"Presumptuous!"

Wu Song and Yang Zhi, who were beside Lotte, rebuked in unison.

"Lu Shuai!" Ignoring Wu Song and Yang Zhi's scolding, the general of the righteous army got up and saluted Lu Shinang: "At the beginning, there were 20,000 horses under Lu Shi's command, but now there are only 10,000 left, and if this continues, the brothers will be demolished, and then Lu Shuai, you will be alone!" ”

After the man's voice fell, another general of the righteous army shouted: "Lu Shuai, help Yuan Yiling, this surnamed Le not only captured the Holy Father, but also killed countless of our brothers, I can't swallow this breath!" ”

Some people even shouted: "Lu Shuai, it's better to chop off this surnamed Le, let's use this island as a stronghold, continue to oppose him, and sooner or later overthrow the world of his Zhao family!" ”

……

The clamor came one after another in the camp tent, Wu Song and Yang Zhi pressed their hands on their waists, and tightly protected Lotte beside him. Only Lotte I stood still, holding chopsticks and calmly picking up vegetables.

While eating and drinking, Lotte swept over everyone, counting about half of the people who were shouting for rebellion, and the other half were silent, it seemed that it was not deliberately arranged by Lu Shisang before.

After a glass of wine, Lotte looked at Lu Shisang and smiled: "Do you have this intention when you see General Lu?" ”

The generals under his command shouted again and again, but Lotte ate the wine and food calmly, and Master Lu was surprised, but also suspected that Lotte had any backhand.

At this moment, Lu Shisang was even more embarrassed by Lotte's question, and reprimanded the clamoring subordinates: "You are drunk and lose your manners, where is your physique, it's not good to sit down, don't ask Lu to engage in military law!" ”

The generals of the righteous army also noticed Lotte's behavior, and they shouted happily, but this Le Hou Ye ignored it and didn't care, Dayou Taishan collapsed in front of him and did not change his color, and his heart immediately became empty, and Lu Shinang's voice shouted, and everyone was silent immediately.

At this time, Lu Shi Nang's heart was very contradictory, if it wasn't for Lotte to send a boat to rescue him in time, he and his brothers would be wiped out by the imperial court sooner or later, and he really couldn't beat those elites of the Western Army, but his command was dismantled and resettled by Lotte, which made his strength sharply reduced, Lu Shi Nangxin was a little dissatisfied, but he had to be subject to Lotte on the island, and the contradiction in his heart was inevitable.

Put down the chopsticks, took the handkerchief and wiped his mouth, Lotte said with a smile: "The wine and food are almost eaten, is General Lu interested in going to the sea with Ben Hou, Ben Hou will take the general to see some interesting things!" ”

I don't know what Lotte means, Lu Shinang looked a little hesitant.

At this time, someone served tea, Lotte rinsed his mouth, and said, "General Lu ordered someone to prepare the ship!" ”

Everyone understood that Lotte was going to go to sea on the ship of the rebels.

Lu Shisang hurriedly said: "I'll order someone to prepare here!" ”

Looking at the generals of the rebel army, Lotte said: "The generals will also go on the boat with Ben Hou, and go to see the new toys that Ben Hou has prepared for everyone!" ”

……

Lotte walked in front of the boat, Wu Song and Yang Zhi were tightly guarded by Lotte's side, not daring to be careless.

A group of rebel generals followed Lotte to the boat, a group of rebel generals looked around, only to see that the ship that came with Lotte was anchored outside Lixu, and there was nothing else on the sea in the distance, and they were very puzzled, what did Lotte mean by bringing these people to the sea.

"I don't know Master Hou, what should I wait to see in this sea?" Lu Shisang asked.

Lotte instructed: "Command the flag-bearer of the ship to send a flag to the opposite ship and fire three shots in the northwest direction!" ”

Everyone didn't know what Lotte meant, what kind of hole cards he had, and he passed the order according to Lotte's instructions, only to see the sailor of the mast, waving two flags and giving orders to the ships in the distance.

Soon the sailor was ordered to come and report: "My lord, the ship opposite has received the order, and the flag of obedience is ......"

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!

Before the sailor's words fell, he saw three tongues of fire erupt from the distant ship, followed by three thick clouds of smoke enveloping the ship, and soon three columns of rushing water splashed on the sea surface of more than a mile opposite the ship, and at the same time three earth-shattering roars like thunder came, which made all the rebel generals on the ship tremble and their faces were full of astonishment.

Lotte turned a deaf ear to the scene in front of him, his eyes fell on a lonely reef emerging from the sea in the northeast, and then ordered: "Order the flag bearer to wave the flag to the ship on the opposite side, aim at the reef one mile away to the northeast, and fire three more cannons!" ”

The generals of the rebel army were still in shock, and some soldiers went to give orders.

In three deafening roars in succession, the generals of the rebel army saw that with the tongue of fire spewed out from the artillery, they saw the uninhabited reef in the distance, which was 100 zhang in circumference, and immediately rose up three lines of smoke from flying sand and stones, and when the smoke dissipated, they saw that the reef was embedded with three craters with a radius of several feet, and the spider-like cracks extended radially along the craters.

