Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 1763 Bloody Massacre
In the past, they did everything possible to avoid people's eyes and ears, lest the navy find out that the major families formed a fleet to smuggle out to sea, but now they pray to God and worship Buddha, hoping that the navy will catch up with the wind and chase after them, so as to rescue the desperate situation in front of them.

The world is impermanent, often it is such a contradiction...

Xiao Cuo stood on the deck and looked at the sea area that was gradually moving away, his eyes were red, and his heart felt like an ice cellar.

Going out to sea is just the expected victory after encountering the pirates and not coming as expected. Not only that, watching those ferocious pirates raise their weapons and kill the private soldiers raised by the big families one by one and throw them into the sea, Xiao Cuo has already numbness.

The shrill howling pierced through the wind and rain and poured into the ears, the broken limbs and broken arms dyed the whole sea red, and countless ships hovered and entangled on the sea surface, like a hell on earth...

It is the hell of the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River.

Bao Xi stood behind Xiao Cuo, his hands and feet were cold.

Witnessing a massacre in progress, he felt only a little rejoicing. Fortunately, he had given the order to retreat decisively just now. Otherwise, he would be entangled by pirate ships in the formation at this time, and he might have nowhere to go. Soldiers and sailors are generally slaughtered like pigs and dogs and thrown into the sea, where they become carrion for fish, turtles, shrimps and crabs...

"They're chasing!"

A sharp cry from behind shocked Xiao Cuo and Bao Xi into shock. They quickly concentrated their attention and saw a few sharp-edged fast boats with full sails, braving the downpour to escape from the chaotic battlefield, slashing through the waves and heading towards They are coming after them!

Xiao Cuo was so frightened that he almost stopped breathing. Before he could recover, Bao Xi beside him yelled frantically: "Shang Fan speeds up, Sheng Sail speeds up, get rid of them!"

The old sailor ran from the stern, wiped his face from the rain, and said loudly: "The sail is fully hoisted, and the speed is almost reaching the limit. If it is faster, the enemy will not catch up, and a wave will overturn our ship." !"

Above the sea, it's not how fast you can run.

If you want to maximize your speed, you must first run with the wind, even against the wind, but never cross the wind, because the waves surge with the direction of the wind. Once the ship is sealed, the waves will come from the side. If the speed is too fast Encountering a big wave can overturn the whole ship.

Now their ship is running across the wind, there is no way, because only this direction is towards the nearest land, if it is downwind, it will run farther and farther away from the land, and sooner or later they will be overtaken by pirates...

But where do the young masters care about this?
The bloody massacre in front of them has already frightened them out of their courage, and now they don't even have the courage to look back. They just hope that this ship will grow two legs, and quickly stay away from those devil-like pirates!

Wang Qi was usually young and energetic, and at this time he couldn't hold back his panic. He kicked the old sailor into a somersault and fell on the deck, yelling: "I don't care if the boat capsizes or not, now you will give me the boat immediately!" The speed of the boat increases the fastest, otherwise I will kill you now!"

On the other side, Xie Wenhua's legs were so frightened that his legs were so weak that the ship was passing through the wind and waves. The turbulence made him dizzy and dizzy, and he couldn't even speak.

Xiao Cuo agreed with Wang Qi's words for the first time, and said loudly: "Don't care about whether the ship capsizes or not, are you going to wait for the pirates to catch up and kill us one by one to feed the fish? Hoist the sails and speed up!"

What else can the old sailor say?
I can only get up and run to the stern, commanding the sailors to raise the sails to the maximum, the strong wind blows the sails full, and the speed of the ship increases instantly, like a stray dog ​​on the sea, sailing desperately towards the land, the wolf Ben hog suddenly.

A moment later, under the gaze of the pirate ship that was chasing closely behind, a big wave came from the side, the high wave was more than a foot higher than the ship's side, and it poured down like Mount Tai!

"boom!"

The violent waves raged past, except for a pile of broken wood chips on the sea surface, where is there still the slightest shadow of the ship?

"Hurry up, hurry up, step over, there must be big people on board, and those who are caught alive can ask for a ransom. Those aristocratic families have plenty of money, and they will definitely make a lot of money!"

The chasing pirate ship braved the storm and approached the sinking place, and the pirates on board jumped into the sea one after another, searching for traces of survivors.

