The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 128 Set sail, what a big hole
The bright moon is in the sky, the breeze is blowing, the waves of Yamen port are like silver, the waves are gently beating against the rocks, and the boat is shaking back and forth in the water. The gentle rhythm makes people easily think of a cradle. Get lazy.A few fish jumped out of the water, and a water bird that didn't know fish shot out like an arrow from a tree on the shore, ready to grab a fish, and disappeared into the vast night sky in a blink of an eye, leaving only the branch it had just perched on Still shaking slightly.

The headhunter squatted on the stone, his big feet itchy from the sea water. He hugged his knees with one hand and picked up a stalk of grass with the other. He picked out a piece of fish from between his teeth. He looked at it and licked it back. After chewing slowly for a while, he swallowed it with relish, and then spat out the grass stalk with a "pooh", and said in a muffled voice, "Really ten boats?"

"Ten, definitely only ten." Yu Gan, a military adviser with a knife-like face, said with certainty: "They are flying Cui Qian's flag, but I can tell that the ship is a navy ship. But there are still flaws, I see it for real, there is absolutely no mistake."

Headhunter King is one of the biggest pirates near Yawang Island. He has more than 100 ships and more than 300 people under his command. Even in the entire South China Sea, he is also counted.Originally a Yellow Turban, he first followed Zhang Jiao, and after Zhang Jiao died, he followed Zhang Niu Jiao. He fought many vicious battles and had eighty lives if not a hundred. To him, killing people was no different from killing chickens.He also likes to cut off people's heads. Every time he robs, he feels uncomfortable without any blood. This is different from other pirates whose main purpose is to rob money. People call him the headhunter. If children are disobedient, just say "headhunter" Here you go, shut up now.

Yugan’s surname is Yu, and his original name was Gan, but the pirates were ignorant and in no mood to tell the difference, so they turned into dried fish after shouting. Anyway, he was skinny, like a salted fish that had been marinated for more than ten years.He has studied for a few days, he is quite knowledgeable among pirates, and he also knows some art of war, and he complements the murderous headhunter Wang Wen and Wu, and the headhunter king can have today's scale, which has a lot to do with him. relation.

"Who is the leader?" The headhunter king stretched out his hands to pick his feet that had been turned white by the water, pulled off a piece of dead skin, put it on his nose and smelled it, and then threw it into the water. After a while, a fish swam Came over, just about to swallow the piece of dead skin, the headhunter grabbed the fish in his hand, it was a bit faster than waterfowl, with a swipe of his finger, the thick nails scratched the soft belly of the fish He opened it, pulled out his fingers, took out the internal organs, then shook the fish twice in his hand, brought the jumping fish to his mouth, took a bite, and ate it with relish.

Dried fish turned a blind eye, he saw such things every day, it was a bit disgusting at first, but now he is used to it.

"It seems to be the new General Henghai, called Sun Shao." Yugan curled his lips, a little disdainful. "According to the news, Buzhi, the governor of Jiaozhou, took more than 300 boats, and went out to sea from Yamen three days ago, and went west. Dinghai Zhonglang, Shi Wei, took the remaining boats, and arrived at Tuenshanmen two days ago. I didn’t move there. This Sun Shao came out early this morning, and he hung Cui Qian’s flag, which scared some small fish along the way and didn’t dare to step aside.” He gave a strange smile: “No, put this A big deal has been delivered to the king, more than 300 boats, hehe, it’s really fat.”

"You figured it out." The headhunter threw the fish head into his mouth, chewed it a few times, then spit it out, wiped his mouth, and washed it in the water, "Don't make a mistake , if Cui Qian's people are moved, we will not be able to fight against him."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, there will be absolutely nothing wrong." Gan Yu chattered and laughed twice: "If it is really Cui Qian's man, he dares to spend the night in Yamen Port? Wei Jing is not his opponent when he goes into the sea, but neither As for letting him openly stop at Yamen Port?"

"That's true." The headhunter stood up, took one last look at the dark Yamen Port in the distance, and looked up at the moon: "At the end of the third watch, tell the brothers to get up and go fishing."

"Here." Yu Gan responded, turned around and ordered to go down, and then followed the headhunter king and jumped onto the tall boat.The sailors shook the huge scull, and the big ship creaked and creaked. It slowly sailed out of the bay where it was hiding, followed the mountain shadow on the bank, and quietly drove towards the cliff entrance. Warships of all sizes followed closely behind. Like a ghost in the dark, it advances silently and quickly.

