The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 250 Feast of the Pirate Empire
Qin Sai lay quietly on the tree, his body clinging to the rough and wet trunk, his limbs firmly grasping the branches, hiding himself just right in the thick leaves, holding a sharp short knife in his right hand behind him, long If there is nothing to breathe, it seems to have merged with the sky and the earth.

Counting from the early morning, she has been lying in ambush here all day, just to hunt and kill a few Funan soldiers.

Qin Sai is a pirate, a female pirate, the leader of a pirate on an unnamed island more than ten miles away from the coast of Linyi Kingdom. A few years ago, her life was sloppy. It is very nourishing, but since last year, life has not been easy. First, the navy of Funan Kingdom came. They not only robbed the passing merchants, but also robbed pirates.Although Qin Sai had hundreds of brothers and dozens of boats in his stockade, compared with the navy of Funan, their strength was too weak. After a few rounds, the stockade was destroyed and more than a dozen brothers died. One, can only rely on fishing to live a half-starved life.

This time the king of Yue issued an order to gather pirates, and she also sent a brother to inquire about the news. She was moved when she heard that a soldier from Funan was worth five shi.Five stones of grain is enough for a strong man to eat for more than two months. If you save a little, you can eat for three or four months. Just chop off the heads of a few Funan soldiers, and this year's year will be much better.Qin Sai thought it over, if the result was good, she was going to exchange for a few more pieces of silk, the women in the village hadn't made new clothes for a long time.

It is too dangerous during the day, the Funan soldiers always go in groups, Qin Sai only brought eight brothers, she does not want to risk their lives here, what she wants are the heads of the Funan soldiers, not her own .

In fact, Qin Sai has gained a lot in the past few days. After three days in Rinan, she has harvested a total of [-] Funan soldiers. It is very difficult to do now. On the first day, she easily cut eleven, but on the second day, she only cut five, and yesterday she only cut three. Today, she changed her strategy, taking advantage of the early morning When the vigilance was at its worst, she ventured to sneak near the Funan army camp. She knew that no matter how careful the Funan people were, they would come out to patrol, fetch water and chop firewood.

And these times are in the evening.

Business is difficult.While estimating how many heads of Funan soldiers would be needed to survive the winter, Qin Sai observed the military camp in the distance through the dense leaves.She has been in the tree for a day, her lips are a little dry, and her stomach is a little uncomfortable with hunger. She has dry food from the Vietnamese people in her waist. It tastes very good, but she is reluctant to eat it. She wants to save some and take it back to her. Elderly father.

Qin Sai turned his head and glanced at Feng Ming who was sitting on the tree not far away.Feng Ming lay on his back on the tree trunk, with his hands behind his head, as if he had fallen asleep.But Qin Sai knew that not only did he not fall asleep, but also that he would react faster than anyone else if there was any trouble.

Qin Sai didn't know Feng Ming very well, she only knew that he was a scout from the Yue Kingdom, sent by the King of Yue to assist them.Speaking of which, Qin Sai brought this matter up on his own initiative. Given that the people of Funan are becoming more and more prepared, beheading has become a difficult task. Many pirates have sacrificed their lives for the sake of beheading. Seriously affected the enthusiasm of the pirates.So Qin Sai made a suggestion. She said that most of the time, pirates don't want heads when they kill people. They can use tools such as blow arrows or crossbows to carry out long-range attacks. It is easy to kill a person, but it is risky to cut off the head. It's a big risk, can you ask the King of Yue to send someone to follow, to witness that they did kill the Funan soldiers, just because they didn't want to take the risk of cutting off their heads.

The King of Yue agreed to him and sent scouts to be witnesses. Feng Ming was here to take on this task, so today Qin Sai can use her best blow arrows to attack the Funan soldiers without necessarily needing close combat.

"Cuckoo...cuckoo..."

There were a few birds chirping in front, it was an alarm from the brothers who were closest to the barracks.Qin Sai collected his thoughts and concentrated his gaze to look forward. Fifty Funan soldiers came out of the barracks in two teams.

