This was simply a plague. Meng Tianxiong did not dare to think about it. This was the most terrifying and shocking situation in navigation.
"If those medicines were still there, I would have been able to control the spread of the disease." Wei Dong sighed.
This was clearly his complaint. Meng Tianxiong didn't want to argue. Justice rests with people's minds. Everyone on the boat knew that if things hadn't been thrown into the sea to reduce the weight of the boat, everyone would have perished in the sea.
"What are you going to do now?" Meng Tianxiong was concerned about this.
"Place them in a cabin alone, and no one else can touch them to prevent mutual infection," Wei Dong said.
Meng Tianxiong nodded, and then asked two crew members to carry away the soldier who fell to the ground. The crew members came over and were about to move him, but Wei Dong said, "Tear off a piece of cloth and cover your mouth before you do anything."
The two crew members had just carried away the soldiers in accordance with Wei Dong's request. After Xiang Dashi was pulled up by the crew holding the woman, he placed the woman next to the soldiers.
Wei Dong was about to leave with the crew. When he saw the pale-faced woman, he asked doubtfully: "Who is she?"
"Look at the wound on her arm, she is bleeding too much and needs your timely treatment." Meng Tianxiong shook his head and said.
Wei Dong frowned, then leaned down to examine the woman, and then came to the conclusion: "Looking at the situation, she has lost too much blood, and she won't be able to hold on for much longer."
Although Meng Tianxiong knew that the woman in front of him was in bad condition, Wei Dong's words almost pronounced her death sentence.
"Can you also think of a solution?" Meng Tianxiong looked at Wei Dong hopefully.
"She has already stepped into the gate of hell. I am afraid that except ginseng, nothing else can bring her back from the Lord of Hell." Wei Dong said, looking at the woman on the deck.
Where can we find ginseng at this time? Even if there is indeed ginseng on the boat, it has already been thrown into the sea. It seems that this woman is destined not to survive. Meng Tianxiong felt a little sad in his heart. How many people died silently at sea?
, but the family has no idea.
"Send her back to the boat." Meng Tianxiong's tone was a little low.
When sailing at sea, the method of dealing with dead people is usually to throw them directly into the sea. There are even people in many coastal countries who throw the bodies of their loved ones into the sea after their death to become food for fish and shrimp. Meng Tianxiong does not want to do this. He thinks that doing so is
Disrespect for the deceased.
Xiang Dashi glanced at Meng Tianxiong silently, then tied the rope around his waist, picked up the woman again and prepared to disembark.
"There is ginseng in my cabin." Long Zhantian appeared in front of Meng Tianxiong, with Lin Jinjia and Li Dongsheng standing behind him.
Long Zhantian's sudden appearance surprised Meng Tianxiong, and what surprised him even more was that he had ginseng. He saw the confusion in Meng Tianxiong's eyes, smiled lightly and said: "No one dared to enter my cabin yesterday to throw things, so I
I left some things that might be useful, but I didn’t expect ginseng to come in handy so quickly.”
Meng Tianxiong smiled, and then said to Xiang Dashi: "Will you carry her to Mr. Wei's cabin immediately?"
Xiang Dashi ran towards Wei Dong's cabin without waiting to untie himself, so Qiang San had to untie the rope for Wei Dong as he ran. Xiang Dashi was tall and tall and ran in front, while Qiang San, short and skinny, followed behind.
, the situation was extremely interesting. The crew members and soldiers nearby burst into laughter when they saw the strange appearance of the two people. Amidst the laughter, Wei Dong also followed the two of them and walked towards his cabin.
"Go to Commander Long's command cabin to fetch the ginseng and deliver it to Mr. Wei." Meng Tianxiong gave the order to Sun De without waiting for Long Zhantian's instructions. He knew that time is life now.
After Long Zhantian nodded, Sun Decai followed one of Long Zhantian's soldiers to the command cabin. The soldiers also stayed away from Long Zhantian when they saw him, and Meng Tianxiong also asked the crew members to return to their respective posts.
Work.
Meng Tianxiong, Lin Jinjia and Li Dongsheng followed Long Zhantian to the lookout pavilion at the stern of the ship. Long Zhantian asked the soldiers on duty to leave, and the four of them boarded the pavilion.
From the lookout pavilion, you can see the rippling blue waves of the sea, which is so calm and beautiful. There is no trace of yesterday's hurricane and heavy rain. It looks calm and beautiful, but it hides huge dangers. This is what the sea brings.
