A lonely small steamer sailed slowly on the undulating sea in the wind and rain. This small steamship of several hundred tons can almost be said to be the largest merchant ship in the South China Sea. After all, there is no such thing as those giant ships with tens of thousands of tons.
It's not something a small businessman can afford.
The captain of the ship, Ye Anping, looked behind him worriedly from time to time. Even the dozen or so sailors on the ship all looked nervous, and some of them were holding their thick, nine-ring Mauser.
"Hurry back to the cabin and hide, why are you a girl joining in the fun!" He looked at his daughter Ye Zi who suddenly came out from behind holding a Colt revolver and shouted.
Taiwan is not the mainland, especially for people like them who travel to the sea. The women in the family can basically be used as men, and they are not like those sour scholar families, so naturally they will not engage in such weird activities as foot binding.
Ye Zi pouted, and before she could say anything, she saw a dozen sailboats suddenly appearing on the windy and rainy sea in the distance.
"Pirates!" a sailor exclaimed, and all the sailors with guns quickly prepared for battle. Even those without guns took out weapons such as spears and broadswords, and one guy even carried a pair of bows and arrows.
"If you don't want you to come out, you have to follow me. Remember this later. Don't fall into their hands even if you die." Ye Anping yelled at his daughter bitterly. He was the only daughter, and the family business would have to be handed over to her in the future.
, so I took him out to sea together to get familiar with it.
His ship specializes in sailing to Saigon, transporting camphor and tea from Taiwan, and transporting kerosene and some Western luxury goods back from Saigon. Although the competition is fierce, it can still be maintained, but when it encounters pirates, everything is in vain. This trip
Obviously he is not very lucky. If he is a Chinese pirate, he can make some friendship and get some protection money to send him over. To be honest, since Ye Anping is doing this job, it is impossible for him to hook up with the pirates, but these Luzon monkeys
But we don't have such a friendship anymore.
The small steamer loaded with cargo couldn't outrun these brisk sailing boats. It didn't take long for the two sides to get closer to a few hundred meters away. The black monkeys on the opposite side were like angry wild dogs, waving hot and cold in their hands.
Mixed weapons rushed up one by one with howls. More than a dozen ships and at least two hundred people surrounded them on three sides. As soon as they got closer to 300 meters, chaotic gunshots started to sound, and a careless sailor screamed.
Falling down with a sound.
"Shoot!" Ye Anping didn't care anymore. He aimed at a pirate with the nine-ring Mauser in his hand and fired. On the choppy sea, an amateur gunman like him would have to rely on luck to hit the target.
, even fired two shots without hitting anyone.
The retaliatory gunfire from the pirates on the opposite side became more intensive. They had at least fifty long guns. Although the marksmanship was equally bad, the number was enough to suppress Ye Anping's six Mauser. Soon another sailor on the small steamer was shot. Although
He also defeated a pirate, but it had no impact on the overall situation. The small steamer, which was holding in the thick smoke and accelerating desperately, was still about to be overtaken.
"Bring over two barrels of kerosene." Ye Zi suddenly shouted to a sailor.
The sailor was stunned for a moment, but he quickly ran to the cargo hold and brought out a fifty-pound barrel of kerosene.
"Push it down!" Ye Zi shouted immediately.
Ye Anping suddenly woke up, grabbed the oil barrel, looked at the course of the pirate ship behind, and threw it. Then he saw his daughter raising her hand and shooting randomly. Sparks were rising from the kerosene barrel floating on the sea. At the same time, several other
The gunmen also reacted and aimed at the oil barrels. After a burst of gunfire, there was a sudden flash of fire on the sea, followed by a bang, and a huge fire ball suddenly exploded. A pirate ship that happened to be passing by was immediately engulfed in flames.
, the pirates with fire on their bodies screamed and jumped into the sea to escape.
"Come again, get more buckets!" Ye Anping roared excitedly.
Buckets of kerosene were quickly taken out and thrown down one by one like mines. Then they were shot and exploded. Soon another pirate ship that could not dodge was hit. Unfortunately, this also angered the pirates. They soon discovered
, such tactics are useless against the pirate ships that are outflanking them from both sides. All the remaining pirate ships immediately split into two groups, avoiding the stern of the small steamer and outflanking them from both sides.
Ye Anping was also dumbfounded at this time.
"Open the oil barrel and pour it down when they approach." Ye Zi was obviously more cruel than his father. At this time, the sailors were already very convinced of their eighteen-year-old lady. A barrel
The lids of the barrels of kerosene were opened and placed on the decks on both sides. Then two large barrels of red carbon blocks taken out of the furnace were also placed on the deck. Everyone lay on the deck and waited carefully.
Soon the first pirate ship docked on the small steamer, and it was thrown and hooked on the hull. Then the pirates with blood-red eyes began to play their old gang-hopping tricks.
"Pour the oil!" Ye Zi shouted and pushed the oil drum in front of her. All the kerosene falling from the sky poured onto the pirate ship below. Then she pushed the oil drum down smoothly.
