The fleet moved forward slowly, as hard as an old and weak person going uphill.
Although the southeast wind was blowing at this time, and spring was returning to the earth, it was still going upstream, and it was difficult to sail with only a little wind caught by the sail. On both sides of the ship, a row of wooden oars stretched out, and the sound of shouts came out, moving the water forward.
Feng Fu, Wei Shangwen and others became anxious as they looked at the fleet gradually getting farther apart.
"Gu Zhenfu, give the order!"
"Yes, let us kill these pirates!"
Seeing Gu Zhengchen's unhurried look, Zhao Hailou became anxious: "If we don't take action, they will all reach the boundary of Liuhe Fort. By then, the military glory will be someone else's, and we will end up with a poor investigation." , the charge of supporting the invasion!"
Gu Zhengchen waved his hand: "It's night now, and their speed is already slow, let alone going upstream. It doesn't matter if they go a while. Listen carefully, this battle must not only be won, but also won beautifully. Everyone listens to my command..."
Even if he knew that the fleet was a pirate in disguise, Gu Zhengchen would not dare to take action in person.
Nothing else.
The difference between the boats is really huge.
There are at least five ships in the fleet that are nearly ten feet tall, and each ship can accommodate no less than fifty people. Even the smaller ships are taller than the small ships of Jiangyin Wei.
A rough guess is that their manpower is likely to be more than 500, or even between 600 and 700.
This girl is not a small group of pirates, she cannot be said to be the main force of pirates!
Gu Zhengchen, however, had three hundred men at his disposal. He used fewer people to fight against more people, and used small boats to fight big ships. If this was a head-on attack, everyone would probably die.
The only way to win is by surprise.
The Jiangyin Guard sergeants' ships began to assemble, and all the supplies were carried to the ships, and the sergeants were ready.
Gu Zhengchen shouted in the lonely lights at night: "The pirates are invading, killing and plundering the people, they are cruel and ruthless! We shoulder the mission of protecting our homeland and the country, guarding the borders and protecting the people. We should fight to the death and fight with our lives!" For the sake of being a good and dignified man, do you dare to fight like crazy with me?"
"dare!"
Zhao Hailou, Feng Fu and others suppressed their voices and shouted in a deep voice.
Canglang——
Gu Zhengchen pulled out his sword, pointed in the direction of the fleet's departure, and shouted: "They are all men, and they have birds on their crotches, so fuck them! If anyone gives up during this battle, retreats, or disobeys orders, either Castrate yourself in the palace, or commit suicide and sink into the river! Go to war!"
Fuck him!
Qin Song, Dou Qiao, Wei Shangwen, Liu Ji and others were excited, and the morale of the sergeants was high.
The night was shrouded, and a thin mist emerged from the water little by little.
The boat is nimble and fast.
The sergeant rowed, and it didn't take long before he saw the lights of the fleet.
Gu Zhengchen was a little nervous. He had never commanded a battle, never fought a battle, and had never killed anyone. If these three hundred people were lost here due to his own mistakes, it would be a permanent pain!
There was no other way, the arrow was on the string and had to be fired.
Notifying the sergeants of Wusong Jiang Station and Liu Hebao Zhong Station was of no avail. The main force of their naval forces had also been transferred away. They lacked large ships. Let them use small boats to participate. This group of people might also be alarmed, and they would have to fight hard later.
Fight!
Gu Zhengchen raised his hand and pointed to the fleet in front.
The sixty-five ships behind them were flying like arrows off the string, divided into four groups and moved forward, trying to get closer to the big ship.
Yuan Liang stood on the bow of the ship, looking at the Yangtze River in front of him, grinning, and said to Sun Ke beside him: "Wu Zhen led the main force of the navy south, but Zhou Huan did not come to chase us, but stayed in Songjiang Mansion. Nearby, this gives us an excellent opportunity. Many of us have been killed by Zhu Yuanzhang, this time, we also teach him a lesson!"
Sun Ke chuckled sinisterly: "These sailors are still a bunch of idiots. They can't even tell if they're disguised. I remember when Fang Guozhen and I were on the sea, we would search the crotches of passing ships. Whenever there was something If anything goes wrong, the entire fleet must be arrested. This Qiu Ba named Zhu doesn’t even know what a navy is!"
Yuan Liang nodded heavily and said in a deep voice: "The sea is really too chaotic. It is difficult to control the overall situation with our ability. If we can bring Fang Guozhen out of Jinling this time, there is no way we can pull out a team on the southern sea." The team is coming!”
Sun Ke slapped the side of the boat and looked at the dark waters ahead: "Oh, I'm afraid he won't dare to come out of the mountain. He's too old to withstand the wind and waves. After the robbery, we will transform into businessmen and sneak into Jinling to look for opportunities. Ask, if he wants to go out to the mountains, then ask him to go to the sea."
Yuan Liang nodded and looked back at the fleet behind him. He saw that all the fleet's lights were normal. Just as he was about to speak, his pupils suddenly condensed.
On the originally quiet river, fire appeared on one side of the fleet!
The fire ignited something, and the light illuminated the figures. Each sergeant was holding a ceramic jar, and there was a fire on the jar. Then the sergeants threw the ceramic jar out.
"There is a Ming army!"
Yuan Liang screamed, the gong sounded loudly, and the pirates in the cabin ran out one after another.
Zhao Hailou threw the ceramic jar, and there was an explosion on the ship, and then a fire broke out. Sergeants Jurong and Jiangyin took action one after another and threw ceramic jars onto the ship!
