Great Song Pirate

Chapter 368

When the people in Jilongzhai had to wear thicker clothes, Miao Fang and the others in the Bohai Bay finally got what they wanted.

From the day Miao Fang and Cai Xing stepped into the Bohai Bay, they never had a chance to breathe. According to Xu Yi's original idea, they led ten elite ships from Dulong Island and more than 800 powerful sailors along the coast. Traveling west into Bohai Bay, according to Cai Xing's guidance, they sailed directly to Yangma Island near Laizhou without stopping, planning to use Yangma Island as a starting point to develop their power here.

Laizhou was originally an important seaport in the north of the Song Dynasty. It used to be an important port for exchanges between the Song Dynasty and Korea. However, due to the tense relationship with the Liao Kingdom, the land market was forcibly stopped, but Laizhou was frequented by private ships. The private boats transferred the goods to the Liao Kingdom through Laizhou, so that the imperial government’s decrees were like waste paper. Later, the imperial court ordered that the sea off Laizhou was closed for several years. Private boats were strictly prohibited from docking. In order to cut off the maritime trade between Song and Liao, and sent naval warships to suppress smuggling along the coast, after many years, this place gradually became cold, and the glorious scene of thousands of sails racing in the past was no longer there.

When their boats sailed into the sea off Laizhou, most of the boats they saw were small fishing boats, and it was rare to encounter large boats like them that were over a thousand stones here.

Neither Miao Fang nor Cai Xing paid much attention to the navy of the Song Dynasty. After the continuous anti-smuggling in the first few years, the Laizhou navy is no longer worthy of its name. There are not many warships available, Huizong only cares about his own luxurious life, the navy here has not been supplemented with new ships for many years, and the remaining warships are all dilapidated, let alone let the navy go out to sea The battle is over, and now that they are sent out to sea, I'm afraid they can't guarantee that they can sail back to the port, so the two of them don't think much about the threat of the navy, and they are more concerned about those colleagues who haunt the local area their problem.

For the colleagues here, before Xu Yi brought them here, Xue Tu had already sent someone to inquire about the news in Laizhou. Now the biggest pirate force here belongs to a person named Zhang Qing, who claims to own large and small ships There are more than a hundred thieves under his command, who gather thousands of thieves and frequently move in the Bohai Bay. Xue Tu didn't find out exactly where their lair is. He only knows that it should be near Changshan Island. The exact location is unknown. Not sure.

A Bohai Bay is really not that big. If there is already such a big force here, Miao Fang and the others will definitely not live in peace with them if there is such a big force here. Before Xu Yi left, they had formed a unity. The key to the fight for the control of Bohai Bay lies in Zhang Qing. Only by subduing or killing Zhang Qing can they gain a firm foothold in Bohai Bay.

When they came here, Miao Fang and Cai Xing already had a certain understanding of this Zhang Qing. This person has just risen to a power here. No one knows what he did before, only that he started an incident in Laizhou Yes, at that time Laizhou refugees gathered, the government didn't think about giving relief, and even expelled the refugees from the Laizhou border, making them return to their respective origins, and most of the refugees' origins were on the border between Song and Liao. Then the chaos began in the border of Laizhou, and the imperial court sent troops to suppress it. Zhang Qing was a character who appeared at this time. He gathered hundreds of people and captured several well-known local manors in Laizhou, obtained a large amount of grain, and then Before the imperial army came, they collected a large number of refugees, plundered the docked ships along the coast, and rushed into the sea in one fell swoop, successfully evading the suppression of the government army. Occupied many islands off the coast of Laizhou, and faintly became a tyrant in the sea of ​​Laizhou.

However, because the navy's combat power was weakened, the imperial court could only face it across the sea on land, but was unable to carry out the suppression. In addition, after the Kingdom of Jin returned Yanyun and other places to the Song Dynasty, the imperial army stationed in Laizhou returned to the south with Tong Guan. Qing Bian firmly established a foothold here, and often took ships along the coast to harass the manors of wealthy families isolated outside the city, plundered all kinds of cargo ships passing through the Bohai Bay, took in a large number of refugees, and built some ships by himself. , engaged in fishing or smuggling smuggled salt, what they are doing here is flourishing, and the Laizhou government has nothing to do with them. It only took a few months to become a tyrant here, and no one can restrain him anymore.

Because the people Xuetu sent here have not yet grasped more information, so Miao Fang and Cai Xing are not very clear about the current forces on the coastal islands here, so they can only choose to occupy Yangma Island first, and then move towards Development to the west or north.

When they sailed into Yangma Island, they really encountered a group of fellow boats here. There were more than a dozen fishing boats with a length of two to three feet moored in the bay of Yangma Island. When they saw their fleet appear in the port , the people on these fishing boats hurriedly boarded the boats to try to resist, but the small fishing boats like them faced Miao Fang and their fleet, it was like ants challenging an elephant, and they were blocked back to the bay before they had time to go to sea Inside, Miao Fang and the others easily captured Yangma Island without much effort, and captured hundreds of rioters gathered here.

