On the sea more than 30 miles away from Changxing Island, a fleet of ships is chopping through the waves, sailing from south to north. This fleet consisted of seven merchant ships, the first of which was a large ship of five thousand stones, with a lot of draft, and it was clear at a glance that it must have been loaded with goods. Of the other six ships, three were medium-sized merchant ships of 3,000 stones. The other three had one three-story ship, and the last two were small warships. These three ships were supposed to be used to escort the caravanserais.

The building ships are generally the main warships of the naval division, generally ranging from three to five floors, and the largest five-story building ships can carry more than 3,000 soldiers. The first floor of the building ship is called Lu, that is, the house, the second floor is called the flying house because it is high on the top, and the top floor is called the finch room, which is the lookout platform on the warship, and the soldiers are generally sent to look inside and be vigilant, and stand on a high place like a bird to observe the movement around it, so it is called the finch room.

The building ship is not only tall and majestic in appearance, but also ranks spears and tree flags, is heavily guarded, and is suitable for both attack and defense, and is a real water fortress. Due to its large size and deterrent power, it is generally used as a command ship, but it is not flexible enough to move and must cooperate with other warships in water warfare.

There are three floors on the deck of the ship, each of which is surrounded by a half-height protective wall. The first layer is surrounded by wooden planks to form a battle grid, and there are a number of arrow holes and spear holes on the protective wall and the battle grid, which can not only attack from afar, but also defend at close range. There are also large spaces and passages around the deck building, which is convenient for soldiers to travel and even drive and ride horses.

The other two are equally famous sea falcon warships, which are characterized by "no capsulation" despite the high winds and waves, and can also be called all-weather warships, which are one of the famous combat ships in the naval division. It can be an attack ship that can operate in bad weather. The size of the boat is not large, the head is low and the tail is high, the hull is wide in the front and narrow in the back, and it is designed and built to imitate the appearance of the sea falcon.

There are four to eight floating boards on the left and right sides of the boat, which are shaped like the wings of a sea falcon, and their function is to enable the boat to sail smoothly in the stormy seas, and to drain the water to increase the speed. The left and right sides of the cabin were surrounded by raw cowhide to prevent the wooden hull from being broken by the waves, and to prevent fire. A half-man-high female wall was also added to the cowhide wall, and there were crossbow windows in the wall to facilitate attacks. The deck was littered with all kinds of tooth flags and war drums to make a strong noise.

Looking at the banner, it is the caravan of the Great Chu Jin family. The Da Chu Jin family is rich in the world, and there are dozens of caravans running on the sea every year, and from the perspective of outsiders, there is really nothing strange about it.

In fact, this is no longer a caravan, but a real army.

Although the merchant ship was heavy, it was only for the sake of appearance, and not all the goods in it were all stones. The seven ships, except for the necessary sailors, were all real sailors. They are all Fire Dragon Island water bandits of the Fire Dragon King

Adapted.

This fleet was obtained by Dong Zhuang from Jin Li, and the merchant ship Jin family had it, so they rowed four ships to Dong Zhuang casually. The other three three-story warships, the Jin family, spent a little effort, and they were exchanged for a lot of money from the Great Chu Sailors. In order to let Qin Forget fight the Dongying pirates for the Jin family, the Jin family also made a bloody investment this time.

In fact, the Jin family also thought about directly letting the Great Chu Naval Division directly go north to attack the pirates in Dongying, but if the Chu Naval Division was dispatched, the cost would not only be a matter of a few merchant ships. Moreover, it was impossible for the Qi State to allow the fleet of the Chu State to pass through its own coast to the north.

These ships were all handed over to the Fire Dragon King, and at this moment, the Fire Dragon King was standing on the thousand-stone ship, looking out at the sea.

"Big brother, our brothers used to toss on the Yellow River, and this is the first time we come to the sea, and the brothers are a little uncomfortable." Wang Yu walked up to the Fire Dragon King and said a little worriedly.

"When we were on Changxing Island, we also trained our brothers in naval battles, and this time we have been out for a few days, and my brothers are still not adaptable?" The Fire Dragon King said a little dissatisfied, "Tell the brothers to cheer up, there are dragons on the Yellow River, and they are soft-footed crabs at sea?" ”

Wang Yu smiled bitterly, "Big brother, those warships in our past are just small sampans compared to the current warships, and the brothers are really a little unaccustomed to it when they first come up." But don't worry, big brother, it's almost there now. If you really encounter those Dongying pirates, there will be no problem. ”

"That's good." The Fire Dragon King nodded.

