Chapter 98: Facing the Attack (Part II)
The old man's words were echoed by most of the pirate leaders, and the situation on the battlefield changed drastically, and their men and warships disappeared into the vast sea in a matter of minutes. They no longer have any qualifications to argue with Qi Ren, and the most urgent thing at the moment is to let their men and ships withdraw.
Seeing that the pirate leaders were all subdued, Qi Ren's heart was proud, and his original idea was just to use them as cannon fodder. He didn't have to worry about anything in life and death, but at this time, Qi Ren had a new idea.
These pirates live on the sea all year round, and although they are not very powerful, they have a lot of power when they are united. Wouldn't it be quicker to take this opportunity to subdue them and use them for your own use?
After pondering for a moment, Qi Ren chuckled and said, "Everyone's hardships Qi naturally knows, but the battlefield is changing rapidly, and sometimes it is not for me to dominate it. For example, if all your men were to withdraw and cause chaos again, wouldn't the casualties be even heavier. ”
As soon as these words came out, the faces of the pirate leaders changed drastically, listening to Qi Ren's tone, it was obvious that they didn't care about their life and death, after the pirate leaders looked at each other, they obviously saw anger in their eyes, if Qi Ren really didn't say anything about it, then they had to fight with him.
In the strange atmosphere, Qi Ren could naturally feel it clearly, but he was still not in a hurry, and continued: "You shouldn't just give up halfway now, although Tang Ming's artillery is powerful, he only has ten warships. As long as we grit our teeth and rush through this line of defense, there is nothing he can do to stop our fleet, and then our ships and men will be replenished. ”
Qi Ren's words were full of magic, and the pirate leaders calmed down one after another, carefully calculating the gains and losses in it. Qi Ren was really right, now their warships were about to approach Tang Ming, the distance should be about 100 meters, as long as they gritted their teeth and survived this 100 meters, they could defeat these ten warships, and they could drive straight in from behind.
Thinking of this, those who did not lose much began to rekindle their hopes, and as for the few unlucky ones who rushed to the front and had already lost their men, they still hoped to be able to evacuate their men. They knew that if they continued to fight, even if they were really lucky enough to win the battle, by the time they came to share in the fruits of the victory, they would no longer be able to capture any benefits.
Maybe they will be swallowed up by others, and for the sake of their own lives, they still insist on withdrawing from this war. At this time, the people present did not free up their hands to take care of them and fled, although they sacrificed a lot of their men in vain, but after all, as long as they can escape back to their own territory, there is still a great hope for a comeback.
It was still the old man who was elected by them to speak: "Lord Qi and everyone here, the little old man, on behalf of our family, expresses his unconditional withdrawal, and asks you to make a way to evacuate our ships." ”
Qi Ren glanced at the old guy and didn't say anything. These families want to quit now, and they don't need him to worry about it. Because there will be people who care more about it than he does.
Sure enough, those pirates who didn't suffer heavy losses, they were all unhappy when they saw that several of them who were at the forefront of the front line were about to quit. As long as they rush past this mere 100 meters, the victory will be theirs, and they are definitely not happy to let these families withdraw easily at this time.
A guy with black velvet chest hair on his chest glared at a pair of triangular eyes and sneered: "Old man Qin, seeing that everyone's victory is in sight, and proposing to quit at this time, what the hell do you think of us?" ”
Old Man Qin's eyes rolled, his chest rose and fell even more violently, and he was so angry that he finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Black Bear, didn't everyone agree to quit at the beginning?" Is there anything wrong with you now regretting that we have no problem and just getting out of the way and letting those of us who want to quit leave? ”
"Humph!"
The black bear snorted coldly and said: "If you want to quit Lao Tzu, you have no opinion, if you have the ability, you can go by yourself and let a channel be given to you, old guy, you haven't woken up yet, right?" Now we are 100 meters away from boarding the ship and fighting, and you want us to stop at this time to make way for you, there is such a good thing in the world. ”
"You ......."
Old man Qin was choked and speechless, and an old face turned red, wanting to fight with the black bear but didn't dare. Helpless, in the end, he had to look at Qi Ren with his eyes for help.
Someone took the initiative to take care of things for him, Qi Ren was naturally not stupid enough to come out and be a good person, and he couldn't see the old man Qin's eyes asking for help. The situation in front of him was exactly what he needed, and he would never allow anyone to destroy it.
The quarrel here continued, but the battlefield ahead had reached a fever pitch, and the distance between the fleets was already about 50 meters. The pirate ship suddenly rushed forward, which really surprised the commander-in-chief Fei Xin.
In his opinion, a shotshot at close range would certainly make the pirates stop advancing, or simply retreat. But where did he think that these pirates would be so fierce, and when the pirates at the forefront were hit fiercely, it was obvious that they had no intention to fight.
But the ships behind seemed to have no idea what was going on in front of them, and just rushed forward. As a result, the whole fleet seemed to be in disarray, but this was what gave Fei Xin a headache.
The pirate fleet was so crowded that they couldn't retreat even if they wanted to. If this continues, the fleets of the two sides will run into each other, and it is inevitable that they will board the ship. And your own advantages will inevitably not be able to be played, and this battle is more auspicious!
"Lord Qiqi, the ferocity of the pirates has greatly exceeded the estimation of the subordinates, and at present, although our side still has the advantage of artillery, we are still beating them. But as the distance between the two sides continues to close, our advantage will be lost, and it will not be long before hand-to-hand combat is inevitable. In order to protect your safety, I implore Hou Ye to evacuate from the rear with three treasure ships. ”
Fei Xin already sensed the trickiness of the matter at this moment, the real combat personnel of the fleet were only about 1,000, and although they were all elites, they had to meet the enemy and protect the safety of other ships. This was obviously impossible, and now he had to let Tang Ming leave first, so that he could let go of his hands and feet and gather all the fighters to fight with the pirates.
With no worries, he believed that these thousand warriors were enough to deal with the pirates in front of him, and at least he was sure of breaking through the encirclement. To do so would require the abandonment of the ships that transport them, as well as the craftsmen and prisoners on board. He was worried that Tang Ming would not be able to do this, so he refused to leave.
Tang Ming refused to leave as Fei Xin was worried about, and replied coldly: "Brother Fei, I understand what you mean, don't worry about it!" Just leave me two treasure ships, and you can bring as many fighters as you can, you don't need to worry about my side! ”