Chapter 378: Becoming a desperate situation

Chapter 378: Becoming a desperate situation

Standing on the shore, the leader of Liangshan's naval army shook the sea water on his body, and Yizhang Qing Zhang Heng said first: "I can't rush out - this time, the other party's cannon did not hit the hull, but just hit the sea, which had already hit us so loudly. I guess the thunder fire was showing mercy in the face of the world. If I really annoyed him, the cannon hit the hull, and I would not be able to survive today."

Wu Jialiang hesitated for a moment, twisting the rat whisker and said, "I heard that gunpowder is expensive. The Thunderbolt Fire only has three large ships. I saw that the other warships did not fight *, but just shouted behind them, which shows that the Thunderbolt Fire does not have much gunpowder... Zhang Heng, we seem to have hundreds of kilograms of gunpowder, so why not put it on the arson ship and try again?"

Zhang Heng looked at Wu Jialiang with reproach. Song Jiang noticed the gaze and quickly interrupted: "How many lives will it take to fill it up? After we consume the gunpowder of the Thunderbolt Fire, how many brothers can we still be left? At that time, even if we rushed out of Haizhou and had no brothers, what's the point?"

"More than stop," fireboat worker Zhang Cen interrupted: "The other party's warship is tall, but the rudder is extremely flexible and very fast. I just observed their advance and retreat, and found that the other party's advance is like a rabbit, retreat is like a cunning fox, and there is no opportunity to take advantage of it. The waters in the dock area are small, and this advantage cannot be revealed. Once it reaches the open water outside the dock..."

The short-lived Erlang Ruan Jin immediately took over the words of the fireboat worker: "When he arrived at the open sea, he didn't need guns. He just advanced and retreated more flexibly with faster speed and more flexible speed. Simply hitting the hull, he could send us one by one to the bottom of the sea."

The other naval generals - Piao Tianwen - agreed.

Song Jiang pondered for a moment and ordered: "Go back and stabilize the defense line on the land first - we are all across the north and south, and if we are beaten and retreat on the land, it will be even more ridiculous."

The navy generals responded loudly, walked to the shore together, and collected sailors swimming over. Only the fireboat worker Zhang Cen did not leave. After the navy leader left, he stumbled and explained: "Captain Song, our gunpowder is even more different. My boat was overturned by a cannon. I saw the cannon, weighing three pounds.

Our gunpowder is configured according to the formula in "The General Yao of Wu Jing". It was created by those officers, but unfortunately this gunpowder can only smoke and get angry. It is not as loud as the thunderbolt fire, and it is impossible to push the three-pound cannon so far."

Wu Jialiang thoughtfully added: "That is to say, the gunpowder of Pili Fire has other ancestral techniques, so it seems to be particularly powerful... There were rumors before that the Ling family in Mizhou sent their direct disciples to worship under the name of Pili Fire, so they improved the gunpowder technology... I think Zhang Shuye only planned to transfer Ling Peng to him, which forced us to survive in Luomahu. Now, we meet Ling Peng and his master... No wonder."

Song Jiang pondered and asked, "Who is familiar with the two generals?"

Wu Jialiang thought for a while and replied: "When Dong Ping was the head-in-chief, General Li Yan had come to the county to deliver the thief on the arresting documents. The two had some friendship. Before coming to Haizhou this time, "Yi Chi Zhi" had contacted Li Yan, the double-gun general, and Li Yan was still thinking about that friendship. He reminded "Yi Chi Zhi" to be careful and believed. He said that if the government did not assign, he could pretend to be confused and let go of a way, but with the government's assignment, he had to move forward together and did not dare to be sympathetic.

He also said: Shi Chengxin's foundation is at the wharf outside the East Gate. Li Yan believes that he does not believe in time. If we encounter it, we must not compete with him... Hehe, he also said that there is no wisdom, because there is no way to fall into Shi Chengxin's trap..."

At this time, shouts of "All the heroes of Liangshan are here" sounded one after another on the wharf. Once these heroes who have been roaming in northern China for many years have made up their minds, their combat effectiveness has increased sharply. The inch of land in the wharf is bound to fight, and the sound of swords and guns colliding continues. Li Yan, who has been unable to capture for a long time, suffered heavy casualties under his command - the battle has entered a stalemate.

