Chapter 5 The Fangs Section 76 The Capture of the Ship
The pirate didn't stop and plunged headlong into the pocket. The soldiers at the bottom of the www.biquge.info bag barely put up any resistance and ran quickly to the sides. The pirates rushed through the pocket array to the seashore without hindrance, and the pocket array turned into a mezzanine farewell array. Seeing that the dinghy that came back happened to catch the pirate, Yao was so angry that he almost drew his knife to kill someone, and hurriedly ordered the officers and soldiers to pursue him. The pirates ran very fast, and when they reached the shore, some of them threw their knives and guns at the dinghy and swam straight towards the big boat, while others scattered along the shoreline and waited for the dinghy to come back and meet them. In short, the encirclement mission was a failure.
Wang Quan kept holding the big knife in his hand and followed Li Chenglin, he knew that he couldn't slip away if he had a chance, because Li Chenglin was easy to find him, and it was very convenient to take revenge. For this reason, he was also lucky enough to get into the dinghy, and he picked up the wood pulp and rowed towards the big boat.
Pirates only fought hard when there was no way out, and now that the shiny armor was invulnerable, it was definitely better to run. Seeing that the ship was in front of them, the pirates breathed a sigh of relief. The cooperation of the big ship was also very timely, its anchor chain began to tighten, and the falling mainsail was also raised, and it seemed that it was raising anchor and preparing to leave. This is the right move, the other side also has two catapults, if you stop in a fixed place to get on people, it is simply to use yourself as a live target.
Zhong Laosi quietly left the battlefield with fifteen people from Shilu Port, and went around to the fishing village he was familiar with, and easily found his group of companions. He divided the men into two groups, mingled with the fishermen he had found, and got into two small fishing boats. The boat swung briskly out of the harbor and headed for the warship. Climbing up the ship along the anchor chain is not the most difficult stage, but how to approach it without being noticed is the key. Some of the warships were weapons, bows and arrows, firecrackers and even cannons, which could be used against their own boats.
When the fishing boat was still more than 100 meters away from the big boat, Zhong Laosi, who was wearing a hat, softly ordered everyone to hide their weapons and slowly drift towards one of the three big boats as if they were fishing. The waves crashed against the towering side of the warship, and an anchor chain dangled between the water and the deck. The boat drifted slowly, and a boatload of people looked nervously at the deck, for fear that a person would suddenly appear. But until the anchor chain was caught, there was still no movement. Zhong Laosi raised his head suspiciously and looked at the deck above, smelling the heavy gunpowder and blood, and suddenly said to a small boat next to him, "You go and take the other one." I don't think there's any one on board. The man in the other boat nodded his head in confusion and excitement, and paddled quickly towards the other side of the three ships. It is a minimum principle not to climb onto the side of the ship between two ships, otherwise it is easy to fall into a state of being attacked on the back of the enemy.
The anchor chain is not actually an iron chain, but a thick rope woven with sisal fibers. Zhong Laosi bit the knife in his mouth, grabbed the wet rope and climbed up with his hands and feet. It's not a difficult thing for him. Climbing aboard a big boat and pulling the goods up with a rope is the main way coastal fishermen trade with big boats. Large ships generally do not lower their dinghys or open the hatch to the dock, which is not only troublesome, but also dangerous. And the trader would not be comfortable handing over the goods to the strangers on deck and waiting for the sailors to drop the broken silver, which must not be enough. The conventional way is to climb up alone, say the price and collect the money, and then start to pull the goods up.
Zhong Laosi skillfully climbed on the sisal rope, the difference was that this time he was followed by a string of people. A dozen or so young men quickly climbed onto the deck, and they were stunned by the sight before them. The deck was littered with dead bodies, broken limbs, and blood, and the few wounded who had not lost their lives rolled and groaned in pain, and one or two lightly wounded bandaged their wounded companions with difficulty and in vain. Without the slightest hesitation, Zhong Laosi and his men wielded a light but equally deadly waist knife, harvesting the lives of the survivors.
