Fu Hongzhi curled his lips and said: "It seems they can't catch up. It's no wonder that our Huanglong warship has many more oarsmen than these small boats. Now we are in front and they are behind, and the water flow is not as good." With our speed, Brother Daoji, it seems that we can realize our original plan and draw the enemy troops far away."
Tan Daoji did not answer directly. He looked straight at the battlefield on the river that was more than three miles away, and he was thoughtful. Suddenly, he said: "Hongzhi, give the order, slowly slow down the speed, lower the oar speed, also Adjust the position of the speed sail, and launch dozens of small boats towards the river bank, pretending to flee in panic."
Fu Hongzhi's face changed slightly: "Brother Daoji, are you deliberately asking them to catch up? Putting down dozens of small boats will reduce our own combatants. If the enemy troops really rush up, what will happen? Can we do it? Can we definitely win?"
Tan Daoji smiled slightly and patted Fu Hongzhi on the shoulder: "Hongzhi, didn't I say to slow down the paddle speed? Then let the rowers at the bottom get on the boat and sail to the river bank. The enemy will definitely not pay attention to them. , will only chase the fleet, so that we can let the enemy ships catch up at about three miles away."
"This place is about eight miles away from the enemy's main fleet of Mei Huizhou. It is more than twelve or three miles away from those giant ships. The enemy will definitely not pay much attention to the fighting here, and they can't see the situation clearly in the dark night. Send the order Go down and let the escaping small boats light up the lights and flee towards the river bank with all their strength. The big boats will not light up the lights, but..."
Having said this, he turned to look at the heavily armed Beifu Army soldiers behind him, and nodded: "Let everyone take off their armor, put it on the scarecrow's body, tie some rocks, and throw it at me when the enemy ship approaches. When they reached the river, everyone looked like they were jumping ship to escape. When the enemy ship approached within a hundred steps, the last five ships all stopped, and the sergeants lurked in the bottom cabin. Ordnance and baggage were scattered on the deck. At this time, the ships in front all accelerated. Evacuate and tell the brothers who are in ambush to look at my Jiangling signal and raise the fire as a signal. Once it is lit, they will all be killed by me. The boatmen who left in small boats will all set up boats and fight back to block the enemy's retreat!"
The flag bearers behind Tan Daoji quickly issued his orders in flag language. His eyes flashed coldly as he looked at the enemy fleet chasing behind him, and a hint of cruel murderous intent emerged from the corners of his mouth: "Monster thief, This time I’ll discipline you and you won’t even respond!”
Among the Tianshi Dao pursuit fleet, the first speedboat was the ship of Lin Zihao's first disciple named Xiao Lizi, and the ship named Li Yifan. This was a two-deck Mengchong ship, with the shouts of thirty oarsmen. The sound of drinking came from the cabin on the lower level. Occasionally, whips fell on the flesh, and the subsequent screams and roars were mixed in. Apparently, in order to catch up with the Jin army in front, The escape fleet, this pursuit fleet, has reached its maximum speed.
Li Yifan was holding a three-pronged harpoon, with a fishing net tied around his waist, and the blue cloth browband still wrapped around his head. His eyes were fixed on the Jin fleet in front of him, his teeth were chattering, and beside him , a personal guard disciple shook his head and sighed: "Oh, just because I had a few more arguments with Uncle Ma on the boat, I missed the best opportunity. Master, I'm afraid we won't be able to catch up with the enemy ship."
Li Yifan turned his head to look at this talkative guy, and a fierce light flashed in his eyes. He was so frightened that the man quickly shut his mouth and did not dare to speak anymore. He only heard Li Yifan roar: "You are the only one who knows these things like the ancestor, right?" wrong?"
The disciple hurriedly said: "My disciple made a mistake for a moment. Please don't take it seriously. The enemy ship in front was fleeing for its life and speeding up the oar. But with their level, it is impossible to maintain this speed all the time. We keep chasing, I can definitely catch up.”
Li Yifan's expression softened slightly and he nodded: "Young boy, what you said makes sense. The soldiers on the Jin army's warships are probably Beifu sergeants, and the oarsmen and boatmen must be from the Chu army. It is impossible for these people to We are truly of one mind and working together in the same boat. As long as we keep pursuing, those Chu army boatmen and sailors will definitely abandon the ship sooner or later and flee. When the time comes, hehe, it will be us..."
Before he finished speaking, the disciple next to him suddenly showed a look of surprise and pointed forward: "Master, look, the enemy's boat is escaping. You really hit the mark. Where are the boatmen escaping for their lives?" .”
Another disciple holding the command flag also laughed and said: "Yes, yes, these small boats are running very fast. It seems that experienced boatmen are steering them, and those big ships, haha, have all slowed down."
The first disciple's voice became more and more excited, and his speaking speed also increased: "That's right, haha, not only are the small boats escaping, but there are also people in armor jumping into the river on the big boats. Master, look, the last few people are escaping." The yellow dragon warship is getting slower and slower, and is about to stop. Oh, even the oars are not moving, and it is about to stop spinning on the river."
Li Yifan touched his chin with satisfaction and said proudly: "Look, what I said is right. You guys just don't understand the enemy's situation and people's hearts. This Jingzhou is the old land of Huanchu, and the Beifu army is just a foreigner." , why should those old boatmen of the Chu army work hard for the Beifu army? When a disaster is approaching, you must escape for your own life first. Listen to me. Now the warships behind the Jin army are running for their lives and jumping into the river, but these may It’s their plan, there are more than 40 ships ahead, and there may even be enemy generals, rush them all, and don’t let any of them go!”
The first disciple blinked his eyes: "Then, just ignore the boats that stopped behind? It's a bit of a pity, obviously they still have a lot of things on the boat, so just ignore them?"
Li Yifan waved his hand: "Send the order, more than 50 fast boats from the forward and middle armies come to me, and ignore the few yellow dragon boats left behind. The big fish are in front, don't be greedy for small profits, and the dozen or so boats from the rear army are behind." Then send people to those Huanglong warships. When the time comes, I will capture the ship. Even if there is nothing, don’t sink the ship. What a good warship, it would be a pity to sink it in vain. "
The disciple holding the command flag frowned: "Master, Master Lin said that all you need to do is sink and destroy the enemy ship. Besides, there are only about twenty people on the small boat. If you have to control your own ship, you can only have more than ten people at most." On board the enemy ship, if there are still soldiers on the enemy ship, wouldn't it be..."
Li Yifan gritted his teeth: "What you said makes sense. In this case, don't send the flag yet. Wait until we pass the enemy warship and see the situation above before making a decision."
(End of chapter)
