Especially the sea route from Dengzhou to Bisha City is actually not all endless sea water.
Along this stretch of road, there are countless islands of various sizes dotted along the way.
In this period, large ones such as Heishan Island and Daqin Island are not even smaller than an ordinary town on land, and there are many people living on them.
As for the smaller islands, there are so many that they are impossible to count!
Therefore, after Zhang Liang gave the order to find a small island, soon the sailor in charge of the observation pointed to the left and reported loudly.
"Lean closer!"
Hearing the lookout's shout, the bearded general immediately waved his hand and directed the flagship under him to turn right and sail toward the island discovered by the lookout.
Seeing this, the seven or eight large ships following behind also turned around and followed together.
Originally, Zhang Liang only had three warships under his name.
But he had too many old subordinates coming this time, and there were only three ships, which was not enough.
Therefore, while grabbing firearms, Zhang Liang also robbed six other people's warships with the intention of never doing anything else. If it weren't for Luo Shixin's quick return, he would have wanted to grab more.
However, these new warships of the Tang Dynasty were large enough. Even if there were only nine of them, it would be more than enough to accommodate his two thousand old men.
Moreover, when Zhang Liang anxiously took the boat to the sea, he discovered that there was an unexpected surprise!
Not only are there some sailors on duty on these ships, but there are also many artillerymen on board, which Zhang Liang is most lacking!
As a result, Zhang Liang's courage immediately increased greatly. At first, he was worried that no one would be able to control the artillery. Now, all the worries are gone, and all that is left is happiness!
Amid the blue waves and blue sky, a line of nine large ships headed towards a lush island in the distance.
Speaking of which, the island that Zhang Liang and others were interested in was not big. It was only about the size of a football field.
However, unlike many small islands that are bare of stones, this island is actually covered with a large forest. The forest is lush and leafy, and there are many seabirds perched and jumping in the canopy. It looks very strange!
What is even more surprising is a clearing in the woods.
There was actually a skinny man lying on the weeds in this open space!
If Zhang Liang had clairvoyance at this moment and could see this person clearly, he would definitely be able to recognize from the torn clothes on his body that this person was the Goguryeo man who nearly destroyed his entire army last time!
I just don’t know how this guy escaped Xiao Han and Luo Shixin’s encirclement and suppression in the first place.
It is even more difficult to imagine how he escaped from the mouths of those sharks that smelled blood.
But just like this isolated island, no matter how strange or incredible it is, it still exists after all.
At this moment, Zhang Liang's ship was getting closer and closer.
The sound of horns and gongs and drums used by other large ships to transmit signals to each other also spread to the island.
In the open space among weeds.
The man with sunken eyes and unkempt beard, who looked like a beggar, moved his ears, then sat up with difficulty and looked towards the sea through the gaps in the woods.
"Ship? Is there a ship?!"
After seeing several black spots on the sea approaching here, the down-and-out man was stunned for a moment, then rubbed his eyes in disbelief and looked into the distance again!
But this time, he finally saw it clearly!
Those black spots were large ships. At this moment, they were hoisting sails, cutting through the waves, and sailing quickly towards the small island beneath them.
"It's really a boat! It's really a boat! It's saved! It's saved!"
Make sure you are not mistaken and the scenery in front of you is not an illusion!
The man didn't know where he got the strength from, and he immediately struggled to get up from the ground. He looked at the approaching ship, with tears rolling down his eyes!
How long has it been? Ten days? Half a month? Or a month?
Anyway, he had forgotten how long he had survived alone on this island!
Back then, he relied on his superb underwater skills to swim all the way out of the Shura Sea, and was washed up on this small island with the waves. He never saw a living person again!
If he hadn't been physically strong, he could have caught birds, fish and shrimps to eat on the island. In addition, in the middle of the island, there was a small bowl of clear spring for drinking.
It is estimated that he would have died of hunger and thirst on this unknown island.
But even so, this Goguryeo version of Robinson is at the end of his life. If he hadn't seen Zhang Liang's big ship, he would have died here in a few days.
"Help...help..."
Finding hope of survival, the man immediately stood up holding on to the big tree next to him, using up his last bit of strength, thinking about asking for help from the big ship.
As for whether the ship belongs to our country or the Tang Dynasty, it doesn't matter now!
In his opinion, even if he was captured and made a slave by the Tang people, it would be much better than dying quietly on this small island!
Unfortunately, the man was too weak now, and even his cry for help, which he tried his best to cry out for help, did not reach very far and was covered up by the never-ending sound of the waves.
Zhang Liang and the others on the boat did not notice that there was a "savage" on the small island, waving his hands feebly towards them.
At this moment, a large number of them had gone from below the deck to the cabin containing the artillery. They watched with their own eyes as a gunner took a powder package from a wooden box and stuffed it into the barrel, and then took a blooming bullet and stuffed it into the barrel as well.
Then, under Zhang Liang's order, he skillfully aimed in the direction, lit the fuse, and covered his ears!
"boom……"
Before anyone around him could figure out why he was covering his ears, a deafening loud noise suddenly sounded in the cabin!
The sound was so loud that even the ship beneath my feet trembled!
In the cabin, those warriors who had their arms folded at first with disdain on their faces were also stunned. They were all dumbfounded and looked at the cannon that violently retreated in horror!
"What the hell is this?"
Someone opened his eyes wide, pointed at the cannon that was still emitting a trace of smoke, and asked loudly to the people around him.
However, even if his voice is loud enough! But at this time, the ears of the people around him are filled with the rumble of cannons, so how can they hear what he is saying?
Of course, not everyone could not hear what he said.
At least the bearded general looked proud at this moment. He reached out and took out two lumps of stuff from his ears, and then pointed out the porthole with a smile! Instructing them to look towards the small island.
The porthole used for firing was not large, although the cannon had already moved back due to recoil at this time.
But because there were so many people watching, the people behind could only look at the back of the heads of the people in front of them.