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Text 732 [Water and land containment]

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    (); The Cossack inland watercraft looks a bit like a Viking ship, but its structure is simpler than that of a Viking ship.

    First use wicker or other rattan to weave and tie into the whole bottom of the boat, and then use wooden planks as the lining.  There is a rudder on the left and right sides of the stern, more than a dozen oars on each side, and rough logs are used as masts, equipped with horizontal sails or double sails.

    There is no deck or anything, it needs to be bundled with reed poles and spread on the surface of the board lining for the crew to walk on.

    Don't look at this kind of boat as simple and shabby, but the rowing speed is extremely fast.

    The Cossacks were able to drive such ships and even cross the Black Sea, or advance along the coast, plundering Ottoman and its subsidiary ports.  They often raid at night, taking advantage of the Ottoman navy's inattention, burning the ships in the port and fleeing every day.  When encountering the Ottoman navy, they immediately rowed and fled into the inland river, and the large Ottoman warships could only watch stupidly.

    Khabarov's fleet has nearly 30 ships, and if they are all full, they can hold more than a thousand people.

    There are only more than two hundred Cossacks, and with so many ships, they are mainly loaded with spoils.  At this very moment, there is a lot of food, goods and women on board.

    Three of them are larger, each equipped with a cannon.

    More than a dozen Cossack cavalry were the first to flee back to the ship, leading their horses.  Immediately afterwards, Khabarov and the musketeers boarded the ship in a panic.

    By the time the Cossacks with cold weapons boarded the ship, Khabarov had already ordered to shoot.

    More than 20 Cossack musketeers and more than a dozen Cossack cavalry squatted on the boat and shot at the Datong cavalry rushing.

    Although these guys like to sneak attack and escape, they are definitely wolves, and they dare to fight hard.  Decades ago, more than 400 Cossacks held back more than 10,000 Ottoman troops for two days.

    "Bang bang bang bang!"

    Following the sound of Cossack gunshots, six Datong cavalrymen fell off their horses one after another.

    But the damage they can cause is limited to this.

    The Datong cavalry had already rushed to the shore, killing the indigenous hunters who were too late to board the boat.  There are also some Datong cavalry, throwing arrows at the Cossack ships.

    "Boom boom boom!"

    The three Cossack artillery fired the second round of shells at this time.

    While several Datong cavalrymen were hit, the three Cossack ships were shaken back by the power of the artillery.  A dozen Cossacks embarking,

    Immediately, it fell into the water together with the board.

    "Blow the horn and retreat!"

    Seeing that everyone who could board the boat had boarded, Khabarov ordered to evacuate.

    Some Cossack bandits immediately put down their weapons, sat on both sides of the boat and paddled.  The only musketeers were slowly filling their ammunition, ready to continue shooting at the Datong cavalry.

    The Cossack ships rowed fast, and the Datong cavalry could only pursue along the river bank.

    Khabarov was so angry that his heart was bleeding. He had a total of 28 ships, each of which was loaded with spoils. At the moment, 11 ships could not be taken away, and they were quietly docked by the Heilongjiang River.  The Cossack musketeers lost 1 person; the Cossack warriors lost 15 people; the native hunters lost more than half, and only a few dozen people escaped back to the ship.

    The real war of encirclement and annihilation has just begun!

    Hundreds of local aborigines, carrying canoes, have rushed from the upstream forest into the river.

    "Rush over!"

    Khabarov ordered.

    Although the Cossack boat ran fast, its hull was very fragile, and even the canoe dared not hit it casually under the high-speed paddle.

    This section of the river is relatively narrow and the current is not turbulent.

    The sediment brought down by the Heilongjiang River has washed out large and small islands.  Some large continents and islands even stretch for four or five miles, dividing the river course of Heilongjiang into two or three streams.

    The water network situation is extremely complicated!

    The Cossack bandits rowed with all their strength, musketeers and archers shot at the natives in the canoe.

    ?Because of the backing of the Datong Army, the natives became brave.  They rowed their canoes and rushed towards the Cossack fleet.  There are two people on each canoe, one is in charge of rowing and the other is in charge of archery.

    "Bang!"

    There were crashing sounds from time to time, and the Cossack ships did not fall apart. After all, their hulls were strong enough to hold small artillery for firing.

    The canoes of the local aborigines were overturned one after another.

    Just when Khabarov thought he had escaped, dozens of ships suddenly appeared behind the island in the northwest.  These ships were grain transport ships collected by Wang Fuchen from the tribes along the way during his march, and they were only slightly smaller than the Cossack ships.

    ?A raft full of dry firewood is tied to the left and right sides of each ship, and each raft has a local?? is the blood that was stabbed by the natives.

    These aborigines had little fighting power on the shore, but they seemed to have divine help in the water, and the Cossacks who fell into the water were only left to be beaten.

    Khabarov's "ship" had a tendency to fall apart, but it was still able to hold on, and was finally forced to dock by the river.

    There, Datong cavalry had been waiting for a long time.

    Facing countless bows, arrows and muskets, Khabarov raised his hands in surrender.

    There were more than 200 Cossack robbers in this group, and only 37 were captured alive.  Either he was beheaded by Datong cavalry when boarding the ship, or he was stabbed to death by diving natives after falling into the water.

    Khabarov was brought in front of Wang Fuchen, his knees softened and he knelt down. He knew that his judgment was completely wrong.

    Wang Fuchen took a group of peasants and stayed in the village disguised as businessmen.  He was afraid of being attacked by the natives, so he was already on board the cotton armor, and it was a special multi-layer cotton armor.  There is a patch in the middle of the cotton armor, and there is a layer of patch on the surface, which is not only very defensive, but also looks extremely deterrent.

    The helmet is also an improved type, not the bamboo helmet with patches embedded in the past.

    This kind of helmet has existed in the Song Dynasty. When not fighting, it can be retracted upwards, just like a worker's hard hat.  When fighting, it can be pulled down, and the wearer's neck is completely protected by the armor.

    The equipment of the Datong Army has been improving!

    On Wang Fuchen's feet was a pair of leather boots.  There are spurs installed on the heel of the leather boots, and the toe of the boots is also inlaid with iron plates.  In addition to the carbine and saber, Wang Fuchen also had a binoculars hanging from his waist.

    How can a tribe have such top-quality equipment?

    This person must be the great lord of a certain country!

    Khabarov, the murderous Cossack leader, has a natural admiration and fear of nobles in his heart.  He knelt on the ground and shivered, and said in a trembling voice, "Honorable and great lord, Khabarov is willing to serve you!"

    This is a sincere allegiance, definitely not a casual talk.

    Such gorgeous body equipment must be rich and powerful.  Khabarov is willing to follow such a lord and fight with his life for the lord.

    If he can grant himself a fief, he can even give his life.  Of course, the premise is that he has a wife and son, otherwise the title and fief cannot be passed on.

    But Wang Fuchen didn't know what he was thinking, and asked, "I heard from your subordinates that you are the leader of the Raksha ghosts?"</div&gt
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