The autumn rains in Suzhou City in October have fallen, and the yellow leaves of the earth have been poured.But even if the weather is bad, there are still many people in the government will run to the dock from time to time to look at the dock, looking forward to the previous official fleet to return to the sea.

However, more than 20 days have passed away from this elite land, but still do not see half the news, it makes people feel that they are beginning to worry.Is it not even the elite of these ships that are rivals to the pirates of the sea?Or maybe it’s not people at all we’re dealing with... the faint uneasiness is slowly growing up in everyone’s mind again.

After all, if it is normal, the fleet should have met the enemy early, and even if the pirates were safe and hiding, should the fleet return?If you do not return for a long time like this, it naturally makes people wonder, and I feel that this thousand elite may also follow the footsteps of those merchant ships before.

People on land do not think that the weather at sea is unpredictable, and the pirates will also get lost at sea and delay the time of their encounter.They were only worried, and from time to time they ran to the dock to see the calm and sometimes the raging sea.

This afternoon, several officials ran to the dock for a long view, and suddenly, one of them was an earthquake, pointing to the end of the distant sea level and shouting, "You see, what is that?"

People quickly read the words and looked at it, and indeed at the far end, there were several hidden black spots, which made people not feel that their spirits were full of vibration: "Is it the last triumph of our army returning?"

"Perhaps the pirates will be killed after the victory."Someone whispered a word.

“Hurry up and let the coastal horses prepare for defense!”At that time, some officials responded quickly, whether they came from friends or enemies, it was always good to prepare the relevant people and so on.After saying this, several people have turned around and ran to the barracks behind them.

By half an hour later, when the soldiers and horses in the dock had been laid out, the small black spots finally gave people a glimpse of the leopard, which was the four big ships sent before I Daming, and far away, they could see the high banner of the ship's mast, which proved that the Daming Shui finally returned safely.

At the end of the time, the people who mentioned their hearts were relieved, and everyone's faces showed a happy smile, and the people who heard the news sent a cheer, celebrating the triumphant return of the court's water master.

In this burst of cheers, Lu Wei also brought his subordinates' jinjie guards, along with the relevant officials of the local government and the city's customs department, also rushed to the army.At this time, everyone can already see the great Ming army standing at the bow of the ship, so the cheers are louder, and the faces of Lu Wei and others finally show a smile of relief.

During this period of time, a dry official, including Lu Wei, was always heavy in his heart, and he was afraid that the four ships led by Jiang Tao would make a mistake at sea.Once this is the case, then the responsibility on them will be too heavy, and the danger of coming up to the sea will become great.Fortunately, all this did not become a fact, see the return of their own fleet, see the soldiers's spirit, full of heart, people can guess that this trip to the sea will inevitably achieve a big victory.

Sure enough, when the ship came ashore and the officials came forward to meet the edge of the dock, Jiang Tao had jumped to the shore first, and then immediately reported on one knee: "Report to the adults, the last time will not be humiliated, this time out to sea, finally for the disaster of a pirate who has been defeated and annihilated for many days, but also to capture the relevant thieves and fifty-six people!"

“All right, all right!”Lu Wei said with satisfaction, so he stepped forward to help Jiang Tuo: "Jiang Dushi really did not disappoint his officials, but you set up for my great Ming Dynasty court.The officer will surely show the court for you, and you and the soldiers who are out will have a great reward!”

“Thanks for the appreciation!”Ginger is also happy to hear.The position of the Lord of the land is very high, as long as he plays the battle to the court, then he can go further, and perhaps he can get a knighthood for this battle.This is a great honor for military attachés in the south, after all, there is no war here than in the north, and if you want to merit, you must not only have some real skills, but also need a strong fortune.

Subsequently, Xiao Wenjun and Tao Yong, who were also raised by the governor, also took his officials to congratulate him, and naturally said something for a while.At this time, the attention of many people was attracted by the many strange-looking captives who came down on the ship.

When he saw that these taller heads, long or red or yellow hair, and the frightened-skinned fellows, who were driven from the boat like a defeated cock, were even exclaimed in a burst of people: "What is this?"Is it a monster?Can I still capture such a terrible monster as this?”

