Liu Qi built a water fort in Linxiang and trained his navy. Over the past few days, the warships were repaired and the bows, crossbows and arrows were fully stocked.

On this day, I was discussing countermeasures with several generals who had defeated the Dongting water pirates. Suddenly Xu Shu came to report that Zhou Buyi, mother and son were imprisoned on Shenlong Island and were fine for the time being.

Although Liu Xian had great confidence in his nephew, he still breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the news and sighed: "If I hadn't brought the two of them to Xiangyang so that they could study and make progress, they wouldn't have suffered this serious crime."

Xu Shu said: "My nephew was able to mediate in the thieves' den without any harm, which shows that he is calm and wise. This son will become a great weapon in the future, and we still need to find ways to rescue him."

Liu Xian said helplessly: "The thieves' army is huge, and the Shenlong Island is impregnable. It's as difficult as climbing to the sky to save people."

Xu Shu smiled and said: "I have a plan to save his mother and son from escape. I just need to tell Zhou Busuo his birth date."

"Seriously?" Liu Xian was excited and stood up hurriedly: "If I can be rescued without any doubt, what does a mere horoscope mean?"

Liu Qi was a little curious and asked, "Sir, what's your clever idea?"

Xu Shu said: "To be honest, I have been in contact with the temple master of the Dragon King Temple in Dongting. I once heard that the water thief often went to the temple to offer incense in order to make his voyage smooth. I went to the island as a disciple of the temple master to find out the truth.

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Liu Xian was surprised and said: "The thief has a cruel and capricious temperament. Yuan Zhi does not need to take risks for this."

Xu Shu waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I am a swordsman in the past. I often interacted with heroes in the green forest and I know some ways to deal with it. I am here not only to rescue my nephew, but also to point out the thieves. If I can persuade him to surrender,

To avoid a killing, why not?"

Liu Qi nodded and said: "Sir, since you have countermeasures, you might as well go for a trip, but remember to protect yourself first and don't act too hastily."

Xu Shu clasped his fists and said: "It is our business to seek talents for our lord and to save the people from disasters. We have to work harder for the generals in the war ahead. Only by suppressing the thieves and reducing their arrogance can we persuade them to surrender. Otherwise, the thieves will be domineering and will be in trouble."

success."

Liu Qi smiled and said: "Now that the navy training has been completed, I am about to learn the strength of the bandit army and have a head-on confrontation. Just leave it to me."

Xu Shu accepted the order and took Liu Xian to retreat first, asked for the news about Zhou Buji, and went to the Dragon King Temple to see the situation.

Liu Qi summoned Gan Ning and several navy captains and sent an order to send out 5,000 navy troops to march to Wangyue Island. If they could capture the key point here, they could directly attack Shenlong Island, the nest of the bandit army.

There is a small island five miles across the lake's mouth. Gan Ning has already led his troops to build a camp and port here. From a distance, he can see an isolated island above the lake, which is Wangyue Island.

Gan Ning led the navy to dispatch, and the bandits also learned the news. Zhou Xiong immediately gathered the navy to dispatch, and nearly a thousand ships of various sizes swarmed in, and thousands of sails passed through the border with great momentum.

On top of a large ship, a black flag fluttered in the wind. The flag was embroidered with dragon heads and hydrographic figures, which was quite powerful.

Although the bandits have many boats, they are still unable to compare with the officers and soldiers. The boats are different in size, with bamboo awnings built on them. There are also many fishing boats in the small boats, but they are all skilled in moving between them.

Jingzhou's naval force mainly consists of three types of ships, sailing ships and sterns. They are equipped with shields and arrow towers and are well-equipped. Dragon boats shuttle between them to deliver messages.

Gan Ning watched at the bow of the ship for a moment and said: "This Lin Wen is indeed quite capable. Not only are the bandits skilled in sailing, but they are also very organized in their dealings. Those large ships must be the spiritual dragon ships that Yang Ling mentioned."