The boat was getting faster and faster, and the sound of the water was getting louder and louder, and soon it was close to Fayamen.As the name suggests, Yamen has straight up and down cliffs on both sides, like a huge stone gate. The nearest point is 120 places apart. On both sides are soldiers of the Jiaozhou Navy stationed with three-stone crossbows, which are powerful enough to knock down the rocks on the opposite side. Shoot a big hole.In terms of danger, the entrance of the cliff is the most dangerous here. After passing through this pass, there is a water surface that is three to five hundred steps wide. With the pussy and bookish captain Wei Jing of the Jiaozhou Navy, he dare not confront the headhunter king at all. , Although the Jiaozhou Navy also has more than [-] ships, they dare not go to war in the face of the headhunter.

Although the city guard crossbow is very powerful, its firing rate is too slow. With two arrows, the headhunter king rushed over.However, with two crossbows and four arrows, it is possible to hit the ship, but it is delusional to want to sink the ship.So the only way they can deal with the headhunting king is not the crossbow, but the iron chain, the iron chain lying in the water, as long as the iron chain is lifted up to block the river, the headhunting king has no choice, he can't stop the boat It is used as a target for the city defense crossbow.

Today, the headhunter king is confident, he is sure enough to rush through the cliff gate before the officers and soldiers pull up the iron chain. It is not so easy to pull up the iron chain thicker than the arm, and it cannot be so fast. When he got up, he had already rushed in and slashed and killed.

The headhunting king's warship was a hundred steps away from the cliff gate, and the officers and soldiers finally heard the terrified screams from the cliff gate. The rapid warning drums broke the silence in an instant, and the torches lit up one after another, and the huge city defense crossbow Turning the direction, aiming at the headhunting king's warship that took the lead.

"My lord, be careful." Yugan shouted eagerly.He has seen how powerful the crossbows are for defending the city. The last time he went to rob the gate of the cliff, he saw with his own eyes the spear-like crossbows roaring towards them with the sound of the wind. After piercing a soldier, they shot through the thick planks of the ship. .

"How can it be so fast." The headhunter didn't take it seriously. He knew the pros and cons of guarding the crossbow. If the officers and soldiers had such a quick reaction, his headhunter would have been hunted away by them. "Shake quickly, rush over!"

"Shake hard." The dried fish shouted loudly.Now that the officers and soldiers have discovered it, there is no need to cover up their tracks anymore. The pirates shouted in unison and shook the giant oar vigorously. Rush forward, whoever rushes in first will be the first to snatch the boat in his sights, this is the rule of the road.Today, there are more than 300 ships in the port, so rich in oil and water, anyone would be crazy.

The headhunter king successfully rushed through the cliff gate and came to the wide water surface. As he expected, the officers and soldiers shot the first crossbow. Shooting to death, the scene was very bloody, but in the eyes of these pirates who were used to seeing blood, it was nothing at all, they turned a blind eye and rowed harder.

The calm in the harbor has disappeared without a trace, and there are cries everywhere. Most of the merchants have gone ashore to rest. Some of their faces were ashes, their bodies were like chaff, and some curled up on the boat, holding their heads in their hands, and begged the goddess of the sea to bless them, not for other things, but for them to live.

In the barracks of the officers and soldiers on the shore, torches one after another formed a fire dragon. Under the light of the fire, the officers and soldiers of the navy were running rapidly towards their posts, some were turning the defensive crossbows on the crossbow platform, some Running towards their own warships, some fast-moving warships have already untied their cables and started to start.

The headhunter couldn't help but sneer, he didn't have a big heart, he just wanted to grab the outermost dozens of ships, these ships were all on the edge of the effective range of the city defense crossbow, and he could leave quickly after he succeeded, after all, if they were sealed in the port by officers and soldiers, then Losses can be greatly increased.An increase in losses means a decline in strength, and a decline in strength means that more people will regard him as a target.

The headhunter king has never done such a loss-making business. This is how he started his business. Of course, he would not let others step on his corpse. Therefore, his principle has always been to exchange the smallest loss for the greatest benefit. Do.

