Chapter 466: Into the Battle
The "Golden Jade" is the largest warship in Okura Castle, but it is twice as small as the giant shark ship of the "Black Dragon Palace".
There are sixty disciples of the "Wanjintang" on the "Golden Jade", and the number is far less than the pirates on the giant shark ship, and there are still many top masters on the other ship who are much stronger than the "Troll King" Hu Liuyang, and there is no chance of winning in hand-to-hand combat.
Trying to use the "Golden Jade" to capture the giant shark ship is an almost impossible task, and the danger is self-evident.
But for some people, there are some things they have to do, and even if they know that they are dangerous, they will never back down.
Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, she prefers to go to the tiger mountains! That's why Sima Rulan made the decision to use the "Golden Jade" to break the "Five Dragons Great Array", and Peng San had to sacrifice his life to accompany him.
The disciples of the "Wanjintang" on the "Golden Jade" also all had reasons to fight to the death to protect Okura Castle and the "Black Dragon Palace", but there was an exception on this boat, that is, Zhao Xuhai, the head of the thousand from Tuolin Water Village.
Sima Rulan said: "General Zhao, if you don't want to enter the battle with us, I can ask someone to put down the boat and let the general leave." ”
Zhao Xuhai's face was red and white for a while, and he was speechless for a while.
Hua Bushi said: "It is human nature to avoid danger and be greedy, and Zhao Qian is always reluctant to take risks with us." Now that the situation is urgent, there is no delay, so please leave in a small boat as soon as possible. ”
Zhao Xuhai suddenly slapped the hilt of the knife on his waist heavily, and said loudly: "Although Zhao is not a hero, he is also a dignified sailor general, and he would rather die in battle than escape from the battle!"
Bai Yiling on the side clapped his hands and said: "General Zhao is really a hero! Ling'er originally thought that the generals of the imperial court were all big straw bales who would only bully the common people, but now she really admires General Zhao!"
Hearing Bai Yiling's words, Zhao Xuhai's chest was higher than ever, but he was thinking about his enthusiasm at this moment, and he didn't know whether it was wrong or right, it was very good to let the little girl admire and worship, but it was good not to give up his life for the hero.
Sima Rulan's gaze turned to Hua Bushi. If Zhao Xuhai, as a general, can't run away, Hua Bushi actually has no reason to fight hard.
But Sima Rulan didn't ask Hua Bushi if she was willing to enter the battle with the "Golden Jade", she already knew without asking that Hua Bushi would definitely not leave her and leave by herself. Although this eldest young master doesn't know martial arts and has no power to restrain the chicken, he can bring Sima Rulan an inexplicable sense of security, as if with him by his side, there is no need to be afraid of any danger and predicament!
For more than a month, Hua Bushi has helped Sima Rulan to take charge of the affairs of the city and take care of everything in an orderly manner, and this feeling has been lingering in her heart, but at the current moment of life-and-death crisis, it seems to be too strong.
It's just that with this warm feeling, there is also a trace of helplessness and melancholy.
Of course, Hua Bushi didn't know what Sima Rulan was thinking, his eyes had already looked at the "Five Dragons Great Array" on the sea in front of him.
The "Golden Jade" turned its bow and rushed towards the great array at full speed, and at this time, the "Great Array of Five Dragons" had already been launched! The pirates had completed their assembly, and the five giant shark ships were the leader, and the five groups of 30 ships each began to gallop around the sea, like five long snakes swimming, entangled more than 100 ships of the Wuzhai Naval Division in the Guangdong Realm in the array.
Most of the more than 20 warships in Okura Castle had already broken away from the Great Array, but at this time, when they saw the flagship "Golden Jade" rushing towards the formation, they also turned their bows one after another, and prepared to rush back into the "Five Dragons Great Array".
At this time, the "Five Dragons Great Array" is like a giant python entangled in a bull, which is gradually tightening, methodically trying to bite the prey to death and swallow it.
Of course, the bull that is entangled in the snake python will not sit still. Under the order, the ships of the Yuejing Naval Division rushed straight towards the pirate ships that formed a large array, but they had just approached, and they were faced with a head-on salvo of hundreds of pirate ships' artillery, and the six Haicang ships and Cangshan ships that rushed to the front were almost instantly wiped out and sank into the sea!
The remaining ships turned one after another, trying to return fire with the ship's guns on the side of the ship, but before they could fire a few shots, the pirate ships that had attacked earlier sailed out of the range of the guns of the naval divisions, and the other group of pirate ships had already sailed to the front.
On the "Golden Jade", Zhao Xuhai, the general manager of Qian, has been frightened, he has been in the imperial court sailor camp for many years, and has also experienced some battles to exterminate water thieves and pirates, but compared with today's sea war, those battles in the past are like children's house wine!
