Chapter Eighty-Four: Escape
The bottom of the cabin was dark and damp, and hundreds of people were held together, which looked extremely cramped. The looting outside continued, and the fighting burned the sky red.
Xu Fu said with tears in his eyes: "It's me who is sorry for you...... I shouldn't have come to this island, I'm guilty!"
When the islander heard this, he comforted him in turn and said, "Lord Xu, this is not your fault, we know that you are a good person." It's all the fault of those aggressors. ”
After that, everyone folded their hands and prayed, "O omnipotent Amaterasu, please bless Lord Xu and us from the sea of suffering, and bless our deceased relatives to ascend to heaven as soon as possible......
Xu Fu listened to their prayers and couldn't help but feel a sense of tranquility filling his chest. He touched the statue of the goddess in his arms, and secretly wished: "If these people can find a new home, even if Xu sinks into the blue sea, his soul will always wander in the waves." ”
At this moment, everyone suddenly heard a commotion on the deck overhead, and there seemed to be the sound of swords clashing. Everyone's hearts suddenly rose to their throats, and they stared at the hatch with trepidation.
A moment later, the door creaked open, and it was a child about ten years old. He looked at Xu Fu and cheered: "It's time to find Xu Qin!" More than a dozen people suddenly appeared behind him, all of them were shipwrights and handymen.
Xu Fu was shocked: "What are you going to do?"
Without saying a word, several boatmen ran over to untie Xu Fu's rope and untied the islanders.
A man in a sea master uniform: "Xu Qincha, everyone knows that you have been wronged." On weekdays, no one looks down on us for work, only you look up to us as human beings.
The big guys have discussed, when the people of Daqin are about to be chopped off and their noses cut off at every turn, what's the good thing? Why don't we look for an island with you and become a foreigner! Our shipwrights have seized two building ships, let's go. ”
When the islanders heard this, they responded: "Yes, Lord Xu, this island is ruined, let's find another home." Everyone is sincerely willing to follow you!"
The little boy who opened the door first also said: "If it weren't for Xu Qincha, we children would have been thrown into the sea to feed the fish." Lord Xu, please take us with you!"
Xu Fu nodded, but his face was embarrassed: "But there are all sergeants outside, can we escape?"
The sea master said: "Lord Xu rest assured. We have ordered all the charts to be burned, leaving only one. Even if the Qin army came to chase, they didn't know where to go on the vast sea. Besides, now that they are busy looting supplies, this is a golden opportunity, let's hurry up!"
Xu Fu thought for a moment, there was indeed no other way than this road. He gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, let's sail immediately!" The crowd cheered and moved quickly.
The Qin army was plundering the island, and suddenly found that the two building boats holding the slaves were slowly moving. Someone immediately reported the news to Cheng Yong.
"What?" Cheng Yong was shocked when he heard the news, and he immediately climbed to a high place to look at the coast. The two ships had already hoisted their sails and were going farther and farther.
Cheng Yong let out a loud "ah", drew out his long sword and slashed at the rock, and suddenly sparks splashed. Unexpectedly, I was blinded by Yan'er when I beat Yan all my life. Xu Fu actually played a handful of tricks, but he pushed himself to a dead end. If he didn't catch up and kill him, he would definitely be unable to escape the death penalty when he returned to Great Qin.
Thinking of Qin Lu, he was as ruthless as Cheng Yong, and the back of his neck was also bursting with cold air. He immediately ordered: "The whole army immediately returns to the building boat and pursues the traitor Xu Thief!"
The Great Qin military order was really resolute, and in just half an hour, all the people in armor had boarded the ship.
But the ship still couldn't go, because the charts were burned. Cheng Yong looked at the two black dots in the sky, and sighed: "I want to be born and die in Cheng Yong, and I have worked hard in the army for many years to get to where I am now, is it because God doesn't want me to live?"
When he was hesitating, someone suddenly said: "Master Cheng don't worry, there is an old man who will definitely be able to catch up with Xu Fu's traitor!"
Cheng Yong saw that he was an inconspicuous old soldier, and he couldn't help but despise it in his heart, and said lightly: "What do you know about national affairs?"
The old man smiled dryly: "My lord, the little old man grew up on the coast of Qi Kingdom, although he doesn't know many big truths, but he knows that Xu Thief's boat can't go fast." ”
Cheng Yong was surprised: "Oh? why?"
The old soldier said eloquently: "The Xu thief captured those two building ships, which can carry up to a thousand people. But the number of people on board is now nearly 2,000, which is a serious overload, so the speed of travel must be extremely slow. General, as long as you catch up, it is estimated that you will be able to catch up with Xu Thief in less than three days. ”
Cheng Yong said: "Having said that, how dare you act rashly without a sea chart?"
The old soldier said: "It's okay!" After that, he picked up a pen by himself, lay down on the table and drew it, and after a while, he raised the silk silk and presented it, which turned out to be a simple chart.
The old soldier said: "Pay attention on the next road, and memorize every reef and island by heart, in order to prevent accidents, I didn't expect to use it today." ”
Cheng Yong was overjoyed, and said continuously: "Okay, good, good!" But after calling three times, he suddenly had a trace of doubt in his heart and asked: "You said that you are from the Qi country, it won't be that you want us to be buried in the sea to avenge the destruction of the country, right?"
The old army seemed to have been greatly insulted, and said loudly: "General Cheng, how can you tarnish people's innocence out of thin air? Old man, I love Daqin the most, when the Qin State attacked Qi, I immediately surrendered when I saw the black banner, and I also led the way for our Qin army! If you doubt me, I am really worse than death!"
Cheng Yong thought to himself that he might really be blamed, many people in the Six Kingdoms not only didn't think about how to take revenge after the country was ruined, but they were desperately loyal to the Qin State, and even loved the Qin State more than the Qin people. If others criticized Da Qin for half a sentence, he immediately jumped out and scolded angrily, and he couldn't stop it.
Thinking of this, Cheng Yong smiled and said: "Old man, we are all our own people, just kidding, why are you still losing your temper......?"
Hearing this, the old pawn immediately smiled, and his chest was raised high—not because of the reward, but because of the sincere pride that General Cheng called him "his own person".
With nautical charts, the situation is different. The remaining dozen or so building ships raised huge black sails and chased after Xu Fu and them violently.
Xu Fu naturally saw the soul-chasing grim reapers behind him on the boat. He knew that if he was overtaken, everyone would die a bad death, and the only way was to get rid of them. So he ordered the sea division to pick the sea area with reefs and rapids.
But the pursuers managed to avoid the trap perfectly.
There is only one explanation, and that is that they still have charts in their hands.