Concentricity

Since Mo Jinyan left, Yu Simian rode to the beach every day to observe the wind, waves and clouds on the sea.I am afraid that long waves will appear out of thin air on the sea, as the saying goes, "long waves rise without wind, and soon the strong wind will fall"; I am also afraid that steamed bun-shaped clouds will appear in the sky. This kind of steamed bun cloud is also called Pao Ma Yun, because the proverb says, Hurricane coming".

These symptoms are all signs of a hurricane, an adage that all coastal fishermen must keep in mind.Eight days have passed in such a calm and peaceful manner. If all goes well, Mo Jinyan and his party will almost return to the voyage.

On the evening of the ninth day, cloud after cloud of steamed buns appeared in the sky, and soon filled the sky.Yu Simian was so anxious that he prayed for the clouds to dissipate immediately, but he didn't wait for the clouds to dissipate until it was dark and it was almost impossible to see the sky clearly.

Yu Simian clasped his hands together, and pinned his hopes on Mo Jinyan, hoping that he hadn't set off yet.

The night was still very calm, without any wind or rain, but the weather was frighteningly stuffy. Yu Simian sat in the yard, praying in his heart that Mo Jinyan hadn't set off yet, thinking about all kinds of possible situations, he stayed up all night, and his eyes were blinded. flushed.

As if telepathic, Mo Jinyan really didn't start at this time.It took them only five days to reach Dongfan on this trip.Because he was carrying Guan Longfei's token, Lu Saihu wanted to save Guan Longfei, so he readily agreed to Mo Jinyan's proposal.In order to hurry, they invited many local people and launched the remaining seven large ships into the water.

Before leaving, Mo Jinyan discovered a problem: not enough manpower.

When they came, Yu Simian sent him more than 60 naval officers and soldiers, and he went to Luochuan to gather some Guan family disciples, plus those Guan family disciples who were guarding the ship, there were less than [-] people in total.

There were more than 20 sailors Lu Saihu took to Dongfan at that time, and the total number of sailors was less than 100.If these people are separated, it is no problem to drive two ships. With the help of wind, three ships are also possible. That is to say, there are still five ships that are unmanned.

So if you want to bring all eight ships back, you need to go back and forth at least four times.Lu Saihu tried to recruit sailors locally, but with little success. Almost no natives were willing to leave their homeland, fearing that they would not be able to return once they left.

Because of the delay in this matter, the return flight, which was supposed to be early in the morning on the eighth day, was forced to be delayed for two days.However, during the two days of delay, the situation changed and a hurricane struck.

Everyone hid in the house, and they all expressed their emotions. Fortunately, they didn't hurry, otherwise such wind and rain, nine times out of ten, they would not be able to escape.

Mo Jinyan watched the thick trees outside the house being bent down by the strong wind, and some trees with shallow roots being uprooted. He couldn't help worrying that the big boats that had just entered the water would not be blown by the hurricane and cause any problems.

Brother Xu also nestled obediently on Mo Jinyan's shoulder, not daring to go out to find his mate.Brother Xu got acquainted with a female eagle this spring, and began to fall in love, and even built a love nest outside, sometimes not coming back at night.

At first Mo Jinyan was very anxious, thinking that it had been hunted, but it came back by itself, but it still kept running out.Later, when I saw it flying with another eagle that was smaller in size, I realized where it was going.However, Brother Xu never brought its mate back to Mo Jinyan to see, probably because the wild female eagle did not want to come into contact with the crowd.

When Mo Jinyan came to Dongfan this time, Brother Xu, who had disappeared for several days, followed up. It was still following the female eagle far behind, but after seeing Brother Xu landed on Mo Jinyan, he didn't come again. follow up.

Mo Jinyan touched Brother Xu, and said softly: "Brother Xu, miss your wife?" This season is the breeding season of eagle eagles, and Brother Xu has been out for several days. Since he couldn't fly back, he must be very worried about the mother eagle.

Brother Xu cooed twice, rubbing his head against Mo Jinyan's cheek.

Mo Jinyan clung to Brother Xu's feathers: "I miss Brother Yu too. There is a hurricane, and Brother Yu must be worried to death. I have to go back as soon as possible."

At this time, Chen Liang came over: "Mr. Mo, what should we do now?"

Mo Jinyan raised his head to look at him: "Brother Chen, sit down. I said you don't need to call me son, you can call me by my name or Xiao Mo."

