As he yelled, obscene remarks continued outside the ship's side.
The pirates jumped into gangs and came to fight. Of course, they left manpower on the boats on both sides. At least, those who watched the rudder and operated the oars had to stay. But at this moment, those cursing voices all had Northern accents, and none of them were familiar to the pirates.
The Fu ship was a merchant ship, and its sides were already higher. Zhang Kai's ship didn't carry much cargo, and its draft was very shallow, so its sides were even higher. Just now, the two sides were fighting fiercely again, but no one paid attention to the movements of the clippers on both sides.
At this time, they heard people's voices rising and falling, and the pirates immediately knew that something was wrong.
A shirtless man with tattoos all over his body stepped on the side of the ship with one foot, leaned out slightly, and shouted: "Which kind of hero came from the sea? Don't collide with your family! We are here..."
Halfway through his words, the bowstring below vibrated, and with a buzzing sound, the shirtless man fell to the sky.
The pirates on the boat rushed forward to look, only to see his eyes bulging, his mouth making rattling sounds, and an arrow shaft at his throat still trembling slightly.
The pirates immediately screamed: "Damn, there's an ambush! There's an enemy here!"
Amid the shouts, more arrows were thrown up, crackling like raindrops and sweeping across the ship's plank.
The sea is very humid and the seawater is highly corrosive, so both iron armor and leather armor are easily damaged. What's more, when fighting at sea, falling into the water is common, so pirates rarely wear armor. At this moment, many of the pirates gathered on the lucky boat were like the dead who had been shot by arrows. They were shirtless and looked scary with the embroidery on their bodies.
As a result, the lethality of the arrows was simply terrifying. In the blink of an eye, two or three rounds of arrows were fired, and the number of people on the deck who could still stand intact was less than half of the number before.
There were dead people everywhere, and the smell of blood was much stronger than before. The stench of the deceased's feces and urine also suddenly filled the air. There were many injured, some with arrows in their arms or legs. They gritted their teeth and hid in the corners of the ship's plank, groaning. The seriously injured person who was hit by an arrow wailed several times, causing additional arrows to fall. After a few puffs, there was no sound.
The old soldier with the iron hook tied to his hand poked his head out again and continued to shout: "Go up! Go up!"
Several people dressed as Jin soldiers jumped out from beside him and stood on the board of the ship.
They climbed over the side of the boat awkwardly, clearly showing no experience in making a living on the water. As soon as someone landed on the ground, the boat swayed slightly under the water waves, so he slipped and fell, cursing, and fell to the ground.
Zhang Kai only shouted: "Be careful!"
The two pirates had already seen the opportunity and swung their swords from the left and right at the same time.
But the man who fell didn't panic. He pulled out the short ax from his waist and threw it. The sharp blade hit an enemy in the face, almost cutting out the enemy's brains. When another pirate approached, he had straightened his back and stood up. In an instant, the blades collided with each other and they were fighting together.
More pirates rushed up, and more soldiers boarded the deck from the old soldier's side or from the side of the ship on the other side.
When it comes to experience in fighting on ships, the pirates are extremely rich. However, they had only plundered merchant ships for a long time and were accustomed to bullying the weak. For a while, they were unable to form an effective formation. They continued to shout and kill randomly, relying on their personal fierceness and bravery to fight against the enemy.
But the soldiers who jumped on the deck were different.
Zhang Kai could see clearly that these soldiers seemed to be in a mess and were tired, but in fact they were working together in a tacit understanding. They were armed with various weapons, and three or five of them protected each other, as if they were strolling in a garden. And their judgment in the fight was extremely calm, and their movements were precise and sophisticated. It didn't look like killing people at all, but like experienced sailors raising sails and rowing oars at sea, or like cooks killing pigs and sheep, doing a serious craft.
It was obvious that the enemy was howling like a wild beast and was trying its best. It was obvious that the lives of both sides were decided in an instant, and it was obvious that these soldiers would also die... Zhang Kai watched as one soldier was stabbed through his leather armor by two or three swords. They fell to the ground bleeding and died... But this group of people showed a calm and unhurried energy. They seemed not to be afraid of death at all, and they even fought as a matter of course.
Zhang Kai could feel that their eyes were calm. The companions in the front are fighting, while the people in the back can chat a few words. This is obviously a calm attitude honed over time on the battlefield.
The old captain whom Zhang Kai trusted had served as a soldier and fought in wars when he was young. He once said to Zhang Kai that to judge whether a warrior is experienced, just look at their demeanor and movements.
Anyone whose demeanor and movements seem to be trying to intimidate must be a novice. A true veteran will definitely maintain his physical strength and control his emotions, so that he can persevere steadily under any circumstances and strive for a chance of survival.
The group of soldiers in front of them were almost all veterans of the battlefield as Lao Chuantou said. They were extremely powerful wherever they were placed.
Although Zhang Kai himself has no courage, he has a good vision. He has gained experience in the past few years at sea. He can be sure that the patrol soldiers responsible for the extraction of fences on the Mingzhou Ocean are by no means so elite; as for the naval divisions under the Coastal Defense Department and even the subordinates of the Tiger Wing Navy, they may have well-trained personnel. He is a good fighter, but he may not be as fierce as these soldiers!
Where do these people come from?
