When they looked at the place he pointed, there was a row of pillar-like reefs, almost half the height of the island, and lush vegetation growing at the top. So everyone nodded their heads to indicate that they saw it.

Liu Guangting continued: "There is a narrow channel behind that row of reefs, which can only be found by going around the left side of the reef. This waterway leads directly into the interior of the island, which has a small lake, so the pirates have put the dock inside the island! ”

Li Wenliang slapped his thigh when he heard this and said: "How many times have I walked through this sea area, and I have seen this island a few times, but I really didn't expect this island to have such a secret place, it's really rare!" ”

Liu Haojia also nodded and said, "It's indeed a magic skill!" But how many people are there on this island? Who is the boss? How do you usually behave? ”

Liu Guangting said: "There are not many people in this group of pirates, and there are about 100 people in this group, all of them are counted as old and young!" Their leader was blinded in one eye when he was fighting with people, so they gave him the nickname Kang One-eyed! He is ruthless in order to keep the secret of the lair, and all the ships he has robbed will be killed, because he doesn't want anyone to know that there are pirates robbing near this island, so that everyone will not think that his lair is here! ”

Li Wenliang took the telescope given to him by Liu Haojia and looked at the island and said: "This island seems to be very easy to defend and difficult to attack, so you can only rely on speed!" ”

Liu Haojia didn't have a deep understanding of ancient naval warfare, but he had enough combat common sense. There is only a narrow waterway here, and it is still under the control of the other party, and the only way to do it is to rush into it as fast as you can, and it doesn't matter how much sacrifice you have to pay in between! Just rush into a ship and victory is within reach!

So Liu Haojia nodded approvingly and said, "That's right! Remember! Now you give the command! The officer's fresh water, which has become a little bad on the boat, really has no appetite, I hope there is fresh water on this island! ”

Liu Guangting nodded with a smile and said, "Second Young Master, don't worry, the places where pirates choose to live generally have fresh water, at least there is a spring, otherwise people won't be able to stay!" ”

This is a series of orders that Li Wenliang has already issued. The flag-whisperer quickly waved the flag to convey the order. Soon, six ships were separated from the fleet, and they raised their sails and sailed quickly towards the island in front.

Liu Haojia picked up the binoculars again and looked at the island in front of him, and said at the same time: "Do you think there will be anyone on the island?" ”

Li Wenliang said: "There will definitely be!" It's just that at this point I wish they had just gotten drunk! ”

Liu Haojia squinted his eyes and carefully searched the top of the island, and said slowly: "As an officer, you can't pin your hopes on the enemy's paralyzing carelessness, it's better to be ready to sacrifice!" ”

Li Wenliang nodded without speaking, and also raised his telescope to look at the six fast-moving ships. The six ships had formed a long line of snakes and rushed straight to the island ahead.

As the so-called Wangshan runs a dead horse, the same is true on the sea. It's easy when you see an island, but it takes a long time to get there. By the time the six ships approached the island, it would be an hour later.

And just as Liu Haojia guessed, the pirates on the island have not only set up lookout posts, but are also ready to fight. Because it was close enough at this time, I could already see people moving on the hill through the telescope.

Just looking at their activities, you can already guess what they are doing, and the pirates on both sides of the waterway are removing some of the cover, revealing two rudimentary trebuchets. This human-operated trebuchet is not efficient and inaccurate, but it has a huge advantage in narrow waterways!

The fragile wooden boat will be hit hard if it is hit by a stone! If you're lucky, it's possible to get through the deck! Especially when a sailboat enters a waterway and the wind is close to nothing, the speed of the sailboat will be very slow, and it will be easier to be targeted.

While everyone was watching, the first sailboat had turned and sailed into the waterway behind the reef. Due to the obstruction of the reef and islands, the wind here becomes less and the speed of the ship quickly begins to slow down.

Seeing this scene, the pirates on the cliffs on both sides of the waterway cheered! They seem to see victory! In particular, the one-eyed pirate led by him shouted loudly: "Aim at the first ship, you must smash it!" As long as it gets stuck in the waterway, the officers and soldiers can't get in! ”

Just as the pirates were cheering themselves up, the warship led by the pirate suddenly stretched out ten oars from each side, plunged into the sea and began to take off and land rapidly! All of a sudden, the speed of the ship became faster! This scene can be stunned by the pirates on the cliff!

Throughout the shipbuilding history of China and the world, it is easy to find one thing, when it comes to sailing ships, people first think of Greek warships and derived Roman warships! I believe that those who have watched the two movies "Ben-See" and "Cleopatra" are no strangers to this kind of sailing boat! But it seems that very few people have heard of sailing boats in China, and they have not been seen in films!

So did China really not have sailing boats in history? Actually, there is! The Chinese used oars very early, but the more intelligent Chinese invented a boat oar, which was more effective than the oar! Unfortunately, a more efficient sholl comes at the cost of a lot of operating space!

Coupled with the difference in the combat environment and strategic thinking, the Chinese sailors did not have a strong pursuit of the speed of the warship. Therefore, Chinese sailing boats have not become the mainstream, and sailing boats are relatively common. Especially on inland waterways, smaller boats can even just use a boat!

However, there is still an outstanding sailing boat in Chinese history. That was in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, that is, at the beginning of the 16th century, shortly after the Portuguese came to Asia, the barrel Ming Dynasty had a conflict, the most famous being the Battle of Tuen Mun in 1521! During the war with Portugal, the Ming learned three things: bird guns, furlong cannons, and centipede ships!

In fact, there are some differences between the bird gun and the fire gun used by the Ming army. The Bird Gun is very close to modern firearms, with a cover door, a front sight, a buttstock, a trigger, and the ability to fire with both hands. This greatly improves accuracy.

Fan Wenjing of the Ming Dynasty once wrote in the "Teacher Law" that the bird is lit with a fire rope, and the holding of both hands is not shaken, so there are eight or nine in the hair, and the birds can be shot down in the forest, hence the name! Therefore, after that, all the Ming army also switched to the use of arquebuses, but the verbal name still used the fire gun.