Chapter 158: Approaching the Enemy Ship
"The Ministry of Industry can even do this?" Xia Fan couldn't help but be a little curious.
"Although artillery is not developed by the Machinery Bureau, the Thunder is one of the traditional projects of the Machinery Bureau. Mo Yun said confidently, "As early as two years ago, I built the Kunzang Mine that was detonated by stampede, and the principle of the two is similar. However, since it is used in water, I think it can be made into a shuttle shape, with a pressure rod in front and gunpowder in the back, with a sail on it, which can be controlled remotely by Sunshu and given a higher travel speed. Size...... The size of one person is enough, and a target of this size, the artillery should be difficult to hit. β
Xia Fan couldn't help but applaud.
This is not just an idea, it is simply a complete and detailed feasible plan!
Except that it can only float on the water, it is almost a living torpedo, or the kind with a wire-controlled guide.
"Is this method feasible?" Ning Wanjun asked with interest.
"It's very feasible, as long as she can get it out in one night. β
Mo Yun stretched out three fingers first, and then another one, "Give me the carpenter recruited by the salt pool, and I'm sure I'll make four pieces before dawn." β
Ning Wanjun raised the corners of her mouth, "Then please follow this idea and set a strategy for defeating the enemy tomorrow!"
With the core idea in place, the rest of the details are much easier.
In less than half an hour, a detailed strategy was releasedβit had to wait until dawn to implement it, as it required visual manipulation. The key members of the lightning strike team are one of the two demons, and this person is Luo You'er, who is good at Xunjutsu. Li and Shan Hui are mainly tasked with protecting from the enemy's inspiring people. In addition, a 100-strong sword and shield team is in the flank and rear, ready to support the three lightning strike team members at any time.
The mines were released in groups of 121, 50 feet apart from each other, and even if the enemy loaded the shotguns, it was impossible to threaten two mines at the same time. Adjusting the firing angle and reloading of the front-loading gun is a time-consuming and laborious effort, coupled with the extremely low hit rate, the three groups of deceitful mines have a higher chance of breaking into the dead end of the shot.
And the princess's side will not be idle.
Her large army will be approaching all the way north, pretending to attack the northern wall head-on, luring the enemy to focus on the Jinxia City.
If the front line can be pushed to the edge of the range of the sail battleship, so that the enemy can use artillery to contain the princess's attack, then the lightning strike team will undoubtedly have a better chance of surprise.
Xia Fan still followed the princess.
However, he does not participate in frontal combat, but decides when to strike for himself, mainly to prevent the "major danger" in Fang Xiandaokou.
After some discussion, it was almost unanimously agreed that the most likely risk at the moment was the Evil Technique.
As early as when the East China Sea Gang was exterminated, the princess had seized the Soul Gathering Talisman from the An family.
This kind of talisman containing evil thoughts can be used to directly hurt people, but it can also be used to summon evil spirits. However, there is almost no record of similar magic in the Privy Council, so it has become the biggest surprise factor on the battlefield.
If tomorrow's battle Dongsheng has the help of the An family, and if more than a dozen evil spirits are summoned at a time, it will indeed bring a lot of trouble to your side.
And Xia Fan's seismic technique is precisely the most restrained means of evil.
Therefore, in order to save gas, he only makes a move when the enemy reveals his hole cards.
According to Ning Wanjun's words, it is to use a killer weapon to deal with a killer weapon.
The plan is certain, and everyone is busy with it.
Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.
......
The next morning, the sky was bright.
Li He, Shanhui, and Luo You'er took a hundred soldiers around the camp, all the way to the north, boarded a small boat about a mile away from Jinxia City, and took the lead in sailing along the inland river towards the target.
The 100 soldiers, disguised as boatmen and dock porters, approached the northern outskirts of the city in a scattered manner.
Dongshengguo did not block the river, and even when the fighting was at its most intense, there were still a small number of merchant ships passing through the river. As long as they don't get close to the huge warship, they won't stop it. In other words, compared to the tempting target of Jinxia City, one or two merchant ships and fishing boats simply did not whet their appetite.
At five o'clock, the boat slowly swayed to the bank of the river seven or eight hundred feet from the pier.
At this time, the figure of the giant ship was clearly recognizable, and the three of them could even see the gun muzzle at the bow of the ship. This distance was already within the range of the opponent, and if the people on board had bad intentions towards the small ship, they would be bombarded by at least two or more guns.
However, after Li and the others waited with bated breath for a quarter of an hour, the roar of the shelling was not heard for a long time.
Sharp-eyed, she saw that there were people on the deck looking this way, but there was no warning or expulsion, obviously not paying attention to the dhow that the three people were riding, not to mention that the ship had already closed its sails, which meant that it would not get one step closer to the giant ship.
"Alright, the enemy is not moving. Li went back to the small room on the ship, "We'll control the trick here later." β
Today's sea breeze was unusually active, and the ripples of the air currents on the river surface could be clearly seen, which undoubtedly added a bit of difficulty to the plan. However, the fox demon was more concerned about another point - the sky above him was much darker than before, as if the black smoke that had risen from the city yesterday was mixed with the clouds, covering up the morning light that should have jumped out of the sea.
"Hmm......" Luo You'er bit her lip and nodded slightly.
"Are you nervous?"
"Sort of. Luo You'er wanted to laugh, but she couldn't succeed, "What Sister Mo Yun finally made is also the key to this battle, if I can't hit it head-on because of my mistake......"
"Then next time. β
"Huh?"
Li smiled and held her hand, "Otherwise, Her Royal Highness the Princess and Xia Fan will still be able to eat you?" Don't worry, the way is what people think, you just need to do your best." Even if it fails, that's the problem of the two of them, who made them not take the human factor into account?"
"Master Li is right. Shan Hui echoed, "In the past, when performing tasks, His Royal Highness May always had different requirements for Nagi Hong and Nagi Qing, just taking into account individual differences. β
"What about you?" Luo Youer said curiously.
"His Royal Highness May takes care of me and rarely lets me carry out tasks independently. β
"......" For some reason, the little girl suddenly felt more nervous.
She took a deep breath and clenched her palms, and what came to her mind at this time was not the details of the willow brushing technique, but the back of her senior sister.
She was not far in front of her, as if within reach.
- As long as you take one more step forward.
Masters...... Wait for me, Luo You'er was silent in her heart.
......
On the other side of the battlefield, inside Jinxia City.
After some fighting, Ning Wanjun once again led his army to break through a defense line of Dongsheng Kingdom and killed the enemy generals in front of the battle.
This was already the third blocking battle that the army had encountered. I have to say that the bravery of the generals can greatly improve the morale and combat ability of a force, Xia Fan has seen Ning Wanjun more than once take the lead in the enemy formation, relying on his own strength to kill the leader of the enemy army, making the opponent's formation chaotic, and then being scattered by the follow-up troops.
This kind of narrow street fighting makes tactics, formations, and scheduling meaningless, and taking a step back is stepping back, and only the indomitable side can win.
The princess is not good at magic, but she is like a fish in water in the battle, she uses every ounce of energy to strengthen herself, and the seemingly ordinary sweep and straight stab sink so vigorously that ordinary soldiers can't parry it at all, and almost die when touched. The scorching heat of the fire had taken her to a new level, but the first enemy who wanted to encircle her from the side was the heat that surrounded her and burned her hairs.
Three battles, three wins!
In less than half an hour, the army's forward line had successfully entered Beicheng District.
At this rate, they should be able to approach the enemy's shelling perimeter at four o'clock in the morning, that is, at about eight o'clock in the morning.