In the middle of the night, it rained heavily, and the anchorage outside the harbor swelled 4 feet. The waves rushed to the deck and scattered in the sea with foam, and the ship swayed in the wind and waves, and the steel anchor chains that had been earned rattled. Emperor Chongwen couldn't bear it anymore, he vomited for half the night, and after dawn the fleet set sail in the rain, he vomited even more, his head was dizzy, his body was weak, and he had to lie on the couch, and let the sea turn upside down.

The fleet was divided into three routes, all the way to the direction of West Xugong Island, Big Turtle Island, and Tiger Roaring Snake Island, all the way to the northeast and east Luhua Island and Zhuang Island, and all the way to the Ma'an Islands. There are countless islands and reefs in this sea area, most of which are waterless desert islands, and as long as there is water and vegetation, the officers and soldiers will take small boats to brave the rain to grab the beach and land to search and suppress them.

Liu Guan's bird boat followed the brigade to the east of Luhua Island, killing people along the way, whether they were old or weak, women and children. According to the Dakang ban on the sea, the islanders here are either traitors or thieves, which are capital crimes.

In just one day, Liu Guan's thousand households killed hundreds of islanders, and the sides of the ship were full of heads, and the rain washed away the blood and gore, but the skull hit the board with a sonorous sound, which still made Chongwen's heart tremble. He vomited even more, he saw the cruelty of his grandfather's ban on the sea, torturing not only the islanders, but also his grandson.

It rained heavily for a whole day and night, and the bird boats were struggling in the waves, and everyone was soaking wet. Only Chongwen's body is still dry, he can't store the water in his stomach, and he vomits out all the bitter gall. The catfish boy brought a bowl of weird wine, and the wine was fishy, and Chongwen couldn't drink it.

The catfish boy said: "This is Tanjia wine, to go to the body cold and rheumatism, the most seasickness, the big officials drink it." Yesterday, Brother Guan led people to kill a Tanhu village on an island and Macao, and it was not easy to get it. The catfish boy's eyes were shining, his face was full of pleading, Chongwen couldn't bear to brush off the little guy's kindness, and pinched his nose and drank.

An unspeakable fishy spicy sensation entered the abdomen, which really suppressed the feeling of vomiting, and the head became clearer. He knew that the Tanhu in the East China Sea, which was a maritime people who did not go land, was also known as Bai Shuilang, and was not counted as a household. It's just that because of the first emperor's ban on the sea, he was brutally killed in this corner of the sea, and what he drank turned out to be the wine brewed by the unjust soul.

The catfish boy was very clever, and saw that Sun Daguan was depressed, and said with a smile: "Guess what this brews for?"

Chongwen looked at the little guy suspiciously, and the catfish boy said leisurely: "This wine is brewed with a live climbing stove, and it has the most taste." He blinked and explained, "Climbing up the stove is the three-thorn horseshoe crab." The sea monster covered in burrs poured into Chongwen's mind, and he was disgusted and wanted to vomit in his mouth.

The compass cabin next to it, but the atmosphere was depressed and tense, the captain Liu Guan recruited the finance minister Huang Qian, Aban Baijie, and the two captains to the cabin of the chief soldier, everyone seemed to have just been fished out of the water, and the water stains flowed everywhere along the deck, and they couldn't tell whether it was rain or seawater. Liu Guan said in a deep voice:

"Yesterday, we received a sentry that we have been surrounded by the heavenly killers Hainingwei, Jinshanwei and Dinghai County on three sides, and we will first hide on Zhangqishan Island and wait for the withdrawal of the official army to make plans. But now the black clouds in the west are rising, which is a sign of strong winds and waves, and the warships of the guards must look for shelter from the wind, and the defense of the sea is lax, which is a godsend opportunity for the mother. I want to break away from the brigade now and wait for an opportunity to break out of the encirclement, what do you think?"

