Dozens of pirate boats ran like a pack of dogs after hearing the bell. The momentum was really extraordinary!

But they did not pounce directly on the fragrant and tender body of the Longze. Instead, they divided into two groups and thrust diagonally towards the east and west sides of the Shuiying fleet. The shields on the ships in front were intertwined, and the cold light flashed behind the shields. Those thieves

Their bodies were brightened by the sun, and their shining eyes were full of resentment. They came from the mountains and forests of Dateng Gorge, and they knew how to hunt by nature. They wanted to capture two big wild boars and then tear them apart into pieces.

Swallow!

"It's just a bluff!" Jin Shiqi stared at them, "In the final analysis, they want to escape!"

"Why did Du Si say this?" the flag commander of the Rocket Squadron asked hurriedly.

"Comparing one's feelings with one's own." Jin Shiqi thought to himself: If it were me on that boat, facing these two killing machines, I would also run away...

Jin Shiqi, the commander-in-chief of Shuiying, issued a military order: block the retreat of the rebels and seize the river mouth!

It was the confluence of two rivers, and it was the only way for the bandits to escape back to Xunzhou. No matter how passionate the bandits were, Jin Shiqi believed that the ultimate goal of the opposing general was to escape.

The flag order officer on the poop immediately hoisted three order flags and issued instructions to the entire fleet. Since the list of flag orders did not include the complicated words "seize the river mouth", he used "move eastward" instead.

.But neither "seizing the river mouth" nor "moving eastward" is

Easy. Although the river mouth is a mile down the river, Longze and Wuteng are four-masted big ships, and they can only rely on sails for power. Now there is a headwind, and they have to walk a huge zigzag line in the river -

— Arrive at the north shore first, then adjust the course to move to the southeast.

"Raise the sails!" Jin Shiqi's simple order turned into a series of orders from the captain. Dozens of sail and cable handlers cooperated with each other to adjust the large and small bamboo sails on the ship. More than a hundred cables were pulled and rattled.

.On the left of 60 pirate ships

Under the right flank, Longze's fat hull turned in a leisurely manner. At this time, the wind on the river was so strong that even just blowing on the hull could resist the power of the river. When a few sails were raised,

The big ship immediately floated sideways outwards.

It looked as if the Longze was about to turn around and escape. The generals in Guiping City would definitely be so angry that they would curse...

Jin Shiqi couldn't care about that anymore, the situation of the battle was beyond his imagination - more than 60 fast boats of the bandit soldiers actually pursued them directly.

Hu Fulong made a sneak attack on Guiping City and sent his most elite barbarian soldiers. They were extremely tenacious. They put together dozens of shields and placed them on the front boat, covering the boat like a big and honest crocodile. The water in the fleet was churning.

, thousands of thieves rowed swiftly and suddenly came from the left and right.

Immediately, they started shooting arrows!

Arrows fell in mid-air like locusts, and someone on the deck of the Longze immediately fell to the ground. "Shipai!" "Raise your shield!" shouted one after another on the deck. The sailors covered their bodies and pulled up the sails.

, the strong wind immediately made a whining sound between the masts.

But the thieves came faster! The first few dozen boats were 60 steps apart.

The Longze was not polite and fired a round of rockets!

The arrows hit the boats and rattans in waves, bouncing, bursting, and making banging noises, and then billowing poisonous smoke erupted from the cabins and rattans. The thieves used their waist knives to strike.

The arrow shaft that penetrated the shield was cut off.

More than 10 boxes of flaming arrows and poisonous smoke arrows were fired in succession, but the effect was not as good as the first round. Firstly, the enemy soldiers in front of them were on strict guard, and secondly, the pirate ship was coming head-on, and the projection area was too small.

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In addition, there is the role of wind. The strong wind is quickly blowing away the poisonous smoke. Moreover, the poisonous smoke itself is not strong enough. They are just some crude mineral toxins and the charge in the rocket is very small. They are incomparable with the chemical weapons of later generations.

Than, it can only be regarded as a kind of tear gas. If the two armies on the ground are fighting, their effect will be better, but on this wind-swept river, they can only play a disturbing role... and anger the thieves.

But taking advantage of this round of firing, the two large ships had completed their turns and sailed towards the north shore at the same time.

