Chao Xiong and Hao Siwen saw that the pirates had landed on the island, but they had to give up the pursuit because the big ship was difficult to dock, and the military documents recorded their military exploits. The battle was fought with great joy, and the navy annihilated sixty pirates and three small boats. The musketeers achieved remarkable results, annihilating more than 400 pirates and capturing 10 pirate ships.

Chao Xiong said: "Hao Siwen, how about it, this trip is not in vain, annihilate four hundred pirates, although the combat merits are not great, but there are still ten acres and eight acres of military merit fields." ”

Hao Siwen said with a smile: "You don't believe it, Tang Bin and I came to Yuncheng to train not because of the high military salary and high welfare here, but because I feel that following Brother Chao Gai's development has a head start and can really do something for the people." ”

"You have a high consciousness, but the soldiers are not so conscious, they don't know a single big character, you talk to them about protecting the family and defending the country, military pay and military merits are the source of their combat effectiveness." Chao Xiong said.

Hao Siwen also had to admit the role of the military merit field, the muskets had long forgotten the horror of shooting and killing, and one by one they gathered around the documents and asked: "How many military merit fields do you say we can get in this battle?" ”

The clerk shook his head: "It's hard to say, pirates belong to bandits, the same as black wolf bandits, according to the previous proportion, four hundred pirates were annihilated and ten small boats were captured, Battalion Commander Hao could take more than ten acres, the company commander could take five acres, the platoon commander was about three acres, and the soldiers could also have about one acre." It depends on the approval of the military department, and how convenient it is to consider military merits. ”

The soldier said: "This difference is too big, why can platoon commanders and company commanders take so much." ”

The clerk said: "Then you should also train hard, and you can get so much if you are promoted." ”

After going back, Hao Siwen found that the musketeers were like a different group of people, and they didn't need to supervise and train at all, and they were all very conscious. From the small soldier to the squad leader, to the platoon leader, he worked hard. There is no other reason, most of this group of soldiers are born in poor families, the family is basically tenants, the land annexation of the Great Song Dynasty is serious, tenants have to pay agricultural taxes in addition to paying high rent, the pressure of double taxation makes the people miserable, now there is an opportunity to change the family situation, no one does not cherish, if you can mix a few acres of military field, plus three acres of ration fields per person, the family can live a good life.

While the soldiers were actively training, Chao Xiong was discussing military action with Hao Siwen.

Chao Xiong said: "I heard Xiao Qi and they said, these ronins in Dongying, self-proclaimed samurai, are not afraid of death, their knife skills are very good, and they are also very vindictive, we killed them this time, they must have a grudge, Anping Port has a wide area, and the farms are also large, so you can't be vigilant every day, so the best way is to destroy them in the past, so that you can live a stable life." ”

"That makes sense, but we don't know the reality of the enemy, we don't know how many people they have, how many ships, and even the enemy leader doesn't know." Hao Siwen said.

Chao Xiong also shook his head, the southern tip of Heilong Island has just been developed here, and there are not even a local.

Chao Xiong said: "In this way, your battalion still has 400 musketeers left, plus we have a large number of strong men here, which is enough to resist the sneak attack of pirates." All 200 sailors were dispatched, three Flying Eagle warships, and ten Centipede warships. The people of your battalion are still on three flying bird merchant ships, and when they encounter pirates landing on the island, we will attack with centipede warships. Fighting on land, ** slashing your battalion. ”

Hao Siwen shook his head: "Don't look at this group of recruits who are quite energetic and screaming when they start fighting, but they have not experienced cruel actual combat, and if they really want to fight in a white-edged battle, they are stronger than strong men." ”

Chao Xiong said: "It's okay, at least 100 people from my 200 sailors can go ashore to fight, they are all veterans, and when it comes to cutting people, they are no worse than the soldiers of Li Kui's battalion. ”

Immediately, Chao Xiong arranged the affairs of the port, and the next day the army set out to suppress the bandits.

Three Flying Eagle warships are the main gunboats, and ten hydro-ship centipede ships are equipped with Lying Ox Cannons and Giant Crossbows. Considering the needs of this landing operation, it was arranged for each centipede ship to carry twenty musketeers.

The army pulled out, set sail, and it happened to be a tailwind today, and the speed of the past was also fast, and it took two hours to arrive by a hundred and ten miles of water. There are many islands here, and small islands are scattered on the sea like pearls, and the large islands can be more than ten miles long, and the small ones are only a few hundred meters.

On the Flying Eagle battleship, several observers looked around, there was no telescope this year, Chao Gai was thinking about research and development, and he had been busy. It didn't take long for the observer to point to the island to the north and say, "There are pirates there, look." ”

Chao Xiong looked up at an island to the north, where there was a harbor, and in it was calm, and dozens of ships were parked, and the shape of the ships was the same as that of pirates. There are a hundred and ten low-rise houses on the shore.

Chao Xiong waved the flag and transferred two centipede boats to come closer to watch. The centipede boat transformed by Ye Chun is very labor-saving to step on, and four water wheels and eight sailors can step on it like flying. When I got closer, the pirates had already spotted the Jeju team, and they were shouting in a panic. Then there is a flying bird merchant ship with a number on it, which was lost a few days ago.

