Chapter 386: The General Serves to Die (Part I)
PS: Thank you for the monthly pass support that you have no intention of being silent
"On the rest of the islands, you can see seabirds landing, but on these two islands there are only seabirds circling, but there are no birds flying up from the trees, which means that there must be something in the forest that scares these seabirds. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ info" Bai Nutao said in a deep voice, "What's more, these two islands happen to be stuck in the narrow waterway in the middle, if they change to a certain place, they will inevitably choose to set up an ambush in this place and attack left and right." As long as there are enough bows and crossbows and ships, let alone twenty sea ships, even if the entire Yizhou Sailor is pressed up, they will have to walk around without food. β
"Boss, what should we do, we can't just go around in circles at the door, don't let these barbarian jokes, when His Royal Highness King Ming comes in person, we won't be able to explain it." Dutou couldn't help frowning.
Bai Nutao sneered: "There is an ambush, but this is the nearest shipping lane, and these Nanyang barbarians are sure that there is no such idle time to detour." However, do they think that a certain Bai Nutao has been working hard at sea for so many years, and it would be too naΓ―ve to be frightened by an ambush on an island. β
After a pause, Bai Nutao shouted loudly: "Order, send five warships of the A to explore the way, and the B and C warships will follow, but they are not allowed to enter the fjord, and the four warships of the D continue to cover the flagship and follow the flagship." β
"No!" I have been waiting for this order for a long time, and all the generals have agreed with a bang.
However, a young general looked at Bai Nutao in surprise: "General, the No. A warship is the latest warship from Jiangnan not long ago, there is an ambush in front, is it γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ» to send the No. A warship?"
Bai Nutao slowly clenched his fists: "If you want to lasso a big fish, you must always prepare some good bait." β
The drums of war echoed across the calm sea, and the ships split the waves and slowly parted. On the side of the red dragon flag of the Ming Dynasty on the flagship, a white character slowly raised the flag, hunting and dancing in the wind.
The B and D warships slowly parted to the sides, while the A warships adjusted into a straight line, and the soldiers on the warships were nervously pushing out the bed crossbows, flying thunder cannons and other armaments from the cabin, lifting the tarps, and stacks of arrows and explosives were neatly placed on the deck.
Knowing his task of luring the enemy, the five warships of the first number inevitably looked a little nervous, but after all, many of the sons and daughters under Bai Nutao were born from Haikou who had worked hard at sea for many years, and this kind of thrilling situation was not unprecedented, so while holding his breath, the movements in his hands were not ambiguous at all.
This is the best warship of the Ming Dynasty, with the most advanced firearms in the world by his side, even if these barbarians have the ability to set up an ambush, is it possible that the brothers are still afraid of him?!
Bai Nutao gently inhaled the air with the smell of sea: "March!" β
The drums of war sounded, and the five warships advanced towards the fjord at the same time, while the warships on the left and right flanks did not rush to follow, but slowly spread out on both sides.
When the five A-shaped warships completely sailed into the fjord, Bai Nutao subconsciously gritted his teeth. He didn't know if he was making the right bet, or if his opponent's patience was better than his own. Once the opponent does not set up an ambush here, then it means that there is a more dangerous danger that can kill people waiting for him in front of him.
And if these barbarians have the foresight to let go of the A-line fleet and wait for the flagship behind to come to the door, it will be a real disaster. After all, there were only twenty ships in the forward fleet, and if the fleet passed safely, Bai Nutao would have to order the rest of the ships to advance, after all, he had to take into account the remaining fresh water and food on the ship, as well as the morale of those soldiers.
If you regret being here for a long time, you won't have such a headache. Bai Nutao couldn't help but sigh secretly, when Li Si was here, he didn't have to worry about these things that used his brain, Li Si pointed out that where to fight must not be wrong, if Zhang Mazi had followed Li Si's advice and not provoked Cixi County, I am afraid he would not have died so miserably.
Of course, without Zhang Mazi, Ye Yingwu would not have been achieved.
Sometimes Bai Nutao had to sigh that His Royal Highness King Ming really had the protection of God, or in other words, he was the immortal sent by God to save the heavens.
Just when Bai Futao's thoughts were tumbling in his heart, there was already a sharp sound in the fjord, and one after another black shadows jumped out of the dense forest and threw them towards the fleet in the narrow waterway!
"Trebuchet!" The soldiers who were waiting for the battle subconsciously exclaimed.
Bai Nutao made a clever move, without the slightest hesitation, and suddenly drew his saber: "The A-shaped fleet continues to move forward, and the B-shaped and C-shaped fleets bombard where the trebuchets are, and the flagship will advance immediately!" β
The sound of war drums was like a wave, covering the exclamation, and the reaction of the A-shaped fleet could not be said to be unreasonable, except for the middle warship, which had to stop in the fjord because it was hit by too many rocks and had to stop in the fjord, and the other four warships fired at the same time with their flying thunder guns and bed crossbows on both sides.
Countless branches and leaves were blown off by the explosion, and thick arrows whistled and sank into the layers of jungle.
