Wang Zhi is a persevering person. During the Chenghua period, he was like a young hero who could not be beaten, and he became more courageous as he setbacks.

He was once in a glorious place and had been dormant for so many years. Suddenly, with such a good plan, how could he continue to be unknown? That's why he decided to do a big vote.

Like Wang Zhen, Wang Zhi also has a dream of immediately. He is fifty-five years old this year. If he doesn't give up, he will never have a chance again.

Unfortunately, Liang Fang, the idiot, actually messed up the matter and did not meet at the reception location on time. This was a life-and-death moment, and Wang Zhi gritted his teeth and ventured north to go north to meet.

Unexpectedly, Liang Fang's body was found on the way. This guy was killed by a child. This is really irritating!

Wang Zhi realized that he was in big trouble. He had always been decisive and immediately decided to find the canal ship before the official army, kill all the people on the ship, and kill people to silence him. Otherwise, once this matter was exposed, his group of people would die without a place to bury him.

Fortunately, he found the boat first. Wang Zhi stood on the high stern of the Haicang ship and breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he killed these people, he would be safe and could continue to lie dormant and wait for the opportunity.

Wang Zhi looked at the pitiful canal boat running desperately into the fog, just like a wolf watching a lamb. The canal boat was too slow to escape from his palm.

The distance between the two ships was getting closer and closer. Zhu Houwei was very anxious. He didn't expect that the Haicang ship was so fast that it could reach a speed of seven or eight knots. Half an hour passed, and the two ships were less than two hundred meters apart.

At this time, the wind and waves were getting heavier and the fog dissipated a lot. Now the trouble is getting big, and he realizes that he has just made a wrong decision.

It was raining all night long. At this moment, two rumbling cannons came from behind. On the Haicang ship, which was close to the corner, two flames suddenly lit up, and Zhu Houwei reacted instantly. Damn, there were cannons on the enemy's ship.

"Let's go down! Late down!"

He shouted loudly and threw the closest Ma Sanpao to the ground. Fortunately, the opposite cannon could only fire shots, not big iron balls, and it would not cause much damage to the hull, otherwise the ship would not be able to take it.

Whoosh swish swish swish!

The sound of gravel and iron filings shattering through the air sounded, and then the sound of the boat boards shattering and the sails shattering, and then a scream.

Zhu Houwei turned around and saw that Wang Tong, who had reacted half a beat, had a color hanging on his shoulder. He quickly ran over to check. When he pulled open his clothes, he saw that Wang Tong's left shoulder was cut by broken iron pieces, and the wound was like a baby's mouth, and blood was emitting out.

Seeing Wang Tong trembling, Zhu Houwei comforted and said, "Don't be afraid! Hold on first, I will stop the bleeding and bandage for you immediately."

Zhu Houwei quickly tore off a cloth belt from his underwear, used the cloth belt as a shed belt, bandaged it skillfully for him, and then helped Wang Tong into the stern building.

After settling down the Ma Sanpao, Zhu Houwei turned his head and asked Chang Kuan, who was in charge of the helm: "Chang Kuan, this won't work, otherwise they will be caught up sooner or later. I have to find a way to get rid of their pursuit. By the way, are there any weapons on the canal ship?"

"The prince, the canal ship only has a few spears for vigil, not even bows and arrows. What should I do? The enemy ship has two large Franc cannons. In this sea situation, although the enemy cannot jump to the gang and kill them, the thiefs only need to continue shelling and destroy our sails, and sooner or later they will kill us. What should I do?"

At this time, the injured Wang Tong suddenly interrupted and said, "Your Highness, there are two barrels of gunpowder in the bottom warehouse, more than 100 kilograms. It is a private goods carried by a villain. I wonder if I can help."

Zhu Houwei was overjoyed when he heard this and immediately ordered the two people who had just retreated into the stern: "It's really great! Lu Yi, Ma Sanpao, hurry up and bring the powder barrel up."

"Yes, Your Highness."

