Chapter Eighty-Seven: Let's Be Brothers in the Next Life!
When Wang Lang saw a sea ship approaching Changsheng Island quickly, he did not report to the island. At this moment of war, nine times out of ten it is the enemy.
He hurriedly asked someone to flag another bird boat and asked Huang Liang to come over quickly. They went over to inspect the ships together, and as Huang Liang approached, the two bird boats drove side by side towards those sea ships.
There was not the slightest fear in their hearts, but there was a look of eagerness to try. Originally, they thought that they would not be able to catch up with this big battle when they were in charge of patrolling, but who would have thought that so many ships would come to attack again!
After a while, the lookout post on the mast passed the news that the flag of the coming ship was Heilong Liu Zhenhai.
Hearing that it was this guy, Wang Lang's heart was at ease. Liu Zhenhai had participated in a rebellion against Changsheng Island, and they colluded with Zhou Dunji to wipe out the Changxing army. As a result, he was discovered by adults and wiped out.
Liu Zhenhai fled ahead of time and did not catch the pirate. There must be no good thing for him to come to Eternal Life Island today, maybe he just took advantage of the fire to rob him.
I saw Liu Zhenhai's fleet from a distance, and after finding that the draft of the sea ships was very deep, Wang Lang's face showed a worried look.
But they still rushed forward without fear, and when they were far away, Wang Lang took out an iron horn and shouted: "Ship ahead, you have entered the waters of Changsheng Island." Now stop the ship for inspection and sink it all! ”
Liu Zhenhai was very surprised to see the two bird boats, and his boats were full of Jurchen armor soldiers. It is impossible to catch up with the bird boats, which are known for their speed, and if these two bird boats are allowed to slip away to inform the Changxing army of the Dragon King Temple, it will bring a lot of trouble to the sneak attack.
When he saw that these two bird boats were trying their best to catch up, he couldn't help laughing.
"Little ones! Show all the guys out, and let the rookies of Changsheng Island see what naval warfare is! ”
As the order was given, the pirate ships were busy. Someone went to prepare rockets, fire bricks, fire oil bottles, someone lifted the tarpaulin from the cannon and pushed the gun to the side of the ship.
Lu Wangge was also the first time he had seen a naval battle, and he curiously walked to Liu Zhenhai's side and asked, "Have we been discovered by the people of Changsheng Island?" ”
"Please rest assured! It's just two small boats, and I'll wait for the minions to capture them and give them to the master to play! Liu Zhenhai said confidently.
"Good! Good minion! Ha ha!! Lu Wangge laughed after hearing this.
Wang Lang saw that Liu Zhenhai not only did not stop the ship for inspection, but also actively prepared for war. He sneered and ordered, "Let the brothers be ready for battle!" ”
As the two fleets got closer and closer, Wang Lang's expression became more and more solemn. He listened carefully to the constant reports of the distance from the lookout on the mast, and silently calculated in his heart.
"The distance between enemy ships is 3 miles, the distance between enemy ships is 2 miles, and the distance between enemy ships is 1 mile."
When he heard that the enemy ship was 1 mile away, he decisively ordered: "Turn the rudder to the right, port to the enemy, fire!" A series of orders came out of his mouth, and the bird boat nimbly crossed the sea. The two guns on the side of the ship also roared angrily and fired at Liu Zhenhai's fleet.
Huang Liang in the back did not show weakness, and he also made the same action and shot the guns on the side side.
Liu Zhenhai's naval battle still stopped at the close proximity of the two ships, first bombarding a burst of artillery, then firing rockets at each other, then throwing fire bricks and oil bottles at the opposing ships, and finally in the broadside battle, relying on white blades to seize the opponent's sea ships.
He didn't expect that the other party's small bird ship could be equipped with cannons, and his No. 1 Fu boat only had a total of 6 3-pounder guns. And they did not dare to fire at the same time, otherwise there would be a danger of shattering the ship's planks.
When he was surprised to find that there were 4 cannons installed on the bird ship on the other side in the past two days, and judging from the sound of the cannons, the opponent's artillery was not an ordinary bowl mouth gun, a hundred guns and other large guns, which were real cannons that could produce a unique sound.
Wang Lang didn't give Liu Zhenhai much time to think about it at all, and his first round of shelling achieved results. One of the ships was hit in the bow by his cannonball, and the high bow was suddenly punched out of a large hole.
The flying sawdust became accomplices to the cannonballs, which cleared the sailors from the deck. More than 10 sailors fell to the ground screaming, and the rest of the sailors were also frightened and turned their faces and lay on the board of the ship, not daring to move.
