The waves of the sea are boundless.
A warship sails on the sea.
The warship is even more majestic, with neat weapons on the deck, powerful cannons on the left and right, and flags and sails flying in all directions.
At that time, the Central Plains actually had various types of artillery, but no one in the army paid much attention to them, and did not use the powerful guns and artillery in military campaigns.
Moreover, because the imperial court closed the sea to trade, people in the Central Plains had always known very little about overseas affairs. Except for the occasional adventurer who goes deep into the sea, most of the other people who visit the sea are old fishermen who make a living by the sea.
The waves on the sea are very strong and often unpredictable. Unless you are an experienced fisherman who has experienced waves for decades, you usually don’t dare to go out to sea alone. Therefore, the Central Plains sea area seems to be extremely vast, but in fact the court does not have good control over it, because there are almost no official and military warships in the towns and prefectures along the coast to patrol the sea areas. Therefore, the islands and reefs along the coast and various places are not a thousand, but a hundred and eighty, but they are almost all chaotic places where Japanese pirates, rogues, and martial arts demons live alone. Of course, there are also a few martial arts masters who choose some unknown islands to live a life of martial arts without any competition from the world.
Because this warship is not only powerful and majestic, but also has a large number of powerful guns and cannons that are rare in China, so it is naturally an Oriental warship.
This is a Japanese warship.
The lights on the warship are brightly lit, and the soldiers and armors all around are neatly arranged. It is actually in a fighting posture. It is obviously in a state of war readiness and is ready for battle.
But the atmosphere on the ship was very calm, not as serious as the armored soldiers on the ship. Although there are many armored soldiers ready to go on the ship, if you look closely, it is not a real military formation.
Their weapons were of all kinds, and their costumes were all strange and strange. There are many people with weird tattoos on their bodies. Obviously, they are not an army, but bandits. They are bandits who rob homes and homes. Because they are bandits that haunt the sea, and they have always relied on superb boat and sea technology to come and go without a trace on the sea. Almost no one can really figure out their whereabouts, so the people in the Central Plains call them Japanese pirates.
Under Xiaoyao Gate, there is also Xiaoyao Water Pavilion. This Xiaoyao Water Pavilion is not just a garden, but a group in Xiaoyaomen specially set up to deal with Japanese pirates. The main purpose of the people in Xiaoyao Shuige is to inquire about all kinds of maritime news and try to find out the whereabouts of Japanese pirates.
However, Xiaoyao Shuige has been established for more than ten years, but it still cannot truly find out the whereabouts of the Japanese pirates, and has not found the Japanese pirates' lair at all. The Japanese pirates' lair is actually changing all the time. Even if you find one of his lairs now, it won't be long before they change places again. The sea area is so vast and there are countless islands and reefs. No one can figure out where exactly these Japanese pirates are hiding.
This big ship has arrived only a few dozen miles away from the coast, but it does not intend to sail to the shore. Instead, it just floats on the sea, still maintaining a distance of nearly ten miles from the coast.
On the big ship, the lights were brightly lit, and instrumental music completely different from that in the Central Plains was playing. Although the instrumental music is very different from that of the Central Plains, the sound is crisp, melodious and has a unique flavor.
The music was quiet and peaceful, and the atmosphere was extremely harmonious, without a trace of tension.
On the deck, two old men sat facing each other, one with gray clothes and gray hair, over seventy years old, the other with snow-white hair, seemed to be older, but wore a mask. The two of them were concentrating on each other, but they were actually fighting each other.
The two old men were concentrating on playing Go. It looked like there was going to be a battle on the warship, but the two old men were still in the mood to play Go. Moreover, the soldiers on the deck were also in full formation, specifically to protect the two old men playing chess.
The old man in gray clothes has deep and piercing eyes, a protruding stork forehead, and silver teeth like swords. At first glance, he is a powerful figure in the world. The old man in white clothes and white hair was wearing a mask, so he couldn't see his true appearance clearly.
The mask is also very particular. On the left is Cao Cao with a white face, and on the left is Zhang Fei with a black face. One black and one white, each showing half of it. Looking from the left is Cao Cao, who is white, and looking from the right, it is black Zhang Fei.
This unique mask also has a unique name, called Yin Yang Face.
Both of their chess skills were so superb that every game was difficult to break.
The two have already played two games, but they have won one and lost one. This is the third game, but it is still difficult to decide the outcome. But there seems to be something weird in the chess records.
Because when the two started, there were only two constellations.
Anyone who knows how to play Go knows one thing. There is a seat in the middle-earth Go game at the beginning. That is, there are four star positions, each with two black and white seats. But when the third game started, these two elders only had one seat each.
It turns out that Chinese Go and Japanese Go are slightly similar, and the most important thing is this piece. In Japanese chess theory, there is no such thing as a seat. Although Go was also introduced to Japan from China, in the end, the Japanese seemed to feel that it was more reasonable for Yi to abolish the star seats. Therefore, we no longer follow the idea of seats, but place the stones arbitrarily according to the needs of the chess players.
In the Chinese chess game of Go, one seat was used, which was still used until modern times when it was abolished.
This old man in gray clothes is originally from Japan, so he is naturally used to having a seat in China. So in the first game, the two played against Yi using Chinese chess principles. Needless to say, the result was that the old man in gray won. In the second game, the two played against each other according to Japanese chess rules, that is, playing without a seat. As a result, the old man in gray was defeated, and the old man in white with the equipment narrowly won.
It can be seen from this that both of them are only accustomed to their own chess principles. If it were other people's methods, they would be no match for others. So in this third game, there was a compromise.