The two of them hurriedly got off the deck and quickly brought two barrels of gunpowder. Zhu Houwei checked and found that the barrel was well sealed and the quality of the gunpowder was also good. Although it was not granulated, it was enough.

Zhu Houwei thought about it carefully and soon found a solution. At this time, the enemy's warship set off two more rounds of cannons, and the bulkheads crackled by gravel and iron filings, and two holes were broken on the sail surface. Without further ado, you must fight back immediately, otherwise you will just sit and wait for death.

Zhu Houwei took out a knife from his arms. This was his homemade Swiss army knife. He used a screwdriver to dig a small hole in the tops of the two powder barrels, took out two bullets from his belt, pulled out the bullet, stuffed the empty bag into the small hole, and stuck it tightly in the middle of the wooden board.

Zhu Houwei asked Ma Sanpao to pry off two long iron nails from the bulkhead. He tinkered with it and used these two iron nails to make two simple trigger devices. This is the principle of the People's Liberation Army invented the anti-infantry bullet mine. The effect is excellent, convenient and easy to use.

When fighting in southern Xinjiang, in order to prevent the enemy agents from attacking, the soldiers invented the method of burying bullets on the ground to fight infantry. This kind of bullet mine is simple to make, and it is very concealed.

As long as the enemy step on it, the footboard will be hit by the bullet head, causing the enemy to suffer enough. This thing is easy to carry. You can make as many bullets and iron nails as you have. The enemy agents were afraid of such small anti-infantry methods.

I found two long poles on the ship, tied the powder barrel tightly with a rope to the top of the pole, and installed the excitation device, and in a blink of an eye, the pole became a weapon in the 18th century, called pole thunder. In the 18th century, Western warships were usually installed on the corners of sailboats, which was once popular.

Zhu Houwei called the three uninjured people to their side and told them how to use this weapon. These people seemed very excited to hear that they could blow up enemy ships.

Zhu Houwei continued: "Everyone, we will take a big risk later. We must get close to the enemy ship before we can use pole thunder. It is best to blow it a little above their waterline and sank them. So we need to find a good hidden place later.

Our ship is small and the deck is shorter than the enemy. The enemy is condescending, so the deck will be very dangerous. The attack will be fast and the movements must be consistent. Once I give the order, you must use the shortest time to quickly hit the enemy's hull. This is our only chance to get rid of the enemy. Do you have confidence?"

Chang Kuan patted his chest and replied, "Yes! Your Highness, let me come! If I die, please take care of my family."

"Let me do it, we will fight with him!" The other three were not willing to be outdone.

"Don't fight, one person can't do this job. The powder barrel on the top of the pole is too heavy. At least two people can lift the pole. Anyone who is not injured must go. Wang Tong, if you are injured, you are at the helm, are there any problems?"

"Your Highness, no problem. Just a little bit of skin injury, nothing is it? I can hold on." Wang Tong said gritting his teeth.

Zhu Houwei nodded and said, "Okay. You can let the ship approach the other party's starboard side and pay attention to the distance. Be careful not to hit it. Otherwise, we will be sunk. Once the attack is successful, you immediately turn the rudder and get rid of the enemy ship."

Wang Tong nodded and agreed: "Don't worry! Your Highness, I will be careful."

"Okay, I will divide the others into two groups to serve as the blaster. Chang Kuan, you are very strong. I will divide them into one group, Ma Sanpao, you and Lu Yi, listen to my orders and launch an attack at the same time. Do you understand?"

Chang Kuan stopped him and said, "Your Highness, it's enough to have three of us, I can do it alone. You are a daughter-in-law, don't take this risk."

Several other people also came to persuade each other. Zhu Houwei waved his hand and said firmly: "Don't persuade him! Everyone works together and we will not be able to escape if we don't kill the enemy. That's it."

The weather is getting worse and worse, and it is pouring rain. This is good news. Perhaps because the waterproofing measures are not in place, the enemy's artillery cannon will not be fired for a long time. Now the two ships are already very close, less than 30 meters apart, and there is a possibility of collision between them at any time.

