Chapter 287: The Sheep of Fear The Ninth Update
The formations of the two sides were getting closer and closer, but Ghost Nuer instinctively felt that something might be wrong today. The formation that came from the opposite side resumed the column again!
When the distance between the two sides was less than 1,500 paces, the leading galleys suddenly made a big turn in the sea, and then the following galleys also began to turn one after another, and the direction of progress changed from southeast to due north. All ships were faced with broadside to the enemy.
What the hell is this? The ghost slave looked ahead inexplicably. In the water warfare of this era, one relied on the bow of the ship, the second relied on the bow and crossbow shooting, and the third relied on hand-to-hand combat. Among them, the power of the collision is not small, so the beginning of the water battle is the bow against the bow of the ship.
As soon as you come up, you use the side side to the bow of the boat, what kind of way is this? The ghost slave was hesitating, and the distance between the two sides had reached less than one hundred and fifty zhang. The ghost slave clearly saw that there were columns on the side of the first Chen family warship...... What is this?
This is certainly something to be used for reasoning! The gate of Lin'an Chaotian was blasted open by them. But the speed of information transmission in this era is very slow, and the ghost slaves do not know that the Chinese Shirks are now preparing to spread the truth with cannons!
It's much better than the ghost slave's sword.
"Boom, boom, boom......" six loud sounds, like muffled thunder rolling across the sky, six cannonballs composed of chain shells - two small shells smaller than the caliber of the breech in series with chains - sprayed out of the muzzle, under the action of detachment, mental force, rapid rotation with the naked eye can be perceived with the speed of the Thor in the lead.
The Thor shook violently, as if it had been struck by a divine thunder falling from the sky!
Then there was a creaking screech, and a chain bullet hit the main mast of the Thor!
"O God! The mast is falling! There was a frightened shout from the middle of the ship. Then there was a loud boom, and the huge Thor shook violently a few times. No one could stand still, and they all staggered to the deck.
Ghost slaves are no exception. He fell on his back, his eyes looking in the direction of the sails of the mast above. One of the three mainmasts is gone!
What kind of weapon is this? Could it be that the gods of Kashel helped them and cast thunder!! The ghost slave struggled to get up, no longer arrogant, just gritted his teeth and looked at the Haitian galleys that had just fired. That doesn't work, we have to figure out what kind of weapons these Kashel are using! Otherwise, next time you will suffer inexplicably.
"It's a pity that there are only 6 cannons, if only a few more......" Chen Dexing shook his head with some regret, he also witnessed Fang Cai's shelling.
The effect is not satisfactory, less than 500 meters away. Only one of the six shells hit, but one of the opponent's masts was broken. With a one-sixth hit rate, if you can build a sail battleship that can carry more than 100 cannons in history, this Arabian spinnale in front of you should be beaten into a hornet's nest.
But fortunately, Chen Dexing can rely on the Heavenly Thunder Arrow.
"Boom!"
The explosion sounded, and this time it was the two heavenly thunder arrows fired by the galleys of the Sea Dragon that hit the Thor - instead of stone generators, six three-bow bed crossbows were installed on each side of the galleys (the starboard side of the Sea and Sky was equipped with 6 cannons).
Two Heavenly Thunder Arrows exploded on the deck of the Thor, and shrapnel flew sideways, like countless tiny throwing knives. swept over the flesh and blood of the Pujia soldiers, and immediately brought with them pieces of dead and wounded.
The ghost slave gritted his teeth and covered his bleeding arm with his hand, which was caused by the explosion of the Heavenly Thunder Arrow just now, and the tiny shards of cast iron were sharper than steel knives at high speeds. Effortlessly, a large cut was made in his thick arm.
"Swing, rock, rush up and fight them. If you win, you will be rewarded with 10 bronze per person, plus a Han girl! The ghost slave yelled and ordered. As the most courageous bow of the Pu family. He wasn't going to be deterred by that blow!
Several long oars suddenly reached into the sea - the freeboard of sailing ships of this era was not very high, so they were equipped with long oars or oars. It can be used in case there is no wind or the sails are damaged.
Under the dual effect of religion and reward, several dark-skinned oars worked harder than they had taken aphrodisiacs, and shook the long oars as if they were dying. There were also sailors who raised a green flag and waved it vigorously, giving the order to charge to a dozen other Chinese sailing ships!
And the answer of the Northern Expeditionary Navy was round after round of salvos of thunder arrows!
At present, Chen Dexing's 11 galleys are in a column, and they are 150 zhang away from the Thunder God. In other words, they can engage the Thor one by one. The Thor must withstand the assault of 6 bronze cannons and 60 three-bow bed crossbows! Even if the hit rate is only 20%, it can turn the Thor into a sea of fire.
Fireballs rose from the Thor one after another, and the deck was filled with a sea of fire! Sails, ropes, and flags were all ignited by the explosion of thunderbolts, and dozens of iron cannons were purchased through special channels, as well as some fire-starting objects soaked in fire oil, which were also destroyed or ignited by the fire because they were stacked on the deck!
