Great Song Pirate

Chapter 392

After finding out what happened, Kong Qingxi immediately handed over to Xu Yi the ship he sent this time. Originally, he planned to accompany Xu Yi to go to Annan this time, but in the end he gave up this opportunity because of Zheng Guang's invitation to fight. Gave it to Zheng Guang.

According to Zheng Guang, he walked on the sea when he was young, and he went to Nanyang many times with marine merchants, and he is very familiar with the situation there. Since he joined the Fubo Army, he has not made any achievements. When he was serving the lord, with such sufficient reasons, Kong Qingxi had no choice but to agree to his request and ordered him to lead the ship of the headquarters to follow Xu Yi to Annan.

Xu Yi was also very pleased with Zheng Guang's invitation to fight. He was not familiar with this Zheng Guang, but he also knew that this person should be a useful person, and he could be regarded as an experienced sailor who was good at fighting, and he was familiar with Zheng Guang. The situation in the southern waters should be of great help to this trip, so he nodded and agreed to his request, and left him on the Pioneer as his counselor, which made Zheng Guang feel quite flattered.

After Xu Yi's fleet arrived, they just rested for a while, ordered the ships to check again and replenish some supplies, and inspected the ships sent by Kong Qingxi this time. They dispatched all of them to Xu Yi, and handed over several large Guangzhou ships they had recently acquired to Xu Yi. A total of twelve large ships were mobilized to join the Southern Expedition Fleet. Moreover, these ships are all equipped with their most elite sailors and jumping helpers, all of whom are veterans of naval warfare, which makes Xu Yi very satisfied.

After seeing these Canton ships, Xu Yi saw that most of these ships were made of southern hardwood, they were very durable, and their shape was similar to Fuchuan, so they could be used not only as cargo ships, but also as warships. They are all made of iron wood and are very tough. No wonder they are so famous. They are indeed exquisite products made by southern shipwrights. Now that his fleet has added the ships under Kong Qingxi, its strength has increased even more. The entourage felt even more confident.

After receiving these ships, everyone rested for a while, and after a joint drill at sea, the follow-up fleet arrived here under the command of Diao Bin. Many new troops here saw their ambush for the first time. The mighty strength of the Bo army made them very excited. They all thought that they were lucky to be a part of this place. The one who touched him the most was Zheng Guang himself. Yes, fortunately he was defeated and captured. Otherwise, if he defeated Kong Qingxi's fleet in World War I, I am afraid that what awaits him will be the thunderous revenge of his master. If that happens, he may be crushed to pieces by the Fubo army!Thinking about it, he felt very lucky.

After the boats gathered, they did not stop any longer, and immediately set sail again, heading towards their goal.

The fleet raised the skull flag high, forming a spectacular scene of thousands of sails racing on the broad sea. The sailors on each ship were full of energy, running on the deck, and constantly adjusted the rudder under the orders of their captains. Sail, in coordination with the overall actions of the fleet, everything is carried out in such an orderly manner, all of which are directly related to their continuous strengthening of drills and training for a long time. Xu Yi observes his fleet with his binoculars from time to time. I am very satisfied with the performance of each ship. It can be said that it has been his ambition for several years to own such a fleet. Now he has finally fulfilled his dream and become a huge force that dominates the sea. What should I do?Perhaps this expedition against Annan may be the starting point for him to lead this force to show the world!
In order to meet the upcoming battle, the people on board did not dare to relax. Neither Yang Zaixing's infantry nor Lin Xiong's jumping helpers took a rest during the voyage. The captains of the ships were racing against time. Use all the time to train their subordinates, so that their subordinates maintain strong physical strength and morale. Even Xu Yi feels that there is nothing to say about this.

In order to save time, after discussing with everyone, Xu Yi finally chose to cross the Qiongzhou Strait and sail directly into the Beibu Gulf. He took a shortcut to save time and rushed to Dazhanhaikou as soon as possible. In doing so, they might encounter enemies stationed in Qiongzhou and Leizhou. The Great Song Navy in the two places, but everyone didn’t care about this matter. With their current strength, even if they met the Song Army, there was nothing to worry about. Therefore, after leaving Guangzhou, the fleet quickly sailed into the sea. To the Qiongzhou Strait.

This is where the ships from the north and the south meet, and the passing ships are very dense, and this place has always been a place where pirates haunt and plunder the passing merchant ships. Therefore, the Imperial City Ship Department is very strict about patrolling here, and often sends warships here. Cruising on the sea, as expected, when the Fubo army fleet arrived outside Qiongzhou, they encountered several navy warships that had just gone out to patrol the sea. These ships were also Cantonese ships. The Chinese navy is still more capable than the northern navy.

As the outpost ship's alarm rockets were sent out, the fleet immediately entered a battle state. The gunners and archers of each ship immediately boarded the ship's side with weapons. Soon they encountered these navy ships. When the fleet flying the skeleton flag appeared in front of the Song Army navy, the officers and men of the Great Song Navy were immediately shocked by the fleet. The commander of the navy who ran out of the cabin after hearing the news raised his eyes and exclaimed: "This one Where is the fleet? Why have we never seen such a large fleet? What are they doing here?"

