The sails were in full swing, and Lin Fu stood on the deck and ordered four cables to be thrown out to connect the four fast paddle boats with the Dongyang. If any fast paddle boat was entangled by an enemy ship, he could use the Dongyang
The huge force of the sail forced it to be towed out of trouble. After a fierce battle in the middle of the night, the oarsmen and the country warriors, the horse infantry, even though they did not suffer many casualties, were still exhausted. It was difficult to break out of the encirclement with human oars; the Dongyang used a double longitudinal
The sail structure has fifteen compound sails spread out together. Even if the ship is loaded with 200,000 kilograms of cargo, it can turn as fast as a galloping horse on the water. At this time, the wind is strong, and it is easy for the empty ship to drag four fast paddle boats.
Effortless.
The lighthouse on the roof of the stern cabin was lit for the first time at this time. Like the bright moon rising, the light was reflected by the polished concave bronze mirror and illuminated the water surface more than 300 steps ahead.
This kind of searchlight equipment, which can be said to be the simplest structure, has nothing special about it. The world has long known the principle of concave mirrors to focus light. The lighthouse used by Lin Fu in the corner tower of the river mouth is even larger than this, and can project light.
Six hundred steps away, it provided enough lighting for night sailing and mooring boats. But the fishermen and boat owners of Hongzepu had never seen such a lighthouse before. The water village boat blocking the Dongyang was suddenly illuminated by a bright beam of light, and Dongyang was seen again.
The sails were raised and the waves were crashing into each other with great force. Naturally, they panicked and evaded.
Hongzepu Zhujia Water Village had already suffered heavy casualties in order to capture the building ship. At this time, the building ship was still almost not completely captured. The main force of the water village was holding on to the building ship. The Dongyang and the four fast paddle boats were bravely attacked
There are still four to five hundred Dongyang horse infantry who have not suffered much damage. Besides, compared with the building boat that Uncle Qin Cheng is riding, the Dongyang ship is not worth a hard attack. The Zhujia water stronghold is just to prevent the Dongyang ship from coming to rescue the building.
Except for a few riverboats connected together with cables to form a river barrier, there was no intention of attacking regardless of casualties.
Shipyards in the Jianghuai area mostly use pine and fir. Thousand-stone boats traveling on inland rivers can generally be built for one thousand taels of official silver. Sea-going ships generally also use pine and fir. However, if the wood is thickened and the keel is made of good materials, it can cost two thousand liang of official silver.
Silver is enough to build a solid thousand-stone sea-going ship, but there are also sea-going ships with particularly exquisite materials. The Dongyang ship's planks, keel and reinforced side panels are all made of Chuanjiang nanmu. Pine and fir are matured in thirty or forty years. Chuanjiang
Nanmu has been matured for hundreds of years. The wood is dense and corrosion-resistant, making it the best choice for shipbuilding. In addition, the Dongyang ship was divided into thirteen watertight compartments with thickened nanmu transverse partitions. As a result, one of the bottom compartments was damaged.
It does not affect the safety of the entire ship. The diaphragm also strengthens the lateral structural strength of the hull, so that it is not afraid of wind and waves or the ship being hit from the side. The actual cost of the Dongyang is no less than 4,000 taels of official silver, and Lin Fu just took advantage of it at this time.
Jianghuai Water Transport was cheap and purchased three ships at the same time at a low price of less than 3,000 taels of silver. In addition to the Dongyang, there were two ships that were further reinforced at the Longjiang Shipyard. The overall structure was better than ordinary ships.
Sea ships are many times stronger.
Lin Fu saw several riverboats connected with cables to form a river barrier and blocked them in front. Without any intention of stopping, he directly made the Dongyang run into it. Perhaps such a brutal collision would damage the hull, especially the side hull.
The stern and stern parts are relatively fragile, but as long as the overall structure of the ship is not seriously damaged, it is still important to break out of the encirclement first.
The fierce battle on the building ship has also reached a fever pitch. The fire has wrapped the entire bow of the building ship inside. The Qin family warriors have no means to extinguish the fire. Five Mengchong warships in Shuizhai bite the building ship from the side and behind, and attack It still kept going, and the Zhujia Water Village finally put forty or fifty armor-clad lake pirates on board to fight. The Qin family's warriors fought fiercely for half the night, suffering heavy casualties. Those who still persisted in fighting were exhausted, and had already been locked up by the water village pirates. The occupied aft deck is about to be invaded into the first cabin.
"Lin Fu, you are deprived of the royal salary and have the heart to disregard the righteousness of our fellow clansmen, natives and fellow robes, to see us all fall into the enemy's hands!" Shen Rong watched the Dongyang sail from behind and rammed towards him. He sent Lin Tingli, Liang Zuoren and Feilu into the cabin. The others shouted together. He knew in his heart that the boat could not reach the shore at this time. Whether it could have the last chance of survival depended on Lin Fu, who was despised by everyone on the Shanglin ferry last night.
