The beacon burning in the direction of Qingyanggang is not so much a warning signal as it is a signal to launch a general attack on the Hongzepu water village boats lurking in Luoyang Lake and the waters in front of Luoyang Lake. Originally, there were only a few fishing fires on the surface of Luoyang Lake. In the blink of an eye,
For a short time, more than two hundred boats lurking in the water village lit their torches one after another in the night, as if countless stars suddenly lit up, illuminating the water around them as bright as day.
Lin Fu stood up on the deck of the stern cabin. The Hongzepu water village really did not expect to attack in Luoyang Lake. Most of the boats in the water village that were found were in the waters north of Luoyang Lake. However, the warning had been issued, so they had to take action in advance.
, the boats in the water village in the north rowed southward like arrows.
The Qin family fleet and the fleet sent off were also in a panic. Although there were nearly 2,000 people on their side, including more than 1,200 armed forces (including 300 Dongyang Prefecture horse infantry and three Shanglinli Township Camps).
Hundreds of people (including 200 guards from Wu Feng Escort and 400 warriors from the Qin family), the warning signal came too suddenly, the enemy's traces appeared too suddenly, and the enemy ships that suddenly appeared were so numerous that it was difficult to distinguish them for a while.
It is unclear how many lake thieves gathered in Luoyang Lake, and they were attacked at night. How could they not panic?
The building boat that Uncle Qin Cheng was riding also turned around and retreated immediately.
Raising the sails can take advantage of the wind when going forward. When retracing the original route, if you can't borrow the wind, you can only lower the sails and pole, or paddle and row. The building boat carries the most people and the most cargo. In order to pass Hongzepo, it is deliberately
Choose a flat-bottomed boat that is not conducive to breaking waves but has a shallow draft. It cannot rely on wind power and the retreat speed is extremely slow. Lin Fu looked at the pursuit speed of the water village ships and estimated that the high-rise boats would be entangled by the water village ships if they retreated to the center of Luoyang Lake.
I saw several ships in the Qin family's fleet approaching to protect the building ship in the middle.
Shen Rong, Lin Tingli, Liang Zuoren and others were still on the transfer boat and had not returned to the eight fast paddle boats escorting them. Two nearby pirate boats disguised as fishing boats seemed to recognize the identities of Shen Rong and Lin Tingli. Gu
Without waiting for the main force to arrive, the weak ones went to kill the small boat that Shen Rong transferred to. The small boat that Shen Rong transferred to had two guards, but it could not kill the two pirate ships. Lin Zonghai commanded the fast oar while
The boat went to rescue them, but the small boat also fled towards the building.
The eight rural fast-paddle boats escorted temporarily hired nearly a hundred people to act as rowers at Shanglindu. Lin Fu suspected that there might be people from Hongzepu Water Village among them. He stood on the stern deck and ordered in a deep voice: "Weigh anchor and move in."
lake!"
He was not going to save Qin Chengbo, but the river behind him had been blocked by a large number of ships that had sneaked past Hongzepu Water Village in the past few days. Hongzepu Water Village would even use fire boats to block the river to prevent Qin Chengbo from escaping. The hull of Dongyang
The biggest, taking the lead in the encirclement will attract extra firepower. The best option is for the Dongyang to weigh anchor and sail into Dongyang Lake, leaving the mouth of the lake open to the Qin family's fleet and the rural camp, who don't know yet that the retreat is blocked.
The ship retreated first to attack and block the ships in the water village.
"Uncle Mengde, please go and call me the leaders of Xiangyong..." Lin Fu took off his official robe while talking to Lin Mengde. Most of the people who came this time were led by Cao Ziang and Ge Cunxin.
Let's go. Including Wu Qi and his spies who are rushing back to the ship, the total available manpower is less than twenty. At least ten people must be divided to pilot the Dongyang. During the escort, there are not enough ships to temporarily place on the Dongyang.
