Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume 2 Rampant Qilu

Chapter 3 Wake up at the right time to learn new knowledge

Section 1 Horror at Sea

In late May of the forty-seventh year of Wanli (the fourth year of the Later Jin Mandate of Heaven), the Bohai Sea, the old Tieshan Waterway.

It has been more than a day since the officers and men of the Hanwei Battalion sailed out to sea, and during this time, the vast sea was still calm, and the fleet of ten sea ships was slowly sailing in the direction of Shandong.

Liu Yunwei leaned weakly under the mast, his eyes were a little blank, his face was scorched, and the whole person looked listless. And most of the soldiers around him, including Lu Ying, were all sick, sitting on the deck and resting.

A sailor who was tying ropes next to him saw that the officers and soldiers on the ship were seasick to varying degrees, so he shook his head and said to another sailor who was working next to him: "Hey~Hey~ Look at these military masters, it's only been a day out to sea and it's all like this, it's still two or three days away from Dengzhou Mansion in Shandong, and they can't spit out their bitter gall when they get to the place?" ”

As soon as the words fell, I heard a violent vomiting sound from the side, followed by one two, two and three, except for the sound of the waves, there was only one vomiting sound after another.

The sailor who was working next to him nodded and said, "Who says it's not, we're tired of pulling sails and tying ropes all day long, and it's really unlucky to take care of these military masters from time to time." ”

"Shh The sailor who took the lead in speaking saw that his companion's voice was louder, and hurriedly covered his mouth and said, "You won't be quiet!" Let those military masters hear and not throw you off the boat to feed the fish! ”

"Hey, no way! These military masters are all good men who kill Tartars, how can they embarrass us because of a few words? ”

While the two were chatting, the steward on the side came over and reprimanded, "Hurry up and get to work!" The trade winds are going to rise in a while, hurry up and prepare Zhang Fan, don't talk nonsense day by day! ”

The two sailors laughed and ran to the side.

The man in charge took a pot of water and walked to Liu Yunwei's side and said, "Little general, drink saliva, just go smoothly." ”

Liu Yunwei thanked him, took the kettle and took a sip, and said, "What is this adult's name?" ”

"The little general is polite, the villain Ma Wu, he is the steward of this ship."

Liu Yunwei returned the kettle to Ma Wu and asked, "By the way, Ma Steward, we still have a few days to go?" ”

Ma Wu calculated a little and said: "Our sea route is through the Lao Tieshan Waterway, passing through the South and North Huangcheng Island, Dangji Island, Da and Xiao Zhushan Island, Changshan Island, and finally landing in Dengzhou Mansion. If you want to talk about this time, it will take about two to three days if the wind is smooth. ”

At this time, the sea ship happened to pass through a wave, and the bumps were a little severe, Liu Yunwei's face couldn't help but turn slightly pale, and he only felt that the river was overturned in his stomach, and he immediately lay on the deck and vomited, and spit out the sour water on the ground.

Ma Wu hurriedly patted Liu Yunwei's back, and seeing that he was almost vomiting, he said, "Little General, do you think we need to stop at the shore when we pass through the relatively large island, so that the soldiers on the ship can take a breath?" If it goes on like this, it won't take more than two days to vomit. ”

Liu Yunwei thought for a while and said, "Is there a suitable island?" ”

"Yes." Ma Wu said: "Dangji Island is relatively large, and there is still a small amount of fresh water on the island to replenish it. If we encounter a big storm when we run to the sea, we will go there to take shelter for a while. ”

Liu Yunwei nodded and said, "It's okay, then let's rest on Dangji Island for a day." ”

"That's good." Ma Wu said: "Little General, I'll go and inform the other ships." ”

Half a day later, near evening, the fleet approached Tonji Island.

Liu Yunwei and Lu Ying stood at the bow of the boat a little weakly and looked ahead, only to see that the shadow of the land could already be seen on the sea level.

After Lu Ying saw the outline of the island, he couldn't help but sigh: "I finally saw the land, and this more than a day is simply worse than death." ”

"Who's to say it isn't." Liu Yunwei also said: "I still have a splitting headache now, but as soon as I lie down, I feel that the world is spinning, as if the whole person is spinning rapidly, this is really a feeling that life is worse than death!" ”

Just when the two of them sighed, the fleet had approached Dangji Island, and saw that there was a very simple trestle on the beach of the island for ships to dock, but only two sea ships could be docked at the same time.

At this time, Ma Wu was giving orders to his subordinates, dispatching the fleet to dock in batches, and putting the soldiers of the Hanwei battalion on the island in batches.

At this moment, someone suddenly shouted: "Look! There are dead people on the island! ”

Liu Yunwei and Lu Ying hurriedly looked over when they heard this, only to see that there seemed to be something scattered on the beach, and the shape did look very much like a dead corpse. However, because the sky had already darkened, and the sea boat where Liu Yunwei and Lu Ying were located was far away from the beach, they could not see it very clearly.

Liu Yunwei was worried about any danger on the island, so he said to Ma Wu: "Don't dock yet!" ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw a group of people rushing out of the island, constantly firing arrows and guns at the fleet in the sea; Immediately after that, two sea ships suddenly appeared on the other side of the island, heading towards the fleet. On the ship at the head stood a boy of about fifteen or sixteen years old, with a sturdy body and dark skin, who looked at the fleet ahead with a sneer.

