Chapter 425: Storming Black Wind Island
Who would have thought that Su Qi'an would take a civilian ship and take his 2,000 direct teams to attack the pirates' lair, Black Wind Island.
Of course, Su Qi'an dared to take such an adventure, it was necessary to have the right time, place and people, mainly because the 70,000 pirates and pirates who gathered on Black Wind Island divided their troops into two routes and attacked Yue and Dongzhou.
At this time, there were not many troops on Black Wind Island at all, but the pirates only divided their troops all the way.
Half of the troops were left on Black Wind Island, and Su Qi'an did not dare to attack around the back.
In the final analysis, this loophole is also doomed, at the beginning, the pirates just wanted to fight the autumn wind, and they ran away after the fight.
Who made the vigilance of the Yuezhou soldiers not high, which led to the invasion of the pirates in Yuezhou, was exceptionally smooth, and took this opportunity to prevent the pirates from expanding the results of the battle, so that the previous autumn wind quickly changed to attack with all its might.
Therefore, in order to cooperate with the smooth invasion of the Yuezhou pirates, the pirates in Dongzhou could only do their best to hold back the Dongzhou soldiers.
The war between the two sides lasted for more than a month, and everyone wanted to eat the other, so naturally they didn't have the heart to pay attention to their old nest, Black Wind Island, which gave Su Qi'an an an opportunity to take advantage of.
Of course, it is not easy for Su Qi'an to land on Black Wind Island, which is about seventy or eighty miles away from Yuezhou.
There is nothing on the waterway in Yuezhou, but once you go to sea, there will be wind and waves on the sea, and there will be bumps all the way, and there are many reefs around Heifeng Island.
If you are not familiar with the terrain of Black Wind Island, even if you go out to sea by boat and want to land on the island, most of you will touch the reef and run aground.
This is also the main reason why the Yuezhou soldiers have been unable to conquer Black Wind Island for a long time.
Fortunately, this time to go to sea, Su Qi'an made sufficient preparations in private, and not only did he have a group of outstanding craftsmen such as Xiao Si in his hands to reinforce these civilian ships.
He even sent people in Yuezhou to find a guide who was familiar with the terrain of Black Wind Island, and after wasting all his strength, he really asked Su Qi'an to find more than a dozen old people who were familiar with the terrain of Black Wind Island.
Most of these people are fishermen who went to sea in Yuezhou, and a few years ago, because of the invasion of pirates, some of them became prisoners and were captured on Black Wind Island.
But many of the fishermen who became captives were unwilling to be slaves of pirates and plotted to escape.
Under their plan, they found an opportunity to take advantage of the pirates' negligence and jump into the sea.
With their tenacious will, they were forced to swim back, but the casualties were very large, and there were a hundred and ten fishermen who escaped from Black Wind Island, but only a dozen or so came back alive.
And these people returned to Yuezhou, although they suggested that they would be lucky enough to get their lives back, but they were treated unfairly all year round.
It was examined as a detail, and many places were not allowed to go or do any work, so they could only be used as slaves and sent to serve as forced labor in the mining areas of Yuezhou.
Fortunately, Su Qi'an was the commander-in-chief of Yuezhou, and under his arrangement, these people were directly requisitioned.
Su Qi'an wanted someone, and the person in charge of the mining area naturally didn't dare to stop it, and when Su Qi'an needed a slave, he was very happy to release him.
Of course, in order not to attract the attention of others, among the people Su Qi'an asked for this time, in addition to the fishermen who escaped from Black Wind Island, at the same time, symbolically, they asked for some other slaves that did not matter.
This did not make the person in charge of the mining area suspicious.
After picking them up, under Su Qi'an's arrangement, he and Xiao Si had been secretly staying in a small mountain village under Shuixiang City.
The mysterious assassin's night attack last time made Su Qi'an a little nervous, he was afraid that the assassin would find something and go for them.
If this is the case, Su Qi'an's plan is afraid that it will fall short, but fortunately, after being hunted and confirmed, it can be confirmed that the assassin does not know Su Qi'an's plan.
This made Su Qi feel relieved and was able to continue.
Su Qi'an's secret plan, except for Xie Cang, Tong Zhan and other people around him, no one in the entire Yuezhou knew about it.
Su Qi'an has been waiting patiently, and even used Yuezhou City as a bait, and did everything to let the pirates invade Yuezhou with all their might.
Until a big war broke out between the two sides and became entangled, Su Qi'an knew that his opportunity had come.
Without any hesitation, to the fastest
The speed, promising to hide the good civilian boats, went down the river, and it can be said that under the noses of both sides, they left Yuezhou and went to sea.
After going to sea, Su Qi'an's plan was only half successful, and the next thing was to see how to land on the island.
Under the leadership of more than a dozen experienced old fishermen, Su Qi'an's fleet withstood the wind and waves, and after the wind and waves passed, not far in front of them, a huge pitch-black island appeared.
At this time, under Su Qi'an's order, everyone was ready for battle.
Although there is no large army of pirates on the island, according to Su Qi'an's estimates, there are at least 1,000 pirates left on the island, maybe even as many as them.
For the sake of this plan, Su Qi'an intends to make a quick decision.
Therefore, the direct team in his hand will be used, don't look at the direct team only 2,000 people.
But the weapons and equipment in his hand are no worse than the Dongshan Army, and even in some aspects, such as fighting in the jungle, cliffs, and even the current island landing.
