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182 Sea Battle
Meng Fanchen is really a math genius.

After Meng Shiyu gave him the basic data, he could calculate what Meng Shiyu wanted.

"My lord, what cannon are we going to study?" Zhou Wang asked excitedly.

When he was attacking the Jiaolong Gang, seeing the huge power of the explosion, Zhou Wang's blood boiled all over his body.

Although he participated in it, he didn't expect the cannon to have such a huge energy.

Thinking that he was responsible for the cannon, he felt a sense of glory spontaneously.

"This time we're going to get some cannons on board." Meng Shiyu replied.

"The cannon can still be installed on the ship?" Zhou Wang looked surprised.

There are already cannons in this era, but they have not seen the cannons installed on the ship.

"Yes... the reason is the same, but the power and recoil of the gun must be well controlled. In addition, there are also requirements for the strength of the ship." Meng Shiyu explained to Zhou Wang and others.

Zhou Wang was a little apprehensive, "My lord, can we do it?"

"Of course..." Meng Shiyu said, "With previous experience, this time it will be easy for you to get started..."

"Okay!" Zhou Wang and the others agreed in unison confidently.

Meng Shiyu led Zhou Wang and others to develop the cannon placed on the ship.

The urban construction of Linshui County is still proceeding in an orderly manner.

With the addition of these new labor forces from the Jiaolong Gang, in addition, some people from some surrounding counties and towns also came to Linshui County because they heard that Linshui County was good at making money.

With sufficient labor force, Zhang Bo actually formulated a construction method of two shifts.

The city walls of Linshui County have been erected, streets are being paved, and parks and squares have taken shape...

In addition, the port in Linshui County is also opening.

But now that pirates are rampant, there can be no maritime trade.

The Great Zhou Dynasty implemented a policy of closing the country to the outside world, and maritime trade was clearly prohibited.

However, Meng Shiyu decided to wait until the pirates around Linshui County were wiped out before opening up maritime trade and allowing trade to proceed freely.

Because even though Da Zhou implemented the policy of closing the country, the secret trade has never stopped.

Otherwise, what merchant ships are those pirates going to grab.

The protection fees paid by passing merchant ships are enough for these pirates to live a prosperous life.

Meng Shiyu came to see Wang Dabiao.

"My lord..." Wang Dabiao was already Meng Shiyu's number one general.

"The hull needs to be reinforced..." Meng Shiyu said.

"My lord, after strengthening the hull, the weight will increase. If the draft is too deep, we won't be able to bring so many soldiers." Wang Dabiao frowned.

He thought he could bring as many soldiers as he could, since he was at sea after all.

Although they have determined the location of the pirate's lair, they cannot determine the number of each other.

"Listen to me, strengthen the hull and add more nails... The first thing to ensure is that the hull is strong." Meng Shiyu said in an extremely serious tone.

Wang Dabiao was puzzled, because it was completely different from what he thought.

But seeing Meng Shiyu's serious expression, he made up his mind to carry it out unconditionally.

Because this attack on the Jiaolong Gang has completely overturned his perception of war.

After a while, the cannon developed by Meng Shiyu and Zhou Wang was installed on the warship.

"My lord, we only dispatched ten ships, isn't that too small?" Wang Dabiao asked a little worriedly.

"Ten ships are enough..." Meng Shiyu said, "This way the maneuverability is better..."

"The boatman wants a strong man. The helmsman wants the most experienced..."

"Don't worry, my lord. We have enough manpower for the ten ships. We choose the best among the best. A few days ago, some people fought because they couldn't go. Everyone is very motivated." Wang Dabiao said.

"It's good to have high enthusiasm. This kind of enthusiasm is needed before the station..." Meng Shiyu said, "Let's lift the anchor!"

A thunderous battle drum sounded, and ten warships slowly sailed out from the pier.

Meng Fanchen stood on the bow and shouted desperately, extremely excited.

"Fan Chen, slow down, don't fall." Li Yulou looked at Meng Fanchen worriedly.

"Sister-in-law, I'm fine. I'm good at swimming, so don't worry." Meng Fanchen said with a smile, "Although I've been on a boat, I've never been on the sea."

"It turns out that this is the feeling of taking a boat on the sea. It is endless and misty."

Li Yulou leaned in Meng Shiyu's arms, with his head tilted on his shoulder.

The boat traveled on the sea for two days, getting closer and closer to Shuangya Island.

