In my dream of returning to the Tang Dynasty, I snatched Wu Zetian from my lap.

"call!"

Li Yuanchang exhaled a breath of stale air, shook his head, realizing he had been thinking too far ahead.

"Let's prepare for the long term; it's better than being buried at sea."

"Order the entire division to proceed to Tsushima Island at full speed to try and avoid this extreme weather!" He glanced at the sky with a serious expression.

"yes!!"

On the deck, a loud shout echoed through the sky.

Subsequently, the entire fleet's plans were forced to change due to weather conditions, and the entire division prepared to land on the island for refuge, while also preparing for an encounter with the pirate group.

Li Yuanchang made a new adjustment to the entire division of four or five hundred men overnight, from combat personnel to sailors, in order to prepare for the possible situation after the landing.

He also interrogated the two remaining pirates again to confirm the general layout of Tsushima Island.

Tsushima Island is a large island sandwiched between two smaller islands, and the narrow, elongated space in the middle is where the locals live.

However, this does not mean that the terrain is flat; it is just relatively less steep, has some freshwater resources, and possesses basic survival supplies.

The island has a harsh environment, with numerous depressions and cliffs, a humid rainforest climate, scarce food, and venomous snakes. It's like having almost every kind of buff stacked up.

And these are not the most difficult problems the fleet will face.

The most difficult problem was that the pirate groups, unlike those in the Tang Dynasty, did not gather on a single mountain. Instead, they were all scattered and integrated into the lives of the local people.

Picking up a sickle, he might be a farmer; the next second, he could be a pirate.

Simply put, pirates could be locals, and locals could be pirates; the two are inextricably linked.

This greatly increased the difficulty for the entire division in defending against and dealing with pirates.

Li Yuanchang couldn't possibly kill everyone on the island at once; firstly, he didn't have the energy, and secondly, there was no need for him to do so.

He's just going through the motions of finding the elixir, not coming to destroy the island.

Furthermore, if the extreme weather persists for a long time, the fleet may even need to cooperate with the locals.

Putting aside everything else, obtaining a water source is indispensable.

Once the relationship becomes too strained, these people could poison everyone, and they'd all be doomed; drinking seawater would be tantamount to suicide.

After understanding the situation, Li Yuanchang thought it over carefully and finally decided to abandon the idea of ​​dealing with the pirate group first, and instead focus on defense and counterattack after landing on the island.

If necessary, he wouldn't mind negotiating peace with the pirates and giving them some benefits.

However, plans can't keep up with changes. The next day, before they even arrived at Tsushima Island, extreme weather struck!

The sky seemed to have been spilled with ink, the dark clouds intensified, and the terrifying darkness resembled a scene from a later movie, with dark clouds pressing down overhead!

A torrential downpour swept directly down to earth.

The strong winds made it difficult for people to stand on the deck.

The calm sea began to sway, wave after wave, rocking the three treasure ships up and down, and the cargo inside was shaken up like eggs!

This situation put hundreds of people on edge, and even the experienced sailors had white lips.

This situation continued until evening, when the three treasure ships were still able to maintain their course and stagger towards Tsushima Island.

But the upheaval completely erupted at nightfall!

The heavens were enraged, the dragon king roared, and the raging sea crashed down upon this area.

Boom!

A terrifying clap of thunder exploded, followed by a colossal wave several meters high that crashed directly towards the three treasure ships.

At that moment, Li Yuanchang even saw the outline of Tsushima Island, which was almost there. But fate changed its face at any moment, showing no mercy!

In an instant, screams and shouts erupted from the ship.

Fast, too fast!

The giant wave arrived in an instant. Even Li Yuanchang, a man who had seen great storms and mountains of corpses and seas of blood, still felt his legs go weak for a moment when he saw the ocean raging.

"Go inside quickly!!"

His cries were swallowed up by the merciless waves.

boom! !

A tremendous roar, accompanied by towering waves, completely engulfed the three treasure ships.

At least a dozen sailors were unable to evacuate in time and were instantly swept into the turbulent sea.

The fence and mast snapped in half almost instantly, without making a sound.

That wasn't a wave crashing down, it was iron, a massive iron weighing tens of thousands of pounds!

Crack! Crack! Crack!

The deck made a constant, grating sound, the sound of wood being compressed to its limit, like the wail of a dying man.

The icy seawater kept splashing onto Li Yuanchang's face, making it impossible for him to open his eyes. He could only rely on his survival instinct to hold on tightly to the rope.

Huang Tu and the others held on tightly to the keel of the treasure ship, and only through their combined strength were they not blown away.

However, no sooner had one wave subsided than another arose.

The enormous waves, like a giant dragon, were relentless in their pursuit, determined to devour everything, and once again surged towards the treasure ship that had escaped disaster.

boom! !

Li Yuanchang's nasal cavity was full of seawater, he couldn't open his eyes, and his ears were filled with a deafening roar and the screams of his crew.

Even though the people of Huangtu are born with superhuman strength and have experienced countless battles, they are still as naive as children in the face of nature and are completely powerless!

From the air, the three treasure ships looked like toys, sunk and tossed about.

One of the treasure ships made a dull cracking sound from its keel, as severe as a broken spine, and the entire ship sank halfway down instantly.

The wails, shouts, and screams were insignificant in the face of the raging sea.

Li Yuanchang's forehead had been struck somewhere, and blood was seeping out, but he didn't have time to care. He knew that if he didn't react, the entire army would be wiped out here.

He grabbed the rope, tied it to himself, and then struggled to his feet amidst the swaying, before rushing off the deck.

"Your Highness!!" Huang Tu and the others shouted, and had no choice but to chase after them.

Amidst thunder and the roar of wolves, Li Yuanchang climbed to a high point and roared, "The waves are coming! The waves are coming! Hard to port!!"

"quick!!"

He became hysterical, and Huang Tu and his guards joined in the shouting.

This unexpected situation caught everyone off guard, and while everyone was still in shock and their minds were blank, Li Yuanchang stepped forward and played a crucial role.

"Hurry, hurry!!" Old Hu and his men struggled to their feet. Although they were scared, they had no choice but to fight to the death. They shouted slogans and frantically pressed down on the rudder.

The sailors inside, seeing the bells trembling, gritted their teeth and tried to turn the bells around by hand, hoping that they could avoid being smashed to pieces in the sea.

At the same time, Li Yuanchang saw another treasure ship that had been destroyed and was sinking.

That ship had the fewest people, but it contained at least two-thirds of the entire division's supplies.

Resuscitation is simply impossible.

"Throw the rope down, throw it down!!" Li Yuanchang could only try to save as many people as possible.

Wow!!

Fortunately, the guards of the Prince of Han's mansion were resolute enough to react immediately, throwing out dozens of ropes that tightly wrapped around the main beam of the treasure ship.

And then, the third wave arrived!