Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 777
Fang Jun didn't want Kong Yingda to accompany him at first, the soldiers are fierce and the battle is dangerous, the sword has no eyes, who dares to say that he will win on the battlefield?If the old man has something good or bad, he will become a sinner of Confucianism in the world, not to mention recruiting talents, it is good not to be regarded as a public enemy...

But thinking about the huge protective power of the five-tooth battleship, no matter what happens, the entire army will not be exhausted, right?

Fang Jun nodded and said with a smile: "This old man is talking about being a teenager, holding the yellow on the left, Qingcang on the right, the brocade hat, the sable fur, and the thousand riders rolling Hiraoka! Since the master has the ambition to rise to the top of the clouds, how dare this junior not follow his orders?"

Kong Yingda laughed loudly and said: "I'm talking about being a teenager, this poem is well written and has momentum, I don't know if there is a full word, let the old man appreciate it?"

"When you are on the battleship, how are you judging the master?"

Kong Yingda teased: "Using wine to accompany the words, the feather fan is heavy, and the mast and scull are wiped out in smoke while talking and laughing? Hehe, the head of the Fang University has great ambitions. Is this imitating Jiangdong Mei Zhoulang?"

"I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed, Zhou Lang is beautiful, and the younger generation is absolutely inferior." Fang Jun smiled.

"Oh? It's just that the appearance is inferior, but it can be seen that it is above the wisdom but will not give in. Boy, you must know how to be humble!"

"Your juniors are not talented, how can you let the ancients focus on the former?" Fang Jun said with a stinking smile.

Kong Yingda laughed loudly: "Hehe, you are indeed interesting, much better than those dandies and boring nerds in Chang'an City. It seems that this time you will not be lonely when you go south."

While talking and laughing, Fang Jun helped Kong Yingda step onto the plank and boarded the five-tooth warship.

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo" the horn sounded, the flags were unfurled, and besides the thousand soldiers and hundreds of warships who went out to guard the camp, the other two hundred warships set off together, drawing snow-white trails on the broad river. , converged into a huge torrent, entered the Yangtze River mightily, and went straight to the downstream estuary.

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At the end of the Sui Dynasty, a large number of elite naval forces were defeated and dissipated in the battle of Goguryeo.After the fall of the Sui Dynasty and the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, the threat from the land never ceased for a while. The center of gravity of the entire empire was concentrated on the northwest frontier to resist the Hulu's invasion and plunder.

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the navy has never been valued, and it is useless.

From the end of the Sui Dynasty to the present, it can be said that it was the golden age when pirates and water bandits were the most rampant. The navy of the Tang Dynasty was weak, and thousands of miles of sea and territory were allowed to come and go freely. However, tolls for passing merchant ships were lightly charged according to the value of the goods, and often every tenth Three or four, the worst is looting goods and killing people.

Several bands of pirates occupying the East China Sea, headed by the "Three Great Gangs", cross the sea and plunder the waterways of Goguryeo, Silla, and Wa. It is easy to win over these pirates, otherwise they will kill people and hide from the ship. Even if the food fleet often moves with hundreds of ships, it will be very bad luck to encounter these local snakes...

Although Gai Dahai does not belong to one of the "Three Great Gangs", the hundreds of people under his command can be regarded as a force that can be counted among the pirates entrenched in Haizhong Continent.Back then, Wang Dahai's father, Gai Yan, was a general under Xiao Mian, the "King of Liang", and was appointed as the governor of Jiangzhou.It's a pity that at that time, the Datang navy was led by Li Xiaogong and Li Jing, and went down the river from Kuimen. Xiao Xian's navy collapsed at the first touch, and soon Jiangzhou fell into a heavy siege.

Gai Yan, the governor of Jiangzhou, surrendered the city, but was beheaded by Li Xiaogong.Gai Haihai fought hard to break out of the siege, but he didn't dare to go to Jiangling, lest he be accused by Xiao Mian of surrendering, so he had to gather the remnants of the old army and fled along the river. .

Gai Dahai led the pirates under his command to occupy an island, but it seems to be running well.In terms of strength, Gai Dahai is not the strongest among the bandits in Haizhong Continent, but he is quite old and has a lot of family background.

After many days of rain, it finally cleared up, and the night sky was full of stars.

