It was getting dark.

The wind was much lighter, and the heavy snow that had been falling all afternoon gradually stopped.

Moored next to the nameless island, the Dawn rose and fell with the waves, and the deck was silent.

The escort team is fully armed, with a watery mountain-patterned half-body armor, a wide-brimmed iron helmet, and a pair of eyes that are bright and apprehensive, but more but expectant; The lower edge of the bust is firmly tied around the waist by a wide cowhide belt, and the two waterproof cowhide bags on the belt are particularly conspicuous, one containing pellets** and the other containing lead pellets; A three-inch-long waist knife is standard, inserted in a wooden scabbard and hung from the belt; The bird gun in his hand had already been roasted to dry, but some people were not at ease, so they took the thin iron strip that cleaned the chamber of the gun and wrapped it in a cloth and wiped it repeatedly.

Chu Fan was also equipped with the same equipment, except that the waist knife was replaced by a sword, and at this moment he was leaning on the wooden baffle, staring intently at the shore not far away, where the four figures were quietly getting on the boat.

After discussing with Ge Bi, Liu Zhongwen and Chen Shangren, Chu Fan finally decided to find out the general situation of the pirates on the island before making a decision.

Chu Fan wanted to personally lead the team to reconnoitre, but was dissuaded by several other people - he was indeed needed on the ship to ensure that nothing went wrong.

In the end, Ge Bi, Liu Zhongwen, Zhu Zi and Zhao Hai went ashore in a small boat - the first three were designated by Chu Fan, and Zhao Hai took the initiative to ask for help.

It took more than half an hour for the four of them to reappear from the time they went ashore, which once made Chu Fan very worried, worried that they would fall into the hands of pirates, until he saw the four figures appear on the shore and gesture to himself, and he was relieved.

"Yixian, it's here!"

After the boat rowed over, Liu Zhongwen was the first to get on the boat, and as soon as he stood still on the deck, he whispered with joy on his face, and his voice trembled with excitement.

By the time the four-person reconnaissance team all boarded the boat, Chu Fan had already had a preliminary understanding of the general situation of the nameless island.

It is a very small island, estimated to be only three or four miles around, but although the island is small, the mountains on the island are quite steep, and there is a crescent-shaped harbor, which is very convenient for ships to shelter from the wind; A simple shack was built at the foot of the crescent-shaped harbor mountain, but it didn't look like it was inhabited for a long time.

"I have been touching the hillside behind the shed," Zhao Hai took the wine jug handed by his partner and poured a big mouthful, "Looking through the gap, this shed should be a temporary place to stay." ”

This time, Zhao Hai, who took the initiative to recruit Ying, became the main force, and Ge Bi and the three of them became the overwhelming ones.

I don't know if I drank wine or was too excited, Zhao Hai said with a red face, "Childe, I've been staring at it for a long time...... It can be confirmed that there is only one eagle boat on this island, with a maximum of twenty people on board, and there are about a dozen people resting in the shed, so there must not be many on board...... I can see the terrain clearly, and we can sneak along the coast...... The shore was full of big rocks, and if you covered it, you could go all the way to the shack and the other party couldn't find it...... Childe, this eagle boat is decided! ”

Chu Fan looked at the other three people in the reconnaissance group, and even Ge Bi, who had always been calm, nodded excitedly.

"What weapons do they have?" Chu Fan was still a little uneasy, and asked more carefully.

"I don't know about the ship, but there seem to be only two or three birds in the shed, and the others are swords and spears...... The bow was not seen, there were two crossbows. Zhao Hai thought and said.

Chu Fan raised his eyebrows, thinking in his heart that if he didn't solve this eagle boat, he wouldn't be able to walk with peace of mind; Besides, the elite soldiers are all beaten, not trained.

There is a bird gun on his side, and he is still mentally calculated, and with the training level of the escort team, it is not a problem to touch the edge of the opponent's shack; What's more, there is still Liu Zhongwen, a master on his side, who is in the formation, no matter how you look at it, it is a must-win game!

Looking at the eager eyes full of anticrisy around him, Chu Fan made up his mind - whether the escort team can become an elite depends on tonight's battle!

The battle plan was very simple: the soldiers were divided into two routes, he and Liu Zhongwen took the escort team ashore to cover the killing, Ge Bi stayed on the ship to preside, and when he heard the gunshot, he lifted anchor and went around to grab the eagle boat - Zhao Hai followed the escort because he knew the situation best.

The plan was decided, and the boat was quietly lowered again, and this time Chu Fan was the first to go down to the boat, followed by five people, including Zhao Hai, as the first batch of landing personnel.

Soon Chu Fan went ashore, followed Zhao Hai to the ridge, and lay behind a big rock to survey the terrain.

Sure enough, as Zhao Hai said, the shore of the crescent-shaped harbor is full of large and small reefs, which is extremely conducive to the covert advance of the escort team; And those shacks were in a mountain nest about sixty or seventy meters away from the shore, and in front of the shacks there was a small flat ground, and two figures were wandering on the flat ground, needless to say that they were the pirates' lookouts.

Carefully returning to the shore, Liu Zhongwen had already arrived with the second group of people, and Chu Fan asked him head-on, "Zhongwen, how long will it take you to shoot two arrows?" ”

Liu Zhongwen replied without thinking about it, "Between breaths!" …… I can shoot in a row, not to mention two arrows, even if three arrows are fired together, it is between breaths! The pride on his face made everyone in the escort team envious.

Chu Fan was in no mood to envy him, nodded and said, "Then these two will be handed over to you...... Then it's a little bit of an eye, if there is an emergency, you have to act quickly, and it's best not to put your brothers in danger. ”

As he spoke, he recounted the terrain he had seen, and finally added, "Zhongwen has dealt with the people who look out for the wind, and we must rush to the flat ground as quickly as possible...... It's still a three-dan strike, and I'm in the first row like we used to practice...... Our goal is to make it impossible for the opponent to organize an effective counterattack with a continuous stream of fire...... Attention! This three-stage attack is an offensive three-stage attack, and you will enter while fighting, the first row will be reloaded on the spot after shooting, and the second row will come forward to shoot, you have all practiced in the past, understand? ”

Seeing that everyone nodded, Chu Fan's face turned solemn, "Brothers, this is our first battle!" Whether the escort team has the ability or not, and how capable it is, depends on your performance tonight...... Not only to win, but also to win beautifully! Don't let the guys on board laugh at you...... Everyone gives Lao Tzu all the beards and tails back, everyone has a share, and Lao Tzu can afford to reward him with five taels of silver! ”

Hearing that the reward was as much as five taels, everyone in the escort team looked at each other excitedly, and the apprehension in their eyes had long since disappeared, replaced by full of enthusiasm.

After the agitation, Chu Fan set off with the first group of people - for the sake of insurance, the small team of eleven people was also divided into two groups, one to move forward and the other to cover, advancing in waves.

About a mile from their landing point to the front of the flat ground, thanks to the usual harsh training, the whole advance was quiet, and it only took about a stick of incense for the convoy to stealthily reach behind the boulder in front of the flat ground, without alarming the two absent-minded pirates at all.

When he arrived at the flat ground, Chu Fan looked at Liu Zhongwen, who took out two arrows from the sack and fastened them steadily.

PS: Thank you @jkthfjrjh for your generosity :) Thank you @Tsing Yi passer-by for your long comment, eh, about the questions mentioned in the long comment, Crab will answer them one by one at the end of this week :)