After a night of fierce fighting, Guan Hai and Guan Cheng commanded the pirates under their command and successfully forced the Zhen family's caravan ships into a headwind direction where they could not escape smoothly.
Although no ships on the opposite side have sunk yet, they are already scarred. Although the Qingzhou Pirates have also paid a heavy price, everyone can see that they will definitely win in the end.
Guan Cheng raised his hand and was about to launch a general attack, but he saw Guan Hai boarding the bow of the ship, narrowed his eyes and said, "Something's wrong."
"There seems to be a ship coming in the distance."
Guan Cheng didn't take it seriously and said with a smile: "The Chinese New Year is coming soon, even if a few more fleets come, they won't be more than what we have in our pocket."
"First, take care of the Zhen family merchant ship in front of you. I didn't expect so many guards inside. It obviously transported a lot of good things!"
Guan Hai doubted: "Don't you think something is wrong?"
"The soldiers on the other side are extremely powerful. How can they be compared to the Zhen family's private army?"
"It seems like they deliberately seduced us!"
Guan Cheng said with a smile: "The Zhen family is just following the Yuan family's gang. I'm afraid they've invited the Youzhou Army to protect them."
"But when it comes to fighting on water, who can beat us?"
"I'm afraid they lost their ship and wanted to come back for revenge, but they didn't expect that our strength was far beyond their previous expectations. They turned from hunters to prey. It's really ridiculous!"
"Of course, if the matter is exposed and the ferocious tiger finds out, it won't be a good idea. Just seize the goods quickly, kill all the people, and destroy the ship."
Guan Hai nodded and said, "Just in case, I will take a few ships over there to find out who is coming."
He ordered another large ship to approach. When he saw that the two ships were several feet away, he immediately took a few steps forward, stepped on the side of the ship, jumped into the air, and landed directly on the deck of the opposite ship.
He took several ships and sailed towards the fleet in the distance. In less than a quarter of an hour, the two sides were approaching rapidly. When Guan Hai saw clearly, he suddenly realized that something was not good.
I saw a fleet of multi-masted ships on the opposite side of the clear water. Driven by five or six sails, the ship was extremely fast, cutting through the waves and heading this way.
And the logo on its bow is not from the Zhen family fleet, but from the Xuzhou Guangling Navy!
Moreover, there were actually dozens of ships coming, and the bows of the ships were crowded with people. Obviously, there were quite a lot of people!
Guan Hai instinctively felt that something was wrong, and quickly ordered the ship to turn around. Just at this moment, the other party was getting closer and closer, and someone on the bow shouted: "Who is blocking the way on the other side?"
After hearing this, Guan Hai gritted his teeth and shouted: "I am Guan Hai, the commander of the Qingzhou navy!"
"You and I are both subordinates of the Yuan family. Why did you come to our Qingzhou waters for no reason?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of laughter suddenly burst out from the bow of the ship opposite, "Guan Hai!"
"What a coincidence. Who do you think I am?"
Guan Hai looked around and saw an extremely powerful general standing on the opposite bow holding a big bow. He immediately shouted: "How do I know who you are!"
The general shouted: "I am Tai Shici of Donglai!"
"Do you still remember the time when we sent troops to besiege Kong Wenju and were defeated by my reinforcements?"
When Guan Hai heard this, he lost his mind and said in a voiceless voice: "It turns out to be you!"
Seeing Taishi Ci with his bow and arrow ready, he quickly said: "What do you want to do!"
"I am a subordinate of Yuan Qingzhou! You..."
Taishi Ci shouted: "You know what you have done!"
As soon as he let go of his hand, the big bow in his hand shook, and the arrow shot out like a meteor. Guan Hai saw the arrow aimed at his face and dodged in a panic. However, Tai Shi Ci's bow was extremely powerful, and Guan Hai only had to dodge a few inches.
, the arrow has arrived.
With a pop, the arrow shot through Guan Hai's shoulder armor and penetrated his shoulder. The powerful impact drove Guan Hai back continuously, and actually nailed him to the mast behind him.
Guan Hai screamed loudly, and the pirates under his command suddenly became frightened. They were so far away, but the enemy could shoot so accurately!