The most wonderful and unforgettable lesson that Meng Tianxiong learned was that he would never relax his vigilance because of the temporary calm. In front of the sea, a person's power is very small.
"What is our biggest difficulty now?" Long Zhantian suddenly asked.
"Plague." Meng Tianxiong blurted out without even thinking.
Long Zhantian nodded and asked, "What measures do you have?"
"I need Wei Dong's assessment of the epidemic." Meng Tianxiong said.
"What else do we need to evaluate? I think all the infected people should be thrown into the sea." Li Dongsheng became impatient and shouted loudly.
Meng Tianxiong has certainly thought of this method, and it is also the safest method. However, if he does this, more than 20 lives will be lost in one go, and Meng Tianxiong cannot do such a thing.
Seeing that no one was speaking, Li Dongsheng said loudly: "If they don't die, more people will die."
"I believe Wei Dong will find a way." Meng Tianxiong held back these words for a long time.
"You are deceiving yourself." Li Dongsheng stared into Meng Tianxiong's eyes and said.
Meng Tianxiong did not avoid Li Dongsheng's gaze this time. He once again reiterated his point of view: "We are at sea now. Only if everyone works together can we survive, otherwise we will only face death."
"You want everyone to perish together." Li Dongsheng had no intention of giving in.
Lin Jinjia said as he walked down the lookout pavilion: "After you finish arguing, tell me the result. I'd better appreciate the beauty and evil of the sea while I'm still alive."
Long Zhantian stopped him and asked, "Tell me your opinion."
Lin Jinjia looked at the three people in front of him and then said: "I think Wei Dong has the most say on how to deal with the sick crew members."
"Don't say that Wei Dong's medical skills are mediocre. Even if he is the reincarnation of Hua Tuo, he can't save them when there are no medicines on the ship." Li Dongsheng obviously refused to give up his idea.
This sentence made Meng Tianxiong stunned. Wei Dong did not seem to be proficient in medical skills. If he was expected to control the spread of the disease on the ship, Meng Tianxiong felt very uneasy. But he could not throw all these living people into the sea just because of this.
Go? There must be other ways. Meng Tianxiong turned his attention to Lin Jinjia, hoping that he could stand on his side.
"I have nothing more to say." Lin Jinjia curled his lips and left the observation pavilion.
Meng Tianxiong was a little disappointed by Lin Jinjia's irrelevant attitude. He turned to Long Zhantian for help, hoping that he could make a decision. But Long Zhantian's eyes were attracted by other things.
"What is that?" Long Zhantian asked, pointing to the sea in the distance.
Meng Tianxiong looked in the direction of Long Zhantian's finger and saw a black ship appearing behind him, sailing towards the "Happiness" quickly with its sails spread.
Meng Tianxiong's expression changed. He couldn't help shouting: "Pirate!"
Meng Tianxiong's words made Long Zhantian's expression change, but he soon regained his composure, and even a contemptuous smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
When Meng Tianxiong saw Zhang's pirate ship coming quickly with the force of the wind, his expression was not as relaxed as Long Zhantian's. As a fisherman, he knew how ferocious the pirates were. At this moment, they were sailing towards the "Happiness". They were definitely
Those who come are not good.
"They are really blind. Didn't they see that we were flying the Pirate Alliance flag?" Long Zhantian couldn't help but glance at the flag above his head.
The wind was blowing, and the huge pirate alliance flag was fluttering high on the mast. But at this moment, the pirate ship did not pay any attention to the flag of the "Happiness". Their ship speed was getting faster and faster, and they were getting closer and closer to the "Happiness".
"What are they trying to do?" Long Zhantian's face turned pale as he handed the binoculars to Lin Jinjia.
After reading it, Lin Jinjia handed it to Meng Tianxiong, smiled lightly and said, "Maybe they don't even know what the alliance flag on the ship represents."
"If they dare to approach Hu Benwei's ship, they are seeking death." Long Zhantian's eyes were cold.
Meng Tianxiong picked up the telescope and saw that the bow of the pirate ship was full of pirates. They were waving the dazzling knives in their hands and shouting towards the "Happiness".
Sure enough, the person who came here was evil. Meng Tianxiong said to Long Zhantian: "These people are extremely vicious. As long as there is something to rob, they will never worry about anything."
Long Zhantian said to Li Dongsheng: "Dongsheng, you go and gather the soldiers. I want to see how this ragtag group can fight against the well-trained Ming Navy."
"I have the order." Li Dongsheng hurriedly got out of the observation pavilion.
