On the blue sea, a huge ship broke through the waves and sailed on the sea.

Three smaller battleships, zigzag-shaped, sailed in front of the giant ship.

On the left and right sides are fireboats and towing boats.

Behind the giant ship were eighteen cargo ships laden with cargo.

For six days, they sailed close to the coastline of Shandong.

Now, it has arrived in Dengzhou,

This road was calm and exceptionally smooth.

Next, simply cross the strait and enter the North Sea.

When we arrived in Beihai, it was close to the Nigu Haikou, and we could arrive within ten days.

In the cabin, the captain skillfully piloted the giant ship and headed towards the strait.

The route from Jiaozhou Bay to Beihai has been extremely mature after hundreds of thousands of years of maritime trade.

Even without the assistance of positioning instruments such as star plates and measuring rulers, the captain can easily sail a ship into the North Sea with only the current and wind direction.

Li Nanjia stood on the deck, the sea breeze blowing in her face, ruffling the hair of her sideburns.

Summoning the heralds, she commanded: "We are about to cross the North Sea Strait, so that the soldiers can cheer up." ”

Although the Jin Guoshui Division was weak, it had to be guarded against.

"Yes!"

The herald bowed in response.

Before he could turn away, he heard a shrill whistle above his head.

Li Nanjia stared at it, looked up, and saw the sentry on the lookout platform, waving a small black and white flag while blowing a whistle.

Li Nanjia said loudly: "The enemy is attacking, all the soldiers are ready to fight!" ”

Crash!

As the words fell, groups of sailor soldiers rushed out of the cabin and came to their respective guard areas in an orderly manner.

Kuang Zixin, dressed in a sheet of paper armor, strode to the deck and asked in a deep voice, "How many enemies are there?" ”

Li Nanjia replied in a cold voice: "Black and white flags, there should be no less than fifty ships." ”

"Fifty boats?"

Kuang Zixin's face was full of incredulity.

Not to mention the Jin Kingdom, even if you add all the sailors of Goryeo and Wa Kingdom, it is estimated that you will not be able to make up fifty boats.

Not long after, hundreds of boats, large and small, appeared in the field of vision of Li Nanjia and others.

The large ships were more than 30 meters, and the small ones were even only a dozen meters, and they were blocked in a mess at the mouth of the strait.

"It's a pirate!"

Kuang Zixin recognized the other party at a glance.

He was originally a pirate, and he quickly figured out the cause and effect.

When encountering a big prey and a person can't move, it is common for pirates to find someone to work together to do a vote.

But now that so many pirate forces have gathered, Kuang Zixin is still seeing it for the first time.

Li Nanjia sneered: "These pirates are really bold, they dare to trouble our sailors, and they happen to use these pirates to sacrifice the flag!" ”

"It needs to be resolved as soon as possible, and the military aircraft cannot be delayed."

Kuang Zixin said that, and commanded loudly: "Order the frigate to pay attention and stop the enemy fireship!" ”

Ships of all sizes are wooden, so fire attack is the most common tactic.

Sure enough, as the distance between the two sides continued to close, more than 30 small fishing boats rushed out and headed straight for the Shenzhou battleship group.

These small fishing boats, laden with hay and firewood, doused with burning oil, are controlled by three or five pirates who are proficient in water.

Whoosh!

Several wind-breaking sounds rang out.

I saw that on the three frigates, six three-bow bed crossbows were fired in unison.

Spear-like arrows shot out.

In the first round of cavalry fire, half of the arrows missed, but three small boats were hit.

The terrifying power of the three-bow bed crossbow directly pierced the fireship, causing seawater to continue to pour into the ship.

Immediately after, a second volley struck.

After a few volleys, a dozen fireships broke through the net of fire of the three-bow bed crossbow.

Piloting the ship underneath a frigate, one of the pirates threw a hook lock and hooked the frigate firmly, and the other was about to pull out a fire breaker and set fire to the ship's hay when a dense rain of arrows struck.

In an instant, the two pirates were shot into hedgehogs.

