Chapter 54: The King of Thieves
Tang Yinzhong's longbow wounded the two gunners on the opposite side, which bought the Fir some respite, but as Bao'er analyzed, the equipment of the Fir was too far behind the pirate ship on the opposite side, even if there were archers like Ah Zhong, it was only a drop in the bucket, and the enemy's artillery could only flee in the wilderness, but the fir was far inferior to the other party, although it was already retreating at full speed, it was still watching the pirate ship with black sails approaching little by little.
What is even more disturbing is the speed at which the opposite side is regaining momentum.
Ah Zi's mind was still shrouded in the vague figure on the lookout, and he heard another deafening loud noise in his ears, just like the last time, with a strong feeling of tinnitus and headache, the sound seemed to linger around him for a long time and could not be dispersed.
"Ah Zi? How are you? ”
Bao'er's voice came from beside her.
Seeing that Ah Zi's face was pale, and thinking that she was weak and did not practice martial arts like herself, Bao'er thought that she was shocked by the roar of the cannonball, and asked loudly with worried eyes on Ah Zi's shoulder.
"Bao'er......" Ah Zi shook his head vigorously to make the tinnitus feel a little lesser, and then tried his best to calm down, and said word by word, "Can you help me go to Ah Brown's side?" ”
"Captain!"
On the other side of the deck, Song Luyao ignored the strong opposition of the crew, left the door panel where he was hiding, and ran in the direction where Tang Yinbrown and Tang Yinzhong were.
Despite the extremely low pressure on his body, he was unable to completely dodge the dense feathered arrows that were being hurled towards the Fir.
A black-painted arrow plunged straight into Song Luyao's shoulder.
He felt only a sharp stabbing pain in his right side, and then his right hand lost its mobility.
Fortunately, it was not the leg that was injured, and it was still possible to run!
Thinking like this, he rushed to Tang Yinbrown's hiding place without stopping for a moment.
"Captain Song, you're injured!"
Tang Yinzhong took the first step to meet Song Luyao and wanted to treat his wounds simply, but he was refused.
Song Luyao waved his hand, but his eyes were firmly fixed on Tang Yinyan's direction: "The other party's two cannons are too powerful, even if the fir has an iron wall, it can't withstand it for a while." Now the bow and stern have been shot once, and two of the four cabins at the bottom have been lost, and several crew members monitoring the engines below have desperately closed the gates between the cabins, barely saving the remaining two.
"But in a situation like this, it's only a matter of time before all four compartments are filled with water.
"Once the bottom four compartments fall, the main compartment in the middle will soon be swept away by a powerful column of water, and at that time, you will only have to watch the Fir sink."
Song Luyao said this quickly and steadily, but his eyes that shone with water were full of determination to advance and retreat with the fir.
Tang Yinbrown listened with a calm face, knowing that time was pressing, and he didn't have too much time to weigh which path should be the safest.
"How many lifeboats do we have?"
"There are only two rafts for a maximum of twenty people." Song Luyao replied, "But there are bamboo arrows and stones thrown all the time on the opposite side, and it is already very difficult to lower the ship from the deck to the sea in such a situation, and it is even more nonsense to ensure safe boarding." ”
"No matter how difficult it is, you have to give it a try, you can't just sit and wait for death." Tang Yinbrown said, and when he looked up, he saw Ah Zi and Bao'er struggling in his direction.
In just one breath, Tang Yinbrown removed the wooden door beside him, as if the wooden door was made of clay, and then rolled forward twice, easily reaching Bao'er and Ah Zi, and using the wooden door as a shield to escort them to meet Ah Zhong and Song Lu Yao.
Ah Brown Ah Zhong Song Lu Yao didn't speak for a while, but looked at the two of them with reproachful eyes at the same time.
Bao'er looked back and forth at a few people, and then pointed at Ah Zi with her eyes and said, "Big brother, Ah Zi has something to tell you." ”
Ah Zi nodded, looked back and forth at the three most vocal people on the ship, and said, "I think...... I saw the captain of the pirate ship opposite, right on the lookout. ”
Ah Zi said, stretching out his hand and pointing in the direction of the enemy ship.
"What do you think?"
Song Luyao didn't know much about this little girl who was with the army, but at this critical juncture, if what she said was true, it was a matter related to the lives of a boatload of people, and at such a juncture, even if he was not suspicious, he couldn't risk believing her words.
"Ah Zi, what do you say, is there any basis?"
Ah Zhong saw Song Luyao's concern, and saw Ah Zi, who was a little flinching under his suspicious questioning, hurriedly stepped forward and asked again in a softened tone.
Ah Zi wrung her hands nervously, but just shook her head without saying a word.
Seeing this, Ah Zhong turned his head blankly, and looked at Song Luyao, neither of them knew how to deal with it.
Take Ah Zi's words seriously? But she is a little girl, and she has no experience in going to sea or fighting, and I am afraid that she does not even understand what a captain should be, and now she can't say what credentials she has, and it seems like she is talking about it.
Just ignore it? But the news is so tempting. But anyone who has encountered pirates in this part of the northern sea understands that when they meet the enemy, the captain, as the most important link of the entire fleet, often does not even touch the main warship, and often only huddles in one of the flanking auxiliary warships, and this little girl now tells them that the captain of the opposite fleet not only boarded the main warship, but also stood on the lookout to direct the battle?
Seeing Ah Zi's serious face, several people were silent for a while.
Ah Zi was also struggling in her heart, she couldn't tell them because he saw the other party's eyes, and the imprint left on her heart at that moment was too deep and painful, making her sure that the person must not be mortal......
Even if she says such a thing, I'm afraid that no one will believe it, but will think that she is delirious and suspicious, right?
But the feeling in her heart......
"Ahh
Ah Zi raised his head abruptly and stared in the direction of Ah Brown, only to find that he had been staring at him, and there was no hesitation in Ah Zhong and Song Luyao in his eyes, and some were just waiting patiently.
"You believe me......"
The moment she collided with Ah Brown's eyes, Ah Zi understood that her Ah Brown had never doubted her judgment, even if she couldn't give any reason at the moment.
After she said that sentence in an approximate whisper, the corners of Ah Brown's mouth were slightly raised, and she nodded slightly.
"I know." Ah Brown said softly, not like a decision, but like a comfort to Ah Zi.
"Big brother? What did you say? Ah Zhong looked at the two back and forth, and for a moment, he felt that the two were communicating in a silent language that he didn't understand.
"Capture the thief and capture the king first. We dealt with the captain of the pirate ship first, and the other side was defeated. ”