"That's the Holzman ship!"

"It's just two, and you dare to come over, it's crazy!"

"How can there be the banner of Datang on it? What's going on? ”

On top of the Nekonan family's fleet, the sailors stood on the deck, pointing to the two ships that were coming up against the current.

The Nekonan family and the Holzman family have a deep grudge, and the two sides have had many contacts at sea, so they naturally recognize the appearance of the Holzman family's sea vessels. They had just returned from the Tang Dynasty, so they naturally recognized the banner of the Tang Army.

The scene in front of him is extremely strange, the ship of the Holzman family actually planted the banner of the Tang Dynasty, you must know that this is a big food, not the distant Guangzhou!

Surprise to surprise, the fleet reacted immediately. Since it is the ship of the Holzman family, where can I let it go.

The sailors on the ship are also warriors themselves, and they are used to these things when they encounter a lone ship and play the role of pirates part-time. More than a dozen huge ships were all sailed, and they divided into two groups and followed the current to the two ships and approached quickly.

Above deck, the sailors of the House of Nekonan clenched their swords, and the mighty sailors held bottles filled with Greek fire. These sea ships were merchant ships, and because they needed to sail to the territory of the Tang Dynasty, they did not install nozzle devices to spray Greek fire on the bows, and when they used Greek fire, they were thrown by sailors.

The two teams of sea ships were fierce and rushed straight towards the two sea ships of the Holzman family, like an iron tong, trying to clamp the two lone sea ships into powder.

"What's wrong with the Hoffman family? How did you drive the boat crookedly? Is this not a full meal? ”

"Are the captains of those two ships idiots? Even if the boat can't be driven well, dare to come up and send it to death? ”

Looking at the strange trajectory of the two ships, the sailors of the Nekonan family laughed.

They have been in the wind and waves all year round, and they have to face the threat of death every day, and they never lack courage. At this moment, looking at the two ships of the Holzman family swinging left and right approaching, they all felt extremely ridiculous.

The Holzman family is known as the number one family in Fars, how can there be such a poor captain?

Looking at these two ships, the sailors felt that victory was at hand. The ships on both sides were almost the same size, but the number was so different that it was strange that the Holzman family's ships could win.

……

Ma Lan stood on the bow of the Fufeng, his feet firmly pinned to the deck, squinting at the fleet that swooped up with the current.

At this time, the Fufeng and the Anxi were both controlled by the Datang athletes themselves, and the operation was extremely rusty, so they kept twisting around on the channel to ensure the correct course.

This kind of manipulation made the senior sailor Old Smir around him keep shaking his head, but in Ma Lu's opinion, everyone had done a good enough job. After all, it only took ten days for everyone to step on the deck from land, and it was rare to be able to gain a firm foothold on the ship, not to mention that they could now operate the ship on their own.

The wind in the strait was very strong today, and the ships of both sides were approaching rapidly, and the figures on each other's decks could already be seen. Ma Ling gave an order, and several new eight-ox crossbows at the bow of the ship were ready for battle at the same time.

The hut exists to prevent the bowstring from getting wet, and the eight-ox crossbow is placed on a wooden platform, which can be adjusted to a small angle.

At this moment, a black clay pot was tied to the top of each huge crossbow arrow, which was not the deadly weapon of the Anxi army, the fire thunder, but the Greek fire of the great cannibal.

This kind of thing originated from the Byzantine navy, which once terrified the Arab navy, but later the Arabs also obtained the secret recipe, which was only after the second defeat of the Arab navy.

Although it took only a few decades to get the recipe, Greek fire was now widespread among the Great Cannibals and Persians, and was almost standard on ships sailing on the oceans. Of course, the Byzantines' stunt, the Greek fire jetting technique, the great cannibal, only learned a scratch, and the siphon nozzle was not something that anyone could easily build in this era.

These Greek fires were originally on the Fufeng, produced by the Holzman family themselves, and these clay pots, which were originally used to be thrown by Popeye, are now loaded on the new eight-ox crossbow of the Anxi Army, which is a terrifying weapon.

After making sure that the enemy ships had entered the firing range, the command flag on the Fufeng waved, and three eight-bull crossbows were fired at the same time from each of the two bows, and the huge arrows roared out with small clay bottles, flying towards the two groups of enemy ships.

The range of the Eight Bull Crossbow is naturally inferior to that of artillery, but the accuracy of this new type of Eight Bull Crossbow shot by Li Xiu is extremely high, and the giant arrows roared and flew towards the fleet of the Nekonan family, most of the giant arrows were accurately nailed to the side of the ship, and the clay bottle on the shoulder was shattered, and suddenly the black liquid flowed into the sea, and it was burning when it met the water.

Several huge arrows also landed on the deck, nailing a few hapless sailors, and the black liquid touched the blood, and ignited a fire.

Several more huge arrows roared over the ship and fell into the sea, and the clay vase shattered under the tremendous force, and the black liquid also turned into a blazing flame.

Six eight-bull crossbows, eighteen giant arrows, and a single salvo successfully ignited the two sea ships at the front of the two fleets!

