Chapter 19 The Ship is Strong and the Gun is Sharp
Friends and foes, the bodies were buried in the woods, the only difference was whether there were tombstones or not.
The crew who went to sea pinned their hope of survival on the goods, hoping to subsidize the family in exchange for the remuneration, as for the crew who fed the whole family without starving, who didn't want to save some money to return to the land Fengyue place to have a good time?
The death of the former captain Li Xu grieved everyone, but life has to go on, and now the new king has replaced the old king, and if you have money to earn, you have to continue to work.
Zheng Zhilong became the new captain. Bai Sha has no objection to this, on the one hand, he is not capable of managing such a large number of crews, and his sailing experience is not much worse; On the other hand, I don't want to be a captain in my heart, or to be this kind of captain, the captain in Bai Sha's mind should be the kind of heart of the ocean.
The captain's position is occupied by capable people, under the management of Zheng Zhilong, the fleet has become orderly in a few days, Zheng Zhilong is busy taking care of everything, and he has gathered less and more with Baisha in the past few days. Bai Sha is also happy to be idle, and every day he studies the "Book of the Supreme Book of Martial Arts" given by Captain Heart of the Sea.
In the past few days, Bai Sha has a regret in his heart, that is, he didn't ask the name of the beautiful captain of the heart of the ocean before getting off the ship, and he didn't know the other party's name after meeting twice, which was really inappropriate.
"If you marry the captain of the heart of the ocean and take him home as a wife, and show off in front of the old fish, life is enough. But the old fish doesn't seem to be an idle person...... "Just when Bai Sha was thinking nonsense, the water bird on the mast suddenly had some stomach discomfort, and bird droppings fell towards Bai Sha.
Bai Sha had a mental sense, instantly avoided it, and then cursed in his mouth.
The Book of Martial Arts, that's what the beautiful captain is called. Bai Sha looked at it carefully, the book had no name, and there was nothing on the cover. The first page of the opening chapter tells about the gathering and dispersion of the world's spiritual energy, attracting it into the body, watering the tendons, but the tendons and acupoints are blocked, and those who are blocked cannot absorb it......
To put it simply, this book is to teach people how to self-access the meridians and acupoints, and the second half is to teach people how to incorporate Reiki into their own use. This book is tantamount to the existence of Baisha like a book from heaven, Zheng Zhilong has never been exposed to aura before, but according to the book, the meridians and acupoints of most people in this heaven and earth are blocked, and even according to the guide, it is extremely difficult to get through.
Bai Sha and Zheng Zhilong are both able to attract spiritual energy into their bodies according to the guidelines in the book, but they are very rusty. This proves that the meridians and acupoints of the two are extremely smooth, which may be the reason why the beautiful captain gave away the book. The level of Baisha that the beautiful captain can explore in the air has been seen, and he has also put a lot of effort into studying the "Book of Heaven" in the past few days.
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A large proportion of seriously injured crew members were seriously injured, and after a few days passed, the fleet did not rush to sea and continued repairs. Zheng Zhilong, who had dealt with many incidents, was finally able to pull out. The two of them confirmed each other with the content of the book, the meridians and acupoints in the body were constantly irrigated by the aura, and the realm could be said to be a thousand miles a day, and the perception of the surrounding things was very different from the original, and they had achieved real discernment.
The content of the book has been memorized by the two of them, and the only thing left is to rely on talent and hard work to improve. The master led the way in, and the cultivation depended on the individual, and for the two of them, this "Supreme Book of Martial Arts" was the master.
Bai Sha thought of the incident of the attack on the woods in his spare time, and he didn't know if he and the man in black had the strength to fight now, and there must be a hiding place in the woods, otherwise the original deputy Li Xian and his party would not have entered the woods without a trace.
Bai Sha finally found Zheng Zhilong up and down in the fleet, and said what he thought in his heart: "At that time, the man in black appeared strangely, did he retreat from the other side of the island when he pushed it away, or did they still stay on the island?" ”
Zheng Zhilong thought about it and was extremely frightened, but the fleet had been repaired for a few days, and the man in black had not appeared. said, "Do you want to go to the woods to explore?" ”
"Clever!" Bai Sha exclaimed: "With our current skills, it is not difficult to escape, right?" ”
Zheng Zhilong did not refuse, but said: "Judging from the situation when I fought with the man in black at the beginning, the other party is also a person who can absorb aura. ”
Bai Sha agreed with Zheng Zhilong's statement, although he could clearly feel the progress of today, but they were just little white rabbits who had just stepped into the new world.
"Did you go into the woods and bring the crew with you?" Zheng Zhilong asked.
Bai Sha shook his head, "There's no need, if you encounter danger, it will only increase casualties." ”
This forest full of disasters, the two of them entered again, and the difference from before was that this time they didn't have to pay attention to the dangers around them, the two people who had been irrigated by the aura for several days were very sensitive to the movements around them, and there was a strange feeling, the snakes hanging on the trees also began to deliberately dodge, as if there was something on the two of them that made them afraid.
After going into the woods and searching blindly, I finally made a discovery.
The footprints of people in the woods, although very faint, were still noticed by the two of them, and following the guidance of the footprints, the two followed all the way, and finally stopped in front of a stone wall that suddenly blocked the way.
