It's night, the moon and stars are sparse.
In the dry dock of Qiongzhou Island, Zheng Jing is reading books about navigation. These were all found for him by Yang Yong.
He is a studious person, but it is a pity that he did not have the opportunity to participate in the imperial examination when he was young. Now he joins Qin Yun's army, firstly to avenge his parents, and secondly, he also wants to seize this opportunity to make achievements and honor his ancestors.
The oil lamp flickered sparsely, and the boatman who was sleeping with him was already snoring loudly.
A boatman who got up to urinate at night saw that Zheng Jing was not sleeping, so he stepped forward and asked, "Master Zheng, are you still awake?"
Zheng Jing smiled: "Go to bed after reading this article!"
"Master Zheng is really amazing. He is so tired during the day and has to study at night. I don't have the perseverance. My goal now is to work hard to make money, so that my son can work hard to study and become a high official in the future."
Zheng Jingdao: "Your second child is already seven years old this year. Has he been educated?"
The boatman said: "Not yet, but I am going to send it to Qiongzhou Primary School. I heard that the princesses are taking care of it. If the teacher likes it, I can learn new things from him."
Zheng Jing nodded. He had also heard of the New Learning, which was said to be highly praised by the prince. In addition to the Four Books and Five Classics, it also included geography, arithmetic, physics, etc.
Zheng Jing is also very interested in these, but so far, he has no time to read them.
The boatman yawned: "Master Zheng, go to sleep quickly. I can't bear it anymore. Didn't the prince say that the body is the capital of revolution? Let us rest well so that we can continue to shine."
Zheng Jingdao: "Okay, you go to bed first, I'll be here soon!"
The boatman lifted his pants and walked into the dormitory. Zheng Jing looked at the full moon in the sky, packed up his books and carefully placed them in a wooden moisture-proof box, but just as he was about to enter the dormitory.
Suddenly a fireball flew from the sky, before Zheng Jing could react.
With a "boom" sound, the fireball hit the dormitory, causing a heat wave in an instant. The boatman who had just let him go to bed was hit hard by a larger beam.
"Zhao Wu!"
Zheng Jing's eyes were about to burst and he rushed forward. When he took a closer look, he saw that the nails on the wooden beam protruded and pierced Zhao Wu's stomach.
"Zheng...Master Zheng, help me take care of my second baby!"
"Zhao Wu~"
Before Zheng Jing could feel sad, one fireball after another hit the dock, the ship, and the warehouse.
"kill!"
Zheng Jing heard the cry of killing in his ears. Through the afterglow of the fire, he vaguely saw dozens or hundreds of pirates rushing out of the coast with knives in hand.
A hatred buried deep in the memory was aroused.
On that night more than twenty years ago, his parents died protecting him, his little sister had her head cut off, and he was trampled under the feet of pirates...
"Master Zheng, what's wrong, the pirates are coming to kill us!"
Zheng Jing gathered his emotions and immediately ordered: "Sound the alarm!"
"Get aboard and fire!"
"promise!"
The boatmen moved, and the soldiers guarding the ships rushed aboard. However, the enemy's artillery fire came one after another, and in an instant, all three ships were ignited by fire.
The flames set off the shell cabin, and then they all exploded.
Zheng Jing looked at all this blankly, at his ship, at the hard work they had put in for so many days being burned, and at each of his comrades dying tragically in front of him.
He was filled with grief and anger and rushed forward with his sword drawn.
"I'll fight you!"
…
Qiongzhou City, Prince Liang’s Mansion.
Qin Yun was reviewing the papers sent by Wang Muzhi when a sudden bang shocked him out of the hall and he flew onto the roof.
"Telescope!"
The attendant bowed and handed it over. Qin Yun picked it up and looked at it, but his eyes were fixed.
"Yang Yong!"
Yang Yong came in a hurry.
"Your Majesty, no good, something happened!"
Qin Yun's eyes were cold: "What's wrong?"
"The pirates took advantage of the darkness and attacked our dock with artillery. Currently, three large ships have caught fire due to the explosions."
"General Bai Zhanpeng has led his men to kill the pirates who came ashore!"
Where did the artillery come from?
Qin Yun was shocked, but quickly calmed down.
"The whole city is under martial law, and flares are used to illuminate the harbor, causing coastal defense artillery to strike back."
"There are still people to catch alive!"
"promise!"
Boom boom~~
The people of Qiongzhou City looked up at the sky, and they found bright spots appearing in the sky.
Many people who didn't know what was going on walked out of their homes.
"What happened?"
"I don't know, it came from the dock."
At this time, the Jinyi Guards were dispatched and someone sounded the gong.
"The prince has ordered that the whole city is under martial law. Everyone should stay at home and do not go out, otherwise they will be killed without mercy!"
"What happened to Master Jun?"
The person who sent the message said: "Pirates are attacking at night. Please pay attention to your safety. Don't leave the city. If you encounter anyone suspicious, report it immediately!"
"What? The pirates are here! But the pirates who massacred Chaozhou City?"
The person who brought the order did not reply, but rode to the next block.
"What to do? Let's run for our lives!"
"Where to escape? Don't cause trouble to the government. The city gate is closed now just to prevent the pirates who sneak in from taking the opportunity to cause trouble."
"Everyone, listen to the order and close the doors and windows!"
"You're right, we can't cause trouble!"
Every household in Qiongzhou closed its doors and windows.
Outside the gate of the palace, Qin Yun and his men rushed out, followed by Jiang Yingying and Liu Guanguan.
Qin Yun turned to Liu Guanguan and said, "You are in the palace, Yingying, you are staying too."
Jiang Yingying: "Your Majesty, I'm going too!"
