There were more than forty people sitting or fighting in the Dragon King temple, all of whom were rough men. Most of the people were small leaders among the pirates, and the elites were their men. Among them, Gu Sanmazi had the most people, with more than ten people. Unlike all the local tycoons here, Gu Sanmazi was the only one who could be called a real pirate.

Gu Sanmazi is a poor fisherman from northern Jiangsu. When he was defeated Fengyang and crossed Nanzhili, he went south to Chongming as a thief. He was righteous and generous, robbed the rich and helped the poor. He was quite famous among the fishermen in Chongming. Many people from all over the Yangtze River were willing to join him. However, Gu Sanmazi expanded his strength in Chongming but violated the taboo of local forces. Headed by Gu Rong, the local pirates of Chongming squeezed Gu Sanmazi's gang out. Gu Sanmazi arrived at the Shengsi Islands north of Zhoushan Islands and made a living by robbing sea boats. His subordinates expanded very quickly and had a strength no less than Gu Rong.

"Last time our families failed to fight Jiangyin, the government and the men wanted to take revenge. Now the water surface of the Yangtze River is not quiet, so I think we will do it soon. This time we will gather together to discuss strategies." Gu Sanmazi said first.

Liao Er, who had a sharp-mouthed monkey cheek, whispered: "Sanmazi, don't pretend here. Last year, Jiangyin Dianshi shot you three arrows by the dock. You were so scared that you dare not go ashore. So much trouble. Humph, now you are pretending to be big-headed garlic here again, tsk tsk..."

"Fuck! Last year, my leader clearly said that everyone was raiding at night and landing on the shore. It was you idiots who were delaying until noon before they became alert!" A tall man beside Gu Sanmazi scolded.

"You only have seven or eight ships, of course it's easy to organize. Which of them, are you not dozens of ships? Are you looking for death at night?"

"That's right, that's right, you group of out-of-towners, why are you shouting here?"

Several small leaders shouted and cursed. Gu Rong turned around and looked at Zhao Sandao who was disguised as his subordinate. Seeing that he had no expression, he knocked on the table with a knife handle, which made everyone quiet. Gu Rong said, "Forget it, let him go to the past. Brothers should consider it closely. Master Gu San, you have been in the sea for a long time and have a lot of news. Let's talk to each family first and advise them together."

Gu Sanmazi said: "Su Song's master has trained the militia, with a scale of two or three thousand people. You all know that, in addition, Admiral Caojiang also brought out more than a dozen ships, followed by the newly appointed Zhoushan Ginseng General Huang Binqing, who was a long-time general and even a red-haired ghost. But these are not the most important. The most important is the island barbarians from the East Fan, who sent more than a dozen ships, including two large plywood ships, and many extremely fast gunboats, which are the most difficult to deal with."

"Dongfan Islander? Red-haired Yi?" Liao Er asked.

Gu Rong coughed lightly: "It's not Hongmaoyi, but a foreign merchant. We should have seen those hedgehog-like chopstick ships on the waterway. Liao Er, you have also suffered his losses."

Liao Er's face changed slightly. The chopstick ship that Gu Rong mentioned was a schooner. Whether it was a single mast or a double mast, it was extremely slender and the side of the ship was low. It was said that it carried raw silk and tea purchased by Nanjing. Liao Er once wanted to hijack the chopstick ship that was installed in Nanjing, but before it was approached, it was cleaned by the cannons assembled on it. When approached, it was stormy circumnavigation shotguns and leads of the storm. It was hit once, and dozens of people were lost on three ships and nothing was caught. Since then, he saw the schooner passing under his nose, and no one was willing to touch it.

The pirates were not surprised that the imperial navy cooperated with foreign countries to deal with themselves. Since the Jiajing year, the Ming Dynasty has cooperated with foreigners to deal with themselves many times, and he often cooperated with foreigners to deal with the imperial court. However, as serious as Gu Sanmazi said, everyone was a little worried.

"Sanmazi, you are here to exaggerate again, Humph! Everyone has seen foreign barbarians. Their ships are powerful, but they are outside the sea. What we really need to be prepared for is the imperial navy and the militia. Our Chongming area is covered with beaches and reefs and stitches. Even if you and I take a boat, they will be stranded from time to time. I don't believe that the Dongfan island barbarians can make big waves." Liao Er said contemptuously.

"Believe it or not, now we are discussing what to do!" Gu Sanmazi said.

Liao Er laughed: "What else should I do? First strengthen the Nansha village, store some food and cloth, and scatter the brothers. When they see the imperial ships, they will beat them. If they cannot beat them, they will flee back to the sandbank. In addition, they will harass some Chongming county towns, so that the imperial court will not care about their butts. It will delay for a few months. The island barbarians in the Dongfan were dispersed and the navy could not support them."

