Section II

The setting sun gradually sank, reflecting a golden band of light on the surface of the sea. The Saint-Gorire sailed on the calm sea, drawing a long white line in the mirror-blue sea.

Wu Ming and Jiaohou sat cross-legged on the deck, sitting opposite each other, but they were relatively speechless. Between the two, there is a nautical chart. After a while, Wu Ming said slowly: "Master Hou, is there really nowhere to go?" ”

A wry smile appeared on Jiaohou's face: "Governor Wu, I am just a Persian rebel now, and I am no longer a Jiaohou, please call me by my name." I also know that the name of Persia is very difficult for you Orientals, and if you can afford it, you should call it my brother. "After a few days of getting along, the two sides are also familiar, so I have said so.

Wu Ming was helpless, so he had to say: "Brother Geng Riming, in this sea area, you are more familiar than your own back flower yard, is it really impossible to think about it?" ”

Geng Riming was also full of helplessness: "It's not that I don't want to help you, Wu Du's request is really a bit difficult for a strong man." If you want to go back to the Eastern Han Dynasty, you must pass through the Storm Strait, go all the way east along the Greene Sea area, and turn north near Cangyin Island to reach Guangyang, an important town in the southern part of the Eastern Han Dynasty. ”

He said a long line of strange place names, east and north, Wu Ming was even more unheard of, only felt confused: "Then follow the direction you said, brother, can't you?" ”

Seeing Wu Ming's dazed appearance, Geng Riming smiled even more bitterly. He stretched out his right hand, pointed to the chart, and said, "Wu Du, come and see." He pointed to a spot on the ocean and said, "We're probably here now." He moved his finger to the right and continued, "This is the ancient city of Meng, the second largest city in our country. Speaking of this, he encircled the entire sea area east of Eeast: "After the Storm Strait, the entire Grime Sea area, including Cangyin Island, is under the control of the Nanban Navy. If it sails normally, it will take at least two months to go around such a large circle, and Wu Du can understand what I mean now? ”

Wu Ming is not a fool, so he naturally understands what he means. Not to mention more than two months, as long as he enters the Grimes Sea, it is estimated that he will be discovered by the Nanban in less than two days. With the current relationship between the imperial court and the Southern Han Dynasty, he, the governor of China and the West, is not very popular with them. Frowning and looking at the chart for a long time, Wu Ming sighed and said, "Is it really impossible to think about it?" ”

"There are solutions." Geng Riming pointed to the east of Meng Gucheng and said: "From here, about a week's voyage, I passed the Don Fortress. We can choose a place to dock east of the Don Fortress, then go ashore and walk through the Duner grassland, all the way north to the Wangxiang Valley. After here, it is the Qingting grassland. If he could, Wu Du could call someone to come here to answer him. ”

This almost coincided with the route taken by the remnants of the Southern Expeditionary Army to return home last time. When Wu Ming heard this, he almost jumped up and exclaimed, "Brother, you're not joking, are you?" On this line, Persia and the Southern Barbarians are fighting each other, didn't you let me goat into the tiger's mouth? ”

No matter how good his temper was, he was also choked by Wu Ming, and said angrily: "What can I do then?" If Wu Du is unwilling, he can choose to land now, cross the Lille Sand Sea, and then cross the Daya Snow Mountain and return to the Eastern Han Dynasty to achieve a groundbreaking feat. ”

He was talking negatively, Wu Ming just smiled bitterly. When you come, there is also a Daya Snow Cave that you can use. But the world is unpredictable, and now he is a thorn in the side of the Persian Xinglong Emperor, and then he will throw himself into the net. As for the groundbreaking feat of Naraushzi, it is beyond the reach of man. He was silent for a long time and muttered, "Is it really that there is no way to heaven and no way to enter the earth?" ”

Geng Riming stood up and sighed suddenly: "Be content with the governor, you still have a place to go." But although the world is big, there is no place for me to be more bright. ”

He said it sadly, and Wu Ming also stood up. I saw that the sun was bright, looking at the sea and being stunned. The sea under the sunset is tranquil and cozy. The slanting sun reflects the white sails in golden light, and also weaves a gorgeous red glow when the sea and the sky meet, and several seabirds fly freely through the red glow, and make bursts of cheerful calls in the spread of their wings. Wu Ming thought for a while and said, "Brother, if you feel that you have nowhere to go, go to my China and the West as a guest." ”

There were more playful things in his eyes, he looked at Wu Ming and said: "You can't protect yourself, and you still want to dig into my corner, you are really broad-hearted." ”

Wu Ming spread his hands, shrugged his shoulders and said, "Those of us who are soldiers are already living a precarious life, what else can we do otherwise?" Brother, you are much older and more military than me, can't you still see this? ”

Geng Riming watched a few seabirds chirp in the air, getting farther and farther away. said lightly: "I don't have any earth-shattering background." My father was a pirate, and during a burn and robbery, he captured my mother, and then I was born. Because I was pregnant out of wedlock, my mother suffered a lot of cold eyes, and no one wanted to marry her, so she took me with me and persevered all the way. At the age of ten, she finally died due to overwork. Before she died, she told me to go to my father. ”

Speaking of this, there was a hint of mockery on the corner of his mouth: "That's it, in the Greenria Sea, there is a ten-year-old little pirate." My father didn't care much about me, every time he took the money he had stolen to drink and prostitute, and if he happened to lose money, he would come back and punch and kick me, and when I was fifteen years old, I was so angry that I resisted and killed him, and just like that, I became an orphan. ”

