Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Narrow Escape

About two miles ahead, the shadow of a small island loomed.I was surprised: "Is that the base camp of the pirates?" Pu Shifang took a look through the binoculars beside him, shook his head and said, "No, it's a reef island, it's too small to accommodate a thousand people." With a smile on his face, he shouted: "Five degrees to the left ! On to the island!" If it's just a deserted island, after we land on the island, it will be more difficult for pirates to attack by virtue of the terrain.I got off the top of the cabin, Qian Wenyi was waiting for me below, saw me coming down, and said, "Tuzhi, what's wrong?"

"There is a small island ahead, let's go there to rest." Qian Wenyi put his hand on the awning and looked at it, and said: "Really!" He thought for a while, then smiled slightly: "That's good. Once we land, it will be our world." It may not be said that our world is ours, but as soon as we step on the shore, we can use the eight formations.With eight formations to protect the body, these mob pirates couldn't get in at all.I also calmed down a bit, and said, "Exactly." The island is still two miles away, and I just hope that the pirates can't catch up before they reach the island.The water corps suffered more than a dozen casualties, and none of the vanguard battalion was injured in this campaign, and not many people were injured.Carrying the injured water legionnaire in for treatment, I stood at the stern of the boat and watched the following pirate fleet.The Tian Chi was already advancing at full speed, but its speed was still not as fast as the pirate's ship, and they were getting closer and closer.If it wasn't for the pirates who suffered a loss and didn't dare to catch up alone, otherwise the fastest pirate ship might have caught up with us.But even if they line up to catch up, it won't take long to catch up.

This road has been going smoothly so far, but I didn't expect it to become like this now.I was looking at the pirates who were gradually approaching, when someone behind me said, "General Chu, can you repel these pirates?" At this time, there are still people saying such things!A surge of anger rose in my heart, and I turned my head to look.This man was not wearing a military uniform, and was a follower brought by Ding Yushi.I said, "Which one is your lord?" "The low-ranking inspectorate inspects Ma Tianwu, General Chu." The inspection of the inspectorate is just a small official, much smaller than my partial general, but this Ma Tianwu's tone is so loud, I was a little angry, and said: "If we can't fight back, we will be taken over by the pirates." , no one can live."

Ma Tianwu raised his brows and shouted: "Lord Ding went to Wuyang City under the order of the emperor, General Chu, you may not be able to repel the pirates, this crime is inevitable!" I was angry and funny at the same time, and said: "Yes. But if you want to beat the pirates, I will entrust my life to them. Even if the emperor wants to punish me, there is no way to cure my crime, Mr. Ma." Ma Tianwu seemed to have figured it out, pondered for a while, and said in a calmer tone: "General Chu, although we are not soldiers, since we are on the ship, we have the duty of defense. If there is anything useful for General Chu , please order."

It turned out that he was going to say this, and I regretted being so rude to him, so I said in harmony, "Master Ma, can you use a knife?" Ma Tianwu said: "About half of the people know a little bit of sword skills, but everyone has weapons." I said: "The pirates will definitely catch up. They want to kill us all. Master Ma, please arrange for those who are confident that they can fight hand-to-hand with the enemy. Let them fight with my vanguard battalion, and the others will help in the cabin." Paddle, thank you." Ma Tianwu nodded, and said: "Together in the same boat, General Chu, I rely on you."

Pu Shifang should be more reliable.I thought to myself, but this Ma Tianwu is still an official, and Pu Shifang is just a little centurion with a low official position, so he probably doesn't think much of him. He can ask for a battle by himself, which is already very good. At this time, the small island was getting closer and closer, probably with a small boat, but the pirate's boat had already chased it dozens of steps away.There are too few people on our boat. Although there are more people paddling, it is still not as fast as the small boats of the pirates.A pirate ship was driving the fastest, and it was almost there, but they didn't dare to get too close because they had learned from the past. A pirate on the bow stood behind an iron shield and shouted loudly: "Stop! Where are you? Expert?"

I can't help crying and laughing.Pu Shifang had revealed his name from the very beginning, and now they still have to ask.I said loudly: "We are the imperial navy, you are not afraid of death, so catch up again." But my voice was not loud enough for them to hear.Qian Wenyi said: "Xia Linian, go and shout!" That Xia Linian was known for his loud voice in the vanguard camp, even if it was not as good as Leigu back then, it was not much worse.He shouted: "We are the Imperial Navy!" The man shouted: "Impossible! The Imperial Navy will not have the combat power of yours. Who are you?"