"My lord..." Wang Dabiao said to Meng Shiyu with his clairvoyance, "I can see a point on Shuangya Island."

Meng Shiyu took the clairvoyance and looked in the direction Wang Dabiao pointed.

Sure enough, there was a small piece of land in the vast sea in sight.

"Start lining up." Meng Shiyu said.

Wang Dabiao agreed, let the flag bearer get on the top of the boat, and then waved the flag.

The semaphore was set by Meng Shiyu at zero time, because there is no modern communication equipment to communicate with other ships through its language.

Immediately other ships began to change teams.

Meng Shiyu's warship was at the forefront, followed by four boats, and the other six boats were divided into left and right wings and spread farther away.

"Let the observers look around, be careful of the sudden appearance of the pirates on Shuangya Island." Meng Shiyu warned.

Wang Dabiao agreed and beat the drum.With the sound of drums, the warship shuttled forward like an arrow in the waves.

About half an hour later, Shuangya Island can be seen without clairvoyance.

"Shiyu, I didn't expect to see an oasis in the sea. It's such a feeling." Li Yulou said to Meng Shiyu.

"Is it like seeing hope?" Meng Shiyu asked with a smile.

Li Yulou nodded, "Floating on the sea like this, there is always a feeling of being lost. Seeing the oasis makes people feel at ease."

"I'm scared." Meng Shiyu stretched out his hand and pinched Li Yulou's tender earlobe.

"No, I'm not afraid with you by my side, I just think it's better to be on land." Li Yulou said truthfully, but his hand holding Meng Shiyu became tighter and tighter.

Meng Shiyu took Li Yulou into his arms and hugged him tightly.

"What are you doing, so many people?" Meng Shi was a little embarrassed, after all, there were many soldiers on the deck besides them.

"It's useless for them to see." Meng Shiyu didn't care about other people's eyes.

This is where Li Yulou discovered that Meng Shiyu was different from other men.

Although his parents are also very loving, they have never made intimate movements in front of others, but Meng Shiyu is different, and seems to not care about it at all.

Li Yulou didn't quite get used to it at first, but gradually it became less embarrassing.

Li Yulou and Meng Shiyu were talking when a soldier ran over, "My lord, there is a warship ahead."

Meng Shiyu looked in the direction the soldier pointed, and sure enough, the top of the mast was exposed in the distance.

"Why can Shi Yu only see one roof?" Although Li Yulou was nervous, he still felt that it was different from what he saw on land.

"Because the sea surface is curved, we can only see a point first, and then we can see the whole picture slowly." Meng Shiyu explained.

"Then be careful." Li Yulou warned.

Meng Shiyu nodded, turned and left the deck, and ordered Chuntao and Xiao Wu to protect Li Yulou by the way.

Meng Shiyu joined Wang Dabiao and others, and then took the clairvoyance from Wang Dabiao's hand.

"My lord is the pirate of Shuangya Island. There are two black ducks painted on the red flag." Wang Dabiao said.

"I counted it. There must be at least ten ships. I don't know if it's all of them."

Before the war, Wang Dabiao spoke faster than before.

"Use the semaphore to tell the three ships on the left and right flanks to divide into two ships to approach us, and the remaining two ships will look into the distance." Meng Shiyu ordered.

Wang Dabiao promised to go down and get rich.

"Our cannons have a range of 500 meters, but the distance cannot be isolated at 500 meters. Try to compress it to within 400 meters to fire the cannon, which will be more destructive." Meng Shiyu urged.

Wang Dabiao agreed.

Their warship was getting closer and closer to the warship of the Shuangya Island pirates, and the other party drew a half-arc, which seemed to encircle their ships.

"My lord, the other party wants to surround us." Wang Dabiao made his own judgment and said to Meng Shiyu.

"I know. After surrounding us, he didn't board the ship." Meng Shiyu said.

At this moment, a small soldier ran in, "My lord, there is still a search boat behind us."

Except for Meng Shiyu, the faces of the others became a little unsightly.

Meng Shiyu said decisively, "Leave four ships, turn their bows and line up on the sea, blocking the ten enemy ships behind."

Wang Dabiao gave orders without any hesitation.

They now have eight ships together, with the remaining two on the left and right flanks.

This meant that they had only four ships fighting against the double overwhelming main force.

"My lord, the enemy ships behind are also arranged in an arc." Wang Dabiao said with some concern.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen." Meng Shiyu confidently responded to Wang Dabiao's worry.

