If the literati are inferior to each other, then the relationship between the civil and military is one of mutual contempt, and the literati have always looked down on the vulgar warriors, and the warriors also look down on the literati who are unpleasant. However, for Zhu Kun, the county commander of Dongtai who sneaked on the boat, Qi Jingtong is still quite pleasing to the eye, and even a little admired, as a county commander from Jinshi, Zhu Kun actually has the courage to carry a knife and personally rush into battle to kill the Japanese invaders, which is much stronger than those cowards of the Inspection Division, and he is a bloody man worthy of respect.

At this time, Qi Jingtong, Xie Erjian, and Zhu Kun were standing on the deck of the bow of the ship, the latter's green official robe was still stained with blood, the hem was tucked at the waist, the wide sleeves were also rolled up, and the waist knife was held in his left hand, staring intently at the Japanese ship in front of him, with a high-spirited appearance. Qi Jingtong and Xie Erjian glanced at each other, such a belligerent civil official is rare.

Originally, at the beginning, the distance between the two bow ships was less than 50 meters, but the skills of the Japanese to drive the sea ships were obviously superior, on the other hand, the inspectors of the inspection department, although they knew how to drive the sea boats, but after all, they rarely went to sea, and their skills were unfamiliar, so the distance between the two bow ships became farther and farther, and the distance was more than 100 meters at this time.

"It's not going to work like this, sooner or later I'll have to let the pirates run away." Zhu Kun said in a deep voice.

Xie Erjian shrugged his shoulders and said, "There's no way to run away, we can't put on our wings and fly over." ”

If it was on the river, Xie Erjian would still be sure to catch up with it in a light boat, but in the turbulent sea, Rao is a dragon in the water, and he doesn't dare to make a mistake.

Zhu Su said unwillingly: "There are artillery on the warship of the Inspection Division, but it's a pity that I chased too quickly just now and didn't bring the artillery, otherwise I would be helpless at this moment." ”

Qi Jingtong patted his forehead and said: "His grandmother's, why did Lao Tzu forget this, come on, quickly find out if there is any artillery on the ship, the ships of the thieves are generally equipped with artillery." ”

The brothers of the 500 battalion immediately rummaged on the boat, hey, they really let them find a Ming army-style bowl cannon under the cabin of the ship, which was probably also looted by the Japanese in Daming, in addition, the brothers of the 500 battalion also found three solid bullets and a jar of black powder.

Everyone couldn't help but be overjoyed, Qi Jingtong laughed and said, "Great, hurry, drive the bowl cannon and bombard the damn." ”

Rumble......

As soon as Qi Jing's voice came down, there was a loud noise on the boat in front, and thick smoke rose into the sky, and then a splash of water seven or eight meters high soared on the bow of the boat where Qi Jingtong and others were, pouring Xie, Qi, and Zhu into soup chickens on the spot.

"I'm grass!" Qi Jingtong wiped the seawater on his face, and blurted out in shock, Xie Erjian also pulled Zhu Kun to squat down quickly.

Obviously, the Japanese on the ship in front of them took the lead in firing the cannon, but fortunately it didn't hit, and the shell only hit the sea a few meters from the bow of the ship, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable, and the three of Qi Jingtong would be stewed in one pot with one shot.

"his grandma, shoot back at Lao Tzu, aim and hit!" Qi Jingtong leaned low and looked over the side of the ship, roaring hoarsely.

The 500 battalion soldiers were all well-trained and elite soldiers, and they quickly set up the bowl cannon to reload, and the gunner gave a thumbs up, visually inspected it, adjusted the muzzle, and then ignited......

Rumble......

The cannon at the mouth of the bowl erupted angrily, and dozens of pounds of solid iron balls roared out, but unfortunately they also missed, and only hit the sea surface of more than ten meters on the right side of the boat, splashing a large canopy of water.

"Lao Yan, can you fucking shoot cannons, can you be a little accurate." Qi Jingtong couldn't help but scold.

That gunner is Lao Yan, the one who shot and killed Xie Erjian's target before, this cargo was a gunner before joining the 500 battalion, but shooting artillery on the ground and shooting artillery on the ship are two different things, the ship is shaking up and down too much, how easy it is to shoot accurately.

"Next time, next time I will definitely hit!" Lao Yan smiled with a smile on his face.

Xie Erjian said angrily: "Lao Yan, you kid don't keep saying that next time, there will only be three shells, and they will be gone when they are used up, you can see the way yourself." ”

Lao Yan gritted his teeth, reloaded the ammunition with the cooperation of the two assistants, and stared viciously at the Japanese ship in front of him for more than ten seconds before adjusting the angle and igniting.

Rumble...... Rumble......

When the front and rear warships exploded at the same time, I saw a puff of smoke rising from the side side of the warp, and in an instant, sawdust flew and a gap was blown out.

"Lao Yan is good, hit!" The brothers in the 500 battalions cheered in unison and gave a thumbs up.

Lao Yan straightened his waist triumphantly, and was about to say a few words, but suddenly his face changed greatly, and he flew up and knocked down the two assistants next to him.

Sizzle......

A solid iron ball swept from above with a strong wind, only to hear a snap, the ship's mainmast was smashed by the waist, and the remaining solid bullets smashed down fiercely, and a patrolman who was holding the sail was smashed in the chest on the spot, presumably dead, and two other patrolmen and several brothers of the 500th battalion were injured by the fallen mast.

