The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 243

Don’t chase the enemy when you are poor. This simple four-character idiom is a truth that the ancients summed up after experiencing countless bloody lessons. Unfortunately, the only lesson humans have learned in history is to never learn from it.

The commander of the Jinyi Guards, Yi Hong, was so happy with his success that he forgot about the pain before his scars healed. Seeing the great victory, he ignored the fact that the Yangzhou Guards were not navy soldiers and boldly sailed out to sea to pursue Kang Dayong who had fled.

Jia Huan couldn't help but the boy Shitou chased after him regardless. Brothers are like brothers, so they can't be left alone. In desperation, Jia Huan had no choice but to lead Tie Hu, Dai Shilin and others to board the pirate ship captured on the bow, raise the sail, and chase away in a hurry.

The sun is rising higher and higher, and the temperature is getting hotter and hotter. Although the sea breeze is blowing, the unobstructed deck is still so hot that people are sweating, and the strong ultraviolet rays are even more painful on the skin.

At this moment, Jia Huan climbed up to the mast in person, wearing a hat and looking over the railing. He saw seven or eight large ships riding the wind and waves on the sea in front of him. The black pirate flag had been replaced by the Jin army. The red flag was obviously the fleet led by Yi Hong and Dai Li. It was estimated that Shitou was on one of the bow ships.

Looking beyond the Jin army's fleet, you can faintly see the shadows of sails moving rapidly. They should be the pirates led by Kang Dayong. Jia Huan estimated the distance. It was estimated to be nearly ten miles away. It would not be easy to catch up. Unless the opponent's sailors were fainted, or our own sailors' sailing skills were particularly superb, otherwise under the same wind direction and speed, theoretically they could only keep chasing. .

But don't forget Jin Yiwei's housekeeping skills, his ability to torture people is first-rate. Under the terrifying methods of King Yi Yan, the captured pirates suffered a lot, so naturally they did not dare to slack off at all, and almost resorted to sucking. Li Lai steered the boat, and the distance between the two parties actually gradually narrowed.

"Look carefully. Whoever dares to cheat, play tricks, or hide evil intentions? This person is a role model, hehe!" Yi Hong looked coldly, holding a bloody human head dangling on the deck. , very scary.

This is a pirate's head. Due to laziness, Yi Hong cut off the head not long ago. He was tortured before death. The nose was cut off, leaving only two bloody holes and one eyeball popped out. The eye sockets were removed, hanging like that, and all the teeth in the mouth were pulled out, and the pulpy mouth was still open like a dead fish. It was as scary as possible.

The remaining pirate prisoners were too frightened to show their courage. They worked hard under the scorching sun, shirtless, adjusting the angle of the sail according to the wind direction to obtain maximum power.

Kang Dayong, who was several miles ahead, saw the officers and soldiers' boats chasing after them. He was not surprised but happy, and said ferociously: "There is a road to heaven, but you will not take it, and there is no door to hell, so you will fall into it. Since you are looking for death, then I will fulfill it." you."

Kang Dayong had conquered Haimen County with great momentum before, and had indeed gained a lot of benefits. He had robbed a large amount of money, weapons and food. By opening warehouses and distributing food, he had gathered tens of thousands of people at once, and the momentum was huge. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. Ah, the goal of using a trick to capture the Yangzhou Guard failed. Not only were all the newly recruited troops defeated, but even the original thousands of pirates suffered heavy losses. Now they only have ten ships and thousands of people under their command. It can be said that they have lost their wives. Another defeat.

Therefore, Kang Dayong was extremely aggrieved and angry. But at this moment, the officers and soldiers chased him out of the sea regardless of life and death. Hey, the sea is his home field. Isn't this a loss of life? It's just a chance to get back his money.

Ever since, Kang Dayong gave an order, and the fleet deliberately sailed deeper into the sea...

The pirate ship that Jia Huan was riding on was a three-masted pirate ship with two floors. It could carry more than a hundred people and was equipped with two cannons. The bottom compartment also contained a large amount of grain and salt plundered from Haimen County. There is also fresh water, enough for Jia Huan and nearly a hundred people to eat and drink for ten days and a half.

As the saying goes, if you have food in your hands, you won't panic in your heart, so Jia Huan is still relatively calm at the moment and does not press the pirate prisoners. He just follows Yi Hong and Dai Li's fleet unhurriedly, four or five miles away. Be prepared for the unexpected.

Jia Huan always believed that chasing a group of pirates who were familiar with the journey on the vast sea was definitely not a good idea. He was even playing with fire. If he was not careful, the whole army might have to report to the Dragon King of the East China Sea.

However, Jia Huan soon understood that the most terrifying thing on the vast sea was not the enemy, but the sea itself.

In the afternoon, the sky, which was still shining brightly, suddenly became gloomy. Rolling thunderclouds came from all directions, covering the sky and blocking out the sun. It was as if day turned into night in an instant, and strong winds set off huge waves.

The sea is always unpredictable. When it is calm, it is as gentle as a mother's cradle, making people drowsy. But once it becomes violent, it turns into an abyssal beast that devours everything, leaving people stunned.

