After the establishment of the Qianguo Shipping Division, a large-scale crackdown on pirates in Fujian, Zhejiang, and Guangdong began, and the naval forces of Britain and France in the Far East also vigorously assisted, and the pirate forces were dealt an unprecedented heavy blow, and they were forced to withdraw from the coastal areas of Fujian and Zhejiang, and some of them fled to the Sea of Japan and the South Seas, while the other part went north.

The pirates went north in order to escape the blow of the shipmaster, but after going north, they were hit by the Beiyang Naval Division established after the shipmaster, and could not gain a foothold, and finally dispersed under the joint strangulation of the shipmaster and the Beiyang sailor, but the combination of the shipmaster and the Beiyang made a large number of pirates finally enter the Yangtze River basin and become water bandits.

The Yangtze River basin and the open sea are the defense areas of the Nanyang Naval Division, but although most of the men and ships of the Nanyang Naval Division are from the Ship Administration Naval Division, because of Peng Yulin's covert suppression, and because the old conservative faction of the DPRK and China is worried that the foreign affairs forces will be large and constrained in many ways, the Nanyang Naval Division will soon be the same as the old naval division of the Qian, and it will be on the road.

"Quick! Rush over to save the merchant ship! Defeat those bandits! Shen Youdan's eldest son, Shen Weiqing, said hurriedly.

Lin Yiqing looked at Xu Chuanlong, and Xu Chuanlong, whose face was pale, hesitated, but refused to give the battle order.

"Lord Lin......" Xu Chuanlong wanted to remind Lin Yiqing, but he still didn't dare to say anything like that in the face of Lin Yiqing's gaze, he just sighed, "Otherwise, let's send someone to negotiate with them......"

He was originally timid and reluctant to make trouble, but this time because of the relationship between Lin Yiqing and Shen Youdan on the boat, he was even more reluctant to fight to the death with the water bandits.

"Rush over!" Lin Yiqing said in a deep voice.

Heard Lin Yiqing's order. The officers did not dare to slack off. The Liling gave the order to fight. The whistle of the "Weijing" sounded for a long time, like a galloping horse, and the drum wheel rushed straight towards the water bandit boat.

The bandit ship seemed to be surprised when it saw the steamship rushing towards it, and immediately dispersed from the green-headed merchant ship.

At this time, the distance between the two sides was already relatively close, and Lin Yiqing clearly saw that the bandits were driving some small fishing boats, slightly larger water bandit boats. They were all equipped with cannons!

Seeing the "Weijing" rushing over, the guns of the two larger bandit boats opened fire from a distance, and the shells landed on the river not far from the bow of the "Weijing," stirring up waves one after another.

"Shoot! Sink them all! Seeing that the bandits dared to fire at the official ship with the red background and the golden dragon tooth flag, Shen Weiqing was furious and couldn't help but roar loudly.

His father's coffin was still on the boat, and there were sailors who dared to come and blatantly rob him, how could he not be furious.

The officers gave orders one after another, directing the "Weijing" to turn, and the gunners had already finished loading their guns under the command of the gun officer. Ready to fire.

With a clumsy turning maneuver, the "Weijing" turned its side toward the bandit ship. The artillery officer waved his sword and gave the order to open fire, and one 12-pounder gun and five 24-pounder guns on one side roared one after another.

The "Weijing" gunboat is a 1,000-ton gunboat built by Jiangnan Shipyard, with a length of 62.48 meters, a width of 9.32 meters, a draft of 3.35 meters, a speed of 12.5 knots, 2 12-pounder guns, and 10 24-pounder guns.

Lin Yiqing stared at the river tightly, only to see six shells flying far away, falling in the array of water bandit ships one after another, stirring up several high water columns, Lin Yiqing saw that the splashing waves fell on a water bandit boat, and the water bandits on the bow of the boat were drenched into soup chickens, causing the water bandits to scream and scold.

