Zhao Xuhai pointed to the sea and said: "Young Master Hua, look, the formation of the 'Black Dragon Palace' has been completely dispersed, and the flaws have been exposed. Mr. Cao and Mr. Shen will definitely not let go of this opportunity. Hundreds of ships from the Walled Navy have also entered the formation, and it’s time for these pirates to be completely defeated!"
Hua Bushi nodded and said: "That's it. It seems that Mr. Peng is indeed not easy. We are already in sight of victory in this battle."
Zhao Xuhai said: "Not only is it not simple, Mr. Peng is really a man of God! With more than twenty warships attacking the 'Thousand Scales Formation' without even damaging a single ship, Zhao has never encountered such a person in his life." A man who is capable of naval battles, Zhao Xuhai is convinced that he lost today's bet and has nothing to say at all!"
At this time, Mr. Zhao Qian's admiration for Peng San was as endless as the surging river. He seemed to have forgotten that not long ago, he and the country bumpkin were red-faced and almost drew swords at each other.
Zhao Xuhai's prediction was not wrong. The imperial navy fleet soon discovered that the pirates' ship formation was in chaos. They immediately turned the bow of the ship and no longer used the "scaling method" to circle around the outside, but directly attacked The center of the "Thousand Scales Water Formation".[
At this time, the various pirate ships in the "Thousand Scales Water Formation" were running away in all directions. The original scattered formation no longer existed, and the few sparse cannons could not stop the opponent's approach. Not long after, the Guangdong border water was Half of the division's more than two hundred warships have rushed into the water stronghold of the "Black Dragon Palace".
The imperial navy was well-equipped, and was not as short of ammunition as the ships in Okura Castle. There were dozens of cannons installed on the large ships and ships. Suddenly, the roar started again, and the two strings of each ship were on fire. The "Black Dragon Palace" pirate ships were vomiting wildly and became a mess. They were quite densely packed with each other, making it difficult to react. In a moment, three more loach ships were sunk.
Zhao Xuhai was very happy and said: "Master Hua, look, our warships from the Guangdong Navy have rushed up. This ragtag group of pirates will definitely be difficult to defeat. We have already won this battle!"
Hua Bushi did not answer, but stared at the naval battle ahead, with a look of contemplation on his face.
Bai Yiling, who was standing nearby, noticed the young master's expression and said, "Master, we are about to win, aren't you happy?"
Hua Bushi said: "I just feel a little strange. We clearly have a huge advantage and are about to break the formation, but why are the five giant shark ships in the opponent's formation still moving?"
So far in this battle, twenty pirate ships have been sunk or captured, and six or seven more are on fire. More than half of the "Thousand Scales Water Formation" has been destroyed, but the five giant shark ships have been destroyed from the beginning. In the end, they parked motionless in the center of the formation, without any reaction to the battle situation. Those five giant ships were the strongest combat power in the opponent's formation. If they failed to capture them, the pirates of the "Black Dragon Palace" It cannot be considered defeated.
Zhao Xuhai watched for a while and said: "What Master Hua said is a bit strange. But I think they were probably squeezed in the middle by other pirate ships, so they couldn't move. When our ships attack, they must They just have to run away."
However, this time, Zhao Xuhai's prediction was not accurate. Before the ships of the Guangdong Navy could attack, five giant shark ships had already taken action at the same time. Try to stay several miles away, Hua Bushi and others People can still see the blue-black sails rising instantly on the giant shark ships, and the five giant ships start to move in five different directions.
Not only the five giant shark battleships, but all the "Black Dragon Palace" ships in the "Thousand Scales Formation" seemed to have received the order and began to disperse in all directions at full speed.
There were many pirate ships in the previous formation fleeing in all directions, but this time the movements were completely different from the previous chaos of crowding and collision. All the pirate ships moved in a very orderly manner, and hundreds of ships quickly dispersed. None of the ships collided with other ships, which was obviously a result of careful planning.
Except for a few pirate ships that were seriously damaged and difficult to move, or were fighting closely with Okura Castle's ships, the other ships of the "Black Dragon Palace" had all spread out to more than ten ships within a cup of tea. On the surface of the sea within a radius of 1,000 meters, the original water stronghold and the "Thousand Scales Formation" also disintegrated and ceased to exist.
Zhao Xuhai once again stared and opened his mouth. If Peng San used flag language to mobilize twenty ships in Okura City and divided them into seven teams, which made General Zhao Qian shocked and ashamed, at this time " Hundreds of ships from the "Black Dragon Palace" quickly dispersed on the sea, and their command and dispatch abilities were definitely not inferior to Peng San's!
The movements of the pirate ships on the sea did not stop. Each ship was sailing at full speed, gradually gathering in five directions to form five square formations. Each formation was headed by a giant shark ship, with thirty ships Pirate ship composition.
These five square formations were arranged on the ocean surface, forming a five-pointed force, surrounding the ships of Okura Castle and the hundreds of ships of the Guangdong Navy that had rushed into the "Thousand Scales Formation" .The "Jinyu" was already several miles behind the ships in front, but it fell outside the encirclement of the five phalanxes.
At this time, not only Zhao Xuhai and Hua Bushi, but also Sima Rulan, who was not familiar with water fighting, also saw that something was wrong with the situation.
