Chapter 42: All the Way West

The Jinyin is the latest type of Daqi ocean-going armed merchant ship, the ship building has become a double deck, so that the center of gravity of the hull is lower, it is less likely to capsize in the event of a hurricane than before, and the upper and lower decks and cargo compartments are separated from many independent spaces, which greatly improves the ability to load sailors and cargo.

The night was dark, and the sea was pitch black, except for the lights on the upper deck of the Honeysuckle.

In the gently lapping waves of the reef, more than a dozen small boats and rafts were taking advantage of the cover of night to float towards the Honeysuckle.

At this time, Lu Ning was lying lazily, and the three little beauties Gan Yingxiu, Li Shishi and Xu Dongdong massaged and relaxed for him.

The red candles in the cabin are swaying, and the wooden couch and wooden piers are all inlaid with the wood of the cabin, and when encountering wind and waves, they will not bump or even tip over like tables and chairs.

Lu Ning was lying on the soft couch at this time, Gan Yingxiu knelt behind his high pillow and pinched his head for him, and Master Li and Xu Dongdong knelt on both sides and beat his legs for him.

If it was said that before, these three little beauties did not dare to touch his body at will, since that day after sleeping together on the dragon couch, in the minds of the three little beauties, the master is not so terrible, at least when serving Lu Ning, the three of them can muster up the courage to pinch Lu Ning's head and feet and the like, and help the master relieve his fatigue.

However, the three of them still paid attention to Lu Ning's face all the time, for fear that the master would have a trace of discomfort.

The three little beauties are all snow-white silk pajamas and pajamas today, and the green silk simply combed her ponytail, in a trance, which made Lu Ning have an illusion, her three are very similar to the three particularly beautiful little sisters next door in later generations, wearing home clothes, meekly relieving the fatigue of her big brother, that kind of warm feeling, it is really wonderful and indescribable.

However, Lu Ning then sighed in his heart, in fact, this is just that he thinks of the scene so beautifully, and the gap between the three of them, in fact, the three of them are all engrossed and carefully paying attention to their feelings, and their spirits are highly nervous, this errand? For them? After a long time, I must be extremely tired.

And? By these three pairs of small slender hands? Pinching the head and beating the legs, inevitable? It makes people feel it.

With a cough, Lu Ning said, "Okay?" Too late? Go to sleep,"

Because the area of each independent cabin is limited, with the maturity of the ship, it is impossible for Lu Ning to transform the cabin structure as before for his own comfort? Is it Lu Ning's lounge? The wooden couch can only sleep two people, and the three of them all sleep next door, and they can't sleep on the same cabin or make a bunk on the floor so that they can serve the master at any time.

said this in his mouth, but Lu Ning pondered in his heart? Do you want to summon the five Vietnamese maids, who have been feeling depressed lately? It should be due to the imbalance of yin and yang and the lack of physical strength.

And spoiling these three little beauties, are you a little reluctant? It's just a moment of pleasure, and you won't see the three of them for a short time in the future? Guards replaced by someone else? I have to adapt again.

Pampering other Qing'e? These three little girls must be lost in their hearts.

At this moment, the bell rang out, which was the alarm bell of the watchtower.

Listening to the bells, three short and one long, came from a pirate who was not too threatening.

Lu Ning bowed slightly, it was okay, in the middle of the night, the sentinels of the watchtower discovered the enemy's traces before themselves, which was also a gratifying change, indicating that the early warning system of the gold and silver was still very passable.

There is a flying falcon group, that is, the guards in front of the palace that are actually selected, and Lu Ning is too lazy to take a look.

These hundred guards can be said to be the elite of the elite among the professional soldiers of Daqi, and they are all proficient in water, each of them is white in the waves, and they are assembled into a team, and they are even more indestructible in the martial arts that are difficult to shake when the martial arts masters come, and they don't have to worry about it at all.

"Go and rest." Seeing that the three girls had worried looks on their faces, Lu Ning smiled and waved his hand, and said, "Sleep peacefully, just dance for me tonight." ”

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Early the next morning, Hamiki arrived on the ship.

Yesterday's battle ended in less than half an hour, and the attacking boats and rafts found it particularly difficult for them to climb the side of the gold and silver ship.

In fact, most of these natives have been water thieves, and in the coastal tribes of Indochina Peninsula, Zhongzhou Island, Java Island, etc., fishermen and water thieves are not separated, and it is common for fishermen to encounter under-prepared merchant ships to plunder.

But obviously, the Gold and Silver was completely different from the merchant ships they had climbed before, and the side of the ship was much higher, even if it was engaged with the Sriwijaya naval army, it would be difficult for the other party to board the ship and fight.

Instead of getting on the boat, the pirates were greeted by bows and crossbows, and when they fled, they were overturned from the bottom of the water and more than half of them were killed or captured.

Liu Dafang interrogated him overnight, and learned from the mouths of the captives that these people were all summoned by the local headman Litai.

Li Tai is Bantai's cousin, and he whimsically wants to rob the treasure ship of the Qi people and dominate here.

Lu Ning could only shake his head when he heard this, many of these natives did not evolve in IQ and were exactly the same, in fact, it was mainly because they had too little knowledge, and thinking about problems was very simple.

And Litai, when he fell into the water, he fought with a guard in front of the palace, his strength was so strong that it was difficult to control, and he was stabbed to death in the sea.

Hami apologized again and again, took the prisoners with him, and needless to say, he knew that soon a new round of purges and repressions was set off in Shating City.

The gold and silver have been moored here, which can be regarded as the platform of Hami.

It wasn't until more than ten days later that news of the Battle of Palembang came.

The first town of the Nanyang Naval Division of Daqi, under the command of Li Jilong, launched an attack on Palembang, and then attracted the siege of hundreds of ships of the size of the Three Buddhas.

Li Jixun's attack on Palembang was also to attract most of the naval forces that Srivijaya could recruit for a decisive battle.

Although there are only about 20 ships and thousands of sailors in the first town of the Nanyang Naval Division, the ship-sea tactics of the Sriwijaya are really as difficult and abnormal as ants gnawing on elephants.

The collision angle of these giant ships of the Great Qi Sailor is simply difficult for the small boat of the Three Buddhas to resist.

However, there are also many small boats that approach the Qi warships from the side, and board the ships with rope flying hooks and the like, facing the strong bows and crossbows of the Qi army.

The Battle of Palembang ended with the disastrous defeat of the Srivijaya Sailors.

According to Li Jilong's report, the casualties of the Qi army's sailors did not reach the triple digits, which was a real victory.

Of course, in order to avoid unnecessary casualties, Li Jilong's naval division did not storm Palembang, but cruised around the perimeter and blockaded it.

When the news came, the Gold and Silver also left Shating City and headed south.