Horse on the World

Chapter 382 Bait Swallowing
Zhongli led the fleet in hot pursuit. Now he is full of confidence. The addition of a five thousand ship is not just a simple superposition. With his joining, the combat effectiveness of the entire fleet can explode Several grades, more tactics can be used, the opponent has three warships of [-] materials, if he only has three or even four, Zhongli is not sure of victory, after all, yesterday's battle let him see the opponent's perception , but with the addition of a five-thousand-material battleship, Zhongli is confident that he can crush the powerful opponent in front of him like a worm.

After chasing for most of the day, he could already see pieces of the opponent's sails. On this unobstructed sea, ships within tens of nautical miles could not hide, let alone the opponent was a fleet.

A smile appeared on the corner of Zhongli's mouth.

"Speed ​​up, speed up, and catch up with them!" Zhongli couldn't stop giving orders, and the Bozhou navy raised all the sails, desperately chasing after the prey in front of them.

Yuan Gang was unhurried, looked at the approaching enemy ship behind him, estimated the speed, and said with a smile: "Yes, let's keep it like this. If the enemy feels that there is hope of catching up with us, don't dare to run too fast. !"

The decisive battle will be tomorrow, on the volcanic rock island, where General Zheng Zhiyuan has preset the battlefield.

Lianshan Island, however, fell into a fierce battle after Yuan Gang led the fleet to withdraw.Contrary to Zhong Xiang's expectations, the soldiers guarding the Lianshan Island base at this time are not a force of more than a thousand people, but a marine corps with as many as 3000 people and a large number of craftsmen who have received military training. The astonishing number of catapults and ballistas on Lianshan Island will be operated by these people.

As the supreme commander of the island's garrison with 3000 troops, Zheng Zhiqiang was both excited and uneasy. This was his first time commanding an army of this size, and he had a heavy mission on his shoulders. After the eldest brother wiped out the Bozhou navy that rushed to the volcanic rock, he returned to Lianshan Island.

His task is not only to defend Lianshan Island, but also to use the island's facilities to severely injure the opponent, so that the pressure on the elder brother will be minimized after he returns.

Zheng Zhiqiang knew that this was an opportunity given to him by his elder brother. In fact, in the fleet of his elder brother, there were more people who were more qualified to command this army than him, but his elder brother gave it to him without hesitation. It is suspected of using power for personal gain, but as long as you complete the task beautifully, then others have nothing to say.

"Come on!" Zheng Zhiqiang looked at the densely packed ships floating on the sea.Breakwaters, water docks, and forts on the beach are all decoys, but the real focus of the defense of the Lianshan Island base is concentrated on the two peaks, from the foot of the mountain to the middle of the mountain, that is the death zone.

Zhong Xiang's first wave of attack was divided into two directions. One squadron attacked the breakwater, the water dock and the strong fortress built on it in a feint attack, and the other wave was full of soldiers for landing operations. To land, flank the pier.As long as the water plugs and fortresses on both sides of the pier are captured, the pier will also fall without a fight.

With the start of the attack horn, the shore also began to launch a counterattack. The roaring stone bombs fell on the sea surface, splashing waves several feet high, and the warship walked in zigzag on the sea, avoiding the attack on the shore.

"Sir, the opponent's counterattack is very scattered. It seems that there are not many troops stationed on this island. Those ships saw our troops come here in large numbers, and left their comrades on the island. They ran away!" A member of the Bozhou Navy The lieutenant said happily to Zhong Xiang.

Zhong Xiang smiled and said nothing. The opponent's advance fleet was too small. Facing his absolute superiority in force, the strong man broke his wrist and fled into the depths of the ocean. He admired the commander's decision. If the other party hesitates a little at that time, they will surely fall into a tight siege. At that time, not only the island will not be able to keep, but they themselves will also be trapped.Although they fled into the ocean now, they still couldn't escape the pursuit of their own superior forces, but they finally managed to earn a little life.

"After attacking the shore, you can first call out and urge the opponent to surrender. They are completely unreasonable. If they surrender, it will also reduce our army's losses!" Zhong Xiang said.

"The manager has a compassionate heart!" the lieutenant complimented.

The chaotic counterattack on the shore posed little threat to the naval fleet attacking from two sides. Except for one thousand-material warship which was extremely unlucky and sank after being hit by two stone cannons in a row, the rest of the ships arrived at the water village smoothly. All the way to the shore, teams of heavily armed sailors jumped off the boats and quickly approached this side by land.

"Brothers of the Fuzhou Navy, your fleet has abandoned you and fled. You have no way out. Surrender. Our Bozhou Navy guarantees your personal safety!" Before the water dock, the Bozhou Navy on board A dozen or so soldiers shouted loudly, so loudly that the whole island could hear it.

"Brothers of the Fuzhou Navy, please listen carefully. We are in charge of a compassionate heart and will give you a stick of incense time. If you don't surrender, we will attack. At that time, we will burn everything and nothing will help. Surrender!"

On the mountainside, Zheng Zhiqiang looked at the rapidly approaching Bazhou soldiers a few miles away, and said with a sneer, "Send an order to the water fortress, brothers in the fortress, destroy the trebuchet, the eight-ox crossbow, and bring me the key parts." Come on, retreat back, and leave the water plug and the dock to them!"

The Bozhou navy yelled for a while, but the other side did not surrender, but soon one by one figures jumped out of the water block and the fortress, dragging their weapons and banners, and rushed along the road toward the mountainside.On the other road, the Bozhou landing soldiers were still miles away from here, and they withdrew to the halfway up the mountain.