I scolded: "Damn pirates, you have no skills and little knowledge. Xia Linian, tell them that we are the imperial navy, and those who want to die should catch up." Xia Linian said: "Follow orders." He said loudly: "We are the Imperial Navy, if you want to die, you can catch up!" Although the big words were spoken, the pirates still refused to give up, and they still pursued closely.They lost two ships, and hundreds of pirates died in the battle. After suffering such a big loss, they will definitely not let it go. I was looking at the pirates who were getting closer and closer, when some water legionnaires rushed over from the bow, I said, "What's wrong?"

A soldier of the water army said: "General Park is ordered to move the two Thunder Crossbows to the stern." The Thunder Crossbow was originally placed at the bow of the ship, but now that the pirates are behind us, Pu Shifang wanted to move the Thunder Crossbow to the stern, because he felt that it was too late to make a U-turn on the island.I said, "Okay, let's help too." The Thunderbolt Crossbow was very heavy, and it had to be fixed on the deck, so it was not easy to move, but at this time, it had to be like this.The Qianfeng Battalion hadn't used the thunder crossbow very much, and the water army was not very proficient in using it. Just after fixing one, Qian Wenyi suddenly shouted: "The pirates are attacking!"

I looked up, but saw more than a dozen rockets flying out of the pirate's bow, shooting straight at Tianchi.I was taken aback and shouted, "Get out of the way!" Pirates don't use bows and arrows very much. I almost thought they didn't have bows on board. I didn't expect to use rockets to attack this time.At this time, there were still twenty or thirty steps away. Of the dozen or so rockets that fell from the sky, only five or six hit the boat, and the rest fell into the water.Qian Wenyi exclaimed: "They want to burn our sails!" The rocket is not powerful, but once the sail is ignited, it is unimaginable.The Tianchi is larger than the pirate's ship, and its sails are much larger.In order not to absorb water, the sails are made of thick cloth brushed with oil. It has not rained these days, so it is easy to ignite. Although the rockets are useless after lowering the sails, once the sails are lowered, they will gallop forward that day Slower and harder to escape.My heart was shocked, and I shouted: "Yes, what should I do?"

As soon as I finished speaking, the sail fell down with a "huh".The sail was huge, and when it came down, it whipped up a strong wind. Although we were all gathered at the stern, we were still shaken by the shock.Qian Wenyi exclaimed: "The sail is under, how can we escape?" "Pu Shiban will have a solution." I murmured, but I really didn't know what to do. As soon as the sail was lowered, the speed of the ship decreased greatly, but there was a burst of cheers from the pirate's ship.Nearly 20 pirate ships have lined up and surrounded us in a half-moon shape. I am afraid that we will not be able to reach the island, so they will surround us first.I was a little terrified when Jian Zhonglan suddenly said, "Is General Park going to fight them to the death?" I said: "Probably." But now we are facing the pirates with the stern, it is too late to turn around, and turning around at this time is like exposing the flanks to them.I don't know what Pu Shifang's plan is, although I want to ask, but I don't have time right now.I said: "Quickly get your weapons ready, we're going to fight on board again." This time the pirates are attacking the stern first, we have to block the first wave of the pirates' attack.Fortunately, two Thunderbolt crossbows have been installed in the stern, which can be used more or less.I pulled out the Baibi Saber and stared at the pirate ship that was chasing up. Suddenly, a soldier of the water army jumped down from the cabin roof and shouted: "General Chu, General Chu!" I turned my head and said, "What's the matter?" "General Park asked General Chu to bring Lord Ding to the reef, and the water army will fight to the death with the pirates!" I was taken aback and shouted: "Are you kidding? We don't have enough manpower. Do we need to separate?" The soldier said: "General Park has said that the situation is urgent and there is no time to say more. If General Chu believes, then we still have a chance, otherwise we will surely die." Indeed, the pirates have already gained the upper hand, and they are bound to win. In a battle at sea, although we can also cause casualties to them, the entire army will definitely be wiped out in the end.But what is Pu Shifang's plan? I thought about it, gritted my teeth and said: "Okay, go back to General Pu, I will do as he said." Li Yaotian said that Pu Shifang was his right-hand lieutenant general, but he is not Li Yaotian after all. him once. When the soldier left, Qian Wenyi whispered, "Tan Zhi, what is General Park going to do? What if he leaves us and escapes?" To be honest, I also have this worry, but the pirates