Chapter 64
Lin Hai quickly stood up and said: "Quickly, take me to find Master Shi. Don't act rashly yet."

Zhang Yong said: "I told Master Shi about the words on the flag, and he asked me to find you on the front deck as soon as possible. But the ship doesn't look like a warship, so the flag may be fake."

"So that's it. I'll go up and have a look." Lin Hai suddenly realized that Shi Bi was not a brainless person. He knew that he had donated his official position in Zhoushan, so how could he still dare to plan for the Zhejiang warship?It turned out that this ship didn't look like a warship at all, and the people in Shibi were all blind and didn't know how to read.

"Go find Miguel and ask his people to stay on the gun deck and not show their heads." Lin Hai turned around and told Zhang Yong, and hurried to the front deck.

He glanced around and saw a three-masted ship entangled with two brigs on the sea a few miles ahead on the starboard side. It seemed to be scratched by a hook. There was a huge flag on the foremast of the big ship. Floating in the sea breeze, the five characters "Zhejiang Haidaohong" can be vaguely recognized.

The people on the boat couldn't be seen clearly from this distance, but the howling from far away could be vaguely heard. The sound was extremely miserable, and it was obvious that the person making the sound was suffering from great pain.

At this time, Shibi saw Lin Hai coming, handed him the telescope in his hand and said: "Sister-in-law, isn't this really the Zhejiang Sea Road? Do we want to rescue people?"

"Can we win?" Lin Hai took the telescope and looked at the three-masted ship. He saw a chaos on the deck, and two groups of people were fighting fiercely with weapons in hand.

The two groups did not wear uniform colors, and outsiders could not tell which ones were from the same group.Moreover, except for the recognition flag of Zhejiang Haidao, there were no other military flags on the ship. No wonder Zhang Yong said that the ship did not look like a military ship.

Shi Bi nodded when he heard the words: "We can definitely win, but there are quite a few people in this group of robbers. If we insist on being stubborn, we will probably die a lot of brothers."

In Lin Hai's heart, there was a war between heaven and man. Even if it wasn't Hong Chengchou himself on the three-masted ship, it was probably his family or close associates. He still wanted to save him if he could.However, yesterday afternoon he also said that there were too few manpower on board the Bowang, and if there were too many casualties, the gain would outweigh the loss.

How about letting Miguel and his gang open the gun windows on the bulwarks and let the cannons fire at his mother?What if Hong Chengchou was really on the boat and killed the traitor with one shot... The scene was too beautiful and he didn't dare to think about it.

Lin Hai hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Go over and jump in to help, rescue the people on the big ship!"

Shibi hadn't fought in a long time, and his hands were itchy. He immediately pursed his lips and whistled: "Brothers, let's make a deal out of this guy!"

A sharp cheer suddenly sounded on the Bowang, especially Feng Yidao's group. They were all veteran bandits with many years of experience. They were used to fighting in the pirate den in Beibu Gulf. In the past, they jumped into gangs. They are all vanguards, so they feel a little uncomfortable without seeing blood for a long time.

Other former members of Shibi were also very happy. These people were not used to receiving fixed wages. When they heard the boss said that they wanted to do business, their adrenaline instinctively surged up. Everyone was as excited as a hunter seeing his prey.

Lin Hai shouted with a dark face: "Save the big boat first, don't kill people randomly."

Shi Bi also quickly ordered: "Brothers, first repel the group of robbers and see who is on the boat."

Under Shibi's command, the Bowang turned its sails and rudder, and moved closer to the three ships.The gangsters on the deck also began to make preparations. They each took out hemp ropes and tied them on their shoes to prevent them from slipping to the ground in a pool of blood after jumping.

Several people took out dozens of long-handled scratching hooks and spread them out on the open deck, preparing to use them when docking.There were another dozen or so who could not hold back their weapons and had already revealed their weapons, clanging against each other, as excited as children who got a new toy.

Lin Hai put down his telescope and took a look at the weapons they used, including axes, machetes, iron rulers, Emei thorns, leg forks... there were all kinds of them, as if they had opened a weapons shop.

In this era, sailors from both the East and the West did not have standard weapons. They could use whatever was convenient for them, and most of them were short weapons no more than three feet long. This was mainly because the sails and cables on the ship were densely covered, and long weapons could not be used at all.

The Bowang was originally sailing northwest in the southeast wind. At this time, it made a beautiful change of side with the wind. In conjunction with the right rudder, the hard sail originally on the port side was pulled to starboard. The stern quickly passed through the sea wind and turned around to sail northeast.When going downwind, the sail surface is almost perpendicular to the direction of the hull. Therefore, in later sailing competitions, changing sides with the wind was much more exciting than changing sides with the wind. The sail had to rotate nearly 180 degrees in a short period of time, so it was also called oversail. The requirements for boat maneuverability and sailors are high.