It was also the right time for Shen Rong and the others to shout. Lin Fu stood on the deck and heard clearly. He smiled and asked Lu Dongyang beside him: "Master Lu, you are respected on this ship. Whether to save or not is entirely up to Lu Dongyang." Just a thought, sir."
Lu Dongyang was only an eighth-rank county magistrate, one rank higher than Lin Fu. Hearing what Lin Fu said, there was nothing he could do. Seeing that the fight there was extremely dangerous, it would be fine if Uncle Qin Cheng, Shen Rong and the others died together. , if one or two people escaped, it would be a big crime to abandon them without saving them. He bit the bullet and said: "The general of the auxiliary country is the most important person in the country, and Master Shen is still the respecter of Dongyang. How can we not save him? Please Lin Your Excellency, you are not afraid of danger and will save them." He was also worried that Lin Fu would risk his life to save people, so he added, "Just do your best to obey fate..."
There were more than ten Dongyang officials and gentry who had been rescued on board the Dongyang. They looked like they were finally escaping, and now they were rushing towards the center of the battlefield. They all looked depressed. After a night of fear, their psychology was extremely fragile, and some of them couldn't bear it. He opened his mouth to dissuade: "Master Lin, it is important to lead us out of the siege first to preserve our strength. When we reorganize our forces and return as the general of the auxiliary country, Master Shen's revenge is the most important thing. We must not take risks rashly at this time... General of the auxiliary country." , Lord Shen, even under Jiuquan, is considerate of Lord Lin’s painstaking efforts.”
"I think what Mr. Lu said is reasonable. Sir, please go back to the cabin and take shelter. There may be a fierce battle later..." Lin Fu said, and ordered the Dongyang to turn and rush towards the southwest to use the building ship.
The Dongyang, which had been fighting passively all night, suddenly turned around to pick up the reinforcement ship. The five main Mengchong warships in the water village were all firmly holding on to the ship, unable to escape. There was no one in the water village that could compete with the Dongyang in the nearby waters. The big ships came to block it, and the loach boats and lake pirates on the riverboats even used their weapons to block the Dongyang from approaching the building ship. However, the Dongyang moved very quickly with the help of the wind, and these obstacles had no effect at all. Some Shuizhai boats thought of intercepting the enemy from the side and rear. Two Xiangyong fast paddle boats and two Dongyang Fuma Infantry fast paddle boats led by Lin Zonghai were towed behind the Dongyang to take over the offensive.
Lin Fu left a piece of space on the right side of the ship and asked people to stand on the deck and shout: "If the sail is not lowered, the two ships will meet each other in the blink of an eye. Don't hesitate to escape. Although Lin Fu is willing to sacrifice his life for the sake of justice, but Lin Fu cannot ignore the lives of the young and old on the boat. Lin Fu can only do this. I hope you won't be surprised..." The stern of the building boat has been occupied by lake pirates. Lin Fu doesn't want to fight with the lake pirates, so he only dares to use his side. The side of the ship was connected to the building, and to prevent a large number of lake pirates from jumping over the ship, the connection time would not be too long. Lin Fu didn't want to add insult to injury, but that was all he could do.
Uncle Qin Cheng was panting. He had not worn armor in battle for nearly twenty years. He wore thick armor that weighed thirty or forty kilograms, and he was out of breath after fighting for a while surrounded by guards. Uncle Qin Cheng looked towards the speeding car.
When the Dongyang arrived, they had already been entangled by the lake pirates who had rushed aboard. If he returned to the cabin at this time, the lake pirates would also rush into the cabin. In order to give more people in the second-floor cabin a chance to jump on the Dongyang.
To escape, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and lead the guards to hold on until the end, holding on to the lake thief at the stern of the boat. Uncle Qin Cheng cheered up and said to his followers: "I, Uncle Qin Cheng, have enjoyed a life of glory and wealth, and I will die in this battle."
No regrets at all, sons and daughters, do you have any regrets?"
"Follow the general and die without regrets!" All the subordinates were also exhausted. At this time, they had the will to die so that the family in the cabin had a chance to escape, but a new force came out.
Seeing the Dongyang getting closer, Lin Fu's young but resolute face could be clearly seen. Qin Chengbo felt regretful. He really shouldn't have underestimated this son. He assisted Gu Wuchen in Jiangning to successfully counter Wang Xueshan's performance.
The Shuihuai River, which has far surpassed that of ordinary people, will no longer be in the pool in the future. Uncle Qin Cheng took a breath and said in a strong voice: "Prince Lin is a man of great talent. Qin regrets that he could not recommend it to the court in time. Today, there are still survivors."
, please praise Lin Siyu for his bravery and righteousness on behalf of Qin..."
