228. It's a pit

The humidity and sweltering heat of the Bay of Bengal made me feel uncomfortable from the bottom of my heart and soul. I don't like the humidity and stuffiness that has no borders, even a hint of soothing. But there is no way, these hot and cold, sweet and sour, to put it bluntly, are all I have to bear when I choose to go to sea. If you want to be comfortable, you shouldn't have chosen to go to sea in the first place, should you?

When our fleet was sent to the port in Ceylon, it was a typical oriental fleet, but after leaving the port at this time, no matter which direction the uninformed person looked at, it was an Arab-style fleet - this should start from our industry, and no fleet engaged in the "integrated" business at sea had only one set of outfits, which was nothing more than wearing human skin and talking nonsense in ghost clothes.

Our ship is equipped with at least four sets of outfits inside and out, of course, the functions are not the same, but the body used today is properly replaced with this set, simply said that it is a work need, there is nothing unusual.

We came out of the port of Ceylon, headed west, and finally quietly hid ourselves in the reefs near Male Island. I sent out a small boat, dressed up as a fishing boat, and headed north for ten nautical miles, doing nothing else, just fishing quietly, but the target was not the fish in the water, but the "big fish" that had not yet left the port!

After three days and three nights at sea, I finally learned why the Mughal Empire, which looked so powerful, could not achieve any benefits in the territory of the Ming Dynasty - to put it bluntly, even the people have been rumored that the Mughal Empire was going to use troops against the Ming Dynasty for a long time, but to this day, there is still no sign that it has sent troops, let alone formed a combat force!

With such efficiency, how can we talk about combat effectiveness, and how can we talk about defeating the powerful Ming Dynasty? Am my fears a little unfounded? I was even muttering to myself.

But when I think about it, I will never delay in the slightest bit about what needs to be done.

On the afternoon of the fourth day, the small fishing boat I sent to the north to monitor the movement suddenly returned to the team - the "big fish" was hooked!

This was really exciting news, and my five ships sprang into action, sailed off the reef, and quietly docked at a position west of Ceylon, but south of the Indian peninsula.

Strictly speaking, there are four boats hidden here, and one boat is so generously parked on the path that the Mughal fleet must pass, the hull is slightly tilted, and the stern is billowing black smoke, completely as if there has been an accident at sea.

As for how to do it, don't ask me, this kind of technical problem is naturally borne by the person in charge of technology. What I need is a decision, in other words, I ask for it, and they collectively find a way to make it happen.

In military affairs, the brightest signal is tantamount to smoke during the day and fire at night. By the time the eight great ships of the Mughal Empire approached us, it was already completely dark. So the stern of the fourth ship, which we acted as a target, once again "very timely" ignited a fire!

Even though I knew it was fake, I was still amazed by the perfect performance, and I went back to add chicken legs to the props set! I said to myself.

The Mughal Empire's ship approached the fourth ship in our house, and it was very vigilant at first, but after entering, it was found that the ship was indeed on fire, and when they got closer, they could see billowing black smoke.

At this time, there was only one doubt left in their hearts - this is an Arab merchant ship? Could it be the Wooding Chamber of Commerce? What are they doing here? Is there any ill-intentioned attempt at our actions?

It is said that in the Indian Ocean, there are no less than a hundred forces, but there are only two real superpowers - one is the henchman of the Mughal Empire, and the Kaplan Chamber of Commerce, whose headquarters and stronghold are located in Kalihet, is also the main force of this elephant soldier transportation.

The other is the Woodin Chamber of Commerce, a powerful chamber of commerce based in the port of Basra and affiliated with the Arab Empire.

These two chambers of commerce are really incompatible, and the war between them is even more three-day and two-ended, no, it is not correct to say that it is two ends in three days, it should be said that it has never stopped! It is impossible to tell whether it was a trade dispute or a war that began with the fathers of the current generation of leaders on both sides, and lasted for decades, and there was still no winner.

