0320 The first battle of the gunboats

It's almost a repeat of yesterday's encounter.

The four warships of the Tang Army passed by in a long snake formation from a hundred meters of diplomacy, and Zhenxiongli looked at this scene coldly, and he didn't bother to pay attention to it.

According to yesterday's experience, although the crossbow attack of the Tang army was far away, the accuracy at a distance of 100 meters was very poor.

If there are enough crossbow arrows, they can still deal some damage, but there are only four warships on the opposite side, and there are several crossbows on the ship.

At this time, he suddenly noticed an anomaly, a row of small square windows suddenly appeared on the opposite wall of the ship, and something seemed to be sticking out of the small windows.

What is this? A new crossbow? He couldn't help but think.

"Boom ......", "Boom ......" and "Boom ......" suddenly sounded like thunder, and he was almost scared to fall.

Then puffs of black smoke rose from the small window.

Before the word "east" ...... "west" emerged, the sound of "bang......", "bangbang", "bang......", "click......" and other crashing and cracking sounds rang out from his own warship at the same time.

The flank decks of the six or seven ships facing the Tang Army were shattered by something like papier-mΓ’chΓ©, and debris flew all over the sky.

"Ah!!h Immediately after, screams rang out one after another.

Makiyo watched this scene dumbfounded, he couldn't believe it was real.

At this time, he saw a black shadow flying towards him, and subconsciously reached out to grab it.

"Sss A sharp pain came from his hand, making him gasp and sobering him up.

Looking down, it turned out to be a half-foot-long strip of broken wood, and the sharp wooden thorns had pierced deep into his palm.

At this time, his personal guards finally came to their senses and shouted, "Protect the general." ”

"Whoa." A group of shield-wielding soldiers stood in front of him.

The guard grabbed his hand again and said, "General, your hand is injured, let's go and tie it up." ”

Makiyo pushed the guard away, and looked at the seven ships that were shelled in a daze, the side walls were completely shattered and were sinking rapidly.

The soldiers who had not died were running around like headless flies, and the experienced ones had begun to undress and throw their equipment, and jump into the water with the planks of their boats.

Just by looking at the face, he lost seven capital ships.

What kind of weapon is this? Why have you never heard of it?

"Is this what the Tang Army relies on? It's so deep. ”

The guard came over again and said, "General, go and bandage it quickly, or you will lose too much blood." ”

Mahiro ignored him, looked to the left and right, and found that all the soldiers were terrified.

These were the elite of his own army, let alone the soldiers on other ships.

He shook his head vigorously to keep himself awake and ordered, "Tell the fleet, full speed...... Flee, do not approach any Don ships...... Pass this order on to General Jie Longyun. ”

After the order, he was half-dragged into the cabin by the guards to bandage his wounds.

At the same time, the sailors who operated the flagship also fled as fast as they could.

In fact, there was no need for him to inform him on the other side, they also heard the loud noise, and they also saw the tragic situation of the Zhenxiong Rite Army with their own eyes.

Jie Longyun was frightened on the spot, and roared: "Run, give the order to run, leave the battlefield and don't let the Tang army's ship get close to us." ”

It's just that his orders were not passed down.

As soon as he heard the order to 'run', the boat operator, who was also frightened, immediately accelerated and fled, leaving behind more than 30 boats in a daze.

On the Tang Army's side, seeing the results of the first round, Wang An showed a satisfied smile and said, "The gunboat is close to a distance of 100 meters...... Hehe...... The Baekje generals who led the army should be stupid, right? ”

Shi Qin said excitedly: "Haha...... I think they should be scared to pee. ”

Wang An smiled: "Vulgar, not like a cultural person at all...... Well, the herald made a sharp U-turn and switched to the right side of the attack. ”

It took seven minutes for the four ships to make a U-turn and then continue the pursuit of the enemy ships.

Originally, Wang An thought that the enemy should take advantage of this opportunity to escape, but when he looked back, he found that the other party had not all run.

Some boats were busy rescuing people, some were running away, others didn't know what they were doing, and more than forty boats were scattered on the water like flocks of sheep.

Shi Qin was also dumbfounded: "What's the situation?" Are these people stupid? ”

Wang An shook his head and said: "Either the enemy commander died in the first round of shelling, or he ran away, and they have lost their unified command." ”

Shi Qin naturally knew the consequences of losing command of the army, and said excitedly: "Great." ”

Wang An looked at the Baekje fleet and said, "Do you see that gap?" ”

Shi Qin turned his head to see that the Baekje army in front of him was two, and they were driving separately when they were hurrying, and there was a distance of less than 100 meters between them.

"Through the crack in the middle, all the cannons attack at the same time."

Shi Qin hesitated: "This ...... Too dangerous, right? What if the enemy reacts and rams our ship? ”

Wang An said confidently: "No." I often say that you don't understand the true power of gunboats, haven't you always wondered why? Now I'll tell you the answer. ”

Shi Qin suddenly pricked up his ears.

"For those who have never seen a cannon, it is far more demoralizing than it actually is."

"The enemy has been frightened, and even if we stop in front of them at this time, they will only flee far away, and will never dare to attack."

Shi Qin showed a thoughtful expression, and then suddenly realized: "I understand, I see, Brigade Commander Xie taught." ”

Wang An smiled: "Okay, let's go and give the order." lest the two fleets of the enemy converge, it will not be easy to find such an opportunity to open the bow left and right. ”

"Yes." Shi Qin immediately gave the order.

The operator fine-tuned the direction, and the four gunboats plunged into the gap.

Sure enough, as Wang An said, when the Baekje warships saw them coming, not only did they not mean to intercept them, but fled into the distance.

It's just that the range of the cannon is more than 1,500 meters, and they are only a little late at this time.

After approaching, 280 cannons fired a salvo, and more than a dozen Baekje ships were destroyed.

This time, the remaining warships did not dare to stay any longer, and fled in all directions as if they were dead.

Seeing that the enemy ship completely collapsed, Wang An did not let people pursue, but said: "Let's go, go to the left flank and eat that small force, and then fight a decisive battle with Mu Lie." ”

Shi Qin asked, "Don't you chase it?" The Baekje people are not good at handling ships, so they should be able to catch up with a few. ”

Wang An shook his head and said, "There's no need, they've been scared, and letting them go back can spread panic." ”

"If Mu Lie dares to integrate them into the main force, as soon as the cannon goes off during the decisive battle, they will run around like headless flies and disrupt their own military formation."

Shi Qin said admiringly: "The brigade commander is smart. ”