She asked aloud: "Mr. Zhao Qian, those pirate ships are now divided into five teams, but I don't know what formation they are in?"
Zhao Xuhai said: "Well, this seems to be the Five Elements Formation or something like that. Even the general can't quite understand it."
Peng San on the high platform waved a lantern and issued an order to retreat. The ships in Okura City that had been fighting with the pirate ships had abandoned the enemy ships that they were about to capture and turned around to sail back. Come.[
And Peng Sanyi jumped out of the high platform, performed Qinggong and turned over like a kite. He flew several feet away and landed in front of Sima Rulan and others. He was still holding the lantern in both hands, there was a lot of sweat on his forehead, but there was a trace of sweat on his face. With a look of anxiety, he said: "Miss City Lord, the other side has formed a 'Five Dragon Formation'. It seems that we are unlikely to win today's battle. Send a message to the Guangdong Navy to tell them to come back quickly. Maybe We can also save some ships!”
Sima Rulan said: "The pirates' formation is so powerful that even Mr. Peng San can't break it?"
Peng San said: "Although the Five Dragons Formation is powerful, I am not incapable of breaking it, but today we do not have the conditions to break the formation. Miss, you better send the signal quickly, otherwise the naval ships will suffer even greater losses!"
Sima Rulan said: "Okay. Come here, send out a firework signal to notify the navy in Guangdong to retreat immediately due to danger."
Tonight, Cao Muyun and Okura Castle met to attack the water village of "Black Dragon Palace" from both inside and outside. The two sides had already agreed on fireworks signals and could send simple messages to each other. After receiving the order, a disciple of "Wanjintang" reached out and took something from his arms. After coming out of the fireworks tube, I was about to set it off, but suddenly a hand from the side stretched out and grabbed the fireworks tube.
It was Hua Bushi who blocked the sending of fireworks signals.
The eldest young master looked solemn and said: "If I guessed correctly, when the 'Thousand Scales Water Formation' of the 'Black Dragon Palace' was breached by Peng Sanye, the five giant shark ships had not moved, and they were trying to lure Guangdong away. The ships of the Guangdong Marine Division entered the formation to lure the enemy. Now the opponent's plan has succeeded. Even if the Guangdong Marine Division immediately turns around and retreats, I'm afraid it will be too late!"
Peng San said anxiously: "Although you can't retreat completely by retreating immediately, you can at least save about half of the ships. If you miss the opportunity and wait for the 'Five Dragon Formation' to be assembled and activated, your retreat will be cut off in an instant. Hundreds of ships are about to be engulfed in the formation! There is no time to say more at this time, just send out the fireworks signal quickly!"
Hua Bushi still held the fireworks tube tightly with his palm and said: "Even if we can barely save half of the ships of the Guangdong Navy, we are bound to lose in tonight's battle, right? That's it. We already have advance and retreat, so we can only fight with all our strength! Mr. Peng just said that you have a way to break the 'Five Dragon Formation'. No matter whether it is feasible or not, we can only give it a try!"
Tonight's sea battle is a showdown concerning the life and death of Okura City. If the five major water villages in Guangdong lose half of their ships, then this battle will be lost. And once defeated, the remnants of the Daming Navy may be able to escape. Returning to the Middle-earth Continent, Okura City will definitely be occupied. The more than 100,000 people in the city will not be able to escape. They will all fall into the hands of the "Black Dragon Palace" pirates, and their lives will not be saved.
In fact, except for the Ming Dynasty Navy in Guangdong, Okura City has no other reinforcements that can be counted on. Now that the city is running out of food, even if it is to move troops, it will be too late. What Hua Bushi said is Advance and retreat, this is the principle.
At this time, Sima Rulan had also understood the meaning of Hua Bushi's words, and her face suddenly changed, and she said: "Mr. Peng San, is the situation really like this? Then we must not retreat, we must fight with the 'Black Dragon Palace' The pirates will fight to the death!"
Peng San sighed and said: "I, Peng San, are not being discouraged. The 'Five Dragons Formation' is a forbidden formation. It is ten times more powerful than the 'Thousand Scales Water Formation' just now. Now it seems that the other party is hosting it." The warriors are also extremely skilled in naval warfare, and their abilities are probably no worse than mine, Peng San. If the Black Dragon King hadn't come in person, he would have been the top two figures in the 'Nine Dragon Sons', and we would have fought to the death. There’s no chance of winning!”
Sima Rulan said: "But this battle must not be lost! No matter what, we have to fight hard!"
Zhao Xuhai said: "Miss Sima, as the saying goes, 'If you keep the green hills, you won't be afraid of running out of firewood.' Even if we are defeated today, we can at least save our lives. There will be a day of revenge in the future, so why must we risk our lives now?" As a general, it’s better to retreat quickly!”
Sima Rulan clenched her fists and almost broke her teeth.
Of course she understands the principle of holding back for a while, but Okura City is not only the inheritance left by her father Sima Zhufeng, but also has more than 100,000 people in the city. This is something Sima Rulan will never give up. Even if she risks her life, The lives of these people cannot be ignored.
At this point, she and Hua Bushi could be considered like-minded. At this point, Sima Rulan couldn't help but turn her attention to the young master for help.