Back to not long ago——
Huluwan, on the open deck, under the foremast——
Wow!
A huge wave came crashing down, soaking him as he stood under the foremast, and pulling at a long, thick rope which he could not name, but which he knew was used to control the foremast sail.
"Pooh! Pooh! Pooh!"
After spitting out the sea water that he had accidentally drunk, Makimura continued to control the foremast sail meticulously, keeping it at a certain angle as Mamiya had requested.
(Macun, just focus on controlling the sail on the foremast. Stay here and control the sail on the foremast to this angle.)
(Mamiya, without the thickest and longest mast, is there still a way for our ship to ram the Hikari Maru? And - can the two of us control such a large battleship?)
(I don’t know, but let’s give it a try. ‘Try’ is always better than ‘waiting’.)
The above is the original dialogue between Mamiya and Makimura.
Just now, after saying "Tie this Hulumaru to Hikarimaru", which made Makura almost ask Mamiya "Are you kidding?", Mamiya led Makura to the foremast and told him how to pull the sail and at what angle the sail should be kept.
Afterwards, Mamiya handed the foremast to Makimura and went straight to the open deck at the rear.
As for how to make this big guy under their feet sail against such a headwind, Mamiya had briefly explained to Makimura how to pull the sail just now when he was teaching Makimura how to pull the sail.
But Makumura didn't understand at all.
Turn the boat sideways, let the sail and the boat form a certain angle, the wind speed is poor... Mucun knows every word.
But put together, I have no idea what it means.
Since he had no idea about the principle of "sailing against the wind", Makimura simply didn't think too much about it and just followed Mamiya's instructions.
The armed forces of Hulucan have now been basically eliminated by them.
Those who were still alive either jumped into the sea to escape or hid somewhere in the cabin.
In short - the Hulumaru is now like a "ghost ship", with only Mamiya and Makimura on the open deck.
After Mamiya ran to the open deck at the rear, Makimura saw that Mamiya was running around very busy and almost never stopped.
Occasionally pull the sail on the mizzen mast to fix the angle of the sail.
Sometimes he would run around and manipulate some things that Mucun couldn't even name.
Sometimes he ran into a place where Mucun could not see him, and it was a long time before he was seen again.
What on earth was Mamiya doing? Makimura, who had no knowledge of ships in his mind, had no idea what was going on.
He only knew that after Mamiya's tossing and turning, the direction of the ship deviated and rushed straight towards the Hikari Maru not far away!
Facing the oncoming Hulucimaru, Hikarimaru reacted immediately - but for some reason, their reaction was... quite bad.
The ship's hull was slightly tilted, and it could be seen that the crew of the Hikari Maru were trying to get away from the oncoming Hulu Maru.
But for some reason, the Hikari Maru's turn was quite slow.
Just like a disabled person whose limbs have degenerated and who has difficulty moving, he has been unable to make any effective move to get away from the approaching gourd ball.
One side was approaching straight ahead, while the other side found it difficult to dodge - as one side gained strength while the other lost, in a short while, Hulucanmaru was within 10 meters of Rihuimaru.
As the distance shortened, Makimura was finally able to see the situation on the open deck of the Hikari Maru through the thick rain.
As soon as his eyes fell on the open deck of the Hikari Maru, the scene that appeared in Makura's eyes made him stunned - somewhere near the side of the ship, a very young man was holding a knife to the neck of Genichi, who looked in poor condition.
In front of the young man, Ogata, who had just separated from him not long ago, held a knife in both hands and assumed a "Daxia" stance, engaging in a confrontation with the young man that made Makimura feel suffocated even at such a long distance.
In addition, Makimura also saw a familiar figure who was unconscious and being guarded by several people under the main mast of the Hikari Maru.
——This is terrible! We must quickly find a way to support Genichi and Ogata-san.
As soon as this thought came into Mucun's mind -
"Makimura. You can let go of the sails now."
He suddenly heard Mamiya's voice coming from behind him.
Mucun quickly turned around when he heard the sound.
Mamiya, with a tired look on his face, walked towards Makimura at a leisurely pace.
Mucun saw that he was holding something in his hand that looked particularly familiar to him.
He looked closely and found out that it was a crossbow used for whale hunting. He and Ogata had just been on this Hulu Maru when they encountered a crew member using this crossbow against them.
The crossbow in Mamiya's hand was probably picked up somewhere on the ship.
"Let go of the sail? No need to hold the sail anymore?" asked Mucun.
"No need. From now on, we just need to rely on inertia."
Since Mamiya said so, Makimura obediently let go of the thick rope used to control the sail.
"Mamiya." Seeing the tired look on Mamiya's face that could not be hidden no matter how hard he tried, Makimura couldn't help but ask about his physical condition. "Are you... okay? You seem to be very tired."
"It's not bad." Mamiya said lightly, "It's just that one person does the work of captain, helmsman, sail controller and other positions at the same time."
Seeing that Mamiya seemed to be in good mental condition, Makimura felt relieved and focused his attention back on his business.
"Mamiya." Makimura returned his gaze to the open deck of the Hikari Maru with a serious face, "You should have seen the situation on the Hikari Maru, right?"
