The night was gray, although there was the light of stars and moon in the sky, but from the other two pirate ships hundreds of feet away from the sea, you could only see the loach ship and the "White Oriole" leaning together, and a few terrible screams could be faintly heard, as for what happened on the two ships, it was not clear at all.

In the minds of the pirates of the "Blue Shark Regiment", it is not surprising that those screams must have been made by their accomplices who killed the sailors and crew of the "White Oriole".

On the "White Bird", Peng San stood on the helm and looked condescendingly at the loach boat below the port side. At this time, all the pirates on the deck had been killed, blood stained the entire deck, and a group of masters were descending to the cabin to search for and clear the remaining bandits in the cabin.

There were more than 70 pirates on the pirate ship, more than 50 of them died on deck, more than 10 people were killed in the cabin, and 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 who fired hidden weapons. The whole shipload of pirates was not far behind, if not a single one of them was killed.

Since the launch of the raid, it has only taken less than ten breaths, and the pirates of this ship are completely vulnerable in front of the many masters on the "White Oriole", like a chicken and a dog!

Seeing that the pirates had been slaughtered, Peng San snorted a few times in his nose and shouted: "Everyone go back to the ship! Luo Zhong, raise the sails!"

Hua Bushi had been watching the fight on the loach boat, and at this time he suddenly realized that before he knew it, the sea breeze that had just stopped was blowing again, and as Peng San expected, the wind direction had really changed to the southwest!

Hearing Peng San's shout, a group of masters on the loach ship immediately returned, climbing the hook and rope left by the pirates before and climbed onto the side of the "White Oriole", while Cao Duyun, Xue Yuan, Zhengde Daochang and other masters who were good at light skills jumped up and swept onto the deck of the "White Oriole".

In a matter of moments, more than twenty raiders were back on board.

Peng San shouted: "Sailors in the bilge, paddle with all your might! Whether everyone can escape with their lives depends on now!"

The twelve sails have been raised, and the sea breeze agitates the sails, coupled with more than ten pairs of oars to drive, the hull of the "White Oriole" suddenly began to move, leaving the counterattacked loach boat and heading northwest!

The other two pirate ships were just outside the southern sea, and the "Whitebird" was still within the range of the opponent's artillery, and if those pirates were quick to react and fire immediately, the "Whitebird" would still be in danger.

Fortunately, this kind of thing did not happen, and the "White Oriole" sailed dozens of feet, and the two loach boats did not seem to have reacted. This was because the surprise attack on the approaching pirate ship was so fast that the pirates on that ship had not yet had time to signal to their accomplices on the other ships, and it was not until the "Whitebird" raised its sails and left that they realized that the situation was not right, and reacted again, which was much slower.

While Peng San was at the helm, he turned his head to look at the pirate ship behind him, and suddenly the steering wheel in his hand was flying, and he shouted loudly to order Luo Zhong to spin the sails, only to see a pirate ship with a flickering fire, and a row of cannonballs had been fired and fell into the water surface of the "Baili" ship about dozens of feet away.

Seeing this situation, everyone's hearts that had just calmed down suddenly rose to their throats again, and at this time, they were about to escape successfully, and no one wanted to fail.

Peng San laughed wildly and said: "With the skills of these boys, if you want to hit my boat, it's still a long way away!"

He turned the rudder one after another, and kept telling the crew to spin the sails, and the "White Oriole" turned in a curve, turning several times in succession, and narrowly avoiding several rows of artillery, one of which almost grazed the mast, causing everyone on board to break out in a cold sweat. And with the help of the wind, the "Whitebird" also sailed a distance of miles in a few moments, which was almost out of the range of the pirate ship's guns.

Once the direction of the downwind was reached, the speed of the sailboat was suddenly exerted, and all the twelve sails on the "White Ole" were puffed up, and the speed soon reached more than six watches, and the loach boat driven by human power had no advantage at all.

The two loach boats fired their guns one after another, but the distance had been narrowed, and it was difficult to pose a threat to the "White Oriole". The southwest wind on the sea blew stronger and stronger, and the "White Oriole" was faster, and after half an hour, the pirate ship was far behind eight or nine miles, and it was almost invisible in the night.

Peng San pursed his mouth and shouted, "Luo Zhong, you are at the helm!"

Luo Zhong, the head of the boat, came in response and said, "Third Master Peng, you are ......"

Luo Zhong's tone was already full of respect. If he only knew about Peng San's skills in chatting and talking, but now that he commanded the "White Oriole" to escape from the pirate ship, Luo Zhong would have admired him so much.

Not only Luo Zhong, but also Cao Duyun, Song Sichen and others on the side, all looked at this vulgar man with a short stature, and the only person who remained unchanged and was still full of resentment was probably the only one who was angry with Peng Sanyi, the elder of the "Shangqing Gate", Zhengde Daoist.

Peng San shook the rudder and said, "Those guys can't catch up anymore, do you want me to help you drive the boat to Wanyi Island?"

Luo Zhong hurriedly took the rudder and said, "Yes, yes, Luo Zhong doesn't dare!"

Leaving the rudder, Peng San regained the sleek appearance of that grinning face, the previous ferociousness was no longer at all, he walked in front of Hua Bushi, arched his hand and said: "If Young Master Hua doesn't have any instructions, I will retire first and go back to sleep in the cabin." I'm so tired after a busy night!"

