Chapter 130: Water War (3)
Before the dog could finish his words, he was pulled by someone and went straight out of the cabin, and the other hand of the person who pulled him was a helmet that had been taken off, but fortunately he had time to remove the blade from his waist just now.
"Which direction?" asked Zhou Kang impatiently as he came to the deck.
The little dog also realized the severity of the situation at this moment, and hurriedly stretched out his hand and pointed behind him, and said at the same time: "Over there!"
"How far is it?"
"Less than five miles!"
"No, the other party is so fast, only four miles!" said the little dog again after only a moment.
"Pull the alarm, sound the gong, prepare for battle!" Zhou Kang immediately shouted to a young man who rushed behind him.
The other party is menacing, and there is no need to guess their intentions!
A moment later, the crisp sound of gongs resounded up and down the ship, followed by the sound of hurried but orderly footsteps.
And as the alarm sounded, the flotilla not far away also got the news, and then the gongs sounded one after another.
The continuous sound of gongs naturally also reached the ironclad ship in the rear, because the other party also had excellent scouts, so He Yun didn't expect to be able to quietly approach the fleet in front, but now the two fleets are no more than two miles apart, even if you only use the naked eye, you can clearly see the busy sailors on the deck of the other party's ship, and the other party still wants to escape, naturally there is no possibility!
It's just that of course there is no idea of running away in Zhou Kang's heart, behind him is the belongings that the eldest brother Xu Chen has earned with great difficulty, and it is also the capital of all of them, and in Zhou Kang's mind, there must not be the slightest mistake!
Zhou Kang immediately gave the order to prepare for battle, and at the same time, the sailors quickly adjusted the sails, still the original method, Zhou Kang immediately knocked the ship horizontally, trying to block the enemy's offensive.
It's just that it is not as easy to complete such an action in this turbulent river as it was in Poyang Lake before, but fortunately, Zhou Kang invited experienced sailors this time, although it is difficult, it is not too difficult for this group of people who often run in the river and sea.
Although at this time, facing the roaring enemy ship, and looking at the dark iron plate covering the enemy ship, if it really hits, I am afraid that it will be difficult to say whether the ship under the seat can hold on any longer, but Zhou Kang still chose to do so.
Anyway, there is no cargo on this ship, if sacrificing a ship can really bring you some preparation time, it is also a good choice, as for these brothers, he is not worried at all, they all grew up in the water town, and the body has long been honed by the current like a swimming fish, as long as it enters the water, there is no need to escape!
It's just that it seems that it has not yet come to the time when Zhou Kang sacrifices himself, although Zhou Kang's response is fast, it seems that the enemy ship has already expected him to be so general, and four of them deviated from the pre-planned course early, rushed over from the side of Zhou Kang's boat, and then rushed straight towards the fleet in front.
Seeing this, how could Zhou Kang not understand the enemy's purpose!
"Oops! Flag bearer! Immediately send a message to the fleet in front, let them stay close to each other, hold on to reinforcements, and never let the other side tear the defense line!" Zhou Kang immediately shouted.
Then a huge lantern was lit up in the lookout at the top of the mainsail, and behind the lantern there was a large concave lens that gathered the beams of light from the lantern, and a chess player was flying the flag.
"I'm cāo! Liuli! It's Liuli! Fucking use such a big glass as a lantern!!"
The rear deliberately slowed down the speed a little above the enemy ship, and He Yun was naturally attracted by the only bright light in this dark night, not to mention that this light was so bright!
He Yun, who understood the movements of the flag bearer, as a senior commander of the water war, naturally immediately understood the significance of the glass lantern and mirror for the water war, so almost a moment later, he immediately thought about changing his previous plan, this thing is too important!
It's just that before He Yun gave the order to slow down, a loud "boom" sounded, followed by a violent shaking of the ship's hull, and He Yun, who was attracted by the glass baby, didn't stabilize his body for a while, and saw that he was about to fall.
Fortunately, Kong Ke, who was standing beside him, immediately reached out and pulled it when he saw this, and it was only then that He Yun's fat body was stabilized.
"Baby, baby?" He Yun, who had just stood firmly, didn't have time to care about other things, and a pair of eyes immediately opened and looked towards the lookout above the mainsail opposite.
I saw that on the lookout, the flag bearer was also broken by the impact, but he didn't have time to pay attention to his injuries, so with the help of another companion, he straightened the fallen lantern and mirror, and then sent out the unfinished flag again.
Seeing that the "baby" stood up intact again, He Yun immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and then stared at the "baby" with a burning heart, wishing that he could have wings on his back and fly directly over it!
He Yun, who was looking energetically, suddenly felt some pain in his shoulder, and when he turned his head, he saw that his shoulder was being grabbed by a pair of slightly thin hands, and fat was still bubbling out suddenly between his fingers......