"Cowards!" Qin Sai pouted contemptuously. They used to be in groups of ten, but now they were afraid of being attacked, so they changed to groups of 50.She frowned, and after thinking for a while, she sent a signal to give up on these people. There were too many people, and she was not sure how to get out of it.

Fifty Funan soldiers searched carefully and moved forward. Although they raised their heads to look at it, Qin Sai and the others hid it very well, and there was no flaw at all.

Wait, patience is their only enemy.

Not long after the sun set in Changshan, the last ray of afterglow disappeared in the woods, Qin Sai and the others waited for another opportunity, a firewood collecting team of 20 people.The Funan soldiers who carried the firewood on their backs were cursing as they walked. Qin Sai, who was proficient in the Yi language in the vicinity, could hear clearly that they were cursing Fan Zhan for insisting on staying here for his own sake and refusing to return to Funan Kingdom as soon as possible. They are here in fear.

Qin Sai smiled, and sent out an attack signal. Almost instantly, she blew out two poisonous arrows one after another. When a Funan soldier stretched out his hand to touch his neck, he fell down.

The eight partners can blow poisonous arrows, but only one can blow poisonous arrows as fast as Qin Sai. The others can blow out one arrow at most, then draw out their knives, and pounce on the nearest enemy.

Funan Bing, who was frightened out of his wits by half of his companions suddenly falling down for no reason, shouted, threw away the pile of firewood on his back, drew out the knife at his waist, and pointed at the rushing pirates tremblingly. It was a soldier who was much taller than ordinary people. He looked very calm, and immediately threw the firewood pile on his back towards Qin Sai, and at the same time drew out his knife.

Qin Sai did not expect that he would throw the firewood, and it was impossible to dodge it any longer. Her heart was broken, and with the momentum, she folded her slender waist backwards, and folded her whole body into two sections, facing the tall Funan The soldier slid over.The sight of the Funan soldiers was blocked by the pile of firewood, and they didn't notice Qin Sai's movements. The knife in their hand passed Qin Sai's chest along with the pile of firewood, and chopped nothing.

"Whoosh!" Qin Sai shot a poisonous arrow head-on, hitting the Funan soldier's throat.But the soldier didn't care, took back the knife that cut Kong, and chopped off head-on.Qin Sai was standing in front of his legs at this time, unable to avoid it, watching the knife fall.

The other partners all focused on their favorite enemy, and no one noticed that Qin Sai, who was the most skilled, fell to death in an instant.Qin Sai's pupils dilated instantly, and the enemy's knife got closer and closer, and finally stopped in front of her, motionless.

"Be careful!" Feng Ming turned around from behind the Funan soldier, stretched out his hand and pulled up Qin Sai, who was still lying on the ground in the iron bridge position, with a blank expression on his face.Qin Sai was stunned for a moment, then stood up holding Feng Ming's hand, the Funan soldier was still standing there, but his head was gone, and blood gushed out of his cavity.

"Thank you." Qin Sai took a deep breath, let himself recover, turned around and rushed towards another Funan soldier.

Within a few breaths, twenty Funan soldiers had fallen to the ground, and two of Qin Sai's men were slightly injured.

Feng Ming pointed to the head of the corpse on the ground, and said lightly, "It's worth money." Qin Sai immediately understood what he meant, and he could only get [-]% of a head for killing a Funan soldier, and he could get an extra one For the first level, that means a little more income.She didn't say anything more, she gave Feng Ming a grateful look, and commanded her subordinates to quickly cut off nineteen heads, took the one that Feng Ming had cut off, and quickly disappeared into the woods.

With these 20 people, you can rest for a while.Thinking of the danger just now, even though Qin Sai had experienced danger countless times, she was still palpitating.

After a night's trek and an hour's journey by sea, Qin Sai arrived at the concentrated place by the sea at dawn.She saw the Yue King Sun Shao who was patrolling at a glance, and Sun Shao saw her almost at the same time, glanced at the heads they were carrying, and Sun Shao smiled: "The harvest is not small."

