Chapter 316: The Merchant Ship Was Plundered
Northeast of the Hakuchi Sea.
On the vast sea, a fleet of ships is sailing on the sea, and the triangular dragon pattern battle flag that belongs to the big glass is fluttering on the ship.
Ning Ya stood on the bow of the ship and looked at the vast and boundless sea, her heart full of pride and ambition.
Dali replaced the Luofu Dynasty, and the Qin family fleet became the Dali royal fleet.
He went from a small maritime merchant to a sea trade lang of the Dali Royal Chamber of Commerce, overseeing the trade between the four islands of Dali and Qingling Island.
The Dali Royal Chamber of Commerce is a very large organization, which is divided into more than ten divisions according to the different industries it is responsible for, and each division has different official positions such as Langzhong, Wailang, Director, and Shopkeeper.
The royal fleet is divided into the Maritime Trade Division, and there are currently three Langzhong in the Maritime Trade Division, which are responsible for the maritime trade between the four islands and the Spiritual Land, the four islands and the Spiritual Sea, and the four islands and Qingling Island.
And Ning Ya is now Lang Zhong, who is in charge of the maritime trade between the four islands and Qingling Island.
He commanded more than thirty fleets, large and small, and his friends from the Wind Riding Business Alliance were all working as outsiders and principals under him.
In the past, they were just small merchants on the sea, and although they wore the banner of the Riding Wind Merchant Alliance, in fact, the banner of the Riding Wind Merchant Alliance had no deterrent effect.
But now they have become the maritime trade fleet of the Dali Royal Chamber of Commerce, and the triangular dragon pattern battle flag fluttering above their heads has become one of the unprovoked existences in the Yuluo Sea.
Anyway, since Dali replaced the Luofu Dynasty, he has never encountered any trouble with anyone who dares to come to him.
Even those masters on Qingling Island were a lot more polite to them.
Today's Ning Ya can be said to be complacent, as for Qin Wei's previous agreement with him, he has long been thrown out of the clouds.
He no longer had the heart to break away from Da Li, now he just wanted to hold Da Li's thigh tightly, and then let the Triceratops battle flag float farther into the sea.
This time, the purpose of his trip to Qingling Island was to check the situation in the Beichen Sea.
He was already preparing to let Dali's fleet enter the Beichen Sea.
The Beichen Sea is a vast sea area than the Yuluo Sea, there are more forces in it, and the various industries are more high-end, if you can find a suitable trade route from the Beichen Sea, the profits will definitely exceed imagination.
Moreover, the Beichen Sea has many specialties that are not available in the Yuluo Sea, and the price of these specialties will increase several times after they are transported to the Yuluo Sea.
Just as Ning Ya was thinking about where to start entering the Beichen Sea, a guard with the ship suddenly hurried to his side.
"My lord, a ship is approaching us!"
When Ning Ya heard this, he immediately hit a spirit.
"Where?"
"East!"
Ning Ya didn't say a word, and took a leap directly onto the lookout.
It is definitely a dangerous thing to encounter unfamiliar ships at sea, and generally speaking, two fleets choose to stay away from each other after meeting because both sides are afraid of the other's bad intentions.
If the other party does not choose to stay away, or chooses to get closer, then there is a good chance that the other party has bad intentions.
Boarding the lookout, Ning Ya looked at the ships slowly approaching in the east, and her expression suddenly became solemn.
There were about a dozen ships in the opposite fleet, all of which were warships, with black fish-headed flags flying on them.
Looking at the black fishhead flag, Ning Ya's eyes suddenly revealed a ruthless essence.
"Damn, it's a Blackfish pirate!"
The Blackfish Pirates are a group of wanderers entrenched in the northeastern part of the Haraku Sea, who roam the border between the Haraku Sea and the Beichen Sea, and make a living by plundering merchant ships.
In fact, there are many wanderers like the Blackfish Pirates on the sea, but most of the wanderer groups are relatively small, with only three or five ships.
But the Blackfish Pirates are different, they are said to have hundreds of warships, and they can be said to be the largest wanderer pirates in the Yuluo Sea.
