Although the ship survived the storm, it was also heavily damaged. Fortunately, Yu Qian and others were very capable and had spare wood in the cabin. Although it took a lot of effort, the ship was repaired.
What's more important is that the entire ship was almost soaked by sea water, and Yu Qian and others couldn't find a dry place from beginning to end.
Everyone took off their clothes and hung them on the rope to dry in the sun. Fortunately, there were only men on the boat, so there was no need to avoid anything. Everyone just wore nose pocket pants.
"Look! It's land, it's land! We have crossed the sea."
A hysterical scream came from Wangdou, instantly waking everyone up.
"Coastline, it's the coastline!" A group of people rushed to the bow of the ship and shouted.
Some people cried with joy, while others knelt down and thanked God.
"Hahaha"
Without Qian's orders, the big ship immediately headed straight for the coastline.
As the distance gets closer and closer, the coastline extends endlessly to the left and right until it occupies everyone's field of vision.
At first, only a thin line between water and sky can be seen. As it gets closer, this thin line begins to rise and fall, winding and undulating, and finally appears as a strait beach.
"what is that?"
Just when everyone was overjoyed, an exclamation suddenly came from the mast.
"There is a boat, there is a boat!"
The people below were overjoyed when they heard this. They didn't expect to be so lucky to meet people as soon as they arrived.
The most fortunate thing about Yu Qian's long voyage across the sea is that he can successfully find the coast. What is even happier than this is that he can still meet people in this unknown place.
Having people means having a place to live and food to eat!
Although Yu Qian and others can be self-reliant after landing, it is of course the best to have something ready-made.
Yu Qian
He quickly raised his telescope and looked in the direction pointed by the flag on the dome.
Sure enough, I saw someone on the beach. Not only were there people, but they also had boats.
Moreover, this ship looks somewhat similar to the warships of the Ming Dynasty, but it is much smaller than the warships of the Ming Dynasty. It is obviously not a warship of the Ming Dynasty!
Then, Yu Qian saw what those people were doing.
Killing! They are killing!
I saw those people dragging people to the beach one after another, and then killing them with a knife on their necks!
Yu Qian was shocked and immediately understood the identities of these people.
"Pirates! They are pirates!"
"What? Pirates?" Yang Qing was still excited just now, but the next moment he was frightened by Yu Qian's words and broke into a cold sweat.
Yu Qian ignored Yang Qing and immediately shouted, "Turn the helm! Turn around! Let's go north! Hurry!"
As for why you want to go north.
Although Yu Qian didn't know where this place was, it would be right as long as he went north.
And judging from the rampant pirates here, this place must be far away from Xinming's sphere of influence. Xinming is in the north, and the farther north the stronger Xinming's power is, the less likely there is to be piracy.
Therefore, Yu Qian's best choice is to go directly north.
"No! They found us!" Yu Qian saw through the telescope that the other party's ship, which was originally parked on the beach, had raised its sail again and was slowly turning around.
"Go quickly! Go quickly!" Yang Qing's heart tightened and he quickly shouted at the others.
Everyone stood up immediately, with a clear division of labor and everyone taking their respective positions.
The ship began to turn around and head north.
Although the pirate ship started very slowly from a standstill, Yu Qian's big ship was heading towards the pirate ship, and it would take a long time to turn around.
And during this time, the big ship will continue to move towards the pirate ship.
Seeing the pirates getting closer and closer, Yu Qian and others' palms were filled with sweat.
Although Yu Qian went to sea several times with his teacher, he even experienced the spectacular scene of thousands of cannons firing to destroy the world.
But that was among the navy. If there were navy on the side, these pirates would have been blown into the sea to feed the fish. How dare they pursue themselves?
This is his first time facing the enemy alone!
"Turn around and complete! We succeeded!" The person at the helm shouted loudly, with an excited smile on his face.
"Huh!" Yang Qing let out a heavy breath and said to Yu Qian with a smile on his face, "The pirate's ship has obviously not picked up speed yet. They shouldn't chase it anymore, right?"
In a sea battle, the competition is all about speed!
The speed of the pirate ship is still a long way behind them. According to normal logic, even the pirates will not continue to pursue it.
Because no one knows how long it will take to catch up with the other party. It is even possible that the pirate ship has lost track of the big ship before its speed has increased to the same as that of the big ship.
Sometimes, not to mention a storm, even a burst of rain or a cloud of fog can block a pirate ship's sight and lose its target!
On the pirate side, some people think the same way.
"Captain, are we still chasing?" The first mate was steering the helm and looking sideways at the man standing on the bow.
"Go at full speed and chase!" the captain waved his hand without hesitation.
scimitar in.
The first mate hesitated, "But, that is Ming Dynasty's ship."
The captain was very dissatisfied, turned his head and glared at the first mate, and shouted loudly, "What happened to Daming's ship?"
The first mate was suppressed by the captain's momentum and suddenly had difficulty breathing.
However, he still endured the discomfort and reminded, "Captain, there are strict orders from above, and you are not allowed to rob the Daming Ship."
"What's more, we are too far away, and their speed is not slow. Even if we continue to catch up, we may not be able to catch up. Our time is limited, and I am afraid that if we continue to chase, the gains will outweigh the losses!"
"I said, chase!" The captain pointed the scimitar directly at the first mate, threatening him.
"Yes!" The first mate quickly lowered his head and immediately did as the captain said.
The captain retracted his scimitar, looked at the Ming ship in front and sneered. The people above were timid and kept saying that they could not rob Ming ships. However, the richest merchant ships on the sea were the Ming merchant ships. As long as they could rob one of them, they would be able to rob them overnight.
Getting rich suddenly is not a dream.
As for the ban, he didn't care. With his family's status, no one would dare to do anything to him even if he was discovered.
Looking at the merchant ship in front of him, his saliva could not stop flowing from the corners of his mouth. How could such a huge merchant ship be so fast?
Not to mention anything else, just by taking this ship back, he made a fortune!
And can goods that can be transported on such a good ship be any worse?
He has fallen into the dream of getting rich suddenly.
"No! They are still chasing!" A warning voice came from Wangdou.
Yu Qian and Yang Qing immediately looked behind the ship with their binoculars. The pirate ship indeed had no intention of giving up and was still chasing after it with all its sails.