All the soldiers under Ang Lee's command had participated in battles before. They were all experienced veterans. Ang Lee had absolute confidence in them. He believed that they would be able to achieve a complete victory in the battle. Even if they were to split their forces, it would not be a problem.
Due to the lack of intelligence, Ang Lee was not sure how many pirate groups were around Shilifoshi. However, he knew that there were five pirate groups around Shilifoshi. Each of them had a few hundred men. It was considered a huge force in this area.
What Ang Lee needed to do now was to wipe out all the pirates before he arrived at Shilifoshi. If he were to present this grand gift to Shilifoshi's King, the King would definitely think highly of him.
Even though the number of pirates in each of the five nests were different, and their locations were also different. Some were easy to exterminate while others were slightly more difficult, Li An still decided to divide the forces equally. He would send a thousand soldiers to attack each pirate nest. In order to coordinate and assist the thousand main forces, each group of soldiers would have a steam landing ship and four steam gunboats.
The firepower of the steam gunboats was extremely powerful. Just one of them was enough to completely defeat the pirates' naval forces. It would be a waste to send four of them together.
Every steam landing ship was equipped with ten armored gunboats and fifty soldiers. After landing on the beach, it would create a strong psychological threat to the pirates. It would make the pirates lose the courage to resist and flee in fear. This was to prepare for the subsequent landing of a thousand soldiers.
The five groups of soldiers sped up at the same time and began to attack the pirate's nests with all their might. Other than the logistical forces, the main force left behind by Ang Lee's side were the five steam gunboats and the Sky Army's mothership.
However, these forces were enough. The five steam gunboats were enough to overturn a few hundred pirate ships. The Sky Army's mothership was even more powerful than the pirate's wooden ships. The pirates' naval forces were powerless against them.
In fact, even without the protection of these six combat ships, the Tang Army soldiers on the transport ships were enough to deal with the pirates. There was absolutely no problem with their safety.
After the five armies set off, Li An's huge fleet began to sail slowly. As it would take some time to destroy the pirate's lair, he wanted to wait for the other armies to return victorious before gathering and heading to Shilifoshi's capital. He wanted to present the pirate captives as a gift to Shilifoshi's king.
Ang Lee was a person who cared a lot about his reputation. If he didn't show off, he would be embarrassed to meet this old friend of his. In fact, they weren't even friends. They had just met and had a meal together.
If they were to travel at full speed, it would only take a day and a night to reach the port near the capital of Srivijaya. However, in order to wait for news of the extermination of the pirates, they had to travel slowly.
According to Ang Lee's understanding of the soldiers under his command, it would only take a day to destroy the pirate's lair and capture a considerable number of pirates. It would take half a day to set off and return. In this way, they only needed to delay for one more day to solve everything.
After nightfall, Ang Lee summoned Yun 'er and the beauty to serve him in bed. This was something that they had agreed on during the day. How could they not keep their promise? The main purpose of serving him in bed was naturally to eat tender cucumbers. This couldn't be avoided.
Yun 'er and Jiaren seemed to be a little reluctant, but they were only half-reluctant. They didn't really want to refuse. Following Li An's strong request, they obediently knelt at Li An's feet, one on each side working hard to serve Li An.
This night was very comfortable, very comfortable, extremely comfortable. Ang Lee slept well. When he got up in the morning, he stretched his body and felt a lot more refreshed.
After walking out of the cabin, Ang Lee saw Yun 'er and the beauty working together to grind soy milk. One was responsible for pushing the mill and the other was responsible for doing odd jobs. Although this kind of physical work could be done by men, Yun' er and the beauty felt that this work was not heavy and was quite interesting, so they took on this work.
Looking at the milky white liquid flowing from the millstone into the bucket little by little, Yun 'er and the beauty had an inexplicable sense of accomplishment and felt extremely comfortable.
"It smells so good! You're up so early. "
Ang Lee walked over happily. Last night, Yun 'er and the beauty licked for at least an hour. Ang Lee finally fell asleep. He didn't know when it ended. Anyway, when he woke up in the morning, his body was very comfortable.
"Alang, you're up! The soy milk is almost done. "
Yun 'er responded.
The beauty was still shy about what happened last night. She didn't raise her head to look at Ang Lee. She lowered her head and pushed the millstone with all her strength.
