Yue Hai hurriedly boarded Sun Shao's boat with Dong Feng, and couldn't believe what he saw in front of him, this ship was too luxurious, right? Yue Hai was envious, but also worried: "General, if you do this, it is safe, but if you encounter pirates, it will affect your speed." ”

Sun Shao made a joke: "With your General Yue escorting, what pirates am I afraid of?" ”

Yue Hai smiled smugly, then frowned again, and complained: "General, if you do this, you will make me miserable." There are many sailors in Jiaozhou, and they can divide their manpower to escort them, but there are only 100 warships in my shipyard, and I have to protect the shipyard, where is there anyone to escort them. Besides, you have more than 300 merchant ships here, and the temptation is too great, and I am afraid that the pirates in the East China Sea will be moved, this ...... It's hard to deal with. ”

Sun Shao pursed his lips, his expression relaxed and natural: "Then you are here to tell me, and then flash?" ”

"That can't either." Yue Hai patted his chest very righteously, "Although the Supreme didn't order me to escort the escort, but the general is here, I can't sit idly by." I can't let the general be robbed in my jurisdiction, so what face will I have to see you after I cross the sea? ”

"Shaft, count yourself on a little conscience." Sun Shao laughed, took Yue Hai's hand into the cabin, pressed him to the seat, and ordered someone to bring fruit and wine. ”

The crowd laughed.

Sun Shao and Yue Hai drank two glasses of wine, turned to Dong Feng and said, "Busy lately? ”

Dong Feng nodded apologetically: "Yes, not only has the shipyard been very busy recently, but even Dongye City has been very busy, otherwise I would have gone to Panyu a long time ago." Dong Feng sighed: "The epidemic in the north, we got the news too late, a few patients arrived in Dongye, if it wasn't found early, I'm afraid it has already spread." ”

"The pandemic?" Sun Shao was taken aback.

"yes." Yue Hai's face was also a little ugly, and he looked happy: "This is probably related to the big battle at the beginning of the year, Cao Ying withdrew his troops when he had an advantage, and there should be this reason." ”

"The returning soldiers brought the epidemic back to Yecheng, and Yecheng was in chaos, and many people died." Dong Feng shook his head again and again, "When I got the news, the Supreme blocked the river and forbade the displaced people in Jiangbei to cross the river, and then sent a large number of doctors and craftsmen to various places to scatter medicine, and finally brought the situation under control." But Yecheng is not so simple. ”

The crowd was relatively speechless, even if they had never experienced the power of the pandemic, they had heard of it. Sun Shao was even more shocked, he sat there, didn't speak for a long time, he vaguely remembered that there was a great epidemic at the end of Jian'an, and several of the seven sons of Jian'an died of this epidemic, I don't know if it was this time.

"I'd rather be a peaceful dog than a troubled world." Sun Shao got up and walked out of the cabin, walked to the side of the boat, raised the wine glass, and slowly poured the wine into the sea. When everyone saw it, they were a little silent, although the world is divided into three, and the people of the Central Plains are enemies in a sense, but now they are still nominally the people of the Han Dynasty, and everyone does not feel inappropriate about Sun Shao's behavior, on the contrary, they are a little moved.

They talked about Jiangbei things, and before they knew it, it was late at night. Out of the Jiaozhou border, the businessmen were worried that the safety of the Jiaozhou sailors would not be guaranteed after they were withdrawn, and now that Yuehai brought the sailors, they were overjoyed one by one and took turns to flatter. In the past, the sailors never asked them whether they were alive or dead, and they didn't take the sailors seriously in their eyes, but now after tasting the sweetness of having the sailors escorted, they suddenly felt the kindness of the sailors, so they had a very good attitude towards the officers and soldiers of the sailors such as Yuehai, which made Yuehai and others a little flattered for a while, and they got drunk unconsciously.

Yue Hai was dragged up from the quilt by Li Nong the next day, and when the cool sea breeze blew, he had goosebumps all over his body. was disturbed, he was very dissatisfied, and shouted with raised eyebrows: "What's the matter? ”

"Sea ...... Pirate. Li Nong's teeth were fighting, and his face was colorless.

