Tian Di looked towards the direction of the Chu army with a happy expression on his face.
"Prince, please look - the Chu army's fleet has slowed down!" Ling Bao stretched out his hand and pointed far away.
Tian Di smiled slightly and said: "Chu's navy may be powerful enough, but on the sea, they are far from being our opponent in Qi!"
"This is all due to the general's new way of operating the ship!"
"After this battle, I will report to the King Ming and ask the King to reward you for your merits."
When Ling Bao heard this, his face was filled with joy. He couldn't help but beat his chest and boasted: "My plan of connecting a boat with an iron chain is invincible in the world!"
Tian Di smiled and nodded: "The speed of the Chu army's fleet is getting slower and slower. It must be that the Chu army's sailors are tired."
Ling Bao smiled and agreed: "These southern barbarians are useless after all."
Afterwards, Ling Bao raised his hand high: "Laizhou Navy obeys the order - the bows and crossbows are ready..."
The servants gathered around and congratulated each other around the field——
"I would like to congratulate the prince in advance on your great achievements!"
"The prince's killing of Qu Yanghou in this battle will surely become a good story and be spread to the world!"
"Then Xiong Wuliang is worthy of being compared with me, the Prince of Daqi?"
"The best and brightest man in Chu State, a fluorescent insect, dares to compete with the bright moon?"
Listening to the compliments from these servants, Tiandi waved his hand and looked very humble: "This battle is not over yet, and the result has not yet been determined."
All the chamberlains were even more excited: "The prince is humble, the prince is wise and mighty!"
"I didn't expect that little Xiong Wuliang, a dishonored and talented person who looks like a dog, would dare to compete with me, the Qi Kingdom!"
"In today's battle, his bones will be broken and his flesh will be chopped into pieces! Teach the world that Da Qi cannot be insulted lightly!"
"By the way, I would like to show off my military skills, Prince Da Qi!"
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The two fleets are getting closer and closer, and will soon be within the range of the crossbows.
On the deck of the Chu army, the sergeants didn't know it yet - the Qi army on the opposite side had already opened champagne at halftime.
At this moment, each of the Chu army's warships had two or three small boats loaded with flammable materials.
In each small boat, there is a soldier of the Chu army with firm eyes and a torch in his hand, waiting for orders.
This is the first battle of the Ping'a Navy, and the morale is extremely high!
Zhang San is one of these waiting soldiers - at this moment, his face is filled with murderous intent and his desire to fight is extremely strong.
Zhang San is actually a Yue countryman. Logically speaking, he should not fight to the death with the Qi people for a young Chu vassal.
He was the farmer who was brought back by Xiong Wuliang when he conquered Vietnam - and he has been Xiong Wuliang's food town since that battle.
Why do you want to die for Xiong Wu Liangxiao now?
Think of a spacious and bright house and flat, fertile land at home.
Think about it, your child is studying in the academy, and he is very likely to become an official in the future.
Think about the good life of having enough to eat every day, and the extremely high salary as a soldier of the new army.
The fighting spirit is high!
Zhang San had already taken off his heavy armor and was bare-chested, without carrying any weapons - this was to reduce the weight as much as possible so that he could survive in the sea after jumping off the ship.
He only had a shield in his hand - this was to guard against the Qi army's arrows.
Zhang San held the shield in his left hand and the torch in his right hand, staring closely at the flag on the flagship, waiting for orders.
The big flag wavered suddenly!
"The Lord has an order—attack!"
The soldiers on the side used all their strength to push the small boat into the water. The ripples of the big ship almost swallowed the humble boat, but Zhang San tried hard to pick up the oar and barely managed to stabilize his body.
Hundreds of small boats have entered the water and rushed straight towards the Qi army's fleet!
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The field hand set up an arbor and looked into the distance. When he saw these small boats detaching from the big ship and running straight towards him... he couldn't help but frowned.
Chu people, what does this mean?
You can't let these small sampans come to fight against the powerful Laizhou Navy under your command, right?
The chamberlain on the side suddenly understood and said happily: "Congratulations to the prince, congratulations to the prince!"
"In my humble opinion - Xiong Liang has already determined that he will not be able to escape, so he sent someone to ask for surrender!"
"His Royal Highness the Prince captured Mi Liang, Marquis of Quyang of the Chu State, and captured tens of thousands of the elite Chu troops... Such illustrious feats are rarely seen in the world!"
Tianji's eyebrows widened.
I see.
Reasonable.
Too reasonable and spicy!
Unexpectedly, this Xiong Wuliang is quite aware of current affairs.
In this case, I will not kill you for the time being... I will take you back to Linzi and hand you over to your father!
After thinking briefly, Ling Bao suddenly stood up, staring closely at the floating torches on the boats, his face changed drastically, as if he had been hit by a ghost: "Set the arrows! Shoot the arrows! Sink those boats!"
Tian Di coughed lightly and said consolingly: "General Ling - the so-called war between the two countries is not to kill the envoys. Since the Chu army on the opposite side has surrendered, why do you have to kill them all?"
"Why don't we spare their lives and take them prisoner alive to Linzi? Wouldn't it greatly increase the prestige of our Qi country?"
Everyone in Lingbao is numb!
"Prince Mingjian - If the Chu people came to negotiate the terms of surrender, it would be enough to send one or two boats and three or five confidants... Why send hundreds of small boats in front of you?"
"Look at the flashing torches on their ship...the Chu people are trying to attack with fire!"
"Send the order—untie the iron chains! Untie the iron chains..." Ling Bao spoke very fast!
All the soldiers suddenly understood and wildly fired arrows at the boats. At the same time, they tried as fast as possible to untie the iron chains and wooden boards that connected the boats.
Ling Bao's reaction was actually fast enough.
But what the so-called iron chain connects the boat with is a strong and solid one - how can it be untied in a hurry?
It's too late to turn the rudder - just imagine how huge the inertia is with more than 300 ships connected together? How bulky is the whole thing? How can it be easily turned around?
The expressions of all the soldiers of Qi changed drastically, as if they had seen a ghost, and their facial features were distorted as they stared at the boats approaching at high speed!
"Fire the arrow! Fire the arrow!" Lieutenant Colonel Youqi roared in a shrill voice.
Tian Di's face has turned pale.
The servants even shrank and dared not speak.
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Zhang San was lucky that the boat he was in was not hit by the crossbow arrows of the large bed crossbow - the huge arrows were like spears and could pierce the boat in one stroke.
The small crossbows and arrows took a lot of hits, but Zhang San huddled behind the shield and was not injured.
Seeing that the distance was close enough, Zhang San grinned, jumped up from the boat, and plunged down into the water.
Before entering the water, Zhang San threw the torch in his hand on the boat.
There was a sound of 'huh' - the boat filled with fire oil instantly burst into flames!
The distance is too close, and there is no need to stay on the boat to control the direction. At this moment, Zhang San's battle has been completed. The biggest task at this stage is to survive as much as possible from the furious Qi army's arrows.
It's not difficult - it's safe under the water.
Moreover, the arrows of the Qi army were all fired at the flaming boats, and they had no time to shoot Zhang San, the dead soldiers of the Chu army who had already turned over into the water and were trying to escape.
Without looking back, he swam in the direction of the Chu fleet with all his strength...
Behind Zhang San, the vast water surface was already burning with fire!
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