Not long after, Yuan Jin's boat docked at the wooden pier. Yuan Jin and Hu Dabao accompanied two tall men on the left and right to board the pier and walked towards the direction where Yang Zhen and others were standing.

"Brother Yang! I have invited Mr. Hu to come to you! - Brother Hu, this is General Yang who I and Nephew Dabao told you about!"

Yuan Jin got on the pier and walked towards Yang Zhen. As soon as the two of them looked up, and before they had time to salute, he hurriedly introduced them in the middle.

With a smile on his face, Yang Zhen walked towards Yuan Jin and his group. A few steps away, he raised his fist towards the tall bearded man who was introduced by Yuan Jin and said:

"Master Hu! Nice to meet you! Nice to meet you! Yang Zhen, the chief soldier of the Songshan regiment training in Liaodong Town of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Hahahaha! What the heck, Commander-in-Chief Yang is also a Commander-in-Chief. Before I became a bandit, I, Hu Changhai, was just a guard. Now, I am beyond the realm of the five elements! I, Hu Changhai, are not worthy of this gift from Commander-in-Chief Yang.

I dare to bear it, but I can’t bear it!”

The bearded man next to Yuan Jin who came first was Hu Changhai, one of the garrison officers of the Lushunkou Division Battalion of the Denglai Navy before the Ming Dynasty, and now the leader of the pirate gangs on the Fuzhou Bay Islands.

At this time, Hu Changhai was talking and laughing, and walked towards Yang Zhen and others. His words revealed a kind of intimacy and casualness, but also showed a deliberate distance.

"Master Hu is really kidding! Just say that after the fall of Lushunkou, Master Hu would rather lead his troops to escape to a desert island and become a bandit than to imitate him. He was so happy to shave his head and easily submit to the Eastern captives. Just based on this

A little is worthy of the sincere admiration and admiration of Yang and others! Please accept the courtesy of this junior!"

Yang Zhen originally just cupped his hands and clasped his fists without bowing. When he said this, he immediately clasped his fists and bowed towards Hu Dahai, making a 90-degree bow.

As for whether it is in compliance with the rules or not, it is not Yang Zhen's consideration. He only knows that it is not strange to treat people with courtesy.

Since Hu Changhai cares so much about his previous martial arts level, let's put on a show and do the whole thing to satisfy his vanity.

At this time, Lu Pinqi, Li Lu, Zhang Chen and others who were following Yang Zhen saw this and imitated Yang Zhen's approach, clasping their fists and bowing to Hu Changhai, and saluted him again.

Sure enough, when Hu Changhai saw that Yang Zhen and the court officials behind Yang Zhen would treat him with such courtesy, he immediately beamed and was extremely happy.

"Hahahahaha! Mr. Yang is so polite! Now you are officials and we are thieves! We originally had different views and did not work together! However, General Yuan Shen is my old friend, Hu Changhai, and the terms you offered,

And I, Hu Changhai, can’t refuse! That’s why I, Hu Changhai, came to this Rabbit Island!

"But, the ugly words will come first! Our cooperation this time can't explain anything! I, Hu Changhai, and my brothers have been living happily on the sea for these years. I have long been used to it, and I don't want to eat the bowl of rice from the court again!

"You guys are here, let's work together to make a deal! If the deal is done, it doesn't matter if it's five or five, you six or I'm four, I, Hu Changhai, will be the best!

"But, if you leave in a few days, we will just break up! You go to your Yangguan Road, and I, Hu Changhai, will take the brothers and continue to walk on our single-plank bridge!"

"The western half of Liaodong Bay belongs to you, and the eastern half belongs to me! From now on, we will not interfere with the river, and no one will fish out of the boundary! How about that?!"

After Hu Changhai said this, there was no trace of smile on his originally laughing face. A pair of slender eyes under his thick eyebrows looked at Yang Zhen, shining cunningly and sinisterly under the light of a circle of torches.

A fierce light.

The western half of Liaodong Bay refers to the west coast of Liaoning and its offshore waters. In fact, it is the main scope of naval activities on Juehua Island.

As for the eastern half of Liaodong Bay, it refers to this side of the Liaodong Peninsula, which is actually the coast of Jinzhou, Fuzhou, Gaizhou and Haizhou.

At present, this half of Liaodong Bay belongs to the Manchu and Qing Tatars on the coast, and the sea is occupied by these large and small pirate gangs. Anyway, Yang Zhen's advance battalion will not be able to occupy those islands for a while.

So, if you give it, just give it.

However, why did Hu Changhai make such a request? Did Yuan Jin say something to Hu Changhai, or did he hide something from Hu Changhai?

