Chapter 780: The Wanderer
The people who fled were all kinds of fears, but in fact, most of them didn't see the whole picture of the Great Ming Sailor at all, and all that was coiled in their hearts was all kinds of magic in legends, as well as the black shadow that shrouded the sea and the sky and couldn't be dispersed. γγ
Of course, these are enough, the first batch of people who witnessed the new round of development of the Ming Dynasty have been frightened enough, and if they are more frightened, they may be so frightened that they can't take care of themselves.
In the midst of this rout, it takes courage for those who dare to swim against the current. However, if it weren't for Song Sanyi standing awe-inspiring on the bow of the ship, maybe the five pirates on the ship would have turned around a long time ago, even if they still insist on it now, but as the distance approaches, the speed of the ship is getting slower and slower.
The trees are like forests, the sails are like clouds, the flags are unfurled, and the sky is covered. Even in a dream, the pirates have never seen such a spectacular scene, in the South China Sea, Liu Laoxiang's power is already the top, but the entire gang combined, there are only dozens of big ships, and more small ships, compared with the big fleet in front of them, it can only be said to be a drop in the ocean.
Although the ship type is mainly Fu ship and Guangzhou ship, but these ships are indeed not made up of hard work, a rough look at the past, in the fleet, the smallest ship, should also have more than 500 materials, one or two thousand materials of ships abound, more than 3,000 materials of large ships are not rare.
Compared with the legends, the big ships of five or six thousand materials in the treasure fleet may be slightly inferior, but in the current world, they can be called giant ships.
In addition to these two traditional ship types, as well as the clippers that have been seen, there are some relatively slender ships in the fleet, which look similar to the legendary ships used by the Westfan. The pirates were surprised, but they couldn't help but be amazed, they hadn't been in contact with the Central Plains for several years, but they didn't want the Central Plains to have changed so much.
And the fact that so many ships were gathered together in an orderly manner was even more beyond their comprehension. Pirates are also a kind of military organization, although they don't read, they know some art of war, and they know what it means to be in a tight array, and it is much more difficult to make the array of ships neat than to train the army.
Such a naval army, even if the number is comparable, eighty percent of the pirates are not opponents, let alone such a scale?
The companions were all frightened, but Song San was a little excited. At the beginning, because of changes in his family, he gave up his identity as a scholar, left his hometown in Guangdong, fled to the South China Sea, and became a thief. At the beginning, he was full of resentment, but after more than ten years, the hatred slowly faded, but the homesickness in his heart was strong for a while.
If it weren't for a thief, he would be a bandit for life, his body had been marked with the expression of a pirate, and as soon as he returned to Daming, he would be arrested and questioned, he had long wanted to find a chance to go back, after all, there was his root.
Now that Wang Shi is following the old path of the treasure ship, it is a good opportunity to make meritorious service and atone for his sins, and after being in Luzon for so long, Song San consciously understands the local customs and customs, as well as the distribution of forces. Although Wang Shi has already incorporated the Xu brothers, the Xu family does not have much contact with the local natives, and in this regard, it should be lacking.
He doesn't want to have the same achievements as Xu Chai Lao, as long as he can get rid of the identity of a bandit and not disgrace his ancestors. As for the family feud...... If you do too much injustice, you will kill yourself, although the enemy was powerful back then, but after so many years, the rise and fall of the court has changed many times, and the enemy may have disappeared long ago.
Of course, he also knew that this was an extravagant hope. The Liang family in Shunde is a century-old family, and the head of the family, Liang Chu, is a dignitary of the dynasty, when he was in exile, the other party had been promoted to Zhan Shi, and then the official worshiped the servant, and now he has been sealed to worship the prime minister, it is not known, with him, how can the Liang family be at risk of overturning?
It's just that over the years, he has experienced a lot of things, and he has long understood, not to mention that he is just an ordinary little boss, even if he is mixed with the scoop and has forces like Xu Chenjiang and Liu Laoxiang, he can't help the Liang family.
Not to mention anything else, just saying that the Guangdong sailor in the hands of the Liang family is an insurmountable obstacle. Don't look at the broken ship of the sailor, but those old sailors are really able to fight, and the navigation tradition of the Ming Dynasty has not been completely annihilated because of the sea ban.
In addition to the sailors, the Liang family's own private soldiers and fleet are not small, whether it is the Xu family brothers or Liu Laoxiang, when they see the Liang family's flag, they can only obediently give way. It doesn't matter if you rebel against the imperial court, the Ming Dynasty is so big, the Son of Heaven will not pay attention to the border of the South China Sea, but if he offends the family, there is only one way to die.
Therefore, if he can really clear his name, Song San also plans to give up revenge, return to the township incognito, and be able to guard the ancestral grave for the rest of his life, which is enough. If you can leave incense for the Song family again, it can be regarded as worthy of the ancestors of the Song family.
However, although he was full of courage and driven by the strong desire in his heart, as the two sides approached and saw the opposite scene more and more clearly, Song San's mood gradually began to fall. The scale and strength of Wang Shi were so strong that he couldn't even think of whether he could play some role in leading the way.
