Li An also carefully observed, the harbor where the pirates were entrenched was on a small island, the area of this island should be less than ten square kilometers, it was a very inconspicuous small island, and the terrain of this island was not flat, with high mountains and cliffs, and the forest coverage was high enough, so that it was an easy to defend and difficult to attack stronghold.

Since there was only one harbor where ships could anchor, if the army wanted to attack this pirate lair, it was necessary to attack the pirate's heavily fortified harbor from the front, which was too difficult for Sri Buddha's army.

In order to defend against the threat from the official army, the pirates deployed a lot of hunting traps on the small island, as long as they fell into the trap, they died, and the unfamiliarity with the terrain on the island made it difficult for the officers and soldiers to move an inch after landing on the island, and fell into a situation of passive beating, so the officers and soldiers could only let the pirates settle on the island, and they were helpless.

Of course, these small setbacks are too small for the Tang Navy Division, the trebuchets on the cliffs on both sides are very powerful, but it only takes a few rounds of artillery bombardment to destroy them, the first line of defense is not to worry about at all, as for the second line of defense, there is no need to worry, such a large permanent arrow tower is simply a live target for the Tang Army's naval division, and moreover, a landing ship of the Tang Army has ten ironclad gun trucks, these ironclad gun trucks are not afraid of bow and crossbow fire at all, and can effectively resist the attack of rolling wood and stones.

As for the situation that after breaking through the two lines of defense of the pirates, the remaining pirates fleeing into the dense forests deep on the island, there is no need to worry, the island is so big, they can't escape, as long as they occupy their nest and send soldiers and horses to garrison them, these pirates who flee into the dense forest will starve to death sooner or later.

At this time, since the deceased king Sri Buddha was watching from the side, Li An naturally couldn't play a bad role, and he wanted to show the powerful strength of the Tang Empire in front of the king of this small country, so as to improve the international prestige of the Tang Empire.

"The order goes down, the left and right ships attack the pirate catapults on the cliffs on both sides, and they must all be annihilated to ensure that our army can completely enter the harbor."

Li An opened his mouth and gave a military order.

After the military order was issued, except for the largest steam gunboat that Li An was riding, slowed down, the two steam gunboats next to him accelerated forward and prepared to attack.

The pirates entrenched on the island all showed disdain when they saw the Tang Dynasty sailors coming to attack, but after seeing the Tang Dynasty ships clearly, they showed a little fear.

In the past, when the officers and soldiers came to attack, they saw ordinary ships, but this time the ships were obviously much larger, and the most important thing was that they made a lot of noise, and there was a thick black smoke, which was a situation that the pirates had never seen, and they were a little nervous, but at the same time, they were also extremely confident in their own defense facilities, and felt that it was impossible for the Tang Navy steam gunboats that rushed over to avoid their catapult attacks, besides, there was a powerful permanent arrow tower in the port, and the Tang army could not break through.

Of course, this is entirely because they are too ignorant to know the powerful strength of the steam gunboats of the Tang Empire, with the strong strength of the steam gunboats of the Tang Empire, it is a matter of minutes to destroy them, and they don't even need to use all their strength, only a part of their strength is enough.

The two steam gunboats were at first side by side, but when they were about to reach the harbor, they were changed to one in front of the other in order to facilitate the use of the firepower of the two strings.

This is because most of the guns of the Datang steam gunboats are deployed on both sides of the ship, if a steam gunboat deals with a pirate, they can only play one side of the artillery, and the other side is idle, and the method of one after the other, you can let the two ships exert all their firepower, so that you can destroy the pirate catapult on the cliff faster.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

A number of shells fell on both sides of the cliff like raindrops, and the initial test shot could not be very accurate, many shells fell on the cliff, and the cliff was punched out of a large crater, and some of the shells crossed the top of the cliff and fell into the sea in the distance, setting off huge waves, and the huge sound of the splash could be heard far away.

Only a handful of shells landed accurately on the top of the cliff and kicked up huge amounts of smoke and dust, which looked quite spectacular.

Since it was a test firing at the beginning, the hit rate of the shells was not high, and it did not even cause substantial damage to the pirates, but the loud explosion frightened the pirates.

