To the west of Sanpeng, to the southeast of Nanao, the water is pale in winter, the sea is not alarmed, and the clouds are directly pressing people's hearts. But looking at the more than 20 lucky boats a few miles away, Niu Ang and Deng Yunchao's hearts were bright, as if they were baked by the early summer sun, and the warmth soaked their bodies.

"I heard that there is a thief's clipper in the fleet, but I haven't seen it at this time, so you have to be careful."

Deng Yunchao still kept a little sober.

"Let's go with the wind, rush up and fight together, and then there are clippers, what can I do?"

Niu Ang said in high spirits, Deng Yunchao also felt that it should be so, smiled and said goodbye to Niu Ang and returned to his boat. Behind them, there were more than forty large sea ships, varying in size, half of which were the size of the big green heads brought out by Xiao Sheng.

"Ouch, the ship is twice as fast as we are! Yanding, you don't dare to take on the main attack! Let's ......"

On Bai Yanzi's boat, his uncle and military advisor Bai Lianren really became a white-faced person, and the bandit's heart and surname were churning again, and he subconsciously wanted to beckon Bai Yanzi to run away.

"The king of heaven has sent us sharp guns, and each ship is equipped with his sailors, so what's wrong with the number of ships? Don't you have to see if people can fight? ”

Although Bai Yanzi was also trembling in his heart, the words in his mouth also comforted him, in order to improve the combat power of his bandits, Li Yan deliberately issued sixty flintlock muskets modified from Qing soldier shotguns in each ship, and also stuffed the magic arm cannons that had been replaced before, and each ship had four or five. As for the Qing soldiers' waist knives, rattan cards and other weapons, Bai Yanzi will give whatever he wants, and each ship will be equipped with ten sailors, relying on these, Bai Yanzi patted his chest at the military council before the war and took over the task of attacking and luring the enemy.

More than 20 ships of the White Swallow went up against the wind in a formation of arrows, and in the eyes of Niu Ang and Deng Yunchao, it was completely a posture of being slaughtered, while laughing at the bandits for not understanding the basic tips of water warfare, while beckoning their fleet to go down the wind on the left and right, in a horseshoe formation, and intercept the White Swallow fleet.

Bai Yanzi took a cool breath, and the words that Xiao Sheng said at the military council seemed to sound in his ears again, "Although the Qing soldiers and sailors are negligent in training, after all, they have inherited some of the essentials of the formation of the former Ming Dynasty, and there are still rules and regulations in naval battles, and they must not underestimate the enemy, when they will only make noise." ”

Bai Lianren lost his voice and said: "They already have a lot of boats, and now they are going to intercept my front team and surround and annihilate them!" ”

Bai Yanzi snorted coldly: "The task we received is to make them break their teeth, and now the front team is just like us." ”

Bai Lianren was very worried: "Ke Li ......"

Bai Yanzi forced himself to calm down: "Didn't he become the commander of the Zheng family, let him earn it himself!" ”

The Qing convoy went down the wind and soon inserted into the White Swallow flotilla, the guns and cannons rang out, and the battle began from twenty or thirty feet away. After inserting the White Swallow fleet, more than 20 boats surrounded the eight boats of the White Swallow front team, while more than 10 boats of Deng Yunchao's department intercepted the White Swallow rear team, desperately blocking the rear team and the front team from merging together.

"Be careful!"

A ship in the front team was attacked by two ships of the Qing soldiers, more than ten zhang away, the arrows and guns on the enemy platform of the two ships fell like raindrops, Bai Zhengli was looking from the side of the ship, but was pulled down, and then he heard a crackling sound, sawdust sprayed on the side of the ship, and it was the bowl mouth of the enemy ship that bombarded it.

"Thank you......"

Bai Zhengli secretly said that it was dangerous, and thanked the person who pulled him down, this person was about the same age as him, they were all in their early twenties, and their complexions were all bronze from the water's edge and sea, although they were the same as Bai Zhengli, they were all dressed in a blue uniform, but between their eyebrows there was a composure and ability that Bai Zhengli could hardly reach.

