Chapter 33 I am an official soldier of the Great Ming

  "The King of Ghosts, the scout from Penghu has returned, and there are only over a dozen Qing officials and soldiers on Penghu."

  "The Demon King, all of the scouts sent to Quanzhou have returned except for Duan San'er. There was no movement in Quanzhou this morning."

  "This Sanzi, it seems that he has made a mistake again because of drinking." The Ghost King Wan snorted coldly: "Since Penghu and Fujian are both undefended, issue an order to set sail all ships and massacre Penghu!"

  At the word of command, his subordinates suddenly became busy.

  "Is this all right, sir?" asked Guī Wáng Wán, turning his head to ask Mr. Dōng Shí.

  "Alright, alright." At this point, Mr. Dong had no more excuses to stop him: "Your Majesty has arrived at Penghu, you can land and show off your prowess, I will personally beat the drums on the main ship to cheer you on!"

  The King of Ghosts was overjoyed and laughed, but suddenly thought of something: "What about your disciple Xie Tian? Why hasn't he come back yet?"

  Mr. Dong sighed: "Bei Piao is naturally stubborn, at this time he didn't know where to play, so he forgot the time."

  The Demon King Maru let out an "oh" and didn't mind...

  ......

  Penghu.

  "Mr. Dongshi?" Hong Diaoyuan was shocked, helped Xie Tian up from his knees and hastily asked: "Why did Mr. Dongshi send you in such a hurry?"

  Xie Tian wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Hong Baizong, take the Penghu people and run immediately! Gui Wangwan knows that your people killed his disciple Chang Lü Gongbao Tian, and he has brought all his ships to attack Penghu. My family's master is trying to stall him, but I believe his fleet will arrive soon."

  As soon as he heard this, Hong Diao Yuan's face turned pale and he couldn't say a word. Xiang Yi Feng on the side was greatly surprised: "We handled things so secretly, how did Gui Wang Wan know that we killed Chang Lu Kongbao Tian?"

  Xie Tian hurriedly said: "There's a person named Li Zihu who managed to survive, found the Gui Wang Wan and told him everything."

  "Lizihu, Lizihu......" Hong Diaoyuan's face turned pale, muttering repeatedly.

  Li Zihu, isn't he that little pirate you let go yourself? He's so young, and yet it's only now that I feel a pang of regret. Who would have thought he'd turn out to be so vicious?

  A little kindness from oneself can lead to a disaster for the entire Penghu.

  But others didn't know what Hong Diao Yuan was thinking in his heart, it was all strange, how could a pirate run away? And now the most critical thing is that Ding Yun Wei, who is the mainstay of the military and civilians on the island, is not here yet!

  "We can't delay any longer." Xie Tian kicked his feet repeatedly: "Gui Wang's deadline is approaching, General Hong, let's hurry up and go!"

  "Where can you go?" Hong Diao Yuan said absent-mindedly.

  In the end, Xiao Yi Feng's courage was slightly greater: "Commander Hong, I think we should first go and inform the fishermen, let them take advantage of their fishing boats to leave, they can go as far as they can, if they really can't go, then there's nothing that can be done."

  Hong Diao Yuan had reached a state of utter bewilderment at this point, and whatever his subordinates said, he would nod in agreement.

  Xiao Yifeng took a group of brothers and hurriedly went out to inform the fishermen on the island, while Hong Tiaoyuan sat down stupidly.

  How did it end up like this? How could things have turned out like this? At first, Ding Yunyi wanted to eradicate the problem at its roots, and I strongly opposed it. Later on, he ended up saving a pirate, but that very pirate is now on the verge of causing bloodshed in Penghu.

  Was Ding Yunyi right and I was wrong? But my mentor also taught me that when dealing with others, one must not push them to the extreme, and always leave a way out for them.

  Run? Where can you run to? There are so many people on the island, can they all escape? The small fishing boat, where can it sail to?

  Thinking of his benefactor, he suddenly remembered what Ding Yuanzhao had once said to him:

  "You are my trusted general, this time I strongly recommend you to guard Penghu, in order to defend this crucial place. Remember, remember, don't humiliate your identity, you are an official of the Great Ming!"

  "You are an official of the great Ming dynasty!" This sentence seemed to ring in his ears like a bell.

  Yes, I am an official of the great Ming dynasty!

  My duty is to defend Penghu!

  Think about it, since arriving in Penghu, what have I been doing? Always yielding to the Dutch and pirates, enduring whatever can be endured, contentedly living as a fisherman.

  I'm afraid I've long forgotten that I'm the commander-in-chief of the Great Ming.

  What about Ke Dingyun after he arrived? Why did so many brothers listen to him and obey him? It was because he wasn't afraid of trouble, and he didn't forget that he was the patrol inspector of the Great Ming!

  He thought of what Ding Yunyi had said to him:

  "Big brother, there will be conflict sooner or later. You can tolerate Guī Wáng Mǎo for a while, but you can't tolerate him forever. The parents of ā Xǐ and ā Hú are dead, and more people will die at the hands of pirates in the future. The more you tolerate them, the more arrogant they become. Moreover... you often say that we are officials and soldiers of the Great Ming!"

  "I am an officer of the Great Ming, I am an officer of the Great Ming." Hong Diao Yuan muttered to himself, trembling as he stood up and took down his waist knife from the wall.

  He pulled out the knife, which had not been used for so long that it was already rusty.

  "Lao Ji, bring the whetstone!" Hong Diao Yuan shouted loudly.

  Lao Ji brought in a whetstone, and Hong Tiao Yuan took it over, carefully using force to sharpen it one stroke at a time.

  Lao Ji watched in silence on one side, but his eyes revealed a hint of relief. He knew what Hong Diao Yuan wanted to do.

  He and Hong Diao Yuan had known each other for so long that he almost forgot how many times Hong Diao Yuan hadn't used his knife.

  I remember when I first knew Hong Diao Yuan, he was full of ambition, wanting to make a big impact and achieve great things, but reality gradually wore down his lofty aspirations.

  Lao Ji was about to lose hope in him.

  At this time, Hong Diao Yuan, whom he had recognized before, came back again!

  Not Fisherman Hong Diao Yuan, but the General of Great Ming - Hong Diao Yuan!

  The knife was sharpened and polished, and Hong Diao Yuan was satisfied with the result. He stood up, grasping the knife: "Old Ji, bring me my armor, help me put it on!"

  "Ah, here we come!" Old Ji responded with a spirited cry.

  At this moment, Lao Ji suddenly looked much younger. He quickly found the armor and helped Hong Tiao Yuan put it on, then gave a thumbs up: "Old Hong, you're still the Old Hong of those days!"

  Hong Diao Yuan laughed "haha" and said: "Old Ji, follow me to kill the pirates!"

  "Old Hong... no, Hong is in charge, Old Ji will follow you to kill the pirates!" Old Ji took his own knife and replied loudly.

  Hong Diao Yuan and Lao Ji walked out, at this time the brothers who had returned were busy in the military camp. Hong Diao Yuan suddenly shouted loudly: "What's going on? What kind of situation is this?"

  The brothers were shocked by the loud shout, stopped what they were doing, turned around, and were all stunned. Seeing the person who shouted, they rubbed their eyes, with a puzzled expression on their faces.

  Who is this, wearing a helmet and armor, looking like Hong Bao?