The fortune ship sailed towards the deep sea, and while Yang Hao and Pei Dahu were still arguing about the destination, the sailors came with bad news:
The Fu ship's mast was damaged by artillery and its main sail was seriously damaged, making it difficult to repair for a while. They were soon overtaken by the Shuiying warship.
Yang Hao said with a look of reluctance: "I would rather jump into the sea and feed the fish than be arrested and sent to prison!"
Pei Dahu comforted him and said, "Don't worry, Yang Jinglue will be brought back to Shandong safely in the end."
After dawn, the sky was covered with clouds and a storm was coming.
Han Chao on the observation pole looked embarrassed. He had been at sea for many years and he had never been in such a mess as this year.
In the Bohai Sea, which has a small glacier climate, the weather is getting more and more weird, and storms can also occur in the coldest months of winter.
A gray-haired sailor next to him regretted:
"The boss, if he had known that this deal would be so difficult, he would not have accepted Yang Hao's money."
"I think they must be rebels from the imperial court. The entire Tianjin Guard is chasing us! The boss, there are white-haired waves in front of us, water camp soldiers behind us, and the sails are caught by the ropes. I'm afraid we have to return to our positions. .”
Han Chao glared at the white-haired sailor and said coldly:
"Qian Laosan, if you dare to chew your tongue again, I will cut off your tongue and feed it to the fishes!"
Qian Laosan didn't dare to speak anymore, so he wrapped himself tightly in his sheepskin jacket, climbed down from the observation post, and headed towards the deck.
The northwest wind roared in, rocking the lucky boat.
Han Chao looked towards the stern of the ship. On the gloomy and dim horizon in the distance, there were a dozen fuzzy black spots faintly appearing.
"Damn, I caught up so quickly!"
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The black dots became larger and larger, and the outline became clearer. Without guessing, it was clear that the water camp warship was chasing after him.
Pei Dahu took out the telescope from his arms. This telescope was a gift given to him by Marquis Ping Liao before he came to the capital, and now it comes in handy.
He looked at it for a while and then handed the telescope to Wu Xiao who was beside him. Wu Xiao took it and looked at it.
I saw twelve warships cutting through the waves and rushing towards this side quickly.
"How come there are so many warships in Shuiying?"
Pei Dahu said in a deep voice: "That's not all. This is all the imperial court's plan to prevent us from Kaiyuan. I don't know which courtier's idea it was. Tianjin Wei has sent many more warships this year."
At the forefront were six medium-sized Haicang ships.
Wu Xiao could clearly see the Qianjin Folang machine equipped on the side of the ship. He counted four of them in total, as well as some firearms such as bowl-mouth blunderbuss and spray canisters.
"So many artillery pieces, just to deal with our broken ship? Lu Tongzhi also thinks highly of us."
Shen Lian laughed at the side and said, "You have robbed someone else's goods three times, which is more cruel than killing people. They will definitely chase you."
Following the Haicang ship were six No. 1 Fu ships. Compared with the Haicang ship, the Fu ship was huge and equipped with more firearms.
In addition to the thousand-pound furlong machine, the ship is also equipped with general cannons, bowl-mouth blunderbuss, thunder cannons, etc.
It seemed that the water camp soldiers were determined to kill them.
The warship was getting closer and closer, and everyone was like ants on a hot pot, walking back and forth on the deck, restless.
"I can't swim. If I fall into the water later, you have to rescue me!"
Wu Xiao found a helmet and put it on again. He touched the arrow plug out of habit. The big arrows had been used up long ago, so he had to throw the big bow on the deck and pull out the broken Yan Fei Dao from his waist. .
"come!"
Pei Dahu held down the Yanling Saber and said to Wu Xiao:
"Let's rest for a while. They won't join gangs or engage in close combat with us. They will just fire until they sink the lucky ship."
The mainsail hangs diagonally on the mast, and the ropes and rags are entangled together, like a bird caught in a net, its wings flopping down softly.
"Big shopkeeper, what should we do?"
Han Chao looked at the two small Fran cannons at the stern of the ship, then looked at the storm clouds forming on the sea in front and side, pointed at the inky black sky and said:
"Get the boat in!"
