Chapter 144: Capture the thief and capture the king first

"My lord, I found that there was a big ship in the middle of the pirate fleet, flying a black flag, and it was speeding towards the rear, and it had broken away from the entire fleet......" The crew on the mast suddenly shouted loudly at Lord Zheng who was standing on the bow of the ship after observing for a long time.

"It must be the command ship of the pirate leader. Give me a chase and rush to that ship. The head cannon is ready, aim at that ship for me, and fire!" Zheng He gave the order without any hesitation.

"Yes!"

Although the treasure ship is large, it relies on the unique design of the sail to improve the wind efficiency, and the long oars are placed on both sides and stern of the treasure ship, which increases the propulsion efficiency of the hull in the water, so that the speed of the entire treasure ship is much faster than that of ordinary warships and merchant ships.

WhewW......

The sea breeze whistled past the ship, and the treasure ship rode the wind and waves, passing through the pirate fleet and chasing the command ship of the pirate fleet.

Because they had seen the power of the treasure ship before, especially the mysterious firearms, they were so frightened that these pirates who were usually murderous were too late to flee in all directions, and where would anyone dare to stop them? Even if one or two people who wanted to make meritorious contributions with their heads poured into the sea breeze and drove the ships to stop them, they were directly killed by the cannons set up in front of the treasure ship and turned into bait.

Bang bang bang!

The bow cannon kept firing at the pirate ship in front, and the fierce momentum was like a dragon out of the water, and it was impossible to stop it in the sea.

Rumble!

A cannonball hit the mast of the pirate command ship, and as soon as the mast fell, the speed of the ship immediately decreased, and it was still far from the coast.

"Don't panic, don't panic. A middle-aged man standing on the deck, wearing his upper body and a scimitar at his waist, shouted sharply, with a terrifying scar on the right side of his face, from the corner of his eye to his chin. It's like a centipede lying on it, it's terrifying.

"Chief, the big ship behind is about to catch up, their artillery fire is too fierce. We can't resist it. ā€

"What are you afraid of? We also have cannons, so let's shoot at them. The leader drew his scimitar from his waist and pointed it at the approaching ship behind him. I didn't feel anything when I was far away, but now that I'm closer, how do I feel like the other party's ship has become bigger?

"Chief. The shells on the ship have all been exhausted. ā€

"What?"

"You forgot, now this ship was snatched from someone else just two days ago, and we should have gone back to replenish it immediately, but you said that there was a big deal in the past two days, and there will be no such opportunity after you miss it......"

"Are you complaining about me?" the leader glared, full of murderous aura.

"The subordinates don't dare. The little minion immediately lowered his head and bent down, like a small shrimp.

"Humph!"

The leader turned his head and looked at the crew on the ship who were all looking at him, the men who usually shouted and shouted to kill. Now that he has no words, his face is either timid or hesitant, and he looks like a turtle with a shrunken head.

"Brothers, don't forget that we are the overlords of this sea. For many years, whether it is the merchant ships of various countries or the sailors of the government, which one is not our sword? However, we have never met an opponent. Look at the boat under your feet. Now that a bigger ship has been delivered to our door, we should be happy, because we are about to have a better ship. So. Raise all your swords, and get ready, and as soon as their ship nears, swing aboard the ship, and kill them without a single piece of armor. The leader yelled at the crew.

Hearing the leader's words, the fire of sin in the hearts of these outlaws was instantly ignited. The faces that had been timid just now all responded to the leader's call, holding the sword in his hand, waving it, and roaring.

"Kill, take the ship, kill the person, take the ship!"

Seeing that the pirate ship not far away stopped and did not fire a cannon, Zheng He's brows couldn't help but furrow, what are those pirates standing on the deck for?

"Slow down," Zheng He said suddenly, he wanted to see what kind of medicine was sold in the gourds of these pirates.

"Yes, sir. ā€

The treasure ship was moving at full speed and gradually slowed down, and finally stopped at a distance of about ten meters in front of the pirate ship to wait and see what happened.

The pirates on the pirate ship kept shouting and provoking, and suddenly saw the other party stop in front, and were immediately dumbfounded, at such a distance, the rope could not be thrown, how could this get on the other party's ship? Moreover, the muzzle of the cannon with the black hole was facing the pirate ship on its own side, if this was bombed, wouldn't the ship be destroyed and people killed? Fainted, didn't the sailors of all countries and provinces give priority to prisoners? Shelling and killing? What is going on?

"Ahead is Zheng and Zheng Chief?"

Zheng He was slightly stunned when he heard this, but he didn't expect that there were not only people on the other side who were proficient in the Ming language, but also people who knew him. When he looked closely, he saw a man standing on the bow of the other party's boat, with dark skin and a mantle, like an evil spirit. "I'm Zheng He, who are you?"