don't know our purpose, and they didn't come to capture Ding Ximing. Even if Pu Shifang throws us away, the pirates may not let him go.I said: "General Pu will definitely have a plan to defeat the enemy, don't worry." At this time, someone suddenly shouted: "What are you going to do? I am under the orders of the emperor, and I will not go anywhere!" It was Ding Ximing who shouted at the cabin door.I ran over and saluted: "Lord Ding, the matter is urgent, the ship will be destroyed soon, follow me to the island, I will risk my life to protect your safety." Ding Yushi looked at me and said, "Really?" He licked his lips as he spoke, his lips were so white that they almost lost their color.My heart sank, and I said, "Pirates are attacking ships, and only after landing can they survive. Let's go." The water regiment has already prepared several lifeboats, and I asked Qian Wenyi to protect Ding Yushi to go down first.At this time, the pirates were already within reach with bows and arrows, and arrows were flying in the air. Fortunately, the two Thunder Crossbows at the stern had been installed, and the water army was attacking the pirates.Although the bow and arrow have no actual power, the pirates dare not get too close for a while. A soldier shouted: "Controller, come quickly!" I turned my head and saw that one lifeboat had already been lowered, and the other was also being lowered.Each of the lifeboats can carry more than 20 people, and if they are crowded, two of Qianfengying and Ding Yushi's entourage can be accommodated.At this time, we are very close to the small island, and it is not difficult to get on the island, but if Pu Shifang's boat is sunk by pirates, then we will have no way to go to heaven and nowhere to go to earth.And the radius of this small island is less than half a mile. If there is no rescue, even if the pirates ignore us, we will all starve to death in a short time. As I climbed into the boat, I couldn't help being frightened again.What exactly was Pu Shifang thinking about? As soon as the lifeboat was launched, I shouted, "Row quickly!" Fortunately, the soldiers from the Qianfeng Battalion selected were all strong and strong, and Qian Wenyi selected some who could swim, and they rowed faster than I thought.Almost in an instant, the boat had already rowed to the shore, and the force was so great that half of the boat rushed onto the beach.I didn't wait for the boat to stop, I jumped down and waded through the water, shouting: "Qian Wenyi, Qian Wenyi!" Qian Wenyi is directing some people to go ashore.Hearing my voice, Qian Wenyi ran over and said, "General Chu, you're here too. Fortunately, this island is very small, and only this part of the island can be docked. The rest of the island is full of jagged rocks." I said, "Is anyone hurt?" Qian Wenyi said: "Ding Yushi fell when he got off the boat, but fortunately he was not injured. What exactly is General Park trying to do?" This is the second time he asked.At this time, I still didn't know Pu Shifang's idea, I said: "Don't worry about this, the pirates are coming, stop it!" Fortunately, there is only this place where you can go ashore, and staying here will get twice the result with half the effort.As soon as I formed the formation of the Qianfeng Battalion, a soldier suddenly shouted: "My God! The boat is gone!" I was taken aback, turned my head to look, but saw that the Tian Chi did not approach the shore, but passed by the right side of the small island, about ten pirate ships followed and attacked, arrows flew, and the stern of the Tian Chi Many arrows were inserted. Pu Shifang really wants to escape!I was stunned, and some of Ding Yushi's followers who had just landed beat their chests and cursed loudly.The Qianfeng Battalion had strict discipline, so no one scolded them, but they were also stunned.I was cruel, and shouted: "This is General Park's plan, everyone, get ready to fight!" There are nearly ten pirate ships that have surrounded this place.Although their boats were smaller, they couldn't directly sail ashore like lifeboats. They anchored at thirty paces away, and a pirate laughed from the bow: "You lackeys of the empire, you can't escape this time." !” Because we didn’t have a thunder crossbow, he was confident and stood at the bow of the boat. I gritted my teeth and said, "Do you have a bow and arrow? Shoot this guy down!" We don't have many bows and arrows with us. Just after I finished speaking, a soldier next to me shot an arrow.But although the arrow was aimed well, it was very weak, the arrow fluttered and flew towards the man, and deviated a few feet.Even if he was facing that person, with such a slow arrow speed, he might be able to catch it with one hand.Qian Wenyi said: "Control, the wind is too strong, I can't shoot arrows!" Fortunately, the sea breeze helped the pirates, and it also helped us. Their arrows also couldn't shoot us.At this moment, the pirates were also lowering the boat, and I said, "It's time for close combat, everyone be