On the Yangtze River at the end of the day, the sky was not yet bright.

Dozens of ships of different sizes were dozens of miles behind the fleet of the imperial navy, following the imperial navy from a distance, and since it was night, it was difficult to find traces.

Mixed Jianglong sat on the flagship, eating breakfast, very relaxed.

"Big boss, are we really going to attack this sailor of the imperial court? When the court is angry, how can we have a place? One of the men next to him was a little worried.

"Afraid of what? When the time comes, we will hide in Poyang Lake and the Yangtze River, and the imperial court will be able to help us? It was a large ship full of goods, and there must have been a lot of good things, and if it was strong, the brothers could rest for a while. Mixed Jianglong said with a nonchalant expression.

The Mixed River Dragon is a group of water bandits in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, which were mainly active in Dongting Lake and Poyang Lake before, but since the imperial court defeated Lei Man and Du Hong, it has taken control of Dongting Lake, and a large number of water bandits have been eliminated.

It was at that time that Chaojianglong retreated to Poyang Lake with a group of his subordinates.

Although Zhong Chuan controlled Jiangxi, and Poyang Lake was also in Zhong Chuan's sphere of influence, Poyang Lake was so big, Zhong Chuan couldn't exterminate those water bandits in Poyang Lake.

At the beginning, Mingjianglong did not plan to do anything to the imperial court sailors.

Because he didn't know the situation, he only found out later, and with the old hatred, Chaojianglong planned to attack this sailor.

Although the sailor is powerful, he doesn't believe that the sailor can take care of it with so many boats.

As long as you grab a few building ships and sand boats, it will be worth it.

As for the time to do it, Mingjianglong also thought about it, just when it was dawn.

At that time, the imperial court sailors happened to be having breakfast, and the fog on the river was so thick that it was convenient to retreat.

At this moment, the sound of a horn was heard in the downstream direction.

Hearing this voice, Chao Jianglong's face changed greatly, this was the sound made by the imperial court sailor when he attacked, he had survived it before.

Just why is it here? Could it be that the imperial court sailor has discovered his traces? Not really!

Chaojiang Long hurriedly ordered anxiously, "Prepare for the battle, give orders to all boats, line up, and prepare to meet the battle, and the imperial court sailors have discovered our traces." ”

Only then did the bandits react, this was a group of rabble, and they had no discipline at all, so they were in a hurry.

Yang Fan, who was busy with Yang Fan, looking for weapons, looking for weapons, at a glance, it was all a mess, although the mixed river dragon who was wearing armor was also a little anxious, but there was no good way.

After a while, more than a dozen warships of the imperial court sailors appeared in sight. Seeing that there were only a dozen sailors in the imperial court, the mixed river dragon was overjoyed, this sailor was too big, and more than a dozen ships wanted to defeat their more than forty warships?

For a while, the mixed river dragon was full of arrogance, standing on the bow of the boat with a horizontal knife and shouting, "Brothers, give it to me, destroy the imperial court sailor in front of you!" ”

"Kill!"

Although there are still many warships on the side of the mixed river dragon that are still a little chaotic, there are already ships that have taken the lead in fighting against the imperial court sailors.

As the two fleets got closer and closer, the three Ning boats in front of the sailor drew an arc on the river, facing the sailing bandit ships with their side sides.

Although the sailors dispatched the Ning boat when the Dongting Lake water bandits, they rarely used it, so the water bandits in front of them did not know the strength of the Ning boat.

Seeing that the sailor was facing his own warships with the side side, Mingjianglong sneered on his face, and directly ordered to crash into it, knocking the imperial court's warships in two.

Seeing that the distance was getting closer and closer, the three Ning ships suddenly opened fire, and a dull roar sounded, and then they saw that the warships of the imperial court suddenly burst into flames?

Firelight? The court sailor is on fire?

This was the first reaction of the mixed river dragon, but he soon gave up on the idea.

Because after the firelight, more than a dozen black things flew on the warship of the imperial court sailors, although they were far away, and the black things did not fly towards themselves, the mixed river dragon was still startled, and quickly dodged.

"Boom, boom!"

A loud bang followed, and when the mixed river dragon heard the reputation, the whole person stayed there.

Several of the masts of the ships that rushed to the front were broken, and the fallen crossbar hit a ship next to it.

What's more, one of the warships was tilted even more, and the stern was already cocked.

As for the other ships, there were screams one after another, which made the mixed river dragon also confused and frightened.

People are generally afraid of the unknown.

But this fear soon reappeared.

While the mixed river dragon was in a daze, the second round of fire appeared again.

For a while, the formation of the water bandits' fleet was chaotic!

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"Clean up the chamber, continue to shoot, blow up and sink these water bandits for labor and capital, and dare to worry about us!"

Seeing the water bandits who were bombed and capsized on their backs, Wang Yuanxing, who was the captain of one of the three Ning boats, couldn't help but shout there.

Although he used to be a water bandit, that was many years ago.

At that time, when the imperial court had just formed the Right Shenwei Army, he was originally a water bandit near Jiangling, and he had just been recruited by Cheng Wei.

Later, the imperial court formed the Right Shenwei Army, and he directly chose to take refuge in the imperial court, in his opinion, it is better to follow the imperial court.

So over the years, he has become a captain, and he is still the captain of Ningchuan.

Nowadays, among the imperial court sailors, the captains of the main warships are all captains, and of course, the No. 2 Ning boat is the general.

Today's Wang Yuanxing is a veritable captain of the forbidden army and a captain of the water division, which is called a pride.

Seeing that he was targeted by a group of water bandits on a good trip, and he was looking for something to do for himself early in the morning, he was angry in his heart, so he vented his anger on the water bandits in front of him.

"Clean the chamber!"

"Charge!"

"Reload!"

"Ready!"

"Put!"

Compared with a few years ago, the shooting level of the gunners of the Ning ship has risen rapidly, both in terms of proficiency and shooting accuracy.

However, the rate of fire of artillery is a big problem nowadays, and even a skilled gunner has to spend a lot of time cleaning the chamber and loading gunpowder and shells.

Even so, the three Ning boats killed the water bandits on the opposite side. For a while, the cannon roared on the river, and black smoke rose one after another.

Fortunately, the water bandits are also begging for a living on the water, knowing that if they hang so far away, they will definitely be beaten, so they have accelerated their speed and prepared to rush up to fight the broadside battle.

If it was on a wide lake like Dongting Lake or Poyang Lake, the imperial court sailors would definitely be able to avoid a broadside battle, but the scene of the Yangtze River was too short to be avoided.

Therefore, while Ning Chuan killed and injured the bandits as much as possible, the other warships behind were already ready for the upcoming broadside battle.