Eighty miles northwest of the isolated island where Lin Jue and Gao Muqing were located, in the dark night rain, an army composed of more than 200 large ships was quietly approaching an island in front of them in the waves. That island was the Peach Blossom Island Pirates
The first island in the northwest is called Crescent Island.
More than two hundred large ships have implemented a blackout, and all the ships are hiding on the sea in darkness, like a group of wolves waiting for an opportunity to attack in the darkness. Located on the sea behind the fleet, a huge dragon-headed ship is standing on the waves.
It was surging up and down. The thick curtain in the ship's hall blocked the light, and several pale-faced figures inside were trying to sit on the chairs that were bumping up and down.
These people are the young prince Guo Kun, the governor of Hangzhou Yan Zhengsu, and the commander of the Ning Navy Song Yanping. The prince's dragon-headed ship is the strongest, and it is more suitable as the commander's flagship at this moment, because it is slightly less bumpy and will never sink.
. Even so, Yan Zhengshen, the young prince and others on the boat were all vomiting and their faces were pale.
A few days ago, when Yan Zhengsheng and Guo Kun rushed to Putuo Island with dozens of large ships to join the Ning Navy's 8,000-strong fleet. The mighty fleet was just about to set off when the hurricane swept over them.
Everyone was worried. Although they accepted Lin Jue's plan, it still took some courage for them to brave the strong winds and waves when the hurricane came. But soon, they discovered that Lin Jue's words were not false at all.
.Although the big ships were tilting up and down in the wind and waves, as if they were about to fall apart at any moment, none of the more than 200 big ships capsized on the sea. The only thing that capsized was the stomachs of these navy soldiers. But they were vomiting and pooping.
We're all used to it.
Many people didn't believe Lin Jue's risky plan at first, but after witnessing all this, they had to admire Lin Jue's idea. After using more than a dozen small boats to simulate pirate ships attacking the big ship, and watching them on the sea,
After the capsize, everyone had dispelled their doubts. So the young prince, Yan Zhengsu, Song Yanping, Wang Kai and others discussed and decided to immediately send troops to Peach Blossom Island to land on the island and eliminate the pirates within three or four days before the center of the hurricane came.
After a day and night of continuous sailing, they finally arrived at the sea northwest of Crescent Island in the middle of the night. This first island is the gateway to Peach Blossom Island. This island must be captured quickly as a springboard for advancement and retreat. Lin Jue
The essence of the so-called 'Leapfrog Tactics' is that after taking down all the islands northwest of Peach Blossom Island, you can control the waters northwest of Peach Blossom Island. Even when the weather is calm, you don't have to worry about pirates ambushing the ship.
More importantly, taking these islands will allow the army to have a place to stay at any time, which is extremely important when the unpredictable hurricane approaches.
In the cabin of the Dragon Head Ship, the result has been achieved. This time Ning Haijun will try his hand first. There are more than 1,200 defenders on Yueya Island, which is really a large number. Song Yanping, commander of Ning Navy, decided to personally command the landing.
Island battle.
In the wind and rain, Yan Zhengsu, Guo Kun and others came to the bow deck one after another. The waves on the dark sea roared like devils, and the ship heaved up and down. People standing on the deck mountain had to hold on to the mast and lights.
A pole can be used to stabilize the body. There are two personal followers beside Shen Zhengshen, one on the left and one on the right, tightly protecting him to prevent him from falling on the deck and rolling into the sea.
"Come here! Turn on the light." Song Yanping stood with his arms crossed in front of the bow of the ship. The rain whipped his armor and made a crackling sound. The hurricane blew up his black cloak, making a hunting sound behind him.
A wind lantern slowly rose up along the light pole. The light of the wind lantern was not much brighter than a firefly in such a dark night, but it was like a lighthouse in the thick fog, being illuminated by people within a few miles.
All ships can see clearly because he is the only light in the darkness.
In just a moment, near the island in front, more than a dozen warships also raised their wind lanterns, which was a response to the dragon-headed ship. The second and third wind lanterns continued to rise, and the three wind lanterns were hung up at the same time.
The signal for the Ninghai Navy's navy to attack. Ahead, the commander of the Ninghai Navy, Wang Kai, the navy commander, has issued an order to attack Crescent Island.
Seven or eight large ships rushed in the darkness to the dimly lit place on the north side of Crescent Island, which was the landing dock on the north side of Crescent Island. The terrain of Crescent Island was spread out in the water like a big pancake, with lush trees, but it was precipitous.
There are not many places to land on the island. In fact, there are too many places to land on the island, and they are not limited to this place. However, in order to prevent encountering facilities that hinder landing on the island within the hidden piles arranged underwater, Wang Kai decided to attack the pier directly.
The ships with lights on the sea were soon discovered by the pirates on the island. When they were shocked, the horns and gongs kept ringing. Suddenly, torches were shining all over the island, and hundreds of pirates quickly gathered above the pier.
