Xianyu Infrastructure, I have a lot of troops in my hands
Chapter 285 Cutting the Waves
Seeing that they agreed to pay 30% of the goods as toll, the black king said arrogantly that they didn't want the ship either, and they could leave after unloading the goods on the island.
"Fortunately, we have the heroes of the Great Xia Sea, otherwise we would be in danger." The merchants learned that they were safe, but the interpreter was very curious. He had been traveling in Southeast Asia for so long, but why had he never heard of Zhanlang's name.
I found the Yue man who was fluent in Chinese, gave him a dime, and then we started chatting.
"What? Zhanlang is a black sword ship?" The interpreter was a little confused.
"Sword ship," the Yue man pointed to the sword on his waist, which he had just snatched from the guards on the ship.
"They were as fast as fish. They had bows and arrows. They robbed many of our boats and only kept the good ones. The rest were pulled to the sea and burned!" The Yue man's voice trembled, as if he was filled with great fear when he recalled the past.
Seeing him like this, the interpreter became more curious and asked, "What kind of flags are they flying?"
"Black flag, white tiger." Finally, the Yue man said excitedly that it was the punishment of the gods. The white tiger was a good omen, and they suffered such a disaster because the king was weak.
"The people on the ship said that we cannot kill people when robbing a merchant ship. If we are caught, we will be burned to death...burned to death."
Having said this, he seemed to remember something horrible, and his whole body began to tremble unconsciously, and then he ran away in panic.
The interpreter stood there thinking for a long time, smacked his lips, and decided that he knew almost everything he needed to know. He returned to the deck and reported the news he had learned to everyone.
"A white tiger flag with a black background? Never seen it before?" Everyone shook their heads when they heard this.
"Mr. Zou, you have stayed in Nanyang the longest. Whose family did you hear this black-bottomed white tiger belong to?" someone asked the interpreter.
Mr. Zou shook his head: "The imperial navy flies the Sun and Moon flag, and other noble families have their own flags. I have never heard of a pirate ship flying the White Tiger flag!"
At this time, a weak voice next to him said, "What if he is not a pirate?"
"Yes! I heard from the barbarian that the people on this ship are equipped with archers. This thing is not something that can be obtained easily." said the knowledgeable old warehouse leader.
He chuckled and said, "Maybe he was afraid that the king of the southern barbarians would file a complaint, so he pretended to be a pirate!"
"Well! Old Gu is indeed worthy of being the old warehouse manager at sea. He is very knowledgeable!"
"Thank you all for your kindness, haha!"
The old warehouse captain was naturally happy to know that his ship would not be robbed. Moreover, he heard from the interpreter that this force that threatened the South China Sea was cautious and did not kill all the South China Sea pirates, but only robbed all their large ships.
It feels like a combination of kindness and severity.
He is the beneficiary now, so he naturally understands the intention of only robbing the big ships and burning the small boats.
This was obviously to prevent the pirates from getting too far from the shore. He looked at the three shuttle ships struggling to tow the Fu ship and shook his head slightly. Hey! When will it arrive? He was so tired for the pirates.
On the barge in front, a group of pirates were rowing hard. They didn't dare to let the Fu ship move by itself. First, they didn't know how to sail. Second, during the fierce battle just now, they had cut all the sail ropes to prevent the Fu ship from escaping. Now they could only rely on a few small boats to pull it back.
There are many island chains in the South China Sea, and there is a fjord in front. Suddenly, the pirates behind them screamed strangely. Everyone looked up and saw two shuttle ships like the pirates.
However, the two ships were moving very fast and soon caught up with the crowd.
At this time, the pirates on the ship began to panic. They screamed and fled to the small boat in front. Some even jumped into the sea directly.
This crazy escape shocked everyone on the Fu ship. They were so aggressive towards them just now, but now they were scared to abandon the ship and flee with just two small boats.
The two shuttle ships did not slow down. Their triangular masts made an exaggerated arc and passed smoothly from both sides of the Fu ship.
At this time, the three pirate ships in front had cut the ropes, abandoned the lucky ships, and fled madly towards the fjord.
"Look, the boat behind is going so fast!"
Just now they didn't feel anything and thought that the pirate's shuttle ship was moving as slowly as a turtle because it was pulling the lucky ship. But at this moment, the three ships in front had already abandoned the lucky ship and ran away, but it was still visible to the naked eye that the distance between the two shuttle ships with triangular sails at the back was getting closer and closer.
"Look at the shuttle ships coming later. Why are they not moving in a straight line?" Gu Cangtou took a closer look and saw that the two ships coming later were moving in a zigzag shape on the sea. Although they were sailing in a zigzag line, their speed was much faster than the ones in front.
He raised his head and took a deep breath, saying, "It's against the wind now. The fact that we can travel so fast must be related to that strange sail."
As they spoke, everyone looked towards the three ships in front, and sure enough, the pirates' shuttle ships had already lowered their sails and began rowing manually.
But it was too late. At the corner of the fjord, a black ship broke through the waves from behind the cliff.
The black bow mast of the ship pierced the sky like a sharp sword. Because of the favorable wind, all the sails of various sizes were filled. The whole ship was like a shark with its fins exposed, crossing an arc with calmness and restraint, blocking the three shuttle ships.
Zou Tongyi, who was standing on the deck, took two steps forward and said excitedly, "White Tiger Flag with a Black Background!"
Everyone was shocked and looked over: "The top is as flat as a road, the bottom is as sharp as a blade, the hull is like a sword, and the flag is a white tiger on a black background! What a ship that can cut through the waves!"
When the ship completely turned sideways, they could see clearly that on the side of the bow, the two words "Zhanlang" were written like ripples on the water and sparkled in the sun.
At this time, the pirates were already in a panic. Many of them screamed and jumped into the sea, not caring that there was no place to go ashore in the fjord. Some of them dropped their swords and squatted on the deck with their heads in their hands.
This familiar posture and movement made Jin Da and his group of merchants look strange. When they were first captured, the pirates asked them to do this posture.
It turns out that this is trained!
"Hey, the monkeys have added three new boats! I figured you guys should have finished building them by now, so I came to take a look!"
The authentic official language of the Xia Dynasty came from the ship. The Black King, who didn't quite understand what was said, raised his eyes, thinking about what was just said with a confused look on his face. Was his kneeling posture wrong?
Then he lowered his head a little more.
Everyone on the Fujian ship had strange expressions on their faces, and they felt that these South China Sea pirates were quite pitiful.
"Boss, do they have another Fu ship?" A man's voice rang out as a shuttle ship with a bird flag floated over slowly.
Everyone on the Fu ship was suddenly nervous because their hands and feet were still tied, and except for Zou Tongyi, no one else could see what was happening below.
"Hey! Why don't we just leave this boat here? Their sails have been cut off, and it will be very troublesome to repair them." The man said reluctantly, and the speaker was Hu Chong.
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