"Pirates?" Yue Hai's face sank, and without saying a word, he put on his armor and went out of the cabin, shouting as he walked: "What is there to be afraid of some pirates, it's not that we haven't fought with pirates, which time is not ......"

Yue Hai's words were not finished, and the rest were all blocked in his throat, he stared at the sea in the distance, and the whole person was stupid.

On the boundless sea, where the water and the sky meet, is a black line, this line rides the wind and waves, getting thicker and thicker, but you can't see the two ends, in front of this black line, several pirate ships are flying and coming. They were like the first horses in the herd, riding in the dust, and behind them were countless galloping war horses, rolling with a terrifying momentum.

Yue Hai was shocked, and at that moment, his mind was almost blank.

When he saw these more than 300 merchant ships, he thought that the pirates would come when they heard the wind, but he never expected that the pirates not only came, but also came very often.

After all, Yue Hai has been on the battlefield for a long time, and after a short period of distraction, he immediately came back to his senses, was furious, strode onto the top of his ship, stood under the flag, and issued a flag to meet the battle. Although the sailors who hurriedly got up were shocked, they still carried out the order in an orderly manner, more than seventy warships listed the formation of the battle in a very short time, they crossed the front and back in two rows, the sailors clenched the huge oars, drove the warships to speed forward, the warriors were in place, clenched the weapons in their hands, and prepared to fight with the upcoming pirates, the crossbowmen on the building ship used their strength to wind up, put on the iron arrows, the officers held the female wall, and looked into the distance, wanting to see which were the ships of the thief leader, I hope to shoot with an arrow, take the lead and defeat the arrogance of the pirates.

"Li Nong, you go to General Sun's ship, and let him retreat with the brigade, so as not to be accidentally injured by pirates." Yue Hai's face was pale, he clenched his fists tightly and trembled involuntarily, he had experienced a lot of wars, but there were so many pirates today, he was really not sure that he could win, so he could only let Sun Shao and them retreat to the shore first, he knew that there was a waterway there, which could accommodate many boats to go in and take refuge temporarily, if it really didn't work, he would retreat to the intersection, and this battle would be easier to fight.

Li Nong didn't dare to slack off, jumped on a walking horse, and rushed to Sun Shao's boat.

Sun Shao had already discovered the pirates, and he also received the flag from the sea, and was directing the ship to slowly retreat with the merchant ships, his speed was not fast, it could even be said to be very slow, almost all the merchant ships were ahead of him. However, there was no nervousness on his face, and when he saw Li Nong, he even smiled and said hello.

Li Nong was in no mood to laugh, his pair of eight-character eyebrows drooped, and he was about to cry.

"General, General Yue asks you to retreat quickly, and I will take you there."

"Why are you so nervous?" Sun Shao quipped: "Could it be that the sailors of your Houguan Shipyard see pirates like this?" ”

"Don't laugh, General, there are too many pirates coming this time. General Yue said that probably the pirates from the East China Sea are coming. Li Nong cried with a sad face, and gave his hand again and again: "Please general, leave quickly, if you don't leave, it's too late." ”

"Aren't they just a couple of pirates? Nothing remarkable. Sun Shao said lightly, waving his hand to the merchant ships that hurriedly passed by his building: "You go first, don't worry, with General Yue here, it will be fine." He turned around and said to Li Nong: "Please send someone to guide the merchant ships to avoid it for the time being, so that they don't mess up, the pirates are still far away, and there is enough time." ”

Li Nong looked at Sun Shao, and was in a trance for a while, could it be that he was used to seeing big scenes in Jiaozhou for a few months, and he didn't take these pirates in his eyes? He didn't bother to come for a while, subconsciously listened to Sun Shao's command, and led people in to direct the merchant ships to take refuge on the shore. The merchants were accustomed to pirates, but now they had a sailor by their side to protect them, and after the initial panic, they quickly calmed down, and under the command of the officers and men of the sailor, they hurried to the shore.

