The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 296
After receiving Sanjay's reward, Feroz was overjoyed, and immediately set sail and headed straight for the Yueguo navy. If Feroz was still vigilant at the beginning, when he found that the Yueguo navy saw the shadow of the sail, he panicked. When he reacted, he didn't have any reservations anymore. In fact, he wanted to keep it. The sailors of Pandya and Jerome couldn't hold back anymore. They rushed forward and fought with Cui Qian who came out to fight.

The navy of the Yue State was against the wind and was very slow, and was soon surrounded by several Pandya warships. Seeing that the situation was not good, Cui Qian ordered the sails to be raised, turned around and ran away.Seeing the rapid defeat of the front army, the army that was still on the sidelines became restless. When the leading ship turned its head and sailed away, the other ships became even more chaotic and raised their sails one by one. Even disregarding the formation, it can be said that it will collapse at the touch of a button.

The Tianzhu navy estimated the battle for more than a month, and now it has turned into an extremely easy pursuit. Dozens of Yue Kingdom sailors are running ahead, and hundreds of Tianzhu United warships are chasing behind. The speed was comparable, and the distance was kept at about a thousand steps. The generals of the Tianzhu navy were furious, wishing to threaten their wings and fly to the front to block the warship of the Yue Kingdom navy.They shouted excitedly and cursed, as if the Yue Navy had become their captives.

After running away and chasing, it lasted two days. At the end of the second day, when we arrived at the mouth of Lijiang, the coastline suddenly turned eastward here. The land was still the territory of Shan State, but the sea area belonged to Yue State. up.Feroz called the generals to the boat, and the generals complained a lot, talking about not resting, and catching up overnight, so as not to be run away by the Yue Navy.However, Feroz was confident, and said to them with confidence, don’t worry, if my guess is right, they will not run away tomorrow, because if we run again, we will enter the territory of Yue, and the arrogant Yue people will not sit idly by. Those who are beaten to the door by us will definitely stop and fight.I would like to start a war in the territory of Yue, and defeat them in their territory, so as to fight the arrogance of the Yue people.

The generals were dubious, seeing Feroz so confident, they believed it.Feroz then sent Sanjay to see Sun Shao again, asking him to give Sun Shao an ultimatum, and if he didn't surrender, he would die.

Sanjay didn’t see Sun Shao, so he was stopped outside the barracks. Sun Shao replied that it’s okay to negotiate. The war between the two countries is an internal matter, and Tianzhu people cannot intervene. You are interfering in our domestic affairs. I strongly protest your arbitrariness.

Sanjay couldn't help laughing. He looked at the nervousness of the Yue State Navy in the distance who was ready to set sail and escape at any time. He dismissed it and turned away.After Feroz heard this, he couldn't help but laugh. The Yue people had already softened. As long as he is willing to take a step back at this time, the Yue people will definitely be grateful.However, Feroz didn't come to mediate them. His purpose was to severely damage the Yue State Navy. The weaker the Yue State people were, the less likely he was to give up. If the Yue State was strong, he was thinking about it.

The decisive battle tomorrow.Feroz finally gave the order.

In the military camp of the Yue State Navy, Sun Shao was also in the military discussion. He was chased by the Tianzhu people for two days. Although the generals knew that this was to lure the enemy, they were still very upset. "Cui Qian, who has been there several times, has a face that is even more stinky.

"Tomorrow, a decisive battle." Sun Shao pointed to Cui Qian: "I am responsible for intercepting them upstream, and the command at sea will be handed over to you."

Cui Qian was overjoyed, and his face immediately turned gloomy.

"However, you can't participate in the war. Your task is to coordinate the generals to wipe out the Tianzhu navy. If a Tianzhu warship escapes, I only ask you." Sun Shao said solemnly: "Jianzhong, you have to learn Be a commander, not a soldier who goes into battle with a knife and cuts people."

