Chapter 636: Defeat, Surrender

The vanguard part of the left flank of the coalition army had begun to break up, and all kinds of ships fled in all directions, but those who were left behind gathered together, but Liang Cheng did not think that they had any intention of continuing to fight or break through, because the bed crossbows on those ships had been unloaded, and this position was simply at the mercy of others, ready to surrender. [Full text reading]

The Xu brothers were the fastest, and after discovering that the ace had been crushed, their fighting spirit also collapsed, and they quickly turned around and embarked on a journey of escape.

Of course, this journey is destined to be difficult, when it comes, it is a tailwind, then when it escapes, it is a headwind, no matter how fast, the flywheel battleship is still a sailboat in essence, and the wind direction is unfavorable, so it can only be made up by manpower.

The pirates on the right flank knew that they couldn't escape, and these people were also ruthless, so they simply rushed to the port in desperation, ready to kill a way out of the shore. The result was of course tragic, and the thunder that sounded on the shore verified Liang Cheng's guess, and there were indeed artillery batteries on the shore, and there were quite a few of them.

Even if it landed, it was useless, it was noon, and the head hung high in the middle of the sky, and the brilliant sunlight shone on the dock, stirring up a reflection of metal, bright and dazzling.

Liang Cheng knew very well what it was, it was the armor on the Liaozhen border army that was waiting for the battle, although their number may not be more than that of pirates, but they were fully armed, and they only had short weapons in their hands and no armor on their bodies.

Even if the combat experience of the border armies is not taken into account, the combat effectiveness of the two sides is not on the same level, and going ashore is just another one-sided land battle.

"My lord, get out of here!" Liang Cheng's personal soldiers were loyal, and even in such a rout situation, no one abandoned the master and fled.

"Withdraw? Where to withdraw, and what to withdraw? Liang Cheng smiled miserably, looking around blankly, the coalition forces were scattered, of course the Royal Navy would not watch dryly, they had already launched a pursuit.

The speedboats led by Lu Xiaosi were originally scattered around, and at this time, they also directly formed a large circle, specifically to intercept the scattered Fu boats, the speed of the Fu ships was not as fast as the flywheel battleship, although there was a bed crossbow on the ship, but if this weapon did not form a salvo, the power was quite poor, so in front of the flywheel battleship, they were still only beaten.

What's more, there are still those gunboats in the inner ring. The ten gunboats were divided into two routes, one to sweep away the remnants of the enemy in Lushun, and the other to chase after the Xu brothers.

Although it was also a headwind and a big ship, the speed of the five big ships that could be pursued did not decrease at all, and the thick black smoke quickly swept across the sky, away from the battlefield, and pursued all the way south.

Whether they can catch up with the Xu family brothers, Liang Cheng has no doubt at all, he is just wondering, what is this black smoke, how can such a large ship be driven so fast?

Therefore, there is no need to run, and the smartest thing to do at this time is to surrender. The maritime merchants on the left had already done this, and after disarming, the Royal Navy accepted their surrender and began to salvage and rescue people.

With such examples, others will understand what to do. Whether it is a maritime merchant or a sailor, there are only a few diehards after all, not to mention that the people with the strongest will to fight have rushed to the front, and they have suffered heavy casualties in the shelling, and they have long been out of scale.

The pirates are even more likely to look at the style, they originally had no allegiance, even if they were afraid of their own boss more than respectful, and of course they gave priority to saving their lives.

As the Royal Navy's 'those who surrender do not kill' sounded, the sound of bowstring churning, cannon sounds, and screams became sparse, and more and more people joined the ranks of surrender.

In such a situation, where can Liang Cheng run and where can he go?

You must know that the flagship under his feet is a large ship of 2,000 materials, and purely from the outside, it is not inferior to those gunboats in Lushun at all, and even looks larger, because this ship is relatively square.

However, the speed of this ship is far worse than others, not to mention the flyer battleship, even compared to ordinary lucky ships, it can only be stunned, and it is impossible to escape by relying on this ship.

"You guys come down, although Lord Xie's methods are ruthless, but he is very merciful to people with low status, you are just ordinary soldiers, and it will definitely not be a problem to save your life......" Liang Cheng sat on the deck, waved his hand weakly, and signaled that the soldiers could flee for their lives.

"What about you, my lord?"

"Me? Hehe, I am the main general, and I am also a member of the family, and I am a mortal enemy with Lord Xie, and the matter has come to this, do you still want to live? Liang Cheng laughed self-deprecatingly, and said miserably: "Go ahead, Ben is going to live and die with the ship, speaking of which, after being a naval commander for so many years, this is the first time Ben will take such a big boat." ”

"My lord, let's descend together, even those pirates on the other side can tolerate it, why can't we accommodate adults?" The soldiers persuaded that even those who were struggling in the sea were fished out, and the plague god was much more merciful than the legend, even if it was his own adult, he might not have only one way to die.

