Watch as your men slowly disperse from the cave, each in place and plotting against each other. Looking at their backs, Chen Zuren's expression looked a little old, and he muttered to himself: "Alas! The hearts of the people are scattered, and the team is really difficult to lead. Money, can embarrass a good man, and can also mess people's hearts! If I knew this, I might as well not have this wealth! ”

To be honest, Chen Zuren is actually very similar to Song Jiang, and when he first became a pirate boss, he was also full of spirits. But after a long time, now I have already had the idea of quitting the rivers and lakes, or recruiting An, and being able to do serious business.

However, it's a pity.

The leaders under him, each of them have a little different ideas.

Some just want to divide the money and disperse, no matter what the outcome is, and go home separately. Some are bent on making unity bigger and stronger, and the meaning of being strong has the appearance of replacing it.

A team of N ideas, the team is easy to lead, it's weird.

Rumble!

Suddenly, there was a loud bang outside the cave, followed by a shaking of the heavens. And then there are countless pirates running around in a panic!

"Stabilize it for me, what a mess. Tell me, what's going on? Who knows what? Chen Zuren hurriedly rushed to his cave, stopped some people and asked.

Only, without waiting for the person he stopped answered. Another explosion like thunder sounded in everyone's ears.

The sudden, never-before-heard loud noise, was really scary. Not only that, but it felt as if something was exploding in front of me, and the impact made people's hearts almost stop.

Someone cleverly looked in the direction of the sea, only to see a spark explode on the sea surface from time to time in the darkness over there, and then something exploded immediately after. In the end, something hit something in the nearby woods, startling countless sleeping seabirds, and feeling more and more chaotic at the scene.

Boom, boom, boom!

On the sea, dozens of clippers finally landed, and the old sailors of the Zheng family relied on the stars to distinguish the direction, and then reported according to the informant. Directly fired at the artillery on this side of the woods, not to hit anything, but to get off the horse first.

Because, if you want to get close and attack silently, it is almost impossible. That's all it takes, Zhu Zilong's clone made a neat decision to do the opposite.

Seeing that there were also many sailors on the ship who covered their ears and were afraid, and even knelt down behind those gunners who fired their guns with frightened faces, Zhu Zilong was also helpless. pulled Li Anshan over and whispered: "The front should be near the target location, in my estimation, it should be the pirate king Chen Zuren, the temporary old camp of that gang." You're welcome, don't save shells, just shoot half of the shells! ”

"Brother, just rest assured. That's absolutely fine, but it's a pity that the dark head is too small, otherwise, it will make them look good. Li Anshan replied with some sighs.

Zhu Zilong's doppelganger rolled his eyes speechlessly on the side, what kind of boast is it? Whether it's dark or not, just the right head of this kind of cannon, that is, resigned to fate, let alone dawn, you can hit the same, okay?

No matter what time it is, it's a society that looks at faces!

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With the intimidation of shells, almost all of the coast was cleared. No one dared to come and stop them, and the fleet approached easily and calmly. Then set up camp!

When they reached the shore, the sailors disembarked one after another, making all kinds of preparations.

Then, Li Anshan led the people, plus the box army behind, to form a phalanx, and then scattered with sailors on all sides, looking for a way to echo the advance. All of them had torches and swords in their hands, as well as simple cotton armor.

Along the way, almost everywhere you go. It doesn't matter if it's a poisonous snake or a beast. Under the absolute strength of the human population and the sudden attack, they all panicked. Get out of the way!

The crowd walked across the beach and into the woods for a while, and their eyes were bright. But a lot of trees were cut down and then set up into simple camps. The sharpened timber is tightly tied up by ropes one by one, and there are watchtowers around it, just like the walls of a walled city. And inside, in addition to some wooden houses, there are more caves that have long had artificial appearances!

Needless to say, it can be identified. This must be the pirate's lair!

Behind the cave is the sea, and there is no threat from enemies on all sides, and one side faces the sea, and there seems to be a secret waterway. However, it was of no avail, and this time there were nearly a hundred small boats behind them, which surrounded most of the place with all the sea.

Unless the pirates are ready to swim into the sea and gamble to the death, the waterways are useless!

"Attention! Three nautical miles ahead, three large fishing boats were spotted, which were pirate ships coming out of the waterway. Hemp, the informant's intelligence is wrong, this waterway is not small, no wonder the number of pirate ships does not match the intelligence, there are still a lot of hidden here! Someone on Zhu Zilong's side shouted loudly.

"Turn the rudder and lean in. We can't wait for them to get out of the waterway, and now use all the artillery to hit that outlet to the sea. Hit one place, no matter how bad the hit is, you can definitely hit a few times. ”

"Blow the battle alarm, sound the war drums, and finish the cannonball. The big guy is on! ”

I saw that on the side of the Xiang army, there were also people who raised the Song crossbow and tried it in battle. The crossbow, born in China, is also a classic Chinese weapon. The crossbow used in warfare first appeared in the Chu State during the Spring and Autumn Period and is one of the most important inventions in China's military history in the world.

In the middle and late Warring States period, the armies of the Seven Kingdoms were generally equipped with copper crossbows. The pull, range, and power of a crossbow are generally stronger than that of a bow, but due to the slow winding speed caused by excessive pull, the frequency of the crossbow is much lower than that of a bow.

Informal armies, private individuals are not allowed to possess such weapons. This is also the reason why the Xiang Army and the Forbidden Army also came to join, and Zhu Zilong's men and horses played the side ball.

After more than 1,000 years of development, the crossbows of the Song and Song dynasties reached the pinnacle in terms of performance, scale and technology. The Song Dynasty fought against the northern (semi-)nomadic countries for many years, and the large demand for bows and crossbows stimulated the development of related industries.

The Northern Song Dynasty Bow and Crossbow Institute produces more than 16.5 million pieces of horn bows every year, and more than 6.2 million pieces of yellow birch and black lacquer crossbows are made in the workshops of various states. The production efficiency of bows and arrows in the Song Dynasty was extremely high, with an average of 7 people producing 8 bows in 9 days, and 3 people making 150 arrows in 2 days. The proportion of Song crossbowmen in the army was also the highest since the Qin Dynasty.

The Shenjian crossbow, which could be operated by individual soldiers, was the most well-known crossbow of the Northern Song Dynasty, with an effective range of up to 367 meters. At the same time, the best individual crossbow in Europe had a range of no more than 140 meters, and the effective range of the British longbow in the Hundred Years' War between Britain and France was about 228 meters!

The crossbow made by Han Shizhong can shoot at a range of up to 520 meters, and the effect on the ironclad cavalry of the Jurchens is quite good.

And the one installed on the sea ship is similar to the one guarding the city wall.

Count people, or even a dozen people, pull together. Of course, the longer the range, the lower the accuracy, but in large-scale engagements, the decrease in accuracy does not affect the killing effect of high-density arrow nets.

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