After all, we have been doing business in Ceylon for so many years, and we have traveled to Africa and Europe through the Gulf of Aden to engage in more long-distance trade, and we also have some understanding of the local situation.

Dressed up as the Arab Chamber of Commerce, whether it is the Wooding Chamber of Commerce or not, in Kaplan's heart, he must also be the Wooding Chamber of Commerce.

This effect is similar to the effect of waving a red cloth in front of a bull or placing a pure white female puppy in front of Teddy. Really! When the ships of the Kaplan Chamber of Commerce saw the smoking Arab merchant ships, they immediately rushed up majestically!

The other party had a total of eight boats, and after surrounding them, they quickly surrounded our No. 4 ship! They shouted loudly at the fourth ship in a curry-smelling local language! Although I couldn't understand the language of "喱喱喱" and "zizizi", I heard endless mockery and hatred from that unbridled laughter!

Eight large transport ships, to say the least, had nearly 2,000 sailors. What is it like to be scolded in front of 2,000 people with deep hatred? Today I kind of understood, if the people from the Wooding Chamber of Commerce were really on the fourth ship, they must not be able to help it at this time anyway, and they would rush up and fight with the other party!

However, the fourth ship remained silent!

Kaplan's sailors scolded for a long time, but they saw that no one on the medium-sized ship in the middle came out to answer except for fireworks, and they immediately felt strange. Could it be that the damage to the ship was so bad that the sailors had already abandoned the ship under the captain's leadership? There's no reason for that!

Anyone who has been sailing at sea for a long time knows that only when a ship really has no value or hope for repair, and it will have to sink if it is not repaired, then the ship will be abandoned.

Of course, there is also a possibility that after a certain ship is multiplied and dies due to rats or other animals, causing an acute infectious disease and cannot be controlled, the ship will also be abandoned, and the captain will generally take the initiative to order the bottom of the ship to be scuttled and sunk!

In this case, it can only be left to the sea to cleanse it of its sins!

And this strange-looking medium-sized merchant ship in the middle can't reach the point of abandoning it at first glance! So why is there no one left? Could it be that an irresistible disease broke out on board?

Thinking of this, the person in charge of the surrounding boats retreated a little, but after thinking about it, he felt that it should not be even better! This situation generally occurs far from the coastline, or in the process of ocean exploration, the ship can not be effectively supplied, once an emergency occurs, it is really difficult to deal with it by its own emergency forces! It is possible to fall into that desperate situation.

But where is it now! To the east as far east as Ceylon, it is only a few dozen nautical miles; To the northwest to Kalihet, it is only a hundred nautical miles, no matter which road you take, it is very convenient, how can you suddenly come to such a desperate situation?

Curiosity kills cats, not to mention that this is still a long-lost scene of the enemy in distress, so none of the eight boats are willing to leave, so they quietly surround the fourth ship. Soon after, the captain of a ship sent out a small boat to row to ship No. 4 to see what was going on.

There were three people on the boat, one boatman and two sailors, all of whom were agile and quick-witted. They sat on the boat, feeling the deathly silence, and suddenly felt hairy in their hearts. One of the sailors, named Raja, shrugged his nose and turned back to the other sailor named Vikas, "Do you smell anything?" ”

Vikas was sent to carry out this extremely dangerous mission, and his heart was already angry, and when he was asked by Raja at this time, he was even more angry! Immediately lowered his voice and shouted, "I only smell the stench of rats on you!" If you hadn't bathed all day and been disgusted by your companions, how could you have been sent on this damn mission? ”

After speaking, he pointed to his nose, shook his head and said, "Why are you standing next to me when you assign tasks?" You stinky rat! It really killed me! ”

When the boatman heard this conversation, he couldn't help laughing, and laughed out loud, he was still a half-old child, and he had no foundation, so he naturally chose him for such a job.

