After taking over Black Wolf Island and Black Tiger Island, although the soldiers were very careful to hide themselves, it was inevitable that they would reveal some flaws. What was fake would always be fake. It was naturally not that easy to completely deceive the cunning pirates. Perhaps the remaining pirates did not discover the existence of the soldiers, but they would inevitably be suspicious. They would form their own suspicions based on the slight abnormalities of the pirates in these two islands. Once they had doubts in their hearts, they would try to figure out the situation. Therefore, Ang Lee did not have much time left. He had to eliminate all the pirates in the Black Dragon Sea before the pirates figured out the real situation.
At this time, the people on Black Dragon Island had already begun to have doubts. Perhaps they did not have too many doubts at that time, but after they returned to Black Dragon Island and carefully thought about it, they found the problem. They began to have some doubts about the abnormalities on Black Tiger Island and Black Wolf Island. Since they already had doubts in their hearts, they naturally had to continue investigating. The trusted subordinates of the Black Dragon frequently sent their subordinates to wander around Black Tiger Island and Black Wolf Island. These people disguised themselves as fishermen and stared at Black Tiger Island and Black Wolf Island all the time.
Although these guys were very careful and did not get close to Black Tiger Island and Black Wolf Island, they would never have thought that when they frequently looked at the islands, their expressions would be discovered by the soldiers of the Tang dynasty in advance, thus exposing their purpose. Ordinary fishermen would not behave like this even if they passed by nearby.
"Assistant Minister Li, recently there have been more fishing boats around Black Tiger Island and Black Wolf Island than usual. This is not the usual. Green Dog suspects that we have been suspected. In addition, our soldiers have also discovered that these fishing boats are not fishing at all, but spying on the islands that we have occupied."
Chen Long said.
Ang Lee frowned and said with a smile, "It doesn't matter. Let them spy on us! It is inevitable that we will reveal some flaws if we quietly occupy this place. It is normal for us to be suspected. As long as they don't get any evidence, they won't do anything for the time being. Even if we are seen through, the original plan will be disrupted. At most, some pirates will run away. These pirates are not a threat to our soldiers. "
Obviously, Li An wasn't afraid that he and his subordinates would reveal any flaws. As long as the flaws weren't too obvious, there wouldn't be much of a problem for the time being. The pirates wouldn't take the risk to do anything drastic. At most, they would send more people to investigate nearby.
"Assistant Minister Li, for the time being, the pirates have only sent people to monitor around the island. This will not have much impact on us... But later, I am afraid that they will take further action and send people to investigate around the island...............
. "Chen Long said.
Previously, Black Dragon's confidant had also been to Black Tiger Island. However, he had only circled around the limited area of the island once before returning. If he were to wander around, or even bring a group of people to spend the night, and secretly investigate the area during the night, then it would be difficult for our soldiers to hide! We will definitely be discovered.
Ang Lee naturally expected Chen Long's worries. However, Ang Lee was not worried about this. For Ang Lee, these were trivial matters. At most, he could take down all the pirates that spent the night on the island.
"We have already taken down three sea areas. Only the Black Panther and the Black Dragon are left. The construction of the iron armored ships must be sped up. We don't have much time."
Ang Lee said.
"Assistant Minister Li, the people we sent to investigate the Black Panther have returned. The Black Panther recently went out to rob. Is this our chance? Let's send people to kill the Black Panther on the way. As long as we take down the Black Panther, only the Black Dragon will be left."
Chen Long said happily.
"Oh, there is such a good thing. The Black Panther actually went out to rob. Where did he go? How many days has he been gone?"
Ang Lee asked happily.
Chen Long said, "He went to the west. He has been gone for two days. According to the Black Panther's habits, he goes out for at least half a month, or even more than a month. We have enough time to prepare."
Ang Lee was overjoyed when he heard this. He said, "Great, remember to send people to the west to investigate the Black Panther's movements. This time, we just need to kill the Black Panther at sea. The Black Panther went out to rob, for example, he brought enough brothers with him. There will not be many people left on the island. As long as we kill the Black Panther's main force at sea, these pirates will be wiped out."
"Yes, Assistant Minister Li. We will go and arrange it."
Chen Long said.