Of course, no one answered him the series of idiot questions. The Song Army fleet immediately went into a mess. Don’t think it’s not a problem for them to bully a passing merchant ship, but once they meet such a fleet, the Song Army Immediately panicked, a small school came over and asked the general: "Master Chief, shall we intercept them and find out their identities?"

Hearing this, the master-in-chief said angrily: "Didn't you see that we are their opponents? This fleet is definitely not kind. Wouldn't it be a pebble to hit a rock with our ships to intercept it? I ordered all the ships to turn back and inform the prefect of Qiongzhou Prepare early in case the thieves attack!"

Seeing through the binoculars that this Song army fleet turned its bow and retreated in panic, the people on each ship immediately burst into laughter. Until today, they finally felt a sense of elation. Forbearance so far, seldom go directly against the front of the government, but today it has been exposed, and immediately retreated the navy of the government, how refreshing such a thing happened, even Xu Yi pointed at the navy ships that were retreating in the direction of Qiongzhou in a hurry The team laughed.

The fleet did not change its course, and continued to move forward, ignoring the passing ships and the merchant ships of the Song Dynasty. Instead, they went straight through the Qiongzhou Strait, sailed into the Beibu Gulf, and headed straight towards Annan, letting those ships The navy of the Song Army was frightened in vain.

At this time, in a dungeon in Hoi An Town in Dazhanhaikou, a figure who was already weak to the point of collapse struggled a few times in the foul-smelling dungeon, and slowly sat up with the support of a person beside him. , his thin face was covered with stains all over, and he looked in a state of distress. He opened his eyes and looked blankly at the small window on the high place. He saw sunlight pouring into the dark cell through this small window, and After coughing a few times, he panted and said to the middle-aged man beside him: "Mr. Cao is rich and incompetent, not only did he fail to ensure that you and the fleet returned to Liuqiu Island safely, on the contrary, you were too tired to suffer here. It's all because of my incompetence!"

It turned out that the two people imprisoned here were Cao Xian and Qian Gui. Cao Xian held up Qian Gui and looked down at the wounds on his shoulder and leg. He stretched out his hand and brought a broken bowl from the side, and used a little water in it to wipe Qian Gui's wound, washed out some maggots inside, and then tore off a piece on his body, and he could still see the color clearly. cloth strips, re-bandaged the wound for him, and then poured some water into him to comfort him: "Qian Gui, stop talking like that, I'm going to get annoyed if you keep talking like this, I can't blame you for this, it's just I was negligent. I used to stop here when I traveled to Nanyang and other places. I have never met the Annan people here who imposed taxes on us. But this time we are unlucky, and we just ran into such a person who just came here Dog officer, you have tried your best, so don't blame yourself, not to mention that we have escaped from a boat, brother Wan is also a clever person, and he will be able to pass the news back to the lord. As long as we don't die now, I think the lord may I really will send troops to rescue you and my brothers! Don’t say anything now, just persevere, we have to survive, we can’t just give up like this! Your father has high hopes for you, you guy can’t just Die like this in this ghost place!"

After listening to his words, Qian Gui, who was still depressed, seemed to regain a trace of anger in his eyes, smiled a few times and said: "With my lord's temperament, if he hears about us, I can guarantee that he will definitely recruit a large number of people immediately. Ship, come to rescue us, so I won’t die in this stinky dungeon! My lord said, let us be as hard as cockroaches as human beings, so I’ll learn from cockroaches, and I can’t die no matter what Here! I want to follow the lord to see the America and Australia he mentioned, and see the Indians and the big rat with a pouch in its belly! Wouldn’t it be a pity to die here? ?”

Cao Xian saw that Qian Gui, who was already skinny, was still so optimistic, so he also laughed. He was afraid that Qian Gui would give up. He was still a little worried, Qian Gui was not as depressed as he thought, Cao Xian raised his eyes and looked at the ray of sunshine in the window, pinched his fingers and said: "We have been arrested for more than a month, if we calculate the time, if My lord can’t come to rescue us, we still have more than a month to live, May here is their festival, they say they will kill animals to sacrifice to the gods, then they should send us on the road, hope the lord can make it in time!”

Qian Gui coughed a few more times and laughed: "Mr. Cao, don't worry, it may take more than a month to go back and forth from here to Liuqiu Island. Even if the Lord gets the news, he still needs time to prepare. He will come to rescue us, and then you will know how the lord should deal with these Annan bastards! They will be good to see!"

The two were just chatting like this, and some brothers who were arrested at the same time in several nearby cells also joined them and chatted with them. For more than a month, they have encouraged and supported each other in this way. This dark dungeon has lasted until now, but some people still died slowly due to illness or serious injuries, and were dragged out by the guards. Now their number is getting smaller and smaller, but everyone is still pregnant. There was a glimmer of expectation that their lord would not just give up on them.