Countless vine branches hung down from the top of the stone wall, making the stone wall look like a turquoise waterfall, and I searched along the stone wall, and finally found an entrance in a very hidden place at the edge of the stone wall, and there was some light inside.
The two looked at each other and were about to enter to check, the entrance was not large, and after entering, there was a stone staircase that meandered downward, and when they reached the end of the stone staircase, it suddenly opened up.
The location of the stone wall was close to the top of the mountain, and after the two entered, there was a hinterland cave inside, and a bright light shone in from the side, strangely it was not damp.
The inside of the cave was wide, full of chests, and nothing else. The two of them found this location and almost went around the woods, and they didn't see the figure of the man in black, so they must have retreated.
Bai Sha didn't think much about it before he was ready to open the box, and after picking up a stone and breaking the lock, he successfully opened one of the boxes.
The box was full of arrows, the same arrows that the two of them had attacked in the forest, swarthy. The chests were opened one after another, and arrows and crossbows appeared in a row.
Zheng Zhilong picked up a bow and crossbow and tried it and said: "Except for the imperial court, the people are not allowed to use bows and crossbows, and it is really strange that there are so many bows and crossbows and arrows hidden here." ”
"Not all chests are crossbows, are they?" Baisha has lost the desire to open the box.
Zheng Zhilong said with a smile: "The man in black retreats, whether it is a bow or a crossbow, we have to move to the ship." ”
Bai Sha patted his head: "Yes, it should be regarded as compensation for us, and he will come to the door tomorrow!" After saying that, he continued to unpack.
"This box is a nightcoat."
"This box is some herbs."
The two of them unpacked the box together and kept talking.
Zheng Zhilong continued to open a box, but he was stunned on the spot, and said the word "dry" in his mouth.
Bai Sha heard the movement and asked what he had found, but Zheng Zhilong still did not answer. Could it be that you found some treasure? Bai Sha leaned over to look.
I have never seen the things displayed in the box, but I saw four wheels supporting a thin cylinder in the front and thick in the back, and the opening in front of the cylinder was the size of a bowl.
"Artillery! It's artillery! Zheng Zhilong said in disbelief, compared to artillery, the bow and crossbow are nothing but a small thing.
The next open box was full of artillery and ammunition.
After the count, there were a total of 150 artillery pieces, and a number of round buckshot bullets, iron eggs, and gunpowder.
"It's a rebellion." Zheng Zhilong still couldn't believe what was in front of him.
Zheng Zhilong licked his dry lips and said hesitantly: "Can we take it, the man in black is easy to say, but if the court knows, it will be punished." ”
"This thing is amazing?" Bai Sha said puzzled.
Zheng Zhilong pointed to the cannonball and said, "The range of the artillery is generally about two hundred paces, if it hits the hull of the ship, it is a big hole, there are many types of ammunition, iron bullets can sink ships, poison bullets can kill people!"
Bai Sha didn't expect this thing to be so powerful, so there was no hesitation, and said: "Putting it here is a tyrannical thing, we are too weak, we need these weapons to arm ourselves, besides, the sea is high and the emperor is far away, who knows if we use it?" ”
Zheng Zhilong seemed to think that what Bai Sha said was reasonable, "It's okay, it's a big deal to hide it at ordinary times and use it when it's in danger." In the end, Zheng Zhilong did not resist the temptation of the ship's strong guns.
The man in black never expected that the two of them would actually find the cave and loot all the contents inside......
The two of them walked out of the woods along the same path, gathered all the able-bodied crew, led them to the cave, and carried all the contents out.
The road in the forest was not easy to walk, and it took the crew a whole day to carry all the contents of the cave to the shore by cutting down branches and sprinkling medicinal powder along the way to repel mosquitoes and poisonous snakes.
In the next few days, the crew began to familiarize themselves with the use of artillery and crossbow arrows, and Zheng Zhilong, who was hesitant to take these things, was already very confident that he would be able to complete the voyage after seeing the effect.
Crossbow arrows can be picked up when fired, and artillery can be picked up by practicing with iron bullets. As the days passed, the wounded who were gradually recovering also joined the practice team.
The tree trunks on the edge of the woods were knocked down countless times by artillery, and they looked a little messy.
The days of training were over, and the next step was to transport the guns to the ship, place them in the cabin, and open and close holes in the fixed positions, the number of guns was limited, and only five of them were equipped.
Zheng Zhilong adjusted the cabin again, concentrating the cargo delivered this time on ships that were not equipped with artillery, and ships equipped with artillery were used for fighting! After half a month of repairs, the hearts of the people gathered again, and everyone also recognized the identity of Captain Zheng Zhilong from the bottom of their hearts, and the entire fleet took on a new look.
The crews were scattered and reassigned, and the old and new crews were matched and assigned to different ships.
"Uhhhhhh
Three ships armed with artillery took the lead in opening the way, and two were behind. Bai Sha and Zheng Zhilong sat on the front ship, and the fleet started again.
The experienced crew handed over the navigation chart, Zheng Zhilong took it, and then took out the telescope from his arms and looked into the distance, one hand on the rudder and turned the rudder, the captain was full of style.
The white sand climbs the mast and sits and looks into the distance.
Look at the islands that are getting smaller and smaller until they disappear, farewell.