The Young and Vigorous Eighth Prince

He gave the order to wait for the enemy ships to approach. After the order was given, his Huaining Army did not react, but the newly recruited fishermen looked a little ugly.

Jiang Fan showed a look of surprise in his eyes, and looked at one of the team leaders and said, "What's wrong with their expressions?"

Upon hearing this, the captain quickly replied, "Your Highness, we had a naval battle at sea. One ship was using a catapult to throw rocks and pour kerosene on the other ship. Then, we boarded the enemy ship and fought."

"There are six warships over there. According to the personnel configuration, they have more than 2,000 people, while the total number of people on our two warships is only 1,000."

"If we don't let them get close, we don't have to worry about them attacking us. If we let them get close, our big ship will lose its advantage and the enemy may seize the ship at any time."

"After all, except for half of us who are fishermen, the rest of the soldiers are not very good at swimming, and we may suffer a loss in a battle at sea!"

Hearing the captain's words, Jiang Fan smiled slightly. The other party's worry was a bit unnecessary. Although, in this situation, he might be walking into a trap.

But that was only relative to others. Among his soldiers, except for the fishermen who had just boarded the boat who were not equipped with rifles, the remaining 250 Huaining Army soldiers were equipped with rifles and assault rifles.

If the Chongming pirates pretend to come to negotiate but actually want to seize the ship, they will only regret it in the end.

Jiang Fan agreed to let the other party come, not because he knew nothing about naval warfare, but because he was confident enough to deal with any situation.

The fishermen and crew members were worried that Jiang Fan would be fooled and killed by the Chongming pirates.

Although Chongming thieves have a good reputation outside, who knows how much this reputation can be trusted. Only when you encounter and see something can you confirm whether it is true or false!

Jiang Fan also wanted to see if the Chongming Thief was really a chivalrous thief as rumored. If the other party was really just one person in public and another in private, then he could just give up on the Chongming Thief plan.

At worst, he can just spend more time training. He doesn't have to be a Chongming thief!

As the flag signal was sent out, Zhang Tong and others on the opposite side were all a little dazed. They thought that the other side might hesitate for a while before responding.

But they didn't expect that as soon as the flag signal was sent out, the other side responded, and the response was very fast, which made them a little uncomfortable.

You know, in this situation, it is unfair to the two giant ships. If they have bad intentions, the two giant ships will have no advantages.

However, no matter what happened, Zhang Tong still ordered the other ships to approach, and asked the five ships to act according to the situation. If a conflict really occurred, they would attack immediately.

Soon, the six warships surrounded the two giant ships in the middle, and the distance between the two sides was only a few feet. The giant ship had stopped sailing. It was easy for the six warships to get close.

However, they only tried to keep the ships parallel as much as possible and did not land.

The largest warship on the opposite side had already thrown down the cable, and with the joint efforts of the sailors on both sides, the two warships were brought together.

Although the main ship on the opposite side is much smaller than the giant ship here, their heights are almost the same.

On the main ship opposite, Zhang Tong saw Jiang Fan here, and behind him were Qing Yucheng and Qing Lingxiu, as well as dozens of white robe army guards.

Zhang Tong looked at Jiang Fan, cupped his hands and said, "I wonder who you are? And why do you want to see our leader?"

Zhang Tong did not immediately issue an order to attack. He just wanted to see if the other side was really the Dayan Navy. If so, he would discuss it later. If not, he would directly issue an order to attack. Anyway, he had the advantage now.

"I am the King of Qin of Dayan. I want to meet your leader. I want to recruit you, the Chongming bandits! I wonder who you are!" Jiang Fan looked at Zhang Tong opposite him and said lightly.

As soon as he said this, the faces of Zhang Tong and the other six people opposite him changed slightly, and Zhang Zhengwei's pupils even shrank slightly.

After hearing that the other party was willing to meet for detailed discussions, he was still speculating that the warships on the opposite side might really be the Dayan Navy, but he never expected that the person who came actually claimed to be the King of Qin of Dayan.

You have to know that even pirates like them are well-known for this King Qin of Yan. Especially during this period, the other party not only drove the Japanese pirates out of Yuezhou, but also took over Dinghai Island.

The Japanese pirates can only hide overseas now, and even have their eyes on the Chongming bandits.

The fact that they were not frightened silly by the appearance of such a powerful and tough man shows that they have strong mental qualities.

Moreover, the meaning of the other party's words made several people confused. The court wanted to recruit them! ?

For the Chongming pirates, who have been making a living on the sea for generations, they have a weak sense of belonging to the imperial court and really don’t care whether they are recruited or not.

However, the other party's intention is to recruit them. If they refuse, the consequences will be disastrous. After all, the other party represents the imperial court.

Coupled with the opponent's record, if one is not handled properly, it will be troublesome! It is very likely to add another terrifying enemy to the Chongming Bandits.

Haven't you seen their huge warships? If they have two now, they will surely have a third, a fourth... countless ships!

If the two sides become enemies, the threat to the imperial court will be greater than that from the Japanese pirates and the other two major pirate groups.

Looking at the frightened people, Jiang Fan frowned.

Zhang Tong and the others on the opposite side came to their senses and their faces changed slightly. Zhang Tong was the first to speak: "Your Highness, I am Zhang Tong, the captain of the third brigade of one of the nine Chongming thieves, and I am here to greet Your Highness!"

He opened his mouth and wanted to speak, but Zhang Zhengwei behind him tugged at the corner of his father Zhang Tong's clothes.

Zhang Tong looked at his son with some doubts, not knowing what this boy wanted to do. However, out of trust in his son, he swallowed the rest of his words.

Zhang Zhengwei then cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, the Prince of Qin, I am not doubting your identity, but this matter is of great importance and we have to be on guard! Since Your Highness said that you are the Prince of Qin, do you have any physical evidence?"

As soon as he said this, the other people came to their senses and felt a little scared.

They were just frightened by Jiang Fan's reputation, and for a moment they lost their vigilance. If the other party was just using the reputation of King Qin to scare them, and they were foolish enough to be fooled.

I was afraid that this might bring a devastating disaster to the Chongming thieves, but fortunately Zhang Zhengwei reacted quickly and everyone came back to their senses.

Jiang Fan looked at Zhang Zhengwei with admiration on his face. Compared with the others, the young man in front of him was more rational and sober. Moreover, he was relatively calm.

He was not angry at the other party's rudeness, but nodded to Qing Yucheng behind him.

Qing Yucheng hurried to the back and got the seal of the King of Qin, and showed the seal to several people who were less than ten feet away.