The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 294 Lan Yi? Jin Yi?
Seeing that there was a big hole in the bottom of the ship, and the sea water continued to pour in, it was irreparable. The pirates on the ship panicked and began to snatch the spare lifeboats on the ship. They even slashed at each other with knives and became a mess.

"Bagaya Road, everyone - get away!" A Japanese sword-wielding Japanese man was very ferocious. While spitting out fragrance, he slashed and killed several pirates with his sword, successfully grabbed a small boat, and then went with others Four or five Japanese pirates lowered their boats into the sea and fled quickly.

At the same time, Kang Dayong, Li Hongji and others also grabbed a bow rescue boat and fled in embarrassment. After all, the rescue boats were limited, and most of the pirates on the ship failed to grab them. Seeing that the ship was about to sink, they could only casually They would jump into the sea while holding a wooden board. Some even more impatient people would jump down without even holding the board. They only fluttered a few times and soon disappeared in the surging waves.

Let's say that Kang Dayong and Li Hongji each escaped onto a small boat, with only four or five confidants left around them. The wind and waves on the sea were so strong that the boat kept being thrown up and down with the waves, and there was a danger of capsizing at any time. The most terrible thing was that Unfortunately, the ships of the officers and soldiers behind were approaching.

"Brother, what should we do now?" cousin Li Hongyi asked in fear.

Li Hongji was also in a panic at this time. He looked around and found that he could still faintly see land to the northwest. He couldn't help but said with joy: "Paddle to the shore quickly!"

Li Hongyi said in shock: "Brother, you are crazy. We are wanted criminals now. If we go ashore, wouldn't we be surrendering ourselves to a trap?"

"If you don't go ashore now, even if you don't drown, you will be captured by the pursuers. Sooner or later, you will be dead. It's better to escape to the shore and give it a try. You might still be able to escape." Li Hongji said solemnly.

Li Hongyi and the thieves on the same boat thought it made sense after hearing this, so they rowed towards the land with all their strength. At the same time, the lifeboat on which Kang Dayong was riding also rowed towards the land. Obviously, they had the same idea as Li Hongji. .

The pirates and Japanese pirates on the other bow rescue boats saw this and hurriedly followed. Even the pirates holding the wooden planks swam desperately towards the land.

Soon, the Western armed merchant ships were chasing after them. There were many pirates on the sinking pirate ship. They all surrendered simply without the officers and soldiers taking action. After all, it is better to be captured than to drown.

"Master Huan, good news, the pirate ship we sank was actually the ship of the pirate leader Gang Dayong." Baihu Dai Shilin carried a pirate prisoner and ran to Jia Huan excitedly.

Jia Huan was overjoyed when he heard this and blurted out: "Seriously?"

Dai Shilin nodded and said: "My subordinates have interrogated several prisoners, and they all said that this is Kang Dayong's ship, so there should be nothing wrong with it."

Jia Huan looked sharply at the prisoner Dai Shilin was carrying and asked, "Where is Kang Dayong?"

This pirate was originally born with a sinister eyebrow. Now he was soaked and his eyebrows were like grass. He looked very wretched. He hesitated and said: "I don't know, I may have drowned!"

A trace of disgust flashed in Jia Huan's eyes, and without hesitation he drew his gun, pointed it at the thief's head, and pulled the trigger.

boom……

There was a gunshot, and a horrific blood hole appeared on the pirate's forehead. He died instantly. Dai Shilin thought to himself that it was bad luck, threw the body aside, turned around, and raised another captured pirate in front of Jia Huan. .

The pirate was so frightened that he peed his pants directly. Without Jia Huan asking, he shouted in horror: "Don't shoot, I said, the first master and the second master have fled to the land over there."

Jia Huan's eyes were still cold and he asked coldly: "The first master is Kang Dayong, who is the second master? Kang Dayi?"

The pirate hurriedly replied: "No, the second master's name is Li Ji. Li Ji is very capable. He came up with many of his ideas. He also helped the first master to take the top spot, so the first master valued him very much. He also Let him be the second master, while the eldest brother Kang Dayi can only be the fourth master. "

"Li Ji?" Jia Huan thought for a moment and suddenly understood that the so-called Li Ji should be the angry young man Li Hongji, and Li Ji was probably his pseudonym.

Jia Huan put away the double-barreled short gun and ordered: "Inform General Zhang that the thieves leader Kang Dayong and Li Hongji have escaped ashore in a small boat, and ask him to immediately send people ashore to pursue them. At the same time, notify Huzi and Shitou to help intercept them. We must capture these two.”

Baihu Daishilin promised loudly, threw the pirate back on the deck, then turned and left. The pirate managed to save his life and was now paralyzed on the ground, while the other pirate whose head was shot was lying not far away, with the bloody hole in his forehead still leaking brain matter.

"Take care of it!" Jia Huan calmly ordered, and his own soldiers dragged the pirate's body down and washed the deck clean.

Mandarin took a stern glance at Jia Huan, whose expression remained unchanged after killing the person. Her mood was inexplicably complicated. This guy was usually gentle and approachable, but he didn't expect to be so cold-blooded when he killed people, without even frowning. It's inexplicably scary.

Jia Huan didn't seem to notice the change in Mandarin's expression, but even if he noticed it, he wouldn't care. He is no longer the eight-year-old boy he was back then. He has been polished into an iron-clad figure after being killed on the battlefield for a long time. Heart, not to mention that most of these pirates are extremely vicious and have bloody hands.

