The sad wind and cold clouds make the leaves of the trees grow, and the shadow of the solitary bird is trapped in the frost.
A good horse wanders along a narrow road, and a fish swims against the current in search of a safe current.
The old moon shines brightly in Cang Hao. I drink from the cup and ask whether it is clear or turbid.
Even though the military uniforms and armor are stained with dust, it is difficult for Li Meng to forget their heroes.
The dark clouds cover the sky and the stars disappear. Only a pair of blood-colored moon disks break through the clouds in the night sky, rising from the dark blue line between the sea and the sky, reflecting a red wave on the water.
The mainmast of the tiger-head flying fish boat was pulled by the cable, making a creaking sound in the darkness. A moment ago, the north wind was whistling like a knife on people's faces, but now with the end of a bloody battle at sea,
And gradually it stopped.
Amidst the sound of waves, the ship's hull swayed from side to side suddenly shook, causing Jiang Yan's tense muscles to twitch violently, but his eyes full of murderous intent were still staring ahead unblinkingly.
The thirteen-year-old boy has high eyebrows and thick black eyebrows. In the middle of the lying silkworm on the right, there is a slender scar that protrudes from the surface of the skin and runs all the way to the bridge of the nose.
Right now, his nostrils were filled with the smell of blood that smelled of rust. And on another schooner just a few steps away, the tragic scene after the massacre seemed like hell.
The boy stood on the side of the ship, tightly holding the crossbow in his hand that had already fired all the arrows. After a long time, he could hear the other man's call clearly mixed with his own heavy breathing.
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"Jiang Yan! You are still standing there like a piece of wood. Are you waiting for me to come and invite you in person?"
The person who shouted the message was none other than Luo Jianli, the leader of the Tiger Head Flying Fish Ship. At that time, he was the commander of the Bihai Battalion of the Ye State Boat Division, and his official title was General Huaiyong.
After coming back to his senses, Jiang Yan raised his hands and wiped his face randomly a few times, then stepped on a pair of bare feet, stepped on a narrow wooden board covered with water vapor, and jumped onto the opposite enemy.
The cold deck of the ship.
Now the port side of the schooner has been hit by the flying fish ship's copper tiger head, and a big hole has been made, and the broken wooden boards are tilted up one after another. The mast standing in the center of the deck has also been hit by several "stone chains" fired from the flying fish ship.
The "bomb" hit it in half. Because of this, the Tiger Head Flying Fish Boat, which did not have the advantage of speed, was able to successfully intercept it in a matter of seconds and successfully boarded the ship.
Now within the scope of the young man's sight, there are countless corpses scattered everywhere. Most of them are enemy soldiers with poor equipment, and there are also dozens of our own soldiers who died in battle. We don't know what arrows are stuck in the enemy's bodies.
It was something he had ejaculated with his own hands before. The greasy and smelly human blood under his feet still made him choke and gag several times, making it difficult for him to stand upright.
However, the comrade who lost his head in the melee a moment ago did not seem to bring any unhappiness to the other soldiers around Jiang Yan. They smiled wildly and hurriedly threw the jewelry they collected from all over the ship towards their arms.
They stuffed them away, and then wrapped all kinds of precious brocades around each other's necks and shoulders, not caring even if they were wet with blood and smelly sweat.
At this time, apart from the fact that this group of people were still wearing the black Ye Kingdom standard armor, they were no longer any different from the pirates whom they were chasing day and night.
"Your hands and feet are still not agile!"
Luo Jianli's voice sounded again, and in a flash he stood in front of Jiang Yan, raised his leg and kicked him hard, "The cabin is flooded with water. You are good at water, so get down and help!"
The young man raised his head and saw that the arms of the bearded general in front of him were not filled with all kinds of trophies like those wanton looting sergeants. He didn't even take a single gold baht. With murderous intent on his face, he still
Before he had time to wipe off the human blood still stained on the long iron knife in his hand, he ordered several capable captains to sneak in and out of the waterlogged cabin below the deck, seemingly looking for something anxiously.
However, Jiang Yan did not carry out the other party's order. On the contrary, he loudly expressed the question that had been lingering in his heart since the beginning of the attack:
"These people we killed didn't look like pirates!"
The boy had an upright nature and always spoke straightforwardly. He had offended Luo Jianli many times since he boarded the ship. Sure enough, before he finished speaking, the bearded commander had already stretched out an iron-like slap and slapped him hard on the face.
Go up and knock him to the ground, who was only as tall as an adult's chest:
"How presumptuous! You are just a little handyman who boarded a boat halfway. You just killed a few people with your own hands today, and you dare to question this general in public?!"
A stream of blood immediately dripped down along the few strands of hair that spread out the temples. It was not known whether it was the blood he had just fallen on the deck or whether it was the blood that flowed from the wound on his forehead.