In the evening, 500 Tang dynasty soldiers quietly entered Black Dragon Island. They were Ang Lee's reinforcements. After occupying Black Tiger Island and Black Dog Island, there were less than 1,000 soldiers on Black Dragon Island. 500 reinforcements could greatly enhance the strength of the soldiers. As for the supplies, in fact, there was no need to worry too much. Black Tiger Island produced enough vegetables to support them for a while, so there was little logistical pressure.
With these reinforcements, Ang Lee was more confident. He was ready to eliminate all the remaining pirates at any time.
Different from the first time he intercepted the Black Wolf, this time, Ang Lee had a strong enough armed ship in his hands. He did not need to send people to coordinate with them. He could directly rush to intercept them.
Black Tiger Island, Black Wolf Island, and Black Dog Island all had their own armed ships. A few of them were enough to match the Black Panther's pirate team.
According to the intelligence, the Black Panther went out to rob this time with two armed clippers and six medium-sized fishing boats. There were nearly 200 people accompanying them. They were almost out in full force. Their targets were merchant ships sailing at sea.
Merchant ships sailing at sea were generally very large. As long as they robbed one wave, the goods seized would be enough to fill six medium-sized fishing boats. If there were more than one merchant ship, six medium-sized fishing boats would not be able to fit them. Thus, they could only abandon the ordinary and worthless goods and keep the valuable goods.
Because the frequency of pirates robbing in this area was not too high, and there were many merchant ships that came and went, almost every time they went out, they would reap a great harvest. They never returned empty-handed. How much they reaped depended on luck. Some merchant ships had valuable goods with a lot of money, while some merchant ships transported worthless goods with little money. In that case, the harvest would not be great. There were even some ships that transported stones and wood used for construction. In such a situation, the pirates could only admit that they were unlucky and would often give up on robbing. These useless goods were useless to the pirates. At most, they would force the crew to hand over the money on them.
After the arrival of the reinforcements, Ang Lee had already decided to lead the ships to intercept the Black Panther. It was better to prepare early. This time, it was a direct confrontation. There was no need to waste time. They could even eliminate the Black Panther before he robbed them.
"Hurry up and get ready. We will leave Black Wolf Island at night and head to the western part of Black Panther Island to intercept the Black Panther's group."
Ang Lee said.
"We should prepare three times the number of soldiers. It should be enough. Six armed clippers, each with a hundred soldiers. It should be enough to eliminate all the pirates."
Chen Long said.
In order to act quickly, Ang Lee wanted to lead all the ships with armed clippers. There were no ordinary medium-sized fishing ships. After all, the speed of ordinary fishing ships was too slow and it was easy to waste time. On the other hand, the speed of armed clippers was much faster. They could catch up with the Black Panther's fleet faster. The earlier they could get rid of them, the earlier they could prevent them from robbing the merchant ships.
The surveillance eyes on the periphery of Black Wolf Island would leave at night. After they left, there would naturally be no one to monitor them. Therefore, night was the best time for the army to set off. Before dark, the armed clippers from Black Tiger Island and Black Dog Island had already set off. After dark, several empty armed clippers arrived at Black Wolf Island and loaded with a large number of soldiers.
"Assistant Minister Li, the soldiers are ready to set off at any time."
Chen Long said.
Ang Lee nodded and boarded the six armed clippers with the soldiers. They set off quietly under the cover of the night.
"Did you bring enough crossbows?"
Ang Lee walked to the cabin and asked.
"Every ship is prepared with more than a thousand crossbows, as well as the crossbows in the hands of the soldiers. I guarantee that the Black Panther will suffer heavy losses as soon as the battle starts."
Chen Long said. After a pause, he asked, "Are you not going to give the pirates a chance to surrender this time? Why are you so well-prepared?"
Ang Lee smiled and said, "We will give them a chance. First, we will attack and let the pirates suffer heavy losses. Then, we will persuade them to surrender. The effect will be better. After all, the lives of our soldiers are the most valuable. It's best if we don't lose any of them."
Chen Long knew that Ang Lee meant this. He was just casually asking.
At this time, on the sea hundreds of miles away, the Black Panther was leading the pirates under his command to chase after three merchant ships. Although they had not succeeded in robbing the ships, they could roughly judge that there must be a lot of treasures on the ships from the size of the ships. This time, they would definitely gain a lot from the robbery.