Everything went smoothly. Like a pack of hungry wolves, the pirates approached the outermost merchant ship. The nimble pirates were already standing at the bow, just waiting to jump on the merchant ship. It's theirs. Of course, there is no need to bother if there is no one on board. Even if there are people, they usually dare not resist, and can only kowtow and beg for mercy.So as long as you jump on the boat, it is equivalent to taking possession of a boat, and the next thing is to tie the boat behind your own warship and drag it away.

The headhunter looked at the approaching merchant ship, sniffed his nose, and became a little excited. He rubbed his hands and considered whether he should rush up and kill the two people himself. The last time he chopped people seemed to be two months ago. It's so bad that even the sleeping woman feels uncomfortable.

"Ah—" A scream broke the headhunter's hesitation, and he grinned: "The bastards are killing people again."

Yugan nodded repeatedly. Although he had no strength to restrain a chicken, he was as eager to kill as a headhunter. He was happier than anything else when he smelled the blood and heard the screams. Two, or the others are dishonest, these dishonest people..."

In the middle of his sentence, he suddenly felt like a chicken was stuck in the neck, and he stopped talking.

The headhunter king was watching the pirates who jumped onto the merchant ship one after another, watching them quickly untie the cables, and watching them take the boat away as if they were going home to pick up something. When he pulled his arm, he broke free of the dried fish impatiently: "What's wrong with the military division?"

"Big...king, you...you...look." Yugan's voice seemed to be cut off by the wind, and he couldn't hear the fragments clearly. Looking forward, his body trembled so much that people worried that he would fall into the water.The headhunting king gave him a surprised look, and then looked forward along his hand. With this look, he immediately suppressed the words that had come to his lips.

A rain of arrows suddenly shot out from the merchant ship, shooting down several pirates head-on, and then countless officers and soldiers rushed out. They slashed at the pirates who jumped on the merchant ship and were happily harvesting. The pirates did not expect this situation at all, and were caught off guard , One after another, they fell into the water with knives, followed closely, and before the pirates on the warship came back to their senses, the officers and soldiers had already rushed onto the warship, killing the pirates like chopping melons and vegetables, blood flowed into rivers in a moment.

"What... what's going on here?" The headhunter turned pale with fright, and before Yugan could answer, he drew out the saber from his waist and screamed, "Kill! Kill all these sons of bitches, and destroy the boat. snatch."

"Great...king, hurry...quick retreat!" Yu Gan grabbed the headhunting king who was running away, and pointed in the direction of the cliff entrance: "If you don't leave, it will be...too late."

When the furious headhunter saw it, he was shocked. The water surface on both sides of the cliff entrance was shimmering, and a thick iron chain was looming, gradually revealing his face. Only the water in the middle was still calm, and the iron chain was not completely In place, but also fast.

"It's broken, I fell into the trap today." The headhunting king buzzed, and cold sweat dripped down his face.After a while, he raised his knife and shouted: "The idea is piercing————"

The rapid sound of the gong "dangdang" sounded, and the pirates behind who hadn't understood it knew that something happened ahead, and turned around and left without saying a word.

"Huh—" A light of fire flew up from the shore, leaped over a distance of more than 100 steps in the blink of an eye, the fire quickly enlarged, and hit a pirate warship with a "bang", sparks splashed, and it was quickly ignited On the bamboo cabin roof, the flames raged, illuminating the terrified faces of the pirates clearly.Some pirates reacted quickly, rushed to pull out the rocket and threw it into the water, then picked up something within easy reach and slapped the lit cabin roof, but they soon discovered that the fire was burning very violently, and they could faintly smell it. When it smelled of oil, patting it didn't help at all, all I could do was watch the fire grow bigger and bigger.

"Retreat, retreat to the center of the river." The headhunter shouted loudly, commanding the pirates to retreat. Their current position is the maximum effective distance for the powerful crossbow to fire. Just retreat a few dozen steps and exit the effective range of the crossbow. , to minimize the damage of crossbow arrows.

The pirates have been fighting for a long time. Although this is the first time they have encountered this situation today, it is not the first time they have come to Yamen Port. They have been ambushed by officers and soldiers before. After a short period of panic, they quickly calmed down , turned the bow, and fled desperately to the north.The iron chain at Yashan Pass had already been pulled up, and it was too late to turn back. At this time, I had to go north, make a detour, and escape from another place.They believed that even if there was an ambush, the officers and soldiers would not dare to pursue them by boat. They were not afraid of the officers and soldiers chasing them, but hoped that they would chase them, so that they would have a chance to defeat the officers and soldiers on the water and regain the initiative.