Raja was so irritated by Vikas that his face was flushed, and when he saw that this little thing dared to laugh at himself, he was immediately furious, completely forgetting his mission, and kicked at the boatman Prabahakhar!

Although this Prabahakar is not very old, he is very agile, and when he sees a kick in front of him, he naturally will not stand up to this kick! Before flying his legs and body, Prabahakal flipped his head outboard and "plopped" into the water!

Anyway, it's summer, and no one can freeze, and the surroundings are all wrapped in their own fleet, and the medium-sized boat in the middle can't make any waves! So the sailors on several boats around laughed together! The right is to watch a monkey show below!

Vikas yelled, "You stupid braincase! Forgot what you're here for? Aren't you afraid to go back and eat the whip? Damn idiot! Do you want to harm me again? Don't hurry up and pull that poor worm up! Damn, what a taste! I'd rather fall on you! The right thing is to give you a bath! Damn it! ”

Raja's face was blue and white as he was scolded, but when he thought of the Overseer's merciless whip, he had to press any anger into his stomach first! When Prabahakar saw his head emerge from the water, he stretched out his hand and pulled it. But this little guy was afraid that Raja would hit him again, so he desperately paddled back in the water!

Raja's hand did not grasp Prabahakar and wiped the surface of the water into the air. He withdrew his hand and shook it scoldingly, and when the two fingers were intertwined, he felt that his hand was sticky, and he didn't know what it was. There was a black hole around, and Raja couldn't see it clearly, so he put his hand in front of his nose and sniffed it, and it seemed to have a strange smell, quite choking, as if he had smelled it somewhere......

When Vikas saw that Raja was still making trouble at this point, and the whistles on the ship behind him sounded, he was immediately frightened, for fear that he would eat the whip when he returned! So he scolded and stretched out his hand to Prabhakar and pulled the boy up.

When Prabahakal rolled and sat down in front of him, Vikaston was taken aback - how could this guy's face be black? Except for the flickering eyes, the other facial features can't be seen clearly?

Vikas also felt that the hand pulling the person was sticky at this time, and when he looked down, he couldn't see clearly, and when he smelled it, he suddenly frowned! He rubbed it lightly with his thumb and index finger and middle finger, sniffed it again, and was shocked, he had heard of this thing! It seems to be fire oil extracted from rocks! But how did you get it?

Vikas looked at Prabahakar again, and there was no one on his body that was not black! Vikas hurriedly looked around, and the sparkling sea shone with an unusual glow under the torchlight of the surrounding ships!

Vikas could no longer care whether he could eat the whip or not, and cried out, "This is not right! Kerosene! Kerosene! ”

The people on the boat couldn't hear what he was shouting, and when they saw that these cowards didn't even dare to go up to the other party's unmanned boat, they were immediately furious and shouted and cursed!

Vikas screamed even louder, and Raja and Prabhakhar also noticed that something was wrong, and the three of them shouted together! The scene was quite chaotic for a while! In the Indian movie, a group of people are arguing loudly without knowing what to do, shaking their heads one by one, but they don't understand what the other party is talking about!

According to the rules, it is time for the group to start the music and dance as they talk! So it's very intimate, and the surrounding environment is also warm!

I don't know where to throw a torch! No, it's a torch in each direction! It should be from the silent ship four! These torches flew into the air, and one of them flew right over the heads of the three Vikas and landed on the sea more than ten meters away from them!

Suddenly, there was a sound of "coaxing", and Vikas and Prabaha Karton, who were sitting in the stern of the boat, felt a burst of heat in front of them, and the fire immediately rose into the sky! And it spreads and burns in all directions without hindrance!!

The oil on the surface of the sea is on fire! The fire quickly spread to the surroundings, and in a few breaths, it had already burned along the oil stains stained on the hulls of the eight surrounding boats! The ships of the Mughal Empire, the Kaplan Chamber of Commerce were immediately set on fire!

Flames rise into the sky! And then there was a burst of artillery fire! The night is torn to shreds at this moment!