Xiao Dong snorted, pointed in the direction of the stern, and said, "See for yourself." ”

Shopkeeper Hu and the others turned their heads to look, and when they saw the hellish situation on the horizon, their faces changed greatly. Shopkeeper Yin and Shopkeeper Song both had weak knees and sat down on the deck.

Qin Lao Wufang was robbed by Xiao Dong for a while, although he was not convinced, he did not dare to argue with Xiao Dong. At this time, seeing that several shopkeepers had escaped from the cabin, he said loudly: "The Sea Dragon King is out on patrol, and the gods and ghosts are easy. Whether everyone can escape with their lives can only depend on whether God can show mercy. If you have scriptures, Dharma instruments or amulets on your body, quickly take them out and recite a few words to save the suffering and save the Bodhisattvas in the world, you may be able to escape, and you will not be drowned by the fire and water, and you will be buried in the belly of the fish. ”

Shopkeeper Hu and the others were already frightened, and when Qin Lao Wu said this, they were dumbfounded one by one, and they couldn't even speak.

Xiao Dong glared at Qin Lao Wu, and said in a deep voice: "In February of the sixteenth year of Zhengde, there was a big explosion in the Guangong Temple in the southwest of the capital, and this official has personally experienced it. The situation at that time is very similar to what we see in front of us. The official remembered that the weather was sunny that day, and the people of the capital did not move. Although Emperor Zhengde fell into the water in Nanjing the year before and fell ill, Yang Yanhe and several cabinet elders were well arranged, the court was operating in an orderly manner, and the people did not have any trouble. At that time, the officer was still a small secretary of the Firearms Bureau, and he was chatting with several colleagues in front of the hall. Suddenly, I heard a strange sound like a lion's roar, from the northeast of the capital to the southwest corner, and went straight to the firearms bureau.

"At that time, we didn't know that something was about to happen, but we thought that there was a thunder on a dry day, but we were not frightened. A colleague also joked, saying that the officials of the Firearms Bureau were afraid of the inside, I am afraid that it was the roar of the lion in Hedong, and the voice came all the way to the lobby of the Firearms Bureau. Before he could finish speaking, he saw a huge fireball rolling in the air, passing through the roof of the lobby of the Firearms Bureau, flying straight towards the southwest corner. A moment later, there was an earth-shattering bang that caused the roof tiles to fall and the trees to stagger. The clouds flew in the air, as if they had been stirred by giants.

The officer and several colleagues were shocked to the ground, and when everyone hurriedly got up, they saw a huge black pillar appear in the air in the southwest direction, soaring into the sky. After rising into the air, the black pillar turned into a huge black mushroom, spreading straight in all directions. The official and several colleagues were stunned, looking straight at the black mushrooms that covered most of the sky, unable to say a word. After a while, the mushroom turned into a black cloud in the shape of Ganoderma lucidum, like a pillar standing up to the sky and the earth, standing straight up in the southwest corner of the capital.

Seeing this, the officer and several of his colleagues were stunned with fright, and when they were frightened, the sky was dark, dust and fire were flying, the sky was collapsing, and the room was flat. From Fuchengmen in the east to Xingbu Street in the north, it seems to be swept by a gust of wind. Large trees and stones, together with the corpses of the people and the carcasses of pigs, cats, dogs, chickens, ducks, cows and horses, flew down in all directions and rained down on the ground. One of his colleagues was hit by a falling rock from the sky and was killed on the spot.

The official hid under a stone table in the courtyard, and only then did he escape by chance. When the loud noise subsided, and the earth stopped shaking, the official came out from under the stone table. It's just that the lobby of the Firearms Bureau has become a ruined wall, and the situation is extremely miserable. The official did not dare to stay in the courtyard any longer, so he fled from the gate. I saw that there was all masonry and rubble in front of me, and there was hardly a complete room. There were corpses everywhere, and the dead were all naked, and the situation was extremely strange. ”

When Xiao Dong said this, his body trembled slightly, as if he had seen the miserable scene of that day again. After a moment, he continued: "When I looked intently, I saw a huge gray wall pushing forward a hundred and ten feet away, and everywhere I passed, all the houses and trees were destroyed. It's like the black wall of water we see now. ”

When Xiao Dong said this, Shopkeeper Hu and the others involuntarily turned their heads and looked at the black line in the sky. At this time, I found that the black line was much closer to the big ship, more than ten zhang high, and it seemed that it was not too far from the sky.

