Shiratori Island, named after the many birds on the island.

The island is rich in flora, and there is a mangrove forest in the east, where seagulls, skuas, red-billed herons, cranes, and petrels inhabit and breed every autumn and summer.

It's just that this island can stand out from thousands of islands and reefs, but not because this island is beautiful, but because it was once the lair of Xu Hai, the second big pirate leader in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Xu Hai, who used to be a monk in Hangzhou Hupao Temple when he was young, has the same background as Taizu.

His uncle, Xu Weixue, was the head of a large ship regiment under Wang Zhi and was in charge of trade with Japan, so he soon joined his uncle's ship group and indirectly became one of Wang Zhi's subordinates.

It's just that Xu Hai is a very ambitious person, and he doesn't have the capital to engage in maritime trade, so he finds another way. Relying on his identity as a "Japanese living Buddha" to swagger and deceive, he recruited a group of Japanese subordinates, and ransacked civilian ships in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and began to accumulate his wealth.

However, this move annoyed Wang Zhi, and eventually caused his uncle Xu Weixue to part ways with Wang Zhi.

With the tightening of the Ming sea ban policy, the smuggling trade was greatly impacted, Wang Zhi fled back to Japan in embarrassment, and his uncle Xu Weixue was killed by officers and soldiers in Guangdong.

Although the smuggling trade was blocked, it ushered in a golden age of piracy, and more and more maritime merchants turned into pirates.

Xu Hai relied on his talent and ruthlessness to quickly rise to the top, and gradually formed a group of 20,000 or 30,000 pirates, becoming the second big pirate group after Wang Zhi.

In April of the 35th year of Jiajing, Xu Hai, Ye Ma and Chen Dong led tens of thousands of Japanese invaders, which was also the third large-scale entry into the Yangtze River Delta region and defeated the Ming army.

Hu Zongxian realized that he was incapable of being behind enemy lines, so he adopted a discordant strategy and persuaded Xu Hai to surrender through various means.

Xu Hai captured Ye Ma, Chen Dong, Hong Donggang, Huang Kan and other Japanese leaders and sent them to Hu Zongxian. It's just that in the end, Hu Zongxian reversed himself and forced Xu Hai to die by throwing himself into the water.

However, the remnants of Xu Hai's army were not wiped out, and a new group of Japanese pirates was formed.

His cousin Xu Liang has long been notorious, and he is ruthless with Xu Hai, and he was once a member of Xu Hai's generals. After Xu Hai's death, he naturally became the new leader, entrenched on the island of Shiratori.

After about two days and two nights of sailing, the fleet quietly appeared on Shiratori Island and surrounded the island. After sinking or capturing the ships around the island, 500 vanguards were sent to the island.

Unlike Dazhu Island, Shiratori Island does not have a beach, the seaside is full of rocks, and there is a flat place for them to camp here after walking for miles to the island.

It's just that at night that day, the shouts of killing on the island continued, and the five hundred sergeants were attacked by Xu Liang at night.

Yu Dayou immediately personally led the troops to help, but the road was too far and the road was rugged. By the time they arrived, the camp had already been destroyed and the losses were heavy.

No one thought that before they started attacking, Xu Liang had already counterattacked.

After this battle, Yu Dayou did not dare to take it lightly, and while increasing the number of people, he also asked them to be careful to watch out for Xu Liang's night attack, knowing that this was indeed a ruthless stubble no less than Xu Hai.

Three days later, the sea was blue and the sky was cloudless.

A young man in a lifting suit landed on the island with a little eunuch, but compared to the excited little eunuch, the young lifter frowned.

Lin Haoran thought that he would soon capture the island and bring the murderer Xu Hai to justice, so that he would be able to return to the port of Zhejiang with the fleet, and then continue north to take the exam.

It's just that God likes to go against him recently, and he just doesn't let him get his wish.

Three full days passed, and more and more soldiers were sent to the island, but still not able to take the cottage, but more and more wounded were carried back to the fleet.

He had just heard from a wounded man who had been carried back that the cottage on the island was impregnable, and that there must be plenty of food and water in the other city, and that the battle would probably last for several months.

After hearing this, Lin Haoran couldn't sit still anymore. Don't say that it will be delayed for a few more months, even if it is delayed for another half a month, then next year's meeting will have nothing to do with him.

It was in this way that he followed the supply troops in front of him to the island. Even though he knew he couldn't help much, he decided to do his little bit and just hope that the fight would end soon.

Whether this can recover the treasures for Emperor Jiajing is a small matter, but it affects his participation in the imperial examination. He didn't want to be like Jiang Yuebai's idiot, if he made a mistake, he would miss a big opportunity.

Although it is already early winter, there are also wild birds on the island, and a white crane can be seen basking in the sun from a distance.

After about an hour of walking, he finally came to the front of the camp.

The camp was large, with more than 2,000 sergeants stationed, but instead of besieging the city, they ate in place. Yu Dayou was in the military account and gathered a group of cadres, but he didn't know what to discuss in front of the map.

Lin Haoran followed the supply officer and told him to remember to call himself when he went back, so he led Feng San towards the outside of the camp together, he wanted to observe the terrain of this cottage.

The cottage fortress is built on the mountain, the same as Dazhu Island, there is only one south-facing city gate, and the terrain is higher, and the people on it are stunning, all of them are sturdy men.

Lin Haoran squinted at the top for a moment, then looked at the tall city wall made of stones, and then looked at the rolling stones and blood stains under the city, and shook his head helplessly.

No wonder even General Yu is helpless, this place is simply a natural danger, not to mention this little force, even if there are a few thousand more people, I am afraid that it will not be able to capture here.

Cuckoo......

Lin Haoran walked into a small tree, and suddenly heard a burst of bird calls, and a surge of excitement surged in his heart, and he immediately took out the bird gun. This time he chose to go to the island, in fact, he also had the idea of hunting birds.

These days, he's been working on the birds, but he's not getting a real fight. Now that he finally has a chance, how can he let it go?

He motioned for Feng San not to say anything, and then slowly lurked over, squatting behind a bush, and saw a skua standing by the dry well, named for "never building its own nest, but taking domineering measures to seize the nest of his birds".

In the face of such a low-moral scum, Lin Haoran did not have the slightest psychological burden, took out the fire fold from his body, blew it, and then lit the fire rope.

Zizi ......

The fire rope burned slowly, and there was a slight sound, aiming at the skua and slowly buckling the trigger.

But at this time, something unexpected happened. The head of the moon generation crawled out of the dry well and scared away the ska next to him, and the head of the moon generation happened to squat on the position of the skua and looked around vigilantly. 8)