The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 129 Set sail and set sail for the dog in the water

The headhunter king, who was burned to the ground by the fire, found out that the navy's warship had actually dispatched. After being surprised, he immediately became excited and ordered his men to flee north while preparing for the battle. , He turned back and beat the officers and soldiers, revenge.

The pirates were also very angry and immediately responded in unison. The sailors used all their strength to shake the ship out of the attack range of the crossbow, and then turned the bow. Almost all of them took up their knives and prepared to fight the officers and soldiers. Against the backdrop of the flames of the lit warships, they were full of murderous looks, revealing a ferocity unique to desperadoes.

With such ferocity, they have repeatedly escaped from the siege of the Jiaozhou Navy. Even in the face of officers and soldiers several times their own, they are fearless.Compared with the officers and soldiers of the Jiaozhou Navy, who rely on robbery for food, their combat effectiveness index is not at the same level at all.

The defensive crossbow slowly subsided, and the raging flames all over the sky disappeared. The pirates finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although they lost more than a dozen ships, they no longer had to worry about the rockets of the defensive crossbow. They could go all out. Dealing with the officers and soldiers chasing after them desperately, and defeating the officers and soldiers, no amount of losses can be made up for.

The headhunter was full of confidence. He tore off the clothes on his upper body, revealing his strong chest. He held the ring-headed knife that had chopped off more than a dozen heads in his hand. The knife was stained with blood and had several gaps. However, the pirates Unlike officers and soldiers who can easily obtain ordnance supplements, as long as they can kill people, they are generally reluctant to throw them away.

"Damn it, dare to chase after me, I'm too happy to be happy." The headhunter yelled, gnashing his teeth. It's not that he has never been defeated. Back then, Huangfusong and Zhu Jun killed many people in the Yellow Turban Army. Not many people died. Even since he became a pirate, he has suffered a lot, but this is the first time he has suffered such a big loss from the Jiaozhou Navy. It seems that a pirate of his level has never heard of such a big loss from officers and soldiers. Yes, if this gets out, wouldn't it be embarrassing, and how can you mess around in the Tao in the future?

Military advisor Yugan's face was pale, his mind was empty, his little resourcefulness and military skills were all burned away by the fire just now.It was he who swore that there was no danger here, so the headhunter king decided to sneak attack Yamen port at night. Now, he jumped into the pit of others. He just took a rough look and lost at least [-] ships. This loss is enough for the headhunter king. Cut off his head.

The warships of the officers and soldiers were getting closer and closer, and with the flames on, a few medium-sized warships could be vaguely seen in front of them. The Headhunter King grinned in satisfaction. Most of the pirates were small boats, and there were many It was converted from an ordinary ship. Special warships like those used by officers and soldiers are relatively rare, and medium-sized warships are even rarer. Among the most pirates in the South China Sea, only Cui Qian has eighty or ninety medium-sized warships. Therefore, he is the well-deserved king of pirates in the South China Sea, and he has repeatedly defeated the Jiaozhou Navy.The others are mainly small boats. If there are three or five medium-sized warships, they are all boss-class, and the headhunter himself has five.Although more than [-] ships were lost today, if they can snatch a few medium-sized warships, all the losses can be made up for.

Looking at these medium-sized warships, the Headhunter King saw wealth, and all the loss turned into greed.

Come on, baby.The headhunter muttered softly.

As the warship got closer and closer, the Headhunter King's heart also rose, and he wanted to laugh with an itch.But he stopped smiling soon, and the warships stopped moving, as if they had stopped and stopped moving forward.

"Damn, these cowards." The headhunter cursed angrily, "If I had a few more boats like this, I would definitely be able to chop off Wei Jing's head today."

Before he finished speaking, Yugan screamed like killing a chicken: "Fire—"

Huo, on the opposite river, suddenly there were ten more sparks, and then, the ten sparks turned into twenty, and ten sparks soared from the officers and men's warships, and quickly turned from a point into a ball. The pirates came to their senses and shot at their boats with a thumping sound. The arrows in the two boats caught fire immediately, and the terrified faces of the pirates once again became red.