There are 180 Xiangyong in his army. If he can make good use of these 180 people, Lin Fu will have the confidence to break out of the siege alone. Wu Qi has been monitoring the boats entering the water village in Shiliang River. Although
There were as many as forty or fifty, but most of them were small and thin-walled river boats. As long as he ensured that a large number of lake thieves were not allowed to board the boats, even if the other party used fire boats to block the river, Lin Fu would be sure to rush over.
After a while, Lin Mengde brought four leaders of the rural camp up to the stern deck to see Lin Fu.
Lin Fu took off his official robe at this time, and both he and Zhou Pu put on fine scale armor. He stared at the four village brave leaders and said: "The situation is critical. I don't need to say more. Shouyan, Qingshan, Jiyuan, I
I usually regard you as brothers, but now we should work together in the same boat, and there is no distrust between us. This is..." Shanglinli Xiangyingxiangyongduo is a descendant of Shanglinli, and the four Xiangyong leaders, Lin Fu,
I know three of them. Zhao Qingshan and Zhao Hu are distant cousins. Lin Jiyuan is a descendant of a branch of the Lin clan. He is a clan brother with Lin Fu and is closer to Lin Mengde. Chen Shouyan is also a boy from the same village. Among them, Zhao Qingshan's age
The oldest one is already thirty years old. The three of them, like Zhao Hu before him, are the backbones of Shanglinli Village Camp who are worth relying on. The last person’s name is Li Guang, and it’s not that Lin Fu doesn’t know him. This person is Lin Zonghai.
A foreigner who was promoted to control the township camp now had a higher status in the township camp than Zhao Qingshan, Lin Jiyuan, and Chen Shouyan, and all three teams of township warriors on the ship were under his control.
"Little Li Guang was appreciated by Brother Zonghai and temporarily took the post of deputy commander of the rural camp. He met Master Lin..."
"Oh," Lin Fu stared at Li Guang and said, "On my ship, all of you will be under the control of me and Uncle Mengde. Even Lin Zonghai on this ship will be under the control of the two of me. Whoever wants to
Feeling that this was a difficult matter, I immediately docked the ship and sent them ashore..."
"Lin Xiucai has the highest official position and the greatest prestige. Naturally, we all listen to Lin Xiucai." Lin Jiyuan, Zhao Qingshan, and Chen Shouyan all complained that Lin Zonghai had the greed to control the countryside and allowed a stranger to ride on them. At this time, Lin Fu and
Lin Mengde stood up and wanted to take over the command temporarily. Of course he supported it. Besides, before the head of the family became seriously ill, Lin Mengde's status in the clan was no lower than Lin Zonghai. At this time, Lin Fu was even more famous. Although his behavior was too harsh.
, but the younger generation in Shanglin found it very refreshing.
Li Guang stared at Lin Fu, feeling guilty. He saw that he, a civil servant, had put on fine scale armor and was holding a saber, with a murderous look. Behind him, Zhou Pu was also wearing fine scale armor, holding a large sword, and carrying a bow.
, with a quiver tied around his waist, his momentum was even greater. Besides, in the early winter last year, Lin Fu put a knife on the second young master's neck and forced him to kneel. He also witnessed it with his own eyes. Lin Fu wanted to take over Xiang Yong's command. Can he
What are you talking about? Although he is the deputy commander of the rural camp, sent by Lin Zonghai to lead the three teams of rural warriors, Lin Mengde, Lin Fu, and Lin Jiyuan are all descendants of the Lin clan. Zhao Qingshan and Chen Shouyan will definitely listen to them.
, most of the nearly two hundred local braves on the deck below will also obey the orders of the locals. Li Guang's face turned green and red, and he stammered: "Listen to Master Lin's orders."
"Well, you just keep me by your side. Qingshan, Jiyuan, and Shouyan are all going to lead the troops to prepare for the battle." Lin Fu left Li Guang by his side to restrain him, and handed him a set of armor and an ambulance suit.
To Lin Mengde, "Uncle Mengde, this armor is not heavy. You can barely put it on and just follow us. Be careful of arrow stones..."
