Chapter 238 Captain Michelle

Just as he was about to return to the cabin in disappointment, he suddenly caught a last glimpse of something. He was so surprised that his jaw almost dropped, and he hurriedly called for the captain anxiously.

“Michel! Captain Michel! Look at which country the warship in front belongs to!”

His voice soon alarmed everyone on the ship, including Michelle.

Just now he was still thinking about what to do with the goods on the ship. After all, they were all European specialties. Apart from selling them to East Ang, South Asia or Ming Dynasty, where else could he buy these things at a high price.

Smelling a noise outside, he frowned and went to the highest position on the ship.

“What are you doing? Making a fuss. My God! Is this a warship?”

Following Michelle’s gaze, I saw that many incredibly huge ships were slowly appearing on the vast sea surface which was originally chaotic and disorderly!
Each of these ships has a fixed national flag above it. When the sea breeze blows, the national flag flutters, demonstrating the country’s national prestige.

What horrified them was the number of warships and the weapons they were equipped with, which were to a level they had never seen before.

Take that large treasure ship for example. There were dozens of cannons on both sides of the hull. Each cannon kept spitting out flames, and one shell after another successfully penetrated the ships that the pirates were proud of from a distance of hundreds of meters.

In an instant, the original disorder was shattered under the bombardment of these ships.

The pirates who wanted to enjoy the fruits of victory just a second ago were now crying and yelling. They had no idea what was going on in this world. They were just about to win when they were killed by these ships that appeared from nowhere.

“Ah! No! My tribal warriors! Damn it! Chen Zuyi, that bastard, deceived us! Daming obviously has such a powerful weapon! He didn’t explain it to us clearly!”

“Surrender! Surrender quickly! We are no match for the Ming fleet! Surrender now!”

“It’s too late! My brother wanted to fight them desperately just now, but the Ming navy didn’t take us seriously at all. They just wanted to kill us!”

“Then let’s fight them! Kill them!!!”

Many pirates who fell into the water wanted to beg for mercy from the Ming Navy, but unfortunately Yang Chen and Zhu Biao had already issued a death order that any pirate who wanted to surrender voluntarily would be killed.

No pirates are allowed to leave alive in this sea area today. If they are allowed to leave like this, all the efforts made by the navy will be in vain.

Seeing that his troops were beginning to lose the upper hand, Manazhe Wuliya quickly ordered his men to raise the white flag high.

Because that would mean he had surrendered.

Just as this thought came into his mind, Manazhe Wuli saw a Ming ship approaching him and fired all the shells in its cabin at the ship he was on.

In an instant, the sturdy ship was shattered into pieces, scattered on the sea, and he himself disappeared completely as the ship sank.

The entire ocean war came so suddenly that there was no preparation at all. Chen Zuyi and Manazhe Wuli originally wanted to enjoy these captured European and Mediterranean merchant ships together, but they never expected that so many Ming warships would appear from nowhere on both sides of the rear.

According to his plan, as long as a suspicious ship appeared in the rear, someone would burn signal smoke to spread the information, so that they could let the people hiding on both sides of the surrounding strait rush out to form a dumpling formation, so that all the Ming warships would be surrounded in the middle.

At that time, no matter how powerful the weapons of the Ming warships were, Chen Zuyi believed that the other party would need to negotiate with him.

But Chen Zuyi never dreamed that Deng Tong and Tang Yu had already seen through his plan.

Those scouts lurking in various places in Southeast Asia had already killed the spies arranged by Chen Zuyi.

In addition to Luoen, the people who took action also included many spies arranged in the Riau Islands a year in advance.

When it comes to lurking as spies, the Han people are definitely the best.

Not to mention that there are many Malays in the same situation as Luoen, who survived the oppression of Srivijaya and the Bhairahma.

Without exception, these people volunteered to become the butcher’s knife in the hands of the Ming Dynasty. As long as they could kill their enemies, even if it meant betraying their own nation, it would not matter.

Without these people seeing the rear position, even if the Ming warships had already raided the rear of their pirate alliance, it would be too late for Chen Zuyi to see it.

Just like just now, Chen Zuyi and other allied pirate forces were still fighting back and forth with European merchant ships, and they would never have expected that in just a few minutes, hundreds of Ming ships had arrived behind them.

In just a moment, the Ming ships fired countless shells, destroying the first batch of pirate ships in the rear.