"Quick! Keep firing! Shen Weiqing couldn't help but be a little anxious when he saw that the first round of firing of the "Weijing" had all failed, and loudly urged the gunners to continue firing.

The gunners laboriously dragged the cannon back, loaded it, and pushed it back into the gun door to fire, and the "Weijing" fired another round of six cannons, but these shells still did not hit the target, but fell into the sea, stirring up the sea water again, and drenching the bandits on their heads.

"How!" Shen Weiqing was so anxious that he jumped up and yelled at the gunners, "Hurry up and fire the cannon!" If you can't hit again, I want your heads! ”

Lin Yiqing glanced at the gunners who were struggling to operate the artillery with pity, he knew that these gunners had actually undergone long-term training, judging from their guns, they were quite proficient, and the accuracy was also okay, but it was a pity that the targets they wanted to shoot were all small fishing boats converted into water bandit boats, and they used such a wheeled frame that was not easy to accurate, and the possibility of hitting such a small target was very small.

The "Weijing" fired several more shots in succession, but even though it was still a bandit ship, it did not hit. But the bandit ships were visibly frightened, and began to abandon the green-headed merchant ship, and turned around one after another and began to run away.

"Catch up! Knock them out! Shen Weiqing pointed to the bandit boat and shouted.

"But, my lord, there seems to be a shoal ahead, and rashly pursuing it may not be good for this ship......" Before the first mate's words were finished, he was interrupted by Shen Weiqing's broken drink.

"I told you to chase after you! Didn't you hear?! Shen Weiqing glared angrily, as if he was going to eat people, "What is the use of the imperial court raising you?!" If you don't attack the bandits, you will be in trouble! Don't you want a head? ”

"Hurry up and pursue! Don't let the bandits go! Shen Weiqing said urgently.

The officer gave the order to pursue, and the "Weijing" drove at full speed and pursued the bandit boat.

The bandit ships were all sailboats, and their speed was naturally not as fast as that of the steam-powered "Weijing," but it was soon overtaken by the "Weijing," and the "Weijing" opened fire again, and the cannonballs flew away like meteors, setting off a high column of water in the ranks of the bandit ships.

Lin Yiqing noticed that although the contingent of more than a dozen boats, large and small, had become messy due to the shelling of the "Weijing," it seemed that it still maintained a certain formation, and the course was the same. He suddenly remembered something. I couldn't help but be surprised.

It seems to confirm Lin Yiqing's judgment. That's when it happened. Suddenly seven or eight more water bandit boats appeared ahead!

"There's an ambush!" One of the officers of the "Weijing" exclaimed.

As soon as he finished speaking, the hull of the "Weijing" shook suddenly, and then stopped.

The people on the flybridge were all unsteady on their feet and almost fell, and just as the people were in shock, they heard only a "squeak" sound, and the hull of the "Weijing" began to tilt towards the port side.

"What's going on?!" Shen Weiqing easily stood up and asked loudly.

"The ship ran aground. My lord! I don't know who replied, "We're stranded on a sandbar!" ”

When the bandits saw the "Weijing" running aground, they all began to cheer, and some even jumped on the boat and shouted and shouted at this side.

The "Weijing" stopped tilting, and Xu Chuanlong, who was sweating profusely, ordered to reverse with all his might, but the "Weijing" did not move at all.

Seeing this scene, the bandits made an earth-shattering noise, and then drove the boat to the "Weijing" to pounce!

Lin Yiqing knew that this time the "Weijing" encountered a group of experienced habitual thieves.

The bandit ships soon approached the "Weijing". Artillery muskets were fired at the "Weijing" one after another, and a solid iron bullet fired from the cannon flew in. After hitting the port hull of the "Weijing," debris flew wildly and landed on the river one after another, drawing bursts of applause from the bandits.

