Chapter 532: Sweeping Like a Sweep (7)
With the dispersal of the formation of the main ships of the Eastern Wu Navy, the Han warships that had been waiting for a long time not far upstream began to attack beyond the gorge.
The first to rush out were more than 100 long, narrow and narrow boats, which were different from the square sails of traditional Chinese sailing ships, but special-shaped boats with triangular sails.
Of course, this is a certain improvement made by the Han navy after absorbing the experience of the Roman and Persian navies.
Such a long, narrow dhow, with an iron sheet wrapped in iron at the bow and an extremely long iron ramming angle at the fore. In addition to the sharp spearhead, there are barbs behind the ramming horns. The name given to him by the soldiers of the Han army is "Nie Zheng"!
This medium-sized Nie Zheng, which had more than 100 ships, rushed out of the gorge at an extremely high speed. The big ship of Soochow, which was busy dodging the fireships downstream, had lost its unified command at this time. However, after seeing that the Han army finally stopped putting thin fireships and sent relatively decent "battleships", they breathed a sigh of relief and began to drop fire bombs at the enemy's warships under the command of their respective captains.
"Raise the flag, order the ships to move closer to me, and reorganize the battle line. The navy of the Han Kingdom is by no means so big...... Ah! ”
Just as Zhang Zheng was giving the order, a Nie Zheng came speeding at high speed. crashed straight into Zhang Zheng's ship Feiyun.
When Nie Zheng of the Han army collided with Feiyun, Feiyun's bow had not yet fully turned and was facing the mouth of the gorge. Therefore, the collision angle of this Nie Zheng was directly inserted into Feiyun's amidships.
Compared to Nie Zheng and Feiyun, that head was much smaller. So the place where the crash angle enters, is below the deck of the flying clouds. Under the violent impact, Nie Zheng's bow was already in shambles. Although the Han soldiers on Nie Zheng's boat had long been prepared to prevent collisions, they were so rammed that people turned their backs and turned over ...... And what about the giant flying clouds? It just shook violently.
However, one Nie Zheng has no obvious effect on your shake, those two? What about three?
Feiyun is just too big. With such a huge ship, the sails of this era could not be carried at all, and it had to be equipped with nearly a thousand pulpers, not to mention. It is also very difficult to turn in inland waterways. When Wu's fleet had to be scattered to avoid it because of the fireboats. A bulky super giant ship like Feiyun lost the protection of an ordinary warship.
And his size is so conspicuous, for the commander of the Han army, who will you hit if you don't bump?
"Bang bang bang......" A Nie Zheng collided, and soon more Nie Zheng collided under the command of their respective captains. Feiyun is like a staggering beast, there is no way to hide, there is no way to avoid it. can only rely on his huge body to bear all this helplessly.
"Throw fire bombs! Throw it on their deck! ”
In a short period of time, seven Nie Zheng successfully collided with Feiyun. The captains of all seven warships gave the same order. Suddenly, hundreds of fire oil bombs rose into the air, some of which were thrown onto the deck, and some of which hit the hull of the ship.
"Don't panic! They can't help us how! Zhang Zheng shouted hoarsely on the command platform: "Shoot the pole!" Slap all these flies to death for me! The helmsman and the paddler continue to steer me, and be sure to turn the enemy with the bow of the ship as soon as possible! Order the flag soldiers, speed up the order, and let the other fighting ships move closer to this ship! The first school soldier is ready, if the shooting stick is not good, jump to the gang to fight! Third song soldiers, organize to put out the fire! ”
The soldiers on the Feiyun ship quickly executed Zhang Zheng's order. The huge clapper began to turn its angle, ready to spin directly above the Nie Zheng's boat next to him. Then, using the principle of leverage, the flies that are firmly attached to the hull of their own ship are swatted into powder.
"Hey! Wu Gou's reaction is very fast! Hurry up, hurry up, and still fire oil bomb again. Then retreat to the stern boat and retreat! ”
The reason why sailboats have to hang sails is to pursue speed and at the same time liberate the paddler. Therefore, there are very few people on Nie Zheng's ship, and when he wants to retreat, three or two ordinary boats are enough. Most of them had successfully retreated before their ships were smashed to pieces by Feiyun's huge slapsticks.
Even if a giant ship like Feiyun was hit seven or eight times and hundreds of oil bombs, there was still no danger of the ship disintegrating and being burned. But an assassination ship like Nie Zheng, for an ordinary Dongwu fighting ship, is something that can really threaten its own survival.
