Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

Chapter 455 Chase

The waves were rough, and the top of the waves hit the bow of the ship and broke into tiny water droplets. They fell into the sea again, mixed with white water, and surged to both sides. The ship with scattered seaweed moved forward quickly.

Under the sky, Wei Zhaode and Ping Haijun were performing a daily routine of suppressing bandits at sea. Ping Haijun, with the sails hoisted and moving at full speed, made the three fleeing ships extremely nervous.

Boom——

The thick and long crossbow arrows were shot from the ship, crossed the ship's side in an arc, and penetrated into the sea, causing a wave of waves.

"Damn it, the ships of the army are faster than ours." Han Kai's bald head shone in the sun, and fine beads of sweat slid down his skin: "Brother, think of something quickly."

"I'm not a god! Is there a way to do it?" Wei Zhaode's face turned red, and he looked behind him with a rather unkind look: "Damn it, it's like a shark seeing blood. These officers and soldiers ate the wrong food. Got the medicine?"

bang——

The thick and long crossbow arrows grazed the side of the ship on the left, and the broken wood chips mixed with sawdust flew up into the air, falling into the sea and floating up and down. The figures on the ship panicked for a moment, and then went about their duties. The figure looked a lot tighter.

"Liu Ti's boat was hit!" Han Kai shouted loudly: "The injury is not serious, just the skin is broken."

The fishy and salty smell entered his nose, and the Pinghai soldiers in the rear kept shouting "Stop!" "Surrender without killing."

"Hold on a little longer!" Wei Zhaode looked down at the compass and glanced to the side after hearing this. In his sight, a man in coarse cloth pulled the sail and turned the rudder. Looking around, the next moment he pointed to the side and shouted: "We've hit the ground!"

The sea-covering dragon immediately became excited: "Sign a signal, turn the helm to the left, don't be too fast, pay attention to the direction, if you run past, try your best to jump into the sea and escape!"

As they spoke, the hull of the ship suddenly shook. He turned around to look at Fuhai Jiao, and saw a piece of sawdust exploding behind him. He heard the sound of a crossbow hitting a wooden arrow.

bang——

……

On the Pinghai navy ship, Hu Yanqing stood in the bird room, looking coldly at the pirate ship that was passed by crossbow arrows from time to time, and his heart beat heavily from time to time as the crossbow arrows flew out.

The admiral of the Ping Navy frowned and made some calculations. He found that the bed crossbow had been fired many times. Although not many were used, it was not worth wasting it on this group of pirates. He thought to himself: They are all going to go. Don’t run out of supplies for Liangshan on this sea. You won’t be able to explain them to the Commander-in-Chief when the time comes.

Boom——

Another crossbow arrow missed. Hearing the noise coming from outside, Hu Yanqing couldn't help but turn his head: "Shoot it down as soon as possible. Don't waste arrows like this." Then he turned to look at the deputy general: "Go and see. See what that businessman is doing?"

The deputy general responded and quickly opened the door and went out. The noise was loud for a while, and then became quieter as the door closed.

Not long after, the deputy general opened the door and came back. He said close to his commander: "I didn't notice anything unusual about that man."

Hu Yanqing nodded and heard people shouting "It's my turn!" "It's time to change hands!" "Why is it so noisy outside?"

"It was the sergeants who were taking turns to shoot at the pirate ship." Looking back, Hu Yanqing's eyes widened and he explained: "The merchant hated those three ships to the bone, and even offered a reward in front of a group of crossbowmen for shooting an arrow at the pirate ship. The crossbowmen of the Cheng navy were all excited and took turns shooting at the pirates. Those who missed the target got a gold leaf on the spot, so they asked for a fight one after another, just waiting for the reward to fall into their pockets."

"...Nonsense!" Hu Yanqing's face turned livid. Although he put aside his doubts about the merchant, he only became more and more unhappy with the man. He slapped the wooden table and said, "How unbecoming it is to be driven by a merchant like this!" Li doesn’t care about his sergeants?”

"General..." the deputy general was silent for a moment, lowered his head and said, "Commander Li of the Chengdu Navy is also waiting in turn to use the bed crossbow."

"..." Hu Yanqing felt exhausted for a moment. He stood with his hands on the table for a while, then snorted coldly, turned around and walked to the side angrily to sit down.

In the quiet room, the sound of the ship running over the waves could still be heard. Amidst the slight bumps, Hu Yanqing closed his eyes, and suddenly a burst of cheers of "Wan Sheng!" came from outside.

"What happened?"

Finally feeling uneasy, Hu Yanqing opened his eyes, stood up, and walked to the lookout: "But sinking a ship?"

"Not yet." The deputy hurriedly turned sideways and clasped his fists.

Military boots stepped on the wooden planks of the bird room. Commander Ping Hai, who came over, watched intently. In his line of sight, there was a pirate ship in front of him with a crossbow arrow at the stern. The thick arrow shaft stood upright. Fortunately, it was on the ship. If it were a little sideways, if it was a little lower, seawater would pour in at this time, and it would not be able to escape the fate of being sunk on the spot.

Outside the cabin, the sound of laughter reached his ears. Hu Yanqing frowned and looked outside: "Let's go and see what's going on. That's all. This voice should be that of the person named Li."

"Younger, it's better to go and see it."

The deputy general said and ran out quickly, returned to hold his fist again and said: "If it was Commander Li who shot it, the merchant fulfilled his promise and gave him a gold leaf on the spot. Those crossbowmen cheered, and now our subordinates are all red-eyed." Now, everyone is making a fuss and wants to cum twice."

"...You bitch, you're messing with our military morale!" Hu Yanqing slammed the table hard and complained with a helpless expression: "You should really throw that businessman back on the ship."

The ship slowly turned. As it drove, the people in the room suddenly stretched their heads forward to look. Black shadows appeared on the left side. The pirate ship fleeing in front turned around, and another pirate ship appeared on the side of the ship. Hit a crossbow.

"Follow them!" The voice inside the bird room became a little relieved after seeing this: "This group of thieves must be unable to hold on and want to escape to the shore."

The lieutenant smiled and said: "These guys really think that our sergeants can only walk on the sea, but they don't know that we can't outrun us on the shore."

Hu Yanqing ignored him, looked at the compass, and then pointed at the map used for navigation: "The front is Haicang Town. I hope to sink it before it gets close to the land. Otherwise, we can only let the local people know it." The county government caught him himself."

"Wouldn't this make my subordinates complain?"

"Complain?" Hu Yanqing turned around and looked at the deputy general. The tall man felt very uncomfortable being stared at by his own general, and he couldn't help lowering his head to avoid his gaze.

Hu Yanqing nodded and said, "Our ship is much stronger than the opponent's. We haven't caught up for so long. Why don't you say it's because he doesn't practice diligently and is just lazy? Are you still thinking of a reward?! "

His voice rose a little: "Annihilate this group of thieves on the sea, you can hold on to them as long as you can, and let people run to the land. What are you going to do with chasing them? Chasing on two legs for a long time and delaying the combat deadline, are you thinking about it? Want to visit Weiwei Temple?"

The deputy general murmured and was speechless. Hu Yanqing swung his robe and turned around. Seeing the three pirate ships in front of him passing through the crossbows, his mood became even worse.

The sky was getting dark, and from a high altitude, the ship seemed to be sailing into an inlet in a panic, with a cliff visible on the side not far away.

　It’s really hard to find information on ancient naval battles, (lll￢ω￢)
　　
　
(End of this chapter)