The rain and fog are getting thicker, the stars are dimming, and the twin moons in the sky have turned into two blurry groups of light, one large and one small. Under the dead silence, only the sound of the surging sea water can be heard. The waves hit the ship one after another and broke into groups.
White foam and silver-gray moonlight shine on the top of the waves, glowing with a chilling light.
The waves, which were as high as a man, surged more intensively, causing the boat to bump violently. However, the young man in white standing on the bow of the boat bent his knees slightly, as steady as a rock.
At present, the warships under Qi Ziyin's command have formed a formation on the sea. The huge Hongge ships are in an endless stream. The Ye Kingdom fleet that first came from below the sea level has now been completely hidden in the water vapor in front.
The opponent's position can only be roughly distinguished from the dim lights on the ship at certain points.
The young master reached out and wiped the salty water vapor on his face, stared forward and said firmly:
"Uncle Wang must be in the fleet opposite at this moment!"
"How can you be sure?"
Leng Jiayun, who was standing behind him, couldn't help but ask. At this moment, she had already taken off the beautiful makeup on her face. Although she couldn't bear Ye Guo's heavy black armor, she also put on a black trousers with cuffs.
In addition to his military uniform, his hair was pulled back into a man-like bun, which added a bit of heroic aura.
Including young men and women, everyone on the ship had a piece of white silk tied on their left arm in order to differentiate themselves from the Ye army who also wore black armor.
"Uncle Wang has always regarded my nephew as a weak and incompetent waste, and has never put me in his eyes. At this time, he is so conceited as the leader of Ye State, he will definitely feel that I have more than a hundred ships under my command.
Even with an elite battleship, there is absolutely no chance of victory. I am afraid that at this moment, he and his group of advisers are thinking about how to convict and sentence me."
Although Qi Ziyin's tone was calm, he still held the cable in his hand squeakingly.
The Dongli woman was also itching with hatred. As for the enemy who had framed Xiang Baili, she wished she could send him to hell with her own hands now:
"Qi Shouyu, this insidious rat, always acts like a villain! When we defeat the main force of Ye State in one fell swoop, he will know that he has offended the person he should not offend the most!"
"Are you going to defeat the main force of Ye State? Right now, Uncle Wang has sharp weapons like firebolts and artillery in his hands. We must not be careless and underestimate the enemy!"
"Ziyin, don't worry, Baili's heroic soul will protect us in heaven. We will definitely win this city today!"
The decisive battle was about to begin, and Leng Jiayun knew clearly that the young man who was the coach had not closed his eyes all night. She also understood that the worries in Qi Ziyin's heart were not undue worries. However, she still gently stroked the opponent's back with her hand to comfort him.
The enemy fleet obviously did not intend to wait any longer. Even under the thick sea fog, the shooting accuracy was no longer possible, but those orange-red lights in the night were still approaching at a faster pace!
"Give me the order, all ships move forward with full sail and maintain formation!"
Qi Ziyin raised the Yin Ya in his hand, turned around and gave the order to fight. The cold light on the blade was like snow, like a signpost on the bow of a ship. At this moment, he had no way out.
The battleship with its sails raised seemed to have wings, and it rushed forward suddenly, causing everyone on the ship to tilt back involuntarily. Only then did the young man in white turn around and rush towards the people behind him.
The woman smiled for the first time in days:
"Sister Jia, you are right. We must and will definitely win this time. Because only by defeating Uncle Wang can we rectify the name of General Baili and prove to all the wronged heroic souls!"
At the same time, on the top of the towering command podium of Ye State's flagship, Qi Shouyu was leaning on a large couch specially brought on board, listening to the fleet commander on the side reporting the battle situation with a solemn expression. There was also a prop on the couch.
At this moment, the whole ship was covered with a canopy, and only the land below it was not wet by the pouring rain.
"The Lord of the Nation is informed. According to the report from the patrol ahead, the enemy has about a hundred warships, which is not much different from what Zhuo Xianfeng said before. However, if these ships are really as Zhuo Xianfeng said, they were a few years ago.
If the elite boat division that went out to sea to fight against the invaders were actually handed over later, it would be difficult for us to defeat the many with less..."
In the middle of speaking, the commander suddenly felt that what he said was inappropriate, and his voice gradually became quieter. Duke Ye Guogong, who had been closing his eyes to rest his mind, suddenly opened his left eye a little and looked up and down at the general in front of him:
"Are you trying to say that our army, equipped with fire bolts and muskets, may not be the rebellious opponents on the opposite side? How courageous are you to dare to embolden others and destroy your own prestige!"
These words were not spoken loudly, and there was no obvious sullenness in his tone, but they still frightened the commander in front of him and immediately knelt down:
"What the Lord said is absolutely true! Our army is well-equipped, how can it be matched by those stragglers who have been wandering for many years!"
Qi Shouyu snorted loudly and stood up from the spacious couch: "Give me the order to immediately sound the signal and have the entire ship rush into the enemy's formation with all sails in order to catch them off guard!"