After the deck was emptied, Zhong Laosi skillfully entered the cabin through the hatch, and the whole ship was empty except for the three helmsmen who met at the helm. The helmsmen saw a crowd of people coming up and dropped their swords and knelt down to beg for mercy. Zhong Laosi stopped his subordinates who wanted to rush up and slaughter: "Mr. has explained that those who surrender cannot be killed, but they must be tied up." A fisherman tied the helmsman hand and foot and said, "This pirate is fighting hard enough, and all the men and horses are on board." There are only three helmsmen left. Zhong Laosi looked at the blood still flowing down the stairs, and suddenly said, "Untie a helmsman, and leave two people here." The others came with me to lift the anchor and hoist the sails. The helmsman hurriedly turned the rudder. Let's get out of here. ”
You don't have to climb to the top of the mast, just stand on the bow and see that the pirate is returning from the dinghy. Zhong Laosi looked at the two boats next to him anxiously. If there were people on the boat in the middle, it would be easy to see that their group had boarded the ship, but there was no movement, and it was estimated that there were no minor injuries on the ship. Zhong Laosi looked at the ship in the distance, and saw the light of the sword and the sound of shouting, and it seemed that there were still a few pirates left behind on the ship, fighting with his own people.
A large number of pirates are approaching, and their ship must leave immediately, otherwise the pirates will swarm up, although it is not easy to climb up the side of the ship, but a few people on their own will definitely not be able to hold it, and it will only let the pirates drown themselves. But as soon as he leaves, a group of companions over there will face the fate of being drowned. The pirates in the dinghy may have seen their ship being taken and quickened their oars, and the rowboats spread out into three small teams and rowed towards the three ships. Zhong Laosi looked around anxiously, clueless.
"Boss, this cannon is loaded, it can fight!" The fisherman who had tied up the helmsman just now was also looking around, and found that the cannon in the bow of the ship was loaded, and it could be fired when it was ignited. He looked at the circle of corpses lying around the cannon, all of them had wounds on the top of their heads and shoulders, and some of them looked up, shivered, and asked, "Boss, do you want to shoot at those rowboats?" ”
"If you hit it, you'll be able to solve a rowboat. Don't fight! Something more valuable is going to be hit! Zhong Laosi said, patted his thigh, and shouted: "Turn the rudder!" , left full rudder! Several sailors shouted from the side: "Boss, right rudder!" On the left is the big boat! Zhong Laosi picked up a waist knife and threw it over: "Lao Tzu gave orders, what kind of mouth do you have?" It's to hit the big boat! "The first captured pirate warship is lined up on the far right of the three ships, and the exit of the port is also on the right, and if you want to get out of the pirates, you can easily sail out of the open sea with only 90 degrees on the right rudder, so that the rowing boat can never catch up. On the left side, you have to turn 270 degrees to turn the bow in the right direction.
Under the command of Zhong Laosi, the warship turned its bow and faced the warship in the middle. Zhong Laosi shouted to the sailor who found that the cannon could fight: "What are you waiting for, Luo Long Legs?" Fuck it! Luo Changleg reacted, and hurriedly picked up the fire on the ground and pressed it towards the lead. The fuse squeaked and burned, and he suddenly realized that the muzzle of the cannon was relatively high, and hurriedly picked up the hammer to knock on the skids under the muzzle. To adjust the firing range of the artillery, it is basically by increasing or decreasing the skids below, which is at least common sense in this time and space, so this clever sailor quickly found a solution. But the skids looked hard to knock down, and the ship was still turning, and the muzzle of the gun was no longer facing the middle of the target ship in the middle, and it was about to move away.
Zhong Laosi jumped over with an arrow step, grabbed the hammer and smashed it with a bang, and a piece of skids fell out. At the same time, the artillery also roared. The two people who were knocking on the skids next to them were blown out by the shockwave and lay on the deck with a charred face, moving for a long time. The other sailors hurriedly pulled the two men up to check for wounds. Zhong Laosi swept away everyone with both hands and looked towards the warship in the middle. looked at it and slapped his thigh happily: "Lao Tzu is so lucky!" "The cannon just now hit the stern helm compartment and paralyzed the warship. He turned his head to look at Luo Chang's legs, who were still confused, and patted him on the back: "You're not dead, are you?" If you don't die, let me go to the ship. ”
"What are you doing on that ship? The rudder is broken, and there is nowhere to run. Luo Changleg reacted quickly.
