On Wangyue Island, with the setting sun shining slantingly, the bandits once again repelled the Jingzhou navy and held a banquet to celebrate their victory.
The loss of a large ship is nothing to them. Shenlong Island still has many large ships, and they can be transferred again.
In the water stronghold, Lin Wen listened to Zhou Xiong's report, but frowned: "The Art of War says: Know yourself and the enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger. We didn't know that Gan Ning had surrendered to Liu Qi. This defeat was not unjust at all."
Zhou Xiong said coldly: "Although the Jinfan thief has a great reputation, that was ten years ago. Now the world belongs to us. Gan Ning is old!"
Lin Wen held the wine glass and said slowly: "I didn't expect Liu Qi to reuse this person and hand over the navy to the command of the Jinfan thief."
He had long heard that Gan Ning had defected to Jingzhou before, but was not reused by Liu Biao, so he went to Jiangxia. Unexpectedly, he transferred back to Jingzhou, was reused by Liu Qi, and even established the Jinfan Army, which shows that he valued Gan Ning.
Zhou Xiong sneered and said, "Brother, don't worry. Next time Gan Ning comes, I will deal with him personally and tell him to steal my warship again."
Lin Wen came back to his senses and frowned slightly: "The spiritual dragon boat was hijacked by officers and soldiers, and the secret is no longer preserved. We must repel it as soon as possible, otherwise it will be very bad if they come up with a way to crack it."
"Brother, you are worrying too much!" Zhou Xiong laughed and said, "The spirit dragon ship is basically invulnerable. Even if they attack with fire, we have a way to deal with it. Also, don't forget our Kisame team. As long as all the ships of the officers and soldiers sink, even if We don’t even need the spiritual dragon boat, but we can still beat the officers and soldiers to pieces.”
Lin Wen always felt a little uneasy in his heart and ordered: "In short, we must repel the Jingzhou navy as soon as possible to avoid long nights and dreams."
"Tomorrow I will send troops to take revenge!" Zhou Xiong raised his glass and drank with the leaders.
After the banquet, Lin Wen returned to Shenlong Island overnight. Now that rumors were spreading and people had different opinions, he had to be vigilant at all times.
The next day Zhou Xiong led his troops to dispatch, and five spiritual dragon boats were mobilized at the same time to fight with the Jingzhou navy. The officers and soldiers refused to defend, and the bandits rushed to the water stronghold, but were shot back by random arrows.
For two days in a row, the bandits beat drums and showed off their power, wandering in the Dongting Lake with arrogance. Zhou Xiong became more convinced that Liu Qi was too incompetent and did not dare to fight again, so he temporarily retreated to rest.
The leaders of the Dongting thief army were greatly confident. Not only did they beat Liu Qi so much that he did not dare to fight, but even the Jinfan thief Gan Ning was intimidated. He was debating whether to enter the Yangtze River next and occupy Wu Gorge and Xiling Gorge, where merchant ships were extremely crowded. If there are many, you can get a lot of oil and water.
Lin Wen learned the news on Shenlong Island, but he felt uneasy. Liu Qi was originally here to inspect Jingnan, but he stood still in Dongting Lake. He must have something up his sleeve.
But even if they robbed the spirit dragon ship, they couldn't build it in a short time. They couldn't predict the movements of the officers and soldiers for a while, so they could only send someone to tell Zhou Xiong to be more vigilant to prevent sneak attacks by the officers and soldiers.
Sure enough, the Jingzhou Army came for a sneak attack that night, but the island had already been prepared. The two ports were heavily guarded, and random arrows were fired to repel the enemy ships.
Early the next morning, the waves were rolling on Dongting Lake and thousands of sails were racing. The Jingzhou army once again dispatched warships to attack Wangyue Mountain.
After hearing the report, Zhou Xiong sneered and said: "The dog officers and soldiers only know how to make sneak attacks. They failed to use their tactics last night. Today, they sent out troops again, and they were wiped out in one fell swoop."
With an order, the bandit fleet also set out in great force. Both armies wanted to decide the outcome, each with its elite. Thousands of sails bulged in front of Wangyue Island, and the sound of drums was loud.
This time Zhou Xiong sent out all his elite troops, and all eight spiritual dragon ships were dispatched. They were divided into four teams, with large and small ships surrounding them. So what if the Jingzhou army had Gan Ning? Can he stop eight spiritual dragon ships by himself?
