Chapter 56 I don't know where the praying mantis is, and I don't know if there are yellow finches
In the early morning glow, two ships appeared in Yuelian's field of vision. It was a very strange ship, and the hull of the ship was still roughly the same as that of a lucky ship. In the bow of the ship was a long mast that protruded diagonally forward, which in turn was tied together with the tip of the first mast on the rope ship. The rope was very tight, and it was obvious that it was quite strong. On this strange mast hung three spinnakers.
The sails hanging from the two masts behind are even more different. The sails on each mast are a large triangular shape as a whole, and the whole triangle is divided into two, accounting for nearly four-fifths of the part is a large quadrangular sail, and about one-fifth of the top part is a spinnaker.
All the sails are stiff and light when going against the wind. It can be seen that the sailors are quite good at sailing.
Yue Lin's heart tightened, this robbery of the Pu family was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The boat of the Pu family is relatively small, there are few people, and it is still in a state of loneliness. Even if there is no possibility of not opening for three years and eating for three years, the things on the ship can last two or three months more for the ship where Yuelian is located. However, the appearance of these two ships on the opposite side is likely to completely frustrate the operation in which Yuelian participated.
One-on-one, Yuelian has the confidence to solve the Pu family's boat. One against three, Yuelian didn't have the confidence to solve the three boats opposite.
At this moment, the sails of the two oncoming ships swung and the hull of the ship made a very beautiful arc. After the adjustment, the new route not only avoided the Pujia cargo ship that was close to the past, but also sailed away from the direction of this pursuit.
"The boat over there didn't dare to cause trouble, everyone worked hard and cleaned up the Pu family's boat!" The captain's deep voice sounded in the bow of the ship, and the sailors responded loudly and continued to pursue the Pu family's ship.
"Mention it. Let's just watch pirates grab ships? The gunner next to him leaned over and asked Zhao Jiaren.
Zhao Jiaren replied in his heart, if he doesn't watch the pirates rob the Pu family, it is difficult to fight the pirates for the sake of the Pu family?
Of course, this idea can only be an idea. If Zhao Jiaren said it, I am afraid that many people will immediately come out to oppose it. At the very least, look sideways.
"If you don't get out of the way, do you still want Zhao Tidian to fight with the pirates?" Zhao Yong was very unhappy and reprimanded the eager gunner.
When the gunner heard this reason, he stuck out his tongue in embarrassment and obediently retreated. The rest of the ship accepted the reason and continued along the course to avoid the dangerous places. Of course, everyone, like Zhao Jiaren, watched this battle at sea almost intently. There is no shortage of pirate legends in Fujian, and these young people who have heard many of these stories for a long time are witnessing first-hand how pirates do the cutting business.
To Zhao Jiaren's surprise, the Pu family's boat did not continue to flee with the wind, and they didn't know what they thought, so they actually withdrew their sails, turned the bow of the ship and tried to chase after Zhao Jiaren's fleet. Zhao Jiaren was a little puzzled when he boarded, it was difficult that there was still a tradition of fighting in the sea area controlled by the Great Song Dynasty at this time? At least Zhao Jiaren had never heard of it.
Looking carefully at the ships on both sides, Zhao Jiaren felt that he understood a little. The pursuing pirate ship is large in size and has large sails. The size of the Pu family's ship is small, and the proportion of sails cannot be compared with that of a pirate ship. If you continue to chase like this, the Pu family's ship will be caught up by the pirate ship. When I saw the Pu family's boat, I didn't rush to the hospital in a hurry, but decisively sought the best solution. Zhao Jiaren couldn't help but admire a little, he could make such a decision decisively, the captain was very sober.
However, praise is praise, Zhao Jiaren feels that the Pu family's dog legs, who are so sober-minded, are still dead. He didn't give a new order, just watched the pirate ship bravely ignore Zhao Jiaren's fleet, chased after it diagonally, and was about to stop in front of the Pu family's ship.
"Bang!" The pound cannon on the stern of the small boat of Zhao Jiaren's fleet roared angrily.
A moment later, not too far from the pirate ship, a snow-white spray rose on the sea.
It didn't take long for another 'bang' to happen, and this time the shell did not miss, but hit the bow of the pirate ship directly, making a hole in the board.
At this moment, the small boat was thunderous. I don't know which one it is, screaming and howling in a state of overexcitement. This cry even reached the ears of Zhao Jiaren, who was dozens of meters away.
Sigh. Zhao Jiaren felt a pang of regret in his heart. Indeed, when he was training his gunners, he said that it was necessary to maintain security at sea. However, the security in Zhao Jiaren's heart automatically excluded the Pu family, and if the future can develop according to Zhao Jiaren's expectations, he will ignore all the laws and personally deal with all the fleets of the Pu family and all the members of the Pu family.
The crew of the boat did not stop, and they fired one cannon after another. The pirate ship was hit seven or eight times in succession, and it no longer had the strength to hold on. According to the original course, they would stop the Pu family's ship and then jump into the gang to fight. At this time, the pirate ship sailed with the wind, bypassed the ship of the Pu family, and headed north.
Seeing that he had escaped and ascended to heaven, the Pu family's boat approached. The Zhao family's fleet also stopped sailing and waited for the Pu family's ship. When the two sides approached, they saw a sailor standing on the deck of the Pujia ship. The sailor shouted, "Friends here, the pirates on that ship have been looking for trouble with my Pu family, and I wonder if you are willing to help get rid of them." The head of our family put a bounty, and the pirates on that boat, if they caught one, they would give ten times of money. ”
When Zhao Jiaren heard this, he inadvertently helped the Pu family so much, and his heart was even more unhappy.
Although Zhao Yong didn't know Zhao Jiaren's attitude towards the Pu family, the shouts of the Pu family made Zhao Yong extremely unhappy. He walked to the side of the boat and shouted angrily at the Pu family's boat: "Wu Na man, why are you so ignorant of the rules. We saved your lives, and you don't thank you. You still want to demolish us?! ”
'Hanzi' was a very insulting term in the Great Song Dynasty. If there is an old man on the other side, the man will become an 'old man' and have the same attitude.
When the people on the Pujia boat heard this, they were also angry. The man continued to shout, "We're just using bait to lure the boat into chasing us." If it hadn't been for your intervention, we'd have caught the thief ship by now. Let you help chase it, but I think you can help, so I will let you take some benefits. Since you don't know what to do, then go your own way! ”
After shouting, the Pu family's ship pulled up its sails and really chased in the direction of the pirate ship.
At this moment, the sailors around Zhao Jiaren couldn't help but make noise.
"Where is this man, why is he so ignorant of the rules?"
"Look at their flag, it's the Pu family's boat. The Pu family is a big family in Quanzhou! ”
"What about the big households, that is, listen to them blow. If we hadn't passed by, how far would they have been able to run? It must have been caught up by pirates and killed. ”
……
Zhao Jiaren was in a complicated mood at this time. For the matter of 'saving' the life of the pirate ship, Zhao Jiaren is of course happy. However, he also suspected that what the people of the Pu family said was not the truth. Maybe they're just talking about the scene, pretending to win.
But Zhao Jiaren quickly put all thoughts behind him. He may be a traverser, but he is not omniscient.
"Keep walking, go to Quanzhou." Zhao Jiaren ordered.
The sailors adjusted the angle of the sails so that the sails, which had just been adjusted to a downwind angle, could once again catch the wind. Not long after, Zhao Jiaren's boat continued to head south against the wind, going against the Pu family's boat.