"!" Qi Jingtong exclaimed, Xie Erjian and Zhu Kun's complexions also changed greatly, and it was a very bad thing to be broken on the vast sea.

You must know that a sailboat runs on the sea with a single sail, and a broken mast is like a modern oil tanker being hit by an engine, which is basically equivalent to being wasted, and can only go with the flow and be beaten passively.

Fortunately, this bow is a two-masted sailing ship, and the mainmast is broken and there is a secondary mast, but it is impossible to catch up with the Japanese in front of it with only one auxiliary mast.

"Haha, the mainmast of the Ming army was blown up by us!" Sosa held the monoculars and watched while laughing heartily.

"Your Excellency Zongshi, why don't we turn around and get rid of the Ming army and take back our ship." A ronin said fiercely with red eyes.

Zong Shi was also very moved when he heard this, he took all his belongings out of the nest this time, and planned to plunder and make a fortune along the coast of Daming, but who knew that he hit a big iron plate, and his men were almost killed and wounded, and he also lost a bow boat. If they fled back to Japan in disgrace like this, it is estimated that they would not even be able to keep their original territory, and if they could kill the Ming army on the bow ship behind them and grab the sharp new firearms in the hands of the Ming army, then the situation would be completely different.

Zong Shi was originally a ruthless character, and after hesitating for a moment, he decided to fight and asked loudly, "How many shells do we have left?" ”

"Your Excellency, we still have five shells left!" The cannon man replied loudly.

Zong Shi couldn't help but be overjoyed, he was really a little afraid of the flintlock pistols in the hands of the Ming army, and when he heard that there were still five shells, he suddenly felt relieved. The ship of the Ming army has broken the mainmast, and it can't catch up, and it can't escape if it wants to escape, and the initiative is completely controlled by itself, so Zong Shi plans to detour back to the side of the Ming army, and then destroy the Ming army's ship with artillery.

"Starboard, rudder!"

With Zongshi's order, the Japanese boat slowly turned and drew a large arc towards the side of the ship where the Ming army was.

"Oh no, the thieves are coming back!" Zhu Kun Avenue.

Qi Jingtong's face was gloomy, he was behind the gate, and he was familiar with military books since he was a child, so he naturally saw at a glance the intention of the thief to suddenly turn around, it was nothing more than to bully his ship and lose half of its power, and he planned to take advantage of mobility.

"Lao Yan, come again, the life and death of all the brothers on the ship depends on you, this time you will fight again, at least the thief's ship will be abolished!" Qi Jingtong shouted in a deep voice.

Although Lao Yan's name is Lao Yan, he is actually only a young man in his early twenties, and he is so nervous that he is sweating profusely at this time, because there is only one shell left on the ship, and he only has one chance, if he can't hit the vital point of the Japanese ship, then a boatload of brothers may be buried in the sea.

Lao Yan gritted his teeth, this time he personally filled the gunpowder, the amount of which was two percent more than normal, and after connecting the fuse, he stared viciously at the turning Japanese ship in front of him again, and then turned the heavy gun carriage with the assistance of his assistant.

The Japanese obviously bullied the ships of the Ming army and lost power, so the turn was extremely arrogant, and they swaggered to the side to adjust the angle, and then calmly set up the artillery.

Now is the time!

Lao Yan stretched out the fire fold and lit the fuse, nourishing ...... White smoke from the line of fire burned to the fire door, but Lao Yan suddenly squatted down and held the artillery.

Rumble......

There was an earth-shattering bang, perhaps because the amount of medicine was too much, and the huge anti-shock force actually broke the wooden gun carriage, and Lao Yan was also shocked and flew out, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

With an uproar, the gun carriage was torn apart, and the nearly 100-pound bowl cannon immediately fell, making a clatter, and even the deck was crushed in two.

Disheveled......

A thick cloud of black smoke rose from the side of the boat, mixed with rotten wooden planks and broken corpses.

Xie Erjian, Qi Jingtong and the others all opened their eyes wide, staring at the smoking ship in the distance with bated breath, this shot hit was certain, but it did not hit the mast.

"Did you hit?" Lao Yan stood up with the support of two assistants, and when he saw that the ship's mast was still there in the distance, his eyes couldn't help but darken.

However, at this moment, a strange scene happened, the Japanese ship turned again, and quickly fled, and the soldiers of the five hundred battalions couldn't help but look at each other, what happened?

Xie Erjian said with a strange look in his eyes: "Lao Yan's cannon can't hit the gun carriage of the thieves, right?" The black smoke that came up just now is a little bigger! ”

Qi Jingtong laughed: "Whatever, anyway, the Japanese were beaten away, haha, Lao Yan, this shot is good!" After speaking, he patted Lao Yan's shoulder, the latter grinned in pain, and the shot just now almost shook his internal organs.

Besides, at this time, the Japanese ship was in a mess, Xie Erjian guessed well, Lao Yan's cannon did hit the gun carriage of the Japanese Kou, not only blew up the cannon, but even the Japanese gunner who was responsible for operating the cannon was shattered, and the corpses were splashed everywhere on the ship.

Because of this, Soshi had to order a U-turn and flee.