The headhunter king widened his eyes, looked at the burning warship, and then at the officers and men's warship still far away, his mind was buzzing, at such a long distance, at least a hundred steps, ordinary bows and arrows could not shoot so far, If the estimate is good, it should be a crossbow. However, weapons like crossbows are generally installed on large warships, and medium-sized warships are mainly used for side-to-side battles. When did they also install crossbows?
The headhunter was at a loss.

The warships on the opposite side fired rockets in an orderly manner. Their speed was not fast, but they were not slow either. Before the Headhunter King's head went down, they had already fired the second batch of rockets, and another arrow caught fire in a ship.Panic spread among the pirates, with cries, beating, cursing, and stomping.

"Your Majesty, you can't wait like this." Yugan came back to his senses first, and pulled the headhunter's arm and shouted: "They obviously don't intend to approach at all, they only plan to attack with rockets. We are passively beaten, and our morale will drop. At that time, the officers and soldiers will swarm up again..."

"I know!" The headhunting king was furious when he heard that, and he raised his hand and stabbed the dried fish with a knife. The dried fish's face was immediately covered with blood, and he turned around twice in a daze, and fell on the boat with a plop. There was someone blocking it, and if it didn't work out, it fell into the water.The headhunter was still puzzled, and kicked him twice again: "Didn't you say it's okay? Didn't you say it was safe? That's what you said was safe?"

"Your Majesty, now is not the time to be angry." Someone nearby stopped him: "I'd better ask Your Majesty to give you an order on how to fight."

"How to fight?" The headhunter stared: "If he doesn't come, we will go. Kill me and snatch these warships."

The pirates didn't think too much about it. The fact that the officers and soldiers didn't come over showed that they had a guilty conscience. They only dared to shoot arrows from a distance. They killed them and robbed their ship.The pirates yelled loudly, shook the giant oar again, and rushed towards the officers and soldiers.

The sound of rushing water was like the anxious mood of a headhunter king.

The officers and men warships on the opposite side also moved. They divided into left and right groups and outflanked the pirates.The headhunter sneered, even ten ships wanted to surround me?Do you think your boat is big enough? "Split to grab the boat!" He shouted loudly, ordered the helmsman to turn around, and rushed towards the boat closest to him.The two sides were so close that he could almost see the crossbow on the bow of the boat. It really was a crossbow. Damn it, the headhunter was so angry that his teeth were itching, and his heart was inexplicably excited.Crossbows are no better than bows. Bows can be bought normally, but crossbows cannot be bought. Crossbows are weapons controlled by the government. They are not sold in the market at all. Now not only are medium-sized warships delivered to them, but they are also equipped with crossbows, which is the icing on the cake.

The headhunter swung his knife excitedly and shouted, "Hurry up, hurry up."

Standing at the bow of the ship, Sun Shao looked at the warship that was getting closer and closer, and at the pirate with all his teeth and claws at the bow, he couldn't help shaking his head and sighing.The combat effectiveness of the Jiaozhou Navy is too low, and the pirates are so arrogant. Forty or fifty small boats dare to challenge the officers and soldiers of ten medium-sized warships, and they are taking an offensive posture. It is conceivable that in their eyes There is no Jiaozhou navy at all.

As soon as he stretched out his hand, he took his three-stone iron tire bow from Shuai Zeng's hand, put an arrow on it, lit it, took a little aim, and shot at the most arrogant pirate at the bow. Thirty paces away, even though it was night, the opponent's boat was on fire, and he could clearly see it. With his archery skills, it was a piece of cake.

The headhunter king saw the incoming rocket. Relying on the intuition he had honed from years of rolling on the tip of the knife, he subconsciously sensed the danger. Without thinking about it, he rolled over and lay on the boat. The rocket whizzed past his head. The arrow hit the pirate behind him, and the pirate screamed, backed up a few steps, fell into the water, splashed a big splash, and splashed the headhunter king's face.

