Chapter 012: A Stormy Night (1)

The three Song ships were in disarray under the pursuit of the Yuan army, but after abandoning many belongings, they still took the lead in entering Crescent Island. The pursuing Yuan army may be just a partial division, but there are more than 20 large and small warships, and they have been fruitless for many days, and now they have finally discovered the Song army fleet, and they do not dislike them for being too thin, so they rush up with them.

After a burst of speed, Crescent Island appeared in front of Zhao Yu's eyes, but it was not an isolated island, but a bay with a radius of more than ten miles formed by many islands and reefs. The small islands in the bay are dotted with the vast sea, forming a beautiful scenery of blue sky, blue water, white sand, green forest, beautiful bay and strange reefs, I am afraid that modern times have long been developed into tourist resorts. But at this time, where did I have the heart to appreciate, and I broke into the bay in a panic.

When the forward ship of the Yuan army just entered the shallow bay and ran aground, the car braked still a distance, even if the modern ship knocked down, it did not mean that it could be stopped, let alone the wind-powered sailboat. When the danger was discovered, it was too late to lower the sail and turn around, which led to the stranding of several large warships led by the Yuan army, which just blocked the sea mouth.

Now the tide has just begun to recede, and as the tide recedes, the stranded Yuan warships will sink deeper and deeper, and only by waiting for the arrival of tomorrow's tide will it be possible to get out of trouble. The crisis was temporarily lifted, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but they did not dare to relax their vigilance, and they also had to prevent the enemy from sneaking up at night.

"The subordinates thought that it was better to take advantage of the low tide to attack the enemy and run aground the enemy ship with a boat full of firewood, grass and flammable materials, and then take advantage of the chaos and darkness to rush out of the sea after it caught fire." After hastily eating, it was already dark, and everyone gathered together again to discuss, Zhao Da said.

"My subordinates think it's inappropriate, although we are separated from the brigade, but the direction of travel is generally good, the brigade should be in the nearby sea, so we should abandon the ship and land, choose a dangerous place to wait for reinforcements, rather than risk attacking." Zhou Xiang, the commander of the guards, did not agree to take the risk of attacking.

"Regardless of whether the attack can be successful, even if it is successful, the Tartars still have more than a dozen warships cruising outside Haikou, can we escape their pursuit? The odds are too small; It is not the best strategy to hold on and wait for reinforcements, the enemy brigade of warships appeared here, and the imperial fleet must have found it, I am afraid that it has long been avoided, and we will not wait for reinforcements. Zheng Hu rejected both of their proposals.

"That's all there is to it!" After listening to the argument between the three of them, Liu Di knew that he had fallen into a desperate situation, and pondered for a moment.

"Please make it clear." Zhao Da looked at His Royal Highness who was lying on his cheeks with his hands on his cheeks and sighed secretly, and sighed in his heart that it was a pity, although he could not get rid of the crisis today, but the calmness and wisdom shown by this child at the moment of crisis have far surpassed those of them, if he can grow up, he will be a general, listening to Liu Di's words, there seems to be a turning point, and he hurriedly asked.

"Tonight, we will quietly send His Highness to the shore, hidden in the dense forest, only afraid of a few capable men to protect, we will take advantage of the enemy's ship to run aground to launch a fire attack, and then take advantage of the chaos to break through the siege to divert the enemy, Your Highness is waiting for the opportunity to leave, what do you think?" Liu Di said in a deep voice.

"Well, Lord Liu's plan is feasible, as long as one person can successfully break through and find the brigade, he can save His Highness, and his subordinates are willing to be pioneers." As soon as his words fell, Zhao Da immediately got up and saluted, obviously he also thought that this was the best way at the moment.

"I can protect my Great Song Dynasty royal lineage, although we have no regrets in death, we have also received the grace of His Royal Highness's medicine!" Zheng Hu also got up and pulled his loose hair back and saluted, with a resolute look on his face.

"It's okay, as long as His Royal Highness is here, I am expected to restore the country in the Great Song Dynasty, and this transaction will not be a loss." Zheng Shilin let out a sigh and said with a miserable smile.

"You sacrifice your lives for righteousness, you will definitely leave your name in history, Sheng Bo thanked you first......" Liu Huang knew that his idea was a bad idea, that was to exchange more than a thousand lives for the safety of His Royal Highness, but he didn't expect everyone to agree, he was deeply moved and gave a salute.

"Thank you, thank you, since we are in the same boat, how can this king live alone." Zhao Hao, who had been silent, said suddenly, with an unhappy look on his face, as if he was very dissatisfied with deciding his fate without consulting him.

"Your Highness, don't be capricious, now we are under siege, isolated, and it is difficult to retreat, as long as Your Highness keeps a useful body, you will be able to help Your Majesty rejuvenate my Great Song Dynasty." Liu Huang didn't expect His Royal Highness to be so righteous at such a young age, but he also knew that as long as the royal bloodline still existed, even if the Great Song Dynasty died, there was hope of recovering the country, so he said with a straight face.

"Those who have lost the Tao have little help, those who have attained the Tao have much help, and people do not help God!" Zhao Yu said with a smile on his face, "Listen, it's windy outside!" As if to verify the truth of what Zhao Yu said, the hidden window was suddenly blown open, and a cold wind mixed with water vapor poured into the cabin, and the ship began to swing.

