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Chapter 68 All Dogs on the Roadside Have to Be Snatched

Jiang Tai is still mobilizing the ships. There are many pirates, bloodthirsty and warlike, but the organization is too poor. It takes a lot of effort to organize the fleet every time.

Just when he was struggling to play the semaphore, someone suddenly reported that the merchant ship of the big man was approaching.

And still approaching quickly, unscrupulously.

The pirates standing on the watchtower could even see the well-armored Han army holding spears on the deck, and even the archers had already begun to bend their bows and set arrows, with a strong momentum and fighting spirit.

"Come here directly?!"

Jiang Tai was holding the big knife, his whole body was tense, and sweat stains were already oozing from his forehead.

His task was to delay the boarding battle, and then fight in a roundabout way, constantly driving the Han army to the channel of his home base camp, and then waited for Sun Zhien to go up side by side.

The current appearance of the Han army cannot be delayed at all!
Taking advantage of their ships not being fully organized, they rushed over!
Jiang Tai asked himself that he had never seen such a radical officer and soldier in the more than ten years of running rampant in the South China Sea.

In the past, the ships of officers and soldiers were better. Whether it was a big man or a Donghu, they were all equipped with warships, warships, and pirates head-to-head.

But this army of officers and soldiers was full of merchant ships, so they had no such scruples at all, they just came for one ship for another!

"Turn the rudder! Turn the rudder!"

"Quick sail!"

"Keep a distance from the Han army!"

Jiang Tai roared loudly, for fear that his brothers would be careless.

In the past, he was the one who rushed at others like this, and this was the first time he was rushed at by others.

If this really hit the face of the Han army, the ship must have lost a lot.

Even if they could defeat the Han army, they would have to lose a lot of ships, and it would take several years to recover, so the gains outweigh the losses.

He really has never seen such a battle, the pirates know the importance of the ship, how can the court not know?
Merchant ships are also ships, don’t your ships cost money? ?
It's a pity that under Liu Ke's command, every ship sailed at full speed, approaching the pirates infinitely.

The U-turn was not as fast as walking in a straight line, and soon the first merchant ship approached the pirates' ship.

"Catch the pirate's ship!"

Liu Ke is heading for the boat, how can he let it go?

When you get close, you can find that the ships of this group of pirates are better than the ships of the small group of pirates encountered before.

Although it is still not a warship, most of them are merchant ships, but it is obvious that efforts have been made and the transformation is very careful.

It looks like it has a good relationship with my big man.

The ships had quickly moved together, and the Han soldiers threw hooks and locks to firmly hold the enemy ship.

Some impatient soldiers of the Han army grabbed the cables and swung towards the enemy ship like monkeys before putting down the plank.

? ? ? ? ?

Jiang Tai became more and more confused, he stayed where he was, and even the semaphore in his hand was a beat slower.

This is the official army?

In his impression, the water warfare method of the officers and soldiers should be that the lieutenants and soldiers should stand on the deck in a structured manner, maintain the array at all times, and maintain the formation of the ship.

First came the shield bearers, followed by the covered archers, and then the soldiers holding spears or hook guns were on the two wings, waiting for the pirates to attack first, and then took advantage of the equipment to wait for the opportunity.

After all, whether it is the cost of ships or the cost of training sailors, it is impossible to be on the same level as the pirates.

And the Han army in front of them is obviously not the steady style of play of this regular army.

The way is quite wild, directly hooking the ship with a hook and lock, and then relying on the advantage of the armor to resist the offensive of the pirates and forcibly seize the ship.

"Steady your ground, don't panic, this is at sea!"

That's what he said, but Jiang Tai almost made a mistake because of panic.

For so many years across the South China Sea, this was the first time he was in such a hurry.

As more and more Han soldiers boarded the ship, hand-to-hand combat began directly.

Although these pirates are bloodthirsty and fearless, the situation is still not optimistic.

A pirate flashed a sword in his hand and slashed at the armor of a Han soldier. He failed to kill him with a single blow, but the painful Han soldier stabbed him backhand and took the opportunity to take his head.

"Launch the boat!"

Jiang Tai also became ruthless, seeing that he couldn't retreat for a while, he began to fight back methodically.

Being unarmored, pirates also have advantages, the biggest advantage being underwater.

The brave pirates jumped off the ship one after another and dived into the sea, preparing to pierce the bottom of the merchant ship of the Han army.

The sea is choppy, and the speed of the sea boat is much faster than that in the river. There are very few opportunities to cling to the chiseled boat like the water bandits in the river.

However, the Han army locked the ship with a hook lock, which stabilized it a lot and created an opportunity instead.

Facing the pirates who dived into the water, the Han army basically had nothing to do. The armor brought stronger defense, but it also prevented them from going into the sea easily.

Looking at the changing semaphore on the pirate flagship opposite, Liu Ke felt a little headache.

The leader of the opponent is a person with considerable experience in naval warfare, so he caught the weakness of the Han army in such a short time, which made him love his talents.

After all, as the emperor, it would be nice if he could take the fleet out to sea once or twice, and he couldn't ignore the political affairs of the court and lead the troops every day.

Unless he can extract Jiajing's [Monarch Offline System] or Judy's [Conquer the Great General], it is imperative to recruit a reliable naval general.

"A Dian, hit the opposite flag."

Dian Chu nodded, grabbed a big stone used to press the ship, and threw it at the pirate flagship.