"I am the leader of the pirate fleet, Robui, and I heard your name before I came to this sea, and when I saw it today, it was really extraordinary. ā€

"Luo Buyi, you don't want to beg me to let you go, do you?" Zheng He said lightly.

"No, when I came out to be a pirate, I knew that sooner or later I would die at sea. I parked the ship here today, not because I was afraid of you, but because I heard that all of your famous people are brave and good at fighting, so I want to have a face-to-face fight with you, neither of us will use cannons, the winner will be king, and the loser will be coward, I don't know if you dare to lead Zheng?"

Zheng He squinted his eyes and looked at the other party, the pirate leader on the other side was ready to play with him. He has been galloping on the sea for many years, and he has seen more pirates, and he has seen more pirates who play with their hearts and eyes, and when the other party pouts his ass, he knows what kind of shit the other party will pull out. From this point, he can judge that the other side has no shells.

"Leader Zheng, aren't you afraid?" Luo Buyi said loudly, his eyes full of contempt.

"Hahahaha!" Hearing his words, the crew of the pirate ship all laughed, and their mouths were screaming, not some clean words, scolding or anything.

"Okay, no cannons, no cannons. Zheng He thought for a moment and then said, "However, if you lose, you must order your fleet to stop attacking, and besides, all ships belong to me." ā€

"Your Excellency, you can't fall for him. ā€

"Yes, sir, they must be out of shells. The crew on the side said after hearing this. In their opinion, the current situation is to directly bombard the other party's pirate ship and kill it to slag, how can they use the knife and sword, and talk nonsense with those inhuman pirates here? .

But how did they know that after this naval battle, the fleet consumed a lot of materials, and the broken ships of the pirates alone were not enough to compensate for the losses of the fleet, so they had to capture these pirates, especially the pirate leaders, and force the other party to intercept the property over the years, in order to make up for the loss of the entire fleet. Otherwise, where would there be silver to support the next voyage? This is also the reason why Zheng He agreed with God to mention yƬ.

"Okay, Leader Zheng is refreshing, let's make up our minds, and no one can regret it. When Luo Buyi heard this, he hurriedly said, he was already happy in his heart. Stupid, stupid hat, fooled, you just wait to become Lao Tzu's knife. "Leader Zheng, let's come then, do you drive the boat over, or do we drive the boat over?" Luo Buyi asked with a smile, proud of his ingenuity.

"It doesn't have to be that much trouble. Zheng He said with a smile, then turned around and shouted behind him, "Throw your hands and prepare, throw the thunder." ā€

Ten strong men gathered from both sides of the treasure ship, they held the thunder in their hands, pulled out the line, ran up, sprinted, thrown!

Whew......

Ten heavenly thunderbolts were thrown directly from the treasure ship to the pirate ship ten meters away. Suddenly, the explosion sounded, the flames splashed everywhere, and the previous laughter and laughter also turned into wails, and the cries continued.

"Prepare for the second round, throw the thunder. ā€

Whoosh ......

Another series of thunderbolts were thrown, and the deck of the pirate ship was suddenly blown to pieces, and the bottom of the ship leaked, and it sank straight into the sea.

"Leader Zheng, you villain with no integrity, your words don't count. Luo Buyi lay behind a boat gang and shouted at Zheng He in annoyance.

"Luo Buyi, you only said that you can't use cannons, and you didn't say that you can't use heavenly thunder, where did my Zheng He come from to be dishonest?" Zheng He asked rhetorically.

"Uh......" Robyi opened his mouth and was stunned for a long time, not saying anything.

The crew of the treasure ship was deeply moved by Lord Zheng's wit, and thunderous applause and applause rang out from the audience, as if they had forgotten that this was the battlefield.

"Robui. Zheng He suddenly said with a stern face, "You must surrender immediately, otherwise, your head will be cut off." ā€

"I, Robyi, will not accept it, and I will not surrender to death. Robyi said with a stiff neck.

"Thrower, keep throwing thunder at me until you sink their ship. And the archers, shoot at the pirates in the sea, especially their leader Luo Buyi, shoot him into a sea urchin for me!" Zheng He ordered loudly.

"Yes!" the archers immediately gathered at the head of the bed, drew their bows and arrows, and aimed at Robuyi on the pirate ship.

When Luo Buyi saw it, he was frightened and immediately threw the knife in his hand on the ground, and raised his two hands, "Leader Zheng, I surrender, don't use the thunder." ā€

The other pirates were all speechless when they saw it, and the leader was too undisciplined, right? Just now, he shouted and shouted to kill, more than anyone shouted, but now it's good, the first one to raise his hand and surrender, there is no dignity and courage of the pirate leader at all.

Jingle Bell......

Seeing the leader surrender, the other pirates were all deflated, and as the so-called defeat was like a mountain, everyone threw away their weapons and raised their hands high.

The naval battle is over!

…… (To be continued.) )