"When the wind blows, bring down the mast, lower the rocks, and reinforce the cables!" At the same time, there was the sound of sailors' trumpets outside the cabin, and the loud sound of falling stones, and the night sky, which should have been high in the moon, had turned as black as the bottom of a pot......

A storm came unexpectedly. Heaven has put away its hypocritical face and transformed into a tyrannical monarch, and the wind and rain are its executioners, who stir up stormy waves and let out mad laughter, like a sadist whipping a world full of sin, and the trees of the island are broken in the wind and rain and let out a mournful wail. The ship moored in the shallow bay was like chaff, shivering and swaying from side to side, and the storm seemed to be more triumphant, driving the waves against its thin, thin body more violently.

By this moment the people on the ship had taken refuge in the cabins, the doors and windows were closed, and more people sat and listened to the wind and rain outside, helpless, staring at each other, trembling with fear, praying that the heavens would spare them poor people. And there are also those who hope that the wind and rain will be stronger, and the enemy warships on the sea will be blown over and torn apart, even if they will be killed together.

Of course, there are also those who are suspicious of the sudden storm, which is too coincidental that their ships will take refuge in the shallow bay, and the sea will be stormy. People who often walk on the water know that even if the big ship is on the unobstructed sea, it will not be immune to such strong winds and waves, not to mention that a much smaller cargo ship like theirs can smash their ship to pieces just by big waves.

"Zhuang Gangshou, can we escape this catastrophe?" In Zhuang Shilin's cockpit, Zhao Da and Zheng Hu sat around with him, and there was a jar of wine and two dishes under an oil lamp on the long table, Zheng Hu took a sip of wine and asked.

"We anchored in the bay, surrounded by cliffs that sheltered us from the wind and waves, and if the wind didn't get stronger, we could get through it safely." Zhuang Shilin took a sip of wine, took a piece of dried fish and chewed it slowly.

"Oh, we're in the bay, and the boat is still rocking and dizzy, I wonder if the Tartars on the sea will vomit?" Hearing Zheng Shilin's words, Zheng Hu seemed to be a lot more relieved, and said half-jokingly.

"Hmph, I'm afraid they won't have a chance to vomit, such a big air duct will make them turn over the ship, and there will be no more boards." Zhao Dayi grabbed it and slid it into his wine jar and poured a big sip and said.

"Then tomorrow we can't avoid a battle to the death!" Zheng Hu raised his eyebrows and said.

"Do you still regret this? Zhao said with a smile.

"Hehe, a certain family is just surviving the world, and it is better to die in battle than this life of no one and no ghost!" Zheng Hu smiled, but people heard that there was infinite desolation in it.

"Don't you think something is wrong today?" Zhuang Shilin poured wine for the two of them and said in a deep voice.

"Oh, what suspicions does Zhuang Gangshou have?" Zhao Da asked with a twisted face as he grabbed the wine bowl.

"The two of you are also present today, when the enemy ship appears, do you find that Your Highness is not panicked like ordinary boys, but we adults are in a mess." Zhuang Shilin took a sip of wine and said, seeing the two nodding, he continued, "After stabilizing the situation, His Highness did not ask how to fight the enemy, but asked me where I was and where I could take shelter. ”

"Yes, His Highness asked so at that time, he found that our ship had a shallow draft, and the enemy ship had a deep draft, and wanted to take refuge for a while to wait for help, which is not surprising!" Zheng Hu frowned and pondered for a moment, he thought that this was the common sense of the boaters, and they didn't pay attention to it in the panic, but His Highness found out about it.

"Not really, after we avoided the shallow bay, the Tartars blocked the sea, and when we discussed how to break through, His Highness said a word, do you remember?" Zhuang Shilin asked again.

"Zhuang Gangshou don't sell Guanzi, if you have something to say, don't let the Sprinkle family worry!" Zhao Da was very unhappy with Zhuang Shilin's pretending to be profound, and urged.

"His Royal Highness has been silent, but suddenly there is a saying that 'people don't help heaven', and the wind will blow up in a few moments, just like a whisper." Zhuang Shilin said softly, as if he was afraid of disturbing someone.

"Well, as soon as you reminded him, the Sprinkle family also remembered that His Highness did say this, could it be that you are saying that Your Highness has the ability to communicate with heaven and earth and control ghosts and gods?" Zhao Da thought about it and said in surprise, otherwise he would not be able to explain this phenomenon.

"Although His Royal Highness is different from ordinary boys, his ability to exorcise gods and control ghosts is too sensational!" Zheng Hu said this in disbelief.

"You can't believe it, every time there are gods born in troubled times, which of the three emperors and five emperors did not come to the world when there was a catastrophe. Now that my Great Song Dynasty is in danger, I can't say ......" Zhuang Shilin Yan lowered his voice and said, "How many patients have been on the boat before, Chen Xiang is also a person who is proficient in medical science, and he said that 'born in the face of yellow', but the number of people who have eaten rhubarb soup is unknown, but after His Royal Highness got on the ship, the number of dead is decreasing day by day, and now most of them have recovered, is this 'yellow' something else?" ”……