"Rat Flag?" In the face of this rushing fleet, none of the officers and men of the naval division in the entire Dengzhou port knew each other, and they thought about the sailors and businesses of ancient and modern Chinese and foreign countries, but they could not think of anyone who used a rat's head as a flag.

It doesn't matter if you don't know it, the main fleet is too strange in shape, they have a pointed end and a round end, and the hull is thick and sleek. The shape of the sails is even different, even different from the Koreans and the Japanese, in the face of a completely unfamiliar fleet, as a naval port, it is natural to be vigilant. In fact, it was very soon known who these ships were, more than two years ago, it seems that such a ship sank the sand boat of the sailor division outside the port of Dengzhou, and the officers and men of the sailor division who had been chasing after it at that time could remember its appearance, although the ship that came this time was larger, but the characteristics were exactly the same.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! In an instant, there was an alarm bell in the walled city of the Dengzhou Naval Division, a beacon fire was also lit on the beacon tower, the two gates on the water were also tightly closed together, and the wooden wall was full of soldiers, holding blades and nervously watching the team of galleons that were getting closer and closer.

This time the Dengzhou sailors learned smartly, the last time they only came to a small boat, they sent a boat to fight, but they were hanged and beaten, not to mention the loss of soldiers, because the Mongolian generals were also taken away, many Han officers were unlucky together. Now that people have five ships, one large, three and five small, it is definitely unwise to go to war again, so let's defend it. We're not going out to see if you can get the boat on land!" There are thousands of Han troops stationed near Dengzhou, as well as hundreds of Mongolian cavalry, once the beacon fire is lit, they will gather within a few hours, and it is no problem to keep Dengzhou Port. As long as the port is okay. There were no big mistakes on everyone's part.

"Hey. Learn smart. Hold on to it! Cheng, I'll let you see what it means to siege the city. Yaya, send a signal to let the Guangzhou, Qiongzhou, and Hong Salamander approach to attack the water village and the port. Tell them, don't throw grenades, just gestures. "Hong Tao's Jinhe has been drifting slowly on the main channel, and has not tried to get close to the Dengzhou Wharf and Shuizhai, where the hydrological situation is too complicated. The flagship draft is very deep, and it will be really troublesome in case it runs aground.

If it weren't for the purpose of luring the defenders near the craftsman camp, Hong Tao didn't plan to come to Dengzhou Port to wander around, there are many small villages and towns along the coast, just find a place where there is no big army to garrison, and the marines push a big slingshot to give the city wall a few grenades, it's not at will, why bother to come here. Now that he hasn't attacked yet, the other party has lit the beacon fire, so don't play it for real. Throwing a few grenades is enough to set off the atmosphere. At this time, the Haibo was sending the ashore raiding team to the shore for more than 20 miles, and it only needed to toss for more than an hour. It will be dark, and by that time, if the reinforcements from all walks of life want to return to their original positions, it is estimated that they will have to wait until dawn tomorrow before leaving, and it should be enough to give the marines a whole night's work.

Speaking of this Marine Corps, it is actually composed of sailors on the ship, but there are more than a dozen Li people who have newly joined Jinhe Bay. These Li people are not the black Li in the mountains, but the Bai Li who has had more contact with the Han people and has been sinicized, among which there are Li warriors who have fought with tribal warriors and Han Chinese troops, and the leader is called Langya. As the first Li person to go to live in Jinhewan, he quickly adapted to the life of Jinhewan, and he could speak Chinese, and he also took the initiative to propose to Hong Tao to form a marine corps composed of Li people and slaves. Because the Li people are not good at water warfare, in order to give the Li people more right to speak in Jinhewan, he must contribute more to Jinhewan.

What do you contribute? Marines. The Li people are not good at water warfare, but when it comes to skirmishes on land, especially in the mountains, the combat effectiveness is very strong. The Li people, who used bamboo knives and bamboo guns, were able to draw with the Southern Song Dynasty army more than ten times their size in the mountainous area, and even won partially, relying on that pair of mountaineering legs and familiarity with the mountainous areas. If the Tan family regards the sea as their home, then the mountain is the home of the Li people. If you put these Li people and the sturdy slaves who were selected to have families in Jinhewan together, and then teach them to ride horses and match them, they will immediately become a small detachment with a certain combat effectiveness. It is certainly hopeless to let them engage in large-scale combat with the enemy on a frontal battlefield, but it is more appropriate to let them go to the enemy's rear to carry out work such as harassment, sneak attacks, kidnapping, arson, etc., than the regular army. That's what it's called a special operations squad that is rain or shine, black and white, and all-weather.

And this squad also has a pair of wings that can fly, a pair of sharp teeth, and a vicious heart. The fleet is their wings, which can fly with them everywhere, and as long as the warship can reach it, they can easily and comfortably arrive; Hand crossbows and steel machetes are their teeth, and with these sophisticated weapons, they will not suffer a loss in striking an enemy several times their size at close range; For the sake of the clansmen to fight for the right to speak and protect their families, it is their vicious heart, none of them are Song people, some of them don't even know where the Song Dynasty is, and they don't have the slightest psychological burden for killing. As long as Hong Tao said that he should be killed, they would wave their knives at each other mercilessly and without hesitation, no matter whether it was an old man, a woman or a child on the other side, and whoever was the enemy was to them.