"Don't panic, wait for them to get closer."

Feng must have whispered that the three hundred sailors stationed in the White Swallow fleet were divided into three squads, and he was the squad leader of one of them.

The Qing soldiers' ship was closer, and seeing that it was only six or seven zhang, the Qing soldiers were all preparing to shoot and catch the hook, Feng must have shouted, and the soldiers lying on the side of the ship suddenly jumped up, and the crisp sound of muskets and the dull sound of the divine arm cannon were mixed together, raising two thick white smoke on both sides of the ship.

The left and right ships spewed out large pieces of wood chips at the same time, mixed with clumps of scarlet, and the enemy platform at the stern of the ship was the hardest hit area, and the two sides were poofed and planted with human bodies, like dumplings.

The two ships, which were about to fight hand-to-hand, shook their bows in fright, and quickly avoided them, and the same scene played out almost simultaneously on the eight boats in the front team. Qing soldiers and sailors are accustomed to bombarding people from afar with shotguns and bowls, so that the other party can't raise their heads, and then rely on help to win with more people. Unexpectedly, Bai Yanzi, a gang of bandits, didn't see any guns on the ship, but the firearms in the hands of the soldiers were so sharp, and they suffered a big loss for a while.

At this time, Bai Yanzi's rear team was desperately attacking, Deng Yunchao was also like Niu Ang, he was stunned by the guns on Bai Yanzi's boat, the periphery retreated, and the two boats inserted in the middle were surrounded by Bai Yanzi, and the musket and arm cannons on both sides were red for a while, and these two boats were powerless to move in just a moment.

"That's it! That's it! ”

Seeing that the Qing soldiers were disrupted by the guns, the white swallow shouted loudly, only to feel that his blood was boiling, but he didn't expect that with the advantage of guns, the water battle would be so simple!

"Not good...... The Qing soldiers also began to fight far away......"

Bai Lianren began to pour cold water again, seeing the black smoke billowing in front of him, and Bai Yanzi's passionate shouts also stopped abruptly.

The Qing soldiers have bowls, and the White Swallow has a divine arm cannon, plus the number of muskets is far more than that of the Qing soldiers. However, relying on the tall boats, the Qing soldiers covered the enemy platform, rushed to a dozen zhang away and threw fire pots and fire bricks with a big crossbow, and suddenly two ships ignited pillars of smoke to the sky, and the soldiers on board were also in chaos.

"Damn! I knew we should have some flowering bombs! ”

On the boat in the front team, seeing that a nearby boat of his own house was already shrouded in black smoke, and people were constantly jumping into the water, Feng must have gritted his teeth and said hatefully.

"Flowering bombs are not good at sea ......"

Bai Zhengli shook his head, he had also heard that if that kind of weapon was not timed and thrown into the water, it would be just a stone.

"Fight the enemy! Beat them so that no one dares to stand on it! ”

Feng must have reluctantly given the order.

Feng's certain understanding soon became the understanding of other people, the firing range of the divine arm cannon was long, even if it was twenty or thirty zhang away, the Qing soldiers gathered on the enemy platform could be effectively killed, and the white swallow's fleet had five or six divine arm cannons on each ship, which were divided into two sides, and the Qing soldiers did not dare to be condescending anymore, and the momentum of the fire attack also came to an abrupt end.

Seeing that the Qing soldiers were scattered far away, only bombarding their own ships with shotguns, Bai Yanzi touched his waist knife, sighed, and couldn't imagine that the method of water warfare had changed, and it was not who had more people and bigger ships, but who had sharp guns.

"Merge with the front team and form a circle, we are just a hedgehog, stick the clear dog firmly here!"

Bai Yanzi had a bottom in his heart, and with an order, the fleet was connected to each other, and the periphery bombarded each other with the Qing artillery fire, and there were three or four Qing ships that did not leave. Although each of these ships had more than 100 Qing soldiers, there were only two or three bowl-mouth guns, twenty or thirty bird guns, and twenty or thirty bows, compared with the sixty muskets and five or six divine arm cannons of the White Swallow per ship, they were completely inferior in terms of firepower, range and rate of fire, and then they were flanked from the left and right.