Of more than thirty fireships, only five succeeded in ignition.

However, before the pirates could be happy, several jets of water erupted from the frigate, and the fire was extinguished in an instant.

Seeing this scene, the corners of Kuang Zixin's mouth couldn't help but hook up a sneer.

What means do the pirates have, he knows in his heart, how can he not have a way to deal with it.

When the frigate and the Shenzhou battleship were built, he proposed to build several water tanks high on the ship.

In peacetime, it can be used as daily drinking water, and in wartime, it can be used to extinguish fireboats, killing two birds with one stone.

On a pirate ship in the distance, Zhang Qing pouted and said, "I just said don't fix these bells and whistles, just rush and kill." ”

Knock knock!

With a rousing drum beat, hundreds of pirate ships charged towards the Shenzhou warship group.

Ni Mu stood on the deck, his eyes staring at a pirate ship of more than thirty meters, constantly calculating the distance in his heart.

This pirate ship is the largest of them all.

After a moment, he spoke: "Flat corner, the muzzle of the gun is shifted three inches to the left." ”

Hearing this, the main gunner immediately began to adjust the angle and direction of the siege gun.

After the adjustment, the other two gunners immediately began to reload the gunpowder and shells.

"Ready!"

"Fire!"

Laugh at!

The fuse was ignited, flashing with dazzling sparks.

Rumble!

A deafening loud bang echoed over the sea.

Zhang Qing was standing on the deck, doing pre-war mobilization.

Suddenly, he saw a puff of smoke rising from the deck of the Shenzhou battleship, followed by a loud noise in his ears.

Just as he was wondering, an iron cannonball struck like lightning.

Zhang Qing subconsciously wanted to dodge, but unfortunately it was too slow for the cannonball.

Bang!

Zhang Qing's eyes went black and he lost consciousness forever.

The second master standing beside him only heard a muffled sound, and saw Zhang Qing turn into a puddle of meat mud.

Blood mixed with minced flesh and guts, splattering all over him.

However, the power of the cannonball did not stop there, after smashing Zhang Qing into a pulp, the power did not decrease, and it hit the second, third, and fourth ......

After killing a dozen pirates, the cannonballs smashed into the cabin.

As the wooden cabin was penetrated, the splinters of wood flew sideways, like sharp steel needles, which could easily penetrate the flesh and skin, causing secondary damage to the pirates.

"Ahhh!!h

For a moment, there were bursts of terrible screams on the deck.

This scene was witnessed by the pirates on the other ships on both sides, and they turned pale with fright.

They had never seen artillery, thinking that it was some demon magic used by the Shandong sailors.

Otherwise, how could they let Zhang Qing and the other pirates turn into meat paste from a distance of seven or eight hundred steps?

A shot hit accurately, and Ni Mu's face was pale.

Two gunners quickly cleaned the chamber.

After some observation, Ni Mu continued to speak: "One inch in elevation, three inches to the right in the muzzle. ”

"Ready!"

"Fire!"

Rumble!

Another loud bang.

It's just that this cannon missed, and the cannonball almost grazed a pirate ship and fell into the sea, splashing several meters high.

Rao did so, and also frightened the pirates on the ship.

There were pirates kneeling on the deck, kowtowing incessantly, and muttering: "Grandpa Dragon King spare his life, Grandpa Dragon King spare his life!" ”

Ni Mu pursed his lips and adjusted: "The elevation angle is one inch, and the muzzle of the gun is moved to the right by two inches." ”

Rumble!

After adjustments, the cannon was a successful hit.

Not only did it kill a dozen pirates, but the cannonball also broke a pole on the ship.

After three consecutive shots, Ni Mu and other gunners stopped firing.

There is no way, the temperature of the gun chamber is too high, and it will take a while before the cannon can be fired.

This thing is fierce, but the shortcomings are also obvious, at most three shots in a row, you have to rest for a while, and wait for the barrel to cool down again.

And after 30 shots, they had to be sent for overhaul, and the craftsmen checked the copper core, iron hoop, and whether there were cracks in the gun body.

