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Chapter 1605 Pirates and Merchant Ships

"It's good that Principal Li understands. I will send another thousand guards to Principal Li!"

Zhu Fu smiled and said that Li Qingzhao was firmly standing on the side of the emperor, which was the most correct choice.

Only Xin Qiji was indignant. He was still a little unconvinced. He thought that it would be fine to fight as many people as possible.

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The waters of the Chola Kingdom.

A mighty fleet is marching forward, with hundreds of huge ships sailing, creating a strong sense of oppression.

"Marshal, our ships are approaching! It's General Xiaoqi's flag!"

A sentry with a telescope on the mast shouted.

"Leave a gap and let him in!"

Ruan Xiaoer gave the order.

A horn sounded from the flagship, and then the flag bearers began waving red and yellow flags to give orders.

The fleet quickly made way, and after confirming its identity and undergoing inspection, Ruan Xiaoqi's ship sailed towards Ruan Xiaoer's flagship.

"Brother, is there a big war going on? Such a big battle!"

Ruan Xiaoer climbed up the rope to the flagship and asked, "Hundreds of huge ships are crisscrossing the sea. Their expedition to the South China Sea was just like this. The key is in the middle of the fleet, there are several ironclad ships, which are the pinnacle of Qi's shipbuilding today."

"We are going to pick up His Majesty!"

Ruan Xiaoer did not hide anything. Ruan Xiaoqi was one of their own and he could be completely trusted.

"Pick up your majesty!"

Ruan Xiaoqi's face was full of surprise. They were worried every day when the emperor led his troops to the west.

"Yes, Your Majesty has now conquered the Seljuk Empire, captured its king, and destroyed its country... We are ordered to go to the Persian Gulf to welcome Your Majesty back to the court!"

Ruan Xiaoer said.

"Your Majesty has fought so far!"

Ruan Xiaoqi was amazed. He had learned a lot about Western things in the Chola Kingdom, but the Persian Gulf was still a long way away from here.

"I have some sea charts here! Second brother, how about I come with you!"

Ruan Xiaoqi looked at Ruan Xiaoer and said that there was nothing wrong in Zhuluo Kingdom and his departure would not affect anything.

"Okay, you arrange it!"

Ruan Xiaoer nodded. They still needed to build a military port in the Persian Gulf, so they would have to bring more people.

"I'll make arrangements right away!"

Ruan Xiaoqi was overjoyed and immediately jumped off the ship. He drove his own ship back to the port and caught up with the fleet the next day.

After half a month's sailing, the army arrived outside the Persian Gulf.

The flag signalman on the front ship waved the flag.

"There are ships fighting ahead. It seems that pirates are robbing merchant ships!"

The soldier on the flagship shouted.

"Pirates? Merchant ships?"

Ruan Xiaoer stroked his chin and thought.

"Second brother, I'll take people there right away!"

Ruan Xiaowu spoke immediately.

"Well, go ahead and take both sides!"

Ruan Xiaoer nodded and said, they are not an army of justice, they came here to conquer, whether they are pirates or merchant ships, they are all enemies.

Ruan Xiaowu climbed the rope and slid onto a small boat. He soon reached the front of the fleet, boarded a warship, and led the front team to form a formation and surround the fleet.

"Let Fifth Brother get there first!"

Ruan Xiaoqi sighed, he was still thinking about leading his troops over.

"Just a bunch of pirates and merchant ships, haven't you fought enough battles?"

Ruan Xiaoer looked at Ruan Xiaoqi and said, "This war will never end!"

Ruan Xiaoqi spoke.

"When we get to the Persian Gulf, you'll have your share of battles to fight. We'll take over the entire Gulf!"

Ruan Xiaoer looked at Ruan Xiaoqi and said that the navy now had enough strength to start expanding westward, and that their navy was far superior to the army in terms of marching speed and safety.

"Haha, besides that bay, there is also the Red Sea. Didn't His Majesty say that we have to take over there too?"

Ruan Xiaoqi said with a smile.

"Of course we have to take it, but we have to do it step by step."

Ruan Xiaoer said that the foreign races on the other side of the Red Sea were relatively strong, and the Fatimid Kingdom was also a big threat, but there was no threat on the Persian Gulf side. The most powerful Seljuk Empire had been destroyed, and the Abbasid Kingdom had also been defeated.

The pirates and merchant ships fighting on the sea paid no attention to the fleet in the distance.

"Kill!"

The bearded pirate, holding a scimitar, roared and pulled the rope of the flying hook as he climbed up the merchant ship.

The sailors on the merchant ship waved their swords to try to cut the ropes, but the pirates shot arrows, forcing the sailors to dare not show their heads.

The pirates climbed onto the merchant ship with wild laughter, and started slashing with their scimitars.

The pirates were so ferocious that the sailors could not resist them at all and quickly retreated to the cabin to defend the ship.

"Get out here, hand over the goods, and I'll spare your life!"

The pirates laughed wildly and shouted into the cabin. The sailors were lined up at the cabin door with spears. They couldn't kill their way in with their scimitars, so they could only persuade them to surrender.

"Don't even think about it!"

A sharp voice sounded in the cabin. It was the captain. The cargo on the ship was bought with his real money. If it was robbed by these pirates, he would go bankrupt even if he didn't die. So he might as well give it a try.

"Do you think we can do nothing just by guarding the hatch? Someone, pry open the deck and break it open!"

Seeing that they refused to surrender, the pirate leader immediately gave orders to the pirates around him.

The pirates shouted and began to destroy the deck with tools such as axes. As long as the deck was broken, they could enter the cabin.

"Boom boom boom!"

A burst of cannon fire rang out, startling the ecstatic pirates and worried sailors.

"Our ship!"

A pirate shouted, and all their clippers were destroyed by cannon fire.

"Battleships! Lots of battleships!"

More pirates shouted in fear. They were surrounded by eight warships, and hundreds of warships were slowly approaching from a distance.

"Captain, what a huge warship!"

The sailors in the cabin also discovered the Qi warships through the observation holes on the side of the ship.

"Where did such a huge warship come from? It's so scary!"

Some young sailors said in surprise that they had never seen such a majestic warship.

"These...these are Qi's warships! They must be Qi's warships!"

The captain was knowledgeable. Their cargo was originally destined for the Chola Kingdom, where there was already a Qi military port. He had also seen Qi ships.

"Qi State warship!"

The sailors were a little surprised. They had heard of the legend of Qi State, but they did not expect to encounter it outside the Persian Gulf.

The eight ships slowly approached. They had blocked all directions, but the pirates had not yet completely controlled the merchant ship, and the small boat had been destroyed, so they had no way to escape.

"Chief, what should I do?"

Looking at the giant ship approaching slowly, the pirates became a little panicked. The oppressive feeling the giant ship gave them was too strong. On the sea, the most reliable thing was the giant ship, followed by the scimitar in their hands.

"Get ready to fight!"

The pirate leader shouted and drew his scimitar, ready to fight to the death.

The sailors in the cabin also became nervous. They were not from Qi, and they didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse to encounter the Qi fleet.