Chapter 240 Scene 32 Entering the Northern Wilderness III
Chapter 240 Act 32: Entering the Northern Wilderness III
It was already three days after the snowstorm subsided. Qi Ziyin looked at the thousands of miles of ice fields reflecting the golden light in the morning sun, and suddenly felt a little glad that he had not rashly ordered to set sail again. If he had forced to go to sea three days ago, these three lonely ships carrying hope
, it is very likely that the ship will completely lose its direction in the wind and snow, and then hit the icebergs and rocks along the coast, destroying the ship and killing everyone.
Now, the warships loaded with provisions are riding the wind and waves in the sea south of Guizhou, continuing to move westward. Another ten days have passed in the blink of an eye, and the color of the sea gradually becomes somewhat different from the Chanying Sea in the south.
Although in the eyes of sailors, the Chanying Sea has always appeared deep black. However, on a sunny day, the sunlight can still penetrate the surface water, turning it into a color with a hint of indigo and a hint of green.
Color.
But right now, I don’t know whether it’s because the weather is too cold or for some other reason. The sea water in the southern part of Guizhou is as thick as ink, swallowing up all the light that shines on it.
A few inches below the waterline, you can't even see where you are.
Even if the wind blows, it will only slightly stir up some tiny and fine ripples on the sea surface, and even the wake left by the ship will soon subside.
Ye Guogong, dressed in white, stood at the bow of the ship, looking at the clear black and white boundary between land and sea in front of him, as if looking at a chasm split open by a giant axe. On this side of the chasm, there was a world full of holes and crumbling;
On the other side, there are dangers and unknowns where life and death are uncertain. Whether moving forward or retreating, it will be a big gamble for him and the entire fleet.
"'The black water is like slurry and cannot be stirred. It is as black as ink and light cannot penetrate.' Therefore, the sea under our feet has been called the Dark Sea by people sailing northward for thousands of years and regarded it as an ominous water.
"
Suddenly a voice sounded from behind, causing Qi Ziyin to look back, and saw a man dressed in purple approaching. Leng Jiayun stood next to the young man in white, but did not look at him. Instead, she frowned slightly and continued:
"According to legend, there are countless man-eating strange beasts lurking under this water. They are extremely afraid of light, so they vomit black juice into the sea water to avoid the sun. Only on nights without stars and moon, the strange beasts will leave the water and land on the shore, howling.
The sound is like weeping and complaining. If a ship passes by, they often mistakenly think that someone is in shipwreck. They follow the sound, but they fall into their trap."
"Has Sister Jia seen that strange beast before?"
Qi Ziyin noticed a hint of unusual fear in the other person's expression. The woman in purple beside him turned her face, and after a long time she nodded:
"At that time, Qingwan City had just been recovered. After the settlement on the Nuanshui River failed, Baili and I tried to continue westward in order to find a real place outside the borders of Dashengchao.
A promised land. However, things went against our expectations. All we could see was the vast ice field and this dark sea."
Leng Jiayun paused as he spoke, "And this is the farthest point we have ever been. Going further west, we go around the Guiwei Cape at the westernmost tip of Guizhou. The sea is covered with ice floes all year round.
Unable to sail…”
"Guiwei Cape?" This was the first time Qi Ziyin heard that there was such a place in the world.
"This name was chosen by Baili. How about it? It fits his style, right? After passing Guiwei Cape, there is a vaster sea. Even Guizhou looks like just a small island in the vast ocean.
Island. It is said that in the constant north wind, the sea full of ice floes will become more and more ferocious and terrifying. It is as if the underworld has opened its door and wants to swallow all the passing creatures."
The Dongli woman finally turned her head. Although what she said was a terrifying memory, she smiled at the young man opposite, "When we passed Guiwei Cape, we suddenly encountered a heavy snowstorm. The north wind blew across the sea.
A thick layer of ice instantly formed on the undulating sea surface. The ice surface immediately broke apart, and the strong wind picked up waves of more than ten feet, carrying countless fragments and crashing towards the hull of the ship. I will never forget that sharp wave.
The howling coldness - it really seems like there are countless life-threatening ghosts, wailing in this uninhabited wilderness..."
As the woman spoke, she seemed to be caught up in the memories of her near-death experience. The young Duke Ye looked at her and did not disturb her anymore. Because he understood that in the places where they had been together, he missed his old friend.
It will become heavier.