Chief Bingshun looked surprised: "Going to sea in this weather is purely to send you to death." ”

Li Qiqian also vomited in the dark, and he couldn't wait to climb to Zhangqishan Island to catch his breath, he wailed: "Captain, you spare me, my legs are weak, and they are not my own, even if I rest on land for a day." ”

Liu Guan said impatiently: "Close your beak, vomit for two days and you'll be fine, staying on Zhangqishan Island is the rabbit in the trap, sit and wait to die." ”

Bai Jie asked, "How can you see it?"

Liu Guan said: "That small island is only 1 mile in radius, it is a big reef, once the news leaks and is surrounded by soldiers, there is no place to run." The Wei Commander knows that there are many people hiding in the army, and who dares to guarantee that the news will not be leaked. ”

The chief soldier said worriedly: "The weather is too treacherous, if the hurricane mother wind is strong and the sea is churning, going out is nine deaths." ”

Liu Guan smiled: "I'd rather trust your rudder's arm than be trapped in that booggy-big bird's place." ”

Huang Qian suddenly said: "I agree with Captain Bo, once we are trapped in Zhang Qishan, Commander Liu will definitely send a large number of troops to help. At that time, Zhenhaiwei could only start a war with Yongji, and our 8,000 men and horses couldn't stop the soldiers of the world no matter what, and that was the jade of the mother. Breaking through now, even if he is buried in the belly of the fish, at least it will not drag down Zhenhaiwei. "Huang Qian is a scholar, but he speaks rudely, just like a sailor on a ship.

Bai Jie nodded and said: "What Ah Qian said is reasonable, to this point, the only way to survive is death." ”

Lin Yanghao's face was pale, he didn't vomit badly, and his brain was clear. It was not surprising that Liu Guan suddenly changed his course, their Liu family brothers really came out of the same mother, coaxing and deceiving everyone on the way to escape, and the closest relatives were no exception, Liu Guan learned very quickly. Lin Jiachang said calmly: "I listen to the orders of the captain, and I will not regret my death." ”

Liu Guan shouted: "Okay! Death and life are here." Qi Qian, Yang Hao, you inspect the cabins, tie the live animals tightly with ropes, and cover the water tanks tightly. Ajie, lower the flag, drop the half-sail!Ashun, turn the rudder, Xun Si position, go!"

At the beginning of August 4, in the vast rain in the East China Sea, a bird ship from Zhenhaiwei quietly departed from its normal course and headed for the southern waters of Suzhou Ocean. Heavy rain obscured the view, visibility was extremely low, and the flotilla did not notice that a single ship had disappeared.

The dark clouds in the west stirred up, like several black dragons tumbling and colliding, thundering and lightning, stirring together, and the sea also turned hideously black, and it was impossible to distinguish between the sea and the sky. By noon, the sky had completely darkened, and the nearby islands and reefs were no longer visible, and the area in front of the ship could not be seen 20 feet as far as the eye could see.

The furious hurricane began to rage, and the sea roared like boiling soup, wave after wave, and the swell was already more than 8 feet, which is a very rare autumn storm in offshore waters such as Suzhou Ocean.

The rough sea conditions were also a chance for the gang to escape, and no enemy dared to go to sea at this time. These outlaws are determined to gamble with the Dragon King, they are the children of the sea, and they know that the Dragon King has some reason, and the enemy is more terrifying and vicious than the raging sea.

The small bird boat climbed and fell with the waves, Liu Guan grabbed the railing of the stern, and shouted to the foredeck in a heart-rending manner: "Ajie, drop the whole sail, close the sail! Ah Qian, sprinkle rice into the sea, and serve the shrimp soldiers and crab generals of the dragon king!"

In the compass cabin, the water compass pointer rotated wildly, unable to point to the right direction, there was no starlight, no sun, no island reference, the chief soldier was pale, and all relied on experience to command the helmsman to control the direction of the ship, God knows where he would take everyone.

However, the most important thing at the moment is the stability of the boat, the boat must be facing the waves head-on, the bow of the boat is facing the waves, once there is a deviation, the big wave hits the sideboard, and the bird boat will immediately overturn on its side.

