Chapter 510: I Am the Sea Bandit

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On the deck, nine captains surrounded Zhou Yi, each one asking incessantly.

During this time, they were either transporting craftsmen, artillery, and cement to Chrysanthemum Island, or patrolling the waters of Yanzhou.

At the same time, they were also monitoring the movements of Lai County Wharf and Wufeng Island.

To this day, three warships are still carrying out Zhou Yi's surveillance orders.

"His Highness's meaning is to strike first to gain the advantage; before their warships can converge, we must defeat them one by one, and not give them the chance to engage us in a decisive battle." Zhou Yi showed the captains Yan Wang's military order.

The Wufeng Pirates first appeared at the Han Family's wharf, and now they have appeared in Gaoli.

Without a doubt, they want to combine the strength of the three families to defeat them with numerical superiority.

"Hehe, with His Highness's order, we can finally take action. We've endured them for a long time; this time, let them witness our prowess." Gong Ying raised his fist.

The Wufeng Pirates have twice sent people to attack the Shipbuilding Department, attempting to destroy their warships.

And these warships are the very lives of these captains.

Regarding the evil deeds of the Wufeng Pirates, they have already firmly kept them in mind.

Waiting to settle this account.

Originally, they intended to finish off Gaoli and then petition Yan Wang to suppress the Wufeng Island pirates.

But they did not expect that this time, the Wufeng Pirates would deliver themselves to their doorstep.

Besides Wufeng Island, the Han Family has repeatedly shielded their mortal enemy Yuan Li, and this time they are cooperating with Wufeng Island.

It is as if they have written the words "enemy of Yanzhou" on their foreheads.

The Northern Di, needless to say, are single-mindedly plotting to seize Yanzhou.

In short, these three parties are colluding with each other, and all are enemies of Yanzhou.

This time, they will absolutely not hold back.

"Right, beat them until they cry for their fathers and mothers." The other captains echoed, each one with high morale.

Zhou Yi's gaze swept over the captains, his heart boiling with blood.

Like the captains, he had also been stifled for too long.

Before Yan Wang arrived in Yanzhou, the entire seven commanderies lived under the shadow of the Yuan Family and local Rich Clans.

The commoners lived lives not even as good as a dog's.

When Yan Wang first arrived in Yan Commandery, he was bullied by the Zhang, Du, and Huang families.

After wiping out the Zhang, Huang, and Du families, the Yuan Family came to suppress them.

Following that, the powerful clans, the Imperial Court, and the Northern Di took turns, none of them wanting them to live comfortably.

However, Yan Wang is wise and martial, and they still persevered step by step.

Now, the Yuan Family has been completely driven out of Yanzhou by them.

During the Northern Expedition, the Northern Di also suffered a total defeat on the eastern front and had to sue for peace.

They withdrew their forces to the Ningjin Dusi, single-mindedly dealing with them.

In a flash, they have transformed from complete passive defense to a combination of offense and defense.

And this time, Yan Wang's order is even more direct and concise.

To summarize it in one word: "Fight!"

As for how to fight, Yan Wang did not give a specific method, but handed it entirely to him.

But Yan Wang only wants one result: to completely destroy the enemies of the Black Shark Sea Bandits, and the first step is to dominate the East Sea of Yanzhou.

Thinking of this, he spread a sea chart on the table.

This sea chart was given to him by Yan Wang, marked with Latitude and Longitude, as well as the locations of islands in the East Sea of Yanzhou.

It even encompasses the sea areas extending east to Gaoli and Dongying, and south to Yizhou.

"This general intends to first attack Gaoli Ancheng Port," Zhou Yi said.

Seeing Zhou Yi deploying the battle plan, the others immediately became serious and listened attentively.

"Since the Northern Di are cooperating with the Wufeng Pirates, they will certainly seize the opportunity to take Chrysanthemum Island." Zhou Yi frowned in thought.

He had already simulated several possible battle scenarios in his mind.

First, the Wufeng Pirates dispatch warships to pin down his fleet, while the Northern Di and Gaoli seize the opportunity to take Chrysanthemum Island.

Second, the Wufeng Pirates and the Northern Di adopt the tactic of attacking Chrysanthemum Island to lure them into a decisive battle in the waters of Chrysanthemum Island.