Black flames floated below the ship's side and burned above deck, and the sailors on both ships shouted loudly and ran back and forth above deck.

At such a distance, the enemy's Greek fire fell on them, what is it!

They had never seen such a situation before, and they couldn't figure it out.

What kind of weapon did the enemy use to launch such a damn arrow so far?

They also had Greek fires that ignited when they met with water, and many of them now had them in their hands, but no one could throw Greek fire on the enemy's ship, because it was too far away!

"Ma Xiang, what kind of weapon is this, it actually has such a power to send Greek fire so far!" Old Smir stood beside Ma Lan, the expression on his face was extremely excited, and he spoke incoherently.

Two sea ships faced more than a dozen enemy ships, old Smir was extremely pessimistic, he originally thought that he was going to die here this time, where did he think that as soon as the Fufeng and Anxi made a move, it would cause such an effect!

Ma Lan smiled, this was the first naval battle of the Anxi Army, and it was still in battle, but he didn't have time to talk to this old man.

Greek fire is a very magical thing, it can spontaneously ignite when exposed to water, and it is definitely a real weapon of naval warfare. In this age of wooden sails, the power of this thing will be greatly magnified within such narrow passages.

The Anxi Army's eight-bull crossbow is also called a bow and three sword arrows, and each attack can shoot three giant arrows, but when firing fire thunder, because the fire thunder needs to be lit in advance, it can only fire one crossbow arrow carrying fire and thunder at a time for safety.

There is no problem with the eight-bull crossbow to launch the clay pot carrying the Greek fire, this thing has calcium phosphide in it, it will burn when it encounters water, and even the blood will burn, because the Greek fire does not need to be lit in advance before it is launched, so there is no need to worry about hurting itself, so the eight-bull crossbow is loaded with three giant arrows.

If it needed to be lit to burn, it would be ordinary black oil, and then Greek fire would not be so famous.

The ship in front of them caught fire and burned, and the fleet of the Nekonan family was suddenly thrown into chaos. The sailors worked hard to steer the sailboat and keep enough distance from the sailboat in front of them. On the two large ships in front, the sailors desperately tried to extinguish the fire on the deck, but found that the flames had spread up the cable.

Another fatal problem was that the huge arrows of the Eight Ox Crossbow were extremely powerful, and they spun at high speed and landed on the side of the ship, blasting the ship's board into fist-sized holes when they landed, and the flames rising high on the sea drifted down the small holes into the cabin, immediately igniting the cargo inside, and billowing smoke.

Taking advantage of the chaos of the opponent's fleet, Ma Ling commanded the two sea ships, and approached a little further against the current, and then the two sea ships turned around with difficulty, lying across the channel, both of which were facing the Nekonan family's fleet.

At the sound of Ma Lan's order, the two big ships lowered their sails at the same time, carrying heavy loads and floating in the seawater.

On the side of the ship, there were more than a dozen eight-oxen crossbows, all of which had been tied to clay vases filled with Greek fire, and the archers quickly adjusted their angles, and then one by one the huge arrows flew out, drawing a graceful arc in the air, and falling towards the fleet in the distance.

The giant arrow of the eight-ox crossbow itself was extremely heavy, like a huge pure steel spear, and carrying a small clay vase with Greek fire was naturally nothing, and it did not have much impact on accuracy. However, because it was at sea, the turbulence of the waves still affected the performance of some of the crossbowmen, so this salvo, many porcelain bottles fell into the sea between the ships and shattered, igniting a ball of fire on the sea. Most of the bolts hit their targets accurately, and two ships from each of the two fleets caught fire.

This time the bolts were much denser than the last one, so the fire was bigger and the hull damage was even worse. Between the fleets, large flames burned above the sea, and the ships behind hurriedly dodged, and no ships dared to approach at all.

After completing this launch, the crossbowmen in the hut, with the help of their companions, quickly overwhelmed the crossbow arrows that had already been tied to the Greek fire, and turned the steel winch to rewind it, nervously preparing for the next attack.

At the same time, the paddlers on the lower deck struggled to pull the oars, allowing the ship to turn quickly so that their companions on the other side could launch. In the process of turning, the stern shooters also found an opportunity to launch a clay vase with Greek fire, causing further confusion in the enemy fleet.

Six large ships burst into flames, and the rest of the ships desperately retreated, high flames and smoke rising above the blue sea.

Ma Lan stood at the bow of the ship and looked at the enemy ship in front of him, feeling extremely proud.

The Anxi army was a landlubber, and it was not satisfactory to use it for naval warfare, but he never intended to engage in traditional naval warfare with the enemy.

This is what he wants in naval battles, using the advantage of his own long-range firepower to attack the enemy and defeat the enemy out of range.

There are no cannons yet, but the new Eight Bull crossbows are more than enough to crush enemy weapons at a higher range. When the cannon is mounted on the ship, it can attack the enemy at a greater distance.

Of course, judging from the experience of today's naval warfare, with artillery in the future, the Eight Bull Crossbow does not have to be abandoned. The Greek fire, combined with the Eight Ox crossbows, is still effective against enemy ships at close range, and can be used in conjunction with broadside guns.

…… (To be continued.) )