In an instant, the entire ship was turned into a fiery hell. There were dead bodies and wounded everywhere, desperate wails everywhere, and the sound of heavy objects falling into the water was heard from time to time. It was a sailor from the Pu family who couldn't stand the fire jumping into the sea!
The ghost slave is still alive, he was lucky to have escaped the series of explosions just now, and his body and limbs are still intact. However, he sat in the corner of the bow deck as if he had been pointed, and stared at the scene in front of him with round eyes. This is the real hell of the sea of fire, full of inhumanoid shapes, musculoskeletal monsters twisted and twisted, and the human body is still emitting black smoke, like evil ghosts coming out of hell!
How is this possible! The ghost slave swallowed a mouthful of saliva and wanted to shout, but opened his mouth, but he couldn't make any sound. He never imagined that he, who had killed hundreds of Kashel with his own hands, would fall into the fire - could it be that the true God of heaven had abandoned him?
How could such a thing happen? Could it be that everything you have done in the past 20 years has violated the will of the true God? Seeing the fire spreading towards him, the ghost slave closed his eyes in despair......
"Leave that spinnale alone, turn right now, we have a lot of work to do!"
It's hard to say whether the true god has abandoned this ghost slave, but Chen Dexing is ready to abandon him to deal with others. Chen Dexing could see clearly through the telescope during the shelling process just now. The dnapace was no longer moving. And a fire was ignited, and it seems that there is no value in seizing it.
However, there are still more than a dozen spinnales of the Pu family on the sea.
This naval battle that will determine the hegemony of the East Asian seas has just begun!
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Napoleon once said that the essence of war is to make the enemy fearful and subordinate it to our will.
This kind of strategy is what Chen Dexing is ready to adopt today!
He has only 11 capable galleys in his hands, and these 11 ships undoubtedly have the most powerful firepower and speed in the East Asian seas - this is his killer weapon!
And Pu Shou Geng also has an advantage, he has as many as 600 warships and more than 70,000 sailors - an absolute advantage in numbers!
Today's naval battle is the ultimate showdown between quality and quantity. And the difference between victory and defeat is how to spread fear, use it and contain it.
It is impossible for Chen Dexing's 11 ships to beat all the other party's 600 ships, even if the other party lines up for Chen Dexing to fight, he doesn't have so much ammunition! Therefore, intimidating the opponent is the best choice.
And the way to intimidate the enemy, of course, is to choose the strongest of them to fight violently - the 18 spinnales of the Pujia across the sea are the strongest in the Pujia fleet. As long as they are defeated, the pirate boat bandits hired by the Pu family and the sailors on the Pu family's merchant ships will naturally be afraid and afraid. They are not the dead soldiers raised by Pu Shougeng's family, why should they help the Pu family fill their lives?
"Damn! The Chen family's boat can be beaten like this, how is this good? ”
Pu Fugui, who has been crisscrossing the southeast coast for 20 years, is a Han Chinese, but he was adopted by the Pu family since he was a child and believes in Tianfangjiao. He also had a wealth of experience in naval warfare, but he had never seen a sharper warship than these 11 galleys. The foundation of the Pu family's crisscrossing of the sea - the spinnale doesn't even have the strength to fight back! The ghost slave known as the thunder god of the sea was not easy to use, and his Heavenly Sect warriors were burned to black charcoal without even touching the side of the ship!
If it was him Pu Fugui who was beaten just now, how much better would the end be than a ghost slave?
"Thirteenth master, the Chen family's centipede ship seems to be killing us!"
One of Pu Fugui's henchmen suddenly roared in horror: "Thirteen masters, they are coming, we ...... What are we going to do? ”
What to do? Pu Fugui's forehead suddenly burst into green tendons! You can't beat it, the ghost slaves are all over, can you still have a good one?
"Why don't you fight? Rush up and fight them to the death...... The Chen family is a powerful boat, as long as we get close to the Jump Gang, who are we afraid of......"
"Jumping Gang? Hit you in the head! Before this person finished speaking, he was slapped on the back of the head by Pu Fugui, "The cowardly Xue army of the Mongolian Great Khan has been killed by others, and you still have to fight them hand-to-hand!?" ”
When the man heard this, his face wrinkled: "W-How is this good?" ”
"Run! If you can't beat it, you won't run! Pu Fugui stomped his feet and shouted orders.
"Thirteen masters, their ship is fast, our people can't run away......"
"What if you can't outrun the centipede ship? Just run faster than others! Pu Fugui had an idea after a little calculation, shouted loudly to blow the retreating conch, and ordered a dozen or so fortune ships under his command to turn and escape.
"Woo-woo-" The melodious sound of the conch horn sounded repeatedly on the left flank of the Pu family's fleet - it was not only Pu Fugui who was blowing the horn to retreat, all the pirate bandits on the sea were old foxes, and it was one thing to follow the Pu family to rob money and women, and they really had to work hard...... Forget it!
I saw dozens of seagoing ships adjusting their sail directions, turning their rudders, and the oarmen struggling to shake the long oars on the side of the ship, and sailing east and south in a chaotic manner. The left flank of the Pujia fleet is already showing signs of collapse!
There was cheering on the Haitian, and the paddlers below deck paddled their long oars harder and chased harder. (To be continued......) R1292