The battle on Shuangyu Island started at the fourth watch and continued until noon the next day.
Initially, the navy officers and soldiers who made a sneak attack from Nanyu were discovered by the pirates. Immediately after the warning spread, the navy ships were also discovered on Beiyu. However, the pirates guarding Beiyu discovered it later. When they found out, half of them were already there.
The centipede boat sailed through the most dangerous area, and stone smashing had no effect. Since the pirates lived on a humid island, their weapons were equipped with few bows and arrows. A wall-like oar shield was erected on the centipede boat.
The lethality is very limited.
The naval officers and soldiers who passed the dangerous area quickly landed ashore and launched an attack on the pirates guarding the high ground before the pirates came to the rescue. The pirates had difficulty taking care of both ends. The following centipede ships finally seized the beach after paying a certain price.
After landing, the pirate reinforcements on the island also arrived, and they immediately started fighting with them.
The officers and soldiers of the Nanyu Navy suffered heavy casualties because they were discovered early and the pirates were guarding high places. Huge rocks could fall from the sky at any time. After paying the price of three centipede boats and a ship full of officers and soldiers, the officers and soldiers could only give up the idea of a strong attack.
Thoughts. But at this time, the commotion created by Xia Xun, Su Ying and others in the center of Shuangyu Island took effect.
Xiao Chu came out of the cave naked, holding two knives in his hands. He was about to rush to the beach to command the battle. Suddenly he saw a fire breaking out where supplies were stored. He couldn't help but be shocked. If the food and grass on the island were burned, the officers and soldiers would also be burned.
There was no need to fight, just to surround the island. These tens of thousands of pirates would starve to death. Xiao Chu immediately led his people straight to the cave where supplies were stored, hoping to grab some food.
Xiaomi hurriedly put on clothes and came out. When he saw a fire in the supply cave, he had the same idea as Naifu and rushed there immediately. Without these two thieves, the Chumi Gang was leaderless and lacked unified and effective command. Hangzhou Wei's water
The resistance the division officers and soldiers endured was much less.
At this time, the third group of naval officers and soldiers waded ashore from the rocky beach that was insurmountable for large ships. Since the shore guards had been eliminated by Su Ying's people, they organized their team and calmly launched an attack in depth.
First, a fire broke out in the place where supplies were stored, and then the Ming army appeared on the island, but the two leaders could not be contacted. Although the Chumi Gang was fierce but lacked discipline, the Chumi gang immediately broke into an uproar. They only knew that the two islets had been destroyed, and the court
The navy had occupied the entire island, and immediately gave up its defense and boarded ships one after another in an attempt to break out. At this time, the navy officers and soldiers from Nanyu also took advantage of the opportunity to land ashore, and it finally turned into a land battle between the officers and soldiers and the pirates...
Li Jinglong's main naval force did not participate in the battle because he was waiting for a more terrifying enemy, the notorious and powerful sea king Chen Zuyi.
Chen Zuyi came, and ten pirate ships faced off against Li Jinglong's fifteen warships. There were fifty ships in Hangzhou Wei, among which the centipede speedboat had already invaded the island. There were ten large ships outside Beiyu, and the remaining fifteen main ships were
The warships were all on Nanyu, lining up outwards to face Chen Zuyi's warships.
The two sides were heavily fortified, and the royal navy and the pirate ships could be clearly distinguished from the sails. The sails of the pirate ships were colorful and dirty, with many tatters and patches on them, while the guard warships were all white.
Yun adjusted the sails, the two sides met each other, and began to mobilize their ships to seize the upper hand and prepare for battle.
Naturally, Chen Zuyi took command personally. On the main ship of the navy, Li Jinglong and Tie Xuan were all in full military uniforms, but it was the navy commander Luo Yu who actually commanded the battle. After all, Li Jinglong was not an expert in water warfare. He was
Supervising the battle rather than leading the battle, standing on the terrace of the big ship, watching the ten pirate ships on the opposite side constantly changing and adjusting their formation, angle, and speed. Commander Luo, an expert in water warfare, felt the power of the opponent and became a little nervous. However,
He felt a little at ease when he thought that his own side had more ships than the other side, had better weapons and equipment than the other side, and was waiting for work.
The three warships that were the first to greet Chen Zuyi were directed by the flag. In ancient times, it was not easy to mobilize warships, and it was also not convenient to transmit military orders. If you go straight to the core, you don't have to worry about being surrounded by the enemy, but it will easily disrupt the opponent's formation.
Before the two sides even got close, the cannons roared, and the cannon fire from the naval ships began to roar.
At that time, the Ming Navy was already equipped with firearms. Each ship was equipped with sixteen hand cannons, four bowl-mouth cannons, twenty muskets, fire attack arrows on the string, twenty fire forks, twenty magic arrows, and fire caltrops.
There are ten cannons. The daily combat rules are to fire firearms first, then bows and crossbows, and when approaching the boat, join forces to fight, and combine hot and cold weapons.
The roar of the artillery killed and injured some pirates. Then the fire attack arrows, fire forks and divine machine arrows caused a second wave of damage to the pirates, and beat the sails of the pirate ship like a sieve. The speed of the pirate ship immediately slowed down.