Lin Yiqing saw that on a sailor boat that was obviously a command ship, a bareheaded and shirtless man holding a short gun in one hand and a machete in the other hand was looking at the people on the flying bridge viciously, with a hideous smile on his face. He knew that this person should be the leader of this gang of water bandits.

The bandit ship surrounded the "Weijing" and continued to fire, and another solid iron bullet with a cannon flew overboard and landed on the deck, smashing a hole in the deck, although it did not hurt anyone, but it made the officers on the flybridge panic.

At this time, the "Weijing" was stranded, the hull of the ship was tilted, and all the guns on both sides could not be used.

Xu Chuanlong watched this scene blankly, screamed, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and the person fell on the flying bridge and fainted.

"Lord Xu! Lord Xu! When the officers saw Xu Chuanlong faint to the ground, they couldn't help but be shocked, and hurriedly stepped forward to help him up.

"Everybody, get off the flybridge! Take shelter in the cabin! An officer saw a bullet "whizzing" overhead, and said quickly.

At this time, there was chaos on the flybridge, and the officer was about to step forward to persuade Lin Yiqing to enter the cabin for temporary shelter, but suddenly found that Lin Yiqing picked up a gun and aimed at the bandit boat.

Without waiting for them to ask, Lin Yiqing "Bang!" A shot was fired, and a bandit holding a musket on the bandit boat screamed and fell into the sea.

Lin Yiqing's shot was extremely loud, and the originally chaotic flying bridge instantly quieted down, and everyone's eyes were focused on him for a while.

The sailors on the "Weijing" were originally a little flustered, but when they saw this scene, some of them immediately shouted loudly.

The officers looked at Lin Yiqing blankly, not knowing what to do for a while.

Seeing that although these officers under Xu Chuanlong knew business, they had no morale in the face of the bandits, and the commander was in a mess as soon as he fell, Lin Yiqing couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The quality of the officers and men of the Nanyang Naval Division has indeed dropped too much......

"You two help Lord Xu go down to rest." Lin Yiqing said to the two sailors who were holding Xu Chuanlong, and the sailors answered, and hurriedly carried the unconscious Xu Chuanlong down.

"Now the whole ship is under my command!" Lin Yiqing looked at everyone and said sharply, "Everyone has their own duties!" If there is a violation of the order, it will be killed! Did you hear that? ”

Everyone on the ship was completely shocked by Lin Yiqing's might, and no one dared to say anything against it.

"The foreign guns go to the deck!" Lin Yiqing ordered loudly.

Some of the sailors on the ship panicked into the cabin to get their rifles, Lin Yiqing sighed, nodded at Takagi Chun, Takagi Chun waved his hand, Lin Yiqing's entourage had already crouched on the side of the ship to prepare for battle, and as soon as he got the order, he immediately raised his gun and began to shoot at the bandit boat.

Lin Yiqing held his breath and concentrated, calculated the wind speed in his heart according to the bullet just now, adjusted the muzzle of the gun slightly, and aimed at the gunner carrying the cannon on the bandit ship again. A shot was fired.

"Bang!" Another deafening gunshot. The officer of the "Weijing" saw that the gunner on the boat fell in response. I couldn't help but shout loudly.

The sailors of the "Weijing" were infected by Lin Yiqing, and their morale was immediately boosted, and they opened fire with Lin Yiqing's subordinates, and soon, a group of sailors were hit and fell into the sea.

It may be that the killing of his companion inspired the ferocity of the bandits, and the bandit boats no longer retreated, but rushed straight over. Some of the bandits crouched behind the plank, knives and guns in hand, and made a posture ready to jump into the gang.

Seeing the water bandits screaming madly and looking desperate, the people on the flybridge were a little panicked.

Lin Yiqing still seemed very calm, after he emptied all seven rounds of ammunition in the tube magazine, he withdrew the sniper rifle, removed a section of handguard, pulled out the empty tube magazine inside, and put a new magazine filled with seven rounds into place, and then pointed to the Gatling gun on the mast.

