The ammunition Li Feiyu refers to is the black powder balls in his hand, these black powder balls are black ball weapons made of black powder, and there is a lead in the middle that can be ignited, as long as the lead is ignited and thrown out hard, it can cause very huge damage to the enemy.

This is Datang's grenadier weapon, in fact, there is no professional grenadier, you only need to equip ordinary infantry with this black ammunition, then he is a grenadier.

In general battlefield battles, there is no need to use this weapon, because there are artillery units in long-range attacks, and the distance thrown out of the grenade is very limited, and it is easy to injure one's own people by mistake, which is not too practical, but if you stand on the city wall to defend the city, this weapon is more useful, and after igniting it, you can throw it down, you can kill a large number of enemies, and you will never accidentally injure your own people, the city wall is so high, the power of gunpowder cannot come up at all.

Another important reason why the Datang fleet prepared this weapon was that it was inexpensive, simple and easy to manufacture, and only needed to mix several simple materials together in a certain proportion, and the fleet only needed to disperse and preserve sulfur and saltpeter, and make charcoal powder locally when they were dying.

Li An will take the time to personally direct the mixing of materials, and then the rest of the work can be directly handed over to the craftsmen to complete, this kind of cheap and easy to make improvised weapons is a necessary weapon for the Tang fleet, the reserve is not very much, but it is expensive to manufacture it at any time, and you can make as much as you need.

"The general can rest assured, more than two thousand have been transported, a total of twenty baskets, evenly distributed on the city wall, enough to resist the attack of the Lion Country."

The soldier replied earnestly.

Li Feiyu nodded reassuringly, and encouraged: "Cheer me up, there is a great possibility that the Lion State will raid the city tonight, you must keep your eyes open, once you find out about the situation, don't make a noise, and report it immediately." ”

"Yes, General."

Li Feiyu continued to inspect the city wall, and then yawned and went to rest in the city gate.

The port of Garigar in Nantianzhu is relatively large, but the city wall is not high, only two zhang at most, as long as a ladder can be climbed, so, if you want to defend such a city wall, you must deploy more soldiers and horses, Nantianzhu in order to guard this port, deployed 3,000 soldiers and horses.

However, without the help of the Tang Dynasty's soldiers and horses, his 3,000 soldiers and horses would not be able to cope with the sneak attack at all, and it would be good to hold out for a few hours at most.

In addition to the lack of sophisticated weapons, the bigger reason is that their will to fight is relatively weak, much weaker than the strong Lion Nation army, if their own side has a large advantage, they may still be able to hold on, in case they find that the other party is strong, and resisting will cause heavy casualties, then these guys are very likely to escape.

After all, not all soldiers of all countries are brave and good at fighting, and the bravery of the Nantianzhu army belongs to a lower level.

Now that the Tang army has soldiers and horses to help defend the city together, the morale of the soldiers and horses of Nantianzhu has suddenly become much higher, and the preparation for war is also more diligent.

At night, all the gates of the city were closed, and the harbor was also blocked, so that all ships could not enter and leave the harbor at will, one was for the need for defense, which was the most basic, and the other was to prevent the lion kingdom from leaking the latest situation in the city, thus causing the passivity of the defenders.

The closure of the city gate is relatively simple, as long as it is tightly closed, and the closure of the harbor is more difficult, after all, it is unlikely to build a floating gate on the sea, which is also too difficult.

Therefore, the measures to block the harbor cannot be the same as the city gate, after the city gate is closed, people can never pass, and after the port is closed, ships can still pass, but they will be intercepted by patrolling ships, in addition, the harbor is also built with defensive weapons, if the small boat that does not obey the command insists on breaking in, it will be attacked by defensive weapons.

However, in any case, the defense of the harbor is indeed much weaker than the defense of the city gate, unless it is a very special geographical location of the harbor, the mouth is relatively small and the defensive weapons are condescending, then the defense effect is much greater.

The harbor watchtower was also garrisoned by Tang soldiers, who also brought the most advanced telescopes, so that they could detect threats that might arise in the distance faster and better.

The patrol ships are mixed, both the patrol ships of Datang and the patrol ships of Nantianzhu, and in order to be mobile and flexible, only small boats can be used as patrol boats.