If his estimate is correct, the ten enemy ships in the back are just for show, and the ten in front are their main fighting force.

"Wang Dabiao told the boatman to work harder and double the speed of our boat." Meng Shiyu ordered.

Wang Dabiao was full of doubts.Although he had never fought at sea, he could lead dozens of boats on the river to rob many times, and he had fought black-and-white with other water bandits, but he had never seen such a fight.This is completely suicidal play.

The speed of the boat doubled.

Soon they could clearly see those people standing on the enemy ship.

"My lord, it's less than 600 meters." The helmsman shouted from below.

"Okay, turn around, turn the ship sideways, and aim our cannons at the one with the flag in the middle. All the cannons of the big ship are aimed at that ship, and hit me hard." Meng Shiyu ordered .

The warship was moving forward quickly, but suddenly the rudder was hit dead. The ship drew a beautiful arc on the water and turned in one direction.

Meng Shiyu's body was almost thrown out due to centrifugal force, but fortunately Chuntao hugged him tightly.

"What is Shi Yu going to do?" Li Yulou asked in surprise.

"I don't know...it's too dangerous. If I knew it, I should have insisted on sleeping at home." Chuntao shouted.

Meng Shiyu's warship turned around, and the pirates on Shuangya Island let out a whimper.

The pirates must have thought they were going to escape, that's why they were so excited.

The warship turned around and arranged in a line.

"How far is it from the enemy ship?" Meng Shiyu asked.

"My lord, there are still about 500 meters." The helmsman replied.

"It's a bit far away...wait a little longer, don't worry." Meng Shiyu said.Because he is sure, the opponent must be within 200 meters if he wants to make a shot.

Because the opponent still uses bows and arrows, chains, and then boards the ship to fight.

They must ensure that they can shoot bows and arrows from their ships to Meng Shiyu's warship, then close the distance, board the ship quickly through the chains, and finally bring the enemy and our ships close together to fight.

In fact, this is still a traditional land battle, not a naval battle in the modern sense.

Naturally, Meng Shiyu would not give the other party this chance.

"Surround...surround..." the pirates on the enemy's warship shouted frantically.

Some of them held swords, guns, swords and halberds, some shook ropes with hooks, and some held bows and arrows...

The pirate warships quickly approached Meng Shiyu's warships, and the range was constantly shrinking.

The bow of the leading ship rushed towards Meng Shiyu's ship.The double duck flag hanging on the bow fluttered in the wind and made a rattling sound.

"My lord, it's 450 meters..." the helmsman shouted from the cabin.

"My lord, it's 400 meters..."

"350 meters..."

The pirate's ferocious cry and ferocious face can already be seen clearly.

The soldiers on Meng Shiyu's side also tightly held the knives in their hands, as if something had frozen in the air, and everyone was extremely nervous.

"Let go!" Meng Shiyu ordered lightly.

Stirring, the sound of the flame burning the fuse.

"300 meters..." The voice of the helmsman was trembling uncontrollably.

At the moment when the helmsman's voice fell, several violent cannon shots followed closely behind.

The people on the boat were shaken violently by the sound of the guns, and they were all blindfolded there.

They also heard such cannons last time, but the distance was far away at that time, and they had never felt such cannons at such close range.

The warship shook violently.

Li Yulou held on tightly to the mast of the ship to maintain his temporary balance.

Although Wang Dabiao had emphasized in advance that the soldiers should grab what they could, several soldiers were thrown off the boat.

Look at the deafening gunfire completely covering up the pirates' shouts.

They thought that they could immediately take the government's ships as their own and slaughter the soldiers, but in an instant, their warships turned into a sea of ​​flames.

The pirates on the leading ship screamed one after another.

"Let go..." Meng Shiyu shouted.

Then came several cannon shots.

One by one the pirate warships sank into the sea.

"Divide two boats to rescue people..." Meng Shiyu ordered, "The remaining two boats continue to bomb..."

"The four ships behind took the initiative to attack the pirate ships behind."

Wang Dabiao agreed and asked the flag bearer to give Meng Shiyu's order with flag language.

The sound of cannons continued one after another, flames were everywhere, thick smoke filled the air, and cries of pain and despair were heard endlessly.

Half an hour later, the gunpowder smoke slowly dissipated, the flames were extinguished, and the remaining broken pieces of wood floated on the sea.

"Which one is your leader?" Wang Dabiao snapped at a pirate who was picked up from the sea.

(End of this chapter)