The young man gritted his teeth and was about to argue again, but suddenly he swallowed back half of the words he was holding in his throat, and his small fists were clenched until they turned white. Because of the shrill cry of a girl coming from below the cabin, he was suddenly stabbed.
His eardrums were still buzzing in pain, and then the sergeant shouted at the top of his lungs:
"General Luo, catch someone alive!"
Hearing what his subordinates said, Luo Jianli couldn't help but feel happy. He hurried forward and saw a girl who was dragged onto the deck by various hands and feet. She was shouting heartbreakingly in a hoarse voice:
"I didn't expect that it was Ye Guo's boat master who robbed my merchant ship and killed my father and brother! What on earth do you damn beasts want to get from this ship?"
The bone-crushing curse made Yan's heart tighten - the girl tied up in front of her looked to be about the same age as herself, her body that had just begun to grow was only slightly covered by the torn and messy thin clothes.
The tall sergeant looked so thin and petite. And the words from the girl's mouth also confirmed the suspicion in the young man's mind earlier.
Luo Jianli was not interested in refuting the girl in front of him, so he put the long knife still dripping with blood on her neck with his backhand:
"Honestly, where did you hide that picture?"
"What picture? I don't know!"
"You still dare to speak harshly. During this trip, my general had to send a secret report to come to Jinghui Bay to intercept the pirates. Within a radius of fifty miles, I only found your lone ship, and the people on the ship would not hesitate to fight to the death. If it weren't for
What is the purpose of preserving that map? This general thinks that you are a woman, so if you obediently hand over the map now, you can still be lenient!"
"Bah! Now I only regret that I didn't persuade my father and brother to become pirates earlier! If so, maybe this disaster would not have happened today!"
The girl's neck and shoulders were pressed down by the sergeants on both sides, and she couldn't stand up at all. She could only look like a crazy she-wolf, staring at her eyes red and swollen from crying and cursing, "Kill if you want! After I die, I will die."
He will turn into a fierce ghost on this sea, and he will never let you beasts go easily!"
When Luo Jianli saw this situation, he just snorted. He still firmly believed that there was no way he could make a mistake. He drew a silver semicircle in the air with his iron sword with his backhand, assuming a murderous posture:
"Are you willing to risk your life just for a mere picture?!"
However, just when the sharp blade was about to be cut off, Jiang Yan, full of anger, broke into the commander's sight again, causing him to stop his hand as if he suddenly thought of something, and shouted at the young man:
"Little brat, I just contradicted the superior officer and I haven't had time to punish you yet. Taking this opportunity, I just happened to do it together!"
Before Jiang Yan could react, he was pushed forward by the soldiers on his left and right. He staggered and came face to face with Luo Jianli's slightly narrowed eyes and the hint of joking in them.
.And the sword with a slightly curled blade was also thrust into the young man's hand at the same time.
"Although she is a woman, she is still a bandit who is stubbornly resisting. I now order you to kill her with your own hands to prove your loyalty to Ye State, your loyalty to the boat division, and your loyalty to this general!"
Luo Jianli actually laughed as he spoke, grinning the corners of his mouth covered by his thick beard, revealing teeth stained with yellow spots stained by smoke. It seemed that in his eyes, the girl in front of him who had just been dragged onto the deck by the sailors was not a living person.
People, but just lowly existences like pigs and dogs.
Jiang Yan's throat twitched slightly, and he swallowed hard, then stretched out his fingers and let the long knife fall from his palm, and plunged into the deck under his feet with a "clunking" sound.
"You brat, are you planning to openly disobey orders?! The people on this ship are all pirates, criminals who have brought trouble to the country! Disobeying orders is a capital crime. Even if you are not a registered sergeant of our Ye Guo Zhou Division, you are not allowed to do so.
The general can kill you on the spot at any time!"
Luo Jianli raised his hand and slapped Jiang Yan hard, then pulled out the long knife and pointed the gleaming blade directly at the young man's forehead.
But what he didn't expect was that the boy in front of him, who was always holding his neck, completely ignored the naked threat and squeezed out one sentence from his teeth:
"She's not like a pirate!"
As a result, Luo Jianli was finally completely angered, and he slashed off the boy's Tianling Cap with his knife.
Jiang Yan knew in his heart that the other party would not care about killing him. However, he did not dodge because of this. Instead, he took half a step forward and stared directly at the other party's face——
After boarding the ship, the young man never mentioned his life experience to anyone on the ship. He just lowered his head and worked silently every day. He walked very steadily and made almost no sound. His eyes were like those from the bitter cold of the Far North.
The pure black color of a barbarian. Sometimes these eyes would suddenly appear behind everyone on the ship, startling them.
But if you take a closer look, you will find that the pair of dark pupils also have circles of irregular white water patterns like ocean waves. This makes General Yan, who is already quite a bit different, just like these circles surrounding everyone.