"Bu Jing, a son of a bitch, dares to dig a hole for me. If I let him escape, sooner or later, he will be skinned and his head cut off to use as a urinal." As far as the eye can see, there are at least ten boats A fire broke out, and seven or eight boats were controlled by officers and soldiers. This time they suffered a lot.The headhunting king gritted his teeth with hatred, and stomped on the ship's planks with his big feet.

Captain Wei Jing of Yamen couldn't hear the headhunter's curse, he is smiling like a flower on his face now, he has been a captain in Yamen for five years, and it is the first time that he is as happy as today, and the headhunter has been here a few times before. Once, he also wanted to ambush the headhunter at the beginning, but either he prepared for a long time and the headhunter didn't come, or he was not prepared and the headhunter came uninvited, burned and killed him, and walked away. The iron chain at the entrance of the cliff has just been pulled up halfway, or even though the headhunter was blocked, the officers and soldiers of the navy only shouted on the shore, but did not dare to go forward to fight, and finally saw the headhunter unscathed Leaving, if you can hit a few ships with the city defense crossbow, that is good luck, and it is a great achievement worthy of special mention.

Today, Sun Shao brought [-] merchant ships to Yamen Port, and he knew that the opportunity had come. He was thinking about how to coerce and lure the officers and soldiers of the Navy to stop working as before and just be a cheerleader. Sun Shao offered, He can send men to ambush pirates on merchant ships.

Wei Jing was right in his arms.Sun Shao had 800 people under his command. The ten military lords were murderous when they stood up. Your subordinates are exempted from fighting, if you want to fight, you can fight, if you don't want to fight, just stand by and shout.With these 800 people, it is a bit delusional to wipe out the headhunter king, but it is definitely not a problem to severely injure him.

As expected, ten military lords under Sun Shao led their men to ambush the outermost merchant ships, caught the pirates by surprise, and captured more than a dozen pirate ships at once.Even if we don't fight in the future, this record is also the most brilliant since Wei Jing took office.

How could he be unhappy.

"General Sun, it's really thanks to you this time." Wei Jing said to Sun Shao with a smile on his face, "As soon as the general made a move, he won a big victory. Wei Jing admires it."

Sun Shao stroked his chin, and said with a hey smile: "Wei Jun, where is this? It's a great achievement that the headhunter hasn't caught it yet. You see, they are gathering in Jiangxin now, which is the opportunity to shoot arrows." Ah, rockets, as long as they are shot up, they can be set on fire, so it doesn’t seem difficult.”

Wei Jing suddenly realized, slapped his head, and ordered all the crossbow platforms not to keep their hands, and fired all the prepared rockets. The pirates are crowded together now, and they don't even need to aim.In the past, the crossbow was used to shoot and kill the enemy, so it not only needed to hit the target, but also needed enough strength. Jiangxin seemed too far away, but now no strength is needed, as long as the torch is sent up, there is one more Torches are completely used in two ways.

The drums were beating loudly, and the navy officers and soldiers who had won a rare battle knew that they had made a lot of money this time, and the rewards would definitely not be less. They were full of energy at the moment, as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, their morale was unprecedentedly high, and their eyes were filled with excitement. All red.

The bursting flames poured towards the pirates like a meteor shower, and combined with the reflection on the river surface, it was spectacular.The pirate ships gathered in the middle of the river burst into flames one after another, and the blazing light illuminated the surface of the river red.

"Masters, don't you want to beat the dog in the water with me and cut off the headhunter's dog's head?" Sun Shao turned around and said to the envious naval officer: "If the headhunter is disabled this time, Bufu Your Majesty will definitely reward you all.”

The generals under Wei Jing looked at each other, still hesitated, but Wei Jing yelled: "General Sun is so honorable, you have to go to battle in person, why do you hesitate? Go to battle immediately, those who have meritorious service will be rewarded, and you will not be shy." The former, beheaded!"

Wei Jing, who had won the battle, was full of stern voices, bursting out with unprecedented power, and the generals were awe-inspiring, and suddenly agreed.

(End of this chapter)