The wind on the sea is getting stronger and stronger, and the gloomy dark clouds are overwhelming, rolling in from the distant sea level, as if they are going to submerge the entire world.
Dark clouds like giant beasts covered the sky, and roars roared from time to time in the hidden clouds.
The sea breeze hits people's faces as if they are solid, making them painful. The eyes are also hard to open under the violent sea breeze.
Princess Dalai's arm was let go by Li Hong, and she still felt a faint pain. Ever since she boarded the husband's ship, the oppressive fighting spirit was as sharp as the wind blowing on her body, and it also had a suffocating feeling. It spread thickly around her.
The cold killing intent and ruthless fighting spirit made her feel even more real than the sea breeze, as if it was tightly wrapped around her body, making her unable to breathe or move, and her whole body seemed to be compressed in a small space. within the space.
The trembling body felt that the Fu Zhuhao was like a beast hidden in the distant clouds, slowly sneaking on the sea, always ready to open its bloody mouth and swallow up the Japanese warship.
The lanterns with Chinese characters on them were floating in disorder on the deck of the battleship. The Chinese characters of Zhuque and Xuanwu on both sides of the Fu Zhu were getting smaller and smaller. Gradually, they could only be seen after Li Hong picked up the telescope. That word Tang.
"The winning and losing factors in wars have always been about the right time, place, and people. Today, no one has taken advantage of these factors. Such a harsh environment shows that God wants the Japanese country to be destroyed." Li Hong handed a pair of goggles to Dali The princess then asked Princess Dalai to learn from her own example, fasten it over her eyes, and tie the ribbons on both sides tightly behind her head.
Princess Dalai followed Li Hong's actions and put on the bright and transparent goggles. She felt the impact of the sea breeze on her eyes with her eyes. However, no matter how carefully she felt, the wind seemed to no longer exist, although her face still remained. The sea breeze hurt her a little, but when she quietly opened her eyes, she felt as if everything in front of her was much clearer and brighter than before.
With her back to the wind, Princess Dalai's hair was dancing wildly behind her back. What Li Hong said just now was quickly taken away by the sea breeze, but she still vaguely heard Li Hong's curse on the Japanese country.
"This is because the Poseidon doesn't want to see you, the Tang Dynasty, bullying our Japanese country, so such bad weather has come to make you retreat in spite of the difficulties, otherwise, you will all be sunk into the sea." Princess Dalai retorted loudly.
The sea breeze was so fast that the sound coming out of Princess Dalai's mouth was instantly carried away by the sea breeze. This made Li Hong reflexively want to grab the sound from Princess Dalai's mouth.
Li Hong, who didn't hear clearly what Princess Dalai said, shook his head speechlessly, and then walked to the front of the battleship deck. As the commander of the battleship, this was where he was.
No matter how Lawless tried to persuade him, Li Hong just shook his head resolutely and would not run to the cabin to hide because of the bad weather at sea.
What's more, the wind and waves on the sea are getting bigger and bigger nowadays. Although this is still offshore and is still considered a part of the coastline, the waves nearly two to three meters high have begun to make warships sail accurately on the sea. It's getting more and more difficult.
The sailors on the deck, those who controlled the sails and the helm, including the soldiers, Li Hong, and Lawless in the cabin, all tied a thick and heavy rope around their waists.
Princess Dalai was shaky and unsteady on the deck. Li Hong waved her hand and refused to let her go. He looked at Li Hong stubbornly, showing a rather unyielding demeanor.
In desperation, Li Hong had no choice but to pick up the remaining pair of rope cuffs, stand firmly on the deck with both feet, pull Princess Dalai over, and then tie the thick rope around Princess Dalai's slender breasts. On the waist.
The other end of the rope was picked up by Li Hong and tied to an iron ring on a waist-high wooden stake standing on the deck. Lawless also cast the same spell and tied the ends of his rope to the other two wooden stakes. on the hoop.
Li Hong tied his own rope to the same iron ring as Princess Dalai's, then ignored Princess Dalai's resistance in the wind, hugged Princess Dalai's neck, and touched her crystal clear earlobes. He shouted loudly: "If you feel unsteady, hold on to this wooden stake. If you can't, just circle the wooden stake a few times. This way you won't be afraid of falling on the deck and getting hurt."
"Boom...wow..."
A big wave flew up from the bow of the ship, and the deck suddenly became slippery. Whether it was Li Hong, the Dalai Princess held in his arms, or Lawless, it was as if God had splashed him on the head. Like a big basin of water, it suddenly turned into a drowned rat.
"ah… ."
Princess Dalai was startled. Her ears were still immersed in the hot breath from Li Hong's mouth just now, but before she could realize the effect of these strange wooden stakes, the cold sea water poured down on her.
Looking at the angry look in his goggles, Li Hong was too lazy to pay attention to her. He turned around and stood facing the bow of the ship again. He held his hand on a high platform in front of him, looked at the microphone next to him, and then put his mouth to the microphone and ordered: " Get ready to fight! Take personal protection measures!”