Once there is a crack, it can no longer be used, otherwise there is a danger of exploding.

When he was training in the Yidu military camp, Ni Mu had seen the horror of the barrel exploding with his own eyes.

Five gunners, killed on the spot.

One of the unlucky eggs even blew up into the sky and flew seven or eight meters high.

When he fell, he was no longer human.

Since then, all gunners have been able to memorize the rules and regulations of artillery.

Don't look at the fact that these three cannons only killed twenty or thirty pirates, but the real power is far more than that, at least more than half of the pirates were frightened and frightened, not to mention the fighting spirit.

Seeing hundreds of pirate ships coming, Ni Mu ran into the cabin excitedly.

Siege artillery can't be used, but there are still field artillery!

After a short time, the three frigates collided with the pirate ship, and one by one the hook locks were thrown from all directions, and after the ship was firmly linked together with the hook locks, the pirates began to engage in a broadside battle with knives in their hands.

"Kill, !!"

The earth-shattering shouts of killing rang out.

When the pirates rushed to deck, they were greeted by a powerful crossbow.

Sou!

A rain of arrows struck, and the pirates immediately fell in pieces.

The three frigates were surrounded by more than a dozen pirate ships, and the remaining pirate ships took advantage of the situation to break through to the rear and go straight to the Shenzhou battleship.

Kuang Zixin ordered unhurriedly: "Sail at full speed, the field artillery on both wings is ready!" ”

In the face of the rushing pirate ship, the Shenzhou battleship did not dodge or dodge, and crushed it.

Seeing this, those pirate ships instead turned their rudders one after another, avoiding the Shenzhou warships.

What kind of jokes, what tonnage are the Shenzhou battleships, and what tonnage are they.

The two-zhang long ramming angle in the bow of the battleship alone was terrifying enough.

With your toes, you know what will happen if you are hit.

Avoiding the collision angle on the bow of the ship, seven or eight pirate ships took the opportunity to come to the left and right sides of the Shenzhou battleship, and just as the pirates were about to use the hook lock, they saw the window in the cabin of the battleship open, sticking out five dark gun barrels.

"Fire!"

Boom Boom!

With a deafening loud bang, bursts of thick smoke rose up.

Although the firing range of field artillery is not as good as that of siege artillery, the killing range at close range is extremely terrifying.

The iron nails and thistles gushing out covered the range of several feet.

But listening to a loud crackling sound, the pirate ships on both sides were instantly beaten into a sieve.

In the cabin and on the deck, countless pirates fell to the ground and wailed, and blood quickly stained the deck.

"Go ahead, the field artillery fire freely!"

Listening to the screams of the pirates, Kuang Zixin ordered again.

Boom Boom!

Field artillery fired one after another, constantly harvesting the lives of pirates.

The water was gradually dyed red, and broken planks and corpses floated above the surface.

Li Nanjia held the saber in his hand, and said with a complicated expression: "Since the appearance of artillery, I am afraid that personal courage will become more and more useless in the future. ”

"Isn't that good."

Kuang Zixin said with a smile: "In the past, it took several years or even more than ten years to practice martial arts before you could achieve a small success. But with firearms, it only takes three or five months to learn. ”

"yes!"

Li Nanjia sighed faintly.

"Run!"

The one-sided slaughter made the pirates frightened.

Although everyone pin their heads to the waistband of their trousers and eat mixed rice, no one wants to die.

At the moment, it is no longer fighting, but unilaterally slaughtered by Shandong sailors.

Dozens of pirate ships did not hesitate and fled in all directions.

The herald asked, "Brigade commander, are you pursuing?" ”

Kuang Zixin waved his hand: "No need, it's just a group of miscellaneous fish, go back and slowly clean them up, the top priority at the moment is to transport grain and grass." If the military plane is delayed, I can't afford it. ”

PS: The template of the protagonist is written with reference to Xiang Yu, and it has even been weakened a little. If you feel that the protagonist is illusory, you can take a look at Xiang Yu's achievements in the history books, and you will find that the protagonist is really normal.

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