Just as Zhang Kai was thinking for a moment, those ferocious pirates were forced to retreat continuously from the scabies house at the rear of the hull to the forward cabin without the transom board.
The place was so cramped that the pirates were forced to stand shoulder to shoulder with no room for retreat, making it increasingly difficult to defeat them.
A pirate at the front was hit by an iron rod and his Tianling Cap was hit. Blood was pouring from his mouth, nose, eyes and ears, and he staggered to the ground. A pirate in the back stepped over the former, and just as he was about to engage in a fight, he was pierced through the lower abdomen by a short spear.
This man was also fierce. He covered his stomach with one hand and slashed with a knife with the other hand. However, the wound on his stomach kept tearing open, and the increasingly intense pain finally destroyed his will. He sat down on the ground, saw his colorful intestines slowly spilling out from between his fingers, and finally let out a horrifying scream.
The pirates at the highest point on the bow began to jump into the water to escape, and several pirates shouted: "Don't kill any more! We surrender!"
The accents spoken by these pirates were originally different from those of northerners. But at this moment, the word "surrender" was spoken in a clear and round tone, which was considered standard.
The old soldier with an iron hook tied to his arm did not participate in the fighting. He had been sitting next to the side of the ship with a golden sword, and only occasionally gave orders. When he heard the pirates begging for mercy, he just waved his hand: "Leave no one alive! Kill them all for me!"
So the soldiers ignored him and continued to kill.
Zhang Kai, who was behind the boat, couldn't stand it. 10. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, and saw that the sailors around him were all injured, so he gritted his teeth and said bitterly: "Well done!"
Soon there were several dead bodies on the bow.
Most of the pirates flipped over the side of the boat and jumped into the river.
"Don't let them escape!" Several sailors shouted, and some people simply stood on the side of the ship and walked to the front along the palm-wide plank: "Military men! Look! They are there!"
The pirates chose this section of the waterway to pursue Zhang Kai's lucky ship because the waterway here was narrow and there were mudflats on both sides, making it difficult for ships to move. Now they jumped into the water to escape and faced the same problem. Some people fell from a height and crashed directly into the mudflats, with their legs exposed, and after a few kicks they stopped moving; others drifted along the water, and then were shot at indiscriminately by arrows under the instructions of the sailors.
Zhang Kai heard several people on the boats on both sides shouting: "Old Zhao said, no one will be left alive! Shoot arrows, shoot arrows! Hurry!"
Further on the shore, there were people shouting: "Bring the horses here! Let's chase them along the river and kill them all!"
Seeing that the fight on the ship was over, Zhang Kai carefully stood up from the corner of the scabies house and walked forward slowly.
After walking a few steps, he arrived in front of the old soldier with an iron hook tied to his hand. Zhang Kai didn't say a word, but knelt down and saluted solemnly.
"Young man, you don't have to be polite. We are just doing it conveniently. Those two clippers will belong to me from now on. Do you mind?" The old soldier accepted the courtesy politely and said lightly.
"I don't mind, I don't mind." Zhang Kai said repeatedly.
At this time, many people in front of the ship began to chase and kill the fleeing pirates, while most of the soldiers on the deck sat down to rest.
When they were charging to kill them, they were all extremely brave. When they stopped and their murderous intent subsided, many of them were panting like cattle. Others rubbed their chests and kept saying: "I can't do it anymore, I'm tired, I'm old!"
Zhang Kai glanced around and looked at their faces one by one, only to realize that these people were either elderly or had disabilities in their hands and feet. Even for the veteran soldier at the head, Zhang Kai could see clearly that the reason why his left arm was tied with an iron hook was because half of his palm was gone, leaving only a narrow piece and two fingers.
The old pawn noticed Zhang Kai's eyes and snorted coldly, showing a bit of displeasure.
Zhang Kai reacted quickly, and hurriedly bowed deeply and complimented: "Looking at the demeanor of all the generals, they must be warriors of the Kingdom of Jin. I, Zhang Zihe, have also met several generals of the Kingdom of Jin in Shandong. But I don’t know that you are…”
At this time, someone on the river bank in front shouted from a distance: "Kill them all! All six heads have been cut off!"
Someone near the lucky boat responded: "The heads here are all chopped off. Find bamboo poles to hang them on!"
Many people probably thought this was funny and burst into laughter. Someone laughed and cursed: "Are several pirates worthy of hanging bamboo poles?"
Zhang Kai was frightened by this ferocious force and was stunned for a long time before continuing: "Ahem, where are you from the Kingdom of Jin..."
The old soldier stood up impatiently and waved the iron hook: "Da Jin is a piece of shit! Okay, the two clippers belong to us. You can clean up your ship yourself!"
Zhang Kai said repeatedly: "Yes, yes. Thank you very much, General!"
Although he said thank you, he was a little worried in his heart.
With so many of our sailors dead, it is not easy to sail the ship back to Mingzhou. What's more, this time we were chased by the pirates under Mr. Shi. The pirates died completely and completely, and the hatred between Mr. Zhang and the Shi family became even deeper. Originally, I could still maintain a superficial harmony. But if something goes wrong after I return to Mingzhou, I will have no one around me to deal with. How will I deal with it?
Thinking of this, an idea suddenly flashed in his mind.