Third, they simply form a fleet, take the initiative to launch an attack on them, and engage in a head-on decisive battle.

Of these three situations, he naturally would not care about the second and third.

He is not afraid of a head-on confrontation with the Wufeng Pirates.

He only worries about them adopting this feint-to-the-east-and-attack-in-the-west method.

At present, he only has twelve warships.

If he divides his forces, the fleet's firepower will definitely be greatly reduced.

If it were only to deal with the Goryeo Navy, it would be fine.

But against the Wufeng Island pirates, he must keep his guard up.

Because from the information provided to him by Yan Wang, the Wufeng Pirates possess warships equipped with Artillery.

Otherwise, the Liang Family of Zhezhou would not have purchased a large amount of artillery from Yanzhou.

Therefore, under such circumstances, they absolutely cannot disperse their warships.

"In order not to let Chrysanthemum Island fall into danger during the war, we must first resolve the Goryeo Navy before the decisive battle with the Wufeng Pirates." Zhou Yi patted the table.

The captains nodded upon hearing this.

Although they believed that only the Wufeng Pirates had the strength to fight them.

However, although the Goryeo Navy is weak, it can still cause them no small amount of trouble.

After the group discussed for a while longer, Zhou Yi finally finalized the attack plan.

"According to reconnaissance during this period, the Goryeo Navy possesses one hundred and twenty-six warships of various sizes. Now, you must keep an eye on Ancheng Port; once their navy gathers at Ancheng Port, we will set out immediately," Zhou Yi said, standing up to issue the formal order.

Pausing for a moment, he continued: "As for the Han Family, they currently seem to be merely providing convenience to Wufeng Island. Once we have dealt with Goryeo and Wufeng Island, we will turn back to deal with them."

Retaliating against the Han Family caused him not the slightest psychological burden.

They were the Black Shark Sea Bandits, and since they were sea bandits, they naturally wanted to attack whoever they pleased.

Goryeo royal capital, Rang City.

Wulanba and Hua Chen were feasting in a residence.

At this moment, they were sitting boorishly in front of a low table.

Before them, three Goryeo dancing girls wearing red tops with diagonal lapels and green long skirts reaching to their chests, holding long drums, were performing a Goryeo long drum dance.

Sitting opposite Wulanba was a Goryeo official about fifty years of age.

Unlike Wulanba's sitting posture, he was kneeling on the wooden floor with a fawning expression.

After exchanging cups for a while, the official saw that the atmosphere was not lively enough and suddenly clapped his hands.

The three dancing girls immediately stopped dancing, took off their outer tops, leaving only their tube-top long skirts, and at the official's signal, sat beside the three men, teasing them with delicate voices.

Wulanba's expression remained as usual; he came to Goryeo often and had seen such scenes many times.

Hua Chen, however, had a frivolous look on his face; he was a sea bandit after all, and his women mostly came from brothels in Dongying ports or were plundered from the sea.

He had never enjoyed dancing girls raised in the homes of Goryeo officials.

"My son's grudge can finally be avenged. Great King Wulanba, Vice Island Master Hua Chen, this time, our Goryeo Navy will certainly exert all its strength," the Goryeo official said, holding his Wine cup with an excited expression.

His name was Li Wancheng.

Before the Northern Di moved south, his son had been ordered to go south to collect pearls, but he never returned.

Afterward, the war between the Black Shark Sea Bandits and the Northern Di broke out.

Therefore, he firmly believed that his son had died at the hands of the Black Shark Sea Bandits.

This time, Wulanba came to Goryeo to order the Goryeo King to mobilize the navy to annihilate the Black Shark Sea Bandits together with Wufeng Island.

He, as the Goryeo Right State Councilor, immediately agreed to this matter.

Furthermore, it was not just about his son's death.

Clearly, the existence of the Black Shark Sea Bandits seriously threatened Goryeo.

Their warships could no longer go south at will to capture fishermen from Yanzhou.

And capturing Yanzhou commoners was originally a business.

Quite a few Goryeo officials had interests in it.

A young, strong man from Yanzhou could sell for ten taels of Silver in Goryeo.

Therefore, the Goryeo officials all approved of this matter.