It was a superb weather.

The breeze is light, the sun is hanging high, the white clouds in the sky are sparsely dropped, fluttering slowly, and the blue sky is brightly colored.

The sea is endless, the rolling waves, splashing white waves, sparkling crystal waves, showing a color in the distance, it is impossible to distinguish where is the sea and where is the sky.

It's a good day to go out to sea.

Zhao Ta stood at the bow of the boat with his hands in his hands, as far as the eye could see, and there seemed to be no end between the sea and the sky, which made people's hearts suddenly open and boundless.

What is fluttering, the sky and the earth are a sand gull.

A few seagulls circled above, occasionally rushing into the sea like arrows, catching a fish, and even fluttering to the deck to eat, swaggering, not afraid of people.

The two big ships are exquisitely crafted, with three sails, rudder in front and behind, and they break the waves.

The Great Song Dynasty has thousands of miles of sea, thousands of rivers, countless large and small shipyards, the government-run shipyard, the first in Mingzhou, the first in the private shipyard, and the first in Quanzhou.

These two ships are naturally from the Mingzhou shipyard, and they look like ordinary sea ships on the outside, but they are the structure of warships on the inside.

The best warships of the Great Song Dynasty are called Shenzhou, and the most famous ones are Lingxu Zhiyuan Anji Shenzhou, and Lingfei Shunji Shenzhou, which can reach tens of thousands of materials and carry hundreds of thousands of people.

Zhao Ta thought about these things in his heart, Ma Zheng came over and said softly: "Lord Wang, do you want to go to Shamen Island?" ”

Salmon Island is an island of exiled prisoners, and this kind of exile is far inferior to the distribution of military rations, and the official allocation of food is limited, and the prisoners on Liudao are dead and alive.

Zhao Ta said: "This king is not familiar with the sea route, but that place is unlucky, you just look at it." ”

Ma Zhengdao: "Originally, for the sake of secrecy, I also wanted to bypass there, but I was afraid that the prince would go to the island to inspect, so I deliberately asked this question." ”

Zhao Ta shook his head and smiled: "General Ma is too cautious, this king has nothing to do in that place, just follow the route you set." ”

Ma Zhengli said: "It's the prince, then follow the established route and go thirty miles east of Shamen Island." ”

Zhao Ta nodded, and suddenly said, "There won't be pirates, right?" ”

Ma Zheng was stunned and said, "Lord Wang, the pirates are mostly traveling south of Dengzhou, except for attacking Dengzhou, it is rare to go north. ”

The ships continued to break the waves, and in the blink of an eye it was noon, when the two large ships had not yet reached Salmon Island, but were heading east.

In fact, this is not too far, the ship is still in the Bohai Sea, but it is slightly off, this is the route set by Ma Zhenghu Yanqing and the big sailors on the ship.

If you go within Shamen Island, it is too conspicuous, after all, it is very likely to encounter Liao ships in the next step, and dozens of miles outside Shamen Island, in fact, it is not a detour, after all, even if it is measured in a straight line, the front is also Liaodong Peninsula.

After eating a little in the cabin, watching the sun pass due south, Zhao Ta calculated in his heart that at this moment, the two ships should go to the parallel position of Shamen Island, but they were dozens of miles to the east, and the two did not see each other.

After resting for a while, Zhao Ta was about to call Ma Kuan to come over and play chess, when suddenly there was a noisy sound on the deck outside, and even a sailor was calling, turning around.

Zhao Ta heard Ma Zheng's voice, as well as Hu Yanqing, and seemed to be shouting: "Don't panic, don't panic, it can't be Goryeo's ship!" ”

But the noise grew louder and louder, drowning out the voices of both of them.

Zhao Ta sat in the cabin, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

At this time, Ma Zheng ran down, but he put on his armor and said with a nervous expression: "Lord Wang! ”

Zhao Ta looked at him: "What's going on outside?" ”

Ma Zheng suddenly bowed down: "Lord Wang, Ma Zheng should die, I met pirates outside." ”

Zhao Ta frowned slightly: "General Ma, didn't you say that pirates are rare to the north of Dengzhou?" ”

Ma Zheng's face was full of puzzlement, and said: "Ma Zheng has been an official in Dengzhou for several years, and he has never seen pirates in the north, and after the imperial court issued a secret decree, he checked the sea chronicles, and there has been no record of pirates in the north of Dengzhou for decades, the last time he ...... The last time it appeared was in the eighth year of Renzong Heavenly Sage. ”

"Eight years of Heavenly Sage?" Zhao Ta shook his head and said, "Didn't that still appear?" ”

Ma Zheng's brain was disordered, even if he didn't want to defend himself, he still couldn't help but say: "Lord Wang, but for the sake of secrecy, anyone will choose this route." ”

Zhao Ta sneered in his heart, yes, anyone would choose this route!

