Late Tang

Duan Shan carefully held the willow box and did not open it directly in the cave, but carefully carried it all the way to the tent outside, and specially called special forces to surround it for several floors, prohibiting anyone from approaching.

The wicker wooden box was opened, and the inside was divided into nine small grids with wooden grids. In each grid lay a dark clay pot quietly.

Yellow Beard took one from Duan Shan's hand and looked at it carefully. The most common black clay pot was very similar to the wine jar containing Wuliangye. He lightly weighed it in his hand, and even the weight was about the same.But the black clay pot lacked ears and no handle, it was just so round, like a watermelon.The mouth of the clay jar was also sealed with sealing mud, so he couldn't see or smell what was inside, but based on his hand feeling, he felt that there should be a liquid like wine inside.

"What's inside?" Yellow Beard turned his head and asked Duan Shan.

Duan Shan smiled: "This guy is very powerful, so be careful, you can open the sealing mud to have a look, but be careful, don't use too much force, this kind of clay pot is a special batch of bricks and tiles in the town. The walls of the clay pots are very weak, and they will break if you use a little force."

The yellow beard patted lightly, and the sealing mud that had been sealed was smashed, and the mouth of the jar inside was sealed with a layer of straw pulp paper.The mouth of the jar was much smaller than he had imagined. When he peeled off the sealing paper and tilted the pot slightly, a pungent smell rushed over him.It was a slow flowing but very thick thing, it seemed to be black and a little bit brown, he couldn't see it exactly.

"Very thick, like honey."

"But this thing is not sweet." Duan Shan smiled lightly, this thing is something that the general personally pondered and tinkered with not long ago, and has gone through many secret experiments.Every time, the special operations team and the military police were on guard at the same time, very careful.He still remembers the first time he saw this thing, it looked like honey, but once it was lit and hit the target, the clay pot would shatter immediately, and the honey-like thing inside would shatter. Stick everything it splashes on, and burn violently.

"This thing can burn on sea water!" Duan Shan smiled triumphantly, staring at the faces of the masters and waiting to see their surprised eyes.

Sure enough, the three people with yellow beards were full of shock, "You mean, this thing can't be extinguished by water, and it can also float and burn directly on the sea water?"

"Exactly, once ignited, this thing will burn violently until it burns out. Moreover, as long as it is splashed by him, no matter whether it is cloth, wood, leather, or even steel, it will also be ignited. When it falls into the sea, they will burn even the sea water." Can burn."

Yellow Beard was dubious. If it wasn't for the fact that these things were the secret weapons that Li Jing gave him in advance, he would definitely think that this was a lame drunken joke made by Duan Shan with him. "What the hell is this thing?"

Duan Shan laughed loudly, and said proudly: "This thing was given to me by the Dragon King of the East China Sea by my general at night, so my general called it the Dragon King's Wrath, and it can also be called the Sea God's Wrath, the Ocean's Fire, or even the Divine Flame. Sky fire and so on. In short, this is a secret weapon that can burn on water and is especially suitable for naval warfare. According to my general, this is only the easiest way to use it. It is said that there is also a special device for this kind of fire. It can be specially Install it on the bow of the ship, put the divine fire in it, and heat it under the fire. When fighting the enemy ship, you can open the valve of the device, and the divine fire inside can be sprayed out dozens of steps away quickly, directly attacking the enemy ship. to the enemy ship."

"The Wrath of the Sea God" and the three of Huang Beard murmured, and they didn't dare to doubt what Duan Shan said was the secret weapon taught to Li Jing by the Dragon King's dream. "How do you use this thing?"

"There are currently three kinds of this kind of magic fire. One is the one we have in hand. It is a six-jin can, which is specially designed for throwing cannons. When using it, put an oil-soaked fire cloth on the mouth of the can and ignite it with Throwing the cannon and throwing the target. As long as it hits the target, there is no need to destroy the target in the traditional way, but the jar is broken, and the magic fire inside will burn immediately and quickly, and the splashed target will also burn immediately, and the water will not be extinguished. For the attack For a wooden ship, it is the best weapon."

