Five days later, Koi Yue Mun.

This is the eastern entrance to the strait between Hong Kong Island and the mainland, and in the darkness of night, two armed merchant ships, the Dongfang and Lingding Island, are passing through Lei Yue Mun and entering the bay.

In front of the two ships, there is the fast crab ship King Crab, at this time Zheng Tingqiu, who is hanging his arms, is standing in the gun position of the bow, his eyes sweep across the dark night sky, sniffing the familiar smell, listening to the chaotic sound of the waves, everything is so familiar.

This is the waterway he is familiar with, it was from this waterway that he entered the Pearl River estuary in his early years, and completed the transformation from a small maritime merchant in Fujian to a big pirate in Guangdong.

Only this time, instead of merchant ships smuggling goods, he brought with him the destruction of his own fleet.

As Li Zhaoji said to him, now he has no choice, he is executed by the Oriental Trading Company, and he can't change the inevitable situation of infighting in the Pearl River Estuary, only by fighting hard can he keep his powerful position, but leading outsiders to raid his former allies, Zheng Tingqiu's heart can't help but feel a little sad.

"How far away, how can I not see a little fire." Tang Mu's voice came from behind, and the cold dagger grip pushed Zheng Tingqiu's back.

The young man's voice was full of distrust, and when Zheng Tingqiu turned to look into his eyes, he saw disdain and disdain.

Zheng Tingqiu didn't have a seizure, he felt that Tang Mu had the qualifications to despise him, although the general plan came from the hands of Li Zhaoji's demon, but it was manipulated by the young man in front of him. A person who can play with four pirates with his own surname, why can't he mock himself.

"Because it's not just night, it's fog, it's cloudy." Zheng Tingqiu said, he raised his hand, seemed to grasp a handful of air, and said: "It will rain today, which is a good thing for this operation." ”

Entering Lei Yue Mun, it is the world's three famous harbors Victoria Harbour, but the good harbor in the era of power may not be effective in the era of sails.

For sailboats, the route here is too tortuous, because Hong Kong Island and the opposite side have endless mountains and hills, and the wind direction is not easy to grasp, and there are Tsing Yi Island, Ilha Verde, Little Ilha Verde, Kowloon Bench Island and reef in the strait, and there are several waterways, tortuous and changeable.

As a result, the pirate ships never penetrated deep into the channel, but only anchored in the deep waters on the western side of the channel, which was called the Western Anchorage.

Trying to raid the pirates' anchorage through the waterway between Lantau Island and Hong Kong Island is undoubtedly a fool's dream, and Cheng Tingqiu's solution is to enter through Lei Yue Mun, attack the pirates' boats, and then directly break out of the encirclement from the channel of Lantau Island.

There was no wind on this night, so the two armed merchant ships were dragged forward by small boats, and the small boats were lit up to mark their positions to prevent them from colliding with each other, and all the ships followed the king crab in front, that is, under the guidance of Zheng Tingqiu.

The fleet slowly crossed a headland to Yau Ma Tei, the shallowest point of the entire waterway at a depth of seven meters, making it dangerous at low tide, so the west of Yau Ma Tei was a true pirate lair.

In the distance, you can see the lights on the temporary pier, sparse, but each light means a boat, or a house on the shore.

"Finally saw the enemy ship." Tang Mu couldn't help but cheer, and he ordered his opponent: "Immediately summon the message to the sixth master and prepare to attack." ”

Zheng Tingqiu shook his head: "No, we have to wait." ”

"When?" Tang Mu didn't want to pay attention to him, but he remembered Li Zhaoji's advice before the fleet set off, and he should try to consider Zheng Tingqiu's opinion, because Li Zhaoji only raided the other three fleets this time, and did not deal with Zheng Tingqiu's anchorage.

On this point, the two sides have a consensus, and Zheng Tingqiu will be very useful.

Zheng Tingqiu put up two fingers and said: "First rain, as long as it rains, there will be wind, and then your gunboats can resume their free movement." If you can't wait for the rain, you should wait for dawn, and only when it is dawn can you complete the transformation in this complex waterway and escape. ”

Tang Mu smiled coldly: "Then it's best to rain tonight." ”

Zheng Tingqiu knew that if this trip was not successful, he would only die, so he prayed for rain more than anyone else.

When the sky was bright, it finally began to rain, and the breeze swept through the hills to the north and appeared on the waterway, and Tang Mu immediately ordered a summons.

On the Dongfang, Chen Liuzi sat cross-legged on the lower deck, holding a knife, enduring the torment of time.

Zheng Tingqiu's plan is very creative, the pirates will not arrange defensive forces in Liyumen, but the military attack never only depends on its own ability and the enemy's mistakes, God's protection, or luck is also crucial, and after entering the waterway, there has been no wind, so that everyone in the fleet is nervous, if there has been no wind, then the operation will be declared a failure, everyone's efforts are not only in vain, but also to fight for their lives, it is possible to bring their ships back.

There was a dull silence on the Vostok, it was dark here, just so that the enemy would not find out, it was also quiet, and everyone was forbidden to speak.

