"The storm is coming?"

"Yes, judging from the old man's experience, within three days, there will be a storm."

"Do you think the pirates have been able to see a sailor in a storm for a few days?"

"Chaoyang thieves have been rampant at sea for more than ten years, and they are all veterans of this way, and they are only better than old men in maritime celestial phenomena."

"Understood, go get busy."

The above is a conversation between Zhao Lie and Lao Tong, who is at the helm, and his companions, including a reserve partner Jueyuan, and a temporary partner Yang Zheng, are all present.

After listening to the conversation between the two, except for a young and innocent person like Ding Xiaoyi, everyone else's faces became solemn and heavy.

Storms are coming – not just the storms of nature, but also the storms of battle!

Next, everyone began to discuss fiercely what method the pirate would use, and then deduce it based on the pirate's current strength. However, even Shi Yang, who had been fighting the water battle for the longest time, couldn't think of how to break through their firepower network without incurring heavy losses under the current circumstances. The discussion was in full swing, and even Jueyuan and Yang Zheng couldn't help but join in. Jueyuan is okay to say, although he is a monk and advocates peace, he is still a monk with superb military value. The warrior monk talks about martial affairs, but it is not abrupt. That Yang Zheng is a mute person, and when he is emotional, he makes a loud noise, gesturing his hands and feet, and his fingers are poking into the faces of others.

When the roof of the cabin was about to be blown away by the sound, Zhang Junbao shouted with all his strength from outside the door: "The pirates have sent someone!" They're going to negotiate—"

The sound stopped abruptly, and then the hatch was slammed open, and everyone rushed out.

On the sea, a small sampan carried several people, and a thin black pirate standing at the front with a gray scarf on his head and wearing a Luo ring armor said loudly: "I am Li Hao, the official of the hundred households of the Dayuan Chaoyang Water Army, and I am here to discuss reconciliation matters with you and others on the order of Chen Yi Chen Qianhu, the silver medal of the Dayuan Chaoyang Water Army. Please Zhao Lie to speak. ”

"I'm Zhao Lie, please say something if you have something."

Li Hao stared at Zhao Lie for a while, with a surprise on his face that he couldn't hide, and his mouth kept talking: "Zhao Dangjia must also have experienced shipwrights on the ship, and he knows that there will be a storm soon." If we continue to stalemate like this, no one will be able to get out. In that case, why not take a step back and open the sky. ”

"What's the way to retreat?"

"You give us back the red goods you stole from Yongji Temple. According to the rules of the road, if the oil is too fishy, and you will not return empty-handed, you can leave five boxes of belongings. Besides, you give us a hundred of those fiery iron pipes, and we give us a warship to Zhao Dangjia. Once the deal is complete, we turn around and go, and we are never embarrassed. When the time comes, we will have the burden of merchant ships, and you will have new ships, and you will have mutual scruples, which is more practical than any oath. How is it? ”

After listening to the conditions proposed by the pirates, Zhao Lie and the others opened their mouths wide enough to stuff them into steamed buns.

Return the red goods, yes, the lives of the people on this boat are more important than any treasure, not to mention that this is still easy to get. But a hundred guns—how dare the pirates speak! All the long and short guns on this ship add up to only nine, and even if you add the stock of the mountain, there are not a hundred. Even if there is, it will not be given.

But can you tell the pirates the truth? Apparently not. If you expose your shortcomings, a fool won't do it. So this condition is non-negotiable.

Zhao Lie quickly reached an agreement with Ma Nanchun and Shi Yang, and replied categorically: "The red goods can be returned to you, and not a single firearm will be given." If you want to fight, you will fight! ”

Li Hao was silent for a moment, and then used the flag to deliver the message to the boat in the distance. The flag bearer holds two flags, one red and one white, which will raise the white flag and shake it from side to side.

The pirate's flag language is very simple, and even someone like Zhao Lie, who doesn't have any foundation in this area, can understand it. Two flags represent two conditions, the red flag represents the first condition, and the white flag represents the second. Now wave the white flag to indicate that the second condition has been denied. This kind of arraignment is simple and straightforward.

Soon, a message came back from the Pirate ship, and the white flag was also waving.

Zhao Lie and Ma Nanchun glanced at each other, which was a little incomprehensible. Then Li Hao's loud voice sounded, and soon let them understand the meaning of this flag.

"Medium!"

The pirate, or to be precise, Chen Yi agreed.

This made Zhao Lie and his companions confused. In the past three days, Chen Yi's losses are not enough to describe, it can be said that he has hurt the roots. Not to mention the living Yama Luo and Chaoyang Kou Chen Yi who must be repaid, even if he is a good gentleman, he can't bear this breath. When did Living Yama become so good at talking? He promised so happily, was it forced by the coming storm, or was there another trick?

After analyzing for a long time, he finally came to the conclusion that Chen Yi would never be able to swallow this breath, and it would not be too late for the villain to take revenge. His most likely plan was to get the treasure back first, store it properly, and then look for an opportunity for revenge. Perhaps Chen Yi is very confident in his influence in the South China Sea, and if he deliberately searches for the traces of a large ship, he must not be able to escape his ears and eyes.