"There are two other types, one is a large pottery pot weighing fifteen catties, and the other is a small pottery vase that weighs only two catties. The former is used for the most long-distance throwing cannons, while the latter is allocated to the soldiers on board. Throwing it at close range during combat. But no matter which one it is, believe me, the power of this thing will make you jump. Of course, it will definitely scare the enemy."

Carefully putting back the pot of divine fire in his hand, Yellow Beard asked, "How many divine fires do we have?"

"These divine fires have just been manufactured, and the materials they need are very rare, so not many are produced. This time, the general handed over all the stocks in Shamen Town to me, including the fifteen catties of divine fires. There are a total of [-] cans, [-] cans in [-] catties, and the most in [-] catties, a total of [-] bottles, all of which add up to [-] cans. If they are all ignited and thrown into the harbor in front, the entire harbor can be burned Boil." Duan Shan was triumphant, and even smiled a little arrogantly.

Yellow Beard didn't know whether he should be excited or fearful at this time, possessing such a powerful power that he had never heard of made people tremble.

"Master Huang, are the cannons and ballistas ready?"

"Everything has been properly arranged, and it's going according to General Ji Yu's plan. Now that I have these secret weapons of yours, I feel more confident."

"Then let's distribute these magic fires now. The six-jin bottles and the fifteen-jin bottles are all transported to the cannons, and different magic fires are allocated according to the size of the cannons. The other thousand bottles of two catties will be sent to the cannons. Distribute it to the bravest sailors on each ship, and start teaching them how to use it now." Duan Shan finally confessed, "Master, this magic fire is very powerful, you must be careful, don't let it burn on your own ship, or else"

"Don't worry, there will be no accidents. Although we didn't have divine fire before, we used oil tanks in sea battles. Although the power is not as powerful as this divine fire, it is still very violent. Brothers have experience, so don't worry. "

As soon as they finished speaking, a scout dispatched to scout at sea rushed back and brought Li Jing's letter.

"Feng Ming has already brought the fleet straight to us, this stupid dandy has really been fooled!" Yellow Beard announced with a loud laugh after reading the letter, which drew cheers from the crowd. "However, General Li Jing will not come as agreed, this battle has to be fought by ourselves."

This sudden news made the cheering crowd a little surprised. Why did Li Jing let them fight the pirates alone? Many pirates looked at Duan Shan, and Duan Shan also looked blank. This was not the case in the plan.Does the general want the pirate and Feng Ming to die together?

While he was thinking wildly, Yellow Beard raised his voice and said: "I want to tell you one more piece of good news. General Li Jing has already led the fleet to Wuhu Island to fuck their ass. In this battle, Feng Ming is Ours, Wuhu Island belongs to General Ji Yu."

This result made the pirates who were secretly suspicious in their hearts suddenly heave a long sigh of relief. If Li Jing went to fight Wuhu Island, then he would not abandon them.Although the plan has changed, their plan to face Fengming's fleet will not change. Li Jing also told him in the letter that there is no need to be afraid of Fengzhang's battleship. With this overall plan for this battle, nothing will happen, and they will win in the end It will be them.At the end of the letter, Li Jing said that he was waiting for them to return from victory in Wuhubao.

"The plan remains the same, all ministries act according to the original plan, hurry up, the Feng family's fleet is coming!"

The sky was dark, and it was just after noon, but the weather on the sea was already as dark as dusk.

The huge five-tooth battleship is located in the center of the huge fleet, on the five decks that are hundreds of feet high, Feng Ming stands leaning against the parapet.He didn't wear any armor, but a long robe with long sleeves and a flat scarf, but there was a magnificent sword hanging on his waist.Behind him is the head of his servants and the flag bearer, and a little behind is a whole team of servants and guards in full armor, standing there with their horizontal swords in their hands.

Above their heads, there was a big banner with black characters on a red background fluttering high, and there was also a long banner with Feng Ming's official position written on it, "Feng Yuhou, the capital of the bandit suppression march in Daxie Village"

The fleet is advancing, but Feng Ming still feels that the speed is too slow.He had already detained Wu Qian in his cabin, and sent a whole team of servants to drink tea with him.The entire fleet is now completely in his hands, and everything only follows his orders.