Chen Liuzi changed his posture and provoked a sideways glance, he grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, which was particularly delicate under his carefully groomed beard.

"Heaven will help those who help themselves!" This is what Li Zhaoji told Chen Liuzi, they have done everything they can, even entrusting their lives to God, which shows their piety, and the enemy they are conscripted is a heinous pirate, and God will help them.

Da-da-da-da.

The sound of raindrops crashing on the open-air deck was heard, which seemed to be sparks, and ignited the atmosphere for all.

Those who are familiar with this place know that when there is rain, there must be wind, and the wind is what pushes the fleet to glory and victory.

As the battle sails were raised, all the ships were ready for battle, and in the midst of the storm, the three battleships rushed out of the hell like three beasts rushing out of hell, and pounced on the ignorant pirate fleet.

The bright lights on the ship guided the battleship to the target, and Chen Liuzi said to the captain: "The ships are separated, and the king crab follows the flagship, arrives at the enemy's anchorage thirty zhang away, and shells the anchorage. ”

The fleet was divided according to Chen Liuzi's order, and the Dongfang and the King Crab swooped down on the anchorage deep in the bay, where there were the most ships, belonging to Ma Xuansheng and Xu Guixiang, and behind the reef were the ships of the stone wall, where there were cargo ships full of goods, fast crabs and long dragons, the main fighting forces, and tall and mighty ships such as Fu Chuan.

But both combat ships and cargo ships were anchored in deep water at this time, motionless.

The King Crab followed the Dongfang to the gun position, calmly lowered the sails, lowered the anchor chain, in the rainstorm, Zheng Tingqiu saw the huge black shadow of the Dongfang lit up one after another, he instinctively covered his eyes, but could not prevent the deafening sound from penetrating his ears.

The two ships were ten feet apart, but Zheng Tingqiu still felt the tremors, and at this time, the King Crab also began to shake, and it was the bow of the ship that was hitting the anchored ship with a four-pounder cannon.

In the darkness, under the torrential rain, ships were hit by solid shells and then sank, and in the firelight, pirates ran and fled, and some put down their boats to save themselves, but to no avail.

The bombardment continued for a whole hour, and in the darkness of the night, the pirates had no idea how many enemies were coming, and they fled like crazy.

When the artillery was so hot that it could not be operated, when the medicine packs prepared in advance were exhausted, Chen Liuzi sent small boats forward, the arquebuses on the King Crab took cover with muskets, and the sailors threw explosives and incendiary objects at the enemy ships that were not destroyed.

"If it weren't for this rain, our results would have been even greater." Tang Mu looked at the explosives in front of him that had been extinguished because of the heavy rain, and said angrily.

Zheng Tingqiu smiled faintly and said: "This rain can allow more people to survive, whether the results are greater or the losses are less, only Li Zhaoji can calculate this account clearly." ”

Bang!

A firework explodes in the night sky, followed by the dull sound of a conch, a signal to retreat.

Tang Mu said to Zheng Tingqiu: "Your task is complete, go to the cabin." ”

"No, I'm going to stand here. If you go back on your word, I want to die in the middle of the heavens, the earth, and the sea, not in the stuffy cabin. If you keep your promise, I will see my fleet preserved. Zheng Tingqiu gritted his teeth and said.

The captain of the king crab came over and smashed Zheng Tingqiu's back of the head with a punch, knocking him unconscious, and he scolded: "A pirate dares to be rampant and play tricks in front of Lao Tzu." ”

This captain used to be Zheng Tingqiu's piglet trapped on Wailingding Island, so naturally he would not have a good face for him.

"Captain, there's a signal." The lookout made a hoarse voice, and this night, his herald was hoarse, and it was only with enough effort to make it through the rain.

The captain looked up at the flagship, the Vostok, where a light was sounded, and it was for the Crab to stop, change position, and follow the rear of the team.

The reason for this arrangement is very simple, the shelling is over, and in the distance there are dense boats attacking, turning away is a headwind into the zigzag channel, undoubtedly suicide, only desperate charge, can survive.

"Full sails, full firepower." Chen Liuzi shouted.

In front of him was the rough waves, the turbid waves were monstrous, and in the distance was a dense array of enemy boats surrounding, Chen Liuzi faced the storm, pulled out his knife, and climbed along the Jingzhi rope to a high height, he shouted: "Brothers, the big treasurer said that the brave wins when we meet on a narrow road, and we don't escape, we just want to rush up and confront the enemy."

Go ahead and crush the pirates! ”

"Crush the pirates!" The soldiers of the Oriental Trading Company shouted in unison.

The Vostok raised its sails, the cables pulled the wood, making a creaking and squeaking sound, and the three ships, increasing their speed to the extreme, rushed towards the enemy array like dreadnought cavalry.

The soldiers held spears or muskets, the sailors carried sailors' axes, and everyone knew that it was time for desperate efforts, and to retreat could only be worse death.

It was at this time that the sound of roaring shelling came from the front, leaving everyone a little dumbfounded!