Concentricity

Mo Jinyan blew a long whistle into the air and called out, "Brother Xu!"

Brother Xu let out a long roar, and rushed straight down from the air. Mo Jinyan stretched out his arm, and Brother Xu flapped his wings and landed on Mo Jinyan's arm.Mo Jinyan turned his head sideways, avoiding Brother Xu's long wings, and scolded with a smile: "Brother Xu, be gentle, you have scratched my clothes again."

Brother Xu followed his arm up to his shoulder, and looked sideways at Mo Jinyan's dumbfounding expression.

"Brother Xu, someone is coming in a while, so don't bark. Be careful of being caught and grilled." Mo Jinyan warned and made a booing gesture.

Brother Xu understood his gestures, and he stopped screaming, lowered his head and straightened the feathers on his wings.

Mo Jinyan led Xu Ge to hide behind a rock, ready to observe the officers and soldiers secretly, but found that the navy's ship did not come towards Nangan Island, but turned around and started to sail towards the northeast corner.Mo Jinyan jumped onto the reef and looked up, but there was only a vast expanse on the sea, and he couldn't see anything.

"Brother Xu, go up and see where the fleet is." Mo Jinyan held Brother Xu in his hand and threw it towards the sea, while he ran towards the boat stop on the beach.Brother Xu took off at the moment when he was about to enter the water. He drew a smooth arc on the water surface, flapped his wings lightly twice, climbed high into the sky, and headed northeast.

Mo Jinyan rowed the boat quickly by himself, and caught up with Chen Pingsheng and his party near Beigan Island.Chen Pingsheng rowed a brand new sea boat, which was exactly the one that entered the water a month ago. This boat is now under the control of Mo Jinyan, and it was rewarded to him by Guan Longfei.

Mo Jinyan called to stop Chen Pingsheng: "Brother Chen, something has happened, it seems that a Japanese ship is coming."

Chen Pingsheng said: "Aren't there officers and soldiers?"

Mo Jinyan said firmly: "I'm going to take a look."

"But what if the officers and soldiers find out?" Chen Pingsheng's worry was not unreasonable, no matter what he said, they were the targets of the officers and soldiers.

Mo Jinyan said: "It's okay, it's getting dark, we will follow behind the fleet and we won't be found. I need some paddlers, and I may ask the masters for help. Just help me row the boat, and the rest Leave it to me, and I promise everyone will be safe."

At this time, Brother Xu let out three long whistles in the air, which was the signal for the discovery of the fleet.

Mo Jinyan continued: "It's true that Japanese boats are coming, I can't stand by and watch, I must go and see them to be at ease."

Chen Pingsheng shook his head: "Okay then, we will help you."

The night began to cover the sea, and the wind also picked up. The wind was blowing from the northwest. Mo Jinyan hung up the sails and directed everyone to row in a zigzag direction. manpower.

The night gradually became thicker, and nothing could be seen on the sea.Based on the voice from Brother Xu, Mo Jinyan guessed that the navy fleet and Japanese pirate fleet were nearby.Sure enough, within a short while, I saw a short light spot, which was the sparks from the firing of the firecracker.The navy and pirates have already fought.

Both sides did not light torches, because torches would facilitate the other party's attack.Mo Jinyan lowered the sails and asked the oarsmen to row the boat quietly to the back of the Japanese boat, preparing for a sneak attack, and let them suffer from the enemy.

In the dark, it was not easy to distinguish the ships of the two sides, but Mo Jinyan had been in the navy and knew the combat habits of the large ships. During the battle, the ships were arranged horizontally, which was convenient for using the parapet as cover.And the order of the ships is chaotic, it is the Japanese ship.

This time the Japanese fleet was very large, estimated to be no less than ten ships, comparable to the number of official ships.Mo Jinyan knew that his strength was limited, most of the shipbuilders on his boat today, there were only four or five members of the Guan family, and their kung fu was uneven, so there was limited help they could do.He selected the furthest boat, and silently began to shoot arrows.

In the dark, it is impossible to aim at the target, but Mo Jinyan has long practiced the ability to distinguish the target by sound.He only picks out the gunners who set off the guns, because the noise is loud and the target is particularly obvious.