As soon as these words were said, everyone nodded. Over the years, everyone has been doing this, and the court has no choice but to use Chongming. But Gu Sanmazi had different opinions and asked: "What if the court blocked Nansha and starved us to death?"

"How is this possible? You have a fever!" Everyone burst into laughter in an instant.

Gu Sanmazi's face changed slightly: "It is impossible to put it in the past, but the Chongming now is not the Chongming a few years ago. Are there so many ports to hide, and are there any well-connected routes?"

The Dragon King Temple became quiet for a moment, and Liao Er did not refute that the silt in Chongming in recent years has become more and more severe. In the sandbanks between Nansha and Chongming County, several of them have been completely integrated with Chongming every year. The siltation has caused the route to be narrower and even disappeared. Many times, even fishing boats and paddle boats have to flow in and out by tides, and everyone’s room for maneuver in Chongming is getting smaller and smaller, which means that Chongming is becoming more and more likely to be blocked.

"Master Gu San, what do you want to do?" Gu Rong asked.

Gu Sanmazi smiled and pointed to the north and said, "The Zhoushan Navy's ship is at Chongming Port. We took the initiative and raided their ships, gave the court a warning, and could also get some food and grass. How about it?"

"This method is good. I think it's OK. Now it's spring desertion. There's not much grain stored in our village. If you really fight, I don't know when I will get the food."

"Well, there is some truth. Huang Binqing just came from Fujian and only had a dozen ships under his command. It was inconvenient to operate in Chongming, and the soldiers were not strong enough for a while. If he operated it well, he might not be able to succeed."

Several leaders agreed, but Liao Er did not object. Everyone looked at Gu Rong, and Gu Rong said coldly: "Mr. Gu San is good at making plans, but this trip is dangerous..."

"Since it was my idea, I was naturally the one who took the lead." Gu Sanmazi said.

Gu Rong laughed: "Mr. Gu Rong is so bold. I, Gu Rong, cannot fall behind. After I go back, I will naturally pick up a few good ships and match them with some neat brothers to assist Master. "

Gu Sanmazi smiled and said, "There is no need to help. I just hope that you can take care of your own and your subordinates' mouths and don't talk nonsense when you go out."

The leaders agreed that Gu Rong and others dispersed. Gu Sanmazi returned to his residence and sat next to the fire pit and roasted. However, he saw his confidant Lu Siyi coming in. Gu Sanmazi asked, "Will there be any abnormal movements after the leaders of each family go back?"

"That's not. Play dice after finishing the dice, drink wine, no one goes to the port." Lu Sizhi said carefully.

Gu Sanmazi nodded, and Lu Sizhi asked: "Big leader, are there really traitors among the people like Chongming?"

"I don't know either, but I know that since ancient times, the heroes and heroes on the sea have been defeated by traitors." Gu Sanmazi said.

"So you deliberately proposed to raid Zhoushan Navy to see who is the traitor?" Lu Sizhi laughed and praised, "Your move is too high."

"It's a pity that I haven't seen the fish bit the hook yet." Gu Sanmazi sighed. He was not just testing the traitor. He proposed such a plan and the traitor would definitely report the news, but it is not guaranteed that anyone would want to take credit. No matter what happens, as long as he seizes the opportunity, he can command the heroes.

Lu Sizhi said: "If you look at it small, the traitor must be Gu Rong."

"I hope so too, but there must be evidence, so don't talk nonsense." Gu Sanmazi handed Lu Siyi a pot of wine and warned him.

Lu Sizhi smiled and said, "Big Leader, I'm not talking nonsense. Although there is no evidence, I found something strange."

"Say!" Gu Sanmazi said.

"That guy Gu Rong has always only trusted his fellow villagers, so the captains and leaders under him are close people, but today there is a strange face behind him in the Dragon King Temple." Lu Sizhi said carefully. Seeing Gu Sanmazi frowning and thinking, Lu Sizhi said again: "The more I look at that person, the more I look like a person."

"who?"

"One of our former leaders, Zhao Sandao!" said Lu Siyi.

"Are you sure?" Gu Sanmazi's breathing heavier. Zhao Sandao was his subordinate. He was a capable person and was in charge of a ship. However, he did not come back when he intercepted the large ship of the Shachuan Gang the year before. The news from the people of the Shachuan Gang that the ship he sent encountered the plywood gunboat of Tenglong Trading Company, which was the Dongfan Islander who besieged Chongming this time.

If that person is really Zhao Sandao, Gu Rong must be a traitor.

