Before dark, under Wei Yi's promotion, more than 300 small boats were ready.

Before dark, everyone boarded the ship one after another, and there was a large amount of firewood on each small boat, and they were all poured with tung oil, and there was a pungent smell of tung oil, and the whole port shore was full of oil.

Each boat had strips of cloth or torches soaked in oil, as well as flint and steel, and if you were not careful, you would burn first.

Ren Zhong pulled Liu Yi aside and whispered: "The method of fire attack is useful in the vast sea, but it is better to attack the fleet fixed near the port, the enemy may not think that this time the chance of success is very great." But in fact, if we have been prepared for a long time, we can pre-install an iron hook on the top of the small boat, pierce one side and hook it at the bottom, so that it can reach the hull of the big ship downstream, and no one needs to risk colluding with the big ship. After this battle, Brother Liu was the Marquis of Nan'an, and in the future, the sailors should still prepare more small boats, iron hooks, light hulls, easy to control, heavy fronts, and more ignition materials to facilitate the collision and hook up with the enemy ships......"

"Save." Liu Yi pressed the double knives on his waist and said with a smile: "Let's fight this battle first, and then talk about others." ”

"The foot soldiers must have won a big victory." Ren Zhong said with a smile: "I have been at sea for more than 20 years, and I still know something, if it is not for defeat, pirates will not risk gathering together." ”

"It was better to do so."

Liu Yi replied, had already strode forward, and then jumped on a big sentry ship, this ship is ten meters long, three or four meters wide, sloop, and can be used oars at the same time, it is a sharp weapon for traveling on the sea, delivering letters, and transporting a small number of people.

In the rest of the place, people go on the boat with torches, and the actions on the boat are all cautious, while the fire boat loaded with ignition materials does not raise the fire on the boat, and the personnel can only use the afterglow of others to get on the boat, and the slightest carelessness will be wasted.

In the historical Battle of Liaoluo Bay and several large-scale naval battles, the Dutch were armed merchant ships of five or six hundred tons, in fact, they were not serious warships, such as the Hector, an armed merchant ship of more than 600 tons, or a plywood ship built in Asia, but for the Ming Dynasty sailors, it was unusually tall and mighty, compared to the main ships of the Zheng Junshui Division, the Anzhong warship, the Linglong ship, and the water bow ship, the Hector was a behemoth.

During the battle at sea, there was a record of dozens of Zheng ships besieging the Dutch ship without being able to do it, and it was humiliating for the Dutch ship to use the power brought by the tall and advanced sail rope to ram and sink the Zheng warship, or even crush the crossing.

Fortunately, the Zheng family sailor has the bloodline inheritance of pirates, and he is extremely brave, that is, he used the method of fire attack to win a great victory in the naval battle.

"Unite as one," Ren Zhong said behind Liu Yi: "The morale is extremely high, the preparation is also sufficient, and if you attack the enemy unexpectedly, you will definitely be able to succeed." ”

Liu Yi smiled and gave his hand, in fact, Ren Zhong was also willing to take the fleet to fight, but no matter what, Liu Yi would not give this power to Ren Zhong, this battle is very important, the sailors and soldiers will not rest assured that Ren Zhong will be in charge, and the Hou Mansion is borrowing Ren Zhong's position excessively, even if Ren Zhong is willing to serve, it will take half a year and a year, after straightening out the internal relationship, he may bring a fleet to Ren Zhong, before that, he can only prevent idleness, which is something that both sides understand.

Tian Heng and others also got on the boat separately, Tian Heng stood on a small sentry boat, this kind of small boat is about the same size as the big sentry boat, but there are no oars, three masts, as long as the wind runs very fast at sea, in Fujian Road is the standard boat of the sailor battalion, smuggling, catching thieves, sending letters, and transporting personnel are extremely fast.

Many small fishing boats are also in this shape, carrying personnel This kind of boat can carry 30 or 50 people, 50 on the river, and up to 20 or 30 people at sea.