Although Cui Qian was somewhat reluctant, he did not dare to be negligent, and hurriedly cupped his fists and accepted the order: "I obey."

"You guys must cooperate with all your strength. After this battle, Tianzhuhai will be ours too." Sun Shao smiled and looked at Zhugezhi: "I promise you, you will be the vanguard to go to Tianzhu, but you have to fight first." Show me a beautiful battle."

"Here." Zhuge Zhi tried his best not to look so happy, and replied loudly: "I must obey General Cui's command, fight bravely, and strive to wipe out the Tianzhu Navy."

"Very good." Sun Shao finished arranging the task, and waved his hand lightly: "Go and prepare, I will hold a celebration banquet tomorrow, and wait for the news of your victory. We have traveled more than 200 miles, and it is time to clean up these gangsters." .”

All the generals responded loudly and filed out.

The next day, Sun Shao's Yingyang building ship lay across one of Lijiang's many tributaries entering the sea. It seemed to be stranded. They were trying to drag the Yingyang out, but the ship was too big, they couldn't drag it at all, and they were blocked by the Tianzhu navy instead.

The Tianzhu navy was ecstatic, the battle was going as smoothly as ever, and the gods and Buddhas all over the sky helped, not only caught up with the Yue navy, but also blocked the ship of the king of Yue. They dare not hope that the king of Yue, Sun Shao, is still here Waiting to die, but being able to capture King Yue's ship is definitely a record worthy of pride for a lifetime.Without waiting for Feroz's order, the Pandya navy rushed up first, and the Jerome navy followed immediately. Although Feroz was very annoyed, he didn't think too much. With an order, the Zhuluo navy also stepped forward to grab the order. achievement.

Seeing this scene, the dozen or so warships of the Yue Kingdom all turned their bows and rushed towards the Tianzhu navy who was coming in the waves.Their formation is very neat, and their speed is very fast, but in the eyes of Tianzhu Navy, this is just the instinct of the hounds who protect the master to be loyal to their duties. Tragic is tragic, but it doesn't help. Could it be that a dozen battleships Can defeat the Tianzhu navy with more than 300 warships?
Who believes?

What they have to do is to rush up, knock down the tusks of these guardian hounds, break their bones, then peel off their skins, and then tear their masters to pieces.

The drums sounded loudly, and the calm bay immediately turned into a battlefield.

Sun Shao sat cross-legged in the flying hut, resting his chin on one hand, staring intently at the bhikkhuni sitting opposite him.This young Buddhist disciple has a lot of cultivation, but she is still very puzzled that Sun Shao called her to give lectures at this time.The fierce battle had already begun outside. In her opinion, the Yue Kingdom was at a disadvantage, and the building and boats were trapped again. It was basically a dead end. Sun Shao probably smelled the breath of death, so he had to listen to the Dharma last.

However, listening to the Dharma at this time can turn the crisis into safety?Even though the bhikkhuni firmly believed in the Buddha, she felt that this idea was absurd, so when Sun Shao asked her this question with a smile on his lips, she thought for a long time and told a story.

The Buddha once crossed the river, and there was an old man in the same boat, and the old man brought a lot of gold.The boat broke when it reached the middle of the river, and the water rushed in. The people on the boat were running for their lives. Many people swam to the bank. Although the old man also grabbed a piece of wood, the gold he brought was too heavy, and he He couldn't bear to throw the gold, so although he struggled hard, he finally drowned.The people next to him asked the Buddha, why didn't you save the old man, but watched him drown?The Buddha said that a person who cannot give up external things cannot be saved.

Sun Shao stared at the bhikkhuni's delicate face expressionlessly, which made the bhikkhuni very uneasy. His heart, which he thought to be very firm, became a little flustered, and he avoided Sun Shao's eyes unnaturally.Sun Shao smiled slightly: "Then what do you mean, even if I believe in Buddhism now, the Buddha will not save me?"

