Chapter 78 Golden Crow
The palace was really in chaos. When Xiong Han stole the fu stolen orders the fu peddler to release the criminal general, Concubine Li fainted on the spot. What was even more surprising was that the king had sent people to Qin to pick up Mi Xuan. After hearing this, Qu Kai and Zhuang Quji were all surprised. Ying Shi, the sanitation and palace Jia were all in Yingdu. Who was the king who sent people to Qin?
Even though he was surprised, the most urgent task was to quickly find Xiong Han, Gui Jing and others. For a time, Feixun from Yingdu frequently occurred, heading to Daliang, Wei State, Chengyang, and even to Muling Pass. The cities in these directions received strict orders: to find and block the Prince of Fierce, Gui Jing and others. Unfortunately, Feixun sent out several hours, and all three directions were rewarded: the Prince of Fierce, Gui Jing and others were not seen.
Eighteen cavalry generals, plus one bear, even if they were riding Nisama, they could not run three hundred miles in ten hours. No one was seen on three roads. Could it be that they were hiding at night?
"Send an order to strictly investigate those who sail at night." Xiong Jing thought of the big wing warship, "and put Yingshui first line first."
"Report to the king, the three-legged golden crows left Shaopi last night." After a confidant marquis reported to Qu Kai, Qu Kai finally understood the purpose of Xiang Chao's request to see the fierce prince. "This boat was launched on the water last month and owned by Concubine Li."
"Three-legged Golden Crow..." Xiong Jing's mind sounded. Gui Jing was going to Zhao State! Go to Zhao State, then go out of the frontier, and stuffed it into Qin from Yan Family. Which bastard made a marching plan for them?!
"Inform the canal and the river to dispatch warships to intercept the Three-legged Golden Crow!" Xiong Jing ordered. It was about 400 miles from Shaopi to the Yangtze River. Although boats could be sailed at night in various waterways in Chu State, sailing boats were sailing boats after all, and it was impossible to travel so far overnight.
The king's order, who blocked the Three-legged Golden Crow, quickly flew from Yingdu to the Yinglu Canal and along the Yangtze River. Just as the Feixun Station passed this order one after another along the way, the Three-legged Golden Crow, which was equipped with a full sail, was already sailing in the Ruxu River. The masts entered the clouds and the sails were all open. The boats along the way saw the sea boats coming and avoiding each other. The sailors saw the young woman on the boats throwing a few oranges.
The sailor was happy, and as passengers Xiong Han and Gui Jing, Xiang Chao and others were embarrassed. Shaobi and Chaohu were better. The canal of more than a hundred miles, and the swaying section of Ruxu water, and the violent shaking of the boat made everyone vomit. Of course, it was blamed for the captain Hong Mou, who was driving the boat. In Shaobi and Chaohu, he actually asked the sailor to hang out the wing sails, and then the entire sea boat broke through the waves at a speed of twelve knots. He also sailed with sails in the canal and Ruxu water water channels. The speed of the Three-legged Golden Crow is no less than eight knots.
"Report——!" As the Ruxu River entered the river, Feixun finally rushed in front of the Three-legged Golden Crow. "The king has his life. Last night, the three-legged Golden Crow sailed out of Shaopi. If he saw the Three-legged Golden Crow flying sea boat, he would intercept it with a warship."
"Three-legged Golden Crow?" The official stationed here was drinking tea. He laughed when he heard the news. "Shaopi is three or four hundred miles away. Unless the three-legged Golden Crow can fly, you must not reach this place. Retreat."
Before Ning's smile could fall, a shadow quickly passed through the government office where he was. Seeing the sunlight slanted in at the door disappearing and then appearing in an instant, he didn't care too much. This might be the clouds in the sky. However, when he looked up again, the three-legged Golden Crow in full sail was driving by the Ruxushui in front of the door at a high speed, leaving a shallow shadow on the west bank of the river.
'Dang', the teacup in his hand fell to the ground. Looking at the three-legged golden crows that were coming to the scene, he was too late to stop the warship. After a while, Ning Cai ordered: "Report to Yingdu: The three-legged golden crow has just passed by this town, and has entered, and has entered..." At the end of the Ruxu River is the vast Yangtze River. Ning Ning choked twice and finally said: "It has entered the big river."
"The wind is 17 degrees northeastward and against the wind. Be prepared to turn the rudder left and head to 15 degrees northeastward." As the river approached, Hongmu issued another rudder order to let the helmsman prepare to turn the rudder. Before that, the sailors had unbuttoned the foot cables and horn cables on the freeboard and began to turn the sails.
"Let your people come up and turn the sails!" This section of the Yangtze River flows northward, and the Three-legged Golden Crow is no longer a good wind but a bad wind. The sails on the three masts have to be adjusted. Last night, there were not so many people in Hongmu.
"Chuanfan?" A sickly blue color appeared on Gui Jing's face. He tried hard to restrain his desire to vomit, but after just saying two words, he vomited "vomit, vomit..."
"Ship sail! Ship sail!" Hongmu looked at Gui Jing's appearance and shook his head. He could only run to the lower deck by himself and said to the listless knights: "There are not enough people who are sailing, come up quickly to turn the sail." Xiang Chao and others were almost numb to his orders, but fortunately he said at the end: "For the king!"
Yesterday, the three words "For the King" made Hong Mou join the group and drove away from Shaopi with the Three-legged Golden Crow. Now he used these three words to inspire these knights who were planning to enter Qin Yingren.
