Everything was quiet in the First Fleet, everyone was waiting for the enemy to come to the door, no one on the ship spoke, and even the passwords were conveyed by the special heralds touching their heads one by one, only the occasional cough sounded, but it was quickly drowned out by the sound of the sea lapping against the hull.

Suddenly, a group of fireflies appeared in the strait in the distance, and the dots of light filled the strait, which could be roughly divided into three groups, the first two and the last one.

Apparently, it was the pirate's galleys, and in the narrow strait, they had to light the lights to guarantee that they would not collide at night, but also exposed their targets in advance.

"Rush, impact side by side, the fire attack is successful, everyone will be rewarded with a hundred taels, and a reward of fifty taels will be rewarded for cutting the head of the Dongfan thief." In the dark night, the sound of the stone wall reverberated in the valley of the strait and was heard by many people.

He was standing on a fast crab ship, but his position was in the last formation of the formation, he only came to the formation this time, and only when the fire attack ship was successful, he would choose whether to rush forward or not.

As the chaotic pirate fleet approached the row of fires, the sound of conch shells rang out, and then the sound of the oarsmen's trumpets came and went, and it was time for the sprint, and all the oarsmen on the galleys began to charge.

A hundred paces away, a rumbling cannon sounded, it was the pirates attacking the First Fleet with bow guns, but it only blew up columns of water on the sea, because it was as dark as ink, and it was not even seen.

The fire starters on the fire attack ship were also ignited one by one, and it can be seen that a fire dragon is like a wave, rushing towards the carp gate, and the fire is getting stronger and stronger.

Many of the pirates on the fire ship closed their eyes and rowed desperately, while the pirates holding the oars squinted their eyes and aimed at their targets in the flames and smoke.

"It's too hot, it's too hot." Some pirates couldn't stand it anymore, and the fire became more and more intense, and it was the northeast wind, which kept the flames drifting behind the ship, and even the mast was burned.

Puff, puff.

Pirates kept jumping, but at this time, they were less than ten steps away from the target, and the ship was sailing at high speed, so it was bound to hit it.

However, when the fire attack ship successfully hit the position where the lantern was hung, there was no picture of the ignition collapsing, and even some fire attack ships were still advancing.

Suddenly, a ball of flame exploded on the firestorming ship, followed by another ball of flame.

"Did it work?" Shi Bi was in the back formation, asked loudly, looking excitedly at the flames in front of him, such a fierce flame burst out, only the fire attack ship directly hit the enemy ship will appear.

But reality slapped him in the face hard, and the burst of fire illuminated the sea, but in the background, there were no gunboats' three masts and tall ship walls, and those targets that should have been destroyed were illuminated by the firelight a hundred paces away from the open sea.

These deflagrations were actually the result of the explosion of a false target and a fire attack ship, and the longboat of the false target was carrying tattered canvas and wood soaked in fish oil. This arrangement was arranged in order to illuminate the night sky and the sea in the dark of night, and provide targets for the gunners.

"Leader, Xu Guixiang is dead, we can't give him a funeral." A subordinate said in Shibi's ear.

Shi Bi slapped him in the face: "Bastard thing, if you dare to retreat, Lao Tzu will cut off your head."

Beat the drum, the arrow is on the string, have to fire, storm the enemy ship. ”

Now the situation is bright, this wave of fire attack ships has failed, and the most powerful blow has been hit on the cotton, but this does not mean that Shibi will order a retreat. The Second Fleet has penetrated deep into the strait, and will be cleared out at once tomorrow, and these galleys, if they are not sunk in this night attack today, will be sunk in the harbor tomorrow.

And the latter didn't work at all, fortunately, the deflagration that happened in front illuminated the First Fleet behind, giving the pirates a goal.

The rapid sound of drums urged the galleys, which had been slowed down by the explosion, and the pirates heard the drums and continued to charge, and the target was the First Fleet, a hundred paces away.

"Raise the fire!"

"Arquebusiers come to port side, line up."

"Artillery, reload double shotguns, ready to fire."

As the order was delivered, all the battleships of the First Fleet were busy, and for a while, all the battleships were illuminated, and then, the artillery took the lead in firing, venting the anger that had been accumulated for half the night.

The dull sound of cannon resounded through the waters, and the shrill sound of shotguns tearing through the air resounded on the surface of the sea. The guns of the ships bombarded one after another, and the first wave of attacks was especially effective.

The longboat in front burned and lit up the sea, and Lee saw with his own eyes the six-pounder cannon on the Vostok smashed a longship into a hornet's nest with shotguns.

The ship turned sideways in an instant, and unlike the heavy galleys of the Gares and Calais, the oarsmen of the Long Dragon and the Fast Crab were placed on the upper deck, which meant that the shotguns could easily take their lives.

"Musketeers, fire!"

As the galleys came into range, the musketeers opened fire, and then shot round buckshot and trumpet shotguns, white smoke covering the water in a nearly windless weather. The musketeers reloaded, but by the time they tried to aim again, there was already a cloud of white smoke in front of them, and nothing could be seen.

"Fire!"

Ignoring the volley, the sound of the upper bayonet was heard, and the musketeers threw away their arquebuses, drew their bayonets, and stuffed them directly into the muzzles, while the armored infantry was at the front.

"Stand up, bastard thing!" Tang Mu picked up a frightened sailor who was cowering on the ground with his foot, stuffed the sailor axe into his hand, and said in a loud voice: "Stand side by side, and when the pirates come up, greet them with the weapons in your hands, stab them in the neck and stomach with bayonets and spears, and knock them ...... skulls with the axe." ”

Li Zhaoji and Chen Shangchuan were both on the stern tower at this time, Li Zhaoji was draped, heavy and unbearable, and soon sat cross-legged on the ground, the waist knife that had been pulled out was placed in front of him, and he was bored gnawing on an apple. On the side, Chen Shangchuan looked a little nervous.