In the blink of an eye, ten large and medium-sized warships were sunk, and the Yuejing Naval Division suffered heavy losses, and Zhao Qian only clearly knew the power of the "Five Dragons Great Array" at this time, no wonder Peng San refused to enter the battle before, and was eager to retreat.
The total number of pirate ships in the "Black Dragon Palace" is not more than that of the Cantonese Naval Division, but under the operation of the "Five Dragons Great Array", if the ships of the Cantonese Naval Division want to rush forward, they will continue to suffer from the artillery attacks of the five "evil dragons" in turn. The several warships that rushed to the front had to face the shelling of all the pirate ships in the "Five Dragons Great Array", and they were at an angle that was not easy to fight back, and no matter how the fleet of the Guangdong Naval Division rotated its formation, the surrounding changes of the "Five Dragons Great Array" could make the pirate ships have an absolute advantage over the ships of the Naval Division.
After losing ten ships, the Yuejing Naval Division had to stop the attack, and the remaining more than 100 ships gathered and were trapped in the formation for passive defense. Five "evil dragons" led by five giant shark ships swam in all directions, and although they could not immediately destroy the naval fleet, they continued to attack its weak points, and it was not long before several small ships of the Cantonese naval division were sunk.
This kind of situation is like a bull entangled by a giant python, no matter how it struggles, it is still entangled tighter and tighter, and the python continues to attack and bite the weak points on the bull's body, and eventually it will bite the big bull to death and swallow it.
At this time, the "Golden Jade" had already sailed close to the "Five Dragons Great Array", Peng San was standing in front of the rudder, engrossed in controlling the rudder, and he didn't seem to see the artillery battle between the sailor fleet and the pirate ship, and the sinking of more than ten ships did not make him blink an eye. Now he was staring at a giant shark battleship five miles ahead.
That giant shark ship is the hub of the "Five Dragons Great Array", the head of the water dragon among the five "evil dragons" of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. Only by destroying the giant shark ship can the "Five Dragons Great Array" lose its command, and the sailor fleet surrounded by the formation will have a chance to get out of trouble and turn defeat into victory.
The "Golden Jade" was originally an extremely fast warship, and at this time, it was sailing at full speed, and soon it had rushed into the Five Dragons Great Array, and more than 20 ships of Okura Castle also turned their bows to follow.
Previously, the formation of Okura Castle was with other ships in front, and the flagship "Jinyu" was in command in the rear, but at this time, the formation was just reversed, and the "Jinyu" took the lead, rushed to the front, and rushed straight to the center of the large formation of the "Black Dragon Palace", while the other ships were all towed out of Lixu.
Concentrating firepower to attack the ships that rushed to the forefront was originally the characteristic of the "Five Dragons Great Array." All of a sudden, a roar was heard, and hundreds of cannons from dozens of pirate ships fired at the galloping "Golden Jade", but all of these shells fell into the sea water a few feet away around the hull, and none of them hit the target.
The art of thorn fins! Peng San's magic-like boat driving skills are once again powerful!
Previously, Zhao Xuhai saw Peng San commanding the Okura Castle ship in the distance to avoid artillery attacks with the "Thorn Fin Technique", but he felt that this technique was amazing and amazing, but at this time, he experienced this technique on the ship, and his feelings were completely different.
Just now, a cannonball flew almost against his scalp and fell into the sea outside the ship, splashing him in the face with the cold seawater, if the cannonball was a few inches lower, I am afraid that this Qianzong's head would bloom! This Zhao Qianzong's face was already white with fright, his body trembled incessantly, and his feet were a little weak, and he almost collapsed on the deck.
He looked to the side, but saw Sima Rulan and Hua Bushi standing on the deck without changing their colors, and even the little girl Bai Yiling seemed to be very calm, as if she was not afraid at all.
Zhao Xuhai couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, and secretly scolded himself in his heart for being too pus, and hurriedly tried his best to stand firm, straighten his spine, and look at the battle situation on the sea in front of him.
The "Golden Jade" had entered the "Five Dragons Great Array" several miles away, and Peng San manipulated the rudder wheel, kept shouting and shouting, and gave instructions to the sailors on the ship, and the "Golden Jade" was fast and slow, bent and rounded, and actually avoided five or six rounds of artillery bombardment on the pirate ship one after another, although it was very thrilling, but it was not hit by a single shot.
When facing the "Thousand Scales Water Array", Peng San could command the twenty-six ships of Okura Castle to avoid the artillery with the "Thorn Fin Technique", but in the "Five Dragons Array", he had to control the ship himself to do it. That's because now it's not the fin of a fish that he wants to pierce, it's the fin of a dragon!
The pirate ships that form the "Thousand Scales Water Array" are arranged in a fixed position, and it is much easier to find the dead angle gap in which the artillery is difficult to shoot, and in the "Five Dragons Array", the five teams of pirate ships led by the five giant shark ships are constantly swimming around, and the formation is ever-changing.