Ship replenishment, that's the minus of all ships. At the same time, the water pirates are also starting to figure out another weakness. This weakness is night fighting, especially after mooring at the docks. And they chose the time when the Qin people were most vulnerable to injury. Chinese New Year's Eve. Because on this day, the Qin people will definitely drink a lot of alcohol in order to celebrate the festival.

In fact, the Qin people did have some trouble for their ships to mooring. They need to anchor some deep water, which is only a relative at this point. It's not deep water in the current sense of the word. Since the ships of the Qin people were equipped with a steam engine of considerable weight. At the same time, there was a certain amount of space to provide enough coal for the steam engines, so their draft was a little deeper than that of wooden ships. But the wharf of the Chu State simply did not have such a deep wharf for the Qin people to moor. So, they had to moor farther away from the dock, which made it even thinner. Isolated. This creates a better time for an attack.

And the supply problem of the Qin people is the biggest root. The state of Chu did not have coal to supply the ships of the Qin people for action. At this time, the captain had to change to another fuel, wood. But the calorific value of wood is still volume. are well beyond the estimated range of the vessel. Although there is a mental preparation. But this psychology is obviously not very sufficient. This is because only the places where coal was stacked can provide less than one-third of the range of the original coal. And the speed of supplying is very slow. The location is far away, and the Chu people need to row a small boat full of wood to transport it little by little. And that's exactly what gives the water pirates a chance. An opportunity to cover your identity to board the ship.

They made up a lot of makeup, and then provided the Qin people with wood at a relatively low price. The Qin people needed a considerable amount of wood. Therefore, the Qin people began to buy on a large scale, and in considerable quantities. So the pirates began to enter the ships in droves. The Qin people didn't know anything about it.

And just like that, the pirates completed their plan to infiltrate. On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, the Qin people drank heavily to celebrate their holiday, thinking that there was no one on board. At the same time, they have also stepped up their vigilance. But the problem arises precisely internally.

Water thieves are already lurking in the piles of firewood. When the timing is right, they will act immediately. Short weapons are much easier to use than guns. But the premise is that they can't let the Qin people shoot in advance. That's what they're going to do.

But the gunfire rang out, and the warehouse could not hold any excess wood, and the ship, which had piled up a lot of timber on deck, went into flames the next day. Many Qin seafarers were forced into the confined space cabin and did not escape, but were burned alive. Only a handful of people escaped and told the truth of the matter.

"The water thieves probably hid in the pyres that filled the deck in the first place. They had planned it for a long time. Said one of the seafarers who had escaped. But he had a big wound on his face, and this wound was the one he escaped from.

"Well, keep talking." A local officer of the Chu State Navy looked at these Qin seafarers with an expressionless face. They had already been ordered to do everything they could to eradicate the water bandits. But these trolls don't have that much energy. And I don't want to care. Mainly, some of the big local water thieves will give half of the dirt to these water armies. This is the family of officials and bandits. This practice is really harmful. Because this keeps the water piracy rampant, and these water officers and soldiers become the umbrella behind them, and they connive at their continued arbitrary behavior. If these trolls can do their job, then such a thing will at least be suppressed. And not towards today's state of affairs.

However, the officers and soldiers of the navy were sarcastic about the armed merchant ships of the Qin people. They were enemies before. Moreover, the state of Chu lost a large number of ships, and the loss of these ships once put the navy of the state of Chu in a state of depression. Seeing the water thieves taught these Qin merchants a lesson. Naturally, they were happy.

"They make up the ones who sell wood. Then get on the boat and take the opportunity to hide the person inside. Attack at night. It was our holiday. So, we drank. They took advantage of our unpreparedness to launch a sneak attack. Said the crew.

"This is normal, if you are prepared, will they dare to launch a sneak attack?" The naval officer said disdainfully.

"Alright. We all know the detailed process. We'll get rid of the water thieves as soon as possible. With that, the sailor left. They don't care about these Qin State sailors. They're just routine.

This incident led to the complete burning of an armed merchant ship of the Qin State. Due to the large amount of wood piled up on the ship. The timber was eventually set ablaze by water thieves. The sneak attack of the water thieves went smoothly at first, but in the end it alarmed a Qin crew member who was going to the toilet. The crew immediately fired warning shots. Some of the crew members who had not yet fallen immediately woke up and fought for half a minute. Those who did not get up were touched by him.

After the gunshots rang out. They immediately fought. But there is little space on board. It's easy to lose money when you run out of bullets. Therefore, the crew of the Qin State retreated step by step. Water pirates, on the other hand, take advantage of small and hidden spaces to get closer. The two sides were at a stalemate, and the Qin crew finally had to retreat into the cabin. And the Chu State Naval Army, which had been rescued in time when they heard the gunshots, did not move. And, most importantly, they ordered all the ships in the harbor to not move. When the ships of the Chu State are in danger, the passing ships must be rescued, which is the rule on the ships of the Chu State. But now, that rule has been broken.

Thus, the battle continued on the ship. However, one side of the two sides has advanced weapons, and the other side cannot resolve the battle in time. The most important thing is that water piracy is very similar to hijacking the goods of the Qin State, especially the arms to arm themselves. In this way, there is the capital to speak. But now they simply can't get inside the cabin and take the cargo and munitions.

They have very limited time. If the navy does not move at this time, then he will be beheaded. Faced with such a thing. The water pirates made a difficult choice and immediately burned the ship. Then retreat. If you can't get it, then don't get it yourself.

In this way, a fire burned the entire ship as the pirates retreated, and then quickly evacuated. This is probably how it happened, when the fire was ignited, only a small part of the Qin crew was able to leave. The others were crushed under the cabin, and as they went, the pirates sealed the hatch. And just like that, tragedy happened. An armed merchant ship of the Qin State was thus set on fire. Then it was incinerated.