This scene made the generals of the volunteer army on the ship shake their bodies in unison, and their eyes couldn't help colliding together, and each could see the surprise and astonishment in each other's eyes.

Lu Shisang and all the generals under his command have fought with the elite of the Western Army, and they have seen the explosive bags thrown by the ballistas of the Western Army, and they have tasted a lot of hardships, but the power of the explosive bag is not worth mentioning at all compared to the fire-breathing monster in front of them, and the ballista is far from being as far as the fire-breathing monster in the range.

What's even more frightening is that the big ship of 2,000 materials has to be exchanged for a few shots, and I am afraid that even a boatload of people will inevitably end up in the belly of a fish. is hiding on Shengsi Island, after a round of such a bombardment, 10,000 horses don't know how many will survive.

When the generals of the rebel army were stunned, Lotte smiled and said, "How is it, everyone, is the play that Benhou took you to see fun?" ”

The generals of the rebel army were silent when they heard this, and they understood in their hearts that in the face of absolute strength, these people had no right to speak at all.

"Master Hou, Lu Mou's subordinates swear to serve Master Hou to the death!"

Looking at Lotte, Lu Shisang bowed again.

……

A crisis was resolved.

Unlike the official army, the composition of the rebel army was quite complex, and the prisoners, bandits, and landless peasants were not enough to make these people submit, so they could only be convinced by the establishment of absolute authority.

The military tent of Shengsi Island was once again full of banquets, Lotte sat in the right, Lu Shisang accompanied by one side, and a group of generals sat beside him, this time no one dared to talk nonsense during the banquet, and the eyes of Lotte were no longer presumptuous before, and they had been replaced by fear.

"What does Master Hou mean to say, let all the brothers on the island be merchants?"

Listening to Lotte's conception, Lu Shisang was shocked.

"Yes, it hurts the heavens and the peace to make a living by robbery, and how can it be done for a long time!" Lotte nodded, and then said: "Le wants you to hold a sword in one hand and do business with the other!" ”

"A sword in one hand and business in the other?" Obviously, Lu Shisang still didn't quite understand what Lotte meant.

After the uprising, the rapid expansion of the Fang La army caused the soldiers to be uneven, coupled with the absurdity of the Manichaeans, the arson looting often happened, and even after a trip to Guangzhou, countless goods were plundered, and after the windfall, these soldiers naturally thought that it was more comfortable to be a bandit and a rebel; In order to get these rebels on the right track, it is necessary for Lotte to brainwash these people.

In a seductive tone, Lotte said: "It is true that Nanyang is a barbarian land, but overseas resources are extremely rich, and you have also seen that the gems and spices produced there are produced overseas. However, as far as Le knows, there are a large number of various minerals on some islands in the South Seas, such as the shortage of copper in my Great Song Dynasty, as well as gold and silver; A merchant from the South Seas said that there is an island in the South Seas that contains rich copper, and there is also a place called Jinzhou......"

Copper, in the Great Song Dynasty, can mean money, weighing can be directly used as money; As for Jinzhou, there is no need to know what this island is rich in.

Lotte said a lot, undoubtedly drew a huge cake, together with Lu Shisang's eyes were also extremely hot, after thinking about it, he hesitated: "Master Hou, although overseas Nanyang is rich in gold and silver, but it is all other people's territory, let's run away, it's always not good......

"So Ben Hou asked you to hold a sword in one hand and do business in the other." Lotte took over the conversation: "There are many small countries in Nanyang, and they are still called ministers and ministers to our Great Song Dynasty, but the Nanyang people in many places are lazy and not good at production, and Ming is far behind my Great Song Dynasty.

These barbarians have empty territory and do not know how to develop and utilize it, will they not waste a piece of land in vain, and they might as well develop and utilize it for us; In this way, it is a good thing for the country and the people for my Great Song Dynasty. ”

Hearing Lotte say this, the generals of the rebel army couldn't help but look at the unknown region of the South Seas, thinking of the gold and silver produced there, and their eyes became hot.

At this time, a rebel general in his thirties said: "In the land of the South Seas, we can trade with the bright; For those who are not wise, I will use the land resources when I go there, and for this reason I will have to establish a stronghold, and I will inevitably clash with the local barbarians, and I want to come to Hou Ye's concept of 'fighting with a sword in one hand and doing business with the other' comes from this. ”

"Not bad!" Lotte nodded, apparently the general understood what he meant.

For this person, Lotte is also more careful.

In the end, Lotte summed up and said: "Bandits are bandits, they will never be able to ascend to the hall of elegance, if a group of brothers make a name for themselves in the sea trade, they will return to their hometowns in the future, who else dares to underestimate us." ”

"If we had a string of copper plates in our hands, we wouldn't have come out to make this rebellion!"

"Hou Ye is right, as the saying goes: 'People respect what they have, but dogs bite ugly.'" When the time comes, we will go home, which one will not call us grandfather when we see us! ”

……

The temptation of money is greater than everything, and under the encouragement of Lotte, the minds of the rebels no longer want to overthrow the Great Song Dynasty, but set their sights on the distant Nanyang, where the land is rich.

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