Late Tang

Blackbeard's eyes were red, and his eyes were full of hatred.

Apart from him, the same goes for the other masters.Yellow Beard's fists were clenched tightly, his knuckles were pale from excessive force, White Beard also clenched his teeth, and there was a murderous intent in his eyes.The red beard sat there with dark eyes, without saying a word.

It was the first time that Li Jing knew that there was such a relationship between these pirates, and that there was a blood feud between them.The sons of Zhensanjiang escaped from death 20 years ago and became brothers with the pirate Redbeard who rescued them.Zhendonghai, this name is more resounding than Zhensanjiang, and it also marks that they are stronger than their parents to avenge their blood.

It's just that 20 years have passed in the blink of an eye. Although they have always expected complicated things, facing the Cat Island next to Duli Town and the strong fortress on Cat Island, they can only flinch again and again.Fast forward 20 years, and they are all about to lose their complicated resolve.This time Li Jing wiped out more than 1000 pirates in the Liaohai Sea with only [-] recruits, which shocked Zhendonghai. Instead of being afraid, he came forward resolutely.This courage made them wake up even more.

They were all getting old, Whitebeard was about to turn sixty, and the other three were also in their forties. If they didn't take revenge, maybe they would never be able to take revenge.When a catty of baijiu was consumed, the spirit finally ignited the hatred in their hearts and strengthened their determination to attack Cat Island.

"We need your help!" Whitebeard stared at Li Jing like a sharp arrow, "We know that with less than two thousand recruits and a dilapidated castle, you wiped out the One-Eyed Jiao and the Wang family. A team of 800 people. That battle was fought beautifully, and those who are good at defending must be better at attacking. Since you can defend Salmon Island, you should also know how to attack Cat Island. This time, count the four of us begging You, help us take down Cat Island, we will not take anything on the island, we only want revenge!"

"This time, you guys are here to help me!"

"No, this time it's about our 20-year blood feud." Whitebeard said, "This matter is considered your help, and we owe you a favor."

"Then this is a battle with our common goal, and everyone will work together!"

Yellow Beard was a little anxious, "Have you thought of any good countermeasures?"

Li Jing said slowly: "According to what we know, the defense of Cat Island is very strong. Not only are wooden fences, pickets, antlers, pits and other evil enemies set up along the coast, the key lies in the island's perennial defenses. Three hundred guards, and the solid rock fortress with a circumference of two hundred steps and a height of three feet. However, if it’s just these, I don’t think it’s impossible to take Cat Island with the 2000 people we’ve united right now.”

"The key point is that Cat Island is not isolated." White Beard said, stroking his white beard.Although they have never attacked Cat Island in these years, they have never given up on monitoring Cat Island. "The reason why Cat Island is difficult to attack is not because of the defense of Cat Fort itself, but because the distance between him and Duli Town is only six miles. As long as Cat Island is in danger, they can immediately call Duli Town for help. Duli Town has a special joint fleet, which is a powerful fleet of hundreds of warships and 2 sailors. Once they receive the alarm, they will arrive in a short time. With our strength, it is not enough to fight against them."

Li Jing nodded. Duli Town was composed of many maritime merchants in the Tang Dynasty. In fact, it was a joint product represented by many noble families in the Tang Dynasty. The Feng family occupied a seat in this free city.Once the cat island of the Feng family is attacked, the United Fleet will immediately come to reinforce it.There is a precedent for this. The joint pirate group of Whitebeard's father and the rest of the town of Sanjiang was defeated by these people.

"So to capture Cat Island, the most critical step is to find a way to prevent the United Fleet from rescuing Cat Island!" Li Jing said with a smile.If you find a problem, find a way to solve it.

The red beard shook his head and said: "This is impossible. The Feng family occupies a key position in Duli Town. Although they are not city lords, the city lords of Duli Town adopt a rotation system, with one term every three years. Duli Town has There are 36 seats for decision-making, among which 36 representatives are candidates for the city lord's rotation. The 36 seats represent 36 families, and every three years a family sends a representative to serve as the city lord. The Feng family is also here There is one seat among the [-] seats. If there is an accident on Cat Island, the fleet from Duli Town will definitely come to rescue.”

"Six sea miles, whether it's far or near. We just need to surround the island to prevent anyone from escaping and calling the police." Li Jing tapped on the table lightly, "Why is Feng Jia calling the police?"

"It's useless, the Feng family has a beacon tower on the island, within six miles, you can see it directly from Duli Town."

"What if we raid at night?"