careful!" When it comes to melee combat, I am much calmer.We have 30 people, and these 30 are one-in-a-thousand elite soldiers, a mob of pirates, and the power of the forward battalion on the ship cannot be fully exerted. Once we arrive on the shore, we can let them know how powerful we are.At this time, the eight formations have been laid out, although there are only thirty, but the formations are neat and varied, and I can't help being very proud of them. Even Li Yaotian couldn't stop this Eight Formation Diagram. No matter how powerful the Captain of Wufeng is, I don't believe he can surpass Li Yaotian. The pirates have also learned how to be good. Although some people disembark first, they don't rush forward. Only when five ships are full at the same time do they start to advance.Their boats are a little smaller than ours, and each of them only holds a dozen people, and the total number of these five boats is about 60 people. The disadvantage is that none of Ding Yushi's followers are soldiers, so they can't be used for much use. The pirate's boat was getting closer, and as soon as they reached the beach, they all jumped into the water and rushed to the shore.Pirates are very good at water, and they can walk very quickly in the water, but most of them don't wear armor, only a few of them wear soft armor.When about half of the pirates landed, I shouted, "Attack!" The eight formations are capable of attacking and defending, and we are waiting for work at leisure. Those pirates are used to running amok on the sea. I am afraid this is the first time they have encountered such formations. The eight formations are more than twice as fast as usual, like a flying As soon as the giant mill turned, the pirates who had rushed ashore earlier uttered a scream as soon as they were caught in the formation, blood from their severed limbs flew, and the forward of the eight formations had already reached the seashore, and the seawater was also shot in all directions, and the rest of the sea Seeing that the situation was not good, the thieves retreated into the sea one after another. I said loudly: "Retreat!" The Qianfeng Battalion ordered everything to be prohibited, and I gave an order, and the eight formations of thirty people retreated another ten steps like a storm.Just now, this round of fast attack was as fast as lightning, and there was a pile of pirate corpses left on the beach. The blood stained the sand red, and some pirates who were not completely dead lay on the beach and screamed. I couldn't suppress the pride in my heart, and said loudly: "Good job! Qian Wenyi, is there any injured brother?" Qian Wenyi said in the middle of the formation: "Only two people were slightly injured, so it's okay." The sea wind is so strong that the pirates can't attack with bows and arrows, but if we attack by force, our thirty people can block hundreds of them.I let out a long laugh, suddenly filled with arrogance, and said, "Alright, let them see the true power of our vanguard battalion!" Pirates are already regrouping and preparing to launch a second wave of attacks.Just now they lost nearly twenty lives, and this time they seemed to be discussing countermeasures.They have obvious advantages, but they can't rush forward. They must be very suffocated in their hearts, and they will definitely attack again the second time.But when they lose for the second time, they may not come back for the third time.What I am most afraid of now is that the Tianchi will not be able to escape. Even if we block the pirates' strong attack, they will leave us on such a deserted island and starve to death. At this time, the pirates' second round of attack also began.This time they had nearly 20 small boats attacking at the same time, and it seemed that they were desperate to win by taking advantage of their numbers.I looked at the swarming pirates, and suddenly I heard someone shouting, "General Chu, can we stop it?" That is Ma Tianwu.This time he said "we", and I raised my hand and said loudly: "Heaven and Earth Formation!" I turned my head and smiled lightly, and said, "Master Ma, please rest assured that although the Qianfeng Battalion has only thirty people, it is difficult to stop thousands of troops." No problem." This is really bragging. It is impossible for an eight formation of thirty people to block thousands of people, but it is not a problem to block hundreds of people.Pirates must have the idea of ​​attacking in two ways, trying to make us unable to take care of both left and right.But the pirates must not know that Cao Wendao, Qian Wenyi and I have been continuously improving since the Qianfeng Battalion practiced the eight formations. In view of the fact that the eight formations are too tightly gathered and the area is not large, I propose a two-divided eight formations The idea, after everyone's discussion, has already been preliminarily practiced. If necessary, an eight-array map can be divided into two at any time, and can be combined into one, so that the deficiency of