On the Wangyue Island, with the setting sun shining obliquely, the rebel army once again repelled the Jingzhou navy and held a banquet to celebrate their victory.
The loss of a large ship is nothing to them. There are many large ships on Shenlong Island and they can just transfer more.
In the water fort, Lin Wen listened to Zhou Xiong's report, but his brows were furrowed: "The Art of War says: Know yourself and know your enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger. We didn't know that Gan Ning had surrendered to Liu Qi. This defeat is not unfair at all."
Zhou Xiong said coldly: "Although the Jinfan bandits are famous, that was ten years ago. Now the world is ours, Gan Ning is old!"
Lin Wen held the wine glass and said slowly: "I didn't expect Liu Qi to use this man and hand over the navy to Jinfan Pirates to lead."
He had heard that Gan Ning had previously defected to Jingzhou, but was not valued by Liu Biao, so he went to Jiangxia. Unexpectedly, he returned to Jingzhou and was valued by Liu Qi, who even established the Jinfan Army. It can be seen that Gan Ning was valued by Liu Qi.
Zhou Xiong sneered and said, "Don't worry, brother. The next time Gan Ning comes, I will deal with him personally and teach him not to steal my warships again."
Lin Wen came back to his senses and frowned slightly: "The Lingjiao ship was hijacked by soldiers, and the secrets are no longer safe. We must repel them as soon as possible, otherwise they will find a way to crack it, which will be very bad."
"Brother, you worry too much!" Zhou Xiong laughed and said, "The Lingjiao ship is completely invulnerable. Even if they use fire attack, we have ways to deal with it. In addition, don't forget our Guisha team. As long as all the officers and soldiers' ships are sunk, even if we don't use the Lingjiao ship, we can still defeat the officers and soldiers."
Lin Wen always felt a little uneasy, and ordered: "In short, we must repel the Jingzhou navy as soon as possible to avoid more trouble."
"I will lead troops to take revenge tomorrow!" Zhou Xiong raised his glass and drank with the other leaders.
After the banquet, Lin Wen returned to Shenlong Island overnight. Now rumors were spreading and people had different opinions, so he had to stay vigilant at all times.
The next day, Zhou Xiong led his troops and five Lingjiao ships were mobilized at the same time to fight with the Jingzhou navy. The officers and soldiers refused to defend themselves, and the bandit army rushed to the water stronghold, but was shot back by arrows.
For two days in a row, the enemy army beat drums and showed off their might, wandering in Dongting Lake with arrogance. Zhou Xiong was even more convinced that Liu Qi had run out of tricks and dared not fight again, so he temporarily withdrew his troops to rest.
The leaders of the Dongting bandit army became more confident. Not only did they make Liu Qi afraid to fight, they also made the Jinfan bandit Gan Ning like a turtle. They discussed whether to enter the Yangtze River and occupy the Wu Gorge and Xiling Gorge areas, where there were many merchant ships and they could make a lot of money.
Lin Wen learned the news on Shenlong Island, but felt uneasy. Liu Qi originally came to inspect southern Jing, but he kept his troops in Dongting Lake. He must have some plan.
But even if they hijacked the Lingjiao ship, they would not be able to rebuild it in the short term. They could not guess the movements of the officers and soldiers for a while, so they could only send someone to remind Zhou Xiong to be more vigilant to prevent a sneak attack by the officers and soldiers.
Sure enough, the Jingzhou army launched a surprise attack that night, but the island was well prepared and the two ports were heavily guarded. They fired arrows and repelled the enemy ships.
The next morning, the waves on Dongting Lake were rolling, and thousands of sails were racing. The Jingzhou army dispatched warships again to attack Wangyue Mountain.
Zhou Xiong sneered upon hearing the news: "These dog soldiers only know how to launch surprise attacks. Their plan failed last night, so they are sending troops again today. It's a good opportunity to wipe them out in one fell swoop."
At the command, the enemy fleet also set out in a mighty manner. Both armies wanted to decide the outcome, so they each sent out their best troops. Thousands of sails were bulging in front of Wangyue Island, and the sound of drums shook the sky.