On such a night when there were no strong winds and waves, the small boat was piled with firewood at the front, soaked in tung oil, and the pungent smell of tung oil emanated from the whole harbor was everywhere.

More than 200 such boats were filled with ignition and equipped with iron claws and cables, which were used to climb the enemy ships in a fixed direction.

All of them looked resolute, and even had a faint excitement.

It is dark, the large and small ships are loaded, the personnel are complete, the wind is just right, after reaching the sea, the sails will eat the wind very quickly, and more than half of the small boats have oars, and several people can paddle and constantly adjust the water flow and wind direction, and the speed will be like an arrow from the string, rushing into the distance.

"An hour at most." Ren Zhong looked at the sea, it was not as dark as he imagined, the moon did not rise high, but there was obviously a moon shadow shaking on the sea, and tomorrow would definitely be a clear sky. Ren Zhong continued: "It may be an hour and a half, you will arrive at the sea off Nan'an Port after midnight, Brother Liu, you have to stop at least two miles away, if there is anything wrong, you will lead the fleet to go first, don't think about recovering losses, you can only survive if you react quickly at sea, don't think that the enemy ship is still far away...... Not as far as you think. ”

"Taught."

Liu Yi finally gave his hand, almost all the people have already boarded the boat, and there are people on each boat who are doing the hand gesture of boarding the ship, Liu Yi will take dozens of small boats to anchor at sea and wait, and all the people who have fallen into the water will wait for his rescue.

Almost all of the sailors were barefoot, and many sailors and crews were shirtless.

Under the starry sky and moonlight, no one spoke, there was a strict military order to prohibit speech, only the sound of oars as they crossed the sea.

Tian Heng is the first batch, so he will be the first wave of military attaches to attack, and so will the small sentry boat under his feet.

The small boat, which was full of flammable materials, sped forward like an arrow from a string, and the wind was in the right direction, and although there were not many people paddling, the boat flew forward like a flying fish.

Tian Heng had no fear, he stood at the bow of the ship like a nail, with flint and steel on his body, and a tampon soaked in oil in his hand, and when he reached the right place, he could consider whether to ignite the fire first and then charge the enemy ship, or impact the enemy ship first and then ignite. All he has to do is to find the right target, and rush straight to the other party, the oarsman and the fisherman who is at the helm will jump off the boat and run first as soon as possible, Tian Heng is the person responsible for igniting the fire, of course, he is also the last to leave the boat, of course, it is also the most dangerous.

Tian Heng is not tall, but there seems to be a volcano in his body, his strength, his courage, and his skills when fighting with people can be described as the best among the young generals and military attachés.

This military attaché, who is not yet nineteen, has never pulled down any foreign battles of the Nan'an Mansion Army since he joined the army, and this time Tian Heng certainly did not want to miss it.

The water was relatively calm, but the boat was still bouncing up and down, and the boat was so small that the finest waves could make the hull sway up and down.

Since the departure, people have been rowing towards Huaxi Harbor, and everyone has not rested, even if their arms are sore, everyone continues to row hard.

Time passed quickly, and around midnight, Tian Heng suddenly made a hand pose, several soldiers and fishermen who were paddling stopped, and some people took the opportunity to shake their arms to relieve the soreness of their arms.

Tian Heng slowly squatted down and didn't say a word, at this time, many small boats in front of him and left and right stopped, and the original paddling sound stopped instantly, and he couldn't hear it.

In front of them, there are huge ships, in fact, these sailing ships, most of them are plywood ships, there are also warships in the style of fortune ships, in this era is not particularly huge, pirates do not have the ability to build ships after all, most of their warships are looted, or paid to the shipyards of various countries to build, not necessarily very good, but these warships have experienced quite a lot of naval battles, this is quite an obvious fact.

The boats stopped one after another, and many of the men who led the group were watching, and after half an hour, the order to attack came. It was the military order issued by Liu Yi not far behind him, and everyone was in blood, but people didn't shout, just ordered to continue to move forward, towards the target that had been locked.