If it was an ordinary pirate, Ning Ya was naturally not afraid, but this time he stayed with more than thirty armed merchant ships, and he was also blessed by the big glass triceratops dragon pattern battle flag, ordinary wanderers did not dare to provoke him at all.
But in the face of the murderous Blackfish Pirate, Ning Ya couldn't help but get nervous.
"Command, prepare for battle!"
"The frigate is in battle, and the cargo ship turns the rudder and retreats to the southwest!"
With his command, a high horn sounded.
The crews of more than thirty ships immediately got busy.
The ships that had originally gathered together immediately split into two parts, with four warships heading towards the opposite side, and more than twenty merchant cargo ships slowly sailing towards the southwest.
Just when everyone was busy, Huang Yaoshi appeared by Ning Ya's side.
"Senior, the other party is menacing, I'm afraid it will inevitably be a big battle!"
When Ning Ya saw Huang Yaoshi, as if he had a backbone, he hurriedly said.
Huang Yaoshi bowed his head slightly and asked, "Can we escape their pursuit?" ”
"The other party has a strong person in the Silent Realm!" Ning Ya was shocked when she saw Huang Yaoshi ask like this.
"There should be more than one!" Huang Yaoshi looked solemnly at the approaching enemy ships.
Ning Ya's face turned pale suddenly, there was more than one Lonely Light Realm powerhouse, and they would definitely not be able to get benefits if they fought hard.
As for the escape!
"It's hard for us to escape!" Ning Ya said bitterly.
Cargo ships are loaded with cargo, and they are certainly far inferior in speed to empty ships.
Huang Yaoshi's mind moved slightly, and he said: "Abandon the cargo ship, take the fast boat, and evacuate immediately!" ”
"But, there are more than thirteen million silver coins on board! If we give up, we'll be busy for three months! Ning Ya said tangledly.
The silver coin he said was a silver coin of ten thousand emperors, and one silver coin could be exchanged for two taels of silver.
Huang Yaoshi shook his head and said, "It's important to save your life, I'll delay you for a while, and you evacuate as soon as possible!" ”
As he spoke, Huang Yaoshi jumped and flew directly onto the warship that was preparing to fight.
Ning Ya looked at Huang Yaoshi's figure, and her expression was tangled.
"Damn it!"
He couldn't help but curse angrily, but still ordered everyone to leave the cargo ship and leave on a clipper.
……
And the other side.
Blackfish warship.
Two men in cotton clothes were standing on the bow of the ship looking out at the oncoming battlefield.
The Blackfish pirates roam at the junction of the Beichen Sea and the Yuluo Sea, which is cold all year round, and the temperature at the junction with the Yuluo Sea is not very high, and it is probably maintained in early spring. That's why the Blackfish Pirates all wore cotton clothes.
As a large pirate group, the power of the Blackfish pirates is not weak at all, you must know that the objects of their plunder are the fleets of some big forces, if they don't have any strength, I'm afraid they will be wiped out long ago.
The Blackfish Pirates have only one leader, and there are five captains under them, all of whom are strong in the Silent Light Realm.
The two men in front of him were two of the five captains, Xia Shanhai and Hu Nu.
"It's a little interesting, the other party actually dares to fight!" Xia Shanhai chuckled.
The burly Hu Nu showed a hideous smile and said, "After all, it's from a dynasty, if you don't even have the courage to fight, it would be ridiculous!" ”
Da Li, a newly established dynasty, may be a behemoth in front of the weak wanderers.
But for the Blackfish pirates, there was no deterrent.
They will even pick on forces like Da Li, which are not strong or weak.
Well, in their eyes, Dali is a force that is not strong, but not weak.
They like this kind of small power.
Too powerful a force, they are asking for trouble if they take the liberty of provoking.
Too weak forces, too little oil and water.
It is this kind of small and small force that is the most suitable, not only can they grab a large amount of goods, but the other party cannot destroy them.
"There's a master on the other side!" Xia Shanhai said softly.
"I'll deal with it!" Hu Nu said with great interest.
……
The warship of the Great Glass Royal Fleet.