These pirates entrenched here, lacking contact with the outside world, were a small group of regional pirates, they had never seen such a battle, and they were immediately frightened by the loud sound, and they all squatted on the ground with their heads in their hands, for fear of losing their lives.

"Your Royal Highness, see it! This is the power of artillery, because the first time it was a test fire, so most of the shells were missed, and the next few salvos were suffered by pirates. ”

Ang Lee put down the binoculars and said with a smile.

King Sri Buddha seemed to have just come out of shock, was stunned for a moment, and nodded: "It's amazing, it's shocking, the artillery is really a good thing, the range is long, and the power is great." ”

"Boom, boom, boom......"

This was followed by several rounds of heavy shelling, and a large number of shells fell on the top of the cliff, blowing up the pirates' preset catapult positions, and many pirates were killed on the spot, while some of the pirates who were still alive fled quickly, wishing to grow a few more legs.

The fierce artillery bombardment completely destroyed the pirate catapults on the cliff, and even broke the will of the pirates stationed on the cliff to resist.

"Your Royal Highness, how is it, isn't it enjoyable, do you want to come with a few shots in person?"

Ang Lee said with a smile.

"I can shoot myself, really?"

King Sri Buddha was very excited, he had grown so big, and he had never fired a cannon? The mood of the first cannon can be imagined.

Li An understood the mood of King Sri Buddha very well, and said with a smile: "The pirate catapults on both sides have been cleared, and it is time to enter the harbor and clear the permanent arrow tower on the front, so let our gunboat go to battle, and the two warships next to us are responsible for covering." ”

After the order was given, Ang Lee's steamer ship accelerated towards the harbor, while the two previous steamboats slowed down to respond and escort.

Because the threat on both sides had been lifted, the steam-cannon ship that Ang Lee and King Sri Buddha were riding successfully entered the pirate harbor.

"The pirates of the Arrow Tower are still holding on, and it seems that the pirates on both sides did not inform their companions after they fled, so these guys don't know what happened, sadly."

Ang Lee smiled and looked ahead.

"Li Shilang, let's go and shoot!"

King Sri Buddha seemed a little anxious.

Li An nodded, asked the soldiers to adjust the angle of the artillery, aimed at the pirate's permanent arrow tower, and then led the deceased King Sri Buddha to the position of the artillery.

"Li Shilang, the artillery is ready."

The soldier reported.

Li An looked at the angle and nodded, "Load the shells." ”

Soon, the shells were accurately loaded into place, and the target was calibrated again, making the final preparations before firing.

"Your Royal Highness, pull this rope, pull it hard, and the cannonball will occur."

Ang Lee handed the rope to King Sri Buddha and put him in charge of firing the first shot.

"Just pull hard?"

Li An nodded and said, "Yes, it's all already aimed, let's fire!" ”

King Sri Buddha smiled and nodded, pulling hard.

"Boom ......"

A loud bang was heard, and a cannonball went out and hit the permanent arrow tower in front of it.

"Hit, I hit, haha!"

King Sri Buddha laughed happily, this was his first time operating an artillery, although the aiming work was done by the Tang Dynasty, but this was enough, after all, the first artillery in his life was a great success, and it was very worth celebrating.

"Your Royal Highness, do you want another shot?"

Ang Lee said with a smile.

King Sri Buddha said loudly, as if he had been beaten with chicken blood, "What are you waiting for, another cannon, quickly reload the cannonballs." ”

Because of his excitement, he actually ordered the Tang Dynasty soldiers directly, Li An nodded slightly, and asked the soldiers to obey the words of this naughty king.

Because the first shell hit accurately, and the target in front was relatively large, the next few shells also hit the target accurately, and directly destroyed a permanent arrow tower, and all the pirates in the arrow tower were also killed.

With just one cannon on a steam gunboat, he killed a permanent arrow tower in a few clicks, which fully reflected the great strength of the Tang Dynasty sailors, and at the same time, it also made the deceased king Sri Buddha too addicted.

"Give the order, and all the artillery will fire together, destroying all the targets in front."