The crew of the merchant ship naturally discovered that the pirates were chasing after them, so they tried their best to escape, trying to get rid of the pirates behind them. However, the speed of the merchant ship was far from being able to outrun the pirates' fast armed ships. They were quickly caught up, which made the crew very desperate, but there was nothing they could do.
"My King, they are still running away. Should we teach them a lesson?"
One of the Black Panther's subordinates shouted.
The Black Panther smiled coldly and said, "Prepare to fire the crossbows and teach them a lesson. If they don't stop, we will throw them all into the sea to feed the fish."
Hearing this, the confidant immediately ordered the pirates to use the crossbows to attack the merchant ships in front of them. The armed clippers of the pirates were very fast, and they were equipped with a lot of crossbows. The power of the crossbows could not be underestimated. In one round of shooting, several crossbows were hit, shocking the people on the merchant ships.
"The ships in front, stop. Otherwise, none of you will survive."
After getting a little closer, the brothers under the Black Panther shouted loudly.
The merchants and crew members on the ship were in despair. They were a merchant ship. Although there were many people on the ship, they were still at a disadvantage compared to the fierce pirates. Moreover, they did not have powerful giant crossbows. It was very difficult to fight a bloody battle with the powerful pirates with the simple weapons in their hands.
"What should we do? We can't escape anymore. There are six slow ships behind the pirates. The two in front are too fast. There are also many people, at least a hundred of them. They are also equipped with crossbows. We definitely can't beat them."
"These pirates are inhumane. Since we can't beat them, we might as well spend money to avoid disaster! Saving our lives is more important! "
"These three ships have a lot of valuables. If they are all robbed, our Wang family will be completely finished. Even if we live, it will be a fate worse than death."
"A bad life is better than a good death. Let's survive first! Since we can't escape, we might as well be decisive. "
"What are you talking about? Once our family's wealth is gone, the debt collectors can also force us to death."
"So what? Who's to blame for this? Who's the one who staked everything on this one trip of goods? If you had listened to me and bought less goods, you wouldn't have ended up in this situation."
"I also wanted to let the family earn more money. I didn't expect to encounter pirates. There aren't many pirates in this area, so the chances of being robbed are not high. I really didn't expect this!"
"What's the use of saying this now? Surviving is the key. I don't want to die here. I don't think these crew members will fight the pirates for our Wang family. It doesn't matter how much money you give them."
"Could it be that the heavens want our Wang family to die?"
"It's your greed that has returned the favor to the Wang family."
Several family merchants on the merchant ship argued.
"Why don't we split up and leave? In any case, we have three merchant ships, and the pirates only have two ships that can catch up to us. If we can escape, we won't lose all our wealth. If we escape in one direction, we won't be able to escape sooner or later. "
"Can we still make it in time? As long as the pirates take control of one ship, they can immediately catch up to the other two. "
"Won't this enrage the pirates and kill everyone on the two captured ships?"
"Let's not care about this. Order the three ships to split up and escape."
"That's the only way."
Under the merchant's orders, the three merchant ships split up and headed in three different directions. They wanted to make the pirates unable to take away all of the Wang family's wealth.
"My King, these merchants are really sneaky! They actually want to split up and escape. This is clearly making things difficult for us! "
The Black Panther was also very angry. These merchant ships actually didn't listen to him and continued to escape. Moreover, they split up and escaped. This was clearly not giving him face. How could he take this lying down?
"They dare to split up and escape? Catch them and kill them all!"
The Black Panther shouted.
The pirates under his command all shouted at the back, warning the merchant ships in front not to play with fire. Otherwise, they would kill all the merchants on the merchant ships.
However, due to the noise of the sea, the merchants and crew on the ship in front couldn't clearly hear the threats of the pirates behind them. They could only hear the chaotic shouting. Therefore, they didn't stop and continued to escape into the distance. Moreover, they were escaping in different directions, which annoyed the pirates the most.
"My King, it seems that our warning was ineffective. They are still escaping."
A confidant said.
The Black Panther said angrily, "Then what are we waiting for? Gather all the giant crossbows and attack the merchant ship in front of us with all our strength. Take down one first, then chase after the other two. None of them can escape, hmph."
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