This time Zhou Xiong has sent out all his elite troops, including the eight Lingjiao ships, divided into four teams, with large and small ships surrounding the army. Even if the Jingzhou army has Gan Ning, what can he do? Can he stop the eight Lingjiao ships alone
Zhou Xiong stood on the central Lingjiao boat, holding a sword and looking into the distance, staring at the enemy general on the tower ship who had one leg on the side of the ship, with two pheasant feathers fluttering in the wind, his bright red battle robe raised high, and he looked defiant.
Seeing Gan Ning dressed in all kinds of clothes, shining brightly under the scorching sun, Zhou Xiong sneered: "Tsk, what are you so proud of, a pirate?"
"Second leader, look!" At this moment, the bodyguard next to him pointed at the fleet of officers and soldiers, and saw a row of small boats in front, all with bamboo awnings.
Zhou Xiong laughed and said, "Although they can imitate us in making bamboo awnings, it's a pity that they can't make spiritual dragon boats. Everything is in vain."
"Yes, our officers and soldiers are completely helpless against our Lingjiao Ship and the Kisame Team."
Seeing that the warships and small boats of the Jingzhou navy began to lose, Zhou Xiong ordered: "Old Five and Old Nine will encircle from both wings, Old Six will follow me to attack the center, and all the spirit dragon ships will be dispatched together to directly kill into the navy. I want to let Liu Qi know what despair is!"
Following Zhou Xiong's order, a team of two Lingjiao ships each led out on the left and right, encircling the enemy from a distance, while the four Lingjiao ships in the center headed straight for the officers and soldiers' ships.
Boom boom boom—
There was a loud sound of drums on Dongting Lake. The water wheel of the Lingjiao ship turned slowly, splashing water more and more, and the water wheel turned faster and faster.
A large amount of water splashed up from the bow and stern of the ship, and it broke through the water and rushed forward like a dragon emerging from the sea.
The Jingzhou army also sent out a fleet divided into four teams, with warships in the front and small boats in the back. Officers and soldiers were hidden in the cabins that were filled with bamboo strips, waiting for the warships to ram the Lingjiao boats, and then the officers and soldiers would board the boats and fight.
The warship was narrow and agile. When it was still four or five meters away from the Lingjiao ship, it suddenly turned the rudders and moved left and right like two dragons emerging from the water. It did not dare to confront the big ship head-on, so it turned around and headed back.
The bandits on the Lingjiao ship immediately began to shoot arrows. The arrows fell on the ship like rain. The officers and soldiers hid in the cabins. The arrows hit the bamboo pieces, making a sound like raindrops, but no casualties were caused.
At this time, the Lingjiao ship was moving very fast, with its bottom close to the water surface and its wheels turning like the wind. It was like a deep-sea monster, roaring and rushing forward. Only those chaotic small boats were left in sight.
"Charge forward and smash them to pieces!" Zhou Xiong shouted loudly at the bow.
Although the officers and soldiers' warships were powerful, they did not dare to ram the Lingjiao ship. This exposed the small boat coming from behind, which was really like hitting a rock with an egg.
However, the small boats did not turn around, but turned their sterns to the sterns and rowed quickly back the way they came. Seeing the emergency, the soldiers threw all the supplies on the boats away.
The Lingjiao boat was getting closer and closer to them, as if a big fish was swallowing up a school of fish.
Seeing that they were about to catch up with those small boats, the bandits gnashed their teeth, looking forward to a fierce collision that would smash those small boats into pieces. That scene would be so satisfying.
At this moment, the speed of the Lingjiao ship suddenly slowed down, and a creaking sound came from the cabin, and the muffled bangs caused the ship to shake continuously.
The water wheel turned slower and slower until it finally stopped. The speed of the ship dropped sharply and huge waves were created.
The huge ship shook violently and turned several times in the water. Many bandits were caught off guard and were shaken to the bottom of the ship. There were screams in the cabin.
There were two Lingjiao boats that were turning to encircle the enemy. They suddenly stopped speeding, turned half a circle in the center of the lake, and capsized on the water. The enemy gradually fell silent, shouted in panic, and climbed to the bow to ask for help.
Zhou Xiong had no time to react and was almost thrown into the water. Fortunately, he grabbed the side of the boat in time, was thrown out and hung on the boat, and his personal soldiers hurriedly rescued him.
"This... what's going on?" Zhou Xiong was still in shock. He turned his head and saw that only six of the eight spirit dragon ships were left. They had all stopped and were spinning in place.