Chapter 126 Flying Dragon Island under the rainstorm
In late August, abundant south and north equatorial warm currents converge in the Caribbean, resulting in intense rainfall.
Most of the houses on Feilong Island were destroyed by pirates, and only the base in the center of the island could accommodate some Chinese people to take shelter from the rain.
The seriously wounded and lightly wounded were arranged to take shelter from the heavy rain on the island base, while the remaining uninjured Chinese pirates cut down trees and built simple tents under the command of Hou Taiyuan.
The heavy rain showed no sign of stopping. Hundreds of Chinese pirates marched hard in the accumulated rain, transporting the cut down trees and branches to the open space on the coast. Then another group of Chinese pirates were responsible for sorting the branches and building wooden sheds.
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The desperate plan to attack Torti Island was originally scheduled to be completed today, but a sudden heavy rain forced the plan to be postponed.
During the heavy rain season, the waves in the Caribbean Sea were huge, and sailing a few merchant ships and a small sail warship in the heavy rain had no intention of risking death.
The Caribbean has a tropical rainforest climate. The hot and rainy weather enriches the natural landscape of the Caribbean and also brings a variety of parasites. The parasites in the turbid rainwater will have serious consequences when they come into contact with the human body.
Wounded soldiers are more vulnerable to parasite attacks. After the Chinese pirates occupied Feilong Island, most of the more than 100 people who died died from various diseases caused by parasites.
Fever, cold, common minor diseases in mainland China can easily take away the lives of Chinese pirates on the small Feilong Island.
Due to the weakness of the Chinese pirates, there were very few medicinal materials on Feilong Island. Whenever the medicinal materials ran out, Wang Yongtian returned to Cuba and used his identity as a grocery store owner to secretly purchase the medicinal materials to avoid being discovered by the Spaniards.
After the pirate attack, all the remaining medicinal materials on the island were used up. Wang Yongtian did not go back to Cuba to purchase medicinal materials. Instead, he stayed on the island and prepared to attack Torti Island with Hou Taiyuan after the heavy rain stopped.
The Chinese pirates in the rain were silent. They were all informed of the situation on Feilong Island. After the heavy rain stopped and the repairs were completed, all Chinese pirates would participate in the attack on Torti Island. The outcome of the battle was ninety-one. After deciding
Before the fateful moment of life and death for the Chinese pirates came, all they could do was to build wooden sheds as soon as possible to avoid the heavy rain, replenish their spirits, and make final preparations for the war.
Hou Taiyuan, Wang Yongtian and other pirates built a wooden tent together in the rain. Rain and sweat continued to flow from their heads. Hou Taiyuan tore off the sleeves that were in the way, then tied the cloth strip on his right arm, creating a strong
Qiu muscle.
Three Chinese pirates were carrying a prepared tree trunk. They were still two or three meters away from Hou Taiyuan. Seeing that the last Chinese pirate carrying the wood was struggling, he stepped out in two steps and came to the three of them.
"Let go, leave the wood to me." Hou Taiyuan said as he took the wood from the hands of the three people. With both arms strong, he carried the three hundred kilogram tree on his shoulders. He couldn't breathe out, and he stood firm on his feet.
With a shout, his whole body's strength exploded, and the wood was accurately thrown in the center of the wooden shed.
Shaking his shoulders that were reddened by tree trunks, Hou Taiyuan said, "If you are tired, go to the wooden shed built nearby to rest for a while. After the rain stops, all the brothers will set off to attack Torti Island. If one brother is building a wooden shed,
If we are tired and injured in the shed, we will lack a fighting force. When attacking the enemy, we will have less hope of victory. Therefore, we must pay attention to protecting our bodies and kill more niggers during the battle."
"The water is slippery and I didn't stand firm just now. I'm not tired at all." The weakest Chinese pirate said with a forced smile.
"When you're tired, go aside and rest. There's no need to hold on."
Hou Taiyuan patted his shoulder, feeling relieved.
However, the next moment, his expression changed instantly. He took out a branch with his right hand and quickly struck at the back of the Chinese pirate in front of him.
"Pop!" The branches hit the water below. A colorful tropical snake was hit by the branches. The snake's body was broken into two parts from the middle. The front half of the snake's head was less than half a meter away from the feet of the Chinese pirates, and the back half of the snake was missing.