The lieutenant general was overjoyed when he saw the soldiers on the other side fleeing desperately, "The general manager has a clever plan. Just a few shouts, the opponent's fighting spirit is completely lost, and such a strong fortress is abandoned, so that our army can land and fight without any effort."

Zhong Xiang said with a smile: "Look at the breakwater and the fortress, both of which are newly built. The opponent's large force has not yet arrived, and the defense equipment is also insufficient. This makes the soldiers lose their fighting spirit. If the opponent is ready, we want to attack like this." A strong dock fortress will cost a lot."

The lieutenant general also smiled and said: "This time, the little general made a great contribution. He found the opponent's trace in time during the patrol, and held him back. This laid a good foundation for us to seize the island. After this battle, , In terms of attack and reward, the junior general should be considered the first meritorious service, and if reported to King Ning, the title of the junior general should also be promoted."

Zhong Xiang liked to hear these words the most. He was still very proud of his son, "Brother praises him too much. He has today, but he is not supported by your uncles. It's too tender, and it will be worthy of a great job if you grind it up again!"

"A tiger father has no dogs, and with the guidance of the general manager, the young general will surely travel thousands of miles in the future and show off his might in the black waters!" The deputy general continued to flatter, "Although the old general Pang is heroic, it's a pity that the descendants have gone to the civil servants. Luzi, from now on in the Blackwater Ocean, it will be up to General Zhong!"

Zhong Xiang grinned from ear to ear, the words reached his heart, during the conversation between the two, the dock and water village on Lianshan Island had already fallen into their hands.A large number of sailors who had already landed began to adjust their formation, preparing to launch a new round of attack on the enemy on the mountainside.

"You bring another group of people to land!" Zhong Xiang smiled and told the lieutenant general, the lieutenant had just flattered himself for a while, and he really felt comfortable, so he might as well share some of the credit for capturing this base.

The lieutenant returned to his ship happily, and happily directed several ships into the dock of Lianshan Island.

To Zhong Xiang's surprise, the Fuzhou army, which had no will to resist in the docks and water fortresses, seemed to have changed to a different army when it reached the mountainside, and there were countless soldiers hidden in the lush forests. Small fortresses, these fortresses are connected like a string of pearls, forming an extremely strong defense line on the mountainside, stubbornly resisting wave after wave of attacks by the Bozhou Navy.The corpses of Bazhou navy soldiers were piled up on the several miles long slope, and behind those invisible trees, more soldiers fell down forever.

For a whole afternoon, Zhong Xiang lost nearly a thousand people and failed to take down this line of defense. This made him have to re-examine the strength of his opponent. Thousands of soldiers, which made Zhong Xiang a little uneasy.If there are really so many soldiers or more on the island, then it is definitely not something that can be transported by the mere fleet that I saw this morning. If the other party has more ships, where are these ships?Looking at the slightly undulating black water ocean in the distance, Zhong Xiang muttered in his heart.

"Boss, I'll organize another sneak attack tonight!" The lieutenant general who had bumped into the opponent's line of defense during the day cheered up and said to Zhong Xiang.

"Okay, Yu Pei, at the third watch, you organize soldiers and go for a sneak attack. Whether it succeeds or not, at least find out how many soldiers the opponent has stationed here. I feel that the number of the opponent is at least two to 3000. !” Zhong Xiang said.

"There won't be so many?" Yu Pei said in surprise: "The other party is relying on the strong fortress and sharp weapons. In the past, I just heard rumors that Li Qing's subordinates are good at building fortresses, good at fighting in the city, and their weapons Extremely sophisticated, this time I have seen it, even the fucking sailors are so good at fighting against the city!"

Zhong Xiang solemnly said: "Under the great reputation, there is no such thing as a vain man. Li Qing was able to destroy the barbarians in just a few years, of course he has his own merits, which is why we must stick him out before he has a firm foothold." The reason why his claws were cut off, once he has a firm foothold, it will be even more difficult to get rid of him!"

"The manager is right, I'm going to prepare now!" Yu Pei nodded.

The night covered the entire Lianshan Island and the vast sea, but at this time, the sea was completely bright, Zhong Xiang's frame and part of his navy were still anchored a few miles away from the shore, and the team headed by Yu Pei A warship of [-] yuan, a dozen warships of [-] yuan, and many auxiliary ships came to the pier and stopped in the dock.

Standing on the dark mountain, Zheng Zhiqiang stared at the brightly lit sea and the pier, and shook his head with some regrets: "Zhong Xiang, a bastard, is actually so careful, and he can't go to the shore under such circumstances, which made this big feast for me Lost countless charms, son of a bitch, hey, are you ready, are you all calibrated?" He said to a technician leader in front of him.

"Lieutenant Zheng, don't worry, we have to aim at these places countless times every day, and we have tried dozens of times in the past few days. Every trebuchet has been calibrated accurately. As long as you give an order, the pier will be destroyed." , those Bozhou tortoise sons in the dock were thrown into the black water ocean to feed the fish!" The technician said confidently.

Hehehe, Zheng Zhiqiang laughed, his white teeth were particularly eye-catching in the dark.

"In this case, let's start!" He gave the order easily, then hugged his waist knife, sat cross-legged on a high rock, and opened his eyes wide to see the next grand occasion.

(End of this chapter)