More than a dozen corpses were laid out on the deck one by one, the blood had already flowed out, the wounds were soaked white by the seawater, Zhou Li squatted in front of this row of corpses, his brows furrowed slightly. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

Footsteps sounded, and Qin Feng walked down from the upper deck with the horse monkey.

"Your Majesty!" Zhou Li stood up, clasped his hands into fists and saluted.

"What's the clue?" Qin Feng didn't talk nonsense, and like Xian Zhouli, he also squatted there and looked at these corpses.

Squatting beside Qin Feng, Zhou Li fiddled with the corpse with his hand, "Judging from the wounds and the appearance of the dead bodies, they have probably been dead for about half a day." ”

"In other words, the other party is more than half a day's journey from us." Looking up at the sky, "We'll probably run into them in the evening." ”

"Your Majesty, we are now in the lair of the pirates of Huludao, which is the largest gang of pirates in this area, if they really did it, then we won't need to run into them in the evening." Zhou Li's brows still couldn't be stretched.

"What's on your mind?" Qin Feng Dao.

"Your Majesty, I just can't figure it out, why would these pirates attack the Ning Clan's fleet?" Zhou Li stretched out his hand and tapped at the two of the corpses, "These two are people from the Ning Clan's fleet. ”

"How did you recognize it?"

"I used to be the leader of their guards, and these two people I know, very good little leaders. I didn't expect to die here. Zhou Li said with a frown.

"Isn't it natural that they smuggle goods, and pirates rob them?" The horse monkey on the side asked puzzled.

Zhou Li glanced up at the horse monkey and explained: "General Ma, you don't know, the Ning clan is indeed mainly smuggling a large number of goods, but what, if the timing is right, they can also turn into pirates at any time, the Ning clan fleet is large, and the pirates in this area generally dare not touch their butts." And those pirates can't beat them, this time, I'm afraid it's not that simple. ”

"You mean, this time these pirates dared to attack the Ning Clan's fleet, because they gathered enough strength to think that they could call the Ning Clan's fleet." Qin Feng understood what Zhou Li meant.

"Ning's fleet goes to sea twice a year, but this time in winter, the scale of the dispatch is larger, when the end will be, this time in winter, it is generally ten merchant ships, plus five warships to escort, but the merchant ships loaded with goods are also capable of fighting, each merchant ship is equipped with crossbows, stone cannons, and each sailor is equipped with weapons, this scale, no one dares to trouble them in this area, and for so many years, the pirates who dare to trouble them have been defeated. If I have to say that there is one more, it can only be the Bozhou Zhou family, but these two have always been well water and do not interfere with river water. ”

"Fifteen ships are dispatched at a time, and one Ning family is actually wider than our Daming!" Qin Feng touched his cheeks and hissed.

Zhou Li said with a smile: "The Ning family has been in business for hundreds of years, and they are focused on the sea, and this strength is indeed not comparable to ordinary people. I have been to the base camp of the Ning family, which is on an island far from the mainland, Your Majesty, that is the foundation of the Ning family, and the shipyard above is not smaller than our Taiping shipyard! ”

"Where do you get a chance!" Qin Feng said with a smile.

"Your Majesty wants to fight his idea? It's the Ning clan's stronghold, and it's also an independent kingdom, so I'm afraid we won't be able to gnaw on it now. And I have to worry about the interference of the Zhou clan in Bozhou, Qi State. Zhou Lidao.

"Cold lips and cold teeth?" Qin Feng asked rhetorically.

"Of course, the relationship between the Ning family and the Zhou family is very complicated, that is, killing each other and going on a blind date."

"Interesting." Qin Feng nodded: "What are you going to do about this matter now?" ”

"Let's go up and take a look!" Zhou Lidao: "Even if they can't be beaten, they won't be able to catch up with us, if there is a chance, maybe we can make a fortune." ”

"What is the size of the opponent that we can go to war?"

"Five or six warships that can be fully engaged in battle, not counting merchant ships. Their speed, size, and equipment cannot compete with us, as long as they take out the opponent's warships, the merchant ships in this sea can only become our prey. Zhou Li is sure of the authenticity.

"Who do you think will win?"

"The last general is optimistic about the pirates, since these pirates dare to make a move, they must have absolute confidence in themselves, and they must have gathered enough warships. So what we encountered would be pirates, but I don't know how many warships they have left after a fight with the Ning Clan? ”

The two of them looked at each other, and they both laughed. The best result, of course, is that the two families lose both, let them pick up a bargain, if one side wins a big victory and the other side loses, then with the size of the opponent, they will definitely not win with only two warships.

"Then let's do it! Ning's fleet went to sea, and the goods must be abundant, and if they could be packed up this time, it would be a big deal. Qin Feng smiled and said.

Zhou Li is also full of confidence, in addition to having enough confidence in the performance of the two warships, there are also two big killers on the ship! Two Great Grandmasters!

