Chapter 217: Naval Battle

The lord of the castle said that it was the second day, but in fact, as soon as the night passed, the fleet had already departed. There was no wind or waves tonight, and all the oars were sticking out from the side of the boat, and for a while, the sea was rough and the sound of "brushing" the oars was heard far away.

The wee hours of the morning are usually the most difficult time for people, so most of the operations for sneak attacks are chosen in the early morning. In particular, the group of pirates on the other side have been exposed to the wind and sun on the sea all day long, and at the same time, they have developed a fierce and cold character, but also developed a greedy nature, a habit of leisure and hard work. Although there are people who monitor the sea, they will definitely not be as disciplined as in the army.

"Listen to me!" Once the city lord reached this moment, he really showed the majesty of the lord of a city, "Now there are still three hours before dawn, you must annihilate all the Star Sand Thieves within this time, if necessary, the flagship ship can be shot at any time, understand?" ”

When the city lord said these words, he was full of anger, his face was solemn, and he was faintly red. Only Ji Yunkong knew, it was because in the room just now, the city lord finally struggled to tie the double-buckled belt around his waist. The reason why the face is reddened is completely because of poor breathing and being strangled.

"Don't worry, city lord," the lowly officers said one after another, "How can you use Xuanwu to deal with this rabble of Xingsha?" A few of our ships alone are enough. ”

After that, the group of officers returned to their ships one after another, and five ships that were slightly inferior to the "Xuanwu", but were also huge, sailed out. He was followed by a dozen small boats, dexterous and agile, full of elite soldiers, ready to hunt down enemy soldiers who jumped into the sea and rescue their own wounded. There were also a number of tools on board, all of which were used to gouge through the bottom of the enemy's ship.

Rao is Ji Yunkong is not proficient in naval warfare, and he was also shocked by the strength of Quanzhou, five big ships, more than a dozen small boats, such a scale can completely conduct a sea contest between countries. And looking at the meaning of the city lord of Quanzhou and his officers, it seems that it is just a small test.

"Ji Gongzi, you can go to the room to rest for a while, and when you wake up, I'm afraid you will be able to see that we have landed on the island." Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one, the city lord hurriedly untied the belt and gasped for breath.

Ji Yunkong nodded, secretly cast a spell, and a pair of heavenly eyes followed the building ship in front of him all the way to the battlefield.

Sure enough, Quanzhou's fleet had approached the danger zone, but the other party still didn't notice it, and it wasn't until after driving for a while that the other party heard a horn, and all the ships were suddenly brightly lit.

However, this distance can no longer stop the water army in Quanzhou. The soldiers who were rowing on the five big boats threw off their arms and rowed hard, and the speed of the boat, which was not slow, suddenly became three points faster.

At this time, the pirates on the opposite side also reacted. They have been able to entrench themselves on the sea for so many years, and in the face of countless encirclements and suppressions by officers and soldiers, they have naturally summed up a set of corresponding measures. I saw that their boat did not retreat, but rushed towards the official ship in a neat formation. The two ships at the forefront, with no superfluous people other than the necessary crews, looked like shields for the ships behind.

The pirates knew that they could not compare with the officers when it came to weapons and supplies, and that if two ships were to shoot each other with bows and arrows, they would have to be dead. For now, the only way to do this is to rely on speed to close the distance between the two sides as soon as possible and jump the gang. But all pirates are outlaws who are not afraid of life and death, unlike those old soldiers. As long as they jump into each other's boats, they will have the confidence to defeat each other!

Unfortunately, the pirates were completely wrong about today's situation. This time, it was not the wine bags and rice bags in the military camp that were mixed up and waiting for death in the past, but the real elite of Quanzhou! This time, the city lord really killed all of them!

"Hum-" It was the sound of a bowstring, but it couldn't attract attention in the night sky, which was filled with shouts of killing.

"Boom!" If it had failed to attract the attention of the pirates just now, the huge roar and soaring fire had drawn everyone's attention to the two ships at the front.

The roar rang out one after another, and the two ships at the front were shot into a hornet's nest by huge arrows in less than a meal. And those arrows streaked through the air with flames, obviously rockets, and the moment they touched the hull, they caused a huge explosion.

Not only them, but even Ji Yunkong's mouth widened in surprise. Not because of the power of these arrows, but because of their range!

The range of ordinary arrows is about 30 to 40 zhang, and the range of heavy crossbows is more than 50 zhang. And the longest-range city-breaking crossbow currently known is only more than 400 zhang. But these crossbow arrows in front of him have a range of more than 800 zhang! Even, Ji Yunkong felt that this was not their limit, if the bowstring was full, they would definitely be able to shoot a thousand feet!

What kind of concept is this, the two armies are fighting, and there are still five or six miles apart, and the other party's crossbow arrows have already reached in front of them!

Of course, Ji Yunkong also saw the disadvantages of these crossbow arrows. Strictly speaking, they are far less powerful than the city-breaking crossbows, especially the penetrating power. After all, some of the crossbow arrows only hit the side of the ship, not even the wooden hull. Although it can cause an explosion, if the band is in a siege battle, it is unlikely to cause any casualties unless the guards are in the vicinity of the explosion.

Of course, that kind of situation will only be considered during the siege of the city, and on the sea, this kind of crossbow arrow is undoubtedly the most powerful killing weapon!

Is it a heavenly family again? What kind of technology did the Tang Empire inherit from that family? If it's really all technology, then who in the world is their opponent? Ji Yunkong saw the word "Vermilion Bird" on the crossbow arrow, and it was not difficult to deduce the source of this novel crossbow arrow by thinking of the previous Xuanwu.

The first two ships were soon sunk in the sea, and the pirates didn't even have time to rescue them when they saw countless fires flash in the sky. It's just that it's comforting that this time there are a lot fewer crossbow arrows than the last time. It seems that the troublesome and time-consuming filling is also a major disadvantage of the crossbow arrow "Suzaku".

"Bang" is another ship that ignites a raging fire, and the gunpowder of "Suzaku" seems to be specially made, and ordinary water cannot be extinguished at all. And for the warship, after the fire, the only result is a complete sinking.

Screams came and went, countless people were burned alive on the boat, of course, most of them still wisely chose to jump into the sea as the only way to survive.

"Quick! Speed up! The pirate leader shouted, "If we can get close to them, we have any hope of victory." ”

Ji Yunkong smiled faintly and withdrew the spell, the farther away this spell was, the more energy-consuming it was, and now Ji Yunkong had a faint headache.

Wish? You can see the strength of the Quanzhou Navy by peeking at the leopard in the tube, do you really think that people can't beat you? I just don't want to waste my energy. There is no doubt about the outcome of this war, the only thing that makes Ji Yunkong a little interested is how many people can the other party escape? After all, on the open sea, it is really reluctant to completely annihilate the enemy army