"Loach warship! That... skull flag!"
Hu Yanqing, who was on the bow of the ship, had a strange look on his face. He recognized the ship as a loach warship commonly seen in the navy of the Song Dynasty, but there was a skull flag flying on the highest mast of the ship. Qinbei Pavilion
"Have you ever heard of anyone using such a flag?"
Hu Yanqing looked at his officers and asked, especially the dozen or so gray-haired veterans. They were all veterans who had been in the Pinghai Navy for twenty years. They could be said to be well-informed.
"I have never seen one before. Flags have always represented the identity of the army. They usually contain text. Goryeo and Japan like pictures, but I have never heard of skulls and skulls."
The soldiers shook their heads and replied.
"Spread all sails and chase me!"
Hu Yanqing observed it for a long time and found that there was only such a weird ship. He didn't care about it anymore and would catch up and capture it.
Hu Yanqing brought merchant ships to the sea this time. The speed of merchant ships was far slower than that of warships, so in order to speed up, he emptied the cabin of all unnecessary cargo. He even cleared some of the heavy objects in the cabin because there were no waves. , for the ultimate speed.
"The horn sounds!"
Hu Yanqing waved his hand, and the horn sounded on the ship, and the "woo woo woo" sound of the horn echoed on the sea.
"The first team outflanks from the left, the second team detours from the right, and I bite the rest!"
Hu Yanqing took note of the movement of the loach warship and ordered.
On the Loach warship.
"Hey, I was fooled!"
Wang Dingliu looked at the fleet chasing behind and smiled.
"Turn around, hoist the sails, and I'll show him what a warship is!"
Wang Dingliu commanded the soldiers.
Even though the sea was vast and boundless, the sea loach warship still turned in a big circle.
Hu Yanqing originally thought that the sea loach warship would run away, but he didn't expect that it would rush towards him after a while.
"Spread out, spread out! Get ready to pick up the ship."
Hu Yanqing looked at the huge copper ramming horn on the Loach warship. If it were hit by this thing, his merchant ships would definitely sink.
"Want to join the ship? Don't even ask me if I agree!"
Wang Dingliu stood on the highest mast and watched all this with a sneer. He also knew a little about the tactics of the imperial navy. When he was in Jiankang Mansion, he had seen the navy training on the riverside. First, they were shooting with crossbows and crossbows. Then there is the jumping off the boat, which is nothing new at all.
Hu Yanqing was directing the army to approach from both sides. Suddenly, holes were exposed on the sides of the Loach warship, and then the black gun barrels were pushed out.
"No, it's a firearm, back away!"
Hu Yanqing yelled in horror, but it was too late. The artillery began to fire, and the shells came in rows. The ship that was hit was torn apart by the shells in an instant, and big holes were made.
The power of the artillery instantly stunned Ping Haijun. They had never encountered such equipment in a naval battle. They could not even get close to the enemy ship.
"Catch up from behind!"
Hu Yanqing quickly thought of a countermeasure. The Loach Warships had artillery on both sides, and they could avoid the artillery by pursuing them from behind.
Wang Dingliu did not fight with Hu Yanqing, but directed the ship to go in the predetermined direction.
How could Hu Yanqing let go of this lone ship and pursue it with his army?
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
A blast of horns sounded.
Hu Yanqing's expression changed drastically. He looked around and discovered that dozens of huge warships appeared on the surrounding sea. A huge encirclement circle had surrounded his fleet, and a skull flag was flying on each warship.
"How come there are so many battleships!"
Hu Yanqing's hands were shaking. He couldn't deal with so many warships. Even the Ping Navy had never had so many huge warships.
"Quickly, retreat into the reef!"
When Hu Yanqing saw those warships approaching, he did not hesitate and commanded the warships to hide in the island group. There were countless hidden reefs on the islands, and the enemy's large ships did not dare to come in.
"Think these reefs can stop me? Fire!"
Fei Bao sneered and said, Hu Yanqing thought of him too simply. They were just some reefs. Can he be safe by hiding in them? If they directly fire bombardments, I don't believe that Hu Yanqing can hide for a lifetime.
The artillery shelled round after round, and those merchant ships and fishing boats that tried to take shelter in the reef were torn apart by the artillery.
"Brother, how about we bring someone in!"
Ni Yun, Bu Qing, and Di Cheng asked Fei Bao for advice. Although the reef was troublesome, as long as they were careful, the Loach warship could still enter. As long as they followed the enemy's path, there was no need to worry about hitting the rocks.
"No, every ship is an asset of Shanzhai, we can't take risks."
Fei Bao shook his head and said, only after entering the sea did he realize how important big ships are. Naval battles are nothing more than fighting for the strength of the ship and the power of the guns.
"Hu Yanqing's fleet is so big that they can't hide on these islands and reefs. As long as they are rounded up for two rounds, his fleet will definitely disperse!"
Fei Bao pointed to the fleet of ships meandering among the reefs and said, Hu Yanqing thought simply, but the space in the reefs is limited, so how could there be so many ships hiding there.
Watching the artillery pieces continuously smashing the ships, Hu Yanqing was extremely anxious. He never expected that the enemy would have so many ships and so many artillery pieces.
"Where did this thief come from!"
Hu Yanqing felt puzzled, even pirates couldn't have such strength.
"Hu Yanqing, those of you who know the truth will drop your sails and surrender, otherwise you will all be buried in the sea!"
Fei Bao used the big trumpet to shout upwind, using the Wu dialect of Jiangnan.
"This is... a southerner!"
Hu Yanqing listened to the shouts, and a doubt in his heart was finally solved. Why were there so many warships? It turned out that they were from the south.
"General, we are surrounded!"
The soldiers pointed at the warships around them. The exits to the main reef were blocked. If they broke through, the casualties would be huge.
"Go to Chiki Island!"
Seeing that he was surrounded, Hu Yanqing pointed to a relatively large isolated island and ordered that this was a military base of the Dengzhou Navy in the offshore area. It would be stationed there for training during normal times, and it could be held for a period of time.
At the same time, Hu Yanqing also called a close associate and asked him to send back the news that the enemy was from the south.
Hu Yanqing commanded the fleet to go to Chiji Island. Fei Bao was not anxious when he saw this. He waved his flag and the surrounding warships pursued and continued the bombardment.
"Get to the island quickly!"
When Hu Yanqing saw Chiji Island, he immediately ordered his soldiers to board the small boats and dock them regardless of the ships. These large ships were already cumbersome compared to the enemy's warships.
Seeing that the camp was approaching, the soldiers on the beach looked ecstatic. Once they got to the camp, they were no longer afraid of the bandit's artillery.
"Hu Yanqing, I've been waiting for you for a long time!"
Ni Yun, Bu Qing, Di Cheng, and Wang Dingliu appeared in front of Hu Yanqing and blocked Hu Yanqing's peaceful navy on the beach.
Ping Haijun, who was laughing and ecstatic just now, suddenly froze. They never expected that they would escape into the thief's trap while running around. Now they have abandoned the ship and cannot escape even if they want to.
"Hu Yanqing, if you don't surrender, then I will have to kill you and throw you into the sea to feed the sharks."
Ni Yun opened his mouth to scare Hu Yanqing and the soldiers. Anyone who eats at sea is not afraid of sharks.
"You are from the south! Why did you come to Dengzhou!"
Listening to Ni Yun's accent, Hu Yanqing confirmed that these people in front of him were from Jiangnan.
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