"Twenty of them, one of them was cut down by your people, not mine." Qin Sai panted.

"Oh, really?" Sun Shao turned to look at Fengming.Feng Ming nodded and remained silent.Sun Shao smiled: "My people are only responsible for counting points, not counting merit, and this one is also yours. How about it, do you want to trade for food or silk today?"

"I want to exchange five bolts of silk, and the rest will be exchanged for grain."

Sun Shao nodded and raised his hand to signal for someone to handle it.He was just about to leave when Feng Ming walked up to him and said a few words. Sun Shao listened and nodded repeatedly, beckoning to Qin Sai who was staring at the Yue soldiers who were weighing the food.

"You can speak a lot of barbarian languages?" Sun Shao asked kindly.

Qin Sai was a little surprised. She glanced at Feng Ming, who nodded at her. Although his face was expressionless, he couldn't see any malice.She hesitated for a moment, nodded and said: "Yes, I worked in Da Nang since I was a child, and I have dealt with many barbarian businessmen, so I understand their words."

"You have been doing things since you were a child?" Sun Shao seemed a little surprised, showing an appreciative smile: "The children of the poor have already taken charge of their families."

Qin Sai smiled confidently, this is her most proud skill.

"Come to our army, I lack good interpreters here." Sun Shao said with a smile: "Especially female interpreters."

Qin Sai frowned, a little moved. After a few days of contact with the people of Yue, she knew that the salary of the people of Yue was very good. Even an ordinary official could easily support a family.However, her family is too big, not just a few people, but dozens of people.

"I... have a lot of people in my family, and the burden is heavy. If I'm not at home..." Qin Sai said hesitantly, but her eyes were fixed on Sun Shao. Once Sun Shao showed an unhappy expression, she was ready to change her words.

"Really?" Sun Shao just touched his chin and looked at Qin Sai with a half-smile: "How many people do you want to support?"

"tens of."

"Dozens?" Sun Shao was amused. He was amused by the vigilant and hopeful little girl in front of him. He looked at the male and female pirates behind Qin Sai: "Follow me together, I guarantee you can It can feed a hundred."

"Really?" Qin Sai couldn't believe it.

"I am the king, and the king has no jokes." Sun Shao patted his chest and said solemnly: "You can be an interpreter, and the interpreter is at least six hundred shi a year. You can support thirty or forty people by yourself, and they can protect , you can also be a soldier, even if you are a rowing sailor, it is not a problem for one person to support ten, why, do you still have questions?"

Qin Sai's eyes lit up immediately, she glanced at the brothers behind her, they all looked at her with excited eyes, she thought for a while, then nodded: "Then how many people do you want?"

"How much do you have, how much do I want." Sun Shao laughed happily, "Go and ask, I have already recruited more than 300 people, but I am ugly, I am satisfied with the people here, no On behalf of other people, I am also satisfied, and I will not accept unqualified ones. However, if you are willing to let them settle in Linyi, I am also very welcome. It is also okay to do business or farm, even if it is a handyman in Da Nang It’s not a problem to support a family.”

Qin Sai was very satisfied, but she didn't agree immediately, she just said that she would go back and discuss it.Having been a pirate for so many years, Qin Sai is somewhat wary of anyone, and she doesn't trust anyone easily.Sun Shao was not reluctant, he continued to patrol, and every morning, after a night of hard work, many pirates came to him to exchange money and food.And this time is also a good time for him to choose manpower, ambush one man, and catch up with the road overnight, at this time the strength of the body can be seen at a glance.Although the female pirate just now was a little short of breath and her steps were a little heavy, she was not scattered. It can be seen that she is a very strong person, which does not match her delicate appearance.

Such a talent is the most useful, not to mention that she is also proficient in various Yi languages.When Sun Shao went to sea this time, he felt more and more that such a talent is rare. There are only two people under him who are proficient in various Yi languages. One is Cheng Jun, who is in charge of business, and the other is Pi Luo, who is in charge of military translation. Everyone is so busy, he is looking for some people to help them share it.