What made him even more frightened was that two arrows were shot at the same time from the opposite boat, and he was not given time to react. He didn't dare to get up, so he had to lean on the board of the boat, watching helplessly as another subordinate was shot behind him. , and there was an extra rocket on the canopy, the fire became more and more intense, and the bamboo canopy was crackling.

"I'm so pissed off." The headhunter king jumped into a rage, clenched the knife in his hand, looked at the warship that was getting closer and shouted loudly: "Run into it, knock him over."

The sailors tried their best to row the oars, and the warship accelerated again, but the headhunter found tragically that the opponent was faster than him, always thirty steps ahead of him, and he was not given a chance to approach, and then one after another rockets shot towards him, There were screams one after another, and the fire was getting bigger and bigger. Most of the canopy had been burned, and the sails were furled. The rest of the men were screaming in horror, and the oarsmen could no longer work together. Some of the timid ones have already thrown the scull and jumped into the water.

What kind of battle is this fighting? The headhunter wants to cry but has no tears.He was so shot by the arrow that he didn't dare to get up, so he could only turn his face to look at the other boats, and seeing this, he was ready to die.All the opponent's ships are the same as the one in front of him. He leads his men around in circles, but doesn't make contact with them, and then aggressively bullies them with arrows. Most of his ships are on fire, and the battle has been completely defeated. .

The Headhunter King's face was ashen, his hands and feet trembling with anger.

After shooting more than a dozen arrows, Sun Shao looked at the pirate ship that had turned into a ball of fire, and said with a smile: "Okay, kill it and see if that guy is still there. This ship is not small, it should be a big fish."

Shuai Zeng smiled and said, "Yes, it's a pity that his battle flag was killed, otherwise we would be able to see who he is."

"Hey, whoever he is, rush up and kill him." With a wave of Sun Shao's hand, the soldiers turned around and quickly approached the pirate ship. Before the ships touched each other, Ao Lei, who had been standing beside Sun Shao, had Flying up, he pulled out the short iron rod around his waist in mid-air, exhaled loudly, let out a yell, and hit the head of the charging pirate head-on with a stick, followed by his bent knees, which ruthlessly hit another pirate. In front of the pirates, the two pirates had no strength to fight back. One fell to his knees on the spot, while the other was knocked back by him and turned over into the water.

As soon as Ao Lei landed on the ground, he rushed into the crowd, and the iron rod in his hand danced like a gust of wind, hitting his head and face, making the pirates cry for their father and mother, unable to resist.By the time Sun Shao and the others jumped onto the boat, he had already finished the battle, looked at Sun Shao with a silly smile, and stepped on the headhunting king's face with his bare feet.The headhunting king's ring-shouldered knife was thrown aside, his wrist had been smashed by him, and his face was covered with cold sweat from the pain.

"Damn!" Sun Shao was overjoyed. He didn't think this boy who looked like a black monkey was so brave. The elbow and knee bumps were a bit like the shadow of Muay Thai in later generations, and they were extremely fierce.The officers and soldiers behind him were also quite surprised, including Shuai Zeng and Zhao Xiu. They were polite to Ao Lei only because Sun Shao said that he was a guide and could not be offended. He took it seriously, he didn't expect this kid to be so fierce in battle, he really can't be seen by his appearance, luckily he didn't offend him usually.

"Who is this?" Sun Shao asked Ao Lei, pointing to the headhunter king.

Ao Lei grinned from ear to ear, he had already recognized it just now, this poor guy is the notorious headhunter, this time he got rich, no one thought that he was caught the first time he played against Sun Shao Such a big fish, when he followed Shiwei before, Shiwei would not dare to provoke the headhunter easily.

"The South China Sea is second only to the great pirate with the sign of life, the king of headhunters."

"Really?" Sun Shao was taken aback. Someone took a torch and took a light to confirm it.Sun Shao laughed loudly: "You are rich, this guy is a big shot, at least worth a military lord."

"General, can I ask for money?" Ao Lei smiled excitedly.

"Don't want to be an official?" Sun Shao said with a smile while having the headhunter tied up, "If you become an official, you will have plenty of money."

