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Guishan Island is located in the north of Srivijaya, in a remote location, away from trade routes, and it takes five days to get there by boat from Sri Lanka.As the name of Guishan Island suggests, there is a mountain on the island that looks like a turtle, and the back of the turtle is the highest point of Guishan Island, with a tall tower standing on it.

The southwest of Guishan Island is surrounded by cliffs, and it is impossible to go to the island. There are many hidden reefs in the northeast.

Such a place is only visited by pirates, and I don’t know when it has become a den of thieves. The pirates built stone towers on the turtle’s back cliff for warning, and when necessary, they will light up the stone towers on the towers. Giant oil lamps lure thieves to the port.

When Chen Duanli was in Sanfoqi, he heard from a sea merchant from Xilan that he ran into the fleet of pirate Ar'en on the way. There were as many as three ships, and they hurried westward, turning a blind eye to the passing merchant ships, as if they were fleeing.But I don't know why Qiqi fled in the direction of the West, and where are they going to flee?

Sanfoqi is a metropolis, where sea merchants from the West and Southeast Asia gather, all kinds of goods can be bought here, and all kinds of news are gathered here.During the days of Sanfo Qi's "recovery", Chen Duanli not only got the escape direction of the pirate Ar'en, but also learned about another pirate island - Guishan Island from Liu Zhenbao.

Liu Zhenbao was imprisoned in Shangwang's ship. When Liu Heyue led the fleet to leave Sanfoqi, he specially went to meet Wang Gangshou of Shangwang's ship and wooed him to his camp.Wang Gangshou said that his sea-going ships traded in Sanfoqi all the year round, and that his appearance here had nothing to do with Chen Gangshou's convening, and his employer had never wanted to participate in the dispute between the two sides, and Shang Wang's family had always stayed out of it.

Liu Heyue listened to Wang Gangshou's words, because this is indeed the consistent behavior of the Shang Wang family, and now that Chen Duanli is poisoned and unable to command, the maritime merchants can only follow the Liu family's command.Wang Gangshou naturally knew that the situation was changing, and the current situation was very unfavorable to the Chen family, so considering the situation, he should stick to the Liu family and not oppose the Liu family.

However, this is not the case. The Shang Wang family secretly participated in the Maritime Guild of the Chen and Yang families and abandoned the Liu family long ago.Zhao Yousheng's boat was Shangwang's family ship, and it was not difficult at all for him to press Liu Zhenbao for something.

The location of Guishan Island informed by Liu Zhenbao was conveyed to Chen Duanli by Zhao Yousheng.

After sailing for several days, Chen Duanli, the Zheng family, Shang Wang's family, and Sanfoqi sailors arrived at Dangang, but they were not in a hurry to attack Guishan Island. They stopped at Dangang to prepare for the big battle, and they were waiting for the Chen family's Fuxin ship arrival.

The Chen family has five sea-going ships. The Fuxin ship has the strongest armor and the most sophisticated equipment. The crew is fully armed. When fighting, it is like a warship, and the crew are all soldiers.

The Fuxin ship was originally trading in Xilan, and when it received letters from other ships, it immediately rushed to Dandao to join.Qi Buling on the Fuxin ship followed Chen Duanli to fight bandits in his early years and had rich experience in naval warfare.

Chen Duanli took Chen Yu to board the Fuxin ship, and he would use this ship as the pilot ship to gather the main crew on board and explain the reason for calling everyone here this time.

Zhao Yousheng accompanied Chen Duanli and Chen Yu, except for Qi Shichang on the Fuxin ship, no one knew him.Under Chen Duanli's instruction, Qi Shichang promised never to reveal the identity of Zhao Yousheng's eldest son.

In Dandao, Chen Duanli paid a lot of money to hire two guides who had been to Guishan Island’s thief village. From these two guides, Chen Duanli learned that there is actually a place in the west of Guishan Island where you can go to the island. After landing on the island, you only need to change boats Walking along the river, you can enter the bandit village along the river.

Residents of Dangang have been harassed by pirates from Guishan Island all year round, and they hate these pirates very much. They have provided Chen Duanli with a lot of information, two of which are particularly important: one is that Xiuman's white sailboat is on Guishan Island It was moored, and a fisherman saw it; the other was that two days ago, a sea boat of the Liu family sailed to Guishan Island, and bought a large amount of wine, pigs, sheep, chickens and geese in Dangang, and the Liu family's boat has not been seen leaving until today.

Chen Duanli discussed with the Zheng family and Shang Wang's family, and decided to attack on a foggy night. The troops divided into two groups, all the way to the north river, and went straight to the bandit village; The tower cuts off the escape path of pirates.

The foggy night arrived as scheduled, and Chen Yu's prediction of the weather has never been wrong.

