Although Cai Mao was a straw bag, the Jingzhou navy was well-trained and well-selected. The fleet was like an arm and a finger. Under Gan Ning's mobilization, it was like two dragons emerging from the water, leaving a neat and uniform formation on the lake. A wonderful arc, directed towards the flank of the bandit army.
"Fire arrows!" The captain in command shouted as the fleets from both sides approached.
The sailors had already prepared their bows and arrows. When the fleet was rapidly approaching, they heard the sound of bowstrings, and arrows were shot at the enemy ships like locusts.
The thieves were not slow to respond and got into the bamboo cabins one after another. Only a few people were unfortunately hit by arrows and fell into the water screaming.
"Ge Laozi's!" Gan Ning frowned as he watched this scene.
Then I realized that the bamboos used to build the cabin were not used to enjoy the shade, but to avoid bows and arrows. It seemed that the thieves were already familiar with the fighting methods of officers and soldiers.
At the same time, the bandits also launched a counterattack. Arrows were fired from ships of all sizes, and the officers and soldiers used shields to cover them.
Gan Ning was about to use fire arrows, but he saw that the spiritual dragon boat was approaching rapidly. The thieves were shooting arrows from a high position, and the shields could not block the arrows. The navy was completely exposed to the thieves' arrows.
The spiritual dragon boat was three times higher than the officers and soldiers' boats. Just when the officers and soldiers raised their heads to fight back, they were hit in the face by a hail of arrows. They screamed and fell to the ground, unable to fight back at all.
A rain of arrows fell, and the sailors on the ship screamed and moved up to block the enemy. The enemy soldiers on the surrounding boats continued to fire arrows, blocking the surroundings. They were the target of the arrows on the big ship and could not be blocked at all.
At this time, the outflanking fleet had reached both wings, but unexpectedly, the spiritual dragon boat stopped immediately, turned around in the lake, adjusted its direction and followed, and the fleet on both wings was completely suppressed.
Gan Ning was furious when he saw this, raised his sword and shouted: "Let's go!"
The sailors rowed hard, and the officers and men's boats moved forward quickly, approaching the big ship on the left. The soldiers on the boats fired arrows one after another, and the thieves on the small boats were also unable to resist. Many ships were even smashed into pieces, and the thieves fell into in water.
At this time, the stern also crashed into the pirate ship, and the soldiers were fighting hand-to-hand. The well-trained officers and soldiers showed their advantages. The archers fired arrows alternately, and the rain of arrows kept coming. The pirates had no chance to fight back, so they could only hide in the cabin. among.
At this time, Gan Ning rushed forward with his boat. Some soldiers jumped on the enemy ship and fought hand to hand with the thieves. They killed the thieves and made them run away, some of them were forced to jump into the lake.
Seeing that the pirate ship could not withstand it, it immediately turned its bow and rowed behind the Lingjiao ship. One of the large ships turned its wheels and collided with the building ship.
Gan Ning sank like water on the bow of the ship, raised his shield, and the stern troops moved out from the flanks and began to attack the spiritual dragon ship.
The bow of each stern ship is equipped with iron cones or iron-headed wooden vertebrae. Their main function is to hit enemy ships and smash or overturn them with powerful impact.
Bang bang bang——
The cockroach slammed into the spirit dragon boat, but the big ship shook for a while, but still rushed over steadily, and the cockroach was knocked upside down, and some even broke the bow.
"So strong?" Gan Ning's eyes froze slightly, as he didn't expect that the bottom of the ship could withstand the impact of the iron tip.
But at this time, he could no longer think too much. The spiritual dragon boat came through the waves, and the huge waves rolled. All the boats were ups and downs, and they were shaking violently.
Gan Ning was still standing firmly on the boat. The archers on both sides of the boat took the lead in launching an attack. Countless arrows rained down from the sky. He could only hear the sound of breaking wind in his ears, and a layer of arrows suddenly fell densely on the boat under his feet.
boom--
The collision of the two large ships was like the earth shattering. Water splashed several feet high, and the water mist formed a rainbow under the scorching sun.
Gan Ning roared and jumped on the undulating bow of the ship. He seemed to be stepping on the rainbow and jumped directly to the enemy ship.