Meng Tianxiong didn't wait for Long Zhantianxia's order. He turned around and prepared to go to the deck to instruct the crew to increase the sailing speed of the "Huanxi" to get rid of the pirate ship's pursuit.
Meng Tianxiong hadn't taken many steps when Long Zhantian's voice sounded behind him: "Turn the ship around and sail towards the pirate ship."
"Commander Long?" Meng Tianxiong stopped in his tracks and turned his head in disbelief.
"How can the mighty Ming Navy be chased by a group of pirates?" Long Zhantian's tone left no room for doubt.
"It's not easy for the crew and soldiers of the "Happiness" to survive. Let them face the pirates now and they will die." Meng Tianxiong didn't know where he got the courage to actually dare to argue with Long Zhantian.
"You are trying to shake the morale of the army. You should be killed according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty!" Long Zhantian's eyes had a faint murderous look.
Meng Tianxiong knew that even though he had brought a boatload of people out of death, if he said one more nonsense, the first person to die would be himself. What Long Zhantian needs at this moment is to safeguard the dignity of the Ming Dynasty. For the dignity of the country, no one will do anything.
Sacrifices can be made.
"Turn the bow around and move closer to the ship behind." Meng Tianxiong shouted loudly as he ran.
The crew acted quickly under Meng Tianxiong's order, and the "Huanxi" began to turn the bow.
Meng Tianxiong was on the ship directing the crew to sail, while Li Dongsheng gathered the soldiers on the deck. The "Huanxi" was full of tense and busy scenes.
Soon, the soldiers lined up neatly in three lines and waited for orders. Li Dongsheng held down the knife hanging on his waist and stood silently, scanning the soldiers in front of him with a stern face. Soon, he discovered
The first problem is that due to disease, the number of combat-effective soldiers on the "Huanxi" has been greatly reduced.
"Happiness" was not a main warship, but the soldiers on board also carried more than a hundred soldiers, but the number of soldiers standing in front of him at this moment was less than half of the total.
"Where have the others gone?" Li Dongsheng showed a fierce look and shouted dissatisfied. His eyes once again swept across the three groups of soldiers in front of him.
Under Li Dongsheng's sharp and cold eyes, many soldiers lowered their heads involuntarily. At this time, his eyes stayed on the face of a young soldier at the end of the first row, and he saw his unusually pale face, which was different from his black color.
The helmet was in sharp contrast. Beads of sweat were pouring out on his head, and his whole body couldn't help but tremble.
"What's wrong with you? Are you afraid of fighting?" Li Dongsheng shouted dissatisfied.
The young soldier did not answer him, but fell down on the deck with a "plop". Several soldiers around him saw him falling, and not only did they not step forward to help him, but instead stepped aside, and the team that had just been organized immediately
There was confusion.
"Report to Commander Li, all the soldiers who can fight are here. They can't come because they are sick." A centurion stood up from the team and reported to Li Dongsheng.
Li Dongsheng glanced at the trembling soldiers huddled in a ball on the deck, and he understood why he suddenly turned pale and fell down trembling. He did not expect that the disease could spread so quickly, and half of the soldiers were actually infected with the disease.
, maybe before long, everyone on the ship will be infected with this disease.
Li Dongsheng couldn't help but touch his hard forehead and found that his hands were covered with sweat. Sure enough, there was a plague on the ship. Although he was a warrior, he also understood that many times the key factor that determines the outcome of a battle or even a war is disease.
Invasion.
"You two throw him into the sea." Li Dongsheng pointed at the two soldiers at the end of the first row and gave an order.
The two soldiers looked at him blankly, seeming a little overwhelmed by this realization. One soldier muttered in a low voice: "He is still alive."
"Throw him into the sea." Seeing that the two soldiers had not taken action, Li Dongsheng's rough voice rang out again. This time he also found a bright knife from his waist. He would not hesitate to disobey orders.
Cut off their heads.
According to the method Wei Dong taught everyone, the two soldiers first covered their noses with one hand, and then used the other hand to lift the infected soldier and walk to the side of the ship.
Meng Tianxiong had been busy on the deck. When he heard Li Dongsheng's order, he quickly ran to the side of the ship and blocked the way of the two soldiers.
"He is still alive, you can't throw him into the sea." Meng Tianxiong looked directly into Li Dongsheng's eyes.
"This is a plague! If they are not thrown into the sea, everyone here will die!" Li Dongsheng looked at him and said sternly...