Under the violent impact of the violent waves, the three-masted ship was as fragile as a child's toy. It was thrown up and down, thrown up and down again, the mast was bent, and the hull made a heart-breaking squeaking sound, as if the next It will fall apart in seconds.

At this moment, not to mention Jia Huan and others, even the pirate prisoners were frightened to death. However, they were very experienced after all. They got down immediately and clung to the fixed objects on the ship, while the inexperienced officers and soldiers Caught off guard, they rolled around like a gourd. A few unlucky ones were even thrown into the sea and became lonely souls buried in the sea.

Jia Huan grabbed the side of the ship at first, but a huge wave hit him head-on, hitting him like a drowned rat from one side of the ship's side to the other. Thanks to Tiehu's quick hands and quick eyes, he rushed over and crushed him to death. Under him, otherwise with his small body, he might have been thrown into the sea.

Jia Huan was still in shock, when suddenly he heard a chirp, and a pale electric light pierced the dark sky, and then the heavy rain poured down, making people unable to open their eyes. The sky was dark, the ground was dark, and the thunder was roaring in his ears. The shaking became more violent, as if the end of the world was coming. "Third Master, grab... Tie!" Tie Hu roared loudly in Jia Huan's ear, but Jia Huan still felt that his voice was far away. He didn't hear clearly until Tie Hu shouted again, and he hurriedly reached out and groped for it, and grabbed it. Tiehu's iron rod.

Tiehu's iron rod weighed eighty kilograms. Jia Huan felt a little relieved after grabbing it. He tried to open his eyes in the violent storm, but was horrified to find that the hull of the ship had tilted and the three masts were bent by the sails. Bow, so he shouted: "Huzi...sail...capsized!"

Although he could only hear a few words clearly in the violent storm, Tiehu still understood clearly. Under such a strong wind, if the sails were not lowered, there would be only two consequences, one would be that the mast would be broken, and the other would be that the ship would be capsized.

"Third Master, hold on tight, I'm going!" Tiehu roared.

Jia Huan nodded, pulled out the dagger Zhanquan given by Liu Xianglian back then from his waist, inserted it hard into the gap between the decks, grabbed the handle of the knife tightly, and shouted: "That's it!"

When Tiehu saw this, he got up and rushed towards the nearest mast. As soon as he reached the vicinity, the mast broke with a snap, and the huge sail flew over Tiehu's head and fell into the sky. Amidst the boundless black wind and black waves, there was also a shrill scream.

It turned out that a pirate prisoner was holding the mast, but the mast was broken and he was taken away with him.

Tiehu couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, but he didn't dare to move anymore. He quickly grabbed the remaining small mast and squatted there motionless.

At this time, the rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the wind was much lighter. Tiehu seized the opportunity and rushed under a mast and tried to lower the giant sail. However, he was inexperienced and failed to succeed after a long time. When he was anxious, Suddenly, two pirate captives were seen lying on the nearby deck with their heads and hips down, so one of them gave them a kick and shouted: "Hurry and help furl the sails, or I'll smash your heads."

The two pirates saw the iron tiger standing like an iron tower in the violent storm, with a pair of tiger eyes flashing with a cold light. They were so frightened that they stood up in a hurry and helped to untie the rope and furl the sail precariously.

After struggling for a while, the three people finally lowered the main sail. The slightly tilted hull finally regained its balance, and the three people stepped up to lower the last sail.

Fortunately, not long after the last sail was furled, the wind suddenly picked up again. The strong wind and heavy rain were wildly destroying the big ship. The huge waves like hills came one after another. Those who were less courageous would have been frightened to the point of peeing.

Jia Huan held the dagger tightly and tried to keep his body as close to the deck as the ship's hull rose and fell. In this situation, no matter how capable you are, you can only resign yourself to fate.

I don’t know how long it took, the rain gradually stopped, the wind also weakened, and the originally dark sky finally showed a trace of white light. It tilted slightly, the wind blew away the clouds, the clouds closed and the rain stopped, and a round of setting sun hung in the sky. On the clear blue sky, the calm sea is so blue that it makes people feel relaxed and happy.

Everyone on the boat stood up in embarrassment. If not for everyone being dripping wet and the boat being in a mess, it would have been as if nothing had happened.

Jia Huan immediately ordered Baihu Dai Shilin to count the number of people. Fortunately, after a round of counting, it was found that only three soldiers and two prisoners were missing, and seven other soldiers were slightly injured. The losses were not serious.

However, blown by this sudden tropical storm, the ship drifted to nowhere. Yi Hong and his seven or eight bow boats were missing, and Kang Dayong's pirate ships were even missing.

Jia Huan took out his pocket watch and took a look. It was already about three o'clock in the afternoon, which meant that the storm had been blowing for almost an hour, and there was a vast sea on all sides. God knows how far it had drifted.

"Master Huan, what should we do now?" Dai Shilin asked blankly. The soldiers around him were still in shock and looked at Jia Huan.

Jia Huan pondered for a while, then decisively ordered to raise the sail and search southwest, because the storm was blowing in the southwest, and the ship of Yi Hong and others was only four or five miles away, so it should have drifted in the southwest. If Fortunately the boat didn't capsize, maybe we can catch one.

(End of this chapter)