Ang Lee looked at the two of them with enjoyment. The Tang dynasty was still the best! He could casually sleep with a woman and be above others. He could also see beautiful women every day and make them kneel and lick him. In the future, this would be the treatment of a nouveau riche! However, Ang Lee was now a nouveau riche, a 100% nouveau riche. It would be a waste if he didn't enjoy it.
The area of the deck was very large. Although the planting of green vegetables took up a large area, the remaining space was still very spacious. It was more than enough to put a soft reclining chair.
Ang Lee lay gently on it, listening to the sound of the two beauties pushing the millstone, smelling the fragrant soy milk, looking at the seabirds flying in the sky occasionally, and humming a little tune.
When he was in a good mood, everything was good. When Ang Lee was happily singing a little tune, several armies came back with good news one after another, which made Ang Lee excited.
"Assistant Minister Li, the first army achieved a great victory. 130 pirates were killed, 215 captives were captured, and the pirate leaders were all captured alive."
"Reporting, Assistant Minister Li, the second army achieved a great victory. 110 pirates were killed, 300 captives were captured, and more than half of the leaders were captured."
"Assistant Minister Li, the third army took two detours and surrounded all the pirates. They wiped out all the pirates in one battle, captured 400 pirates, and seized 5,000 grains."
"Assistant Minister Li, the fourth army, with the cooperation of the local guide, climbed up from the mountainside and captured more than 300 pirates in their sleep. Not a single pirate was killed."
"The fifth army returned in triumph. 420 pirates were killed, 52 captives were captured."
Soon, the good news came back from all five armies. Moreover, they all passed on the message via messenger pigeons. This way, before they returned to their troops, Ang Lee would be able to receive their news.
Ang Lee happily jumped up from the rocking chair and said loudly, "Prepare the wine, celebrate! Tonight, this official will have a good drink with all the generals and soldiers, hahaha!"
A few hours later, the five armies began to return to their troops. Before evening, they all met up with Ang Lee's main fleet. From then on, they became an even more powerful force.
After meeting up, the fleet immediately moved at full speed in the direction of Shilirovihara's capital city. If there were no accidents, after one night, they would arrive at the port next to Shilirovihara's capital city early the next morning.
Ang Lee was very happy to have achieved such an impressive result in just one day. A celebration was necessary, and the rewards must not be lacking. Otherwise, how could he encourage the generals and soldiers to continue to work hard?
On Ang Lee's ship, all the generals and soldiers of the various battalions had gathered. The kitchen had also prepared the most sumptuous dishes. The wine was also brought from Chang 'an, which was more than ten years old.
Ang Lee was always very generous to the generals and soldiers who had made contributions. He would never disappoint the generals and soldiers who had made contributions. Otherwise, no one would be willing to risk their lives for him next time.
"Generals and soldiers, you have worked hard. You have defeated the pirates of the fifth army so smoothly. You have made me proud! You have also made the Tang Empire proud. This official is very grateful to all of you. The King and the people of Shilirovihara will also be grateful to all of you. Come, let us drink together. We will continue drinking in Shilirovihara tomorrow. "
Ang Lee happily urged them to drink.
"Thank you, Assistant Minister Li! Hahaha!"
The generals and soldiers were basically unrefined people. They were all good drinkers. They raised their heads and drank it down. It was indescribable how refreshing it was.
"These are all good things that you usually don't get to eat. Come, all of you, come and have a taste. Don't save for me. Eat as much as you can. If it's not enough, I will ask the kitchen to continue cooking. I will let all of you eat until you are full."
Ang Lee said generously.
"Assistant Minister Li, don't worry. We have never been courteous when eating. Brothers, eat and drink."
When a group of boorish people came together, what else could they do except eat and drink? Ang Lee hated to see this kind of scene the most. However, at this moment, they had won the battle. Moreover, they had completed the task beyond expectations. It was only right to reward them. He could not disappoint the generals and soldiers.
There was a lot of delicious food on Ang Lee's ship. Ang Lee took all of it out and did not hide anything. As long as they could continue to be full of energy, Ang Lee was willing to entertain them like this every time.
The feast went on for more than four hours. It was not until all the generals and soldiers were full that the feast ended. Ang Lee's ship belonged to Ang Lee alone. He could not let these people stay on the ship. Therefore, after the feast ended, they had to take a small boat back to their own ship.