Qin Yun: "You all stay here and be careful not to cause trouble in the city."
"Yang Yong, are everyone here?"
"Go back to your lord, we are all here. These are the three newly formed battalions."
"Set off!"
…
At the same time, in the dock, the defenders stationed nearby were fighting with the pirates.
The three-eyed tiger took the lead and hacked to death many dock defenders with his sword.
"Brothers, the warehouse is right in front, rush for me!"
In the warehouse, Zhutie Ling and other casters huddled in a corner.
"Master Forger, what should we do?"
Zhutie Ling groaned: "Destroy all the drawings, place the cannon in front of the warehouse door, and kill anyone who dares to come!"
"The agency's flying eagle is sent out to investigate the enemy's situation and deliver news."
"This is the only thing we can do now!"
"These damn thieves, the big ship I worked so hard to build was destroyed by them."
Zhutie Ling: "Everyone, as long as you are still alive, we can build it. If Zhushen Villa is destroyed, this place will never become the next Zhushen Villa."
"Please protect yourselves!"
"Oh, it's a shame that I can't restrain the chicken!"
"Oh no, the pirate leader is coming to kill us."
Cast Iron Ridge: "Fire!"
Boom~
At the gate of the warehouse, a wheeled cannon opened fire first.
The people next to the three-eyed tiger suddenly collapsed.
"Brothers, don't be afraid, it will take time to refill this cannon, rush forward now!"
Zhutie Ling was shocked when he heard this: "I'm afraid we have a traitor!"
"Master, what should I do?"
One apprentice was so busy that he almost hit his foot with a cannonball.
Zhutie Ling's face darkened: "What else can I do to fight with them!"
Everyone looked desperate.
Seeing that Three-Eyed Tiger's men had already rushed in front of the cannon, the craftsman apprentices who were learning to fire the cannon retreated in fright.
Master Zhu sighed: "Heaven has no mercy for me! Brothers and sisters, go to death!"
But everyone looked desperate.
There was a rapid "ta-da" sound.
"Elder Zhu, my master asked me to help you!"
Zhutie Ling looked for the sound and saw Iron Bear pushing a cart. On the cart, the Iron Ox was turning a rotor, and in front of the rotor, fire snakes were spurting out.
Zhutie Ling's eyes lit up: "The old guy actually succeeded!"
The cart was naturally Lu Ban's masterpiece. With the rifle, Lu Ban was not idle either. He heard Qin Yun mention the idea of a repeating gun.
Lu Ban combined the machine skills he recently learned from Zhushen Villa to create this hand-cranked machine gun.
The powerful firepower coverage frightened a group of pirates.
The three-eyed tiger raised the knife: "Charge me, charge forward, that thing will be out of bullets soon!"
"Second Master, I can't charge, the firepower is too strong!"
"Second Master, please withdraw, I really can't stand it anymore."
At this time, a pirate rushed over from behind.
"The boss has ordered that Qiongzhou reinforcements have arrived, retreat!"
The Three-Eyed Tiger took a look at the warehouse. He was unwilling to accept it. Through the informant's information, he knew that there were a lot of artillery in it.
The strange thing is that the magical cannon he bought from Qiongzhou was too heavy and could only be mounted on the ship, not even on the shore.
Seeing the tongues of fire spitting out, the Three-Eyed Tiger knew that it would not be able to take it down in a short time.
"withdraw!"
…
On the coast, the boss, Yi Zhijin, looked at the sky illuminated by flares and took a deep breath.
"Has the second boss withdrawn?"
"The boss has already sent the order. Mr. Master, why don't we leave first? The artillery fire in Qiongzhou is too fierce."
"If we don't leave, our ship will be sunk."
The leader pondered: "How about killing them all and bringing them ashore?"
"No, the landing point can only log in a few people at a time. The other party blocked it with artillery fire. We, the boss, were careless."
"If you don't leave, all the elite will be handed over here."
The boss took a deep breath: "You guys go first, I'll pick up the second one."
"The boss!"
The leaders wanted to continue to hold power, but Yi Zhongjin had already rushed forward.
Outside the dock, Qin Yun took the lead. He looked at the raging fire and his heart was bleeding.
"Yang Yong, Mr. Wang, General Bai, it's important to save people!"
"yes."
Yang Yong: "First Battalion, follow me!"
Bai Zhanpeng: "The second battalion is following me to the shore."
Wang Menghu: "The three battalions will be killed by me."
Qin Yun followed the third battalion and entered the dock. Sporadic fighting was still taking place at this moment.
He chopped off dozens of pirates one by one and finally arrived at the warehouse.
At this time, the Three-Eyed Tiger and others were coming out from inside.
Seeing that Qin Yun was alone, the three-eyed tiger waved his hand: "Go ahead, kill him!"
Seven or eight masters rushed towards Qin Yun. Qin Yun's eyes were focused and his sword was horizontal. Just by looking at each other, the seven or eight people instantly fell to the ground.
The pirates gasped: "Grandmaster!"
The three-eyed tiger raised his head to look at Qin Yun's gnawing eyes, and felt his heart skip a beat.
He threw out a bag of gold leaves from his arms: "Your Excellency, you must be Qin Yun's guest. I send this heartfelt message to you. Can you make way for me?"
Qin Yun's eyes were cold: "Put down your weapons and live!"
The three-eyed tiger snorted coldly: "I don't want to give you face, you are seeking death, right?"
As he spoke, he took out his gun and fired at Qin Yun.
Qin Yun's sword was horizontal, and the projectile was bounced away.
"Tell me, who gave you the cannon and blunderbuss?"
The three-eyed tiger sneered: "Go ahead and make him together!"
