Chapter 010
The days of drifting on the sea are both romantic and pleasant in the eyes of many people. You can watch the sunrise and sunset every day, enjoy the free flight of seagulls, fish jumping out of the water, pillow on the sea, and fall asleep listening to the waves.
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Zhao Bing often secretly rejoiced that he had the experience of being trapped alone in a lone ship for many years, otherwise this kind of wandering life would have driven him crazy. On this day, he reviewed the lessons Liu Fu taught yesterday for a while, waiting for him to come to teach.
But suddenly the alarm bell on the ship rang, and he immediately put down what he was doing and rushed to the window to check the situation.
"My telescope!" Zhao Bing opened the back window and looked out. Because his cabin was on the top floor, he had a good view and could clearly see the situation in the distance. There was a fleet of ships approaching quickly on the sea, and the outline of the front ship was already visible.
, due to the effect of curvature, he could only see the top of the mast, which was not clear at all. He suddenly remembered that there was such a treasure in his "treasure box" and hurriedly dug it out.
With the telescope, he could see much more clearly. Zhao Bing estimated based on the height of his ship and the weather conditions that the incoming ship was less than ten miles away from them, but he could not understand the flags hoisted by the ships, and of course he could not distinguish between ourselves and the enemy. He
Even if they have a powerful weapon in hand, I think the warning bell sounded by the crew may be more of a reminder. This cannot be blamed on them for being careful, because their ship has separated from the group, and the enemy has been pursuing it. If the enemy arrives,
It's too late to prepare.
"Your Highness, this is an enemy ship." After all, Zhao Bing has only been in this world for a short time and has little experience. He can only tell the difference between the enemy and ourselves through the clothing of the crew members, while the veterans can tell that it is an enemy ship by the horn sound of the other ship's communication horn.
It was a friend. Ni Liang came to report it as soon as he got the news.
"Oh!" Zhao Bing nodded and looked out the window, only to see more ships appearing in the field of vision. This means that the incoming ships are faster than our own, and with the absolute advantage in numbers, I am afraid it will be difficult to escape as lucky as the previous times.
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"Your Highness, let's go quickly. There's a fast boat on board. We won't be able to leave if it's too late!" Ni Liang said eagerly.
"It can't escape. A small boat in the vast sea cannot escape the pursuit of a warship. I'm afraid it won't be our turn to ride on the ship." Zhao Bing shook his head and said with a bitter smile. This kind of ocean-going cargo ship will be prepared for transfer or abandonment.
Two or three small boats were equivalent to lifeboats in later generations. As soon as the news of the enemy ship's approach came, the ship became a mess. A group of people in front of them had already rushed to the rear deck. Their thoughts were the same as Ni Liang's.
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"Your Highness, I will risk my life to escort Your Highness to the ship." Ni Liang looked outside and said through gritted teeth.
"Are we still killing each other at this time?" Zhao Bing suddenly turned back and looked at Ni Liang.
"Your Highness..." Ni Liang was stunned, and His Highness's eyes made him dare not look directly at them. There was anger, helplessness and unwillingness in those eyes, and what made him feel the most palpitating was an indescribable complexity.
Something, but I couldn't figure out what it was for the moment.
"Ni Liang, remember, some things cannot be solved by running away. We must learn to face it bravely and solve the trouble." Zhao Bing stared into Ni Liang's eyes and said.
"Yes." Ni Liang nodded vigorously, but he was very confused in his heart. He only had three ships at full capacity, and there were only a group of patients on board who were recovering from serious illnesses. Do you want His Highness to rely on these people to defeat the powerful enemy...
While they were talking, the ship had become a mess, and everyone rushed to the rear deck to grab a few small boats and prepare to escape first. They were responsible for guarding the more than 20 soldiers on the quarantine ship, and Zhao Bing and the others were called "jailers".
It is appropriate because its function is to prevent the patients on the ship from escaping. It is very difficult to maintain order. It is impossible to point them at them to prevent the enemy from boarding the ship.
Now the soldiers were guarding the side of the boat with swords in hand to stop the crowd from seizing the boat. However, those who were eager to escape were all red-eyed, fearing that the conflict would intensify again and they would take action. With their twenty or thirty
The number one was completely unable to stop more than 400 crazy people. He might have killed almost all of his own people before the enemy troops came over. What was even worse was that the sailors and boatmen on the ship also rushed up to join the team to seize the ship.
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Of course, it was not that no one was trying to quell the commotion. Zhao Bing saw Liu Fu among the noisy crowd. He struggled to block the surging crowd and shouted something. Although he couldn't hear exactly what was said, there was something
Even without saying a word, Zhao Bing could tell that he was reasoning with everyone. But like a chicken talking like a duck, what he said was the words of a saint, and he was full of nonsense. There were only a few people in this group of rough guys who could understand, and some of them could understand.
Who knows who Sun Tzu and Confucius are...
"Dear elders and brothers, when the Tatars invaded, there was chaos everywhere, lives were lost, and relatives were separated. I would like to ask who has no relatives who died at the hands of the Tatars, whose property and land were plundered by the Tatars, and who does not grieve for the loss of his country and his family?" Zhao Bing
Looking at the people on the deck and speaking loudly, his clear childish voice clearly reached everyone's ears, making the noisy scene quiet and attracting everyone's attention.