The face of the commander who was kneeling on the ground changed, and he hurriedly advised: "Your Majesty! The enemy has not yet entered our range, and the formation is more difficult to distinguish. If you rush to attack them at this time, you may fall into the trap set by those rebellious people.
It’s a trap. I sincerely request the Lord to hold his troops for the time being and wait until the sea fog dissipates before making further plans!”
At present, there are only more than 60 large and small ships following Qi Shouyu, and 30% of them are old warships that were not damaged by the Green Harrier Cavalry in the Chengye Battle. Although the ships are equipped with a large number of firebolt muskets and artillery,
For the soldiers who had just experienced a bloody battle not long ago, they did not want to fight anymore, and their fatigue showed.
Duke Ye did not scold the other party again, but narrowed his eyes and walked slowly behind him: "Let me ask you, is there anyone in the current Ye Kingdom fleet who has not been able to receive weapons and armor?"
"I would like to report to the Lord of the Kingdom that before going to sea, I will personally check it out. All the soldiers have been issued black armor and helmets. The weapons and weapons are distributed according to the standard of one blunderbuss, one sword and one shield. No one is short."
Facing the king's question, the commander just knelt on the ground and lowered his head.
"Then, are there still people in the army who are not proficient in the use of firebolts, muskets and artillery?"
"Before going to sea, the general ordered his men to train for several days. Now, although he cannot achieve perfect results, he has mastered the firing skills and does not dare to slack off."
"Then why are you disobeying my orders again and again, being passive and lazy, and shaking the morale of the army!"
No one would have thought that as soon as Qi Shouyu finished speaking, he suddenly pulled out the sword from his waist and chopped off the commander's head from his neck in public.
The helmeted head rolled far away on the deck, with a hint of shock and endless regret in his expression, which attracted the soldiers lined up on both sides of the command platform to look sideways. What's more, the newly appointed commander
, he was also the hero who led the army to block the invasion of Chengguo at Huxieping. However, he had experienced hundreds of battles and did not die in front of the powerful enemy as he wished. Instead, he died under the sword of his own people.
It is a taboo for military officers to change generals before the battle, but now the position of commander is just a vacant position to deliver orders for the king. After Qi Shouyu killed the person, he casually pointed at a school captain standing beside him in the rain, shivering and said
:
"From now on, you will take over the position of the commander. If you do well, you will be promoted to a noble rank!"
"My subordinates have received orders and dare not disobey them!"
The captain immediately knelt down and prostrated, large beads of sweat dripping from the tip of his nose to his feet. Then he dug out the tiger talisman from the corpse and gave the order to attack the ships with a light signal.
"When I led my troops to the sea to surrender the invaders, Qi Ziyin's rebellious spirit was not yet born! Now even if he comes with hundreds of ships, he is still just a child with a yellow mouth, so why bother!"
Duke Ye Guo gritted his teeth and said viciously, not sure whether he was telling the soldiers around him or himself.
After all, he is the nominal leader of the Ye Kingdom at the moment, representing the orthodoxy of the Qi family. And all of this is due to his careful planning over decades. If it weren't for Yin Qujian of the Cheng Kingdom, he wouldn't know
If Shi Wudi intervenes, even if there are ten more Qi Ziyin, there is no way they can be his opponent.
Now in Qi Shouyu's eyes, his nephew, who has great fortune, is just a brat who has never led an army into battle. So what if he has learned military arts and martial arts from Xiang Baili for several years? The person who should be afraid at this time should be the other party.
And it definitely shouldn’t be you!
The sea breeze was strong, the sails were swollen, and the huge pointed-bottomed sea-going ship was like a giant whale patrolling in the sea, galloping towards the depths of the mist. Soon, the officers on the Yeguo ship could vaguely see the Qi Ziyin fleet on the opposite side.
The two-color flags of the sea falcon and the beluga were flying, and the large and small artillery and firebolt guns on the ship also turned their directions, aiming at the shadows of the more than twenty ships in the opponent's forward.
However, what is puzzling is that even though they saw Ye Guo's fleet approaching at full speed, Qi Ziyin's fleet did not make any preparations for battle. Not only could they not hear the successive orders, but there were not even a few lights on the ship.
Moving forward slowly and slowly in the sea.
The commander who had just taken office did not dare to hesitate any longer and immediately ordered all the artillery to launch a salvo. Amidst the rapid sound of the horn, the roar of the artillery was deafening. In the sky filled with gunpowder smoke and dazzling white light, countless pieces of iron weighing hundreds of kilograms were fired.
The mass projectiles roared out and shot straight towards the vital points of the opposite ship.
However, even under such a deadly attack, Qi Ziyin's fleet still failed to make any response. What is even more puzzling is that after a salvo, the iron bullets fired seemed to be swallowed up by the opponent's ships.
There was no trace at all. On the other hand, among the more than twenty ships in the oncoming vanguard camp, none of them were sunk, and even after being shot, there was no sign of slowing down.
