On the clear water of the Yangtze River, the waves rolled back one after another. One after another, the fast boats approached the high-rise ships of the Jingzhou Navy, quickly circled around the high-rise ships in a short distance, and shot sharp arrows into the high-rise ships.
, the Jingzhou sailors on the building boat had just taken aim through the arrow holes in the female wall, but the clipper had changed its direction and fled.
Arrows rained like locusts, nailing the parapet. The parapet of the building was very defensive. The arrows fired by the clippers were basically blocked by the wooden windows. The Jingzhou soldiers suffered very few casualties, but after sealing all the wooden windows, long
The rowers were unable to paddle normally, and the boat's progress was hindered. Even because of the uneven rowing of the oars, coupled with the waves in the river, the tall boat was swaying on the river and almost about to capsize.
"This is unreasonable. What is going on? Where did the water thieves come from? They are so bold that they dare to attack our Jingzhou navy warships..."
Cai Zhong looked at the water thieves outside and cursed loudly, but suddenly the boat shook violently under his feet, and he almost fell to the deck. Several Jingzhou soldiers around him hurriedly supported him.
On the bow of a black ship in the distance, a yellow-faced man in brocade and a fair-faced scholar with a stern face stood facing the wind. They watched from a distance as the Clippers used wolf pack tactics to entangle the Jingzhou navy.
, the rough man said to the scholar: "Commander Wei, Gan is really convinced. Gan has been a water thief for so many years, but he has never dared to confront the navy, let alone the Jingzhou navy, which is known as the best in the world."
The two of them were Gan Ning, the Jinfan thief, and Wei Wen, the leader of the Dongting Lake water thieves.
Gan Ning looked calmly as he watched those Jingzhou boats unable to cope, trapped in the center of the river, and being shaken by the waves. He said calmly: "It's just a coincidence. General Gan can do the same, every March during the rainy season."
Before it arrives, the water from Yunmengze Lake will pour in, and there will be big waves on the Hukou River. The tall ships are not suitable for traveling in the wind and waves. In addition, these Jingzhou navy ships are too light, so they
He will be tossed about by the wind and waves and will be unable to fight back."
The high-rise boats have at least two floors, usually three floors, and some are five or six stories high. Being too tall causes the center of gravity to be unstable. Generally, high-rise boats are suitable for sailing in calm rivers. When encountering wind and waves, they usually turn back to the harbor, otherwise the whole ship is likely to overturn.
Countless famous building ships in history have suffered from this disaster, which has also become the biggest flaw of building ships.
The reason why the Jingzhou navy is the best in the world is not only because of its proficiency in water warfare, but also because the warships are also the best in the world. The bottoms of Jingzhou's tower ships are all equipped with rollers and blades based on the previous generation of tower ships, which can greatly increase the number of ships.
Strong winds and waves are resistant to strong winds and waves, so the water thieves of the Jingzhou generation basically did not dare to rob official ships. Even in storms and waves, the water thieves' clippers were no match for Jingzhou's large ships.
But Cai Zhong was the most unlucky in history. The load factor was usually taken into consideration when sailing long-distance warships. But this time, in order to transport as much grain as possible, the ship carried very little other cargo. After unloading the grain, the warship could be said to be "light as a swallow".
I ran faster, but my ability to withstand wind was much lower. Originally, if I had picked someone up at the police station, this situation would not have happened. Who knew I would have been "robbed" by Wenpin on the way.
Now there is almost nothing else on the boat except sailors and a few soldiers. As it goes down the river, it is catching up with the tide of Dongting Lake. Wei Wen has been a water thief all year round. How can he miss this rare opportunity in a century? It would have been necessary to gather the ships.
Those who went to Dongting Lake to pick up Fan Lixiang happened to seize these Jingzhou warships.
Gan Ning looked at it and said with some worry: "Commander Wei, these large ships are well-defended, and it seems that the Jingzhou sailors are skilled in handling the ships. They won't be able to capsize them for a while. How can we win this fleet?"
"I'm waiting for them to be exhausted." Wei Wen said quietly.
