Chapter 85: The Sorrowful Dragon
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"Hahaha......" Yang Sien saw the pirates rushing towards him, and looked at Qi Zhonghao and laughed wantonly: "Brother Zhonghao, it seems that your navy has been neglected by others!" ”
Qi Zhonghao: "Hmph! They call it ignorance! Ask your brother to give them some color to see. How about I tell them to capture the thief and capture the king first? ”
Yang Sien: "You mean to kill their boss?" ”
Qi Zhonghao nodded: "Hmm! Anyway, it's useless to keep this pirate leader, but it is not conducive to future management, so just let him make a contribution to us! ”
Yang Sien: "This can be had!" ”
"Report to the Commander! 1000 meters from the target, please indicate! The observer in the command room suddenly reported.
Qi Zhonghao: "Order Tiansheng No. 1 to turn 90 degrees to the right and prepare to meet the enemy on the side!" ”
"Yes!" After the captain of Tiansheng No. 1 saluted Qi Zhonghao, he turned around and issued a series of orders: "Lower the auxiliary sails, empty the gear, fill the right rudder, and sound the battle alarm!"
With the order of the captain, the soldiers in all positions went their own way, the helm of the helm, the lowering of the sails, the pulling of the bells......
When the battle commanders on the third deck received the order, they all shouted loudly: "Hurry, hurry! Each battle part opens the barn door, launches the ballista, and loads the crossbow arrows! The Marines are ready to take on the strings! ”
"Yes!"
Fighting at sea is completely different from fighting on land, and although it is also a race against time, the pace is really not fast. The boat is so fast, before it runs to the position, it can only be in a hurry.
After a while, Tiansheng No. 1 finally finished adjusting the hull, and the soldiers in all parts also completed the preparations, and only waited for Qi Zhonghao to give an order. And the merchant ship that was chased by the pirates was also able to avoid the Tiansheng No. 1 and hid behind the Tiansheng No. 1.
Qi Zhonghao closed the lid of the clock, slowly put it into his chest, and shouted at the various commanders in the cab: "Look at you, it took half an hour to prepare for the battle, are you lazy on vacation!" When this is the end of today, you see that the Commander will not take care of you! One by one, they are getting lazier and lazier! ”
Except for Yang Sien, everyone else shrugged their heads and didn't dare to pick up the stubble, and pretending not to hear at this time was the best choice.
On the other hand, the pirates are a different kind of scenery, not at all as lifeless as Tiansheng No. 1, and they are very happy.
Jiaolong waved his hand: "Brothers, the turtle grandson of the official mansion is turning, it seems that they are going to run, but they can't let the meat on their lips slip away, they all work hard to catch up, and the good days in the future will depend on your performance today!" Throw away all the useless things and chase them with all your might! ”
"Yes, Boss!"
The obedience of this group of pirates was okay, and after the boss spoke, the 14 pirate ships threw into the sea everything they didn't usually need, even the guys who ate were eating.
Yang Sien: "Brother Zhonghao, come and see, what are those pirates doing, they are throwing things into the sea, what kind of road is this?" Could it be that this kind of ritual was still practiced before the naval battle? ”
Qi Zhonghao: "No matter what tricks they play, let's just come and respond to all changes!" ”
At this time, the observer came to report: "Report to the commander!" The target is 500 meters away and has entered the range of our ballistas, please indicate! ”
Qi Zhonghao: "Put it in two hundred meters and then fight, aim at the water line, and strive to get a few big holes in the thief's boat in one round, and let them go to the sea to feed Wang Ba!" ”
"Yes, Commander!"
……
Hiding behind the merchant ship of Tiansheng No. 1, the people on the ship saw that a big guy helped block "Shane", and they were all busy making vows to the Heavenly Gods and Buddhas, thanking them for helping them get out of trouble.
The middle-aged shipowner was no exception, only the strong man named Da Zhuang hesitated for a moment before interrupting the shipowner's vow-making ceremony: "Brother Shen, did you say that we just ran away like this?" They're helping us, shouldn't we stay and help too? ”
When the middle-aged ship owner heard this, he also frowned and thought for a while before deciding: "Although the two imperial court ships are very large, after all, there are only two, and the difference in number is a little bigger. Let's lean over and say hello to them and see what they have to say! ”
Da Zhuang: "Okay, I'll go!" ”
At the same time, the herald from Qi Zhonghao's side also came to report to him: "Lord Commander, the merchant ship has approached us, and the people above have asked us if we need help, and he said that they still have a hundred and ten people, if you need it, just give orders!" ”
Qi Zhonghao waved his hand: "You go and tell them, just say that we are the First Fleet of the Great Song Royal Navy, Commander Ben thanks them for their kindness, there is no need for them here." If they are afraid, they will go first, and if they want to see the excitement, stay away, so as not to affect our performance! ”
"Yes, Commander!"
The herald quickly used a loudspeaker to convey Qi Zhonghao's words to Da Zhuang's ears word for word.
Da Zhuang: "Brother Shen, did you hear me?" When did our Great Song Dynasty have a Rausch Navy? They can't fool people, right? ”
"Let me think!" The middle-aged shipowner touched his beard and fell into deep thought, and after a while, he looked up and said to Da Zhuang: "I think I probably know what's going on!" ”
Da Zhuang: "Huh? ”
Owner: "When I was still helping those bosses run boats, I heard from a brother who came from the north that the current saint had built two big ships in the previous two years. It is said that the captain of the ship is more than 30 zhang, and it is extremely large, and our ship is simply incomparable to others. Then, the Holy Lord sent these two ships to hunt for treasure, and everyone never saw those two big ships again. ”
Da Zhuang exclaimed: "You mean, we are the two ships we encountered today?" ”
The owner nodded: "Well, I think so!" Otherwise, after all these years, have you ever seen such a big ship on this sea? ”
"Nope! Our ship is big. Da Zhuang shook his head.
