The Ming Dynasty talker in the box

Chapter 28 The truth is within the range of the cannon
"From today on, you will be called the first baby, the second baby, the third baby, and the fourth baby."

The four mercenaries stood obediently in front of Li Hengqu, listening to the monk translate their new names to them.

It's just that they don't understand what it means that the monk has been trying to hold back his laughter.

Li Hengqu originally wanted to call them "Big Smart" or "Second Fool", but he was afraid that he would not be able to get the number later, so for the sake of convenience, it was good to call them "Big Baby" and "Second Baby".

"Eat more meat these two days and recover as soon as possible. Monk, you take them to slaughter a sheep."

"Long Jiu, go tell the captain and ask him to go northwest. Try to communicate in English. If it doesn't work, just use your hands to sign."

"Gorou...can you give me a squeeze on my shoulder?"

For the next two days, they kept sailing on the sea and never encountered the Qing navy again.

The boat was a common boat used by officials and merchants in the Ming Dynasty. It was quite comfortable. After everyone finished eating the sheep they brought from the deserted island, they didn't touch a grain of rice. They really thought they were on a sightseeing trip.

Li Hengqu hid in his room, occasionally letting Ge Rou rub his shoulders and legs. He spent most of the time staring at the screen and had become a patient with severe dependence on electronic products.

He contacted Li Zicheng several times, but still received no response. It stands to reason that he should seek help from me when he encountered a major setback, instead of choosing to remain silent. This is unreasonable.

Could it be that Li Zicheng has died somewhere?

Li Hengqu also tried to contact Wu Sangui, but he didn't expect him to respond. After all, he deceived me and should be feeling guilty now.

There's just something I don't understand. Why did Wu Sangui dare to deceive me?Isn't he afraid that I will destroy him?Could it be that he has seen that I can't move him at all?

Bang, bang, bang.

Li Hengqu was confused by Wu Sangui's behavior when he suddenly heard three gunshots coming one after another.

He hurriedly ran outside the ship to check, and saw five warships approaching him a thousand meters away. White smoke was coming out of one of the warships. It was obvious that the shells were fired from that ship.

"What's going on? Why didn't you report to me that there were so many enemy ships ahead?" Li Hengqu asked the monk to translate.

This is not the Ming Dynasty's sphere of influence. Li Hengqu can only see the situation within a radius of 500 meters on the screen.

There is no fog on the sea now, and the field of vision is extremely wide. Normally, he can see a distance of more than ten kilometers, so he is confused why no one reported it to him.

"Mr. Li, don't worry, have you forgotten that we have Lord Yishi?"

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"Captain, please call me Biaozi from now on!"

"What about me?" The first mate appeared at some point.

"Your name is Huzi!"

bang bang bang

All the warships on the opposite side fired a salvo. This time, several shells hit the ship. There was a loud crackling sound on the ship. The deck and hull were hit with wood chips flying across the board. Several pieces of wood narrowly missed Li Li. Hengqu's eyes.

The captain was also a little scared now.

"Master Yi Hao, why hasn't Kamui arrived yet?"

Damn it, at a distance of 1000 meters, you asked me to use my hair to bring down my divine power.

"Da Wa, the four of you hurry up and protect the messenger and Miss Gerou. If they are injured, Master Yi will definitely throw you into the sea to feed the fish."

The four of them took the order and went immediately.

Li Hengqu turned his head and looked at the captain, feeling that he really had nothing to say to him.

He hurried back to his room, then pulled out the box and quickly unwrapped the cotton wrapping it.

During this period, several more cannonballs fell on the hull, and the entire ship was rocked by the hits.

Li Hengqu put his hand into the clouds on the right side of the box, then picked up the boat, redrawn the screen to the black and white boundary of the map, and then lowered the boat.Li Hengqu rubbed the back of his red hands, because he was hit by several cannonballs when he was just fishing out the boat, and it was still quite painful.

He ran outside the boat and looked around. He found no other boats and finally felt relieved.

"It's okay, let everyone come out." He said to the monk.

Alas, it is really dangerous in non-Ming areas. Although within a radius of 500 meters, I am still invincible with the box.

But the range of cannons is generally two to three thousand meters. If they stay outside the control range of the box and attack from a distance, then I can only sneak away...

It seems that we can't go to Shanhaiguan, because even if we are lucky enough to avoid all the enemy ships, we can't get close to Shanhaiguan because it has close-in defense guns.

We still have to go overland. On land, except for large armies, generally small forces will not march with cannons. In this way, with my ability, I can deal with danger calmly.

Long Jiu followed Da Wa and the others out. His clothes were covered with shocking blood stains. Li Hengqu was startled and asked her where she was injured. Long Jiu shook his head, pointed at Si Wa and said:
"The blood is on him."

"Oh, that's fine."

Li Hengqu felt relieved and looked at the dilapidated boat. He asked Da Wa and several others to remove some wooden boards. He wanted to make a wooden box that could hold the entire box for easy hiding.

"Why did those ships suddenly attack us earlier?" Li Hengqu asked the captain.

"I don't know either. I saw them raising a big flag. I didn't know what it meant. I ignored it and kept moving forward. As a result, they opened fire on us."

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"As a captain, have you ever thought that the flag actually means to stop us?"

Li Hengqu now seriously doubted that the captain's previous occupation was a small fisherman.

After another half-day of driving, he finally saw land. Li Hengqu looked at the screen. There was a small spot of light on the completely dark map. That was his location.

Li Hengqu could roughly judge that his location was near Jiaozhou, Shandong Province. He asked the captain to find a beach at random, and then everyone stepped ashore in the mud.

He asked the captain and first mate to carry the box wrapped in wooden boxes. Except for the bodyguards like Dawa, everyone else carried two grains of rice on their backs.

As for the monk, he was a smooth man. Li Hengqu ordered him to get a carriage so that he could hide in the carriage and operate the box.

Long Jiu and Ge Rou naturally followed him on both sides.

"What realm are we in now?" Xiao Longjiu asked softly.

"Boundary of Jiaozhou, Shandong."

"Is it safe here? We won't encounter Manchus again, right?" Gerou was still frightened by the dangerous relationship that happened before.

Li Hengqu thought for a moment.

"This place should have been taken over by Li Zicheng's Dashun army, and we should not encounter the Qing army again in a short time."

"Chuang Wang? Then are all the homeless thugs here?"

Gerou began to worry again. She often heard those powerful people say that King Chuang was a robber who led a mob to rob homes.

"Don't worry, King Chuang distributes land to the common people. There is little risk of us encountering thugs on his territory."

As soon as Li Hengqu finished speaking, the pitiful screams of several women came from the end of the overgrown path ahead.

Robbing women?

Li Hengqu looked for his voice and saw seven or eight big men wearing tattered cloth armor, pushing several women down in the grass, tearing their clothes while laughing loudly.

The women were beaten until their mouths and noses were bleeding, and they were unable to resist. They could only make painful pleas and helpless cries for help.

Li Hengqu pulled Long Jiu and Ge Rou back, and then used his eyes to signal everyone to put down their things and save people immediately!
(End of this chapter)