He said lightly, as if it had nothing to do with him. Wu Ming was almost stunned when he heard this, no wonder Jiaohou has always been silent, it turns out that he has such a terrifying past, but he can be said to be obedient. He couldn't help but say: "Then what happened later, how did you get to the Persian Navy later." ”

Jiaohou smiled: "Later, later I became the leader of this group of pirates, and the eldest brother was ordered to exterminate me, and then I demoted him, and I mixed with him for nearly thirty years, and got the false name of Jiaohou." ”

Speaking of this, he looked at Wu Ming and said: "So I don't have much sense of belonging to Persia, and I don't care much about losing the title of Jiaohou." But I grew up in the Greenria Sea, born and grew up. What you have learned in your life can only show your ambition on the water. Now that my eldest brother is also dead, I feel even more ruthless and can't help but be discouraged. Now my biggest wish is to accompany this sea and spend the rest of my life quietly, and I will be content soon. ”

He smiled a little awkwardly: "So, Wu Du is kind, and I can only say sorry." ”

Wu Ming's solicitation just now was actually mentioned in passing, and he didn't have much hope. After all, it is better than water warfare, even if it goes to China and the West, it is useless, and it is really a bit condescending. It's just that to his surprise, his casual words will make the other party pay so much attention to it, and even don't hesitate to explain his life experience, and can't help but say: "However, you are floating in the sea like this, it is not a way after all." ”

Geng Riming still had a faint smile on his face: "Actually, it's nothing, I live a life without a shadow and without a trace again, unrestrained, it's good, it's just that the brothers who followed me are suffering......"

He had only said half a sentence when he heard a commotion behind him, and the two stopped talking, and said loudly, "What's wrong?" ”

The Saint-Gorelet is very large, more than 40 zhang long and 178 zhang wide. At this scale, it almost catches up with the Nanban Invincible Ship. He shouted twice, but no one answered, probably because it was so loud that it drowned out the sound. Geng Riming was a little angry, and said to Wu Ming: "Are these little rabbits tired and crooked?" Let's go, Wu Du, let's go over and have a look. ”

The sky was getting dark, the wind was much stronger, and the sound of the sea was loud and loud. The two of them went around the foredeck to the stern, and saw a large group of soldiers standing on the deck, and there were three people in sailor costumes kneeling in the middle, and a middle-aged man with a thoughtful face was carrying a scimitar, scolding the three ** voices.

Geng Riming stepped forward and shouted, "Feierden, what are you doing?" ”

The middle-aged man with a thoughtful face came over and said, "Master Hou, these three guys are trying to escape in vain. "Except for Wu Ming, all the sailors on the ship still refer to Geng Riming as Hou Ye. After correcting it a few times, these people still didn't change their words, and they didn't bother to talk about it.

On the day of the Arc de Triomphe incident, all the soldiers of the dragon battalion on the Saint-Gorire were evacuated by the dragons. Felden stayed on board with a dry sailor and narrowly escaped. He has a big beard with the ends of his beard slightly upturned, and he wears a sailor's hat to look like a Super Mario. He was not only the deputy of the sun, but also the captain of the Saint-Gorire. The Saint-Gorire used to be the flagship of the Dragon Marquis, and every time it went to sea, either the Duke of Wen was present or the Long Hou was present. He, the captain of the ship, is also the head of the sailors, and he has no real power to speak of. Now that he doesn't care much, he's the captain of the ship.

Geng Riming seemed to be a little unable to react: "Escape? ”

"yes." "They stole three lifeboats and were about to escape overnight, and I caught them. ”

Generally speaking, the larger the ship, the more dinghy it has stored in its bilge for emergencies. The Saint-Gorire was once the flagship of the Dragon Marquis, and the scale is also world-class, and the number of lifeboats is naturally large. As soon as he heard Feierden say this, the three sailors kowtowed again and again, and one of them said: "Master Hou, we still have a small family in Gehan, and we really don't want to flee to the Eastern Han Dynasty with this Oriental." ”

Geng Riming sneered: "It's fake that the family has a wife and a child, and it's a lie if you don't want to go to the Eastern Han Dynasty." The real reason is because I'm losing power and don't want to go to the end of the world with me. ”

Probably poked in the face, the man's face was swollen red. Only kowtow remains: "Hou Ye spares his life, Hou Ye spares his life." ”

Geng Riming glanced at the three of them, turned a deaf ear to their request, and said loudly: "Now that the ship has gone to sea, it is impossible to return to Gehan, anything can happen in the sea, and one less person is one less strength." Everyone should be in the same boat and not half-heartedly. ”

His voice was very loud, and he glanced at the side of the Falden, who understood, turned around sharply, and shouted: "Stealing sea ships, disturbing the morale of the army, should be killed." He kicked at his feet, and the man rushed to the man and struck him in the neck. The man was kneeling on the ground, expecting that Felden would swoop down on the killer, but he was still unaware of the approaching blade. Feierden's knife was about to cut into his neck, and the Chixiao in Wu Ming's hand had already thrown out the sword with a sheath, and with a "dang" sound, Feierden only felt that his right hand was numb, and the scimitar in his hand fell to the ground with a "clang", and this person naturally couldn't kill it.