The battle did not last long, and the besieged Great Eclipse warships were all sunk, and only the pointed masts were still exposed on the river.

"Sinking?" Famaitu was dumbfounded and muttered.

"So fast, it sank?!" Adjutant Yasin opened his mouth wide in surprise to accommodate an egg.

The smell of gunsmoke has not dissipated, and only a circle of ripples remains on the surface of the river. In less than half an hour, seven or eight large ships that were intact sank to the bottom of the river under artillery bombardment. "Such a big sea ship, actually, was sunk by artillery?" The pirates of the Song Kingdom looked at this scene in disbelief. For pirates, sea battles are nothing more than arrows, gang fights and fire attacks, and most of them use the jetty gang to deal with their opponents. Sea ships are much stronger than ordinary river boats, and the wind and waves at sea are so strong that it is difficult to scuttle boats with water ghosts, and it is not as cost-effective or impossible for pirates to sink the other party's sea ships as inland rivers as inland rivers. Seeing that seven or eight large sea-eating ships were sunk by the artillery of the officers and soldiers, the pirates gasped and suddenly felt a sense of fear.

"Iron cannons and strong ships, how powerful are they so powerful?" A dark cloud rose on Qiu Darui's face.

Although he had seen large-scale artillery battles in the north, the power of the naval artillery was greatly beyond his expectations. What is even more terrifying is that the hull of the naval warship is so strong, he saw with his own eyes that several round iron bullets hit the side of the official warship, but not only did it fail to penetrate, but were bounced off by the hull. "Hit the mark! If it goes on like this, what are you going to fight? Qiu Darui originally thought that the more than 20 warships that appeared on the river were the front army, and there were large groups of warships behind them, but now it seems that just a dozen warships here can make the big and small pirate ships unpleasant. The only chance to win is to stick it up in close combat, but look at the clean and neat strength of the gunboat sinking the big cannibal warship, and as soon as the pirate's ship approaches, I am afraid that it will be a live target for the officers and soldiers.

The pirate leaders who were still gossiping just now suddenly stopped talking, and at this time, no one could kill themselves.

"Damn it, coward!" Yasin scolded, his face was very ugly, but this anger was more like to himself, Yasin himself knew that the fierce artillery fire of the Song warship made him fearful, for a long time, he agreed that whether in the desert, the grassland or in the sea, the warrior's scimitar can solve all problems, however, in the battle just now, the scimitar of the Great Food Warrior did not even hurt the enemy's hair, and the warship was sunk. The scimitar becomes useless, what could be more frightening than this? However, as a warrior, Yasin was extremely angry at the fear he had generated, and driven by this strange emotion, he drew his scimitar and cried out for battle: "Your Excellency, commander, let me go and gather the warriors and fight off the Song army!" ”

The pirates of the Song Kingdom and the officers of the Great Food Kingdom all looked over, and their surprised eyes were mixed with a little respect.

Yasin's pride was somewhat compensated, and Abad looked at his colleague with a complicated expression, his lips moving.

Yassin was close to the two of them, he and the commander were of the same clan, and although he didn't mention it, Abad guessed that the young lieutenant might even be from the same family as the commander. If he hadn't taken the initiative to ask for battle, Famaitu would never have let this vice admiral take the risk of fighting, however, it was precisely because of this that Yasin was very popular in the Great Food Navy, and everyone said that this was a noble boy who came to the expedition navy with mixed qualifications. This time, Yasin made such a heroic move to ask for war for some reason, which impressed Abad, but the artillery fire of the Song people was too powerful, and the first batch of people who rushed forward were more than lucky.

Abad will not do such a dangerous combat mission. Ya Xin's initiative to ask for battle did not bring much response, the fierce artillery fire of the Song army really shocked everyone, and the officers of the Great Food Navy usually looked rude and brave, but when it came to the critical moment, they were as cunning as foxes and refused to rush ahead. Such a critical moment cannot be delayed, it depends on how His Excellency the Commander handles it.

"Your Excellency, please let me lead the warriors to open a path for you!" Yassin said loudly.

Famaitu looked at him silently, the young lion in the family, but the things on the battlefield were not as noble as the bard described, the arrows behind him were more difficult to defend against than the enemy's, his face suddenly became stern, the difficult situation, the young courage of the juniors, woke the old lion from his daze, Famaitu looked at the officers and pirates of the Song Kingdom under his command, and he understood all the calculations in their hearts. Although Song's navy was strong, he did not believe that the Sultan's navy was not necessarily incapable of fighting for it.

