Changsheng was currently at the stern of the ship. Hearing the shouts of the ship's boss, Changsheng hurriedly cheered up and went to the fifth floor to look around. Sure enough, he found a medium-sized ship in the southeast.
Since there is no reference at sea, it is impossible to accurately estimate the distance between the two. A rough visual estimate is at least a hundred miles away.
The boss of the ship had listened to everyone's conversations before and knew what kind of situation everyone was facing. This time he suddenly discovered the ship and couldn't help but feel nervous and panicked, "Master, what should I do?"
Changsheng was looking at the ship in the distance at this time. When he snatched the ship from the dock last night, he clearly remembered that in addition to the one he snatched and the two that were set on fire, there were other ships parked on the dock, but he was not sure. Did the ship in front also dock at the dock last night?
Hearing the shout from the ship's boss, Chang Sheng lowered his head and looked down, "Have we entered the route recorded on the maritime map?"
"Just merged into a safe route." The ship's boss replied.
When Changsheng was talking to the ship boss, Datou and the others heard the sound and looked to the southeast in the direction Changsheng was looking at, and soon discovered the ship.
Datou was not at the scene when they robbed the boat last night, so Changsheng looked at Yang Kai and others, "Do you remember whether there was such a boat on the dock last night?"
Yang Kai and Yu Yi were not sure, so they did not answer immediately. Shi Xuanming shook his head and said, "There are several ships similar in size to this one, but they are all the same, so there is no way to be sure whether they are the same ship."
After Shi Xuanming finished speaking, Yang Kai said in a deep voice, "Now that the two countries are at odds, the freight must have stopped a long time ago. This route leads to Japan, so it is very likely that it is a Japanese pirate."
Big Head jumped up and turned over to the roof, "I'll go over and take a look."
"Don't worry, wait a moment." Changsheng waved his hand.
"Our ship is big," Big Head said. "If we can see them, they can definitely see us."
Changsheng still didn't answer the call.
"My lord, look," Datou raised his hand and pointed south, "is that little black dot a homing pigeon?"
Changsheng followed the direction pointed by Big Head and looked towards the southern sky, and sure enough he found a small flying bird. He had purple energy cultivation and could see farther than Big Head. After a closer look, he found that the flying bird was indeed a homing pigeon.
"It's a homing pigeon." Changsheng nodded.
After hearing Chang Sheng's words, Da Tou immediately made a gesture to Miss Bai beside him, "Go and catch..."
Before Datou could finish speaking, Changsheng waved his hand to stop him, "Don't worry, let me think about it."
"My lord, please hurry up and make up your mind," Datou urged anxiously, "It's still too late to intercept it now. Once it flies far away, it will be difficult to catch it."
Chang Sheng did not think secretly in his heart this time, but sorted out his thoughts by talking to himself, "They released the carrier pigeons to show that they are not sure of capturing us and want to call in reinforcements. Everything has pros and cons. If we stop the carrier pigeons, the benefits will be The Japanese pirates couldn't move any more reinforcements. The disadvantage was that the Japanese pirates on the shore didn't know that we had actually sailed into this route. Our purpose was to lure them back to Japan and let the Japanese pirates on the shore know that we were here, and they would definitely swarm us. Then, we chased after them fiercely, and in this way our goal was achieved. But if we let go of the homing pigeons, a large number of Japanese pirates would come later, and we cannot change the route at will at sea, let alone abandon our mounts. , so how to escape next is a big problem.”
"Should we arrest him or not?" Datou asked eagerly.
Changsheng had already made a decision in his heart at this time, but he did not speak immediately.
Da Tou was confused and saw the homing pigeon flying farther and farther, becoming more and more anxious, "My lord, please make up your mind quickly. Miss Bai is still young and is not very good at catching. Even if you let it catch it, it may not be able to catch it."
"Let it catch, but don't let it catch it," Changsheng finally said, "We have to lure the Japanese pirates to the sea, and we can't let the people on the boat in front know that we deliberately let go of the homing pigeon."
Hearing Changsheng's words, Datou suddenly realized, and immediately ordered Miss Bai to take off and arrest her.
The Japanese pirates knew that they had a golden eagle on their side, and the long-lived Miss Bai flew up in order to let the Japanese pirates see it and become more convinced that everyone on their side was on the boat.
The fact is as Datou expected. Although Miss Bai is huge and flies fast, she is not yet an adult and has not yet mastered the hunting skills. She was quickly thrown away by the carrier pigeon and finally returned unhappy.
This is exactly what Changsheng wants to see. No matter whether it is a person or a mount, they all need to go through a process of growth. No one can reach the top in one step.
After letting go of the carrier pigeon, Changsheng once again shifted his attention to the ship in front. After discovering his own trace, the Japanese pirates not only did not slow down, but instead raised their sails to speed up, widening the distance between them.
Datou also noticed that the enemy ship was raising its sails and accelerating, "Your Majesty, there shouldn't be many experts on that ship, otherwise they wouldn't be able to distance themselves from us."
Before Chang Sheng could answer, Yang Kai on the fourth deck said, "It may be that he is deliberately showing weakness to lure us to catch up."
After Chang Sheng pondered, he said to Da Tou, "Take the tung oil and go over to explore the details of your opponent. Pay attention to safety and don't fly too low."
Da Tou nodded in agreement, got down lightly, and went with Yang Kai and others to get the tung oil and set up the fire.