The snake's head was still twitching, and Hou Taiyuan pulled the Chinese pirate over, pushing him toward Hou to distance himself from the front half of the snake. By this time, the snake's head had already reached the position where the Chinese pirate had just stood.
After beating the snake to death, he pulled over the Chinese pirate. The branch in Hou Taiyuan's hand hit the snake in the rain again. The branch fell quickly and hit the snake's head directly. The branch was powerful, and the small snake head seemed fragile compared to the branch.
, after being violently attacked, the snake's head was shattered, and the blood inside the snake's head spread into the water, turning a small patch of red.
Hou Taiyuan took action too quickly. By the time the rescued Chinese pirates reacted, the snake in the rain was already dead.
The rescued Chinese pirate secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Death in battle was nothing. It would be totally unworthy if he was poisoned by a snake before the battle.
"It's a poisonous snake," Hou Taiyuan looked at the beaten snake in the rain and reminded, "throw the snake aside and be careful not to touch it with your hands."
"Thank you so much, General Hou, for your help." The rescued Chinese pirate thanked him with his hands.
"We are all brothers, no need to say more." Hou Taiyuan waved his hand to stop the other party from continuing to express his gratitude.
"There are many venomous snakes on the island, and heavy rains are the time when snakes are active. Brothers, please be careful when cutting branches to avoid being bitten by venomous snakes."
"Don't worry, General, I'll pay careful attention later."...
It rained heavily all day, and the weather started to clear up the next morning. Hou Taiyuan was too busy yesterday and slept in the tent without getting up.
"General, there is a situation. A fleet has appeared on the sea and is heading towards Feilong Island."
After hearing the news, Hou Taiyuan's first reaction was that the pirates were attacking Feilong Island again. He stood up in excitement, put on a coarse cloth, tied up the still wet yellow turban, and raised his sword, "Inform brothers, except for the seriously injured, everyone is here."
Gather on the southern coast to meet the enemy."
The harsh battle siren sounded on Feilong Island. The Chinese pirates who had just had a busy day got up from the trading sheds and tents where they were resting, regardless of their fatigue. Most of the Chinese pirates were equipped with knives, spears and other cold weapons. They heard other
When the pirates' siren sounded, they immediately picked up the weapons they had placed beside them and quickly rushed to the southern coast to assemble. However, a small number of Chinese pirates equipped with captured muskets first ran to the base in the center of the island, took out the muskets placed inside, and stayed at the base to take charge.
Under the leadership of King Nagata, they set off in unison towards the southern coast. The emergency response operation ended in less than a quarter of an hour. Musketeers, archers, and pirates armed with swords and other cold weapons lined up behind the simply repaired positions.
There is one remaining small warship, one converted pirate ship from a merchant ship, and seven small pirate ships anchored on the southern coast. The cannons on the ship are launched towards the sea in unison, aiming at the approaching fleet. The fleet approaching Feilong Island consists of two ships.
It consists of a medium-sized sailing battleship, five small warships and several gunboats.
Gunboats are not suitable for ocean navigation. The gunboats on the sea are carried by two medium-sized sailing warships. When approaching Feilong Island, the sailing warships are lowered to the sea.
One by one, the gunboats were lowered from the battleship. When they were about to enter the artillery strike range of the ships on the shore of Feilong Island, the speed of the fleet slowed down. A total of seven gunboats were lowered from the battleship. One of the gunboats hung a worn yellow
The flag, Hou Taiyuan vaguely recognized the yellow dragon symbol on the flag.
The dragon is a unique national totem of the Han people, and the yellow dragon flag with a yellow background is a symbol of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. The gunboat got closer and closer, and a familiar figure stood in front of the gunboat.
"It's Li Han," Hou Taiyuan recognized the identity of the man standing on the gunboat.
"Don't do anything, we are on board the gunboat!" Hou Taiyuan hurriedly warned when the gunboat entered the range of the Feilong Island ship's artillery.
The ship anchored on the coast recognized Li Han's identity earlier than Hou Taiyuan. When the gunboat continued to sail towards Feilong Island, the artillery on the ship did not fire. Instead, it paid vigilant attention to the movements of the fleet behind it to prevent the other party from attacking.
