Chapter 2633 Zhou’s Value
?The thing about value is sometimes strange.
Sometimes it feels valuable, but in the eyes of others it may not be valuable, so it should be there or not, or it may be like that cat in someone''s house, no one knows the value until the lid is lifted. Where exactly?
?Zhou Tai doesn’t know at all, he has now become a vortex of conflicts between many parties.
Sometimes small people are like this, thinking that they control their own destiny, but in fact it is just an illusion.
Is Zhou Tai considered a nobody?
??For these soldiers under Zhou Tai, Zhou Tai is a big shot, but if you go up the ladder, Zhou Tai is just a chess piece on the chessboard.
In the afternoon of this day, the scout returned in a hurry, went to Zhou Tai to report, and took out a newly drawn simple map and presented it to Zhou Tai.
"Captain, two more ships came back last night. The hulls of the ships are slightly larger than ours... There is a camp five miles away from here. The camp is sparsely guarded, but there are still some sentries around. The small I was worried that I would be discovered, so I didn’t get too close. I don’t know how many troops there were in the camp... but counting the tents in the camp, there were at least about two thousand people..."
Two thousand people are indeed large-scale pirates. No wonder the local villages, counties and towns cannot handle it.
The circumstances are excusable.
As the scout spoke, Zhou Tai stroked his beard, nodded slowly, and then asked, "How is the equipment?" 』
Not many people have armor, and even if they do have armor, most of them are leather armor. ” the scout replied.
?Zhou Tai nodded, this was in line with the characteristics of a pirate.
With a group of sailors without much training, sailing is not a big problem, but if you want to fight on the sea, you may not be able to compete with the pirates who drift on the sea every day.
But once ashore, it’s different.
Pirates are pirates after all, and they are even worse than ordinary bandits on the shore, so they only need to focus on the shore, and then send people to cut off the pirates'' escape route. Then isn''t it possible to catch a turtle in a urn and catch it easily? Now that the pirates have landed, they are seeking death. If they fail to seize this opportunity, isn''t it the same as returning home?
Zhou Tai thought for a while and then said in a deep voice: "Give me the order, make rice at the third watch, and set off at the fifth watch!" 』
?Zhou Tai waved his arms, "Tomorrow we will destroy the pirates and bring peace to the country!" 』
?Two thousand pirates seemed to be a terrifying number for local counties and villages, but for Zhou Tai, he felt what if it was doubled?
Just a native chicken and a dog.
At Zhou Tai''s order, the soldiers naturally responded and went down to deliver the order.
The situation in Jiangdong is now complicated, and sometimes Zhou Tai feels that he is at a loss as to what to do.
?After much thought, Zhou Tai felt that he still needed to show his strength. Only if he was strong enough could others not dare to act rashly. This time Zhou Tai came to trial the voyage for the same purpose. Simply repelling the pirates was not enough to prove his own worth. Only enough gains could prove the value of Zhou Tai''s own bravery.
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『Qian Xiliang! 』
In the pirate camp, the second master angrily chopped down a somewhat tattered desk in front of him.
This desk was robbed from that village. I don’t know if it was shaking from the beginning or if it came loose after being brought over. Anyway, the second master suddenly collapsed when he leaned on it. He fell to the side and almost made the second master fall into a dog''s excrement. Suddenly, the anger that the second master had been pent up for a long time suddenly found an outlet.
??The little leader in the camp sat aside and did not dare to persuade him. He just watched the second master chop down the table and saw pieces of wood flying everywhere.
??The second master let out a loud shout and slashed with his knife. The waist knife full of gaps in his hand finally gave out the load and broke into two pieces. The broken blade in front bounced high and fell in front of the second master with a clang.
The second master angrily threw the other half of the knife on the ground, turned around and returned to his position. "I am a man who makes a living at sea, not a bandit!" As a result, we have to make a camp here and live in the cold! How long can a fake camp stay hidden? It’s so cold because of the old card! 』
??The little boss didn''t dare to respond. He shrank his head and pretended not to hear.
?Zhou Tai is planning to wipe out the pirates, and these pirates are also planning on Zhou Tai. Hu Yu tried his best to lure Jiangdong''s navy to the peninsula, and even built a fake camp just to get Zhou Tai to take the bait.
