Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 408 Arriving at Nanri Island for the First Time

As soon as the timer was up, he began to gradually heat the glass tube at the end with a gas fire, making it gradually bridged into strips and then broken naturally.This process requires great care, and there must be no gaps in the glass tube, otherwise all previous efforts will be wasted.Xiao Bailang's sunglasses were almost touching the fire, and beads of sweat dripped from his labor insurance hat.

"Okay!" With Xiao Bailang's roar, a complete shiny thermos bottle was finally born.It was carefully packed into the rattan thermos shell and fixed.

"Put the water on!"

Mo Xiaoan felt very sorry to see that all the workers were soaked in sweat, and the backs of the thick homespun labor protection uniforms were seeping from the back.The furnace and annealing kiln in the workshop emit heat, making the temperature in the workshop nearly 50 degrees.The only cooling measures are the ventilation windows above the factory building, and the two large wooden barrels at the door - which are filled with oral normal saline and dry grass tea prepared by the pharmaceutical factory.

"It's too hard." Mo Xiaoan said with emotion.

"All factories are like this." Xiao Bailang drank a large cup of tea and swallowed a piece of salt, "The pharmaceutical factory also brought a lot of anti-heat medicine. The workers in front of the furnace rotate every 15 minutes. Nothing will happen. "

An hour later, Mo Xiaoan poured water out of the thermos—the water was still boiling hot, and when measured with an industrial thermometer, the temperature hardly dropped.

The heat preservation effect is satisfactory after testing.Mo Xiaoan's spirits were lifted, and the caretaker brought a lot of barreled kvass from the food factory to distribute to the workers as a reward.In fact, the native workers didn't quite understand the usefulness of the things that took such a lot of time and effort to make, but seeing Mo Xiao'an so happy, knowing that he probably made something good, they all laughed along with him.

"Make some more wide-mouth thermoses."

"Just ask the machinery factory to make a few more molds." Xiao Bailang agreed wholeheartedly.

"Shopkeeper Lin, please—"

The little pirates standing on the side of the ship made a gesture of invitation respectfully. Lin Baiguang calmed down, put his hands on his arms, and calmly stepped from the deck to the trestle.

The trestle bridge is very rough, and it is wobbly to step on.The rapid flow of sea water hits under the feet, and the spray splashes in all directions.In the bay of Nanri Island, there are densely packed boats with sails down.It is dusk now, and there is smoke curling from many ships.

Lin Baiguang finally saw the real Ming pirate camp for the first time in his life.Under the summer sunset, there are endless ships in the bay, with masts like forests and sails like clouds.

Numerous large and small boats lined up from the shore to the end of the bay.Lin Baiguang was almost dumbfounded.Never before in modern time and space could he see so many ships at once, how could he not be surprised by the sight before him.

This is not a modern industrial society, but an era where everything is done by hand.How much manpower and material resources can be spent to build such a large number of ships!

Such a fleet sets sail, and wherever it goes, it cannot establish a brand new country!On land, the Chinese have expanded to the limit that the survival of the farming nation can achieve, but they have stagnated at sea, always lingering in the coastal waters, and have not taken this crucial step.

Lin Baiguang sighed with greed in his eyes.It's a pity that such a huge wealth will soon disappear from the sea: either it will be turned into a flaming torch on the sea, or it will be annexed by Zheng Zhilong.Thinking of this, a sense of urgency enveloped him.

Most of the boats are small coastal fishing boats or cargo boats of more than 50 tons, with simple structures, and they look no different from ordinary fishermen's boats he saw in Lingao.Occasionally, there are some large ships with hundreds of tons mixed in, and there are even Western-style sailing ships.Lin Baiguang noticed that almost every ship has cannons of different sizes and styles, which are erected and tied on the deck in various ways. The pirates sit by the cannons to eat and smoke casually. There are even women and children on board.

This kind of large settlement-like group of pirates seems really rare.