Zhong Laosi kicked over: "You still interject when Lao Tzu speaks?" Go over and tell all the brethren in the boat to take refuge in the middle boat. Our ship ran away, the boat in the middle was broken, and the pirates didn't fight to grab the third boat? ”
Luo Changleg patted his head: "Boss, you are really a ghost!" "Whoosh a few times to climb onto the mast. Untie a rope and swing to the boat on the opposite side. Zhong Laosi scolded: "Lao Tzu doesn't beat you, when the military stick is not known, your kid doesn't know the size." You give Lao Tzu back alive, don't be a ghost! ”
The pirates who were climbing on Zhong Laosi's boat gave up, and the ship turned sharply, and it would overturn all the boats next to it. They rowed the dinghy out of the way, skirting the middle of the sparse wheelhouse, toward the farthest one. The young men on the boat finally cleaned up the pirates who stayed behind, and when they saw the dense boats around them, they immediately panicked. Fortunately, there was a shout of Luo Changleg next to him, and when he saw the condition of the boat in the middle, he immediately understood what to do. The distance between the two boats is so close that you can even get on a gangplank. The boys hurriedly pulled out the springboard and lifted it high and lowered it towards the warship in the middle. At this time, a group of pirates had already climbed onto the warship, hurriedly put down the boat, opened the hatch, and let more pirates get on board. The two groups of people are busy with their own work, and do not interfere with each other. The young men crossed the gangplank to the warship in the middle, and saw Zhong Laosi directing another ship to run away, sideways at the exit of the port, and scolded: "This Zhong Laosi ran away by himself like a rabbit!" Luo Changleg echoed and scolded a few words, ran back to the springboard at once, cut the tether connecting the springboard and the hull with a knife, stepped back in a few steps, lifted it with his backhand, and threw the springboard into the sea. Only then did he clapped his hands and said, "Zhong Laosi ran away, let's take care of ourselves." Now the boat is safe. Otherwise, it is inevitable that some people will remember that this ship has its own softness, and want to come and clean up, and by the way, they will clean us up. The other sailors patted Luo Chang's shoulder and praised him: "You are a dog, and your mind is very ghostly!" ”
The one who really wants to clean up these people is Li Chenglin. The ship in the middle is his flagship, and there are really a lot of softening on board. Now looking at the officers and soldiers on the beach and the so-called guards lined up neatly, and the two catapults that he couldn't knock out were pushing towards him, Li Chenglin didn't care about those soft ones, gritted his teeth and stomped his feet and said, "Let's go!" Wang Quan persuaded on the side: "My lord, now that the warship is in hand, and the cannons are bombarding the catapults and the soldiers on the beach, how can you leave?" Li Chenglin slapped his backhand and scolded: "The catapult blew up all the people who could fire cannons, and if you don't leave, there will be no living people on the deck." Didn't you see that ship across the waterway? We can't go away and we can't win, what can we do if we beat the catapult by the people who fight the light? Wang Quan knelt on the ground and did not dare to reply.
Zhong Laosi leaned on the side of the boat and said softly, "Why are these bandits still pondering? Either go or fight. Just order. The sailor next to him said, "It doesn't matter if it goes or fights, it has nothing to do with us, right?" Zhong Laosi kicked over: "Stupid! If they want to go, let's get out of the waterway and let him go, and these two boats will be ours. If he wants to fight, we will fight this boat and our brothers, crash into it, make it immobilized, and then the soup catapult will clean it up. ”
Li Chenglin sighed: "Look, as soon as we fire the cannon, the ship will collide and nail us here, and the catapult will be able to shoot us." Even if we're lucky enough to take out a catapult with the first shot, we'll be able to take out that one. He gritted his teeth and said, "You royal power, you are called undercover, you have not inquired about any news, and now you have an unlucky idea, I will still use you to sacrifice my dead brothers!" "Draw your waist knife and cut it. Wang Quan hurriedly said: "My lord, do it slowly, I still have important news!" That Liu Yao has already united with Liu Xiang......" Speaking of this, he looked up in horror and shouted: "Catapult bomb!" While everyone was stunned, he ran to the stern of the boat in a few steps and jumped into the sea.
"Why is there still someone jumping down at this time?" Liu Yao asked Mr. Yao strangely. The general, who had just gathered his soldiers, sulked with a gloomy face, and couldn't bother to think about who had jumped down. Liu Yao said to himself again: "Most of them are a strategist. He came up with the idea of coming to Shirokugang. Alas, it would be nice to have more sharks in this sea. ”
Li Chenglin's warship sailed straight towards the port waterway. If he calculated that he was leaving, most of the people in Shirokugang would not embarrass him. This time I lost my troops and lost two more ships, and I will not come to this port again for a while, and for these fishermen and peasants, it is best that they can get along without fighting, and they will definitely not provoke trouble.
As expected, he rushed out of the waterway, and the ship at the mouth of the waterway got out of the way and headed for the harbor. Li Chenglin (To be continued.) )