"No...that's not what it means." The bhikkhuni shook her head quickly: "What I mean is that you can only be saved if you put down the foreign object."

"Put down the foreign objects?" Sun Shao rolled his eyes twice, seemed very puzzled, and said narrowly, "You want me to throw this boat, take off this clothes, and run naked alone?" At the end, he I felt a little spoof, and couldn't help laughing.

The bhikkhuni blushed, and unnaturally glanced at Sun Shao's chest, as if thinking of Sun Shao's naked appearance, she shook her head in embarrassment: "Not entirely, it's because you need to let go of your gains and losses, give up fighting, and only in this way can you be rescued." .”

"Put down your weapon, that's surrender, I think Feroz will definitely not let me go." Sun Shao shook his head slowly, with a very tragic look: "I think, instead of waiting for the Buddha to come to save me, it's better to mention It is more practical to rush out with a knife and kill a bloody path."

"..." The bhikkhuni was speechless, and Sun Shao was not in a hurry, and sat there silently, watching the bhikkhuni wanting to say something.

Outside the cabin, ten warships, led by General Pi Dunwu, broke into the Tianzhu Navy like wolves. Although they were in the upper hand, they did not hoist their sails, but were shaken by more than 60 strong men with all their strength. The paddle wheel drives the long and narrow warship forward, and the sharp blade-like bow splits the jasper-like sea water, like a flying fish, almost flying close to the water surface.Facing the Tianzhu Navy, the Yue Kingdom Navy showed great contempt. They didn't even use the crossbow on the bow, but drove the boat directly to the past. They wanted to use the most primitive and effective sea tactics A lesson for the ignorant Tianzhu people.

Ten warships dragged out ten white waves on the sea surface, like ten sharp arrows, they plunged into the formation of the Tianzhu people neatly.

The collision happened in an instant.

The Pandya navy who ran in the front didn't pay attention to the ten warships at all. In their view, this was nothing more than a suicide act by the Yue people. They only saw the stranded building ships in their eyes. They only saw the wealth on the high-rise boat, and they all heard about the luxury of this high-rise boat, and they all wanted to be the first to rush aboard and snatch the most valuable things.

At this time, who would pay attention to the mere ten ships, in front of the Tianzhu Navy who came like a tide, they are just insignificant waves. After one round, these ten ships will be submerged in the tide, and then There was no trace of it either.

However, the reality is quite different from what the Tianzhu people imagined.Like a sharp razor, the colliding warship of the Yue State Navy slammed into the oncoming Tianzhu warship and shook it violently. After the ugly groan, gaps were opened, and the sea surged in, quickly covering the feet of the Tianzhu soldiers.They screamed in panic, no longer caring about the nearby building boats, but hurriedly started to scoop water and plug the leaks. However, because of their fearlessness, both sides tried their best, and the force of the collision was too great. Large, with many and wide gaps, the speed of the influx of sea water cannot be compensated by their ability to scoop water.

Compared with their fear, the Yue navy didn't even bother to cheer. They rushed forward without hesitation in an unscathed warship, and soon collided with another Tianzhu warship.

"Boom!" Another Tianzhu warship was injured.

Ten warships drew ten white lines. Wherever they went, the Tianzhu warships turned upside down, and there was no return. When the injured Tianzhu warships were still screaming, they had already penetrated into the Tianzhu people. In the formation, when the front Tianzhu warship began to sink and the Tianzhu soldiers began to thump in the water in despair, they had already killed the Pandya Navy and faced the Jerome Navy head-on.

Zheluo Navy looked at the Yue Kingdom Navy coming out of the Pandya Navy, and was puzzled.Although many warships were damaged by the Pandya Navy in the front, there were exclamations everywhere, but the Jerome Navy was nearly [-] steps away from them. At this distance, they could not see the Pandya Navy at all. What happened in the division formation, and the overall formation of the Pandya Navy has not changed, it is difficult to find anything from the appearance.