The Flotilla B and C, which were spread out from both wings, moved even more quickly, and the formation, which was still somewhat contracted, was completely opened, and the warships lined up and lowered their anchors on the island, and all the flying thunder guns were pushed to one side, aiming at the place where the stones on the island flew out and bombarded.
As the ambushes on the islands on both sides were exposed, the T-shaped warships that were pressing in the rear also rushed forward quickly, and soon rushed to the entrance of the strait. Large and small stone bullets and even some primitive and simple arrows whizzed from the front and back of the warship into the sea, and the soldiers on the ship also raised their shields high to resist these stone bullets the size of a fist, and the shields were still competent.
This is the most reassuring place for Bai Nutao, even if these barbarians set up an ambush, the means of attack are also very clumsy, the net pocket trebuchet they are still using is at most to throw out a basket of small stones, for the hardwood, and even the key parts of the sea ship with shields and iron armor are not much of a threat at all, but those simple arrows that look light and fluttering, but they are all poisoned, but fortunately, although there are many of these poisoned arrows, there are not many that can hit people.
"You're having fun, it's our turn." A sneer flashed at the corner of Bai Nutao's mouth, the warship that was slowly sinking in the strait had already stimulated him, after all, it was also the latest warship of the Ming Dynasty, although he understood that there would definitely be sacrifices if he threw the bait, but it was impossible to say that Bai Nutao was not distressed, "The fleet rushed over from the fjord, and gave Lao Tzu a damn blow!" β
"Fire!" Du Tou and Yu Hou, who were standing on both sides of the ship, roared hoarsely.
The flagship took the lead and rushed into the strait. Although this flagship is not a new ship, it is also one of the largest ships in the Yizhou Naval Division, and now it is single-handedly rushing into the rain of bullets, but there is no fear in the slightest, the thunder cannons on both sides of the ship roar at the same time, and the trebuchet and bed crossbow throw the dead stone projectiles and arrows at the enemy who is gradually revealing their figures.
The flagship rushed into the strait, and the T-shaped flotilla followed did not hesitate too much, suppressing the trebuchets on the island that had gradually lost their ability to fight back from both sides of the relatively wide entrance, and taking advantage of this effort, the B-shaped warships and the C-shaped warships quickly closed the team, and one by one the warships ploughed the snow-white waves on the sea, and sailed into the strait before the four T-shaped warships responsible for covering the rear road.
"Quick, put down the boat and get the brethren in the water!" Bai Nutao leaned against the railing of the shipbuilding and shouted loudly, and several guards came up with shields in a panic to cover it.
Although the stone was not big, once it hit someone, even if it was a strong person like Bai Nutao, he would have to faint with his head broken and bleeding.
The further down the channel were, the more and more stone projectiles poured down from both sides, and because the fjord was narrow, it was good enough for two ships to pass side by side, so it was not difficult for trebuchets and crossbowmen on the hill to hit the enemy.
However, because of the forests on both sides of the islands and mountains, even if the sailor has a sharp weapon such as a flying thunder cannon and a bed crossbow, it is not so easy to hit the enemy, especially the arrows of the bed crossbow, which are easily blocked by thick trees, and at most kill and injure some small fish and shrimp, which is difficult to suppress.
So even a behemoth like the flagship of the Navy Division rushed in, and it had to stand up to the flying stones and arrows in the sky. Columns of water were constantly stirred up on the surface of the sea, and even the flagship was shaking violently, and cold sea water was constantly rushing onto the deck, pouring the soldiers along both sides of the railing into chickens. The flying thunder cannon, a firearm that needs to be waterproof, has been concentrated along the center of the warship, although the firing range has been extended, but it is still stronger than the firearms and gunpowder that cannot be used after entering the water.
The flagship commander was hit on the head, the blood flowed, and he didn't have time to bandage it, and he looked very hideous: "General, we can't stop the ship, in this case, the flagship is likely to be sunk, let's hand it over to the brothers behind, if the flagship sinks, it will be a big deal!" β
Bai Nutao gritted his teeth fiercely: "Damn, Lao Tzu has been at sea for so many years, and he has never left his subordinates behind, although the flagship has also suffered casualties now, but it is not yet time for the ship to sink, this Lao Tzu knows better than you!" β
Without waiting for the commander to answer, Bai Nutao rushed down the boat building with a knife: "Release the boat to save people, in addition to Lao Zhang and Yutou, both of you will come over to Lao Tzu, the flying thunder cannon and trebuchet are under your control, see the trebuchets on the edge of the cliff opposite, give Lao Tzu a flat, if you can't hit, you two will jump down and feed the fish by yourself!" β
Lao Zhang is an elderly old man, squinting and walking are a little trembling, and the fish head is a shirtless and thin man, as if this sea breeze can blow down, but this Yizhou sailor knows that these two guys are definitely Bai Nutao's left arm and right arm, Lao Zhang has been a sea coward all his life, at that time Bai Nutao only had a trebuchet in his hand, which was controlled by Lao Zhang, pointing where to fight, the number of lives in his hands can not be counted, even those soldiers who rushed in front with a big knife, they were respectful when they saw him.