If you hit it, the canal ship will suffer a lot and may even capsize. Therefore, the attack time is only one to two seconds. The wind and waves are getting bigger and bigger, and the deck is shaking violently, and people are almost unable to stand. Fortunately, these people are all good sailors.

Zhu Houwei's performance surprised the other three people. The prince was as comfortable as an old sailor. His Highness was really omnipotent. Wang Zhi realized that he could use the tonnage of the ship to sank a large number of small boats, so he ordered the rudder to turn.

Now, both sides thought of going together, and they wanted to kill each other. Seeing the enemy ship's movements, Zhu Houwei quickly shouted to Wang Tong: "Old Wang, the enemy is turning to us, it seems that he is planning to hit us. Be careful to keep a distance and avoid hitting directly."

"I understand! Your Highness."

The two ships were approaching quickly. Even when it rained heavily, the crew members on both sides could see each other's faces clearly. Wang Zhi stood on the side of the ship, looking coldly at Zhu Houwei hiding behind the board, showing a cruel smile, and he felt that everything was in control.

Zhu Houwei glanced at the opposite side, then focused on observing the distance between the two sides, waiting for the best attack time.

The wind was getting stronger and stronger, and both boats were shaking violently. In the stormy waves, the two ships were getting closer and closer, twenty meters, fifteen meters, ten meters, five meters, four meters...

The time was right, and Zhu Houwei shouted loudly: "Let's attack!"

Almost at the same time, two groups of people raised the poles, rushed out from the hidden place, poked at the enemy ship's door. Two loud bangs, and two barrels of gunpowder exploded almost at the same time. The huge air wave overturned the four people on the deck.

Zhu Houwei asked loudly: "Is anyone injured?"

"I'm fine."

"I'm fine, either!"

The other three people answered quickly. Zhu Houwei breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, the explosion of smoke had just stepped up. Only then did the few people see clearly that two large holes were broken at the starboard side of the enemy ship near the waterline, and the sea water was quickly pouring in, and the speed suddenly dropped.

The canal ship had already distanced itself from the other party by using the reaction force of the pole. The crew on the enemy ship rolled into a ball in the explosion, and was so scared that it screamed like a human voice.

Wang Zhi was also overturned to the ground by the explosion's shock wave, and he quickly got up. The sudden change made him stunned. At this time, laughter came from the ship opposite.

I heard a tender voice on the boat opposite shouting: "Wang Zhi, you dog thief. Today I will let you taste my king's thunder. You dog thief did a lot of evil during the Chenghua period. On this day, I will personally take the head of your neck to comfort the innocent people you killed in Liaodong back then."

Wang Zhi was so scared that he shivered when he heard Zhu Houwei shouting his name directly. At this time, a subordinate ran up to report: "Eunuch Wang, two big holes in the cabin have been broken, what should I do now?"

Wang Zhi was furious and said with a big mouth. He scolded: "Idiot! Hurry up and block our identities. The other party already knows our identity. You must catch up with him, otherwise everyone will play together."

The subordinate's face changed drastically when he heard this. He rolled and crawled into the cabin and asked people to repair the ship. There was a mess on the Haicang ship, with wooden boards and quilts being used to block the holes, and some people shook a few buckets to drain the water out.

The canal boat took advantage of this opportunity to run further and further away, and finally became a small dot. Looking at Ye Xiaozhou in the heavy rain, Wang Zhi gritted his teeth with hatred. He swore: "Zhu Houwei, you little boy, I will never let you go!"

...

The wind and waves are too big, and the canal boats are rising and falling like leaves in the waves, and may overturn at any time. The huge waves are pressing over like mountains, and the weather becomes more and more harsh.

In order to avoid overturning, all the sails have descended. The five people who had just escaped were getting heavier and heavier. Faced with the increasingly violent waves, no one could control the boat. Now everyone can only go with the flow and leave it to fate!

As it was getting dark, the situation became even worse, and people could not stand on the deck at all. The sea was like a pot of boiling water, with a surge like a hill in front of it, and a surge like a hill behind it. One big wave after another plunged directly onto the deck, sweeping down everything that was not fixed.