The two ninjas nodded. Quickly climbed up the mast and into the battle platform. The gun jacket was removed, revealing the "Lin's machine gun" inside, and after the two of them skillfully checked it, they loaded the cartridge and completed the combat preparations.

In the other mastboard, the two ninjas also finished loading, waiting for Lin Yiqing's order.

After the ninjas who were operating these machine guns were in place, they all poked their heads out and raised their fists at Lin Yiqing on the flybridge, and waved them in an oath. Lin Yiqing made a few gestures at them, which meant that they were ready for battle, and when the water bandit ship entered the effective range of the machine gun, it could open fire on its own, without waiting for additional orders.

Lin Yiqing set up the sniper rifle full of bullets again and aimed at the bandit boat.

Risking being shot by rifle bullets, several sailors threw out their flying claws and grabbed them onto the side of the "Weijing," and then pulled the rope hard to drag the boat closer. One of the bandits was pulling the rope, and the sailors on the "Weijing" shot him down into the sea, and another bandit flew up to catch it, pulled the rope and continued to pull it hard.

Seeing the appearance of the water bandits who were not afraid of death, Lin Yiqing suddenly remembered something and couldn't help sneering.

"Is it your 'Peng Iron' ghost, you have to finish this battle to know......"

Seeing that the bandit boat was approaching, some of the bandits leaned out from behind the plank, and when they were about to jump into the gang, they only heard a soft sound of "sudden ......," and the "Lin's machine gun" on the No. 1 machine gun position of the foremast platform opened fire.

I saw that the white smoke shot down from the mast, and a thin line composed of waves suddenly rose on the river, and then the thin line turned slightly, and then rowed to the water bandit boat, which was immediately surrounded by white smoke, and the ship board was broken apart, and the broken wood pieces were scattered in all directions.

The bullets fired by the "Lin's machine gun" dodged and "swished" into the water bandits who were originally hiding behind the boat board and were about to jump into the gang, and for a while blood splashed, and the water bandits instantly turned into a leaky pot that spurted blood, and fell into the sea screaming.

When the people on the flybridge saw this amazing scene, they were all stunned for a moment.

The bandits who were not hit jumped into the cabin to hide, but the "Lin's machine gun" did not let them go, but continued to harvest death, unceremoniously shot bullets into the cabin like a rainstorm, Lin Yiqing saw that a large area of the ship's planks was lifted away, and the bandits hiding inside were splashed with flesh and blood, and the terrible screams came one after another, and a water bandit seemed to be unable to find a place to hide, crouching on the bow of the boat, holding his head with both hands and crying loudly, looking like his spirit was completely broken. Until a bullet burrowed into his body and ended his fear.

Probably hit by a bullet from the "Lin's machine gun" in the powder compartment, the water bandit ship suddenly exploded and turned into a burning ball of fire. Burning wood chips flew up with the shock wave, and some even landed on the deck of the "Weijing".

The officers on board the "Weijing" were completely stunned.

The terrifying rain of bullets from the No. 1 machine gun position then poured on another small sampan not far away loaded with more than a dozen water bandits charging, and under the destruction and tearing of the dense bullet rain, the small sampan was directly shattered into wooden planks, and most of the water bandits on it were directly killed, and a few people were not hit by the vital point, screaming and falling into the sea.

In just a few minutes, the two bandit boats were reimbursed, and the debris and corpses of the bandits were floating on the river, as well as several surviving bandits who were struggling miserably in the sea, and the blood flowing from the corpses and their bodies stained the sea water on the side of the "Weijing" red. However, the rain of bullets showed no sign of stopping, but in the spirit of doing everything possible to eradicate evil, they drowned out the few living mouths that were still struggling on the surface of the river, and when the gunfire from the No. 1 machine gun position finally stopped, the two boats of bandits rushing to the starboard side of "Weijing" and the boat were all smashed to pieces, and no one survived.

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