At this time, the building boat was knocked up from the water and thrown backwards. The Lingjiao boat also moved backwards, but under the rotation of the water wheel, it quickly stabilized the hull and prepared for the second impact. .
Liu Qi could see clearly from the observation deck that the pirate army's Lingjiao boat was not only tall and stable, but also had a very strong bottom. The building boat could not withstand the collision. The navy on board was caught off guard and many people were thrown from the board. Get out and fall into the lake.
At this time, Gan Ning had already boarded the enemy ship, followed by more than a dozen guards. These were all companions who had fought alongside him for many years. They were all highly skilled in martial arts and took advantage of the chaos to attack the cabin directly.
The thieves on the ship didn't expect anyone to be able to break in. In the blink of an eye, Gan Ning killed several people. The thieves in the front cabin were in chaos and shouted to come to help.
The thieves who were driving the boat were not aware of the situation at the bow of the boat, so they rammed the boat into the high-rise boat and were even able to avoid the impact of the stern. After the second impact, the officers and soldiers' high-rise boat suddenly tilted, and the lake water poured into the cabin and slowly moved towards the bottom of the lake. sinking.
The stern and the sailboat hurried forward to meet the sailors on the boat. The pirates took the opportunity to shoot arrows and screamed again. The water surface turned bright red in an instant, and it was a mess.
Dong dong dong——
Liu Qi was watching the battle when he suddenly heard muffled sounds coming from the bottom of the water. He suddenly became stern and shouted: "Someone is digging a boat, get into the water quickly!"
Gan Ning had already left his navy to protect him. All of them were wearing fish skins and holding water spikes. He jumped into the water after hearing the order. Soon he saw strings of blood-red blisters emerging from the bottom of the water. The two armies started fighting at the bottom of the lake. .
At this time, another spiritual dragon ship from the bandits collided, splitting Gan Ning's ship in half. Countless ships were smashed into pieces by it. Arrows were flying everywhere it passed, and countless soldiers were killed and injured.
But when Gan Ning boarded the flying fish boat, there was no one to command the fleet, and it was even more chaotic. The bandit boats from behind took the opportunity to rush over, and the navy fleet was in chaos, causing countless casualties.
"Ming Jin!" Liu Qi saw that the situation was not good, and Gan Ning didn't know what the situation was, so he had to send an order to retreat first.
Huang Zhong and Yang Ling led the fleet to cover from both sides. The only five large ships were all dispatched and placed across the middle of the lake to prevent the bandit fleet from rushing over.
Ding ding ding——
The crisp sound of ringing gold resounded across the lake. The fighting officers and soldiers snatched the boat, sailed the boat hard, and retreated backwards. The spiritual dragon boat took advantage of the situation to catch up, and the morale of the thieves was extremely high.
Huang Zhong stood on the bow of the ship, his ape arms stretched out, bow and arrows drawn, aiming at the pirates on the spiritual dragon ship and firing arrows continuously. In an instant, several people screamed and fell to the ground.
As Huang Zhong shot another arrow, it hit the mast of the ship, and the flag on the bow fell down along with the sail.
Although the power of the Spirit Dragon Boat did not entirely rely on the sails, the wind was strong at this time, and the hull shook violently, swinging from side to side in the lake. The bandits who were standing on a high place laughing and shooting arrows were in an uproar and hid in the cabin one after another. among.
Fortunately, those water thieves were also experienced. They stepped on the water wheel and quickly stabilized the hull of the boat. It stopped abruptly on the lake, only to see the rolling waves and the ups and downs of the hull.
However, the surrounding small boats that could not hold back rushed straight to the officers and soldiers. Yang Ling had already prepared rockets on the boat. With an order, the fire arrows were launched.
The bamboo cabins of the thieves were made of sun-dried bamboo chips, which would ignite immediately when exposed to fire. In an instant, the ship burst into flames, and the thieves screamed and jumped into the water to escape.
The intimidation of Huang Zhong's archer, coupled with the threat of the fire arrows, the fire and the swirling black smoke, made the bandits realize that the situation was not good, so they glided in a circle and walked away.
But another spiritual dragon boat was circling in the middle of the lake, neither charging forward nor retreating. Countless pirate boats were surrounding it, and it was unclear why.
