112. [Explosion 10] Strait rescue
The next day, it was sunny and the island was very hot, but fortunately there was a cave to shelter us from the heat, and we were able to avoid the danger of being dehydrated from the sun.
In the cave, Hua Mei and Kite didn't know what they were talking about, and sometimes looked at me with bad intentions, in short, they just ignored me. It's okay, they save their ink, which makes me embarrassed.
I walked around and explored the island, there were no big animals, and most of the living animals were birds and insects. It took me half a day to set up a fire, and I turned over the rocks on the coast, and found a lot of crabs and shellfish, all of which were roasted.
When they took it back, they saw that the two of them had cleaned up the cave in good order, with the coconut on one side and two tatami mats made of hay on the other. One big and one small.
The big one has been occupied by the two of them, and the small one is left for me, and I don't have a choice. threw the roasted crab to the two of them, and was counted down by a meal, what tasted bad and not delicious, and the heat was too burnt, and so on.
When I was speechless, the two of them laughed. I realized that I had been tricked again.
On the third day, I was sitting on the reef behind the grotto, holding a coconut and working hard, when suddenly I saw something more on the shoreline out of the corner of my eye! When you look closely, what is it if it is not Siyuan?
I immediately lit a fire, threw a lot of leaves and branches on it, and there was a fierce fan, and suddenly thick smoke rose from the fire!
I shouted, "Here! We're here! ”
I don't know if the people on the boat heard it, but Hua Mei and Kite heard it, and immediately ran out, saw the boat over there, and shouted together!
Soon after, the bow of the ship began to turn, and it seemed that they had spotted us! It's Siyuan, that's right!
When the hull of the ship slowly landed in a backwater bay, I saw the unrepentant at the bow of the boat, the nine ghosts Zhengxiao and Yang Xien and others behind me, and my heart was hot. It seems that although the ship sank, the people were fine. And the two sides obviously did not cause other unpleasantness because of Li Huamei's impulsiveness, which is already a great luck!
Seeing that all three of us were safe and sound, the boat erupted in enthusiastic cheers! When I stepped on the Siyuan, these friends came up to me and hugged me warmly! When the kite came aboard, it was also greeted with heroic cheers.
When Hua Mei got on the boat, the atmosphere was very awkward. But in the end, no regrets still said on behalf of everyone: "Welcome back!" Siblings. ”
This sentence can be regarded as representing everyone's recognition of her, Hua Mei's eyes suddenly turned red, she bowed deeply, and didn't get up for a long time. Until the kite went over to help her up, Hua Mei was already in tears.
This situation is obvious, if it weren't for everyone's righteous rescue, I'm afraid that the boatload of people she brought would have been buried in the belly of the fish!
Sitting in the cabin, the nine ghosts Masataka recounted the scene of that day. Seeing us overboard, Arashi immediately had people pull up the anchor and prepare for the rescue. As a result, several big waves came, and the Siyuan was completely out of control by the waves, and in a hurry, he shouted without regret: "Quickly tie the two ships together!" ”
It's not a solution. However, just as the Siyuan was approaching the Luoma Lake, the same boat that Hua Mei had come, the main mast of the Luoma Lake suddenly broke! The hull of the ship also began to creak and decompose!
After all, it's not a serious sea ship, but a sea ship converted from a transport ship! Seeing that the situation was not good, Yang Xien and the others put down the boat at the most critical moment and prepared to escape! While trying his best to control the ship, Lan let the sailors throw the cable at Yang Xien and them, saving the lives of a boatload of people at a critical moment.
And it's a win-win. There were more than 20 people on a medium-sized boat in an instant, the hull was more stable, the ability to resist wind and waves was stronger, and it was more stable in the face of huge waves! was about to turn around to save people, but it turned out that he encountered a huge vortex and broke the rudder, and a boatload of people could only go with the flow......
It was easy to survive until the next day, and the whole boat found a shoal and began to repair the boat. In addition to the rudder, there were forty-eight other injuries throughout the ship, which was a painful lesson. But everyone understands that if it weren't for the fact that we were not tracking Huamei, we could have avoided this storm.
Hua Mei sincerely apologized, in fact, she also understood that if I hadn't sacrificed my life to save her, she would have been reduced to a grain of dust at the bottom of the sea at this time, so it should be said that she had learned a very profound lesson.
Looking at the surrounding situation and thinking about my situation, Hua Mei knew very well that I had no possibility of returning to the Ming Dynasty to send her back, because it was self-defeating. So Hua Mei and the others decided to go to Dongying with us first, buy a boat, and then return to Daming.
After arriving at Tsushima Island, we found a boat company and bought a second-hand Ming Dynasty 400-material patrol ship for Hua Mei and them, which could go to sea after simple repairs, and the sailors and everything were ready-made, and there was no need to re-recruit, so it was obvious that our separation again was at hand.
I told Hua Mei that our shogun's base was in Sakai Port, which is now Osaka. Hua Mei said in tears that she would come to me when she went back to make sure that her father was okay and made sure to her parents. This is also human nature, so I nodded silently in agreement.
The moment of parting is always sad, Hua Mei, who was in tears, thought about it, took out the jade pendant hanging on her body and handed it to me: "Qilan, this jade pendant was given to me by my grandfather when I was born, you have to put it away for me, see the jade pendant as if you see me!" As he spoke, tears rained down again.
I was extremely sad in my heart, thought about it, took out the frost, handed it to Hua Mei with both hands, and said: "This is the heirloom of my grandfather, the second uncle, and the third uncle, you take it for me!" Otherwise, be careful, I will punish you with the Sun family's family law! ”
One sentence made Hua Mei laugh out loud, with tears still hanging on her face.