Zhou Xiong stood on the spiritual dragon boat in the middle, raised his knife and looked into the distance. He only stared at the enemy general on the upper boat with one leg on the side of the boat. Two pheasant feathers fluttered in the wind, and the red robe was raised high, showing an unruly momentum. .
Seeing Gan Ning's dazzling attire, shining brightly under the scorching sun, Zhou Xiong sneered coldly: "Tch, what do you think you are like, you water thief?"
"Second leader, look!" At this moment, the soldier next to him pointed at the fleet of officers and soldiers, and saw a row of small boats in front, all with bamboo canopies.
Zhou Xiong laughed and said: "Although they can imitate us and make bamboo canopies, it's a pity that they can't build a spiritual dragon boat. Everything is in vain."
"Yes, our officers and soldiers can do nothing about our spiritual dragon ship and Kisame team."
Seeing that the Jingzhou navy's ships and boats were beginning to lose, Zhou Xiong ordered: "Lao Wu and Lao Ninth will outflank the two wings. Lao Six will follow me to attack the center. All the Jingzhou navy ships will be dispatched together and directly attack the navy. I want to let Liu Qi knows what despair is!"
Following Zhou Xiong's order, a team of two spiritual dragon boats on the left and right led out and outflanked them from a distance, while the Chinese army's four spiritual dragon boats rushed straight towards the officers and soldiers building ship.
Dong dong dong——
The drums were beating loudly on the Dongting Lake, and the water wheel of the spiritual dragon boat was turning slowly. The water splashed more and more, and the water wheel turned faster and faster.
A large amount of water splashed from the bow and stern of the big ship, breaking through the water and rushing forward like a dragon emerging from the sea.
The Jingzhou Army also dispatched a fleet of boats divided into four teams, with the cockroach in front and the small boat behind. The officers and soldiers were hidden in the cabins with bamboo pieces. When the cockroach crashed into the spiritual dragon boat, the officers and soldiers boarded the boat to fight.
The stern was narrow and nimble, and was still four or five feet away from the Lingjiao boat. Suddenly, they all turned around and turned left and right, like two dragons out of the water. They did not dare to confront the big ship, so they turned around and headed back.
The thieves on the Lingjiao boat immediately began to fire arrows. The arrows fell like rain on the boat. The officers and soldiers hid in the cabin. The arrows hit the bamboo pieces, making a sound like raindrops, but no casualties were caused.
At this time, the spirit dragon boat was already flying, its bottom was close to the water, its wheels were turning like wind, and it was roaring and charging forward like a giant beast in the deep sea. Only the chaotic boats were left in front of them.
"Rush over and smash them!" Zhou Xiong shouted sharply from the bow of the ship.
Although the officers and soldiers' cockroaches were powerful, they did not dare to hit the spiritual dragon boat. This exposed the small boat coming from behind, and they really hit the rock with an egg.
But they saw that the small boats did not turn around, but changed from the stern to the stern and rowed quickly towards the way they came. Seeing the emergency, the soldiers threw all the supplies on the boat.
The spiritual dragon boat was getting closer and closer to them, as if a big fish was swallowing up the school of fish.
Seeing that they were about to catch up with the boats, the thieves gritted their teeth, looking forward to a fierce collision that would knock the boats into pieces. It would be a scene that would not only relieve their hatred.
At this moment, the speed of the spiritual dragon ship suddenly slowed down, and there was a creaking sound in the cabin, and the muffled banging sound made the hull of the ship shake continuously.
I saw that the water wheel was spinning slower and slower, and finally stopped. The speed of the big ship dropped sharply, and it caused huge waves.
The huge hull shook violently and turned violently several times in the water. Many pirates were caught off guard and were all knocked to the bottom of the ship. There were screams in the cabin.
Two spiritual dragon boats were turning to outflank them. Their speed suddenly stopped. They turned half a circle in the middle of the lake and capsized on the water. They fell silent slowly and screamed in panic. They climbed to the bow of the boat and asked for help.
Zhou Xiong had no time to react and was almost thrown into the water. Fortunately, he grabbed the side of the boat in time, threw him out and hung on the boat. The soldiers hurriedly rescued him.
"Um...what's going on?" Zhou Xiong was shocked. He turned around and saw that there were only six of the eight spirit dragon ships left. They all stopped and were spinning in circles.