While they were chatting, two Annan men came in from outside, took a bag of things and threw it into Qian Gui's cell, said something babbled, then turned around and walked out, confusing everyone Because Cao Xian traveled to and from Nanyang many times, he understood a little bit of the language of the local people. When the two jailers left, Qian Gui immediately asked him, "What kind of bird language are these two dogs talking about? Damn, I'm here!" Now I can't understand a word!"

Cao Xian stretched out his hand and quickly pulled over the package of things, and said happily, "Brothers! We are saved! They said our lives are good, but there are still people here who send us money to give us food. I think the lord must be here soon. Everyone must hold on!"

As he spoke, he opened the package, and there were indeed a lot of food in it. Although it was not a good thing, it was undoubtedly much better and more valuable than delicacies for those who were already hungry. It was Cao Xian who actually found a porcelain bottle in this package, and immediately after opening it, there was a smell of medicine. It turned out that this was actually a bottle of good wound medicine!This thing is too precious to Qian Gui, having it can at least make Qian Gui last longer, it seems that their people have already arrived in Hoi An!

These people who had already begun to despair suddenly ignited new hope. These foreigners here are basically unaccompanied. Who can come here to spend money to visit them and give them things?That can only mean that their own people have arrived here, and everyone immediately became overjoyed, and stretched out their hands to take those pancakes and other food from Cao Xian's hand, and ate them with big mouthfuls. Now they only have one thought, which is to live Go down and hold on until the lord comes to rescue them.

Qian Gui gnawed at the pancake triumphantly and said with a smile: "How is it? I've already said it! My lord will never give up on us! Everyone, please! The happy days of Annan puppies are coming soon! Haha! Ouch! Take it easy, Mr. Cao! It hurts...wow...it hurts so much! Woooo...what kind of medicine is this! Why does it hurt so much!" Qian Gui screamed before he could finish his sentence.

Cao Xian pressed Qian Gui, who was struggling, and shouted: "Okay! It's good to know that it hurts, it means your wound is not dead, hold on, if you don't want this arm and leg to be useless like this, then just grit your teeth Hold on, how about you go out and hang out with the master!" He found a wooden stick and handed it to Qian Gui's mouth.

Qian Gui opened his mouth and bit the stick, Cao Xian continued to apply medicine to his wound, Qian Gui groaned miserably with the stick in his mouth from time to time, the brothers around him put down their food and gathered around the fence to cheer him up In the end, Qian Gui rolled his eyes, his body softened, and he passed out from the pain, which frightened Cao Xian to death, and it took him a long time to wake him up...

There are many ships docked at the pier of Dazhanhaikou. Several people hurried back to the pier from Hoi An Town, boarded an unremarkable fast boat, came to the cabin and said to a middle-aged man in charge : "Brother Jiao! Good news! Many of the Qian brothers that Commander Kong ordered us to search for are still alive, and they are locked in the prison cells of the Annan people in the town. The brothers asked a local businessman from our Song Dynasty who has lived here for a long time to find out. News from them! I spent some money and sent them some food and wound medicine!"

The man they called Brother Jiao was overjoyed when he heard this: "Not bad! You guys did a good job! If you can save them this time, you guys must be the first ones! Have you found out the situation in the town? If If possible, we might as well start early and rescue them! Save these brothers from suffering alive inside!"

One person replied: "I'm afraid it's not easy for us people to start. The Annan people have mobilized a lot of soldiers, horses and ships here. It is said that they will continue to use troops against the Champa Kingdom. There are Annan soldiers everywhere in the town. Our point If people go in, I'm afraid it will be very difficult to break into their official office, and maybe they will implicate these brothers. From what I see, we are still watching here, and it will not be too late to take action after the lord's brigade arrives. , doing so seems to be more secure!"

Hearing what they said, this man called Big Brother Jiao had no choice but to agree, beckoned someone to fetch some silver and handed it to them and said: "Don't leave Hoi An town these days, just live in the town. Keep an eye on the official office of the Annan people, and if there is any trouble, come back and inform me in time. Brother Kong said this time that we must make sure to find these brothers. If you send some delicious food, give them some more. Don’t be reluctant to part with the money. I heard Brother Kong said that this brother Qian is the son of our Dulong Island Qian family. Yes! You go!"

Several subordinates immediately took the money he handed over, and returned to the shore after resigning, and walked towards Hoi An Town, and the captain surnamed Jiao immediately sent several sailors to the pier to start a detailed inspection .

A few days later, a large fleet with black skull flags appeared on the sea of ​​Annan, and they sailed non-stop all the way to Dazhanhaikou, the southernmost point of Annan. However, they deliberately left the coast and left. It is close to the deep water and avoids the busy main channel, so there is basically no need to worry that someone will find the whereabouts of such a fleet of them. Even if they do see them, no one will know their purpose.

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