As Li Hong's voice disappeared from the microphone, a huge movement in the cabin was felt on the deck beneath his feet, and the shaking deck seemed to be moving.
Another big wave rushed over from the bow of the boat. Li Hong stood upright and allowed the sky-like sea water to suck him into it.
The Princess Dalai behind her screamed again and hugged Li Hong's waist tightly from behind. Before Li Hong could turn around, another huge wave hit the front on the left, which was bigger than the one that had not completely disappeared just now. The wave ahead is much bigger.
The sea water was denser and thicker, like a wall coming towards them. With a bang, the bow of the ship was uncontrollable and suddenly tilted to the right as it was beaten by the waves.
Standing on the deck, it seemed as if the entire warship was about to turn sideways at this time.
The helmsman at the rear was also caught off guard by the front and rear waves. The soldier who was still adjusting his direction did not expect that a larger, thicker, and heavier wall of water suddenly hit the left side. So when he was struggling to turn the helm, Impacted by the huge wave, the rudder of the ship immediately turned in the opposite direction, and he fell to the other side. With a bang, he hit the deck at his feet.
Fortunately, there was a rope around his waist to protect him, so that he would not be thrown into the sea. But even so, the soldier who was thrown on the deck was in a state of dizziness for a while, swaying with difficulty. Get up immediately.
Fortunately, he was not the only one at the helm. After he was thrown out, another soldier immediately took over the rudder. Following the force of the waves, he regained complete control after the battleship turned a ninety-degree turn. Stay in the direction of the ship.
The black-red iron ball flashed on the sea surface, and due to the sea breeze, before the iron ball could cool down in the wind, it was destroyed by the huge waves, but even so, Li Hong was shocked.
The confrontation with the wind and waves just now made him almost forget to observe the position of the Japanese warship. At this time, looking at the iron ball that disappeared in the air, he immediately carried Princess Dailai behind him and bent down to face the microphone. Shouted: "Four hundred paces ahead of the port cabin, launch the heavy crossbow!"
"Directly forward on the starboard side, fire the matchlock crossbow!"
As Li Hong's words quickly dissipated in the microphone and the sea breeze, a thunder-like sound suddenly came from the distance, and then he saw fire everywhere, and the hull of a Japanese warship in the distance exploded instantly.
The red furnace in the cabin actually flew up from its fixed position in the cabin when the Japanese warship was thrown up and down by the waves. Then there was another bang, and the furnace was turned upside down and spewed out a huge tongue of flame, which instantly met the waves. Banging together.
The tongues of fire were swallowed up by the waves, but the other fires on the ship that were not extinguished by the waves still illuminated the surroundings of the sea.
A strong wind blew across the sea, and the burning deck flew in the air. It miraculously dodged the top of a wave and flew towards another Japanese warship.
The warships fired crossbows at random, but unfortunately their strength could not prevent the burning deck from flying towards their warship. The fire burned the whole camp, and the huge deck just hit the cabin.
In just a few breaths, the Japanese warship that was hit was instantly burned by flames, and the entire sea suddenly became brighter.
With the help of the sea breeze, the Japanese soldiers on the deck did not wait to divert water to put out the fire, but the sea breeze brought sparks and ignited some people's clothes.
In the distance, the Suzaku, watching silently like a wild beast, under Cui Zhibian's order, risked huge risks and decisively ordered to spread the sails full and sail against the wind.
The porthole on the side of the cabin was opened almost at the same time. As the sea water poured in, seven matchlock crossbows were fired from the crossbow machine in the cabin with a faint light of fire.
This was a shooting without an accurate target. Just because the fire illuminated the sea surface and the Japanese warships were fighting together, it gave Cui Zhibian a chance to gamble on the hit rate.
The seven match-rope crossbows were not corroded by the sea water, and still carried a trace of fireworks. When the thunderous thunder got closer and closer to the sky, they seemed to fly out against the sea surface.
"Three out of seven." Cui Zhibian put his ear to the microphone, and heard a muffled, slightly excited voice coming from inside.
"Beautiful!" Cui Zhibian straightened up, picked up the telescope and quickly looked at the sea in the distance where the firelight had weakened as the boat was zigzagging.
At this moment, the bow of the ship began to slowly move down. The three portholes on the bow opened silently, and the three matchlock crossbows gradually rose to the same height as the portholes. Under the weak firelight, cold and ruthless lights flashed. Murderous intent burst out instantly.
"One out of three."
"Lower half sail, retreat, go upwind, and try to occupy the upper wind position." Cui Zhibian did not give the attackers in the cabin time to adjust. While the battleship slowed down, he ordered him to fire the matchlock crossbow again.
Then facing another microphone, he ordered the helmsman and others to quickly seize the huge gap left by the Japanese warship when it avoided the fire-filled deck, and strive to pass through the gap and occupy the upper hand.
(End of chapter)