Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

Gao Shishu stood with his hands behind his back among the people of the Tao Gang. Not only did he not show any fear, but he was fierce and arrogant: "If I can't leave this island safely before midnight tonight, then dozens of warships will immediately arrive." Come closer and give your Tao family a bloodbath!"

Zheng Yu's pupils shrank, and then he calmed down and said sternly: "You are scaring us! You, Gao Shishu, don't have much wealth. Dozens of warships are basically going to wipe out your family fortune. You are making such a big move. How could there be no news at all before!"

Gao Shishu sneered: "Are you trying to scare you? You can find out if you send someone to investigate? It's already [-]:[-], and it won't take long for my people to arrive. You won't have much time left."

Zheng Yu's expression changed. After all, he was still worried and sent a subordinate to the sentry tower to investigate.

After a while, his subordinates ran back sweating profusely and said anxiously: "Oh no, Hall Master Zheng! There are really warships around the island. It looks like there are forty or fifty ships. They are approaching us quickly. What should we do?"

Zheng Yu's expression changed, and the rest of the Tao Gang immediately became uproar and began to make a fuss.

There was quite a movement of mobilizing dozens of warships. The reason why the Tao Gang didn't notice it was because they were having internal strife over recruitment matters these days and their vigilance was lax.Even before coming here, Zheng Yu himself was arguing with others. If his subordinates hadn't informed him, he might not have known what happened.

Now Gao Shishu's people are on their way here, Tao Lian and Shui Sanzi are dead, and the Tao Gang is leaderless. It's a time when people are panicking.Not to mention that with Zheng Yu's prestige, he couldn't organize a decent counterattack. Even if he organized one, it would be of no avail.

Now they are like fish on a chopping board, ready to be slaughtered.

Zheng Yu tightened his grip on the knife and tried to keep his voice calm: "Gao Shishu, what exactly do you want to do? Start a war with our Tao Gang? You know that trapped animals can still fight, let alone our Tao gang." There are so many people in the gang, and even if you win, you will only injure the enemy a thousand and lose eight hundred to yourself, and you will not be able to gain any favors yourself."

Gao Shishu chuckled: "Our Gao Gang and your Tao Gang have supported each other for many years and are already brothers. Why should I fight with you until both sides lose and let the court reap the benefits? Adjusting ships to war is a means. , I’m not here to start a war, but to invite you to join our high gang.”

"Huh, invitation?" Zheng Yu smiled sarcastically, with cold eyes, "Kill us Gang Leader Tao and Master Shui, and then ask us to join you, Gao Shishu, can you be a little thicker-skinned?"

Gao Shishu admitted generously: "Of course. After all, if I don't kill them, how can I invite you? Tao Lian wants to join the imperial court. He naively thinks that the imperial court will give him endless glory and wealth. You must know that we are pirates, and in the eyes of the imperial court, The thieves committed all kinds of crimes including burning, killing, looting, and now the court is coming to appease them. If they say they have no other intentions, who would believe it?"

"Perhaps the imperial court can really give Tao Lian glory and wealth, but what about you, can the imperial court also give it to you? If you really succeed in recruiting people, do you think the imperial court will be kind enough to give each of you official positions and money, or will it immediately start to liquidate you thieves and bandits? ?”

What Gao Shishu said was exactly what Zheng Yu and others had been arguing about these days. These words simply spoke to his heart.He had never agreed to join the imperial court, but Tao Lian was helpless but he only wanted to return to his roots. No matter how he tried to persuade him, it was of no use. He had long been holding back his breath.

Zheng Yu's eyes were heavy: "What does this have to do with you? What do you want to say?"

"I want to say that instead of following Tao Lian, a coward who is unjust and unjust, you might as well follow me."

Gao Shishu's voice was full of bewitching magic: "Everyone knows the origin and background of Gao Shishu. I will never be recruited by the imperial court in this life, and I will never beg for mercy from the imperial court. I am a comparison. A much better leader."

"Tao Lian is dead anyway. No matter how much you hate me and wipe my neck with a knife immediately, it will not change this fact. Instead of killing each other, it is better for the two gangs to merge into one, and you will regard me as the master." "The Tao Gang and the Gao Gang are the two largest pirate forces in the southeastern sea. In the past, we only occasionally cooperated, which made the court very worried. Now that we are integrated, we will definitely become a maritime overlord and dominate the southeastern sea!"

"At that time, our numbers will be overwhelming. We only need to rob passing merchant ships to block the maritime trade routes, and let the imperial court's maritime trade depend on us. Wouldn't it be great!"

Seeing the crazy look on Gao Shishu's face, Zheng Yu was shaken and struggled.

It seemed that Gao Shishu was inviting them, but in fact they had no choice.

Either join him, change the leader from now on, and continue to be your own pirate; or kill him and fight to the end with the high gang, and would rather die than not.

As an old subordinate who has been with Tao Lian for more than ten years, it stands to reason that Zheng Yu should not hesitate, but should immediately step forward and cut off Gao Shishu's head to comfort Tao Lian and Shui Sanzi's spirits in heaven.Then mobilize all the people who can be mobilized by the Tao Gang to organize resistance and die together with the people from the Gao Gang.

But people are greedy for life and afraid of death. Zheng Yu cherishes his life. Tao Lian is already dead, so there is no need for him to risk his life for a dead man.

Thinking of this, Zheng Yu closed his eyes as if he had made up his mind, dropped the weapon in his hand to the ground with a clang, and knelt down on one knee towards Gao Shishu: "I, Zheng Yu, am willing to follow Gao Gang leader from now on, through fire and water, no matter what!"

The rest of the Tao Gang looked at each other and put down their weapons and knelt down: "We are willing to follow Gang Leader Gao!"

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New Year's Eve has passed and the new year has begun, but Mei Feng and others still haven't waited for Tao Lian's reply. In anxiety, they sent people to inquire about the news several times before they found out: Tao Lian was killed, Gao Shishu recruited the remaining members of the Tao Gang, and the two gangs merged. A group of pirates whose power has more than doubled than before has become the largest pirates.

After hearing the news, Gu Yunji's heart sank: "No wonder we sent several people to the Tao Gang to inquire but there was no response. It turns out that they had already changed their banners and followed Gao Shishu."

Qiu Wugang couldn't swallow this breath, so he slammed the table and stood up: "This Tao Lian is really a waste. He was killed so easily. It's a shame that we spent so much time negotiating with him to recruit him. It's okay now. Everything is ruined!"

Mei Feng sighed and shook his head: "Gao Shishu's personality is completely different from Tao Lian's. His methods are cruel and his temper is unruly. Even if we can lower our profile and show kindness to him, he will definitely not accept it. Nowadays, the road to recruitment is, It’s completely blocked.”

Su Qi immediately said after hearing this: "Since recruiting is not feasible, then fight! Anyway, all three thousand special forces have been recruited and are intensifying training. It won't be long before they can go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. We no longer need to be afraid. These are Japanese pirates!"

"As long as Gao Shishu dares to come, I can make it impossible for him to go back!" (End of Chapter)