Hua Bushi returned the salute and said: "Third Master Peng is going to rest, please take care of yourself." ”

Peng San made another gesture before pacing down the high platform and walking towards the cabin.

Seeing that Peng San had left, Nangong Qi on the side said: "Young Master Hua, this Mr. Peng San is really amazing, if it weren't for him, I'm afraid that all of them will be unable to escape the disaster of falling into the water tonight, speaking of which, we should all thank Young Master Hua a lot!"

Peng San is Hua Bushi's entourage, and Nangong Qi's words are because of the intention of the servant to thank the master.

Hua Bushi hurriedly shook his hand and said: "Third Master Peng is a wise man from Nanao Chaiyuan, and Hua Bushi is not a master and servant, and the younger brother really doesn't dare to accept it!"

Nangong Qi said: "No matter what, he was also brought on this ship by Young Master Hua, so why should Brother Hua be too humble." ”

He paused slightly, and then said: "I heard that the Chai family in Nanao is just a rich gentleman, this Mr. Peng San is so proficient in the art of sailing and sailing, and can understand the changes in wind direction, he must be an extraordinary person, I wonder if Young Master Hua knows his origin?"

The previous praise was just politeness, but in fact, this sentence was what Nangong Qi really wanted to ask.

Hua Bushi smiled bitterly and said: "It's a shame to say that the junior brother doesn't know anything about the origin of this Peng Sanye. ”

"With Brother Hua's insight, even if I didn't know it before, after tonight's events, I must be able to see a thing or two about Mr. Peng San's origin, is the younger brother right?"

The scheming wisdom of this Duyun Gongzi is really not under Hua Bushi, since the first time he saw him in Changsha City, this eldest young master has already had this feeling, in front of Cao Duyun, even if he wants to hide it, it is not easy.

Hua Bushi said: "Brother Cao's insight is far better than mine, what I can see, Brother Cao will definitely be able to, Hua Bushi wants to hear Brother Cao's high opinion." ”

Cao Duyun smiled slightly and said, "Actually, it's just some speculation, Brother Hua doesn't want to say it, so it's up to the younger brother to talk about it!"

He coughed lightly and said, "Even if an ordinary captain of a merchant ship is familiar with the celestial weather and can predict the direction of the wind, it is impossible for him to have the ability to command a ship battle. Mr. Peng San not only commanded properly, but also was able to control a sailing ship to evade the pirates' artillery, not only good at sailing, but also good at naval warfare, which shows that he did not drive merchant ships in the past, but warships. ”

Nangong Qi nodded and said, "Brother Cao is reasonable. ”

Cao Duyun said: "Another thing that the junior brother guessed is that this Mr. Peng San has a grudge against pirates. ”

Hua Bushi said: "How can this be seen?"

Cao Duyun said: "Because of the right battle, there was no need to fight at all." ”

He turned his gaze to the direction of the pirate ship that had disappeared in the distance, and said: "Mr. Peng San has foreseen that as soon as the time comes, the wind direction on the sea will change, as long as he adjusts the course in time, he can escape calmly, and there is no need to fly a white flag to lure the other party's loach ship forward and kill the pirates on that ship." He did this because he was unwilling to flee in vain, and wanted to take revenge on the pirates of the 'Blue Shark Regiment'. ”

What Cao Duiyun said was indeed true, and the fierce color that Peng San inadvertently showed during the previous battle was not only noticed by Hua Bushi, but also did not escape Cao Duiyun's eyes, which indeed showed that Peng San and those pirates would definitely not be friends.

Cao Duyun said: "Based on these two points, it is not difficult to judge the origin of Mr. Peng San." ”

Nangong Qi: "Please make it clear to Gongzi Cao." ”

Cao Duyun said: "In the sea area of the Ming Dynasty, those who know how to drive warships and are good at artillery warfare are only the sailors of the imperial court, and the sailors have been at war with pirates for many years, and they are enemies of life and death. Mr. Peng San speaks a Northeast dialect, and it is speculated by his younger brother that he may have served as a sailor in Haiwei, Liaodong Town, and later joined the door of the Chai family in Nanao. ”

Even Hua Bushi had to admit that what Cao Duyun said was quite reasonable.

The sailors of the Ming Dynasty were originally very strong, and once had the most powerful fleet in the whole Shijie, but it was all old. In recent years, natural and man-made disasters in the country have continued, coupled with the corruption of the imperial court and the emptiness of the treasury, the personnel and ships of the naval division have been greatly reduced, and they are long gone.

And the Liaodong Zhenhaiwei Water Division Battalion mentioned by Cao Duyun had been canceled by the imperial court five years ago and ceased to exist. Therefore, it is indeed possible to guess that Peng San was once one of the generals.

Nangong Qi said: "Cao Gongzi is really very insightful. If this Mr. Peng San is from the imperial court, he can be regarded as a rare talent, and it is really enviable that Young Master Hua can help him on this trip, and we are all stained with Young Master Hua's light!"

Hua Bushi didn't even dare to say it, so he was polite.

At this time, the "White Oriole" sailed at full speed, and had completely escaped the tracking of the pirate ship, and the night of horror was finally spent safely.