Chapter 877: Decisive Battle (2)
The cunning enemy army can't be hit, and you can't chase it, when will it be the end in the long run? Mao Wenlong became angry on the third day.
Fortunately, Adou's quiet departure has been successfully completed, which gave Mao Wenlong some comfort. As long as Adou can successfully arrive in Guangzhou, there will be no worries about where the defense will be.
However, such exhaustion and running around was very unfavorable to the Dongjiang Army's naval division, and the lack of troops seriously limited the mobility of the Dongjiang Army. This is Mao Wenlong's current helplessness, and it is also the only weakness of the Dongjiang Army Naval Division.
But as long as the fleet of these Yi people and Japanese pirates in front of them is defeated, the Dongjiang Army and Naval Division will have a chance to develop. As long as the sea area of Daming is calm for a year and a half, the Dongjiang Army and Naval Division will be able to develop to the point of sufficient self-protection and will no longer be invaded by foreign enemies.
The wish is not big, but it is difficult to achieve, especially the enemy army in front of them, which is so cunning that it is comparable to that of a loach, and it is very difficult to deal with.
"Commander, please allow your subordinates to directly lead the hot air balloon to attack the enemy!" Haoda has also been holding his breath for the past three days, and this will already be on the verge of an outbreak.
"How do you fight? Haven't you already tried it? Before you could get closer, they had already fled. Mao Wenlong rolled his eyes, such an attempt has been made more than once. Every time, as soon as the huge hot air balloon was discovered, the enemy troops immediately fled away, and did not confront the Dongjiang army head-on at all.
Hao said angrily: "My subordinates want to ask the general army for permission to let us carry out a sneak attack on the enemy army at night." ”
Mao Wenlong frowned, frowned, and said, "...... at night"
Haoda, who had always said little, didn't know where to get the courage this time, and said again: "Chief soldier, at present, I can only try like this, there is no other way." ”
Looking at the resoluteness on the vast face, Mao Wenlong fell into deep thought. Launching a hot air balloon at night for a sneak attack may not be too much of a problem if you are on land. But at sea, it's different, and in addition to dealing with changeable weather, disorientation is the biggest challenge.
And in the dark sea, it is obviously not easy to find enemy ships. How can this battle be fought when the view is completely blocked?
"Tell us about your plans?" Although he thought it was impossible, Mao Wenlong still wanted to hear what ideas Haoda could come up with.
Hao Da paused for a moment, then clenched his fists and said to Mao Wenlong: "Chief soldier, there is indeed a lot of trouble in flying a hot air balloon at night. But the vast majority can be overcome, so please also ask the general to give us a chance to try. ”
Haoda thinks it's better to try it than to be able to do nothing like now. Moreover, if it succeeds, it will be possible to break the current predicament, and such a thing will be harmless.
Mao Wenlong was silent, thought about it seriously, and then nodded and said, "Okay, I'll give you a chance tonight." ”
Haoda was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly saluted: "Thank you, Chief Soldier!" ”
Mao Wenlong still instructed: "But pay attention to safety, don't be greedy for merit." ”
Haoda patted his chest and promised: "Chief soldier, please rest assured, the lessons of the previous two days are always remembered by his subordinates and dare not forget." ”
Mao Wenlong nodded to express his reassurance, and then waved his hand to signal Haoda to retreat and make arrangements.
As night fell, sixty hot air balloons quietly rose into the air, in order to avoid exposing themselves as much as possible. When Haoda was preparing during the day, he tried his best to wrap the flamethrower as much as possible to minimize the firelight.
Sure enough, the effort was not in vain, and when the balloon rose into the sky, the glow of the flamevent seemed to those below to be like the stars in the sky.
Seeing this, Mao Wenlong's heart was also much more relaxed. And he found out that in order not to make the night when the hot air balloon is high in the sky, it is impossible to use the flag to deliver the message. Mao Wenlong deliberately asked people to use a microphone made of bamboo tubes to show good results.
And the ropes between them can be used to fix each other, so that even in bad weather, the formation of the hot air balloon will not be easily messed up.
Seeing the hot air balloon leave quickly, until it turned into starlight in the sky, Mao Wenlong retracted his gaze and muttered in a low voice: "I hope you can succeed in one fell swoop......"
Flying in a hot air balloon at night is indeed a test of skill, but fortunately Haoda is already familiar with these things. But when it comes to flying, it's still a big problem to distinguish the direction.
Especially at sea, the calm sea reflects the starry sky, and it is like the sea and the sky. If you don't concentrate on distinguishing between heaven and earth, it's easy to mess up the sky and the earth.
There was no reference on the calm sea, and the vast could only rely on the memories in his mind to slowly advance towards the position of the enemy army that had been clearly explored.
At this time, the enemy troops who were far away in the open sea did not notice anything wrong. Aufu and Taro Shinno would never have imagined that the Dongjiang Army would come to attack at night.
The camp of the enemy fleet was peaceful, and except for a few men who were on duty, everyone else had already fallen asleep.
In the middle of the night, he stumbled to the enemy camp, and looked at the sparkling lights below, and the fleet of ships completely shrouded in darkness, and his face showed a hideous smile.
Looking up at the sky, Haoda found that it was too early before dawn, and he had plenty of time.
"Pass the order, don't be in a hurry to fight, try to find the enemy's handsome ship for Lao Tzu, and then beat Lao Tzu hard." Fighting a snake means hitting seven inches, as long as the enemy's generals are killed, I believe that the remaining small shrimp has nothing to worry about, and Haoda is still very thoughtful this time.
His orders were soon conveyed to the various hot air balloons, and Hao Da led the way. With the sporadic lights on the enemy ships, Hao Da was still able to slightly distinguish the distribution of the enemy ships.
According to normal logic, the commander's ships in the army should be lined up in the middle, so that they will not be easily attacked. The cunning of the Yi people and the Japanese has been taught many times, and he will not be easily fooled again.
Even though they had reached the sky directly above the enemy camp at this time, he still did not give the order to attack. At the foot of the vast foot, there is a conspicuous commander warship, and it is also a Japanese warship, and the other Yiren commander's warship is not far away.
The flags of these two warships indicated that it was the warship on which the enemy commander was riding, but he did not dare to act rashly. Instead, he ordered others to patrol as well, trying to find suspicious ships.
Soon, the vast subordinates locked on more than a dozen enemy warships, all of which were larger ships from the outside. Haoda did not hesitate this time, and immediately ordered a simultaneous attack.