"Hey, I want to follow the general and have the chance to be an official in the future, but I want money now." Ao Lei rubbed his head in embarrassment: "I gambled a few days ago and lost the salary I just paid. Wife, if there is a reward to make up for it, it will not be discovered."

"Cough cough cough..." Sun Shao almost choked on the wind: "Are you afraid that your wife will find out?"

"Well, I'm afraid." Ao Lei's complexion changed, and he nodded again and again: "She will hit people, chase after me."

"Pfft——" Shuai Zeng and the others couldn't help laughing wildly. Who would have thought that this fierce guy who is so desperate to fight and smashes people's skulls and wrists at every turn would be afraid of his wife, and he was afraid with such a strong reason.

"Promising." Sun Shao suppressed a smile, and patted Ao Lei's shoulder vigorously: "Men who are afraid of his wife are generally good men, don't worry, I will reward you."

"Thank you, General."

"Send out the news that the headhunter king has been captured, and let the brothers at the gate of the cliff come up and fight." Sun Shao waved his hand in high spirits.The drum was loud, and when the officers and soldiers of the navy who were waiting impatiently at the gate of the cliff heard the sound of the drum, their hearts surged, their blood boiled, and thunderous roars surrounded them from all directions.

The pirates were shocked.

Wei Jing on the watchtower looked up to the sky and screamed.

After daybreak, as soon as the night confinement of the officers and soldiers was released, Cheng Jun, who was worried and afraid in the middle of the night, rushed to the edge of the cliff first. The division's warship was being salvaged. On the shore, there was a long line of dejected prisoners kneeling. They looked embarrassed and dressed in rags, and they were completely different from the arrogance they had seen before.The businessmen who came afterward talked a lot and asked each other carefully, and they were even more surprised when they learned that the lifeless man who was hung on the flagpole was the headhunter king.They inquired about the situation from the high-spirited officers and soldiers, and only then did they learn about the battle at night. They learned that the most powerful pirate headhunter near Yamenkou was almost wiped out. They let out a long breath and smiled at each other. Congratulations, from now on, they can safely and boldly pass through the cliff gate.

The Jiaozhou navy at the gate of the cliff and the headhunting king have basically never gained the upper hand in the confrontation. They were scolded by the merchants for this before, but this time they won a big victory. No matter whether they followed Sun Shao to beat the dog in the water last night or not, they caught up with the pirates , all with their chests and stomachs raised, their toes high and their toes high, once the humiliation they have always felt is snowed out, they are in an unusually good mood.They were grateful to Sun Shao, and after thanking the government and their boss Wei Jing falsely, they all gave Sun Shao the greatest credit with one voice.According to them, Sun Shao descended like a god, without any effort at all, with a wave of water, the headhunter king who had roamed the sea for more than ten years just hung there.

After Cheng Jun listened to the news for a while, he immediately made up his mind. He brought a gift and came to Sun Shao's flagship to meet again.Sun Shao was eating, and when he saw him, he said directly: "Don't worry, the battle here is over, and we can start right away, and it won't delay your time."

Cheng Jun smiled respectfully and bowed: "The general misunderstood, I didn't come to urge the general, I came to congratulate the general."

"Congratulations?" Sun Shao stopped the bamboo chopsticks in his hand, and looked at Cheng Jun: "A few trivial things are not worth mentioning. Although the headhunter king has a bad reputation, his strength is not as powerful as imagined. Besides, this time it is Wei The captain strategized and set him up in an ambush, if you want to congratulate him, you should also congratulate the captain of Wei, it seems inappropriate to come to me, right?"

Cheng Jun smiled: "Naturally, we are going to Wei Duwei, but I think the general is the first one. Without the general who gathered so many merchant ships like us, the headhunter would not take the initiative to take the risk and hit Wei Duwei." It’s not like the captain of Wei did not plan on him in the past, but let him run away every time. This time, with the help of the general, he succeeded in one fell swoop. The merit of the general is the first achievement.”