After shooting and killing two gunners, the boat on the far side finally realized that something was wrong, and someone was attacking from behind.Immediately someone turned to the stern and began to return fire.Mo Jinyan asked the oarsmen to row their oars and quickly retreated out of range.He is not afraid of the Japanese boats catching up. If one catches up, he will kill this one. Anyway, the position of the oarsmen is absolutely safe. If he is alone on the deck, the target is much smaller. Hard to shoot yourself.

Sure enough, the ship did not dare to leave the fleet to chase, so Mo Jinyan changed his position and ran to the other side to shoot arrows.After harassing them for several times, the pirates finally got angry and sent two ships to outflank them.

Mo Jinyan didn't like to fight, he directed the oarsmen to start circling, and shot an arrow at every opportunity, which stunned the pirates. In the end, he didn't even touch his opponent's hair, and he lost several people. Gotta wow.

Here Yu Simian is leading the fleet to fight calmly. This is the first time he has confronted Japanese pirates head-on. The opponent's strength is equal to his own. This makes him feel that Zhendongwei's defensive strength is simply too weak.After the two sides handed over, they both felt pressure.Suddenly, the navy found that two of the opponent's ships withdrew from the attack, and the pressure on their side was relieved a lot. The battle situation immediately improved, and the pirates gradually showed their decline.

Yu Simian felt strange in his heart, could it be that the pirates changed their strategy?But he didn't want to miss the opportunity, so he immediately ordered the drummer to beat the war drum to signal the attack.All of a sudden, the arrows rained down and the guns were unleashed, killing the opponent by surprise.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the pirates immediately turned the bow of the boat and retreated from the way they came and went.The navy boat chased them all the way, and chased them for several miles.In the end, Yu Simian accepted it as soon as he saw it, and ordered the navy fleet to return.

When turning around, the navy boat lit the torches, just as Mo Jinyan and the two Japanese boats that had been taken away from the fleet were fighting in a circle.When Mo Jinyan saw that the sailor's boat had arrived, he ordered the oarsmen to retreat back quickly, and left the two Japanese boats to the sailor to deal with.

Yu Simian saw all this, and asked Chen Liang beside him: "Chen Liang, have you seen it? There is still a boat."

Chen Liang replied: "My lord, I saw that there is still a boat. But it seems that it is still fighting against the Japanese boat, so it should not be the Japanese boat."

Yu Simian frowned: "Run away when you see us. It's either a pirate or a merchant ship. It seems that there are indeed private ships on the nearby islands. Pass on the order. We will not go back tonight. We will land on the nearby islands and continue to investigate tomorrow. .”

Chen Liang asked cautiously: "My lord, what should we do if we find out? Speaking of which, they have helped us today."

Yu Simian said: "Anyone who dares to fight against the pirates must be someone. If they can be used by the imperial court, then it will be the best of both worlds."

"Your Excellency, do you mean recruiting security?"

"What do you think of this solution?"

Chen Liangdao: "It's good, but I don't know if the other party is willing or not. If not, what should we do if we fight directly?"

Yu Simian's face turned cold: "If you don't want to fight, fight until you are willing." In fact, Yu Simian knew that this kind of people with lofty ideals who fought against the Japanese pirates and were not enemies of the imperial court were mostly people who had nowhere to serve the country, and it was possible to recruit them. Great sex.

Chen Liang secretly wiped off his sweat, hoping that the other party would know the current affairs and not confront his lord.

That night, Mo Jinyan did not dare to go back to Nangan Island, but sailed to an unnamed small island in the Nanbeigan Islands, and went to check the situation the next day.He didn't expect that the navy's fleet would stay on Nangan Island without leaving, waiting for dawn to check the islands in this area.

Early the next morning, before dawn, Mo Jinyan rowed a small boat back to Nangan Island to inquire about the situation. As soon as he entered the bay, Brother Xu yelled loudly, and was spotted by patrolling officers and soldiers: "Who is that?" !"

Mo Jinyan was taken aback, and secretly groaned, why he was so careless, he didn't go around the island to see if the officers and soldiers were still there, and came to the island so recklessly.Why don't these officers and soldiers go back at night, they never did this before.He hesitated for a moment, whether to retreat or advance, if he retreated, he would definitely be hunted down by officers and soldiers.So I had no choice but to bite the bullet and go ashore.

