Five steps, four steps, three steps!
In the blink of an eye, the black figure was only three steps away from Father Meng.
"Achoo ~!"
The sea breeze at night was quite cold. Father Meng couldn't help but sneeze. He turned around instinctively and saw the black figure holding a scimitar behind him.
"Enemy attack! Someone is trying to steal the ship! "
Father Meng's eyes widened, and he roared at the top of his lungs without a second thought. "Father Meng!
"Baka ~! Damn it! "
The man in black was the pirate leader this time — Nakamura Kawa Yuo. He cursed and swung his scimitar at Father Meng's head.
"Woo woo woo ~!"
At the same time, the ships nearby noticed the commotion. The soldiers on the ships blew their horns, and the silent night suddenly became noisy.
Clang ~!
In the face of a life-and-death crisis, Father Meng's strong desire to survive made his body burst forth with great potential. With a roll, he actually dodged the pirate leader's sure-kill attack.
"Youliang, be careful! I'm here to help you! "
Two crew members in the cabin heard the commotion and immediately ran out and shouted.
"Baka ~! Kill all of them, set this ship on fire, and then drive into their main fleet! "
Nakamura Kawa Yuo's eyes were red as he shouted.
"Hai ~!"
At this time, more than a dozen black figures came up from the water. Some of them raised the anchor and pulled the sails, some set the ship on fire, and others swung their scimitars at the crew. The pirates on the other ships were doing the same thing.
...
"Woo woo woo ~!"
Ship after ship, like a relay race, the bleak sound of the horn finally reached the island.
"Wu Di, what happened?"
Li Xiaogong, who was resting against the stone wall in the cave, immediately stood up and shouted outside.
"Reporting! Your Highness, the rear of the fleet is under attack. They seem to be pirates, and we don't know how many of them there are. They sneaked onto our ship and tried to kill us. After they were exposed, they tried to set the fleet on fire. Our brothers have gone to help! "
A young soldier ran into the cave and reported loudly.
Li Xiaogong's expression suddenly changed. He bellowed, "Preposterous! Which scoundrel dares to provoke the tiger's whiskers of Great Tang? Come with me and catch them all in one fell swoop! "
"Understood!"
"Sigh! Your Highness, do you need the help of our Zhenla Kingdom's warriors? "
"Our Piao Country's warriors are also at your disposal ~!"
"Fu Nan Country is willing to lend a hand to Your Highness!"
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At this moment, the envoys in the cave all stood up and said.
In truth, they had long ago witnessed the power of the Tang fleet, and they had hoped to run into a few pirates so that they could show off in front of Li Xiaogong. But this fleet was simply too large. Let alone pirates, even many countries had not dared to provoke this fleet. Now that they had finally run into pirates, these emissaries were not afraid. On the contrary, they were all excited.
Because they could finally show off and win Li Xiaogong's favor!
There was no doubt that the Great Tang navy at this time was just this powerful!
Compared to the Han Dynasty, the Maritime Silk Road during the Sui and Tang Dynasties was obviously more developed. Of course, there was an interesting phenomenon from the historical materials at this time: the Sui and Tang Dynasties did not attach as much importance to the sea as the Song Dynasty. The reason was that the Tang Dynasty was very powerful at that time. Its western border had reached Central Asia and West Asia. Its Silk Road was very smooth on land. The Maritime Silk Road was relatively less important, but its naval power was still very strong.
The Tang Dynasty dominated the entire East Asia at that time. Of course, there were other maritime powers in East Asia, such as Japan. According to the historical records, the Tang Dynasty won a series of naval battles at Baicun River. Later, Japanese scholars researched this matter. They believed that the reason for Japan's defeat at that time was that China's shipbuilding technology was far ahead of other Asian countries. At that time, China's ships were sewn with rosin and the number of iron nails were far more than Japan's. When the ships of the two sides collided in the naval battle, the Japanese ships fell apart, while the Tang Dynasty ships were sturdy and did not fall apart. Therefore, the Tang Dynasty had an advantage in naval battles. Therefore, the Tang Dynasty was worthy of being the overlord of the sea in Asia and monopolized the trade of the entire region.
Therefore, Li Zexuan, who had transmigrated, was not in a hurry to build more advanced ships because there was no need for it!
At this moment, after hearing the request of the envoys, Li Xiaogong flicked his sleeves and said, "Envoys, please take a seat here. There's no need to trouble you with mere thieves!"
After saying that, he led the soldiers out of the cave.
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"This … What's going on? Youliang, who are they? "
On the big ship at the back of the fleet, an old man who was sleeping in the cabin walked out when he heard the commotion. When he saw the two sides fighting on the deck, he was stunned.
"Boss Feng! Run ~! They're pirates! "
Father Meng's back was slashed by a knife. When he saw the old man in luxurious clothes, he immediately shouted.
It turned out that this old man was Father Meng's boss, the rich businessman in Chang 'an, Feng Zhihua.
"Pirates?"
Feng Zhihua's eyes were filled with horror. Then, he shouted, "Youliang, hang in there! The Prince and the others will be here soon! "
"Baka! Kill them all! Set them on fire! "
Nakamura Yuo did not understand what Feng Zhihua and Meng Youliang were talking about. When he saw many ships approaching, he shouted anxiously.
At this point, it was obvious that the plan to steal the ships would not succeed. However, he wanted to set the fleet on fire to take revenge on the Tang people.
"Hai!"
Several silhouettes rushed into the cabin and soon took out oil lamps. Boom! The deck was set ablaze, and then one of the silhouettes took control of the sails, allowing the fire ship to crash into the Tang fleet.
At the same time, the battle on Father Meng's side was about to end. At this moment, there were more than ten knife wounds on his body. The other crew members had all collapsed, and he was the only one left struggling to hold on!
"Go to hell!"
Nakamura Yuo did not expect the person in front of him to be so tenacious. However, no matter how tenacious a person was, he was destined to not be able to withstand his sharp knife. With a roar, he charged toward Father Meng with his knife.
"Youliang!"
Feng Zhihua saw it clearly and could not help but cry out in grief!
Father Meng looked at the cold light that was flying toward him. He knew that he could not escape this time. At this moment, he thought of his wife, daughter, and son, as well as this cargo ship that carried the hope of his entire family. Two streams of tears rolled down from the corners of his eyes.
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