Chapter 324: The First Naval Expedition (3)
The bombardment of the Jiaozhou made the residents on Hammer Island panic.
They had not been attacked on Hammer Island for many years, and the old people and children on it had gradually forgotten about the shelling. At this time, the sound of artillery bombardment resounded throughout the island, and many children were so frightened that they cried.
As the owner of the pirates, Li Dazhui was carrying a sledgehammer weighing about thirty kilograms towards the sea. Behind him were more than a dozen naked men, all of whom had prominent muscles and large waists. At first glance, it is an elite soldier.
"The big boss, they came to a ship, and they didn't enter the three-mile area, but bombed outside, I really don't know what kind of artillery they have on board, it is so powerful. It's so scary, you don't know, the cannonball explodes in the sea, and it can open up waves several feet high. I don't know how many fish were killed. ”
A pitch-black thin pirate with a green turban on his head bent over and walked to Li Dazhui's side, constantly explaining the scene he had just seen.
Li Dazhui's face showed a hint of worry, and he quickly continued to hide. He knew that he was the backbone of this pirate, and he must not show cowardice on his face, so he only listened to him: "Can the cannonballs blow up the buildings on our island?" Are there any human losses? Compared with the power of the cannonball, Li Dazhui was more worried about whether there would be any deaths at the moment.
"Back to the big bosses, they didn't bomb our island, they just shelled the sea by the sea."
"No bombardment of the island?" Li Dazhui's face was slightly surprised. Then he thought of the letter from the other day. I secretly thought to myself: "They are so powerful artillery, they didn't bombard Hammer Island, this is really a bit incredible, by the way, could it be that these people are trying to subdue us?" That's why there were no killers, and if that were the case, my brothers would be safe and sound. But I'm afraid-" The worry in Li Dazhui's heart has never stopped, and his trust in the government has dropped to zero.
The credibility of the court has been trampled to almost nothing, and no one will believe the promises of the court, unless that person is a fool.
"No matter what, let's go and see what the strength of the Pingbei Army is, if it really can't resist, it's okay to surrender. However, before surrendering, we have to let them see how powerful Lao Tzu is, only if they understand the strength of Lao Tzu's Hammer Island, they will not be bullied in the Pingbei Army in the future. ”
Li Dazhui has collected a lot of information about the Pingbei Army these days, and all kinds of information show that Liu Xianai is a heroic figure, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with surrendering to him. But a person who has had the right to independence for a long time can hardly make himself give up the right in his hands.
He Li Da Hammer is the Emperor of the Earth on this Hammer Island, but if he is in the Pingbei Army, he is just a guard commander, an officer at the level of Yang Wei School. At his head there are countless brigade-level officers and army-level officers, and if someone gives him small shoes, he can only swallow his anger.
But—
However, for the sake of his brothers' wives and children, he had to reconsider his choice, could it be that they would live on this isolated island for generations?
"The island is like a paradise, but it's still lacking in popularity. Once the Pingbei Army completely controlled the coast, the people on Hammer Island would not be able to survive at all. ”
Hammer Island is said to be isolated, but in fact, it is just the isolation of the elderly, children, and women, but it is not for adult men, they need to go to the land to loot clothes, cloth, goods, food. Otherwise, hundreds of people on this island would not have survived.
"All take up arms and get on board!"
Li Sledgehammer roared angrily, raised the sledgehammer in his hand, and shouted at the middle-aged pirates running around.
There is only one boat on Hammer Island that can carry 100 people, and there are more than 20 boats that can carry 30 or 50 people, as well as more than 50 small fishing boats.
More than 200 people on the island heard Li Dazhui's order, and ran to the ship one after another, they were not afraid of death, and they would not come to be pirates if they were afraid of death.
