Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

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The sound of war drums was sounded by a sturdy man wrapped in fur coat, and the air was suddenly filled with exciting sounds. Looking down, the sea was surging, and the deep blue water looked a little black in the light. The white waves spread out as the bow collided, the sails bulged, and the outer wheels drove the sea water, riding the wind and waves to rush towards the three selected Song Dynasty ships.

Extremely fast.

"The enemy ship is too fast. Send a signal and ask the other four ships to come back for support!"

Wang Mei took a step forward with a look of fear in her eyes. She never expected that the strange-looking ship on the opposite side would burst out at such a speed, instantly forming a three-on-three situation. The four warships that were circling the weather had already drawn an arc and circled the intersection of Neutron and Chou at that moment.

However, it was too late to turn around. With the outer wheels of the sea eel boat fully open, the three ships led by Hu Yanqing rushed towards the other side fiercely.

On the deck, the catapult roared, and three stone bullets the size of a head rolled in the air and smashed towards the Song army's ship. Wang Mei's pupils shrank suddenly, and in her sight, a stone bullet smashed into a ship next to it. The mast broke in half, and the stretched canvas fell down with a whoosh. Chaotic shouts were faintly heard, and the ship slowed down immediately. The other two stone bullets passed through the hull and smashed into the sea, creating a splash of nearly three feet high.

"So far?!" Wang Mei took a deep breath and turned around and shouted, "Where are our catapults? Haven't they entered the range yet?"

"Commander, we are still more than ten feet away!" Liu Liang stared at the ship in front of him. The distance was rapidly shortening and the outline was becoming clearer and clearer. He suddenly shouted, "The other ship is taller, which is disadvantageous to us."

As the ship was sailing, the catapults on the Song army warships roared, and the stone bullets were fired a little early, falling into the water some distance away from the sea eel boat, causing a lot of curses.

On the sea eel boat, a thick and long black shadow suddenly jumped up from above, flew over a distance, and hit the ship's tower. Broken wood flew everywhere, the parapet was shot through, and screams echoed.

Before Wang Mei could react, the stone bullets were thrown over again. The roar reached her ears, and the ship's tower was shaking slightly under the impact of the stone bullets.

"Well done!" Han Kai clapped his hands on the ship and directed nearly a hundred soldiers to turn the capstan, pull open the modified three-bow crossbow, load it with very thick wooden shafts and iron feathers, and fire three more shots.

The thick crossbow arrow hit the hull right away, and the arc it drew hit the crossbow on the deck. A miserable howl was heard, and another crossbow arrow pierced the side of the hull, and fragments flew into the sea, appearing and disappearing in the waves.

The Song army's crossbows retaliated with crossbow arrows that hit the outer wheel of the eel boat and were continuously carried into the sea water during its rotation, and when it turned a circle, it brought up a cloud of sea water and flipped over.

As the field of vision rose, the three sea eel boats were intertwining and passing each other with the same number of Song army tower ships on the opposite side. The archers on the towers of both sides lit their arrows, and the flaming arrows kept falling on the enemy soldiers and sails, but the hulls covered with raw cowhide were not so easy to catch fire.

The uneven heights of the ships made the Song army's soldiers suffer terribly. The warships coming from the opposite side were much taller than them. They shot a few arrows upwards, but were then suppressed by the rain of arrows shot by the other side. People kept falling to the ground with screams, and occasionally a Qi army sailor who was hit by an arrow fell off the ship's tower and into the sea.

From time to time, both sides fired stone bullets mixed in with the rain of arrows and crossbow bolts, flying towards the other side's cruising ships. If they were lucky, they could directly smash a hole in the hull, the fort or the flying fort. But more often, the Song army's stone bullets fell into the water due to miscalculation of the opponent's speed.

"The Song army is chasing us from the rear... pass the order - first head south to gain some distance, then turn west and go back, and give the ship that has its head cut off in the water a few more severe blows." Hu Yanqing could see clearly from the flagship, and gave an order. He withdrew his gaze from the rear to the ship with a broken mast, and two other identical warships that passed by, wondering in his mind when to stop.

Taking these children of Song Dynasty officials back on the ship might make them resentful, which would be bad. It is better to bring them back on the sea. Qi State is newly established, and now its focus is not on conquering, but on consolidating itself. If it makes enemies everywhere, no matter how good the king is at fighting, he will not be able to produce food and soldiers out of thin air.

Hu Yanqing had white steam coming out of his mouth and nose as he looked at the ships that were so close to him. The flags with the naval pattern made him feel familiar but also a little sad, but then his eyes became firm.