Immediately sent a flag to the back, it was a pirate, and soon the battleship behind gave the order and opened fire, and at the same time the team behind also approached.

At first, the firepower of the two centipede ships was weak, and the long-range weapons were three giant crossbows per ship, and the arrows of the crossbows more than two meters long were wrapped in oilcloths. The sailor soldier skillfully lit the crossbow arrows, and the crossbow arrows were slammed out with the momentum of wind and thunder, not far away, and made a good start, six crossbow arrows shot into the two pirate ships, and the fire rose instantly.

The musketeers said, "This great crossbow is a great bull, and it can shoot farther than our muskets." ”

The sailors were happy: "It's powerful, the range is long, it's really a cow, and there are giant crossbows that fire in bursts." ”

However, the range of the continuous giant crossbow is not good, that is, one hundred and fifty meters, no matter what kind of giant crossbow The process is very complicated, so the cost is high, so there is no way to mass produce it.

Yesterday, the leader of the ronin pirates, drew his long knife and shouted, "The enemy has come in, rush up, board the ship and kill them." ”

The bravery and fearlessness of the pirates was nothing to speak of, and three pirate ships were the first to charge, and the oars were paddling rapidly, and each ship had about thirty pirates, all grinning and carrying knives on their backs.

The sailors looked at the musketeers and said, "The enemy is about to rush up, prepare your Yanling knives, use them to cut them, and don't pee your pants when the time comes." ”

The musketeer said, "Don't underestimate people, we're amazing." ”

Despite this, the musketeers were still a little nervous in the face of white-knuckle combat.

After the sailors finished speaking, they didn't amuse the musketeers, and prepared the tiger squat cannon, and the arquebus blew vigorously, until the pirate ship entered the range of thirty meters before firing, boom, boom, boom, boom. There were a total of six cannons, and they were put in, and the iron sand at this distance was like a wasp exploding a nest, and it buzzed over. The smoke cleared, and the three pirate ships still slowly approached this side, but the pirates on the ship had already finished the ball, and most of them were directly sprayed to death by iron sand. Only a few who did not die wailed and screamed.

The pirate leader roared angrily: "Look for the shield, find the shield and rush forward." ”

These pirates usually rob nothing more than merchant ships, fishing boats, and small coastal tribes, and their equipment is also very backward, where are there any shields, the pirates can only make do with some pieces of wood, and five or six pirate ships rushed over.

The pirate leader was very calm at this time, and no longer let the pirates go into the water, but retreated to the island, because he saw it clearly, and the main force of the navy behind him came up.

The first to arrive were eight fast centipede ships, crossbow arrows whizzing into the pirate ship, this crossbow arrow can not only kill, but more importantly, it can directly shoot the pirate's unarmored ship through, the sea water poured in, and then it was not easy to paddle.

Immediately after that, the Lying Ox cannon fired, and the clumps of iron sand hit it, and the pirates were wiped out one by one. This time the distance was close, and the musketeers saw with their own eyes the pirates who had been torn apart by the artillery, the blood stained the sea red, and they vomited out their breakfast in a fragile state. By the time the three main gunboats came up, the battle at sea was over, and in the face of the ships equipped with artillery, they still wanted to board the ship to fight, and their thinking was outdated, and the bushido of the ronin was no match for the scorching iron sand.

Hao Siwen said: "I don't think there are many pirates, let's go ashore." ”

Chao Xiong immediately ordered the centipede ship to go ashore, and the first batch of 200 musketeers was transported, and the musketeers did not rush to attack, but set up a shelf and set up Vulcan guns.

The leader of the ronin pirates saw that the opportunity had come, and hundreds of pirates pounced on them with white cloth wrapped around their heads. Hao Siwen on the merchant ship was a little worried about the musketeers who had just landed, at this time the tiger squat cannon on the Flying Eagle warship fired, this distance was not too far, that is, three hundred meters, although the power of the solid iron bullet was great, but the killing area was too small.

Chao Xiong shouted, "Swap the bombs." ”

At this time, the pirates were two hundred meters away from the musketeers, and a hundred muskets were fired under the command of the officers, and the charging pirates fell like leeks in a large area, at least a few dozen people.

But there were six or seven hundred pirates, and the fierce pirates shouted slogans and ran up with long knives.

The musketeers were a little panicked, their hands were a little trembling when they loaded their ammunition, and they had to be grassroots officers at the critical moment, and these veterans from the field artillery team were still very down-to-earth.

The officers shouted: "What are you panicking, pretend to be scattered, you will lose them in one round, this is not a pirate, this is a military merit field for us." An acre of land for a pirate, you can do the math. ”

Nevertheless, it took nearly fifteen seconds, and only seventy or eighty guns were loaded, and the officer had to give the order to open fire, for the pirates were already thirty meters away.

Boom, boom. Vulcan roared, and the pirates fell to the ground, but due to the small number of guns, hundreds of pirates still rushed up, and when they were about to fight for knives, the musketeers were ready to throw away their guns and draw their swords.

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