But the ships of the Jin Army behind them also obviously accelerated, and the Jin Army's flag on the leading warship could even be faintly seen.
The Jin army was chasing the front, which was also a big ship. It was led by Pirate King Erqi. On the three-story deck, 2,000 Jin soldiers were densely arrayed. They wore heavy armor, carried bows and arrows, and had tanks on the first floor. One layer of construction.
The entire equipment was deployed by Han Chang.
Han Chang was proficient in water warfare. When there was a storm, he was not in a hurry to chase Zhao Deji and others. He immediately suggested to Jin Wushu that in such weather, Zhao Deji and others could not escape far, so it was better to stop equipping the warships and pursue pursuit again.
Jin Wushu believed in his judgment and immediately agreed, and Han Chang met with Wang Erqi as agreed. Wang Erqi had already received generous gifts from Han Chang, and as soon as he met Jin Wushu, he was named "Ocean General" by Jin Wushu ”.
Wang Erqi was also a member of the navy of the Song Dynasty. He had no hope of promotion for many years and turned into a pirate. Seeing that Jin Wushu had not yet entered the battle, he offered a reward first and was overjoyed. He immediately gave up and knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you, Fourth Prince. I want to arrest Zhao Deji and others, villain." I have a plan to keep it and capture it easily."
"General Wang, please speak."
Wang Erqi was called "General" for the first time, and he saw that Jin Wushu was respectful and courteous to the corporal. He said happily: "There is an island in this ocean, and there is a shortcut to the sea on the island. If Zhao Deji and others want to escape, they must find it." The fourth prince only needs to send troops to guard this exit, and then attack from both front and back to catch the turtle in the jar. Wouldn't it be effective in one fell swoop? "
Jin Wushu was overjoyed: "Great idea. General Wang, are there other maritime forces in this passage?"
"Currently, it is the territory of a young pirate named Zhou. Although Zhou Qi has less than 200 subordinates, he belongs to the great pirate leader, King Qin. King Qin is a hegemon on the sea and should not be underestimated..."
"Who is the King of Qin?"
"He was also born in the military, but he joined the ranks of pirates in his twenties. This man is naturally brave and cunning. After more than ten years of business, he dominates this sea area and has many capable men. A month ago, he led an army Attack our island, if it hadn’t been for Mr. Han’s rescue, he would have captured it.”
Jin Wushu immediately understood that Wang Erqi had a big grudge against King Qin. If King Qin was eliminated, he would be the real overlord of the ocean. As the saying goes, there is no room for two tigers in one mountain, he never mentioned recruiting King Qin, and immediately said: "A mere King Qin is not enough." If you are afraid, I will ask General Wang to lead 2,000 men to guard the exit first. Han Chang will lead 5,000 men to pursue him. Zhao Deji must be captured..."
Wang Erqi only saw him once, but he immediately sent 2,000 troops to his command. Although he had a small power at sea, he only had one or two hundred men under his command. Now he had 2,000 regular troops at once, and he had the honor of "a soldier will die for his bosom friend" , overjoyed: "Yes! The young general will definitely live up to the love of the Fourth Prince."
The fleet pursued them for two days. Looking around, the sea was calm and calm. Han Chang said: "The island of Zhou Qi is just ahead."
"How long is the distance?"
"About two hundred nautical miles."
Jin Wushu stood on the side of the three-story ship and looked at the vast sea and sky. Wu Qimai beside him was not used to the sea climate and was a little seasick. He had been vomiting for a while and his face was blue.
He whispered: "I don't know if Hua Rong is on the boat..."
"Not necessarily."
"That's right. Zhao Deji only cares about his own escape. She lives alone and is probably not on the ship..." He said to himself, expecting and disappointed at the same time, "If Zhao Deji is caught this time, the large-scale war can be ended." , then, I will go find her again."
"Fourth Prince, since she has promised to marry Yue Pengju, why do you keep thinking about her?"
"This prince is not obsessed with her! On the contrary, I have given up my heart long ago. However, she and Yue Pengju are both people I must win, otherwise, I will not be happy in this life."
Wu Qimai didn't dare to say anything anymore. He just stood on the bow of the boat and wanted to vomit. Fortunately, these thousands of soldiers were all carefully selected, and half of them were surrendered soldiers of the Song Dynasty. Pure soldiers like Wu Qimai Jin people, not many people get seasick.
At this time, Han Chang suddenly came up and said: "Fourth Prince, we saw a large number of ships ahead, they must be Zhao Deji and his party."
Jin Wushu was overjoyed: "Speed up and catch up."
"yes."
Zhao Deji had been standing on the top floor of the Five-Tooth Warship, walking up and down the open deck, anxious.
Lin Zhijie and others have been following him, with their brows furrowed, and their lives are at stake. Finally, they are approaching the mouth of the sea, and the sea is still calm in the distance, without any ships.
Lin Zhijie said happily: "The Jin army hasn't caught up yet..."
Zhao Deji did not dare to relax at all, and turned to King Qin: "Will the Jin army have an ambush?"
King Qin looked around for a while. He was speeding all the way and was almost exhausted. He just wanted to get ahead of Wang Erqi. At this moment, seeing that the sea was calm, he nodded and waved his hand: "Speed up, it will be safe if we drive out."
All the ships accelerated, and King Qin was very nervous. He drove for more than ten miles, but when he saw black sails in front of him, he shouted: "Speed up again..."