These people are honest sailors on the ship, but after they are released, they are a group of demons. It's still hard for you to capture or rebel against them, because they don't speak Chinese very well, and even if they know a few words, they all have the same accent as Cixi. In Golden River Bay, this is called Australian dialect, which is one of the official languages, and the most widely spoken are slaves. Because Cixi managed the slaves, he learned from Hong Tao to speak, and the slaves naturally learned from him to speak. Even if you catch a few Marines, you won't be able to figure out where they're coming from, not because they're so tough, it's because they don't know where Golden River Bay is supposed to be. This kind of high-level problem can only be clarified by at least catching the navigator, second officer, and first mate on the battleship, and no one else is possible.

The Marines were also a test subject for Hong Tao, and if the Li and slave teams were really effective, then he was going to really think about mercenaries and the Foreign Legion. As Karl said, there are many professional soldiers in Europe, they have rich combat experience, and with black and Southeast Asian slaves, they not only have guaranteed combat effectiveness, but also have a fast army speed. The most important thing is that the cost is low, and you don't feel distressed when you die, and it's a big deal to spend money and hire again. The Mongols could use death to drive their servant armies to fight for them, so why couldn't they buy foreign mercenaries to fight for them with money?

After receiving the order from the flagship, the three Jiaosha-class battleships left the formation and lined up in a long snake formation, one following the other towards the port and the water village. They didn't stop, they swept in front of the harbor and the water village at high speed, fired the grenade at the target with the grenade catapult on the side of the side, and then ran away again, turned around and then came back and threw it again. If you replace the battleship with a war horse, this is the standard Mongol light cavalry tactic. When they encountered the infantry phalanx, they did not directly charge, but used the speed of their horses and the range of their bows and arrows to constantly harass the infantry phalanx. When you are anxious, tired, and annoyed, and plan to pursue or retreat, their opportunity will come, and once the infantry phalanx is scattered, it will be completely defeated, and it will not be able to confront the Mongol cavalry at all.

Dengzhou Water Village was not completely passively beaten, they also had long-range weapons, that is, the kind of two- or three-meter-long double-bow bed crossbow. This kind of crossbow arrow is a javelin with an arrow tail, which can be fired three or four hundred meters away, and the power is not small. It's a pity that each of these large bows and crossbows requires more than ten people to operate, the firing frequency is relatively slow, and the number of equipment in the Dengzhou Naval Division is not very large, and the firing density is not enough. In fact, when shooting on the surface of the sea, it is better to remove the tail feathers of the crossbow arrow, which is more accurate. Because the wind is strong at sea, the tail feathers can help the arrows stabilize their direction in normal times, but when they encounter strong winds, especially crosswinds, they can become a hindrance.

Are the Jiaosha-class battleships afraid of these crossbow arrows? It cannot be said that there is no fear at all. The hull is not afraid, even if the other party pulls the eight-bull crossbow over, it still can't cause any substantial damage to the hull dozens of centimeters thick, at most, it is nailed to a small hole in it, and it is impossible to penetrate. But the sail and gunner on the ship were a little afraid of this thing, and once they were shot by it, they were basically not far from death. Fortunately, the captains of the ships were still more able to judge the situation, and they tried to tilt the ship when it was within range of the opponent's crossbow arrows, so that they could cover the gunners on the deck more, but would not affect the grenade catapult fire. Anyway, that thing is a parabola, it's just that the parabola is a little higher, and you can just leave a little more when you cut the cork short.

"Alas...... It's still dangerous! Signal, stop attacking, our men can't afford to hurt! After watching for a while, Hong Tao couldn't help it, he saw with his own eyes that a gunner was pierced in the abdomen with a crossbow gun, and he couldn't survive. These sailors are his baby bumps, and they must not be wasted like this.

"Sir, where are the immortals in the war, I think we should get closer, throw the grenade on the boat moored in the water village, just wait for the fire, this battle Mr. will definitely win, maybe he can take Dengzhou in one go!" At this time, Wen Nan came up again and said the opposite opinion of Hong Tao, just now he persuaded Hong Tao to kill less, and in a blink of an eye he began to encourage Hong Tao to kill people and set fires.

"Lao Wen, I said that you don't have a backache when you stand and talk! Anyway, it's not your people who died, wouldn't you be happier if both sides were killed? What is the use of me going to the state? Not to mention that it needs to be filled with human life, even if the Mongols give it to me for nothing, I am not rare! Do you understand what cost is? Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand, Lao Mai, go and tell him how to do this business, I'm not uncommon to tell him such a simple truth, shame! Hong Tao was sad for his sailor, Wen Nan was still fanning the flames, if he didn't want to continue to keep him, Hong Tao really wanted to fly up and kick him into the sea. (To be continued.) )