() Du Fei asked in surprise: "Is this true?! Have you really seen the kind of spring water I'm looking for?"
"I remember it was when I was thirty years old... I went to sea with a captain nicknamed Sunfish. Of course, I was not doing regular business. Our harvest was particularly good that time, and we encountered three merchant ships at once.
, although there are not too many things in each boat, but the total is enough for us to spend half a year. Just as we were returning happily, a big storm appeared on the sea, and the mast of our boat was suddenly rolled up. All of our control
The directional equipment seems to have failed, and it can only drift towards the depths of the sea with the waves..." The old turtle's eyes were full of fear at this time, and it could be seen that what happened at that time still deeply touched him now.
"It's really scary. The most terrifying nightmares I've ever had combined are almost not as scary as what happened that night." The old turtle kept shaking his head, as if he didn't want to remember the scene at that time.
"The waves at that time were almost ten feet high! Almost every hammer could tear our boat into pieces. Fortunately, "Mola" had rich experience. He took the helm with his bare upper body and finally escaped when the wind and waves calmed down.
That big storm.
But at this time we came to a sea area that we had never been to before. According to the markings on the navigation chart, there should be a reef there, which is equivalent to a death zone for people who are just trying to survive at sea. No one has ever tried to enter, even the smallest one.
When the ship reaches there, it will be tormented by the dense reefs, holes will penetrate the bottom of the ship, and the ship will be destroyed and people will die.
But for some reason, our big ship "Mola" did not encounter an obvious reef at that time. It was just that the flying fish in the sky made everyone confused. Where was it?
Just when everyone was desperately looking for the right direction to leave, we saw a spring water - why do we say it is spring water? Because the color of it is almost incompatible with the surrounding sea water, which is azure or dark blue.
But it is a clear aqua blue. How to describe that color? It is like a delicate and dazzling lotus suddenly emerging from a pond full of mud..."
Du Fei patiently listened to what the old turtle said bit by bit, and then he took a long breath and said, "Okay, do you remember where you were at that time?"
"I generally remember it, but when I get there, I still have to slowly look for the specific location of the spring."
"Okay, now we have our destination. I don't need to tell you where it is?" Du Fei glanced at him lightly, and the old turtle smiled slightly and retreated.
Du Fei was sitting in the empty captain's cabin. He suddenly thought of his beloved wife in Shikoku. He began to feel a little worried. It seemed that his trip would take a long time. He didn't know if she could cope with the erosion of surrounding forces.
Attack and infiltration? Will his father-in-law, Tokugawa Ieyasu, take advantage of the situation and rob him? Will that arrogant monkey annex his territory? And the Maori family, which is dying after being beaten by him, will they give up?
No! After finding the first spring, we must check the situation with the four countries and settle there first, and then we can add a group of sergeants and supplies there before talking about anything else. Du Fei has already made up his mind. At this time, he
Feeling a little stuffy in the cabin, I slowly walked out of the captain's cabin and came to the deck.
In order to manage the ships more intuitively and easily, he adopted the Nanman organization system. Of course, it was not a shocking move at the time. After all, even some Japanese naval forces had already done this. Some of the equipment in China
Advanced pirates also inherited some of the organization systems of the Nanman people.
Du Fei looked at the land farther and farther away from the stern of the Kwai Huang. When he thought about the long journey he was about to embark on, he immediately frowned. This time he would be sailing on the sea for a long time, and there were too many
There are many things waiting for him to do, but he feels so tired at this time. Thinking about the things he has done along the way, many faces have passed away and become blurred. More new faces have emerged.
Come.
He suddenly thought that if he had not met Wang Mingyang that night a few years ago, maybe he would still be living decadently in that small ravine, and maybe he would have died of old age long ago. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh: The road of life is really...
It's like a chess game, interconnected and connected step by step. If you make a wrong step or take one less step, earth-shaking changes will occur!
Just as he was sighing, he suddenly felt the hull of the ship jolt violently! A cannon exploded from the sea not far from the side of the ship!
"What's going on?" Du Fei was a little angry. After all, the ship had just arrived at the port, and it was bombarded on the first day it went to sea. It was really bad luck.
"Report, sir, this cannon is not aimed at us. There are ships in front and behind, and they seem to be at war!" a young sailor standing on the mast shouted loudly.
Du Fei immediately boarded the observation deck and carefully observed the surrounding situation with a monocular telescope. He saw a warship flying the flag of the Ming Dynasty Navy behind the ship, and in front of them, there was a warship flying a black flag.
Warship.
"That black ship seems to be a pirate ship. I know it. It seems to be Wu Ping's ship!" Old Turtle put down the telescope and said to Du Fei: "It seems that they have a personal grudge. Normally, ships from the imperial court would not chase after them like this."
Kill the pirate ship! We'd better avoid it by moving to the side, we're right in the middle of the two sides and can easily be hit!"
"What bad luck!" Du Fei nodded displeased, and then the old turtle ordered the helmsman to immediately turn the helm and sail away from the gap between the two ships.
