Chapter 243 The Chronicler
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When they learned about the situation on the island from Liang Qi's mouth, as well as these shocking things that Lin Jue had done during his time on the island, the surprise of Yan Zhengsu, Guo Kun, Song Yanping, Wang Kai and others was indescribable. Who can fight back when their identity is revealed? Orchestrated this series of major blows to the Peach Blossom Island bandits?
The four people here are all human spirits, although they dare not say that they are dragons among people, but their abilities and status are not much beyond ordinary people. In private, they are actually people who think highly of themselves, but at this moment, they ask themselves, in this desperate situation, can they still do what Lin Jue did? Or even one of them.
Under the identity is revealed, he can also instigate the civil strife of Hai Dongqing's son, although it was a failure, but the fault of the whole thing is not Lin Jue, but a mistake in a small detail. If that thing succeeds, Hai Dongqing is afraid that he will be killed directly. Regardless of whether it succeeded or not, it was already a miracle that he dared to instigate and persuade Jiang Jinfu to rebel. Not to mention being stranded on a desert island after failure, ordinary people are afraid that they will hide on the desert island and tremble. And this Lin Jue actually dared to return to Peach Blossom Island, and as if he was in a no-man's land, he destroyed the important materials on the island such as fire oil beds and crossbows that posed a great threat to the Ning Navy under Hai Dongqing's nose.
Imagine, if Hai Dongqing had those materials in his hands, in the first round of attacks, he would not have to resort to falling rocks at all, but would induce officers and soldiers to land on the shore and then launch a fierce attack. In that case, the Ning Navy would lose more than just ten warships and more than 800 soldiers. It is likely that dozens of large ships and thousands of soldiers will be lost, and their vitality will be greatly damaged, and they will not have the strength to fight. If that is the case, even if you retreat immediately, the battle against the bandits will end in failure. The previous records of the outer islands will also be lost. At that time, the government and the opposition will be a verbal and written attack, and it is concealed that this military action of the imperial court will put all those involved in a difficult situation, and some people will even lose their official positions. It's chilling to think about the consequences.
Liang Qi said that in order to create more favorable conditions for the officers and soldiers to attack the island, they even cut off the only supply route from Da Bird Island, and did not hesitate to expose their identities again. It can be said that Lin Jue did everything he had to do on the island, and he did even what he shouldn't have done. Under such circumstances, the Ning Navy turned around and retreated, and as a last resort, there was a scene of desperately chasing after a small boat just now.
After everyone in the audience heard all this, in addition to admiring Lin Jue, they felt more ashamed. In the final analysis, Lin Jue is just an ordinary person, and these people are all court officials, royal relatives and nobles. The rampant problem of pirates should be the responsibility of their own people, and they should make every effort to solve this matter. However, in the whole matter, the most positive attitude is this Lin Jue. In contrast, how not to feel ashamed.
Several people quickly made an analysis, mainly to analyze whether Liang Qi's words were true and whether there would be a suspicion of falling for the anti-plot. But this worry was quickly eliminated, neither the logic nor the details of Liang Qi's narrative were flawed, and just now he was desperate to chase the fleet, if he didn't turn back to rescue, this guy would die in the sea. Besides, Hai Dongqing can't use counter-plots, if there is fraud, the initiative of the officers and soldiers just now has already given him a chance, and there is no need for him to send people to trick his side into attacking back at this moment.
The decision was made quickly, and almost no one objected, and the four of them soon came to an agreement, and the army began to turn around and begin an attack on Peach Blossom Island. If, as the news sent by Lin Jue, the supplies on the island are destroyed and the supply line is cut off, when will it not be attacked at this time?
Wang Kai took the lead and led fifteen large ships as the first batch of pioneers to rush to Peach Blossom Island. Wang Kai was a careful man, and although he learned about the situation on the island, he still asked all his soldiers to hold up their large shields and form a barrier at the bow of the ship. He also ordered to raise a small sail and use the force of the wind to slow down the swell, so as not to approach too violently.
The big ship rushed into the range of the opponent's bow and arrow, and a dense rain of arrows came, denser than raindrops, covering the perimeter of the six big ships in front of them. The deck was littered with arrows, and the shield formation reduced casualties. But more than 100 soldiers were still shot.
This violent rain of arrows made the attackers a little puzzled, and it seemed that the other party's supplies were still sufficient. Unbeknownst to them, however, this was the last trembling of the pirates. The quiver is mostly empty, the arrows have run out, and this round of dense arrow rain is actually just a return to the light, and everyone can only get one or two arrows. Hai Dongqing and Xu Xing wanted to scare their opponents in this way. What they don't know, however, is that the island's old bottom has been exposed.
The dense rain of arrows was like the last madness, but it soon ended. The arrows were quickly thinned out. Wang Kai was overjoyed, and sure enough, what Liang Qi said was true, and the supplies on the island were exhausted.