The grandmaster is not a cabbage, how many can you see anywhere? According to Zhou Li's understanding, even if it was the largest group of pirates in Huludao, its leader was only a ninth-level master.

Of course, a ninth-level master is enough to run rampant in this sea area.

The Taiping and the Changyang are no longer one after the other, but side by side at a certain distance, and the sailors on the ship are not as relaxed as before, they are all dignified, after all, what they may usher in will be the first water battle in their lives. Huo Guang didn't continue fishing, but sat cross-legged on the bow of the ship, excitedly looking forward to the encounter with the enemy.

The battleship continued to advance, and there were more and more dead bodies floating on the water, and the bodies of the pirates, the Ning fleet, in addition to the combatants, actually appeared.

"Your Majesty, it seems that the Ning Clan's fleet has been defeated." Several more obviously different corpses were recovered, and even the horse monkeys saw the problem.

Qin Feng nodded clearly, even the women were killed, which can only mean one thing, the warships in the Ning clan's fleet have lost their protection against merchant ships, allowing pirates to directly attack the core of the fleet.

The warship walked for about half an hour, and a large number of corpses floated on the sea surface again, and after picking up a few, Qin Feng shook his head, the Ning fleet was completely defeated, because this time the corpses that floated in were no longer killed in battle, but were actually killed by cutting their throats in unison.

Zhou Li's face was a little ugly, after all, he had also been in the Ning Clan's fleet for many years before, and there were a lot of acquaintances in the fleet. "The Ning fleet was careless this time, after this heavy loss, they can't recover after a few years of effort."

"Do pirates often kill like this?" Qin Feng asked.

"Very little. Because above the sea, people are also a wealth, and they can also be sold for money, just like we used to defeat pirates, and capture captives, we will take them to their destination to sell, women, samurai are very valuable. Zhou Li said: "It seems that this time the pirates must have suffered heavy losses, so they became angry and killed people to vent their anger." ”

"From this point of view, the combat effectiveness of the Ning fleet is still good!" Qin Feng Dao. "They've cost pirates a lot, but that's a good thing for us."

"Come on, Your Majesty!" Zhou Li pointed to the wound on the dead body, "It's close to us." ”

"Then prepare for battle, Zhou Li, you are the commander-in-chief of this battle, and Huo Guang and I will be your thugs." Qin Feng said with a smile.

"Thank you Your Majesty for your trust!" Zhou Li shook his head, got up, and walked towards the bridge, shouting as he went: "Throw all the dead bodies off the boat, the sail is half raised, and everyone is in place." ”

The ship was immediately busy, the battle sailors stood solemnly, and the sailors in charge of operating the ship began to get busy without their previous relaxed grin.

"Your Majesty, aren't these people Zhou Li's old friends, why did they leave them in the sea?" The horse monkey asked quietly.

"There is nothing wrong with a person who begs for a living at sea, and when he dies and returns to the sea?" Qin Feng said: "Little monkey, get ready to fight!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Half an hour later, where the sea and the sky meet, dense black spots suddenly appeared, and in the battle above the mainmast, the lookout post blew the whistle of the enemy's attack.

"Hang the flag!" Zhou Li roared.

A banner was quickly hung on the mainmast, with a blue ocean as the background, and in the midst of the raging black flames, two swords crossed under a white skull, this battle flag was similar to the flag of the Flame Camp, except that the flames on the Fire Camp were golden.

The two warships began to slowly accelerate towards the opposing ships.

Huludao pirate leader Zu Li is very happy today, for this robbery, he planned for almost a year, only to persuade several pirate leaders to form a joint fleet, the entire fleet has twelve warships, the entire fleet has more than 2,000 men, the purpose is to rob the Ning fleet.

After the beginning of winter, the Ning fleet will have a large-scale trade, because this season, the storm is the least, this sea, no pirate can compete with them alone, but if they can unite, they can definitely wrestle with each other.

The abundant cargo of the Ning fleet is the key to attracting all pirates, and in this sea area, there are not many merchant fleets, and large fleets like the Ning and Zhou clans, small pirates can't afford to provoke, but their wealth is really attractive, so under Zu Li's call, everyone hit it off.

Zu Li was not only happy to have grabbed a large number of goods from the Ning fleet, but also that after this battle, he would definitely become the king of this sea area, creating the best opportunity for himself to dominate this sea area. Several other pirates suffered heavy losses under the frantic counterattack of the Ning fleet, and further expanded their own strength, and of the remaining six warships, they owned three of them. Looking at the slowly returning fleet, Zuli was planning in his heart how to convince the remaining troops to join his Huludao and form a stronger force. This time, the other party actually has a full fifteen merchant ships, and after they are shipped out and sold, they can buy more warships to strengthen their strength, and in the future, whether he is the Ning clan or the Zhou clan, when he crosses this sea area, he has to ask himself first.