The ship swayed violently up and down, from side to side, and the planks creaked uncontrollably, as if they could disintegrate at any moment. The first wave hit, Chongwen overturned on the deck, and the catfish boy ran over shouting, trying to help Chongwen up, but he staggered and fell, and hit his head the hard chair support column.

Through the faint light of the sky, Chongwen saw the blood flowing down the catfish cub's forehead, and his body was stuck in the gap between the chair and the cabin board, motionless and silent.

Emperor Chongwen rolled and screamed, crawling towards the child. The frantically shaking deck tossed him up and out again, crashing into an unknown protrusion. He no longer vomited, no more pain, no more overwhelmed, no longer afraid. At this moment, his mind was very clear, and he didn't have any messy thoughts, and for the first time in his life, he felt that everything was very simple, which was to save the child's life.

In the frantic rolling, he finally grabbed the chair to support the column, he switched to his left hand, and used his right hand to drag the catfish cub, which was too stuck to drag it.

In the storm, I suddenly heard someone shouting outside the cabin: "Wrench Xu De has fallen into the sea! Hurry into the mother's rescue!" Someone on the deck is rolling and climbing, and not far away, Aban Baijie is roaring loudly: "Find me a rope, tie it to my waist, I'll save people!" A voice is loudly dissuading: "I can't save it, I don't know where such a big wave has rolled." ”

Bai Jie's angry voice on the foredeck came from afar: "No! Zhen Haiwei will never give up a brother! I'll go down now!" Li Qiqian's voice: "I'll go down!" Ajie, you come to make a move, otherwise the ship will be unstable, and we will be all finished!" After a while, Bai Jie's rough voice said: "The starboard bow move is stuck, Xu De is involved in it, go down and pull him out... ”

The chief soldier in the helm cabin scolded in the breach: "Straight thief, the ship is falling to the right, the waves are coming, pull that stupid guy out, don't care if he lives or dies!"

The noisy and chaotic shouts fell into Chongwen's ears word for word, he knew that the ship's condition was in danger and could capsize at any time, but he was not afraid at all, even if he died in the next moment, he would pull out the catfish boys. The chair was firmly fixed to the deck by four thick columns, and he pressed his back against the deck, and kicked the human pillar with his right foot, again and again, and so strong, that the chair did not move.

Touching the hard waist was a knife, he never thought in his life that this little thing could save people's lives, but this moment gave him hope. The thin and short blade slashed at the pillar, and he slashed the joint between the column and the deck with the tip of his knife, and the sawdust flew wildly, and at last he saw the thick iron nails, and the seemingly solid chair finally faltered.

With a miserable scream from the general soldier, another huge wave rushed towards him, the bow of the ship was slightly wrong, and the ship hit by the huge wave turned sideways, and the ship was crying and crying.

Someone shouted, "The mast is going to fall!" There was a squeaky and screeching sound, followed by a huge roar, and a main mast up to 5 feet long could not withstand the huge water pressure, and the waist was broken, and the broken mast swept the port side into a mess, and fell into the sea with a pop.

The huge torque caused Chongwen to roll to one side along the slippery deck, and the sword was released, not knowing where to fly. He clung to the post of his chair, his shoulders twisted into a strange shape, and he gritted his teeth and refused to let go.

Bearing the pain, he pulled back into his chair inch by inch, grabbed the post with one hand, held his body in place, and leaned back against the deck gasping for air. After a moment's pause, he mustered enough strength to kick the loose pillar, and with a click, the seat finally broke free from the shackles of the deck. He crawled over and swept aside the rotten wood debris, dragging the catfish out despite the blood on his hands.

Under the severe pain, the catfish boy snorted and woke up, and Emperor Chongwen said in a low voice: "You are injured, it is estimated that one or two ribs are broken, now I will bandage the wound on your head, don't move." ”

The catfish boy groggily hummed, Chongwen ripped off a piece of robe, took the child's head in his arms, tore off the net towel, wrapped it a few times along the forehead, and wrapped it haphazardly. He untied the big belt around his waist again, tied himself and the catfish boy to the only intact pillar, and then exhaled a long breath, and for a while the whole body was sore, especially the right arm, which was like a thousand arrows piercing the heart.