Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 1762 A crushing defeat

How many pirates are there on the East China Sea?
This number cannot be counted. There are both Chinese and foreign Han and Hu, there are the defeated soldiers who conquered Goguryeo at the end of the Sui Dynasty, there are various local forces defeated after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, and there are Japanese slaves who have been struggling for a living in the Japanese kingdom for years... Even the Laughing East China Sea Order The "Three Great Gangs" frightened by merchants were wiped out by the navy one after another, but there were still many fish that slipped through the net. In addition, there were all kinds of small groups of bandits. Although they were scattered, they were still huge in number.

Although so many pirates do not have the strict organization, unified command, and high morale of the "Three Gangs", they can't stand the crowd...

Looking at the densely packed pirate warships rushing towards the sea, Xiao Cuo felt his scalp go numb, and a cold air hit his whole body along his spine in an instant.

Before going to sea, because they wanted to avoid the navy, when the big families got together to discuss this, they were already prepared to be robbed by pirates.It's just that the "three big gangs" have been wiped out, and the rest are small groups of pirates. With the help of the armed forces composed of private soldiers drawn from each family, they are confident that they can fight against any group of pirates, but they never thought that these pirates who are scattered and fighting on their own They would actually abandon their previous suspicions in front of the huge bait, unite together and come out with all their might...

The rain was violent and the wind was strong, and the cold rainwater poured in from the window and wet Xiao Cuo's clothes, making him feel cold all over his body.

A desperate fear enveloped Xiao Cuo like a gloomy sky...

"Challenge! Challenge!" Bao Xi, who had always looked leisurely as if he knew everything in his chest, had a ferocious face, and said sharply, "Order the fleet to fight quickly! We have gathered private soldiers from all major families, all of whom are brave and skilled fighters, even pirates. If the number is several times larger than yourself, you will definitely be able to fight and win!"

The old sailor opened his mouth, hesitated to speak, and hastily ordered the apprentices following him to go out and command the sailors on the mast to wave the red flag like crazy, and convey the order to all the ships to fight to the death and never retreat.

In fact, there is no way to retreat, the sea is vast, and there is no terrain to rely on. The only way is to meet the tough, either you die, or I die.

After the flag was sent out, Bao Xi shouted at the old sailor: "Quickly order this ship to back off and leave the battlefield. Make sure not to attract the attention of other ships. While they are in a melee, let's run away to the nearest land." !"

There is a huge gap in strength between the two sides, and this battle cannot be won no matter how hard it is fought.

Even if there is still a slight chance of winning, Bao Xi and other aristocratic children are absolutely unwilling to gamble their fate on such a weak hope!
Fight to the death with pirates?
Go to hell!

In case of losing, wouldn't he be torn apart by the vicious pirates?
If you don't run now, when will you wait...

The old sailor was stunned for a moment, and said anxiously: "We are riding on the flagship. If we flee now without a fight, the morale of the army will be shaken and morale will be lost. At that time, no one will love to fight, and the whole army will definitely collapse. Chasing and killing them with their tails, I'm afraid even a boat won't be able to escape..."

"To shut up!"

Before he finished speaking, Wang Qi from behind had already jumped over, raised his hand and slapped the old sailor fiercely, widened his eyes and cursed: "It's really farting! What is the collapse of the whole army? We are The army? No! We are just merchant ships, those on board are just private soldiers, not the army! It’s fine if there are sporadic pirates, but how many pirate ships are there on the sea outside? How do we fight this battle? I am the king of Langya The direct descendants of the family are high-ranking nobles, and it is said that they cannot die here, and even the bones have to be fed to fish, turtles, shrimps and crabs!"

Xie Wenhua also recovered his strength, and echoed: "That's right, run for your life, if you get caught by pirates, you can't escape even if you want to! I don't want to die here..."

Normally, Xiao Cuo would have annoyed these two dandies to death, but at this time he felt that what they said made sense.

"Needless to say, retreat quickly, let's turn around and head back!"

Xiao Cuo ordered with red eyes.

"This... oh! The old slave obeyed..." The old sailor sighed, stomped his feet, turned around and walked out of the cabin to give the order to retreat.

Although the pirates are numerous and powerful, each ship is full of elite private soldiers of the major families. As long as you gather your morale and fight to the death, you may not be able to defeat the pirates who are fighting on their own.

However, these young masters were cowardly, so they escaped before the battle...

He is just a domestic slave, how dare he disobey the order?