Sun Shao laughed loudly, he waved his hand, and interrupted Cheng Jun's words: "Don't talk about polite words, it makes people blush. I accept your kindness. If there is a chance in the future, let's communicate more. Also very caring."

Cheng Jun immediately followed up and said, "I heard that the general has ulterior motives in Yishi. Does the general also want to be a barbarian?"

Sun Shao's eyes flashed, he looked at Cheng Jun again, and nodded: "That's right, I really mean it."

"Then I might still be able to help the general a little bit." Cheng Jun said with a smile: "Although my Cheng family doesn't have much assets, and the business is not big, but I have been in the barbarian business since I was 13 years old. I have a little experience, and I also know a little bit of Yi language, general, if there is a need, please speak up."

"Do you understand Yi language?" Sun Shao was really interested this time.In the past few months in South China Sea, his biggest headache was that he didn’t have a good interpreter, so he sent people to Dongzhi to find Pi Luo, who was proficient in Yi language, but he didn’t know what to do. City orders, but they are always officials. He, General Henghai, sounds big, who knows when he will stop doing it, and Piro may not be willing to come.Now a person who speaks Yi language is sent to the door. It can be said that someone sends a pillow just when you want to sleep.

"Exactly, the villain is fluent in the languages ​​of Huangzhi, Tianzhu, and Daqin." Cheng Jun said confidently: "I have also done some research on the goods of various countries. It is not so easy for them to deceive me, so I The goods I get are always cheaper than others, otherwise, with my little capital, how can I survive among so many well-capitalized big businessmen."

"So that's how it is." Sun Shao understood that this guy wanted to join him and use his financial resources and force, but he did not object to this. He doesn't mind letting his partners make money together, so as to make the business bigger and stronger. Someone who takes the initiative to come to him for cooperation is what he can't wait for.He gestured to Shuai Zeng to show Cheng Jun a seat, and then said a little embarrassedly: "We fought all night and haven't eaten yet. Let me have some food, and then we can talk with Cheng Jun in detail."

Cheng Jun smiled, "The general has been exhausted all night, so he should take a good rest first. After the general has rested, it won't be too late for me to speak to the general."

Sun Shao was even more satisfied. This person knows how to advance and retreat, and is good at seizing opportunities, but he is not anxious or impatient. He is a very good talent.In the previous life, such a person is a potential stock, and he should be caught.He smiled, glanced at the gift presented by Cheng Jun, and did not refuse: "In this case, I will receive the reward for nothing. Shuai Zeng, serve Cheng Jun tea."

"Hahaha..." There was a burst of hearty laughter from the cabin door, Wei Jing walked in with a smile on his face, his eyes swept across Cheng Jun's face, and he passed by without stopping, and cupped his hands at Sun Shao: " The general has worked hard, Wei Jing was so busy that she was so busy cleaning the battlefield that she forgot to prepare supper for the general, ashamed."

Sun Shao waved his hand and smiled: "It's a coincidence that Mr. Wei came here. Just now, Mr. Cheng was still praising you for your majesty this time, so you came here."

Wei Jing glanced at the humble Cheng Jun disapprovingly, he is a scholar, he is not very interested in businessmen, and he can't be as wealthy as Bu Zhi.Sun Shao specially introduced, but he just nodded politely, without saying a word, he turned around and saluted Sun Shao respectfully: "General, the specific results have not yet come out, so far only the captured prisoners have been counted. , a total of 530 and eight people. According to the interrogation, they brought a total of 78 ships this time. Three of the four medium-sized warships owned by the headhunter king came, and almost all of them were caught. Now 25 of the ships that have been towed back are basically intact. , there are still [-] ships that need simple repairs before they can be launched into the sea, and the flagship of the headhunting king is also among them, how to deal with them, I would like to ask the general to show you."

Sun Shao scratched his brows: "First, compensate the merchant ships that were accidentally injured. For the rest, allocate ten useful ones for me as supply ships. Pick two hundred of the strong pirates and give them to me as sailors. Yes, Mr. Wei handles it at his own discretion."

(End of this chapter)