Being generous was Ang Lee's habit. Since he had developed this habit, he would spend a lot of money whenever he wanted. Since he was rich enough, he could spend as much as he wanted.
"Alright, stop acting like you've never seen gold before. Since Moneybag Li asked you to take it, just take it. Work hard and complete the orders that Moneybag Li gave you. Don't ruin our reputation here."
Green Dog said.
The leader of the blacksmiths hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, yes. Rest assured, Moneybag Li. We will complete these orders on time. Everything else will come later and focus on this first."
"By the way, if you don't have enough manpower, bring the miners here too. I have enough pig iron with me. You can use it directly. There's no need to mine and smelt pig iron. It's a waste of time. "
Ang Lee said.
"Alright, rest assured, Moneybag Li. We will work together and make the iron plates that Moneybag Li needs as soon as possible. Since we have all the materials, it won't take long. We can finish them in about half a month."
The blacksmith said.
There were hundreds of people on Red Iron Island. They all had their own division of labor and were doing different jobs. Their working speed was not fast, but if they all worked together to make a product, it would be much faster. It would not be too difficult to complete the armor of two iron ships in half a month.
"Alright, I'll leave the armor to you guys. Let's go to Giant Tree Island and have a look. Just the armor alone is not enough. Shipbuilding is more important. No, it should be modified. Shipbuilding is too slow. Let's make some improvements on the basis of the original armed fast ships."
Ang Lee said.
According to Giant Tree Island's shipbuilding standard, it would take at least three to five months to build an armed fast ship. The modified ships that Ang Lee modified were more complicated. Perhaps even half a year would not be enough. Obviously, Ang Lee did not have much time to stay in the Black Dragon region. Therefore, it was more suitable to let the shipbuilders of Giant Tree Island modify the original armed fast ships. This would save a lot of time. Perhaps it could be completed in half a month. It would not delay Ang Lee from capturing the other pirate groups.
At this time, Li An could only mobilize a lot of ships, but most of them were ordinary fishing boats. They were slow and had poor defense, so they were not very useful. The four whaling ships were very good, and they had captured three pirate armed clippers. There were also two armed clippers under construction on Giant Tree Island, and one damaged clipper ship that was under repair.
In other words, if they waited for a few more months, Ang Lee had six armed fast ships under his command. Even if there were three that could be directly used at this time, it would not be a problem to take out two of them and modify them.
When they set off from Black Wolf Island, Ang Lee took an armed fast ship, accompanied by another one and three ordinary fishing ships.
After arriving at Giant Tree Island, the two armed fast ships would be left behind for modification. Ang Lee could only take an ordinary fishing ship to return to Black Wolf Island. In fact, Black Wolf Island had an armed fast ship, but that ship belonged to Black Tiger Island. If it swaggered out, it would easily attract the attention of outsiders and cause the matter to be exposed. This would be very disadvantageous for Ang Lee's next operation. Therefore, he had to do his best to avoid it. Before taking over the entire Black Dragon Sea, he could not let outsiders know that the armed fast ships of Black Tiger Island were controlled by Black Wolf Island. This was not allowed.
After dealing with the matters of Red Iron Island, Ang Lee and his group took a ship to Giant Tree Island. Because Red Iron Island was closer to Black Wolf Island, Ang Lee went to Red Iron Island first.
The distance between the two islands was very close, so they arrived almost quickly.
After arriving on the island, the craftsmen of Giant Tree Island ran over to greet them politely.
"Sixth King, why did you come in person? If there's anything you need, you can just tell us."
The craftsmen said flatteringly.
Green Hound smiled and replied, "I'm here to accompany Moneybags Li. Moneybags Li is our big brother's guest. Alright, let's not talk nonsense. Moneybags Li is looking for you."
"Moneybags Li, you look so familiar! What are your orders? "
The craftsmen said.
Ang Lee took out the blueprints that he had prepared and said, "This is the blueprint I made to improve the armed clippers. Follow this blueprint and modify the two clippers we brought. You must do it as soon as possible. Everything else can wait. This is the most important thing."
Ang Lee's tone was very strict and there was no room for doubt. The craftsmen naturally did not dare to disagree. However, he was very confused and could not help but ask, "Sixth King, these two ships belong to our king. Why are we giving them to Moneybags Li to modify? Our king doesn't want them anymore."
