The strongest son-in-law of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 272 Annihilation of Pirates

Lu Xun took the merchant ships to transport the [-] troops under Du He to the other side of the Zulu River, and gave them fire support.

With the cooperation of the merchant ship's firepower, the imperial army successfully landed on the beach in one fell swoop.

If the imperial army crossed the river without the firepower of the merchant ships, the casualties would definitely be huge.

It is with the fire support and suppression of merchant ships that the beach landing operations are much easier, and the casualties are greatly reduced.

The imperial army successfully landed on the beach and successfully won the beachhead, allowing the army to cross the Zulu River smoothly.

Next, Lu Xun led the merchant ships and began to fight and suppress the sea area, and wiped out the pirates and bandits in the area one by one.

Launched an encirclement and suppression campaign against the Koguryo Navy.

The sea is boundless and the water is rippling.

Sailing on the sea is boring, accompanied by loneliness and loneliness.

This isn't a warship of later generations, and there are plenty of entertainment options to choose from.

This was the Tang Dynasty, and most of the ships and warships had a displacement of only tens of tons, and those with a displacement of hundreds of tons were called giant ships.

Even if the merchant ship led by Lu Xun has a displacement of 600 tons, there are still no entertainment places on board.

"Report to the governor, there is an island ahead, and there is a group of pirates gathered on the island, do you want to go to clear it?"

A sailor reported.

"Show a semaphore to get all the merchant ships ready for battle, don't let a pirate ship go, and capture them all."

Lawson Road.

"As ordered!"

The messenger immediately conveyed the order to the flag soldier.

After receiving the order, all the merchant ships lined up and rushed towards the small island.

Lu Xun's caravan slowly approached.

More than ten miles away from the island, a small black dot appeared.

The black spots are getting bigger and bigger.

An improvised dock emerges from the orbit.

There are nearly a hundred small warships docked at the pier.

The displacement of each warship is tens of tons, and there is no huge ship with more than a hundred tons.

Lu Xun's merchant ships lined up in an arc and slowly pressed towards the simple pier.

Dysprosium, dysprosium, dysprosium!

The pirates on the small island found the Luxun merchant ship.

The sirens sounded.

Damn it!

What kind of boat is that!

too big!

Ten pirate ships are no match for one merchant ship.

The pirates on the small island were horrified and jumped on the warship one after another, trying to escape.

is it possible?

Lu Xun smiled.

How can a duck with a full mouth let it escape?

The sails on the merchant ships are four-corner and triangular sails, which are properly adjusted according to different sea winds.

That would make the merchant ship extremely fast.

The sailors on the merchant ship quickly raised and lowered the sails according to the wind direction.

Too fast!

This is what the pirates thought.

Whoosh whoosh!

A pirate ship escaped, and was immediately shot by the merchant ship's crossbow bed, and the thick crossbow bolts pierced through the small ship like lightning.

Bang!

A large hole appeared in the ship's side.

Sea water poured in.

After a while, the boat sank into the sea.

The pirates on board jumped into the sea one after another and swam desperately towards the small island.

In this regard, the merchant ship ignored it.

A small boat sank in a short time, making it clear to the pirates that those who came were not good, and came with destruction.

Of course, although the ballista was powerful, it still couldn't scare the pirates.

"Prepare your bows and arrows!"

Lu Xun issued an order to let the semaphore soldiers play the semaphore to tell the merchant ships to pay attention, and to open fire immediately if the pirates counterattacked.

On the merchant ship, all the soldiers held their bows and looked at the pirates on the small boat.

Whoosh whoosh!

The pirate ship opened fire.

put!

Lu Xun gave the order without hesitation.

The archers on the merchant ships raised their bows and arrows and shot at the pirates.

The ballista also fired in time.

Whoosh whoosh!

The pirates who opened fire were counterattacked by merchant ships in an instant. Small warships were hit by arrows, pierced by extremely powerful crossbow arrows, and the sides of the ships were destroyed one after another.

Some pirate warships slowly sank into the sea.

A pirate was hit by an arrow and fell unwillingly.

Surrender without killing!

Resist Kill Unforgiven!

Surrender without killing!

The pirate ships saw the situation clearly, and they lowered their sails one after another without resisting.

Gudong!

Gudong!

A large number of pirates jumped into the water and swam towards the shore.

Lu Xun ignored the pirates who jumped into the water, and still commanded the merchant ship to slowly press up and take over the surrendered pirates.

After a while, the caravan took complete control of the pier.

One after another, the pirates who surrendered were controlled and the ships were guarded. The pirates who fled to the shore had no escape.

Lu Xun left hundreds of sailors to guard the merchant ships and detain the prisoners.

The remaining 1500 sailors jumped ashore with Lu Xun and rushed towards the old pirate trough.

On the small island, the old pirates also organized positions, ready to compete with the caravan.

But what?

When the pirates saw the caravan soldiers armed to the teeth, their morale was low and they had no fighting spirit.

Completely standard weapons and equipment.

Whether it is bows and arrows, swords, shields, or spears, they are all standard equipment without exception.

From the cold light emanating from the knives and guns, the pirates knew in their hearts that these were not ordinary water bandits or caravans, but definitely the military.

Only the military can have so many standard weapons.

The two armies confronted each other.

A pirate stepped forward and asked, "Who are you? Why are you attacking us? It seems that there is no hatred between us."

The head of the pirate is Xu Hai. He is more than 18 meters tall and has a reddish-brown complexion, which is the result of long-term sun exposure and ultraviolet rays.

Thick, mighty, and fierce-looking.

Xu Hai is a bandit in name, he robs and plunders at sea, he follows a principle, he does not rob people, only robs merchant ships.

After a merchant ship is robbed, it does not hurt anyone, but only seeks money, and generally does not kill anyone.

Xu Hai didn't care about the territory outside the Tang Empire, and would go ashore to plunder from time to time.

On that peninsula, whether it is the people of Koguryo, Baekje, or Silla, they are all the targets of robbery by Xu Hai and others.

Of course, some of the villages that were robbed were actually the common people of the Han Dynasty, and Xu Hai and his gang did a lot of that kind of thing.

"This governor is subordinate to General Duhe and is a naval officer under Chimo. Now you have two options:

One is to put down their weapons and surrender. As long as there is no major fault, those who have not killed Han merchants and ordinary people will not die.

If you are willing to join the navy and meet the requirements, you can choose to join and become a glorious naval officer of the Tang Empire.

The other resisted desperately and let the governor kill them one by one.

This sea area will be the territory of the empire in the future, and pirates and sea bandits are not allowed. Don't pretend to surrender on this point. "

Lu Xun said lightly.

officers and soldiers!

When did the Tang Empire have such a powerful navy?

That ship is so huge, it's so huge!

The pirates knew that Du He had a great reputation in Youzhou, so he led his troops to attack Gaogouli and beat the Gaogouli people back steadily.

The pirates knew all about those things.

What confuses the pirates is, isn't the navy and water army all staying in the south along the Yangtze River?

Why did it appear in the north?

I can't figure it out!

"The general wants us to submit and surrender. It's not impossible. It depends on whether he can beat me."

Xu Haidao.

Oh!

Ha ha!

Lu Xun smiled.

Who is Lu Xun!

That was a famous marshal during the Three Kingdoms period, not a famous general.

Really hang up the sky.

Being famous does not mean that Lu Xun is weak in force, it depends on who he is compared with.

With a force value of 93 points, he is definitely a super master in the Tang Empire.

Now there are pirates who want to single out, Lu Xun will definitely not refuse.

"Come on! Use your full strength and see how the governor can capture you."