Datang's patrol ships are brought by large sea vessels, and generally a large steam ship can carry two small patrol boats, which can be fixed directly on the aft deck.

In addition to these necessary guard posts, all seagoing vessels are manned to prevent the small workers lurking in Garrigal from taking the opportunity to climb aboard the ships and wreak havoc.

With such strict defensive measures, Li Feiyu was very relieved, he felt that even if the Lion Kingdom made a large-scale sneak attack, it would not achieve the slightest success.

Not too far from Garigar, the Lion Nation's two lines of troops and horses have been assembled and ready to launch a surprise attack at any time.

"What is the situation, how many soldiers and horses are there in Garigar? How is combat readiness? ”

The generals of the sea route looked at the detailed work that had run out of the city, and inquired seriously, the clearer the situation in the city, the more successful their actions would be.

"There are five or six thousand men and horses in the city, the Tang army and Nan Tianzhu each account for half, the guard force is not weak, and the preparation for war is okay, if our army is a sneak attack, it will definitely be successful, but the loss of thousands of men and horses is inevitable."

Hosaku said.

The general looked at the flag and said happily: "It's actually a tailwind, it seems that even God is helping me, so that we can break into the harbor faster and set fire to all the ships, so that under the fire, the soldiers and horses in the city will inevitably fall into chaos, so that our army on land can easily break through the walls of Garigar." ”

"The general is right, take Garigar in one go."

The general ordered: "Immediately go at full speed, and the fate of the Lion Kingdom will be fought here." ”

Hundreds of Lion Nation warships and fireships quickly moved forward, aiming for Garigar in Tianzhu.

In the land direction, the 20,000 main soldiers and horses of the Lion Kingdom have already approached Garrigal, but due to the obstruction of trees, they can't see the slightest movement on the city wall, but as long as they continue to move forward, they will definitely be discovered by the scouts of the Tang Dynasty.

Like the generals of the sea route, the generals of the land were also given detailed information, and after some consideration, they decided to take cover for the time being, and after the sea route discovered the attack, they used the fire light as a signal to launch a surprise attack on the walls of Garigal.

This is a sneak attack plan that the king of the lion kingdom Kuram has already formulated, so as to minimize his own casualties and break through the city by surprise.

The sea is flat, and there is no shelter, so there is no way for the navy to conceal the enemy, as long as they are close to the port, they will inevitably be discovered, especially when encountering the Tang army, which is equipped with a large number of telescopes, there is nothing to hide.

The Tang Dynasty soldiers who were in charge of vigilance quickly discovered the ship on the sea in the distance through the telescope, although the sky was dark, but by the moonlight it could still be seen that this was the warship of the Lion Country.

"Alert, the Lion Nation warships are approaching, there are three or five hundred."

The Tang soldiers raised the alarm and watched more closely the approaching enemy.

"General, the enemy army is indeed here."

The alarm soon reached the city gate.

Li Feiyu didn't fall asleep, and when he heard the news, he quickly got up and asked, "How many are here, and where are they." ”

"General, the army of the Lion Kingdom came from the sea, there are three or five hundred warships, and there is a large area of black pressure!"

The subordinate said.

Li Feiyu was stunned for a moment, and then said: "The soldiers and horses of the Lion Kingdom are from the sea, and the order is sent down, so that all the warships are ready for battle, and they must attack the incoming enemy." ”

"Yes, General."

The subordinates responded and hurriedly ran to convey the military order.

"General, since the enemy is coming from the sea, why are we staying here and reinforcing the port together!"

The subordinate said.

Li Feiyu looked at the woods in the distance and said: "No, this may not be the only enemy, the guards on the city wall cannot be reduced, we must closely monitor the situation outside, there are our steam gunboats in the port, and no matter how many enemy ships come, they are not opponents." ”

This strong self-confidence comes from the strong strength of the Datang fleet, and with the single-ship combat effectiveness of the steam gunboats, it is enough to single-handedly take on dozens of small warships.

After the order to prepare for war was issued, all the Tang Dynasty soldiers and Nantianzhu soldiers and horses who had fallen asleep all got up, and picked up all kinds of weapons in their hands, ready to plunge into the battle at any time.