Therefore, after the charge of more than 100 Nie Zheng, many fighting ships in Eastern Wu have begun to burn and disintegrate.
What's worse is that at this time, due to the miniaturization of trebuchet technology, there were many fire oil bombs on the ships of Soochow.
There are a very small number of fighting ships, and the place where Nie Zheng hit it happens to be a deadly storage place for fire oil. After being ignited by the opponent's oil bomb, there was a violent explosion one after another!
The sun was sinking further in the west, and the sky was darkening. But this section of the Yangtze River is boiling and burning.
"General Zuo! Our ship has turned around! ”
"Good! Herald...... Well? What are those two sons going to do?! ”
When Feiyun was attacked by Nie Zheng's fire, the two Gaihai ships with more luxurious exterior decorations attracted more Nie Zheng. At this time, there were also fires in many places, and the hull of the ship was on fire in many places.
It is different from Zhang Zheng's methodical command of soldiers to meet the battle and extinguish the fire. For the two sons and daughters of the Lu family, their initial battle was too shocking. It's too much for them to bear!
Since noon, they have been constantly fighting against the suicide fireships laid down by the Han army along the river. By dusk, the brothers were exhausted. As a result, at this time, the dhows of the Han army were like wild dogs, clenching and not letting go!
In the shouts and screams of tens of thousands of soldiers, in the sparks flying in the sky, and in the violent sound of occasional explosions. The entire Yangtze River is full of raging flames, reflected in the river. Lu Yan and Lu Jing brothers only felt that their eyes were full of blood red.
Then, the two brothers gave the same order: turn! Not the bow against the enemy, but the stern against the enemy!
As the sons of Lu Kang, these two brothers are loyal servants of the Eastern Wu Death Festival in the historical plane. Therefore, at this time, the two brothers did not actually run away, but wanted to retreat the fleet a little. Then in a relatively quiet water, regroup.
This kind of behavior is very normal, and it is very in line with the mentality of inexperienced generals who have just entered the battlefield: when many people in later generations just started to play games such as the "Three Kingdoms" series of games such as Dark Rong, aren't they all princes who like to pick corners, first establish a stable rear, and then conquer the world without worry? It's because it's hard for novices to do it all. Directly elect the princes of the Central Plains to develop internal affairs and expand in all directions at the same time, that is a veteran and a master!
As novices, the Lu brothers also do not have the ability to command the operation while directing the steering of the ship and the adjustment of the fleet. So at this time, they instinctively wanted to retreat one after another, and then come forward to fight again after the formation was clear.
But they don't want to think: why does a general like Zhang Zheng insist on completing the turn in the sea of fire instead of retreating? Because once this place is withdrawn, isn't the wide river shared by the Han army and the Wu army? The numerical superiority of the Han army can be fully exerted!
Besides, if you want to retreat and find a clean place to regroup, this desire is simply impossible!
The river is flowing, and in the afternoon, the suicide fireboats that have been reduced to the shape of sampans are also going down the river at this time. It can be said that on this night, at least dozens of miles of the Yangtze River is full of firelight!
Moreover, with such a good line of sight, a super giant ship like yours turned around and retreated..... what would the other captains and sailors of Soochow think when they saw it?
Soon, the captains of other fighting ships began to direct their ships to turn and face the enemy with the stern. Their purpose is much simpler: to flee downstream.
"These two shafts!" Seeing the behavior of the two sons of the Lu family, Zhang Zheng was so angry that he jumped to his feet: "Lu Boyan broke the big ear thief, and Lu Youjie took Xiling, what a majesty!" actually raised two scum who escaped from the battle! ”
However, even the two sons of the Lu family did not make such a stupid move. In fact, there is no possibility of reversing the situation of the war.
After Nie Zheng's ships were almost all docked on the ships of Eastern Wu. Wang Jun, who was sitting on the top of the mountain, stretched out a finger to test the wind direction: "Well, it's good, in winter, it's time to blow the northwest wind!" ”
After saying this, Wang Jun said to the herald soldiers beside him: "Raise the Kong Ming lantern and order our big ships to go out to the mouth of the gorge to attack!" After rushing out of the gorge, you don't have to use a trebuchet to swing the ship sideways. Instead, the bow of the ship faced the enemy, lined up in a tight formation, and squeezed the enemy's ships into the sea of fire for me! Wu Gou's water army, it's over! ”()
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