Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 4-7 2019 | Page 153

Wang wanted to know the nation that they are trading with. He sneakily as a mouse, sneaked into the
Admiral’s office and steal one of map. Wang found out that they are in Palembang. In modern day, it is a province in
Indonesia.
Chapter 4.
Wang heard Zheng He’s voice coming towards him. He quickly hid the map and escaped the office. The
crewmen were loading the barrels down to the land. Wang walk down the ship. He saw hundred of civilians were
waving and giving a warm welcome. In the crowded people, he saw a conspicuous person walking toward the ships. He
was wearing luxurious and fashionable dresses with the bodyguards surrounding him. Wang looked closely at the
man;he start to feel ominous premonition; he feels some negative power from that man. Also, he saw thousands of
troops marching towards the ships. Wang’s face turn pale white and ran back to the ship.
Wang rush to the office. When he arrived, Zheng He was having a meeting with his advisors.
“Admiral Zheng He!” He cried as his breathe keep coming out.
Advisors and Zheng He were confused.
“What’s the matter young man?” Said Zheng He. With his totally confused expression.
“It’s… It’s…” Wang couldn’t able stop breathing when he tries to speak. Other advisors were upset due to
Wang’s disrespectfully interrupting their meeting.
After few minutes later, Wang finally stopped breathing and shout: “ Sir, it’s CHEN ZUYI !”
Chapter 5.
When Admiral Zheng He heard the name, he immediately order all crewmen retreat back to the ships.
“ALL MEN BACK TO THE SHIP！PREPARE FOR BATTLE!” He shouted.
Everyone were grabbing weapons and standing for battle position. The cannonballs were taken out form the
storage. The ships sails back into the water and prepare to fight against Chen Zuyi pirate gangs .
Chapter 6.
Chen’s pirate ships were gathered around Zheng’s ships. The pirates began to firing their cannon toward the
ship. One of Zheng He’s ship were completely sunk. The bodies were floating and some golds were stolen by Chen’s
Pirates. Zheng’s troops began to pull their bows to aim at the pirates. As they release, the rain of arrows flew toward the
pirates.
Meanwhile, Wang was hiding Zheng He’s office avoiding arrows and cannon balls. He was shivering and
kept talking to himself.
“Death is approaching! This is a real life hell!” He cried.
Zheng He was busying commanding the battle. His aim was to capture Chen Zuyi and take him back to the court to
take punishments. The hundreds of arrows and cannon ball rains from the sky and one of the pirate ship got close to the
commander ship. They threw the hooks attempting to climb to the ship. The crewmen and the pirates had a brutal
sword fights. Wang saw bloods splattering the deck; he saw one of the man’s head was chopped off. Zheng He’s
commanding office got invaded by the pirates. Therefore they had to run up to the deck to fight. Wang followed
Zheng He’s lead, because he didn’t want to die.
Zheng He prepared a small boat for Wang and told him to call for an reinforcement from another Zheng’s
ship. And told Wang to stay there and never come back to him. Wang ws rolling his boat to another ship. This was
caught by Chen Zuyi’s pirate.
“Sir! There is a small boat heading toward Zheng He’s reinforcement ship!” A pirate said with his raspy voice.
“Let him taste my bloody cannon, KILL IT!” Chen shouted.
As soon as Chen’s order was given, the cannonball fire toward Wang. The moment when the cannonball was in front
of Wang’s face, he woke up…
Chapter 7.
Wang was sweating all over his body and his eyes turned red. He realise it’s his room. He checked his clock,
it’s Five minute past seven. When he went downstairs, he saw his father drinking a warm cup of coffee.
“Hello there son! How was your Christmas present that I gave you?” He said while smirking at Wang.
“What present?” Said Wang with his annoyed tone.
His father ignored him and continued to drink his coffee. Meanwhile, Wang was trying to think - was that a
dream? But everything looks perfectly realistic… He went back to his room and saw something on his bed. There was a
map that Wang have stolen from Zheng He. He wanted to know the result of the battle. He open his book and starting
to flipping over them like crazy! Wang found the page where the answer will solve his curiosity - Zheng He won the
battle.