Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Four flames appeared in the direction of the Tiger Flag ship, and at the same time there was the roar of cannons.
Wow!
An iron ball fired from the barrel of the eighteen-pounder gun fell into the sea water, splashing up a large high column of water.
The Pidao soldiers in a nearby boat were frightened and wanted to escape. Unexpectedly, the boat capsized and everyone in the boat fell into the sea.
Before the people in the other boats could breathe a sigh of relief, three more iron balls fell from mid-air.
Click!
A small boat was hit by an iron ball. The boat immediately broke into pieces. People on board were killed or injured, and finally they all fell into the sea.
There were two iron balls left. One fell on the Piedao soldier on the boat and penetrated the boat underneath him. The other one fell into the sea water not far from the boat and splashed with flowers. spray.
The iron balls fired by four 18-pound cannons caused three wooden boats on the Pidao side to capsize and buckle into the sea, and the people on the boats also fell into the water.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the remaining people rowed their boats towards the dock and tried to hide on the shore.
At this moment, four more cannon shots were fired.
Four iron balls flew out of the barrel of the eighteen-pounder.
However, this time, the effect was not as good as before. Only one boat was destroyed, and the remaining boats all returned to the dock smoothly, and all the Pi Island soldiers on board were also ashore.
When the people on the ice saw a fight between the Tiger Flag ship and the soldiers of Pi Island, they were so frightened that they fled towards the shore for fear of being affected by the battle.
The Pi Island soldiers on the shore did not stop the people who fled ashore, and even they themselves retreated from the shore to the higher ground on the island.
Li Yao said to Duan Ping on the side of the boat: "What a pity. If we let these boats row further into the sea, maybe we can keep them all."
"Don't worry, this is just the beginning." Duan Ping said with a sneer at the corner of his mouth, "Send the order and let our ship get closer to Pi Island."
Li Yao looked at Duan Ping in surprise and said, "Captain Duan, what are you going to do? Don't mess around."
"Leave a profound lesson to the people on Pidao." Duan Ping looked straight at Pidao in front of him.
On the island, Mao Chenglu looked very ugly.
Xu Xuewu, who was standing next to him, said with a smile: "With the sea power of Pi Island, it is okay to deal with Hou Jin who wants to land on the island, but it is not enough to deal with the ships of my Tiger Flag."
"Hmph!" Mao Chenglu snorted coldly.
There are only a dozen wooden boats in total on Phi Island. They are all small boats and cannot be compared with the sea-going boats of the Tiger Flag.
In just two rounds of shelling, their Pidao damaged three wooden boats. More importantly, the two rounds of shelling just now hit not only the boats, but also the confidence of the Pidao soldiers.
The Pidao soldiers who were supposed to be guarding the dock have now retreated to the shore.
He was obviously frightened by the recent shelling and was afraid that he would become the next target of shelling.
In the cold winter of the twelfth lunar month, almost everyone knows that if you fall into the cold sea water at this time, you will be seriously ill even if you are rescued. Given the conditions on Phi Island, the possibility of death from illness is the highest.
"Sir, the boat carrying the tiger flag is coming to the shore." said a soldier standing next to Mao Chenglu.
Mao Chenglu stared at the Tiger Flag cargo ship on the sea.
Xu Xuewu, who was standing aside, said in a relaxed tone: "General Mao, do you still think that the soldiers on the island can capture my tiger-flag cargo ship?"
Hearing this, Mao Chenglu's face darkened and he said coldly: "Aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"
"Of course I'm afraid." Xu Xuewu said, "It's a pity that even if the general kills the grassroots, it will be useless. The cargo ship at sea will not obey the command of the grassroots, let alone because the grassroots are caught by the general, the people on the ship will surrender."
"So your life is of no use at all?" Mao Chenglu stared at Xu Xuewu, his right hand stroking back and forth on the handle of the knife at his waist.
Xu Xuewu smiled and said: "It's not useless at all. After all, the business between Dongjiang Town and Hu Zi Banner is handled by ordinary people. Once the ordinary people are killed by the general, it will be impossible for Tiger Zi Banner to cooperate with Dongjiang Town in the future."
"Scaremongering." Mao Chenglu said coldly, "You are a small shopkeeper, how could you know that Liu Dongzhu of Tiger Character Banner would no longer cooperate with Dongjiang Town after your death."
"If you don't believe it, general, just give it a try." Xu Xuewu said calmly, as if he was not talking about his own life.
Mao Chenglu stared at Xu Xuewu for a while, then looked away and said, "Your life will be spared for the time being. Whether you want to kill him or not is up to the deputy commander."
Xu Xuewu smiled, nodded to the cargo ship on the sea with his chin, and said: "General, I would like to advise you, please stay away first to avoid being hurt."
"What do you mean?" Mao Chenglu frowned.
At this time, the soldier on the side said: "Sir, the ship with the tiger flag is coming across, and it seems that it is going to fire on the island."
"What? They are so brave, they dare to fire on the island!" Mao Chenglu's face sank, he glanced at the two cargo ships lying on the sea, and then his eyes fell on Xu Xuewu.
Xu Xuewu shook his head and said: "The common people have said that there are people on the ship who are in command. The common people are just the shopkeepers who come with the ship and cannot control the captains of the two cargo ships."
"So your people really know how to fire on the island?" Mao Chenglu asked coldly.
Xu Xuewu nodded and said: "Just now, the wooden ship sent by the general to the sea was bombarded on board. Now it is not impossible to bombard Pi Island again."
"You tiger-character flags are so brave!" Mao Chenglu said through gritted teeth.
Xu Xuewu smiled and said: "General, you'd better hide first to avoid being hurt by the shells. That's an 18-pounder. This place is within the 18-pound range."
The several Pidao soldiers standing around looked at Mao Chenglu.
Mao Chenglu suppressed the urge in his heart to kill Xu Xuewu with a knife, and ordered the soldiers around him: "Take him with you and leave here with me."
Xu Xuewu was escorted by the people from Pidao and followed Mao Chenglu as they retreated to a higher place on the island.
On the sea, two tiger-flagged cargo ships were lying across the water, with four 18-pound guns aimed in the direction of Pi Island.
"Captain Xu was taken away by the people on the island." Li Yao, holding a monocular, said while observing the situation on the island.
Duan Ping said: "Give me the order to have the gunner aim the muzzle at the buildings on the island. After taking aim, give me a hard blast."
The flag officer was ordered to run to convey the order.
Li Yao on the side of the ship said: "The people who can live in houses on the island are all important people in Dongjiang Town. They are different from the ordinary Pi Island soldiers before. Once we fire, Captain Xu's side may be in danger."
"Don't worry, I know it well," Duan Ping said, "If I don't teach the people of Dongjiang Town a lesson this time, they will think that we Tiger Flag people are easy to bully!"
"Captain Duan, don't forget, Captain Xu is still on the island." Li Yao reminded.
Duan Ping looked at Li Rao and said, "Do you think the people on the island will release Captain Xu if I don't fire?"
"This..." Li Yao hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Since the people in Dongjiang Town have captured Captain Xu, they will not let Captain Xu go easily."
"Then just listen to me and bombard Pidao first." Duan Ping stared at Pidao calmly.
