Chapter 550: Each has his own scheming
Tang Ming didn't know at the moment that Luzon had actually ceased war because of an external threat, and he was waiting for pirates from afar on the islands in the South China Sea with Fei Xin. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
This is after the last defeat of the Netherlands, many Western pirates have gathered to avenge the last burning. Although the ships and warships could not be unified and the size was not the same, the number of the large army this time reached an astonishing several thousand. If you don't look at the quality, it's easy to be scared by just looking at the quantity.
Tang Ming was on the spaceship at the moment, cloudless at an altitude of more than 1,000 meters, and with a telescope in his hand, he could see the fleet like a swarm of bees in front of him.
Fei Xin was also observing, and when he saw that the fleet was actually very scattered, he couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "It seems that we are in trouble this time, and the formation with the Dutch flag in the middle is obviously the group that escaped last time." This time, so many pirates have gathered, and the distance between the ships has been so wide, it must have learned the lesson of the last time! ā
"Hehe, come prepared, that's nature! It doesn't make sense if it's as defenseless as last time, but the generals who led the army this time are really talented, and they actually use the ship distance to reduce the impact of the spaceship. If we still attack with hot air balloons and spaceships, the results will definitely not be good, withdraw the hot air balloons and spaceships, let them be on guard first, and use a hundred impact treasure ships to line up to attack. ā
"Yes, Lord Wang!"
Fei Xin clasped his fists and saluted, and then asked the herald to convey the order.
Soon, 200 ships and 300 hot air balloons began to retreat to the rear over the fleet, and 100 treasure ships, whose bows were completely welded to the keel of the treasure ship, began to slowly break away from the formation.
The bow of these hundred treasure ships was completely surrounded by thick pieces of iron, and above the bow was a large iron frame that could rotate 360 degrees, and a round iron ball about a meter in diameter was tied to a thick iron chain. The iron ball is covered with spikes, which are the only weapons used to ram ships.
If you get hit by this thing, you will be paralyzed immediately, and if it is a ship smaller than a battleship, it will be enough to smash a smaller ship to pieces. Since this thing came out, it has been invincible, and so far no ship of this era has been able to take such a hammer.
A hundred colliding ships lined up two hundred meters directly in front of the fleet, followed by the same hundred ordinary treasure ships. It's just that two more twinktraps have been added to ensure that it can reach the maximum and fastest speed, and these 100 treasure ships are used as auxiliary power for the collision ahead.
Above the sea level as far as the naked eye could see, the Western pirate fleet could already be seen, and after Tang Ming visually measured the distance, he ordered to hit the ship and attack! The hot air balloons used for air support were advancing at the same time, and now these hot air balloons were the escort force of the two hundred treasure ships.
Luzon also arrived with a large army at this moment, and when he saw that Tang Ming's fleet had already set up a formation, he attacked. Yan Ruwei immediately ordered the whole army to stop advancing, as long as Tang Ming's army was there, it would not be his turn Yan Ruwei to make a move, and it was the best choice to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight.
Not only can he preserve his strength, but he can also take the opportunity to observe the strength of the enemy army, which is a great opportunity for Yan Ruwei.
Tang Ming naturally saw the Luzon fleet coming in two formations, and it was obvious that it was a fleet under the command of two commanders.
From this point of view, something must have happened in Luzon, which was beyond Tang Ming's expectations. The fact that Luzon had ceased war so quickly did him no good at all. But it didn't seem to be the time to take care of them, at least before taking out the hordes of pirates who had come from afar.
"Bang, bang, bang......"
The loud sound of artillery suddenly sounded from the pirate fleet when the two sides approached about a hundred meters. The dull and powerful sound of cannons, even at an altitude of more than a thousand meters, Tang Ming could feel the vibration of the air.
Fei Xin stared at the pirate fleet, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a sneer: "I didn't expect these pirates from the west, those cannons are really powerful, just from this sound, you can see it." Luckily, the iron bow of our crash can easily cope with it! ā
Tang Ming was not as optimistic as Fei Xin, and said with a slight frown: "It is not difficult to guess from the sound of this cannon that its power should be comparable to the firepower of our Hongyi cannon." If this is at close range, it is inevitable that the ship will be damaged if it is hit head-on, and there are too many ants to bite the elephant, not to mention thousands of ships equipped with such powerful artillery! ā
Fei Xin was mentioned by Tang Ming, and immediately began to observe that the collision ship that was the first to come into contact with artillery fire on the battlefield did begin to be damaged as Tang Ming said. After all, the severity of the collision was limited to the bow of the ship, and the rest of the hull was still a wooden structure.
The pirate fleet's powerful guns were still able to easily penetrate the planks and injure the ship. Although the huge hull of the treasure ship itself is enough to withstand the impact of many cannonballs before it sinks, as Tang Ming said, there are many ships that can't hold the enemy!