As soon as their Kuihuang sailed away, the sea where they were just now began to be filled with water from falling cannons!
Du Fei rarely participated in water battles when he was in Japan. Looking at the fierce battles on the sea, he thought of a question: It seems that Japan has been too isolated in recent years. Nowadays, ships are generally equipped with artillery. Once a ship is hit by artillery,
, will cause hull rupture and casualties. My ship has to travel all over the world. If I don't find a way to improve the ship's defense, it will suffer heavy losses once it is besieged by powerful artillery fire...
The old turtle said with difficulty: "These Ming Dynasty navy must have come specifically to capture them, because Wu Ping's ship robbed the official grain ship last month. You must know that a whole shipload of grain is worth a lot of money.
, Besides, that boy brutally killed all the people on the official ship and threw the bodies into the sea to feed the fish. It would be fine if he killed ordinary people. One of the grain transport officers was the cousin of the current emperor's favorite concubine, Princess Dai.
So things are complicated.”
Du Fei felt a headache as soon as he heard about the current affairs of the government and the opposition, but at this time, he did not have any power to reverse the situation of the country. Everything could only be done after regaining his own power.
At this time, the sound of artillery was rumbling! I saw that both ships were hit by several cannons, but in comparison, Wu Ping's ship was slightly larger, so it was more resistant. But at this time, the official ship of the Ming Dynasty Navy
There were already fires everywhere, and it was obvious that they couldn't stand the trouble anymore.
"These officers and soldiers are really bad! After firing thirty rounds, they only hit the second one!" The old turtle was so far away and could identify the number of shots fired by one side even when the two sides were firing at each other! This made Du Fei astonished: "Theirs
The gunshots were all mixed together, and the reloading speeds on the ship were different. How did you know they fired thirty cannons?"
"Haha, sir, listen, has the gunfire from the official ship stopped?" the old turtle said with a smile.
Du Fei listened carefully and found that the loud and loud sound from behind had indeed disappeared.
"This is because the cannons on the navy ships of the Ming Dynasty were shot in one box before the other can be opened. This was a court decree implemented to prevent officers and soldiers from randomly opening the boxes and hiding the cannons after the war."
"What bastard law?" Du Fei felt incredible after hearing this: "Isn't this nonsense? In a battle between two armies, they actually pay attention to such trivial matters. In a court like this, it's strange that the soldiers don't lose!"
Du Fei was a little angry for some reason. He glanced angrily at the official ship that had begun to tilt and sink into the sea, then turned around and returned to the cabin.
At this time, the official ship was hit by the last cannon, and finally completely fell apart! At this time, Wu Ping's ship also sailed away vigilantly. It seemed that they were also afraid of the huge Kuihuang, fearing that it would take advantage of the situation and rob it.
Looking at the few broken wooden boards left on the sea, the sailors of the Kwai Huang sighed and dispersed one after another.
"Look!" A little sailor shouted to everyone as if he had discovered something: "Look! What is that?"
I saw a mutilated small sampan drifting slowly with the wind and waves on the sea. A few people who looked like officers and soldiers clung to the small sampan. They all saw the Kwai Huang who was sitting on the mountain watching the fight between tigers.
, saw that they did not fly the pirate flag, so he rowed towards them desperately.
But at this moment, several sharp knife-like shark fins suddenly stood up on the deep blue sea, and they caught up with them like a group of bloodthirsty demons!
Suddenly, a person floating next to the sampan screamed! His whole body was pulled down at once! A red tide suddenly appeared under the calm sea, mixed with blood, flesh and bones...
"Captain, should we sail over to rescue them?" Zhang Xiong, who was standing beside the ship's bow, asked loudly: "If we don't save them, they will be dead!" After saying that, he wanted to turn the steering wheel.
"They are officers and soldiers! Our ship is not officially registered. Although we have Master Liu's care, it is better to keep a low profile! If we rescue them, they will probably bite us back!" The old turtle showed at this time
His cold-blooded and tough side!
"Xiaoxiong! Don't meddle in other people's business!" At this time, his brother Zhang Zhi quickly stopped him: "You must obey the captain's orders on the ship!"
"But!" Zhang Xiong looked at the sea with sadness and anger, and saw that during their dispute, several more people were bitten by sharks and dragged into the sea!
"I won't tell you anymore! I'm going to find the adults!" Zhang Xiong ran to the captain's cabin in a few steps, yelling and quickly describing the current situation to Du Fei.
But Du Fei looked unconcerned: "Oh, that's right."
"Sir! We must rescue them quickly! Otherwise they will feed the sharks!"
Du Fei walked out of the cabin without saying a word. He glanced over the sea and saw the remaining three or four people desperately squeezing onto the sampan. They might usually be companions, officers or soldiers.
relationship. But at this time, they were all trying to squeeze in the people around them in order to compete for the little space on the sampan.
"Have you seen it? Do you think these people are worth saving?" Old Turtle said angrily from the side: "The most useless people are these officers and soldiers! If they can't do their business on weekdays, they only know how to fish and exploit fishermen and common people! How many good people have been raped by them?