Chapter 256: Bet

The huge waves of the rolling sea are continuous, and the giant treasure ship of the sea is as small as an ant in front of nature at this moment. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

Zhu Yong grabbed the door frame with both hands, his face was so pale that there was no blood, and the violent shaking of the hull of the ship made him, a person who was not afraid of death on the battlefield, but he was at a loss for fear and dazed.

It was calm and comfortable just now, but in the blink of an eye, the waves were turbulent, the storm was raging, and the dark sky was like the end of the world, which was extremely weird. For the first time in his life, he experienced such the power of nature, and Zhu Yong's spine was cold.

In fact, such a storm can only be regarded as ordinary at sea, and Tang Ming has seen many strange natural disasters that are much more powerful than this, which will of course seem very calm.

"How? It's not as easy as you think, is it? Tang Ming grinned, a hint of sadism flashed in his eyes.

Zhu Yong's stomach was churning violently at the moment, his head was even more dizzy from the violent shaking, and his whole body was more like prostration. If it weren't for the desire to survive that drove him to grasp the door frame tightly with both hands, he probably wouldn't know where he would be thrown.

However, when he saw Tang Ming's calm appearance, he gave him some confidence, and he didn't think that he was worse than Tang Ming. Even Tang Ming can face things calmly, and he feels that he can too.

Taking two deep breaths, Zhu Yong gradually began to adapt to the violent shaking, and was no longer as flustered as he was at the beginning.

"What is this? If you don't just shake it a little harder, you don't talk cool over there. Although Zhu Yong was afraid, he didn't admit it at all.

Tang Ming shook his head and didn't bother to pay attention to him, if he wanted to save face, he would suffer more, he originally wanted to kindly remind Zhu Yong that it would be better for him to sit down, but people didn't seem to appreciate it, so it was no problem.

Storms come and go faster, the dark sky gets brighter, and the storm and rain fade away. The huge treasure ship has been able to adapt well to the waves and is gradually stabilizing.

The sailors on deck began to hoist their sails busily, and when the chorus sounded in unison, the treasure ship began to move at full speed.

Zhu Yong collapsed on the board of the boat weakly, staring at the top of the cabin with his eyes blankly, and he didn't know if he was stupid and didn't say a word, but his chest was still rising and falling at a distance, as if something was about to gush out of it.

This was obviously a precursor to seasickness, Tang Ming came to Zhu Yong's side and only glanced at him, and ran away from him. Called two sailors to take care of Zhu Yong, who was about to vomit, and came to the deck to breathe.

Three days later, the treasure ship finally arrived at Tianjin Port smoothly, and to Tang Ming's surprise, Zhu Neng actually came to pick them up in person. There was a hint of a smile embedded in his dark face, and his eyes flashed with joy when he saw Zhu Yong and Tang Ming.

Zhu Neng did not let Tang Ming go to Beiping, but after letting him stop in Tianjin for a while, he urged him to go on the road and go directly from Tianjin to the Tatar border by land. said that the emperor's side did not fight well, and asked Tang Ming to rush to reinforcements and protect the team escorting grain and grass by the way.

Kaipingwei is Tang Ming's first stop this time, and the grain and grass are transported from Shuntian Mansion, so Tang Ming must first go to Shuntian Mansion to transport and escort grain and grass to meet. Zhu Neng also sent them all the way to Shuntianfu.

The weather in the north was much drier than in the south, and horse-drawn ox carts drove slowly along the dusty paths. The scorching sun relentlessly scorched the already arid land, and it was a two-day journey to Kaipingwei.

But this way has been hilly for a long time, the mountain road is rugged and the weather is too hot, Tang Ming is not easy to walk, compared to taking a boat, it is really a world of difference.

Zhu Yong put his hand on the pergola and looked at the endless hills in front of him, and muttered unhappily: "When will it take to reach Kaipingwei at such a speed, grandma's sun is really spicy, and it will be so dry soon after the beginning of spring, it is estimated that it is difficult to have a good harvest in the field this year." ”

"Not only is there no good harvest, but the Buddha will bless it in a famine year!" Tang Ming took off the water bladder, poured it violently, and frowned.

Zhu Yong looked back at Tang Ming, and said with a smile: "Aren't your potatoes and sweet potatoes claimed to be able to have a good harvest in dry land?" Why, can't it grow in such a dry year? ”

"No matter how drought a plant is, it has to be watered to survive, and if the weather is like this all season, what plant can survive. Being able to resist drought is only relative, depending on what it compares with. However, the speed of this team is so slow, when will we reach Kaipingwei, I don't think we have reached the place yet, and everyone has died of heat stroke. ”

Tang Ming impatiently pulled out a towel from the horse's back, wiped it on his face indiscriminately, and the shriveled towel was immediately soaked with sweat.

Zhu Yong pursed his lips, squinted at the long line behind him, and said sarcastically: "This is not your own fault, we are going to fight a war and not go out for an outing, just bring some necessities." But you are good, not to mention the two carts of changing clothes, dozens of boxes of flintlock guns accounted for nearly fifteen wagons, plus those gunpowder and supporting things, there were more than twenty carts, and they were almost catching up with the grain transport team. ”

After a pause, Zhu Yong smacked his lips and smiled: "It's strange that you can see how fast so many carriages can walk on this rugged mountain road." ”

"Don't be complacent, you kid, when you get to the battlefield, you will naturally understand that I didn't bring these things in vain. Don't ask me for these things. ”

"Phew, I'll beg you for these things, what a joke. I think I, Zhu Yong, big and small, are also people who have been on the battlefield more than a dozen times, although I am not as brave and capable of fighting as my father, but I also rely on the big knife in my hand to kill countless enemies. I don't like to take advantage of your burning stick. ”

"Okay, I remember what you said, let's see!" Tang Ming was already very anxious by this ghost weather, which would be ridiculed by Zhu Yong, so he would not let him compete with him.

Tang Ming brought something not only heavy but also a lot, which really slowed down the speed of the march a lot. When he was in Shuntian Mansion, Zhu Neng also didn't agree with Tang Ming to bring so many things, if it weren't for Tang Ming's repeated insistence, Zhu Neng would definitely not agree.

Zhu Yong was not optimistic about the flintlock pistol from the beginning, so he did not support it. No one had one of these things with them on the march, and perhaps they didn't feel anything. But there are not so many people to assemble it on the body, and it is too cumbersome to carry the carriage up, and it is even more troublesome to walk up the mountain road.

Especially those gunpowder and bullets, these things must not only be careful, not too bumpy when transporting, but also be careful not to be too hot. In such weather, the treatment of nearly ten truckloads of gunpowder at this moment is about to catch up with people. (To be continued.) )