With the help of others, they nailed the gunpowder barrel in the cabin, then poured kerosene on the ship building to ignite it. Finally, they raised the sail, fixed the ship, and jumped into the sea to escape!
These dozen or so flaming ships rushed towards the pirates on all sides, frightening the pirates to death. They also exposed them all to the blazing fire, which attracted even more intensive artillery attacks!
During this period of time, Liu Guangting had already led his men into the pirates! Therefore, rounds of artillery fire were dense and accurate! The sails of many pirate ships were beaten to pieces by dense shotguns, and the ship could not even pick up speed! Then they started doing what the pirates across from them had been doing!
They threw their flying claws one after another to lock the opponent's ship to prevent them from breaking free. They did not rush to the opponent's ship to fight. They just suppressed the opponent with firepower and prevented them from releasing the flying claws! Wait until there is no one on the deck, then board the ship and fight! The ships behind them passed them and chased other pirates, and the fight was extremely smooth!
By this time, the pirates were already in chaos! Without receiving any command, they fought independently and fled in different directions! Many ships even collided with each other! Even if they didn't collide, they would still be spinning around in the sea like headless flies!
Some pirates yelled at Liu Guangting and the others at the top of their lungs, telling them to stop fighting and rush out together! But Liu Guangting and the others hate pirates so much that they are not willing to listen to their nonsense!
At this time, the navy fleet also rushed to the pirates! They came prepared and deliberately sneaked up to them before attacking. How could they give them a chance to escape!
After approaching the pirate ship, they first used artillery to clean the deck in turns, and then used chain bombs to damage the mast and sails. When they get closer, use the blunderbuss to continue suppressing the pirates, and use heavy artillery to bombard the hull! Just make one or two holes and then move on to other targets! As long as the cabin is filled with water, the boat cannot run fast! You can handle it slowly!
Even more brave soldiers jumped onto the pirate ship when the opponent was suppressed, and used their axes to cut off the sail ropes, or simply cut off the mast! Then just let those ships drift on the sea. If these ships have water leaks or damaged sails, they will be like ducks without wings. They can only dawdle on the water and wait until dawn to catch them one by one!
The pirates had been fighting for a long time and were exhausted both mentally and physically. Now that they were attacked by the officers and soldiers, they were unable to resist. Those who could not escape simply sat on the boat and waited for disposal. As for some smarter pirates, knowing that big ships have big targets, they simply jumped onto small boats or sampans to escape secretly!
If they are in darkness and still have a chance to escape, if they are shrouded in fire, one shot will kill everyone on the ship! Some boats and sampans were even knocked over by warships, and the boats and people sank into the sea!
However, although these naval sampans were on the rise, they still remembered the orders passed down by their superiors, that is, ships flying the skull and crossbones flag were not included in the attack! Especially when they saw the ships and sailors flying the skull and crossbones flag cooperating with them to attack the pirates, they knew that this was probably the internal response mentioned above!
These soldiers had all participated in the battle to suppress bandits at sea, and they had also shared the spoils captured. Naturally, they knew that someone was giving directions to the navy, so they raided many pirate lairs! So they had a good impression of the pirates flying the skull and crossbones flag! After all, it was through their guidance that I made a small fortune!
Therefore, with the cooperation of both parties, except for a few pirates who escaped, most of the pirate ships were either burned and sunk, or had water in their hulls or had their masts broken. They were like dead fish waiting to be disposed of! Let them wipe out all the pirates they can see in less than an hour!
When the fighting completely subsided, the navy soldiers began to search for the pirates, shouting loudly. At this time, Liu Guangting took Liu Ming and several others onto Li Wenliang's boat.
As soon as he saw Li Wenliang, Liu Guangting raised his hands and said, "Thank you for your help, sir! If it weren't for Mr. Li, our lives would probably have been left at sea!"
Li Wenliang had met Liu Guangting before and knew his identity, so he didn't dare to take it too seriously. He returned the gift and said, "It doesn't matter, it's all a trivial matter! But I'm really worried about you!"
Liu Guangting sighed after hearing this and said, "I just don't know how Mr. Li knew that we would encounter an ambush?"
Li Wenliang asked someone to bring tea
, slowly explained the situation. It turns out that Liu Guangting and Li Wenliang have always maintained contact. On the one hand, the settlement needs to purchase and transport supplies, and on the other hand, it is Liu Haojia's request! They are one inside and one outside, and only by working together can they exert their greatest power!
Therefore, if Liu Guangting takes any action here, he always informs Li Wenliang and reports it to him. And this operation is naturally no exception. But just a few days ago, after Liu Guangting and others went to sea, a man came to report that there were pirates monitoring the navy camp.
After Li Wenliang learned about it, he immediately sent people to arrest the female agent and asked about the informer's situation. It turns out that the informant was once a pirate too! This man's name was Ding Sanmao. Not long after he entered the sea, he caught up with Liu Haojia and was caught heading south! Because this man had only been in the sea for a short time and had not done anything evil, he was punished with three months of hard labor and then let him go home.
Ding Sanmao was frightened by the mass killings by the army, so after completing his hard labor, he came back and honestly found a job. This morning, he was following a man pushing a cart to the beach to collect fish, and he found a pirate who he had met before, sneakily squatting in the teahouse on the dock to drink tea!
Ding Sanmao knew that only when the pirates made big moves, they would send people ashore in advance to collect information. So without saying a word, he went to the navy camp to tell the secret, hoping to get some reward money!
After being captured, Li Wenliang immediately learned from the pirate that Li Dazui and the others were going to ambush Liu Guangting! Shocked, he immediately ordered his fleet to travel, hoping to catch Liu Guangting. As a result, when he arrived, the battlefield had already shifted and Liu Guangting and the others were not seen!
Just when he couldn't find anyone and thought Liu Guangting was probably finished, it got dark. Not long after, a soldier said that it was bright on the sea in the distance, as if someone was exchanging fire! Read the book
Li Wenliang was overjoyed when he heard the news and immediately dispersed the team, thus saving Liu Guangting's life! And taking this opportunity to kill five larger groups of pirates on the sea in one fell swoop, it was like killing two birds with one stone!
But this time Liu Guangting also suffered heavy losses! After the battle, more than a quarter of his men were killed, and most of the remaining men were injured. And there are many seriously injured people, some even become disabled!
