I thought I had made a miscalculation. There were not that many ships here, which meant that they were not where those suicide ships were. Ten minutes later, people on the shore discovered them. Unfortunately, they had not seen those modified ships yet. Li

From the time when the artillery began to bomb some targets on the shore, they had come, and they couldn't just go back. Just when Li Cong was about to go down, something happened, and the main event came.

"Master Cao, look, there are a lot of small boats over there. They are very fast. Are they so-called suicide boats? Their speed is already half of our speed, and they are relatively scattered.

Yes, even if we use cannons to kill them, it will be difficult." An officer pointed to the sea to the west and said, these ships seemed to have rushed out of the ground. Each ship was only about four meters long.

Some two people, some three people, some of these bastards have already ignited some sulfur on the ship. What fools you are. You will probably be burned to death by the time you come over from such a long distance.

If you can do such a stupid thing, how can it be possible without failure?

The people on the boat seemed to have lost their minds, and everyone was shouting. Can these guys come over at their current speed? Don't be wishful thinking. Just when Li Cong was about to order the cannon to fire, another one

The soldiers were reporting again. About two hundred such ships appeared to the east of them, and they were also very fast. Li Cong took a look and attacked from both sides. This is an old trick. If something happens, you can appear behind me.

This is your business. If it hadn't been for you, you would have died earlier.

Of course, they had no way to appear behind Li Cong, because behind Li Cong was Dahai. It seemed that he had looked down upon them a little before. There was nothing wrong with these guys, so there was no need to be afraid of them.

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"Are we going to fire at them?" the adjutant stood up and said. Their speed has reached 80%. It is impossible for these people to rush over. They can attack them within five minutes, and that's only five minutes.

The attack time has expired. The speed of these suicide ships has indeed brought a lot of pressure to Li Cong and the others. In the past, they could attack these people calmly, but now the attack time must be accurately calculated.

, otherwise, the losses will be considerable.

"Haha, of course. Do we have to wait for them to come over? Let all the warships be ready. They will enter the attack range soon. Tell the captains not to fight too fiercely later. Let's go out slowly.

, let them catch up. They are still too scattered now. Even if we shoot accurately, we will probably waste a lot of shells. We are testing them, and they are testing ours. Let them know that this thing has

If it works, there will definitely be more problems in the future. Now we have to let them know that this kind of suicide ship is not our opponent." After Li Cong finished speaking, the flag soldiers began to convey the order to several surrounding warships.

It immediately became a straight line and began to move slowly from north to south.

These suicide ships on the east and west sides came out to fight for the first time. Their request was to rush up to these pirate ships quickly after discovering them. There was no need for any tactics. The distance was already very close at the beginning, so why was it so short?

After a while, these guys started to run away. Were they scared? The prisoners on these ships were so happy. This was the first time they had driven away these pirates. They were not regular troops, just temporary soldiers.

They are just an army, but they did what the regular army did. How can this not make them happy? It seems that they are also afraid. One by one, they took this opportunity to work harder to get their boats closer to them. They were not even close.

Very far away, at this time they all started to turn along with Li Cong's fleet, and the artillery on the ship was already about to fire, but because of the long distance and their speed, they were also relatively fast.

Therefore, the hit rate was not very high. Many people on the ship were shouting loudly, saying that these pirates could not do anything to them. The military camp on the shore also began to blow trumpets to cheer them up. This made these people really excited.

Li Cong's ten warships were divided into two teams. One team continued to be their target. They began to take these ships around, while the other five ships were changing their formations. They wanted to change from penetrating to the south.

They penetrated and faced east. Because their artillery was on both sides of them, that was done when they were about to fire an attack. Naturally, these suicide ships would not feel this, because they saw that the five ships were already in the distance.

It was too far away, and there was no way they could catch up with them. However, these five ships were relatively close to them, so they should be able to catch up. At this time, some of them also felt something was wrong. For example, from the east and west sides, they could catch up.

The suicide ships that came over seemed to be getting closer and closer, and the density was getting higher and higher. Because they all wanted to take the nearest channel, and there was no one to direct them, they were all getting closer. They were very powerful.

