On the sea in the early morning, there is a hint of saltiness in the air, the call of seabirds sounds from time to time, the breeze is gentle, gentle and moist, the waves are roaring, the sea is endless, the sky is still early, the fog is curling, like a fairyland.

Two high-sea ships loaded with cargo pierced through the fog and cleaved the waves, all the way to the west. On the top of the high mast, the banner of the word "king" sounded fiercely. Obviously, this is a ship in the army of the Loyalty.

"Huang Tongzhi has finally rushed back. I remember that it was still summer when I set off from Yangzhou, and now it is winter. ”

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On the side of the ship, all of them were young men with dark faces, red battle jackets, and iron armor. They were all armed with guns and knives, and they kept a close eye on the situation on the sea.

The name of the speaker is Chen Ping, who is twenty-four or five years old, and is a soldier of Lianshui on Huainan East Road, because of the war, the family has passed away one after another. He joined the loyal army under Li Bao in the Lianshui Army, and went all the way to Quanzhou and Ryukyu, although he was a new soldier, he went to a lot of places.

Huang Feihu nodded and said, "Chen Ping, what you said is good. It's been more than half a year in the blink of an eye, and these days have passed really fast. However, we have done the math, there are still so many brothers stationed on the island, and it is estimated that it will be a few months before they want to come back. ”

They found sulfur ore next to a volcano in the Ryukyu Islands, organized a hand-mined mine, and the first ships to be brought back were these two ships. Due to the improvement of shipbuilding technology and navigation technology, as well as the use of the compass, ocean voyages have become inevitable, and the Ryukyu Islands are naturally not a problem.

The group traveled north until they reached the southernmost island of Kyushu in Japan and Jeju Island in Goryeo, and then returned to the Ryukyu Islands.

In addition to going back to restore their lives, Cai Wu and the others also had to report the situation on the islands along the way, which was not just as simple as sulfur.

"If I wasn't afraid of causing trouble, I would lead my brothers to occupy a few small islands in Japan and Goryeo first, and save thousands of miles and make a trip!"

Cai Wu had some regrets. Now that I think about it, I will occupy some places and build a few strongholds, and I believe that the prime minister will not be blamed, and it is possible to get a reward.

"Fifth brother, fortunately, we have fulfilled our mission and brought this sulfur back. When the prince sees it, he will definitely praise it. ”

Chen Jianghua next to him also complimented. He and Cai Wu have known each other for a long time, and they have been wandering the Ryukyu Islands in the early years, and they have a bit of a familiar taste when they speak.

"Brother Chen, you don't have to worry about it."

Cai Wu looked at Chen Jianghua and comforted: "Wang Xianggong is the master of the world, as long as you follow us and work hard, there will be a good life in the future." You can rest assured. ”

Chen Jianghua said happily: "Then brother, I will thank the fifth brother."

Chen Ping was not as capable as Chen Jianghua, he looked at the red glow in the east and the fog that was gradually dissipating, and asked, "Cai Tong, how long will it take to get to the shore?"

Cai Wu roughly calculated, stretched out two fingers, and said softly: "It is estimated that there are still two hours." Let's go to Lianshui Army first, then go to Xuzhou, then change ships and go north to the Daimyo's Mansion. ”

Chen Ping let go of his heart. The Lianshui Army is the base camp of the Loyal and Righteous Army, controlling the coast of Haizhou, as long as it is there, everything will be safe.

Everyone was looking forward to it, and wanted to get back to the shore and have a good rest.

"Whoosh!"

A sharp arrow pierced through the air like a poisonous snake and shot straight into the chest of a man on the deck of a sea ship, who leaned forward and planted straight out of the ship, and with a "poof" sound, fell into the sea, splashing a wave.

The men on the bow of the ship were suddenly startled, and they all bent down, clenched the knives and guns in their hands, and looked at the surrounding sea alertly. Someone on the ship immediately rang the gong, and the gong of "bell" rang out continuously, and the shouts of "enemy attack" also sounded.