The rising sun rose from the sea, turning everyone's faces red. Yesterday was a fruitful night. Nearly a thousand pirates attacked and killed more than 300 Funan soldiers. Most of them were killed by long-distance strikes. , The ability to play black hands is really not covered. Once they get rid of the restriction of being a leader, their record will immediately become popular.

"My lord, after three days, almost [-]% of Fan Zhan's Funan soldiers have been killed." Ao Lei looked at the head on the ground with a smile, smelling the pungent bloody smell, he was so excited that he didn't know why: "My lord, you The move is so brilliant, I think Fan Zhan must be going crazy now."

"God wants him to perish, he must first make him crazy." Sun Shao curled his lips: "He has been crazy since the day he stepped into Rinan."

"That's true." Ao Lei nodded again and again, seeing Sun Shao stop, raised his hand and shouted to the distance: "Ah Hu, move the chair over here."

"Alas—" A tall and strong man responded, and rushed over carrying a heavy chair, skillfully put the chair behind Sun Shao, wiped it with his sleeve, and there was a buzzing sound. Said: "Your Majesty, sit down."

"Ah Hu, your strength has increased again in the past few days." Sun Shao glanced at him, sat on the chair, and crossed his legs.

"The method taught by the king is good." Ah Hu grinned, and smiled honestly.Ah Hu's name is Tu Hu. He was originally the son of a chieftain in Shanyue. His father was beheaded by his uncle, and his mother was taken over by his uncle. He escaped from the village and went to Qiantang. A lot of things belong to the kind of big mistakes that don’t make big mistakes, but small mistakes. Later, I don’t know who instructed him to join the army. As a result, Sun Shao happened to see it during the physical examination. Then I received it and became a doctor by my side.After several months of training by Sun Shao, this guy who was originally quite strong now seems to be playing with a sandalwood chair that weighs dozens of kilograms.

“好，什么时候能把敖雷给揍了，我给你娶媳妇。”孙绍笑道。

"Hey!" Tu Hu looked at Ao Lei, gearing up, eager to try.Ao Lei glared at him, "It's against you. If you don't go get some tea, the king is thirsty."

Tu Hu's face collapsed, he lowered his head, and ran away in a hurry.As soon as he walked away, Ao Lei begged: "Your Majesty, you can't say that anymore. This kid is born with supernatural powers, but he is stupid. He doesn't know how tired he is after training to death. I am no longer his opponent. He doesn't know the severity of his shots." , what if I am disabled? If my mother sees that I am disabled, why not cry to death?"

"By the way, when will your mother arrive?" Sun Shao suddenly remembered, and turned to look at Ao Lei.He heard from Ao Lei that his mother was the princess of Lin Yi, but after taking Lin Yi, he checked and found that there was no daughter in the district company that was robbed. If he asked Ao Lei, Ao Lei couldn't tell. , So Sun Shao asked him to move the whole family to Linyi. Besides, the people have been sent out, but they haven't arrived yet.

"Soon, soon." Ao Lei's face was full of happiness.

"It makes you happy." Sun Shao curled his lips, but he was very pleased. Although Ao Lei was rough, he was a very filial man. He was not only afraid of his wife, but even more afraid of his mother. This kind of person is really rare.Seeing Ao Lei's appearance, Sun Shao couldn't help thinking of Daqiao. He fulfilled Daqiao's wish this time, brought Xiaoqiao's family to Zhuya, snatched Zhou Xun from Sun Deng, and gave him a chance to make meritorious deeds This time, Zhou Xun and Wei Ping easily captured Linyi, made the first contribution, and became more cheerful. The relationship between husband and wife with Sun Luban gradually became more balanced, which made him very happy.It's just that he still can't satisfy Daqiao. He has never let go of his treatment of Zhou Yu. He knows Daqiao's thoughts, but he thinks this is very bad, but how should he say it to Daqiao?
Worry, Sun Shao squeezed the center of his brows, and sighed very petty.

