This Luo Zhong was originally a good sailor. Song Sichen knew that he would not have let him serve as the head of the "White Oriole". Luo Zhong and this Peng San got along well in the past two days, and listening to him praise him like this at this time, Song Sichen knew that this Peng San must indeed have some ability, so he nodded and said: "Okay, the crew and sailors on my 'White Bird' are all obeying Mr. Peng San's orders!"

Seeing Song Sichen agree, Peng San smiled and said, "Okay, since you are all willing to listen to my orders, I will show my hand, so that you can see Peng San's ability!"

He reached out and straightened the hem of his shirt, straightened the hem of his crumpled shirt, and walked to the helm. He was originally five short in stature, and his appearance was very ugly, coupled with this villain's appearance, Song Sichen regretted it almost immediately, and he shouldn't have agreed to follow this guy's orders.

Peng San coughed lightly, turned his head to Luo Zhong and said, "Luo Chuanzhang, are there any artillery and ammunition on the 'White Oriole'?"

Luo Zhong replied: "Mr. Peng San, there are ten Franco iron cannons in the cabin of this ship, and there are also some gunpowder copper bullets, but the number is too small, and the firepower to fight with the pirate ship is still insufficient. ”

Peng San said: "Who told you to fight with the pirate ship? Quickly ask your men to drag out all these artillery ammunition and throw them into the sea!"

Before Luo Zhong could answer, Daoist Zhengde had already said: "Although there are not many of these artillery, when those pirate ships approach, we can at least resist one or two, and throw them all into the sea, won't it ruin the possibility of resisting?"

Peng San raised his eyebrows, glanced at Zhengde Dao, and said, "What do you know, just listen to my orders." Not only must the guns be thrown away, but the tables, chairs, furniture, utensils, and everything that can be dismantled on this ship must be thrown into the sea, leaving nothing but a little fresh water and dry food!"

As soon as he said this, Luo Zhong already understood, and said, "It turns out that Mr. wants to throw away the weight and let the boat go faster." Luo Zhong will do it!" Peng San pouted and said, "Needless to say, now everyone will do it together, the sooner the better, and throw away all the useless things!"

The "White Oriole" was originally a very luxurious ship, and the tables, chairs, and beds in the cabin were all made of mahogany, all of which were rare and fine furniture, but at this time, everyone cared about all of them, and they all took them out of the cabin and threw them into the sea. There are many martial arts masters among the people, and the kung fu in their hands is very good, and Liliang is also big, so it is easy to disassemble these furniture.

The ten iron cannons weighing hundreds of pounds were also dragged out of the cabin and thrown into the sea, and the pots and pans, all kinds of utensils, and even vegetables and food brought on the ship were also thrown away without leaving any behind.

Peng San stood on the deck, watching all the sundries being thrown into the sea, and it was not until more than ten barrels of fine wine stored in the rear cabin were also moved out and thrown into the sea that his face showed a slight look of reluctance.

In less than a cup of hot tea, all the things that could be carried on the "White Ole" had been thrown into the sea, the draft of the hull had become shallower, and the speed of travel had really increased compared to before.

When they returned to the deck, they saw Peng San pick up a rope and hang it down the side of the boat into the water, as if he was measuring something.

Cao Duyun said: "Now that everything that can be thrown has been thrown, is it possible for us to get rid of the pirate ship behind?"

Peng San said "um", took back the rope, and said, "The speed of our boat was about three watches before, but now there are four watches, which is really good." However, the speed of the three loach boats in the back is at least five watches, which is still a lot faster than us. ”

Cao Duyun said, "In this way, won't we still be caught up by them?"

Peng San said: "Of course, this 'White Bird' is so big, without a tailwind drive, how can it outrun the clipper behind it." We would have been caught up after an hour of escape, but now, it will take about two hours for them to catch up. ”

Song Sichen looked anxious and said, "That's not more than an hour, Zuihou still can't escape, how can this be good?"

Peng San didn't answer, only looked up at the sky with a pair of triangular eyes, but he didn't know what he was looking at.

Cao Duyun said: "Steward Song, please be calm and don't get bored, if the junior brother is not mistaken, Mr. Peng San ordered us to throw away the weight and win an hour's time, presumably there must be a purpose, yes or no?"

He smiled slightly, and said, "Why doesn't Mr. Peng San tell his plan to save everyone from getting angry?"

Peng San rolled his eyelids and said: "If you want to say that I have my own plans, but whether I succeed or not depends on luck, and you will know when the time comes." ”

He looked at the sunset, which was about to sink into the sea, and said, "It's three quarters now, as long as we can drag it out until the end of the day and they haven't caught up with us, we will have a chance to escape." ”

When Song Sichen heard this, his spirits perked up, and he said, "It turns out that Mr. has already planned, but he has made Zai Bai worried. ”

Peng San said: "There are still more than two hours before the time of Hai, and if you want to drag it to that time, it is not so light, everyone has to work harder." ”

He walked a few steps to Luo Zhong in front of the helm and said, "I'll take the helm, you and the sailors will pull the sails and follow my instructions!"