And on the battlefield not far away, a great battle has been divided, and the massacre has gradually ended.

The blood stained the surface of the sea red, diluted by the surging wind and waves, and gradually dissipated...

A high-pitched chant sounded on the sea, piercing through the wind and rain, and the sound shook all directions!That was the excited howling of the pirates after they won the victory. All the cargo ships were looted by them, and the huge wealth made them unable to hold back their ecstasy any longer!

*****
After the storm, night fell.

Dozens of warships are clustered in the natural water port of an island, rippling with the waves.

In the distance, two warships with sails dyed black came quickly, looking like ghosts on the dark sea...

After sailing into the harbor, the warship with black sails slowly slowed down. The sails were lowered by half, and two lanterns were raised on the top of the mast, which were very eye-catching in the dark night. Soon, the fleet of hedgehogs gathered together One of them also raised its lantern and shook it a few times according to the signal.

The warship with black sails sailed straight past...

On the flagship, candles were lit in the cabin, Fang Jun sat in the middle with a big horse, Su Dingfang, Liu Renyuan, Wang Xuance and others sat on the left and right, discussing in low voices with a huge chart on the table.

"Report! The sentry ahead to spy on the military is back!"

The soldier shouted at the door.

Fang Jun raised his head and said, "Come in!"

"Here!"

Immediately afterwards, a well-built school captain strode into the cabin, knelt down on one knee and gave a military salute. Su Dingfang asked, "How's the situation?"

The school lieutenant said solemnly: "If it is as the Marquis expected, the pirates gathered in Haizhong Continent will unite and come out in full force, and rob and kill the merchant fleet in the sea area fifty miles away, and the private soldiers of the various families The dead soldiers are exhausted, and all the merchant ships have been plundered and captured by pirates, and have been escorted back to their lair."

Fang Jun stared and said, "So fast?"

Although I know that the private soldiers of the major families are very likely to be defeated by pirates, but how long has it been?

Too vulnerable!

The captain said: "As soon as the two sides joined the battle, the big families were already in disarray. Those private soldiers who died on the shore may not be weak in fighting power, but on the sea, they only went through a short-term practice. Pirate opponents who are fighting for their lives in the sea? Moreover, it is raining and windy today, and the sea waves are too high. The captives were hacked to death and thrown into the sea. Dozens of sharks followed the smell of blood and devoured the remains of the corpses. The sea was stained red with blood..."

Although I haven't seen it in person, but when I think of the miserable scene, Fang Jun, Su Dingfang, Liu Renyuan and other generals who are used to seeing the dead all frowned. Convulsions, almost spit out...

It's too awful.

Su Ding looked heavy, sighed, took a look at Fang Jun, and said: "This plan is once and for all, but... it is somewhat against the harmony of nature."

He doesn't care about the dead, and it's not that he hasn't seen the dead. Not to mention the distance, isn't Liu Rengui killing less in Lin Yiguo and Annan?

It's just that those people are either barbarians of different races or rebels, and they will die if they die.

Right now, these are all real people of the Tang Dynasty...

After all, they have the same root and the same species, so I can't bear it.

Liu Renyuan didn't think so, and said: "The smuggler is looking for his own death, and the murderer is a pirate. Could it be that you can blame us for not coming to rescue?"

Su Dingfang shook his head and said nothing, he naturally understood the reason, but he couldn't bear it.

Fang Jun was silent.

In fact, this tragedy was completely avoidable...

The navy has more than one eyeliner hidden among the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River. As early as when the major families hoarded goods and transferred private soldiers, the navy had already received the news. Not worth millions of goods, it can prevent those private sailors from being slaughtered by pirates.

However, after discussing with Su Dingfang and Pei Xingjian, Fang Jun decided on the strategy of "follow the plan".

The navy created the illusion of going north and allowed the merchant fleet to go to sea, which also gave the pirates the courage and opportunity to gather together and fight with all their might.

The massacre was expected, and it can even be said that it was condoned by the navy...

Without these elite private soldiers, without these cargo ships and veteran sailors, without these goods, it would be like cutting off an arm of the Jiangnan gentry. Although it would not make them slump, but at least it would seriously hurt their vitality. The foundation is shaken.

Aristocratic families without force will no longer be able to threaten the stability of Jiangnan...

This is what must be done.

(End of this chapter)