Lu Wei's eyes were also a little straight, of course, he would not regard these white Europeans as any kind of monster, but he was curious how these guys suddenly appeared in the sea of my Ming Ming.According to the truth, the era of great navigation in Western countries still needs nearly a hundred years to brew, how can such a group of people appear here?

In the unconscious, Lu Yi leaned on the past.This made a group of guards next to him become a little nervous, and quickly followed the past, afraid that these strange-looking guys in front of him would be unfavorable to their own adults.

After looking at these captives for a while, Lu Wei asked a somewhat awkward question in English, “Who are you, and why do you come to my great Minghai border to do evil?”

As soon as this came out, everyone around them showed strange colors, how could our Lord Lu still speak such a strange language, can he still talk to these strange guys?

The result was disappointing, and the pirates just looked at him with a staggered look at him, completely unaware of what he was talking about, let alone responding.It is not that Lu Wei's English has been so incomprehensible that it is, in fact, because these pirates are Dutch in front of them, and their language is too far from the English of later generations.Not to mention the Dutch pirates, even the pirates from the English, at this time can not communicate with Lu Wei's modern English.This is a truth with a passer-by returning to the afterlife to take Mandarin and communicate with the ancients...

Since nothing could be asked from these captives, Lu Wei would no longer be ugly, and directly ordered the soldiers to be welcomed back to Suzhou City, and at the same time guarded the captives and swaggered across the city to bring them back.

Because of these pirates, Suzhou and other coastal cities have suffered great losses this year, and they need to use them to break all kinds of claims against the sea and encourage the people to re-enter the sea and devote themselves to such a good thing as the sea trade.

At this time, Jiang Tao suddenly remembered the matter and reported to Lu Wei: "Yes, the last man, he also found a small gun from the shipwrecks of these pirates, which is very different from the artillery we used, which can be loaded and launched on the ship."In the end, he had some water-war experience and vision, and in the battle he noticed the gun on the Black Pearl, so when he sank the ship, he ordered the gun, which was particularly eye-catching, and brought it back with him.

When he heard this, his eyes were suddenly bright: “Is there such a thing?”Come on, take me over and look.”He said, then ordered officials such as Xiao Zhifu to take the people back to the city first, and they went back to the ship with Jiang Tiao.

Over the years, Lu has been worried about future maritime operations.Now there are artillery, but the gun is too huge, the back seat is also strong, not to mention sent to the ship as a conventional weapon, that is, put to the city to reject the enemy is reluctant, it is easy to hurt the gunner on the side.

And he was well aware that the ships in the world would be equipped with artillery, and if the ships of Daming were to encounter them at sea with those named adventurers and robbers, it would probably be a great loss.In desperation, he could only be lighter, and the small crossbondo gun could be loaded onto the ship, but it was just better than nothing.

Now, as soon as I heard that this pirate actually had artillery that could fire on the ship, it was naturally very exciting, and it must be understood.

Others can not understand Lu Wei's mind, only to take care of the face of many local officials, so that this opportunity to give himself the opportunity to the limelight, the heart is still a little grateful.

Lu Wei and others moved against the crowd and quickly returned to the large ship with many scars on the surface, and then saw the half-man high in the cabin, with a small gun with thick thighs at the muzzle.Lu Yi immediately circled it a few times, and then nodded frequently: "This gun is nearly half as small as the artillery used in the city of Suzhou, which is indeed much lighter."

"What the adults are saying is that it just doesn't seem to be enough of the gun.You see over there..." Jiang thought again, pointing to the more heavily damaged ship on the side: "Before the thief's artillery had hit our ship, but it was not injured."

Lu Wei followed him by pointing at the scars on the ship and nodded, “Indeed, the ship is not damaged much, it should be distance.”If it was close enough, it would hit my boat hard.It is also a matter of ammunition.However, these are not too serious problems, the most important thing is to be able to create such a cannon on the ship to be used in the casting method.If I can grasp the trick, it will be safer for my ship to go out to sea.”Moreover, these small guns are also suitable for field operations, such as facing upfront with the Mongolians... Lu Wei added this sentence to his heart.

At this time, he has made up his mind, this time must be from the mouth of these pirates to put the relevant information out, no matter what the cost and effort!

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Remember, you can't be strong in winter, or it's too hard to catch a cold. I feel as if I'm still groaning this time..