Fei Xin, who was slightly out of breath, immediately said in a deep voice: "Lord Wang, should we let the hot air balloons start attacking now, I'm afraid that if we continue to consume like this, the hundred collision ships will have to be reimbursed here." ā
Tang Ming took a few more glances at the changes on the battlefield again, the power of the collision was undoubtedly huge, but the premise was to get close enough. It can only play to its strengths, and what the hammer that cannot hit it can only become an obvious target, and it will withstand the most intense artillery fire. Fortunately, there are a hundred treasure ships behind it as auxiliary power.
The other 100 treasure ships were equipped with powerful guns, which were good at protecting both sides of the collision ship ahead.
But with the continuous arrival of enemy ships, two hundred treasure ships will soon be surrounded by them, Tang Ming did not dare to have any more hesitation, and asked Fei Xin to send hot air balloons for reinforcements.
Fei Xin couldn't sit still, so he simply changed to another spaceship and went to the front line to command in person, Tang Ming was very helpless about this, but he didn't say anything!
And Yan Ruwei, who was still watching the game, also saw that Tang Ming's big killer had been dispatched at this moment, and he still remembered the power of the hot air balloon vividly. He didn't need to look at it anymore to know who the victory belonged to, and after removing the worries in his heart, Yan Ruwei suddenly began to calculate the rebel fleet again.
He was thinking about whether to take the opportunity to kill the few warships of the rebels, and then immediately lead his troops back to conquer the king of the opposite sex. Ever since he learned that Tang Ming had already led a large army to wait for these incoming pirates, Yan Ruwei began to secretly look for opportunities.
From the scattered formation of the rebels, he knew that these people were still novices, and at this moment, he only needed a surprise attack, and he would be able to easily take down more than 100 warships. Now all he was worried about was how Tang Ming would react to this, and he couldn't take any risks before the pirates were really defeated.
Only when the war is completely stabilized, it is not too late for him to make a sneak attack, and he has made up his mind, Yan Ruwei ordered all the soldiers to be ready to attack at any time, and he will no longer care about the rebel fleet.
Although the general of the rebel army is a novice in navigation, he is not completely ignorant, and his fleet has been faintly surrounded by Yan Ruwei's fleet. And it is not difficult to guess from his motives that his mind is that the sense of urgency has been haunting the general's heart for a long time, and he has been hesitating whether to break through and return to Luzon now.
Although it seems too late to think of breaking through now, if they don't fight, they will only perish. After repeated evaluations, the rebel generals decided to fight and at least one of them escaped.
Their rear happened to be the weakest part of the encirclement, and perhaps Yan Ruwei would not have thought that the rebels would break through at this time, and in the direction in which they were coming. Therefore, he was still careless, and just casually instructed his generals to pay attention to every move in the encirclement.
In order to make their breakthrough smoother, the rebel generals had been waiting for the best time until Tang Ming's hot air balloon began to exert its power in the pirate fleet.
The flames and explosions in the sky attracted everyone's attention, and the rebel generals also took the opportunity to attack Yan Ruwei's fleet. Easily took out nearly ten warships in the weak encirclement, broke through, and the success of the surprise attack even the rebel generals felt incredible.
The sails were fully open, and the wind fled at full speed in the direction of Luzon. By the time Yan Ruwei and the others reacted, nearly 100 of the more than 100 warships of the rebel generals had broken out of the encirclement.
Yan Ruwei, who was in a hurry, immediately ordered to chase at full speed, and even sank the rebel ships that were still in the encirclement to the bottom of the sea. Now is not the time to think about being captured, Yan Ruwei's eyes are red, like a madman, he keeps urging to speed up and catch up.
But in the moment of delay just now, it was already doomed that he could no longer intercept the rebel generals who had almost disappeared from sight. In any case, he Yan Ruwei lost such a good opportunity because of carelessness this time, and he is to blame!
As soon as the rebels fled back to Luzon, the flames of war would once again be ignited on Luzon soil, this time completely non-negotiable. The two sides had to decide whether they were dead or alive, and Yan Ruwei, who had a dead gray face, fell into deep self-blame.
At the moment when the rebel generals broke through, Tang Ming noticed the movement here, and waited to see Yan Ruwei hanging far behind the rebels' buttocks to chase after him. A hint of pride appeared on the corner of his mouth, and it was clear that the war in Luzon would not stop, and it was very likely that it would fall into even more frantic battles in the future.
Thinking that he would have a large amount of financial income, Tang Ming unconsciously laughed. But the battlefield that was still being bombarded fiercely, but he didn't care so much.
The addition of the hot air balloon instantly blocked the arrogance of the pirate fleet, although it could not annihilate them, but the pirates will definitely retreat in a short time, there is no doubt about it! (To be continued.) )