The Young and Vigorous Eighth Prince

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Zhengwei at the side said, "The island owner and the eldest lady probably don't want this to happen, but they have no way to stop it, so they can only choose to remain silent. After all, those who are making trouble are all elderly people. If they come out to stop it, I'm afraid it will chill everyone's hearts."

"Of course, the main reason may be something else. It may be that some of those old men want to stir up trouble and want us Chongming Bandits to fall apart. But they can't determine who is the mastermind and who is the enemy behind it! They can only choose to remain silent."

"This kind of thing is difficult to handle. If we are not careful, even if we stop the fight, it is still possible that our Chongming bandits will be destroyed."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Fan looked at Zhang Zhengwei and nodded slightly. This boy was quite intelligent. He thought the same as he did. If the two parties chose to remain silent, the biggest possibility was that they could not stop this and could only choose other methods to solve it.

However, we can only understand the specific situation after arriving at Chongming Island.

"I already know about this matter. We will make plans after we arrive at Chongming Island. Don't worry... I will help you solve this matter." Jiang Fan said with a smile to the two of them.

Zhang Tong and Zhang Zhengwei were delighted when they heard this. They were still worried that Jiang Fan would eventually choose to leave after knowing the truth.

The father and son knew clearly that Jiang Fan came to them, the Chongming thieves, not on a whim, but with the intention of recruiting them.

In fact, the father and son had long been tired of being pirates. Besides worrying that the imperial court would come to encircle and suppress them one day, they were also worried about being destroyed at any time.

After all, the current coastal situation is too complicated. In addition to the other two bandits, the Japanese pirates who suddenly emerged a dozen years ago are also a major threat to them.

At that time, they suffered a lot from the attacks of the two bandits and the Japanese pirates. Even their old leader died at the hands of the Japanese pirates and the two bandits.

If they hadn't been hiding so deeply, the enemy wouldn't have been able to find their base camp, and every time they came to fight with them, they didn't gain any benefits, so they would have been destroyed long ago.

The main reason was that they were united before, and later they gradually reached a tacit understanding with the two bandits and the Japanese pirates, and the two sides coexisted peacefully for a period of time.

Originally, they had an irreconcilable feud with the two bandits and the Japanese pirates, but in order to make a living, they had no choice but to suppress their hatred.

But just a few months ago, they had a dispute over succession, which caused them trouble recently and led to several conflicts with the Japanese pirates and the two bandits.

No matter what, this is their territory. It is difficult for the Japanese pirates and the two bandits to destroy them, unless they can directly attack their base camp. Otherwise, it will not be easy for the Japanese pirates and the two bandits to destroy them.

But judging from the current situation, if the fighting on the island is allowed to continue, it is only a matter of time before the Chongming bandits are wiped out.

They even suspected that someone among the Chongming bandits had colluded with the two bandits and the Japanese pirates, but they just didn't know who it was for the time being.

Now, with the help of the King of Qin and the powerful warships, the Chongming pirates may really be saved.

Jiang Fan sent them off the warship and looked at the Chongming pirate warship in front of him with a flash of light and a thoughtful look in his eyes.

"Brother Jiang, there might be a traitor among the Chongming thieves. Our trip could be very dangerous!"

At this time, Qing Lingxiu spoke up, her expression a little solemn. Qing Yucheng also nodded. The two siblings are now the closest people to Jiang Fan.

Jiang Fan nodded and said calmly, "You are right. The Japanese pirates have colluded with the two bandits. The Chongming bandits who stayed out of the matter should have always been their biggest worry. The Japanese pirates' focus was not on the sea before, so they chose to tolerate the Chongming bandits."

"But the Japanese pirates have now been driven to the sea. If they want to maintain their advantage, they need a larger territory and eliminate the threat. The Chongming pirates must disappear."

The reason why Chongming pirates still exist today is not only because they are strong, but also because the Japanese pirates are not focused on the sea. Or the Japanese pirates do not have the energy to manage them, otherwise, there would be no tacit understanding. People mistakenly believe that Chongming pirates have surrendered to the Japanese pirates.

Now, the Japanese pirates have lost all their bases on land. The sea is now their base. If they want to counterattack on land again, they have to expand and consolidate their power at sea.

They might even plan to eliminate the Chongming bandits, control the sea above Chongming Island, seize the land here, and slowly develop towards the northern barbarian land.

The sea area above Chongming Island already belongs to the Great Western Dynasty. Further up is the land of the Northern Barbarians. It would be even better if we could seize the Northern Barbarians!

When the Japanese pirates first came, they may not have had a deep understanding of the Chinese land, but as they gradually went deeper, they may have thought of countless strategies to occupy the land.

Unfortunately, they might have encountered the Chongming bandits before, and their way of expansion was blocked by them. In addition, the collusion with the Sixth Prince Jiang Zheng and others made them choose to develop in Yuezhou.

However, they did not expect that Jiang Zheng and others would fail in the end. Now Jiang Fan has made every effort to recapture Yuezhou, and they have to be forced to the sea.

"The Japanese pirates must have colluded with some people on the island. Brother Jiang, do you think the Japanese pirates know the location of the Chongming bandit base? Will they attack in large numbers?"

Qing Lingxiu suddenly spoke at this time.

Her words made Jiang Fan's eyes flicker slightly, and he quickly looked at her.

Qing Lingxiu's pretty face turned red with embarrassment at Jiang Fan's sudden gaze, and she was afraid to look at Jiang Fan for a moment.

Jiang Fan's eyes lit up, and he quickly said to Qing Yucheng: "Yucheng, go to the next boat and drive it to meet up with the fleet. Remember, you should increase patrols in this sea area. If you encounter Japanese pirate warships, don't rush to attack. Don't let them find you!"

Qing Yucheng nodded quickly after hearing this. He knew why Jiang Fan did this. His sister's words might have come true. The seventeen enemy ships before probably could not have appeared casually.

They might be the pioneers of the Japanese pirates. However, before they could contact the traitors among the Chongming pirates, they ran into Zhang Tong and his men. That's why they were driven away in disgrace.

Although the Japanese pirates were defeated, it did not mean that they would give up the attack on Chongming Island. Or, after he arrived at Chongming Island, the Japanese pirates might launch a large-scale attack.

With just the two large ships in his hands, Jiang Fan was not sure of being able to fight a decisive battle with the large army of Japanese pirates.

Fortunately, when he came to find the Chongming thieves, although he sent two warships in advance, there were still thirteen warships following behind, just in case of emergency.

As the other warship left, Zhang Tong looked a little surprised, but Zhang Zhengwei had a vague feeling that the King of Qin might have known something and was making plans.

But no matter what, they had no way to ask Jiang Fan, the fleet continued to move forward, and they could already see many islands in this area. There were many large and small islands.