Chapter 168 Friends and Foes
Some of these people were holding swords and shields, some were holding bows and arrows, and some were holding shotguns with smoking matches on them.
Seeing this, Zhang Chen felt regretful in his heart. As a general with a Ye Bushua background in the Liaodong Frontier Army, he did not notice the abnormality that he should have noticed, which put Yang Zhen, who was kind to him, in danger.
Zhang Chen was feeling regretful when he heard Yang Zhen, who was standing at the front, suddenly say: "Yang doesn't know that this place belongs to you! There is no harm in coming here!"
"And I see that your subordinates are still dressed in Ming Dynasty costumes and have not shaved their hair or braided it! In this regard, we have the same interests as Yang! Why don't we make friends?!"
At this time, Yang Zhen looked at the crowd of people standing out at the edge of the woods, and he was already very sure in his heart that if they were not refugees from Liaodong who had taken refuge at sea, they were a group of pirates who had turned into bandits.
However, no matter whether they are refugees from Liaodong or a pirate gang, there is room for reconciliation or even cooperation between themselves and them.
"I wonder if you have ever heard of such a saying, the enemy of my enemy is my friend! You are in the occupied area of the Donglu Tatars, but you did not shave your hair and tie braids to express your surrender to the Donglu. It shows that in your mind, the Donglu Tatars
The captives are the enemy!
"Yang and Donglu have a sworn hatred, and Donglu is also Yang's enemy! In this case, we can be friends! As the saying goes, many friends bring many paths, so why do our own people have to fight each other!
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Having said this, Yang Zhen began to admire his eloquence a little. He was able to describe strangers he met for the first time as friends who shared the same hatred and the same enemy.
However, the other party did not appreciate it.
After Yang Zhen said these words, he saw a group of people in the dense forest not far away, surrounding a man, walking down from top to the edge of the forest.
The man who was surrounded came out with a black eyepatch on his head and face, and turned out to be a "one-eyed dragon"!
From a distance, he has disheveled hair, tall and thin body, and is wearing a tattered red round-neck burqa. He does not seem to be very old.
The "one-eyed dragon" tall and thin man walked down from top to the edge of the forest and stopped a dozen steps away from Yang Zhen. He looked at Yang Zhen up and down with his one eye, as if
It's like watching a joke.
"One of our own?! Haha! Hahaha! Yang, what you keep saying is so true! What a pity! You are officials, I am a thief! Where did our own people come from?!
"Besides, how do you know that I and Donglu are enemies, not friends?! Even if I and Donglu are enemies today, can't we be friends tomorrow?!
"Perhaps I will catch you, this reckless bullshit commander, and send it to Gaizhou City. The banner men in the city may immediately reward me with an official position in the Qing Dynasty! Hahahaha! Hahahahaha
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After the one-eyed tall and thin young man laughed heartily, he suddenly shouted: "Brothers! Tie up these big fat sheep for me first!"
After the one-eyed tall and thin young man shouted loudly, a dozen people ran out from him, holding swords, axes and ropes in their hands, and rushed towards Yang Zhen, Zhang Chen, Jin Shijun and others.
When Yang Zhen saw this, he cried out in his heart. He should resist. The opponent was outnumbered and had so many bows, arrows and muskets pointed at him. If he misfired, wouldn't he be wronged? If he didn't resist, it would be really embarrassing to be kidnapped like this.
The most important thing is that this one-eyed tall and thin man doesn't play according to the routine at all. I can't guess what he might do. If he really sends himself to Gaizhou City to ask for merit, then he will be a big deal.
It's a joke.
Yang Zhen was secretly worried, and was about to reach out for the gun in the leather bag at his waist, when he suddenly heard three gunshots going uphill in the distance.
At the same time, the leaves above the tall, thin man with one eye made a rustling noise, which was clearly the sound of projectiles flying through the trees from a distance.
This sudden sound frightened everyone present, and everyone looked in the direction where the gunshot came from.
Yang Zhen also suddenly thought: "The mantis stalks the cicada, but the oriole is behind. Today's situation is really complicated!"
Almost at the same time, the tall, thin man with one eye suddenly dwarfed his body, shrank his head, and quickly turned around and asked: "What's going on?! Who the hell is shooting randomly?! I'll skin him alive!"
No one expected that as soon as he finished speaking, someone shouted loudly not far away from the hillside: "Hu Dabao! Good nephew! Do you still remember your Uncle Yuan who served under Mr. Huang in Lushunkou?! Hahahaha!"