When the pirate ship approached the defense line laid by the sailor for 300 paces, they stopped, and the appearance of the Houguan sailor made them hesitate a little, although they looked aggressive, but in the face of the officers and soldiers, even if they were capable people like Zhou Qun, they were also three points timid.

Zhou Qun stopped, and the others also stopped their steps, facing the Hou Guanshui who was waiting for the battle, their blood ignited by greed finally calmed down a little. But this calmness is limited, and it is obviously not realistic for them to retreat from it.

They all looked at the leader Zhou Qun, some sent people, and some simply came to Zhou Qun to ask for advice. In a moment, the gossip made Zhou Qun dizzy.

"What do you have to worry about? Although the Houguan sailors have large ships and excellent armaments, they only have seventy or eighty boats, how many of them do we have? We have more than two thousand, thirty times his number, and thirty ships against him can't win? Take advantage of the large number of people this time, kill the vertical of the sea, and this sea will be our world in the future. Zhou Qun's voice was full of emotion, and in a few words, the pirates who were a little flustered became excited again, and not only that, but even he himself regained some confidence. He turned his head and said to Wei Ping, who was obviously a little excited: "Please go and see General Sun and ask him to be calm, otherwise if we hurt him by mistake, it will not be easy to explain to General Su." ”

Wei Ping pursed his lips and said nothing. He got out of a small boat and rocked himself towards the sailor. When passing through the defense line of the sailor division, Yue Hai specially asked, and when he learned that he was looking for Sun Shao, he frowned and did not say anything. He knew that Sun Shao and Su had some friendship, and he also hoped that Sun Shao could use this friendship to avoid this war. There were too many pirates, and if there was a real fight, he doubted that he would be able to go back. He is ready, if he really can't hold it, he will just protect Sun Shao when the time comes, as for the others, let them fend for themselves, anyway, he didn't receive Sun Quan's order to protect the merchant ships, and if he wins, it's a credit, and if he runs, it's okay.

Wei Ping came to Sun Shao's boat, and to Sun Shao, who was sitting on the boat with a golden knife, he bowed down and bowed down to explain his intentions.

Sun Shao smiled, he pointed to the top of the mast, and said lightly: "Did you see it, I didn't hang General Su's battle flag." ”

Wei Ping looked up, and sure enough, he didn't see Su's thick leg battle flag, he glanced back again, and he didn't see anyone holding it in his hand, and he was a little suspicious for a while: "General? ”

"Hehe, I didn't see General Su's ship, presumably General Su must not have come." Sun Shao motioned for someone to bring a glass of wine to Wei Ping, and said calmly: "These people dare to give up General Su to come here to rob, naturally they don't take General Su in their eyes. Even if I hung the flag of General Su, I was afraid that they would not let it go, and then it would ruin General Su's reputation. ”

Wei Ping was very grateful, he kowtowed: "General, my general has already given an order, the general's ship is considered a part of my general, as long as the general hangs the battle flag of my general, they can't move, otherwise they can't get along with my general." For the sake of safety, it is better to ask the general to hang up the battle flag. Although the sailor is powerful, there are too many people who came today, and the so-called ants are too many to gnaw dead cows, and so many pirates are rushing up, and the sailor can't last long. ”

Sun Shao laughed, he looked into the distance, and pointed to the dozens of ships that had kept a distance from a large number of pirates, because they were too far away, it looked like an irregular black line: "Is that your general?" ”

"Exactly." Wei Ping turned his head to take a look, then nodded and said, "My general is afraid that they will have one set on the surface and another behind their backs, and they will ruin the general's surname, so they specially came to watch the battle." He said with some embarrassment: "These people are very strong together, and my general can't do anything, please forgive me." ”

Sun Shao waved his hand, the corners of his mouth were raised, and he couldn't see any nervousness between his expressions, but said with some curiosity: "With the prestige of your general, you can't respond to all kinds of calls in the East China Sea?" ”

Wei Ping was a little ashamed: "The general doesn't know that the East China Sea is not as good as Jiaozhou, and it is the first time in more than ten years that three hundred merchant ships have appeared in a concentrated manner like today." The wealth is moving, and the temptation this time is too great, even my general can't suppress it. This time, the leader is called Zhou Qun, nicknamed Mingjiang Long, and he is the one who instigated other pirates to put pressure on our general together, and almost joined us. ”

"Is Zhou Qun strong?"

