Fellay was lucky. The bullets scratched his arms and other parts in many places, but not a single bullet entered his body, and the scratches were only in non-critical parts.

If someone was less lucky, maybe the bullet would be slightly deflected and he would be dead.

Almost all the escort members on the ship were injured, but there were no deaths and only three were seriously injured. This can be regarded as a miracle.

After the butcher checked the situation on the deck, he followed the eaves of the ship directly to the cockpit of the bow, where the captain and first mate were.

They personally participated in the battle, which lasted only an hour of tension. The gangsters all retreated, feeling extremely excited and proud.

The moods of warriors and cowards are completely different. They are now grateful to the butcher for allowing them to participate in the battle, because this is a rare training that will be of great help to their future shipping careers.

"Captain, what's wrong, there are two large ships on the lake. They are the armed merchant ships that have been following us when we left the port today!"

At this time, a crew member on the observation deck ran into the cockpit and reported nervously.

The captain, first mate and others raised their telescopes and saw two ships with lights on the lake in the distance, with frightened expressions on their faces.

Everyone froze on the spot and looked at each other. The excitement just now disappeared without a trace. What followed was an expression on their faces that was like ice, and their bodies exuded an aura of despair.

They had seen the gang's speedboats and armed fishing boats, but now they were all repelled. More than a hundred corpses were floating on the lake, drifting with the current.

But these two ships seemed to be between one and two thousand tons in size. This kind of merchant ship converted into a gunboat was extremely powerful.

And I also saw these two ships during the day yesterday, and I also saw the ferocious gun barrels on them.

A Franchise cannon of this caliber fired lead bullets weighing more than ten kilograms, and several of them hit the ship. It was a wooden ship, and no one even dared to imagine such a scene.

Just now they came to heaven from hell, and as soon as they began to enjoy the slightest warmth, they immediately went from heaven to hell again, and it was eighteen levels of hell.

Seeing the expressions of the people in front of him as if they were dead fathers, the butcher frowned and said:

"What's going on? These two gunboats are nothing to worry about. They showed up yesterday and now they are back. Don't be afraid. Both the boats and the guns are very old and their performance is not good. Besides, our armored frigate will soon

Just come over!"

In fact, when the two large gunboats of the gang came back, Butcher's heart skipped a beat. It was obvious that they were here to support the gangs here. If they could not hold off for a long time, the gang leaders were all worried.

The key is how to help these two gunboats when they come here. Will they fire on the freighter? How to do it?

You must know that the gangsters rob the ship for money and do not really want to sink the ship. This will do them no good.

Therefore, the gunboats of the gangsters are mainly used to dominate Dongting Lake and show their strength. Secondly, they are used to frighten the merchant ships, and occasionally fire a few cannons to make the merchant ships obey. And their several main guns may not miss a single shot from the beginning to the end.

gun.

"Ironclad frigate?"

When the chief mate and chief engineer in the cockpit heard the butcher's words, they didn't react and were extremely confused.

Where does a mining company get a frigate?

Only the bearded captain noticed the butcher’s bullet-scarred face, which looked very serious. He asked dubiously:

"Officer Slaughter, you mean the armored frigate, is it the armored gunboat mentioned earlier?"

The butcher nodded and said:

"This is the armored gunboat. I said the armored frigate was an exaggeration. Please forgive me. There is also the Blood Wolf gunboat of more than 2,000 tons. Our major general drove it here in person. It should be not far from here by now.

."

Although he said this in a positive tone, it was actually just his subjective speculation. The purpose was to stabilize the morale of the military and the mood of the crew.

The battlefield is changing rapidly, and no one can guess what will happen next, and it is very important to have a firm belief in victory. The longer this belief is maintained, the greater the hope of getting out of the crisis.

"Very well, Captain Tu. We all obey your command. What do you think we should do next?"

The bearded captain understood the intention of the butcher's words.

He knew that the slaughter officer had been fighting against the water bandits, and he was not a god. How could he know that the armored gunboat was about to arrive? And the gunboat Blood Wolf was not far away?

It's obviously to appease people's hearts.

But the bearded captain could only pretend to be stupid. He knew that the morale of the army should not be disturbed, so he had no choice but to continue following the butcher's ideas.

"It's okay. We still follow the original combat arrangement. Each of us takes our responsibilities and is in our place. We pay close attention to the movements of the gangs. Let's just wait and see what happens!"

"Okay, it's settled." The bearded captain nodded in agreement.

The butcher didn't waste much time. He walked toward the stern of the boat. The most important thing to do was to discuss countermeasures with the young scholar Feilai.

…

Now, the gangsters on the lake are in trouble. Most of the dozens of hooks and hooks have been cut off by the convoys on the freighter, and only ten are currently available.

But the key point is that the majority of the gangsters were defeated by the previous wave, beaten to pieces, and their morale was depleted. Now it is very difficult to organize a decent attack. Who among the gangsters is willing to step forward? There is no difference between this and death!

In addition, the wind and waves on the lake are getting bigger and bigger, and these speedboats are like fallen leaves under the autumn wind, constantly fluttering up and down in the wind and waves.

The escorts on the cargo ship couldn't hit them, but it was also difficult for the gangsters to hit the team members on the deck.

When the wind and waves get bigger, it's a bit troublesome for people to stand up on a speedboat, let alone aim a gun.

There is a small gang that has begun to retreat towards its own island. This business is completely cool.

However, there are still some die-hard gangsters who use persistence to maintain the dignity of the Yunze Gang and are always wandering around looking for opportunities.

It seems that their efforts have made some progress, as the two large gunboats behind them have returned to the battlefield from the port base.

Through the telescope, it can be clearly seen in the wind and waves that these two large gunboats are quickly approaching for reinforcements.

"Is this our gunboat?"

Most of the ordinary water bandits, who could only vaguely see the armed merchant ships coming from a distance with their naked eyes, were very confused and started talking among themselves below.

At this sensitive moment, two gunboats with one or two thousand tons each suddenly appeared, leaving them wondering whether they were friends or foes.

"I hope it's our ship. This is an armed ship. You see there are cannons on the bow. If I were to be an enemy of this kind of ship, I would rather go home and chew tree bark!"

An older water bandit looked at it for a while and then spoke slowly.

"Me too!"
Chapter completed!