Lin Fu saw that Uncle Qin Cheng had been stalked to death by lake bandits and had no chance of getting out of trouble. Uncle Qin Cheng said these words to reassure him and ask him to rescue more Qin family members without worrying about being held accountable later.
Lin Fu bowed to Uncle Qin Cheng and ignored him. At this time, the arrows fired at the Dongyang became increasingly dense, and rockets were fired at the sails. The pressure on the Dongyang was also great. The fire prevention was still in the water battle.
First of all, Lin Fu put a lot of thought into it. The sail was still made of cotton. At this time, he could not find any other better fireproof material to replace it. However, before the war, he had someone apply a layer of hard-to-burn mud glue on the sail.
When raising the sail, it was soaked with water, so there was no fear that the sail would be set on fire by the lake pirates in a short period of time.
The Dongyang was careful to dock with the building ship, to prevent the fire ahead from burning the Dongyang, and to prevent the lake pirates from behind from jumping over. In the flying cabin on the second floor of the building ship, someone couldn't wait for the Dongyang to approach, so he jumped out with all his strength.
Some people jumped far and fell on the deck. Some broke their legs in a hurry, and some fell on the people in front, crushing the front and broke bones. Some people jumped close and fell into the water through the gaps.
The left front side of the building was covered in fire, and Lin Fu could only throw a few ropes down to see what they had done.
The lake pirates also thought of a countermeasure. They no longer used bows and arrows to shoot at the armor-piercing and licensed soldiers on the deck of the Dongyang ship. Instead, they fired arrows intensively at the gap between the two ships at the people who jumped off the ship. They stopped and listened to people being shot with arrows.
Screaming falling into the water.
When Liang Zuoren jumped from the ship, he was also hit by an arrow in his arm and waist. Fortunately, he fell to the deck. Two local warriors quickly blocked Liang Zuoren with wooden signs to protect him. Lin Tingli was a core figure of the Lin clan, so it was not necessary for Lin Tingli to
Fu ordered that when he jumped from the boat, someone from the Xiangyong took the initiative to stick out the wooden sign to cover it for him. He jumped on the boat safely. It seemed that someone from the lake pirates was specifically watching Shen Rong, so Shen Rong jumped from the boat.
At that time, Lin Fu also asked people to use wooden signs to cover him. The sound of wind caused by an arrow was like a sharp whistle, and it pierced into Shen Rong's chest at a very tricky angle.
There was someone among the Lake Pirates whose archery skills were not as good as those of Fu Qinghe and Zhou Pu, so there shouldn't be any fuss, but this arrow was shot right in front of his eyes, which still shocked Lin Fu. Although Shen Rong's scheming was very scary, But this person is very important. If he saves him, he will bear all the responsibilities tonight. Lin Fu watched Shen Rong fall into the water and shouted to Zhou Pu: "Catch me..." He first Flying out to catch Shen Rong, Zhou Pu and another guard soldier caught him back in the boat in time. In just this moment, Lin Fu was hit by two arrows, one on his back. , without penetrating, he fell directly into the water, and the arrow pierced his right arm deeply.
He was shot through the arm by a sharp arrow. In such an emergency, he did not care about what to do. Lin Fu ordered to immediately turn the sails and continue to break out south.
"Lower the sails, lower the sails. Whoever dares to sail the ship will be killed!" A young man in brocade clothes held a dagger and shouted for the Dongyang to stop. Zhou Pu stepped forward and easily took the dagger from his hand. The young man came over and grabbed Lin Fu's collar, shouting and pleading, "Master Lin, my father is still fighting to the death on the ship. The ship cannot sail. As long as you bring my father back, the Qin family will have plenty of gold, silver and jewels to reward you... "
"Master Qin, General Fuguo fought bravely so that Master Qin and more of the Qin family could escape from the thieves. If we return and fight again, we will let down General Fuguo's hard work and make General Fuguo die in peace even if he dies in battle. Ah!" Liang Zuoren tried to dissuade him, enduring the severe pain caused by the arrow wound.
Lin Fu really wanted someone to say this for him, so he asked someone to cut off the arrow that penetrated his arm with a pair of scissors. He reluctantly pulled out the arrow shaft and threw it aside. He poured a lot of powder on the wound and tied it tightly with a bandage to stop the bleeding. , he picked up the waist knife that he had just thrown on the deck, and looked back at the building ship that was getting away. Only three or five of Qin Chengbo's followers were still struggling. Qin Chengbo was surrounded by hundreds of lake pirates. It was impossible to escape even if he had wings. Lin Fu ignored Qin Chengbo's son's pleas and had people kill all the dozens of lake pirates who had jumped overboard. He then ordered the Dongyang to tow four fast oars. The boat quickly smashed the boat formation blocking the water village into pieces and broke out into the forest.
At this time, a fire was also burning in the direction of Shanglinli. I don't know what happened. Maybe the Lake Pirates sent a group of troops to attack Shanglinli.