But the silence at sea did not last long before it was broken by a loud shout from the sentry on the mainmast.
"Ships are coming from behind! Hang the Peng flag!"
When Qi Ziyin heard this, his expression immediately changed and he ran towards the stern of the ship. In the distance, he saw a huge warship at the end of the dark sea level, with its towering mast exposed. The top of the mast was floating with blue flowers.
The Sejiao flag was like a sharp arrow declaring war, shooting straight into his eyes.
"Everyone is in position immediately! Every ship is ready for battle, ready for battle!"
The young man stretched out his hand and pulled the red tie on his collar. The snow-white mink fur on his body immediately fell off, revealing the black heavy armor underneath. After learning that Mulu City was attacked, Qi Ziyin could not suppress his feelings for his motherland.
Missing him. He also knew that if Mo Zeming's prediction was correct, the enemy named Yu Li would one day appear in this far north sea. The young man had been waiting, waiting for someone who could take his place.
The motherland, the opportunity to avenge the thousands of innocent people in Mulu City.
The Peng Kingdom's five-toothed ship is actually an extremely delicate creation in the world. Although its body is large, its draft is shallow and it will not be unbalanced and capsize. In addition, it has a huge sail and twenty-six pairs of long oars that can be rowed by human power.
, the speed moving forward in the sea was actually several times that of the tiger-headed flying fish boat under Qi Ziyin's feet.
Soon, the shadows of more than ten warships appeared on the other side of the horizon, making Ye Guo's three solitary ships appear even more weak. However, the young Ye Guo Gong seemed to have already made a plan.
Pointing to the Guizhou coast that appeared in sight ahead, he ordered loudly:
"Move forward with full sail, and get around Cape Ghost Cry before the opponent catches up with us!"
The sailors on the ship were all confused and worried about this seemingly reckless decision. However, Leng Jiayun, who was always following the young man, did not say much. Instead, he raised his hand and held his shoulder, forcefully
He patted it and then repeated the order.
As Guiwei Cape became bigger and bigger in sight, and even the rocks on the shore of the Cape were clearly distinguishable, the Peng Kingdom fleet had already pursued it to a place no more than a few hundred steps away. The enemy troops lit up the ships.
The braziers and crossbowmen also lit the arrow tips, waiting to enter the shooting range and deliver a fatal blow to the Ye Kingdom fleet.
At this time, Yu Li on the Pengguo flagship was sitting on a couch on the high platform at the stern of the ship. He did not pay attention to the remnant of the Yeguo who appeared in front of him. In his opinion, even the young master of the Yeguo who was wearing white clothes was not in his eyes.
He has great abilities, but now he is outnumbered at sea and facing a man who has led troops to sea countless times and returned in triumph. He has absolutely no chance of winning.
However, just when the Pengguo army bent their bows and pulled the strings, and ignited the arrowheads wrapped in oilcloth in the brazier, there was a sudden thunder in the sky. A loud rumble, which made people uneasy. The sky turned dark in the blink of an eye.
When the weather came down, the originally sunny weather suddenly turned dark like an eternal night.
The thick clouds are like thick ink poured into clear water, rolling and rotating to accumulate, and then turn into the color of night, eroding all the light that can be seen by the naked eye.
At the same time, the three lone ships led by Qi Ziyin suddenly accelerated.
Yu Li didn't take this seriously. After all, when he followed Qi Shouyu to build the Zhenlan Fortress on Hailing Island, he had not seen the bad weather in the Tianwu Strait. He immediately ordered the fleet to speed up and move towards the opponent's fleet.
Surround them.
However, just when he ordered the first round of attack, he suddenly heard someone on his own ship shout in surprise.
In the blink of an eye, several thunderbolts illuminated the dark sea surface again. Yu Li was horrified to see that a large unknown sea area was gradually unfolding in front of the right side of the ship's bow. On the sea that had already become bumpy and undulating, there was actually
At some point, a wave wall several feet high appeared.
Under the electric light, the wave wall revealed a strange blue color. In the translucent sea water, there seemed to be some living creature swimming around. In the fleeting strong light, a large, constantly moving shadow was left.
But at this moment, on Qi Ziyin's ship, the young Ye Guogong had already ordered the ship to turn around and sail at full speed against the wave wall in front of it that was still taking shape.
"Attention! There must be a strong north wind behind this huge wave! We must rush to the top of the wave before the sea freezes, otherwise the side of the battleship may be pierced!"
