Just when the thief army heard the screams on the boat, realized that the situation was not good, and was about to board the ship to rescue, they saw the water splashing at the bow and tail of the spirit dragon, like a manic dragon roaring, rampage.

In an instant, many of the surrounding thief ships were smashed to pieces, and the thieves screamed and fell into the water, watching the big ship rush straight towards the Soochow Navy.

At this time, the Lingjiao ship in the distance had retreated, and the Lingjiao ship rushed over again, making the following enemy ships chaotic, only scattered with more than a dozen small boats, chasing half of them Seeing the huge formation of officers and soldiers, they returned one after another.

Seeing that the big ship rushed straight towards again, even the well-trained sailors were in a hurry at the moment, rowing hard to dodge.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way!" In the chaos, I saw a person on the bow of the boat, dancing and yelling, it was Gan Ning.

The big ship staggered, passed through the officers and soldiers' warships, and went to the rear, and the waves rolled in and crashed into the ships on both sides, and the waves flew.

Although the thief army won a great victory, they were also stunned when they saw this scene, and after seeing the loss of a warship and retreating to the island, they all looked at the lake in a daze, not knowing why.

Zhou Xiong stood on the dock in a rage, scolded the person who drove the boat, and soon the soldiers came to report that someone took advantage of the chaos to rush onto the big boat, killed the defenders on the ship, and took the boat hostage.

"Who is so bold?" Zhou Xiong's forehead was full of green tendons, and his eyes were red.

The spirit ship is their big killer, in order to avoid being discovered by the officers and soldiers, every time they retreat, if they encounter an accident, they will mercilessly burn it.

There was still a look of panic on the minions' faces, and they replied, "It's Gan Ning, Jinfan thief!" ”

"Sail thief?" Zhou Xiong was shocked: "Ten years ago, he gathered in Xiling Gorge and was known as the invincible Gan Xingba on the water in Ba County? ”

"Yes, that's him!" The minion replied, "We saw him with a brass bell tied around his waist, and he was brave." ”

"Could it be him?" Zhou Xiong gasped, he didn't expect Gan Ning to vote for Liu Qi, and ordered: "Immediately investigate the news of the officers and soldiers, who else is leading the troops, and what is Gan Ning's official position now?" ”

The minions took the order and left, and at this time, the minions who returned to the ship told that the ghost shark who went into the water to build the ship lost more than ten people and was killed by the water ghosts sent by the officers and soldiers.

Zhou Xiong suddenly realized that the situation might not be good, and sent someone to Shenlong Island to ask Lin Wen to discuss countermeasures.

In the past, the officers and soldiers were basically wiped out, but this time Liu Qi brought Gan Ning to come, not only lost a big ship, but also killed a lot of ghost sharks, and the Jinfan thief really lived up to his reputation.

However, this does not affect anything, even if they rob one Lingjiao ship, they have a total of twenty large ships, and if the officers and soldiers dare to come again, they will definitely wipe him out.

Zhou Xiong took a deep breath and ordered a banquet to celebrate, overall, this is still a victory, and it is necessary to boost morale and fight again in the future.

The Jingzhou army retreated to the water village, and several ships followed the big ship held by Gan Ning to the island, and everyone came to watch, and saw that the ship was loaded with wheels in front and back, rotating like flying, driving the big ship, and it was really ingenious.

Gan Ning jumped down from the bow of the boat and laughed: "Ge Laozi, I haven't robbed for many years, and today I did a big deal." ”

The cabin was opened, and ten Jinfan soldiers rushed out with sailors at the bottom of the ship, and there were more than 50 people, all kneeling on the ground and trembling.

Huang Zhong stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Gan Xingba really lives up to his reputation, he only took ten people to rob an enemy ship, admire!" ”

"What is this, back then, our boss alone could rob a merchant ship, and when the copper bell rang, the fleet would dock on its own......"

"Shut up!" Gan Ning broke off and scolded with a smile: "At that time, he was young and vigorous, and he was confused, and he could talk about such things on the table?" ”

Liu Qi said with a smile: "It is inevitable to be young and vigorous, thinking that General Gan galloped across the river back then, was happy to be happy and hateful, and came and went freely, how chic it was, but it made me a little envious." ”

What hot-blooded man doesn't have a martial arts dream?