According to the previous strategy of preparing for war, the whole army should be divided into three parts, one-third was responsible for guarding the city wall, one-third was responsible for guarding the harbor, and the remaining one-third was used as a mobile corps, ready to reinforce in both directions at any time, and at the same time maintain law and order in the city to prevent the enemy's meticulous work from taking advantage of the opportunity to cause sabotage.

Therefore, after the preparation for the war is completed, the city wall is 1,000 Tang troops and 1,000 Nantianzhu soldiers and horses, and the harbor and the city are all the same configuration.

Such a configuration is enough to resist the attack of the Lion Country army, and the main force of the Tang Army is still at sea, not far from the port of Garigar, and can be reinforced at any time, as long as the direction of the port sends a signal, the main fleet can be reinforced at any time to surround the invading Lion Country soldiers and horses.

The general of the steam gunboat had not fought for a long time, and his hands had long been itchy, and when he saw hundreds of ships rushing in under the black pressure of the sea, he immediately came to his senses, and ordered everyone to enter their respective posts, and prepare a good lesson for the attacking enemy.

"General, there are so many enemies, do you want to send a signal for reinforcements from the main fleet."

The guard asked.

The general was afraid that others would steal the credit, so he hurriedly said: "Just such an enemy, is it not enough for our warships to eat?" With such a good opportunity for meritorious service, how can you easily let others get a piece of the pie, and no one is allowed to send a signal for help without my order. ”

"Yes, my subordinates understand."

"Set sail and get ready for battle."

The generals of the steam gunboats gave orders to leave the station one after another, and they were very trapped, and they could no longer suppress the fanaticism in their hearts.

There are only 33 Datang ships parked in the port of Garigarh, including eight steam cannon ships, Ang Lee's boats, troop carriers, transport ships, various supply ships, and so on.

Although there are only eight steam gunboats with combat capabilities, they are enough to deal with hundreds of small warships in the Lion Country, and the large number of guns equipped on the ships is not an ornament.

The large ships were slow to start, while the small ships of the Lion Nation were sailing with the wind and were all sailing, so they were soon approaching the port of Garrigal.

After getting closer, the Datang scouts saw clearly that not all of the other party's hundreds of ships were warships, but there were also a large number of troop carriers, as well as some small boats that did not seem to have the slightest combat ability.

"Firewood and grass, it's not good, the enemy wants to attack with fire."

The Don scouts shouted and immediately warned all ships to prepare for the fire attack.

The soldiers and horses of the Lion Kingdom on the sea are getting closer and closer, and they are ready to attack.

"Ignite the fire immediately and prepare for the fire attack."

After the general's order, a whole hundred small boats filled with straw and all sorts of fire-starting things were set on fire, and then went straight to the port of Garigarh at a very high speed.

This scene surprised everyone in the harbor, a hundred fire dragons rushed to their faces, this shocking feeling is not a joke, once the defenses and ships in the harbor are ignited, the scene is too big, it is estimated that the whole of Garrigal will be as bright as day.

"Quick, get out of the way, be sure to dodge these fireships and go around to attack the enemy's ships."

The generals of the steam gunboats were all frightened, and hurriedly gave a loud order, if they really let these fireships get close, it would cause them great losses, after all, the theme structure of the steam ships is still wood, and the fireproof performance of wood is very poor, and it cannot withstand the test of flames at all.

At the same time, Ang Lee's boat and some transport vehicles also moved, and they all had to leave the harbor immediately, otherwise, what awaited them could only be the fate of not burning.

Li Feiyu, who was standing on the city wall, saw the scene on the sea, and was immediately surprised, he didn't expect the Lion Nation to launch such a large-scale fire attack, if the Tang Dynasty ships were burned, the loss would really be too great.

"Immediately order the gunboats, open fire and bombard the fireboats, sink these fireboats, quickly."

Li Feiyu immediately made a decision and gave the order to attack the Lion Country Fire Ship, now, stopping the fire ship as much as possible is the top priority, but attacking the war ship behind the fire ship has become a secondary task.

The eight steam-gunboats soon received the order and immediately launched their guns to bombard the rushing Lion Nation fireships.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

A large number of shells hit the fireships of the Lion Nation.