At the beginning of the new month, wandering bullfighting, like the water shining in the sparkling waves, in the vast sea, the big ship is like a small leaf to let the wind blow, drifting with the waves. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

As far as the eye can see, the black bulges on the sea surface are like dots, and within the line of sight, there are more than a dozen large and small islands, as if you have entered an island country.

"Could it be that you have arrived at Chen Qian Mountain?" Chang Wei boldly guessed.

"I'm afraid it's even farther away!" Yan Ruyu took the star-pulling board and carefully measured it three times, and finally said: "Xianggong, judging from the astrological data, this should be a hundred miles northeast of Chen Qian Mountain, just one day and one night, this boat traveled more than a thousand miles, this kind of thing is really rare!"

"Between the white emperor and the clouds, thousands of miles of Jiangling will be returned in one day, we just made a poem to prove it, not to mention, just take the opportunity to explore the nearby islands, such as jade, as long as you remember the journey home. ”

Chang Wei comforted Su Qing to ease everyone's hearts.

The sailors had already saved up enough sleep, and they were all in good spirits at the moment, and under the command of Yan Ruyu, they adjusted their sails and shuttled between the islands. Yan Ruyu's heart was as fine as hair, and she ordered everyone to silence, and removed all the candles on the ship, and the ship was like a ghost.

After zigzags and turns, there was no trace of people, and everyone was a little slack, but Chang Wei suddenly saw that there seemed to be a little fire flashing in the far distance to the south, and the two daughters next to him, Qingluan and Yu Piaoling, also sighed softly almost at the same time.

"Shooting stars?"

"It's a light!" Chang Wei's calm voice revealed a trace of irrepressible excitement: "The trajectory of a meteor is much longer! This should be the light of an island or a merchant ship!"

Although He Chong and Yan Ruyu were commanding the ships and couldn't see that bit of light, they were all nervous when they heard the words, Yan Ruyu used the ocean-pulling technique to calculate carefully, and approached Chang Wei and said: "Xianggong, this waterway is not a normal channel to the Japanese country, even if it is a ship, if it is not blown like us, it is a smuggling merchant ship, and it may even be a pirate ......."

"Could it be Okita?" Yu Piaoling involuntarily grabbed Chang Wei's arm.

"He's the best!"

Qingluan's words were filled with a strong battle intent, and the arc pulled out of the corners of his mouth was extremely resolute. Probably because she has been with Chang Wei for a long time, she no longer deliberately hides her seven emotions and six desires.

But Chang Wei smelled a trace of death, and his heart was both worried and confused, for her, the glorious battle to die on the battlefield of the war against the Japanese was of course a glorification for the master, but reminiscent of the conversation in the cabin last night, the burden on her shoulders had not yet reached the point where she could not bear it and had to die to escape?

"Qingluan, it is respectable to eliminate enemies for the country and the people, but it is not the work of a wise man to give his life in vain, and he must not have the idea of sacrificing his life for righteousness!"

A wisp of confusion flashed in Qingluan's eyes, but it was immediately as clear as water, and he smiled slightly: "Senior brother soldiers take a dangerous road, with forty against hundreds, if you don't have the courage to put life and death aside, how can you win?!"

"Destroying Okita is my fame and fortune and the safety of my family, how can I lack courage! But if victory is at the cost of your life, I would rather give up!"

Under Chang Wei's aggressive gaze, Qingluan didn't dare to look at him anymore, and his eyes slowly fell on Yu Piaoling, and Yu Piaoling was pouting and complaining: "Master is so partial, I have never said such things to others." ”

The big ship slowed down and sailed in the direction of the light, everyone on the boat understood that it was a critical moment, they all held their breath, the boat was silent for a while, and after a while, He Chong and Yan Ruyu passed their eyes one after another, obviously seeing the light.

It's just that there are several small islands in front, the big ship turns around, and the light flickers and flickers, fortunately, Yan Ruyu has a way to sail, and has not lost its direction, and when he turns a lonely cliff, a saddle-shaped island suddenly appears in front of him, which seems to be larger than the north and south islands of the gourd fork of Taihu Lake, and he can't see the edge at a glance in the dark night;

"Drop the sails, drop anchor, stop the ship. ”

Chang Wei gave an order, and the big ship stopped against the lonely cliff, and his intuition told him that this island was hidden among many islands, and it was extremely inconvenient to sail, and there was even a lighthouse to guide the way, which was suspicious.