Gan Ning waved his hand and said, "The general made fun of it!" ”

Between the jokes, everyone boarded the ship together, and two sailors introduced the piloting of the Lingjiao ship and went to the cabin to find out.

The ship's water wheel is not only at the end of the end, but also has three small flywheels at the bottom, which are somewhat similar to propellers.

When the boat is started, the sailors pedal with their feet in the bilge, and the boat moves like flying, moving more freely than the sails of the yang.

This thing looks similar to the pedal boat in the park in later generations, except that the wheels are larger, like a waterwheel, and it seems that Lin Wen was inspired to transform this kind of ship after seeing the water mill.

In addition to its strong power and ease of travel, this ship is one foot taller than ordinary warships, and it looks like two layers on the outside, but in fact it is divided into three layers on the inside.

The bottom floor is all controlled by sailors, the second floor hides knife and axe hands, covered by a fence made of wooden planks, and the opening can stretch out a weapon to assassinate, similar to the muzzle of the gun, to prevent the enemy ship from approaching and fighting, and the third layer stands archers, condescending to release arrows.

Wrapped in bamboo, planks and cowhide, it was difficult for the bow and arrow to cause damage, and Gan Ning would have been helpless if he hadn't forced himself to jump over the bow of the ship when the two ships collided.

Out of the cabin, looking at the periphery, I saw that the bottom of the ship was wrapped with a layer of bamboo, and there was still a gap in the middle.

Liu Qi leaned over to look at a gap that had been broken, and saw that the bamboo pieces were woven together, like a mat, and there were hemp ropes and other entanglements, which were very flexible.

Gan Ning frowned and said: "This spirit boat is really powerful, not only is it as strong as a castle, but the bottom of the ship is protected by bamboo, and it can't be opened, so it's really difficult to deal with." ”

Huang Zhongyan said: "The thieves are rampant, and they are familiar with the waters of Dongting Lake, and those water ghosts should not be underestimated. ”

Everyone nodded silently, the strength of the thief army is not only in the spirit boat, but also in those water ghosts hidden at the bottom of the lake, they are a greater threat to the big ship, although the building boat can deal with the spirit boat, but once the bottom of the boat is destroyed, the consequences are unimaginable, only relying on Gan Ning's subordinates, there are not enough people at all.

Gan Ning said: "The guards of this ship are heavily guarded, and the rudder is flexible, and it is not easy to destroy the water wheel, and there is also a water wheel at the bottom of the ship, and it can only be broken by attacking it with fire." ”

Liu Qi crossed his arms and looked at the shore for a long time, and suddenly laughed and said: "Although this water wheel is wonderful, it is not without weaknesses, and in five days, I will take Mochizuki Island." ”

Gan Ning hurriedly asked, "What is the general's plan?" ”

Liu Qi shook his head and smiled: "I can't say it for the time being, I still need to test it myself, General Gan will interrogate those thieves one by one, find out the truth on the island, and choose a day to destroy the enemy." ”

After Gan Ning left, Liu Qi instructed Yang Ling again: "Captain Yang led 500 troops to salvage aquatic weeds, prepare 300 small boats, and put them in the cabin for later use. ”

The two generals went their separate ways, and Huang Zhongyan said: "The general has a strategy for dealing with the Lingjiao boat, but there are a lot of thieves and water ghosts, and if there is no building ship to respond, it will be difficult to get close to Mochizuki Island, how should this be good?" ”

Liu Qi smiled and said: "The spirit boat is not afraid, let alone the little water ghost?" Since the thief army is known as the ghost shark, we will cast a net to catch the shark and catch it all. ”

Huang Zhong didn't quite understand Liu Qi's countermeasures, and offered advice: "Just in case, we can also use bamboo wrapped in the bottom of the boat, the bamboo pieces are flexible, and the knife is constantly chopping, even if the thief army and water ghosts go underwater, there is nothing to be done for a while." ”

Liu Qi smiled: "I also have this intention, this is called the way of the other, and the other is also giving!" ”