Taishi Ci waved his hand and said, "Come on!"
"Kill without mercy!"
Dozens of warships instantly approached the Qingzhou pirate ship. The side of the Xuzhou naval warship was extremely high. Thousands of wolf-like and tiger-like soldiers were agile and jumped down like a pack of wolves, landing on the Qingzhou pirate ship.
Rushing towards the panicked Qingzhou pirates.
As soon as they fought, the hearts of the Qingzhou pirates were chilled. This group of Xuzhou navy moved swiftly, with extremely steady footsteps, and their attacks were accurate and brutal. They were far better than the Youzhou army on the Zhen family's merchant ship!
The Qingzhou pirates simply could not withstand such a ferocious attack. Within a moment, the deck was full of corpses.
Some people wanted to beg for mercy, but found that the other party turned a blind eye, so they became frightened, howled miserably, and jumped into the sea. However, if they reached the sea at this time, would they still be alive?
Guan Hai reluctantly pulled out the arrow from his shoulder, took out the ring-headed sword from his waist, shouted and rushed towards the Xuzhou navy, but he heard a pop, a sharp arrow penetrated his knee, and he fell to the ground.
on deck.
He reluctantly turned his head and saw Taishi Ci drawing his bow and arrow again, and shouted: "Stop, I am willing to surrender!"
"The Donglai people will not fight the Donglai people, and the Yellow Turban Army will not kill the Yellow Turban Army. General Taishi, you are not among the Yellow Turban Army."
With a pop, Taishi Ci shot an arrow through Guan Hai's chest and nailed him to the deck.
Taishi Ci put down his bow and thought that the Yellow Turban uprising has been going on for ten years. You, who have been robbing families and homes, do not deserve to be called the Yellow Turban Army. You have only insulted the reputation of the Heavenly Master.
On the side of the Zhen family's merchant ship, Guan Cheng saw that the opposite side was in danger. He was feeling proud. When he turned around, he found that Guan Hai's ship was actually surrounded!
He was shocked and confused, only to hear screams from Guan Hai's ship, which were loud at first and then gradually fainter. He knew that he was being plotted by the other party!
He quickly ordered his warships to reposition, but seeing the delay, Xuzhou Navy warships had already pounced on him!
Guan Cheng knew that Guan Hai was in serious danger, but since he still had more than a dozen ships under his command, he was lucky and thought that he might not lose to the opponent. As soon as the two sides fought, he knew that something was wrong!
The Xuzhou navy was completely different from the soldiers of the Zhen family's warship. Their actions on the ship were extremely clean and tidy. They were not on the same level as the other party at all!
He immediately shouted: "Raise the sails and run away with all your strength!"
However, it was too late. The Xuzhou navy kept firing rockets, setting all the sails of the Qingzhou pirates on fire. This time, Guan Hai had no spare sails, and the ship's speed was greatly reduced.
Countless hooks were thrown and hooked the Qingzhou pirate ship. The Xuzhou navy jumped on the ship one after another. Guan Hai bravely rushed forward, but saw a fierce general from the opposite side jumping over with a double halberd.
The two of them fought together instantly, and within a few seconds, Guan Cheng was beaten so hard that he retreated continuously, feeling extremely embarrassed.
When Yuan Xi met, he knew that the overall situation had been decided, and the mission of the Zhen family merchant ship to lure the enemy was successfully completed.
When Tian Yu saw Taishi Ci and his men clashing on the deck, as if walking on flat ground, Tian Yu couldn't help but sigh: "When it comes to water warfare, I have never seen anyone stronger than General Taishi."
Yuan Xi thought to himself that you are not bad either. Only he knows that Tian Yu is proficient in everything. In later generations, he even defeated the invading navy from Soochow. He can be called an all-rounder.
When he saw that Lu Lingqi was eager to give it a try, he was about to jump in and fight her. He was so frightened that he grabbed her and said, "Are you crazy? Can you swim?"
"Forget it about the deck. If you fall into the water, who can save you?"
After Lu Lingqi heard this, she gave up angrily.
