Lu Ming

Chapter 383

After "blending" with the crossing people for a whole night, before the dawn of the next day, Liu Xiang safely boarded the boat when he came, and returned to Lamma Island quietly.

Standing on the bow of the boat in front of the rising sun, looking at the two sides of the Pearl River receding like a flying shuttle, recalling everything that happened last night, shopkeeper Liu is in a very complicated mood at the moment.The sense of relaxation and fear of the future are intertwined, making him at a loss as to what to do.

From the beginning to the end of this trip to the White Swan Lake, Liu Xiang's emotions were quite ups and downs.

At the beginning, he set out with a gloomy mood such as "let him die and live", "throw himself in the net" and so on.

Then when he saw the crossing crowd, shopkeeper Liu felt the "reality" of his opponent: Although he was a little surprised when he suddenly saw him in person, the staff from the general down quickly put on a formal negotiation posture, and did not Use the methods commonly used by pirates to deal with negotiating envoys, such as "dismounting power", "closing the slogan", and "seducing words".

Liu Xiang, who has been kidnapped countless times throughout her life and negotiated with intermediaries for many years, quickly sensed the truth from some clues and the inadvertent habits of her opponents: he really didn't intend to cheat, and the original sentence was just a count. Negotiate, let Liu Xiang come in person."

From this moment on, Shopkeeper Liu secretly heaved a sigh of relief—the Cao family is not Xiong Wencan, but a general who was ordered to suppress thieves.Even if Liu Xiang's head was chopped off on the spot yesterday, it was the general's plan to defeat the thief, and he had no moral scruples in this regard.

However, after the formal negotiation, shopkeeper Liu's relaxed mood became tense again: the cross-travelers clearly told Liu Xiang that all his plays must lay down their arms and accept screening and adaptation. This cannot be changed.

The first article of the negotiation shattered all Liu Xiang's thoughts about the core military power.Liu Xiang was puzzled by the other party's undisguised arrogance: Shouldn't he be a corporal?At least you should coax the wolf into the circle and then "picture it slowly". Are you really afraid that you will die and be caught?
Perhaps because of the four pot-bellied glazed kerosene lamps, the conference room was extremely bright.So the "Master Ma" with a bun sitting directly opposite Liu Xiang could see what Gang Leader Liu was thinking from his eyes.

So he smiled and said, "Shopkeeper Liu, you probably haven't even figured out why we need to negotiate with you, anyway, I'll let you know what strength is today."

Having said that, Master Ma turned a shiny iron plate in front of him and pushed it to the middle of the long table.Then Liu Xiang's trio opened their mouths wide: On that iron plate, shopkeeper Liu actually sat in the big tent on Lamma Island a few days ago and discussed with his bosses!Not only were there images, but also the voice of Gang Leader Liu giving orders at that time was simultaneously transmitted from the iron plate one by one.

The candid shots are very clear, and the angles are tricky. They were taken from the direction of a bunch of small shopkeepers standing in the corner. The language of the camera is clearly Japanese style.The photographer has obviously received certain professional training: it may be troublesome to find a few chemical engineers across the crowd, but there are quite a few people who were inspired by Guan Xige and determined to improve their photography skills.

The next moment, Liu Xiang stood up abruptly and said profusely in sweat, "Where is this sorcery?"

"Haha." Master Ma stretched out his hand and pressed down, signaling shopkeeper Liu to be calm and calm: "It's just some small tricks to keep pictures, not sorcery. Shopkeeper Liu, you know, there are many skilled craftsmen in the general's mansion."

After staring palely at the strange iron plate for a while, the three of Liu Xiang finally understood the reason why they were asked to see these pictures: the opponent was telling him the details, appearances, and impromptu decisions of all the bosses in his family. They are all under the control of the general's mansion.

"Unpredictable." Shopkeeper Liu remembered now: the first time he announced his family name, why did Mr. Ma, who was sitting under the general, lower his head to fiddle with this iron plate - there was himself in it His voice, appearance and appearance, they are checking the authenticity of the visitor!

After giving shopkeeper Liu a small new concept to get off his horse, the next step is to take the hard work: the people who traveled through found that it is very difficult to persuade people like shopkeeper Liu with their mouths, so let's use some oil and water .

So the crossing people got up immediately, and politely asked Liu Xiang's trio to move—everyone boarded the frigate Green Island in the dead of night.

Standing on the deck of the Green Island, even though she couldn't see anything in the dark, Liu Xiang was still a little excited. After all, this is the fast ship that made all the pirates flee.

At this time, Mr. Ma beside him handed over a strange thing.Following his instructions, he put his eyes on the lens of the night vision device with a little trepidation, and a green world appeared in Liu's eyes.

The city pawns who were hunched over, holding spears in their arms, patrolling the shore, wearing soft-footed headbands, and lying on the railing of the distant painting boat, the son-in-law, who was also holding night vision goggles, kept watching in the bucket above his head. The short-haired sentry watching around. All this is clearly presented on Liu Xiang's retina.

