At six o'clock in the morning, Chu Fan woke up.

After a moment of confusion, he remembered his predicament, and he didn't rush out of bed, but looked out of the porthole.

The sky was already dawn, and the sky was no longer cloudless, but cotton-like clouds filled the sky, and a hint of blue could be seen in the gaps between the clouds.

Chu Fan's heart was relieved - he didn't know when the sky would change, if it was the sky in the second half of the night, it would be difficult for the "Dawn" to escape this catastrophe.

Looking at the sea again, the waves were two or three meters high, which showed how strong the wind was, and Chu Fan's heart became even lighter - since he got rid of the octopus pirate Gao Shuncheng last time, he was confident in the speed of the "Dawn" with winged sails.

Turned over and got out of bed, hurriedly put on the cotton robe, didn't care about brushing his teeth and washing his face, Chu Fan ran to the pavilion in three steps and two steps, and when he saw Ge Bi's bitter gourd-like face, Chu Fan secretly screamed that it was not good, and looked behind him, sure enough, yesterday it was a black spot the size of a grain of rice, and today it has become a soybean! The other three small black dots are no longer visible.

As the black dot became larger, Chu Fan could already see some details, and sure enough, judging from the shape of the boat, this boat was different from the various types of sailboats that Chu Fan saw in Dengzhou: the belly of the ship was very large, and the front looked like a flat pot floating on the sea, but there was a huge white sail standing high on the pot - that was the soft sail unique to Western ships.

Hard sails just don't come as fast as soft sails, even if they are equipped with wing sails, Chu Fan lamented in his heart.

"How did these red-haired ghosts change their sex, in the past, when we encountered Western ships, as long as we could stay up until the night, most of them would be able to escape...... Why are they so stubborn this time? Ge Bi muttered under his breath.

Seeing that the old man should have not slept all night, his eyes were densely covered with bloodshots, his expression was abrupt and depressed, Chu Fan felt pity for him in his heart, and felt that he could not let the despair and frustration continue to ferment - how to say that Ge Bi was at the helm of this ship, if he lost his confidence and fighting spirit, where did the following brothers get their spirit?

"Uncle Ge, in fact, you don't have to worry too much," Chu Fan thought about it, and had to boost his morale by himself, "Last night was unlucky, it happened to be a full moon, and the weather is good today, as long as we can survive until the evening, let's take advantage of the night to go around in a big circle, how can we get rid of them...... Or am I at the helm? You've stayed up all night, and it's time to rest. ”

Ge Bi's face looked a little better, obviously listening, but he shook his head and said, "Young Master, I have a good intention...... The wind direction is more chaotic this time, and the north wind is blowing for a while and the northwest wind is blowing for a while, so I still have a more solid palm...... The life of this ship is on this rudder, don't you dare to be sloppy...... If he wants to chase, let him chase it, and the speed of our ship is not bad, to see how much patience he can have. ”

Ge Bi lifted his spirits, which in turn affected Chu Fan, and he couldn't help but think of the thought when he was going to sleep last night-grandma's, even if he was going to die, he would bite those Europeans hard!

Thinking of this, Chu Fan smiled and said to Ge Bi, "Uncle Ge said it well, let him chase!" Let's see how patient they are! ”

After saying that, he got off the lookout pavilion and came to the deck, laughing and scolding all the way and making fun of his brothers.

“…… Don't keep a bitter face, is Lao Tzu Niang dead? ”

“…… Can you kid get dressed neatly? How awkward it looks! ”

"Chen Laosan, tell me, what are you doing with your daughter-in-law? ……”

……

As soon as he stirred like this, the oppressive atmosphere on the deck suddenly loosened, and seeing that the pillar was still standing there with a frown, Chu Fan made a false kick, "Pillar, hurry up and move a stool for Lao Tzu...... Lao Tzu is in a good mood today and continues to talk about "Smiling Proud Jianghu...... Where was the last time? ”

"Speaking of Linghu Chong, Yue Lingshan's sword was bounced away." Someone in the crowd immediately answered.

Although the pillar was still furrowed, he also quickly ran into the cabin and moved out of the stool, and the idle people on the deck immediately gathered around Chu Fan and began to listen to the book.

“…… Ling Hu Chong saw the three big words 'Feng Qingyang' written on the stone wall, and suddenly, a flower in front of him, a figure covered the stone wall, Ling Hu Chong was shocked, grabbed the long sword beside him, and before he could draw the sword out of the sheath, he stabbed out behind him with his backhand, and the sword was halfway through, and suddenly shouted in ecstasy: 'Little junior sister! ’……”

Watching the deck gradually become lively, Ge Bi felt more stable in his heart, and looked at Chu Fan with a little more admiration in his eyes - following Chu An to the sea all these years, Ge Bi knows too well what a qualified leader should be, and he must be unhurried and calm when the big things fall, and he has to carry it when the sky falls!

If there is a little bit of movement, the brothers below will only be more unbearable, not to mention the pirates coming, just showing up can scare a boatload of people to death!

Chu An did a good job back then, and with Ge Bi, they evaded the pursuit of pirates again and again, and now it seems that Chu Fan's heart is still above his father! -- He didn't notice it for a while, and there were signs of frustration, and he still knew how to comfort himself, and now he tried even harder to reassure people's hearts, and the effect was quite good, which his father might not be able to do.

Thinking about it, Ge Bi's hand holding the helm became more powerful.

Just chased one and escaped, three or four hours passed in a flash, during which there were also a few Ming merchant ships that were going against the wind, whether it was a fortune ship or a Guangzhou ship, and the two ships in the chase were seen from a distance, and they all turned a corner to the east to dodge, and after a while, they disappeared from view.

Seeing that the shadow of the Western ship is getting bigger and bigger, from soybeans to eggs, to the size of a teapot, Ge Bi is really anxious, looking back from time to time, and scolding in his mouth, "Grandma's is really with us?" …… The draft of the lucky boat just now was so deep, I don't know how much raw silk it contained...... Why don't you turn the rudder and grab it? How can you catch up with the lucky boat running so slowly...... Are these red-haired ghosts taking the wrong medicine, and what do they have to do with us? ”

He was busy at the helm, so he didn't bother to take a closer look at the Western ship behind him, and only when Chu Fan ran up to the lookout pavilion did he notice a detail.

Since the distance between the Western ship and the "Dawn" was only four or five miles away, the various parts of the Western ship could be seen more clearly, Chu Fan noticed that there was a cyan swordfish flag hanging on the slightly lower mast in front of it, and a big red flag was hung on the tallest mainmast behind, and the red flag was embroidered with a golden one-Phoenix!

After Chu Fan told Ge Bi the details of his observations, the old man was stunned for a moment.

"Swordfish Streamers? Isn't that the banner of Boss Dayuan Daoyan? (Crab note: Dayuan Island is the name of Taiwan Island in the Ming Dynasty)

After saying that, the old man didn't care about taking the helm, turned around and leaned out of the lookout to observe carefully, and slapped the railing for a long time, "That's right! It's Boss Yan's boat! Hokkien guy for dog days! ”

Before he finished speaking, he saw a flash of fire on the bow of the Western ship.

A cannon sound of "tom" echoed on the sea!