Liu Qi's eyes also fell on those large ships at this time. The entire large ships were wrapped with wooden poles and bamboo slices. There were notches every other step, and archers stood on them. They looked like castle towers.

The most eye-catching thing is the water wheel-like wheels installed at the front and end. When the boat moves, the wooden wheels rotate rapidly, bringing up waves of water.

Where the big ship passed, the waves rolled, leaving a groove several feet deep on the water. After a while, the lake water came over to smooth it out, which shows the power of the wheel.

"It turns out to be a renovated ship. The inscription is a bit interesting."

Liu Qi looked at these large ships and nodded slightly. Using water wheels to generate power has more advantages than sails and oars.

Huang Zhong stroked his beard and said: "Such a large ship can be sent and received with ease. If it can be used in our navy, wouldn't it be even more powerful?"

Gan Ning laughed when he heard this and said, "So, I have to catch Lin Wen, this turtle son."

The Dongting Double Dragon has been rampant here for decades, and there are many fleets. Each fleet is headed by a spiritual dragon boat, and other small boats are swimming around, ready to respond at any time.

The drums were beating loudly on the boat opposite, the thieves were waving flags and shouting, and the Jingzhou navy was defeated here many times. It was as difficult as climbing to the sky to set foot on Wangyue Island.

A captain said: "The thieves were ambush in the water, and they were called 'Kisame'. When the two armies were fighting, they dug through the bottom of the ship from the water. In the area in front of me, I don't know how many official ships have been sunk."

Once the large boats of the officers and soldiers arrive in the lake, the "Kisame" hidden in the dark will be dispatched. All of them are extremely water-resistant. Not only are they as agile as fish in the water, some can even hide in the water for three to five days.

The spiritual dragon boat and the kisame pair are the two secret weapons of the Dongting thieves. The large boat can fight on the water surface, while the kisame can harass the bottom of the water. As long as the bottom of the boat is penetrated and the big boat sinks, the navy will be unable to do anything.

Gan Ning laughed and said, "I'm tired of using this trick a long time ago. If the thieves dare to come, tell them to go to the lake to feed the bastard."

Before dispatching the army, Gan Ning selected two hundred soldiers from the Jinfan Army who were familiar with water and prepared them in the ship. He just wanted to build those big ships. He didn't expect that the opponent also had water ghosts. This was a perfect match.

While they were discussing those ships, the bandit army could no longer hold back and sent two spiritual dragon boats to rush towards them. The surrounding small boats guarded them like a school of fish following a big fish.

Gan Ning's sword stood on the bow of the ship. With a move of his hand, the two fleets on the left and right circled around and led the ship forward to meet the enemy.

The boats of the Jingzhou navy had two floors. There were sailors in the bottom cabin to drive the boats. Archers and sailors stood on the second floors. They were fully equipped with bows and crossbows. However, in Liu Qi's opinion, they were still too small and could not compete with the Soochow navy.

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According to the information Gan Ning knows, there are five-story ships built in Soochow, known as fighting ships, but they are hidden deep in Poyang Lake and are not known to outsiders.

Although there are many thief ships, their quality is not as good as that of the official ships, especially in terms of weapons and equipment. As long as the fleet is close and boarding the ship for hand-to-hand combat, the sophisticated armor weapons and powerful bows and crossbows will be a nightmare for the thief army.

The only regret is that the continuous crossbow has not been developed yet. If this thing is installed on a warship, it will be a weapon of mass destruction.

Gan Ning stood with his sword horizontally on the bow of the ship, as steady as a rock on the undulating ship, waiting for the fleet to outflank him, and he took center stage to meet the enemy.

The main target of this battle is still the spiritual dragon boat. The big ship is coming against the wind and waves, and the water is splashing, so it is difficult to change direction. As long as the spiritual dragon boat is trapped, other small boats are not afraid.
Chapter completed!