the eight-array map can be made up for.I also thought about whether it is possible to divide an eight-array diagram into three, but this is too difficult, and I haven't practiced it yet, but it is already possible to divide it into two.Although we only have 30 people in total, after being divided into two, there are only 15 people each, and at least 16 people are required to form the eight formations. After the division, the two eight formations are not complete. Not caught, but I think it is enough to deal with pirates. The heaven and earth formation is actually the eight formation diagram, but it is slightly different. The eight formation diagram is a perfect circle, while the heaven and earth formation is an oblate circle, so that it can be separated at any time.After hearing the order, the forward battalion spread out their formation. At this time, the pirates were already fighting for the beach, and they split their attacks from left and right. As soon as they landed, I slashed my hand and shouted: "Split!" The eight formations are divided into two formations at once, like two strong winds. Although the pirates on both sides are rushing, they didn't expect us to be able to separate from them.Although they have fifty or sixty people on each side, and only fifteen people on the forward battalion side, under the eight-formation map, the forward battalion seems to have thousands of troops. Under the rolling of the formation, the pirates screamed and fell to the ground. It was inextricably killed for a while. I said to Ma Tianwu: "Master Ma, now we have to rely on your efforts. If anyone slips through the net, please remove them, Mr. Ma." Because the eight formations were incomplete, more than a dozen pirates missed it, but most of those pirates were wounded, and they were beaten dizzy by the forward battalion. Ma Tianwu and the others were completely able to handle it.Ma Tianwu was stunned and said after a long while: "Okay!" Although he is not a martial artist, he spoke with great spirit at this time.He turned around and was about to leave when he said, "Master Ding..." "Don't worry, with me here, pirates can't hurt a single hair of Mr. Ding." As I spoke, I patted the Baipi Saber on my waist, and Ma Tianwu said, "Master Nading, please entrust General Chu." He drew out the saber, raised it into the air, and shouted: "Come on, let's go!" The so-called famous generals are not that they have extraordinary abilities, or that they can only command elite soldiers, but that they make good use of everyone, make the best use of their talents and resources.At this time, I suddenly thought of what the prince said when the rhythm and the art of war coincided.Most of what he said was taught by Marquis Wen, no matter whether the melody coincides with the art of war or not, it is indeed reasonable.Being able to use elite soldiers is not a famous general, but being able to turn disadvantages into advantages can be called a famous general. And I can already be called a famous general now. I don't like it in my heart.I have always wanted to be a famous general, but at the beginning my official position was too humble, and then I have been taking orders from Marquis Wen. Only then did I truly stand alone, and I also faintly glimpsed the shadow of a "famous general". At this time, the pirates' attack was frustrated and they had already fled. The dozen or so pirates who rushed past the eight formations panicked and fled one after another.But this island is really not big, if you don't escape, you can support it for a while, but when you escape at this time, Ma Tianwu and the others kill them cleanly one by one.In fact, the more than 20 people under Ma Tianwu were not strong enough to win so easily.I raised my hand again and shouted: "Couple!" With an order, the two vanguard battalions merged into one again, still forming an eight formation map.I said loudly, "Qian Wenyi, is there any injured brother?" Qian Wenyi said in the middle of the formation: "Seven people were injured, but they can still hold on." After two rounds of attack, we killed no less than fifty or sixty pirates, and we only injured seven of them. This battle is a brilliant result.The pirates were also stunned by our unexpected combat power. The pirates who had fled back to the small boat stopped blankly on the sea surface and followed the waves, neither advancing nor retreating.I said: "Okay. We are short of manpower, let the brothers hold on no matter what." If it is normal, I can let the substitute soldiers replace them, but now the manpower is too short, so I can only let them go on.Now that the pirates have suffered two losses in a row, I don't know what will happen next. I was thinking about it, and suddenly there was a noise on those pirate ships, and the small boats on the sea rowed towards my ship. What happened?I was taken aback.Looking at the pirates, it seems that they have been attacked by surprise, but who will come to help us now?I was very puzzled, and asked behind me: "What