The Cossack river vessels, somewhat resembling Viking ships in appearance, but with a simpler structure than Viking ships.

First, use wicker or other rattan to weave the bottom of the boat, and then use wooden planks as a lining. There is a rudder on the left and right sides of the stern, more than a dozen oars on each side, and the mast is made of rough-worked logs, and it is equipped with a cross sail or double sail.

Decks or something, not at all, need to be tied in bundles with reed poles and laid on the surface of the plank lining for the crew to walk on.

Despite the simplicity of this boat, it rows extremely fast.

Cossacks, driving such ships, were even able to cross the Black Sea, or advance along the coast, plundering the Ottomans and their affiliated ports. They often raided at night, taking advantage of the inattention of the Ottoman navy, burning the ships in the harbor and fleeing. When encountering the Ottoman navy, they immediately rowed into the river and fled into the river, and the large Ottoman warships could only watch stupidly.

Khabarov's fleet, with almost thirty ships, could fit more than a thousand people if they were all full.

Just over two hundred Cossacks, with so many ships out, were mainly loaded with booty. At this moment, the ship was carrying a lot of food, goods, and women.

Three of them are larger, each armed with one gun.

More than a dozen Cossack cavalrymen were the first to lead their horses and flee back to the ship. Immediately afterwards, Khabarov and the musketeers also boarded the ship in a panic.

By the time the Cossacks, armed with cold weapons, boarded the ship, Khabarov had already given the order to shoot.

More than twenty Cossack musketeers, as well as more than a dozen Cossack cavalrymen, crouched on the boats and fired at the rushing Datong cavalry.

Although these guys like to sneak attack, although they like to run away, they are definitely ruthless characters, and they dare to fight hard when they encounter tough battles. A few decades ago, more than 400 Cossacks held more than 10,000 Ottoman troops for two days.

"Bang bang bang!"

As the Cossack guns rang out, six Datong cavalrymen fell from their horses one after another.

But that's all they can do.

The Datong cavalry had already rushed to the shore and slashed the native hunters who had not had time to board the ship. There were also some Datong cavalry, throwing arrows at the Cossack ships.

"Boom, boom!"

Three Cossack guns, at this time the second round of shells was fired.

At the same time that several Datong cavalry were hit, three Cossack ships were shocked back by the power of artillery. More than a dozen Cossacks, who were boarding the ship, suddenly fell into the water along with the planks.

"Blow the trumpet, retreat!"

Seeing that all who could get on board were on board, Khabarov ordered to leave.

Some Cossack robbers, immediately laid down their arms and sat on the sides of the ship paddling. The only musketeers, panicking, prepared to continue firing at the Datong cavalry.

The Cossack ships rowed so fast that the Datong cavalry could only pursue along the riverbank.

Khabarov was so angry that his heart was bleeding, he had a total of 28 ships, each of which was loaded with trophies, and at the moment 11 ships could not be taken away, quietly docked on the bank of the Heilongjiang River. Cossack musketeers, 1 person lost; Cossack fighters, with losses of 15 people; The native hunters lost more than half, and only a few dozen or so fled back to the ship.

The real siege and annihilation battle has just begun!

Hundreds of native natives, carrying canoes, have washed up from the forests upstream into the river.

"Rush over!"

Khabarov ordered.

Although the Cossack ship ran fast, its hull was very fragile, and under high-speed rowing, even the canoe did not dare to hit casually.

This section of the river is relatively narrow, and the current is not turbulent.

The sediment brought down by the Heilongjiang River has washed out large and small islands. Some large islands, even stretching for four or five miles, divide the river of the Heilongjiang River into two or three small sections.

The water network situation is extremely complicated!

Cossack robbers, with all their might, paddled, musketeers and archers, fired at the natives on the canoes.

Because of the backing of the Datong Army, the natives actually became brave. Rowing in their canoes, they rushed towards the Cossack flotilla. There are two people on each canoe, one for rowing and one for archery.

"Bang!"

From time to time there was a sound of ramming, and the Cossack ships did not fall apart, after all, their hulls were strong enough to place small artillery fire.

The canoes of the local aborigines were knocked over one after another.

Just when Khabarov thought he had escaped, dozens of ships suddenly appeared behind the island in the northwest. These ships were grain carriers collected from the tribes along the way during the march of Wang Fuchen, and they were only slightly smaller than the Cossack ships.

To the left and right of each boat were rafts filled with dry firewood, each with a native at the helm.

The dry wood on the raft burned more and more, and when they got close to the Cossack ships, the natives cut the ropes, climbed onto the boats themselves, and let the burning raft crash into the enemy.

Of course, even if this section of the river is relatively narrow, it is difficult for such a sparse fireship attack to be effective, and there are still huge gaps for Cossack ships to dodge.

The Cossack robbers, while shooting at the natives, rammed the canoes and dodged the burning bamboo rafts.

It turned out to be methodical and did not suffer any more losses.

However, their rowing speed also slowed down. The larger number of Datong army grain ships went down the river and quickly rammed into the Cossack ships with oars.

"Boom!"

In the first collision, the bow of the smaller grain ship collapsed. The larger Cossack ships, on the other hand, were half-smashed and fell apart and sank at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The wicker hull is also tough, but it really can't withstand the impact.

The grain ships of the Datong Army had already unloaded their supplies, and all the empty ships were sailing down the river. The Cossack ships, all loaded with booty, were still going upstream, and were disturbed by fireboats and canoes.

One Cossack ship after another, smashed apart by a grain ship, fell apart and sank.