The tall, thin man with one eye and his men were stunned when they heard the shout. The minions who were ordered to tie up Yang Zhen and others also stopped and looked back at their boss, not knowing what to do.
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However, as soon as this voice came out, Yang Zhen already knew who the person was, and his nervous mood immediately relaxed, and he could take time to look at the tall, thin man with one eye.
But the tall, thin man with one eye, after hearing the loud shouts, knew that something must have gone wrong somewhere. He immediately took a musket and walked around angrily for a few steps, then shouted angrily at the forest on one side.
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"Who the hell is talking nonsense there?! Who the hell is your nephew?! If he hides in the woods and talks nonsense, I will be chopped up alive, do you believe it or not!"
At this time, another voice came from the forest on the other side and said sullenly: "Hu! You really don't know how to live or die! If you don't move your group of beggars aside, I can kill you with one shot.
I blinded your other eye, do you believe it?!"
When this voice was spoken, it was already very close to this section of coast, indicating that the person coming was approaching quickly.
As for this voice, Yang Zhen was very familiar with it. It was Zhang Guogan's voice.
The tall, thin man with one eye was not far from Yang Zhen. When he heard these words, Yang Zhen could even clearly see the furious expression and expression on his face.
When Hu Dabao and his group suddenly jumped out, Yang Zhen was indeed shocked, but after seeing the other party's attire clearly, he no longer worried. On the contrary, he even had the idea of recruiting or cooperating with the other party.
Because Hu Dabao and his group were still wearing Ming attire, or in other words, they were still wearing Han attire as Han people in this era, and they did not shave their hair and change clothes, which gave Yang Zhen hope.
"Hu Dabao?! What a name! - Yang said it before, we are here with no ill intentions! Brother Hu! You'd better withdraw your troops first, and we can talk about it if we have anything to say! How about it?!"
After hearing what Yang Zhen said, the tall, thin man with one eye stared at Yang Zhen viciously with one eye, and finally waved his hand suddenly and shouted: "Right wing, withdraw!"
The men on the right wing, who were originally in a dilemma, quickly retreated from the side surrounding Yang Zhen and the others in front of the tall, thin man with one eye. They were still in a crescent-shaped formation, holding bows, arrows and muskets, and Yang Zhen and others.
People confront each other.
As soon as Yang Zhen saw how this group of people moved forward and retreated in an orderly manner, he knew that they were definitely not refugees.
Recalling what Yuan Jin said when he revealed this person's identity just now, Yang Zhen has concluded that there is a 99% chance that this group of people are from the navy of the Ming Dynasty.
While Yang Zhen was thinking about this, a group of people quickly emerged from the woods on the side of the bay, and the first person was Yuan Jin.
Following Yuan Jin came out Zhang Guogan, who was holding a musket and aiming at the one-eyed tall and thin man Hu Dabao.
Following them, more than twenty people came out one after another, and several of them were escorting a young man who looked like a pirate who had been gagged.
Yuan Jin came out of the forest and said to Yang Zhen from a distance of more than ten steps: "Brother Yang! Yuan is late! You are almost humiliated!"
It turned out that not long after Yang Zhen and the others set out, Li Lu, Zhang Guogan and the others were worried and asked to go ashore for reconnaissance, as a back-up for Yang Zhen and the others.
Yuan Jin couldn't resist these two people. At the same time, he also wanted to get off the boat and see the topography of the island to see if it was Tu'er Island, so he agreed.
However, the space in the boat was limited, so Yuan Jin only brought with him Zhang Guogan, who had accurate marksmanship, his right wing of the musketeers, and a few of his own personal followers.
They chose a different route and took a small boat along the side of the cliff towards the land. As a result, as soon as they found a gentle slope to dock and disembark, they heard a shrill roar from the other side of the cliff.
The group of people climbed up the cliff using hands and feet, and saw Yang Zhen and the others from a distance surrounded by a group of pirates in ragged clothes.
Fortunately, the telescope in Yuan Jin's hand was of great help, allowing him to see clearly the leader of the pirate gang through the telescope.
As luck would have it, the pirate leader's iconic one-eyed dragon made Yuan Jin immediately identify him.
Moreover, they also brought down a small leader who was on guard there on the side of the cliff. After asking, it turned out to be the one-eyed dragon Hu Dabao whom Yuan Jin knew, and that's what happened next.
Chapter completed!