Chapter 7 The limelight is not good

After entering the sea north of Dongshan Island, the ship began to turn its rudder and sail in the direction of Dongshan Island. While working, Yu Xiaotian listened to Liu Laoliu that there was originally a Tongshan Village of the Zhangzhou Prefectural Army on Dongshan Island, which was mainly set up to prevent the Japanese from preparing for the Japanese. Earlier, it was said that there were lucky boats in the Tongshan Village here. , sentry ships, winter ships and dozens of other warships, as well as more than 1,000 sailors.

In the early years, when the Japanese were seriously ill, Qi Marshal (Qi Jiguang) also presided over the prevention of Japan here, but after Qi Jiguang was transferred to Liaodong, the Tongshan Village here was gradually abandoned, and the warships were basically rotten but not been replenished. The original navy was also less and less, so that by this time, Tongshan The village has survived in name only.

However, there is fresh water on Dongshan Island, and the government has lax control over this area. In recent years, merchant ships along the way will come to this area to replenish fresh water, or buy some food on the spot. They can also shelter from the wind or repair boats at the southern end of Dongshan Island.

At this time, they are going to Dongshan Island to add some fresh water to meet the needs of the ship to Macao.

Yu Xiaotian learned more or less about coastal things from Liu Laoliu. At the same time, he can see that Liu Laoliu is an old sea wolf and knows a lot about things along the coast of Fujian and Guangdong.

After the ship turned, the wind on the sea began to be a little bigger, and the waves also increased, which made the ship begin to become bumpy. The ship's body fluctuated up and down in the wind and waves, and from time to time made a few squeaks, which made Yu Xiaotian chill. He was very worried about the ship. He was afraid that once the wind and waves became big, this Will the broken ship disintegrate on the spot?

After cleaning up the work at hand, Liu Laoliu turned his head and saw Yu Xiaotian's worried look. From time to time, he observed the boat, so he laughed and patted Yu Xiaotian on the shoulder and said, "Dumb! You haven't been on a boat much! Is it seasick?

Yu Xiaotian shook his head, indicating that he was not seasick and pointed to the boat. Liu Laoliu immediately understood what Yu Xiaotian meant, so he continued to laugh and said, "Don't worry, dumb! In fact, this boat has not been around for a few years. The owner has made good wood and can withstand the strong wind and waves! Even if it is used for a few years, the ship will be fine. The ship is a good ship, but it lacks care and looks a little shabby, but this is also good. Some pirates like to pick a new ship. If it looks broken, some pirates will look down on it!"

After hearing this, Yu Xiaotian saw that most of the people on the ship were calm, which made him feel relieved. In addition, he knew why the ship looked quite dirty. It turned out that this was intentional by the owner, just to prevent pirates from staring at his ship!

However, Yu Xiaotian still disagrees with the shipowner's consideration. It's okay if the hull is dilapidated. The things at the bottom of the ship always need to be cleaned up regularly! In addition, the cabin should at least be kept clean, which can at least ensure the health of the boatman. It can be seen that although the owner has this consideration, the people on the ship are also lazy enough!

Probably because this area is not peaceful, the atmosphere on the ship is a little more tense than before. The bucket has climbed on the mast and began to look far from the mast to monitor the situation on the sea. If the others on the ship are fine, they will also glance at the surrounding sea from time to time.

As for Ma Biao, after suffering a loss at Xiaotian's hand, he was much more honest. Now he began to lead his three subordinates to work. They took people to show off and move out a lot of guys in the cabin.

Yu Xiaotian took a look, yo! Unexpectedly, they were equipped with so many weapons on this ship. Among these weapons, there are knives, some long guns, a few sharp axes, a few bows and a few bags of arrows, and of course, a few simple shields made of wooden boards, which are basically enough for the boatmen on board. It can be seen that they are running on the sea. The people of the ship are still very aware of pirates.

What just makes Yu Xiaotian a little contemptuous is that although these people have prepared weapons on the ship, they do not treat these weapons well. Except for the well-preserved bows with cloth sets, the rest of them have been rusted by the salt fog on the sea and look bad.

Then several guys taken out by Ma Biao and others surprised Yu Xiaotian a little. He didn't expect that the owner of the ship would have a firearm.

Yu Xiaotian is no stranger to weapons. It is impossible for young people like him not to play with this thing, so he recognized at a glance that two of these guys were famous three-eyed guns in the Ming Dynasty, and there were actually two muskets.

In the Ming Dynasty, * technology had been popularized in the world. In addition, the Ming Dynasty also attached great importance to the manufacture of firearms. It produced a lot of firearms, three-eyed guns and artillery equipment to the Ming army. Later, it was also developed through the Japanese iron cannons captured in the * war and the muskets brought to China by the Portuguese. There are very famous bird guns, as well as French cannons and Hongyi cannons that imitate Western countries.

Therefore, the development of firearms in the Ming Dynasty was relatively relatively good, but what Yu Xiaotian did not expect was that there would be such a guy on a private merchant ship. He had the intention to pick it up, but considering his relationship with Ma Biao and the distrust of the people on board, he was afraid of causing misunderstandings by the people on board, so Give up this idea.

However, he is not very interested in this crude and primitive *. First, he is skeptical about the quality of gunpowder in this era. In addition, he also doubts the quality of this *. This thing is said to be loud, but its power is limited, and it is very dangerous to use because the craftsmen are not skilled, coupled with the official steward. Corruption has become a trend, and the craftsmen can only cut corners, and the firework made is easy to explode, so he dares not use it even if he gives him a shot when he doesn't know whether the quality of this thing is safe.

So although he was curious, he didn't show it. He just looked at him a little more through the corners of his eyes and was busy with his business.