Xiao Dong sighed and said, "This catastrophe came suddenly, and everyone was frightened, and they didn't know what was going on. On the same day, the Cabinet of Ministers, together with the Criminal Department, the Shuncheon Mansion, the Jinyiwei, Dongchang, and the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, thoroughly investigated the matter, saying that several sergeants guarding the warehouse of the Firearms Bureau had accidentally set fire to the house where the gunpowder was stored, resulting in a large explosion. More than 2,000 officials and civilians around the Firearms Bureau were killed on the spot. After the explosion, a strange wind blew in all directions, centered on the warehouse of the Firearms Bureau. This strange wind destroyed more than 1,000 houses and killed more than 10,000 people. More than 400 people were swept into the air by the strange wind, and then fell from the sky and fell to their deaths. And those who were swept away by the strange wind and fell to their deaths, all of them lost their clothes, and died naked among the broken walls and ruins.

"Several halls in the palace were seriously damaged, and many officials of the six departments were injured, and the capital was in chaos. Folk rumors spread everywhere, all saying that Emperor Zhengde was immoral, so he caused a big fireball to fall from the sky, ignited the gunpowder of the Firearms Bureau, and killed and injured more than 10,000 people to show warning. Dongchang and Jinyi guards rode out in all directions, arrested many officials and civilians, saying that they 'spread rumors and caused trouble, intending to rebel', and threw all of them into the edict and prison, tortured and tortured, and wanted to ask the main envoys. Fortunately, although Emperor Zhengde was seriously ill, he did not faint. After listening to the secret reports of Jinyiwei and Dongchang, they only said that it was a natural disaster and that it was not the work of officials and ordinary people, and ordered the release of those who were arrested and imprisoned. Otherwise, a big prison will arise, and I don't know how many people will break up their wives and families. ”

When Xiao Dong said this, he pointed to the black pillars, flames and water walls in the sky, and said in a deep voice: "When the Japanese official saw the situation in the Beijing Firearms Bureau, it was exactly the same as in front of him. It's just that it was on land at the time, and what the official saw was a gray wall more than ten zhang high. What we see in front of us is a wall of water. There was a big explosion in the sea, and the flames rose into the air, and the black smoke looked like a black pillar in the distance. As for the wall of water that is approaching us, after the explosion, the sea water is pushed in all directions, becoming a high wall of water. ”

When everyone heard Xiao Dong say this, they were a little relieved. It's just that when I saw the wall of water getting closer and closer, I was scared again. Xiao Dong saw that everyone was so frightened that he sneered, and said in his mouth: "The king of Hades wants you to die three watches, and he will not leave you until dawn! Everyone don't need to panic, as long as the big boat runs faster than this water wall, there will be no big problem." ”

When he said this, he paused slightly, and said to himself: "Who is so bold and powerful, and who has brought so much gunpowder to the sea? Could it be that they are like us, and they have to make a deal with the Fuso people?"

Zhang Shi and Shopkeeper Hu were flustered, although they heard Xiao Dong talking to himself, they didn't take it to heart. Li Qiufeng was in his heart, secretly thinking that Xiao Dong spoke like this, making it clear that he was going to Fusang to make a deal with the Fusang people, and this transaction was likely to be related to firearms. The Great Ming firearms were powerful all over the world, and the cannons and guns of the Shenji Battalion were even more defeating the Tartar cavalry. Although the battle of Tumubao caused the elite of the Shenji Battalion to be lost, after Yu Qian took charge of the military department, he rebuilt the Shenji Battalion, and vigorously built cannons and firearms, so that the Shenji Battalion was revived. The Japanese invaders were in trouble in the southeast, relying on their high martial arts and strength, and they were not afraid of officers and soldiers. However, there is no way to deal with the cannons and firearms of the Daming Water Division. Although they often harass the southeast coast, once they encounter the Daming Navy, they often dare not take it seriously, and can only flee far away. Xiao Dong, as an official of the Firearms Bureau, if he colluded with the Fusang people and betrayed the method of building cannons and guns to the Fusang people, the advantage of Daming firearms would be lost. At that time, the Japanese relied on firearms and elite soldiers, fearing that their ambitions would no longer be limited to the southeast coast, but would be to seize the great heaven!

When Li Qiufeng was thinking about it, he saw Qin Lao Wu pulling the sails and shouting to Zhang Shi and the others: "Everyone go back to the cabin, you can't help here, it's better to hide in the cabin and recite the Amitabha Buddha ......"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the boatman at the stern of the boat scream and said in a trembling voice: "The big waves have caught up......

Zhang Shi was startled and stumbled towards the stern. When he reached the stern, he saw a huge wave chasing him, and he was no more than three or four feet away from the stern. Zhang Shi was shocked, and while stretching out his hand to grasp the side of the ship, he turned his head and shouted at the crowd: "The waves are catching up! Everyone hurry up and grab the plank of the ship, lest the hull of the ship be bumpy, and if it cannot gain a foothold, it will definitely be thrown into the sea!"