"He has more ships and more men than we do, but the battle is average, and if it weren't for the other pirates gathered, how could he be our opponent." Wei Ping looked at the imminent battlefield behind him in embarrassment, and smiled bitterly: "But now that they are concentrated, they are more than twenty times more than ours, and we can't resist it." ”

"Hehehe......" Sun Shao smiled and waved his hand to signal Wei Ping not to be nervous: "I know, I understand your general's intentions." Come, you and I have a drink, and see if General Yue breaks the enemy. ”

Wei Ping was stunned for a moment, and suddenly looked at Sun Shao nervously: "General, although General Yue is good at fighting, he can't stop him for long." For the sake of the general, it is better to immediately hang the battle flag of General Su and separate from other merchant ships to ensure that the general is safe. ”

"Don't rush." Sun Shao couldn't say anything, and pressed Wei Ping to sit on the seat: "I have confidence in General Yue." ”

Wei Ping is anxious and confident? Your brain is broken, if the sailor encounters a similar force, then relying on the size of the ship and the excellent weapons, then he can still take advantage of it, plus Yue Hai does have a set, he can probably deal with twice as many pirates, but how much is it now? Now it's thirty times, and if you can fight again, the pirates will rush to him, and you can gnaw him to the bone. Do you have faith in him?

He tried hard to persuade again, but Sun Shao ignored it, he only slowly retreated with the large number of merchant ships, until all the merchant ships retreated into the waterway, he stopped the building ship at the mouth of the waterway, and put on a posture of watching the soldiers with wine.

Wei Ping couldn't cry or laugh, he regretted it a little. I made a mistake this trip, and this time it was Su Thick Leg who came in person, and he couldn't save him. He took Yue Hai too seriously and thought that Yue Hai could defeat the pirates, but he didn't know that Yue Hai was actually doing a disservice here. If there were no officers and soldiers here, the merchants would have to let the pirates plunder it, and at best they would lose their property and generally not hurt anyone. But Yue Hai stopped here, the pirates saw the blood, and when the time came, I am afraid it would not be so easy to be good, even if Sun Shao hung up the battle flag of Su Thick Legs, it would not help. When the time comes, will Su's thick legs be able to make a move?

Just when Wei Ping was thinking hard about how to persuade Sun Shao, Zhou Qun and the others were already impatient, they roared loudly, cheered each other, and rushed towards the water division. In a moment, the drums beat everywhere, and the shouts of killing on the vast sea shook the sky.

The sailors relied on the size of the ship, the first row of sailors rushed forward with all their might, compared to the pirates who were mainly driven by a dozen or so people, the medium-sized warships of the sailors were five or six feet higher, equivalent to a person high, the sailors shouted in unison, using all their strength to shake the giant oar, the warships rushed towards the pirate ship quickly, under the slamming, the pirate ship was not an opponent at all, it was knocked over on the spot, the pirates on the ship fell into the water one after another, and the greedy shouts suddenly became a cry, they were desperately fighting in the water, dragging the boat that was knocked over by the sailor warship, Angrily cursing the arrogant officers and soldiers of the Sailors. However, the officers and men of the naval division could not take care of them, and under the command of the marquis of each ship, they coordinated and tried to maintain the speed of the warship, and continued to ram the next pirate ship. These officers and men of the sailors all know that their biggest advantage over the pirates is that the ship is large, if they can knock them over, then they will avoid short-handed encounters, and if they really let the pirates get on the ship, everyone will cut each other with a knife, not to mention that the pirates are worse than them, just with today's numbers, it is enough to consume them.

You can't stop, and to stop means to die.