The boat flew forward, Tian Heng heard someone on the big ship noticed that a large number of small boats rushed along the current and wind, they shouted, even howled, such a small boat swarming at night can only be a purpose, the experienced pirates immediately woke up, they shouted to issue a warning signal, and at the same time gathered people to the deck to shoot at the boat in the shortest possible time, but they were too careless before, the battleship almost did not open the array, there was no defense of the perimeter, the defeat of the land battle on the island made the pirates lose confidence, Previously, the Penghu sailors could not shrink so that the pirates generally ignored the existence of a sailor in Penghu, and the frustration and carelessness caused serious disasters, and even the anchors of many ships have not yet risen, and they want to transfer the huge hull to evade or even escape in a short period of time, which has become completely impossible.

The ship in front of Tian Heng couldn't be avoided at all, they turned the rudder as much as possible, adjusted the sidesail to eat the wind, and wanted to turn around and avoid it in the shortest possible time, but when the boat had arrived less than a stone's throw away, the battleship still didn't complete all the actions, and even only slightly adjusted the angle, and even from the eyes of the people on the small boat, it was more like exposing the side side and completely welcoming the impact of the boat.

That being the case, what is there to hesitate about?

The opportunity is excellent, Tian Heng did not hesitate at all, took out the flint from the purse on his waist, and beat it hard, the cotton wool was waiting below, and the sparks that splashed fell on the cotton wool, once, twice, and the third time the cotton wool burned, Tian Heng shook his hand, and the burning cotton wool fell on the firewood pile at once!

Rumble!

Almost in one or two breaths, the entire firewood pile burned, Tian Heng, as well as the oarsman and helmsman behind him, all felt the scorching, incomparably hot, the tongue of fire suddenly jumped a few feet high, half of the boat was burning, and when it burned, Tian Heng exploded and retreated to the back half of the boat, even so, his hair was burned by the fire, emitting a scorching smell, his face felt uncomfortable being scorched, and his body instantly seemed to be wrapped in boiling water, his body was hot, and it was difficult to breathe.

Tian Heng made a hand gesture, and the oarsmen and helmsmen around him jumped into the sea like dumplings, they had already prepared, and after jumping into the sea, they began to swim behind them, and beyond Li Xu was the place where the receiving fleet was.

More boats lit up their fires, and the light of the fire illuminated the dark and dreary sea, like torches that were suddenly lit.

The small boat on fire continued to move forward, and the howls of the big ship on the opposite side sounded one after another, the pirates have been at sea all year round, and the fire attack must have been seen, but now they found it too late, and they did not make relevant precautions, the fiasco on land made them extremely depressed, and they ignored Penghu too much, the two factors combined, and the embarrassing situation caused by the lack of manpower, so that these pirates have been powerless against the small ship attacked by fire.

At the last moment, Tian Heng was already roasted and hot, he could continue to stand at the stern of the boat, it was completely a manifestation of willpower, seeing that it was less than ten steps away, the big ship was still trying to dodge, and there was a trebuchet that seemed to be aiming at the small boat, but the distance was too close, it was difficult for them to determine, Tian Heng looked at the iron hook in his hand, and then threw it hard with his right arm.

The iron cable pierced into the starboard side of the big ship, deeply pierced in it, and under the board, the pirates wanted to cut it with knives and had nothing to do, they let out a desperate howl, there were many pirate archers shooting arrows at the boat, and at this time Tian Heng was ready to jump into the sea.

At the last moment, the boat hit the side of the big ship heavily, with a loud bang, the tongue of fire licked the hull of the big ship and began to burn, the pirates on the ship began to jump into the sea, and Tian Heng was already swimming hard in the sea.

It worked.

All around was the light of fire, the shouts of people, the screams of despair, the screams, the screams of screams, the sound of jumping into the water.

Everywhere there were burning boats, and everywhere there were desperate cries of pirates from big ships.

The pirate ships were anchored too close to each other at sea, there was no outer line of defense, and there was no defense against the attack of the fireships, which was a fatal mistake, and now they had to pay the price.

Tian Heng saw that many sailors were engulfed in the fire, and they were also set on fire when the fire was burning.