"Speed ​​up, I must not allow Li Jing to slip away calmly after teasing me from under my nose!"

"Full speed ahead!" shouted the orderling on the deck, and the flag bearer on the high mast who was watching the battle immediately waved the command flag and gave the order. After receiving the order, the warships began to drink one after another and ordered the oars to paddle vigorously and advance at full speed. .

"My lord, the yacht in front has spotted several speedboats, which seem to be Li Jing's scouts!"

Feng Ming, who was sitting in the cabin eating lunch, jumped up immediately and said loudly: "Then what are you waiting for, catch up immediately, don't sink them, drive them, follow them, let them guide us , find Li Jing."

The sky is getting darker and darker, and it seems that dark clouds are piling up in the sky, and it may rain at any time.Waves began to rise on the calm sea, and the vanguard's yacht broke away from the fleet formation and pursued forward.

"Li Jing's scouts are here, which means that Li Jing's large army must be here too." Feng Ming's face was flushed, and he drank a small glass of Wuliangye for lunch just now, and at this time, he felt drunk , the whole person became a little uncontrollably excited. "Follow his scouts, let us kill them all the way and crush them directly."

The yacht followed closely behind the scout's speedboat, biting tightly, but always kept a little distance, allowing the scouts to use all their strength to escape desperately.

Seeing that the battle was about to start, Feng Ming suddenly felt some uncontrollable trembling all over his body. Is it excitement or fear?He carefully counted the balance of power between the enemy and us. He had 3000 troops, and he added another [-] soldiers and hundreds of crew members on Wuhu Island. Now the total is [-], and there are another [-] pirates.However, Feng Ming didn't place much hope on these pirates. In his eyes, these people are just cannon fodder and shields that can be used.He has already planned that when the battle starts, the thousand pirates and their dozen or so ships will be arranged at the front as a death squad.

The biggest reliance in Feng Ming's hands is his 37 warships. Apart from those yachts for assault and communication, his biggest killer is his fighting ships and sea falcon ships.In particular, four of the sea falcon ships are the latest armored warships that have been refitted with iron armor.And Li Jing is just a dozen refitted merchant ships, Feng Ming is confident that he can directly break through Li Jing's fleet and wipe them out completely.

The fleet quickly drove the scout boats to the coastline of Iron Mountain Town. In front of them was a barren coastline, full of cliffs and jungles.Among them, there will be a few small harbors for docking, and the poor fishermen who live around the harbors and their seagrass shacks covered with broken fish.

"My lord, the frightened little lamb cake has finally returned to the sheep pen." A school captain excitedly reported to Feng Ming, "Li Jing's scout boat fled back to the small harbor ahead, and ours chased it to the mouth of the harbor and found it. The enemy's patrol boats, there are as many as four or five boats, have just handed over and successfully repelled them. The enemy has fled into the harbor. Our people found that there are more ships staying in the harbor. We found Li Jing."

"Are you sure Li Jing is in the harbor?" Feng Zhang hurriedly asked.

"There is no mistake. There are more than a dozen large ships docked in the harbor, including several sea-going ships worth thousands of stones. These are definitely Li Jing's modified fleet."

"Hahaha, Li Jing never expected that we would come after us so quickly." Feng Ming laughed a few times, "Then what are you waiting for, take advantage of his unpreparedness and immediately rush into the port. I guess Li Jing may still be in the process For transporting the spoils, we don't have to wait for them to board the ship, but sink all their ships first."

Thinking of the fact that Li Jing's fleet, which was refitted from a sea-going ship, was about to be sunk by himself just after going out to sea for the first time, Feng Ming felt his whole body's blood boil.He still can't forget how he was humiliated and beaten by Li Jing on Shamen Island, and he even remembered every day and night when he was locked up in the Diwozi labor camp.

Now, the moment of complication is finally approaching.

"Pass my order, no one is allowed to hurt even half a hair of Li Jing, I want to capture him alive." Feng Ming gritted his teeth and laughed wildly, and shouted loudly: "Whoever captures Li Jing alive and presents it to my son will be rewarded with 100 million yuan!"

(To be continued)