Liu Yunwei was taken aback when he saw the enemy suddenly killed on Dangji Island and on the sea: "Who are these people?" Are you ambushing us here? ”

Thinking of this, Liu Yunwei suddenly pulled out his knife and put it on Ma Wu's neck, and asked coldly, "What's going on?" Why did you suggest that we come to Dangji Island to rest during the day, and there were gangsters who ambushed us in the evening! ”

Seeing this, Ma Wu was so frightened that he lost his soul and shouted: "Little general, don't do my business!" I didn't find these people! ”

Liu Yunwei asked, "Then how do you explain it?" Don't tell me it was just a chance encounter! ”

Ma Wu wanted to cry without tears at this time, and said, "Little general, it may really be a coincidence." I guess most of those people are pirates, and they did a business on this Dangji Island, but they didn't expect to meet us, which is a common thing. ”

Before Liu Yunwei could answer, Lu Ying on the side said anxiously: "Big brother, those two boats are surrounded!" Make a decision early! ”

At this time, Liu Yunwei was also anxious to break out in a cold sweat, on this sea is not as good as on land, the soldiers can fight in formation on land, and they can find a way to break through and retreat at the worst; But at sea, if the situation is unfavorable, where can you flee to the sea on all sides? And once a ship sinks, it will not be a casualty of a few or a dozen soldiers, but hundreds or hundreds of people will die at the same time!

Liu Yunwei thought about it for a long time and didn't come up with a good solution, after all, he had never been in contact with naval warfare, and he had no experience to learn from. So, Liu Yunwei slowly put down the war knife and said to Ma Wu: "Since Steward Ma said it, then I will believe you once!" In this situation, what advice does Steward Ma have? ”

Seeing Liu Yunwei put down the knife, Ma Wu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Little General, there are a lot of things on this sea, and many times you don't necessarily have to fight when you encounter pirates. Those pirates also depend on the size of the ship they encounter, and if they don't have any oil and water, they usually won't have to work hard. ”

Liu Yunwei and Lu Ying glanced at each other and said, "If that's the case, I have a way!" ”

Ma Wu said: "The little general is really smart, and the little man can understand it after saying a little." ”

Liu Yunwei ignored Ma Wu's flattery, but said to Lu Ying: "Tell the brothers to prepare for war and strengthen vigilance!" ”

After that, Liu Yunwei said to Ma Wu again: "Find a way to tell the other party my identity and tell them: our fleet has no goods, only soldiers who have survived a hundred battles!" ”

Ma Wu hurried to the side of the boat, called one of his men over and gave him a few words, and then lowered him into the sea with a rope. The man swam towards the boat led by the other man, and after a while he was pulled onto the boat with a rope.

Time passed little by little, Liu Yunwei, Lu Ying, and Ma Wu looked nervously at the two ships in front, but there was no movement on the other side, and even the enemies on the island stopped shooting, just watching from a distance. Seeing that the sun was about to set completely, and the light on the sea was getting darker and darker, Liu Yunwei was a little out of breath, so he whispered to Lu Ying: "Let the brothers get ready, all your crossbowmen will gather on the deck and wait for my orders." ”

Lu Ying nodded, turned around and arranged without saying a word.

At this moment, Ma Wu shouted: "Little general, look, there is movement over there!" ”

Liu Yunwei hurriedly looked over, only to see that the two ships in front of him had all lowered their sails, and then saw two ropes lowered on the side of the ship, and two figures followed the ropes into the sea and swam towards this side.

Seeing this, Liu Yunwei was a little unsure of what the other party was going to do, so he frowned and looked at Ma Wu and asked, "What do they mean by this?" ”

I saw Ma Wu breathe a sigh of relief and said, "Great, little general, we're fine." You see that the pirates lowered the sails, this is to tell us that the other side has no ill intentions, and it is estimated that one of the two people who swam over is the messenger of the other party. ”

Liu Yunwei was also relieved after hearing this, so he called Lu Ying and said, "There should be nothing wrong, but I still have to tell the brothers to cheer up." ”

Lu Ying nodded and said, "Big brother, don't worry, the brothers are all in good spirits!" ”

At this time, Ma Wu next to him pricked up his ears to listen to something, and said, "Little general, listen, they have arrived." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone heard someone shouting in the water, and the sailors next to him looked at Liu Yunwei, and after getting permission, they threw the two ropes down, and then pulled up the ropes and dragged the two people in the water up.

The crowd saw two wet men climb up the deck along the ropes, one of whom was Ma Wu's subordinate sent to make contact.

The other person next to him was a fresh face, I saw that he was tall and strong, and his weapons were extraordinary, but he was very young, that is, fifteen or sixteen years old, and his eyes were very sharp, revealing an unruly and unusually shrewd look.

The man wiped the sea water from his face, glanced at the people on the boat, and asked loudly, "I heard that the Qilin Tiger from Liaodong is here, which one is it?" ”

Liu Yunwei looked at the young man and said, "I am Liu Yunwei, who are you?" ”

"Huh." The young man said very proudly, "Who am I? Tell you, my name is Zheng Yiguan! ”