Zhang Nianyi pulled out a crossbow bolt stuck in the board of the boat in front of him, and had been harassed by those hateful awning boats for a day and a night. The ship's guards were exhausted, and these guys were constantly harassing day and night. Like maggots on tarsal bones, they followed the Yun family's fleet, but these small boats moved quickly and made people uneasy.

"Young master, they want to exhaust us and sneak attack at night. Being harassed by them like this, we have to protect two injured merchant ships again, isn't it fast! If we pick up the brothers on the merchant ship and burn the merchant ship, let's get rid of it first. ”

The words of the chief of the guard should be correct, but Zhang Nianyi failed to adopt it. The tea in Wuyi Mountain is only produced once a year, and it is still unknown whether it can be harvested tomorrow as the war drags on. These teas have to be paid tribute to the Hou Ye, even if it is difficult to keep these hard-won white teas, how can he be willing to burn them lightly.

"Protect the merchant ship and do your best to repair it. In any case, these two truckloads must be escorted out of Poyang Lake. Zhang Nianyi believed that these guards under him were just water bandits in Poyang Lake. The boats are only some awning boats, as long as they are strictly guarded. In any case, he couldn't help his five-toothed ship.

But he was wrong, ten miles away from him. Mr. Gongsun sat on a battleship no less than the Great Ship of the Five Teeth, and there were three other warships of the same kind beside him. These warships were all allocated to him by the king of Dongou for looting, and the sailors on board were also the elite sailors of the Dongou Kingdom.

"After a day and a night, we can attack at night." A guy who wielded Yushan with a white face and a Confucian shirt looked like a dog-headed military advisor said.

"Well, attacking us at night has four ships, and we will definitely be able to intercept the Yun family's people. Those people desperately wanted to keep the two ships, and refused to burn the ships and escape. It can be seen that these two ships of goods must be extremely valuable, as long as we rob these two ships of goods, I am afraid that we will be much more relaxed. ”

Ao Long, the general of the navy who traveled with him, was persecuted by the king of Dongou very much. Every month, you have to deal with the share pressed down by the king of Don'ou. It seemed that these two merchant ships looked like they were having good oil and water, so he instigated Mr. Gongsun to rob these two ships.

"I always feel that it is not right, if it is a large amount of goods. The draft of the merchant ship doesn't seem to be very deep? But I just don't understand why the Yun family wants to protect those two ships. ”

Mr. Gongsun was a little suspicious, and according to his original intention, he had no intention of confronting the Yun family at all. The farther away you can from such a ruthless character, the better, but the task pressed by King Dongou is too heavy. Plus the generals of the navy repeatedly instigated. Only then did he take the risk of attacking the Yun family's fleet.

"The shallow draft may be a lot of dry goods, and I like this the most. It's easy to pick up, unlike those bulky cargo. It took a lot of effort to move it on the lake, and it had to be dragged back to the port. ”

Ao Long was very excited, he didn't care what the Yun family was or not. As long as the task quota of Dongou King can be completed, the addition of officials to the knighthood is just around the corner. Which general does not step on a mountain of bones under his feet, and if he wants to be rich and rich, he must rely on killing people all his life. What's wrong with the Yun family, it's not two legs and one belly. If you cut off your head, you'll die, and you're afraid of a ball. It's just that the knives are sharper. The armor is stronger. There are a lot of Lao Tzu, and I have been harassing for a day and a night, and I am afraid that you tired soldiers will not succeed.

"General Ao is right, now it seems that the Yun family has no intention of intervening in the dispute between Dongou and Minyue. Their power in the south of the Yangtze River is also far away in Yueyang, on the shore of Dongting Lake, just because they want to shake Dongou like a mayfly shaking a tree. Sir, don't be too afraid of them, as long as we don't leave any of them clean. The devil knows who did it. "The dog-headed military advisor is a down-and-out literati in the south of the Yangtze River, who knows a few words and reads the Spring and Autumn Period, so he often considers himself a scholar. mixed into the Dongou Kingdom as a staff member, and was also quite appreciated by the Dongou King. He and Ao Long are one and the same. They were all sent by the Dongou King to assist Mr. Gongsun.

Mr. Gongsun looked at the two who sang and harmonized, and felt a little helpless in his heart. In the end, I don't believe in myself. The existence of these two people was hollowed out of him. Well, since you're going to mess with the guy you can't afford to mess with. The old man looked at it, and it really didn't work for the old man to run away. It's not that I haven't run, I wasn't in Chang'an when I was driven to Jiangnan by the Yun family!

"Since the two generals have said it, then it will be done according to the words of the two generals. However, the attack was to be scheduled for dawn. Harassed for a day and two nights. Dawn is also the time when people are most sleepy. Only then can the unexpected effect be achieved. ”

Mr. Gongsun is a veteran robber who used to be a famous water bandit on the Yangtze River. Even the blades are a pair of water-splitting spikes, and the underwater kung fu is really good. If it weren't for that, the Dongou King would not have sent him to preside over the robbery fleet.

"Hmmm! Or the gentleman's words are reasonable. It is indeed at dawn that people are the most sleepy. We will attack from east to west, so that when the sun comes out, the Han army can only face the sun, which is beneficial to us. Ao Long obviously did not give it in vain, and immediately put forward his own plan.