In fact, he was also a little weak in his heart, he had only commanded water battles on the Yellow River before, and he didn't know anything about naval warfare. As soon as he reached the boundless sea, he was a little at a loss, and it took several days to recover. But he is not afraid, water warfare, even if the ship is more than the ship, the ship is smaller, and the ship is bigger than the ship.

"General, there's smoke ahead!" On the seven-eight-foot high finch room, there was a sudden sound of a lookout.

The Fire Dragon King hurriedly looked into the distance, but saw nothing, "Full speed ahead!" He knew that the lookout stood tall and could see far away, so he hurriedly ordered.

"Second brother, let the brothers get ready, I guess I'll run into those damn Dongying people. Be careful, be sure to hide it! He told Wang Yu a few more words.

The fleet hoisted all its sails and hurried forward with all its might, and with a puff of incense, the Fire Dragon King saw the situation in the distance.

I saw that more than ten miles away on the water, more than a dozen large ships were fighting fiercely. In the middle are several merchant ships of the Central Plains style, with several rope ladders hanging on both sides of the merchant ships, and the plywood is even more swaying and the knife is shining. Far away, the Fire Dragon King could see that the pirates had boarded the merchant ship, and the two sides were engaged in a white-knuckle battle. There are constantly figures from merchant ships

Fall, fall into the sea.

Seeing that the merchant ships in front of him were about to be destroyed, the Fire Dragon King's face couldn't help but show a trace of anxiety, they were all from the Central Plains, and he was bullied by the people of Dongying and the Japanese like this, he was definitely not willing to stand idly by.

"Accelerate again!" He commanded again.

His order was quickly transmitted, and one of the bannermen quickly shook the rope in his hand, and for a moment the bell rang loudly. The rope with the bell went straight to the bottom of the warehouse, and when the bell sounded, the coolies below suddenly increased the speed of the oars.

The three warships quickly overtook the four merchant ships and rushed towards the battlefield in front of them.

The pirates in front obviously also saw the group of uninvited guests of the Fire Dragon King, and with a strange drum sound, more than twenty pirate ships immediately divided into seventeen or eighteen to meet them.

"Prepare for battle!" Seeing that the small pirate ship was extremely fast, the Fire Dragon King hurriedly ordered.

The sentry in the finch chamber received his order and soon passed it on to him in flags.

The two Sea Falcons were again an accelerating, side-by-side overtaking the Fire Dragon King's three-story ship, as a striker.

The seven ships were busy, the sailors hurriedly pulled their throwing poles high, the archers were ready to bend their bows and arrows, the melee sword and shield men lined up in two rows on either side of the ship, ready to fight the pirates hand-to-hand, and the long-range bed crossbowmen, the fireball bearers were also quickly ready.

The bed crossbow on the warship is no different from the ordinary bed crossbow, but because of the limitation of space, it is much smaller.

Fireball machines are more like small trebuchets, except that instead of stones, they shoot fireballs or something like a fireball, which is used to burn enemy ships.

In this day and age, ships are equipped with long-range weapons that are nothing more than both. The Fire Dragon King's flagship, the three-story ship, was equipped with six bed crossbows and four fireball machines.

There were also two of each of the two Sea Falcon warships, and ordinary merchant ships were rarely equipped with these things, at most two or three for self-protection. However, it is obvious that the merchant ships behind the Fire Dragon King can be called ordinary merchant ships, and these four merchant ships were temporarily modified by him, and there are ten bed crossbows and ten fireball machines on them. There are 10 levers on each side of the ship, which is not an exaggeration to describe it as armed to the teeth.

Commanding one of the Sea Falcons was none other than Wang Yu, who was in front of the Fire Dragon King's left, and the commander of the other Sea Falcon, was Liu Qing, the former leader of Fire Dragon Island.

Unlike the Fire Dragon King and Wang Yu's worries, Lin Qing's heart was full of excitement at this moment. He is the best kung fu in the water on Huolong Island, and coupled with his youth, he has developed a character that is not afraid of heaven and earth. Now that he has come to a broader sea, he feels that he has come to a bigger stage, and his heart is full of fighting spirit.