Chapter 386: The First Application of Artillery

Seeing the ships crash into them, Rage Hold ignited the arrows, the oil-stained cloth was enough for them to be a fuse.

These fuel-laden things, no matter how powerful they are, are actually trying to be cheats, because the weight of a small boat like them is very small. "Crush it! Crush the past! The warship is very fireproof! ”

Li Hang said as he sneered and looked at the ships in front of him.

These boats were set ablaze in advance by rockets, not to mention the boatmen who were burned with a large amount of oil and jumped everywhere.

The boats, uncontrolled by the galleys, could only move forward by inertia, and at this time, the paddle sailboat, which had lowered its oars, would move with all its might, and then rush forward.

A dozen ships ahead are nothing remarkable.

After these ships catch fire, the helmsman begins to turn the rudder, and although it may not be possible to avoid all of them, it can easily be less affected at this time.

However, now Li Hang is not more concerned about this, but about another thing.

At this time, the ability to start with fire oil is actually just to block the ability of one's own gunpowder.

Although these people can't make this gunpowder, they know the weakness of gunpowder, at least gunpowder is very dangerous, they are afraid that even if Li Hang is not killed, he is already very lucky. Now he let the ship run over it directly, and this cliff is crushing.

Li Hang narrowed his eyes and looked at the small boats below.

In this era, water warfare is very simple, in a word, in the case of no way to burn the opponent's ship, the main thing is to use impact tactics, mainly used for boarding melee combat, so that not only can take down the opponent's ship, but also make up for the lack of long-range means in this era.

After all, in the sea warfare of this era, it is basically impossible to conquer the ships of this time with powerful weapons at sea and sink a ship with such weapons.

How many things do you need to install a weapon that can sink a ship?

At least one plank should be able to penetrate and there should be enough holes.

What does this mean?

This undoubtedly means a trebuchet!

In other words, there are few ships that can be equipped with trebuchets in this kind of battle to be able to sink other ships.

Therefore, in this era, the main combat direction is all focused on this melee direction.

Therefore, many ships either have a ramming angle in front of them, and sinking the opposing ship is the king.

But in this case, it would be fanciful for these ships to sink themselves, but the most this guy can do with those spikes can nail this ship to the head.

"These ships are coming up, get ready, kill all the ships that are coming up at this time!"

Li Hang said as he picked up his firearm.

After a "snap" of a gunshot, a guy with a bow and arrow in the distance fell directly into the water.

And now this firearm is just showing its hideous face.

There was a loud "bang", and the hull of the ship began to shake.

Li Hang frowned and grabbed the handrail on the side. "Let's get started!"

This is a warship, how can there be nothing waterproof, throw down those pipes, and this side begins to step on. Although there is no way to spray like the high-pressure faucet of later generations, it is still possible to feed water from the river and spray it onto the flame, as long as it is fire oil, as long as the hull does not burn.

Just use sticks to prop up the burning boats.

As for the other ships, it's ridiculous.

Li Hang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw this.

But looking at the reeds again, his face couldn't help but show a hint of shock.

Pulp sailboat!

It's a much smaller sailboat, but there's no doubt that it's a warship!

Awesome!

Li Hang couldn't help but have an accurate assessment of the level of the family in this era, at least these guys are really quite level.

There are too many things in the hands of these families, and Li Hang is also a little shocked, thinking that no matter how you count it, the sailboats in their hands at this time still have some ability, they are all pulp sailboats, and when they meet in the canal at this time, they really have the ability to sink themselves, and the worst is a stranding.

Of course, this is based on the fact that both sides are at the same level of weapons.

Li Hang sneered and walked to the bow of the boat.

"Chain ball bomb on the bow gun! Knock out their masts! After Li Hang finished speaking, he saw that several soldiers on the side were proficient in chain balls, and their training had not been in vain these days.

"Aim!"

"Fire!"

With a loud roar, the ignited cannon made a popping sound, and the entire ship was stunned.

With a gust of wind, two chain balls flew out, holding a chain in the middle, and then it didn't look like anything special, so it flew out directly, and the chain ball opened, and the iron chain that didn't seem to be very strong in the middle was like a razor, and flew out directly.

The crowd didn't think anything at first, but when they heard a loud bang, they saw something flying out.

Then right in front of them, two huge iron balls flew out directly, rushed up directly like this, and flew over in an instant.

"Didn't hit! Hahaha they didn't hit! I thought there was something great, whoever said anything would die, hahaha! The captain of the sailboat squatted down with his head in his hands, and when the cannon was over, he found that he had no problem, and immediately jumped out excitedly. Hahaha, what an invincible firearm! Nothing ......."

"Squeak......

With a tooth-aching sound.

The sail on the top, which was close to five meters, was directly covered.

"Rocket cover!" At this moment a sail fell down, covering the deck, just enough to ignite.

Li Hang sneered and looked ahead, and then began to let them load live shells at the bow gun.

This live shell could break through one side of the ship directly.

"Attack their left, force me to destroy their hull on the left, and hit their waterline!"

The rowing chamber of the paddle sailing ships of this era was near the waterline.

A single shot can destroy their oars, not to mention, it can also make the hull water.

One bombardment of their sails will allow them to enter the water as long as they blow up their left side again, and when the time comes, they will definitely destroy the corner, and they will ...... Hehe.

It's flooded, do you think you're really Deng Shichang?

"Change the live ammunition! Blow up the left side of the ship! ”

With a loud bang, many people covered their ears.

At this moment, they were dumbfounded.

It's as if the ships were rag dolls.

From the deck covered with sails to the lower deck, a large hole was opened, a large hole more than ten centimeters in diameter, and this large hole was still going down.

This era is not like a descendant, there is a large thickness of armor, it is enough to be strong, from the bombardment of the deck, of course, they are not prepared.

It was such a shot that went straight from the deck to the bottom.

A big hole of more than ten centimeters, let alone them, even these people have never seen such a situation.

"Block! Blocked! "The whole galleys were in a mess.

The speed of the ship has dropped. The water sprayed in directly from below like a column of water.

It can't be blocked.

This kind of early pulp sailing ship, which had no watertight compartments and no armor, could basically decide their fate with a single shot.

The ship is sinking! The speed of the ship is starting to decrease!

But Li Hang's face didn't get better at all.

Because the ship can still collide with this trajectory.

"Hit! Hit the corner in front of them! "Two shots, this last shot is the last hope.