Many of the generals and soldiers were drunk. They were staggering when they walked. Ang Lee was really worried about letting them return like this. Therefore, he divided a considerable number of guards and took turns to send them back. When these drunkards returned to their bedrooms and lay down to sleep, they then returned to Ang Lee's ship to report. This way, they could avoid dangerous situations to the greatest extent.
Ang Lee took out a large amount of good wine, but he did not drink too much. This was because he knew that drinking wine was harmful to the body. He still understood that drinking wine was harmful to the body. When drinking too much, it would only be a temporary pleasure. Later on, he would regret it.
"Someone, bring some vinegar to relieve my drunkenness."
Li Feiyu was a little drunk. Because of his special relationship with Ang Lee, he could stay in the guest room.
Ang Lee stepped forward and waved his hand. "No need. Drinking vinegar will not relieve the drunkenness. There is no such thing."
As a person of the future, Ang Lee naturally understood that drinking vinegar had no effect on relieving drunkenness. In addition, drinking tea was also useless. Whether it was vinegar or tea, they did not have the slightest effect on relieving drunkenness.
Not only that, after getting drunk, one could not drink strong tea. One could drink light tea. The tea polyphenols in tea leaves had a certain protective effect on the liver. However, the theophylline in strong tea could cause blood vessels to contract and blood pressure to rise. On the contrary, it would worsen the headache.
If one drank too much wine, one could eat more fruits or drink some juice afterward. This was because the acidic components in fruits and juice could neutralize the alcohol. Many people liked not to eat after drinking. This was very harmful. One should eat something that was easy to digest. For example, a bowl of noodles was very good.
In addition, eating desserts with fruits was a good option. Eating desserts and fruits immediately after drinking could keep one from getting drunk. As the saying goes, if you eat sweet persimmons after drinking, the taste of alcohol will disappear. This saying was not wrong. Sweet persimmons and other fruits also had a lot of fructose, which could oxidize ethanol and accelerate the decomposition of ethanol. Desserts also had a similar effect.
Hot soup was also good. After drinking wine, drinking some hot soup had a very good hangover effect. Especially fish soup stewed with shredded ginger, which had a particularly good hangover effect.
If one vomited continuously after drinking wine, one should immediately find a bottle of mineral water and drink it to avoid vomiting blood because there was nothing in the stomach.
Li Feiyu's current situation was relatively good. After all, his alcohol tolerance was very high. In fact, he was not drunk after drinking so much. He was just a little drunk and his head was a little uncomfortable.
"Come on, stew a pot of fish soup with shredded ginger immediately. Also, bring some jackfruit."
Ang Lee ordered.
"Big Brother, didn't they say that drinking vinegar can relieve hangover? Why do you have to eat jackfruit? "
Li Feiyu said.
Ang Lee explained, "Drinking vinegar relieves hangover is a lie. Vinegar does not have the effect of relieving hangover. Eating jackfruit can relieve hangover. There is also shredded ginger fish soup. Don't worry! Big Brother would not lie to you! "
Soon, the kitchen sent a large plate of jackfruit.
Ang Lee took one and gave it to Li Feiyu. He also took one and put it in his mouth.
"Big Brother, eat some jackfruit after drinking wine. It is really comfortable. It is sweet in the mouth."
Li Feiyu ate one and took another.
"How is it? Do you feel much better in your stomach?"
Ang Lee asked with a smile.
Anyway, after eating the pineapple, he felt much better.
Li Feiyu said with a smile, "Big Brother is right. I do feel much better. Where is the fish soup?"
"It has just been stewed. You have to wait a little longer. The longer the fish soup is stewed, the better the taste and the better the hangover effect."
Ang Lee explained with a smile.
Although he didn't drink much, Li An still needed to get rid of the alcohol. Every little bit would be better for his liver, and his lifespan would also be a little longer.
Not long after, the shredded ginger fish soup was served. Ang Lee drank a small bowl. Li Feiyu drank three bowls and ate the small fish. Perhaps they were too busy drinking and did not have time to eat more food. At the moment, they were a little hungry.
"Are you not full? Come on, give me two more bowls of plain water noodles. Add nothing."
Ang Lee ordered.
It was also a good choice to eat more noodles after drinking wine. It could nourish the stomach and make it more comfortable.
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