In order to prevent people from falling into the sea, everyone tied themselves firmly to the pillars in the stern building with ropes. Chang Kuan held the rudder tightly, adjusted the direction of the bow, and let the bow face the surge. He was everyone's last hope. If the surge hits the side of the boat, it goes without saying that the boat will capsize instantly.

This is not the most terrifying thing. The most terrifying thing is that now you can't see your fingers and the whole world is in darkness. You can only judge the direction of the next wave with occasional lightning.

At this moment, there was a sudden crackling sound at the bottom of the ship. Chang Kuan was shocked. He shouted in horror: "Your Highness, we have hit the reef! We must abandon the ship quickly, otherwise we will be sucked into the sea by the wreck."

Without his explanation, Zhu Houwei had already realized this and shouted: "Abandon the boat! The reef is on the right. Everyone quickly find something that can float and jump off the port. Good luck to everyone!"

After saying that, Zhu Houwei picked up a wooden barrel, jumped into the sea without hesitation, and disappeared into the darkness in an instant. At this time, he could only leave the will of fate. Compared with the violent sea, human beings are so small. There is no way out, and the others jumped out of the sea one after another.

No one could see anyone in the darkness. Zhu Houwei knew very well that he could only leave the wrecked ship as soon as possible, otherwise he would be sucked into the depths of the sea by the vortex. He rowed the water desperately and swam in the opposite direction of the ship.

After a while, a flash of lightning broke through the night sky. Zhu Houwei looked back and saw that the bow of the canal ship was raised high, and the second half had been immersed in the sea and was slowly sinking. None of the other four people could see the shadows, and I guess everyone was trying desperately to survive.

At this time, a huge wave rushed towards him again. Zhu Houwei took a deep breath and held it in his arms. The waves slapped him into the water. He heard the sound of water. He could not see anything, only the sound of wind, rain and waves...

It was just like this, and he was up and down in the waves. I don’t know how long it had been, but Zhu Houwei was exhausted. Fortunately, the weather was not very cold and the temperature of the sea water was not low, otherwise he would have lost his life because of the loss of temperature.

Just when he was drowsy and could hardly hold on, Zhu Houwei suddenly felt his feet tight, and he was delighted that he had been swept to the shore by the waves.

He tried his best to stagger on the beach and staggered to the shore. He found a side of the reef that sheltered from the wind and sat down against the reef. At this moment, he was exhausted, hungry and tired, and could no longer hold on. His eyes turned dark and he fainted.

...

In a daze, Zhu Houwei felt that his soul seemed to have left this body and instantly arrived at a dark place. Suddenly, a blue light illuminated the world. Zhu Houwei was shocked to find that he had actually returned to the boat before crossing.

It was quiet around, and nothing could be seen. This high-end yacht sailboat of more than 500 tons seemed to be hanging in the void, with its head extending out of the side of the ship, and the dark holes under the ship were bottomless.

There was darkness around, and the blue light was like a huge pot lid, covering this beautiful sailboat. There was no sea, no blue sky, and there was not even a trace of wind. Everything was silent and quiet, making people feel scared.

"Is anyone? Where is this?"

Zhu Houwei shouted a few times at the void, and only a few echoes came, as if they were shouting in a can. No one replied, the boat seemed to be in a dark world, with a cold body, and a bit cold.

"What's going on? Am I dead again?"

Zhu Houwei murmured to himself. He couldn't help but shivered. He looked left and right and walked directly into the cab. The cab was intact, and time on the navigation clock stayed on the day when he disappeared, as if the world had condensed.

The bridge was spotless and even more new than when it was first left factory. Walking into the stairs behind the cab, he went down to his bedroom.

He pushed open the door and turned on the light. There was no change in the inside with him when he got up that day. He sat behind the desk and opened the drawer. There were still photos of his wife and son and daughter-in-law inside. When he saw the things, Zhu Houwei's nose felt a little sore.
To be continued...