"Good, good!" Famaitu reached out and patted Yasin on the shoulder and whispered, "Your mother and family are proud of you!" ”

He raised his head suddenly, his gaze as sharp as a knife, and under the gaze of the commander, both Saif al-Din and Abad bowed their heads. Famaitu was silent for a while, and then said loudly: "You are all warriors of the Sultan, since the expedition to the East, countless battles have proved that you are the best warriors, you are a group of brave lions, in the battle to conquer the East, you have shown high morale that I have never seen, you have fought against enemies many times your size, defeated them, conquered them, more than tens, hundreds, hundreds of times the infidels trembled in front of the warriors of the Sultan. Your accomplishments are comparable to those of the great Prophets. I am proud of you as your commander-in-chief. But now, how to say it? We have fallen into the deceit of the infidels......"

Famaitu looked at the naval officers and raised his voice: "I am not a shrewd commander, but I believe that the true God is with His warriors, just as I believe in you, my children. Many battles are lost before they begin, because one side of the battle admits defeat in their hearts, and the cowards will always have 10,000 reasons to prove that the battle must be lost, the forces are insufficient, the terrain is inferior, the enemy's trap, the battle line is too long. But I'll say, it's all! ”

"It's all!" Famaitu repeated, and the naval officers laughed, and he himself smiled slightly: "As warriors, we must not think wildly, but fight with your unwavering convictions, just like those warriors who follow the Prophet!" Let's make up our minds and strive for victory, and we will be able to win! I tell you, as long as the true God is with us, no matter what happens, no matter how cunning the enemy, we will be victorious, no matter what happens, we will be victorious! Victory belongs to the warriors! This is the truth, the only unchanging truth in the world! ”

The commander succeeded in arousing the fighting enthusiasm of the naval officers. They cheered loudly.

"That's right!"

"Victory belongs to the warriors!"

"God is great!"

The emotion of the battle was contagious to everyone, and it was as if they had been looking forward to the battle for a long time.

Everyone was so excited, and many people were secretly ashamed of the cowardice just now.

Famaitu drew his scimitar, pointed at the Song warships on the river, and said loudly: "This is the epic decisive battle we have been looking forward to for a long time, we will defeat the heretics at sea first, we must win, victory will bring us everything, comfortable houses and women, piles of silk and gold and silver, and, return home as soon as possible, we will let our children and grandchildren proudly recall today's great achievements, and when they mention each of us, they will say, my ancestors were warriors who conquered the East, go, children, go and fight!" The true God is with us! ”

The commander's words made the officers shout even more vigorously, and a moment later, the officers drew their scimitars and sent to their respective warships to prepare for a decisive battle with the infidels navy. Yasin also said excitedly: "Your Excellency, where is my battle position?" "As Famaitu's lieutenant general, Yassin does not have direct control over the army, so he cannot leave the commander's side if Famaitu does not specify the combat position.

"Your combat position is here."

"Why?" Yasin glared in surprise and lost his voice, "Your Excellency! ”

"I promised your mother," Famaitu frowned, and whispered, "to bring you back alive." ”

Famaitu closed his cloudy eyes, and the impassioned exuberance of what he had just spoken disappeared instantly.

Famaitu lowered his head and sighed deeply. As the commander of the expeditionary force, he did not lack passion, let alone brains. The blockade of the Pearl River estuary by the Song army could not be broken through without paying heavy casualties. And the merchant Qiu Darui's suggestion is completely unfeasible, the reason why the pirates are strong is because they always have the sea as a way out, and the sea ship is the pirate's biggest reliance, once the ship is abandoned, the pirates will inevitably lose their fighting spirit, not to mention breaking through the defense of the sea city, whether they can compete with the Song army on land is a problem.

The only way for the pirates to retreat is to break through from the sea!

Trapped beasts are still fighting! The sinking of the Great Food Warship by the Sailor was like a stab in the hornet's nest, and the pirate warships in the waters around Guangzhou soon began to fight back. Whether it is the Great Food Navy or the pirates of the Song Kingdom, they all know that the way of retreat is cut off by the Song army will be the beginning of destruction. Therefore, with the exception of a few people such as Qiu Darui, the pirates almost instinctively gave up attacking the city of defending the sea.

Regardless of whether they were fighting or fleeing, the pirates decided that they must first defeat the Song warships blocking the mouth of the Pearl River.

Because the Great Food Navy and the Song pirates were not under each other's borders, Qiu Darui did not have hope for the sea route, and was unwilling to do his best for it, so although the number of pirate warships far exceeded that of the Song army, the formation and deployment were a mess. Like the attack on the city of defending the sea, the Great Sea Eater did not want to take the lead alone, but let the pirates of the Song Kingdom rush ahead, however, ordinary pirate ships rarely placed artillery, even the big ships. The Pearl River was not wide enough, and the pirates rushed ahead of a dozen large ships, with only five or six guns in total. And because there were too many pirate ships and the formation was too dense, the front blocked the view, and the artillery on the big food warship behind was also in a situation where it was impossible to shoot at the Song warship.