174. [Age of Discovery] Sea tornadoes

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"Clean up the battlefield and save our people. As for those pirates, as long as they are willing to surrender, they will also be fished up. ”

At the moment of the order, the nimble boat immediately set out to search for and rescue those who had not yet sunk. His own people have a supply of hot wine, and the pirates will tie it up first.

It was only at this time that the main force of the Coming Island Army, which had been thrown away from the battlefield, slowly caught up. There were too many sailboats in the battle, and the strong headwinds made them move slowly. The Pioneer was a large Spanish square sailing ship. Such boats were designed for broadside warfare, had large bellies and were stuffed with infantry. Its captain must have been brave and resourceful, not knowing that he was as bulky as a pregnant woman, and he rushed to take the lead.

The main force of the Lai Island Army slowly passed through the battlefield where the second echelon had been destroyed before. At this time, Nanxiao's main force had withdrawn, and the sea was desolate. A number of large ships were blazing, and they were slowly sinking into the sea at an angle. There were also living people on board, desperately wrestling with fire and water at the same time. The sea is full of people, Nan Xiaojun's boat comes and goes, and if you surrender, you can get on the boat, and if you don't surrender, you will be given a knife.

Soon, the main force of the island army began to drive out the small boat of the Nan Xiao army and salvage and rescue their own people. They have achieved some success. Several small boats were knocked over, and others were hit by shelling.

The outcome of the battle is not yet known. The loss of the island army is more of a miscellaneous pirate, and most of the main descendants are still retained. The decks of many large warships were filled with infantry in black armor, and the elite was no less elite than the regular army of the daimyo. They cautiously avoided the burning ships, but also the Greek fires floating on the sea, and kept the queue well. As long as this fleet can catch up with the main force of the Nanxiao army and engage in a decisive battle with it, it will definitely be able to crush any resistance.

According to the order to come to the island, the pirates searched and cursed at the same time.

"Cowardly child, do you dare to hide in the fog and set fire?"

"Come out! Duel one-on-one in a dignified manner! ”

Ahead, the shadow of the ship loomed.

"Nanxiao's fleet has appeared!" The pirates who came to the island were in a state of excitement.

However, what floated in was the scrap ships that were scattered and scattered into battle columns. The blades were broken, the sails were broken, and the deck was full of holes. There are some intact ones, and they are all small sailboats. The only thing they have in common is that they all have a deep draft and seem to be filled with stuff.

The Haikou who came to the island suddenly raised their hopes: Could it be that the striker broke through Nan Xiaojun and had already defeated the other party?

Otherwise, how did so many Nan Xiaojun's broken ships come about, and there are small boats. Looking so heavy, it must be a baggage fleet. The main force of the opposing side was defeated, leaving behind the baggage fleet and fled. Well, it must be like that.

Only one person found out that something was wrong. These boats all have the same strange phenomenon, drifting like oil.

"Fire," he shouted, "fire!" Fire fire fire"

However, he was unknown, just an ordinary sailor on an ordinary warship, and no one took his opinion seriously.

Poor sailor, the voice was drowned out by a myriad of other voices, and no one heard it. At least his captain certainly didn't hear it. At this time, the troops on the island were excited, brandishing their swords and shouting. He watched in despair as the ships on the other side got closer and closer, as they suddenly burst into flames and crashed into his own array.

Collisions, explosions, and intense light, with the oncoming strong winds, the unmanned sailboats crashed headlong into the incoming island army array. They exploded and burned, spreading flames in all directions. Accompanied by fire, the pitch-black oil flowed freely on the surface of the sea. Wherever it goes, a fire is ignited. The sea is blazing.

"Stand back," the captains of the incoming island army roared in unison, "Stand back, paddle back, quick, quick!" Fast!! ”

In the face of the flames, the sailors desperately tried to escape. However, there are fires on all sides, and the whole sea is burning, how can you escape?

"The gunpowder is burning!" Someone on the lower deck shouted in despair.

With a bang, the deck was gone. The burning sea water hit his face, and he couldn't erase it. In great horror, the sailors forgot even how to swim. Actually, it's not bad. I don't know which way to swim towards. Even the faster you swim, the faster you may die.

In the blink of an eye, the main battle column of the island army was shattered. The walls of the ships vanished, leaving only half-floating, charred stumps floating on the water. Many people who have fallen into the water are desperate to survive, but no matter how good the water is, it is useless. The fire was seven or eight meters high and spread in all directions with the wind.

The Vanguard was on fire, as were the two large ships that followed. The rows were all in flames, and even the two large ships guarding the ship of Kurishima Tongkang were not spared. The fire that flowed on the surface of the sea was like a demon, greedily devouring one ship after another. The large ship on fire struggled to escape, but the flames had already burned the oars and sails, destroying the desperate efforts of the sailors.

Many jumped into the sea in despair, engulfed in flames, and their bodies drifted on the surface. Their dying cries converged into a loud voice, meaningless, impossible not to hear. One after another, the wrecked ships laden with Greek fire rushed down the wind and exploded in the fire one after another. The whole sea was boiling, and everywhere there were burning ships, burning people, charred debris dancing wildly in the wind.

Kurishima stood up and clenched his military fan.

He was a short, stocky man with a greasy glow on his skin that was common among fishermen.

The wind is the only hope. As long as the wind blows in the opposite direction, the fireships of the Nanxiao fleet will be blown back to their own array. Let's have a gust of wind in the opposite direction! Amagasu! He prayed. Recently, the wind on the sea has been very chaotic, and the enemy has ventured to use fire, which is actually close to suicide. As long as the wind blows against the wind, blows against the wind!

As if his prayers had been answered, he felt the wind change from a headwind to a tailwind.

The huge ship began to paddle back to counteract the thrust of the wind. The wind was strong, and even though it was halfway sail, it propelled him and the remnants of the ship behind him towards the battlefield.

Okay, blow the fireboat to Nanxiao's pursuing fleet and burn them!

At this time, the wind blew through the fog on the sea, as if to make him see the cruel fate of the fleet under his command.

Tornado! Amaterasu, gods and Buddhas, why is it a super huge tornado that blows out with the wind?

If Tsuyasu Kurashima knew some superficial physics, he would understand. The hot air formed by the flame and the wind blowing in the opposite direction form a spiral airflow. This has nothing to do with the gods and Buddhas, it is just a natural phenomenon.

On the wide sea, a huge tornado resembles a terrifying monster. The ships that were lucky enough to be intact desperately tried to get out of the battlefield, but they were sucked by it one by one and mercilessly drawn into the fire. Through the wind and fire, Tsuyasu came to the island and saw the flag of the Nanxiao fleet on the opposite side, and he knew that he would never be able to reach the other party.

"Retreat!"

He had to admit defeat, leave behind everything he couldn't take with him, and keep the few that were left in his hand.

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