The battle of the sea, which decided the ownership of this sea area, officially began the next morning, and the two sides of the battle were one hundred and seven large food warships and forty-eight local pirate ships against four large ships and fifteen medium ships of the Tang fleet.

At about half past eight in the morning, Xiao Quzhi took three large ships and twelve medium ships to the zigzag channel, and rushed to the battlefield chosen by this group of Great Food pirates with great difficulty.

In the sea battle in the sail era, occupying the upper hand, it occupies the absolute initiative, and the fleet of big cannibals is now not only upwind, but also in the upstream of the current, and the advantage is quite obvious. They watched like fools as the fifteen new ships of the Datang fleet rushed with great difficulty to deliver meat.

There was no communication, and there was no formality, and when fifteen sail warships hundreds of years ahead of this era sailed into their downstream or so three miles in a row, the eyes of these great pirates all emitted a scorching light, and they all rushed out in a swarm.

Driven by the strong westerly wind and ocean currents, these big pirate ships with only two masts, two sails, and unsmooth lines actually ran faster than the new sail warships, and they knew that these new sail warships of the Tang Army had catapults and eight-bull crossbows, but as long as they approached quickly, these weapons would lose their power.

Xiao Qubing stood majestically on the bow of the Captain, although he had made all the preparations for this big battle, the strategy and tactics had been formulated a long time ago, and the battle plan had been conveyed to every soldier and crew.

But this navy is the first battle after all, and there are too many uncertainties, will they be nervous. Will it be messy. There will be no mistakes. Xiao Qu didn't have much to do, but at this time, he still chose to believe in these soldiers and crew. In China's 2,000-year feudal history, the Tang army was undoubtedly the most warlike and had the strongest will to fight, and there was no reason not to believe them.

Xiao Qubing handed over the command of the flagship Captain to Li Qi, and stood at the bow of the ship with six Hu Lu's carved arrows on his back to kill the enemy.

The Great Eater Pirate Ship soon approached three hundred paces away, and one of the pirate ships led by it took advantage of its speed. Fiercely lunged at the Captain, the dense pirates were bare-chested, their eyes were shining, and they were waving their scimitars in their hands and shouting loudly at the Captain's Ship, and they were extremely excited.

A big-bearded cannibal with a yellow beard is screaming and directing some pirates to climb the mast with a rope and prepare to jump into battle.

At this moment, he heard a sharp and extremely sharp sound of "boom", and before he could react, a black dot came like electricity. It sank into his eyebrows.

The yellowbearded pirate's eyes widened as if they were about to burst. He couldn't understand until he died, how could there be such a fast and accurate arrow in the world.

Start with Yellowbeard's death, huh! Shout! Shout! The screams rang out, and the eagle feather arrows came one after another, and the big food pirate ship led by it was suddenly filled with blood mist, and the big food pirate who climbed the mast crackled and fell down like dumplings.

Screams and terrified screams rang out, and the Great Eater Pirate, who was not dead for the time being, desperately lay on the deck to hide, but was still nailed to the deck by the feathered arrows that fell from the sky. Not only them, but also the two pirate ships adjacent to them, who dared to stand on the deck, also ended up killing with one arrow.

"Hu Da! Is this a man or a demon from hell who can shoot so far! "On the flagship of the Great Food, which was more than a hundred steps behind the first Great Food Ship, the leader of the Redbeard Great Food looked at the flagship of the Tang Army in disbelief, a person stood on the bow of the ship like a god, with a huge treasure bow in his hand, rapidly changing between the full moon and the new moon, and the feathered arrows were almost connected into a line, each arrow was a puff of blood mist, and with a scream, the arrows were killed!

"Don't be afraid, how many people can he kill with a bow alone? Those who died entered the garden of heaven, and those who did not die were the warriors in the Hu election, rushed up, rushed up and won! ”

Under his encouragement, these pious big food pirates actually stopped screaming at once, their eyes were full of fanaticism, and on the other side, Xiao Quai's arrow shooting speed really slowed down, and began to kill the suspected pirate leader at the speed of one arrow in three or four seconds.

The pirate ship soon approached one hundred and fifty paces, Li Qi stood on the command platform, giving orders loudly, the horn sounded on the captain's horn, the flag of the standard-bearer on the mainmast was waved, and eighty-four trebuchets were fired at the same time.

Dozens of pounds of stone bullets fell from the sky, and a small half fell on these big pirate ships, and in an instant, five pirate ships were smashed to pieces, four entered the water, and other pirate ships that were shot were also damaged to varying degrees. Some unlucky cannibals were directly concentrated by stone bullets, smashed into meat sauce, and their limbs flew around.