There were originally some fishing villages and villages in the surrounding area, and you can even see some traces of farming. However, with the rampant pirates, these fishing villages and villages have become fewer and fewer, and they have all moved inland.
In the camp, there seem to be many tents, but in fact, there are basically only one or two people living under the tattered rags, so it actually looks like a camp, more like a refugee camp. .
The second master is somewhat of a prominent figure in the pirate group, but in reality he is also a minor figure. He doesn’t know Hu Yu’s specific plan, and he doesn’t even know many things. He just knows that he will wait here as a bait for Jiang Dong. Taking the bait…
Or just waiting to be eaten.
The men of the second master are all pirates. These people are very slippery on the water, but when they land on the ground, many of them cannot adapt at all. The ground on the shore feels soft when they step on it. It takes a long time to barely adapt. Therefore, the second master is very worried. If they really encounter Jiang Dongbing, can they stop him?
But he did not dare to ask the second master to disobey Hu Yu''s orders. Although he had some secret fights with Hu Yu on weekdays, if it were brought out in the open, he wouldn''t have the ability to overturn the table.
The little boss next to the second master also had a sad look on his face.
The second boss is a small person, then the small leader is a minion.
Everyone knows how to fish. Regardless of whether you can catch a fish or not, first of all, there is a risk that the bait will be eaten by the fish at any time.
Just when I was feeling aggrieved, I suddenly heard a scream from the sentry on the hillside outside the camp. Suddenly, there were many pirates in the camp running towards the hillside. The second boss and the little boss looked at each other, and they also He quickly ran out and reached the hillside outside the camp. On the hillside, there were more than a dozen subordinates pointing to the northwest and shouting. The second master looked in the direction of their fingers and couldn''t help but open his mouth slightly.
On the distant coastline, more than twenty ships are coming here!
『Jiangdong Navy! 』
"broken! Jiangdong''s army did not take the land route! They are trying to block us on the shore! "The little boss shouted in despair. He was not afraid of the Jiangdong navy at sea, but now they are on land. The other little pirates around him have almost the same mental state as the little boss.
The second master also discovered several large ships that he had never seen before among the boats of the Jiangdong navy. The tall masts and wide hulls shocked him deeply. He immediately swallowed a gulp of saliva and went to the river without saying a word. Running back, "Quick!" quick! No more campsites! Get aboard! Come on board! There’s still time! 』
?Suddenly, the pirates were like a hornet''s nest that had been poked. They started running out in a hurry, rushing towards the harbor where they docked their ships.
On the other side of the ship, Zhou Tai stood at the bow with some high spirits.
From the line of sight of the new battleship, we can also see the chaotic scene of pirates on the hilltop.
They are indeed a bunch of rabble, with no ability at all.
Zhou Tai laughed loudly, "How dare you be so arrogant as a mere pirate?" As soon as my army arrives, the pirates will be doomed! 』
『The captain is wise! The school captain caught him by surprise this time and cut off his return route. He will definitely be able to capture the pirate in one fell swoop! ” The one who spoke was the military lord accompanying the army. Although he was not a relative of Zhou Tai, he would not offend Zhou Tai easily. After seeing the current chaos among pirates, he knew that the battle situation was probably in his favor, so he followed suit. Just a few words of flattery, hoping to get some military merit.
?Zhou Tai ignored the military lord and ordered loudly, "Speed ??up!" Catch up and trap all the **** in the nest! Don''t let them get away! 』
?Although it is said that the boat is small enough to turn around, it is not said that the boat is small enough to lift anchor. The temporary natural port itself was not big, and the pirates were a little panicked. They boarded and disembarked the ship and bumped into each other. In addition, the Jiangdong navy was getting closer and closer, and the crossbows fired from the warships roared past. This also caused these pirates to become more and more confused and disorderly. A crossbow flew over and was nailed to the deck of a small boat. Immediately, wood chips flew everywhere, and the boat also turned half a circle. It collided with another boat with a bang, and immediately blocked the waterway. Most of the time, the ship behind also hit the ship in front. It was like a car accident scene on the road, and it was completely blocked in the blink of an eye.