"For the King!" Someone shouted with discomfort, but his feet stumbled and were about to fall, Xiang Liang behind him quickly helped him.
"For the king!" the knight in the boat cabin shouted, and even if they vomited, they quickly got on to the main deck.
"Let!Let—!" The sailors on the deck were already pulling the sail rope, and Hong Mou was also among them. At this time, it was only two hundred meters away from the exit. The Yangtze River was not the sea. If the sail was not completed before the sea boat sailed into the Yangtze River, the entire sea boat would crash into the right bank of the Yangtze River under the blow of the north wind. Even if the boat was not destroyed, it would be stranded on the shallows.
In addition, the rudder and the sail must be in harmony, and the rotation of the sail must also be in harmony: when the front and rear masts turn left, the main mast must turn right so that the sail can be balanced by force. Any mistake in any place will hit the side of the waterway, causing stranding.
"Let's!" As the sail cables move, a loud "bang bang" sound was made towards the canvas of the north wind, and a "clog" sound was heard from the mast. Hong Mou ran back to the deck of the stern to command the sailors on the deck.
"Let it!" His order was even more violent, and the north wind was even stronger. A news about the Great Chu on the short table was suddenly blown by the wind. It flew out of the boat and turned it twice in the air. Then another gust of wind came, blowing it higher and farther.
"Let's-" Hong Mou's order was a little hesitant when he estimated the distance to the inlet estuary in his heart and the current wind speed. The sailors dragging the sail ropes turned around and looked at his raised right hand, waiting for the final order.
"Sea boat enters the river, quickly avoid it! Sea boat enters the river, quickly avoid it..." On the bow of the sea boat, a sailor was lying there like a monkey, letting the boats that were about to turn from the Yangtze River to the Ruxu Water to avoid it. The north wind blew his shouts far away. In fact, seeing the sails towering into the clouds of the Three-legged Golden Crow, these boats had already avoided it. Now, hearing the shouts, the boatmen leaned against the shore again.
"Turn—!" The bow of the sea boat had already entered the river. At this time, Hong Mou waved his right hand and shouted. With his order, the helm quickly turned left under the push of four people, and the sailor who was dragging the sail cable tightened his arms and turned his sails hard.
"It's a speed! It's a speed!" The main sail was too heavy, and it turned the truss against the wind, so it was a step slower. The incongruence of the movement made Hong Mou feel the deck under his feet twisting and the keel creaking. He shouted the speed, and he rushed towards the main sail to help turn the truss.
"Roll! Pull! Pull!" The sailors also knew that the main sail was slowing down the sails forward and backward. They shouted with all their strength. The main sail finally turned little by little. Before the sea boat was pushed to the right bank of the Yangtze River by the north wind, the main sail truss turned over.
"Ah..." Vomiting made people feel exhausted. Now after exerting force, Xiang Chao and others fell on the deck to breathe. Gui Jing was also gasping, but after such a tug, he felt that his original discomfort had been relieved a lot.
"It's so hard to walk on the sea?" Gui Jing looked at Hong Mou, who was also panting.
"The boat was traveling in the sea. If it weren't for a hurricane, it wouldn't be so laborious." Hong Mou's heart flashed with that storm and replied. "This fly-scissor is heavier than the previous one, but it is also firmer, and it is the boat of great goodness."
Like humans, although each sea boat has almost the same shape, each has its own characteristics. From the time of sailing here from Shaopi, Hongmu has gradually figured out the characteristics of the Three-legged Golden Crow. The improved flying sea boat is one foot and three inches deeper than before, and the rudder is heavier, but it is very solid. The boat sailing in the sea, and sturdy is the most basic thing.
"When will we arrive in Fengzhou?" Gui Jing didn't understand the meaning of the boat of great kindness in Hongmu's mouth. He only cared about how long it would take to arrive in Zhao State.
"Qingzhou?" Hongmu shook his head. "Don't go to Fengzhou. The king knows that we are sailing on a boat and will definitely inform Fengzhou."
"Where will go?" Lu Gao's plan said that it was Fengzhou.
"Go to Jieshi Port." Hong Mou replied. Jieshi is a northern port. Later, Qin Shihuang carved stones by Jieshi, and Cao Cao even wrote a poem: "Looking to Jieshi in the east to see the vast sea."
"Jieshi Port?" Gui Jing had no idea about Jieshi Port.
"Jieshi Port is more than 300 miles northeast of Fengzhou. There are many Hu people and many horses in the port, so it is convenient to go out of the frontier." Hong Mou said in detail about the benefits of Jieshi Port, "Wu Anbo asked for help... Do you think the king would not tell Wu Anbo to stop us?"
"This..." Just like yesterday, if the king knew that he went out to sea without permission, he would be furious. It would be certain that Wu Anbo of Zhao State stopped him. But if he did not seek help from Wu Anbo, there would be no guide to go out of the frontier. In the vast grassland, he would probably not be able to distinguish between the southeast, west and north.
"Wu Heng..." When persuaded Hong Mou to join, Gui Jing had roughly talked about his plan to go out to Qin. Seeing that Gui Jing was hesitating, Hong Mou naturally knew what he was worried about, so he called Wu Jingheng.
"What's the matter?" Wu Jieheng walked out of the stern building. After lobbying yesterday, he also took the Three-legged Golden Crow.
"Can you tell the north and south on the grassland?" Hong Mouming asked knowingly.
"On the grassland, you can also see the sun, moon, and stars, which can naturally be distinguished from the north and south." Wu Shiheng was serious.
Chapter completed!