Two guards with knives came over: "Who are you?"

Mo Jinyan calmly said: "It turned out to be two officials, and the villain is a fisherman from Wuhu Island, named Zhuang Yan. I lost my way fishing last night, and I didn't expect to drift to this sea. I don't know where this is. How far is it from Wuhu Island?"

In the middle of the night, the sea breeze stopped, and due to the fine weather, there was fog on the sea. Mo Jinyan came against the morning fog, covered with cold and damp, as if he had been floating on the sea all night.

The two officers and soldiers relaxed their vigilance, and one soldier frowned and said, "Why did you come here? This is already Nangan Island, and it has already passed the fishing range."

Mo Jinyan said with a frowning face: "I don't know. The fog is too heavy at night, I can't find my way, I'm scared to death. I didn't expect to go ashore and meet the official. The villain wants to go back to Wuhu Island. May I ask you?" How to go."

A soldier with a friendly face said: "It is enough to go around this island and go west. It is best to wait until the sun comes out before going, so as not to get lost again."

Mo Jinyan bowed and said, "Thank you, Guan Ye, for your guidance."

Brother Xu yelled again at this time, Mo Jinyan hurriedly stopped Brother Xu, and found that another group of officers and soldiers had arrived.Mo Jinyan thought to himself, I hope it's not a soldier of the Plum Blossom Institute, if he recognizes him, isn't he wearing a bandage?But it doesn't matter if you wear clothes, just say that you moved to Wuhu Island.

The two guards became interested in Brother Xu on Mo Jinyan's shoulder: "Is this an Osprey? It looks so majestic." As they spoke, they reached out to touch Brother Xu.

Brother Xu was not polite at all, and was about to peck at the hand that was stretched out.Mo Jinyan was so frightened that he quickly stopped him: "Don't touch it, my eagle is very fierce and can peck people."

The team of officers and soldiers has already come, and the leader is a banner leader: "What's going on?"

The friendly soldier replied: "There is a fisherman who got lost here. He said he was from Wuhu Island. He lost his way in the foggy weather."

The flag chief frowned: "Didn't the imperial court ban fishing in the sea long ago?"

Mo Jinyan smiled wryly and said: "My lord, the villain has to support his family, and he didn't go very far. It's near our Wuhu Island. It's just that the fog was too heavy last night, so the villain took a nap on the boat. Then the boat drifted to nowhere, and after a long night of paddling, I finally found this island, fortunately I met all the officials."

The flag leader looked Mo Jinyan up and down. Although he was wearing coarse cloth clothes, he was tall and tall, with a rather good appearance, and he was not flinching in his description. He also carried an eagle, which looked nothing like a man A fisherman who lives his own life looks like a pirate. "Really? Okay, since you are in trouble, then follow us, and we will send you back to Wuhu Island."

Mo Jinyan groaned secretly in his heart, it seemed that there was no way to escape, so he had to follow this group of people.In fact, with his skills, it is not a big problem to deal with these people, but he does not want to fight against them, these people used to be his robes.

The banner chief sent the two guards who first spotted him to accompany Mo Jinyan, saying that they were accompanying, but in fact they were more like guards.Sitting under the palm tree by the beach, Mo Jinyan watched the sun rise slowly, the thick fog gradually faded, and the outlines of the three big boats on the other side of the beach were fully revealed. Mo Jinyan found that there were people standing around the boat people.Mo Jinyan felt a chill in his heart: After all, he was discovered.

He pretended to be surprised and asked: "What kind of boat is that? Why is it so big? Is it from the government?"

The friendly officer said: "No, I don't know who is so courageous to secretly build such a big ship. If this is caught, at least it is a crime of exile to the frontier."

Mo Jinyan was sweating in his heart, he couldn't admit that he built the boat even if he was killed.

He stared there again: "Is this going to drag the boat into the water?"

"Well, if we want to take it back, we just have one for each of our guards. This time the investigation is really rewarding."

Mo Jinyan wept silently in his heart, you have gained something, Boss Guan is going to cry to death. "Brother Guancha, can you take me there to have a look? I've never seen such a big boat before."

The two officers and soldiers thought for a while: "Okay, let's go and have a look."