Suddenly there was a woman's scream from a ship, and I looked around, and couldn't help being startled: I saw a woman tied naked to the side of the boat, and a skinny pirate was whipping her hard with a whip soaked in seawater. The bare back, buttocks and thighs, every time the woman twitched, the woman let out a scream that could tear the eardrums, and twisted her body desperately on the wood.

The men and women on board, old and young, turned a blind eye to their work and smoked.

Because of the long distance, Lin Baiguang could only vaguely hear the man's scolding: "...What do you think you are? You pretend to be serious and don't look around! See if I don't beat you to death, and give me Joe... "

Lin Baiguang shuddered at this very SM-interesting scene—he reminded himself that what he was facing was such a group of people who were hardly bound by any laws and morals, and had no sympathy in their hearts.

Shi Shisi led him to the shore.Contrary to what he imagined, the pirates on Nanri Island didn't build any stockades, forts or other facilities at all. There were some boats on the shore that were being repaired on the beach, and the pirates built some thatched huts as temporary residences.Apparently, the pirates didn't think anyone could come ashore and threaten them directly—the fleet was their fortress.

Because Lin Baiguang had already changed into Mingren's attire, he did not attract many people's attention.Along the way, I saw several clearings on the shore surrounded by fences of remnants of wood and stones, guarded by pirates wielding knives and guns and whips on all sides. Everything is available, there are wealthy households in silk and satin and poor people in rags, but they have squatted for ten days and months in this place that is neither sheltered from wind nor rain, and many people are pale and filthy.There are several people hanging on the stakes outside the fence, probably dead, with flies flying around.

Outside the fence there was about a cemetery, not deeply buried, and gave off a disgusting stench,

"This is the box office." Shi Shishi said, "Tickets caught everywhere are locked here."

"Why are such poor ghosts arrested?" Lin Baiguang pretended to be surprised.

"When we go ashore to plunder, there's no time to divide the rich from the poor. Let's talk about it when the pot is served." Shi Shishi said.

"If you can't pay the ransom, what's the use of arresting them?"

"It's the same as you Australians, it's used for work." Shi Shishi smiled, "We are not as ingenious as you, and can make so many exquisite things, but there are various miscellaneous jobs in the big gang, some of which are free It’s also more convenient for subordinates to use.”

Those caught who could not pay the ransom were all used as slaves. They did everything from collecting firewood, lighting fires, repairing ships, and carrying water. They slept in the open air and ate every meal—the pirates didn’t care. The life and death of these prisoners, if they can survive for a few months, the leader may release them if he shows kindness.

Pretty women are used to satisfy their physical needs, and when everyone is bored, they are sent to the mainland for sale, and sometimes to Nanyang for sale-although Chinese businessmen doing business in Nanyang can get close to aboriginal women, but Women from China are more likely to be favored by them—sell them for a good price.

Lin Baiguang walked through the box office with him, and saw from a distance that there was a complete stockade on the hill by the sea, with various colorful and old names flying on it, he couldn't help being surprised, the stockade was so neatly built!When he got closer, he saw that the wall of the village had collapsed in many places, and some of the houses in the village had also collapsed. Looking at the enemy towers and flagpoles on the wall of the village, he knew that it was a water tank of the Ming army. The village was abandoned for a long time and then occupied by pirates

Around the stockade, there are many sheds and tents densely built, which are probably the residences of Zhucai's cronies and leaders.There were also more pirates carrying knives and bamboo poles and spears. Lin Baiguang knew that this place was probably close to Zhu Cai's tooth tent.

A group of people headed all the way to the abandoned village of the Ming army.The small group of pirates who were constantly patrolling along the way seemed more capable than the refugee-like pirates they encountered at the seashore, which showed that they were getting closer to Zhucai's Chinese army.

However, even with Lin Baiguang's unprofessional eyes, Zhucai's old land camps are not necessarily clever. At first glance, they were arranged randomly without any rules. The guard posts and patrols are very random, and the defenses in many places are very lax. Just live on the surface.

