It's a massacre on the water!

Each assault boat had twelve oarsmen on board, and two bed crossbowmen in the bow and stern.

They're incredibly light to go forward, turn and even go backwards!

Those two small bed crossbows, with the help of a block of pulleys, were very fast both for firing and winding!

Of course, they are not as nimble as the archers, but they far exceed the ------ in range, and this is the biggest advantage!

The crossbow arrow, which is the thickness of a thumb and about one and a half meters long, is also amazingly powerful even though it is fired from a distance of 100 meters!

Since the people on the raft were standing together in dense clusters, the damage was simply greater------- sometimes an arrow could pierce three people!

After the first round of crossbow arrows, the hit rate was as high as 40%!

In fact, without such a high accuracy rate, the archers on the first wave of rafts basically gave up their intention to resist, some of them lay down, some jumped into the lake------- so far away, they didn't think about fighting back, and besides, they were just militiamen!

They can show off their might in front of the villagers, they can follow the Tatar cavalry to win battles, and they can attack bandits who are smaller than them------ but if they fall into a disadvantage all of a sudden, they will immediately show their cowardice!

The power of example is endless!

The vehicles attacking the second wave of rafts were not as fast as the swordfish assault boats, but there were three small bed crossbows on them!

They bullied the second wave of rafts without archers, ready to get close and launch again!

They drove slowly and crackling------ which made the people on the raft creepy.

The arrows on the crossbow on the bed of the car and ship were aimed at them all the time, but they could not be fired, and the arrows on them, which were half a foot long, were very sharp, and shone with a terrifying light in the morning sun!

When they saw what happened to the first wave of rafts more than 20 zhang away from them, they didn't even think about it, they all threw down their weapons and knelt on the rafts------ some of them were even squeezed into the lake, shouting for help!

Zhang Hongfan, the deputy general who was watching the battle on the lakeshore, and Guo Shoujing, a science and engineering man, changed their faces together!

Adjutant General Zhang Hongfan shouted: "Hurry up and release the rocket!" ”

Guo Shoujing, a science and engineering man, shook his head and said: "Rockets can only be used in land siege field battles, how can they be used in water?!" ”

"Then ----- fire the artillery!"

"It's too late, it's too far away------- they've already started to retreat-------"

The second wave of rafts was more than thirty feet away from them, and it would take some time to set up the artillery.

The swordfish assault boats were the first to retreat, and of course they did not abandon the rafts, they approached them while letting the small bed crossbows aim at the rafts, and then threw out the long ropes with small iron anchors, let the captives on them tie up, and then turned around and sailed towards Wagangzhai.

A small bed crossbow at the stern was always aimed at them, and no one dared to make a mistake!

The second wave of rafts was more honest, and they obediently obeyed the orders of the people on board the carriage.

Zhang Hongfan, the deputy general on the shore of the lake, has lost the demeanor of a Confucian general------ this is too bullying!

Only more than 30 zhang away from the water, he had nothing to do!

He scolded those shameless thieves and made them angry!

As a result, it was useless at all, and after the rain of arrows flew more than half of the way, its roots fell, and the stray arrows injured some people who were struggling to swim back!

Guo Shoujing, a science and engineering man, showed calmness instead, he carefully observed the other party's actions, and felt that there were some countermeasures.

Seeing that the advance team they sent was taken away unscathed, the group had no choice but to withdraw their troops and go back to discuss another way.

This battle was only a small victory, but it was of great significance to Wagangzhai.

When the captives were brought into the stockade, the whole stockade was full of laughter and laughter, and the gloom was swept away.

Captain Huang and Captain Lu reorganized the remaining personnel ------- that the people who could still follow them were basically completely reliable personnel.

They didn't keep the captives in captives and let them do all the chores.

With the exception of the Tatars, neither captain had the habit of killing his captives------- how good it was to keep them to work.

Since the crushing defeat had just begun, the first victory did not overwhelm the heads of the two captains.

Captain Lu said: "Captain Huang, please believe my brother's words, my Lu family will definitely not arrange someone to support us and others------"

There is a reason for Captain Lu's self-confidence, he has clearly written down what it means to the Lu family if he occupies this piece of land!

That's where soft silver cotton is produced, and it's an endless amount of wealth!

Captain Huang nodded in agreement, but he knew that before the beginning of spring, it was unlikely that he would get the support of Liuqiu Island.

Captain Huang said: "Let's fight the current battle first------ we will wait for them to exhaust their tricks before counterattacking!" ”

The frivolity on Captain Lu's body has decreased a lot, and he also thinks that he will wait for the Lu family's backup to come at the same time.

Nothing was said all night.

Deputy General Zhang Hongfan's defense was still tight, and he did not give Wagangzhai any opportunity to take advantage of.

The next day, they were still tied up on the raft at the ferry, and it looked like it was still the same as yesterday.

Captain Lu was about to laugh out loud and said, "They're stupid, right?" Still not remembering the lesson?? Get the swordfish assault boat I've been waiting for ready!! ”

Captain Huang did not put down the monoculars, he found that this time they had fewer people on the raft, but they carried some objects ------ could not see clearly in the binoculars.

Never underestimate your enemies!

Captain Huang issued an order for the signalman to inform the ambushers to be careful.

This time is really different.

Guo Shoujing, a science and engineering man, came up with his own new product, a dragon water rocket!

Of course, this is the name he gave it, and according to the results of the experiment, it has improved a lot------ this time, he also brought some.

They promised a lot of money and summoned some dead soldiers to act as bait------ most importantly, Guo Shoujing, a science and engineering man, wanted to personally get on the raft and take the lead in the operation!

Of course, the deputy general Zhang Hongfan did not allow it------- but he did not force the science and engineering man Guo Shoujing.

Perhaps the Polytechnic Man has been admitting death since ancient times------ he believes that no one will operate a dragon water rocket except him.

If he doesn't take the lead, who will?!

The next day, they sent out another wave of rafts, and formed a column, and slowly slid into the lake with a long penny.

Guo Shoujing, a science and engineering man, calmly looked at the ditches on both sides of the lake, and he knew that there must be an ambush there.

Sure enough, more than a dozen swordfish-style assault boats came out from both sides with a shout!

Guo Shoujing, a science and engineering man, smiled slightly, and immediately asked people to first swing three dragon-type water rockets on the left side of the raft against the swordfish-type assault boat more than 200 meters away------ which was actually tied to a wooden board that could slide, and there was an iron fork in front of it.

Of course, he also designed a good streamlined shape after testing, and the waterproof function is also good!

He ordered someone to immediately light the medicine line of the dragon water rocket, and then gently pushed it away from the raft------- and Guo Shoujing, the man of science and engineering, shouted, don't push hard!

In addition to not allowing the medicine thread to soak in water, he was most worried that his subordinates would push away with the side, because he had tried, and the harder he tried, the more he couldn't move forward in a straight line!

Three of his men were obedient and launched safely and seriously!

Three dragon-like objects suddenly appeared on the originally calm lake, and they were still emitting thick smoke, cutting through the water and quickly heading towards the distance------ which stunned many people for a while. 8)