happened?" Behind them are Ding Yushi and the others.They climbed to the high place of the reef, and they were quite at ease, resting. Hearing what I said, someone looked over and shouted: "A ship is attacking from over there!" Have a boat?I was taken aback.Where did this ship come from?From the look of the pirates, the ship is here to help us.If Pu Shifang left to ask for help, then the help would have come too soon.My heart suddenly brightened, and I called out, "Is it General Park?" The man looked at it and shouted: "Exactly, it is our ship!" It's Pu Shifang who's back!At this moment, I suddenly realized that Pu Shifang didn't abandon us, but went around the island and came from the other side.He restrained half of the pirates, and this time the bow of the ship was aimed at this place again, and the pirates who attacked us were caught off guard.It turned out that Pu Shifang had this idea!He must have found that the island was too small, and he had come up with such countermeasures.I was overjoyed and shouted: "General Park is back, don't worry everyone!" There was thunderous cheers in the forward battalion.At this time, the Tian Chi had rushed over, and the pirate ships that attacked us obviously didn't expect the Tian Chi to appear in the rear, and they were pulling anchor in a panic, but there was no time.Their ship was not as big as the Tianchi, and the nearest pirate ship was hit by the Tianchi. Almost divided into two halves, the pirates on the boat fell into the water one after another, and the small boat of the pirates who got off the boat was also shaken by the big waves.The Sky Chi sank this ship and was heading for another one.The ship was desperately trying to get out of the way, but it was too late, the horn of the Tianchi slashed across the side of the ship, the plank of the ship flew immediately, a big hole was hit on the side, and the pirate ship also went sideways.Although it has never sunk, it is already in jeopardy. The people on the island cheered thunderously, and the ones who shouted the loudest were Ding Yushi's followers.A smile appeared on the corner of my mouth, Pu Shifang really deserves to be Li Yaotian's favorite general, although there are many pirates, but we have both water and land, and the pirates are in a mess.Although we can't say that we have a sure chance of winning, but now we have somewhat turned the tide of the battle, the next thing is to see how long the pirates can last.If they get more and more chaotic, we might actually win.The most urgent task is to stabilize the situation and not to mess up.I said loudly: "Rest on the spot." I picked a stone and sat down, watching the battle at sea. After the Tian Chi also knocked over the second pirate ship, the other pirate ships weighed anchor and dispersed, and the nearly ten ships chasing the Tian Chi joined these ships, moved slowly, and began to Regroup.In this way, the Tianchi could no longer rush in like a bamboo shoot, and the speed also slowed down, going downstream. If we check the results of the battle like in wartime, we have a warship with more than 160 people against nearly 20 pirate ships and more than a thousand pirates, four of which have been destroyed, one injured, and more than two hundred beheaded However, more than ten people can be described as a complete victory.It's a pity that the war is not over yet. If our entire army is wiped out in the end, even if more than half of the pirates are killed, this victory will mean nothing to us. Now that the main battlefield has shifted to the sea again, we are relieved.I took out a piece of dry food from my pocket, chewed it slowly, and watched the actions of the Tian Chi.This gigantic ship moved nimbly, and it was hard to believe that there were less than a hundred soldiers on board.After a fierce fight on the boat, after arriving on the island, my heart was suspended again. Now I feel a little bit more relaxed, and I feel hungry.At this time Ma Tianwu came back, his body was covered with blood, and there were a few bloodstains on his face.I took out a piece of dry food and said, "Master Ma, do you want something to eat?" He took it over and said: "Okay." After taking a bite, he said with a bitter face: "It's so hard, you can eat it like this?" Qianfengying is used to hard work, eating some dry food and drinking some water is a meal. Ma Tianwu is an inspector of the Inspectorate. Although he is not a great official, he must be pampered at ordinary times. rations.I said: "When I was in Gaojiu City, if I had this to eat, I would be thankful." Ma Tianwu didn't say anything, sat next to me, took a bite, took out a small bottle from his side and said, "Come, have a drink." I wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it, I took it and took a sip.His wine was really good, and he felt warm after drinking it.I also said to him: "Drink less, maybe there will be a bad battle. You tell your brothers to hurry up and rest." Ma Tianwu stood up and said in a loud voice: "Everyone, rest quickly, eat what