Song Jiang sighed and replied: "So when we encountered each other, we were unwilling to do it first. Brother Suo Chao did not believe this. He had already used his life to verify that Shi Chengxin was invincible... So, can't we really think of a way to get out of a way?"

At this moment, the sun gradually moved westward, and the smoke of cooking fires rose in the distance - life continued. Although the heroes of Liangshan were still fighting hard on the dock, representing the interests of the vast majority of people, the people of Haizhou had already raised the fire and started to make their own supper regardless of the fire.

From the early morning to now, there is no food or fresh water supply in the bare wharf area. The heroes of Liangshan who have fought fiercely all day long are hungry and thirsty. The generals on the opposite side are backed by Haizhou City, and there are continuous reinforcements and rotations. However, the heroes of Liangshan still have to take advantage of the rare buffer period when the generals rest to familiarize themselves with the terrain and lay out barricades - they have been working hard. At present, an atmosphere of despair is shrouded in their hearts. They are surrounded by all sides and their way out. As time goes by, more and more officers and soldiers around will gather. The heroes of Liangshan who have always been wandering and robbing have never been forced into such a dilemma. In the past, even when they were blocked by people in Luoma Lake, there were thousands of meters of lakes that allowed them to surround them. Never thought that they would be surrounded by people in a small harbor like this.

After a while, Yu Qilin Li Jinyi (Lu Junyi) was covered in blood on his face, and came over with a long-handled Park Knife and reported: "Brother Song, the right-sliding street has been lost, and more than 30 brothers have not withdrawn."

"If you lose, just lose it." Song Jiang was discouraged. The situation is the worst now. Can it be worse than it is now: "The equipment of the right slim street is simple and has no guard value. It's just right for the brothers to withdraw it, which can strengthen the power of the left slim street."

At the same time, at the other end of the dock area, Li Yan looked at Shi Chuan's housekeeper Mu Shun in frustration, and begged repeatedly: "We have tried our best. The generals have repeatedly rushed to kill each other... I know that Shi Dalang has many strange things in his hands. I know that Cuizhuang Tuanzheng is the largest armed force in Haizhou. I know that Zuoxie Street and Jinxiu Street have also received military training. Usually, they are swaying around the streets with five or six, but now I can't see any of them.

Butler Mu, we have no strength to rush to kill - listen, the sound of cannons at sea has also stopped. Now if you don’t transfer Cuizhuang Troupe to the school, at least give me a team of slings. If you don’t have slings, you should at least give me some long-range weapons? The generals’ crossbows are frequently fired, and the crossbow strings, bow arms, and triggers are damaged a lot. I can just make a little supply and I can keep fighting - can my brothers’ blood be cheaper than those of your equipment?"

Mu Shun rolled his eyes secretly: Brothers' blood? Whose brothers? Our equipment is the property of "our". Zhang Shuye, who supervises the battle at the city center of Haizhou, is not a good person. Whether our things are people or objects, can we still take them back after taking them out?

Besides, if you want to make a contribution, you have to pay a price. Whoever lives a life without licking blood from a knife, or whoever uses his own life and blood to make a contribution is originally a professional characteristic of a general.

"I didn't get the order of the boss, old man, I dare not make a decision. Besides, the entire Zuoxie Street is made of stone buildings. The new wharf area was built by my boss for three years. Although the Liangshan Water Corps set fire in the wharf area, the buildings there were all huge rocks that could not be burned, and the catapults could not penetrate the thick walls at all, so we are not afraid of losses, we can afford to delay.

I said, Li Chengxin, don’t expect Cuizhuang to practice the group. I cannot give it any equipment. Whether it is Cuizhuang or Huabang, the command power is not with me. If you are anxious, it’s useless. If you have kung fu, you should think of other ways - I will give it to you, and you won’t use it either."