"Rush, it's been a long time before the next trebuchet launches!" The blood and death only aroused the ferocity of these great cannibals, and everyone's eyes turned red, and the whole body roared strangely in their ears.

Li Qi was also very excited, he clenched his fists and shouted hoarsely: "Separate, quickly separate!" ”

The horn sounded on the captain's horn, the flag-bearer on the mainmast was nervous and methodical, and the fifteen battleships of the Tang fleet were divided into two in the middle.

The Captain sailed due north with four medium ships, carefully bypassing the pursuing pirate ships and preparing to turn behind them, at the entrance to the strait, there were still eleven pirate ships left behind, as long as they entered the attack distance, these five sail warships could destroy twelve pirate ships in one turn!

The Warrior and Pioneer made a quick U-turn to the east with the remaining eight ships, so that they would be equally smooth sailing, and it was impossible for them to be caught up by the pirate ships anyway.

Fifteen sail warships were not prepared to give these big pirate ships a chance to get closer, and the range and accuracy of the trebuchets were somewhat unsatisfactory, but they still caught every shot. Xiao Quying, who was standing at the bow of the ship, had already shot six Hu Lu's carved arrows, and a personal guard sent him four Hu Lu, and the big pirates who had been chasing them so far, a small half of the leaders, and the helmsman, were all killed by him one by one.

Because of the need to bypass the pirate ship and sail against the current and wind, although the trebuchets continued to fire and destroy many pirate ships, more enemy ships still swarmed in. Soon seven or eight corsair ships approached the Captain and four medium ships. Dense ropes and hooks were thrown up from underneath.

The red-bearded pirate leader danced excitedly on the ship. As long as the Great Food Samurai can jump on these sail warships, no matter how many casualties are there, they will definitely be able to capture these invincible warships.

The long levers on both sides of the ship quickly moved, and the huge stone hammer and copper hammer were lifted high by the lever, and then suddenly fell, instantly smashing several large holes in the pirate ship, and as the stone hammer and copper hammer swung back and forth, the big pirate ship that was hit also swayed. It was almost immediately on the verge of falling apart.

At the same time, the armorers on the deck drew their horizontal knives from their waists and rushed to the side of the ship to cut the ropes one by one, and the arrows clanged on their armor. There are constantly big food pirates screaming and falling straight into the sea with broken ropes, and there are also Tang Army soldiers who are hooked by hooks and pulled down to the side of the ship, but fortunately, they have safety ropes tied around their waists, and after cutting the ropes that hook them, they hurriedly climb back to the deck with the help of their comrades.

Before the big cannibals on the pirate ship climbed onto the Tang Army's sail battleship, their pirate ship was smashed and smashed by the slap stick. These red-eyed pirates don't care about the lives of their comrades who fall into the water, but they become even more fearless because they have no way out!

A handful of lucky Big Food Pirates. Before the shipwreck, he pulled the rope on the mast and luckily swung to the Tang ship, but before they could gain a firm foothold, they were shot into hedgehogs by the crossbow arrows of the Tang army, and the redbeard in the distance was so anxious that he jumped straight to his feet!

Fortunately, they had an absolute advantage in the number of ships, and after the first eight Great Eclipse warships were smashed, there were follow-up ships to follow, and by this time, some Great Cannibal masters had successfully climbed onto the decks of these sail warships. Redbeard finally put his mind at ease, the following is the tactics of the sea of people, and with the pile of human lives, these five sail warships can also be snatched down.

Xiao Quzhi put the heaven-shaking bow on his back, lifted the pure steel gun weighing more than 60 catties, and walked across the deck, as long as he was within one foot and five feet, no matter how many big cannibals, one shot swept down, it was a shot and two pieces.

Li Qi stood on the command platform and clenched his fists and ordered loudly: "Full rudder left, remove the sail, hang the spinnaker!" Paddle with all your might! ”

Soon many planks on the sides of the five sail warships were quietly opened, and the second deck below the deck was stretched out with a well-stringed eight-ox crossbow gun, and the third floor stretched out twenty long oars on each side, and began to row with full force.

A round of eight-bull crossbow salvos opened countless bloody paths on the big cannibal pirate ship, and under such a terrifying blow, the big cannibal's offensive was frustrated.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the five sail warships picked up their speed, and at once distanced themselves from the swarming Great Eclipse Pirate Ships, and quickly approached the eleven Great Eclipse Warships guarding the entrance to the strait.