, the naval warship immediately cut to its flank and fired arrows to suppress the pirates. At the same time, the gunners began to prepare to fire caltrop cannons.
This caltrop cannon is actually not a cannon. It is more appropriately called a hand grenade. It is a spherical bomb with barbs, spikes and hooks on the outside, and a gunpowder package inside. There is a rope on top. Because it is too heavy, you need to hold on to the rope to fly in the air.
Take turns, and then throw them with your hands in order to throw them further. The pirate ships naturally do not have these advanced firearms and equipment, and in such a rapid handover battle, their trebuchets and limited crossbows cannot be effective. Their strengths
It's a melee fight.
Fortunately, the firearms at this time had a large area of damage, but their destructive power was small. It was easy to injure people but difficult to kill them. They braved the Ming army's artillery and rockets to forcefully approach. The hulls of the two ships collided violently, and then rubbed violently.
When they stood up, the two large ships tilted violently. The naval officers and soldiers were unable to stand steadily and staggered to one side. However, the pirates, who had experienced more wind, waves and bumps than the officers and soldiers, stood with their bare feet.
Steady, before the two ships could regain their balance, they rushed over like injured tigers, covered in blood and gunpowder smoke, fighting with the navy officers and soldiers...
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Xu Hu raided Nanlu Island and successfully raided Xiaojiao Island, killed all Chen Zuyi's people on the island, robbed him of all his supplies, and transported them all back to his own Chenqian Island.
At this time, his subordinates asked about the next move. Logically speaking, he had already fallen out with Chen Zuyi and the Chumi Gang. He should rush to Shuangyu immediately, kill Chen Zuyi from behind and catch him off guard, and work with the officers and soldiers to eradicate this scourge. However, over the years,
The inertial thinking formed by playing the game of catching bandits with the officers and soldiers made him very worried that the government would kill the rabbit and kill the dog. Once he fought with Chen Zuyi and won a tragic victory, he would be easily eaten by the treacherous officers and soldiers as their next weapon.
A great achievement.
This possibility not only exists, but is very likely, so after Xu Hu hesitated for a moment, he issued an order to move slowly, stay away, observe the situation, and adapt accordingly. So his warship only raised one sail and slowly sailed towards
Sailing towards Shuangyu Island. Unexpectedly, he saw ten pirate ships sailing towards Shuangyu Island far away from Shuangyu Island. Xu Hu was shocked and hurriedly raised the sails to prepare for battle.
Although Chen Zuyi may not know that he has rebelled now, he can no longer make excuses. The appearance of his ship from this direction is an unexplainable loophole. What's more, Chen Zuyi only needs to return to Xiaojiao Island and the truth will be revealed immediately. He might as well kill him.
He was caught off guard.
As expected, Chen Zuyi was so cunning and cunning. When he saw the Xu Hu warship that was supposed to be fighting fiercely with the officers and soldiers on Shuangyu Island's Beiyu suddenly appeared here, he immediately became cautious. When he saw his warship approaching, he actually raised all the sails.
He speeded up to meet him, and immediately realized something was wrong. He immediately ordered to avoid its sharp edge and move to the flank.
But it was daytime at the moment, and the wind was blowing toward the mainland. Xu Hu's warship was a tailwind ship, and its speed was much faster than his. The fleet sailed in a sharp arc, and the eight warships sailed out of Xu Hu's attack circle. The last two
However, the two ships were hijacked and after a hard fight, Chen Zuyi sent his troops back to rescue the two ships. He had no intention of fighting and hurriedly got out of the battle circle and headed south.
This is a rare opportunity. Chen Zuyi has great strength, but he did not bring many warships to the north this time. Moreover, all his supplies were taken away by him. There will not be a lot of food and water on the warships. If he continues to pursue him, it is possible to eliminate future troubles forever.
, Xu Hu didn't want to use up his own strength, so he could only chase behind with all his strength. The two fleets moved forward, chasing each other on the vast ocean.
Frankly speaking, although Chen Zuyi traveled across the seven seas, if he had to fight head-on with the imperial navy, with the same number of ships and soldiers, he would not be able to take advantage of it. In the past, he had occasionally had confrontations with officers and soldiers, and he had always used them to fight.
With his familiarity with the ocean and its majesty, he can easily escape the reputation he gained by even playing tricks on navy warships.
Now the Hangzhou Navy has five more warships than him, with complete weapons and sufficient troops. For frontal combat, he only has ten ships. Although he relies on his skillful control of the ships and fierce close combat, he can only maintain a tie. At this time, Beiyu
When the officers and soldiers heard about the war on Nanyu, they immediately divided their forces into five warships and attacked them aggressively. When Chen Zuyi saw that the enemy's ships were twice as many as his own, he decisively broke away from the battle group and fled the battlefield. As a result, he had another encounter with Xu Hu.
Where is Li Jinglong's fleet?
Lost the chase!