"It's time for my old man to get out of the way. ”

He Chong stretched his waist, the wound on his left arm had not completely healed, and he was not very flexible in his movements, Chang Wei couldn't help frowning, he smiled when he saw this: "Although you and Qingluan girl have higher martial arts than me, when it comes to sneaking reconnaissance, you two still have to call me a master, this injury is not in the way, besides, Qingluan girl, she can't water miles." ”

He Chong showed a trace of love in the corner of his eyes, just as Qingluan had a little concern in his eyes, after more than ten days, they were almost like father and daughter with similar temperaments, and the situation was unclear at this time, He Chong naturally did not want to let Qingluan take risks.

After a quick calculation in his heart, Chang Wei knew that he had to go with He Chong.

Under the command of Yan Ruyu, the big ship was moored in a dead corner where artillery could not be deployed, with Qingluan Yu Piaoling sitting in the town, plus a large number of archers, even if it was suddenly attacked, it would not be too much of a loss, but He Chong went deep behind the enemy alone, but it was the most dangerous.

Hearing that Chang Wei was also going, Qingluan and Yu Piaoling suddenly became worried, glanced at each other, and both wanted to speak and stopped, Yan Ruyu was well-informed after all, and was used to seeing bloody battles, so she just silently stuffed her clothes into a waterproof shark skin bag for Chang Wei and sealed them, and picked up a thunder knife to wipe them.

And Yu Piaoling was young, and she couldn't bear it at first, and when she saw Chang Wei start to wear water, her tears couldn't stop flowing, and she threw herself into her arms and choked up: "I...... I'm going too!"

"Silly girl, I don't have confidence in your father-in-law, you will wait to be beaten when I come back!"

Chang Wei laughed in her ear, and slapped her upright buttocks hard, but when she raised her eyes, she saw that at the door of the cabin, Qingluan was looking at herself thoughtfully, and there was a trace of ...... in her eyes Envy!

A spring rain and a warm, the sea water in March has a feeling of warmth, but after a long time, the chill still spreads from the top of the head and the soles of the feet to the limbs and hundreds of remains, fortunately, the special tiger shark skin water of Baoyuefang relies on the exquisite abnormality, and Chang Wei and He Chong are wrapped up and down the airtight, and finally let them support them to the shore.

Perhaps it was because the tidal flats were full of jagged reefs, and the big ships could not approach them at all, and it was extremely difficult for people to walk on this thorny reef, until Chang Wei and He Chong crossed the long beach and burrowed into a forest, and no one was watching.

The two of them went all the way south along the western slope, and when they found out of the forest, a valley suddenly appeared in front of them, the north and south sides of the valley were dwarf shrubs and meadows, and the west side near the two was an open field that extended to the sea, and on the shore there were several large wooden stakes for boats, and there were six houses scattered on the east side of a mile away from the man, because it had just been night, and the lights were lit up in the house, and the outline of the courtyard could be vaguely distinguished, and the style was very different from Middle-earth!

"Okita's nest?!"

Chang Wei came to a conclusion almost immediately, his heart was both excited and nervous, since the suppression of the widows, almost everywhere has not been smooth, and now luck seems to have turned, a gust of wind actually sent him to Okita's doorstep.

But looking at the scale of these houses, there is absolutely no problem with accommodating two or three hundred people, and if it really starts, it will definitely be a vicious battle, not to mention what the situation is like in the valley, and whether there is an enemy or not, everything is still unknown!

calmed down and looked at these houses carefully, but there was an unexpected discovery: "Lao He, look, the orientation of these six houses doesn't look like the Big Dipper, isn't the lighthouse in the east the North Star?"

He Chong took a closer look and nodded again and again: "Exactly, exactly!"

He moved his gaze to the location of Tianquan Star: "Tianquan is the hub of the Big Dipper, this should be the most heavily defended place, Fearless, you see, the swarthy thing that is one piece higher is probably the Arrow Tower." ”

That arrow tower can only be roughly outlined, not to mention its function of commanding the other six stars, judging from its height and thick shape alone, if it is equipped with sufficient manpower, its volley is enough to stop the footsteps of any master of the rivers and lakes, including Chang Wei.

And around it, there are still horses and antlers guarding it, if there is no artillery, this mansion is undoubtedly a very strong defensive fortress, in the face of it, He Chong can still laugh, Chang Wei has to secretly admire his calmness and calmness in his heart.

"No one seems to be ...... on the Arrow Tower"

He Chong was not sure, but Chang Wei gave an affirmative answer, the five masters of the Okita Group were all out together, and there was no leader in the family, so it was not surprising that military discipline was slack.