These two big ships are not flexible enough... well, they are fat and stupid. In addition, they have one biggest drawback - they can only be fired from the gun emplacements on the sides. The structure of the two big ships is limited, and the stern is high.

It has a high poop and a high bow in front. Although it looks very handsome, there is no space in the front and rear, and the gun emplacements can only be placed on both sides.

Jin Shiqi originally wanted to use these two large ships as "firepower projection platforms" - moored in the river, carefully adjusting his posture, and then calmly firing rockets and artillery, killing people hundreds of steps away.

I didn't expect to have to chase and fight in the river. They are not good at this kind of hard work!

But the so-called good warriors are those who can adapt to different tactical environments as quickly as possible, maximize their own characteristics, and use their own strengths to poke holes in the enemy's loopholes.

The advantage of Longze and Wuteng is that they rely on the power of wind to run wildly.

In addition, their drivers, the men of Liuzhou Water Camp, are the most highly trained group of officers and soldiers in the Ming Dynasty. In the battle of "Guiping Jiangkou" in November of the sixth year of Tianqi, the training results of Liuzhou Water Camp were fully achieved.

show.

Although they are two stupid and fat pig boats, they cooperate with each other superbly. They constantly adjust their hulls, cover each other, move quickly and slowly, and advance one after another in a dizzying manner.

While running wildly on the river, they will suddenly approach each other, firing a round of rockets between the paths. They will pull away from each other, and one of the boats will suddenly accelerate, dragging the followers behind the tail to the side of the companion.

Go and let them kill you! They were advancing hand in hand, and suddenly another boat suddenly passed across them and intercepted the pursuers with its broadside.

White smoke was floating on the river, rockets were flying across the river, and the sound of firecrackers was heard. On the deck, dozens of rocket launchers stood guard on the sides of the ship, calmly waiting for the opportunity to fire. The water battle.

Firing is very difficult - both the enemy and ourselves are maneuvering, and the firing angle is fleeting. Moreover, due to the ups and downs of the ship's hull, the firing accuracy is much lower than on land. Aim at the undulations of a few inches on the gap and fire the rocket out

There is an error of several feet.

Hu Fulong's pirate ship pursued them for a mile, but not only failed to catch up with any large ship, they suffered heavy casualties along the way. The blood spilled into the river, attracting countless swimming fish.

Finally, the two large ships arrived near the north bank. They made two crescent-shaped wave marks to the left and right in the river. The two towering bows were aimed at the enemy ship again. The pursuer and the attacker.

There was an immediate head-on encounter, and a pirate ship even brushed against the side of the Longze.

In an instant, the rockets rushed away, almost tilting over their heads.

Jin Shiqi enjoyed this moment and felt that hot sulfur was rolling in his blood! This is the art of fighting! At this moment, Longze and Wuteng were like a pair of strong dancers, they were enjoying themselves on the stage on the river.

Kill, show off your fury and perform your magic to your heart's content.

At this moment, brother Jin Shiqi thought of the past year, surviving on the ice sheet of Juehua Island, working hard all the way to Guangxi, suffering in the scorching heat outside Qianjiang City, and teaching the sailors step by step how to release the secrets on the Hongshui River.

Shooting rockets, and what’s even more disgusting - why is that old guy Yu Jiu applauding his nonsense poems... Finally, after paying so much, he finally got a complete treasure port and a powerful water camp.

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The senior officials and generals in Guiping City, as well as the guests at the weapons exhibition who teased and mocked him, and those idiots who grabbed his weapon exhibits but were reluctant to take out their money, you are all on the city wall now,

You all saw it!

The two big boats ran wildly, and dozens of pirate boats were thrown to pieces. There were several small pirate boats floating on the river, burning slowly, and more than a dozen pirate boats suffered varying degrees of damage. Almost all the pirate boats

The boats were retreating, fleeing in groups towards the river mouth.

But they can't escape after all.

After the continuous battles on the shore and in the river, the thieves' physical strength has been exhausted. Longze and Wuteng have turned around magnificently and are chasing them with full sails. This is the advantage of sail power, they can

The battle lasted for dozens of hours.

The Longze was the first ship, and it didn't care about the small boats that were escaping in all directions, and intercepted them first towards the river mouth.

It's a pity that there are not many rockets on the ship anymore.

The Longze was only equipped with 100 boxes of rockets. During the raid on the sentinel ship, 18 boxes were fired. The other side unleashed firepower and fired twice, all 20 boxes. Just now, more than 40 boxes were consumed along the way. Now each gun position on the ship has exactly 20 boxes.