When Miao Fang led his troops to Yangma Island, they did not encounter too much resistance. After killing a few islanders who tried to resist, the remaining people saw that they were not officers and soldiers, so they shouted for mercy. , Miao Fang promised that they would not kill them as long as they surrendered, so these hundreds of people put down the guys who were not weapons in their hands and surrendered to Miao Fang.

After questioning these captives, Miao Fang realized that these captured rioters were not actually pirates, let alone Zhang Qing’s subordinates. They were just some refugees who fled to Yangma Island in the chaos. Under the leadership of a man named Liu Biao, they formed a group and wanted to make a living here.

Today when they saw the Fubo Army's fleet land on the island, at first they thought it was the imperial navy coming to clean up the island, so they thought of fleeing or resisting, but after seeing that the Fubo Army was not imperial soldiers, they had no resistance Interest, after getting the guarantee not to kill, simply surrendered Miao Fang and the others collectively.

Their leader, Liu Biao, is also a man. He should be an out-and-out good man, not a strongman or a ruffian at all. It is a misunderstanding that he became the leader of this gang of rioters, and it can even be said to be a joke. !

Liu Biao’s family is on Yangma Island, and he mainly makes a living by fishing on weekdays. Some time ago, he went to land to sell seafood, but he encountered rioters who robbed the boat to go out to sea, and he was almost killed by rioters. He overturned the guys who tried to seize his fishing boat and frightened a group of rioters. These people begged him to take them away. Otherwise, if the officers and soldiers came after them, they would all be killed. Liu Biao's heart softened for a moment. In a daze, he was elected as the leader by their group of refugees. He led a few fishing boats from the same village in Yangma Island and brought back hundreds of refugees. After arriving on the island, he realized that he had become a The leader of the rebel army ended up being scolded by the old man at home, but it was a done deal, and there was nothing he could do about it.

Liu Biao saw that so many people were willing to recommend him as the leader, but he couldn't bear to drive them back to the land again. He suffered from the disaster of the swordsman, so he had no choice but to become this titular leader. Those who are thieves built a house in Yangma Island to make a living. Now that Miao Fang arrives, they all take advantage of Miao Fang.

After listening to Liu Biao's narration, Miao Fang almost laughed on the spot. There are many strange things in this world, but this is the first time they heard that someone will be forced to be the leader!But this kind of strange thing just happened, it can be seen how corrupt the imperial government has become, even honest people have no choice but to fight against the imperial court.

When Miao Fang asked about Zhang Qing's situation, Liu Biao told him that Zhang Qing was mainly active in Changshan Island. Zhang Qing also sent people here a month ago, but he didn't like Yangma Island. Yangma Island is too close to the land, so I left a message to Liu Biao saying that Liu Biao might as well follow him in the future. Liu Biao was reluctant to go home, so he never answered him, and never came to harass them again.

After clarifying the situation, Miao Fang and the others decided to establish a foothold in Yangma Island first, and then consider how to deal with Zhang Qing's problem after getting familiar with the situation here. Now their first priority is to establish a foothold here first. .

So they tidied up the pier, and after finding a place to bury the few unlucky ghosts who died here, Miao Bianfang began to renovate the place. The refugees who had just returned to them were greeted and started to build the village.

In fact, these refugees followed Liu Biao just to make a living. Now that Miao Fang and the others came, they saw that the Fubo Army was very disciplined and very tough. Then they looked at the huge ships docked in the bay. Warship, on the contrary, felt a lot more at ease. Many people actually felt that it was better to live with these newcomers than to fish on the beach every day. The things that were unloaded from the boat made them envious. Miao Fang also specially told them that as long as they follow the Fubo army in the future, they will be assured that they will not worry about food and drink. Those who are willing to stay and work with their Fubo army can stay. Those who are left simply get out of here.

The result can be imagined, these hundreds of people immediately became the first batch of new subordinates of Miao Fang.

Miao Fang had just settled down on Yangma Island, and the stockade had not yet been completed. On this day, he heard the sound of the alarm horn from the sentry in the bay. Miao Fang immediately took people on board to prepare for the battle. Only a four or five feet long square boat came over, and it didn't look like it was looking for trouble at all, so they surrounded the boat and brought it back to Yangma Island.

The people on this boat were obviously also taken aback. They didn't expect such a powerful fleet to suddenly appear on Yangma Island. They wanted to turn around and escape, but before they could turn around, they were surrounded by them In the middle, he had to be taken back to Yangma Island honestly.

Under the watchful eyes of the Fubo army, several people got off this square boat, and the leader was a man in his 30s who looked like a scholar. As soon as they landed on the shore, they were immediately taken to Miao Fang.

"Who are you guys? What's the point of coming to Yangma Island?" Miao Fang asked this scholar-like man closely.

The scholar raised his eyes and looked around. After seeing the Fubo army flag hanging in the village, he said, "Fubo army? Could it be that you just wiped out the black scarf army Sun Chengman's family overnight? The Fubo Army?" He didn't immediately answer Miao Fang's question, but it seemed that his psychological quality was not bad.