Although the navy also trains frequently, water warfare is not ambiguous. The problem is that their ships rarely go out to sea, and they are not familiar with the vicinity of Shuangyu Island. This area belongs to the Liuheng Islands. In addition to the main island of Shuangyu, there are other nearby islands that cannot be inhabited.
There were at least hundreds of small islands and reefs dotted all over the place. Chen Zuyi's pirate ship had been to the East China Sea before and was more familiar with the terrain than them. He led them around and around, repeated his old tricks, and threw them away again.
Luo Yu asked Li Jinglong for instructions to advance and retreat. At this time, news came from Shuangyu Island that he had basically controlled the entire island. The bandit leader Xiaomi was killed and Xiao Chu was injured. He led a group of pirates and was blocked in a cave. Failure was inevitable. Hear Shuang
The victory or defeat on the island has been decided, and Li Jinglong immediately made a decision: to continue fighting on the island, and to deal with Xiao Chu, Xiaomi, and Ling Potian, the thieves who are bound to win, as soon as they are captured, they will be taken to the land immediately.
After seeing the corpse, the main naval force continued to pursue Chen Zuyi.
He also knew that Chen Zuyi would not have much supplies on board, and if Chen Zuyi escaped back to Nanyang, the naval officers and soldiers such as Zhang, Quan, Fuzhou and others had been ordered to go to sea and intercept them along the way.
Capturing him alive is a hundred times more glorious than just capturing a Ling Potian or wiping out a Chumi Gang.
Unfortunately, what should I do with Shuangyu Island?
Tie Xuan said to Li Jinglong: "My lord, you have done your duty to eradicate evil. This Shuangyu Island is where pirates live. Since this island is here and the Shuangyu Gang is here, once the officers and soldiers leave, this place will definitely become the home of pirates again."
Li Jinglong still had a grudge against him because of the last quarrel, and said angrily: "Don't you know that you are my father-in-law? But now the pursuit of the thief Chen Zuyi is the top priority. How can my father-in-law have the energy to stay in Shuangyu? With the people on the island , can those small boats deal with the Shuangyu Gang who are very familiar with every plant and tree here? If they are not allowed to leave immediately after the battle is over, when the Shuangyu Gang comes back, I am afraid that even they will be trapped here."
Tie Xuan's first is one, and the second is two. He is not a person who abandons public service for personal reasons. He still explains his position patiently: "My lord, the intention of lowering the official position is not that the soldiers who are staying on the island now will be replaced by a few soldiers." Ten centipede speedboats then fought with the elite of the Shuangyu Gang who were waiting for work. The official saw that Shuangyu was indeed dangerous. There were numerous underwater reefs and cliffs on both sides. Unless you are familiar with the water conditions here, you can choose the reef accurately. The deep water between the bushes makes it difficult for large ships to pass through.
But there is one thing. Although our warships are huge, the pirate merchant ships traveling from south to north have a deeper draft than our warships. Without these deep water areas between the reefs, they would also be unable to enter or exit."
Li Jinglong was eager to catch up with Chen Zuyi and said impatiently: "What exactly do you want to say?"
Tie Xuan said: "My lord, if we block the waterway, this natural port will be destroyed. Pirates will not be able to rely on it to collect and distribute goods. They will also steal the island closest to the land. Will they be threatened by our navy at all times? If the pirates stay away, On the mainland, our officials and people along the coast can also be less harassed."
Li Jinglong's eyes lit up at first, and then he remembered that he wanted to reclaim the sea, but he didn't know how huge a project it would be. How could he have enough manpower and material resources now? Promise them to let them live as long as they don't do any serious evil. If you do this... isn't it just a matter of breaking your promise?"
Tie Xuan said sternly: "What the Duke said is wrong! We are officers and soldiers, what kind of loyalty can we have with the pirates who do all kinds of evil? As the saying goes, a gentleman with courtesy will never tire of loyalty; in battle, he will never tire of deceit. In order to destroy the pirates, we just have to fight with the pirates. Shuangyu was just a gangster, but now we are destroying this island for the sake of the country and the people. What is the meaning of breaking one's word and getting fat?"
Li Jinglong showed his face and said: "But how easy is it to fill the sea?"
Tie Xuan said confidently: "But it's not difficult. Although I'm not familiar with naval warfare, I suddenly thought of a way. The pirates of the Chumi Gang left many large ships in Shuangyu Port. As long as we load these large ships onto big rocks, we'll wait for them." When the officers and soldiers evacuated Shuangyu Island, they would sink these large ships filled with boulders underwater, which would block the waterway. Over time, the sunken ships filled with boulders would form their own reefs, and Shuangyu Island would be abandoned from then on, and it would never be possible again!"
Li Jinglong was overjoyed when he heard this: "Brilliant plan, indeed a brilliant plan!"
He immediately ordered the officers and soldiers on the island to return to Hangzhou Bay with the prisoners as soon as the battle was over and wait for orders. At the same time, he gathered the pirate ships, loaded them with huge rocks, and sank them in key places in the north and south waters of Shuangyu Island. After the order was completed, he urged the navy commander to Luo Yu gathered all the warships and chased Chen Zuyi in the direction of his escape...
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