"Ah!!h
"What the are you doing!!
Kong Ke ignored the angry He Yun, stretched out his hand and pointed into the distance, and then looked at He Yun with a strange look.
He Yun was a little hairy by his eyes, and he couldn't care about the pain in his shoulder for a while, turned his head, and looked at the place where his finger was going.
I saw that although the fleet in the distance had gradually become blurred in the river fog, but at this moment, in the fog in the air, there were lights one after another.
He Yun now understood what Kong Ke's eyes meant! Who the hell are these people! Have orphans and beggars become so rich these days?
Not to mention the cargo on the ship for the time being, such a huge glass alone is already a priceless treasure!
"Attack!"
He Yun's tone was also a little trembling at this moment, since there were so many glass lamps on the opposite side, it didn't matter if the ship in front of him was destroyed, on the contrary, as long as the ship was destroyed, the fleet that lost the protection of force was just a lamb to the slaughter! Therefore, He Yun immediately gave the order to attack.
But in response to him, it was a clump of burning black crockpots from the other direction, the crockpots hit the deck, and immediately burst open, and the oil contained in them was immediately sprinkled on the ground, and then a little bit of red star, and the flames "poofed" out, and then there was a pungent smell.
Just after the two ships collided, Zhou Kang stood firm, and immediately ordered the teenagers to start seizing this rare opportunity to launch a counterattack.
The name of Hongzhou Shipyard was really not blown out, and the ship under Zhou Kang's feet was violently hit by the ironclad ship coming at high speed, and it only broke a big hole in the hull, but the general structure of the hull was not greatly damaged.
Because the specifications of the ships on both sides are the same, the iron ramming column installed in front of the ironclad ship can only open an opening in the middle of the hull of Zhou Kang's boat, and the draft of Zhou Kang's boat is much shallower, this opening is still a few feet away from the river, and it is not so easy for the river water to pour in.
After receiving Zhou Kang's order, the teenagers immediately loaded the new trebuchet placed on the deck with ammunition. Today's trebuchet is not comparable to the original thing that made zuò from bamboo, not only is it durable, but also has more than twice the range of the original, and the rate of fire is naturally much faster!
In just a few moments, a steady stream of black clay pots poured straight towards He Yun's boat like raindrops.
By the time He Yun ordered the distance between the two sides to be widened, there was not much to see on the deck of the ship that had not been ignited.
"Damn! These little beggars are so fierce!" He Yun was also aroused by Zhou Kang's attack at this moment, and he commanded the rest of the soldiers to start fighting back while directing people to extinguish the fire.
Fortunately, He Yun's side had a lot of manpower, and the flames on the deck were quickly extinguished, and Zhou Kang stopped dropping bombs when he saw that the distance between the two sides was widened, after all, they didn't have much stock of fire oil tanks, so they had to save some money.
On the deck of the ship, two rows of soldiers stood side by side, and then the soldier in front of him half-crouched down and struggled to pull a huge bow, while another strong soldier was responsible for pulling the thick bowstring apart, and when the whole bow was full, the strong soldier reached out and took a huge arrow from the side and put it on the longbow.
The bow and arrows are very thick! About the thickness of a child's arm! After the bow and arrows were opened, a sharp sound of breaking through the air sounded, and more than a dozen thick arrows flew towards the opposite side.
"Get down!" Seeing the sharp arrow flying, Zhou Kang immediately shouted loudly.
Most of the boys and sailors quickly bowed down, but a few of them were still moving a little slower......
A few sailors were immediately pierced by sharp arrows because of their lack of protection, and the strength of the thick arrows continued unabated, and the human body was pulled back alive, and finally nailed to the wooden wall of the cabin.
Looking at the tail of the arrow that was still shaking incessantly, and the sailor who was still moaning when he was nailed to the wooden wall, and the human internal organs on the deck that were still emitting heat from the sharp arrow, the remaining sailors could not help but feel a deep fear, and this fear was spreading rapidly.
Zhou Kang, as the commander-in-chief, naturally felt this atmosphere immediately, so he immediately ordered loudly: "Change the stone bullets! Hit Lao Tzu hard at that group of shooters!"
Zhou Kang's voice was slightly crazy, but when the corner of his eye inadvertently glanced at a place behind him, his voice stopped abruptly!
"Little Deng Zi !!"
Then a howl as fierce as a beast rang out.
I saw a young man wearing armor and holding a steel shield, who was half-kneeling on the deck at the moment, and the steel shield in his hand was being pierced at the moment, and the sharp arrow was still struggling to tear open the armor on the young man's body after piercing the shield.
The boy's abdomen was already blood-red at the moment......