In this way, one side ran away with all his might, and the other side had the intention to release the water, and was pursued by Hongtang during the day to close the distance, and at night was separated by the Japanese people's escape, counting from the day they met, they had been chasing for five days, and Wu Daofu They had the idea of wanting to go home.

If you go further, you will enter the waters of the Wa Kingdom, you are not familiar with the way of life, and you have always been ignorant of the specific military strength of Samoto in the past two years, who knows if the other party has a hidden hand that they do not know, so for the sake of safety, chasing here, presumably this Wa will never kill back to Amami Island!

However, Wu Daofu and the others wanted to go back, but some people were unwilling to let them go, and the day after Wu Daofu and they were about to go home, the lookout on the "Intrepid" suddenly sounded the alarm: "In the north-west direction, thirty sea ships are approaching, and the speed is very fast!" ”

After receiving the report, Wu Daofu and the others were suddenly shocked into a cold sweat, this suddenly killed fleet, if it was really the fleet of the Japanese Samoban, plus the thirty sea ships in front of them, they were already able to fight a battle head-on with Hong Tang, who had lost his troops.

And when Wu Daofu immediately observed the movements of the Japanese fleet they were chasing, his heart began to sink involuntarily: the Japanese fleet that had been running forward had gradually slowed down at this time, and their helmsman was also turning the ship around, which seemed to have the intention of killing back.

"Retreat, retreat southwest!" Wu Daofu was about to give an order, when suddenly in his telescope, a white flag was raised from the flotilla that suddenly appeared in their line of sight from the northwest.

At the same time, the speed of the incoming ships from the northwest slowed down, and except for one ship with a white flag, which crossed the crowd, the other 30 or so ships gradually stopped, and the sails were lowered.

And in the northeast direction of Hongtang, the fleet of Japanese ships that had just turned their heads, seeing this, also stopped, staying on the surface of the sea where they were, but their sails were half-open, and once they found that something was wrong, or if there was anything to take advantage of, they could react in time.

Faced with this strange situation, Wu Daofu and all the people present were a little overwhelmed, and they didn't know whether to leave or stay.

In the end, he was convinced of his own strength, and the other party took the initiative to stop the large group of ships on the sea ten miles away and keep a certain distance from the Hongtang fleet, even if the other party had bad intentions in the end, Wu Daofu and the others would have time to escape.

"Brothers from Hongtang, this Pinghu seaman Zheng Zhilong is polite, please disturb me if I take the liberty to come." On the opposite side of the warship with a white flag, a high-spirited, tall and majestic young man stood at the front of the deck, walking towards Wu Daofu and them to understand.

"It turned out to be Zheng Zhuangshi, in Xia Wu Daofu, added as the head of the Hongtang Whale Department, I don't know why the strong man came this time?" The young man in front of him has a very good appearance, although in Wu Daofu's eyes, he is not as good as Li Tianyang and Wu Jie, but this style is much more decent and courageous than the leaders of many pirate gangs.

"Cousin Hong does business, according to the rules of the rivers and lakes, we shouldn't interfere, but my father-in-law is like asking Head Wu to give you Hongtang Hall Master Li Tianyang a word, although this business is good, but you should still value harmony, don't be so unforgiving!" The young man named Zheng Zhilong, with an old-fashioned appearance, told them what they meant, but this was said simply, but it was a bit difficult for a strong man to fall into Wu Daofu's ears.

"Oh, I don't know what kind of person the strong man father is?" Wu Daofu's face turned pale, and he almost blocked the other party's rude request back, but when he couldn't figure out the other party's intentions, he still held back his anger and asked.

"My father-in-law is a native of Quanzhou, surnamed Li Mingdan, and now he is the head of the Daming Chamber of Commerce in Hirado and Nagasaki, and is friendly with the Kingdom of the Netherlands, I wonder if Commander Wu has heard of it?" Wu Daofu asked about the name of Zheng Zhilong's father-in-law, which aroused the young man's heart to show off, and when Li Dan's name came from Zheng Zhilong's mouth, Wu Daofu suddenly glanced at the other party.

That's right, now in the coastal area of Daming, except for them Hongtang, among the other pirate gangs, there are not a few people who can drag out dozens of sea ships by casually asking someone to lead the team. Moreover, this Li Dan is also the uncrowned king of the pirates today, from his start in Manila to the end of the Japanese country of Hirado and Nagasaki, the heroes under his command are like clouds, and the merchant ships are like notes, and he has become a legend and admiration in the hearts of many pirates.

In the face of such a well-known figure, Wu Daofu was angry in his heart, and he didn't dare to show it easily at this time, but their Hongtang is now a small gang, even if they are the people of the sea merchant Li Dan, Wu Daofu can't fall into his own name: "It turns out that Zheng Zhuangshi is the righteous son of Li Da stall, but here he is abrupt, but I don't know why Li Da stall has the leisure to ask us about this trivial matter, but it makes the big stall head worry." ”

"What Commander Wu said is not right, although you Hongtang should not ask us about it, but if you continue to chase it like this, it will enter our territory, and the Shimazu family, the lord of Kagoshima, has been friends with my father-in-law for a long time, so my father-in-law asked me, a son who is not talented, to come over and make peace." Behind Zheng Zhilong stood Li Dan, a big man, who spoke with confidence, although he was a little polite on the surface, but he showed a tough attitude inside.

The strong rise of Hong Tang, if you say who is the biggest loser, I am afraid it is Li Dan, a sea merchant, with the strength of Hong Tang and their expansion, they are always encroaching on the interests that originally belonged to Li Dan, both tangible and invisible. Therefore, this time, Zheng Zhilong led the team to stop Wu Daofu and them from continuing to pursue the Satsuma fleet, hoping to restrain Hongtang's expansion outward.

From the fact that Zheng Zhilong led the team to accurately find the location of Hongtang and Samoto in the vast sea this time, it is not difficult to see that Li Dan is actually secretly monitoring their Hongtang's movements.

If it weren't for Li Dan's poor health in the past few years, and as he gradually aged and his early ambitions had stopped, otherwise it would only be a potential threat to Hong Tang's status now, and Li Dan would probably find a way to deal with them.

But even if he doesn't want to move and toss now, for the sake of the future, Li Dan can't let Hongtang Li Tianyang and them develop so unscrupulously.

It is estimated that there may not be a fourth watch, and even if there is, it may be after twelve o'clock.

(End of chapter)