Huang Yaoshi landed on the deck and shouted loudly, "Where is Mr. Lu Qian?" ”
As soon as his shout fell, a middle-aged man in a power suit immediately ran quickly.
"Lu Yuan, meet your lord!"
Lu Yuan, the former chief captain of the East China Sea Division, later expanded the sea trade with the Royal Chamber of Commerce, and many soldiers in the East China Sea Division were transferred to the Royal Chamber of Commerce as an escort.
Because of his rich experience in naval warfare, Lu Yuan was promoted to the rank of commander of Qian, as the commander of the escort of the Ningya caravan.
Huang Yaoshi looked at him and said in a deep voice: "Don't fight, you just need to harass them, can you do it?" ”
Lu Yuan's face was resolute, "My subordinates will definitely complete the task!" ”
"Hmm!" Huang Yaoshi bowed slightly.
Lu Yuan bowed, and then strode off the deck.
Then, the warship resounded with the sound of war drums.
After a drum blow, more than a dozen trap birds on the ship's lookout rushed into the sky.
After the second drum, more than a dozen giant scorpions in the cabin dived to the bottom of the water.
After the three-way drum, on the deck of the warship, a large number of crossbow arrows rose, and one arrow after another flashed with an icy cold glow.
Lu Yuan stood on the top of the shipbuilding, looking at the approaching enemy ships.
"Turn the rudder to the southeast!"
The herald on the lookout immediately waved the flag in his hand.
The next moment, the four warships turned their rudders to the southeast almost simultaneously.
……
Xia Shanhai looked at the movements of the big glass warship, not only showing a look of surprise.
"That's the Trap Beast?"
He looked at the trap birds soaring in the air, and he couldn't help but be amazed.
It is no secret that the Great Glass Trap Beast is in Qingling Island, this year Duoningya has sold more than 3,000 Trap Beasts to Qingling Island, although most of them are trap giant scorpions, but there are also some trap birds.
Trap birds can be used for reconnaissance in the sea, and many merchant ships are very fond of trap birds.
As he observed, more than a dozen trap birds in the sky attacked them.
Whoosh~~~
The arrows landed on the sails, on the deck, and on the bodies of a few unlucky ghosts.
The Trap Bird doesn't have a lot of attack power, but just throws arrows from the sky.
At most, it can harass it, and it is not too destructive.
……
"Put!"
On the ship's floor, Lu Yuan let out a roar.
Suddenly, crossbow arrows flew out.
These crossbow arrows are not comparable to the arrows of the trap birds, either in number or power.
Hundreds of crossbow arrows formed a rain of arrows in the sky, and the next moment they rained down on the fleet of Blackfish pirates.
Bang bang bang ~~~
The three-finger-thick bolt landed on the deck, piercing the deck in an instant and sinking into the cabin.
If he is hit, as long as he is not a cultivator above the innate level, he has almost no chance of dodging.
The results of hundreds of crossbow arrows were still very good, and in an instant, forty or fifty pirates were pierced through their bodies.
This scene frightened both Xia Shanhai and Hu Nu.
"Damn, how can their crossbow shoot so far!"
"And shoot so accurately!"
Hu Nu exclaimed.
It's no wonder that he made a fuss, the crossbow was the only long-range weapon in naval warfare, and almost all ships on the sea were equipped.
Most crossbows have a range of around 500 meters, but the range of the big glass crossbow can reach a kilometer.
This is naturally the credit of the public defeat, the crossbow designed with the mechanism technique not only has a long range, but also has great power, and more importantly, it is simple to operate, and the rate of fire is much faster than other crossbows.
Trap art is the only feature of Dali, and the crossbow and small arrow skull designed with trap art in the Dali army are very powerful weapons.
Xia Shanhai's eyes narrowed slightly, "We seem to have underestimated the Great Glass Dynasty!" ”
The strength of a dynasty is definitely not only reflected in the number of strong people in the Lonely Illumination Realm, but also in the weapons and equipment of the army, the cultivation and combat effectiveness of ordinary soldiers.
"Let go of the clipper and rush over!"
Xia Shanhai ordered.
With his order, small clippers were thrown into the water, and many pirates rushed towards Dali's four warships on the clippers.