There are no more boxes of rockets in stock. I guess the Wu Teng is about the same, and that fat guy Yao Mengyang is even more of a lavish owner.

Jin Shiqi hurriedly ordered to save arrows and shoot with fire blunderbuss. Unfortunately, the 30 fire blunderbussmen used old-fashioned fire blunderbuss, which could only fire once a minute on average. However, the projectiles were more lethal and could even penetrate the rattan shield.

It is getting closer and closer to the river mouth, and the Longze has left almost all the pirate ships behind. As long as that key position is blocked, the pirates will be trapped here!

"Be careful underwater and stay away from the shore!" Jin Shiqi ordered, and then said: "Well, let's get closer so that the people in the city can see more clearly. Haha..."

As soon as Jin Shiqi finished speaking, there was a "boom" and a huge force rose from his body. He somersaulted and fell to the deck.

"Ansha!" someone yelled.

Jin Shiqi thought someone was "assassinating" him, so he rolled over and hid on the side of the ship, swinging his sword ten times. When he opened his eyes again, he saw the soldiers lying on the deck next to him, all of them smashed to pieces.

Only then did Jin Shiqi realize that the Longze had run aground again!

Jin Shiqi jumped up, grabbed the captain of the Longze and yelled: "This is your second time!"

But now is not the time to get angry, there are pirate ships chasing after me.

The Longze was trapped on the sandbank and could not move, and the gun emplacements on both sides became decorations. The rocketeers carried the 30-pound rocket to the poop and manually operated it to release it. The gunners reached out.

body, and shoot backwards with a firecracker. The most suitable firepower now is the 10-pound "small box" rocket, but unfortunately they are all on other river boats.

In Guiping City not far away, many people were lying on the wall and shouting. Jin Shiqi decided to announce that the stranding was a tactic after returning.

The Wu Teng was still half a mile away, rushing to the rescue at high speed.

But the thieves came faster! It was like they smelled the scent of meat!

The pirate ships that were originally escaping resolutely turned around and came to fight; those who were chasing behind were speeding up; those who were originally hesitant immediately rushed over with determination. More than 30 pirate ships came from all directions to join the Longze.

The feast!

They swam in quickly, arrows raining down!

The rockets on the Longze were fired out one after another, white smoke filled the air everywhere, and the flames flickered. When one pirate ship was hit, more pirate ships were approaching. They also understood the Longze's blind spot, and then

Approach from both ends.

The deck was already in a boiling stage. The fire gunners fired one after another. Then the rhythm started to get messy. Someone sprinkled gunpowder on his pants and started a big fire. Then the thieves also started to set fire.

Medicine arrows—the kind of arrows covered with gunpowder and turpentine balls, will explode when they fall on the sail of the Longze!

The bamboo sails were ignited one after another, tumbling and burning above the heads of the sailors, and pieces fell down in pieces. Some sailors fell to the ground, and flames fell on them. But the companions around him were hurriedly putting out the fire, and several people carried them

The burning bamboo sails were thrown off the ship. The deck became more and more chaotic, and the pirate ships outside became more and more dense. Finally, the last box of rockets was fired.

"Firegunners, load up the gun!" roars echoed across the deck, "Grab the shield, don't put out the fire!" "Reform into formation! Return to your respective gun positions, only look in front of you, don't worry about what's behind you!" "Look, Wu Teng

The trumpet is two hundred steps away!" "Cheer up! The thieves will not come up together. Listen to Du Si's orders!" "Watch the Wu Teng trumpet, he will shoot arrows over! We have to lie down!"

Half of Jin Shiqi's sleeve was burned off, and the pain in his arm was so severe that he didn't even have time to glance at it. About 20 boats and at least 200 pirates were about to rush up.

The fire cannons were still firing, and the thieves were shot to death one by one in the small boats, but more ships were already approaching the Longze's hull.

With a "boom", the first pirate ship leaned against the side of the Longze.

"Caught!" "Jump!" the thieves below the side of the ship shouted. Then there were grappling hooks and a rope ladder was thrown up, and then several hooks, sickles, and climbing poles were seen shaking. "Go up and chop.

Kill them!" "I will fuck your mother, Liuzhou Shuiying!"
Chapter completed!