Miao Fang looked at him coldly and said, "That's right! We did it, so who are you? Why did you come to our Yangma Island by boat?"

At this moment, the scholar clasped his fists at Miao Fang and said with a smile: "Brother, I invite you! I'm Xia Wangxue, and I'm under the local Hunhaijiao Zhang Qing. I came here this time to find Liu Biao and Liu Dazhang here, but I don’t know why this place has become your horse-raising island for the Fubo army? I hope this brother will show it clearly!”

When Miao Fang saw that he was speaking so neither humble nor overbearing, he couldn't help but began to look at him seriously. Seeing that this man was white and clean, with a well-groomed beard on his chin, and a scholar's scarf on his head, no matter how he looked at him, he seemed to be a scholar, which was strange. What's more, he is quite courageous. Surrounded by so many of them, he can still speak back against himself, so he sneered and said, "Hunhaijiao Zhang Qing? His name is not small! But I have never heard of Zhang Qing. Can’t tell Zhang Qing’s name, you are right about Yangma Island, there was indeed a Liu Biao here before, but now Liu Biao is a member of our Fubo Army, so of course this Yangma Island belongs to us The Polish army is under the jurisdiction, now you can talk about your reason for coming!"

The man named Wang Xue also seemed a little surprised. After a moment of shock, he clasped his fists again and said, "That's it! I think this brother must be here for the first time, and he must not know the situation here! Dare Wang ask?" Is your brother Gao's last name?"

Miao Fang deliberately said with a sloppy eye: "That's right! My surname is Miao and my name is Fang. It's true that I've been here not long ago, so you might as well tell me about it!"

This Wang Xue then said to him: "Since this is the case, Wang might as well tell Mr. Miao about the situation here. Today, the government here is immoral, so that the government is forcing the people to rebel. Brother Zhang Qing and Zhang can't see it." The government is used to disregarding human life, so they set up a rebellion here, established the Bohai Navy, and rescued the people from the fire and water. Now all the forces in the vicinity are looking forward to submitting to my lord. This time Wang came here to invite Liu Biao and Liu Yang of Ma Dao The head of the family went to Juyi, but I didn’t expect to come one step too late, and let the noble army take the lead! I thought that since you are not doing things for the government, and you have such a momentum, why not join our Bohai navy as the head of the Miao family, in order to make a great cause How?" This Wang Xue actually started lobbying Miao Fang, wanting Miao Fang to join Zhang Qing's gang.

Miao Fang and Cai Xing immediately burst out laughing. This Wang Xue is really a lovely person. Not only is he not afraid of such a fleet, but he wants to recruit them into the crew. He is a little bit overconfident up!

"Hmph! You speak in a serious tone! I'm surprised that you want so many of us to submit to your lord the moment you open your mouth. Do you really have such great confidence that you can eat the huge Bohai Sea?" ? Do you know how powerful our Fubo Army is? If we join your Bohai Navy, who will be in charge? Is it me or that Zhang Qing?" Miao Fang sneered.

When Wang Xue heard this, his face suddenly became very ugly, so he also snorted coldly and said: "Miao Dangjia really doesn't know the strength of our big brother Zhang! You are only ten ships, and our Bohai Navy There are far more boats than yours. It would be best if we join forces. I think our Brother Zhang will definitely give Mr. Miao a suitable seat, and we will definitely not treat Mr. Miao badly. How do you feel about it?"

Miao Fang really laughed now: "Well, you, Wang, are really not afraid of the wind flashing your tongue! I think that my surname, Miao, brought us brothers here, and the purpose of coming here is to be happy here, and I never thought about it. Who do you cling to? Do you think I, Miao Fang, will be afraid of bringing out your boss surnamed Zhang? To tell you the truth, this time when our Fubo army came here, what we fancy is the waterways here, and we want to settle here , we will not prevent you from making a fortune here, I advise you not to come to our Fubo Army's idea, it is best for us to live in peace, otherwise, we will tear our face, I am afraid that the Bohai Navy you are doing will also disappear If you can get something cheap under my Miao, I will not make it difficult for you today. You just go back and tell your master Zhang that our Fubo army has now stationed in Bohai Bay. We will come to Japan for a long time, come! see a visitor out!"

Wang Xue looked at the Fubo soldiers who were staring at him here, and knew that it was impossible for him to make people submit to him with empty teeth, so he cupped his hands and said to Miao Fang: "In that case , then Wang will stop bothering me. You might as well ask Mr. Miao to visit our Tuoji Island in person some other day. I think our elder brother Zhang Qingzhang will definitely welcome Mr. Miao’s visit! Today Mr. Wang may say something offensive, I also hope that Miao will be the head of the family, and Wang will leave!"

After watching Wang Xue board the boat and leave Yangma Island, Miao Fang and Cai Xing looked at each other and smiled, "Now we know where Zhang Qing's lair is! Tuoji Island!..."

(End of this chapter)