Of course, the prerequisite is that his former comrades can listen to others calmly.

As a former general of the Song Dynasty, he knew very well the thoughts of some generals in the Song Dynasty army. They might not be very capable, but they were all arrogant and didn't listen to others. They had to be defeated before they would sit down and listen to what you said.

Judging from the flag signals sent out by the other side earlier, the people on the opposite ship were exactly this kind of people.

Dense flaming arrows crisscrossed in the air, and the soldiers tried hard to shoot arrows at the ships that were running away. Some flames were ignited, but were put out in time by the soldiers of both sides. Taking advantage of the gap, the soldiers holding the sails swung the thick ropes according to orders, and some took the opportunity to carry the dead and wounded soldiers down. The men who carried the soldiers down had red eyes because of the absence of their groans in pain.

"Chase them, we can't let them get away!" Wang Mei shouted upon seeing this and hurriedly directed several boats to chase after them.

The flags gave the order, and the six warships filled their sails, stretched out their oars on both sides, and pursued the loach boat. The ship with a broken mast in the back rowed far behind, gradually pulling away. Hu Yanqing, who was watching over there, narrowed his eyes slightly, muttered, "They really caught up...", and shouted, "Order, turn!"

The sound of golden bells rang out, and in the eyes of the Song army at the rear, the three ships in front began to turn in circles.

Wang Mei's eyes twitched, she was a little confused about what the other party was thinking, and after a moment of hesitation, she said, "Follow him, don't let him escape."

The six ships turned, and the wind blew over, suddenly slowing down the speed of the ships. Sailors quickly stepped forward to fold the sails.

However, the boats that turned back could not row as fast as the outer wheels of the sea eel boats, and were gradually left behind. Wang Mei looked around and took a breath: "Let the boats behind evade, quickly - they are targeting the lone boats!"

Liu Liang was standing behind him with a bitter look on his face: "Commander... the distance is too far, I'm afraid it's too late."

Soon, in sight, the broken-pole ship that was slowly rowing finally decided to turn around and flee. The three ships that caught up with it kept shooting three-bow crossbows and stone bullets from behind. In between, the hull fragments flew into the sea, making the Song army generals standing in the bird room look livid.

bang——

"Damn it!" Wang Mei slammed the table hard. "This gang of bandits is going too far!"

"Commander, they have already established a country..."

Liu Liang hesitated and interrupted. Wang Mei immediately turned around and looked at him fiercely: "Even if a group of thieves can fight, how can they know how to govern a country!" She pointed her finger and said: "What's more, they robbed so much..."

"Commander, the attack has stopped!"

"Don't interrupt! Didn't you see..." Wang Mei was immediately annoyed. She was a little slow to comprehend what her subordinate had just said. She turned her head sharply and said, "What?! What did you say?!"

The man hesitated for a moment, then said hesitantly: "Well...well, the enemy troops on the other side have stopped attacking."

Wang Mei took two steps at a time and took a step forward, leaning over to the lookout to watch. As the warship moved forward, his pupils suddenly shrank. His own ship over there was hit with several large holes, and several thick crossbow arrows were stuck on the hull. Someone was waving a pure white flag on the watchtower.

Obviously surrendering.

"Damn, what a bunch of cowards..."

Wang Mei's face was livid, but his expression was relaxed. Although he was reckless, he was not stupid. The Qi army on the opposite side could obviously sink the ship. He stopped at this time, obviously wanting to talk. After a moment of silence, he stood up and turned around: "Pull the boat over."

……

The cold wind blew their hair. The surrounding soldiers pointed their crossbows at the opposite ship. The sailors of the Song army swiftly threw away their bows and crossbows, holding up white cloth and looking nervously at the strange-looking enemy ships.

"General, why did you stop?"

Han Kai strode onto the platform, with a hint of doubt on his rough face, and pointed at the Song army: "With just a few more shots, the enemy will surely sink into the sea."

"I know." Hu Yanqing exhaled, walked forward and pressed his cold shoulder armor: "However, sinking the Song army's ships will not benefit the king. Instead, it will provoke the Song people to retaliate. By then, the Liao Kingdom in the west, the Jin Kingdom in the north, and the Song Kingdom in the south..." He paused and took a breath: "Add to that the ulterior motives of the Goryeo, do you think our army will have enough food and soldiers?"

"..." Han Kai blinked and put down his outstretched hand.

"Let's talk. We are not the enemy of the Song army, and the Song army is not our enemy either." Hu Yanqing turned around and said, "Send a flag signal! Ask the Song army to cease fire!" (End of this chapter)