Haitan Island, is the fifth largest island in China (said to be the sixth), with an area of nearly 270 square kilometers, the west is the strait, separated from the Fujian mainland, about 5 kilometers wide, the east, north and west are the Taiwan Strait, the nearest distance from Hsinchu Port is only 68 nautical miles, it is the closest place on the mainland to Taiwan, it is called Haishan Island at this time, it belongs to Song Fuqing County, in the years of Renzong Shenzong, because of the sea trade and shipbuilding industry to drive up, attract the population, the inhabitants of the island are Han and Dong Yao Baitu and other ethnic minorities mixed, there were tens of thousands of people when they were prosperous, and now they have been killed or plundered to Liuqiu, Only pirates and some slaves remained.

It's a great place for powerful pirates to den.

The south subtropical monsoon climate makes it easy to move at sea.

The area of the island is not large enough to be developed, there is enough fresh water that is the most important on the sea, the landform is mainly hilly and plain, there are enough fields to grow grain and vegetables, which is convenient for livestock raising, and the fishery is abundant.

The location is too convenient to rob the mainland and blockade the Southern Airlines, there is a natural haven, and the imperial court does not pay attention to it. In addition, the mountains and forests on the island are extensive, interlaced with sea erosion rocks, and the terrain is complex, which can be regarded as easy to defend and difficult to attack.

In case the enemy escapes, there is a long and narrow coastline that is difficult to seal, and the surrounding is full of sea, which is more convenient.

Piracy was rampant here, infringing on the interests of the local wealthy chaebol bureaucracy again and again, and once provoked the government to send troops to encircle and suppress, but fully exposed the urine nature of the rulers of the Great Song Dynasty.

For the first time, he was arrogant and arrogant, underestimated the enemy's crushing defeat, and almost all the army was annihilated, and the Lord was drowned alive, which was nothing more than adding warship materials and equipment and personnel to the pirates, so that the pirates would be stronger and more arrogant.

To fight again is to be cowardly and shameless.

They will be afraid of death, cowering, selfishly watching, regardless of the tactical cooperation arranged before the battle, regardless of the life and death of the brother troops, the soldiers have no courage or are unwilling to sell their lives, and they will not fight bravely if they do not move forward, and they will be defeated when they look at the wind.

In this battle, a small number of generals and righteous soldiers who dared to rush forward were killed on the spot.

Those who waited and watched retreated quickly, not only saving their lives, but also putting the responsibility for the defeat on the war dead.

The government lied to the imperial court about its exploits in order to make up for its losses. As a result, the war dead were guilty. Those who wait and see have no merit, not only continue to enjoy power, and even be promoted, but also can earn the shipbuilding and military funds allocated by the imperial court.

If you fight again, you won't have the courage to come.

The soldiers of his subordinates were cold, and no one was willing to participate in the war.

The pirates of Haitan Island easily gained a foothold and ran rampant along the coast of this area with impunity.

Entrenched in Haitan Island, the chief leader of the East China Sea is named Sha Chengjin, one of the old brothers brought by Li Heng from the north, ranked sixth among the thirty-six King Kongs, and has to be named the general of Zhenhai, who can survive for more than ten years as a leader in a dangerous pirate career, and is naturally brave and cruel and cunning.

At this time, he and his subordinates have a friendship with the old confidants, the ten King Kong Shen Rong and the Twelfth King Kong Qinghong, who took the Han name, are drinking happily with the snatched woman.

Another giant, Li Jiu, the vice president, was also drinking, but he was neither a woman nor depressed.

His surname is Li, he is less than thirty years old, and he ranks ninth in the King Kong sequence, but he is not related to Li Heng, and he is not Li Heng's old team from the north.

He is a native of Zhujiang, born in a common family, born strong, martial arts, in the early years, because of the marriage party clinging to the rich gentry to destroy the relatives and sacrifice the daughter as a concubine, want to elope with the woman, do not want the woman is also only gold and silver in the eyes of the rich and noble, in the past worship and admiration of him, now is naked contempt, casual insults.

and slew her daughter and her father.

Overnight, he infiltrated the rich gentleman's house with his sworn brothers Ron, Yang Jigang and the Benjia and righteous fishermen brothers who had always followed, killed all the doors, plundered all the money and fled by boat, and soon had to be pirates, recruiting the coastal sufferers, and the power grew rapidly, and was later forcibly seized by Li Heng by robbing the turf and ships.