Green Hound said impatiently, "What do you know? Our king and Moneybags Li are both people who do great things. You can't understand. Once the ships are modified, they will still belong to us. Moneybags Li is just borrowing them temporarily. This is the agreement between our big brother and Moneybags Li. There are many secrets in this that you can't know."
"Yes, yes, yes. This old man spoke too much. It's all my fault. This old man will do as you say."
The craftsmen looked at the blueprint carefully and calculated in his head. He then said, "It will take at least half a month to complete. Maybe a month. After all, in addition to modifying the ships, we also need to cover the ships with armor. This is also very time-consuming."
Ang Lee nodded and said, "Not bad. It's already very good. Then let's do it for a month. After half a month, the armor will be sent from Red Iron Island. This is your reward. Thank you for your hard work."
After that, he left a lot of gold for the craftsmen as a reward for their work.
"Too much, too much."
The craftsmen said excitedly.
"What's so much? Just work hard. Take it!"
Green Dog said.
After admiring the scenery on Giant Tree Island for a while, Ang Lee and the others boarded an ordinary fishing boat and returned to Black Wolf Island.
By the time they returned to Black Wolf Island, it was already quite late. At most, it would be dark in two hours. After dark, Ang Lee would send his troops to Black Tiger Island. The complete occupation of Black Tiger Island would be tonight. Ang Lee was very excited.
After a simple meal and rest, the sky darkened. The gathered three hundred soldiers boarded four ships and prepared to set off for Black Tiger Island. These four ships were brought by Black Tiger. This way, they wouldn't arouse the vigilance of the people on Black Tiger Island. Ang Lee even let Black Tiger and some of the pirates go together and let them be in charge of persuading them to surrender. The effect was undoubtedly the best. Black Tiger naturally didn't have the courage to oppose, unless he didn't want to live anymore.
"Black Tiger, you have to perform well tonight! If you perform well, this official will consider reducing your punishment. At least, your life will be spared. "
Ang Lee warned.
Black Tiger smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, I understand. I will perform well and strive for the imperial court's forgiveness."
"Alright, it's already dark. We can set off now."
Ang Lee boarded Black Tiger Island's armed ships and slowly set off for Black Tiger Island. There were only twenty original Black Tiger Island pirates passing through. They were spread across four ships, with an average of five or six people on each ship. This way, it would be easier to control these people. Bringing them here would serve as a guide and persuading them to surrender. This would save Ang Lee a lot of trouble.
After dark, the four ships slowly left Black Wolf Island's dock and set off for Black Tiger Island at a fixed speed. In order to bypass Black Dragon Island, the fleet slightly deviated from the Black Dragon Island. They had to be at least twenty miles away from Black Dragon Island to avoid being discovered by the patrol ships of Black Dragon Island.
Traveling at night, the direction was very important. If they went in the wrong direction, the consequences would be very bad. This was also another reason why Ang Lee had Black Tiger and some of his subordinates lead the way. They were all pirates living nearby and were more familiar with the surrounding terrain. It would be harder for them to get lost on the sea. Bringing them along would not be a mistake. If they led the wrong way, then Ang Lee could only order them to be killed. He believed that as long as they were not stupid, they would not take it too hard.
The moonlight at night was very bright, illuminating the surrounding sea area. The visibility was more than ten miles. This was naturally a good thing for ships traveling at night. However, it was not necessarily a good thing for avoiding the patrol ships of Black Dragon Island.
"The moonlight tonight is too bright. It's safer to continue to stay away from Black Dragon Island to avoid being discovered by the patrol ships of Black Dragon Island."
Chen Long said.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "An appropriate distance of five miles will do. In addition, let the soldiers observe carefully. As long as they discover the patrol ships, continue to take a detour. Although our ship is bigger, we have binoculars. We can still discover the patrol ships of Black Dragon Island earlier. We just need to avoid them in time."
Because the light was good enough, perhaps the patrol ships of Black Dragon Island would only wander around the entrance of the island and might not be too far away. The fleet would be at a disadvantage if they took a detour too far away. The main thing was that it would delay time. If they could not reach Black Tiger Island in time, it would be troublesome.
