Ang Lee did not care about the final fate of Black Wolf and Wolf One. He only needed them to temporarily stabilize the newly surrendered pirates. In this process, the greater the role they played, the more they could offset the crimes they had committed. Therefore, if they wanted to wash off their crimes and have a good future, they must work hard to help Ang Lee to wipe out all the pirate forces in the Malacca Sea as soon as possible.
After Wolf One returned, he expressed Ang Lee's intention. Black Wolf and the others knew Ang Lee's idea. They all expressed their understanding and decided to perform well so that they could turn over a new leaf in the future.
In the newly reorganized Vanguard Battalion, except for the 10th Battalion, which was on Chung Island, the remaining nine battalions were carrying out the task of searching for pirates near Malacca Sea. These ten battalions cooperated with the main force of the Tang Army to carry out the clean-up task.
The clean-up area was very large. The most northwest was Rao Yue, and the most southeast was Shili Foshi. It almost covered the entire Malacca Sea Route. As for the Haling Country, which was further away, pirates often appeared there, but it was not very serious. They only needed to leave some troops to deter them. At worst, they could deal with them when they returned.
In Ang Lee's clean-up area, there were nearly a hundred pirate forces, big and small, but they were basically all loyal to Black Wolf. Most of them were Black Wolf's branch pirates, and some were pirates who did not listen to orders. They usually showed filial piety to Black Wolf, but they did not belong to Black Wolf. There were also some ordinary fishermen and businessmen. When they met a soft persimmon, they suddenly changed their faces and turned into pirates.
It was relatively simple to deal with the branch pirates under Black Wolf's command. He only needed to let Black Wolf and other high-level leaders to persuade them to surrender. In 80% of the cases, it could be done. As for those who refused to surrender, it was enough to resolutely eliminate them.
As for the pirates affiliated to Black Wolf, they could also be persuaded to surrender and walk on the right path. However, the effect of persuasion was slightly less, and the success rate was often about 50%.
However, because some pirates had long understood the powerful strength of the Tang Dynasty army, they had long hidden in the deep mountains and uninhabited islands. As long as they gave up their nests and fled far away, even Black Wolf would not know where they were hiding, let alone exterminate them.
This was the reason why the pirates refused to surrender. They felt that as long as they hid well, they would not be caught. As for the destruction of their lair, it did not matter. They could just rebuild it in the future.
They believed that the Tang Army would not be able to last long after coming from afar. Sooner or later, they would have to leave the Malacca Sea. At that time, they could make a comeback and become pirates again. With the surrender of the Black Wolf, they might be able to develop a force that was even bigger than the Black Wolf in the future.
This was the idea of these stubborn pirates. They were short-sighted and seriously underestimated the determination of the Tang Dynasty's imperial court to maintain the Maritime Silk Road for a long time. They were bound to be destroyed.
At the same time, these stubborn pirates were also the focus of Ang Lee's attack. The attack on them would never stop. As long as the pirates existed, the navy of the Tang Dynasty would treat them as targets.
The last category were the merchants and fishermen with bad hearts. They were usually honest. The merchants did their business honestly, and the fishermen did their fishing honestly. However, when at sea, once they encountered a lone merchant ship, especially a small merchant ship without any armed guards, they would not be polite. They would immediately tear off their disguise and rob the small merchant ship.
Because these guys looked like good people, it was easy for people to let their guard down, and they would unknowingly be cheated by them.
This kind of random pirates was the most abominable, and they were also the pirates with the best disguise. If you wanted to deal with them, you had to put in a lot of effort.
At present, all the main forces under Ang Lee's command were on the front line of Malacca. They had enough forces to deal with the pirates. Even if they were divided, they were still strong.
Under the personal arrangement of Ang Lee, the newly formed ten Vanguard Battalions, except for the Tenth Battalion, which was responsible for guarding the island, and the First and Second Battalions, which were in the depths of Malacca to continue to clean up the pirates, the remaining seven battalions were all assigned to other places to fight the pirates.
In order to increase the enthusiasm of the Vanguard Battalions to eliminate the pirates, it was stipulated that forgiveness and meritorious service should go hand in hand. In other words, as long as they eliminated the pirates, they would be rewarded. However, the reward would be reduced by half, and the other half would be used to forgive their crimes. After all, they were once pirates.
