Pi Island.

Kong Youde raised his wine glass and said loudly: "A real man is in a chaotic world. The strong are the marquis, and the weak are the thieves. You are all famous men. How can you do this pirate stealing all your life? Kong Youde is a miner, and in terms of origin, he is not much better than those here. But I am the King of Consort of the Qing Dynasty. The situation is so different, not because my ability is far superior to you, but because I dare to think about it, and I never spare my life. If you want to leave, you can go back now and stay in your island nest slowly. But if you want to share with me, Kong Youde, you drink the wine in this glass, and I promise you a better future."

One of the pirate leaders had a fearful face and said stutteringly: "Prince Kong invited us to come and met in person, which has given us enough face. But this matter is related to the lives of all of us. I hope King Kong can forgive the villain's frank words. The navy of Denglai said that there were 8,000 people, and they were all elite. Although we are many, they were all pirates and did not move any battle formations. It is okay to let us go ashore to rob, but to fight with the Ming army of Denglai, isn't it purely for death?"

Kong Youde laughed and said, "Will I not know your little bit? When I meet the Ming Navy, I am afraid there is no need to fight. You may be disbanded immediately! I am giving you a chance, and I don't want you to die, so how could you resist the Ming Navy?"

Another pirate leader hesitated: "That king means..."

Kong Youde picked up the wine glass and drank it all, saying, "This time Denglai sent troops to Jinzhou. The 8,000 Denglai naval divisions were to transport supplies to the Ming army who had landed in Jinzhou, and also to monitor the movements at sea. Only more than 5,000 water soldiers could really join the battle. When you go to Denglai, I will personally lead a fleet to the coast of Jinzhou to restrain these Ming army naval divisions for you so that they could not easily retreat to Denglai."

A pirate leader who looked a little old asked, "I heard from the king, do you want us to attack Denglai?"

The pirates took a breath. They had more or less heard of the last time Meng Xiongchen joined forces with thieves to land in Ninghaizhou. Nearly 20,000 people were basically wiped out. Some people paid a lot of ransoms and were released, but most of them were not so lucky. They either died on the battlefield or are still acting as coolies in the mines in Denglai. Thinking of this, the expressions on each of their faces became very complicated.

Kong Youde smiled and pointed at the old pirate and said, "It is worthy of being Duan Tianzhu, the King of Sea Dragon, and he guessed my intentions at once. Zhou Xian led the Denglai army to Jinzhou and successfully captured it. There were only more than 2,000 soldiers left in Denglai, and the others were some local county soldiers and government soldiers, which was not worth worrying. What you have to do is sail along the coast of Denglai. Seeing where the Ming army's defense is relatively weak, you will rush forward and burn and kill and rob. The risk is the smallest, but the profit is not too great. I believe that as long as you think about it, you will not miss it easily?"

A burst of cheers broke out in the crowd.

Since Zhou Xian became the governor of Denglai, he has actively developed a navy. Many of these pirates have not been serious for a long time. At this time, when everyone was extremely excited when they heard such an opportunity.

The Dragon King Duan Tianzhu was very serious. He was silent for a moment and asked, "King, how much do we have to give to the King of the money we robbed?"

Kong Youde showed a disdainful look in his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Do you think I will greed for your little property? All you have gained belongs to you, and I don't want a single one. After you succeed, those who are willing to continue to be pirates can leave with the property you have obtained. I will never stop you. If you think that you have no future in being pirates, stay on Pi Island. I will arrange military positions for you and follow me in the future."

Duan Tianzhu smiled and said, "King Kong is generous, but the villain still has to ask, what is the point of doing this? We take all the benefits, but you bear the risks. This is a bit unreasonable no matter how you think about it! If you don't explain this clearly and do business, the villain really dare not take it."

Kong Youde's face flashed with a bitter smile and sighed, "Since you want to know, I will tell you the truth! Zhou Xian occupied Jinzhou, and the Qing Emperor had ordered not long ago to let the eldest son of Prince Su Haoge lead his troops to attack Jinzhou, and let the navy on my side support him. But the navy on my Pidao was newly built, and the number of ships and the quality of the soldiers were not as good as the Ming army. Then I wanted to adopt the strategy of surrounding Wei to save Zhao, and the main force of my Pidao Navy would restrain the main force of the Ming Dynasty Navy, and you would go to attack Denglai. Once the Ming army in Jinzhou learned that their hometown was attacked, the spirit of the army would be shaken, and Prince Su could win in one battle. Although I did not make a profit from the attack on Denglai, once Prince Su wins, I will complete the support task. Such a contribution is much heavier than your little property in my eyes."

Duan Tianzhu pondered for a moment, and finally bowed to Kong Youde and said, "King Kong, the villain understands. All my brothers from Haishe Island are willing to obey your orders."

Kong Youde nodded with a smile and asked, "What about the rest of you!"

The pirates stood up and shouted in unison: "I am willing to obey the king's orders."

Kong Youde smiled with relief and said, "Everyone will sit down! We are all our own family in the future, so I will not be too polite to you here, so I will directly announce the entire combat plan. The Ming army has not had many troops left in Denglai. If they attack one place together, they are likely to hit the troops to defend. Once it is delayed for a long time, it will be very unfavorable to us, so we must divide our troops to attack. King Hailong, you have the most brothers under you, so how about you lead the army independently to attack Jiaozhou?"

Duan Tianzhu was stunned for a moment, then bowed and said, "The villain obeys the order."

Kong Youde turned to the other two pirates and said, "Bailang, Wen Laogui, you two have at least 8,000 soldiers in total. Can you attack Penglai together? "

The two of them felt amazement. Penglai City was the location of the Denglai Naval Division and the closest place to Jinzhou. Once the Denglai Naval Army returned, the self-army would definitely be attacked first. But seeing that everyone was looking at him, the two were unwilling to lose their morale, and then responded loudly: "The villain obeyed the order."
Chapter completed!