The Tang ship and the Great Eater pirate ship staggered by, and the red-bearded pirate leader was stunned for a moment, he was not surprised by the powerful power of the Eight Ox Crossbow, nor the oars that suddenly stretched out from the three floors below deck; Instead, these five Datang's new sail warships can sail so fast against the water and wind.

And the most important thing is that because the ships of the two sides were almost moving in opposite directions before, now the five Datang warships have crossed the ships on their side, and the two sides have staggered, and if they want to chase after each other, they must turn around.

But how can it be so easy to turn around against the wind and water, not to mention that the sail on your side does not have the ability to drive against the wind at all, and can only be powered by paddling.

The red-bearded Mujshid didn't think that the men who had climbed the deck before would be able to take down the five warships without follow-up support. Moreover, according to this posture, the eleven ships remaining at the entrance of the strait will also be completely annihilated, and the final result is that the Tang ships will occupy the advantage of the upstream and upper hand.

Mujshid jumped to his feet in a hurry, loudly ordered the ships to turn around quickly, and ordered two more ships to inform another group of Dashi ships that were pursuing the Tang ship to come back quickly.

He now only hopes that the eleven ships guarding the entrance of the strait will be able to hold out until the ships behind him arrive, so that the Tang ships will have no way to retreat and still have the possibility of victory.

Sure enough, while getting rid of the entanglement of the Great Eater Pirate Ship, the Tang Army Armor Soldier, who had retreated to the hatch and near the command platform, launched a counterattack, and in the redbeard's split-eyed gaze, the Tang Army's crossbow arrows were shot at the Great Food Warrior as densely as locusts.

Some of the most devout and brave warriors of Hu Da desperately swung their swords forward even though they were hit by several arrows, but their strength was greatly reduced due to excessive blood loss, and their scimitars failed to cut through the armor of the Tang army. Several Tang soldiers were obviously panicked before. At this time, he calmly drew his horizontal knife and cut these great food warriors to the ground.

It didn't take long. The Great Pirates on all five warships were slaughtered, and the corpses were carried and thrown into the sea, followed by schools of sharks, each of which was quickly torn to pieces.

The big food pirates on the eleven ships guarding the entrance of the strait watched the five sail warships run so fast against the water and the wind like monsters, although they walked in a zigzag shape, but the distance between the two sides was rapidly narrowing.

They were not confident that they could run faster than the Don ships. So they chose to fight head-on, but the Tang warships did not give them this opportunity, and when they were two hundred paces away, a round of trebuchets and eight-bull crossbows fired their eleven warships to varying degrees, and several captains and helmsmen were also shot dead by Xiao Quzhi and Li Qi.

Then the five sail warships turned around, and with the strong power that could drive against the wind, they ran directly over the hulls of the eleven Great Pirate Eaters, and the few fish that were caught were also smashed by trebuchets and slapsticks.

In less than two faces, the eleven remaining Great Food Ships were all wiped out, and those pirates who were struggling to swim in the sea were also killed by the crossbows one by one. At this time, more than half of the main fleet of the red-bearded Mujshid had not yet completed the U-turn.

Li Qi loudly ordered five battleships to come sideways, drop sails and drop anchor. Just waiting in place for the big cannibal pirate ship to catch up.

Mujhid saw from a distance that he had some thoughts about giving up before, but at this time, he was so angry that he was like thunder, and these five Datang warships were too arrogant.

I have to admit that the previous round of the Great Food Ship was completely defeated, but if it weren't for the Tang Army's fleet suddenly speeding up, getting rid of the Big Food Ship behind, and the reinforcements continuously climbing up the five battleships, with the absolute superiority in numbers and the bravery of the soldiers, their side would definitely be able to win in the end!

Those Tang armor soldiers on the ship are obviously recruits, they are not very stable when they walk on the ship, and they are still calm when they fire crossbow arrows, and after being close, a small half of them are obviously a little panicked!

Pity those big food warriors who rushed to the enemy ship first, because they couldn't get backup, they were killed by a group of recruits in the end, and they couldn't be seen in death!

This Tang fleet only relied on the superiority of this advanced warship and weapons to achieve such results, and if this fleet were handed over to me to command, I am afraid that the results would be even more brilliant.

But now the other party is so arrogant that he dropped the sail and broke down, waiting there, this is too much to see, you know, if you didn't run away suddenly with your speed advantage before, we would definitely win!

If you want death so much, why can't we fulfill you? Mujshid thought so in his heart, so he simply waited for all the warships to gather and rush up together, first eat these five warships, and then turn around and eat the other ten warships when the battleships were upwind!