Not to mention anything else, during this period alone, as many as eight hundred people and women were killed and robbed by pirates along the coasts of the Huaihe and Zhejiang regions, and tens of thousands of people were also personally injured. and property losses, even families were broken up, wives and children were separated. Therefore, the death of these pirates was not a pity. The dozens of innocent souls hung on trees outside Lu Si's field were the most powerful accusation.

These beasts are capable of killing even a three-year-old child. Jia Huan really can't think of any reason to let them go!
Back to the subject, Navy Commander Zhang Guizhang was overjoyed when he learned that Jia Huan had sunk the ship of the bandit leader Kang Dayong, and that the two thieves, Kang Dayong and Li Hongji, had fled ashore in a hurry. He immediately sent a ship to the shore. He was chased away, and he himself boarded a Western armed merchant ship.

"At last, I will meet Mr. Huan!" After Zhang Guizhang boarded the ship, he respectfully saluted Jia Huan. It could be heard that his tone and attitude had changed.

Jia Huan said calmly: "General Zhang, you are too polite. Jia Huan can't afford to be naked. You might as well call me Jia Xiucai, or Jia Huan." Zhang Shenjiang said a little embarrassedly: "There were many people before the last general. Please don't take offense to Mr. Huan's indifference." After saying that, he bowed deeply.

Jia Huan smiled and said: "General Zhang said something serious. I was just joking with you. Don't take it to heart. This battle is a complete victory. Thank you to General Zhang and the brothers of the Jinling Navy."

General Zhang Shen shook his head hurriedly and said: "The victory in this battle is all due to Master Huan's strategizing. The last general did not actually help."

Jia Huan said solemnly: "Zhang Shen's words were wrong. If General Zhang Shen had not led the navy to contain them from the front, my strategy may not have been effective. Therefore, General Zhang and the brothers of the Jinling Navy must have contributed a lot!"

General Zhang Shen felt comfortable upon hearing this, and he cupped his hands and said, "This is the duty of the last general!"

In fact, Jia Huan still has a very good impression of Zhang Guizhang. Although this person is not outstanding, he is good at being steady and responsible. What is even more rare is that he obeys orders, is not greedy for credit, and is willing to be a foil.

"Next, what are the instructions from Third Master Huan?" Zhang Shenjiang asked respectfully.

Jia Huan pondered for a while and said: "Although the thieves Kang Dayong and Li Hongji have escaped ashore, there are still many thieves remnants at sea. So I would like to ask General Zhang to lead the fleet to patrol along the coast. If he encounters a pirate ship, he will give him a head-on attack. While preventing thieves from plundering, it also cuts off the escape route for the thieves such as Kang Dayong and others to return to the sea."

Zhang Shenjiang nodded and said: "I finally got the order, but the Jinling Navy's ships are limited, and it may not be able to completely block the coastline of the Huaihe River area."

Jia Huan said calmly: "It doesn't matter. Mr. Lin has written to the Zhejiang Navy before, asking for dispatch of ships to assist. I believe a ship will arrive soon."

Zhang Shenjiang perked up after hearing this and said, "That'll be easy to handle!"

Jia Huan pointed at his feet and said with a smile: "This bow ship will also be handed over to you when the time comes. However, I want to declare in advance that the ship is equipped with new-style Western artillery, called the Hongyi cannon, and its range is greater than that of the Folan machine." It’s ten times more important than near and far. It’s too important to lose. You have to keep it safe.”

Zhang Shenjiang said solemnly: "Sanye Huan, please rest assured, even if the general loses his head, he will not lose these Hongyi cannons."

Jia Huan smiled and said: "Okay, Zhang Shen will go on his own. When I dock, you can send someone to take over the bow."

Zhang Shenjiang bowed his hands and saluted, then turned around and got off the boat.

At this time, Mandarin finally couldn't help but asked: "Jia, why do you call these cannons Hongyi cannons?"

Jia Huan smiled and said: "Because these cannons were seized from Red Bearded Luo Er."

Mandarin said in astonishment: "Just because Rolle's beard is red?"

"That's right, we call all foreigners Yi people. Luo Er's hair and beard are all red, so we call him Hong Yi people!"

Mandarin frowned, stared at Jia Huan with sapphire eyes, and asked, "What about me? I am also a foreigner. Am I called Jin Yi? Or Lan Yi?"

Jia Huan joked and asked, "Do you want to be called Jin Yi or Lan Yi?"

Mandarin shook her head and said dissatisfiedly: "I know the meaning of the word Yi is not pleasant. I don't want to be called Lan Yi, and I don't want to be called Jin Yi. Jia, you are racist, I protest."

Jia Huan touched his chin and said, "I don't seem to want to call you Jin Yi or Lan Yi. You insisted on calling you Jin Yi or Lan Yi."

Mandarin said angrily: "Hongyi can't do it either, I hate this kind of title."

Jia Huan said jokingly: "It doesn't matter if you don't call it Hongyi Cannon. If you can cast this kind of cannon, it's up to you to name it. You can call it whatever you want."

Mandarin's eyes flashed and she muttered: "I can't!"

"Then there's nothing we can do!" Jia Huan turned around and walked away.

Mandarin's teeth felt a little itchy and she exclaimed, "Wait a minute!"

Jia Huan was secretly happy and turned around to look at Mandarin expectantly. Unexpectedly, the latter asked: "Jia Huan, how did you know that the tide will rise at dawn?"

(End of this chapter)