Chapter 18 Peace is the most important thing
After a few days of recuperation, the crew gradually relibed their symptoms of water and soil adaptation, and the Gangto Pirates restarted their evil piracy business in the Bay of Bengal on the eastern side of the Indian Peninsula: attacking port towns when they found them, attacking merchant ships when they encountered them, stuffing other people's sweat-sweated goods into their cargo holds, and capturing all foreigners except the old, weak, sick and disabled.
Despite the weakening of the Hundred Vehicles Dynasty at this time (it was about to die in about 14 years), there was still a functioning management framework, and the rulers, who were living inland and had not even inquired about the information, directly sent a naval army to exterminate this arrogant pirate group.
And so—
"Retreat now! Give them a glimpse of what it means to 'sail against the wind'! "Lyle gave a decisive order at the first time he discovered the Hundred Riders Navy.
Lyle, who does not give orders every day, gave rare orders, which made Gan Ning's adjutant stunned for a moment, but he was not stupid enough to reconfirm the order to Gan Ning first, and responded loudly: "Command!" ”
The sailors on deck didn't need any flag to inform them, and immediately moved to adjust their course.
"Xianggong, don't you go to battle? What are we afraid of if we have cannons? Gan Ning hadn't opened his mouth yet, and Sun Shangxiang couldn't wait to ask.
"I'm afraid they'll bump into me...... Didn't you see it when you attacked the docks? Some of the boats were different from our big boats, with sharp horns covered with iron at the lower part of the bow. Do you think that with the accuracy of our artillery, facing this number of warships in unison, it will be possible to destroy them all before they are close? Lyle didn't look at Gan Ning next to him, and he didn't know each other on the first day, so he guessed which policy he preferred, but fortunately, his own lady jumped out to be trained, saving Gan Ning from losing face in public.
"Is there such a thing?" Even if you see the same picture, it doesn't mean that you get the same information, and this is the difference in 'observation'...... If we sail the boat to a headwind position, will they really be able to sink the boat built by our Da Wu by rowing purely by manpower? ”
"I won't try to get hit myself, I won't bet on whether the foreigner has the tools to quickly climb onto our ship, I won't bet on the foreigner's strength in the melee." Lyle said, shaking his head.
There is no problem with the shipbuilding technology of the Blowing Han being better than the Hundred Vehicles, and there is no problem with the quality of the weapons and armor of the Blowing Masters being more advanced than the Hundred Vehicles, but the soldiers of the Blowing Han are well-trained in white-knuckle warfare and a soldier who fights ten hundred times is too much.
Once the cannons fail to deter the enemy, the group of warships of the hundred times will crash into the cannon and play a broadside battle, and the pirates will have to fight against the disadvantage of numbers!
“…… All right. "Even if Sun Shangxiang's recklessness index is no less than that of his deceased eldest brother Sun Ce, he can only admit that his side does not have an advantage in the broadside battle.
"And most crucially," Lyle said in a deep voice, after a deliberate pause, "even if we win this battle, what's in it for us?" Will you be able to grab a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry, or will you be able to catch a large group of slaves? Can you get military merits, or can you be knighted? Since you can't get any benefits, it must be 'the wind is tight,'~"
Incidentally, even if it is a slave hunt, Lyle tends to capture civilians on merchant ships, and slaves from military backgrounds are more likely to cause trouble.
"Puff haha~!" Gan Ning suddenly burst out laughing.
“? Did I say anything funny? Lyle frowned.
Gan Ning waved his hand to show that he had no sarcasm and explained: "No, it's just that hearing this outrageous argument reminds me of my style when I was younger...... I Gan Xingba originally wanted to make a big difference, so I adopted my heart to become a soldier and become an official, but I didn't expect that the biggest thing in my life was to be a water thief! ”
Lyle furrowed his brows and said with a smirk, "Are you sure you know the meaning of the words 'adoptive sex'?" ”
Repeated traitors, tyrannical temperament, disobedience to the lord's orders - this is quite acceptable.
Gan Ning sneered: "You are not qualified to say that I am not, you look like a scribe with a mouth full of 'Zhihu Ye', and you are a madman in your bones." If the lord dares to block your navigation plan, you dare to immediately join Wei to resist Wu, right? ”
"How is it possible, what am you and I am?" Lyle rolled his eyes and said in a low voice, "At most, I poisoned the lord in a way that others didn't know the principle and couldn't find out my head, and supported Sun Shao (Sun Ce's eldest son) to succeed him~"
"............" Sun Shangxiang fired a death ray from the side, and Lyle's voice was already very low, but it couldn't escape her ears.
But the small report or something will never be beaten, married to the husband, and twisted him twice at most at night.
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Armageddon did not happen until the end.
The Koto Pirates dodged the navy of the Baicheng Dynasty and committed several more crimes, filling the remaining space in the cargo hold and slave prison, and planned to leave the bay.
But before leaving for Koto, Lyle has one more thing to do-
(Climb down the rope ladder, the boat will be for you, and row back to the dock by yourself.) "Lyle will teach him the language, give him an overview of the country of the Hundred Vehicles Dynasty, and introduce the names and uses of local specialties that Lyle has never seen before and free the three slaves.
"......" The three hundred civilians glanced at each other and did not dare to act recklessly.
(Rest assured, you are just three ordinary and fortunate slaves, and there is no value in breaking my word.) Lyle raised his hand left and right, motioning for the sailors on both sides to get out of the way, "(However, we recommend that you move inland with your family as soon as possible when you return, and avoid going to sea, so as not to be caught by us again.) )”
“!” Then they were convinced of everything, and scrambled down the rope ladder to land on the boat they had snatched from elsewhere, and two adults paddled their oars.
The girl in charge of teaching Lyle's language hesitated, but before the boat was far away, she couldn't help but ask, "(Commander, what are we going to call you?)" )”
(Tell your compatriots, my name is [One Piece-Lyle], the old man next to me is [Jinfan Thief-Gan Ning], and my wife is [Xiaoji-Sun Shangxiang] - let's go back to unload the goods first, and we will come back sooner or later!) Lyle replied aloud.
Ignoring the departing slaves, Lyle motioned for the sailors to depart.
"Xianggong, what did you just talk to them about?" Sun Shangxiang asked curiously.
She didn't think it was a woman's kindness or the above reason for Lyle to release the slaves on the grounds of 'respecting the teacher', these were just three ordinary slaves, and they didn't even have the value of attracting attention.
"It's nothing, she inquired about our names, and she cursed us in the future, so I casually gave you the nickname 'Xiao Ji-Sun Shangxiang'." Lyle laughed.
"Owl ...... Well, it's not bad~" Thinking that he might be able to live for a hundred generations in the history of the Han people, Sun Shangxiang couldn't help laughing.
"However, the master is too powerful," the maid looked at Lyle's handsome face that caught up with Zhou Yu's youth, and admired, "I really learned foreign languages in such a short period of time......
"Hehe, it's easier than you think." This is Lyle's point of view and does not mean that anyone who wants to learn a new language, "Do you want to learn?" Anyway, it's a long journey back, so I can teach you. ”
"Huh...... Can we learn? The two maids retreated.
Lyle tilted his head and smiled and seduced: "People who learn this language are very useful when there is a barrier in communication between the Han people and the hundred slaves, and at worst they can make some extra money, and it is best to be awarded a little female official~"
"Please guide the master~!" ”