Chapter 875: Naval Battle
Chapter 875: Naval Battle
Mufetti said: "Don't hesitate, your lord, and don't forget, our weapons need to depend on the direction of the wind. ”
Pu Shima finally made up his mind: "Then withdraw to Macheng, there is the advantage of the harbor wind, and induce the Song people to go there and solve them again!" ”
The pirates' military discipline was scattered, and as soon as the retreat order was given, more than 300 large and small warships were in chaos.
The main reason is that the new kid brought too many things this time, and everyone was busy moving bits and pieces to their own boats, and there were even a few fires.
Pu Shima boarded the King Kong, came to the shipyard and took out the monoculars that Liu Shiheng had newly dedicated to him, and scanned the harbor: "Oh? The cochin sailor seems to be okay......"
Mufuti smiled: "That kid is afraid that he has been thinking about running away, and he has been ready for a long time." ”
Pu Shima said with contempt: "No wonder his uncle died in battle, but he survived!" Raise the flag to let him move closer to the flagship, go to sea with me, and make way for the rear army! ”
Seven days later, Wei Shou'an took Dragon Tooth City without bloodshed.
Sun Neng sent a hundred-man new army team ashore, quickly cleaned the remnants of the defending city, and raised the red-character tooth banner in the Longya City Wallade.
The port was not destroyed, and the army was able to anchor at the mouth of the river.
However, the big ship is not good, so Wei Shou'an, who was originally the queen of the palace, gave Wang Shao a plan, it is better for the schooner to set off five days later than the Jiaozhi sea-breaking ship, and let him go to make a contribution to the Great Song Dynasty first.
Wang Shao felt that Wei Shou'an was reasonable, so he sent Wei Shou'an to take the lead, and Sun Neng took 300 new troops as marines to accompany him.
So the big ship is still in the rear now.
Soon the sergeants sent a box, which Sun Neng opened, and it was full of information and information on the Pu Shi Ma fleet.
Wei Shouan thought that he was loyal to the Li Dynasty until the last moment, and Shao Bao said that the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty surrendered in a desperate situation and should not be discriminated against.
When Shi Wei's father came back after being captured, the kind of discrimination and abuse he received should not be deserved, because he was injured and captured, and he had dedicated his loyalty to the Great Song Dynasty.
Therefore, the Song army that Su You and Western Xia returned from exchanging prisoners in Weizhou were treated differently, and these people were also very grateful, and many of them still held positions in the Western Army.
Looking at Liu Shiheng's intelligence hidden in Dragon Tooth City, Wei Shouan shook his head: "How many times has this been?" He can't get tired of playing this trick? ”
Sun Neng pulled out a drawing: "This is the blueprint of a Greek fire, which is ignited with copper pipe oil storage, and then launched through a hydraulic pump in the rear, up to dozens of meters away, to burn the enemy ship?" ”
Wei Shouan was concerned about the number of enemy ships: "There are more than 500 warships, and the military strength is twice that of us, Pu Shima has absorbed various forces on the sea in the past few years, and his strength is terrifying......
Sun Neng said with a smile: "The pirates in the South China Sea, as soon as they voted for the Great Song Dynasty, they were concentrated here, and they were wiped out in one fell swoop, and the South China Sea will be peaceful in the future." ”
Wei Shouan was a little apprehensive: "Then we have to take it, even if our ships are equipped with ballistas, I'm afraid we won't be able to eat them." ”
Sun Neng said: "I'm afraid that they have a strong guerrilla habit, and if they disperse, it will be troublesome." ”
Wei Shouan was still a little worried: "I'm afraid the commander has never seen the danger of naval battles, it is a disadvantage, and the defeat is like a mountain...... Let's send the express ship to reconnoitre, the current wind direction is a little unfavorable for us. ”
After a day of repair, the fleet entered a wartime state, and Wei Shouan commanded more than 200 ships under his command to start a zigzag sail and enter the strait.
On the third day, Wang Shao's nine schooners caught up and took over the command of the fleet.
Sending the communication team to the big ships, Wei Shouan found that the fleet had changed from a mess to a commanding one.
Around the hull of each large ship, there are more than ten small ships to protect and follow the actions of the big ships, and flags are heard from time to time on the flagship Taishan, which are translated into instructions by the communication team, which makes Wei Shouan overjoyed.