……
Xiaoyu: "Boss, the government's ship has stopped, it can't be broken!" ”
"That's better!" Jiaolong patted the side of the boat and said loudly: "Brother, it's not far away, all the guys are ready, and the time will be there." When I got on their boat, all the men were killed, and the women were left for me, and whoever behaved well for a long time was rewarded! Looking at that posture, it is estimated that the officials on the ship are not small, and they must have brought a lot of gold and silver treasures and beautiful maids or something, everyone has a share! ”
"Thank you, boss!" "Brother Xie!" ……
The pirates were thanking each other in a mess, and their hands were not idle, and they were all ready to greet the big ship with all kinds of hooks and something, which was their weapon for broadside warfare, and as long as they grabbed someone else's ship, they had no way to run.
When Jiaolong was falling into a beautiful fantasy, Tiansheng No. 2 also completed the "encirclement" of Huande and blocked behind them. At this time, the ballista commander of Tiansheng No. 1 also gave the order to attack, and thirty wrist-thick crossbow arrows flew out from its starboard side, heading straight for Jiaolong's car.
"Boss, look! That's what flew over! Xiao Yu quickly shook the dragon who was about to drool, and pulled him and shouted loudly.
Jiaolong: "What? ”
At a distance of two hundred meters, it was a matter of an eye for a crossbow arrow. Before Jiaolong could figure out the situation, he saw that several brothers next to him were dressed in human gourds and fell into the sea, and there was a violent collision sound from the boats under his feet.
The bolts fired from the ballistae on the Celestial Sage may not be as powerful as the bed crossbows used to siege cities, but it is more than enough to destroy the planks of the ship's cabin.
Jiaolong's luck was not bad, half of the first wave of thirty crossbow arrows missed, and only five or six of the half shot were shot in the bilge, making a few large holes, and the rest were shot on the deck. However, even then, his life was not easy, several large holes in the ship were being flooded like crazy, and twenty or so brothers on deck were crucified there. None of these pirates are afraid of death, and it is not uncommon to see dead people on weekdays, but it is the first time that they have been dressed in strings like this.
"Boss, be careful! Here we go again! ”
As soon as Xiaoyu knocked down the dragon, a crossbow arrow brushed the hair of the two of them, frightening the two of them to not move. The other pirates were also in a mess, clinging to their heads and running around in order to avoid the fate of being strung together, and no one even blocked the entrance to the water, and the ship sank slowly.
The pirates on the thirteen pirate ships next to them, watching their boss suffer an inexplicable attack, and the cronies of the boss above were also killed and injured, and they lost their backbone, they didn't know whether to go up to save people or run for their lives, so they stayed for half a day without moving.
Regardless of the ups and downs of their hearts, the warriors of the Heavenly Sage No. 1 faithfully carried out the orders from above, and slammed round after round towards the thief's head until the ship was full of holes and bubbled in the sea.
Captain of the Heavenly Sage: "Commander, do you want to continue the attack?" ”
Qi Zhonghao: "Suspend the attack, shout to them, tell them to lay down their weapons and surrender, otherwise they will be killed!" ”
"Yes!" After receiving the order, the captain of the Tiansheng gave a few orders to the herald.
Then the herald ran to the roof of the ship with a loud horn.
Just when all the pirates were gone, a shout came from the big ship in front: "Listen to the pirates in front!" We are the First Fleet of the Great Song Royal Navy, and we order you to immediately lay down your weapons, squat on the deck with your heads in your hands, and kill if there is any abnormal movement! ”
When he shouted, the pirates reacted, this time he really kicked the iron plate, not only his boss was uncertain about the life and death of others, but his own people were also in danger. So, some of the pirates on the ship discussed for a while, and felt that they couldn't beat them this time, and this Nima was thrown over before he touched a single hair. For the sake of their lives, they all squatted on the deck as instructed.
However, not everyone will admit defeat obediently, and some pirates think that the other party is only two ships, and as long as everyone runs separately, there will always be a few out.
Thus, seven of the thirteen remaining pirate ships rowed their oars and prepared to escape.
"Damn, shameless!" Seeing the pirate's performance, Qi Zhonghao scolded angrily, turned around and ordered: "Order the Heavenly Saint No. 2 to attack the pirate ship that escaped!" ”
The captain of the Tiansheng No. 2 saw that No. 1 was so enjoyable, his hands were already itching, and when he saw No. 1 ship waving the flag, he did not hesitate to give the order to attack: "All soldiers obey the order, aim the ballista at the guy who runs in front...... Launch! ”
With this order, all the crossbow arrows on the side of his ship were fired at the pirate ship closest to the Tiansheng II.
The boat that bore the brunt of the attack was relatively small, and there were only a dozen people in it, and I don't know which country's boat they robbed. As the saying goes, it's good to turn around when the boat is small, and it makes a lot of sense! The shipman verified this truth well, took the lead in completing the preparations for escape, and rushed to the front line of escape. Looking at the pirate ships in chaos behind them, this group even had a little bit of schadenfreude.
As everyone knows, it is their proud speed that has brought them into a situation from which they will never recover. (To be continued.) )