Then they hugged each other......
The patrol ship drove away, and I looked at it fixedly, until it disappeared from sight, and then I gave the order, and everyone continued to go to sea, the target - Sakai Port!
Although we are separated again, my mood is better than before, I don't know how many times, this is a kind of mutual recognition in tribulation, not to mention, I also deeply understand the heart of the kite.
Although the kite was giggling as always, I could clearly feel that there seemed to be a layer of feeling between us that I had never felt before.
After crossing the Tsushima Strait and sailing through the Zhoufang Beach, the Siyuan had a smooth journey and came to the Seto Inland Sea.
Standing on the deck, Arashi pointed ahead and shouted, "Sir! Thirty nautical miles further is Himejima, where my mother's home is! ”
I laughed and said, "Oh! Let's check it out! Isn't it just on the way? ”
Lan cheered excitedly, and I couldn't help but sigh, it feels good to be back in my hometown!
The Siyuan was getting closer and closer to Himejima, but at that moment, I heard a burst of gunfire in the distance, blown by the sea breeze!
Someone shoots! I shouted, "Go and see, what's going on up ahead!" ”
The Nine Ghosts responded with filial piety, arranged for someone to climb the watchtower on the top of the mast a few times, and began to watch with a telescope.
After a while, the lookout shouted, "Captain! It's four boats attacking each other! Three to one! It's all the letter flags of the Oda family! ”
I asked aloud, "Are all four boats from the Oda family?" ”
The lookout shouted again, "Yes! Captain. I'm not mistaken, all four are ships of the Oda family, three to one! ”
I silently looked at the four boats that were getting closer and closer, smoking, and they were the four closed boats, all of which were indeed bearing the letter flag of the Oda family. I thought to myself that there must be a reason for this strange thing, so I ordered, "Go over!" ”
The Siyuan began to sail towards the battlefield. The four boats were playing lively, and when they saw us coming, they must have been very nervous!
The reason is actually very simple, just like four little earth dogs fighting, fighting in the dark, but suddenly a leopard came next to them, looking at them with bad intentions and smiling. Whether you are on the side of three dogs or one dog, as long as the leopard is on the opposite side, then you must immediately GG.
And even if the leopard is its own person, when it finishes eating the opposite side, then who will it eat next?
I ordered all the men to be on alert, and the firearms were already in a state of fire, and slowly approached the four closed ships. I heard someone on a boat shouting, "Kinoshita Moto! Are you scared? Do you dare to fight to the death with my Sakuma Genhata Morimasa?! ”
Hearing this name, my heart felt like a shooting star! Sakuma Morimasa? Onigenhata? Isn't that the nephew, confidant, and number one general of the Shibata Katsu family?
It's really drowsy when it meets a pillow. Since it was Kinoshita Gen on the other side, it must be Hashiba Hideyoshi's subordinates, there is no doubt about it.
When I saw my second uncle for the last time before I went to sea, he gave me the task of trying to find a way to prolong the situation of Dongei's secession, and I thought about countless methods, and finally decided that the only thing I could use in the near future was the conflict between Shibata Katsuya and Hashiba Hideyoshi, who were both retainers of the Oda clan and now have a heart for disobedience.
Last month, Oda Nobunaga was assassinated by a rebel assassination attempt by his subordinate Akechi Mitsuhide at Honnoji Temple in Kyoto, and several of his subordinates clashed over it.
In addition to a few neutral and wait-and-see ministers, the most acute contradiction was the discord between Shibata Katsuie, known as "Oni Shibata", and Hashiba Hideyoshi, who finally briefly unified Toei, that is, the future Toyosei Hideyoshi.
The excitement I saw today must be the outpost of the confrontation between the Shibata army and the Hashiba army! Sakuma Morimasa didn't know why, he was surrounded by the Yushiba army, and according to the current situation, if he continued to fight like this, he would inevitably end up in a different place and die in the belly of a fish! And because it is at sea, it is naturally unaware.
So, let me play a scene where the road is uneven and roars, and the sword is drawn to help!
I ordered Arashi, "Attack those three boats, don't let one go, can you do it?" ”
Lan looked at the other side, a contemptuous smile appeared on his face, and said loudly, "It's as easy as a hand!" ”
As he spoke, he ordered the Siyuan to speed up, and our ship was like an angry rhinoceros, and it slammed into one of the ships with the belly facing our ship!
With four small boats entangled, it was not easy to turn around, so we could only watch as our behemoth crashed over!
Hearing a loud "pop" sound, the bow of the Siyuan was wrapped in iron sharp ramming horns like an arrow, and it suddenly crashed into the belly of the closed ship! With the screeching sound of wood and iron rubbing, the poor little boat suddenly entered dive mode!
The sailors on the ship fell into the water one after another, shouting for help! I ordered them to be killed with muskets, bows and arrows!
Seeing this, the other three ships reacted very differently. I only heard the voice of the self-proclaimed Sakuma Genhata Morimasa just now laughing loudly, and shouted joy! And the other two boats began to escape at full speed!
Ridiculous, since I decided to make a move, might I let you get away?
Didn't Lan say that it would be easy to destroy them all? Hehe, the ending is certain, so why struggle?
The artillery and jack machines on both sides of the hull began to roar! The shrill whistling of muskets mixed in, swept towards the enemy ship!
The two escaped boats are like two leaves in a rainstorm, and they will be broken apart and sink quickly in a short time!
Sakuma Morimasa's ship quickly headed towards a sunken ship, and while shooting enemies in the water with a bow and arrow, he pulled a man up with a hook, tied up the flowers, and threw it on the deck!
Immediately, their official ship was speeding towards our big ship!