"Big shopkeeper, there's a white-haired wind blowing over there, a white-haired wind, the wind is like a knife, and the waves are even higher than the sky!"
The sailors' eyes were full of fear. They had been walking on the sea for a long time, so they naturally knew how powerful the white-haired wind was.
At this time, a muffled thunder came from the distant sea.
"Big shopkeeper, it's thundering!"
"It's not thunder."
In the middle of the day, a small black dot quickly flew towards the lucky ship. Under the gaze of everyone, the black dot became bigger and bigger.
"General's artillery!"
The iron ball fell on the sea more than three to four hundred steps away from the stern of the Fu Ship, causing a little splash.
Before anyone could react, two more cannonballs were fired at them. This time they were closer to the lucky ship, only about three hundred steps away, and the splash became even bigger.
The sailors no longer hesitated, and regardless of the white-haired wind or the black-haired wind, they quickly maneuvered the ship to sail forward.
The wind was getting stronger and stronger, making people almost unable to stand. The wind was biting on the deck. Pei Dahu called a few wounded soldiers to go into the warehouse to take shelter from the wind.
There are more and more water splashes on the sea surface at the stern of the ship, and the cannonballs are getting closer and closer to Fu Chuan. If this continues, Fu Chuan will soon enter the artillery range of the warship behind.
However, the Fortune Ship was still more than two miles away from the turbulent black clouds. At this speed, it would be hit by the artillery behind it before it entered.
"Raise the mainsail!"
Shopkeeper Qian Er shouted against the strong wind.
"Master, you can't go up! The wind will tear the mast off!"
Han Chao pushed shopkeeper Qian Er away, pointed at a tall and thin sailor next to him and said:
"Climb up and raise the sail!"
The sailor hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and climbed up the mast.
He had just climbed two steps when the ship suddenly shook. The sailor's feet were loosened and blown down by the wind. Before he could stand still while holding on to the side of the ship, his body flew into the sea like a piece of paper.
The white-haired wind passed by, and the surrounding sea seemed to be boiling. The waves rolled up and down. The thin sailor fell into the water and disappeared.
With a bang, a three-kilogram iron ball hit the port side of Fuzhou. A big hole was made in the fir guard board. Wind and waves swept in, and Gududu poured water into it.
"Go down and seal the hole!"
The two sailors quickly pried open the secret cabin below the deck and tried hard to seal the hole with wooden boards.
Lin Yu looked around, spat into the palm of his hand, pushed aside the sailor blocking the way, and came under the mast with his giant bear-like body.
"Big man Lin, what are you going to do?"
Pei Dahu looked at this taciturn subordinate in surprise.
Without saying a word, Lin Yu took off the dagger from the leash, bit the handle of the dagger with his mouth, hugged the mast as thick as a person, and climbed up with his hands and feet.
Everyone looked at Lin Yu dumbfounded, and Wu Xiao was even more surprised. He and Lin Yu had been together for so long, but he didn't expect this kid to have such a skill.
Under the gaze of everyone, Lin Yu quickly came to the position where the sail was entangled, and swung his dagger to cut the entangled rope.
The sails lost their restraints and immediately unfurled. The lucky ship inflated its sails and accelerated toward the storm cloud, quickly leaving its pursuers behind.
Lin Yu's body was clinging tightly to the mast, and the sound of cracking wood could be heard from all around. He felt that his body was rising and falling with the lucky ship.
Lin Yu looked up at the sky. Dark clouds shrouded his head, like thousands of big hands controlling the sea. The sea was rough and there were white wave tips everywhere.
Heads were shaking on the deck, sailors were screaming and running away, and they could faintly hear Pei Dahu and Wu Xiao still shouting to themselves.
He recalled the time when he went to sea with his father when he was a child, and the white-spotted waves were also like this, and he couldn't see the edge at a glance.
Suddenly there was a sound of galloping behind them, as if tens of thousands of cavalry were rolling in.
A huge wave was almost as high as Lin Yu's head and hit the lucky ship with overwhelming force.
There was a loud click, and the crumbling mast was finally torn off by the sail.
Lin Yu jumped up, grabbed the sail rope, and went with the sail in the violent wind and rain.
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