"The front ship retreats, the rear ship aims at the enemy's mast, and shoots again!"
The commander turned around and glanced at the silent king behind him, but it was difficult to suppress the uneasiness in his heart, and he hurriedly ordered the response. However, the ships flying the double flags of the Sea Falcon and the White Whale had already arrived in the blink of an eye.
It’s less than half a mile away from Ye Guo’s naval division!
The Ye State warship headed by the flagship once again poured all the iron bullets from its artillery towards the opponent. The dense raindrops drew out golden bright lines in the rising and falling firelight. But this time, Qi Ziyin's men
More than twenty ships were finally hit one after another. The main sail hanging high on the mast broke and capsized under the heavy blow, and fell into the sea. Even the originally intact hull below was shattered in an instant and turned into large and small pieces.
Indistinguishable fragments are scattered on the dark sea.
"Send someone quickly to see what weird things are hidden on those boats across the way!"
Qi Shouyu, who was full of arrogance, also realized that something was fishy, and couldn't help but become a little nervous. He quickly walked to the side of the ship, firmly grasped the animal head carved on the railing with both hands, and stretched his neck towards the bow of the ship. He looked over. Soon, several pieces of messy and dilapidated wreckage floated along the sea currents to both sides of the flagship at his feet. Only then did the soldiers of the Ye Kingdom discover that they had always thought that the ships were the vanguard of the enemy. , turned out to be dozens of fishermen’s boats only two to three feet long!
These small boats are the favorites of fishermen along the coast of Ye State. Although the boats are not big, they can maintain good stability in wind and waves because of the driftwood set up on brackets on the left and right sides. Qi Ziyin took advantage of this , ordered people to use bamboo strips, wooden strips and cloth curtains to disguise the appearance of a huge warship on the boat. It actually succeeded in deceiving everyone's eyes through the night and thick fog!
"Reload quickly, don't let the opponent bully you even half a point!"
Qi Shouyu finally realized that he had fallen into a trap. He was afraid that the small boats were the vehicles for the enemy's fire attack, so he immediately rushed into the rain and ordered the whole ship to reload. However, reloading the artillery was quite time-consuming, so how could it be done in an instant? Able to prepare properly.
A wave hit us, and the salty sea water surged onto the deck, making it difficult for people to maintain their balance. The short and fat king could not help but sway forward and back. The fleet under his command completely lost its preemptive strike in the blink of an eye. advantages.
"The enemy army, the main force of the enemy army has appeared!"
Following the exclamation of a soldier on the starboard side, everyone on the flagship turned their heads to look, only to see several warships equipped with ramming horns appearing on their sides without warning. Previously, all their attention had been focused on the bow of the ship. Attracted by the bait, I never thought that the other party could attack east and west in such a bad storm and accurately launch a surprise attack!
But even so, his arrogance and disdain for his nephew still caused Qi Shouyu's decision-making to seriously deviate. Regardless of the fact that his whole body was soaked by the rain, he snatched the order from the commander beside him. He raised the flag, gathered all his strength, and ordered to the soldiers on the ship:
"The reason why the enemy uses such cunning tactics is because they are afraid of the powerful firearms on our ship! They are seeking death by rushing forward like this! Turn, turn! Just one more salvo can annihilate all the rebels. Here it is!”
Some helpless soldiers finally returned to their positions amidst the roar of the king's leader, and worked together to turn the huge ship. But how could more than 60 unparalleled warships be able to complete the turn in a short time? Just like Qi Shouyu Not long after giving the order, Qi Ziyin's fleet had already arrived in the wind and was approaching!
There were only a few loud rumbling sounds, and the hard collision angle severely hit the starboard side of more than ten warships outside the Ye Kingdom fleet that had not yet turned. The hull below the waterline of the ship was immediately knocked out of a hole as wide as ten feet. After being damaged, the forward speed of the warships also slowed down significantly, and several ships even began to take in water and sink.
Qi Shouyu's face gradually turned pale. Because he was watching a large ship in his nephew's fleet speeding up again, passing through the gaps between several of his own warships at an unparalleled speed, and heading straight towards the flagship at his feet. !
The short and fat king hurriedly pushed away the sailor in front of the helm and turned the helm to the left as far as it would go. Experienced sailors knew that turning sharply in such a violent storm would most likely cause the ship to capsize. However, at this time, Duke Ye had no better choice.
Ye Guo's flagship suddenly tilted sideways on a huge rising wave, and even threw away many soldiers on the ship who failed to hold on to the cables. But it turned out that Qi Shouyu was right in his bet. In the flash of lightning, the two ships were almost
The inevitable warships passed by each other, and the wooden planks on the sides collided with each other, rubbing "bang bang", but in the end Ye Guo's flagship escaped a fatal blow.
On the command platform of the incoming ship, Qi Shouyu's eyes clearly caught the sight of a young man in plain clothes with golden eyes, standing in the wind, as still as a pine!
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