Just replace the original four seats with two. Although there are still some slight differences in the chess theory that the two old people are used to, they still take care of each other, and they are still evenly divided.
So the two of them played against Yi in this way. This time it was really hard to tell the winner, and their chess skills should be between equals.
Originally, the chess game between the two was still confusing, and it was difficult to determine the winner or loser. At this time, the old man in the mask suddenly made a move, and immediately killed the old man in gray, eating several old men in gray at once.
"Nice move! Mr. Huo, it seems he is also very good at the theory of chess in the Central Plains!" The old man in gray clothes couldn't help but praise.
The old man in the mask took advantage of the opponent's attack and immediately gained the upper hand. The old man in gray had to meditate hard, trying to find an opportunity to regain the advantage with a backhand.
"I have grown up in Middle-earth since I was a child, and I am no less knowledgeable about the affairs of Middle-earth than Mr. Ghost!" the masked old man replied.
"Mr. Ran grew up in the Middle Earth, why do you want to bring trouble to the Middle Earth?" The question of the old man in gray seemed a bit sharp. When he spoke, he did not forget to look at the other person. It's just that the other person's face is completely hidden under the mask, and the true appearance cannot be seen at all.
"Mr. Ghost is also a native of the Central Plains, but why is he not tolerated by the martial arts in the Central Plains, and why does he still want to associate with me, a gangster in the world?" The words of the masked old man were equally sharp.
Indeed, both of them grew up in Middle-earth. Although the masked old man is not from the Central Plains, he studied under a teacher in the Central Plains and grew up. The old man in gray clothes is a pure Chinese, but the two of them actually embarked on the same path, that is, becoming enemies of the Central Plains martial arts.
There are always some vicious people in the world who follow some vicious spiritual words.
It is better not to be famous for a hundred years, but to be stinky for thousands of years.
Perhaps, this is the wise words and wise words practiced by the two elders, and this wise words and wise words are obviously vicious.
"Mr. Huo, this murder of yours seems to be very powerful, but it seems to be too proactive and reveals your true intention." The person who spoke was none other than the old man in gray, Gui Daozi.
"The chess pieces always have to be played out; the enemy always needs to know the intention. Since there are killing pieces, why should we fear that the enemy will know about it?" Huo Xie Sect asked in return. This masked man is none other than the Japanese pirate leader Huo Xie Zong. He always wears a mask in front of outsiders, even those closest to him.
"Well said! If you already have a piece to kill, why fear the enemy Xiao! Counterattack!" Guidaozi said, and he also made a piece, and immediately took a piece of the Huo Xie Sect's pieces, and immediately regained the situation and turned it into a balance of power again.
"Haha! Good chess! Mr. Ghost has been hiding very deep in his life. It seems harmless to humans and animals, but in fact, hidden power surges, which is really hard to guard against." The Fire Evil Sect couldn't help but praise.
"When I play chess, it's against common sense to come first. This move has been hidden for a long time, and now it finally comes in handy." Ghost Daozi also smiled.
"Mr. Ghost's secret piece is indeed very powerful, but if the chess piece is too powerful, wouldn't Mr. Ghost be afraid that it will become famous and shock the master?" Huo Xie Sect said with a slight worry.
"A chess piece is just a chess piece! No matter how powerful the chess piece is, can it still jump out of the chessboard?" Ghost Daozi also answered the question.
"Haha! It's really not possible. It's just that once our two pieces fell, the chess game seemed to be chaotic all of a sudden. It was really hard to see clearly what was right and wrong." Huo Xie Sect laughed again.
"It's best and most fun to see clearly. However, I am still worried that your first move will become a flaw sooner or later and lose control sooner or later." Kidozi pointed out.
The two were discussing chess theory, when a small boat came quickly, and then a man stepped forward to report: "Tell me, Lord Sheng, today I defeated the director of Xiaoyao Sect, Xiaoyao, and became the leader of the anti-Japanese allied forces?"
"What? That kid defeated Ren Xiaoyao and became the leader of the martial arts alliance?" Huo Xie Sect asked in surprise after hearing this.
"Yes, Sect Master! It's absolutely true." The disciple replied.
"Haha! Fire Evil Sect, what am I saying? As I expected, your first move has lost control. It seems that this kid wants to use our help to gain fame for himself in the Central Plains martial arts world. What a profit!" Ghost Daozi was obviously a little proud of the enemy's advantage.
"Haha! No matter how powerful he is, he can never escape from my supreme chess game. Mr. Ghost, there is no need to panic. Since I dare to use this first move, I will naturally have a second move waiting for him." After the Huo Xie Sect was slightly surprised, he became calm again. .
"What's the backhand?"
"Don't ask about secrets!"
"Oh! What about my killing move? How about it?" Ghost Daozi did not ask, but said to the spying disciple.
"Oh! Master Mei Yun has defeated the four great swordsmen of Kuangxiao Yuege, Hu Daiwei, Wu Xing, and Luo Youdong. However, she was injured by Kuangxiao Yuege in the end. She is fine now," the disciple replied.
"Very good! It's better to move first. The hidden chess move is hidden deep. I'm afraid Ren Xiaoyao still can't figure out the situation!" Huo Xie Sect couldn't help but praise.
"But despite all our calculations, we still didn't expect that the best swordsman in the world, Kuangxiao Yuege, would actually interfere. With him here, it's really not easy to handle!" Guidaozi also said slightly worriedly.
"Laughing like crazy in Yue Song? It seems like this is a doom that cannot be avoided after all!" Huo Xie Sect, hearing this familiar yet unfamiliar name, only said these inexplicable words.