『Push away! Push the boat away! 』
The little pirate leader yelled crazily. If there was a gap around the two ships, it would not be difficult to push the ships away. The difficulty is that when these ships are crowded together, if you push them this way, they will hit the ship here and go to this side. If you push over there, you will hit the ship over there. And with the Jiangdong navy pressing hard, there are a few pirates who have the talent to be calm and calm, and they can know what is going to happen to this messy ship. Only by moving can we untie it in an orderly manner?
Can’t leave! Come ashore! Come ashore! ” The second master shouted, seeing that the momentum was not right, he immediately fled, “Everyone, come ashore! Run to the mountains! 』
Although they are pirates and are not used to living on the shore, if they are still on the water and unable to escape, they will become living targets on the Jiangdong ships after they are pressed up by them!
??Pirates have never had any idea of ??resisting to the death and being tenacious. If they can''t be defeated, then run away!
Even if it is inconvenient and unaccustomed to go ashore, it is still better than being crushed by a Jiangdong ship in the water and shot on the water!
?So the pirates jumped into the water and fled to the shore like ducks diving into water.
??As for the Jiangdong navy, anyone with a little experience knows that the pirates in front of them have no ability to resist...
『Colonel, why do such thieves need the principal to wield his own sword? ” The military lord watched with hot eyes, couldn’t help but swallowed his saliva, raised his hands and said, “Why don’t you let me go, I will definitely defeat these thieves in one fell swoop and behead them!” 』
??Zhou Tai chuckled and ignored the request of the military lord, "No matter how big or small the war is, my captain always takes the lead. How can I sit back and watch my son fight to death?" You just live on the ship, just protect the ship without losing it! No violation! If the ship is damaged, you are the only one asking! 』
After Zhou Tai finished speaking, he took the people off the ship, transferred to the stern, led the people ashore, and went straight to the escaping pirates.
Landing operations in this era were relatively simple, and the composition of troops and logistics requirements were not high. As far as beach grabbing is concerned, it is far less cruel than later generations, and there is even no sense of beach grabbing at all. Not far from the shore, several soldiers jumped off the bow of the stern boat, and then pulled the ship close to the shore in the water.
??Zhou Tai followed the follow-up boat and quickly boarded the shore, leading his soldiers to pursue...
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The battlefield is far away.
?At some point, a three-pole boat appeared from the coastline, followed by many more ship masts. After a while, there were twenty or thirty ships, like a group of sharks that smelled blood, breaking through the waves and rushing straight towards us!
???Perhaps the situation would be different if the military princes who stayed on the ships had more snacks, or if the soldiers on the watchtower were more experienced.
??When Hu Yu and his men emerged in a menacing manner, all the attention of the soldiers left by Zhou Tai on the ship were on the shore. No one looked to the other side to take a second look...
??Then, just like Zhou Tai and others blocked the second pirate master and fought against them, Hu Yu blocked Zhou Tai''s remaining troops and fought.
Zhou Tai took the experienced soldiers who were brave enough to fight ashore, and the rest were the novices.
The sudden situation made these recruits panic and unsteady on the deck. The things they usually trained seemed to have been forgotten in the back of their minds, and they could not remember them.
??The military marquis who stayed behind shouted and ordered his soldiers to fire arrows at the approaching pirate ship.
But amid the chaos all around, the arrows were light and flimsy, and their accuracy was simply not enough. They flew out in a mess, and when they were blown by the sea breeze, they suddenly fell over without knowing where they were. Then, they aroused more and more laughter from the pirates, laughing and joking. Some even turned around, exposed their buttocks and pointed their **** at the rookie sailors in Koto, which was really humiliating.
Hu Yu looked at it and laughed, "Thief Sun!" It’s time to pay the debt you owe me! Just collect some interest today! 』
??If you think about it, Hu Yu really has something to do with the Sun family...
?But that’s old news.
?Hu Yu is now older.
Hu Yu also wanted to give her maritime career a glorious ending, instead of being thrown into the sea as a loser in an internal battle. Therefore, Hu Yu not only wanted to deal with Jiang Dongjun, but also cheated the second boss. Who is the second boss? He always asked this and that, making it seem as if Hu Yu''s plan might go wrong at any time.