you can, and protect Master Ding." He added the last sentence. Forget to flatter the horse, I am far behind him in this regard. After Ma Tianwu said something, he sat down again and said, "General Chu came back from Gaojiu City, right? Those of you who came back from Gaojiu City were promoted later, right?" I shook my head and said, "Not at all. Over a thousand people escaped, and only a few were able to get promoted, and many of them were still ordinary soldiers. You see, among the 30 vanguard battalions here, some of them escaped from Gaojiu City Yes. Comparing them, I really feel ashamed as a partial general.” Ma Tianwu was startled, probably no one had ever said such a thing to him.He said: "General Chu, don't say that. You are brave and invincible. I have heard of you when I was in the imperial capital. General Chu is the new young general of the empire. He has made countless achievements and I admire him deeply. This time, I can be with General Chu. Going out to fight, I will tell Quanzi later that I fought side by side with General Chu, and I am honored to be an official.” His words were not official, but sincere.I was a little touched, and said, "Thank you, Mr. Ma. Right now, we still have to fight hard to save our lives. Please rest assured, Mr. Ma, the Qianfeng Battalion will advance and retreat with you. If you live, you will live together, and if you die, you will die together." Ma Tianwu smiled and said: "General Chu, although we have been in the same boat for many days, today we really know each other. Well, it is worthwhile to meet young heroes like General Chu!" I smiled and was about to say something when someone beside me suddenly shouted: "The pirates are going to attack again!" We only had one ship, but Pu Shifang was able to command it well, the pirates suffered heavy losses, and out of embarrassment and anger, this attack was all aimed at the Tianchi.When I saw more than a dozen pirate ships approaching the Tianchi, I couldn't help being startled, and stood up abruptly. The Tianchi had just circled the island, relying on the soldiers to maneuver the oars inside so as not to be caught up by the pirates.Now they must be exhausted, if they repeat their old tricks this time, will they still be able to escape?Once the pirates catch up, their revenge will be extremely terrifying, and all the water corps on the ship will be killed.And once the Tianchi is broken, where else can we escape? Ma Tianwu also noticed the pirate's actions, and shouted: "What should I do?" I pondered for a while.The best way now is for us to go on board to help in the battle, but it is easier for the Qianfeng Battalion to board the ship, but it is as difficult as going to the blue sky for Ding Yushi and the others.At this time, I just felt at a loss in my heart, undecided, and couldn't think of any good ideas.After thinking for a while, he said, "We will wait and see what happens, and trust General Park's methods." Pu Shifang can destroy one or two pirate ships, but this has a limit after all. It is almost impossible for him to win against thousands of pirates who are also proficient in water warfare with less than a hundred people.What is his idea?Ma Tianwu was stunned, and said: "That's the only way to do it. Sigh, just stand by and watch, I'm really worried about the dead, it's going to be dark." "It's dark?" I was taken aback.To be honest, until now, I have forgotten what time it was. I only remember that it was morning when the pirates appeared. Could it be that we have been fighting all day?There is also a water clock on the boat. Now that I am on the island, the sky is covered with dark clouds, and I can’t see the sun. I really don’t know what time it is, but the sky is getting darker. cloudy. The pirates are already pressing towards the Tianchi, we are staring at the bow of the pirates, our hearts are hanging.This time, the pirates' ships approached slowly with a distance of several feet, it seemed that they did not dare to be careless about the Tianchi, but Pu Shifang didn't know why, but stopped moving, and instead moved closer to the shore. Does Pu Shifang want us to board the boat to meet him?My heart skipped a beat and I hurried down.Thirty people from the Qianfeng Battalion are still forming eight formations on the beach, and even after resting, the formation is still stable.I ran up to him and shouted, "Qian Wenyi, Qian Wenyi!" Qian Wenyi came out from the team and said, "Control, what are your orders?" "General Park probably wants us to return to the ship for reinforcements. Let's get ready to board the ship." Qian Wenyi looked at the boat, shook his head and said, "No, when General Pu came back, the boat sent out a semaphore telling us to stand by." "Standby?" I called out, "Is he sure to withstand the pirate's attack?" "It's about half an hour at most." "What's the use of half an hour?" Qian Wenyi smiled slightly: "We will have a support army coming." I was taken aback and said, "What? Are there reinforcements?" Qian Wenyi said: "It's