Could it be that there are only a few ships left in the Yue State Navy?A strong jealousy suddenly surged in the heart of the general of the Jerome Navy, and this time he was preempted by the Pandyans.

"Your Majesty, General Dun and the others broke through the first formation of the Tianzhu people." Guan Xing, who was watching the battle from the fence, trotted in and whispered with uncontrollable excitement.Dun Wu and the others attacked outrageously, which was beyond his expectation. He felt that no matter how powerful the Yue State Navy was, it would be more ominous to attack the Tianzhu people's battle formation with ten warships. The ten warships knocked over seventeen warships of the Tianzhu people. Wherever they went, it was like soup splashing snow.

"Really?" Sun Shao raised his eyelids, glanced at Guan Xing who was beaming, and said casually, "How about Tianzhu people?"

"Three ships sank, and the remaining fourteen ships are rushing to the shore. They should not be able to escape General Zhou's encirclement."

"Well, go ahead and watch." Sun Shao waved his hands, looked at the bhikkhuni with a smile on his face: "It seems that my method is better."

"However, killing is to create sinful karma, and if you have sinful karma, you will be reborn in your next life..." The bhikkhuni swallowed and did not dare to continue.

"Being a pig and dog in the next life and being killed?" Sun Shao laughed, and then put away his smile, frowning, looking at the bottom of the cabin, as if he was thinking about something, and after a while, he asked again: "Is it true that killing people creates criminal karma?"

The bhikkhuni nodded heavily, with a kind of innocence in her seriousness.

"Oh, I'm wondering why you became a bhikkhuni?" Sun Shao suddenly asked curiously, "Have you been a monk since you were young?"

"I have been practicing since I was a child, but I did not become a monk, but became a layman. I became a monk when I was 20 years old. I received full precepts and became a bhikkhuni." The purest."

"Your master...is called Master Ananda, right?"

The bhikkhuni frowned, shook his head and said, "We are not called Masters, but Aliyes, people with high virtue and wisdom, and people who are respected. In the words of your Yue people, we should be called... …Call……"

The bhikkhuni thought for a long time, but couldn't think of a suitable word, so she looked at Zhou Yu, who was acting as an interpreter, for help.Zhou Yu said lightly: "I think the word venerable is more appropriate."

Sun Shao glanced at Zhou Yu, and a hint of suspicion flashed in his eyes.Zhou Yu was originally a very lively woman, but since that accident, she has become quieter, but she has never been so quiet as before, so quiet that there is no trace of fireworks. The innocence tainted by the filth of the world, but she is a kind of... the loneliness that sees through the world of mortals.

Thinking of this word, Sun Shao suddenly felt a little uneasy. He looked away and looked at the bhikkhuni again, but he was paying attention to Zhou Yu's face from the corner of his eye.

"How do you practice? Is it sitting meditation?"

When it comes to professional vocabulary, the bhikkhuni's poor Chinese is not comprehensive. She muttered Sanskrit for a while, and then looked at Zhou Yu, who immediately picked it up: "Zazen is just an external form, sitting without watching, isn't it? Sitting meditation. Their practice is called meditation, and visualization is the key."

"Watch what?" Sun Shao followed up and asked.

Zhou Yu answered in response: "To observe the Buddha, to observe the mind, the concept, to visualize, to observe the sounds of the world. To observe the past life, to observe the present life, and to observe the next life. Observation is not the purpose. It's not that I don't want to..."

Sun Shao looked at Zhou Yu who was talking eloquently, looked at her lifeless eyebrows, and suddenly felt a sharp pain. He never expected that he was just making fun of the little nun, but Zhou Yu persuaded him People who learned about Buddhism and then found a countermeasure were poisoned by Buddhism first. Hearing what she said, he knew that Zhou Yu himself might have believed in this set of preaching.