The moment everyone reacted, Yang Chen and Zhu Biao had already rushed straight towards the ship where Chen Zuyi was!
The entire sea area has fallen into disorderly chaos. The pirates have no intention of resisting this crushing attack. Now they have only one idea in their minds.

escape!
The faster they escaped, the better. The defeated group jumped directly into the sea.

Only Chen Zuyi’s ship had lost its former glory as the pirate king. The shaking of the ship caused by the bombardment caused his helmet to fall off, and his hair was scattered on his shoulders. He almost lost his balance and fell forward.

His already pale face was now completely bloodless, and he was in a daze, with his thoughts unable to keep up with his brain.

There was a boom.

The large ship he was on was hit by four warships from four directions. If the ship had not been built with strong craftsmanship, it would have been torn into pieces long ago.

“Chen Zuyi is right in front! Catch him!”

“Don’t let him get away! He’s the guy the Crown Prince and Director Yang personally named to be captured alive!”

“Oh no! Why would the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty come here in person!” Chen Zuyi’s face changed again and again, and he was terrified. He knew very well what it would be like if the Crown Prince came to this place in person. If he didn’t leave, he would probably be tortured next.

In a panic, he used the last bit of intelligence in his mind to take off his clothes. As long as he took off the general’s armor, no one would know that he was Chen Zuyi.

An action that normally only takes a few seconds was extremely difficult for him today due to his illness, and he had no idea how to untie the ropes of his armor.

Just when he was about to jump into the sea, he heard two sounds of breaking wind.

Swish!
When he reacted, he looked down and found that there were two claws on his collarbone that had pierced deeply into his scapula. He walked forward, but two forces from behind pulled him back.

In the end, Chen Zuyi slid dozens of meters on the broken deck.

He looked up suddenly and saw Yang Chen and Zhu Biao staring at him with cold expressions.

In addition to him, there were many other brothers and subordinates who were captured around him.

Without exception, these people had bruised faces and noses, missing arms and teeth. In short, they looked very miserable.

Chen Zuyi no longer had the prestige he once had, and he knew that if he didn’t admit his mistakes, he would lose his head. So he put on a flattering smile and spoke directly in Chinese without using any translation.

“My lord! You are very handsome and have a dignified appearance. You must be the noble of the Ming Dynasty. I wonder what happened that made you come all the way from the Ming Dynasty to this sea area. Could it be that some blind guy was disrespectful to you, my lord?

As long as you spare my life, I will definitely fight for you! Let’s not talk about anything else, just say that there is no place in Nanyang that I am not familiar with. I can find the guy who provokes you and chop off his head! “

At this point, Chen Zuyi must want to survive. He used all his belongings as a bargaining chip, trying to get the other party to spare him.

As the saying goes, if you have green mountains, you will never lack firewood. King Gou Jian of Yue could eat golden juice to survive and was willing to sacrifice his wife for his life. So, what can’t a pirate like him do?

Zhu Biao’s chest rose and fell slightly. He had been killing people from the rear until now, and his hands were more or less stained with blood. This was the awareness of being a crown prince. Not only was he tough in politics, but he would not be merciful even on the battlefield.

As for Yang Chen, he actually never killed anyone himself. He basically just threw explosives and grenades.

He couldn’t see how many people died in the explosion because he didn’t turn around. A real man never turns around to look at an explosion.

Zhu Biao raised the long sword in his hand and smiled:

“Chen Zuyi, you have been wanted by my father for almost ten years. During these years, you have not repented and have gone to the South China Sea with the Japanese and your subordinates from Southeast Asia to commit crimes, causing many livelihood problems in Ming Dynasty. How do you think I should treat you so that the people along the coast can calm down their anger?”

“Father?!!!” Chen Zuyi repeated Zhu Biao’s words in a loud voice, and his whole body suddenly sounded like thunder exploding next to his ear.

With his eyes blank, he tried to look up at Zhu Biao, only to see that the pressure from the young man in front of him was getting stronger and stronger!

“He is… the prince!” Chen Zuyi swallowed his dry throat, trying to make himself less nervous, but his body’s instinct still made him retreat in fear.

It wasn’t until the pain in his scapula woke him up.

After a long time, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly to confess his guilt:

“Prince, spare my life! Prince, spare my life! The pariah Chen Zuyi didn’t know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came to Nanyang in person! It was all a misunderstanding before! It was all a misunderstanding! Prince! The pariah has been operating in Nanyang for many years and has a lot of wealth! As long as the Crown Prince can spare my life! The pariah is willing to contribute these gold and silver treasures to the court!