Interestingly, his real name is also Li Heng, but after he killed and absconded, he changed his name to Li Jiu according to the family order. Ron changed his name to Luo Xin, and now he is Eleven King Kong, also known as Luo Eleven. Yang Jigang changed his name to Yang Sanshui, and now he is Yang Twenty-two.

The seven brothers of the family who followed at the beginning were mostly killed in the robbery or conflict battles pursued by the government and as pirates, and now only Li Qiu and the young Li Meng remain.

Li Heng was under Li Heng, and with his ability and subordinate forces, he squeezed into Li Heng's old department, and was still ranked ninth.

Some of the old brothers thought it was a coincidence, even a glory.

Li Jiu felt that this was a mockery of himself by God, his real name was never used, and the old brother was not allowed to mention it.

Modern people cannot imagine the respect that ancient people had for those who read and their thirst for literacy.

The benefit of pinyin dictionary, there are more than ten years of Cangzhao in various ways to provide free promotion of the dictionary, Zhao Gonglian in the central government to encourage the emperor to do this benefit to the country, the people, the name of the benevolent government, the local government advocacy is one of the important indicators of the performance assessment, the people's literacy enthusiasm is extremely high, the Song people now have a high literacy rate.

Li Jiu is one of the beneficiaries, not only literate, but also read some books intermittently.

He is a brave pirate with a certain amount of insight and thought, unlike other pirates at the beginning, who only rely on ferocity and luck to stand out and dominate the sea.

Life's troubles start with literacy.

Li Jiu has knowledge, thoughts, and troubles.

In his early years, he lost his brother in exile one after another, and he reflected on whether it was not worth it for his love (for face) to kill people in anger and embark on the road of no return.

It's just a vain slut, what's reluctant?

Society is so hierarchical, some people are such forces, what is there to be angry about?

When a pirate is far more dangerous than a mountain, it is more dangerous, exciting, heroic, and free.

A "Pirates of the Caribbean" does not know how much blood boiling and yearning it causes. It's a testament to its charm.

Li Heng likes to do this, when he was on the sea, he robbed the wealth of the wealthy and tycoons, never touched the poor fishermen, and sometimes helped them generously, thinking that he was robbing the rich and helping the poor.

When he saw that the Great Song Dynasty government was becoming more and more corrupt, the wealthy gentry were becoming more and more greedy and cruel, and the people of Jiangnan were becoming more and more miserable, he felt that he had not taken the wrong path, so that he could lead his brothers to live freely and happily.

The woman and the bully rich gentry should be killed. It's just a pity for the dead brother.

But after being defeated by Li Heng and forcibly reaped, everything was out of his control.

The name of the Henghai Demon King is not false at all, and the famous name is really a stop for Jiangnan children to cry at night.

He leads the real pirates, lawless, wanton, cruel and poisonous, burning, killing, and plundering.

Li Jiu could only obey if he was not adaptable.

It's not the most uncomfortable thing for him.

I killed more people, and gradually became numb to habits. Who can tell who is good and who is bad, who deserves to die and who does not?

Pirates are not chivalrous organizations, they are not government offices. **It is**.

Moreover, Li Heng has found a place for everyone to live permanently, in that independent kingdom that belongs to pirates, these suffering brothers who go to the ** can settle down to marry wives and have children, and even make achievements to become rich and die well.

The problem is that he has great ability, strong power, and is not a confidant.

is like the relationship between Li Zicheng, the king of the late Ming Dynasty, and Li Yan, the general, Li Heng was very wary of this former pirate king who had independent thoughts and talked about human nature and righteousness, and used and suppressed Li Jiu.

He said: We now have a hostile relationship with the Song Dynasty, just like the Western Xia and the Song Dynasty, what we do is a conflict of interests between countries, and it has nothing to do with morality and righteousness.

He sent Li Jiu to act as the vanguard of the robbery of the Great Song Dynasty, and sent his cronies to suppress and guard him.

He called Jin, Shen Rong, and Qinghong changed their Han names, learned Han customs, and spoke Chinese, but in their bones they were authentic northern barbarians, savages who were crowned by monkeys, vulgar, brave and ferocious, and acted on orders from their confidant status, secretly bribed and co-opted many of Li Jiu's subordinates, and were no longer polite to Li Jiu and his cronies.