It is as mysterious, deep and elusive as the rootless black sea water. At the same time, it contains a powerful force that can kill people in an instant. It seems that it will become violent and furious due to the coming of a storm at any time.
Although he had led troops in wars for many years and had seen countless killings, Luo Jianli did not see the fear and panic he expected to see in the eyes of the thirteen-year-old child in front of him. On the contrary, what he saw was a
His anger and stubbornness make even adults tremble, making him feel even more disgusted.
The swung blade stopped less than half an inch away from the tip of General Yan's nose. The commander's eyes jumped slightly, and then he laughed a little stiffly:
"Hahaha, you're so kind! Look at this little girl, she is quite pretty. Is it because of your refusal to kill her? You don't even have a few hairs growing on your crotch, but you actually know how to cherish her beauty?"
The soldiers around him also followed the command and laughed maliciously. Jiang Yan did not argue for himself, but just bit the two pieces of flesh on his cheeks. The group in front of him was half as tall as him.
In front of the arrogant man, he still stubbornly straightened his body and raised his head high:
"I only know that this girl may not be a bad person, so I can't kill her!"
"Not a bad person? How can there be absolute good and absolute bad in this world? The right way is that if a person does not serve himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. If he is not a tiger or a wolf, he can only become a lamb in the mouth of a pack of wolves! Do you understand that in this world?
, Kindness and cowardice have long become a kind of original sin? Not to mention that you killed someone just now, do you actually think that you have atoneed for your sins by not killing her? In fact, sometimes, death can be a kind of relief! "
As Luo Jianli spoke, he gradually moved his eyes away from Jiang Yan's face, looking towards the gloomy sea to the southwest outside the ship - that was the direction of Ye State. And it seemed that behind his eyes
There was a hint of softness that even he himself was not aware of.
However, the eyes of the bearded man soon ignited with a crazy and fierce light again. He put the long sword into its sheath, ordered the two sailors on the left and right to force Yan to kneel on the deck, and then walked towards the man who had already
Next to the helpless girl.
In full view of everyone, Luo Jianli actually tore the girl's clothes that could only be used to cover her body to pieces on the spot. A ball of rags soaked in blood was stuffed into the girl's mouth while she was still cursing. Under the man's ruthless actions,
Under the ravage, her unwillingness and humiliation were quickly replaced by desperate cries and moans.
"Brothers, you have been wandering with me for three to five months now. You must have been depressed for a long time, right? From now on, this little girl will be a plaything on our ship. Take it back and take good care of it. Qian-
Don’t let her die!”
The commander ordered loudly, and the last sentence was even longer, obviously meant for Jiang Yan to hear.
Looking at the ashen girl who collapsed in front of him, the blood in Yan's body began to boil as if boiled by anger. An inexplicable force suddenly burst out from the bones and flesh of his arms, causing him to break free behind him.
The two sailors jumped up and punched the commander's face:
"You are a beast in clothes, I will kill you!"
Luo Jianli also didn't expect that the half-year-old boy in front of him was so powerful. He was shocked and angry before he could draw the sword, and hurriedly raised his arms to block. The black-eyed boy who flew towards him slashed his entire body.
With his body pressed up, he forcefully swung his arms away and punched him firmly in the face.
"Protect your lord!"
The soldiers who were watching finally came to their senses and helped Luo Jianli, who was bleeding from the nose, to hide among the crowd. Although Jiang Yan was strong, he was still unable to defeat four hands with his fists. After several struggles, he was still beaten by several
The soldier wrapped a dozen cables as thick as his fingers tightly around them and threw them heavily on the deck.
"Cover the bandits and beat up the superior! Since you are looking for death, I, the general, will help you! Come here, hang this kid who has killed a thousand swords on the mast and expose it to the sun for seven days, and then throw it into the sea to feed the fish!"
Luo Jianli covered the broken bridge of his nose with his hand, raised his foot and kicked the bruised Jiang Yan several times in the abdomen. The severe pain caused the boy to curl up into a ball like a shrimp, and was immediately pulled away.
He was dragged back to the Tiger Head Flying Fish boat and hung high on the highest point of the mainmast.
Unknowingly, the cold and biting sea wind started blowing again at some point, making the falcon flags of all sizes on the flying fish boat fly, and blowing away not much moisture left in Jiang Yan's skin.
The strong wind picked up again, and the clouds opened and the stars appeared. The dark clouds above the head quickly dispersed with the wind. The bright starry sky, together with the strange twin moons that waxed and waned at the same time, became increasingly blurry in the black-eyed boy's vision.
.He only felt that his body began to become numb, and his consciousness gradually dissipated as if he had left his body.
This is a long novel about group portraits in ancient style and fictional fantasy of the troubled times in mainland China. There is lovesickness, parting and death. There is hatred between country and family, and destiny. You who have taste are welcome to stay here and rest for a while. I hope you like it and come to read it often.