Chapter 235: Sea Purgatory
The oars seemed to be covered with a layer of black veil, and it seemed to be covered with a thin layer of black mud, and it was still oily when touched by hand.
Even the waves glow black.
Someone touched the oar's hand to his nose and sniffed it and said, "That's what this thing smells like." ”
Then the man stood up and looked to the shore: "What the hell is it?" ”
A flash of fire streaked across the moon-white night sky like a meteor and pierced the man's chest.
The man glared at the arrow in his chest and fell into the sea.
Suddenly a fire broke out on the surface of the sea, reflecting the faces of the Japanese on board.
The person in front of him suddenly realized something, and desperately shouted: "Turn around, turn around." It's oil, we've got it. ”
It's just that the oil on the surface of the water spreads very quickly, and the fire has burned the first few boats into "fire boats" in an instant. The people on the boat jumped into the sea, only to find that it didn't work, just from the barbecue grill to the oil pan.
What's more, they are also stained with oil, and a little spark can make them burn.
The living soon became candles, and then one lit the other, and one ship lit another.
The little bay has become a hell on earth at this moment, with fires, heat waves, wails and screams.
The widows who stayed behind on the big boat were frightened and wanted to turn around and escape, but they couldn't row such a big boat by themselves, so they could only shrink into a ball.
Zhu Bai stood on the shore silently watching the quiet bay reddened by the flames, and suddenly muttered, "If only there was a west wind here." ”
Even Zhang Yu, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, stood on his head and glanced at Zhu Bai.
As if God was responding to him, a gust of wind blew behind him and swept towards the sea.
Zhu Bai instructed: "Then pour oil into the water." Don't stop. ”
Originally, he concentrated the oil and oil from the Ningbo and Ninghai Guanya Bureaus here, but he was worried that it would not be enough.
As a result, in order to force the stupid Japanese to bring the oil on the ship, he had the first batch of oil bought by the Japanese stolen.
Now there is enough oil to burn these beasts into charcoals.
The soldiers kicked down the wooden barrels placed on the shore one by one.
Then the west wind, and the fire ran like a living thing, running on the surface of the sea, and soon spread from small boats to large ships.
The men on the boat panicked, jumped into the sea, and fluttered to the distant shore.
Zhu Bai turned his head and asked Zhang Yu: "Lord Zhang, are you interested in shooting a live target?" ”
Zhang Yu said: "Yes." ”
Then he took a strong bow and shot two arrows in succession, striking the man in the back.
The man struggled for a moment and then did not move, floating on the surface of the water, and was quickly engulfed in the flames.
In the distance, the big ship had burned into a torch, reflecting the whole sky.
The people of Ninghai all ran to the shore to see and clap their hands: "Happy, burn well." ”
"Burn these dogs. Let you do us evil. ”
Zhang Yu had already ordered the guards and officials of Ninghai County to patrol along the shore to prevent the good water from diving to the shore to hide.
But as soon as they saw the heads of the people in the water, before they could pass by, the people rushed up and took stones, and those who had no stones beat the wolf alive with their fists before they stopped.
It can be seen that everyone has suffered a lot and hates it to the bone.
Zhu Bai yawned: "Go back to sleep." There's nothing to see anymore. ”
Zhang Yu told the guards to clear the remnants of the Japanese and not to leave them alive, so he hurriedly followed Zhu Bai back to the post station.
Zhu Bai went back and fell asleep.
Zhang Yu told the post station to close the door and take strict precautions.
Zhu Bai slept until three o'clock in the morning before getting up.
As soon as I opened the door, I found that Zhang Yu and Fugui were sitting at the door with knives on the left and right, sleeping soundly.
They must have been worried that the would-be wouldn't be wiped out, and that they would come at night.
Zhu Bai walked out and looked at the sea.
The fire had been extinguished, and there was still green smoke wafting in the sky.
There is something black floating everywhere on the surface of the bay. I don't know if it's a person or a ship.
Zhang Yu and the others also woke up, and hurriedly got up and came over to salute Zhu Bai: "Your Highness slept well last night. ”
Zhu Bai said: "It's okay. ”
Only by clearing these gangsters can he sleep peacefully.
Before, he still had stupid good thoughts, thinking that they were also human, and he was somewhat unbearable.
It's just that after seeing the people who were killed by the Japanese invaders, they no longer have any mercy to them.
These beasts with swords or katanas on their backs are devils no matter what time or age, and they must be killed whenever they have the chance.
Zhu Bai had breakfast and invited the magistrate over for questioning.
As soon as Ninghai Zhixian came in, he first gave Zhu Bai a solemn salute: "Thank you, Your Highness, for eliminating harm for the people." Wechen had already asked someone to row a boat to the sea to confirm whether the pirates had been removed, and all the bodies were salvaged and buried together. ”
Zhu Bai nodded slightly: "It's really embarrassing for you." Presumably, the Japanese will not dare to come again in a short time. But that's not the way to go. Have you ever thought of sending ships to guard the mouth of the bay, or to repel the pirates and prevent them from going ashore? ”
Ninghai Zhixian sighed and said: "After the ban on the Ming Sea, there are basically no big boats except for fishing boats. ”
The key Lao Zhu did not support the construction of large ships by the people, and the naval army was assembled in several important state capitals.
A small county like theirs can't take their turn at all.
Zhu Bai thought for a while: "This king will explain this matter to the emperor, and the third-level official bureau will pay for one or two warships for the coastal counties and train dozens of sailors. The head of the guards of the Guanya Bureau helped each village train a dozen people, so that the villagers could at least protect themselves when the scattered Japanese invaders. ”
There can no longer be a few pirates who can slaughter a village.
The magistrate fell to the ground and sobbed: "The lower official thanked the king of Xiang for the people." It would be great if the emperor could grant it. ”
Zhu Bai said to the head of the tooth and the stationmaster: "You both heard what I said. ”
The tooth chief and the stationmaster hurriedly bowed their hands: "Yes." ”
Zhu Bai said: "The people are peaceful, and we can only do business without the invasion of the Japanese invaders, and you agree to this." ”
The tooth chief and the stationmaster replied: "King Xiang is wise." ”
"That's true."
Zhu Bai nodded: "Then the task of buying boats and training villagers in Ninghai County will be handed over to you." The king immediately wrote to the coastal bureaus and to my father. ”
Lao Zhu's temper, Zhu Bai couldn't understand it better.
I can't listen to the suffering of the people, if I knew that the people of Ninghai County were so pitiful, Lao Zhu would definitely agree with Zhu Bai's opinion.
Second, I am not willing to pay money, as long as I don't need Lao Zhu to pay money, and I can strengthen coastal defense, why not do it.
Zhu Bai thought for a moment and asked, "What kind of ship are you going to build?" ”
In fact, he was very interested in boats.
After all, I don't have a chance to contact it on weekdays.
The magistrate said: "Your Highness, there is a lot of mud and sand on the coast here, and it is easy to run aground if you use a wide ship with a pointed bottom and a fortune boat, so most of them will build a sand boat with a relatively flat bottom. That is, the Chongming sand boat that is usually said. ”
Zhu Bai raised his eyebrows: "Oh, what does this ship say?" ”