At this critical moment, Li Xiaogong had never thought of running away, nor could he run. Twenty thousand soldiers, tens of thousands of civilians, and several thousand ships. If such a massive force was burned down by a small band of pirates, Li Xiaogong would forever be nailed to the Great Tang's pillar of shame, and his descendants would never be able to rise again!
The first reaction of Li Xiaogong, who was quite experienced in battle, was to turn the merchant ships at the back ninety degrees and form a line to form a 'strong defense'. Then, he ordered the other fleets to move away and increase the distance between them. At the cost of sacrificing a few merchant ships, the survival of the entire fleet could be achieved.
But this would also put Li Xiaogong in danger, because the merchant ship he was standing on was in the back row.
Just when Li Xiaogong was preparing to make a decisive decision, a messenger came down from the observation deck and ran up to Li Xiaogong to report.
Li Xiaogong was taken aback. He looked at the deputy general with a sword at his neck and asked, "Whose ship does that merchant ship belong to?"
The young general clasped his fist and said, "Your Highness, that ship belongs to the wealthy merchant of the capital, Feng Zhihua. The ships next to it also belong to him!"
"Feng Zhihua …"
Li Xiaogong softly muttered, and then his expression flickered as he asked, "Is the Meng Youliang that this king asked you to keep an eye on on that ship?"
"Your Highness, he is … he is indeed on that ship!"
Li Xiaogong's brow furrowed. At this time, he saw that the fire ship had already begun to turn to the right. At this rate, it would definitely not be able to hit the main fleet, so he decisively ordered, "Immediately turn the ship around and sail to our right to rescue the crew!"
"Yes! Your Highness! "
A few moments later, Li Xiaogong's ship had raised its anchor and was making straight for Feng Zhihua's merchant ship. The distance between them was less than one thousand feet, and the merchant ship was also turning, so its straight-line speed was greatly reduced. Thus, Li Xiaogong's ship was able to quickly catch up.
At this time, the fire on the merchant ship was about to spread to the mast and rudder!
"Hurry and have the people on the ship jump in. Find a few soldiers who are good at swimming to save them!"
At this moment, the two ships were moving side by side, and the distance between them was only about thirty to forty feet. Li Xiaogong squinted his eyes and saw that the bloody man controlling the sails was Meng Youliang. He let out a sigh of relief in his heart and hurriedly ordered.
This time, Li Zexuan had helped a lot. Only those who had drifted on the sea would know the dangers of the sea. Previously, Li Zexuan had made a lot of preparations for the fleet to go south. Compasses, sea charts, and navigation precautions had saved many lives. Of course, Li Xiaogong was very grateful.
Before he left, Li Zexuan had personally asked him to take good care of Meng Wenhao's father, Meng Youliang. Although he was suspected of abusing his position for personal gain, Li Xiaogong was really willing to do so. If Meng Youliang really died tonight, then he, Li Xiaogong, would owe him an even bigger favor!
"Yes! Your Highness! "
A soldier immediately cupped his fist and accepted the order. Then, the soldiers on the ship shouted in unison, "Listen to the crew on the other side. His Highness orders you to quickly jump off the ship. We will save you!"
"Listen to the crew on the other side. His Highness orders you to quickly jump off the ship. We will save you!"
Feng Zhihua and Meng Youliang, who were completely focused on controlling the ship, were overjoyed when they heard the commotion.
"Youliang! Those are His Highness' men! And His Highness is also here! His Highness has personally brought people to save us! We're saved! "
Feng Zhihua said with tears streaming down his face.
From the moment he had turned the ship around, he had never thought that he would survive. He believed that he would be buried in the sea like this merchant ship, but he had no regrets. He did not wish for his ship to destroy the entire fleet, because he was a man of the Great Tang!
A Tang citizen could not harm another Tang citizen! Not even in death!
Now that he saw Li Xiaogong personally coming to rescue him as a Prince, this kind of surprise made Feng Zhihua's heart surge and he was indescribably excited ~!
Chi la ~!
"That's right! We're saved! Boss Feng, you don't know how to swim. Grab this shirt and I'll jump into the sea with you! "
The angle of the sail had already been set to the maximum, so there was no need for anyone to control it. After a period of rest, Meng Youliang had already recovered a little of his strength. He took off his blood-stained clothes, and with a ripping sound, tore it into a long strip of cloth. After tying the two pieces together, he walked over and handed it to Feng Zhihua.
Feng Zhihua said worriedly, "But Youliang, you've suffered such serious injuries … How can this old man have the face to drag you down? You go by yourself! This old man … this old man … "
Meng Youliang did not say anything and directly tied one end of the cloth to Feng Zhihua's arm. He said with difficulty, "Boss Feng, before you left, you gave my family a large sum of money and gave my family's children and wife a good life. As long as I'm still alive, I will definitely bring you out of here alive! Jump quickly! If you don't jump, the fire will reach us! "
Feng Zhihua hurriedly tore off the cloth and said, "No, no, no! Youliang, if you bring this old man along, I'll only be a burden to you … Ah, ah, ah! "
When Father Meng saw that the mast was about to topple over due to the fire, he immediately grabbed Feng Zhihua and jumped into the sea. Of course, he jumped in the direction of Li Xiaogong and the others.
"Ah!"
Above the sea, there was a heart-wrenching scream. One must know that Father Meng had been slashed more than a dozen times, and many of the wounds were so deep that the bones could be seen. Now that he was soaked in seawater, there was a burning pain in his wounds. This was really sprinkling salt on his wounds! The pain was more than a hundred times more intense than when he was slashed just now. Even a tough man like Meng Youliang could not help but cry out in pain!
"Hurry! Swim over to save them! They can't hold on for much longer! "
When Li Xiaogong heard this heart-wrenching scream, he immediately leaned against the side of the ship and shouted at the soldiers in the water.
"Ah! What a good man who values friendship and righteousness. I, Zhang Zhongjian, will lend you a hand! "
At this moment, a burly man flew onto the fire ship from nowhere. Then, he borrowed the force of the ship and came to where Father Meng was. He lifted the two of them with one hand and flew toward the ship where Li Xiaogong was!
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The moment Father Meng jumped into the sea, a thousand miles away, in student dormitory 007 of Yanhuang College.
"Ah!"
Meng Wenhao, who was sleeping soundly, suddenly sat up, clutched his chest, and let out a scream. The other students in the dormitory were instantly awakened.
"Wenhao! Wenhao, what's wrong with you? "
Wang Meng was about to curse at someone for disturbing his sleep when he suddenly felt that something was wrong with Meng Wenhao's voice. Hence, he quickly got up and ran over to ask.
Blood was thicker than water. Father and son were connected by heart. Even thousands of miles away could not separate them from each other!
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