Then the two fleets collided! The formation of the tailless fish was a horizontal oval, and the center of the formation was the first to come into contact with the opponent's fleet, so they turned the boat horizontally and used the oars to move towards the opponent! The ships on both wings continued to move down the river to outflank the opponent's retreat.
Now judging from the number of boats and people, the tailless fish side has the absolute upper hand! And their ships are smaller and more flexible, which are very suitable for this kind of close water battle! So the first ships to come into contact quickly got close to each other, and then the water bandits threw their flying claws to grab the side of the transport ship, and started to climb up while shouting loudly!
The sailors on the ship tried hard to cut off the continuous flying claws, but the front end of the flying claws had a long section holding iron. If they wanted to cut off the flying claws, they had to lean out of the side of the ship! When the water bandits saw the sailors exposed their bodies, they would throw throwing knives, throwing axes and other weapons at them, so many sailors were injured at once!
Under the intensive attacks, the sailors had to give up the idea of cutting off the flying claws and began to retreat to the deck. This made the water bandits even more proud, and they accelerated their climb! Suddenly, the sides of the more than 20 transport ships in front were covered with climbing water bandits!
However, the sailors on the deck did not give up resistance. Instead, they prepared their spears and waited for the water bandits to poke them down as soon as they showed up on the deck! While Zuo Liqiu was on the boat, six or seven water bandits were stabbed in the face with spears as soon as they showed up, and fell into the river screaming!
But there is more than one way for water bandits to board the ship. There are many talented and brave water bandits who grab the rope and swing directly from their own mast to the opposite ship! Although some people were stabbed to death as soon as they fell on the deck before they could stand still, some people still landed on the deck safely!
As soon as these water bandits landed, they quickly rolled to avoid the attacks of the sailors, and then got up to fight with the sailors! Not to be outdone, the sailors gave up their spears and pulled out the short swords and hatchets at their waists to fight with them!
The battle on the water is much more cruel than the battle on land! Because the deck is generally narrow, long weapons cannot be used, so both sides fight with short weapons! And since armor cannot be pierced on the water, as long as it is scratched by a weapon, it will be injured. Therefore, in the blink of an eye, the decks of more than 20 ships are full of blood and flesh!
When Tailless Fish and several other leaders saw that the ship in front of them had been attacked by their own people, they felt that they had a chance to win, so they also rushed onto the deck one after another! As a result, when they rushed to the deck, they discovered that something seemed a little wrong!
Usually when water bandits rob, the sailors on those ships usually surrender after a symbolic resistance! After all, you are just begging for food, how can you risk your life with the water bandits! But the sailors on these ships today are extraordinary. Although their number is far less than that of the water bandits, they are always fighting!
They were divided into two teams. The team with more people guarded the door of the shiphouse on the front deck, and the group with fewer people guarded under the shiphouse on the aft deck. They relied on the shiphouse to put up a tenacious resistance! The water bandits repeatedly charged and killed them all, but they were all resisted. It was impossible to defeat them for a while!
The tailless fish stood on the bow of the boat and looked at the fighting group on the deck, feeling very confused! And the fear in his heart is increasing slightly! Because what happened today was so extraordinary!
At this moment, a man staggered out of the battle group! This man was naked from the waist up, but had a cut diagonally downward from his left chest! It looked like if he hadn't dodged quickly, he would have been disemboweled! Even so, he didn't even throw away the short knife in his hand!
He held the wound and exited, just in time to be grabbed by the tailless fish, and then asked someone to help him bandage it. But when the man saw the tailless fish grabbing his clothes, he said, "Master, something is not right! These ideas are too tricky!"
Seeing that he was seriously injured, the tailless fish quickly waved his hand to the people around him to help bandage his wound, and asked at the same time: "What's going on?"
This water bandit said with lingering fear on his face: "Master, these people don't look like gangsters in the shipyard. Looking at the tactics of fighting, they look like officers and soldiers of the navy! After they formed a formation, the brothers rushed several times but couldn't get up. , they are all blocked! If they are boat crews, they will collapse if we charge!"
This man's words were like a thunderbolt that struck the head of the tailless fish, blowing him to pieces! He subconsciously said: "Impossible! They are not
You took our money, why..."
At this point, the tailless fish wakes up! What if I take your money? It is natural for officers and soldiers to suppress bandits. If I take your money and then take your head, then it is called "getting both people and wealth"!
At this time, the tailless fish was still looking around with the last glimmer of hope. Because he had seen the ships in the fleet beforehand. They were all extremely heavy and must be filled with cargo. This was unmistakable! So if there is an ambush by the army, there will definitely be ships coming from the nearby river!
He raised his head and looked around, only to see that there were no approaching ships on the wide river! When other ships saw the fighting here, they fled in all directions. It didn't look like there was an ambush at all! But just when the tailless fish was hesitating, a firework suddenly flew out of the boat window not far in front of him, flew diagonally into the air, and exploded into a huge red fireball with a "bang"! .
Seeing this scene, the tailless fish immediately knew something was wrong! He shouted loudly: "The wind is tight, pull!"
But his order was given too late! Just then he heard a crazy roar coming from the ship building opposite! The tailless fish felt chilled in his heart when he heard this news! Because he has already guessed the whole story!
The ships in the fleet are heavy ships filled with cargo, this is true! But heavy ships may not necessarily be filled with all the cargo! The salt itself is very heavy. As long as half of the cabin is installed, it will be enough to press the ship into a deep draft. The remaining space can completely hide many soldiers and horses!
Going back to what the little boss said just now, saying that the sailors on the ship are all like Navy soldiers, that means that the people who are ambushing in the cabin must also be Navy soldiers! Even the entire fleet was operated by soldiers!
Moreover, the tailless fish is familiar with the structure of the ship, and knows that the reason why these sailors insist on clinging to the ship building is because there is an entrance and exit in the ship building, and the soldiers in the cabin can rush out from there! And our side has been fighting with the opponent for a long time, and both morale and physical strength have dropped a lot. If the opponent has a new force to attack at this time, our side will definitely lose!