Needless to say, from the crossing of the sea to every officer and soldier of the naval division, they understood this truth, and from the very beginning, they used all their strength to increase the speed of the ship to the fastest, and they gave the pirates a dismount when they fought for it.

One by one, the pirate's small ships were knocked over by the sailor's warship, and one after another the pirates fell into the water, and everywhere the sailor's warship went, there was a scream, and at the beginning of the war, the pirates were ruthlessly ravaged by the sailor.

Sun Shao didn't care about chatting with Wei Ping at this time, he stood up, held a tube to watch the battle situation in the distance, and commented from time to time, Wei Ping was a little curious, his eyesight was good, but this place was too far away from the battlefield, each ship looked like it was only the size of a fist, and he could barely see that it was the sailor's warship with a pirate's boat, Sun Shao could see the details of the battle clearly?

Wei Ping was also very surprised to find that on the other side of the ship, Guan Feng and Sun Shangxiang were also taking turns watching the battle with a pipe, but the pipe they used was on the boat, which was much thicker and shorter than the one in Sun Shao's hand. The two exchanged views as they watched, apparently also discussing the scenario of the naval battle.

This puzzled him.

"Look at the heroism of the sailor." Sun Shao smiled and handed the pipe to Wei Ping. Wei Ping took it suspiciously, looked into the distance like Sun Shao, and was taken aback when he saw it, what he saw was a naval warship that knocked the pirate's boat head-on and turned it over, more than a dozen pirates fell into the water, and the warship immediately ran over from the boat, and pressed the pirates under the boat, and the flying oars hit the sea water, hit the pirates' heads, and the water splashed, after the warship passed, the pirates who were still struggling to flutter suddenly quieted a lot, and several people floated quietly in the sea. There was no more reaction.

"How?" Sun Shao smiled confidently.

Wei Ping couldn't put it down, looking at it over and over again, and even forgot to answer Sun Shao's words. He was a man of knowledge, and knew the importance of this thing for naval warfare. The sea is no more flat than the ground, there is nothing to hide, and the farther your eyes can see, how far you can spot the enemy, and the more time you can have to prepare. This tube can see farther and clearer than ordinary eyes, and with this tube, you will invisibly have more reaction time than your opponent. No wonder Sun Shao and the others started to retreat a long time ago, Zhou Qun really sighed bad luck just now, it turned out that it was not bad luck at all, it was Sun Shao who had already discovered them.

Wei Ping raised his head and glanced at the watchtower, there was an officer and soldier standing on the watchtower, also holding the same pipe in his hand to observe the battle ahead, beside him, a standard-bearer was constantly releasing the news, and the merchant ships crowded in the waterway behind were looking forward to it, and the expressions on their faces were happy or sad with each flag.

"Good baby, it's a pity that it will soon fall into the hands of Chaojiang Dragon." Wei Ping shook his head regretfully, and reluctantly returned the pipe to Sun Shao. Sun Shao blinked, as if he didn't understand. Wei Ping pointed to the front and explained, "The sailors seem to be attacking sharply, but once their physical strength decreases and their speed slows down, the pirates' advantages will be revealed. And the mixed river dragon was not given for nothing, he would not let the naval division's warship be so arrogant. Although the pirates are small, they are no worse than sailors in terms of speed, and you see, there is about to be a reversal. ”

"Really?" Sun Shao replied disapprerovingly, raised his clairvoyance and continued to watch the battlefield. As Wei Ping said, after the initial momentum, the speed of the sailors gradually slowed down, and the first ships to attack turned their bows and returned to their positions, while the warships that were on standby began to speed up, rushing towards the pirates who followed them like hungry tigers pounced on sheep.

"This Yue Hai has a set, knowing how to promote strengths and avoid weaknesses." Sun Shao praised: "It seems that the battle situation is in our favor." ”

Wei Ping shook his head and sighed to himself, Yue Hai can fight, but the difference in strength is too great, it is only a matter of time before the sailor loses, and the sailor has no hope of winning at all.

(To be continued)