Lu Sizhi scratched his head: "I'm not sure, my appearance has changed a little, and my spirit has changed, but there has not changed at all! The big leader may know that Zhao Sandao is very good at both hands. The long sword on his waist is fierce and the short sword is fierce, but no one sees his third sword. But this guy has a short sword on his back for many years, and walking is different from ordinary people. When Gu Rong went back, I looked carefully and saw that he looked like he was walking!"

Gu Sanmazi nodded slightly and thought, and Lu Sizhi said, "Why should I bring some people to arrest him?"

"Okay, be careful not to let people see it." After thinking for a long time, Gu Sanmazi said, and he was relieved of Lu Sizhi. Lu Sizhi himself made a good spear and had two good players under his command, especially the Japanese warrior who locked the sickle in the other, and was best at catching people.

In the middle of the night, Zhao Sandao climbed up the wall from Gu Rong's residence. Gu Rong gave him an address and there was a boat that could quickly send messages. After landing, Zhao Sandao looked around for a while and found that there was no one around. He walked towards the depths of the alley and turned several street intersections. A sound of footsteps came from behind him.

Zhao Sandao accelerated and drew the knife in his hand. Suddenly, his body twisted and avoided a shot of a spear. The spear was nailed to the earth wall in front of him, and it was more than two feet deep. Zhao Sandao looked back and waved a big knife from behind, and the heavy back hit his head. It was obvious that the man had the intention to capture him alive.

Unable to dodge, Zhao Sandao held the knife to block it. With a bang, the long sword in his hand was knocked away. Zhao Sandao bent down and rolled down. He reached into his back and pulled out a two-foot short sword from the neckline. He cut it on the enemy's thigh. The man felt pain, but because he had used too much force just now, Zhao Sandao rolled on the ground, got up and jumped onto the man's back, and stabbed the man's back. The knife in his hand penetrated through his chest, and the tall figure fell down instantly.

At this moment, Zhao Sandao would make him feel cold on his back, bent down, and rolled down the fallen corpse. When he looked back, a black shadow swept over. He could instinctively blocked it, but the black shadow was spinning on the blade and was actually entangled. Zhao Sandao was about to throw the knife, but the man in the distance swayed his right arm, and the chain in his hand turned a few times, and actually tied the short knife in Zhao Sandao's hand to the man together.

At this time, Zhao Sandao used the moonlight to see the attacker clearly. A Japanese man with his head shaved on the moon, using a rare scythe among the Japanese. This thing is composed of iron chains, plumb hammers and scythes, suitable for both distance and distance. The Japanese man looked over forty years and had been immersed in this weapon for a long time. No wonder he lost in one move.

The Japanese man held a sickle and put it on the back of Zhao Sandao's neck, and said in less skillful Chinese: "I heard from Your Highness that your name is Zhao Sandao, and no one has seen your third knife. Today, I, Ryono Nakamura, will see your third knife!"

Zhao Sandao did not answer. At this time, his arms and body were tied together with a short knife. Although his hands could move, he could not do anything. He let Nakamura fumble on his body. Suddenly, Nakamura touched something on Zhao Sandao's back and grinned, "Is this the third knife? The cunning farmer!"

Zhao Sandao shook his head slightly and said, "No, this is not!"

Suddenly, Zhao Sandao rushed forward and hit Nakamura's nose. Nakamura was furious and wanted to cut off Zhao Sandao's head, but found that he had no strength on his body and a severe pain in his chest. He looked down and saw a knife hilt inserted into his heart, and the knife was pulled out of the knife hilt of the knife.

"So this... is your third knife..." Nakamura's body fell to the ground with a bang.

Zhao Sandao turned around and wanted to untie the chain, but heard a burst of laughter from the entrance of the alley. Lu Siyi walked in with a short spear. He was wearing armor covered with iron leaves, and there was a loud sound when he walked. Lu Siyi smiled and said, "You and I were under the command of the big leader, I wanted to know what the third knife of Zhao San Ge looked like. When I saw him today, it was indeed extraordinary."

"You recognized me?" Zhao Sandao was quite surprised. At the moment he was attacked, he thought it was Gu Rong who was making trouble.

Lu Sizhi said: "I was not sure at first, but I was sure when I saw your third knife attack."

As he said that, he pointed at Zhao Sandao in his hand, looked at the dagger inserted into Nakamura's chest and asked with a smile: "Do you still have a fourth knife? If so, try as much as possible to see if it can pierce my armor leaf!"

Zhao Sandao smiled, and did not break free from the chain. He reached into his back with his right hand, pulled out something and pointed it at Lu Sizhi, and said with a smile: "I am no longer the Zhao Sandao I used to be. I like to play this more!"

Lu Siyi's eyes suddenly widened: "Made a musket!"

Bang!

Zhao Sandao pulled the trigger, and the flintlock gun sprayed out a grain of lead, pierced through the proud armor of Lu Siyi and shot into his heart.
Chapter completed!