Li An gave the ultimate order, asking the Tang soldiers to kill all the targets on the beach, so as to facilitate the landing ships in the rear to board the island and eliminate all the remaining pirates.

The pirates on the cliffs were farther and taller, but they had been easily eliminated, not to mention the permanent arrow towers on the beach, and after a few volleys of the Tang Army's naval divisions, all the permanent turrets and other various facilities had been completely cleared.

The pirates defending the Eternal Arrow Tower were miserable, all of them were killed by the artillery, and not a single one was alive.

"Order, let the landing ship dock, board the pirates, and clear the remnants of the pirates."

Ang Lee gave the order.

Soon, the landing ship landed without any scruples, and ten ironclad artillery wagons and fifty attached infantry stormed the beach, and the landing ground was established without hindrance.

The ship of Sri Buddha, who led the way, also landed, followed by three steam gunboats, and the men and horses of each ship went ashore one after another, and formed a powerful force on the beach, with a total strength of only five hundred.

One mile deep in the harbor was the pirate's lair, but when the Tang army rushed up, there was no one in the lair, and it was obvious that they had fled.

Although the area of the island is not large, it is also several square kilometers, and it is really not easy to find the few pirates who escaped on such a large island, but the pirate's lair has been occupied, and these pirates who have fled into the mountains do not have the most basic living facilities, and God knows how long they can last.

Li An ordered the ironclad artillery cart to lead the team, and the soldiers were divided into ten routes to clear the remaining pirates, with one ironclad artillery cart on each road, and twenty soldiers to follow.

Although the strength of each road seems to be a little thin, but there are less than fifty pirates who have escaped, and they have not gathered together, the Tang army has ironclad artillery trucks to open the way, and they are fully capable of dealing with the situation on the island, even if they encounter traps, the huge and sturdy ironclad artillery vehicles can deal with it calmly.

"Li Shilang, this battle is really cool, most of the pirates were wiped out in one go, and the remaining pirates are estimated to not last long."

King Sri Buddha said excitedly.

Li An smiled: "It's a small meaning, these pirates are all backward weapons, how can they stop my Tang Dynasty sailors, come to people, prepare pen and ink." ”

"Li Shilang, what do you want to do with pen and ink, do you want to write poetry?"

King Sri Buddha asked.

Li An shook his head and said, "No, I want to draw." ”

"What picture?"

"Surfboards."

Li Ang replied with a smile, and took the pen and ink handed by his subordinates, and began to draw the precise production diagram of the surfboard.

King Sri Buddha did not bother Ang Lee, and went out alone to enjoy the scenery and inspect the damage to the pirate building to understand the power of the cannonballs.

The structure of the surfboard was very simple, and it was not very difficult to draw, so it only took Ang Lee half an hour to complete it, and called a few soldiers who knew carpenters.

For convenience, there are still quite a few craftsmen such as carpenters and blacksmiths in Ang Lee's team, and now it's time for them to come in handy.

In order to prevent the carpenter from being unable to read the drawings, Li Ang personally explained to the drawings, told the carpenter what the soldiers should do, what positions needed special attention, and asked the carpenter to start working immediately, taking materials from the pirate's lair and starting to make surfboards.

It will take a little time to encircle and suppress the pirates, so Ang Lee decided to stay on this island for a day, and this time should not be wasted, in addition to some of the soldiers continuing to surround and suppress the remaining pirates, he also wants to make surfboards and let the soldiers try it, so that the dead king Sri Buddha can open his eyes.

Since the structure and material requirements of surfboards are really very low, the requirement given by Ang Lee is to mass produce five, and there are not many materials wasted anyway.

A dozen soldiers were busy making surfboards, and King Sri Buddha was watching, and no matter how much he thought, he could not think of how a small wooden board could carry people to and fro in the sea, and how this could be achieved.

It takes some time to make a surfboard, and King Sri Buddha can't keep watching, but he's also very concerned about the siege of pirates, and he gets excited every time news of the elimination of a remnant of pirates comes from ahead.

The remaining pirate leader and a dozen of his subordinates, with their familiarity with the terrain, quietly ran to a cliff crevice by the sea, where a small boat was hidden, and they could escape from the nearby pirates by sitting on the boat.