"Since the day I chose to be a pirate, Lao Tzu's neck has fallen on the waistband of his trousers, what are you afraid of! Isn't it just a death, but after eighteen years, he will still be a good man! ”
The pirates on Hammer Island are not afraid of death, let alone danger. If they die, they don't have to worry about their families, the children will be raised uniformly, and even if there is no man, the orphan Li Dazhui will not forget them. With him Li Dazhui to eat, there will definitely be no missing half of those orphans.
In this way, Li Dazhui was able to condense the hearts of hundreds of pirates on the island and conquer these hundreds of miles of sea.
On the other side, on the [Jiaozhou], Ding Shaoqiu stopped the bombardment and began to send two small rafts into the water, carefully exploring the way in front to find the reef, while the big boat slowly followed behind.
At this moment, the compass has been applied to the ship, in fact, hundreds of years ago, the compass has been applied to the sea by the industrious and intelligent ancients.
"Hmph, don't think that there is a reef that can stop me Ding Shaoqiu, this little obstacle, I don't pay attention to it yet, and I will make you look good later. If you don't surrender, you will be destroyed! "There are only more than 200 people on this [Jiaozhou], but Ding Shaoqiu has enough confidence to rely on these 200 people to destroy this Hammer Island.
The more than 200 people he led were all the most elite soldiers and horses in the Marine Battalion, which one was not the elite of the elite.
"Battalion commander, look!" A personal guard touched Ding Shaoqiu, who was frowning and thinking about strategy, and pointed to the sea area ahead.
Ding Shaoqiu looked down and saw wooden ships beginning to face them, the ships were full of pirates, and they waved their broken blades with their teeth and claws, like demons from the deep sea.
Ding Shaoqiu sneered and said, "It's just a local chicken and a dog." Someone came to bring back the first two rafts, and since they are out, there is no need for us to go to the island for the time being. Let the ship slowly exit the reef area and fight them at sea! ”
Ding Shaoqiu was absolutely confident that he could beat these pirates, after all, weapons and equipment had already decided everything.
Slowly, the [Jiaozhou] began to retreat, and there were many reefs ahead, and Ding Shaoqiu didn't dare to be careless.
"Make them look good in a moment! Attention everyone, artillery ready! ”
Ding Shaoqiu immediately gave the order, and now it is the first time the navy has fought, which is of great significance. He Ding Shaoqiu must not fail. In any case, he is also an excellent student of the Armaments Academy, and he was personally taken by Liu Xia. Condolences. He can't afford to lose anyone.
"No matter what, you can't be defeated!" He was also very nervous in his heart, although he looked calm on the surface, this was the first naval battle after all. His pressure can be imagined, Yu Mingjun put his hope on Bai Menghu, and Bai Menghu put his hope on him Ding Shaoqiu, and everyone was waiting for the news of his victory in the rear. If he wins this time, he will definitely send the details of the battle situation to Luoyang and Liu Xia's hands. Maybe Liu Xiayi will be happy and will receive them in person.
On the opposite side, Lee Sledgehammer stood on the deck of one of the largest warships. He didn't have a telescope, because he couldn't see clearly what the people on the [Jiaozhou] were doing. However, he didn't believe that the Jiaozhou was retreating.
Even if he kept hearing the happy shouts of the pirates because of the retreat of the [Jiaozhou], he didn't dare to slack off in the slightest, once he made a mistake in judgment, although it was not death, the loss that awaited him would definitely be not small.
"Big boss, they are just one ship, we have twenty or thirty ships, what are you afraid of him? It's better to rush straight up and surround it, and the brothers climb onto the deck, no matter how big their ship is, it doesn't matter what a piece of. A pirate with a red turban pointed to the Jiaozhou.
Li Dazhui thought for a while and said, "Well, then get out of the reef area first." Li Dazhui gave the order, and many ships began to carefully avoid the reef left and right, rowing towards the [Jiaozhou]. Getting closer and closer, getting closer and closer to the faces of the people on the [Jiaozhou], Li Dazhui can see clearly in a blur.
At this time, a fishing boat rowed from the direction of Jiaozhou, and there were two people standing on it, and I saw that person looking at Li Dazhui with a smile.