Li Tianyang and their voyage this time, there were only twenty-two warships, and Yuan Laoba and his group on the opposite side, even if they were just randomly selected warships, there were twenty-five warships, which meant that three warships in the Hongtang fleet had to face flanking attacks from the left and right. Originally, the combat effectiveness of the two sides was evenly matched on the whole, and it can even be said that most of the original team on Hong Tang's side were on the relatively weak side when facing Yuan Laoba's original team, and only when they picked up the pirates who had just joined Yuan Laoba's fleet did they travel to the superior side, but it was not possible to solve the battle in a while.

Only the three most unlucky ships were completely beaten, and even most of the territory of their own ships was abandoned, and only all the forces were controlled in the aft part of the ship, the archers stood on the top of the aft cabin, shooting condescendingly, and the other warriors were facing off against the pirates who were flanking left and right, forming a stalemate.

When he heard the critical order issued by a warship, Li Tianyang was also taken aback, when he observed the surroundings just now, because he was blocked by other ships, he could not see the panorama, and could only perceive the surrounding form, so he thought that the situation in other places should be almost the same, but this time he heard this signal, and he couldn't do anything, so he could only force himself to stabilize his mind: "Order, order the other party to hold on to it, and after the other ships destroy the opponent as soon as possible, they will rescue nearby!" ”

The order was quickly transmitted through the sound of drums, and seeing that most of the hours had passed, and there was no more signal for help from the left and right, a stone fell in Li Tianyang's heart. And to the left and right where the Shark warship could not see, the place where the warships that sent out the distress signal were now in full swing.

It was not only Li Tianyang who received the distress signal, but almost all the Bengang fleet heard this signal, so one moment everyone was fighting separately, and the next moment, the team members who were around the distress ship saw the danger here, regardless of whether they had the advantage or not, and at the same time of hard work, they all moved closer to the distress ship.

In this way, a wide battlefield was formed, with seven or eight, eight or nine warships connected together, and the soldiers on both sides were entangled with each other and fought together, but because they were afraid of their own warships, they did not dare to attack wantonly, which made it clear that Wei and Jin were distinct. If you look down from the sky, the whole scene is like the multi-layered sandwich biscuits of later generations, one layer around the other layer of killing, which is very interesting.

This battle lasted for more than two hours, and Yuan Laoba, who bore the brunt of the battle, was somewhat unbearable at this time, and had a little intention of retreating. Not only him, but most of the pirates around him were out of breath, sweating profusely, attacking violently for a long time, and consuming physical strength, even the strongest people would not be able to stand it, and everyone urgently needed to rest.

Of course, the consumption is two-sided, Yuan Laoba can't bear it on their side, and Hong Tang's side is not much better, and most of them are supporting it in one breath. It's just that because of the defensive position, in terms of overall consumption, it is better than Yuan Laoba's, but it seems that it won't last long.

At this time, Yuan Laoba, who was originally full of confidence, was now also a little shaken in his heart. He also didn't expect that after so many years of galloping across the South China Sea, he would be on a par with a group of pirates who had just emerged for just over a year, which was much stronger than physical weakness for the ambitious Yuan Laoba.

What worries him even more is that the large army behind the palace has been fighting for so long, but there is no trace at all so far, is there some accident and was ambushed by Bengang? Although he knew that Bengang's fleet was here, and where there were still people to ambush them, Yuan Laoba still couldn't help but guess in his heart.

Many factors have slowed down the offensive on Yuan Laoba's side a lot, and it has also given the Hongtang team members who are on the verge of collapse and facing Yuan Laoba have some respite.

Li Tianyang's side, in fact, began to get anxious, because he knew very well that in the early stage, they were moving forward at full speed, widening the distance between Yuan Laoba and their large army, so that there was not much time left to attack. Yuan Laoba and their rear team would appear behind them at any time, as a new force, killing them, becoming the last straw that crushed Hongtang's team.

After more than two hours of fighting, he clearly realized that it was already a fantasy to want to play a quick battle with Yuan Laoba and them, and it could even be said that it was already their greatest effort for the Hongtang team to hold on to it until now without collapsing, and it was probably very difficult to defeat them!

made a quick decision, taking advantage of the fact that the other party's follow-up team had not yet appeared, Li Tianyang finally gave the order to retreat. After the order was issued, it quickly spread to the warships in Hongtang, and the members of the team who received the order breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a little frustrated. According to the retreat plan formulated by the camp, the players in the front row of hand-to-hand combat mustered up the last wave of strength, fought back, and suddenly exerted force, and the pirates of Yuan Laoba and the gang, who did not react, were caught off guard and forced to retreat several steps.

There are players who have always been at a disadvantage and have been suppressed to their own fleet, and most of them have regained the occupied space in this wave of force, and knocked the opponent out of the range of their own warships.

At the same time, an axe slashed into a hook several inches deep into the ship's side deck, and in a spark, the hook broke into two sections, and the two warships that had been joined together were freed from the trap and separated anew.

It's just that in the end, it was the Hongtang warships that were caught by the pirate ships on the battlefields where eight or nine warships were connected together, and it was an easy thing to get out of trouble. The warships on the edge are okay to say, after all, they can come to support, at least it shows that they are still a little behind their opponents, and now even if they divide some forces to support friendly forces, there is still no big problem if they want to get out and retreat.

It's just that the warship in the middle has been caught by the other side, and the casualties are not counted, and they are on the weak side, and they want to say that they want to retreat, how can their opponents let them get their wish!

Seeing that the ships around him were all fighting back after the order was issued, they quickly separated from the opponent, lowered the retracted sails, and slowly sailed away from the combat zone. And on their side, they are still struggling, they have not been able to get out, and if they continue to fight, I am afraid that if they want to get out, I am afraid it will be impossible!

(End of chapter)