"Yes, attack the warship with fireships first. As long as the two five-tooth warships are solved, how can the two merchant ships be the opponents of our four big ships. "The dog-headed military division added unhurriedly.

A perfect robbery plan was freshly hatched, and Mr. Gongsun sighed as he looked at the two guys whose eyes lit up with excitement. These guys don't know how powerful the Yun family is, so they have no choice but to accompany them, who makes them rely on Dongou King now.

The helpless Mr. Gongsun ordered: "The fleet turns the rudder to the east, so that the canopy ship will harass the Yun family fleet all night tonight." ”

The bright moon hung in the sky, which made Zhang Nianyi feel a lot more relieved. There seemed to be more awning boats on the lake, and these guys were harassed by groups of three. Even the constant beating of gongs and drums, the lake is so lively that it seems to be rushing to a market. From time to time, rockets and fireships tried to get into the battleship, and the Yun family's guards needed to keep an eye on them at all times. If you let those fireships crash into the ships, they will shed a layer of skin if they are not sinkable.

"Attention, fireboat spotted on the port side." From the mast came the frightened cries of the lookout post. Zhang Nianyi hurriedly ordered the guards on the port side to launch rockets, and some of the able-bodied men grabbed the poles, ready to prop up the approaching fireship at any time.

The fireships stood out in the moonlight, as they were relatively wide. This allows for more firewood and grass in it, and rivets in the bow. As long as the rivets are wedged into the hull of the big ship, it is very difficult to get rid of it.

This method of warfare has been popular in Jiangnan since the Spring and Autumn Period, and the Chu State used this tactic to break the Qin army during the Warring States Period. Nowadays, in naval warfare, the use of fireships and anti-fireships are the top priorities.

The fireship approached the port side as fast as the guards hurriedly lit the rockets with torches. As soon as he saw the fireship in range, it shot over, and dozens of rockets were inserted into the fireship like meteors. Generally speaking, firewood and grass on a fireboat are used to burn violently. They were filled with a lot of oil beforehand, and when they were hit by rockets, the ship would burn at a distance. As long as the people on the side of the boat hold the fire boat with poles and let it burn out on its own.

But the fireboat in front of him was a little strange, not only did the rocket not ignite the firewood and grass. Even the rocket seemed to fall into the water and went out, which made Zhang Nianda feel strange.

Seeing that the big ship was prepared, the fireboat did not bother to turn its bow and sailed out of the range of the rocket. The ship turned around, and it didn't take long for the fireboat to sail out of the range of the rocket. Let Zhang Nianyi grind his teeth secretly, but there is nothing he can do.

It turned out that these fireboats were loaded with firewood and grass, but these firewood and grass were all drenched in water. The soaked firewood and grass will naturally not burn so lightly, which is Mr. Gongsun's tired strategy. It was impossible for the Yun family to know whether the fireboat that rushed over was drenched in oil or water. They could only stay on guard all night long, and as soon as a fireship approached, they nervously launched rockets and prepared poles.

Coupled with the sound of the gongs and drums of the canopy boats all around, it was a dream to sleep.

The Yun family's guards hadn't closed their eyes for a day or two nights, and the bandits were constantly harassing the Yun family's fleet with this tactic. Zhang Nian's eyes were red, and he felt a little wrong. But I couldn't think of how it was possible to fight against my own five-toothed big ship with those black canopy boats.

Fireships are powerful, but they are not unbreakable. There are a lot of large tanks on the ship that can be used to extinguish the fire ship even if it is wedged on the ship. Could it be that the water bandits still have ships capable of fighting the five-toothed big ship? This is absolutely impossible, if there are such water bandits in Poyang Lake, the king of Dongou will exterminate them first. Ou Zhenfu would not allow such a deterrent force to appear in his land.

In the suspicion, Zhang Nianyi spent a difficult night, when a touch of fish belly white was revealed on the edge of the sky. The sound of gongs and drums on the lake gradually stopped, and there were no more fireboats harassing the Yun family's fleet.

There was an eerie silence on the lake, and the awning boats were heading out into the shallow waters. After a noisy night, the Yun family guards were a little uncomfortable with this eerie silence.

"Young master, aren't those water bandits also tired?" The head of the guard asked a little strangely.

"No way, it must be some kind of trick. Let the brethren be on alert! Zhang Nianyi felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't say it.

"Young master, the brothers are too tired to do it. If you don't close your eyes for a day or two nights, let the brothers take turns to sleep for a while. The chief of the guard said helplessly.

All the people were eager to look at Zhang Nianyi, they were already sleepy. The eyelids always close consciously or unconsciously, and then open quickly. People are not machines, as long as they are full of food and drink, they can work indefinitely. The nerves of these guards were stretched to the extreme, and they desperately needed to relax.

"Alright! Stay sentry and take turns sleeping. Pay attention to the movement of the lake. Under these eager eyes, Zhang Nianyi was also helpless, and could only succumb to people's physical desires.

Not long after Zhang Nianyi's order was given, there was a sound of snoring on the Wuya warship. The guards were so tired that once the tense nerves relaxed, they would quickly fall asleep. (To be continued......)