"Boom!" Fan Zhan kicked the lacquered wood table in front of him away, furious.In just three days, 750 soldiers were attacked and killed outside the camp. Last night, two soldiers were killed in the camp. The murder weapon for them is now in front of Fan Zhan. They are two short arrows one foot long.Fan Zhan is no stranger to this kind of short arrow. Although this arrow is just a sharpened piece of bamboo, there is no metal arrow, but this kind of arrow is coated with poison, basically it will die on sight of blood.The shooting range of this kind of poisonous arrow is very short, only ten steps away at most. It is too rampant for the enemy to approach the camp within ten steps to attack the soldiers in the camp.

Fan Zhan didn't know about Sun Shao's pirate assembly order yet, and his scouts couldn't be sent out at all, and he basically disappeared within a mile of the camp. Judging from the style of people pretending to be pirates and attacking Lin Yiguo, Fan Zhan believes that only the King of Yue can do such a shameless thing.He knows that the officials of the Han people generally like to use dignified formations, and disdain this kind of indiscriminate assassination. This kind of tactic is usually used by them to deal with the Han people. He never thought that the Han people played a big game for him this time. of.

What Fan Zhan couldn't figure out was, where did these people under King Yue come from? Even if they were proficient in assassination techniques, how could they be so familiar with the terrain of Rinan?From this point of view, it seems that the Wu people did it again. They should have scouts who are familiar with the terrain of Rinan, so it would be appropriate to carry out the assassination, but where do they get so many scouts?
Fan Zhan couldn't figure it out, and was so depressed that he almost had an endocrine disorder.He wanted to fight Lu Dai decisively, but Lu Dai was as cowardly as a mouse and never left the camp. He wanted to attack by force, so Lu Dai shot intensively with his crossbow, targeting the spearmen and archers on the backs of the elephant soldiers.Lu Dai also dug a deep ditch in front of the village, so deep that even an elephant could not climb up after falling into it, which caused Fan Zhan a headache.Seeing that the military rations were about to bottom out, I didn't expect such a thing to come up again.

Fan Zhan got angry, and finally fell on the couch powerlessly, sighing, how can this battle be fought, one opponent hides in the camp pretending to be a turtle, and refuses to come out no matter what, the other opponent is even better, he can't even see the shadow, so he just Swallowing in secret, one bite is a piece of meat, 700 people in four days, and if he fucks him for a few more days, will I still beat him?But, you can't stay in the camp and stay out, can you?
Fan Zhan thought for a long time with a sad face, and finally figured out a truth. He could not win this battle. If he dragged on, unless he could get food from Wu Jun, he would go back to Funan hungry.Withdrew, taking advantage of the time when Wu Jun was afraid to leave the camp, quietly withdrew, as long as one night, by the time he realized it, I had already arrived at Changshan.

Fan Zhan made up his mind, and ordered his subordinates to prepare without even notifying the district.The soldiers under him were so frightened that they didn't want to fight. When they heard that they were going to withdraw, they were all as happy as if they were celebrating the New Year.As soon as it got dark, Fan Zhan pretended to enter the city and discussed with the district company about the next day's tactics. As soon as he came back from the city, he broke out of the camp and set off, and rushed towards Changshan with the soldiers abducted from Linyi Kingdom.Returning home is like an arrow, this embarrassed Funan army can't wait to throw away the slow-moving elephant soldiers and go home quickly, but even so, they drove the elephants on the road all night, only resting for an hour at dawn, and the next afternoon, They rushed to Changshan.

As soon as they saw Changshan, they seemed to see their hometown, and they walked up the mountain excitedly regardless of fatigue.Passing through the dense woods, Fan Zhan sighed annoyedly as he could see the land of Funan Kingdom. He was back, but how to face Funan Wang Fan Man's questioning?This battle...is a shameful one.

Just when Fan Zhan was worrying, suddenly there was a loud noise in front of him, a "boom", a burst of smoke and dust rose into the sky, and the leading war elephant and the soldiers on its back disappeared in a blink of an eye.

(End of this chapter)