Ang Lee's guess was right. The patrol ships of Black Dragon Island did not appear. The fleet smoothly passed Black Dragon Island and continued to sail towards Black Tiger Island. The Black Dragon Island could be seen very clearly from afar. After all, the island was big enough to be seen from afar. Even at night, as long as there was moonlight, one could see the Black Dragon Island with binoculars from dozens of miles away.
"This Black Dragon Island is the largest island in the entire Black Dragon Sea Area. It's really big."
Ang Lee looked in the direction of Black Dragon Island and said.
"Such a good place was actually occupied by a group of pirates. What a waste. In a few months, we will have to eat and sleep on Black Dragon Island."
Chen Long said.
As they talked and laughed, the group arrived at Black Tiger Island. At this time, it was just the middle of the night. It was the time when a person was the most sleepy.
"Assistant Minister Li, Black Tiger Island is right in front of us. We have arrived at Black Tiger Island."
Chen Long reminded.
Ang Lee said with a smile, "In terms of appearance, Black Tiger Island is obviously much better than Black Wolf Island. It is at least twice as big."
"Yes, but it is still much smaller than Black Dragon Island. The highest peak is not as high as Black Dragon Island."
Chen Long said.
Ang Lee looked at Black Tiger and said, "We have arrived at Black Tiger Island. You don't need me to repeat what to do later, right?"
Black Tiger hurriedly said, "Don't worry, I know what to do. I will definitely perform well and strive for a lighter punishment."
Li An nodded in satisfaction. He let Black Tiger stand at the bow of the ship while he returned to the cabin. He put on a coat, which was the clothes that covered his body to prevent any flaws from being exposed.
At this time, most of the pirates on Black Tiger Island were resting. Only a few were on duty. Among them, there were three pirates gathered at the dock to drink and relieve their boredom.
"What kind of life are we living? It's so boring to stay on the island every day. We can't even see a woman. It's so unbearable."
"Women? Don't even think about it. We are all thieves. Have you ever seen a thief with a woman? Those who have women are all thieves. For example, our king. Thieves like us can forget about it. It's impossible."
"Women? What do you think women feel like? Isn't it great? Isn't it!"
"Who knows? Anyway, I haven't tried it. "
"If we don't touch women for the rest of our lives, it's too much of a loss."
"Sigh! It's already very good to be alive. How can we think about other things? "
"Stop talking. Let's drink. When we get drunk, we won't have to think about anything."
"Let's get drunk. If the king comes back and sees that no one is taking care of the dock, we'll be in trouble."
"King, hehe. The king just left last night. How can he be back so soon? It can't be so coincidental that he's back tonight."
"No, there's movement. Could it be that the king is back?"
"Let's go out and take a look."
"King, it's really the king. Hurry, hurry and welcome him."
The three pirates suddenly saw Black Tiger standing at the bow of the ship and were shocked. However, they still went forward to welcome him.
"King, the king is back."
One of the pirates went forward to greet him.
Black Tiger looked at the three of them and nodded, indicating for them to tie the rope.
Black Tiger walked down the ship accompanied by a few of his trusted subordinates. Ang Lee and his subordinates followed closely behind and also disembarked.
Although there were close to three hundred pirates on Black Tiger Island, this number wasn't considered a lot. Although he couldn't recognize all of the three hundred pirates, it wasn't a problem for him to recognize some of them. At the very least, when there were many strangers, he would be able to distinguish them.
"King, these don't seem to be our brothers. We don't recognize so many of them!"
One of the pirates was shocked and asked.
Black Tiger glared at the three pirates but didn't say anything.
"You've been captured. Behave yourselves and don't speak loudly."
Chen Long said.
The three pirates immediately turned pale with fright. They had been captured just like that. It was obvious that their king Black Tiger had also been captured. Otherwise, he wouldn't have such an expression.
After dealing with the three pirates at the dock, Ang Lee and his subordinates split up and went to different areas of Black Tiger Island. They captured all the pirates that were resting in each area. Not a single one escaped. All the remaining pirates on Black Tiger Island had been captured by Ang Lee.
"Assistant Minister Li, a total of eighty-six pirates are all here. Not a single one escaped."
Chen Long said with a grin.
"Not bad, not bad. Very good. All the soldiers have contributed and everyone will be rewarded. This victory came too easily."
Ang Lee said with satisfaction.
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