Seeing a black shadow flying in the distance, Jiang Tai subconsciously avoided it, and the big stone hit the flagpole straight, causing the flagpole to vibrate violently, but luckily it didn't break.

"If your Majesty asks the last general to pull it out, it will be able to pull it off. It is a bit weaker to hit a stone so far away."

Dian Chu shook his head, looking very dissatisfied.

Dian Chu said it lightly, Jiang Tai's heart was already trembling, and his heart almost stopped beating.

Did the Han army bring the catapults on board?
Almost a few boats away, he almost broke the flagpole!

"Splash tung oil! Shoot rockets!"

Jiang Tai made a semaphore with a short body, for fear of another flying stone from the sky.

Some clever pirates climbed directly to the watchtower, condescending, and poured tung oil on the merchant ships of the Han army.

Those who reacted slowly also began to light torches and rockets one after another, preparing to use fire to break the siege.

Seeing the pirates pouring tung oil, Liu Ke felt something was wrong.

I still have the fate of [Fire Company] on me!

Who knows if these ships count as our own camp? ? !
Soon, the facts told him that it should be counted.

The pirate's tung oil had just been poured on, the rocket hadn't been shot, and the torch hadn't been thrown yet, so it was ignited by the source of the fire on the ship.

Soon there were more fireballs on the sea surface, and the wind helped the fire to burn more and more vigorously.

A small merchant ship collapsed crookedly amidst the fire.

This is the first ship lost by the Han army since it went to sea, but it is not the last one. One after another, the ships started to catch fire, and the pirates who were directly dived into the water pierced the bottom of the ship.

Seeing this, Liu Ke was fearless.

"Abandon ship, all board the pirate ship!"

Anyway, in the boarding battle now, the Han army has an overwhelming advantage.

As long as the Han army abandons their merchant ships, regardless of whether they climb onto the pirate ships and forcibly snatch them, the pirates will definitely not be able to stop them.

Unless the pirates are willing to pour tung oil on their own boats to scuttle their own boats.

Those with bare feet are not afraid of those who wear shoes, the ships of the Han army are rotten, and the ships of the pirates are good.
"retreat!"

Jiang Tai gritted his teeth and said the semaphore, he can't fight like this.

Even if the pirates are fierce and can fight underwater, they still cannot offset the equipment advantage of the Han army.

If the fight continues like this, all my ships will be changed to the flag of the Han army, and all members will dive and swim back!

The Han army is more pirates than these pirates!

It's completely a desperado style of play. If you kick the door of his house, he will not only remove the door panel of your house, but also change the title deed of your house to his name!

Just when Jiang Tai started to retreat crazily regardless, Sun Zhien led the fleet and slowly swayed over.

In his plan, Jiang Tai would push the merchant ships of the Han army to the channel he wanted step by step, and then the two sides would fight and fall into a state of anxiety.

Sun Zhien is well aware of the officers and soldiers' water warfare methods, and the officers and soldiers will not rush in easily.

Even if the pirates in Jiang Tai's hands could not defeat the Han army in hand-to-hand combat, the Han army would not give up the battle and take the initiative to board the pirate's ship to fight.

Moreover, the purpose of the Han army was to go to Yizhou for help, and Donghu was their biggest enemy, and obviously they would not waste much effort on pirates.

And he took advantage of the anxious timing of both sides, took the boat forward and pretended to support the Han army, and penetrated into the enemy's interior.

It can not only find out the truth, but also win the trust of the Han army.

Then he led the Han army to his base camp, no matter how well equipped the Han army was, it was nothing more than letting him squeeze it into a round shape.

Sun Zhien's little calculation was very good, and then he saw from the watchtower that there were only a dozen of his own boats left, and Jiang Tai took the lead and fled in a panic.

Although some of the merchant ships of the Han army were burned, they also robbed many more useful ships.

Sun Zhien was directly stunned, dumbfounded, his short black fingers were so stiff that he couldn't bend them no matter what.

"If you force the Han army to change the course, you will be defeated directly, and even the boat will be lost?!"

He managed to recover a little bit, played the semaphore, and accelerated the speed.

Now it is not to support the Han army, but to find a way to let Jiang Tai retreat with the remaining ships and manpower!

Otherwise, thirty boats would be lost, and Jiang Tai would be folded in, and he, the Jinghai King of the South China Sea, could go ashore directly!

"Your Majesty, another fleet is coming towards us, it seems to be pirates too."

Chen Fujia wiped the sweat from his forehead, unable to conceal the excitement in his heart.

It is said in the army that following the emperor's personal conquest is the easiest way to make meritorious deeds, and this is true.

A while ago, I still brought about [-] merchant ships, and none of them could stand still, so I could only fight a small group of pirates who were familiar with water warfare.

Now it directly beats up medium-sized pirates and upgrades a wave of ships.

Continue to fight like this, it seems that it is not difficult to bump into the big pirate who claims to be King Jinghai? ?

If this is the case, he accompanied the emperor himself to conquest, plus the eight merchant ships offered on his own initiative, he made a great contribution!

Liu Ke squinted his eyes and looked at the approaching ship:
"They're semaphore for us?"

Chen Fujia looked over and said:
"Yes, the semaphore that is commonly used at sea means that there is no hostility and that they want to negotiate."

Liu Ke shook his head and said:
"They are bandits, we are officials, how can the semaphore be universal?"

"I don't understand, pass the order down, who will grab who."

(End of this chapter)