After more than half an hour, the Qing soldiers had lost four or five ships, and the white swallows were only burned two, although the remaining Qing ships were twice as many as the white swallows, but not only did they dare not fight the idea of engaging in broadside battles, but they did not even dare to use the tactics of shooting fire pots and fire bricks close to them, and they confronted the white swallow fleet thirty or forty zhang away, just like a dog circling around a hedgehog, and felt that there was nowhere to put their mouths.

"Mr. Xiao's Office and Mr. Hu lead them, it's time to do it......"

Bai Yanzi didn't dare to rashly spread out the formation to attack, after all, he had few ships, and he was flanked left and right like before, and he accidentally let the enemy get close, which was also a headache, after all, he was just a bandit before, and rarely used weapons such as fire pots and fire bricks to hurt ships.

The goal of defeating the enemy on his own now seems to be difficult to achieve, but the task that Bai Yanzi received has been achieved, and he has firmly dragged the Qing soldiers like a chopping block, waiting for the main force to act as a hammer.

"Shi Shibiao hasn't appeared yet, and the white swallow can still withstand it!"

On the east side of the battlefield, on a small fast boat, Liang Deguang observed the battle situation for a long time and made such a judgment, behind him, a soldier pulled the rope, and on the top of the small mast erected on the ship, a red light was dim and uncertain, and the signal was sent out. Three or four miles away, another fast Jiao ship was repeating the same signal, and the signal was successively transmitted by the three fast Jiao ships, and finally reached the Jin Ao twelve or thirteen miles away. Behind the Golden Ao, the Silver Ao and the Golden and Silver Carp all quietly rose and fell on the sea surface, like tigers lurking in the dense forest waiting for their prey.

"I still haven't found any trace of Shi Shibiu's fleet!"

Another message was sent back by the fast Jiao fleet extending northward.

Xiao Sheng frowned and pondered for a moment, then nodded towards Hu Hanshan.

"Shi Shibiao can wait, but we can't afford to wait, so let's play the second wave of bait."

Hu Hanshan nodded excitedly.

"Didn't see the thief clippers!?"

More than ten miles north of the battlefield, more than 30 big green heads were also moored on the sea, and a small fast post landed on the central boat, which was rowed out of the Qing army fleet at the beginning of the war. Listening to the report of his subordinates, Shi Shibiu's short and thick eyebrows were also twisted out.

"Keep waiting!"

Shi Shibiu's face remained unchanged, he had already determined that Xiao Sheng must have joined the thief army, and he could see that he was not at the scene, those clippers were naturally prepared to deal with him, and he had to be cautious if he made a move with this one.

The battle began at noon, and the time had passed, and both the white swallows and the Qing soldiers were anxious. In this way, the Qing soldiers will certainly not be able to reap the benefits, but the White Swallow has no cannon on the ship, and relying on the divine arm cannon, it is only difficult to attack. Niu and Deng didn't want to work in vain, and they had already damaged six boats, how could they beat Bai Yanzi back, and Bai Yanzi was Jiuhou Xiao Sheng Hu Hanshan, he didn't have the eyesight, and he could see whether there was Shi Shibiao in the enemy.

"White Sails! There are white sails on the east side! ”

The anxiety in Bai Yanzi's heart was accumulating more and more, Bai Lianren suddenly shouted, picked up the binoculars and looked over, two clusters of white sails, occupying the upper hand, were bulging and swelling, rowing lightly with the hull under the sails, and finally let out of the breath, and then wondered, it didn't match the strategy set by the military council, why were there only two boats?

"It's only two boats, and a few are going to besiege it!"

Niu Ang Deng Yunchao didn't care much, but a stone fell in his heart, the thief's clipper finally appeared, and he seemed to have been ambushed, but only two ships, what can be of great use, this ambush is too child's play.

"Not only Qinggou, but also let the White Swallow see what a real naval battle is!"

On the Golden Carp, watching the battlefield rapidly approaching with the rising gunsmoke, Hu Hanshan grinned.

(To be continued)