I know that the Ming Dynasty needs a lot of gold and silver treasures. The untouchables have stored nearly 80 million taels of gold on a remote island not far from here! This gold is enough to buy my life! “

“Hiss! A Biao, this guy is really awesome. With 80 million taels of gold, there must be many rare treasures. These good things could have been richer than the Ming Dynasty’s treasury in the past. It seems that what the ancients said was right, ‘killing people and setting fires will give you a gold belt, and a man cannot become rich without unexpected wealth, and a horse cannot become fat without night grass.” Yang Chen was a little surprised at Chen Zuyi’s private treasury and could not help but say this.

Zhu Biao, on the other hand, sneered and looked down upon it.

“Humph! This guy has been doing evil for so long and has occupied so many natural resources in Southeast Asia. It is natural for him to have these riches.”

“Just now you said I would spare your life, but Chen Zuyi, do you know that the crime you committed is really something I cannot forgive you for.”

Zhu Biao took out a piece of clothing from his arms. This piece of clothing was the prince’s dragon robe that Zhu Gang had placed in the palace before he decided to go to Southeast Asia.

“This is the dragon robe of my third brother Zhu Gang, the third prince of the Ming Dynasty, Prince Jin. On this day last year, he was the captain of a merchant ship sailing to the South Seas. He was also protected by several warships and was preparing to pass through the Strait of Malacca and head to the Indian Ocean. However, he was suddenly attacked by you halfway through the journey. My brother just disappeared in the vast ocean, and my father lost a son just like that.”

Zhu Biao took two steps forward and sadly recounted all that had happened to Zhu Gang.

Chen Zuyi, who was kneeling on the ground, was still a little dazed at first, but gradually, his pupils couldn’t help but dilate, and in the end he was terrified and even heartbroken.

He remembered that this battle had cost him more than half of his elite brothers. He had originally wanted to take the cannons on the enemy’s ships, but unfortunately, before Zhu Gang’s ship sank, he gave the order to detonate all the explosives.

The ship exploded violently, killing one of Chen Zuyi’s lieutenant generals in the explosion.

Today, Chen Zuyi began to recall the incident after being reminded by Zhu Biao.

He would never have thought that his unintentional action would result in the death of a Ming Dynasty prince at his hands.

Gudong~
“Your Highness, please allow the untouchables to live for the sake of 80 million taels of gold and countless rare treasures.”

Chen Zuyi still wanted to try to make a final resistance, but Zhu Biao had already put the long knife to his neck.

Feeling the stinging pain of the blade cutting through his skin, Chen Zuyi couldn’t help but peed his pants in fear. In addition, he was already seriously ill, and now he felt extremely cold.

“I think you’re worrying too much about the money, because even if I kill you, the money is mine. I don’t believe that the people of Southeast Asia can’t find your hidden vault.”

After saying this, Zhu Biao was about to take action and cut the other person’s throat.

The next second, Chen Zuyi’s pupils dilated instantly, his body fell forward stiffly, and he instantly lost his breath.

“Huh? What’s going on? Brother Yang, you should see clearly. I haven’t made a move yet!”

Zhu Biao was totally at a loss, he hadn’t even chopped off the other person’s head yet, so how come the other person fell on the deck like an ice cube?
“I saw it. Could this guy be cheating? Try to chop him twice, just in case.”

Yang Chen doesn’t understand Chen Zuyi, but he understands human nature.

Following his suggestion, Zhu Biao actually swung his knife twice and slashed Chen Zuyi in the chest.

After confirming the death, Yang Chen suddenly remembered.

“I know! Luo En said that this guy had made a blood oath with his brothers before. There seemed to be quite a lot of people involved, probably 70 or 80 leaders of tribes and dynasties. It was a mixed bag, and no one knows who was in it.

He suddenly became seriously ill today. It must be that someone in these Southeast Asian people has a virus in his blood. As the saying goes, disease comes from the mouth. Chen Zuyi must have drunk blood wine with a virus and contracted a disease. He was already in poor health, and after the scare you just gave him, it is normal for him to have a sudden cardiac arrest. “

This was the most reasonable explanation he could think of.

“Does that mean this guy has a virus?”

Zhu Biao subconsciously took two steps back. He had originally thought of chopping him off as a sacrifice to his father, but now it seems that the plan has changed.

“Most likely it is.”

Yang Chen was equally cautious, and the two of them retreated together.

“In that case, you two should throw his body into the sea to feed the fish.”

Zhu Biao turned around and gave instructions to the two navy soldiers who had just used chain claws to hook Chen Zuyi’s scapula.

(End of this chapter)