"Yes, I see it." Mamiya followed Makimura and cast his gaze towards the Hikari Maru, which was already within reach, and said seriously, "Makimura, listen carefully, the distance between the two ships is now almost enough for us to jump over directly."
"After jumping onto the open deck of the Hikari Maru, you will go and rescue the lord under the mainmast."
"I'll go support Ogata-kun."
"Support Brother Ogata? How do you plan to support him?" Makimura couldn't help but ask.
Mamiya swung the whale-hunting crossbow in his hand.
"I once learned how to use a crossbow from a hunter from Tangtu in Sendai."
Mamiya said calmly.
"Although this whale hunting crossbow is quite different from an ordinary crossbow, the operating principle is similar."
After saying that, Mamiya held the crossbow and ran towards the Hikari Maru which was within his reach. He took only a few steps before leaping forward.
Its body drew a beautiful parabola and landed precisely on the open deck of the Hikari Maru.
Mamiya curled up into a ball, and after landing he rolled a few times to dissipate the impact of the landing.
When the impact force was almost dissipated, he immediately stood up.
He leveled the crossbow, aimed at Toyotomi's head, and pulled the trigger - all in one smooth motion...
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Hikari Maru, inside the cabin——
"Ahh! Seawater is leaking in here too!"
"Quick! Fill the hole!"
"It seems that someone here was crushed by the collapsed wooden pillars!"
"Never mind! Hurry up and fix the hole together! If the seawater keeps flowing in, the ship will sink!"
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At this moment, inside the cabin of the Hikari Maru... there was chaos and chaos.
The Hikari Maru and the Hulu Maru are warships of the same level. They are exactly the same in size and weight.
Let a warship of the same level hit one of the most vulnerable parts of the hull: the side...you can imagine what the consequences will be.
Just now, with a deafening "bang" sound, Hulumaru hit the left side of the Rihuimaru heavily.
The moment the two ships collided...the left side of the Hikari Maru...was like a cream cake hit by a stone.
First, cracks appeared, then they spread rapidly, and then they began to shatter and collapse.
A big hole was directly knocked out on the left side of the hull of the Hikari Maru, and half of the bow of the Hulu Maru was directly embedded in the hull of the Hikari Maru.
A large amount of seawater poured into the cabin of the Hikari Maru through the hole created by the collision.
The hull was hit, and more and more seawater poured into the cabin... These bad news one after another created chaos in the cabin of the Hikari Maru at this time.
All kinds of roars and screams could be heard in the cabin of the Rihui Maru.
If we were to ask who roared the loudest at the scene, it would naturally be the "Fleet Governor" He Xufeng.
"Groups 1 and 3 will fetch the wood to repair the hull, and groups 2, 4, and 5 will repair the big hole..."
With a slightly hoarse voice, He Xufeng issued one order and instruction after another to his subordinates.
He Xufeng, who has not been idle since then, has fulfilled all the duties of the "Governor of the Fleet" to the end.
Before the gourd ball hit him, He Xufeng tried his best to avoid the impact and used every method he could.
For example: In order to reduce the weight of the ship as much as possible and speed up the turning speed of the ship, He Xufeng ordered all unimportant heavy objects on the ship to be thrown away.
But without the stern rudder, the blow to the ship's flexibility is ultimately fatal.
Even though He Xufeng had tried his best, he was ultimately unable to stop the impact of Huluwan.
However, even though he failed to avoid the collision between the two ships, Kasuga Bee did not become frustrated or lose his fighting spirit.
After such a big hole was knocked out in the Hikari Maru, he immediately began to direct the emergency repairs on the Hikari Maru's hull.
Thanks to the effective operation of He Xufeng's "command center", the cabin, although messy at first glance, has not completely lost order.
After issuing dozens of orders and instructions to his subordinates in one breath, Kasuga Bee was finally able to take a short break.
He waded through the sea water that had already reached his ankles, gritted his teeth, and looked worriedly at the bow of the Hulu Maru that was embedded in the hull of the Hikari Maru not far away, and the big hole through which sea water was constantly seeping.
As for repairing the big hole, He Xufeng was not particularly worried.
The size of the hole is not big enough to make the Hexu bee feel helpless.
He Xufeng is now only worried about how many enemy reinforcements will come from Hulucan.
He had already concluded that the reason why Huluwan crashed into him must be the enemy's doing. Only a human-controlled ship could have such a sailing trajectory.
Before Hulumaru hit him, Hexufeng had already ordered all armed forces to be on alert and guard against the emergence of new enemies.
"Lord Kasuho! Lord Kasuho!"
At this moment, Kasuga Bee suddenly heard someone calling his name in Japanese with a strange accent.
"Mr. Smith." He Xufeng frowned and looked at the person who was calling him, "What's the matter?"
Smith is a blond, blue-eyed English arms dealer and Toyotomi's most important partner.
The muskets, cannons, ammunition and warships used by the Toyotomi army were all purchased from Smith.
Important business partners - this relationship makes the relationship between Toyotomi and Smith quite good.
