The night was dark. Although there were stars and moonlight in the sky, from the other two pirate ships hundreds of feet away on the sea, only the plundering Loach ship and the "White Oriole" could be seen approaching. At the same time, several shrill screams could be vaguely heard. As for what happened on the two ships, it was not clear at all.
The pirates in the "Blue Shark Group" thought that those screams must have been made by their accomplices who slaughtered the sailors and crew members on the "White Oriole", so they were not surprised.
On the "White Oriole", Peng San stood at the helm, looking condescendingly at the loach boat below the port side. At this time, all the pirates on the deck had been killed, and the blood stained the entire deck. A group of experts are going down to the cabin to search and eliminate the remaining bandits in the cabin.
There were more than 70 pirates on the pirate ship, and more than 50 people died on the deck. More than 10 people were killed in the cabin. More than 10 pirates saw that the situation was not good and jumped into the sea early to escape, but Most of them were killed in the sea by a group of masters firing hidden weapons. Even if not all the pirates on the ship were killed, they were almost there.
It has only been less than ten breaths since the raid was launched. In front of the many masters on the "White Oriole", the pirates on this ship are like chickens and dogs, completely vulnerable!
Seeing that all the pirates had been killed, Peng San snorted a few times and shouted loudly: "Everyone, get back to the ship! Luo Zhong, raise the sails!"
Hua Bushi had been watching the fight on the loach boat, and then he suddenly realized that unknowingly, the sea wind that had stopped just now started blowing again, and as Peng San expected, the wind direction had really changed. Southwest!
Hearing Peng San's call, all the masters on the Loach boat immediately returned and climbed onto the side of the "White Oriole" using the hooks left by the pirates. Cao Muyun, Xue Yuan, and Taoist Zhengde A master who is good at Qinggong can easily jump up to ten feet and climb onto the deck of the "White Oriole".
In just a moment, more than twenty raiders were back on the ship.
Peng San shouted: "Sailors in the bottom cabin, paddle with all your strength! Whether everyone can escape with their lives depends on now!"
Twelve sails have been raised, and the sea wind instigated the sails, coupled with the driving of more than ten pairs of oars, the hull of the "White Oriole" immediately began to move, leaving the counterattacked loach boat and heading northwest !
The other two pirate ships were a few miles away in the southern sea. At this time, the "White Oriole" was still within the range of the opponent's artillery. If the pirates reacted quickly and fired immediately, the "White Oriole" would still be doomed.
Fortunately, this did not happen. The "White Oriole" sailed dozens of feet away, and the two loach boats seemed to have not responded. This was because everyone's attack on the approaching pirate ship just now was too fast. , the pirates on that ship had not yet had time to send a signal to their accomplices on other ships, and it was not until the "White Oriole" raised its sails that they realized that something was wrong and reacted much slower.
While Peng San was steering the helm, he turned to look at the pirate ship behind him. Suddenly, the steering wheel in his hand spun, and he loudly ordered Luo Zhong to rotate the sail. He saw the fire flashing on a pirate ship, and a row of cannonballs were fired. It came and fell into the water about tens of feet away from the side of the "White Oriole" ship.
Seeing this situation, everyone's hearts, which had just calmed down, suddenly rose to their throats again. At this moment, they were about to escape successfully, and no one wanted to fail.
Peng San laughed wildly and said: "With the skills of these boys, they are still far from reaching my boat!"
He turned the rudder one after another, and kept telling the crew to turn the sails. The "White Oriole" went in a curve, turned several turns, and narrowly avoided several rows of artillery. One of the rows of shells almost grazed the mast.
Passed by, everyone on the ship broke into a cold sweat. And with the help of the wind, the "White Oriole" also sailed a few miles away in a moment, and was almost out of the range of the pirate ship's artillery.
Once it reaches the direction of the wind, the speed of the sailboat is immediately unleashed. All twelve sails on the "White Oriole" are inflated, and the speed quickly reaches more than six o'clock. The loach boat driven by human power has no advantage at all.
Already.
The two loach boats fired continuously, but now that the distance was far away, it was no longer possible to pose a threat to the "White Oriole". The southwesterly wind on the sea was getting stronger and stronger, and the "White Oriole" was faster. Half an hour later
, and left the pirate ship eight or nine miles far behind, almost invisible in the night.
Peng San curled his lips and shouted: "Luo Zhong, you take the helm!"
The captain of the boat, Luo Zhong, responded and said, "Master Peng, what are you doing..."
Luo Zhong's tone was full of respect. If he had only known about Peng San's abilities in chatting before, now that he saw him commanding the "White Oriole" to escape from the pirate ship, Luo Zhong already knew that Peng San had some abilities.
I was so impressed with him.
Not only Luo Zhong, but also Cao Muyun, Song Sichen and others on the side looked at this vulgar man with short stature. The only person whose opinion did not change and who was still full of resentment was probably the one who was affected.
Peng Sanyi was very angry, and the elder of the "Shangqing Sect" was Taoist Master Zhengde.
Peng San flipped the steering wheel and said: "Those guys can't catch up anymore. Do you want me to help you sail the boat to Wanyi Island?"
Luo Zhong quickly took the steering wheel and said: "Yes, yes, Luo Zhong doesn't dare!"
