The Tang people on the fishing boats first saw the Duo people's boats. The Duo people's boats were large and had sails. After the Tang small fishing boats withdrew, the Duo people on the boats did not know that there were many Tang people in front of them.
The advantage of a jib sail was that it could be turned flexibly, whether it was with the wind or against it. It was just that when the wind was against it, it had to take a zigzag route.
Now the people on the boats were doing this. Some people were constantly adjusting the angle of the sails so that the boats could continue to move in the direction they had set and reach land.
Khalisi Mohammed sat on the deck of the first boat. His hands were in his sleeves and his face was covered, only revealing a pair of dry eyes and a pair of feet without shoes. His feet were cracked so much that one could even see the bright red flesh inside.
A sea breeze blew, causing his veil to move. Two seagulls landed not far from him. They seemed to be tired from flying and wanted to rest.
Khalisay Mohammed reached for the waterskin, shook it in his hand, and carefully pulled out the stopper. He put his chapped lips on the mouth of the waterskin to moisten it, then stuck out his tongue to lick it. He reluctantly put back the stopper and put it aside again.
He now hoped to see land and then fill the waterskin with water from the river. He would drink it all into his stomach, fill it again, and drink again. Only in this way could he keep away from the fear of hunger and thirst.
He had been to the Tang Empire twice. The first time was 15 years ago, when he came to Quanzhou with other believers to preach to the locals. At that time, some people died on the road, but those who survived gave the great gift of Allah to the locals.
Then he went back with the local silk and porcelain, which were all contributed by the believers of Quanzhou to Allah. When he returned, he was given a portion and exchanged it for sheep and camels. This was a gift from Allah for preaching, and he was grateful to Allah.
But a drought took away all his wealth. He thought that it was Allah's punishment for not continuing to preach, so he came again.
Three years ago, he successfully survived under the protection of Allah and set foot on the land of Quanzhou, waiting for the local believers to welcome him.
However, he found that he was wrong. There were no believers. The temples that were originally built by believers were demolished, and the land was taken back. In the past, very few people came to preach. They were all helping the locals in exchange for food. The light of Allah could no longer illuminate the earth beneath his feet.
Khalisi Mohammad Khriyili inquired with a person who came from the same place and found out that the locals no longer believed in Allah, and the name of Allah was gradually forgotten.
They now believed in two people named Xiao Bao and Cuckoo, as well as their emperor.
This was because their faith was not firm enough. A group of infidels, they did not know that when they gave up on Allah, Allah also gave up on them. Whether dead or alive, they would all be punished by Allah.
Khaleesi Mohammed had always felt that he was the messenger of Allah, and that he would turn everyone he met into a follower of Allah.
But before he could continue preaching, his fellow believers began to evacuate, and he was taken away from the Great Tang by someone else. Half a year after he returned, he received the news that the followers of Allah were planning to shine the light of Allah on every inch of land.
But it was likely to be seen through by the infidels. The followers of Allah were not afraid of death, but they had to survive to continue to let others know of the greatness of Allah.
Another two months passed, and he learned from his well-informed friends that the Great Tang had launched a war against Allah's believers. They were using evil weapons to force believers back into Allah's embrace, and they might even launch an even larger war.
So he was sent out to lead a ship to the prosperous Hangzhou of the Great Tang to capture people who did not believe in Allah, and launch a holy war against the infidels.
When he came out, there were 40 ships, 60 people on each ship. They came from the sea, but they could not be discovered by the infidels' ships. Otherwise, the infidels would use evil weapons again to sink their ships.
Khalisi Mohammad Khriyili wondered why he did not have such weapons. The almighty Allah could not be worse than the infidels. It must be Allah's test. People who believed in Allah were not afraid of evil weapons.
"There are really many infidels' ships." Khalisi murmured a hoarse voice in his throat, and reached out to touch the water bag, and finally resisted the desire to take another sip.
He remembered the ship he saw not long after he went out to sea. The ship was fast, big, and had sails but no oars. Not only did it have the same jib sail as his ship, but it also had a horizontal sail. When the wind was favorable, they hung full sails, and when the wind was against, they lowered the sails, but their speed was faster than when they hung the sails.
He heard that this was a thing called a steam engine, which was also made by the infidels and full of evil. The infidels' ships followed the outline of the land.
Then his side could not continue to move forward according to the previous plan, otherwise they would be sunk by their gunships. The only way he could take was to go around.
After going around and around, he encountered a strong wind, and the sea fell from the sky. One ship after another sank, and he did not know which wave knocked him unconscious.
When he woke up, he was already on a small island, and there were other people, adding up to exactly 81, and the rest returned to the embrace of Allah.