The tutor is a local armed force. Their responsibility is defined as the guards and they are rarely equipped with large machinery. The Cuizhuang tutor privately owns these large siege equipment, which is an illegal act. Li Yan also knew that it was a bit difficult for Cuizhuang to take out private goods under Zhang Shuye's nose on the city. However, the shelling just now left him with a deep impression. He pointed to the sea and said aggrievedly: "I don't want anything else, just give me one or two things that were fire-breaking just now - just one."

Mu Shun certainly knew what it was, but he couldn't say it, so he had to open his eyes and answer without blushing his face and heartlessly: "General Li also knew that those sea boats were not assembled in Haizhou, and we in Haizhou do not produce that thing. Besides, I heard that the thing was huge and heavy, so it was okay to install it on the boat, after all, when fighting, the boat only needed to move and it didn't move.

But once that heavy cannon is transported to land, it will be inconvenient to move it alone. Now, not to mention that old man, I can’t take out the fish cannon, even if I can take out it, you can’t move it with your current manpower.”

At this time, on the sea, five warships slowly sailed out of the port entrance. On the deck, the commander of the fast sailboat looked at the broken mounds and slals everywhere on the water. He was satisfied. He was touching his chin in the belly of the boat. He watched the gun body inspect the gun body in an orderly manner and clean the barrel. He praised loudly: "Yes, just fight like this. Our gunfire is fierce, and the other party's ship cannot rely on. Besides, even if the other party has a boat that has been approaching, the brothers on the deck are entangled with them, let's panic. Just follow the exercise and shoot out one shot at one shot...

Well, it seems that a shelling chief needs to be set up to be unevenly unified... What are you looking at? It's you. From now on, you have been a shelling chief. I've issued orders in sequence as I did just now - this job is not difficult."

After pausing for a moment, Shi Chuan announced loudly: "From the future, the order of command in the cabin will be; the artillery leader, the number one gunner, the number two gunner, the number three gunner... and so on."

As he was speaking, the sailor in the cabin reported: "I have seen the warships of the navy."

Shi Meng stood up, returned to the deck, and ordered the captain: "Put down the sampan, I'll go to the Batou Navy to command, you will continue to cruise---directly to the dock of Donghai County Pier. If nothing unexpected happens, you can just start the anchor and go to Japan."

The captain looked at the dock area strangely and asked carefully: "Does we no longer need here?"

Shi Chuan nodded: "What we need most now is to conceal the existence of cannons."

The captain thought for a while and replied: "It is fifteen miles away from the city. Although the sound of cannons is so loud that it is shocking, the city may not see the specific battle scenes on the sea surface through a wall of fire."

This is true - I don’t know if the ancients were particularly visionary, unintentional behavior, or wanted to leave enough room for development for the wharf area. Therefore, ancient port cities were generally built far away from the sea. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, this urban pattern gave the Japanese pirates a sufficient response time after landing on the shore. However, when it came to modern times, the long distance of the wharf area left a large space for the establishment of a modern port.

Zuoxiong Lane is a street parallel to the city. Binhai Avenue winds over ten miles along the seaside (Huali of the Song Dynasty). The Heng Street starting from the east gate is Jinxiu Street, and the tail ends at the left and right silence streets. Because this road often transports a large amount of foreign trade goods, the road is very open and the road conditions are very good. Along the way, there are countless large cargo warehouses and giant warehouses for stocking up goods.

Because the Liangshan gangsters came temporarily, the street seemed a little empty. Although there was a sound of shouting and killing at the end of the street, the thick smoke and fire obscured their vision... The most outrageous thing is that it is the sea trade season now. When the news came from the dock area that the heroes of Liangshan were compressed to the breakwater, Jinxiu Street under the east gate actually lit the lights of the ghost market heartlessly, and under the strict protection of Huabangzi, normal entertainment and bulk goods transactions began.

The lights of the ghost market and the abortion of people are slightly less than usual, making the fight on the dock a different world - this is the Song Dynasty, which is particularly free and easy for life and death, and enjoys the pleasure of life and crazily chasing life.