Yang Zhen stared at Hu Changhai expressionlessly. After listening to what he said before, he pondered for a moment and finally nodded to him. Then his face quickly regained his smile and said to him with a smile:

"No problem! In the name of the commander-in-chief of the Songshan Regiment of the Ming Dynasty and the commander-in-chief of the expedition battalion to the east, I assure you that after this cooperation to annihilate the enemy, the western half of Liaodong Bay will belong to us, and the eastern half will belong to you!

"From now on, we will not invade the rivers, and our own people will not attack our own people! You must obtain our permission to cross the sea to Liaoxi! We must obtain your permission to cross the sea here!"

"I, Yang Zhen, made an oath today, and I have the emperor, the empress, and all the brothers who follow me as witnesses! If you dare to break your promise and get rich in the future, heaven and earth will hate you, and gods and men will abandon you!"

Hu Changhai, who had a beard as long as a halberd, stared at Yang Zhen intently and swore an oath. When Yang Zhen finished speaking, he immediately clapped his hands and burst out laughing:

"Okay! Mr. Yang is not very old, but he is really a cheerful man. He is worthy of having worked for Marshal Mao! When our brothers were stationed in Lushun, we had heard that your father traveled behind enemy lines and joined Marshal Mao.

Story! When I saw him today, Mr. Yang is young, but he really has the legacy of your father!"

Hu Changhai had a straightforward nature. As soon as he saw Yang Zhen's face on the pier, he made it clear what he needed to say and what he wanted to say.

In this way, all obstacles to cooperation between the two parties will be eliminated.

Although one side is an official and the other side is a thief, in the ambiguous area between Tatar occupation and non-occupation, there is no need to distinguish them so clearly.

Moreover, Hu Changhai and Yang Zhenchu ​​started talking about each other as soon as they met. There was no suspicion among the people, and they quickly became brothers and became one with each other.

Yang Zhen introduced to Hu Changhai his generals Lu Pinqi, guerrilla Li Lu and garrison Zhang Chen. Hu Changhai also introduced to Yang Zhen his right-hand men, namely his second-in-command Gao Chengyou and third-in-command Yu Liangtai.

Afterwards, everyone gathered around their respective bosses, and under the leadership of Hu Dabao, the group arrived at the cave where Hu Dabao was camping in Erdaowan.

As the landowner of Tuer Island, Hu Dabao asked his men to bring out the fine wine and bacon that he had collected for a long time, and entertain his uncle and other bandit leaders of the Fuzhou Bay group who came from afar.

Everyone gathered around a burning fire in the cave, eating barbecue, drinking wine, and laughing and talking about the interesting things they had experienced or heard about in Denglai, Dongjiang and Lushun.

Also taking this opportunity, Yuan Jin was by Yang Zhen's side and introduced to him one by one the general situation of the bandit leaders in Fuzhou Bay.

There are many islands in Fuzhou Bay, among which Changxing Island is the largest. After the fall of Lushun, it was occupied by Hu Changhai and his tribe who fled into hiding, while other islands were occupied by other large and small stragglers.

Hu Changhai himself had the largest team, about 300 people, and he was an old garrison officer in the navy of the Ming Dynasty. So it didn't take long for him to be jointly elected by other teams to take the lead and become the boss.

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The second leader, Gao Chengyou, is similar in age to Hu Changhai. He is also a remnant of the exiled troops after the destruction of Dongjiang Town. However, before he became a bandit, he had a humble official position and was just a general officer.

Currently, Gao Chengyou controls a pirate gang of more than 200 people, second only to Hu Changhai in number, so he is the second in command.

As for Yu Liangtai and his subordinates, they were the last to join the group. Before Luocao, he held the position of General Manager Qian, and he also led two hundred subordinates.

This Yu Liangtai was originally one of the teams under Shen Shikui. In the ninth year of Chongzhen, Pidao fell, Shen Shikui was captured and died, and the last remaining maritime force in Dongjiang Town completely collapsed.

After the fall of Pidao, Yu Liangtai fled to sea with a team and several boats, but his life was saved.

However, the sea was vast and he had nowhere to go. In the end, he had no choice but to go to the sea outside Lushunkou and defected to Hu Changhai. From then on, he became a pirate.

Yuan Jin talked about the old events of Denglai Navy and the defeat of Dongjiang Town, sighing while talking, which made Yang Zhen sigh inwardly.

I think back then, there were so many talented people below Dongjiang Town on the sea off the Liaodong Peninsula that any general or officer with a name who could be found would be an instant hero.

It's a pity that after Mao Wenlong died, the huge Dongjiang Town was leaderless and refused to obey anyone. None of the new general soldiers appointed by the court could convince the public. In the end, people from all walks of life fought for power and profit and started internal strife, which caused the mountains to fall apart.
Chapter completed!