It's just that the old sailor, who has traveled all over the country for many years, knows in his heart that the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River may be doomed.

In the first battle of Niuzhuji, most of the dead private soldiers of the major families lost most of them. With a mouth and a seemingly gorgeous shell left, who is afraid of you?

The era when the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River dominated the south of the Yangtze River and made the emperor have to swallow his anger is destined to be gone forever...

In the cabin, Xiao Cuo and Bao Xi looked miserable and kept silent.

How could these outstanding children of aristocratic families not understand something that an old sailor could understand?In this battle, not only will millions of soldiers lose their money, but it is also likely that more than a thousand elite private soldiers will be entangled and buried in the belly of the fish.

The consequences caused by this are like a landslide and tsunami, which will shake the foundation of the Jiangnan gentry!
However, understanding is one thing, how to choose is another matter...

Could it be possible to let a few of them rush to the forefront and lead these private soldiers to fight to the death with the pirates?In that way, even if they were lucky enough to win the battle in the end and defeat the pirates, they would be more likely to be beheaded before the moment of victory.

The words of "putting them to death and then reviving them" sound passionate and heroic, but it is difficult to do it. At this time of crisis, it is more acceptable to "keep the green hills without worrying about no firewood"...

The heavy rain was still pouring down, and countless leech-like pirate ships crossed the sea like arrows flying off the string, arriving in a blink of an eye.

"boom!"

With a dull sound, the leading pirate ship had no time to turn the rudder and hit the bow of the cargo ship.

The pirate ship was too small, and capsized immediately upon impact, but the pirates on board did not have the slightest fear, struggling from the sea water to cling to the side of the merchant ship, and desperately climbed up.The private soldiers on the merchant ship had already received the signal that they would fight to the death, and rushed to the side of the ship with their weapons in hand, slashing fiercely at the pirates who had already climbed up from the sea.

Screams, curses, and roars resounded throughout the area, and the sea water on both sides of the merchant ship was instantly stained red with blood, and the pirates fell into the sea water like dumplings.

"boom!"

There was another sound of impact, but another pirate ship slammed into the side of the merchant ship that had been slammed horizontally due to the impact just now, and sawdust flew across the side of the merchant ship and was hit hard by the bow ram of the pirate ship. A hole was opened, and the turbulent seawater poured in instantly, and the merchant ship immediately tilted.

The private soldiers and sailors on the ship were caught off guard by this violent impact and lost their balance. Many private soldiers who leaned over the side of the ship and swung their knives at the pirates in the water immediately fell into the sea.

"Boom boom boom!"

The sound of crashing one after another was endless, countless pirate ships swarmed over, neither turning the rudder nor slowing down, just like a sharp sword dragged a long wake of white foam on the sea, and plunged into the queue of merchant ships.

The war broke out suddenly!

The private soldiers of the major families are indeed elite, they are well-trained and well-equipped, while the pirates on the opposite side are ragged and haggard, and the weapons in their hands are even more varied.If it was on land, even if there were twice as many pirates rushing forward in an unorganized manner, I am afraid that there would only be an end of the entire army. However, on this stormy sea, the situation was completely reversed.

As soon as they joined the battle, due to the huge impact brought by the collision of the ships, Honda's private soldiers could not stand still, and the pirates' ability to rise and fall with the wind and waves on the sea is by no means a short-term training of private soldiers and dead soldiers Comparably, they stood more firmly on their feet, and their fierce character made them fearless, and they climbed onto the merchant ship desperately with messy weapons...

When the two armies meet, the brave wins.

It's not that the private soldiers of the major families are not brave, let alone that they are afraid of death. However, they usually bully the villagers and fight bandits and grass bandits. More often, they are private soldiers who are raised. When he was a pirate, his momentum was completely suppressed.

Many private soldiers had not even recovered from the impact, but the pirates climbed onto the boat and slashed on their bodies with big knives.

Xiao Cuo, who kept retreating and had slowly withdrawn from the battlefield, saw his eyes tearing apart!
It seemed to be just a face-to-face meeting. As soon as the two sides joined the battle, the dead private soldiers on their side screamed miserably, covered in blood, were chopped down on the deck and fell into the cold sea water.

Xiao Cuo was cold all over, this kind of situation was something he never dreamed of.

At this moment, he was just praying to God and worshiping Buddha in his heart, hoping that the navy had already heard the news of their smuggling at sea, and was chasing after them...

(End of this chapter)