The "Juyi Hall" on the island was built very grandly, and at the moment it was brightly lit, and Gai Haihai was sitting on the main seat in the hall, frowned and yawned, listening to his subordinates' reports.

"You mean that Fang Jun led his fleet to sea?"

"That's right! There is a secret report from the eyeliner. Fang Jun, the new chief officer of the Canghai Road March, and the fleet under the ship's command went to sea in the evening. He once said that this trip is to wipe out the water bandits, but the specific goal is not yet clear."

Gai Dahai patted his hangover head. He drank a little too much at the last night, and he spent too long on the girl from Wu who he just snatched. He was called out from the bed by his subordinates just after falling asleep, and his spirit was inevitably depressed. .

But after hearing the news that Fang Jun led the army to go to sea, he was still sober. After thinking about it, he felt that Fang Jun's target might not be himself.Bandits gathered in Haizhongzhou, and almost every island with fresh water for drinking was occupied by pirates, and there were a large number of them.Among these Haikou, I am not the strongest, nor the most famous, nor the weakest soft persimmon, if I want to eat it, I will have to break a few teeth...

After much deliberation, Fang Jun has no reason to target himself.

The drowsiness had almost dissipated, Gai Haihai stood up and looked at the sky outside: "How long will it be dawn?"

"It's been less than an hour."

Gai Haihai ordered casually: "The target of the court navy will not be us, pass on the order, and keep watch, even if the navy comes, we can rely on the geographical advantage to maneuver a little bit, entangle that Fangjun, and cause him to lose his troops and lose his army." , at that time, the rest of the robbers will definitely attack him together, and whether he can return to Huating Town alive depends on whether his life is hard enough!"

"Subordinates obey!"

The other leaders also felt that what the island lord said was true, so they took their leave one after another and left one after another.

Gai Hai moved his strong limbs and bones, and the scene of last night resounded, and a ball of enthusiasm rose from the bottom of his heart again.How many years have you not tasted the taste of such a proud and expensive lady from a famous family since she was exiled in this vast sea?

Just thinking about that young deer's pitiful eyes and soft whine, Gai Haihai couldn't help but turn around and stride straight to the bedroom.

There was only one oil lamp lit in the bedroom, the light was dim, Gai Hai hurriedly took off his clothes, and threw himself on the bed.He lifted the quilt and wiped it inside with his hand. It was not as soft and creamy as expected, but something sticky instead, and a strong smell of blood immediately filled his nose.

Years of pirate career made Gai Haihai's nerves extremely sharp. Realizing that something was wrong, he immediately jumped up from the bed and removed the quilt.

On the bed, a graceful and slender woman was lying on her back. There was a horrified wound on her heart, and the gushing blood soaked the bed, and it had gradually solidified at this moment.

A sharp dagger was being held in the woman's hand, her face was pale, and she was dying.

"Pooh!"

Gai Haihai was shocked and spat hard.The dagger was placed under the mat of the bed by himself, and he kept it there all year round, just for self-defense in case of emergency, but he didn't want this woman to find it and use it to kill himself.

"What a disappointment!"

Unexpectedly, this woman is so virtuous, and she still seeks death even though she has been captured by him, which makes Gai Dahai very upset.He has always boasted about his proud physique, and he can attract all the women willingly.This woman obviously hurt his self-esteem, and when she became angry, she pulled out the saber from her waist and slashed.

After seven or eight knives, the woman's frail corpse had long since lost its human shape, so Gai Haihai called the minions, rolled up the mat and quilt on the bed, and threw it to the back cliff to feed the fish.After washing his hands, he walked out of the bedroom without incident, and turned into a courtyard next to him. There was a woman from the Japanese country that I snatched back last winter. Very open, Gai Haihai has always been very satisfied.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he reached the gate of Kuayuan, the gate was knocked open with a "bang", and a minion ran in yelling: "Island Master, something is not right!"

Filled with anger and unable to vent, Gai Haihai was very irritable, and when he heard the words, he was furious, and kicked the little guy upside down with a muffled sound, cursing in his mouth: "I don't know what to say! Hey, if you get tired of life, go to the back cliff and jump into the sea, don't you have to send you a ride by the owner of this island?"

That guy got up scrambling and shouting: "Island Master, the court's navy is here..."

(End of this chapter)