Chapter 62: An Unavoidable Fate
Zhao Tianyou had already told Mencius Yan about the evacuation plan, first escorting the people from Meng's fishing village eastward into the deep-sea channel, and going east to Penghu to Taiwan Island. In Zhao Tianyou's memory, the island of Taiwan has not yet been affected by the flames of war and is in a very primitive state to be developed. Countless large and small islands have fresh water and land, how can the more than 1,000 people in Mengjia Yuzhai find a stable place to live, it is much better than staying in Quanzhou and being slaughtered by the Yuan soldiers.
Zhao Tianyou is also very relieved about this arrangement of Mengjia Fishing Village, and it is also the result of careful consideration. Of course, living on this island can not guarantee your safety for a lifetime, with the current strength of the fishing village, there is no problem with self-preservation, and the real future still depends on your own hands to create.
And Zhao Tianyou's own stay, when he did not intersect with Wen Tianxiang, he tended to follow the Mengjia Fish Village, find a small island with beautiful mountains and rivers, be a fisherman who does not ask about the world, and live this life quietly.
Since he established some kind of connection with Wen Tianxiang through Mu Chenglin, Zhao Tianyou planted a seed in his heart, which slowly brewed and quietly sprouted. Wen Tianxiang's righteous songs, Ding Yang is his favorite work, the soldier who grew up in modern patriotic education, of course, remembers the sentence that no one has died since ancient times; Retain Dan's heart, sweat, green and catchy famous sentences.
Through the worship and admiration of General Du Hu and 800 Jiangxi soldiers for Wen Tianxiang, Zhao Tianyou further affirmed the praise of Wen Tianxiang's character in history, and put Wen Tianxiang in a very high position in his heart. If you can make friends with famous people in history, famous poets, and anti-Yuan peoples, and even work together, then this magical crossing will not come in vain. Therefore, Zhao Tianyou decided that the fate of the Meng family's fishing village could only stop here and give him a ride, which could be regarded as repaying his kindness.
Zhao Tianyou's plan was to send the fleet of Mengjia Yuzhai to the deep sea, and after sending the fleet of Mengjia Yuzhai to the deep sea, four warships, 800 Huai soldiers and sailors, as well as more than 50 apprentices from two workshops, rushed to Tingzhou to participate in Wen Tianxiang's anti-Yuan cause.
After this decision was made, Zhao Tianyou's whole person was also a lot easier, as an outsider, he did not have a strong concept of success in the historical changes that already knew the results. What attracted him was Wen Tianxiang's personal charm, as well as Zhao Tianyou's desire to participate in a game of history after unloading the burden of the Meng family's fishermen.
"Report to the leader, there is a big ship coming on the left, it is the Black Tiger flagship of the pirates of the main island."
Zhao Tianyou's heart moved, and he immediately asked, "Only one boat?" Or the entire fleet? ”
"There's only one, it's not fast, it's not too far away from us."
Zhao Tianyou laughed and said: "Immediately notify the warship to prepare for war, and the two shifts of the pulp hand helmsman will go together!" ”
I really didn't expect to meet the Black Tiger flagship, I thought that Xiao Tianxiong knew the news in advance, and it seemed that he had to flee far away from moving, and the Meng family's feud could not be avenged. Therefore, Zhao Tianyou didn't dare to talk to Mencius Yan this day, and always felt that this matter was not done well and could not help him fulfill his wish.
At the same time, the horn and flag conveyed the order to prepare for war, the warship began to turn the rudder and turn direction, Zhao Tianyou's flagship sailed towards the Black Tiger flagship, and the other three warships with a few clippers outflanked the sides.
On the bow of the ship was a modified crossbow bed, the winch was rattling tight, and a thick crossbow bolt hung from the spring. There was a cast iron arrow at the front of the arrow, and there were eight barbs half a foot below the arrow, and it was difficult to pull out when the arrow hit the hull, and there was a strong long rope tied to the hollow of the arrow.
"Sect leader, legend has it that the Black Tiger flagship also has this kind of crossbow arrow, which is specially used to capture merchant ships, and we must also be on guard!"
"Divine arm bows ready, gunpowder arrows burn their sails!
"Ballista ready, fire three sets of thunderbolts!"
"Prepare the crossbow, aim at the stern of the Black Tiger flagship!"
"The longbowmen prepare, and the rain of arrows covers the bow of the ship indiscriminately."
"Shieldmen prepare, cover the archers!"
"Scratch the hook and wait for further orders."
One after another, the dictated orders turned into flags and horns, which were conveyed to other warships, and the soldiers with different divisions of labor were mobilized, making preparations for the battle in an orderly manner.
Xiao Tianxiong's head is big, he was chased all the way by the Great Song Sailor warship, and he sacrificed so many brothers to get out of the battlefield, why is he so unlucky that there are still sailors in ambush. The Black Tiger flagship had forcibly slowed down and reversed, and the huge inertia made his helmsman almost lose his hands and grasp the steering wheel.
"Left full rudder, full speed!"
"The bow of the god arm is tied with hemp rope dipped in oil, and the sails of their ships are set on fire."
"Boulders on trebuchets are ready, ballistae are ready to shoot them at the bow command."
Xiao Tianxiong calmly gave the order, and layers of sweat beads appeared on his forehead.
The Black Tiger flagship was slowly accelerating, and Zhao Tianyou's warship was approaching little by little, five hundred, four hundred, and three hundred steps......
Two foreign and three warships with seven or eight clippers, along the straight line to cut into the direction of the Black Tiger flagship, and the chasing Zhao Tianyou warship formed an encirclement trend, as long as the Black Tiger Banner money can not quickly ask Zhao Tianyou, then the end of being besieged is not escaped.
After a short, loud roar, three strong men armed with hammers smashed down at the same time, and three groups of nine thick crossbow arrows shot towards the Black Tiger Flagship. The lit fuse sneered at the sparks, and each giant crossbow arrow carried three thunderbolts, which were also called thunderbolts after the names of their predecessors. In fact, it is the most primitive cannon, which uses the power of a giant crossbow to carry out long-range strikes without firing shells with the barrel.
There are many reasons that affect the hit rate during the rapid chase, and the wind and waves at sea carry the hull up and down, and the hull is also shaking when it is launched, so it is not easy to shoot accurately. Fortunately, the hull of the Black Tiger flagship was large enough, and the area of the stern was also sufficient, and a total of five thunderbolts hit the stern, and the others fell into the sea.
Those who are good at attacking must be proficient in defense, Zhao Tianyou has already analyzed the opponent's offensive weapons, and in addition to the rudder in the stern, there is also a trebuchet that has been filled with a bag of boulders the size of watermelons. The range of this trebuchet is only about two hundred steps, Xiao Tianxiong is still waiting for Zhao Tianyou to approach, and the normal ballista is also launched at about two hundred steps, too far is not very powerful.
But the flying bolts told him the truth, and the range of the crossbow bed was much longer than his, and five of them accurately hit the stern of the ship when fired from three hundred paces away. And the thought of surprise had not yet passed, and the ensuing boom made him dumbfounded.
In a series of explosions, the pirates in the stern of the ship suffered many casualties, the trebuchet was blown up, the watermelon-sized stone rolled to the ground, and the pirates lying on the ground and wailing were covered in blood. Now the gunpowder is no longer filled with iron, but with a peanut-sized lead pellet, which is much more powerful after the explosion.
"Throwing stones, trebuchets are broken......"
"Got it, treat the wounded to the cabin, the crossbowmen are ready to fire! The others were ready to board the ship and fight. ”
Xiao Tianxiong gave the order coldly, and his heart was cold at the same time.