The cable of the small boat hanging behind the big ship was cut directly. The yelling pirates controlled the small boat and got directly into the queue of the Jiangdong navy, throwing harpoons and small axes, although it may not be possible. It has so much lethality, but it has tormented the already somewhat confused Jiangdong novices to the point where they couldn''t take care of both the left and right.
?Pirates on the shore are like a group of ducks, while pirates who fight well on the water are like a group of piranhas!
A lot of bright red appeared in the sea water, and then quickly spread into bright red, light red, and finally blended with the rest of the sea water.
??The small boats in the early stage disrupted the Jiangdong Army''s array, and the larger ships that followed directly crashed into the naval array that had not completely turned, exposing the loopholes on the flanks!
The wood was squeezed, making a tooth-breaking sound, and the iron ram broke into the cabin, causing the hull to tilt immediately, and then quickly began to sink...
An even more brutal hand-to-hand combat began, with the sounds of weapons clashing and screams continuing.
The ears of the military commander who stayed behind were filled with crazy shouts and the screams of the wounded soldiers, and all his eyes were filled with assassination weapons. In front of him, a pirate with a long harpoon rushed towards him, and the bright harpoon was directly aimed at his face. Come on!
The Marquis knew that due to the up and down vibration of the ship''s hull, it was difficult to achieve accurate blocking, so he prepared to strike first and avoid the harpoon aimed at his face, while counterattacking at the same time, piercing the pirate with his sword. body!
It’s a pity that the idea is good, but the reality is terrible.
Just as they were crossing each other, the ship the Marquis was on was accidentally hit by a ship on the other side, and everyone on the deck suddenly started to sway. Not only did the Marquis'' sword fail to penetrate the pirate''s body, but it was also hit by the pirate''s harpoon. It was pulled **** the shoulder and arm, and the armor pieces flew away, and the harpoon''s spines made a **** opening.
?Junhou shouted and fell back. The surrounding guards quickly stepped forward, and the general covered him and led him to the back line.
When the pirates saw this situation, they became even more violent and roared upwards.
The military commander narrowly escaped death and saw waves of pirates coming from the side of the ship like an endless stream. At the same time, his wounds were soaked with sea water and other things. He was so painful that he was shaking all over, even the knife was gone. Can''t hold it.
Without a commander, Jiangdong''s novice naval forces could only parry. People were constantly injured and fell to the ground. In addition, the deck was different from that on land. There were sporadic pirates climbing up from other directions at any time. The flanks even launched a sneak attack on Jiangdong Navy from behind...
『Retreat! Retreat to ship number two! ” The military lord covered his wound, dripping with blood, and while staggering forward, he ordered, “Let all the ships weigh anchor immediately and knock them out! 』
Previously, Jiangdong soldiers looked at the pirates fleeing and laughed at them, but now it is the turn of Jiangdong navy to be laughed at by the pirates...
The same narrow waterway is equally difficult to turn.
『Then...where is the captain? The captain is still on the shore! "A soldier shouted from the side.
The military prince didn''t know whether it was because of pain or some other reason. When he passed the soldier, he looked unsteady and threw himself, knocking the soldier off the side of the ship...
"ah! Quickly say hello and ask someone to rescue him! "Junhou shouted, but his footsteps did not stop at all, "Others follow me! If the captain hadn''t underestimated the enemy this time and was ambushed by the enemy, why would he have ended up like this? ! This ship was the captain''s ship. It fell into the hands of the enemy because the captain left without authorization and pursued the enemy and fell into a trap! And we fought a **** battle, as long as we protected the No. 2 ship, then not only would we have no fault, but we would also have merit! Go quickly, go quickly! 』
??Zhou Tai took away most of the soldiers on the lead ship. He was already short of manpower, and the pirates were obviously coming for the lead ship. If he continued to delay, he might die on the leader ship!
If ships are floating territories, then indeed, as Junhou said, the leader ship is Zhou Tai''s territory. Losing the leader ship is equivalent to Zhou Tai losing his territory. And Junhou is the leader of the second ship, so as long as he keeps it If you don''t lose the No. 2 ship, there will naturally be tall people to resist the sky falling...
As for the rest, the military princes have nothing to do with it.
(End of this chapter)