"Throw the fire!" Following her father's order, a spoonful of burning carbon blocks was poured down by the sailor responsible for the work. In the light rain, she saw the flames rising fiercely on the side of the ship, and they had just climbed halfway.
The pirates were immediately engulfed in fire, followed by a series of desperate screams.
Even a sailor who couldn't dodge was burned by the sudden flames below. He covered his eyes and screamed and rolled on the deck. Of course, no one paid attention to him. Who would care about him at this time?
Something else.
This move was so cruel that the approaching pirates obviously hesitated. They only thought about making a fortune, but they didn't expect to bite a hedgehog and pierce its mouth before the meat could be eaten.
However, after all, these pirates were used to licking blood from the edge of a knife. After a little hesitation, they continued to surround them. Moreover, they also learned to be smart. A few cunning ones climbed up the mast and shot at the ship from a high position.
As a result, the people on the small steamer were completely helpless. Soon two sailors were shot one after another. As for the oil barrels, no one dared to touch them. If these pirates were not for the cargo on the ship, they would concentrate at this time.
Shoot these oil barrels and maybe the ship is finished.
"Child, daddy is sending you off first!" Looking at the pirates who had emerged from the side of the ship, Ye Anping gritted his teeth and pointed the gun at his daughter. After running a ship all his life, he naturally knew what would happen to a woman in the hands of these guys.
What will happen.
Ye Zi did not look at his father, but stared blankly behind him, as a huge black bat suddenly emerged from the dark clouds.
"What is that?" she screamed like a fool.
Ye Anping was also stunned. Looking at the monster approaching at high speed on the sea, his finger that had been hooked on the trigger suddenly released.
At this moment, a subtle fire suddenly appeared on the black monster's body, followed by a dense whistling sound that broke through the air. A dozen pirate ships gathered on both sides were instantly overwhelmed by countless exploding fireballs, and even a few
The cannonball hit the small steamer, and Ye Anping was so frightened that he quickly pushed his daughter down. Then he watched the two pirates who had just climbed onto the ship, and almost at the same time, half of their bodies turned into a blood mist and disappeared, and a huge fire ball
It exploded in the air on the starboard side.
The explosion did not last long and stopped in the blink of an eye. Ye Anping and his daughter raised their heads tremblingly and looked at the dozens of pirate ships and hundreds of pirates below. By this time, they had disappeared. On the sea were
Countless burning pieces of wood, broken sails, and even fragmented human body fragments rippled in the blood-red sea water. The only ones that were relatively complete were the two halves on the deck.
Although Ye Zi was very strong, she was still a little girl. Seeing the scene in front of her, she couldn't help but her face turned white and she ran to the side of the ship to vomit. As a result, she lowered her head and vomited even more violently. The side of the ship was covered with bloody and bloody human fragments.
Blocks stuck to the hull of the ship like mud.
"Little beauty, is this how you welcome your savior?" A drake's voice suddenly sounded in the silence. Ye Zi, who was vomiting, raised his head with difficulty, and then saw the huge black bat waving at him.
Opposite him, a fake foreign devil was looking at him with gloating eyes.
Ye Zi just wanted to speak, but when she saw him raising his orchid fingers and covering his nose with a handkerchief, he couldn't help but feel his stomach churn, and then he lowered his head and vomited again.
After playing outdoor games with his sister Caiyi, Boss Yang, who unfortunately had not yet recovered from a cold, was very hurt and left this little girl with a great figure behind, and turned to talk to the middle-aged man next to her.
However, Ye Anping's dialect made him unable to understand almost a word. Fortunately, Caiyi's sister walked out of the cabin at this time. She had no difficulty communicating with these people. After saying a few words, she suddenly smiled and said: "Young Master
, he knows French.”
Now it was easy. Yang Feng immediately started talking to Ye Anping in French. He soon learned that they were a Taiwanese merchant ship returning to Dagou Port. Unfortunately, they encountered pirates on the way. Ye Anping was naturally interested in Yang Fengqian for this.
Thank you very much.
"It's not a big deal, it's just a piece of cake. It just so happens that I'm going to Dog Harbor, so we can go together." Yang Feng said in the confused eyes of sister Caiyi. They were originally going to Hong Kong.
But when she saw the little girl squatting on the deck and was about to collapse from vomiting, and then thinking about her master's obscene character, Caiyi couldn't help but smile.
But at this point, she really misunderstood Yang Feng. Although Boss Yang was known as a lecherous devil, he was not interested in a girl who was vomiting. He suddenly thought that it would be a good idea to go to Taiwan in advance to establish a stronghold.
Yes, in such a foreign land where the sky is high and the emperor is far away, as long as you sell local officials, you probably won't have much of a problem just getting a piece of leased land.
At this time, the governor of Taiwan seemed to be an old friend, and he had an old friendship with Xue Fucheng. He first used old Xue's head to establish a relationship, and then stuffed tens of thousands of dollars into building a training base for Umbrella Company and a training base for Yang's Line.