The moment the pirate ships circled around to the side of the island, all the pirates on board saw the true nature of the fleet.

At that moment, the pirates on the ship were all stunned, staring at the scene before them with shocked expressions.

Before them stood a massive ship, as tall as a small mountain. Compared to their pirate ship, this ship was simply a behemoth.

And that's not the scariest part. The scariest part is that there are many other large ships around.

Even now, the smallest ship launched in this entire fleet is at least ten times larger than the pirates' ships.

This terrifying sight completely stunned the pirates present.

Before this, they always thought that as pirates, what kind of scenes in the world had they not seen?

The scene before them was something they had never seen before.

Moreover, this was something we wouldn't have even dared to imagine before.

They've seen big ships before, but they've never seen one this big.

This could even be described as an exaggeration. So, the leading pirate swallowed hard and said to the one-eyed man beside him:

"You didn't tell me this was the case?"

The one-eyed man swallowed hard and said:

"Boss, I told you before, they have dozens of boats."

After the one-eyed man finished speaking, the leader slapped him across the face and cursed angrily:

"You didn't even tell me their ship was this big. I knew you were unreliable, you one-eyed bastard. You really screwed me over this time."

At this moment, the leader was filled with utter despair, because not only were there dozens of such large ships facing them, but the worst part was that there were also countless soldiers on these ships, holding knives and looking at them with ill intent.

At the same time, the other ships gradually sailed over and surrounded their seven or eight ships.

It was like a group of adults surrounding a few ants, making these pirates extremely nervous.

Running away is out of the question, and fighting is out of the question. This predicament can basically be considered a dead end.

Looking at it, there are dozens of huge ships, and the total number of people on them is probably in the tens of thousands.

These mere seventy or eighty pirates dared to rob tens of thousands of people, especially since their weapons were clearly superior to those of the pirates.

Especially those people carrying weapons, they seem to be well-trained soldiers.

Is there even the slightest chance of winning?

Let alone rising up in resistance, I wouldn't even dare to think about it.

Faced with this awkward situation, the pirate captain immediately devised a plan. He cautiously spoke to Zhu Yunwen, whose demeanor was clearly extraordinary, aboard the largest ship directly opposite them, and said loudly:

"Sir, we were wrong, it's all a misunderstanding. How about this, we'll go back and offer you all our treasures, then can you let us go?"

Zhu Yunwen stood atop the high deck, looking down at the pirates perched on the small boat below, and then coldly snorted:

"Give us your treasure? Humph, what do you take us for? Pirates? Do you think we need your pittance?"

The pirates found these words incredibly strange, as if they were being insulted.

Of course, they dared not utter the slightest rebuttal.

Then the pirate leader spoke again:

"This is truly a misunderstanding, sir. How about you release us?"

Zhu Yunwen sneered and said again:

"If our fleet weren't so large, didn't have so many people, and didn't have so many weapons, would you have let us go?"

These words silenced the pirate leader, and then Zhu Yunwen turned to Ma Sanbao behind him and said:

"Take them all down, but kill any who resist on the spot."

Ma Sanbao nodded and immediately gave the order, and small boats were lowered from the large ship one by one.

Although it was a small boat, it was still larger than the pirate ships. On the small boat that was launched, there were hundreds of soldiers, who were carrying weapons and approaching the pirate ships.

He then ordered the pirates to lay down their weapons.

At this moment, how could those pirates dare to put up any resistance? The other side had only sent down a hundred or so soldiers. Perhaps they could put up a fight, but there were tens of thousands of soldiers on the ship. If they resisted, would these soldiers let them, the pirates, go?

Therefore, resistance is doomed to failure; it is better to obey than to resist, and perhaps that way one can save one's life.

So the pirates had no choice but to obediently put down their weapons and were then taken to the Ming Dynasty's fleet by the soldiers. They dared not resist in the slightest, for fear that they might accidentally lose their lives at sea.

Once aboard the ship, the pirates were brought before Zhu Yunwen, where they all knelt on the ground, while Zhu Yunwen sat in a chair, calmly observing the pirates.

The pirates naturally dared not look at Zhu Yunwen, but they wondered in their hearts who this person was, who could lead such a large fleet on the sea.

This seemed impossible to them, considering that with current shipbuilding technology, it was highly unlikely that such a large ship could be built.

After all, most ships are constructed of wood, and once a ship becomes large, the wood will be subjected to greater stress, making it easy for the ship to be destroyed and people to die at sea.

Clearly, the ships built by the Ming Dynasty's team did not experience this problem.

Not only that, it was also incredibly sturdy. Crucially, such a large ship could also travel at a very high speed. This greatly shocked and intrigued these inexperienced pirates.

At this moment, Ma Sanbao asked Zhu Yunwen:

"Your Highness, what should be done with these people?"

Zhu Yunwen thought for a moment, then said:

"Go and interrogate them first. If they have harmed people at sea, then execute them directly. Otherwise, keeping them on the ship is just a waste of food."

Ma Sanbao nodded, while thinking to himself:

His Highness the Crown Prince is indeed worthy of his title; he is resolute.

If he were to encounter such a situation, he would definitely investigate the identities of these pirates and then hand them over to the country where they lived or the country to which their pirate territory belonged for further processing.

However, Zhu Yunwen did not do that. Instead, he directly ordered that anyone who made a mistake should be dealt with immediately, regardless of which country they came from or where they committed the crime.

In any case, as long as there is a threat to this maritime trade route, Zhu Yunwen will not hesitate to deal with them.