A smile appeared on the corner of Tan Daoji's lips, and he murmured to himself: "The west wind is blowing, and the wind is blowing towards the monsters and thieves. God is really helping me!"
He turned to look at Hu Lin'er on the side and said, "Commander Hu, this battle is left to you!" As he said that, he handed a command flag to Hu Lin'er.
Hu Lin'er took the order flag, bowed deeply, and turned to the order soldiers behind him and said loudly: "Send the order, beat the drums, and blow the conchs. All warships should anchor on the spot, and all crossbows and catapults should be moved to the rear.
On the deck, give me a good treat for the demon thieves!"
On the Naniwa, Li Yifan looked confused and opened his eyes wide. He looked at the more than forty Yellow Dragon warships of the Jin Army in front of him. They all suddenly stopped, dropped their anchors, and stopped on the river. Suddenly, from nowhere,
The sailors who emerged shouted slogans and moved the ballistas and catapults to the rear deck. More than ten warships lined up as the first line of defense, while the warships in the rear were
They all started to turn around and tried to point their bows directly at Tianshi Dao's pursuit fleet. It was obvious that they were preparing for a big battle.
On a warship in the center of the enemy fleet, a general's flag with the word "tan" was raised. Isn't it the Jiangning? It was Tan Daoji's ship. On this three-story warship, a man
The heavily armed general, with his commanding flag in his arms, was commanding Ruoding. He was a little far away. I wonder if it was Tan Daoji himself.
Zhang Fugui was a little nervous. Just like the thousands of Tianshi Dao disciples on the dozens of pursuit fleets, there were not many of them left with the ferocious look and arrogance of wanting to eat their opponents alive. Now, most of them,
Just like this picture of Fugui, his face was full of surprise, blinking and looking at each other, not knowing what happened, let alone how to deal with it.
There was a trace of nervousness and panic in Zhao Kelun's voice: "Master, what is going on? Is the Jin army going to fight us desperately?"
Li Yifan suddenly laughed, looked very confident, and patted Zhao Kelun on the shoulder: "What's the matter? Isn't this just a trapped beast still fighting? Everyone, look, this Jin army's warship knows that it can't escape, and sooner or later it will be killed.
If we catch up, if we get closer, I'm afraid the people on the warships behind will abandon the ship and flee. Even Tan Daoji's own main ship, which was originally in the middle army, has now reached a position close to the rear army. Instead of
They have collapsed all the way, so why not fight to the death while they still have fighting strength? Don't worry, they won't last long."
Zhang Fugui stuttered a little and said: "Master, master, but, these, these boatmen who came up with the ballistas and catapults, it seems that they have no intention of escaping on their own initiative. They, they should be
, they should want to fight, this is no, different from what we saw before, the situation of the seven yellow dragon boats."
Zhao Kelun calmed down and laughed dryly like Li Yifan: "Junior brother Zhang, you need to be more careful in your observation. You see, these boatmen are for the Beifu army behind them who are holding swords or bows and arrows.
The soldiers were escorted out by force, probably because the people on the next few boats escaped, so Tan Daoji ordered the Beifu sergeant to get off the cabin in advance to monitor the boatmen and not allow them to escape."
Zhang Fugui looked at the situation ahead doubtfully, still not convinced, because he saw excitement and fighting spirit on the faces of the boatmen operating the ballistae and catapults. It was obvious that they were not the kind who were being coerced.
With the expression that a person with fighting spirit should have, he gritted his teeth and said: "Master, what should we do now? Are we still going to charge forward?"
Li Yifan frowned. He didn't need to turn around to ask the lookout on the mast. He knew that he was no more than three hundred steps away from the opponent and was about to enter the enemy's long-range shooting range. However, his own ship was in danger due to the opponent's sudden attack.
Returning to fight, the speed slowed down unconsciously. Even the rowers at the bottom were shrewd people. As soon as they heard the shouts of killing from above became quieter, they knew to some extent that the situation had changed and they would do it without giving orders.
I started to slow down the pace and reduce the paddle frequency. Probably this is also a kind of combat experience of veteran thieves who have been fighting for many years.
Li Yifan rolled his eyes. At this moment, he made a decision quickly. In addition to his analytical skills, he also had proactive decision-making and adaptability. This is also the reason why he has followed Lin Zihao for many years and became the chief disciple of this hall master.
, even though he is less than thirty years old, he can be regarded as one of the first veterans of Tianshi Dao to raise troops. He has gone through many fierce battles for the rest of his life, which is naturally not comparable to other disciples who did not respond as quickly as possible.
Li Yifan laughed and said: "Now the enemy is trying their best to scare us with the size of the ships. These crossbows and catapults are all land warfare equipment sent to Wuling County. There are no
After debugging it in advance, I am afraid that some of the crossbow strings and sling arms have not had time to be corrected. Now we are just rushing to fight. This is our good opportunity. If the enemy is really well prepared, they should directly attack
Let the rear army's ships turn their rudders, face us with their bows, and then collide with us, relying on their larger size to sink our warships. Why should they use their sterns to face us?"
These few words suddenly gave the dozens of disciples around him confidence again. Zhao Kelun smiled happily: "Master is so awesome. He saw through the Jin army's tricks at a glance. Yes, they just accepted the challenge temporarily and were by no means prepared.
Come here, we are stupid and almost frightened by them. If it weren't for Master, I'm afraid..."
Li Yifan waved his hand to stop him from continuing. He looked at Zhang Fugui who was silent on the side: "Fugui, do you want to say that the thirty warships behind the Jin army are turning to move according to what I just said?
The one you said hit us?"
Zhang Fugui nodded: "Yes, this is what I am worried about. The dozen or so warships in front will probably be sacrificed and abandoned to delay our time. Once they are allowed to complete the whole team, no matter what happens behind them,
No matter what, you can attack us again. Master, now we have to make a decision. Either continue to attack, or retreat temporarily. Using our speed, we can make another circle and send some warships to the front to intercept the enemy.
On the way out, attack from both sides."
Li Yifan waved his hand: "There is no need to divide the troops and take a detour, which is time-consuming and laborious. It is not easy to coordinate on the river in the dark. Besides, if we make a big circle and the Jin army's warships turn around, we can also divide the troops. Our
The ship is small and fast, and there are ballistae on the side that can directly sink the enemy ship. There is no need to fight with the enemy's rear guard warship. We pass through it at the fastest speed. When passing by the side of the enemy warship, sink it for me.
In a boarding battle with these ships, the target of all ships is Tan Daoji's ship!"
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