Datang: From exiled prince to eternal tyrant

Chapter 308 Pirate stronghold
So Li Ke calmed down quickly, and said to Zhao Hu.

"Okay, I understand. There is no need to blame yourself for this matter. I will handle it. Do you know where the pirates hang out?"

"I also asked about this. The surviving person didn't know, but he has never seen my pirates before. Maybe they are new."

Li Ke nodded. Since he was new, he could consider checking the locations of other pirates. Then he would just eliminate them one by one, or find a way to get those pirates to cooperate.

Zhao Hu never expected that Li Ke would think of many countermeasures at this moment.

"Does His Royal Highness Shu have any good ideas?"

Zhao Hu asked cautiously from the side, mainly because he saw that Li Ke's expression had not changed much, so he should have thought of how to deal with it.

Li Ke nodded.

"Tomorrow, I will take people there, and first investigate the surrounding pirates. You should know where they are, right? As long as you have encountered them before."

Li Ke asked.

Zhao Hu still knows this. He has had some dealings with the pirates in this place.

"I know about three or four pirates' strongholds. I can't guarantee that they are all of them, but they are about the same. I don't know much about other places."

As Zhao Hu spoke, he took out a map. When he first came here, he had expected that Li Ke would ask this question, so he had already prepared the map.

Li Ke was not surprised when he saw the map, he just took it silently.

After Li Ke opened the map, four pirate strongholds were marked on the map. The route was very detailed, and he was very satisfied with the map.

"Well, how many troops can be mobilized here?"

Li Ke nodded. He was not very familiar with the military strength in this place, so he could only ask Zhao Hu.

Zhao Hu thought about it carefully. Apart from the shipbuilding workers, their shipyard was also guarded by soldiers. These soldiers were all mobilized by the imperial court and could be used by Li Ke.

"We have about 10 people here, but only 5 are available because the number of ships is limited."

When Li Ke heard 5 people, he frowned slightly. No wonder they tried to avoid those pirates as much as possible. 5 people are really nothing.

Li Ke originally didn't want to use the Shu army he brought, but now he can only use it.

After all, there is not enough manpower here, and he is not very familiar with Zhao Hu's people, so if there is any problem, there is no way to deal with it immediately.

It's even more difficult against the enemy.

"Then there is no need for it for the time being. I will call the Shu army over tomorrow. You can first ask your people to check a few nearby strongholds to make sure they are still within the stronghold."

Li Ke ordered.

Zhao Hu nodded immediately.

"Yes! I'll let someone do it!"

After Zhao Hu left, Li Ke also quickly contacted Su Dingfang. After getting the news, Su Dingfang immediately rectified the situation and led the Shu army here.

Due to the large number of them, they couldn't stay in this place, so they didn't come here. Since Li Ke needs to use it now, they must come as soon as possible.

Probably in the early morning of the second day, Su Dingfang brought people to the shipyard.

They came here overnight.

After Su Dingfang came to the shipyard, he immediately went to find Li Ke.

"Your Highness, why are you so anxious to come to us?"

Su Dingfang had thought about all kinds of possibilities before coming here, mainly because he didn't think Li Ke would encounter any danger here, after all, there were soldiers stationed here.

He was still guessing whether Li Ke had found something good to give them and needed them to take it away.

But if you think about it carefully, there are still people available here, so there should be no need to mobilize them.

This meant that it was probably unreasonable for him not to trust the people here.

"There are some pirates here who have captured Xiang Ling. I am going to get Xiang Ling back now. The manpower here is really limited and I can't use it for the time being. Moreover, I am not particularly familiar with them. Commander If you fight, I'm afraid there will be some difficulties."

Li Ke replied.

"In that case, shall we go now?"

When Su Dingfang heard what Li Ke said, he understood what he meant, so he asked.

Li Ke shook his head.

"It's not in a hurry yet. Let's wait for their news. I've sent them to investigate ahead. Let's go there when we confirm that the pirates are in their stronghold. Otherwise, it will be difficult for us to find them on the sea."

What Li Ke said is indeed a problem for them. They used to fight on land and rarely fought on water.

It can even be said that there is basically no experience at all, so normally it takes a while to adapt, but now they have no chance to adapt at all, and can only fight on the spot.

This is indeed some difficulties for them.

"Yes."

Su Dingfang also knew that the people he led had little combat experience, so he obediently listened to Li Ke's words.

However, Zhan Hu acted very quickly and did not let them wait too long. It was also because the weather was very good today and the boat was traveling very fast. The people who took the boat to explore came back quickly.

After they came back, Zhao Hu came to report to Li Ke in person.

"His Royal Highness, my people have already investigated the surrounding pirates. At this time, all the pirates in the stronghold are within the stronghold. They will not leave for the time being. If they go, they can take advantage of the present."

"Okay, I understand, let's go now."

This was the news that Li Ke was waiting for. Since there was no problem, he decided to set off with the Shu army.

Soon Zhao Hu arranged a boat for them, and Su Dingfang took all his soldiers on board. Under the leadership of Li Ke, they headed east all the way to the first stronghold.

After almost three hours of sea voyage, they finally arrived near the stronghold of the first pirates. These pirates gathered in this place all the year round, and they would not come out when there were no ships.

They will check the news of the ship in advance, and when a merchant ship comes, they will collectively dispatch to rob the merchant ship.

Of course, sometimes when they return, they may encounter fishing boats, and they will also rob them by the way.

It's just that this kind of situation is very rare, which is why Zhao Hu and his group paid tolls in the first place.

Because there is no need to confront them head-on, otherwise they will only suffer.

These pirates also understand this truth, so they will go over and threaten them when they encounter them.

(End of this chapter)