It's just a little strange, why have the thirty-five ships that were lying in ambush on the other side of the island been missing for so long?

"Just now I saw some people who were frightened by the madness and bravery of the big cannibals, and although they did not retreat and run away, they screamed loudly, but they were obviously panicked, and their movements slowed down for a moment.

How many times have I told you before, in addition to discipline and obedience, the most important thing in the battle between two armies is momentum, that is, dare to fight hard! Don't think about anything, just think that you are ruthless, Lao Tzu is more ruthless than you, just think that if the enemy does not die, he will die.

But just now, so many people were frightened by the momentum of the big cannibal! If it weren't for this new armor, you would all be dead by now!

I'm ashamed of you! ”

When the Great Food Fleet was assembled in the distance, Xiao Qubing also roared at the people who were timid before on the Captain's Ship, in all fairness, they had already behaved well enough for these Tiance recruits who had only put down their hoes for less than half a year, but they were still too far from Xiao Quai's standard, I hope they can be ashamed and brave!

More than a dozen hesitant and timid Tiance recruits lowered their heads in shame, the Great Commander was right, looking at the big cannibals who were still distorted and rushing forward frantically with several crossbow arrows in their bodies, they were indeed frightened.

Then the movements were slow, and if it weren't for the new armor, they would all be dead by now, and they would have died under the final blow of the great cannibal who had little strength. Lose face!

"After the battle, those who hesitated went to the instructor to admit their mistakes, and then the whole army discussed! This is the first offense, and the past is not to blame, which one will have a next time, and he will no longer be a soldier of Tiance Mansion! ”

These soldiers' faces were as red as monkeys' butts, and one by one they were eager to find a crack in the ground to drill into, and secretly swore in their hearts that there would be no hesitation or timidity in the future battles. Even a vicious enemy like a great cannibal is nothing, and if you cut it down with a knife, your head won't move.

It didn't take long for Mujshid to assemble nearly eighty warships and row towards the five Tang ships with all his might, and the ten Tang sail warships that had run away also ran back, following them not far away.

Mujshid knew he was surrounded, but he was still confident in the final result, but it would cost more casualties, but it was worth it. Even if the whole army is wiped out, as long as you can snatch a Tang Dynasty sail warship and escape back to Dashi, it will be a big victory!

The Great Cannibal ship was soon within two hundred paces of the Captain again, and twenty-eight trebuchets and fifty-six eight-oxen crossbows were fired at the same time from the five sail battleships. Just when these pirates were worried that the stone bullets falling from the sky would destroy their ships, they found that the falling stone bullets would shatter one by one, and a yellow-brown liquid burst out, splashing everyone with a wet, sticky, and stinky body.

Mujhid touched a handful of liquid that had been splashed into his chest, and there was a smell of fish, and when he was still a little uncertain, countless rockets shot at once and landed on their ship, and it was immediately a sea of fire.

Mujshid was also shot by a rocket, and his whole body immediately turned into a burning man, the burning of the fire and the pain of the feather arrow into his body almost made him lose his mind, but he still tried his best to see the current situation of the battle.

He was horrified to see that almost half of the ships on fire were concentrated in front, but his side was headwind, and the fire would soon spread to the ships behind.

Set fire to the wind, the Tang people are so calculating! At this moment, he suddenly thought of the feared Greek fire of Byzantium...... Thirty-four years ago, when the White Eaters attacked Constantinople, they were attacked by Greek fire, and only five of the more than 2,000 ships escaped.

He was not the only one who became a burning man. He saw many fiery cannibals and local pirates jumping into the sea desperately, and although the flames were extinguished temporarily, if all the ships on his side were burned, it would not be the end of the total annihilation.

Mujshid finally could not bear it any longer, and jumped into the water, at this time he only hoped that the slaves and overseers who were paddling below would not be affected for the time being, and that they would be able to row the fire ship and die with the five Don ships that stood in the way; The ships behind were able to quickly turn around and escape with their lives.

The next moment, however, something even more terrible happened.

Boom Boom ......

Dozens of explosions sounded almost at the same time, and Mujshid, who was already dying, struggled to look forward with a piece of wood, and then he saw a dozen or so large food ships in front of him being blown apart at once, and some of the slaves who were rowing oars were holding broken oars in their hands and screaming, and the sea water was rushing madly into the cabin where they were.

Mujshid's whole person was a little stunned, and in his last consciousness, he thought of his Hu Da: "Hu Da, please kill these demons quickly!" (To be continued.) )