The wreckage of ships floated on the sea around the island, and only two ships were still intact.
Everyone began to repair the ships and continue to move forward with the test of Allah. Even if there were only 81 people, even if there were only two ships left, the fire of the Holy War would not be extinguished.
Let the infidels know that Allah cannot be used to blaspheme, and dirty souls must be purified.
But what about the land? What about the civilians of the infidels? Do you want to let the 81 people and two ships on your side fight against the enemy's fleet?
In fact, Allah should send a more powerful fleet to the believers, and at the same time, there were sea supply rescue ships that patrolled every half a day.
When he came back, he saw that the fishermen were not worried about encountering big storms. They did not go far, only around the range of the lighthouse. They had so many lighthouses, and he did not understand why they were built so close to each other. When the lights were on at night, the light of another lighthouse could be seen from one lighthouse.
Even so, they still had supply rescue ships patrolling back and forth along their route. Their ships were loaded with medicine and their doctors. There were small boats on the big ships, with their canned food, fruits and vegetables, as well as changing clothes and countless fresh water.
They accompanied their other ships, and the farthest one even followed the merchant fleet. When he went back, he specifically asked someone. The fresh water on the supply rescue ship was free of charge for the merchant fleet, and other things were not expensive.
For their fishing boats, everything was free. He heard that he saw a pagan fishing boat was damaged by a whale. At that time, a supply ship passed by, rescued the people in the water, and then gave the fishermen a boat so that they could continue to fish.
How could the sinful infidels be like this? That was what the believers of Allah should enjoy.
"There are boats, I see boats." The shouts of others interrupted Kalisai's thoughts. He stood up and followed the eyes of others. Sure enough, there were boats, two small boats, undulating with the sea. If you did not look carefully, you would not find them at all.
"It's a fishing boat." Someone shouted happily.
Kalisai was also happy. They met a fishing boat, not far from the shore. First, they would catch the fishermen, then secretly go to their land and catch more people. In this way, the infidels would not dare to do anything to them. They believed in Xiao Bao and Cuckoo, and they cared about their lives very much.
The people on the two boats began to drink water. They did not need to save anymore. There would be enough water for them to use soon.
The people who drank water had strength in their bodies. They tried to adjust the sail, wanting to quickly contact the other fishing boat, catch their people, and complete their mission, Allah.
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When the many cannibals' boats were trying to get close to the escort ship, in order not to cause trouble to the escort ship, the fishermen who quickly returned to the land saw four boats in front of them. They were about the same size as their fishing boat, but their speed … Were they flying on the water?
"Come on, the many cannibals are going to meet them." Chen Xihong only had time to shout, and the four boats separated from the left and right sides of their fishing boat, leaving four clear traces of waves on the sea. He looked back again, and the four boats were a hundred steps away.
Chen Xihong was stunned. He looked at the others and saw that they were also stunned. He knew that he was not the only one who was dazzled.
After a few seconds, Chen Xihong waved his fist: "Damn, this is my Tang Dynasty's boat? His mother, crazy, this is crazy. "
Chen Xihong shouted. When the others heard his movement, they came back to their senses and crazily shouted together to vent the shock, excitement, and pride in their hearts.
"I dare say that I guarantee that this is my Tang Dynasty's new technology. It came from the Ministry of Works, which is Xiao Bao's father's place. It's so fast. If I knew that this kind of boat was coming, why would I run? I should have just stayed at the side and watched the show. "
Chen Xihong said regretfully. Just now, they were worried that they would be a burden to the escort boat, so they tried to leave. Before they set out, they had been told countless times that in the face of danger, if the rescue team did not send a signal to attack together, they should stay away from the danger and not cause trouble to the rescue boat. Especially in a naval battle, they should run as far as possible.
They ran, but that was because they did not know that there would be another boat that was so fast. At that time, they were afraid that the many cannibals would not dare to touch the boats with guns, so they specifically looked for fishing boats like theirs. If someone was caught, the people on the escort boat would be afraid of taking action.
But if there was a boat that came later, it did not seem to be a problem for them to stay there. The boat that came later would definitely have powerful weapons.
"I saw it. I saw that the boat that just flew past had small cannons. Why don't …" A fisherman said what he saw and suggested at the same time.
Everyone knew what he was going to say. Why don't we go back?
Everyone looked at each other. They wanted to go back, but they were afraid that it would affect the soldiers on their side. If they went back and the soldiers were injured, not only would they feel uneasy, but they would also be criticized or even beaten up when they returned home.
"Why don't … we wait a little longer. Maybe they need our help to capture the captives and those two boats. If they haven't sunk, we have to bring them back."
Chen Xihong suggested.
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