Zhao Bing's heart was beating wildly at the moment. He hadn't spoken in front of so many people for many years, but what he was afraid of was not this, but the uncertainty of what would happen next. He understood that he was in danger and was anxious to
How scary it is for a person to survive. Maybe he will be given to the Mongolians as a meeting gift in exchange for glory and wealth. But he also knows that he has no way out when he comes to this world, and he must give it a try no matter what the outcome.
"I guess no one can be spared in this chaotic world!" There was no applause as expected, but luckily someone listened. Zhao Bing could only ask and answer himself, and then said, "I, the Zhao family, are incompetent and have shattered the great rivers and mountains.
I have caused hundreds of millions of innocent people to wander around, and I feel very guilty." After saying this, he bowed deeply to everyone with an apologetic look on his face.
"It is the incompetence of the ministers and the betrayal of the emperor's favor that caused the late emperor to hunt in the north, the royal family suffered, and his highness was wandering around." Although King Wei is young, he is also a noble man. Not everyone can bear his courtesy, especially
For someone with an official status like Liu Fu, he already had the inertia. He knelt down first and spoke, and then all the officials on the ship followed him to apologize.
"The ordinary people don't dare!" Speaking of which, under the feudal society ruled by the people for thousands of years, the people are still afraid of officials. Even if the modern legacy of advocating democracy is still there, what's more, at this moment, when the leaders who usually boss them around have fallen down, they are stunned.
For a moment, everyone, whether they understood or not, knelt down. In any case, everyone still owed His Highness a life-saving favor.
"Everyone, please get up quickly!" Zhao Bing hurriedly helped Liu Fu and said, but he also breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that it was very risky for him to stand up rashly. In this chaotic moment, as long as someone raises his arms, others will attack in groups.
In other words, if he fails, he will be kidnapped and given to the Yuan army as a meeting gift. But he also understands that this is temporary and must be appeased quickly after gaining sympathy, otherwise it will be a waste of time. This is also what he used to deal with debt collectors in his previous life.
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"I think that since the founding of the country by Taizu, the Song Dynasty has stopped military affairs, promoted people's livelihood, and hid wealth among the people; conducted imperial examinations, enlightened the people's wisdom, recruited scholars from the people, and governed the world together with the scholars. But it hurts my Han clan, which has been repeatedly attacked by powerful neighbors.
The oppression, Khitan, Dangxiang, Jurchen and Mongolian people frequently went south, causing our people to move south to avoid trouble in the south of the Yangtze River. Today, the Mongolian barbarians are still animalistic and treacherous, and they are going south to capture my people, occupy my land, and destroy my home for thousands of miles.
The scorched earth, the flesh and blood of hundreds of thousands of warriors, and millions of displaced soldiers and civilians are in terrible conditions..." Zhao Bing's face was full of grief and anger, and tears fell down. But this time he was not pretending, but was acting in a show.
Yes, the tragic scene after the war was the first thing he saw when he came to this world.
'Woo...' Zhao Bing was already crying as soon as he finished speaking. In their eyes at this moment, His Highness was not a lofty prince, but a homeless orphan with separated flesh and blood, which made people feel sympathy. Moreover, he also had
Taking advantage of his younger age, the same words combined with his sadness are more convincing and contagious. In addition, everyone's experiences are basically the same, which can't help but remind them of their sad past, and they can't help crying.
"The ancients said that 'a trapped beast still fights', that is to say, when a beast is forced to have no way out, it will still fight against a powerful enemy at all costs. Now that we have no way out, are we men worse than a beast?
No better than a beast." The sympathy card was played, and everyone's emotions had shifted. Zhao Bing began to stir up emotion again, "The Mongols will not sympathize with us because of our cowardice. They just want to occupy the land where we have lived and destroy us.
We put our wealth into our own pockets and turn us into slaves, to be slaughtered and bought and sold at will like a group of livestock. Are you willing to live like this?"
"No, we don't want to..." Although the answers were messy, everyone still shouted out, with anger and unwillingness in their voices.
"Yes, I don't want to either!" Zhao Bing raised his arms and shouted, trying to stand up his chest to make himself look taller, "We don't want to live like animals, we can only resist and defend our homeland with our flesh and blood, even our lives.
, protect your family, restore our country, and drive the Mongols out of the Central Plains!"
"Expel the Tartars and restore our country!" Liu Fu, who was behind Zhao Bing and was impressed by His Highness, shouted loudly.
"Drive out the Tartars and restore our country!" This time the crowd's shouts were much more uniform and could be described as sharing the same hatred. Zhao Bing knew that his goal was almost achieved. But then there was a brief silence in the crowd. Although everyone
The teasing made the blood boil, but the reality was extremely cruel. How could they, a group of sickly men, fight against a powerful enemy with strong soldiers and horses?
"Now a powerful enemy is approaching. Although I am young, I do not want to be a slave to the subjugation of my country. Those who are willing to fight with me will stay, and those who are not willing can leave!" Zhao Bing added, knowing that the only way to draw a cake is to
Chapter completed!