The best and only way to deal with the pirates who were unwilling to surrender was to mercilessly eliminate them. However, many pirates were hiding and were not easy to find. To deal with this situation, the pirates also had a countermeasure, which was to disguise themselves as pirates and find them through various connections.
After all, the soldiers of the Vanguard Battalions were originally pirates. It was too easy for them to disguise themselves as pirates. Moreover, they would definitely not reveal any flaws.
The effect of using this method was very good. Many pirate gangs were taken care of by the Vanguard Battalions using this method. In a few days, they had captured and eliminated over a thousand pirates. This made Ang Lee very happy, and he very well rewarded these Vanguard Battalions soldiers who had performed meritorious service.
Other than eliminating the pirates who were unwilling to surrender, Ang Lee naturally could not relax the intensity of his attacks on the pirates who were difficult to distinguish between the real and the fake. However, there were so many merchants and fishermen on the sea. Who could distinguish between the pirates and those who had never been pirates? This was simply too difficult.
The blockheads of the pirates naturally could not think of a good method. However, Ang Lee was sufficiently intelligent. He quickly thought of an extremely good method, and it was also a despicable method that caused people to tremble in fear.
This despicable method that caused people to tremble in fear was the famous law enforcement of fishing.
The so-called law enforcement of fishing was to throw out bait in advance, luring the criminals to take the bait. After the criminals began to act, they would immediately be arrested. Under such circumstances, the criminals would generally be caught with the stolen goods. It was very difficult for the criminals to wash away their criminal suspicions. It could be said to be killing many birds with one stone.
Ang Lee felt that there was no better method than using the law enforcement of fishing. After all, the bad guys did not know how to write on their faces. If they did not use the law enforcement of fishing, there was simply no way to catch these guys.
"Big Brother, the law enforcement of fishing is really a good idea. I believe that we will definitely be able to catch a lot of illegal pirates."
Li Feiyu heard Ang Lee's method and said very happily.
Ang Lee smiled and said, "The law enforcement of fishing is a very good method. However, it must be fishing in a place where there are fish. If there are no fish fishing in a place where there are no fish, then it will not have the slightest effect. Therefore, we must rely on the reports from various places to determine where there are fish. Only then can we carry out this law enforcement."
Obviously, Ang Lee was not only an experienced driver, but also a good fisherman. He knew that fishing had to be done in a place where there were fish. If there were no fish in the water, no matter how good the fisherman was, he would not be able to catch any fish.
Especially in an environment like the sea, the area was very vast, and there would not be many fishermen and merchants who would act temporarily. If they cast the net like looking for a needle in a haystack, the manpower and material resources needed would be too large. The gains would not make up for the losses, and the effect of the suppression would be very weak.
Fortunately, Ang Lee had already sent his subordinates to the surrounding countries to understand the details of the situation. In this way, in the entire Malacca sea area, as long as there were pirates, no matter where, what bad things they did, and how they committed the crime, all these information would be gathered in Malacca and into Ang Lee's hands.
Therefore, Ang Lee had a very large database in his hands, and through analyzing these data, he could determine the approximate location of different types of pirates and how to suppress them.
The specific analysis and search work, Ang Lee handed over to his subordinates to complete. He was only responsible for giving orders, so the speed would be faster.
"Big Brother, the map has been marked. These small dots are the locations where the pirates committed crimes, and these small circles are the records of the fishermen and merchants committing crimes. They are all marked on the map, only the recent three days are not marked."
Li Feiyu opened his mouth and said.
Ang Lee smiled and said, "Enough, this is enough. These data are enough to prove the areas where the pirates are active. This is the area where the ordinary pirates are active. We need to send the army to encircle and suppress them. These are the places where the fishermen and merchants decided to rob the merchant ships. We need to use the method of fishing to catch them."
Li An found that the places where the fishermen robbed were generally not far from the fishing grounds. In other words, they were originally fishing and suddenly found a small merchant ship that was alone. They had a sudden bad intention and ran over to rob it.
Because he had not personally participated in the battle for a long time, Ang Lee felt that his hands were a little itchy. Therefore, this time, he decided to personally participate in the battle and experience the feeling of fishing.
"How many soldiers can a small merchant ship hold at most?"
Ang Lee asked.