And after four consecutive waves of arrow rain, Dali's warship stopped its offensive a little.
Lu Yuan looked at the rushing clippers, his face was extremely calm.
"Bump into it!"
"Crossbow bolts continue to fire rapidly!"
At this time, the distance between the two sides was still 800 meters, and it was time for them to expand their gains.
If they wait for the enemy to get closer, they lose the advantage of their crossbows.
The soldiers on the deck almost used their strength to shoot crossbow arrows frantically.
A series of arrows made the Blackfish pirates embarrassed, and one by one they could only hide in the cabin and did not dare to make their heads.
"Damn!"
Seeing this, Hu Nu's violent temper immediately surged into his heart.
"Lao Tzu went and cut them first!"
As he spoke, he flew directly out of thin air with a long knife in his hand.
In the blink of an eye, he appeared on the side of the big glass warship.
"Break it for me!"
I saw him raise the long knife in his hand and release a ten-zhang long sword qi that slashed towards the warship where Lu Yuan was.
If this knife is chopped, then the warship will definitely fall apart.
The force of the Silent Realm is powerful enough to destroy any warship.
However, before the sword qi fell, Huang Yaoshi had already made a move.
Luoying's sword palm slapped out, and in an instant, the palm shadow like Luoying's colorful palm surged to Hu Fu from all directions.
The shadow of the palm is uncertain, like a fierce wind in the peach forest, and thousands of flowers fall, and the palm is as powerful as a sword, and the angry sword qi is scattered in an instant.
"Hahaha!!"
Hu Nu's blow was fruitless, and instead of being annoyed, he became extremely excited.
"Dare to give your name! I don't kill a nameless ghost with a knife! ”
He looked at Huang Yaoshi, his eyes full of cruel excitement.
Huang Yaoshi's face was calm and said, "Dali worships Huang Yaoshi!" ”
"Huang Yaoshi! I don't think I've heard of it! Hu Nu grinned, and the long knife in his hand slashed towards Huang Yaoshi again.
The next moment, the two collided fiercely.
The sword is like the wind, elegant and exquisite.
The sword intent is like thunder, and it is furious.
The two fought in mid-air, setting off terrifying waves on the sea.
Let the warships of both sides be washed away.
"Idiot!"
Seeing this, Xia Shanhai couldn't help but curse secretly.
Huang Yaoshi and Hu Nu fought, not only did the warships of both sides not only fail to continue the battle, but also made it impossible for them to continue the pursuit.
Seeing this, Lu Yuan looked like a while.
"Turn the rudder to the southwest and break away from the ship!"
Without any hesitation, he turned and ran.
It's not that he doesn't have the determination to fight to the death, it's that there is no point in fighting to the death at this point.
Continuing to fight to the death, they had only one way to die.
Moreover, the task given to him by Huang Yaoshi was to harass the other party, and he did not let him fight to the death with the other party.
Now that the fleets of both sides are unable to get close due to the battle between Huang Yaoshi and Hu Nu, they will not leave at this time, let alone when.
And Huang Yaoshi didn't fall in love with the war, he also fought and retreated.
The strong in the Silent Realm can fly, but they can't cross the sea.
It's okay to fly continuously for more than ten miles, but if you continue to fly, you will inevitably run out of true yuan and fall into the water.
Maybe you won't drown in the water, but you can only go with the flow.
So even if he wanted to go, he had to take a boat.
He didn't want to be adrift at sea for days, or even a dozen days.
Seeing that Huang Yaoshi was about to run away, Xia Shanhai thought about it and didn't go to help Hu Nu.
It was difficult for the two of them to join forces to defeat Huang Yaoshi, but it was not easy to keep Huang Yaoshi.
As for the four warships, he was not interested either.
His target was those cargo ships.
Four warships were worth a few dollars, and those cargo ships were worth enough to be worth a hundred warships.
In this way, this sudden encounter lasted only two quarters of an hour, and Huang Yaoshi left in the warship.
The Blackfish pirates, however, caught up with the ships.
However, Ningya had already left with everyone on a small clipper.
As a result, Dali lost goods worth more than 10 million imperial silver coins.
(End of chapter)