Zheng Sanguan and his son led their own crew and the sailors of Sanfoqi in several small boats, quietly marched through the river, and sneaked into the bandit village. .Employed Dangang fishermen drove fishing boats one after another, docked against the pirate boats moored in the bay, and tried their best to throw fierce oil and torches on them. Soon the boats were ignited and the flames were transparent.

The guards on the high tower panicked and beat the gongs and drums, and the gongs and drums shook the sky for a while, and the drunk pirates crawled out of their lairs, picked up their dicks, and ran towards the harbor.

This messy and deafening sound of gongs and drums was also the call of the officers and soldiers of the Zheng family and the Three Buddhas Qi to fight. They worked together to eliminate the pirates and miscellaneous soldiers guarding the water pass, and fought in the bandit village.

Chen Duanli and Chen Yu stood on the Fuxin boat. Looking at the fire in the bandit village, they knew that Zheng Sanguan and his son and Sanfo Qi officers and soldiers had entered the bandit village. Nearby, Qi Shichang led five or six sailors to kill the enemy guarding the tower. , Climb up the high tower, relight the lights on the high tower that were extinguished by the enemy soldiers, and illuminate the harbor.

The beach was full of melee sailors and pirates from the other side. Zhao Yousheng jumped off the boat with his sword and bravely participated in the battle. He chopped down the enemies nearby with his sword, and he could take down the crossbow at his waist to shoot at the distant ones.

Chen Duanli was condescending, and he was very surprised to see Zhao Yousheng personally attacking the enemy. Fortunately, he didn't take any risks. He almost hid behind his friendly troops and shot cold arrows with a crossbow. Moreover, his swordsmanship was superb, and the enemy soldiers couldn't get close to him. It was unbelievable.

Chen Duanli praised: "I didn't expect his martial arts to be so good, I'm afraid he is on par with Yuan Ya."

Chen Yu clenched his fists nervously. His eyes followed Zhao Youcheng's figure. He was too focused to hear what his father was saying.

In fact, seeing that Zhao Yousheng has been following behind Qi Buling, he also knows that he is safe. Qi Buling wields a big knife, and the pirates will be beaten to death, very sturdy.Not to mention Zhao Yousheng, even the nephews of Gu Zhoushi and Fei Tongshi, who are weak in Fuxin Chuanwen, also participated in the battle. , holding a shield in one hand, fighting with style.

The bandit village is on fire, the enemy is in the belly, the pirates have no intention of fighting in the harbor, they turn around and rush to the bandit village, you must know that all their property is in the village, this is really a thief being stolen by a thief.

Without much effort, Chen Duanli's men occupied the harbor and burned all the pirates' ships, leaving one Chinese sailing boat unburned. It was the boat sent by Liu Heyue to reward the pirates. There were only three people on board. A sailor looked at the boat and was quickly subdued.

Thanks to the envoy of the Liu family, who drank the pirates with a lot of fine wine, he must have never thought that he would help Chen Duanli, let alone that Chen Duanli would lead the fleet to attack Guishan Island.Haikou was unresponsive in a state of drunkenness, and was exhausted from being beaten all over the place.

On the other side of the Thieves' Village, Zheng Yuanya swung a knife to kill a drunk guard at the gate, and kicked open the door of the lively and fragrant bathing pool. Unexpectedly, these pirates would enjoy it quite a bit.

The men and women in the bathing pool fled in panic, Zheng Yuanya caught a man wearing a cardigan and no pants, and dragged him out from behind the big water tank. When Zheng Yuanya saw the man's face clearly, he shouted joyfully: "Father, look quickly!" Who did I catch!"

Liu Zhongzheng, Liu Heyue's confidant, knelt down and begged for mercy. His hair was disheveled, his clothes were disheveled, and he was in a state of embarrassment. He didn't have the usual prestige.Zheng Sanguan was overjoyed, and laughed: "Chen Gangshou is not worried that there is no evidence of the Liu family's collaborators. There is one piece of evidence here, and it is still alive and kicking!"

Liu Zhong was tightly tied up by Zheng Yuanya, like a rice dumpling, and he was thrown to the crew for custody, especially told not to let him escape.

The thieves in the bandit camp were few and far between, seeing that the situation was not good, they scattered and fled. Zheng Sanguan led some Zheng family soldiers to the harbor to stop the pirates who came to rescue from there. Zheng Yuanya and the Sanfo Qi officers and soldiers were still in the bandit camp Search and catch pirates.

For a metropolis like Sanfoqi, wealth depends on the trade of maritime merchants, and pirates are people who rob them of money. The king of Sanfoqi clearly marked the price of pirates, as long as you have the ability to catch pirates There must be heavy rewards, and if the pirate leaders are caught, such as Ar En and Xiu Man, the rewards will be even richer. Several countries in Southeast Asia are looking for them.

Under the guidance of the guide, Zheng Yuanya went to the center of Guishan Island with the officers and soldiers of the Three Buddhas—a large wooden house suspended on the cliff. It is said that it was the residence of the leader of Guishan Island.