None of them are regular troops, and they have no idea of ​​​​cooperating with each other. All they want is to rush forward, so everyone wants each other. It can be said that beatings and scoldings can be seen everywhere, including the East Emperor's official on the shore.

At this time, I was a little confused. What did these pirates want to do? Why didn't they all run away?

When the five ships that were leading them began to speed up, the observer on the mountain top finally understood. At this time, he immediately ordered his men to withdraw their troops, otherwise they might all die.

There, it's a pity that the distance is too far now. Even if they withdraw their troops, they don't have time. These fools continue to move forward without knowing it. They don't even listen to the subsequent orders to withdraw their troops. They all still think that they may be the first.

A person who kills or injures will be rewarded heavily.

The five ships in front of them quickly threw them away. Some people with brains also understood at this time that they had shifted into gear. However, it is easy to enter this trap, but it is not easy to continue to get out.

Five ships were already waiting for them.

Boom...the cannons began to roar, and the thousands of artillery pieces on the five ships began to fire fiercely. They were all very close to each other. Generally speaking, once a shell came down, or if you were unlucky, you would be blown up directly.

It's broken into pieces. If that doesn't work, they may lift up the surrounding water and capsize several small boats. This kind of thing is also very normal. Your small boat can make you faster and easier to turn around.

, but your weight is also very small. A big ship is nothing in front of the water column, but your small ship is different. Thousands of shells came over overwhelmingly, and each of these suicide ships turned into a human being.

Hell, what I was thinking about just now was how to go back after winning. Now I no longer have such thoughts. All I think about is how to survive. Damn it, why didn't I think of this just now? I was so rushed.

What did you do in front of me? Is there something wrong with your brain? You are really a fool. It's too late to regret now. It's not that easy to go back.

These prisoners began to regret one by one. They did not expect that the war would be so cruel. At the beginning, everything went smoothly. Of course, they would not have thought of this. They even thought that they could save their lives by driving the ship.

Their own lives, what is a suicide ship, is to exchange their own lives for the enemy's ships. They all want to be the lucky person, but how come there are so many flukes in this world? They looked at the ships around them

They have all begun to flood, or they have just rolled over. There are some dead people and some fragments of wooden boards everywhere on the sea. Now they no longer want to fight with others? What they are thinking about is how to go back and how to save their own lives. Even if

Whether it's sympathy or working as a coolie for the rest of your life, you can do anything as long as you live.

The senior generals in the army on land were also dumbfounded. They only dispatched a total of about 600 such ships. But in the end they found that there were less than 10 ships left that could sail on the sea. Even the remaining ones

Those boats were also overturned by those people in the sea. They had no so-called collective consciousness at all. This place is not far from the coast. If some people with good water skills can swim back by themselves,

But they never thought about swimming back by themselves. Instead, when they saw those unsinked ships, they reached out for them and wanted to climb on them. The result was that the ships, which were still coming very fast, slowed down, and the pirates over there

The artillery doesn't just look at this. As long as it finds a large number of people gathered around these ships, it will directly fire a cannonball. Okay, no one of you has to pull it, all of them will be wiped out by this cannonball.

About 3,000 people were dispatched. In the end, it was estimated that not even 30 people could come back. This was the so-called new tactic of the Eastern Empire, the so-called suicide ship. Now they understood it. This tactic may have failed. But there are some among them.

People with more foresight. They saw that the pirate ship did not attack immediately but made some arrangements. If they were not observing from the shore at this time, but another team used this time to rush up, they would probably have achieved some results.

Yes, anyway, people on both sides have their own reasons for arguing. There is no other good way in the Eastern Empire now. This is not a way. It can only be slowly consumed by the enemy, otherwise

What else could they do? The news of the failure of the suicide ship plan was strictly sealed. They couldn't let the entire empire know that the idea they came up with was stupid.

If the citizens of the entire empire knew that what they spent a lot of manpower, material and financial resources to create in the end was cannon fodder for the enemy, this would undoubtedly make things worse for the people of the entire empire. They would not have any hope for this war.

