Troubled Times: Start with 800 Dead Soldiers

"Tell him to come in."

Not long after, I saw a man in public uniform walking in outside the military tent.

The person who came had a ring knife at his waist, he was walking in a hurry, and there were traces of blood on his body. It seemed that he had just experienced a fierce battle.

As soon as he entered the military camp, he knelt down on one knee and said: "Sir, please save us!"

Su Xia and Li Dong looked at each other: "Don't be anxious, speak slowly."

"Sir, I am He Tao, the captain of Penglai County, who has been ordered to chase down a group of pirates. Now, this group of pirates is about to board the ship. Please send troops to intercept them quickly!"

"Oh? They are preparing to escape to the sea!"

"Yes, sir, I should be preparing to return to my home base. The military situation is extremely urgent, so I come to you for help quickly."

Su Xia frowned: "Vice Admiral Li, you immediately mobilize [-] naval troops, start the fleet and follow Lieutenant He County immediately, and stop the pirates for me."

Li Dong nodded immediately and went out.

Su Xia dispatched the two largest clippers of the Pinghai Navy. These two clippers were left behind by the Pinghai Navy. However, they were somewhat damaged due to disrepair. After Su Xia took office, they repaired the two ships completely, making the two ships completely. The largest warship in the Pinghai Navy has been given a new look.

This kind of main warship is not only tall but also has portholes. After Ling Zhen succeeded, he improved the quality of the artillery. Each ship is equipped with two golden wheel guns weighing [-] kilograms as the main gun, and six mother-and-daughter cannons. The secondary battery can accommodate nearly a hundred people.

The other sergeants took small boats, each of which had a cannon. There were ten boats in total, forming an elite pursuit force that set off from the Dengzhou Guard Water Army Camp Pier.

Su Xia was riding a main battleship. After training and maintenance, this kind of main battleship was fast and powerful. Compared with the previous Pinghai Navy's combat effectiveness, it was unknown how many times it was improved.

Lieutenant He Tao was a little nervous. In fact, he was a little afraid of water, but he was very anxious because he was chasing the pirates.

Su Xia saw his uneasiness: "Why, is Captain He afraid of water?"

"Sir, I am not very good at water, so I am a little confused when I see this water."

"Then how do you lead our army!"

"Sir, I am familiar with the style of this group of pirates. They must have gone along the reef in the southeast. This opportunity is rare and we cannot let them escape. Moreover, they should not expect that there will be a navy chasing them."

"you sure?"

"Sir, I'm sure we can find their lair."

Su Xia ordered: "Send the flag and move forward at full speed."

The sailors immediately sent out a flag, signaling a full-speed pursuit.

Sure enough, not long after, the sailor on the mast reported: "Report, two ships have been spotted two miles ahead."

"I will catch up with him, surround him, and notify Li Dong. All ships will form a wild goose feather formation. When the main ship pursues him, the other fleets will immediately turn back and continue to attack me! We can't let them run away. "

Su Xia ordered while taking out the "telescope" she carried with her.

Since Li Gaosheng, Zhu Fu and others made transparent glass, Su Xia asked them to make glass balls.

On the other hand, it is also used to create a "telescope." After all, this kind of thing is made of two convex lenses.

Although the transparency of colored glaze is not that real, it is better than nothing.

He Tao pulled him aside and said, "Look, are there Du Kang and Wang Ying there?"

County lieutenant He Tao took the telescope from Su Xia's hand and looked at it suspiciously, imitating Su Xia.

But he couldn't help being frightened and trembling all over: "What, what is this? Why did this person jump right in front of me?"

"Are they the pirates?"

"That's right, short and short, I can see clearly that that person is Wang Ying."

Su Xia took the telescope from He Tao and looked at the nearby sea. There was a small island nearby, probably only a few acres in size.

Li Dong said from the side: "My lord, further forward, there are archipelagos with more islands. Judging from what they mean, this seems to be their home base."

"Fire artillery to prevent them from escaping and force them onto the islands and reefs! We cannot let them join the pirates on the island."

Su Xia issued the first combat order.

Lieutenant General Ling Zhen was a little geared up. Even though he was famous as a thunder bomb in Bianliang, Tokyo, he was always dragged by the army to fire trumpets.

At the beginning, he was a little unhappy when he was transferred to the navy, but since he was able to build and operate his own cannons, he was extremely happy inside.

After listening to Su Xia's order to fire, Ling cheered up.

He measured the pirate ships in the distance with his fingers and ordered the chess players to call: "Command, except for the golden wheel cannon, all other ships should pay attention to their guns. The distance is [-] steps. The target pirate ship is to be fired!"

"Boom boom boom!"

In the first round of attack by the combined cannons, each ship and each cannon fired a total of more than a dozen shells!

The shells roared away and exploded in the water near the two men.

Wang Ying, Du Kang and other dozens of pirates were in only two boats, and the boats were small, so more than a dozen cannonballs all failed.

But this shocked Wang Ying and Du Kang.

"Brother, the army is catching up, it seems to be a gunboat from the Pinghai Navy!"

"You son of a bitch, Ping Haijun, dare to fire on us! Why did you take the initiative to attack us?"

"Brother, stop talking and leave!"

Su Xia could see clearly in the telescope. Ling Zhen couldn't be blamed for the cannonball's misalignment. After all, the material and craftsmanship of the gun barrel and the quality of the gunpowder were not absolutely guaranteed. In addition, the distance was long, and the mobile artillery hit a moving target, so it couldn't hit it. is normal.

It hit him, which was strange.

"Keep firing, main ship, get close quickly."

Su Xia issued the second order.

Ling Zhen scratched his head after all the first round of artillery fire missed. Fortunately, he had not ordered the powerful Golden Wheel Cannon to fire just now. Otherwise, the reloading speed of the Golden Wheel Cannon would be very slow. After the shell missed, it would take a long time to reload. Second round of shooting.

Therefore, Ling Zhen's Golden Wheel Cannon has always been left unopened. If it is open, it must hit with one hit.

"Brother, Ping Haijun's ships seem to be different. They are moving very fast and are getting closer to us."

Dwarf tiger Wang Ying said anxiously to Du Kang.

But the gunboat commanded by Ling Zhen advanced rapidly. At the gun position, Ling Zhen held the gunner, picked up the torch himself, and silently recited: "Three hundred steps, 280 steps!"

The torch was placed on the fuse of the golden wheel cannon, which weighed [-] kilograms.

"Boom!" Two shells were fired violently from the muzzle of the Golden Wheel Cannon.

A huge explosion sounded immediately.

A cannonball hit Du Kang's ship without any bias, and the "Bridegroom of the Night" Du Kang and a dozen of his pirates were sent to the west by Ling Zhen's "Golden Wheel Cannon".

In an instant, the place where the ship had been was shattered into pieces, with broken limbs and fragments of the boat floating on the sea.

"Brother!" Dwarf Tiger Wang Ying's eyes widened and he couldn't believe what was happening in front of him.

"Continue to fire! Order each gun on the ship to fire on its own."

Su Xia ordered.

The messenger immediately responded: "Yes!"