In accordance with Su Qi'an's instructions, the R&D department specially equipped the direct team with a large number of climbing equipment suitable for this battlefield environment.
Except for not being able to be airborne, the others are all good hands.
As Su Qi'an's civilian ship gradually approached, as expected, Black Wind Island immediately detected that something was wrong.
On the beach, a team of pirates, waving flags, ordered Su Qi'an and them to leave quickly, otherwise they would definitely not be welcome.
Su Qi'an stood at the bow of the ship, didn't say anything, waved his palm, and the next moment, on the hull of the civilian ship, seven or eight hatches opened, and then from the hatch, a very thick arrow flew out.
The arrows were all made of iron, at least half a fist thick.
At the end of these iron arrows, a long rope was tied, and the arrows whizzed past and shot at the beach in the blink of an eye, and the iron arrows pierced into the beach at least a third of the depth.
This scene frightened the flag-waving pirates, and this was the first time they had seen that there would be civilian ships that took the initiative to land on their Black Wind Island.
The pirates who can serve as the guards are not novices, and they can see at a glance that the civilian ships coming towards them are not ordinary people, they are definitely Yuezhou soldiers.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Send a signal to the brothers on the island to copy the guys!"
One of the leading pirates shouted violently, and just as they began to move, they suddenly rained an overwhelming barrage of arrows at the civilian ships they were approaching.
Because of the wind and waves, the accuracy was inaccurate, but it gave the pirates a great shock, and they quickly fled the beach, for fear of being affected by the arrows that did not have long eyes.
They quickly hid and found a safe position, and looked at them, to their surprise, the iron arrows shot at the beach, and the thick ropes attached to the back.
Many figures, following the rope, jumped down from the civilian boat, and under the cover of arrows, quickly landed on Black Wind Island.
This scene made the pirates a little confused, they didn't have no dealings with the Yuezhou soldiers, even if they were the Yuezhou sailors, they also had contact.
But I have never seen such a tacit cooperation, quick response, and very bold army as in front of me.
In less than a quarter of an hour, at least 100 people had landed on the island.
As for the civilian ships in the rear, they were not afraid of running aground on the reef at all, and kept approaching Black Wind Island.
It can be said that the combat of these soldiers pursued a swiftness, taking advantage of the fact that the pirates were stunned and confused, desperately landing on the island as quickly as possible.
Not to mention this kind of fighting, even this group of soldiers who landed on the island, the pirates have never seen it.
They were covered with ropes connected by metal sheets, and each of them wore rattan armor and carried a quiver on their backs, and in their hands they held large swords, shields, and even halberds that were assembled and disassembled.
At this scene, the pirates who watched it had big heads, and they were sure that these people were definitely not Yuezhou soldiers, where did the Yuezhou soldiers have such bells and whistles.
Even if he was a little confused, as a pirate, being landed in his lair by a group of unidentified soldiers was a slap in the face.
It was absolutely impossible for them to stand by and watch, and sure enough, under the notice of the lead pirate, soon, the island's
The pirates quickly reinforced.
Looking at the people gathered behind him, the leading pirate swept away the stunned just now, a vicious look appeared on his face, and he shouted.
"Kill them all, brothers!"
Immediately took the lead, grabbed the big knife in his hand, and immediately broke out a battle with the direct team of the landed forward.
And behind, Su Qi'an, who was standing on the bow of the boat, looked at the fierce battle on the beach with an indifferent face. Look at the book
Turning around, he said to Tong Zhan, "Don't consider the risk of hitting the reef, order, all ships approach quickly, and only push out catapults and ballistas to support the forward army that has landed."
"At the same time, quickly abandon the stranded ship, quickly follow the rope, and land on the island as quickly as possible, I have only one request, no matter what, I will quickly eliminate the remaining pirates on Black Wind Island in a devastating way, and solve it quickly."
No wonder Su Qi'an is like this, in this landing operation, Su Qi'an fought a quick battle and a quick victory.
Once entangled with the other party, it is Su Qi'an who suffers in the end, and what Su Qi'an lacks most now is time.
It is best to take advantage of the fact that the remaining pirates do not know the situation of his troops and equipment, and attack fiercely, and it is best to stun and fear these pirates.
Only in this way can Su Qi'an quickly expand the results of the battle and have a chance to occupy Black Wind Island, so no time is important for casualties or anything.
Tong Zhan nodded, and quickly passed Su Qi'an's order through the flag soldiers.
At the same time, under the command of Tong Zhan, an improved catapult, a heavy ballista in the cabin, was pushed out.
Aiming at the back of the beach, a steady stream of pirates came directly with a salvo.
As the boulder fell, the heavy crossbow arrows pierced, and the pirates who came from the rear suffered heavy losses in an instant, screaming again and again.
This time, it really stunned the pirates who were still fighting fiercely with the vanguard direct team.
"What kind of play is this? Civilian boats on catapults? Ballista? It can't be!"
This is the reason why all pirates are stunned, they have never seen anything that can set up catapults and ballistas on ships, this is not on land, but on the sea.
Not to mention anything else, no matter how heavy the catapult is, even if it is a military ship, it may not be able to fit a few, let alone a civilian ship that is half smaller than a military ship.
Although they don't believe it, the facts are in front of them, and they have to accept it.