Chapter Twenty-Five: The Vast Lake of Blood and Fire
A month later, the sailor took the oath in the camp and set out to clear the lake bandits.
Shangguan Peng has been training with the fleet for more than half a month, and he has a clear understanding of the responsibilities of the vanguard, and the remaining half a month Shangguan Peng is busy with all fours in the sky, arranging craftsmen to maintain the ships every day, and constantly buying materials from Nanshan City, and the materials for the fleet to be equipped with food, clothing, housing and transportation must also be prepared, and doctors, men, and craftsmen must also be arranged in place.
I have to run to Nanshan City almost every day, purchasing everything, and the amount of gold and silver that I have in my hands every day is also huge, but I don't have the courage to embezzle.
Shangguan Peng's ship was at the forefront of the fleet, the military flag was hunting, Shangguan Peng stood on the deck with his sword and looked into the distance, and the lake was vast.
Earlier, during the training of sailors, they had already conducted reconnaissance of the water surface under their jurisdiction, and there were 113 islands on the surface of the lakes under their jurisdiction, of which 73 were removed from the area that were too small, and only 41 were left on which the terrain was treacherous and unsuitable for people to live on.
According to the preliminary investigation, there are 19 groups of Shui Kou, of different sizes, scattered on the surface of the lake within a radius of 1,500 miles.
"My lord, we are about to get closer, the first water thief camp is here, how to fight, please show me. "An observer shouted from the lookout to report to Shangguan Peng.
"All the ships speed up, crossbows, trebuchets, and fire oil ready, surround me, and fight for a blow to destroy all the other ships. Shangguan Peng ordered to his subordinates.
The ten ships belonging to the vanguard fleet raised their sails and sped up to the water village of the water thieves. By the time the forward fleet came to the outskirts of the water village, the water thieves on the island had already discovered the arrival of the official army and began to panic and prepare to board the ship.
"All trebuchets give me aim at enemy ships, throw fire oil bombs, and give me bows and crossbows to suppress the opponent's boarding personnel" Shangguan Peng gave an order, and there was a flag soldier next to him to transmit Shangguan Peng's meaning to other ships through the flag.
In an instant, ten ships completed their combat preparations, and more than a dozen lit oil jars were ignited and launched, and the water thieves' water village caught fire in an instant, and the ships were also set on fire.
More than a dozen fire oil bombs were fired, and the ships of the water thieves had all been set on fire, "Give me fire oil bombs on the island, the bow and crossbow will shoot freely at the water thieves on the shore, empty part of the shore, and the army will prepare to land," Shangguan Peng said to the flag soldiers.
As the water thieves were shot condescendingly by the official army, the water thieves retreated into the island, ready to fight to the death, Shangguan Peng led the forward fleet to slowly dock, the soldiers on the ship quickly disembarked and gathered, arranged a hundred people to guard the ship, waved his hand and said to Guan Peng, "Brothers, kill with me." ”
Shangguan Peng drew his saber and rushed to the island first, followed by the officers and soldiers of the naval division behind him, and rushed in after shooting the formation.
Shangguan Peng rushed into the enemy formation, raised his knife and fell, and hacked to death several surrounding water bandits, and the officers and soldiers behind him also fought with the water bandits, and within half a cup of tea, the water bandits had been killed and wounded, and the leader of the water bandits was surrounded by officers and soldiers.
"Let Lao Tzu come and chop him" Shangguan Peng threw off the armor on his body, and fought with the two leaders of Shui Kou with a knife.
Shangguan Peng became more and more courageous, the knife in his hand danced up and down, but the two Shui Kou lost their courage, the more they fought, the weaker they became, and they couldn't make a hundred moves, Shangguan Peng solved one, and the remaining one immediately knelt down and begged for mercy, Shangguan Peng waved his hand, and several soldiers next to him pierced the spear into the body of the thief. Lian Shanwei has already explained this expedition, and there is no one left behind in everything.
"All disperse, search for the remnants of the enemy on the island, and leave no one behind" Shangguan Peng issued a military order in a loud voice.
There are few Shui Kou on the whole island, Shangguan Peng came to Shui Kou's residence with his personal guards, ""Touching the corpse" or something is the most exciting, although Shangguan Peng is no longer short of money, but this feeling of opening a treasure chest is too good.
When you come to the chief's dwellings, "Search me carefully, and don't miss any clues, and find out the treasures, which are your bounties." ”
Shangguan Peng looked at this room and found some different places, some of the paintings hanging in style did not look like the style of Da Yun, but like oil paintings from his previous life, it seems that there is really a possibility of "Europeans" on the other side of the vast lake.
After a while, the guards had already found out the hidden treasure, and Shangguan Peng looked around, "Remove all the furnishings in this house." ”
By the time Chou Yan docked against the fleet, Shangguan Peng's forward troops had already cleaned up the battlefield.
"You kid, hurry" Chou Yan praised Shangguan Peng, and Shangguan Peng commanded the soldiers to put all the captured on Chou Yan to the flagship.
"Everyone, rest on the island today and continue to set off tomorrow" Shangguan Peng issued a military order instead of Chou Yan.
The next day, the fleet continued to patrol the lake, and after one killing, the entire forward battalion had a solemn aura.
Every time I encounter a slightly larger island, Shangguan Peng will let everyone get off the boat to carry out activities, and also explore the situation of the island in detail.
On the fifteenth day of sailing, he came to the island where the second group of water thieves was hiding before, and finally saw the water thieves again, this is a relatively large group of water thieves, Shangguan Peng ordered the boat to report to Chouyan to ask for support, "All are ready to fight, and everyone goes to their posts." Speed up the boat and go straight to the water. ”
This time, the water thieves were very vigilant, and Shangguan Peng's forward battalion had not yet pounced on the water village, and the water thieves had already driven the boats out of the dock and were ready to resist stubbornly.
The sailors set up a formation and rushed directly into the enemy formation, although the ships of the water thieves were three times that of Shangguan Peng, but they were all small boats, and Shangguan Peng's forward fleet was like a wolf into a flock of sheep rampage, and the soldiers condescendingly shot with bows and crossbows, throwing fire and oil bombs.
Not to be outdone, the enemy set the boat on fire, rammed into Guan Peng's boat, and the soldiers came to block the water to cover the earth, at this time Chou Yan also led a large army to help, surrounded the enemy, the battle came very suddenly, and ended quickly, more than 30 enemy ships were quickly sent to the bottom of the lake, and the water thieves who fell into the water were also shot clean.
The ships docked, searched for the remnants of the enemy, there were still two or three kittens left on the island, and as soon as the large army landed, they all raised their hands and surrendered, and the rest was simple, search for treasure and rescue the hostages.
The sailor stayed on the island for two days, and moved the island's finances cleanly, leaving an empty island, and there was nothing left of the water village that was also burned by fire.
The days on the ship were very boring, that is, sailing, killing thieves, sailing again, resting on the island, and the vast lake was shrouded in war and fighting for three months.
After three months of patrolling, more than 20 groups of water thieves were exterminated, the previous investigation was not comprehensive, there were fish that slipped through the net, and there were still water thieves who wanted to rob the water division without knowing whether they were alive or dead, Shangguan Peng arranged this group of water thieves very comfortably.
When the sailor returned to the camp, Shangguan Peng was down-to-earth and had a feeling of dizziness.