the wind." His face has relaxed a lot, and he said: "In this weather, there will be strong winds in an hour. The wind and waves on the sea are no worse than those in the inland. Pirates and these small boats must be strong. If General Park guards this beach, the pirates will be like a tree without roots. They must not love to fight. They will retreat sooner or later, otherwise they will be wiped out by the wind and waves. They will have to leave in half an hour." Indeed, this is the only place on this small island where anchors can be anchored. Pu Shifang walked around and probably had a careful look at the terrain.The pirates have the upper hand now, but as long as they can't seize this tidal flat within an hour, their boats can only float on the sea, which is extremely dangerous.However, if the pirates are desperate and want to snatch the tidal flats at all costs, it is not a big problem for Pu Shifang to guard for half an hour, but it may not be possible if he defends for another hour. Once the pirates snatch the tidal flats before the storm arrives, Then we still lose.I said: "What if they fight to the death and never retreat?" Qian Wenyi was stunned, pondered for a moment, and said: "It depends on the combat power of the water army. If the pirates don't retreat after half an hour, it will be a deadly situation. Either the pirates will be wiped out, or it will be us. " I really don't want to face such a result.I said, "Now what can we do to help?" Qian Wenyi thought for a while, then sighed: "If there is gunpowder, then we can help. But now, we can only watch from the sidelines. I only hope that the pirates dare not take such a bad idea." This is indeed a bad idea.I was very anxious, but Qian Wenyi was born by the sea, and he knew much more about the sea than I did. He also said the same thing, and I had nothing to do.I murmured: "Isn't there no way out?" As soon as I said this, my heart suddenly lit up.Before leaving, didn't Marquis Wen give me a kit?He told me to open it when there is no other way out, so it is probably because there is no way out now, right?If Marquis Wen really has some tricks to turn defeat into victory, if you don't look at it now, you will miss the opportunity.I said this to myself in my heart, and stretched out my hand to take out the kit from my bosom.I've always wanted to see what Marquis Wen confessed to me. Now that I have this reason, it's justified. I unwrapped the thread of the kit, and inside was a piece of white silk folded into a square.When I opened it, I saw Marquis Wen's fine handwriting at a glance, and it was written on the head: "The words to Chu Xiuhong: The rebels of the Republic have always had wolf ambitions, and they definitely have no good intentions..." Seeing this, I was already slightly taken aback.Now we are going to discuss cooperation with Wuyangcheng, but Wen Hou said that they definitely have no good intentions. Does he have other plans?I made up my mind and continued to read. There are not many words, and I finished it quickly, but I was almost stunned. I read it again, and when I was sure that I read it correctly, I felt chills all over my body. Marquis Wen actually has such a plan! "Control, what is this?" 钱文义见我呆呆地看着那块帛书，凑了过来，我干笑道：“没什么，这没什么用。”伸手把帛书塞进怀里，道：“朴将军顶得住么？” 钱文义脸色一沉，道：“不知道，很危险。” 的确，海贼正疯了一样向天驰号突击，幸好天驰号上的雷霆弩先时没有射出太多，仍然够用，海贼虽然越靠越近，却仍然没能贴上来。那十几艘小船围着天驰号不住穿梭，天驰号借着坚实之利，纵横捭阖，左冲右突，眼下还看不出有败北的意思。但这样斗下去，迟早都会顶不住，只能看朴士免能不能守到风暴来临了。 在海上航行，最怕的就是风暴，但现在我盼着风暴能早点来。可是风虽然大，离称得上“风暴”却还远，我看了一阵，只觉过了许久，道：“钱文义，风暴还没来么？” 钱文义看了看海面，指着潮头道：“快了，统制你看，水位已经涨上了许多。” 果然，潮头已经比我们上岸时大了许多，这块滩涂也已变小了三分之一。我紧握着百辟刀，心急如焚，却又无计可施，只是默默念着：“挺住，朴士免，挺住！” 天驰号在海贼船队中交错穿梭，极是灵活，真想不到水军团的精力如此绵长，到现在还能划得动船桨。这时天驰号突然一个发力，一艘海贼船避计不及，船尾被天驰号的冲角挂了一下，舵舱都被冲掉了一半，海贼们“啊”地一声叫，即使我们呆在岸上也听得清楚。钱文义忽然叫道：“太好了！朴将军将海贼的旗舰打伤了！” 那是五峰船主的船？我也吃了一惊。原来朴士免看似在海贼的攻击中躲闪，其实他一直在对准海贼的旗舰，真是个出色的水军将领，怪不得李尧天放心让他出来。我心头一喜，道：“好，就这样！击沉他！” 但天驰号明显也已精疲力竭，将海贼的旗舰打伤后，一艘海贼船突然从后方冲过来，“砰”一声撞在了船尾。天驰号虽然坚实，船尾却也被撞出个洞来。我惊叫道：“糟了！”如果这时候海贼趁势攻上，那可一切都完了。我叫道：“快去！我们冲过去！” 我已决定不顾一切也要增援，哪知海贼们又是一声惊呼，那艘受伤的旗舰忽地一侧，竟似要翻倒下来。钱文义又惊又喜，道：“好！海贼的旗舰被凿破了！” 朴士免竟然不惜一切，也派出水鬼去凿通了海贼的船！海贼先前想来凿我们的船，没想到最终反倒自己折在这一战术之下。我也惊喜交加，定睛看去。此时那艘海贼的旗舰上正在放下救生船，边上几艘海贼船刚拼死压过来，不让天驰号再次攻击。但海贼的士气明显已低落了许多，天驰号也后继乏力，只是互射了一些箭，不再冲上。海贼卷着艘受伤的旗舰缓缓退去。 钱文义叹道：“真可惜，唉，功亏一篑！” 我提起的心一下放了下来，笑道：“够了，取得如此战果，已足可夸耀于人。” 海贼看来已经认栽，不想再打了，退了一程，停下来整编了一下，却不再前进。有个海贼似乎在高声喊着，此时风已大了，我们隔得又远，在岸上听不清什么。只一会儿，海贼已掉转船头，向后退去。 我们胜了！ 我一阵狂喜，却觉得双腿一软，竟然站立不住，坐倒在地。我刚一坐倒，前锋营诸人也纷纷坐了下来。虽然休息了这一阵，但看着朴士免与海贼一场恶战，我们都捏了一把汗，不亚于自己出手，此时心中一宽，竟然连站都站不稳。 天驰号慢慢向岸边靠来，等下了锚，从上面又放下两艘救生船，当先坐在船头的正是朴士免。等他们靠上了岸，还没踏出船，前锋营众人已蜂拥过去，我跑在最前，一把抱住朴士免，叫道：“朴将军，你胜了！” 朴士免满头是汗，被我一抱，身子一歪，一下倒在了水中。我连忙拉起他，他咧开嘴笑了笑，道：“楚将军，我们活了！” 他的话虽然还是很生硬，可是我听着却如聆天音。我道：“是啊，多亏你们。” 朴士免勉强站起来，道：“还有，风暴要来了，快搬到高处扎营。” 此时天色更暗，乌云密布，似乎随时都会有闪电击下。前锋营和丁御史的随从同时动手，将朴士免他们带来的帐篷在小岛高处搭起来。刚搭好几顶，暴雨已倾盆而至。 海上的雨比陆上不知要大多少，帐篷上如鸣金鼓。我让水军团先行休息，指挥着士兵再搭帐篷。等搭好后，我们全身都湿透了。钻进帐篷，把身上胡乱擦干了，有人已在地上挖了个坑，生了堆火让大家烤衣服。我脱下衣服，顺手把那张帛书扔进火里烧了。钱文义拿着一条烤好的鱼过来，道：“统制，给。” 我接过鱼来，道：“怎么有鱼？别人有么？” 钱文义道：“涨潮时被潮水卷上来的。放心吧，人人都有得吃。” 我撕下半条递给他，道：“一块儿吃吧。” 烤鱼的滋味很不错，海鱼还有点咸味，钱文义烤鱼的手段比他的刀法枪术高明多了，鱼肉在火上烤得焦黄滴油，我大口大口地吃着，可是脑海中总是回荡着文侯那道密令。