At this time, almost everyone saw that it was a war ship with a tall archery ladder set up.
Xu Caizhi and others immediately protected Zhao Deji. Hua Rong was holding a bow and arrow, and was very panicked. He saw King Qin running a few steps forward and blowing a trumpet. The spiral staircase immediately rose up on the Five-Tooth Warship, and more than two hundred pirates They were arranged in three levels, with bows and arrows drawn. On the third level, there were two artillery pieces.
Hua Rong saw the power of King Qin with his own eyes for the first time, and realized that in the past seven or eight years, he had made a fundamental leap compared to before, training a group of pirates like a regular army. However, no matter how powerful they are, they can only have 200 people. How can we resist the Jin army attacking from both front and back
King Qin's voice was like a loud bell: "It's dangerous, please go back to the cabin quickly."
Lin Zhijie immediately escorted Zhao Deji and others to the cabin on the ground floor.
King Qin raised his head and saw Hua Rong still beside him. He glared and said, "Girl, let's go quickly."
"And you?"
"I'm fine, get down quickly."
Hua Rong hesitated a little, but went down immediately. King Qin then loudly shouted to everyone: "Go west, speed up, shoot arrows..."
The archers on Wang Erqi's ship were also ready to pursue again, but they heard a loud "bang" and the artillery hit the mast of the warship directly.
Wang Erqi was shocked and jumped up to the third floor in person: "How can the King of Qin have such powerful artillery?"
Jin Wushu also boarded the top of the boat, but saw a petite person on a certain position on the other side's boat, fighting desperately. Who could it be if it wasn't Hua Rong
"Hua Rong! She is really on the boat!"
There was another loud noise, the sails of the ship were on fire, and there was a smoky atmosphere. More than a thousand of the two thousand people were from the Jin Army. Although they were carefully selected, they were not as adaptable to the sea climate as the southerners, let alone the sudden encounter with this. Such an attack caused him to rush around for a while, his bow crooked and his body tilted, and he couldn't even stand still, let alone shoot an arrow in return.
King Qin shouted again: "Set up rockets..."
The 200 pirates raised their bows and shot again. This time, the arrows were all filled with sulfur rockets. It turned out that King Qin, fearing encirclement and suppression by the court, had secretly signed a contract with the Lei family, a gunpowder family in the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, and purchased a large number of firearms and equipment at high prices. It must be very advanced. When the Jin people first came, they had never even seen this kind of thing, let alone used it.
This time, seeing that the situation was critical, he also expected that Wang Erqi would attack from a flank, so he did not hesitate to use the magic weapon to suppress the island.
Wang Erqi was attacked and could not stop him. He watched helplessly as the ship sailed out of the sea. Behind it, the Jin army's fleet was still dozens of nautical miles away, and he was even more anxious.
After sailing for more than ten sea miles, as soon as Zhao Deji and others got out of the cabin, they were hit by the huge smell of sulfur and had runny noses. He ignored the discomfort and was overjoyed: "Finally out?"
Hua Rong was also very happy: "We are out, Guanjia, we are really out."
Everyone cheered, and King Qin breathed a sigh of relief. He came down from the hanging ladder on the third floor, looked up, and suddenly said: "Not good..."
His loud shout was like a thunder on the ground, and sure enough, on the left, three large ships were approaching quickly, and they were no more than ten nautical miles apart.
Zhou Qi also rushed to the deck: "Jin Wushu is so powerful, he actually deployed such a surprise force..."
King Qin frowned: "Be on guard..."
The archers went up, and King Qin climbed to the top. Looking around, his heart suddenly went cold. The three warships that came into view were dark and full of soldiers. They had already formed a triangle and surrounded themselves.
It was the first time in his life that he encountered such danger. He jumped and shouted: "Hurry, the danger is really coming..."
Zhao Deji and others also discovered that Xu Caizhi had just escorted him into the cabin when arrows from the opposite side were already being shot like raindrops.
"Quick, Your Majesty, quickly enter the iron hatch..."
"Hide quickly..."
"First team of archers, ladder..."
"Team 2..."
King Qin roared like thunder, and an arrow stuck straight into the iron armor of his vest. He fell down again, and his vest felt a faint pain.
He was running around for a while, and suddenly he saw a petite man occupying the position of a fallen archer on the hanging ladder. He opened his bow and nocked an arrow, and fired fiercely.
"Girl..."
"You don't have to worry about me."
He yelled: "Girl, it's dangerous here..."
"I can still resist for a while."
Groups of archers fell down again, and soon, the number of troops on the ship became less and less.
"King Qin, can we still escape?"
He suddenly heard her ask, leaned under the huge wooden shield, and roared like thunder: "Girl, get down quickly, it's too dangerous."
"good!"
He stood next to her, swung his sword to sweep away the incoming arrows, pulled her and crawled down on the ground: "Girl, you can't resist, run away."
Dozens more sharp arrows flew towards her. King Qin pulled her and rolled her on the spot. After landing in the cabin, he went to untie the boat on the deck: "Girl, we have to escape quickly..."
Hua Rong said anxiously: "The officials and Xu Caizhi are still in the cabin, and Mr. Lin is waiting..."
"Heaven is going to kill Zhao Deji, don't worry about him... let's go first..."
"Can not be done… "
Seeing that she was stubborn and helpless, King Qin rushed over and saw that the iron hatch had been opened and Zhao Deji and others had rushed out and were waiting in panic to escape.
He shouted, "Get on the boat quickly."