There are so many people dying every day, but no good news has come from the front line. In addition, what happened on the southern coast makes him feel like the empire is being attacked from both sides. Is the Thunder Gate really that important? Even now.

If they can bring back the members of the Thunder and Lightning Sect, their losses are not small. The senior people in the Eastern Empire have also said that they will give up the Thunder and Lightning Sect, but the families with huge interests in the Thunder and Lightning Sect don't know how they can give up.

Besides, if we abandon the Thunder Gate now that we have already suffered huge losses, the Eastern Empire may even be reduced to a dilapidated situation like the other three empires. At that time, not only will it be embarrassing, but the safety of the entire empire will also be in question.

Li Cong led his fleet and began to return. Now he also understands the capabilities of these suicide ships. It can be said that as long as these suicide ships are used properly, they will still have no threat as before. Of course, Li Cong

He is not a fool. He has also seen that the other party is also testing him. If the other party puts a larger number of suicide ships and lets them ambush them in some areas, his team is likely to suffer losses. Ten warships are intact.

Coming back made the entire navy of the Cao Family Trading Company happy for a long time. Although less than 3,000 enemies were wiped out, and there was no looting, some of their fear disappeared. They were afraid of this kind of suicide ship.

The fear disappeared, they no longer feared such ships in their hearts, they believed that they could defeat these ships.

The court of the Eastern Empire began to focus on the suicide ship. This boy from the Linghu family also received the battle report. He also has his own right to speak in the court, although he himself cannot stand in the court and speak normally.

, but there are many people who can speak on his behalf. At this time, the Minister of Punishment stood up and said that he was the spokesperson of this boy, "Your Majesty the Emperor, my lords, although this new tactic exercise failed,

However, we have achieved considerable results compared to before. In the past, these ships would have bombed some of our facilities on the shore, leaving nothing behind. But this time it is different. We

No facilities on the shore were damaged. Even if all these ships were smashed into pieces, the only ones who died were some prisoners. They really deserved to die because they could save our property. Do you agree, sir?"

The words of the Minister of Punishment had a certain weight in the court. Many people looked at him and thought of the Linghu family behind him. In fact, it was correct to think about what he said. These prisoners are usually locked up in prison.

Here, the empire's food was wasted for no reason. Now we can point out a way out for them. They have all signed up enthusiastically. If they die, the empire can save some food. Use these people's lives in exchange for the empire's property. This is

It's worth it. If these pirates carry out wild bombings on the sea in the same way as before, the entire port may be turned into ruins, and hundreds of thousands of people may have to work for a year to build the port.

After returning to its current state, many people nodded and acknowledged that this plan was feasible, and the sacrifices would be relatively small, but the results would be greater.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, I believe that this matter cannot be handled this way. Practice has proven that these so-called suicide ships are of no use at all. The pirates just changed some formations and killed all these suicide ships. They died very badly.

They also carried a large amount of flammable materials on the ship. Once that kind of thing comes over, it can directly set several surrounding ships on fire and the people working at work will naturally die. This is just a test and we will lose money.

Thousands of people were killed, and the cost of building these ships is not cheap. Compared with their number, the final data obtained is also very huge. We should think of other ways to resist these pirates. If we continue like this, it is not

The gospel of our empire." The Prime Minister stood up and said.

The Prime Minister's words also made many people think about this question. Is what they did right? Although they can contain the opponent if they continue like this, it is impossible to achieve some results. These people are not fools.

Yes, now is the time to take a stand. In the past, these pirates were nothing, but now they have to deal with these pirates. It can be said that sometimes the losses caused by pirates are higher than those in the northern battlefield.

Much more powerful.

"Since the Prime Minister believes that this matter cannot continue like this, I wonder if the Prime Minister has any good ideas?" The imperial censor is naturally a member of Linghu, and they have all been notified that this matter must be done like this.

Yes, they must make the empire enter such a state, where they spend money but cannot achieve any results. This is what they must do. Only in this way can the combat effectiveness of the Eastern Empire royal family be weakened to the greatest extent.
Chapter completed!