Next, the officers and soldiers became unscrupulous. Although the road directly to the dock was blocked by the ten warships that had been stranded before, and a large number of boulders, it was not an obstacle at all without the blocking of arrows. Wang Kai gave the order, and all the soldiers disembarked one after another, wading chest-deep water and slowly moving towards the dock. Originally, this was the best time to intercept and kill, but the pirates no longer had arrows in their hands, so they could only watch the other party rush towards the shore.
Many pirates picked up stones and threw them down in a hurry, but this move not only failed to cause effective damage to the opponent, but also exposed their own attempts to have no arrows. After witnessing all this, more than 100 officers and men in the rear began to approach. The sound of the horn and the shouts of the officers and men and the sound of the wind and waves were concealed, and an unscrupulous landing and beach rush operation officially began.
Hai Dongqing and Se Tieqing witnessed all this, and he felt a despair in his heart that he had never felt before. He knew very well what it would be like if he was attacked by officers and soldiers on the island. Although their own side has the advantage in numbers, they are by no means the opponent of the Ning Navy in terms of force and equipment. The opponent is a well-trained government army, and its advantage lies in fighting at sea, and unless it has several times the opponent's strength on land, it will be difficult to resist. But he could only keep these words in his heart, and at this moment, if he revealed the slightest thought, the army's heart would collapse.
"Holy Father, you can't just watch, if you let them board the dock, things will be in trouble." Xu Xing shouted anxiously.
"What's the best strategy for the military advisor?" Hai Dongqing frowned.
"Send people down to the pier to intercept them and kill them on the beach. We have a lot of people, and it's cost-effective to exchange two for one. Xu Xing gritted his teeth and said.
Hai Dongqing frowned and nodded slowly, and said in a deep voice: "What you said is extremely true. In this way, the military advisor immediately organized the brothers to rush down to the beach to intercept them, and I took people to see how the ropeway was prepared. If they could bring in dozens of bundles of arrows, it would be devastating for them. You have to bring someone to resist. Drag them on the beach. ”
Xu Xing was a little puzzled, at the beginning of the war, Hai Dongqing was no longer facing the enemy but wanted to see what kind of ropeway, wouldn't this be putting the cart before the horse. However, if Hai Dongqing personally supervises, the erection of the ropeway and the delivery of materials will be more rapid. At this moment, that's really the key. If there could be a replenishment of arrows, and the officers and soldiers were blocked on the beach below the cliff, it would be a massacre. Out of his consistent trust in Hai Dongqing and consideration of the overall situation, Xu Xing nodded and agreed.
"Good brother, the luckiest thing in my life, Jiang Ruiyuan, is to meet you, a brother of life and death. If this calamity can be passed today, everything I have gained in the future will be shared with you, and you and I will no longer be separated from each other. Hai Dongqing patted Xu Xing's shoulder and sighed.
Xu Xing is even more uncomfortable, he has followed Hai Dongqing for so many years, he never says these sensational words, he is not a person who says such things. Today's Haidongqing is very different from the past.
"Don't say such things to the Holy Father, since I Xu Xing followed the Holy Father into the world more than 20 years ago, I decided to saddle the horse and never have two hearts for the Holy Father. The Holy Father can rest assured that even if he fights for his life, Xu Xing will not let the officers and soldiers attack the island. ”
"Yes, good brother. Without further ado, let's split up. All the soldiers and horses here are under your command, and I will only take a thousand men to carry the supplies, and I must hold out until I return. ”
Hai Dongqing turned around and loudly explained a few words to the leaders, asking them to obey the dispatch and command of the military division, and then left in a hurry with a thousand guards. The leaders on the cliff were a little flustered when they saw Hai Dongqing leave suddenly, but Xu Xing immediately explained. Xu Xing's prestige on the island is not small, and his words can almost represent Hai Dongqing's words, so he is sitting here, and the panic in everyone's hearts quickly calms down.
Below, more than 2,000 Ning Navy soldiers and horses had moved from waist-deep water to knee-deep shoals, and without the fetters of sea water and sediment, their movements had become flexible, and they had begun to laugh at the pier and the beaches on both sides and shout and trot. Xu Xing immediately ordered, 3,000 pirates poured down from the stone steps, and at the same time as the officers and soldiers went ashore, the two sides immediately rushed together, and a melee on the beach and dock began.
The pirates are unequipped and not well armed, and their only advantage is that they rely on a large number of people. The officers and men were strong in battle, but they were few in number, and they had been fighting against the stormy waves on the sea since a few days ago, and they had fought repeatedly from last night to now, and they basically had not closed their eyes and rested, so they were actually very tired. Under the rise of one and the other, as soon as the two sides fought, they were actually in a stalemate. Flesh and blood flew on the beach and screamed in the sky, and people and horses on both sides fell like mowing grass. Before the arrival of the large number of officers and soldiers in the rear, Wang Kai's 2,000 soldiers and horses were defeated by the bandits who were constantly pouring down from the top of the cliff, and they were almost driven back into the sea.
However, when more than 100 large ships arrived at the sea more than 100 paces away, the situation quickly reversed. Although several officers and soldiers have not yet been able to rush to the battlefield. But before they arrived, the bow and arrow had already arrived.