Such a team looks like an ordinary pirate team.It can also land many times, go deep into the interior and rob states and counties, and most of them are still invincible.Either his strongest team is not in Nanri Island, or his opponent is too indiscriminate.Lin Baiguang thinks the latter is more likely.

The evaluation of the combat effectiveness of the Ming army has always been divided into two extremes in the cross-travel group. One is that they feel vulnerable, and there are hundreds of people who can shoot all over Guangdong and even go straight to Nanjing.One is that no matter how indiscriminate the enemy is, he is still a regular army, and no matter how strong we are, we are still amateurs. Without full-body armor, AK47, and Maxim machine guns, it is difficult to win.

Now it seems that at least the Ming army in Guangdong and Fujian has nothing to fear. A man of Zhucai's level can run across the two provinces of Guangdong and Fujian, leaving the Ming army helpless. With the equipment, training and discipline of the Lingao County Security Corps See, it is not possible to fight ten times with one enemy, and there is no suspense in defeating three or four times as many enemies.

After walking for a while, although there was still a long distance, under the clear sky, Lin Baiguang could clearly see the large flag on the stockade with the word "Zhu" embroidered on it, and another flag beside it, embroidered with "Commander of the Armed Forces".

The pirate flag of Ming Dynasty was also hung up.Lin Baiguang was dumbfounded.It seems that even rebels like bandits and pirates have weaknesses in the worship system.

Outside the gate of Dezhai, Shi Shishi stopped.I spoke a few words with the little pirate standing guard.Looking back:

"Shopkeeper Lin! Please sit here for a while. Let me go in and report first." Shi Shishi said, "If the big shopkeeper is in the stockade, he will see you soon."

"Okay, let's go." Lin Baiguang nodded.Shi Shishi and his surroundings gave a few instructions and went in on their own.The little pirates here brought tables and chairs, asked him to sit down, and brought him a bowl of tea.

Lin Baiguang saw that the tea bowl was chipped, and there was a circle of stains around the edge. The tea was yellow and clear, and he didn't know what it tasted like.He suppressed his disgust, took a big sip, and smashed his mouth to show satisfaction.

The tea is bitter and astringent, and there is a salty smell of sea water.Lin Baiguang said, "Finally, I've had a bowl of tea!"

The pirate who brought the tea smiled: "You guys don't know if the tea is good, but the water is salty and bitter, and I really can't drink it without some tea."

Although Nanri Island has fresh water, it cannot withstand the gathering of more than 1 people. It is a problem to drink water every day. Most people have to dig wells to get water.The groundwater on such a small island is more or less infiltrated by seawater, so it can barely survive.

Although the pirates at the gate didn't know who he was, Lin Baiguang was sent by Shi Shishi, so his status was obviously not low.He was dressed neither rich nor cheap, and he exuded a vigor all over his body. Everyone guessed which way he was from.Greetings are also a bit more polite: the life of the big shopkeeper has been difficult recently, and the reason for coming to a colleague is probably to talk about the alliance.

Lin Baiguang also intended to get them to talk. He had been the director of the office, and he was especially good at talking and being able to engage in interpersonal relationships.He has a set of eloquent skills, and he quickly caught up with the gatekeepers and became acquainted with each other.

Soon, Lin Baiguang learned something from the mouths of these little pirates: the fleet gathered here is basically all the property of Mr. Zhucai. ".They don't know what the big ticket is, but Lin Baiguang knows that it obviously refers to the attack on Min'an.

Lin Baiguang did not inquire about sensitive matters such as ships and the number of people. He felt that this was not something to be concerned about.What he wanted to know was the morale and supply status of the pirates.This is the most important thing to pull away the troops when the troops are disintegrated.From the few words he had chatted with the pirates, he could feel that the morale of the pirates was not high-gathering this large group of people together, eating, drinking, and messing around every day was a great trouble.In order to supply food and vegetables, the fleet had to be sent out every day to search, and that was it, and the boats were interrupted from time to time.Some small stocks have gone away because of the difficulty of eating and the inconvenience of getting water.