Lu Xun came over and saw that Taishi Ci and the Xuzhou navy had completely suppressed the Qingzhou pirates. He sighed: "The training of this navy is very systematic. Mr. Yuanlong and General Taishi have put in a lot of effort."
"Now it seems that the Guangling naval force is already eighty-nine points ahead of the Jiangdong Tiger's navy."
Yuan Xi was shocked, "You are so powerful, but you still can't catch up with Sun Bofu?"
Lu Xun sighed: "I know that the young master once defended the city and defeated this person, but there are many capable people under his command, especially Zhou Gongjin's unique ability to train the navy, which should not be underestimated."
Yuan Xi was also alert when he heard this. Since Sun Ce captured Wu Commandery, many people have defected to him. Zhou Yu relied on his gentry connections and introduced many people, including Lu Su, Lu Meng and others. Sun Ce's power has begun to expand rapidly.
However, it is a good thing for Yuan Xi who has no intention of plotting Jiangdong for the time being. The people who have direct conflicts with Sun Ce are Yuan Shu and Cao Cao, and Yuan Xi has to be ranked behind.
The reason for this is that there are more road options from the north to the south from the Central Plains than from the north to the east of the Yangtze River.
Given Sun Ce's position, there are two most likely ways to go north to achieve great things in the future, one is to attack Shouchun from Hefei, and the other is to go north from Jingzhou to the Central Plains.
As for the road to Yuan Xi's Guangling Mausoleum, it is really easy to defend but difficult to attack, and few people would choose it. Later, Sun Quan ordered Zhang Zhao to try it, but after losing the battle, he gave up.
But the same is true for Yuan Xi. In the cities of Wu County across the river, from Qu'a to Jianye, none of them are easy to fight. If Yuan Xi wants to go south, he has to go through Hefei.
Therefore, one Jingzhou, one Hefei, and one Xuzhou, the proper places of the Four World Wars, are occupied by Liu Biao, Yuan Shu, Yuan Xi, and Liu Bei respectively. It is already difficult for Yuan Xi to operate in Xuzhou, and he will not think about occupying Hefei and Jingzhou in the short term.
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The war at sea was gradually coming to an end, and the Qingzhou pirates were almost all killed. Lu Lingqi was eager to see it, and said to Yuan Xi unwillingly: "This time I just shot arrows, and there was no blood on the two halberds!"
Yuan Xi said helplessly: "You can fight casually on land. You just saw it at sea. If you fall into the sea, you will die. It is extremely dangerous. You don't know how to swim. What will you do if you fall?"
Lu Lingqi is a person who likes soft things but not hard words. Seeing what Yuan Xi said, she had no choice but to give up her last thoughts.
After another half an hour, the Qingzhou pirates were almost killed. Because they had done too many evil things at sea, Yuan Xi did not want to leave them alive. In the end, the dead bodies were almost piled up on the ship.
Taishi Ci's boat approached. He carried Guan Cheng, who was tied into a rice dumpling, and jumped over with a leap of more than ten feet. Everyone immediately cheered.
Taishi Ci came up and threw Guan Cheng in front of everyone. Yuan Xi walked up to Guan Cheng and said, "You said you have a military position in the Qingzhou Army. Let me see your seal."
Guan Cheng was surprised and doubtful. He had already seen that Yuan Xi was an extraordinary person, but he still took a chance and said: "We are all subordinates of Yuan Xiansi, the governor of Qingzhou!"
"Are you the generals of Yuan Shijun from Youzhou? This is a flood that has washed away the Dragon King Temple!"
"I want to see Yuan Shijun!"
Yuan Xi sneered: "You said you are Yuan Tan's general, do you have any evidence?"
Guan Cheng hesitated for a moment, "The envoy said that our identities should be kept secret and he did not give us a seal, but the fact that we can enter and exit Qingzhou Port at will explains everything!"
Yuan Xi's face turned cold, "Then you came out to rob, and he also knew about it?"
"What is the relationship between the Zhen family caravan and the Yuan family? Don't say you don't know!"
Guan Cheng's heart suddenly trembled, and he muttered: "There is some misunderstanding about this matter. I want to see the envoy, and everything will be clear!"
Yuan Xi sneered: "I am Yuan Xi, what do you want to say?"