This encounter, or conflict, had been in order for a short period of time, and it ended just before the dusk of night arrived.
Several layers of high sea ships stood on the side of the freeboard to suppress the strenuous upward attack of the single-layer covered small long ship; I saw arrows flying like rain and falling like raindrops, broken limbs and broken bodies. The fragments of the ship's plank were immersed in the blood that was too late to dilute, and it was almost completely a one-sided slaughter and killing.
Some of the ships on board are modified iron single crossbows and continuous crossbows, as well as poisonous pyrotechnic balls and fire oil tanks for land warfare, as well as matching small throwers, and several crossbows (bed crossbows) fixed on the ship to be used as temporary weapons; This is the big killer in "The Art of War: Offensive and Defensive Equipment of the Guardian", which is called: "With one shot of his teeth, all arrows are raised, and 700 steps. All the city fortresses are destroyed, and the Loulu falls down." what. .
When there is no problem with the hull itself, there is no end to this kind of melee-style sea battle. On the contrary, the hard wooden sails and cables used by the other party are good natural firelighters; and the strength of the hull structure of this kind of clippers is also quite limited. Whether it is hit or shot under the waterline with a crossbow, it is easy to rupture and sink into water.
Therefore, the dozens of large and small shuttle-shaped long ships that are currently biting and fixing on the Kunlun ship hardly get the chance to break away and react, and the several large ships that have been slowly approached are given easy access. Rolled into the water or knocked over, overturned, torn in the waves.
As a result, apart from the first few narrow and long oars clippers, two lagging behind saw the opportunity quickly and desperately turned around and fled; almost all of the remaining enemy ships were gradually moved closer to the sea and anchored. Dahai Ship, besieged Tuantuan and couldn't get away.
Then, these temporary fortresses and firepower projection platforms constituted by large ships anchored on the sea did not give the opponent much opportunity for melee combat, so they were intercepted and killed below the freeboard above the waterline; Even if there are a few slippery fishes waving hooks and ropes, climbing up with the courage of the moment, they can hardly escape the spears and knives that are well laid out, being stabbed again, chopped to death, and falling down.
Soon most of the shuttle-shaped long boats that were stuck in place, unable to advance or retreat, either capsized or burned into one piece. At the beginning, some people jumped into the sea to try to sneak and escape, but they became a living target for the powerful bow and crossbow on the ship to continue to shoot; in fact, on this sea far away from the shore, they were already at the end of the crossbow and couldn’t swim much. From afar, they had to sink to the bottom of the sea, or the dying corpse floating in the sea holding the debris, and became the capture of the chasing boat.
In the end, only one of the largest shuttle-shaped sailing clippers was left, and it was still smashing from left to right among the dense wreckage. The trapped beast tried to continue to resist. Zhou Huaian didn't have any thoughts about it anymore. On the opponent, more time was wasted and extra accidental damage was made;
"Are the crossbows and poison fireballs ready? Send a semaphore to send it on the road quickly..."
Afterwards, I saw fireballs with heavy smoke trails and huge arrows galloping like electricity flew out of the closest sea ships, and they slammed into one of the sailing clippers fiercely. On; the superstructure that burned into a piece of screams, together with the human body and debris dumped from the breach under the waterline, constituted the final scene of this last sea bandit.
Suddenly someone under the bilge reported that they heard a strange movement. Someone on the other side actually sneaked into the ship and carried out the heaving action. This was obviously the other side’s last dying struggle in despair; it’s just that this was a sea ship used for long voyages. Under the keel, there is a hull wrapped by several layers of ribs, rather than a relatively thin and light structure like a river boat; at least in the potentially unavailable water, it is impossible to achieve results in a short period of time with a few swords and axes.
Moreover, in Zhouhuai’an, the ship also used a copper-clad bottom extravagantly to prevent leakage and seepage and to isolate the epiphytic barnacles; therefore, these underwater attacks are destined to be futile. Work hard
Of course, Zhou Huaian didn’t just let this happen and had no countermeasures; according to the waters near Somalia, he had seen the experience of domestic oil tankers dealing with simple pirates; he asked them to put down the boat and open a few hooks to the side of the ship. The large nets that were connected to each other were dragged across the bottom of the boat from both sides, and they immediately caught dozens of struggling human bodies like fish and dragged them out of the water.
Then the boats that approached one after another put down their boats, and the boats gathered in Zhouhuai'an, reported the specific casualties and losses one by one. It can be said that apart from the consumption of some equipment, the loss of personnel injuries is minimal.
Because the main battle is the killing mode of standing on the side of the ship and shooting arrows at the enemy ship under the cover of your hand; therefore, compared to the dozen or so enemy ships that were flooded and burned with floating corpses and debris, the last one The casualties paid are calculated in double digits; and half of them are injuries caused by falling or knocking down other things while standing on the boat.
As for the hunting bows and wooden crossbows used by the bandits, they could not penetrate the armors worn by the rebel soldiers gathered on the deck, but could only injure some exposed arms and shoulders; on the contrary, they were thrown hard. Hand axes, spears, short spears, and so on, there are some real threats; it's a pity that the corresponding range is too close, and most of them fell on the hull under the gunwale.