In such strong winds and waves, the tall ship cannot bear the water depth. It is a very labor-intensive task for sailors to steer the ship steadily.
"Then how long do we have to wait?" Gan Ning suddenly became anxious: "My lord asked me to pick up Miss Fan Lixiang. If this continues, if anything happens to Miss Fan Lixiang, I will not be able to return to my lord."
Wei Wen smiled softly, with a calm and calm look on his face, his hands behind his back, and his green clothes billowing in the river wind.
"Xingba, don't worry. I know Fan Lixiang. She is a witty and ruthless woman. Before entering Jingnan, she and her father Fan Chang passed by Yunmengze and were caught by a group of water thieves. Fan Lixiang borrowed that
The water thief leader took her opportunity lightly, killed the water thief leader, and escaped from the thief island with her father.
I was asked by the water thief to personally lead people to capture her father and daughter. Fan Lixiang may have thought that her father was very brave, so she provoked me to compete with her father in a martial arts competition. She wanted me to let them go because she wanted to win the competition. I agreed.
, it’s a pity that she overestimated her father’s martial arts.”
"Hahaha." Gan Ning laughed loudly and praised: "Commander Wei is superb in martial arts, Gan Ning admires him very much, but Gan didn't expect that someone as calm as Commander Wei would be fooled by a little girl. Could it be Commander Wei?
Are you attracted to her appearance?"
Gan Ning was fond of martial arts throughout his life. He went to the mountains to learn martial arts as a young man. After he came down from the mountains to learn martial arts, he often competed with martial artists. When he met Wei Wen, he was itchy and unbearable, so he asked Wei Wen to compete with him. The results of the competition were that everyone had his own merits.
Wei Wen's martial arts skills were far superior to Gan Ning's, but his physical skills outweighed his power. Gan Ning felt that if he were among thousands of troops, he would be stronger than Wei Wen, but if he was fighting alone or wanted to kill someone, he would be stronger than Wei Wen.
Wei Wen is far stronger than him.
There was a constant sound of killing in the distance, arrows were being thrown, and ships and ships were fighting fiercely in the wind and waves. Wei Wen smiled faintly, took a breath, and said calmly: "At that time, Fan Lixiang had already provoked my men.
There was a lot of noise, everyone was waiting to see me compete with Fan Chang. If I didn't compete, it would not only be a matter of face, but also related to my prestige on the island. At that time, I was just fifteen years old."
Gan Ning understood immediately. At that time, Wei Wen had just taken over his father's old army. If he could not establish his prestige, he might not be able to control those old water thieves. Therefore, Wei Wen was not acting out of his own free will, but because he had to do it. At this time, Gan Ning
I can't help but admire Fan Lixiang's wit and ability.
Wei Wen paused for a moment, sighed and continued: "Although I won the competition, I still let them go because I understood a truth from this incident. I always thought that water thieves should be fierce and fierce.
Only when you are full of passion, dare to kill and charge, and make others feel a vicious aura when they see you, can you gain a foothold in Yunmengze where water thieves are everywhere.
But then I discovered that I was wrong. Fan Lixiang's small provocation trick deceived my fierce subordinates, so that they could have killed the two fathers and daughters without any worries, but became full of obstacles.
It was also from that time that I began to train my men to be bloodless water thieves who could remain calm in any situation. Once they heard the order, they would rush forward silently and complete the task with silent and sharp movements.
Task, because everything else is unnecessary."
Gan Ning took another look at the water thieves standing behind Wei Wen. Although they were all plainly dressed, they were all very calm, as if they had not seen the battle ahead. However, their eyes were bright, and they were attacking the Jingzhou navy.
In the past, Gan Ning felt that all of Wei Wen's songs were like this.
As quiet as a solitary tomb and as moving as a ghost, it’s no wonder that although Wei Wen’s tribe was small, it could cross the rivers.
Only then did Gan Ning realize that the water thieves who attacked the building ship were all shouting out to his Jinfan tribesmen, and they were shouting fiercely, but their skills in sailing or archery were far inferior to those of Wei Wen's water thieves.
The silent ghost gave the Jingzhou soldiers the greatest shock.