Leng Jiayun and Qi Ziyin stood side by side on the command platform at the stern of the ship, shouting orders. Even the woman who had visited this sea of death had never seen such a terrifying scene. Although her beautiful face was full of
It is perseverance, but it lacks the courage to move forward bravely and has more awe-inspiring determination.
As the waves gradually became steeper, the warship under their feet also gradually tilted its head in the water, as if it would lose its balance at any time, tip over backwards, and submerge into the vast expanse of black water. Everyone on the ship now also grabbed hold of themselves.
He held on to whatever he could to prevent him from falling on the slippery deck and being thrown into the sea.
I don’t know how long it has been moving forward like this, but the originally vigorous battleship gradually slowed down. When only the dark clouds with thunder and lightning could be seen in the sight, and the mysterious wave wall like black jade could no longer be seen, the towering bow of the ship
It suddenly fell down suddenly and hit the sea hard.
The splashing seawater stirred up countless white foam, crossed the bow of the ship, surged onto the deck, and then quickly receded. A gust of extremely cold wind also arrived as promised, just as Leng Jiayun said, blowing on everyone's water-soaked faces.
and body.
The north wind was biting and strong, instantly causing a thick layer of frost to form on the ends of his hair and brows. Qi Ziyin felt as if countless needles were piercing his skin and going straight into his bone marrow. In just a short moment, he could not even speak.
It feels extremely difficult.
The young man couldn't help but raise his hands and rub his face, but his fingertips were stained with a faint red. She quickly turned to look at the woman in purple beside her, but saw that the wide sleeves in front of her face were also frozen.
It became an ice slab, hanging under the arm at a weird angle.
Qi Ziyin turned his head to look at the bow of the ship again, and was extremely surprised to see that the sea surface in front of him was freezing at a speed visible to the naked eye. The towering waves were like a mountain rising in the sea. And under his feet was the solitary ship on the top of the mountain.
The ship began to slide straight down along the unusually flat, rapidly freezing water surface on the back of the wave wall!
There was a thunder, and the huge wave wall suddenly collapsed with a loud noise. The young Duke Ye felt that his feet were suddenly empty, and his whole body was carried by the boat and fell straight down. In his eyes, he could only see the overwhelming blackness coming towards him.
It was difficult to tell where was the sky and where was the sea. And all he could do was to desperately hug the railing on the podium in front of him.
Amidst the noisy exclamations, the roar of the waves and the howling wind, Qi Ziyin still heard a few muffled sounds in his ears. The sounds were not like ordinary thunder, and no lightning flashed across the sky afterwards.
His body had been stretched to the limit, and it was almost impossible for the young man in white to make any movement. He turned his head and looked in the direction of the sound.
It turned out that the Pengguo warships following behind were struggling to launch a final charge towards the highest point of the wave wall. However, the wave wall had begun to collapse, giving them no chance to successfully climb over.
On the top of the wave, the seawater that had already condensed into ice was like a huge shield, shooting straight towards a five-toothed ship that had not yet reached the top. Facing the huge mass of ice that hit the head like a small mountain
, the Pengguo warship could only make some pointless resistance, and threw all the wooden barrels filled with blue flames equipped on the ship into the sea and set them on fire.
The blue flames formed a series of violent explosions in the sea water, and also exploded the ice on the sea into countless fragments. However, the broken ice did not disappear, but was lifted up by the air waves of the explosion and continued to attack the Peng Kingdom fleet.
go.
The larger icicles among them hit the deck and side of the Wuya ship hard like ice bullets. Although the wooden planks used to build the ship were thick and heavy, they had been soaked in ice water for a long time and suddenly hit hard by external forces.
It became extremely fragile and broke on the spot.
The cold water poured into the cabin from the breach, drowning countless sergeants who were rowing hard in the bilge. The people on the deck were not spared, because the countless ice ballast blasted by the blue flames were like a cloud of ice falling from the sky.
The rain of arrows directly pierced through the Kui Jiao leather armor on their bodies, and then shot through the skin, flesh, muscles and bones, killing people.
Immediately afterwards, the collapsing wave wall slammed into the Peng Kingdom fleet that was still on the wave wall further down. Between the surging sea water and the surging ice floes, Yu Li's flagship was also instantly swallowed up. Several times
After rising, it finally disappeared from Qi Ziyin's sight.
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