I want to ruin the country

Dou Zhenbiao said,

"Although there are several thousand people and five or six hundred ships, they are still a motley crowd.

And with the weapons given by the Emperor, eight out of ten pirates were killed, and the rest fled!"

Li Hongzhang asked,

"General Dou, if you don't have these things given by the emperor, can't you win?"

Dou Zhenbiao stroked his beard and said,

"Losing is definitely not an option, but at least we have to inflict a few hundred casualties!"

Prince Gong said,

"Will the pirates come again?"

Dou Zhenbiao laughed and said,

"I will never come again. I am afraid that all the pirates around here will come this time.

Moreover, they were all seriously injured and it would take them some time to recover.

Not only will they not dare to rob us, but even other fleets will be much safer!"

Prince Gong was delighted to hear this.

"General Dou, please count the meritorious personnel and commend them for their achievements when you return home. Let's have a nice meal tonight to celebrate!"

Just as Dou Zhenbiao expected, the pirates in this area took a long time to recover after this attack, and other merchant ships also benefited greatly!

A few days later, they arrived in Kuala Lumpur for supplies, and after this supply, they left the Strait of Malacca and reached the Indian Ocean.

"There's a Chinese fleet of hundreds of ships, all loaded with treasures, heading to Europe!"

However, the news of their fleet's supply this time quickly spread in various languages.

And this news was known to James, the commander of the British Royal Navy fleet stationed in India.

After crossing the Strait of Malacca and resupplying in Ceylon, we arrived in the Indian Ocean.

This morning after we weighed anchor, someone came to report to Prince Gong,

"Report to the prince, the wind is favorable today, and the speed is 1 positive!"

What is 1 update?

During this era, Chinese ships not only used sailing ships, but also used the very backward driftwood method to measure speed.

Just throw a piece of wood from the outside of the bow into the sea, and then people start running backwards. If the person and the wood reach the stern together, the speed is 1 round, or 60 miles.

If the wood chip reaches the middle of the boat only after the person reaches the stern, it is "not yet changed" and the actual speed is 30 miles.

If people reach the middle of the boat and the wood chips have reached the stern, it is an overwatch, which is 1 times the normal watch and the speed is 90 miles.

After drifting on the sea for so many days, Prince Gong had long lost his interest in the novelty and lazily agreed to understand, then continued to plate the walnuts in his hand.

Li Yuji and his other two concubines went to the deck to stroll around and digest their food.

After more than an hour, Prince Gong wanted to pick up the teacup to drink some tea, but the boat shook violently and he lost his grip, and the teacup fell to the ground and broke into pieces.

Prince Gong felt that the boat was shaking more and more violently. What happened? The wind was blowing.

He stood up and walked out, just in time to meet Li Yuji and the other three coming back.

"My Lord, the wind is blowing and the sky is getting dark!"

"Yeah!"

Prince Gong walked out of the cabin and saw that the sky was indeed covered with dark clouds and was very gloomy. Even the blue sea had changed color.

This kind of weather made me feel uncomfortable, so I turned back.

"Come here, what do you three want to play with me?"

No matter how big the boat is, it is still very small. It is inevitable to feel depressed when being on it every day. Li Yuji and the others also felt bored.

"My Lord, what do you want to play?"

Prince Gong thought he had had enough fun and sat down on the chair.

"Come up with some new tricks for me!"

Before he finished speaking, the ship shook again, and Prince Gong cursed,

"Damn, how do you drive the boat?"

Concubine Yun'er said,

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid a strong wind is coming!"

Prince Gong said,

"It doesn't matter if it's big. I've seen all kinds of storms!"

At this time, the Iranian reform came in.

"Your Highness, the captain of the ship said, please be careful. There might be a strong wind today. Don't get bumped into anything!"

Prince Gong curled his lips and said,

"I am also a skilled martial artist. A little bit of wind and waves can't hurt me!"

As he was speaking, the boat shook violently again, and Prince Gong was not yet stable.

"oops!"

He rushed to the table in an instant.

Yi Gaige was quick-witted and quick-handed. He leaped over and hugged Prince Gong.

This prevented Prince Gong from falling.

If it weren't for Yi's reforms, Prince Gong would have banged his forehead on the table.

Li Yuji, Yun'er and the other two were not so lucky. They all fell down.

Prince Gong looked at Yi Gaige's plump body and said,

"Hey, I didn't expect you to be so skillful!"

Yi Gaige said with a smile,

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness. This is a blessing for Your Highness!"

Prince Gong casually took out a snuff bottle,

"Go play with it!"

Yi Gaige took it with both hands, knelt down and kowtowed,

"Thank you for the reward, Your Majesty!"

The boat shook again, and Yi Gaige said,

"Your Highness, this day is a bit strange. You'd better sit tight. If you get bumped or bruised, it will be terrible!"

Prince Gong looked at the sky outside. It had become much darker and the cabin was so dark that a lamp was almost needed.

"It's really a bit weird, I'll go take a look ahead!"

Yun'er said,

"Master, can we go?"

Prince Gong glared.

"No, the wind is too strong. Don't fall into the sea. I'll be back soon!"

Yi Reform said,

"Your Highness, it's better not to go. The wind and waves are too strong and no one can stand!"

Prince Gong has already opened the door.

"Be careful, it's okay!"

Before he could finish his words, a sudden gust of wind almost pushed him back into the door!

"Master, it's better not to go. We are scared!"

Prince Gong said,

"It's too stuffy here. Stay in the warehouse and don't go out!"

Iranian reforms quickly followed.

Only when he got outside did Prince Gong realize how strong the wind was. He hunched over, bent his waist as much as possible, and held on to the handrails of the boat tightly so that he could move forward.

After finally reaching the front cab, Yi Gaige was about to run to the front to open the door, but Prince Gong had already opened the door.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the door opened, a strong wind blew against the door panel, causing it to suddenly open outwards.

When Prince Gong was touched by the door panel, he felt a strong force hitting him. He couldn't hold the door handle and was thrown out suddenly.

Prince Gong fell to the deck with a thud, and rolled towards the side of the ship as the wind blew him.

Yi Gege got anxious when he saw this, he suddenly fell to the ground and rolled over.

He wanted to grab Prince Gong's wrist, but unfortunately, the inertia of the wind was too strong and they couldn't stop at all.

After rolling a few more times, it reached the edge of the ship's side.

"boom"

Prince Gong hit the side of the boat hard, and his head made a buzzing sound.

Before he could react, he suddenly felt the wind blowing under his body, and his robe swelled up like a sail.

His original weight of less than 110 pounds seemed to disappear in an instant, and he turned into a light leaf.

The leaf was lifted up by the huge wind with a "whoosh".

Prince Gong immediately realized the danger and shouted

"what!"

In an instant, his body had already surpassed the side of the ship. Prince Gong had already seen the dark sea. He subconsciously thought,

"Mother, I'm done!"