Li Feiyu replied, "Big Brother, generally the merchant ships on the sea are relatively large. The smallest merchant ship, if the warehouse is empty and filled with people, can hold at least one or two hundred people. The deck can also hold a few dozen people."
Li An smiled and said, "The deck won't do. At most, there can only be three to five people. If there are more, the fishermen won't take the bait. The cabin can hold one to two hundred people. That's great. A hundred people will be enough. We only need a hundred well-equipped soldiers to deal with the fishermen and pirates."
"Big Brother, we have ten small merchant ships in our hands. Should we immediately convert them into fishing law enforcement ships and send a battalion of vanguard soldiers to enforce the law?"
Li Feiyu said.
Ang Lee waved his hand and said, "Nine hundred people from the vanguard is enough. I want to personally lead a hundred guards to experience the feeling of fishing."
"Big Brother, you can't. The sea can be stormy at any time. The reliability of a small merchant ship is too low. If it is thrown into the sea, the consequences will be unthinkable. I ask Big Brother to reconsider!"
Li Feiyu advised.
Li An smiled and said, "You don't have to worry. A small merchant ship that can accommodate more than a hundred people is safe enough. Big Brother won't be so unlucky as to encounter strong winds and waves as soon as he gets out to sea. Don't worry! This time, you have to accompany me. Let's go together. "
"Big Brother, you are the commander of an army. I still feel that your decision is too hasty."
Li Feiyu continued to persuade.
Ang Lee thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry, nothing will happen. In life, it is inevitable to be willful. Just let Big Brother be willful for once!"
Very obviously, Ang Lee really wanted to show off. After not personally catching pirates for so many years, he felt a little rusty. If he did not show off his skills, it would be even harder to have a chance in the future.
"Since Big Brother is so insistent, then this brother will accompany Big Brother to be willful for once. However, you must choose a safe location. Let's do it here!"
Li Feiyu chose a place.
This place was closer to Malacca and not far from the coastline. If the weather was bad, they could retreat to the port of Malacca in time to avoid danger.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "Okay, let's go here. Let's prepare to set off!"
After bringing enough elite soldiers and various items, Ang Lee sat on a small merchant ship and left the port. He sailed towards the area of the incident and prepared to carry out the fishing law enforcement.
In order to confuse these pirates, only three to five people were left on the deck of the merchant ship. In addition, the deck was filled with empty boxes and disguised as goods. In addition, there were more than a hundred elite soldiers in the cabin. The ship's draft was naturally deeper, and the pirates would be interested.
After the small merchant ship left the port, Ang Lee strictly ordered all the soldiers not to leave the cabin. He himself stayed on the top floor of the cabin, through the small opening of the cabin, from time to time using binoculars to observe the situation on the sea.
In the beginning, there were no ships on the sea. However, when the small merchant ship arrived near the fishing ground, there were many fishing boats. There were about twenty to thirty fishing boats. There were bigger fishing boats and smaller fishing boats.
Ang Lee secretly observed these small fishing boats. He wanted to see if they were really fishing from the fishermen. However, after observing for a long time, Ang Lee found that they were fishing seriously. He could not see that there were any criminals among them.
"Big Brother, I can't see anything unusual about them at all! They seem to be simple fishermen. "
Li Feiyu put down the binoculars and said helplessly.
Ang Lee said softly: "It doesn't matter if they are really pure fishermen or not. We just need to continue moving forward according to the plan and see if they will follow."
"Okay, let's move forward."
Li Feiyu ordered.
The operation of the small merchant ship was completely dependent on the sail. At most, there were only five crew members operating on the deck. This showed that the merchant ship's manpower was insufficient. This was also Ang Lee's plan to lure the enemy.
The small merchant ship's speed was very slow. It was much slower than the flexible fishing boats. It was because it was slow enough that it was robbed by the pirates.
When they just left the fishing ground, Ang Lee did not feel anything unusual. All the fishing boats seemed to be fishing seriously. However, not long after, Ang Lee found that a fishing boat was quietly following them.
Ang Lee was quite excited. He carefully observed with binoculars. There were at least thirty fishermen on this fishing boat. All of them were strong.
However, the fishermen on the fishing boat seemed to be very friendly and did not show a fierce look. At this time, he still could not see that they had the intention to rob the merchant ship.
"Big Brother, this fishing boat is following us. Could it be a robbery?"
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