Standing in front of the cannon, Taro Kumamoto squinted his eyes, with a hint of joking, and his eyes fell on a small boat a hundred feet away in front of him.
Several chamberlains and guards were rowing desperately on this small boat.
After Lu Kang ordered everyone to escape for their lives, these servants dispersed. Not only did they escape for their lives, they also shouldered the mission of bringing the news back.
The merchant ship that represents the face of the royal family was actually attacked, plundered, and even killed by Japanese pirates. This kind of thing is big or small. At least based on Lu Kang’s understanding of today’s world, it is absolutely impossible for this matter to be let go like this. Therefore, Lu Kang has already
Order everyone, if anyone is able or escapes back to the Ming Dynasty, they must report the matter to the Emperor of Ming Dynasty.
I saw Taro Kumamoto hitting the katana with his hand, and the next moment a bang was heard, and then a solid bullet flew out.
A wave splashed on the sea surface, almost grazing the small boat in front of it. The water splashed on everyone, only making everyone feel a little chilly.
The accuracy of the cannonball was so high that it almost hit their boat. If such a large iron lump were to hit, it would not kill people, but the boat they were on would definitely be smashed on the spot.
, once the escape boat was lost, on this vast sea, even if these Japanese pirates did not deal with them, no one would be able to survive.
After dozens of breaths, another roar came from behind, and then another wave splashed only a foot away from the stern.
On the Japanese pirate ship behind him, Taro Kumamoto cursed angrily at the gunner. The next moment, a solid bullet accurately hit the small boat. Immediately, the small boat was smashed, and more than a dozen people on board were killed.
He was injured by flying sawdust and fell into the sea.
After a few hours, all the large ships fell into the hands of the Japanese pirates, and most of the dozen or so small ships were overtaken and sunk.
At this moment, Lu Kang had a gloomy look on his face. Behind them, a Japanese pirate ship was biting them and wouldn't let go. Looking around, within a few miles, there was nothing else but a vast expanse of ocean.
Lu Kang's heart gradually relaxed. Although he was still bitten by the Japanese pirates, at least there was only one ship, and the distance between the two sides was not too close, which meant that they had a chance to escape.
hope.
Chen Wu looked solemn, looking back from time to time at the Japanese pirate ship chasing them.
Noticing Chen Wu's expression, Lu Kang asked doubtfully: "Chen Wu, you keep looking at the Japanese pirate ship. Is there something wrong with you?"
Chen Wu looked a little pale and said tremblingly to Lu Kang: "Sir, based on my experience, the Japanese pirate ship chasing us cannot be so slow. I doubt..."
There was a thump in his heart, and Lu Kang felt his heart tightening, and turned to Chen Wuda with an ugly face: "You...what do you suspect?"
Chen Wu smiled bitterly and said: "I suspect these Japanese pirates are playing tricks on us..."
As if to confirm Chen Wu's worries, the Japanese pirate ship that was originally waiting unhurriedly behind them was slowly speeding up, and the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer.
Lu Kang and the others, who gradually felt a sense of despair in their hearts, could even see the scene on the boat behind them.
A dozen ferocious-looking Japanese pirates were looking at them with a playful expression, especially the leader. On the bow of the ship in front of him was a small Jingguan made of dozens of bloody heads.
The buns of Japanese pirates are naturally different from those of Han people. Lu Kang and others could recognize these heads as their companions just by looking at them.
"Japanese pirates deserve to die..."
One of the guards couldn't help but clenched his fists, gritted his teeth with red eyes.
You must know that these guards are all from the Twelve Guards, either from the Yulin Guards or from the Jinyi Guards. They are all innocent and loyal to the emperor.
Soon the Japanese pirate ship caught up with Lu Kang and his group's small boat. The two sides were only a few feet away. Taro Kumamoto stood up, holding a samurai sword in one hand and spoke to Lu Kang and others in fluent Ming Dynasty Mandarin.
: "Listen up, Ming dynasty. Just surrender and be captured. I can give you a happy death!"
Lu Kang's eyes shrank and he stared at Taro Kumamoto. He took a step forward and said: "Looking at your identity, I'm afraid you are not just a Japanese pirate. You actually dared to rob my Ming royal family's caravan. Aren't you afraid?"
Will our armies conquer small foreign countries like you tomorrow?"
Hearing this, Taro Kumamoto seemed to have heard something funny. After laughing, he couldn't help but said with a bit of disdain: "Fuso is the land of the rising sun. The emperor is not as noble as the emperor of Ming Dynasty. Why should I, Fuso, be afraid of you and Ming Dynasty?"
One of the guards couldn't help roaring: "It's so arrogant. You and other small countries dare to compare with our great Ming Dynasty. It's so arrogant..."
A murderous intent flashed in Taro Kumamoto's eyes, and he heard the sound of firecrackers. The next moment, he saw a flower of blood splashing from the guard's chest. The burly man swayed and fell straight onto the boat.
"Guard Liu!"
Lu Kang exclaimed.
When more than a dozen people on the boat saw Guard Liu being killed by Taro Kumamoto, they all had red eyes and stared at each other with hatred.
"Where are you, the great soldiers of heaven? We are not being hunted down one by one like lost dogs. We, Fusang, have been blessed by the gods since ancient times. If you dare to come, the divine wind will kill you without us taking action.
Fish belly, hahaha..."
As soon as Taro Kumamoto waved his hand, more than a dozen ferocious-looking Japanese pirates jumped onto the boat one by one with a ferocious smile and started hacking at Lu Kang and others.
In just a few seconds, everyone including Lu Kang fell into a pool of blood. Lu Kang leaned on the side of the cabin, with blood pouring from his chest, and watched helplessly as a Japanese pirate carried a sharp knife and killed him.
The heads of the companions who died in battle or were seriously injured and dying were cut off one by one and thrown on the ship, becoming part of the Jingguan.
Tick tock, tick tock, he saw the Japanese pirate walking towards him with a bloody dagger in hand, a ferocious look on his face.
At this moment, Lu Kang looked at the Japanese pirate running toward him, but he didn't have the slightest disturbance in his heart, and he didn't have a trace of fear. He just looked at him calmly. The only regret in his heart was that he was careless and caused the caravan to suffer.
During this catastrophe, I prayed in my heart and prayed for God's protection. I only hoped that someone could escape and bring the news back to the Ming Dynasty to report to the emperor of tomorrow.
When the cold blade was pressed against his neck, Lu Kang tried his best to shout: "Your Majesty, Chief Manager, avenge the slaves and others..."