"This is a divine object. Could it be that it was also made by the skilled craftsmen of your department?" Shopkeeper Liu immediately understood the strategic value of the night vision device: a sharp weapon for night attack, with this object in hand, a strong enemy's stronghold can be broken by breathing.

"Of course." Mr. Ma nodded and led shopkeeper Liu into the bridge.

On the bridge, Liu Xiang saw short-haired officers and soldiers who were completely different from the court and his brothers.These soldiers wearing double-breasted short jackets can tell at a glance that they are elites. After the short-haired general who did not say a word during the negotiation gave the order, with a series of short and powerful commanding voices and slight mechanical sounds, the Green Island was launched. Leaving the trestle bridge slowly, raised the sails, and started gliding in the White Swan Lake without a sound.

After that, Master Ma introduced the function of the sonar display to shopkeeper Liu in detail.At the same time, the Green Island also took a lap along the reefs along the river bank, fully demonstrating the effectiveness of sonar + night vision devices for sailing at night.

At this time, the continuous artillery and the speed of the boat are not important anymore.Liu Xiang, who is proficient in naval warfare, now finally knows what happened when Li Kuiqi's gang was burned down in the middle of the night.

And tonight's negotiations will automatically come to an end.Liu Xiang didn't want to humiliate herself anymore.Because he didn't know how many more weird and unpredictable mechanisms than Lianzhu Kuaipao were waiting for him.

At the same time, he also understood why his opponent had indicated that he wanted to reorganize his series from the very beginning—because he was too powerful, and he didn't even bother to lie to himself.

After the Green Island made a light turn in the White Swan Pool, it turned around and returned to the trestle bridge.Returning to the representatives of both parties at Tiandao Temple, this time the topic was much lighter: the two parties mainly began to talk about the future resettlement of Liu Xiang and his brothers.

In terms of placement, going through the crowd is usually a good condition: the rich and powerful have always had a lot of confidence.Regardless of whether shopkeeper Liu wants to stay in the army, become a civil servant in the government, or become a rich man or a plutocratic capitalist, the negotiating team has given a clear roadmap.

Liu Xiang knew about these paths, and the spies he had placed in Dayuan had already passed on the endings of many defected pirates.These people are indeed as the opponent said, either become rich or continue to work hard in the ranks.Just now he saw Cao Hu, a former treasurer, on the bridge of the Green Island.

So Liu Xiang needs to go back and think about the current problem: is he really going to surrender?If so, should we start from the beginning and look forward to continuing to command thousands of troops one day, or stop here and become a rich man without soldiers and horses?

In the early morning, before the three of Liu Xiang were sent to the boat, on the trestle bridge, Ma Yue told Liu Xiang the last words.

In fact, the General's Mansion can kill Liu Xiang himself or eliminate his gang at any time.The reason why they are willing to negotiate with him now is that the General's Mansion does not want a large number of scattered pirates to harass the coastal areas.

And this reason will slowly dissipate over time: the support fleet has arrived, and in a few days, when the miscellaneous sailors in Guangdong are also unified, the Liu Xiang Group, which is still waiting to die there, will encounter The catastrophe.

Therefore, no matter whether it is death or surrender, or going to Nanyang to eat coconuts, shopkeeper Liu needs to make a timely decision, and the worst thing is to wait.

After saying these words, Ma Yue stretched out his arm and patted Shopkeeper Liu on the shoulder, then turned and went back.

And when Liu Xiang returned to Lamma Island with a full heart, the news spread in the big gang that day that shopkeeper Liu was negotiating with the general's mansion to recruit security.

Unexpectedly, if there is such news, there will definitely be some scattered pirates who will part ways. The difference is just a matter of how much.

And after the news of Zhaoan was released this time, except for a group of local gangsters who joined Liu Xiang only when he came to Guangdong, none of the other leaders who followed from Fujian took anyone away.

The strange state suddenly strengthened someone's confidence: It seems that everyone is afraid of the scene of dragging the net and killing people in Fujian!
Ever since, in the days after Liu Xiang went to Baietan to negotiate, there were constant small boats carrying his confidants and military divisions back and forth between the two ends of the Pearl River, delivering news back and forth.

While constantly blending with Liu Xiang, the fast fleet was not idle.After unloading all the goods sent by the support fleet, this side also began to contact the generals of the Guangdong navy through He Rubin, preparing to mobilize a group of auxiliary soldiers and ships to form a joint fleet to eat a certain group of pirates at once. power.

Naturally, He Rubin would not refuse.

The crossing people were invited here in the name of the chief military officer, and now he has proved that he is an elite, and he has also explained how He Zhen, who only needs to do miscellaneous local soldiers and horses in Guangzhou, can let go of such a good thing. ?
So half a month after the arrival of the support fleet, the Fujian-Guangdong coalition forces were finally formed.After setting off cannons to sacrifice the flag at noon that day, the coalition forces stormed out of the White Swan Pond aggressively.

(End of this chapter)