The leader of the garrison on Crescent Island is Tong Ren, the leader of Jiuzhaigou on Peach Blossom Island. This Lao Jiu is highly valued by Hai Dongqing and is very brave in battle. He was the first to fight many attacks and hijacks at sea. For two days, Lao Jiu was the leader.
Not long ago, he received a message from Peach Blossom Island, saying that he was asked to be on guard against Ning Haijun's sneak attack. Tong Laojiu didn't take it seriously, because the news came at a time when there was a storm, and Tong Laojiu didn't care.
Ken believed that Ning Haijun would attack when the hurricane came, which was simply a joke. So Tong Ren threw Hai Dongqing's warning behind him and didn't care at all. But at this moment, when he saw the lights of ships dotted on the sea
Only then did I realize how stupid I was.
There are no floating wooden formations arranged on the sea. It is a defensive measure to weave huge driftwood into a net and scatter it around the island. The sandbox blocking the channel in front of the pier has not sunk. It is also a defensive measure to prevent an attack on the island.
A large wooden box full of gravel was sunk in front of the dock to block ships from approaching the dock. Afterwards, the wooden box was dismantled and the sand and gravel were scattered into the sea water. All measures were not carried out, and the opponent had already launched an attack.
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Tong Ren desperately directed the pirates to defend the dock. However, the pirates' greatest ability was at sea. They could use grappling hooks and harpoons to move around, wander on the mast with the power of ropes, and shuttle across the seabed like fish.
, scuttle the opponent's ships. But if you ask them to stand on the shore and defend, they have no idea.
Arrows were fired randomly at the ships approaching the dock, but the Ning navy, which had been prepared for it, had already put up large shields to cover them tightly. The ordinary rockets shot out quickly disappeared like meteors in the air, and they had not yet
Once it fell on the boat, it was doused by the rain. All defenses were in vain.
Two large ships of the Ning Navy crashed into the driftwood beside the pier with a rumble. The next moment, a huge wooden plank jumped onto the pier. Countless Ning Navy soldiers rushed over the springboard and rushed to the pier. At first, the pirates shot
They killed more than a hundred soldiers, but soon they had to face hand-to-hand combat. Large ships docked one after another, and more than 2,000 Ning navy soldiers on more than a dozen ships swarmed onto the dock. The pirates simply
Unable to resist.
Tong Ren knew that the situation was over. While a large number of soldiers and horses landed on the shore, he had already fled south with more than a dozen followers. He boarded a small boat from the south pier and planned to escape from the island. However, their ship had just left the shore.
Yu Bu was overturned by a big wave, and Tong Ren had to escape back to the island like a dog in water.
At this time, the entire island has fallen into a full-scale fighting. Although the Ning navy and navy are not elite soldiers, they are still much better than the pirates. At least in terms of equipment, they are not the same.
.The navy soldiers have standard armor and weapons, but the pirates have no armor. It is self-evident to put them together.
Only half an hour later, the pirates collapsed. The shouts of Ning Haijun chasing his opponents could be heard all over the mountains and plains. The pirates fled one after another. Some fled to the sea regardless of the danger, and some fled to the rock gaps on the side of the island or
Luancao lurked among them, hoping to escape. In less than an hour, the battle on the island came to an end.
Tong Ren was killed in the battle. The last thing he did before his death was to light the beacon tower used to convey messages on the island. The whole house filled with firewood burned like a huge torch, or something similar to this
The island is like an erupting volcano. His purpose of doing this was to warn the defenders on the two islands in the southeast. This was his final contribution to the Peach Blossom Island cottage.
The victory in the first battle made the young prince Guo Kun and Yan Zhengsu and Song Yanping happily high-five each other. Capturing Crescent Island will provide the first foothold. Using this as a stronghold, one can gradually capture the lower islands one by one.
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"Without further ado, the fire on the island is already a warning signal. We cannot delay and should attack the next island immediately." Guo Kun said eagerly.
"What do you mean, young prince?" Song Yanping heard Guo Kun's eagerness to give it a try.
"What I mean is that the next island will be captured by my royal guards, so that these pirates can taste the power of our Prince Liang's Palace. Twenty years ago, they were driven out of the sea. Twenty years later, Prince Liang's Palace is still
We need to go to the sea to deal with them." Guo Kun said loudly.
Song Yanping frowned and looked at Yan Zhengsheng for advice. Yan Zhengsheng thought for a while and stroked his beard and smiled: "I agree, Commander Song will just send several navy ships to cooperate with each other. How can the hundreds of bandit soldiers on the next island be small?"
The prince’s rival.”
Song Yanping immediately understood that there were only a few hundred soldiers and horses on the next island. Yan Zhengsheng pointed this out to tell himself that there was no need to worry. If the young prince is not allowed to perform now, how can he be allowed to gnaw on hard bones?
"Okay, young prince, I despise my position to personally lead the troops to help you and cheer for you." Song Yanping laughed loudly.