Liu Zhenhai looked at the two bird boats opposite with a pale face, he admitted that he had underestimated his opponent a little, and immediately ordered: "Open fire and return fire!" ”
The pirates' artillery was uneven, the gunners were poorly trained, and crucially, they could only use their bow cannons against the enemy. After a few shots, not even a single hair of the opponent's bird boat was injured. It is useless except to embolden yourself.
Liu Zhenhai ordered angrily: "Lean up!" Lean in! Catch me alive! ”
Wang Lang fought two more rounds, and after injuring a sea cang, he decisively turned the rudder again and rushed towards the left side of Liu Zhenhai's fleet.
Huang Liang also followed, and the two bird boats quickly passed by at a distance of 200 paces from Liu Zhenhai's fleet.
Wang Lang shouted loudly to the gunner Lao Yu: "Wait for Lao Tzu to aim at the opponent's waterline, if you old boy misses, don't brag that you are the first gunner on Changsheng Island!" ”
Lao Yu is in his 40s, and he used to be a veteran gunner of Zhejiang soldiers. Before joining the Ming army, he had experience in operating ships in his hometown, and since he learned Sun Yuanhua's new artillery method, the artillery has become more and more accurate, and he often boasts that he is the first gunner on Changsheng Island.
After renovating the bird boat, he became the gun commander on Wang Lang's ship. Today, he was provoked by Wang Lang, he personally measured the data on the artillery position, and when he intersected with Liu Zhenhai's fleet, he stabbed the red-hot iron rod in his hand into the cannon hole.
The bird's boat shook, slid sideways for more than a kilometer before stopping. The cannonballs fired pierced the waterline of the sea cang boat on the opposite side with a whistling sound, and a large hole of half a foot appeared in the waterline of the sea cang boat in an instant.
Now the pirates are completely confused, how can this battle be fought? They couldn't catch up with the birds, which cruised around them. When you see the opportunity, you will take a bite, and every bite is drenched in blood, and there is a fatal danger if you don't do it well.
Lu Wangge looked at Liu Zhenhai with an unkind face and said, "Liu Zhenhai! What about the Lord's Bird Boat? How did you see that you bunch of waste were surrounded and beaten by two small boats, and one boat was lost. The master told you that if the master's people have any loss, they will kill you alive! ”
Liu Zhenhai also had a wry smile on his face, he didn't expect the speed of the Immortal Island bird boat to be so fast, and their fastest sea boat couldn't catch up with others.
He also didn't expect that Zhang Dou would be frenzied to load the bird boat with a 3-pounder cannon. What a loser it must be to do such a thing, you must know that a 3-pounder cannon can cost a thousand taels of silver to buy from the Franco.
He didn't expect that the gunners on the bird boat would shoot accurately and ruthlessly, and when he came up, he was stunned by a painful old fist.
If he hadn't responded in time, he would have sent someone to pick up the armor soldiers above when he saw that the sea cang boat was injured. Just now, he was about to lose a boatload of Jurchen armor soldiers, so he would completely offend the Jurchens.
Looking at the bird boat of Changsheng Island that made him helpless, he gritted his teeth and gurgled, and when he looked at the bird boat that was still swimming around, he made a decision.
Wang Lang and Huang Liang are having a good time! Suddenly, they found that Liu Zhenhai's fleet had changed formation, the two smallest sea ships rushed towards them, and the other sea ships raised their full sails and headed towards Changsheng Island at full speed.
The last thing they wanted to see happened, Liu Zhenhai actually abandoned them like this and killed them towards Changsheng Island.
Eternal Island was their home, and they couldn't afford to watch their home slaughtered by these pirates. Moreover, during the raid just now, they were horrified to find that a large number of Jurchen armor soldiers were carrying on the sea ships, and if they were allowed to land on the island, then everything on Immortal Island would be completely destroyed by them.
Huang Liang's eyes turned red all of a sudden, and he said to his crew: "Changsheng Island is our home, and I, Huang Liang, will not allow anyone to destroy my home. I'm going to kill that lucky boat, and if you don't want to go now, you can go to Wang Lang's boat, and I won't stop you! ”
After he said that, everyone was silent, and they all knew what kind of interception it would be. If a bird ship like them wants to stop the No. 1 lucky ship, it is a fool's dream, and the only option is to crash into it, ignite all the gunpowder on board, and die with the enemy.
Huang Liang waited for a long time and no one came out to escape, he said: "Everyone is my good brother Huang Liang!" Let's be brothers in the next life! ”
Then he personally waved the flag to Wang Lang and asked the other party to return at full speed to deliver a message to Changsheng Island. Then he personally took the helm and rushed to Liu Zhenhai's No. 1 fortune boat!