Chen Liang shook his head: "It's not good, it's too rude."

Mo Jinyan smiled and said, "It's nothing to be rude."

Chen Liang glanced at him, lowered his eyes and said, "Master Yu is my lord, you are his—madam, and you will be my master from now on. Don't be rude." Chen Liang thought for a long time, and came up with the title Madam.

Mo Jinyan was suddenly choked with shock, and coughed for a long time before raising his head to look at Chen Liang with a flushed face: "Brother Chen, stop joking, where is your husband, madam?"

Chen Liang insisted: "You and my lord are brothers, so I should call you Madam. Of course, if you don't like this title, I'll call you Mr. Mo."

Mo Jinyan was instantly embarrassed, blushing and said uncomfortably, "Brother Chen, you have always known about my relationship with Brother Yu?"

Chen Liang shook his head, then nodded again: "I guessed it."

Mo Jinyan looked at him, a little depressed, could it be that he was so obvious that outsiders could see it?

Chen Liang smiled clearly: "It's not all because of you, it's because my lord reacted a bit strongly. I was ordered to go to Changle to look for you that year, and when I got the news that you were no longer alive, my lord lost his soul." It seems that he has become reticent, and in the past three years, I have seen him laugh as many times as I can pinch with my fingers."

Mo Jinyan's heart twitched. It turned out that Brother Yu had been suffering from self-blame and regret.

Chen Liang continued: "I'm afraid you don't know. During the few years when there was no news of you, the lord set up a tablet for you. Every day, he would go to the ancestral hall to sit quietly for a while and say a few words to your tablet. You know that the tablet says What is it?"

Mo Jinyan's heart was in unbearable pain, he bit his lower lip, tried his best to control his emotions, and slowly shook his head.

Chen Liang said slowly: "On the tablet is written 'My Wife Mo Shi's Words'."

Mo Jinyan's tears could no longer be controlled, and they rolled down. It turned out that even if he died, it was worth it. He has been thinking about himself all the time. No wonder he was excited when he met himself in Nantai Island into that.

Seeing him crying, Chen Liang was a little at a loss, but he couldn't do anything. He just said solemnly: "Mr. Mo, my lord treats you with deep affection. So don't let him down, and don't let yourself down."

Mo Jinyan kept nodding his head, tears rolled down like broken beads, he tried his best to control his emotions and said: "Thank you, Brother Chen, for telling me, I will keep my words in my heart, I will definitely live up to him in this life."

Mo Jinyan's heart seems to be soaked in sugar water and salt water at this moment, sweet for a while, sour for a while, laughing and crying for a while.Suddenly, I felt that my life was really worth it, being loved so deeply by him, what regrets there are.

In an instant, the desire to see him became extremely eager, and she really wanted to be like a fairy, and she walked in front of him with a sway.

The mood to go back became extremely urgent, walking back and forth in the house like ants on a hot pot, hoping that the hurricane would pass quickly, and he couldn't be made to wait any longer, he wanted to see him immediately and tell him his heart.

Fortunately, the hurricane came and went quickly. Two days later, the wind stopped and the rain stopped, the dark clouds completely dissipated, and the blue sky was clear, and the hurricane disappeared without a trace like a dream.

Mo Jinyan and Lu Saihu gathered all their manpower and started three boats to rush back.After the hurricane, the sea returned to calm, and the monsoon from the south was not weak.Mo Jinyan stretched the sails as far as possible and drove on with the help of the wind.

Due to the wind from south to north, the route deviates slightly to the north. It was supposed to go straight to Niushan, which belongs to Fuqing, but turned to Changle sea area, which is under the jurisdiction of Meihua.Mo Jinyan looked at the compass, constantly instructing everyone to adjust the direction of the sail, so as to minimize the direction error.

On the fourth day after leaving Dongfan, the ship had already entered the waters of Daming. Unfortunately, it encountered a group of Japanese ships unexpectedly.

Mo Jinyan climbed up to the height of the mast and looked up. There were four big Japanese ships, but the number was not many.It's just that the three ships of our own side are not full, and there are only about [-] people on each ship, which is definitely not the same level as the number of pirates.

After discovering the situation, Lu Saihu quickly approached Mo Jinyan's boat, stood on the deck and asked loudly, "Xiao Zhuang—Xiao Mo, what should we do now?" Although Mo Jinyan had told him his real name, Lu Saihu still Habitually call him Xiaozhuang.