Although the distilled wine does not reach the purity of alcohol, it is enough to burn! The fire ignited the deck, the sides of the ship, and the ropes.
Arrows dipped in kerosene were shot out and nailed to the boat, and the fire burned on the wood.
The pirate finally reacted, and as soon as he raised his head, a spear was instantly inserted into his forehead, and he fell down instantly!
"kill!"
Zhao Hailou, Feng Fu, Qin Song, Liu Ji and others shouted. Fires appeared on every ship, and the larger ships were called upon even more, and even the twenty jars of pine oil they had brought were thrown in.
The fire breaks out!
Yuan Liang was anxious. If the fire was not put out early, it would probably attract the attention of other guards, and they might be besieged!
This is the mouth of the Yangtze River, and there are quite a few health centers around!
"It's the Jiangyin Guards sergeant just now!" Sun Ke saw Zhao Hailou and others, gritted his teeth and shouted: "Knock them over!"
"Swing the boat to the left!"
"kill!"
The pirates went crazy, the big ship swayed, and the small boats retreated one after another to maintain a safe space.
"Archery!"
Gu Zhengchen shouted sharply.
From the beginning to the end, Gu Zhengchen had no intention of letting the sergeant join the gang. To fight in a gang, the ships need to be of equal size, or have an advantage in numbers or combat power.
But Gu Zhengchen didn’t take advantage of anything!
The only thing we can rely on is fire, and plenty of arrows and spears!
Fires lit up on the big ship, and the emerging pirates became targets. However, after Gu Zhengchen's small boat navy threw out a bunch of clay pots, the lights went out.
If you stand by the light and look at the darkness, it will all be darkness.
But if you stay in the dark and look at the light, you can see it clearly!
If the pirates wanted to fight back, they needed to identify the location of the navy. However, darkness and mist, as well as the light behind them, blocked the line of sight. It took time to see clearly where the navy ships were, and within this time, the Ming army's arrows had already flown. Come over.
Seeing this, some pirates jumped off the ship, swam over with their swords between their teeth.
Qin Song drew his bow and nocked an arrow, and watched as the approaching pirate suddenly disappeared. He turned around suddenly, and the arrow immediately pierced the pirate's eye. Then he stretched out his hand to grab the tail of the arrow, kicked down, and kicked the pirate into the water.
"Be careful, there are diving thieves!"
Qin Song shouted loudly, reminding the sergeant.
boom!
The arrow hit the shield, and the tail of the arrow shook violently. Zhang Pei protected Gu Zhengchen behind him, stared at a man in black on the ship, raised his hand and flew out with a spear.
The spear was dodged, and just as the man in black was about to scream, an arrow arrived and pierced his cheek!
Dou Qiao turned around and glanced at Gu Zhengchen who was behind Zhang Pei. He saw this man standing, not afraid or flinching, and he was filled with admiration.
If you put this on top of ordinary civil servants, you would probably tremble with fear.
Gu Zhengchen was really scared.
When he remembered that Chen Youliang was shot in the head, Gu Zhengchen always felt that he might also be killed. But here is the contradictory part. Even if I am afraid, I must stand here and not show fear or cowardice.
He is the backbone of these three hundred sergeants. Even if they cannot see clearly, as long as they know that he has not backed down, they have the courage and will to fight.
"Send the order, gather on the 5th and 5th, eat the small boats first."
Gu Zhengchen changed the overly dispersed formation. The sergeant beat the gong to convey the new military order. The original formation of one or two small boats sneaking up on one ship was changed. The sergeant rowed back and used the strength of five ships to deal with one ship.
After the sergeants gathered together, it became much more difficult for the pirates to emerge from the ship. Anyone who showed up was shot and killed.
This strategy strengthened the combat effectiveness of the Jiangyin Guard sergeants, but also gave the large ships that were not attacked time to adjust. When the Jiangyin Guard sergeants suppressed and killed most of the pirates on the small boats, five large ships were already lined up, crushing towards the Jiangyin Guard's small boat.
"Avoid retreat and seize the upper reaches!"
Gu Zhengchen shouted sharply, and Zhao Hailou and others also raised their voices.
The advantage of the small boat's flexibility was highlighted at this moment. In addition, there was a fire burning on the big ship. When seeing the big ship approaching, even a fool would know how to dodge. The small boats fled to the side of the big ship, trying to seize the upper reaches and organize another attack from the upstream side.
But at this time, the pirates' amazing combat power finally emerged.
On the big ship, one by one the pirates rolled over from the side of the ship, which was ten feet high. Some pirates even threw themselves directly on the small boat, knocking over the crew members, and then attacked the sergeant who fell into the water with a knife!
The pirates were ferocious and cruel, and they became even more ruthless at the critical moment of life and death.
The Jiangyin Guard sergeants did not expect that the other party would be so crazy. Five boats capsized and more than 20 sergeants spilled their blood on the Yangtze River.
Gu Zhengchen saw this scene and knew that there was no way to deal with this situation, so he pushed Zhang Pei away, drew his sword, and shouted sternly: "Kill me to avenge the dead sergeant!"
"kill!"
Feng Fu, Liu Ji and others are so angry that they have lost all their spears and arrows, so they use spears to stab, chop with broadswords, and kill with daggers!
Several pirates climbed up to Gu Zhengchen's boat, and Zhang Pei and others quickly protected him. Suddenly, a pirate jumped out of the water, grabbed the side of the boat with both hands, and said sternly: "Get into the water!"
In an instant, the boat capsized!