The sound of "whoosh" is endless, innumerable

Feather arrows went straight to the men on the two sea ships in all directions. The arrows rang down on the side of the ship, and the men on the bow fell one after another, and even some of the men who had just run out of the cabin were shot and fell down one by one, moaning and screaming on the deck.

At this time, the sky was just dawning, the fog on the sea had not yet dissipated, and on the smoky sea, in all directions, there were more than a dozen large sea ships, and there were twenty or thirty small boats behind them, which were densely covered with golden soldiers with guns and knives, and were rowing violently towards the two sea ships full of goods in the middle.

"It's a warship!"

The opponent's warship was getting closer and closer, and the men who fought back on the ship could see clearly that the flag on the ship was the name of Pseudo-Qi, which was Liu Yu's coastal sailor warship.

"These shitty days! Brothers, get ready for battle!"

Cai Wu shouted loudly, but he was quite uneasy in his heart. There are so many people on the other side, the momentum is violent, and it is a sudden attack, obviously coming prepared, this time I am afraid that it will be more than lucky.

The ship's artillery immediately rang out, and more than a dozen solid iron balls shot at the opposing ship, but with little effect. Most of the shells hit the sea, and only two shells hit the ship, which did not cause many casualties.

"What's the matter, hurry up and adjust, the thief is about to pounce!"

The gunners were in a hurry, quickly reloaded their ammunition and fired a second round of shells.

This time there was some effect, there were several sea ships, and several holes were punched out of the side of the ship, and dozens of gold soldiers were killed and wounded on board. Helplessly, Jin Bing drove the ship like crazy and pounced viciously forward.

In an instant, the distance between the sea ships was already 50 steps closer, and the grenades on the ship were also thrown over, and the front ends of the two warships of the golden soldiers were blown up and sawdust flew one after another, killing and wounding more than a dozen golden soldiers.

At this time, Jin Bing's rocket also shot over, shot on the oil sail, and "Zizi" burned. At the same time, countless lime bottles were also thrown over, and the ship was covered with a white mist, and the soldiers did not dare to open their eyes, and there was a violent coughing sound on the ship.

The chief general of Jin Bing is also a master of naval warfare. Burn the sails first to slow down the speed of the opposing ship. Relying on the strength of the crowd, they attacked from all sides and disrupted the leaders of the loyal army on the ship.

The golden soldiers opened their bows and shot arrows, and the arrows came from all directions like flying locusts, and the soldiers of the loyal and righteous army on the ship were shot down.

"Push all the artillery into the sea, and you must not leave it to Fanzi!"

Seeing that the Jin soldiers were approaching and the artillery was useless, Cai Wu shouted loudly and asked the gunners to push the artillery into the sea.

Before he could finish speaking, countless feathered arrows were fired, and the sergeants on the side of the ship, including the gunners, were all shot down. As a last resort, the sergeants of the Loyal and Righteous Army had no choice but to retreat, and all of them hid in the cabins, relying on the window panels to resist the other party, watching the Jin Bing's warship getting closer and closer.

Cai Wu wanted to snatch out of the cabin and destroy the artillery several times, but he was attacked by the opponent's locust-like feather arrows and couldn't raise his head, and he was hit on his arm.

"Chen Ping, Chen Jianghua, the two of you have good water qualities, jump into the sea and escape first, and swim all the way to the east, you must find the sailor and tell them about the situation here."

Cai Wu wiped the lime off his head and face, he took out a map wrapped in oiled paper from his arms and stuffed it into Chen Jianghua's arms.

"Be sure to give this map to Li Dutong or Wang Xianggong, this is the situation of the islands, don't lose it!"

Chen Jianghua and Chen Ping glanced at each other, and in desperation, Chen Jianghua took the oil paper and put it in his arms.

"Don't go yet!"