He stood up and said, "This king has gone out and looked." ”

Ma Zheng was shocked when he heard this: "Lord Wang, don't go out of the cabin, the pirates are ferocious, and there are bows, arrows, spearguns and long-range weapons, in case you hurt the prince......"

Zhao Ta said: "Is it okay for this king to sit in this cabin?" There are only a few pirate ships on the left and right, and don't you bring two disguised soldiers! ”

The corners of Ma Zheng's mouth grinned: "King, prince, it's not a few pirate ships......"

Zhao Ta said: "General Ma, you also fought in the Western Army, just a pirate, why is this so?" ”

Ma Zheng hung his head and was silent, he didn't know how to say it at the moment.

The voices outside became more and more chaotic, and Zhao Ta frowned and said, "Go out with this king to see!" ”

Ma Zheng gritted his teeth and got up helplessly, but he walked in front of Zhao Ta, wanting to use his body to cover Zhao Ta.

A moment later, the two of them stood on the deck, and Zhao Ta looked forward, even though he was prepared in his heart, he still raised his eyebrows.

I saw that on the vast sea ahead, there were endless white sails, as if they were overwhelming, and they were densely packed, as if there were endless sea ships, and I didn't know how many there were, so arrogantly and domineeringly blocked the sea route in front of them.

Zhao Ta turned his head sharply, just behind his two sea boats, it was still this scene, the white sails were full of sea, and the sea ships were weaving, which made people desperate.

He looked at Ma Zheng and said angrily: "General Ma, this is what you said about no pirates?" ”

Ma Zheng was in a trance in his mind, and he couldn't say what he thought in his heart, he wanted to pull out his sword and wipe his neck directly, but he looked at Zhao Ta, but he didn't know that if something happened to King Qi, it would definitely shake the government and the opposition, how could he hide with a dead word!

Zhao Ta looked at the largest ship in front of him, which was flying the flag high, but did not write, and actually drew a good big tiger head, vicious and hideous, as if looking down on the two big Song Sea ships in front of him.

Zhao Ta's face was pale, and he grabbed the wooden fence in his hand: "This kind of banner is really a pirate!" ”

Ma Zheng bowed his head, trembling all over.

Zhao Ta's expression gradually changed, and his voice slowly lowered: "Two generals, you see...... Is it possible to fight? ”

Ma Zheng and Hu Yanqing looked at Zhao Ta blankly when they heard this, are they fighting? What kind of war? How to fight?

The other side has no less than 150 large sea ships, at least a few thousand pirates, and maybe even tens of thousands, two ships of their own, and a hundred soldiers, I'm afraid that even if the Jurchens are here, they won't be able to fight, right? No, no, no, this is the sea, even if the Jurchens are given ten times more than a thousand people, they will not be able to fight.

"Two generals, say so...... Is it impossible to fight? Zhao Ta took a step back: "What should I do?" ”

Ma Zheng and Hu Yanqing glanced at each other, does this need to be said, of course it is surrender, there may still be life if it is a compromise, if it is a fight to the death, I am afraid that it will not take half an hour to be cut down into the sea to feed the fish.

However, both of them know that the word surrender cannot come out of their own mouths, and the king of Qi is here and does not say it, if he is lucky to save his life, the court will be held accountable in the future, and he will definitely not ask about the innocent, and whoever says surrender first will be held accountable first.

At this time, the fleet in front of us was approaching, and I could already see the pirates on board, all of them fierce, all of them hideous, dressed in all kinds of clothes, armored, shirtless, barefoot, tattooed all over their bodies, all kinds of things.

Holding a lot of blades, bows and arrows, the knives and guns shook in the sunlight, and the soldiers on the boat couldn't help but retreat one after another, and actually flashed Zhao Ta and the three of them to the front.

A voice shouted from the bow of the ship opposite: "Listen, the people on the boat in front of you, if you don't put down your weapons and surrender, don't blame us for rushing to kill them cleanly!" ”

Zhao Ta looked at Ma Zheng and Hu Yanqing when he heard this, who knew that the two of them seemed to have secretly agreed a long time ago, and they all lowered their heads.

Seeing this, Zhao Ta suddenly screamed "Ahh

Ma Zheng and the others were suddenly shocked, looked at Zhao Ta who had fainted on the ground, and looked at the murderous sea ship opposite, and they couldn't help but cry bitterly in their hearts......

An hour later, Zhao Ta's white clothes fluttered, standing at the bow of the largest pirate ship, looking ahead, his expression leisurely.

Several people stood behind him, and several boats followed him, and in the sunlight, slowly sailed eastward.

(Also, it may be later)

(End of chapter)