"What's the situation?" Lu Zhanlong asked.
"It's strange. They kept running and rushed towards us."
"Is there an ambush?"
"There was nothing, just three boats, just moving forward."
Lu Zhanlong was a little shocked. He put his big hands on the edge of the boat and looked into the distance. In the mist, three black spots could be vaguely seen. They were getting closer and closer.
Isn’t this too substandard?
Could it be that they didn't even do the most basic task of detecting the enemy's situation?
Lu Zhanlong suddenly felt that defeating such an opponent was simply boring.
That baby admiral is a complete rookie. Could it be that the people around him are all sycophants? Every veteran familiar with water warfare?
"No matter what they do, we will follow the tactics of war, let them come over, and surround them from all sides." Lu Zhanlong gave instructions.
He will naturally not make the mistake of underestimating the enemy. No matter what kind of enemy he faces, he will deal with it with all his strength. As a ruthless bandit who has survived in the complex Wuchao Lake for so long, how can he be careless.
After all, he doesn't have many opportunities to correct after making mistakes. Once he makes a mistake, he often faces death.
His life is precious, and he still wants to live well, but he doesn't want to die.
"They are so brave. They are already surrounded and there is no movement yet."
After a while, under the command of flag signals, seven ships came from different directions and surrounded the three ships in the middle.
The three imperial ships did not continue to move forward. Instead, on one of the ships, a soldier wearing thick iron armor climbed onto the high platform, holding something like a trumpet in his hand, and shouted to it.
"Listen up to the water pirates on the other side. Surrender will be treated with leniency, but resistance will be treated with severity!"
The voice shouted from the loudspeaker was so loud that even from a distance, Lu Zhanlong and a group of his men could still hear it clearly.
On the flagship, a group of people laughed together around Lu Zhanlong.
"That's a really funny joke."
"Baby Admiral is interesting, so I'll call you."
"Is he still dreaming? He must be stupid."
"I'm so happy."
"..."
"Ahem!" Lu Zhanlong coughed twice and said, "You all should take it easy later and don't hurt the baby Admiral."
"I know the boss."
"Don't worry, Mr. We are careful about people and we promise not to hurt him at all."
A group of people were beating their chests in assurance, and their eyes were shining.
How could Lu Zhanlong not know what these people were thinking? They wanted to board the ship early to search for gold and silver treasures.
However, this time is different from the past. If you really mess up the imperial court's ship, how can you bargain?
"Listen here, boys. This time we will force them to surrender first. They are not allowed to board the ship without my order." Lu Zhanlong narrowed his eyes.
This time, the power of intimidation came out. Lu Zhanlong's reputation was gained through fighting, not just talking about it. Therefore, as soon as he becomes serious, those people will not dare to deny him.
At this moment, someone suddenly pointed forward and exclaimed: "What is that?"
Lu Zhanlong looked over subconsciously, his eyes immediately widened, and the scars on his face seemed to be jumping.
In front of his eyes...
Outside the three warships, pieces of wood were pulled away, revealing the black muzzles of the guns!
That turned out to be rows of cannons!
All three warships have dark mouths, which look particularly scary.
"This... this must be a facade put up by Admiral Doll. It's a fake." Someone was shouting.
"Boom!"
But as soon as the man's voice fell, there was a row of loud noises, water splashed, and the flagship's body was in danger of falling over.
Amidst the chaos, the other side was already continuing to shout.
"Surrender and avoid death, resist and be punished!"
Lu Zhanlong's mouth felt bitter.
Trouble!
You must know that their ships still use crossbows. This kind of weapon seems to be relatively powerful in Wuchao Lake.
After all, weapons such as artillery on ships are almost not available in the Qi court. I only heard that there are only a few in the maritime fleet, and the quality is not good.
The technology passed down from Yajili in the West and the technology brought over by the missionaries were actually very crude.
But……
These cannons in front of them are not fake, as the salvo just now proved.
With cannons, a completely suppressive weapon, it would be useless even if they had seventeen ships. They would be blown to pieces if they got close.
"Run, don't stop!"
Lu Zhanlong quickly took command and issued the order.
Want him to surrender immediately?
How is this possible? After so many years and so many near-death experiences, he has become extremely determined. He will never give up and admit defeat until the last moment.
Since you can't fight hard, you can only escape from reality quickly.
Several other ships saw the flag order and hurriedly raised their sails, turned their bows, and began to speed away.
Whether the water pirates can be beaten is hard to say.
But there is one thing that water pirates are definitely good at, and that is the ability to escape.
The seven ships fled in confusion. It was the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each showing its abilities.
"Boom boom boom!!!"
Continuous gunfire sounded.
The seven ships that were moving forward at full speed suddenly slowed down.
At this moment, Lu Zhanlong was shocked!
His eyes almost popped out of their sockets, and his mouth couldn't be closed when he opened it.
How can this be?
All the sails on the seven ships were shattered!
This kind of accuracy is simply a nightmare.
According to his previous knowledge, the cannon has a low hit rate on the ship. As long as the distance is further away, it will be difficult to hit. As for hitting the sail above, it depends on God's will.
So if you can't beat it, you can at least run away.
But the current situation was beyond his imagination. He couldn't help rubbing his eyes with the back of his hand, closing them and opening them again...
But to his disappointment, this was not a hallucination, nor was he dreaming.
"Sign up and surrender!" Lu Zhanlong gave the order in frustration.
After some twists and turns, Lu Zhanlong brought military adviser Yan Shushan to the gunboat.
What greeted him was a young talent, handsome and courageous, completely different from the young idiot he had imagined.
"Master Lu, we don't get to know each other without fighting." Luo Xingchen had a smile on his face. The effect of this expedition was excellent. Lu Zhanlong surrendered before he even took action.
This Lu Zhanlong is a person who knows current affairs. Such people are all human beings.
"Admiral, a defeated general is not brave enough, but I have a question. Can the Admiral help me answer it?" Lu Zhanlong said this casually, not expecting to get the answer.
But I didn't expect Luo Xingchen to really answer.
"Excuse me, Master Lu."
"I don't know why the artillery can fire so accurately on the water?" This is what Lu Zhanlong is most confused about. If he doesn't figure it out, he will probably die in peace.