The larger the fleet, the more obvious the effect, this is an artifact that increases the military strength!
Wei Shouan is an old sailor, now he didn't even bother to command the warship, and learned the flag language on the ship every day, until five days later, Sun Neng came in and told him that there was a fleet of Pu Shima in front of him, and Wei Shouan came to the command room from the communication room.
On the huge chart, small plastic pieces of Celuro in red and blue are placed.
Each piece of plastic represents a big ship.
Wei Shou'an wiped off all the blue plastic sheets: "Inform the Taishan, the enemy ship's weapon is a flame-breathing canister, and most of them are small ship equipment, if we judge the combat strength of the enemy ship by its size, we will suffer a big loss." ”
Sun Neng said: "Then what should I do? ”
Wei Shouan said: "If the bachelor trusts, please ask him to be stationed two nautical miles away to suppress the formation, and Wei Shouan please be the commander of the front army!" ”
Sun Neng went, and after a while, he took a book and said excitedly: "The bachelor agreed!" Order: Agree to the request, and the former two armies of the middle and middle are dispatched to the palace, after the Taishan Nine Ships Palace, this wishes General Wei the first victory, the Emperor Song, and the prosperity of Wuyun. ”
Wei Shouan's eyes suddenly moistened, and he waved his hand to hide his emotions: "Raise the flag!" Take over the command! March! ”
Hundreds of miles off the coast of Macheng, more than 500 warships of all sizes poured out of the nest and set up a position on the sea.
The weather was in the right place, the sun was shining, the water was blue, and the seagulls were still flying, unaware that a major battle was about to take place here that had not been seen in history.
More than 800 large and small ships participated in the war, and the purpose of the war was to fight for control of the Maluka Strait.
On the King Kong, Pu Shima couldn't help but smile as he looked at the fleet that appeared on the horizon.
Two against one, as well as sharp firearms, are even more tailwind, and there is no reason to lose this battle.
When he has eliminated the last powerful force in the South China Sea, he can turn around and deal with the huge Song ships that have returned.
How many of those ships are there, transformed into warships, and crisscrossing the seven seas, where is it not?
As soon as he raised his hand, the red flag waved, and Mufuti's front army spread its sails and rushed towards the Song army.
Immediately after the King Kong also began to sail full, after the two sides entered the line of sight, the variables were actually not much.
But at this moment, the largest cochin ship in front of it actually lowered its sails, followed by the two wings of the Song boat, and gradually formed a goose marching array!
Pu Shima's eyes tightened, and the formation changed in front of the enemy! Song Jun Sailor, how did you do it?!
However, it was too late, and now he could only watch his former army, like a turtle, obediently crawling into the other party's pocket.
This is the case with water warfare, the huge inertia of the ships makes the reaction of the naval army very slow.
Poor command will also make the captains of the ships at a loss.
In addition, there are many pirates in their own sailor team, and these people are used to being free and scattered, and seeing the change in the formation of the Song army's fleet, there was some confusion in the front army.
Most of the ships, following Mufuti's "Shingon", helplessly rammed into the Song army's pocket array, but many "clever" captains began to scatter, each looking for their own target, trying to tear the pocket gap.
The war began at such a hasty time.
The charge was started by Pu Shima, while the attack was started by the Song army.
On the deck of the Great Song ship, the ballista gunner had already opened the ballista, and the first batch of enemy ships had already entered the firing range, the igniter pulled out the cement seal on the shell, inserted the fire detonator into the coconut cannonball, and then lit the fire rope: "Release!" ”
"Boom-" Countless cement balls flew up from the Song ship and fell towards the enemy ship two hundred meters away.
Because of the different weights, the error of the landing point of the shells was quite large, and most of the shells fell into the water, but the first dozen enemy ships still suffered a catastrophe.
The shell was also specially coated with a layer of hemp by Su oil to relieve the impact, and it fell on the deck and rolled for a few seconds, and then exploded.
Dozens of huge fireballs shot out from the enemy ships that were recruited, covering the entire deck in an instant, and countless cochin sailors jumped into the sea with flames all over their bodies, and the huge straw mat sails instantly turned into torches, and the speed of the ship slowed down suddenly.
The flaming sailing ships blocked the way of the enemy ships, and in order to avoid them, Mufouti's front army had no choice but to turn the rudder and immediately fell into chaos.
Just a few seconds later, the second batch of shells fell again.