There were also small boats that were hit by trebuchets, and all the people on board were covered in burning firewood. Tian Heng saw one fire man after another, they danced in mid-air and quickly jumped into the sea, but Tian Heng knew that people who were wrapped in flames, even after jumping into the sea, the severe pain would not disappear, and even if the burn was even a little bit, it would make people hurt for a long time, not to mention that the whole body was burned by the fire. It's a pain that can't be relieved, and they'll faint in the water, sink in, and then maybe float up tomorrow morning and be washed ashore by the tide.

The seawater slapped on Tian Heng's face, he wiped it with his hand, and he didn't know if there were any tears in the salty seawater?

After swimming outside the mile, Tian Heng saw that the boat behind him was still protruding inward, and one after another the boat caught fire and crashed into the enemy ship, he stepped on the water and watched quietly for a while, and then continued to swim forward until he boarded the corresponding boat.

"Tian Tong, are you injured?"

Someone asked with concern, there were still many people swimming behind Tian Heng, it seems that the casualties of the soldiers were not too heavy, or because the fire man was too shocking when he caught fire, giving people the illusion of heavy casualties, judging from the crowd behind Tian Heng who was fluttering and swimming back, it seemed that the loss of the soldiers was not as great as imagined.

Tian Heng felt a little comforted, but at the same time, he also felt a heartburn-like pain on his face.

He was too nervous and engaged just now, Tian Heng just felt some discomfort on his face, but he didn't expect that his face was also burned.

Tian Heng touched it, and a piece of skin seemed to have fallen off his right face, and then looked at the rest of his body, and there was no discomfort. He greeted the man on the boat: "Didn't you roast Lao Tzu's right cheek?" ”

"Yes, maybe it was burned by the tongue of fire." Responding to the humanity on the ship: "I lost a big piece of skin, Tian Tong, you are broken." ”

"What's the break?" Tian Heng asked someone to bring a scald plaster to wipe it, which was prepared on every receiving ship in advance, and he asked someone to carefully apply the plaster for himself, and said with a smile: "The prince's chest and arms have all been stabbed, and some people said at that time that the prince's status is noble, and he has an indecent scar. What did the prince say? What kind of identity does he say about men? The scar on a man's body is the best and noblest clothing ornament, and if he is a soldier and has been injured in defending his family and country, then there is nothing more beautiful and superior to a man. ”

The one who applied the plaster was a Penghu Minzhuang, and it was estimated that in his heart he was evaluating Nan Anhou and the guy in front of him as crazy, but his eyes also became focused, and his hand applying the plaster became more detailed.

If the soldiers of Great Wei are such crazy people, it is actually quite good.

Before dawn, most of the people on the fireboat swam back, more than 200 arsonist boats, about 900 people, less than 800 people swam back, and more than 100 people were lost.

Many people felt that this loss was worth it, but the sailors and soldiers, especially the military attachés, had no smile on their faces.

Among the more than 100 people, about 70 percent are officers and men of the Navy Division Battalion.

They have been training hard every day since they joined the army, until the officers felt they were up to the job at hand, and they were allowed to participate in this operation.

Each of these men, including the officers who died in battle, was the most valuable asset of the army, and their courage, will, and determination, all these precious qualities were perfectly reflected in this operation.

If they make it back alive, they will be the most precious treasure among future sailors, and their future prospects are limitless. But alas, they are now buried in the middle of the ocean, and there is no chance to return.

The receiving fleet returned in silence and turned back to the port of Penghu at dawn.

The port is still heavily guarded, a large number of crossbows and stone cannons are aimed at the seaside, Wei Yi and the sailors of Penghu County are under the control of Ren Zhong, who has not slept all night, the soldiers of the sailor battalion and the Penghu Xiang army, the people are strong, and thousands of people are on guard at the port wharf with bows to prevent the failure of the surprise attack, and the pirates who are angry and embarrassed are attacking the army.

When they saw that it was the convoy that had turned back, the port suddenly thundered with joy.