Although the wind has increased and dark clouds have begun to appear in the sky, Liu Laoliu told Yu Xiaotian based on his experience that the wind will not be too big. There is no need to enter the port to avoid the wind. At most, there will be light rain. There is nothing to worry about. Yu Xiaotian took a look at the waves outside the ship that began to become turbulent, and basically put down his heart. .

In ancient times, there was no weather forecast. Experienced boatman on the sea and experienced boatman on the full-screen boat judged the weather situation. Liu Laoliu's long trip to the sea can be said that he was very experienced. Since he would not have greater wind and waves, he would basically * be inseparable, so Yu Xiaotian did not have to worry too much about the danger of this ship. Risk.

Probably because they haven't seen the land for many days. Now they have begun to sail towards Dongshan Island, and it is estimated that they will soon see the land. Yu Xiaotian seems a little excited. People are creatures living on land. Although the desire to enter the sea is realized by boat, After wandering on the sea for a long time, I will still yearn for the down-to-earth feeling on land.

In these days, after such great changes as life and death and crossing, it is also commendable that he is eager to be down-to-earth again. Even if he can't leave the boat at present, it is also worth looking forward to being able to get to the shore and move a little on the shore.

Ma Biao saw Yu Xiaotian again and stared at Yu Xiaotian fiercely from time to time, as if he wanted to swallow Yu Xiaotian, but he did not say anything to provoke Yu Xiaotian. It seems that he still remembers the lesson just now. It is estimated that his ribs are still a little painful at this time. Yu Xiaotian is also too lazy to pay attention to him. In this environment Next, strength is undoubtedly the decisive factor that determines a person's status. Even people like Ma Biao have to give in to Xiaotian.

According to Liu Shipdong's order, Yu Xiaotian sent a bundle of short spears to the side of the ship and looked far away to see if he could see the land. Suddenly, there was a loud shout above his head.

"Dear owner! Two boats came ahead!" It turned out that the bucket climbing on the mast shouted on it.

The people on the ship heard the shouting of the upper bucket, so they all rushed to the side of the ship and stretched their necks to look forward.

"Is it possible to see what came from?" Liu Chuandong ran to the side of the stern and asked loudly as he looked forward.

Yu Xiaotian couldn't resist curiosity. He also stretched out his neck and ran to the bow position and looked forward. However, except for the vast waves, he did not find any sail shadow on the sea. That's why he had to send someone to climb the mast. The surface of the earth is curved, and the higher he stands, the farther he can see. No wonder the mast People can see the reason why these people standing on the deck of the ship can't see it.

"Dear owner! It's too far to see clearly!" The upper bucket on the mast looked hard and answered loudly.

"You keep an eye on the top and look carefully! Everyone else cheers up!" Liu Chudong shouted loudly.

So the people on the boat suddenly began to feel a little nervous and ran to their positions in charge, adjusting the sails and taking the helm.

Yu Xiaotian comforted himself. He is unlucky enough now and should not be unlucky anymore. Probably this place is close to Dongshan Island. I guess it may be that a passing ship like them met here by chance!

But his self-comfort did not last long. After the ship continued to sail for a while, the bucket above shouted again: "Son! The momentum is not good! Those two ships raised their sails and turned their rudders towards us!"

After hearing his shouts, everyone couldn't help but thump in their hearts. Even Yu Xiaotian, a rookie, could imagine it. In this case, the two ships did not sail to Dongshan Island, but they would definitely not have any good intentions.

So Yu Xiaotian immediately pointed to God and cursed in his heart: God, do you want to play to death? First, I was thrown into the sea, and then I was thrown into this unlucky era. I was almost drowned and fed fish on the spot. I was finally rescued from this broken ship. Now you have sent two more pirate ships. Isn't this pure intention to play to death?

Thinking that when he went to sea with his uncle that day, he must not have looked at the almanac and crashed into a certain way to make him come to such an end. This standard is to win a series of bad luck prizes, and his luck has reached the extreme!

Liu Chundong's face changed and roared sharply, "Do you see it clearly? What on earth did they come from?"

"Dear owner! They didn't hang flags on the ship! It's like two small lucky boats!"

Liu Chuandong's face became more and more ugly. He muttered that he didn't know what to scold and shouted at the people on the ship: "U turn around! Sailing! I won't go to Dongshan Island! Let's avoid them!"

When the people on the ship heard this, their faces were not good. They began to turn their sails according to the owner's instructions, turned the ship's course to the southeast, and began to raise their sails and accelerate to leave here.

Not long after their ship turned around, the bucket on the mast shouted again, and this time his voice trembled a little: "Dear owner! The two boats also turned their sails and came towards us! They don't hang the banner of the army, and the people who come are not good!"

This time, the ship seemed to be bombed and suddenly became chaotic. Everyone rushed to the right side of the ship, stretched their necks hard, and looked at the sea outside the starboard side.

Not long after, everyone saw that on the sea level in the southwest, the sails of two boats began to appear in the waves, but the distance was still far away. It was not true to see what kind of ship it was, but it can also be roughly seen that the two boats were coming to them.

Yu Xiaotian cursed in his heart; what are you afraid of! My life is really bad! Anything can happen!

"Don't think about it. They must have come back! Turn around again, rise the sails, and head north with the wind! Maybe they are the people of the sea rots! Damn, what bad luck! Ma Biao, get ready to protect the boat!" Liu Chuandong's face became a little blue at this time, and he roared and cursed angrily.

Everyone on the ship rushed back to their position. Even Yu Xiaotian ran to the wooden reel used to raise the sail under the mast and began to struggle to help the rest of the hand, pulled the wooden handle of the wooden reel, and pulled up all the sails on the ship...

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