Mo Jinyan knew that if 30 people rowed a boat, the speed of the boat would definitely not be fast, and it would be extremely easy to be overtaken by Japanese boats. With a wave of his hand, he made a decision: "Second Brother Lu, let's catch Brother Chen's boat. In the middle, I fought with pirates."

His ship is full of navy officers and soldiers, needless to say about its combat effectiveness.Lu Saihu's boat is full of children from the Guan family, and they often bathe in the flames of war. Although the number of people is small, they can be regarded as elites. In addition, their boat is very delicate, and it is specially prepared for sea battles. It is also capable of competing with Japanese ships Confrontational.Only the ship led by Chen Pingsheng had slightly weaker combat power.

As soon as Mo Jinyan's words fell, Chen Liang took out a loud arrow from his bag: "Mr. Mo, I have a loud arrow that my lord prepared for me here. Shall we send a loud arrow for help first?" Bring it with you, in case of an emergency, you can launch a distress call, which may come in handy.

Mo Jinyan nodded, took the arrow, ignited the fuse, pulled the open wooden bow, and quickly shot high into the air. The arrow exploded in the air with a "snap", and the sound was heard far away.After firing three rounds in a row, Lu Saihu and Lu Saihu sounded the trumpet, making Chen Pingsheng's boat move closer to the center, and the three boats joined together, waiting for the attack of the Japanese boat.

Pirates roamed the sea all year round, not only plundering the people along the coast of Daming, but also robbing merchant ships at sea.There is no other reason, the sea is forbidden by the Celestial Dynasty. Except for the ships from various countries paying tribute to the Celestial Dynasty, the rest of the sea are private ships. If you are robbed, there is no place to redress your grievances. Therefore, whether to rob or be robbed depends on your own ability.

This time, it was obvious that the Japanese ships had the upper hand. They had a large number of people, so when they saw Mo Jinyan's three ships, they were as excited as flies seeing blood, and quickly surrounded them.

Mo Jinyan had expected this kind of situation to happen a long time ago, and had already prepared enough bows and arrows on board, but there were no firecrackers and cannons yet.

He calmly said to the navy officers and soldiers on the boat: "The Japanese boats are smaller than ours, but there are more Japanese pirates than us. There are about 80 or [-] people in each boat. We don't want to force them. The paddlers continue to row, pay attention to fighting with them." The other ships keep the same speed, the archers must not move rashly, we only shoot arrows when they approach."

The sailors on this ship are all Yu Simian's confidantes, Yu Simian made an explanation before leaving, everything is under Mo Jinyan's command.Everyone saw that Mo Jinyan shot those three loud arrows just now, and they knew that Mo Jinyan's ability was far superior to them, so no one was not convinced, and they all nodded and said: "Yes!"

The Japanese boats soon caught up with Mo Jinyan's three boats and surrounded them in four directions: east, west, north, south.Mo Jinyan couldn't move flexibly because he had to worry about the boat in the middle, otherwise, with his style, it would be strange if he didn't eat these Japanese boats one by one.

As soon as the Japanese boat came into range, Mo Jinyan let out the arrow that had been aimed long ago with a whoosh. The arrow crossed the sea and flew steadily through the arrow opening on the Japanese boat, and hit the person behind the arrow opening. Face to face.

Chen Liang was beside him, seeing him show such a skill, he couldn't help applauding: "Beautiful!"

The corner of Mo Jinyan's mouth curved slightly, without making a sound, he began to aim for the next arrow.

Seeing that Mo Jinyan shot the first arrow, everyone couldn't help but shoot the arrow enthusiastically, but due to the difference in arm strength, many arrows fell into the water before reaching the Japanese boat.

Mo Jinyan hurriedly said loudly: "Everyone do what you can, and shoot arrows within your own range. Although we have a lot of arrows, we must not waste them."

Everyone secretly cried out ashamed, holding their voices and waiting for the Japanese boat to approach.

But after Mo Jinyan shot that arrow at the Japanese boat, it stopped and stopped actively approaching, waiting for its companions to approach.

Mo Jinyan knew that the arrow had a deterrent effect.He bent his bow again, and with a whoosh sound, the arrow steadily went in through the second shooting port.Then get up quickly.