While Datou and others were busy, Changsheng returned to the first deck and came to the boss of the ship. "We definitely can't catch them with the sail alone. If we add the boatman to row with all his strength, can we catch up?"
"It should be possible." The ship boss nodded.
Changsheng nodded and said no more.
Not long after, Miss Bai took up the big head and the oil jar and flew towards the enemy ship in the distance.
No matter how fast the ship ran, it could not be faster than the birds. It didn't take long for Miss Bai to fly over the enemy ship. You could see that the big head dropped the burning oil jar, but I don't know whether it was thrown incorrectly or was thrown down. The Japanese pirates were put out in time, and the oil jar they threw down did not ignite the enemy ship.
Miss Bai turned around and headed west, and the big boat everyone was riding in quickly headed east. After a while, Miss Bai fluttered her wings and flew back, jumping down, "They are Japanese pirates, but they are very cunning. They seemed to have guessed that we would burn the boat and wet it in advance." Off the deck."
Changsheng did not ask if there were purple energy masters on board, because he had not seen purple energy appearing on the enemy's ship before, which meant that the other party did not use spiritual energy. He could not see the opponent's complexion, and Datou naturally could not confirm it visually.
At this time, everyone gathered on the first deck, and the ship's boss stood nervously aside, waiting for orders from Chang Sheng and others.
"I asked the ship boss just now, if we accelerate with all our strength, we can catch up with them, tell us." Changsheng said.
Everyone naturally knew what Changsheng wanted them to say, but Datou was the first to speak, "I still feel that there are no experts on the ship. Their carrier pigeon has been released and the message has been sent back. Let's catch up and burn their ship." , and then circle back before their reinforcements arrive, and let them chase eastward."
Although Datou often quarrels with Shi Xuanming, when it comes to business matters, the two of them have quite the same opinions. After Datou finished speaking, Shi Xuanming nodded immediately, "That makes sense, I second my opinion."
"Since they dare to catch up, they must have someone to rely on, and they can't be just minions," Yang Kai said. "They are definitely not our opponents in a head-on confrontation, but this does not mean that they are unable to burn our ship."
"I agree with Yang Kai's statement," Yu Yi nodded sternly, "Although their ship is small, there must be a lot of Japanese pirates on board. Once they start taking action, they will definitely set fire to each other. It will be difficult for the five of us to stop them all. .”
After a brief pause, Yu Yi said again, "We will definitely win if we really fight, but we may not be able to save our ship. This is what I am most worried about. We only have this ship. If it is damaged, , there is no way out.”
What Yang Kai and Yu Yi said did make sense. Da Tou did not stick to his point of view, but looked for another way, "Can you send us to their ship?"
Yu Yi shook his head, "No, because I haven't observed the ship up close. I have to see clearly what's going on on the ship before I can use the Right Eyes method."
After everyone expressed their thoughts, Changsheng turned to look at the boat boss who was waiting on the side, "Let the boatman row with all his strength and catch up."
The boss of the boat nodded in response, then shouted loudly, ordering the boatman to go down to the cabin and speed up the oars.
Everyone didn't know Chang Sheng's specific plan, so they all turned to look at him, waiting for him to speak.
Changsheng said, "I can activate pure Yin spiritual energy to generate ice floes, hovering on the sea surface. After approaching the enemy ship, the big head rides Miss Bai to board the enemy ship. I will directly board the ship on the waves, and all three of you will stay behind to guard it. ships to prevent the enemy from boarding and destroying them.”
Although Yang Kai and the other three didn't say anything, the expressions on their faces clearly showed that they didn't quite understand Chang Sheng's troop distribution.
Seeing this, Changsheng could only explain, "After we catch up, our ship will always keep a distance of more than ten miles from theirs. Jushan's cultivation can fly over two miles at a time, and Dongyuan's cultivation can fly over five miles at a time." Li, and the Taixuan cultivation level can only fly eight miles at most. They don't have the ability to ride on the waves like me, and they will fall into the water after the spiritual energy they mentioned is exhausted, so ten miles is a relatively safe distance."
Chang Sheng paused for a moment before continuing, "Simply keeping a distance cannot be foolproof. We also have to beware of them sending people to dive for sneak attacks. Except for the five of us, no one on the ship knows martial arts, and the ship is so Big, we must leave three people to guard us. Datou and I can come and go freely, and Datou's movement skills are also very mysterious. After boarding the enemy's ship, we will not fight the enemy head-on, but only need to destroy their ship. .”
After hearing Chang Sheng's explanation, everyone's doubts disappeared and they all nodded.
At this time, our own ship has begun to accelerate, and all the boatmen are rowing together. With the favorable wind, the big ship cuts through the waves and heads east quickly.
After sensing our own acceleration, the enemy ships also began to accelerate. Their ships were smaller and faster than our own ships. In addition, their ships carried less cargo and had a shallower draft. After acceleration, their speeds were also lower. It's amazing.
Although both sides were accelerating, the distance between them was still slowly closing. After half an hour, the distance between the two ships was less than fifty miles.
Just when Changsheng and Datou were packing their things and preparing to take action, the ship in front suddenly turned to the left and deviated from the course.
Seeing this situation, the captain of the ship hurriedly looked at Changsheng, "Master, what should I do?"
Chang Sheng pondered for a moment and then ordered in a deep voice, "Keep chasing..."