He has traveled all over the world and likes to act chivalrous, but whether it is mediating disputes in the township or facing evil officials and murderers, there is no danger above the battle array, but seeing that Li Zhaoji is indifferent, and the young Tang Mu is even more brave and fearless, he gradually has confidence.

Unlike in the battle of the boat fort, the alpine barbarian ran into the Tamsui River and could not climb the high side of the ship.

The pirates were obviously more experienced, and instead of ramming the gunboat directly, they leaned sideways against the hull and climbed their own masts, or threw ropes to the upper deck, while others hung a bamboo ladder with hooks on the side of the ship and climbed upward.

When these armed weapons were put on the side of the ship, they saw soldiers and sailors waiting for them, and then they were attacked one after another.

Others threw fire bottles and ash bottles up below, creating confusion again and again on the otherwise well-organized front, and the sailors carried wet canvases everywhere to put out the fire and drag the wounded to the lower deck.

Chen Shangchuan looked around, and just as he was about to get off the stern to help, Li Zhaoji's voice sounded on the side: "Mr. Chen, be careful behind." ”

Chen Shangchuan looked at Li Zhaoji and found that he had pulled out his flintlock pistol and pointed it at the corridor behind the stern, and sure enough, a thin pirate with a knife in his mouth climbed up with a hook.

Li Zhaoji pulled out his pistol and aimed at the head, and saw Chen Shangchuan shouting, and actually pulled out his sword and rushed forward, the pirate didn't expect that a person would suddenly be killed in front of the corridor, and it was when he had not yet stood firm, and the sword emitted a cold light under the light of the fire, and the frightened pirate shouted, and the knife in his mouth fell on the deck.

Chen Shangchuan saw the opportunity and stabbed him in the neck, but accidentally stabbed the sharp blade into the pirate's mouth.

Ho ho!

The pirate's throat made two sounds, and he fell directly, Chen Shangchuan brandished his sword, and directly cut off the straight hook rope, and there was a falling scream from below, that is, there was a bang, and someone fell into the water.

"Well done." Li Zhaoji couldn't help but praise and said, "Chen Shangchuan really has some skills, and he will kill pirates without mercy."

This reminded him of the first killing, which was a premeditated killing, and he didn't know how much psychological construction had been done in advance, and after killing someone, he was awakened by nightmares several times, which was the past.

Li Zhaoji got up and reached out to lift Chen Shangchuan's mouth that was open because of excitement: "Close your mouth, killing people will make you excited, if you can't control your mouth, it is also possible to bite off your own tongue." ”

In the strait, Shi Bi saw that all the galleys of the two teams in front had crossed the fire blockade line and approached the enemy ships, and his own team was gradually approaching, he nodded heavily, snatched the gong from the hands of his subordinates, threw it into the sea, tore off the lantern on the mast, and stepped on it.

"Retreat, retreat." Shibi shouted in a low voice.

Everyone was surprised, some didn't react, and Shi Bi scolded: "Deaf, turn, retreat." ”

Only then did everyone realize that except for this ship, the rest of the people were all taken as victims.

To the south of the First Fleet, the sea was silent, but the sound of the oars moving the ships was constantly heard.

It was a fleet of seventeen ships that had secretly headed north, all of them small and swift sampans.

The tonnage of this kind of ship is very small, and there is no fixed shape, some have sails, some do not, some are powered by oars, and some are rocking forward.

In this night attack, Xu Guixiang personally selected seventeen ships, selected the bravest people to equip them, canceled the oars and masts, and everyone rowed short oars to advance, and there was only one goal, that is, the flagship of the Oriental Trading Company, the Oriental.

Xu Gui observed for a long time, and had already discovered the extraordinaryness of the Dongfang, this ship was located in the array, and the Qinglong flag was hoisted high, during the day, there were many small boats coming and going around the ship, berthing up and down the personnel, Xu Gui expected that even if Li Zhaoji was not on it, there would be important people on it.

Therefore, all the galleys that march into the carpenter are cover, and the killer move is the fleet of this sampan.

It's just that because it is a sampan fleet, it is destined not to be used as a fire attack ship, because the ship is too small, if it is loaded with gunpowder or ignition materials, it will not dare to ignite it in advance, otherwise there will be no place on the ship, and it will naturally not be able to drive the ship close. But if it is ignited by the enemy ship, the people who attack the ship are doomed to have no return.

These pirates participated in the fire attack on the ship, all for a big reward, where are they willing to die?

The sampans were chosen because they were lifted by hand and transported by land to the east coast of Hong Kong Island, where they were able to sneak up from the south side of the First Fleet.

Xu Guixiang's sampan was at the front of the fleet, and there was a wooden pole erected at the stern of his boat, on which he carried a lantern, which was wrapped in black cloth on three sides, except for the back, and the rest of the ships followed this light.

In the distance, Xu Guixiang heard the rumbling cannons, and saw the big fireballs rising one by one, he used to be very excited, because the fire attack ships broke the enemy fleet, but when the flames illuminated the sea, when the lights on the second fleet were lit one by one, Xu Guixiang saw a row of ships anchored and did not move, and he knew that he had been fooled.

But Shibi unswervingly implemented the established strategy, and the two sides have been strangled together.

"Chief, northeast, there's a light!"

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