And this fish head is a young and backward newcomer newly discovered by Bai Nutao, because he has followed his father to fish at sea since he was a child, and he is called second in the matter of controlling the equipment and accuracy, and no one in this sailor dares to call it the first, especially when the flying thunder cannon is installed, and the fish head has found a place to use.
Lao Zhang and Yutou looked in the direction of Bai Nutao's finger, that piece of cliff is on the side of the island, because there is a big tree to hide, so only a few horns can be seen here, and it is precisely because of these towering ancient trees that it is difficult for explosives bags and stone bombs to hit there, but most of the trebuchets are concentrated behind the cliff, as long as the number is large enough, even if there is no aim, the ships in the narrow strait can suffer.
Exhaling lightly, Lao Zhang nodded, his eyes that had been squinted had narrowed into a slit, and the fish head next to him took three steps and two steps to the mast, and a few arrows grazed his side, but he couldn't touch the skin at all.
"Raise two feet high, turn one foot to the left, and put!" The fishhead roared.
The soldiers under the mast quickly raised the flying thunder cannons, and the flying thunder cannons were aimed at the mountains and forests in the distance.
"Boss, is this done?!"
The fish head glared at his subordinate Erlang: "Fuck me and let Lao Tzu go!" β
"Put!" Several of the ten generals were red-eyed, and they couldn't care about anything else at this time, and the explosives bag in their hands were fiercely stuffed into the flying thunder cannon at the same time.
At the same time, the old Zhang Tou, who had been squinting, also shouted in a deep voice: "Put the heaviest stone projectile, use the trebuchet downstairs of the ship!" β
The Flying Thunder Cannon had already let out a dull roar, and the trebuchet was not to be outdone, the huge stone projectiles whistled out of the air, the waves roared, and the water column soared into the sky, although the chaotic arrows and stones in the air caused two of the three explosive packets to deflect away and land on the shore beach, but the explosive bag in the middle still crossed an arc and landed exactly behind the trees.
The explosives pack was followed by the huge stone bomb.
"Boom!" There was a loud bang, and even the warships in the strait shook.
The stone bullets and arrows flying in the sky suddenly calmed down.
"Fuck, good fight!" Bai Nutao slapped the railing fiercely, "Save people, save people!" β
Several small boats were put down, and the soldiers on the A-shaped flotilla that had sunk before were pulled up from the water, while the B-shaped warships and C-shaped warships behind them had also risen up, following behind the flagship and constantly shelling both sides.
"General, don't you feel a little strange, why didn't you see the barbarian monkey's sailor?" The captain of the guard stood beside Bai Nutao and remembered something.
Bai Nutao frowned, and exhaled lightly: "Don't care about those first, let's kill it, this channel is too dangerous, the arrows and firearms on our flagship are almost half consumed, if we don't open the situation now, we will γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»"
Suddenly stunned, there were not enough arrows and firearms, and the sailor of the barbarian monkey did not show upγ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»
"Oh no, this is not an ambush at all, but an attempt to consume our firearms and arrows!" Bai Nutao slammed the railing, "It is estimated that their sailors are waiting behind this strait!" Stop beating the drums, the warships on both sides must suppress the ambush on the island, and all the warships of No. A are withdrawn! β
"Fireship, Boss, it's Fireship!" Suddenly, a surprised roar came from the mast, and Bai Nutao subconsciously saw that between the heavens and the earth in front of the strait, a red line was approaching rapidly, and he didn't know how many fireships there were.
And the four No. A warships that had rushed out of the strait with great difficulty were already covered in bruises, and it was not so easy to escape in front of the speeding fireships at this time.
"Behind, there's a boat behind!"
Bai Nutao gritted his teeth, the fighting style of these barbarian monkeys was exactly the same as when the Yizhou Sailor encountered the Zhenla Sailor before, as if it was carved out of a mold, but at that time, because the Zhenla Sailor did not understand the strength of the Yizhou Sailor, he blindly rushed up, and was directly wiped out by the powerful firepower of the Yizhou Sailor, but today Bai Nutao only has twenty large sea ships under him, and all kinds of small warships that can be matched are lacking, not to mention, the opponent is also prepared compared with the previous Zhenla Sailor.
In particular, the timing of the appearance of the fireship was just right, and it was clearly calculated that these Ming naval warships would directly break through the strait.
What surprised Bai Nutao even more was that so many ambushes laid by the other party on the two islands, like the A-shaped fleet, were simply bait, but he didn't expect these barbarian monkeys to have such courage, thousands of people plus so many trebuchets as bait, even Bai Nutao probably had to weigh whether he had such courage.
"This battle was lost, but Lao Tzu said that he would take people out!" Bai Futao shouted, "Order the T-shaped fleet, resist the barbarian monkey ship, the A-shaped fleet, and retreat with all your might!" The rest of the warships, go out to shell the fireboats, try to buy time! β
In an instant, Bai Futao gritted his teeth.
Lao Tzu doesn't believe it, today this is the place where Lao Tzu is buried! (To be continued.) )