After leaving the steering wheel, Peng San returned to his smooth and playful look, and his previous ferocious aura was gone. He walked up to Hua Bushi, cupped his hands and said, "If Master Hua doesn't have any instructions,
I resigned first and went back to the cabin to sleep. I was really exhausted after a busy night!"
Hua Bushi returned the courtesy and said, "Master Peng is going to have a rest. Please take care of yourself."
Peng San bowed again, then walked off the platform and walked towards the cabin.
Seeing that Peng San had left, Nangong Qi on the side said: "Master Hua, this Mr. Peng San is really amazing. Without him, we would all be in danger of falling into the water tonight. Speaking of which, we should all thank Hua."
The young master is the one!"
Peng San was Hua Bushi's follower, so Nangong Qi's words were a token of gratitude to his master.
Hua Bushi quickly waved his hand and said: "Master Peng is a wise man from Chaiyuan, Nan'ao. He and Hua Bushi are not masters and servants. I really don't dare to accept it!"
Nangong Qi said: "In any case, he was brought on this ship by Master Hua, so why should Brother Hua be too modest?"
He paused briefly and then said: "I heard that the Chai family in Nan'ao is just a wealthy gentry. This Mr. Peng San is so proficient in the art of sailing and sailing, and he can understand the changes in the wind direction. He is an extraordinary person. I wonder if Mr. Hua can
Do you know his origin?"
The previous compliments were just polite. In fact, this sentence was what Nangong Qi really wanted to ask.
Hua Bushi smiled bitterly and said, "I'm ashamed to say that I know nothing about the origin of Mr. Peng."
"With Brother Hua's insight, even if he didn't know it before, after what happened tonight, he must be able to figure out something about Mr. Peng San's origins. Are you right?" It was Cao who said this.
Muyun.
The scheming and wisdom of Mr. Muyun is really not inferior to that of Hua Bushi. Ever since the first time he saw him in Changsha City, the young master has had this feeling. In front of Cao Muyun,
Even if he wanted to hide his clumsiness, it would be difficult for him.
Hua Bushi said: "Brother Cao's insight is far better than mine. If I can see it, Brother Cao can definitely do it too. Hua Bushi would like to hear Brother Cao's opinions."
Cao Muyun smiled slightly and said: "Actually, these are just some guesses. Since Brother Hua doesn't want to say it, let me let my younger brother do the talking!"
He coughed lightly and said: "Even if a captain who usually drives a merchant ship is familiar with the astronomical climate and can predict the wind direction, he cannot have the ability to command a ship battle. In this battle just now, Mr. Peng San not only commanded it well, but he was also able to control it."
The sailboat dodges the pirates' cannons and is not only good at sailing, but also good at naval combat. This shows that he was not driving a merchant ship in the past, but a warship."
Nangong Qi nodded and said, "Brother Cao is right."
Cao Muyun added: "Another thing I guessed is that Mr. Peng San has a grudge against the pirates."
Hua Bushi said: "How can we see this?"
Cao Muyun said: "Because we just fought, there was no need to fight at all."
He turned his eyes and looked in the direction of the pirate ship that had disappeared in the distance, and said: "Mr. Peng San has predicted that the wind direction on the sea will change when Hai Shi arrives. He only needs to adjust the course in time to escape calmly. There is no need to raise a white flag to lure the opponent."
He went up to the loach boat and killed the pirates on that boat. He did this because he was not willing to escape in vain, but wanted to take revenge on the pirates of the 'Blue Shark Group'."
What Cao Muyun said was indeed true, and the fierce look Peng San showed unintentionally during the previous battle was not only noticed by Hua Bushi, but also failed to escape Cao Muyun's eyes. This really showed that Peng San
San and those pirates will definitely not be friends.
Cao Muyun said: "Based on these two points, it is not difficult to judge the origin of Mr. Peng San."
Nangong Qi: "Master Cao, please speak clearly."
Cao Muyun said: "In the sea area of the Ming Dynasty, the only people who knew how to drive warships and were good at gunnery were the navy of the imperial court. The navy had been fighting with pirates for many years and was a life-and-death enemy with them. Mr. Peng San said
He speaks a Northeastern accent, so I speculated that he might have served in the navy of Zhenhaiwei in Liaodong, and then joined the Chai family in Nan'ao."
Even Hua Bushi had to admit that what Cao Muyun said made sense.
The navy of the Ming Dynasty was originally very powerful. It once had the most powerful fleet in the world, but that was all a thing of the past. In recent years, there have been constant natural and man-made disasters in the country, coupled with the corruption of the court, the treasury was empty, and the navy
Both the personnel and the ships have been greatly reduced, and they are no longer what they used to be. There are also many stragglers who have strayed from the Zhenhai Guard naval camps in various places.
The Liaodong Zhenhaiwei Naval Battalion mentioned by Cao Muyun was abolished by the imperial court five years ago and no longer exists. Therefore, it is indeed possible to speculate that Peng San was once one of its subordinates.
Nangong Qi said: "Young Master Cao is indeed very insightful. If this Mr. Peng San is from the navy of the imperial court, he can be regarded as a rare talent. It is really enviable for Master Hua to have him help him on this trip. We are also enviable."
You have taken advantage of Master Hua!"
Hua Bushi said he didn't dare and kept being polite.
At this time, the "White Oriole" was sailing at full speed and had completely escaped the tracking of the pirate ship. The frightening night was finally passed safely.