The wooden plank road leading to the big house in front of them has been cut off by pirates. Zheng Yuanya asked his men to find other roads. They soon found several rope ladders hanging down from the cliff, and there were still three or four people hanging from them. On the rope ladder, Zheng Yuanya's men waited under the rope.

Yuan Ya led three men to search the house at the back. With a knife in his hand, he stepped carefully through the dark door. He had excellent hearing and heard someone behind the door. He quietly put the knife back into its sheath and was about to draw it out. When the ax behind him slashed at the door, suddenly a person jumped out from the door and slashed at his face with a knife. His momentum was terrifying and his strength was even more astonishing. Zheng Yuanya swung his knife to resist, and his hands were numb from the shock.

The two of them went out of the house during the fight, fighting with swords in the open space, Zheng Yuanya was suppressed and beat him, it was already difficult, and this person also led his men, there were as many as seven or eight, Zheng Yuanya was not an opponent at all.Hearing Zheng Yuanya's shouts, reinforcements arrived brandishing torches. The suspected bandits sensed something was wrong, got rid of Zheng Yuanya's entanglement, and fled quickly. With the help of the torches, Zheng Yuanya recognized that this person was definitely not Ah En.

Aen is dark and thin, in his thirties, tall and strong, in his fifties, holding a Western-made machete in his hand, dressed like a Xilan man, but has the face of a Zhang Guo man.

Zheng Yuanya realized it immediately, and shouted: "Hugh! Hurry up!"

Zheng Yuanya chased him out like an arrow, and five or six people followed closely behind him.

Xiuman was spotted by Zheng Yuanya in the thief's village, but he quickly hid himself in the dark by using the familiar terrain.Ah En didn't have such good luck as Xiuman. He led a dozen young men and tried to go to the beach and board a boat to escape, but was stopped by the sailors of Shang Wang's family and beat him up.

Zheng Yuanya chased Xiuman, came to the bay unknowingly, saw that the bay had been occupied by friendly forces, he was overjoyed, he boarded Chen's boat, and told Chen Duanli that Xiuman was on this island, and he had just fought against him.

"There is a boat fleeing to the east!"

Zhao Yousheng suddenly made a sound. He saw Qi Shichang standing on the lighthouse and declaring a semaphore. He waved the double flag vigorously, and the flag pointed to the east.

"The pirates are robbing the ship! There are pirates robbing the ship!"

Almost at the same time, several sailors from the Three Buddha Qi Kingdom on the beach were waving their arms and shouting.

"It must be Xiu Man!" Zheng Yuanya was very sure, Xiu Man and his men were very powerful, and they were able to take away a warship in an instant.

Before Chen Duanli gave an order, the crew of Fuxin Ship responded immediately. They pulled up the anchor and set sail to chase eastward.

The boat in front was fleeing quickly, and the boat behind was chasing closely. The more he couldn't catch up, the more Chen Duanli was sure that the leader of the boat was Xiu Man, who had such superb sailing skills.

You must know that except for the fast boats equipped with dozens of oarsmen, ordinary sea boats can rarely beat the speed of Fuxin boats.From the fire master to the sailors on the Fuxin ship, they are all the best, and they are among the best in Quanzhou.

After chasing for half a day, the enemy ship lost track, and Chen Duanli ordered to return.

Xio had escaped for 17 years and had rich experience in escape, so he was still allowed to escape.

Zheng Yuanya blamed himself, but Chen Duanli said that sooner or later he would be caught, even if he fled to the West, without the protection of the Liu family, he would have no way out.

When the war broke out between Chenla and Champa, Xiuman, the deputy commander of the Champa navy, used his power to do all kinds of bad things. He had many enemies, and even the king of Champa wanted to arrest him. If the Liu family didn't cover him, He should have died without a place to bury him.

On the way back to the voyage, Chen's boat was replenishing at Dangang. At this time, Wang's and Zheng's ships had already berthed at Dangang.Chen Duanli learned from Zheng Sanguan and Wang Gangshou that the sea pirate Ar'en and his men had been handed over to the Sanfoqi sailors and would be dealt with by the Sanfoqi king. This time they really threw them into the crocodile pond to feed the crocodiles.

Four members of the Liu family were captured on Guishan Island. Among them was Liu Heyue's confidant Liu Zhong. Liu Zhong knew everything about the Liu family's dealings with the pirates.

After finishing talking about the important matters, Zheng Sanguan specially reported to Chen Duanli: "Xiuman cut the arm of a sailor while grabbing the boat, and the sailor died. He died suddenly within half an hour."

"When you meet him again, you have to be careful." Zheng Sanguan saw the tragic death of the sailor. He was a well-informed person. Such a situation reminded him of a disturbing rumor.

The author has something to say: Xiuman: It’s easy for me to wander outside for seventeen years, how can I deal with you if I don’t get a magic weapon.

Director: There should be another chapter, we should cut off these guys and enter the mode of romance.