Lu Yuan stumbled and almost fell to the deck...
Indeed, although the two dozen large ships on the opposite side were rotating around the ship Li Huamei was on as a whole, there were still quite large gaps! After all, every ship here is a large sailing ship of level three or above, with a length of forty or fifty meters. [No pop-up novel website] People who have never driven a sailboat can never imagine how difficult it is to drive in a circle around a center! That means the wind direction changes every moment, while the ocean currents under the water are constant, so how does the sail maneuver? How to control the wheel rudder? They are all great knowledge. As for a group of ships making a small circle around a center, the British may be the only people in the world who can do it!
But even so, in order to prevent the ships from losing control and colliding in an unexpected situation, there must be enough gaps between each ship! Although it is a gap, it is still enough for the "Maria", the smallest ship among the ships present, to pass smoothly.
To save Li Huamei, Lu Yuan's boat is the only possible and necessary choice. Li Huamei's words made everyone who heard and saw them turn their telescopes and look at Lu Yuan's boat. The Far East Fleet immediately separated two large ships and headed towards the front of her route, while the Ming Dynasty Fleet cheered loudly! Even Al, who was walking outside, clenched his fists in excitement!
They, old sailors, immediately concluded that it would not be difficult for Lu Yuan's ship to rescue Admiral Li Huamei! Because she is too young! It's neither easy to be hit nor easy to be blocked! "80% sure!" Lin Nanxuan assured Yi An, "As long as he has half your driving skills, he is 80% sure to rescue the admiral!"
Standing at the bow of the boat, Yi An was wearing Li Huamei's bright red clothes. Still holding the telescope nervously, he looked towards the "Maria", pretending not to hear Lin Nanxuan's obviously flattering words. But the gradually blushing cheeks betrayed her. Since Lu Yuan was able to drive the boat into the encirclement without getting hurt, his driving skills were not as good as Yi An's. I'm afraid it's not half bad...
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However, Lu Yuan's reaction was beyond everyone's expectations.
Listening to Li Huamei's slightly unruly shouting, Lu Yuan's answer was to raise his middle finger and gesture, then quickly turned the right rudder, and drove the "Maria" in a small half circle quickly, heading away. Li Huamei's direction drove out through the gap between the big ships...
He ran away!
Not only Li Huamei opened her mouth in surprise! Countless people in the Ming fleet had their mouths opened and their eyes were about to fall out of their sockets! How is it possible... to see such a shameless thing happening right in front of you? ! These people can't believe their eyes!
To know. This is not an era when an old lady falls on the ground, and if you want to help her, you need to leave evidence first - the person who falls on the ground wants to extort money, and the person who helps her thinks about posting on Weibo to gain reputation! This is an era where a promise can be worth a fortune, and a wife and son can be trusted! This is an era where righteousness lies, even though tens of millions of people have passed away! This is an era where as long as you are a decent person, your face is valued above all else, and life is worse than death if your reputation is ruined! This is an era when chivalry and righteousness still exist in the hearts of people.
It's a pity that it's not the fault. What Li Huamei met was a "future man" whose bottom line was that he had no bottom line.
"Is it because the joke I made went too far?" Li Huamei said to herself in disbelief - to be honest, she deliberately asked for help in a joking tone just to save herself, the great admiral! Escape. You should also escape more gracefully...
"You are a black-hearted businessman who refuses to save you. Even if I am a ghost, I will never let you go!" Li Huamei vigorously shook the beam in her hand and forced the person in front of her back. Hateful, but only whispered a word of complaint! Her beautiful face immediately became resolute, and her eyes no longer looked at the turning boat. Standing in the wind with a support on the truss pole, the pride in that moment is overwhelming! Make her plead again? She can't do it! Because she is Li Huamei! The majestic Ming Dynasty Navy Admiral Li Huamei!
Although far apart. But Lu Yuan seemed to have heard Li Huamei's whisper. His answer was to wave his hands behind him without looking back, and then concentrate on driving the ship away.
"Ayuan..." Misha stood behind him and stopped after speaking, her tone full of pleading. Seeing the woman in red standing alone among thousands of enemies, she felt something similar.
Lu Yuan didn't look back at her. He knew those eyes must be pleading. Misha looked like this every time she begged him. "Look at those crew members," Lu Yuan said in a low voice. Misha raised her head and glanced at the sailors on the deck. Unlike officers like Misha, Auguste, and Jacques, or even the fourteen-year-old Jin, Misha could not see pride or determination on the faces of those sailors. There is only exhaustion, deep exhaustion - the kind of feeling you get after experiencing great joys and sorrows, your mood constantly alternating between peaks and troughs, and being tortured.
Misha somewhat understood that these sailors were different from officers. They have no sense of belonging and no trust in Lu Yuan and the officer corps. Therefore, after being constantly in crisis and passing by at low altitude, they have been tortured to the point of collapse! Now Lu Yuan turned around and ran away, and no ships from the Far East Fleet came to intercept him. Instead, they stopped and "send gifts out of the country". Each of these sailors was happy, and Misha saw more than one person praying.
"If we want to save people, a conservative estimate will cost us half the ship being destroyed and most of the crew casualties! But we can't afford this kind of price... because these people were finished long before that! They can't hold on. By that time..." Lu Yuan explained to Misha, "Besides, you think it's all over if you rush out? Just because of a few slave ships, the East India Company was able to mobilize the entire Caribbean fleet to chase us for several days! That woman She looks like an extremely important person at first glance. If we rescue her, will we still have a peaceful life?"
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Li Huamei, who was standing on the mast, looked lonely at the outflanking Ming fleet. Since the two huge fleets were about to collide, the disadvantaged Ming fleet put up a flying geese formation, completely defensive.
The combatants on the mast have retreated, and now standing at the main mast is an inarticulate barbarian, chattering in Chinese to persuade them to surrender.
At this time, there were at least five hundred musketeers standing on the deck, all aiming their flintlock guns at Li Huamei on the mast. Even the governor of the Far East Fleet was standing there in full dress at this time. Seeing Li Huamei looking over, he bowed gracefully, as if inviting a partner to a dance. His gentlemanly demeanor was praised.
No one wanted to force the charming Eastern Queen who was wearing fiery red and passionate clothes. They were all under the mast, quietly waiting for the lady to give up her resistance.
Patience is a man's virtue.
Li Huamei didn't even think about surrendering! She has her own pride!
At this moment, what she was thinking about was her favorite poet, Li Qingzhao's four lines of poems - "Live as a hero, die as a ghost. I still miss Xiang Yu and refuse to cross the Yangtze River!" Li Huamei took one last look at both sides. He was a little relieved, but also a little sad and said softly, "I won't lose..."
Then he jumped off the mast and fell towards the blue sea. (To be continued...)