The arrogance of the Scholars and Doctors, with such strength, is eighty percent disdainful of their own little pirates, right? It is unknown whether he will kill himself on the spot, if it weren't for the strong obsession to return home, before reaching his destination, perhaps, his courage would have been exhausted.
Fortunately, he persevered. The other party had already discovered their approach, and among the clippers cruising around the large fleet, one was separated and directly met them.
"Who's coming?" Recently, the name of the flyship has been very loud within Liu Laoxiang's pirate group, and the degree of discussion about this kind of clipper is not under the legend of the treasure ship. At this time, they finally saw the ship up close, and the pirates' eyes were a little straight, until there was a break from the opposite side, and then they came back to their senses.
"In the lower Song Yinzhi, he is a person from Shunde, Guangdong, who once worshipped under the great Confucian Chen Deyong......" Song Sanyi was a little hesitant, and subconsciously took out the routine when he was studying," ...... This time, on behalf of the Liu family's fleet, I came to welcome the arrival of Wang Shi. β
"Yo, it's really strange, there is still a scholar in the pirate's den......" The person who shouted on the other side was slightly stunned, then turned his head with a smile and raised his voice to greet: "Captain Ruan, didn't you say that you are very familiar with this place, come and recognize people." β
"What? Scholar? Wait for me to take a look......" A rough voice sounded, and then, the person who spoke came out of the cabin, and when he looked at it, he laughed: "Ha, isn't this Song San?" Return the Liu family's fleet, you just say that Liu Laoxiang sent you over? It turns out that you are still a scholar, so it was really disrespectful in the past. β
"Ruan Si! It's you? Song San's surprise was not small. However, when he thought about it, it was not surprising that the Xu family was adopted, which was one of the previous speculations. It's not a good thing to see this person here now, at least you can clearly know that Wang Shi is not going to kill all the pirates.
"Isn't that me, ha, I'm also a captain now, the captain of the Royal Marine, how is it, majestic, right? Ha ha. Ruan Si grinned and was happy, and he had the posture of gaining fame and returning home.
"Congratulations to Brother Ruan......" Song San was a little dazed, a little disdainful, and a little relieved.
The title of the Royal Sailor made him a little confused, which was definitely a new title, so much so that he couldn't figure out at all which yamen this sailor belonged to. Affiliated with the Royals? Nonsense, the whole world is not the king's land, what is it to belong to the royal family?
The one who despises Ruan Si is the villain Dezhi, the captain of the water division? Isn't that just a military household? That's cheap, what's there to be proud of? What I want is to return to the people's nationality, which is much more difficult than being a soldier, and my ideals are much more noble.
As for the relief, it's nothing more than Ruan Si, an idiot who kills people and doesn't know how many people can be recruited, he Song Yinzhi is a scholar anyway, how much can he receive some preferential treatment, right?
As if hearing Song Yinzhi's thoughts, Ruan Siwei rolled his eyes, changed his words, and suddenly asked, "But Song San, what you just said is not very sincere." β
"How dare you, how dare you, I really sincerely congratulate Brother Ruan on abandoning the darkness and turning to the light, and I really yearn for it, how can I be disrespectful......"
"Who said this, respectful or disrespectful, you have to wait for me to become the admiral, what is a captain?" Ruan Si shook his head disdainfully, stared at Song Yinzhi's eyes and said, "I said the previous ones, I heard that these words, Liu Laoxiang is very active?" It's an ambush again, and it's an interception and blockade, this is called greeting? That's pretty enthusiastic. β
"Don't dare, it's just a ...... below" Song Yinzhi's head was brushed with cold sweat, what he said was just a clichΓ©, he thought he was facing Wang Shi, but who would have thought that it was a peer, this is not a show of talent and a soldier, is it unreasonable?
"Okay, let you recognize the person, who let you try the case, go back to your helm, I want to receive the messenger, and wait for you to become the admiral."
Before Song Yinzhi could come up with an explanation, Ruan Si was slapped aside, and the person who spoke before raised his voice: "You are the messenger, right?" Alright, come here alone, come with me to the Governor, and the others are waiting here, don't move, you know? β
"Yes, sir." Song Yinzhi and the others responded in unison, and they all let out a long sigh in their hearts.
It is true that the flyship is a small boat, but Song Yinzhi and the others are sitting on a sampan, and the deck height is quite different, so they can only put down a rope and let him climb up.
When he got on the boat, Song Yinzhi didn't squint, for fear of seeing something that shouldn't be seen and causing trouble, but Rao was like this, the thunderbolt on the deck was too conspicuous, and he still saw it clearly. Guessing that this thing should be the sharp weapon that the loach had encountered, his curiosity was also high, and although he kept reminding himself to be cautious, he still sneaked a few glances.
"Well, haven't you seen it? That's a good thing. He scared himself, so when a voice suddenly rang in his ears, he was really startled.
(To be continued)