Almost no one can carry tens of kilograms of armor across dozens of miles of water. Lin Fu specially made a simple first aid suit. Although the big and small loach masters are accustomed to using pigs and cows to provide buoyancy and ventilation in the water.
However, it has many inconveniences. There is a kind of cork produced in Xiqin, which is very light but has high buoyancy. Local fishermen often use this cork as a float for fishing nets. They also use this cork to make fishing nets in Nanru River. Lin
He then sewed this cork into a vest and made a simple rescue jacket. With a rescue jacket that can provide sufficient buoyancy in the water, long-distance armed crossings become possible.
Lin Fu was prepared to abandon the boat and run ashore if the opportunity arose, fearing that he would be too busy to take care of Lin Mengde, so Lin Fu simply asked him to put on the ambulance jacket now, and others just thought he was wearing a piece of wooden armor.
The Dongyang weighed anchor and headed for Luoyang Lake for more than a hundred steps before lowering the sails and stopping. Lin Fu and the others had carefully measured the water depth in this area and found it to be a safe water area. There was no need to worry about the shallow water. They lowered the sails when they got here.
The boat is equipped with long bamboo poles. The water in Luoyang Lake is shallow, so you can travel with poles. There are also four large oars on both sides of the Dongyang. Each oar requires four people to control it. As long as there are enough people, the Dongyang can sail against the wind.
The speed will not be particularly slow. Now that he has enough manpower, Lin Fu has recruited thirty more people to cooperate with the boat and be responsible for preventing and extinguishing fires. Zhao Qingshan, Lin Jiyuan, and Chen Shouyan each led fifty local warriors to defend in sections.
, leaving Zhou Pu, Wu Qi and more than a dozen people by his side to prepare for maneuver.
There were originally many wind lanterns hung on both sides of the Qin family's ship, which were as bright as the stars and the moon in the dark night, as if they were afraid that the lake pirates would not know which ship to rob. The most effective way for the Hongzepu water village ships to deal with the Qin family's fleet is to throw
Torches were set on fire. The Qin family's fleet had little expectation of such a situation. They did not prepare enough sand, wet quilts and buckets for fire extinguishing, so several ships were set alight at once.
For the Hongzepu water village forces, they are not afraid of burning through the bottom of the boat and causing a large amount of gold and silver jewelry to sink to the bottom of the lake. The water here is shallow and the current is slow. Even if the boat sinks, they will only need to send people to dive to fish out the gold and silver jewelry.
The Dongyang turned off its lights and disappeared. It has not yet joined the battle. The big boat that Qin Chengbo was riding was entangled by the water village boats that came from the ants. Although it resisted the lake pirates from jumping off the boat and retreated south, the speed was extremely slow.
After almost all the boats in the water village in the north had chased into Luoma Lake, the small boat arrived near the south entrance of Luoyang Lake and had not yet left.
At this time, Lin Fu also clearly saw Uncle Qin Cheng sitting in armor on the second floor cabin, with a waist knife between his knees, commanding the Qin family's retinue of warriors to resist. Shen Rong, Lin Tingli, and Liang Zuoren were forced to return to the boat.
, failed to return to the fast paddle boat to lead the counterattack. The eight fast paddle boats were also overtaken by the water village ships. The two fast paddle boats filled with officials and gentry had no resistance at all, and they were thrown into the water after catching up.
The rescuers who held their heads to rescue the rescuers were mostly killed by the Shuizhaihu pirates who jumped on the boat. The nearby waters had begun to turn red. The other six fast paddle boats were full of rare and elite warriors. At this time,
Fight and retreat. Lin Fu saw it clearly. Although the Dongyangfu horse infantry was said to be elite after landing ashore, fighting on an unfamiliar ship would greatly reduce their combat effectiveness. There were even people who could not stand firmly on the ship.
Go to the lake. For armor-piercing soldiers, it is too inconvenient to pierce armor underwater. If you cannot take off your armor in the water, you are more likely to drown. If you surface, the water will be attached to nearby ants.
The villagers and horses were killed with one blow.