Sun Shao didn't know what to say for a moment, the arrogant battle drums outside suddenly went away, leaving only Zhou Yu's clear and ethereal voice in his ears.Sun Shao was a little dazed, he didn't feel this way when he listened to the little nun's lecture, because he didn't believe her preaching at all, he just made fun of her, seeing her expression when he was speechless by himself I don’t understand why Venerable Ananda, who has the same name as one of the two Venerables next to the Buddha in Journey to the West, was persuaded by such a bhikkhuni to convert to Buddhism. Isn’t this sending sheep to wolves?However, now he suddenly understands that it is the purity of this bhikkhuni that at least won't make him avoid it when he sees it, and at the same time, it is easy to communicate with these women around him, Zhou Yu is the most direct example.

Venerable Ananda is actually quite human.

"Your Majesty, General Cui and the others surrounded the Tianzhu people." Guan Xing walked in again and said happily.

"Really?" Sun Shao was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses, stood up, walked out of the cabin door, took a look at the clairvoyant that Guan Xing handed over, and smiled at the corner of his mouth: "Caught this big fish!" It’s not in vain this time.” After finishing speaking, he returned the clairvoyance to Guan Xing, returned to the cabin on his own, sat back on the main seat, rested his forehead with his hand, and scratched the center of his brow with his little finger. After a while, he said, "Ayu, have you read Lao Tzu?"

"I've read it." Zhou Yu didn't understand Sun Shao's meaning for a moment. This is talking about Buddhist scriptures, how can I go to Laozi.

"What you said is empty. It's not thinking, and it's not thinking. Is it similar to the mysterious realm that Lao Tzu said?" Sun Shao raised his eyelids and looked into Zhou Yu's eyes.Zhou Yu thought for a while, then turned his head and said a few words to Bhikkhuni.The bhikkhuni listened carefully, and asked a few more questions carefully. The two came and went, and after a while they argued again, as if they had different opinions.Finally, Zhou Yu looked at Sun Shao again and said, "She doesn't know if it's the same, it seems to be similar, but it seems to be different."

"Mysterious and mysterious, the door of all wonders. There is no name but there is a name. Isn't it similar to their emptiness and form?"

Zhou Yun frowned in thought, and then nodded silently after a long time: "It seems to be, and it seems not, I can't tell for a while."

"Do you believe in everything you can't explain?" Sun Shao suddenly raised his voice, and shouted decisively: "What is the difference between the so-called Vipassana meditation and 'to the extreme of emptiness, to keep quiet'? What is the difference between trance and trance? Ask her what the Buddha finally realized after sitting under the bodhi tree for seven days. Buddhism is divided into [-] divisions, Theravada and Mass. A unified answer."

Sun Shao's cessation of drinking echoed the passionate war drums sounding outside the cabin, which suddenly shocked Zhou Yu's mind, and even the bhikkhunis who couldn't understand what Sun Shao was saying were suddenly burst into an aura by Sun Shao Stunned, she stared at Sun Shao dumbfounded, panicked, and the peace that she had gained through years of practice collapsed.

The cabin was silent, and Zhou Yu fell into deep thought.

But outside the cabin, there was loud shouting and killing. Cui Qian led the army to arrive from a distance, and the five building ships lined up, shrinking the encirclement smaller and smaller. Then, throwing stone balls and crossbow arrows to the rear of the Tianzhu navy, the racket sticks one after another, and they took turns to shoot down. The Tianzhu warships within the attack range were smashed every time, and no one was spared, leaving behind them. It was a mess, and the warships that managed to escape had to face the tyrannical attack of more than 20 warships that were delayed.

With the arrival of Cui Qian and others, the situation of the battle quickly tilted towards the Yue State Navy. Although the Tianzhu Navy had a large number of people and ships, they were helpless in the face of the Yue State Navy's attack and could only watch the enemy push forward. Then, it continued to extend into the formation.

The two buildings of Zhou Xun and Zhuge Zhi rushed out of the battle formation first, one left and one right, and went straight to Zhuluo King Feroz's ship.

(End of this chapter)