Chapter 134: The Battle of Chili Kok (4)
Ma Wan Harbour on Lantau Island.
At this time, the sun has risen, blowing away the cold of the early morning, although the sun's rays are not scorching, but here is the heat, the gravel is flying, the smoke is billowing, the seagulls that foraged for food in the morning have long since disappeared, roaring, noisy and deafening, and the sound of cannons is still the same.
The confrontation between the Black Flag Gang and the Royal Portuguese Fleet has entered a white-hot stage, constantly shelling each other, the hull of the ship collapsing and burning, and the mast and canvas are in ashes. At this moment, the place of Ma Wan was filled with fire, and thick smoke shrouded the small area of Ma Wan.
Compared to the heavy losses of the Black Flag Gang, the Royal Fleet was nothing, except that the hull was bruised, the mast was destroyed, and several sailors were killed by shell fragments. It can be said that the five warships commanded by Fernand were only scratched and could not be operated with the help of the wind.
One of the many dilapidated warships of the Black Flag Gang, on the side of a cannon, the military division carried a cannonball with a muddy face, laboriously loaded into the barrel, and when the fuse was lit, he immediately collapsed to the ground, with a look of exhaustion. At this time, a little pirate minion approached, ran over, and asked eagerly: "Strategist, most of our brothers have suffered casualties, and most of the rest are prostrated and powerless, Strategist, what should we do now?" ”
"Wait, let the brothers persist a little longer, the helper will soon bring someone to support, rest assured, everything will be fine."
Seeing this, the pirate said nothing, turned his head and went straight to the other brothers, conveyed the words of the military advisor, and then immediately entered his post, operated the cannon, and defended against the invading enemy.
When the last bit of strength was exerted, the moment the fuse was lit, the military advisor could no longer hold on, could not even cover his ears, gasped heavily, greedily swallowed the air mixed with gunsmoke, let the unpleasant smell irritate his lungs, choked uncomfortably, and coughed again and again.
Ahem.
Even so, the military division was observing the situation on the battlefield and analyzing the situation of the enemy and the enemy based on the attack of artillery fire and the dense firepower.
The face of the military advisor became more and more worried, and there was a trace of generosity and the courage to die calmly, circulating all over the body, ready to die for justice. Because he knew that if there were no reinforcements on his side, there would be no more power to resist, Ma Wan could be lost at any time, and Lantau Island would be captured without any suspense, and he would be powerless to recover.
Suddenly, in the midst of the artillery fire, a rush of footsteps came, getting closer and closer, a pair of Haikou appeared, met the eyes of the military advisor, the strategist's eyes immediately glowed with a hint of hope, full of hope, and couldn't wait to shout: "Is the gang leader bringing reinforcements?" ”
Although the voice was a little hoarse and weak, it still attracted the attention of the pair of centaurs, and in an instant, they shouted, "There are still people alive here, come here." ”
Several people squatted in front of the military advisor, did not recognize him, and asked, "Brother, how are you?" Can you still speak, what is going on? ”
"Ahem, are you the reinforcements brought by the helper?" The military advisor's difficult questioning did not solve the man's doubts.
Just when the pirate was about to ask, another soldier recognized him in his words and stained clothes, and exclaimed: "This is our military division, hurry, quickly rescue the general!" ”
Immediately, when they heard these words, the other pirates also recognized them, and they wanted to rescue the generals and divisions first, but they were stopped by the words, and the voice was full of effort and difficulty, but it faintly exuded sonorous meaning and perseverance.
"Leave me alone, answer me quickly, are you the reinforcements sent by the master, the brothers who will provide support?"
"No, Strategist, we're here to change shifts."
In an instant, a hint of disappointment flashed in the military advisor's eyes, but the next words made him rejuvenated and full of hope.
"When we came to take over, we had just walked a short distance when we saw from a distance that the gang leader was picking up people and preparing to bring his brothers here."