For Peng San, Luo Zhong, the head of the ship, had deep trust, and immediately lowered the rudder and called the sailors on the deck to control the sails on all sides.

Peng San turned his head to Cao Duyun and the others: "Tell all the sturdy people under your command to go down to the bottom cabin, alternate rows with the sailors, and row with all your might, and you can't stop for a moment!"

There are more than ten oars on each side of the bilge of the "White Bird", although the people on the boat do not know anything about sailing, but the oars are not difficult, they can learn it, and they are all people who practice martial arts, and the liliang in their hands is much stronger than those sailors, and they have an advantage in rowing the oars.

In the blink of an eye, everyone on the boat was arranged by Peng San, and even several Taoist priests from the "Shangqing Gate" had to follow the order and row down the cabin. There were only four heads of families and five people on the deck, Song Sichen.

Although this Peng San was short in stature and vulgar in character, after standing on the rudder, he seemed to be a little more energetic immediately, and the rotating steering gear was extremely skilled, and he kept shouting orders in his mouth, instructing Luo Zhong and others to adjust the sails.

After this action, the speed of the "White Bird" actually increased a lot, and the large pirate ship behind it had been stretched some distance, but the three loach ships still couldn't get rid of it.

At this time, the "Baili" pirate ship was about eight or nine miles apart, and about five or six miles away from the three small boats, and the three loach ships had been dispersed and lined up in the shape of horns, and they were chasing after the southwest rear of the "Baili", probably with the idea of outflanking and encircling them.

Cao Duyun said: "Our speed has greatly improved, presumably before the end of the day, they will not be able to catch up." ”

Peng San shook his head and said: "That's not necessarily! These loach boats are equipped with artillery, as long as they are pressed within three miles, they will open artillery bombardment, if our boat is hit and seeped, everyone will be done playing." ”

The sun finally disappeared from the sea, and night fell, and the sky became dark. This game of pursuit has been going on for an hour, and the three pirate ships behind are already approaching about four miles.

As if to prove Peng San's words, I saw the fire flashing on the nearest loach ship, and more than a dozen cannonballs came whizzing, falling into the sea behind the "White Bird", splashing a whole row of water two or three zhang high!

These shells were round copper bullets half a foot in diameter, and they flew from miles away with incredible power, and if they landed on the ship, the wooden hull of the "White Oriole" would certainly not be able to withstand it, and it would inevitably be pierced. When all the people on board saw this, they were terrified.

Peng San said nonchalantly: "Don't worry, this Hongyi artillery can hit up to three miles away, they are firing the cannon now, it's just to demonstrate to us, if they really want to hit our ship, it's still far away!"

The guns on the pirate ship fired several rounds one after another, and sure enough, as Peng San said, the place where the shells fell into the water was far away from the "White Oriole", and the most recent one was also 100 zhang away, so it could not pose a threat.

After several volleys, the pirate ship stopped firing its cannons, but only pursued closely after the Whitebird. At this time, it is already more than half of the hour, and it will be half an hour later.

According to what Peng San said before, as long as he is not caught up by the time he is dragged to Hai, he will have a chance to escape, but looking at the current situation, except for the three loach boats getting closer, there is no difference from before, and I really can't guess what this vulgar-looking man can do when he arrives.

Cao Duyun and Hua Bushi looked calm and didn't seem to be in a hurry at all, but Nangong Qi couldn't bear it a little anymore, and was about to ask, but heard Peng San say: "Now you go and summon all the masters who are rocking the oars in the bilge, and replace them with sailors on the ship to continue paddling, so that everyone can rest for a while and recover their strength." ”

Song Sichen's expression moved, and he said, "Could it be that Mr. Peng San is preparing to fight the pirate ship in close combat?"

Peng San said: "Yes, we have to kill a loach boat as soon as possible in an instant, and then break through with the tailwind, and then escape in one fell swoop." ”

Song Sichen said: "But those three pirate ships will attack with artillery before we can get closer, and besides, they have blocked the direction of our downwind, how can they rush over?"

At this time, the wind direction on the sea was northeast, and the "White Bird" was heading eastward, and the chasing loach ship was located in the southwest, and the three ships were scattered, forcing the "White Bird" to only go east, so it was difficult to use the power of the sail. In fact, the "Blue Shark Regiment" may have already decided on this kind of pursuit strategy, they are veterans of raiding merchant ships at sea, and they know how to force their prey to a headwind position, and then take advantage of the fast manpower drive speed of the loach ship to approach the hunt.

Peng San listened to Song Sichen's words, but smiled "hehe" and said, "Don't worry about this, I have my own way, you just have to do what I tell you!"