"It's useless to set off smoke during the day and set fire at night."

Li Jing was not disappointed, instead he smiled and said, "Smoke during the day and fire at night. If we seal off the island tightly, then the people on the island can go to Duli Town for rescue. If we use night raids, It doesn’t work if you set off smoke on the island during the day. The only thing we need to worry about now is when the people on the island set fire to the beacon tower during the raid.”

"Yes."

"Hey!" Li Jing smiled cunningly, "If we say that we raided Cat Island on a heavy rainy night, we surrounded Cat Island tightly and prevented a fish from escaping to report the news. Then we took advantage of the downpour to attack , You said that even if the people on Cat Island found out, how would they set fire to Duli Town to send a message?"

As long as the rain is heavy enough, not to mention whether the beacon fires on Cat Island can be ignited, even if they can, but as long as the rain is heavy enough, in the night, with a distance of six miles, Li Jing believes that with the low visibility of the heavy rain, all Lizhen will never receive their rescue signal.

The yellow beard slapped his thigh and shouted: "That's right, why have we never thought of this idea before? It's just that the weather is unpredictable, how do we know which day will rain or whether it will rain heavily?"

"It shouldn't be difficult. There are usually onmyojis on the fleet, and they can predict the weather. This time, I brought one with the boat. It is said that he predicts the weather very accurately. And in fact, it may not be very accurate." If it is a heavy rainy night, it is the same if it is a heavy fog night. But it needs a very heavy fog. Compared with it, it is better to wait on a heavy rainy night." Li Jing said with a smile.

After thinking of a solution to the reinforcement of the Duli Town fleet, the only thing standing in front of Li Jing and the others is Cat Island.

"We only have one night to capture Cat Island and retreat, otherwise even if Duli Town does not receive a rescue signal, there are special personnel on Cat Island going between Duli Town and Cat Island every day, and the patrol boats in Duli Town They will always pass through Cat Island. Once the war is delayed, things may be leaked."

Whitebeard took several wine glasses and arranged them on the table, representing Duli Town, Cat Island, and the castle respectively.

"The biggest difficulty now is this castle on Cat Island. The city is two hundred paces long, and the wall is two feet high. There are craftsmen in a workshop. In addition, there are many warehouses on the island, with about [-] slaves loading and unloading goods. If the guards are given a chance, they are likely to arm these people. There is no shortage of weapons on the island. If they Hiding in the castle and sticking to it, we want to take the castle, it is very difficult."

"What was the Feng family's castle built with?"

"It's built with rocks, and it's extremely strong. The only way to get in and out of the fort is the gate on the south side, but this gate is covered with iron sheets, which is very strong, and every time after dark, after the castle is closed, a wall made of iron will be put down. The jack-gate. That gate can only be winched, and there is no other way to open the castle."

The yellow beard added: "That's right, the castle is built like a turtle shell. The base is ten feet wide, and the bottom is built with large square stones. In addition, there is a three feet wide and deep one outside the castle." Although there is no water in the ditch of the two-zhang moat, it is densely covered with sharp piles. When the suspension bridge is closed at night, it is difficult to fly over even with wings."

"There is never an impenetrable fortress in the world." Li Jing chuckled, "No matter how strong a fortress is, there are times when it can be breached. The stronger the Feng family's fortress, the stronger the guards in it must be." Lax and careless. They may be just as you think, thinking that no one will be able to break this fortress. But war is war, and if the fortress is built so strong that it will never fall, everyone go build the castle gone."

It seems that the thinking of the pirates is relatively fixed, they are only used to plundering those unprotected merchant ships at sea.Or occasionally go ashore to loot a defenseless village.They don't have much experience in fighting tough battles, or offensive and defensive battles.

"Don't you have a clever plan to break this fortress?"

"Well, you have to ask my scouts first." Li Jing turned and asked Li Wei, who had drank a catty of wine without changing his face, "Zijun, you heard the information on Cat Island just now, Is there any way for you to open this fortress?"

"You don't know if the fortress is strong until you fight it." He said, "I don't dare to make a judgment without seeing the specific situation. I need to go to the island to do some on-the-spot investigation before I can give an answer." .”

"If that's the case, how many people do you need, and when are you going to go to the island?" Li Jing said, "Our time is very tight and we can't leave Shamen Town for a long time."

Li Wei laughed: "It's just a group of rotten fish and rotten shrimp hiding behind the turtle shell. I will take my two brothers to go there tonight. We will know the result tomorrow morning!"

(To be continued)