Cai Wu roared angrily, his eyes looking at the sea, and at this time, Jin Bing's warship had already come up.

Today this naval battle is already a sure defeat, the opposing ships are coming too fast, the artillery is useless, close combat, grenades

Bullets and bows and arrows are equally indistinguishable. This battle is already a definite defeat, and it is inevitable to escape.

Chen Jianghua and Chen Ping took the compass, secretly climbed out of the cabin, and jumped into the sea from the middle of the two ships.

Countless flying hooks hit the ship, and immediately after, countless golden soldiers poured onto the bow of the ship.

"Brothers, kill!"

Cai Wu held up his shield and rushed out first.

There was a bloody battle on the deck, and the Loyal Soldiers were too few in number, although they fought bravely and had excellent assassination skills. Under the siege of the other party, some sergeants continued to fall to the ground, and then their flesh and blood were blurred, and they could no longer stand up.

"Straight lady thief, return my brother's life!"

Cai Wu had a pair of red eyes and slashed wildly. He has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and his strength is amazing, and the golden soldiers who came up were constantly cut down to the ground, and there was blood everywhere on the ground.

Cai Wu also suffered several blows on his body, if it weren't for the armor, he would have died in Huangquan long ago.

The fighting on the ship has come to an end, and the sergeants of the Loyal and Righteous Army are getting fewer and fewer, and in the end, only Cai Wu and Wandu next to him are left.

Both were already scarred. Wandu and Cai Wu were back to back, both of them were short of breath, and the wounds on their bodies were painful.

"Brother, if we die here today, do you have any regrets in your heart?"

"General, what to regret! After he died, the child was taken care of by the army and Wang Xianggong, and my brother was satisfied!"

"That's right!"

Cai Wu said loudly: "Think of me Cai Wu, it turns out that the dog is an ordinary character, who has been trampled under the feet of others all day long, and it was not until he entered the Loyal and Righteous Army that he knew how to write the word "human". If it weren't for Xianggong Wang, I wouldn't be where Cai Wu is today!"

He raised his knife and shouted, "Xianggong Wang, you want to avenge the villain!"

Wandu also said loudly: "Wang Xianggong, the villain's family will be entrusted to you!"

The two picked up the knives and guns in their hands and viciously pounced on the Jin soldiers on the opposite side.

The process of fighting was extremely short, Cai Wu and Wan Du were blurred with flesh and blood, covered in blood, and fell on the deck, their eyes were open and they refused to close.

The Jin soldier general walked onto the deck, looking at the tragic results of the battle above, he couldn't help frowning. He never expected that a sneak attack battle with a huge disparity in strength would be fought so fiercely, and the other party's bravery and fearlessness also made him feel shocked.

"Check it out, see what's on board?"

The Jin soldier general gave the order. The golden soldiers checked it and came back to pray.

"Xu Dutong, there is only sulfur and frosting on the ship, nothing else."

Xu Dutong was disappointed, he thought that these two ships were fully loaded, and there must be a large number of good things on them, but who knew that after losing so many subordinates, all he got was some sulfur ore and frosting.

"Xu Dutong, these dozens of artillery pieces are also good things, and these two sea ships should be able to sell for a lot of silver!"

Xu Dutong went over to take a look at these cannons, and many of them turned out to be made of bronze, which was really worth a lot of money, and Xu Dutong immediately became happy.

"Throw all the corpses into the sea, sail the boat back, find the buyer, and exchange it for silver."

All the golden soldiers were in high spirits, and they began to clean up the corpses on the ship and wash the deck. When everyone was done, they got out of the boats and headed north.

Chen Ping and Chen Jianghua hid next to the corpses on the sea, watching the Jin soldiers clean up the boats, until the other Jin soldiers' ships left, and then they swam all the way to the west.

Both of them were full of grief and indignation. Seeing that hundreds of brothers were brutally killed, no matter what, he had to tell the sailors of the Loyal and Righteous Army about the situation.