The three warships, with a mast of more than ten zhang high, had dense sails and full of wind, and they were rushing from the west and south directions, faintly showing a tendency of flanking. On the tip of the foremast, a large flag with a white cross on a black background is particularly eye-catching.

The harpoon flag, the banner of the Chaoyang thief Chen Yi.

Chen Yi is not the king of the mountain, his old profession is a pirate, so it is not surprising that he has a large sea ship. After defecting to Meng Yuan, he turned into a naval army of the imperial court, and the pirate ship that started with him was also upgraded to a warship. However, there are some things engraved in the bones that will not change, such as heavy speed and light equipment. None of his warships were equipped with cross-cutting weapons such as batters, bed crossbows, catapults, and long-range projectile weapons. Without these heavy weapons, his ship would be twice as fast as a normal warship, and speed is everything, which is the philosophy of almost all pirates.

Chen Yi is no exception. Therefore, the merchant ship targeted by him has almost no possibility of escaping.

The merchant ships in Bijiazhuang are the same.

"We can't escape." Bi Duan'an cried and mourned, and his fat body fell to the ground.

"This is a four-masted warship, with twenty sails, and its speed is much faster than our ship. Even if the thief doesn't burn the sails, we won't be able to escape. The helm's face turned pale, and all kinds of cruel legends about the Chaoyang Thieves were surging in his mind, and the more he thought about it, the more afraid he became, and his hands and feet couldn't stop shaking.

The two leading bosses were all urine, and the shipwright Zhuang Ding under his command could imagine that an atmosphere of panic and despair enveloped the entire merchant ship.

Zhao Lie secretly rejoiced that because some of the orphans were seasick, and he had to torture to extract confessions, it was not suitable for children, so most of the orphans were in the cabin, so as not to cause greater chaos.

"These Chaoyang thieves are coming for you, it's none of our business!" Bi Duanan's ball-like body suddenly bounced up with unusual agility, and his short and thick fingers swiped towards Zhao Lie, Ma Nanchun and the others, looking excited, "It's true that I, Bi someone, owe Ouyang Yishi a favor, but let you get on the boat and accompany you, this favor can be repaid." You can't afford to take the lives of the people on the boat for your burial...... We, we, we have to surrender! ”

"Yes, we have no grudge against the Chaoyang thieves, they want ships and goods for them, and they will not lose their lives. We are going to surrender! ”

"We're going to surrender ......"

The noise and shouting alarmed the children in the cabin, and Kuromaru and several children rubbed their eyes and walked out, muttering, "What surrender, who to surrender......"

"Leave it alone, go inside." Jueyuan, who was guarding outside the cabin, stopped him with a stick in his face and drove the children back to the cabin.

Zhao Lie had a cold face and didn't say a word. In the face of this raging crowd, the Ding family sisters and brothers couldn't help but be a little scared, and subconsciously leaned next to Zhao Lie.

Shi Yang, who had climbed onto the top of the mast to observe from the moment the pirate ship appeared, finally jumped down, walked through the noisy crowd with a calm face, walked quickly to Zhao Lie's side, and whispered in his ear: "Three miles to the northeast, there is a sea reef. ”

Zhao Lie nodded lightly: "Perhaps, this is an opportunity created for us by Flea with his half-life." ”

If it weren't for the fleas that accidentally hit and caused the Chaoyang thieves to be exposed in advance, and when they were completely surrounded and burned the sails to cause chaos, then there was really no reaction time at all, and there was no chance of life.

"Everyone, be quiet and listen to me." Zhao Lie raised his hands and paused word by word, "I won't stop you from surrendering, but we won't surrender, I only ask for one thing - send us to the reef three miles away, anchor, dock, and then, you can do whatever you like." ”

Bi Duanan is right, these people have no grudges against Chen Yi, they can choose to surrender to save their lives, blameless. However, Zhao Lie and his companions could not surrender. The monk of Yongji Temple only glanced at the treasure hidden in the car, and was slaughtered. And Zhao Hunt not only robbed them of the treasure, but also killed Chen Yi's nephew and the twelve bandits. If this can be let go, Chen Yi will not be a pirate who makes people talk about it, but the reincarnation of Jizo Bodhisattva.

Although Zhao Lie didn't hear Chen Yi's poisonous oath, he could fully imagine what the other party would do. Now that surrender is dead, why not give it a go?

……

The reef that Shi Yang said is actually a reef that appears and disappears when the tide recedes, this reef is not big, it is about the size of a gatehouse, a few feet above the sea surface, but there is a reef under it, and the undercurrent is turbulent.

When the merchant ship sailed to a distance of ten zhang, it didn't dare to get any closer, and the helmsman walked behind Zhao Lie, rubbed his hands and said, "Brother has thought clearly, do you really want to anchor?" This anchor can only be thrown on the reef, and the rope is entangled, which is easy to throw and difficult to collect. ”

Zhao Lie glanced at the helm: "What are you most concerned about now?" ”

"What?"

"Your life!"

"I ......"

"Me too. So, let your anchor meet the dragon king. Right away! ”

After fixing the hull, from Bi Duan'an to ordinary boatmen, they packed their simple bags. Then he lowered the sampans on both sides of the ship, scrambled to get onto the ship, pulled up the white cloth, and headed for the three imposing pirate ships.

Bi Duan'an was very entangled when he packed his bags, not only could not give up his valuables, but also was afraid that he would be coveted by thieves after getting on the thief ship. After struggling again and again, he finally had to stomp his feet, bring a few pieces of clothing, hide a few pearls, and climb onto the sampan with the support of two Zhuang Ding.

Whether it is Bi Duan'an, the helmsman, the shipwright, or Zhuang Ding, it is not that he doesn't know that if Zhao Hunt and them are tied up with the ship and sent to the pirates, the chances of survival will definitely increase. However, Zhao Hunt's previous quick knife to solve the hostage crisis was too shocking, coupled with the ruthlessness of the pirates, which really scared them, and no one dared to fight this idea.

"Amitabha." Jueyuan raised his palms and watched the two sampans sail towards the pirate ship in the stormy seas, and said worriedly, "Will these pirates let them go?" ”

"I don't know, I'm not familiar with Chen Yi." Zhao Lie patted the sad monk on the shoulder, "Come on, we have a lot to do." ”