Although he still did not have the slightest strength in his body and could not struggle, in the face of the grim situation, the military advisor could no longer ask questions, and immediately ordered: "Listen, immediately divide into five parts, go to help defend the other brothers who are operating the cannons, and only attack the five warships farthest, quickly!" ”
Seeing that the military division looked like this, and still insisted, these pirates didn't say a word, and went straight to other warships, attacking the Portuguese warship, leaving a few people on this warship, firing cannons, and at the same time, they were also responsible for the safety of the military division.
With the addition of this new force, the combat power of the Black Flag Gang has been obviously replenished, and the artillery fire is no longer sporadic and scattered, and the longer the time, the more fierce the counterattack becomes, the situation has eased, and the military division lying on the warship breathes a sigh of relief and is a little relieved.
However, this situation did not last long, and the four warships that were approaching the Portuguese began to attack, approaching the coast, and more seriously, heavy artillery fire and fighting were heard northwest of Ma Wan.
Boom
"Hurry up and help me up, hurry up, let me see what's going on?"
As soon as the military division stood up, he immediately took the telescope and looked straight to the southwest, looking for the flashpoint where a large number of artillery fire suddenly appeared, and recognized the current situation.
In an instant, the face of the military advisor was covered with a look of despair, and his voice was faint and pale: "This is the Black Flag Gang that wants to destroy me and take away my hiding place, Lantau Island." It's over, it's all over, it's going to be over~"
I saw that in the binoculars of the military division, the situation in the northwest direction of Ma Wan appeared, a large number of Qing sailors landed at Chi Lek Kok, set up forts, and were carrying out artillery attacks, and some personnel organized small boats to prepare to sail to the coast of Lantau Island and land on the beach. If there is no accident, they will soon reach Lantau Island, in which case, everything will come to an end, and there will be no suspense, and the Black Flag gang will be defeated, and in the end they will have to abandon Lantau Island and flee.
Just when everyone felt powerless and still resisted desperately, a strong and powerful voice came, which shocked the spirit of the pirates who were wielding the cannon, and the military advisor also became excited.
"Haha, military advisor, you are wrong, our Black Flag Gang is not finished, if Providence makes people want to destroy my Black Flag Gang, I will fight with the sky and go against the sky, haha~"
Guo Po's voice echoed in the fog, her figure slowly emerged, she strode over, and stood beside the military advisor with an arrow step, and said with concern: "Strategist, you're okay, I'm Guo Po brought, don't worry, I will definitely beat away these young people and dare to attack my Lantau Island." ”
"Helper, I'm fine, let's not talk about anything else, the matter is very urgent, not optimistic, if we delay for a while, we will lose the last chance to fight back, otherwise we can only abandon Lantau Island and escape."
Guo Po saw that the military advisor said seriously, and her tone was very solemn, contrary to the calm and calm of the past, and the bearing of winning thousands of miles away, she was no longer calm and relaxed, and immediately realized that the situation was very serious.
"Strategist, tell me quickly, what should we do now to stabilize the current situation?"
In the rumbling of artillery fire, covered by thick smoke and firelight, the military division quickly explained.
"Helper, the most critical thing now is the four Portuguese warships on the coast and the Guangdong Navy Division that landed at Chili Kok, if it continues, we will definitely be defeated."
"Therefore, helper, you hurry up and arrange your men to manipulate the other cannons along the other coasts to attack the four Portuguese warships in the coastal waters, and at the same time order your brothers to guard the coast adjacent to Chek Lek Kok and prevent them from landing on Lantau Island."
"As long as the four Portuguese warships are forced back, then the rivalry between them and the Guangdong sailors will be broken, and it will be easier for us to recover Chilijiao, so that the situation on the battlefield will be reversed, and it will develop in our favor."
"Okay, Strategist, I'll go."
"Helper, the action must be fast, very fast, before rushing to the Guangdong sailor to land, you must complete these, otherwise it will be too late~"
Guo Po did not hesitate, he has been active in the coastal area for a long time, he also knows some military affairs, and immediately understood that the arrangement of the military division is the best way to deal with it at present, leaving only one sentence and leaving.
"Listen, you stay, hold on to your position here, keep the fire, and fight back. Bring the division to safety, otherwise, if there is a trace of damage to the division, I will fill it with your life!" (To be continued.) )