However, since the Chinese hard sail is a balanced longitudinal sail, the area of ​​the sail surface on the left and right sides of the mast can be adjusted by controlling the mast rope. Therefore, the hard sail can be pulled directly from one side of the ship to the other side, and then the sail angle can be fine-tuned with the sheaf rope to achieve downwind. Changing sides instead of having to sweep around the mast along the longitudinal axis of the hull like a Western schooner.

The Bowang changed sides quickly with the wind. Lin Hai only felt his feet tilt, and the hull instantly changed from a slight left tilt to a sharp right tilt. He stood firm, raised his telescope, and observed the battle situation on the three-masted ship again.

This is a sand ship that is very common north of the Yangtze River. It is visually estimated that the length is about ten feet, and it is considered a medium-sized ocean-going ship.The two boats of the robbers were also sand boats, but they were only six or seven feet long. The three boats had no lowered sails and were drifting in the wind on the sea.

At this time, the chaotic battle on the Dasha ship was coming to an end, and corpses and wounded people were lying everywhere on the deck.The defending side is retreating into the forecastle and stern tower, intending to rely on these two last fortresses to resist.

The attacking side was limited by the small space and could not swarm forward. Those who did not engage in the battle chased the scattered enemies on the deck. When they saw the wounded enemy lying on the ground unable to move, they would also walk over and give them a blow to avoid listening. They cried like ghosts and howled like wolves.

Lin Hai thought that this was good, at least the enemy and the enemy were clear. Otherwise, if his gang of habitual gangsters went up and beat them up randomly, it would not be fun if they killed the traitor's family.

As the Bowang gradually approached, the group of robbers also realized that the ship was coming to disrupt the situation. The robbers who did not engage in combat came to the port side one after another, preparing to welcome this group of uninvited guests.Soon, the two ships were no more than twenty feet apart. The Bowang adjusted its course for the last time, and its hull was basically parallel to the big sand ship.

At this time, a shout came from the distance on the big sand ship: "Whoever is in charge of the situation on the other side will report it to you."

Shibi said nothing, and the man on the boat opposite said again: "The rules of the river and lake, everyone who sees it has a share..."

Before he finished speaking, the Bowang slammed into the port side of the big sand ship with a bang. The huge friction caused the Bowang to decelerate sharply, and a tooth-gripping sound of wood rubbing against the outside of the ship was heard.Just as Lin Haigang felt his feet sway, Feng Yidao and the other twenty or so people who were leading the group already let out a strange scream and jumped onto the big sand boat with the sail rope swinging.

At the same time, dozens of short axes flew out from the starboard side of the Bowang, providing cover for Feng Yidao and others.Since the open deck of the big sand ship was lower than that of the Bowang, these short axes were thrown from a high position, and the robbers on the big sand ship ducked to avoid them.

The robbers in the back row also threw daggers at Feng Yidao and others, but their hit rate was very low against high-speed moving targets.One person was unlucky enough to be stabbed in the cheek, and fell down with a scream. The severe pain made him curl up into a ball, scratching his face with both hands, and he was hacked to death as soon as he let out a few frightening screams. .

At this time, the other sailors also landed.Feng Yidao held a scimitar and slashed at the person in front of him without saying a word. The person didn't expect the knife to come so fast. He tried to block it a step too late, and his throat was cut directly. Blood flowed from the throat. The shot shot out, confusing Feng Yidao's face.

Feng Yidao stretched out his hand and wiped it on his face. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw the light of the knife flashing like a flying sword. He immediately raised the knife to block it, and sparks instantly flew out from where the two knives collided.Feng Yidao felt his mouth go numb, and he looked at the visitor solemnly. What he saw was a big man with a huge back and waist. No wonder his arm strength was so amazing.

At this time, Viper, Scarface, Crooked Mouth, and Skinny Monkey all swarmed up and fought with the robbers on the opposite side. The other sailors who were in the lead also fought against the robbers, and there was a melee on the deck of the big sand ship. .

The Bowang took this opportunity to extend a dozen hooks and tightly connected the two ships. Shibi smiled at Zheng Tingqiu and said, "Fourth, let's go up and play too."

 I received a website message in the afternoon, and this book was resurrected, and the second round of recommendations will begin this Sunday.Thank you to the brothers who have continued to read. It is all thanks to you that my life has been saved.Please keep reading, especially the reading data next Tuesday, which will determine whether you can advance to the third round.Please remember to catch up on the latest chapters on Tuesday afternoon or evening to help this book go further, and have a drunken tea at Zhulou!

  


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