"You still don't ......" Liang Cheng stopped halfway through his words, because a gunboat had already approached, and the muzzle of the black hole was filled with murderous aura, which made him shudder. It wasn't that he was speechless, he was frightened enough in this naval battle that he was numb.

Just got a chance to get close to observe the gunboat, which made him a little excited, for him, the Daifuku ship under his feet was already to the extent of his dreams, and the gunboat in front of him had exceeded his dream and belonged to the existence of an artifact. His gaze was a little hungry and a little greedy.

"Listen to the people on the ship, those who descend will not die, will you descend or not?" There was a loud shout from the opposite side, and there were dozens of shaking muzzles as footnotes, doubly majestic.

"Descend, we are willing to surrender!" Before Liang Cheng could reply, the pro-soldiers had already shouted into one.

"Unload the bed crossbow, go to the port, and warn you first, if you want to live, don't play tricks." The caller simply confessed neatly, and then left.

"My lord, it's really fine."

The sailors on the ship had almost fled, and the target of the flagship was too big, so they were afraid of being implicated, so they all jumped into the sea neatly. The only ones left were Liang Cheng's personal soldiers, and after hearing the other party's reply, most of them ran to disassemble the bed crossbow, and a few close ones gathered around their own generals, and their words were full of excitement about escaping death.

"It's really ......" Liang Cheng was a little dazed, he didn't believe that the other party didn't see that this was the flagship, so he let it go so lightly, was he really ready to surrender himself, or did he want to capture the ship?

"Let's go ashore." However, it is useless to think so much, let's take it one step at a time, he shook his head, put those messy thoughts aside, and once again set his eyes on the distant gunboat.

"Boss Shi, what should we do?"

The two of them can become senior pirates, they do have two brushes, and the naval battle lasted only two or three hours, but these two people swam from the green mud depression to the twin islands, and the water surname is so strong that they are not under the original Lu family brothers, and they are even more than it. In the future, it will be enough to show off your skills in the swimming competition of the Olympic Games.

It's still July, and the sea is not cold, and after going ashore, the sun shines on it, and the body is even warmer, but the hearts of these two pirates are cold. The huge fleet was defeated like this, a fiasco! If you don't count the few breaches on the lightning protection net, until the end, you didn't hurt the other party's cold hair.

"What to do? Xu Da's family has run away, what else can we do? "The word surrender is on his lips, but Boss Shi can't say it, he was the one who went to the five islands to negotiate and tempt, and he was the one who found a way to restrain the phosphorus fire.

"Otherwise, let's swim back again, and with so many people, they may not be able to tell the difference." Ruan Si's surname is straightforward, but he is not lacking in heart. Now the situation is very clear, unless you plan to cross the Bohai Sea from Shuangdao and swim to Shandong, you can only surrender, well, desperately, but only a madman would do that.

"Okay, if you don't surrender, it's a death, let's descend, even Liang Chengdu has descended, how can the plague god not tolerate us."

Shi Tian gritted his teeth and jumped back into the sea, before entering the water, he didn't forget to look south, where the waves were calm, there was no trace of the boat for a long time, only a wisp of green smoke fluttering in the air. Hmph, eighty percent of them in charge can't run, and if they want to kill, they have to start with them, right?

…… Shi Tian only guessed the beginning, but did not guess the ending, the Xu brothers were indeed caught up by the gunboats, and the losses were extremely heavy, eighty clippers, and in the end there were less than ten left, this was the result of their separate escape, and when the exhausted Xu Chenjiang finally saw the shadow of the land, there were only five ships left beside him.

"Big brother, there is no smoke in the back, they may have collected their troops and gone back."

The black smoke coming out of the ship turned from a joke to a nightmare in a short time, but it left a very deep psychological shadow on the pirates. Seeing that he had seen the land, Xu Benshan didn't forget to turn his head and look around, for fear of seeing that nightmarish shadow.

"You can't be careless, let the brothers work harder, and find a way to go ashore first."

It's not that Xu Chenjiang is too cautious, it's just that the speed of the enemy's ship is too fast, and only when the sailors are pedaling with all their might, the speed of the flywheel battleship can be slightly faster, but when the manpower is sometimes exhausted, how can it be possible to pedal at full speed all the time?

Being able to escape here is already fishing in troubled waters, coupled with the miracle caused by stimulating potential between life and death, Xu Chenjiang has no confidence to continue to escape at sea. Although he had not yet understood the principle of a steamer, he knew very well that it was not human power that drove the ship, but a very magical power that never stopped without rest.

It's impossible to fight with the plague god, it's better to go ashore, and if you mix into the crowd, you won't believe that you will be found out.

(To be continued)