And those who rowed in canoes, and even those who were knocked over in canoes, finally began to show their skills. They are all "cattle hunters" in the mouth of the Tartars, and before the river surface is completely thawed in spring, they will jump into the icy river water and risk their lives to fish for the Tartars to get the East Pearl.

If nothing else, water-based is absolutely awesome.

One after another, natives with short spears dive and charged, and stabbed the Cossacks who had fallen into the water.

Resistance in the water was greater, and the Cossacks again wore leather armor. In order to facilitate the attack, the natives subconsciously stabbed the Cossacks in the crotch, which was a fatal part and difficult to protect from leather armor.

Countless Cossacks who fell into the water quickly turned into "solitary warriors".

Khabarov was so anxious that he personally acted as the helmsman, dodging all kinds of attacks in a thrilling way. With a "boom", his boat was also hit, but it was only knocked sideways and backwards, and it did not look like it was falling apart, but the grain ship was broken.

Khabarov's ship, which has been reinforced layer by layer, is full of toughness and at the same time, the hull is also very strong.

"Hiss!"

The four war horses on the ship were suddenly startled and neighed due to the violent shaking of the ship. The Cossack cavalry hurriedly pacified, pressed the horses, knelt down to keep their balance.

"Boom!"

Another impact.

Two of the horses could not stand it anymore, and jerked away from their masters, staggering and running. Knock over a couple of Cossack robbers, jump into the river, and swim to the shore with all four hooves.

Khabarov was almost hit by a horse, and when he stabilized himself, he found that his boat was already in the middle of the river, and several Cossacks who were paddling were knocked into the river.

There were dozens of grain ships in the Datong army, while the Cossack ships were already few, and nearly a third were left on the riverside.

The ratio of ships on both sides reached almost four to one.

Many of the Datong army's grain ships, after crashing the Cossack ships, rowed towards other Cossack ships, even though they themselves were on the verge of sinking.

Khabarov's "ship" alone, in a short period of time, was repeatedly rammed three times.

Nothing could be maintained, the hull of the ship was knocked into a constant spin, and it was useless to let Khabarov take the helm. The Cossack musketeers, not to mention reloading and shooting, could not even sit still, and could only lie down and maintain their balance.

Seeing that there were fewer enemy ships in the east, Khabarov hurriedly pulled the rudder stick and ordered with his right rudder full: "Paddle with all your strength and break out!" ”

The Cossack robbers had just begun to paddle, and the remaining two horses, finally unable to carry them, knocked over several Cossacks and jumped into the river.

"Bang!"

The fourth impact was achieved, and it was the ship that hit the third time, and it was pressed to crash again. The speed was not fast, the impact was not strong, but it managed to prevent Khabarov from turning to break through.

Another grain ship collided, and Khabarov's ship, which was the largest and could not be sunk, was clearly the target of fire.

By this time, Khabarov was simply not able to sail normally.

His "ship" was attached to two grain ships, pressing the hull of the ship and forcing it to lean towards the river. After a little rowing to open the distance, it was pasted up again, and both sides were knocked to the ground, and the weapons in their hands were completely useless.

Khabarov was completely in despair, and the river was constantly surging red, full of blood poked out by the natives.

These natives had little combat power on the shore, but when they got into the water, they were like divine help, and the Cossacks who fell into the water were only left to be beaten.

Khabarov's "ship" already had a tendency to fall apart, but it could still hold on unsinkable, and in the end it was forced to dock by the river.

There, there were already Datong cavalry waiting for a long time.

Faced with countless bows and arrows and muskets, Khabarov raised his hands and surrendered.

There were more than two hundred Cossack robbers, and only 37 were captured alive. Either they were killed by the Datong cavalry when they boarded the ship, or they were stabbed to death by the diving natives after falling into the water.

Khabarov was brought to Wang Fuchen, and his knees went to his knees, and he knew that his judgment was very wrong.

Wang Fuchen took a group of people and left them in the village disguised as merchants. Fearing being attacked by the natives, he had already put on cotton armor, and it was a specially made multi-layered cotton armor. There is a patch sandwiched between the cotton armor, and there is a layer of iron on the surface, which is not only very defensive, but also looks extremely deterrent.

The helmet is also an improved type, not the bamboo helmet with embedded patches back then.

This kind of helmet was available in the Song Dynasty, and when there was no war, it could shrink upward, like a worker's hard hat. When fighting, it can be pulled down, and the wearer's neck is completely protected by armor.

The equipment of the Datong Army is always improving!

On Wang Fuchen's feet, he stepped on a pair of leather boots. The heel of the boot is equipped with spurs, and the tip of the boot is also inlaid with iron plates. In addition to the carbine and saber, Wang Fuchen's waist also hung a clairvoyant mirror.

This superb equipment, how can the tribe have?

This man must be the lord of a certain country!

The murderous Cossack leader Khabarov, however, had in his heart a natural admiration and fear of the nobility. He knelt on the ground and trembled, his voice trembling: "Honorable and great lord, Khabarov is willing to serve you!" ”

This is a sincere allegiance, and it is definitely not a casual statement.

With such a gorgeous full-body equipment, it is bound to be rich and powerful. Khabarov is willing to follow such a lord and fight for his life. If he could give himself a fief, he could even give his life. Of course, the premise is that he has a wife and son, otherwise the title and fief cannot be passed on.

Wang Fuchen didn't know what he was thinking, and asked, "Listen to your subordinates, you are the leader of the Rakshasa ghosts?" ”

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