At this time, Zhang Shuye was still standing on the top of the city, and the sound of cannons gradually weakened. Looking at the smoke-filled wharf street, he listened to the battle report from Li Yan with a little restlessness:

"Cei Xin Lang Li Yan has directed his companions to retake Youxie Street. Liangshan Water Corps have been forced into the Zuoxie Street Breakdown. But for some reason, Shi Chengxin led the warships to sink the Liangshan Water Corps to attempt to leave the port. Now, they have led the warships to retreat. The shadow of their sails cannot be seen on the sea. Only the warships of the navy are still continuing to block the dock..."

Zhang Shuye choked, and the officials around him were waiting for him to speak. Suddenly, Zhang Shuye suddenly said, "Come on surrender?"

The officials in Haizhou City were stunned when they heard this. The Haizhou Tongzong immediately interrupted: "Sir, seeing that this group of water bandits are going to be captured in one fell swoop, this is a huge contribution. Why... The adult has changed his mind again, why should he surrender them?"

Zhang Shuye didn't speak for a long time. When everyone's eyes were focused on him, Zhang Shuye lowered his head and asked the general who reported the news: "How are you casualties?"

The person who reported the news looked gloomy: "About 300 generals of Li Yan's troops were killed in battle, and the remaining generals were injured."

The magistrate shouted: "It turns out that they are bandits, they are forced to this extent, and they are still so stupid."

Uncle Zhang asked again: "What do you need?"

The informant lowered his head and replied: "The breakwater is very empty, but when the dock was built, countless anchors, hanging towers, and windshields were set up near the berth. Now these facilities are used by Liangshan Water Corps as barricades. This group of people have excellent archery skills, and we have suffered heavy casualties. We... I beg you to provide reinforcements."

Zhang Shuye nodded: "The dam is indeed empty. If a warship attacks from the sea, with the huge crossbow and big bow, the people on the dam seem to have no way out except jumping into the sea... But the Liangshan gangsters have always been cunning. They saw that the warships were too close to each other. If the dam was captured by the dam, the situation would be out of control. Shi Chengxin's approach is also a safe move."

The informant's lips squirmed, and he endured it again and again, and still spoke: "Sir, can you transfer Cuizhuang to train, or Jinxiujiehuayi to help with the battle? The former is well-trained and good at joint attacks, and the latter is familiar with geography..."

Zhang Shuye shook his head gently: "We have no reinforcements - Liangshan gangs are attacking, bandits from all over the country are ready to move. The accusation of the group training is to stabilize the four towns. At this time, not only the Cuizhuang group training cannot be mobilized, but the imperial guards and the wing army cannot be moved. As for the flower-army... Look at it - Jinxiu Street is still operating tonight, it all depends on the flower-army to stabilize people's hearts."

The judge immediately spoke: "Yes, Haizhou's taxes this year must be completed by the merchants in Jinxiu Street - Huabang must never move."

The informant sighed and reminded: "Sir, we have already killed more than 300 people."

Under the convening of Zhang Shuye, generals from the four counties of Haizhou gathered in the city. Until now, there are still reports of great futures. Li Yan's total strength reached 1,000, which is twice as many as the Liangshan gangsters. In comparison, Li Yan should be slightly better than the strength of both sides. The generals are all wealthy martial boys who have the capital to arm themselves. The Liangshan camp is truly famous with thirty-six people, among which there are also those who are just as frivolous as Dong Ping, fireboat worker Zhang Cen. However, this group of bandits, who were not familiar with the geography, caused huge casualties to the general.

One third of the casualties of an army, basically the army collapsed because one casualty needs two people to carry. One third of the casualties means that the entire army is going to carry the wounded, and there are no idle combatants - the group of generals led by Li Yan is now close to this dangerous critical point. The reason why they can still fight is that they are fighting locally, and the wounded are taken care of by the villagers; on the other hand, this team is composed of bounty hunters who are brave enough to fight, and the casualties of their companions aroused their desire to revenge. Now, after the bloodshed, the team is like an injured hungry tiger, trying hard to bite the opponent to death... but is a little powerless.

Zhang Shuye was very clear about the current situation. He was silent for a moment and reminded him faintly: "Not long ago, Hou Meng once went to Piao Tianwen to open his mind..."

Chapter 378: Being forced into a desperate situation,
Chapter completed!