"That is to say, the Chinese army here has no worries about eating and drinking every day, and sometimes they can eat a little meat. The other small stocks all eat their last meal and have no next meal, so they have to catch fish every day." A pirate said Said proudly.

I don't know how long it has been since Kan Dashan was shrouded in clouds and mist. Just when Lin Baiguang had already drank his fourth bowl of tea and was about to give up, suddenly there was a loud and clear sound of conch shells from the Zhongjun camp.

"The big shopkeeper has raised his account!" said the little boss, "The big shopkeeper is going to see you right away."

As the sound of conch shells resounded through the camp, many small groups of pirates suddenly appeared, each with their swords out of their sheaths, rushing towards the walls of the village and on both sides of the road to stand in line.

This is a gesture of welcome.Lin Baiguang secretly thought.

On the good side, this is a respect for him as an envoy, but on the bad side, it is a blow to his authority.Maybe both, it depends on how you deal with it.

Seeing the lively and chaotic scene in front of him, Lin Baiguang was deeply moved. He defied all opinions and came here alone to risk his way into the pirate group. Never thought that the purpose of my coming was to poach his corner——

Just as he was thinking, several well-dressed pirates ran all the way from the road in the gate, came to the side and shouted: "Which one is the same way?"

From his shouting, Lin Baiguang guessed that Mr. Zhu Cai was not willing to leak the news of his arrival.As for why he did it, I don't understand.Can only play by ear.

Lin Baiguang cupped his hands and said, "I'm right here!"

The leader changed the salute, and then said: "Comrade, our shopkeeper, please go to the old camp to rest first! Please!"

It turns out that the pirates were also called "Old Camp". Is this a common term in the Ming army?

Lin Baiguang nodded, and bowed his hands to the pirates standing guard at the door and said: "Brothers, thank you for taking care of me! There will be a period later!"

Everyone hastily bowed their hands respectfully in return.Everyone thinks that this comrade is handsome and considerate, but he doesn't know which way he is a hero?

When we walked along the road to the gate of the old camp, two lines of teams had already formed outside the gate to welcome Lin Baiguang's arrival.

This group of people is neatly dressed, their weapons are shiny, and they look very tough. They are obviously Zhucai's elite cronies.Compared with the refugee-like pirates seen along the road, it is simply heaven and earth.

The weapons in the hands of the pirates lined up on both sides of the road glistened in the sun, and one could feel the momentum at a glance.They all held Ming army-style long spears and struck swords astride the Japanese.On the indifferent face is a pair of fierce eyes, shooting a terrifying look.

Under the watchful eyes of the wolf-like pirates on both sides, Lin Baiguang embarked on the road leading to the Chinese Army. The sense of silent coercion is indeed terrifying——Lin Baiguang has seen this kind of scene in TV movies in the past , I only felt that he was putting on an air, and he could feel the horror during the period. At one point, his complexion was a little pale, and he felt that he was almost out of breath.

At this time, Shi Shishi, who had gone in to report earlier, ran out and shouted loudly: "I welcome you!!"

Lin Baiguang made up his mind - the matter has come to this point, it is useless to be afraid.I can't help but close my eyes and pray to God in my heart:

"Seniors who have fought hard in various time and space, convey your bastard spirit to me through time and space!" After praying secretly several times, when I opened my eyes again, I only felt that my whole body was full of strength, and there was a faint feeling behind me. Yueyue has a halo with two words written in big letters on it: "Protagonist".

"Xiao Lao will lead the way!"

After walking with Shi Shishi for a while, a gate appeared on the road in front of him.Another pirate shouted by the door:

"Come and take down the sword!"

"I haven't." Lin Baiguang said calmly, "Does this brother want to search?"

"No, no!" Shi Shishi hurried over to negotiate with someone.He accompanied him all the way, knowing that shopkeeper Lin was unarmed and completely unarmed.

(End of this chapter)