However, judging from the scale of these houses, this is by no means the whole of the Okita Group base, and there is no dock nearby that can moor large ships, so I am jealous, although there is no one on the arrow tower, Chang Wei does not dare to act rashly.

After carefully studying the nearby terrain and making sure that no one would find out about their whereabouts, Chang Wei and He Chong came out of the woods, and instead of directly exploring the mansions arranged like the Big Dipper, they turned towards the side of the valley near the inland side of the island.

The spring rain of a day and a night moistened the earth too much, and it was bearable in the woods, but as soon as he stepped on the grass, he suddenly felt that the mud was incomparable, Rao was that both of them were masters of the rivers and lakes, and they staggered when they walked, and they finally climbed to the top of the slope on the southwest side of the valley, and when they looked down, there was a basin sandwiched between the two peaks of the east and west, and in the middle of the basin about two miles or so from the slope where they stopped, a wooden fence more than one person high surrounded fifty or sixty houses, and the height was scattered to form a village of considerable scale; under the lights, pedestrians could be seen coming and going, and even the noise of children playing could be faintly heard, but the scenery in the distance is no longer visible.

Seeing this village that was far beyond imagination, Chang Wei and He Chong glanced at each other, and each saw a flame of anger in each other's eyes, although the actual control of the Chen Qianshan Islands was in the hands of several local families, but after all, this dynasty still has nominal jurisdiction over it, and the official positions of several major families were also canonized by the imperial court, but Okita, a widow, actually built a thief's den to the land of my Ming Dynasty, which is really unbearable!

But anger is anger, in the face of two strong barriers in front and back, they have neither superior forces nor strong firepower in their hands, and they will fail in a tough battle, and in a harassment war, these two bases are each other's support, once they are glued by the enemy, the consequences are unimaginable.

Unable to make up his mind, he and He Chong went down the slope, preparing to approach the village to explore the enemy's situation.

As soon as he stepped on the flat ground, Chang Wei felt that his feet were sinking, and the surface of his feet suddenly felt cool, and he just wanted to exert his strength, but he felt that there was no place under his feet to exert his strength, "I have encountered a swamp!" This thought flashed in my mind, and as far as my eyes could see, He Chong's figure was also much shorter.

Before he had time to think about it, the Lei Cutting Knife had already been sheathed on He Chong's shoulder, Chang Wei took advantage of the momentum to rise into the air, grabbed He Chong's hair with his hand, and the two of them fell on the grass on the hillside in embarrassment, Chang Wei's calves were full of rancid mud, and He Chong was even soaked in his waist and abdomen.

"Murder, you!"

Chang Wei ignored He Chong's complaints, leaned down, touched it with his hand, and found that seventy percent of the green grass was almost floating on the thin mud, and it couldn't stand at all, and as far as the eye could see, little by little the bright crystal almost spread to the edge of the village.

"Don't look at me, even if I use the retreat technique, I won't be able to last so far. ”

Chang Wei was not angry, knowing that there should be a passage in this swamp, but where to find it for a while, even if he found it, the people and horses would become the target of the archers because they were crowded on this sheep intestine path and could not be expanded, this swamp turned out to be a natural barrier on the west side of the village, and if you want to approach the village from the northeast side, you must first pass through the Big Dipper Formation in the valley, it is really not as easy!

"Brother, you learn a little. ”

He Chongdong looked around for a long time, a smile suddenly appeared on his face, beckoned Chang Wei to follow him, sneaked fifty steps to the east, arrived at a small bamboo forest, borrowed Chang Wei's thunder cutting knife, almost silently cut off three bamboos and cut them into six, and then took out a piece of rope and tied it into a bamboo row like a trick. The man was lying on a bamboo raft, using his arms as a oar, and he was walking fast on the swamp.

"It's really yours, Lao He!"

Not only did He Chong move freely in the swamp, but because his body was almost close to the ground, it was difficult for the enemy to find his whereabouts in the night.

Beyond this long stretch of marshland, there was a thicket of thorns, and even if they could be cut off, the concave root spikes in the ground would block the way.

Just as Chang Wei was secretly frowning, He Chong took out a small tool from his arms, and he was uprooted as soon as he poked and dug up a thorn, and he was fast.

Seeing this, Chang Wei couldn't help but be excited, this kind of old Jianghu is sometimes much more useful than a top master.

Looking at He Chong, who was triumphantly waving to him, Chang Wei suddenly had a plan in his heart.