If that's the case......

Zhao Lie sneered: "Very good, even if he comes, I will wait for him in the mountain." ”

The deal was made, and the pirates sent over a warship and delivered it in person. There was also a close confidant of Chen Yi who came with the ship. Under the supervision of this pirate representative, Zhao Lie took away five large boxes of belongings, various supplies of merchant ships, grain, fresh water and all the original materials of merchant ships, leaving Chen Yi's treasures alone.

The first order Zhao Lie issued after boarding the warship was: "Comprehensive search, mast, sail, cable, cloud car, female wall, stone anchor...... Every corner and a crack in the ship's plank, even under the ballast stone, must be pried open for me to see. ”

So all the boatmen, Zhuang Ding, and even the teenagers took action, tossing and pounding everywhere, knocking and beating, and after more than half an hour, Lao Tong, who was at the helm, reported to Zhao Lie: "According to the requirements of Zhao Daguan, a comprehensive inspection was carried out, and no abnormal findings were found. ”

"Everything is normal? You promise? Zhao Lie stared at Lao Tong's eyes and repeated it word by word.

Lao Tong hesitated for a moment, and said uncertainly: "The old man also checked it himself, and he really didn't find anything." Or do you want to check it again? ”

"Yes, pick up important places to review, be careful, don't care about time." Zhao Lie solemnly confessed, he didn't see the impatience of the pirate representative.

Another half an hour passed, and Lao Tong finally came to report: "Zhao Daguan, this ship ...... Except for the old ones and some natural wear and tear, I didn't find any problems. ”

The pirate representative almost woke up from sleep, rubbed his eyes and walked out of the merchant ship, and couldn't help complaining: "I say, our big helm is a hero who spits and nails, how can he deceive you, that is the behavior of the thieves in the rivers and lakes......"

Ma Nanchun closed his sleeves as a salute: "Please take the helm of Shangfugui, farewell today, the mountain will not turn around, and there will be a period later." ”

Hearing this soft and hard sentence, the pirate representative did not dare to say cruel words, after all, people proved that they had the confidence to say this with their strength. Defy? Then come and weigh.

The silver goods are two, and the anchor sets sail.

Standing on the platform of the warship, Zhao Liecai realized that the warship was very different from the merchant ship, except that the bow of the ship had an iron-clad tip for melee collision, its sails were more, and there was a female wall battle grid defense; The two-story building is one cut higher than that of a merchant ship, and it can be shot condescendingly in wartime. Compared with undefended merchant ships, it is tantamount to the difference between a soldier and a citizen. They were able to defeat strong enemy ships with weak and inferior ships, and all thanks to the sharp guns (thunder cannons).

As Li Hao said earlier, pirates have the burden of merchant ships, and they have new warships, and they have mutual scruples, which is more effective than any oath. It is impossible for pirates to drag a broken merchant ship to pursue them, even if Chen Yi is crazy, he really wants to fight, everyone is a warship, you have someone and I have a gun, who is afraid of whom?

In any way, the pirate's move is not ...... Wait! The pirate ship turned around and headed straight for their stern.

The imposing frame is not good for anyone with a discerning eye.

"Damn, Chen Yi is really crazy?!" Shi Yang jumped to his feet and shouted, "Lift the tree! Raise the sails! ”

Since Shi Yang was the only person who had experience in water warfare, after taking over the warship, everyone unanimously elected him as the temporary captain. Whenever there is a naval war, it is the one who gives the orders. There are as many as ten sails on the warship, which are usually adjusted according to the strength of the wind and the rise and fall of the wind direction, and usually four or five can maintain a constant speed. But acceleration in wartime is different, and you need to sail all the sails.

Lao Tong hurriedly shouted: "Raise the sails!" ”

As soon as the sail was raised, it was full of wind and the speed was fast, and the distance between the two ships was stretched dozens of feet at once.

The crowd had just breathed a sigh of relief, when suddenly, the cable that tied the sail was stretched and pulled up the wedges on the deck. The rope flew, and the sail fell to the ground in an uproar, scattering the boatmen on the boat, and several of them were even struggling under the sail.

On the platform, everyone's faces changed drastically, and a three-character scripture flashed in their minds: "Chen Yi, fuck your mother!" ”

Who would have thought that Chen Yi would move his brain to the wedge of the main rope of this system, which can not be seen when driving in normal times, once the full sail enters the combat state, the wedge that moves his hands and feet will be pulled out by a strong pull, and the sail will naturally fall to the ground. This hand and foot movement is quite clever, and when it is not really moving, it is impossible to detect anything by inspection alone.

Supposedly, this was a minor problem, and it would have been nice to re-hammer the wedge into the deck and make it sturdy, but at the moment the pirates had not given him time to repair it.

A mile away, Chen Yiza's ship came rapidly, and the sharp iron bow was like a huge guillotine aimed at the side of the warship, and it had the potential to split in half.

At this time, the warship, which had lost its main sail, was struggling to turn its bow due to lack of power—it had to collide with the bow of the ship in order not to end up with a quick knife cutting tofu.

Life and death, hanging in the balance!