Finally, it was the turn to deal with the survivors on the Kunlun ship, which seemed to have been wounded and wounded; then a small boat was taken to Zhou Huaian’s boat; the leader was a deep-skinned, sunken-eyed robe with a large head wrapped in a robe. Man, facing Zhou Huaian, who was sitting on the deck under the guard, held his chest and bowed his body and said in a strange tone:
"The foreign minister, thank you Master Shangguo for your help..."
According to the stuttering self-introduction that follows, this person is a local noble surname from Lion Country/Sinhala (Sri Lanka), named Binjana, and he once visited Gongdongtu many years ago; It represents the family of the eleven city masters, loaded with treasures and special products from the coast of Tianzhu, who came to seek a business trip. In addition, there are some passengers and business travelers on the ship along the way, so I won't mention them all.
It's just that among the other party's entourage, someone suddenly yelled in unbelievable surprise.
"Benevolence, is that kindness..."
But it was a short and squat figure with a small Baotou, who desperately waved to Zhou Huaian to attract attention under the push of the guard in front of him.
"I am Shannuo, that is Shannuo who was saved by you..."
"Let him come over for a question..."
Zhou Huaian nodded and said.
"It's really kindness... Now it's so majestic and enviable..."
The short fat man named Shannuo wipes the sweat on his forehead
"I'm afraid it's not a guardian... I remember that the villain is really within the Five Senses."
After a few brief talks, he realized that after losing most of his belongings and manpower in the turmoil, he actually thought about finding a boat to go to sea and also got an interpreter job. Although I can't stay in Guangzhou any longer, I finally started a new life and career in Jiaozhou.
After this Kunlun ship arrived in Jiaozhou, it had already sold some of its goods and then wanted to go to Guangzhou, but was discouraged by local merchants and port management, claiming that it was extremely dangerous and robbed and killed foreign feudal vassals and so on; but As the owner of the ship, Binjana didn't know what his considerations and thoughts were. He insisted on going out to sea despite his doubts. As a result, he opened the door unfavorably and encountered this kind of thing, and almost suffered the destruction of the entire ship.
Because there were a lot of casualties on the ship during the previous resistance, and the hull and sails were so damaged that it was not suitable to continue the voyage, under Zhou Huaian’s suggestion, it was easy to accept it. The Rebel fleet was transferred back to Jiaozhou Port for repairs and suggestions for further departure.
Then he returned to the other party on the Kunlun Ship, and then moved dozens of large boxes made of rattan from the cabin, and transported them with the paddle, claiming to be a thank you to the Master of Shanghai and his subordinates for their generous assistance; Zhou; Huai'an also unceremoniously accepted it to ease his mind.
"Can I trust you"
During this delivery period, Zhou Huaian faced Shannuo Road in private.
"Also please beg-gong, just give your orders..."
He was suddenly surprised and nervous.
"It's just that I was hired on board in Jiaozhou, I'm afraid I don't know much..."
Zhou Huai'an smiled slightly, this servant still has a bit of professional ethics and a bottom line, rather than a casual squad.
"I intend to appoint you as the primary general manager of the Guangzhou Trade Center... These things will be handled by you..."
"After Anran arrives in Canton, you can report to the principal Wang Qinian in the General Trade Museum..."
"He will naturally teach you what to do... Be sure to get in touch with this ship's foreign business trips. If you do well, you will naturally have a rich future..."
"Many...many...thank you for your support..."
Shannuo looked a little frightened.
"The villain will definitely try his best to repay it..."
Then, the other party drove out more than a dozen women with different dresses wrapped in veil from the cabin. They were also a personal gift to Zhou Huaian, the master of the State University. Zhou Huaian pinched his nose, and they were brought over and placed in a special place. Cangzhong: Although most of these women are of South Asian or Southeast Asian species with a darker complexion, and they don't exist in line with his aesthetic taste, it would be okay to go back as a reward for those subordinates.
Then this movement immediately caused the soldiers on his ship to run out, amidst curious crowds of onlookers and discussions.
"This is Kunlun slave..."
"Don't Kunlun slaves claim to be pitch black as charcoal, but can they be good at hiding in the owing water..."
"These girls can't see how they are..."
"Mother, I really don't wear anything..."
These unintentional words reminded Zhou Huaian of a joke in history.
Because a large number of slaves from outside the Tang Dynasty were trafficked to the East, people in the Tang dynasty usually referred to the black-skinned people as the Kunlun genus, and the white-skinned people as the Thais; therefore, many jokes were also made;
For example, the uncle black who was trafficked across the sea from the three countries of the African continent (now Somalia), and the small black indigenous people on the Southeast Asian archipelago who have not been extinct by the Sinhalese of the foreign South Asian subcontinent, are mixed together and collectively referred to as Kunlun. Slave.
The Romans with black hair, dark eyes, and pale yellow complexions were called Daqin species, and they were once regarded as the blood left by the emperor Zhou who took the eight horses out of the West; and they were sold through Arabs and Persians to the Iranian plateau. The Aryan species, the Caucasian race from Eastern Europe and the white slaves from the Mediterranean region, are collectively called the Taisi (Pan-Hellenic) slaves.
And so on. (End of this chapter)