He Xufeng has only one word to describe Smith: "coward."
As an arms dealer, he particularly likes war - because war means business to him.
After meeting Toyotomi and learning from Toyotomi about the lucrative business of "Revitalizing Toyotomi", he immediately started a very close cooperation with Toyotomi and became an inseparable figure with Toyotomi.
Although he likes war, he is actually extremely timid, extremely cherishes his life, and is extremely afraid of death.
At this moment, He Xufeng saw this coward running towards him in panic.
"Lord Kasuga!" Smith asked quickly in a strange Japanese accent, "What is the current state of damage and repairs to the ship?"
"The situation is not that bad." He Xufeng said coldly, "The damaged area is not that large. As long as there are no more accidents, it will not be a problem to fill this big hole."
"Is that so...that's good." Smith let out a long sigh and showed a relieved expression.
Looking at the expression on Smith's face, He Xufeng couldn't help but sneer in his heart.
——Heh…are you so afraid of death…as expected, merchants are like this…
Although Kasuga Bee did not like Smith's cowardly character, he was a distinguished guest of Toyotomi after all, so he had to give him the face and courtesy he deserved.
"Mr. Smith." He Xufeng said, "It's very dangerous here now. Go back to your room quickly..."
He hadn't finished speaking yet -
"Lord Kasuho! Lord Kasuho!"
Another urgent call came.
Following the sound, a crew member hurriedly ran up to He Xufeng and reported anxiously:
"Lord Kasugabee! Two enemies have boarded our ship from the Hulumaru!"
The crew member reported to Kasuga Bee everything that had just happened on the open deck in an impatient but to-the-point manner.
From the time when Mamiya and Makimura boarded the ship, to the time when Mamiya shot Toyotomi with a whale-hunting crossbow...
As soon as the war broke out, Toyotomi issued an order: Our fight is not something you can interfere with, retreat!
Kasuga Bee, who always obeyed Toyotomi's orders, naturally followed orders and left the battlefield to Toyotomi - however, it was impossible for Kasuga Bee to really withdraw all the armed personnel from the open deck.
He also had a considerable number of armed personnel stationed on the open deck.
The mission of these armed personnel deployed by Kasuga Bee on the open deck was quite simple - to intercept all possible new enemies that might interfere with the battle between Toyotomi, Genichir and others, and to report the situation on the open deck to Kasuga Bee.
The crew member who came to convey the message to Kasuga Bee was one of the armed personnel he had previously deployed on the open deck to help him observe the battle situation of Toyotomi.
After listening to the crew member's report, He Xufeng's face immediately darkened.
Smith, who was standing next to him, also had an unpleasant expression on his face.
"H-Hello, Master Suzuki." Smith swallowed hard, "Should we... send someone to support Master Toyotomi?"
"...Tsk! What you worry about is bound to happen!" He Xufeng lowered his voice, growled, turned his head, and shouted to a cadre beside him, "Move all the soldiers who can be mobilized now to the open deck!"
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At this moment——
Hikari Maru, in a dark corner inside the cabin——
Kikutaro leaned against the wall of the ship behind him, closed his eyes and rubbed his temples vigorously.
"Finally... I feel a little better..." Kikutaro murmured, then slowly put down the fingers massaging his temples and opened his eyes, "I was vomiting to death before..."
Kikutaro, who was prone to seasickness, vomited terribly when he first boarded the Hikari Maru. He lay on the railing of the ship and vomited so much that bile almost came out.
The wind and waves on the sea are still very strong, and there is a tendency for them to become more violent. However, after being on the ship for so long, Kikutaro has now somewhat adapted to the bumpy ground under his feet.
I still feel a little uncomfortable, but I no longer vomit like before.
Noisy and chaotic noises have been coming from all directions since a while ago.
After listening carefully for a while, Kikutaro finally understood what had happened - it turned out that it was Hulumaru who bumped into him.
At this time, most of the crew members were busy repairing the damaged ship.
After learning the reason why Hikarimaru was so noisy at this time, Kikutaro almost laughed out loud.
——It should be... about time...
After taking a quick look outside and confirming that there was no one outside, Kikutaro couldn't help but let out a low laugh out of secret joy.
——No one... Great! Then... Let's go!
Kikutaro held back his smile, suppressing the corners of his mouth that had been curling up since a while ago, and slowly walked out of the dark corner where he had been hiding.
——Although it is quite different from the original plan.
——But it doesn’t matter.
——As long as you get the result you want, that’s enough!
——God is really helping me!
Kikutaro was trying hard to hold back his laughter.
But the smile continued to emerge from his cheeks, making the corners of his mouth rise higher and higher.
——You deserve it! Toyotomi Nobuhide!
——What is "Reviving Toyotomi"? With so much money, what can't he do? Find a good place to live, and then get a dozen big bear women to have fun every night, isn't that good?
——In today's world, as long as you have money, you can easily find a lot of women throwing themselves into your arms.
——It’s really hard to understand!
He shouted this proudly in his heart.
While shouting this in his heart, he used the Shiranui-style stealth technique to run straight to the No. 1 ammunition depot of Hikari Maru.