162 "Line of Defense"

Wang Li rowed desperately the oars in his hand, and he felt that a cannonball just now seemed to be grazing his scalp.

Landing behind his own assault ship, the waves raised the stern high.

Fortunately, it didn't fall over in the end.

At the moment of life and death, his hands moved mechanically, but his mind began to think wildly.

He was originally a farmer in Dongyue, but his family's harvest was not good, so he joined the army for military pay.

Although Dongyue had money in the past, it was the money of the rich people, and it had little to do with them.

Instead, I joined the army and followed General Zhen, oh, no, it's time to call Your Majesty now.

With His Majesty at that time, the army never deducted military salaries, and General Zhen also paid for some food and distributed it to everyone during the New Year's holidays.

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So when General Zhen got into trouble, he did not hesitate. Whoever gives a full bite of food will follow whoever does it, which is the consensus of this era.

Later, when he went south, his wife and children did not come with him, but General Zhen said that as long as he defeated the Tang Dynasty's navy, he would be able to counterattack back and bring his wife and children to Nanyang to live a good life.

The weather here in Nanyang is good, although it is a little hotter, but it is not like Dongyue, which always rains.

The grain is also easy to feed, and I usually watch those slaves in Nanyang farming, and the rice can be ripened three times a year.

Before Wang Li could continue to think about it, he suddenly felt a warmth on his face.

You must know that although the weather in the South Seas is hot, the sea water splashes on the face, it is cold and cold.

As soon as he looked up, he saw Ding San in front of him fall on his back, and a canopy of blood mist stirred up in the air.

Some flew in front of them and felt the warmth again.

Wang Li was shocked, what's wrong?

When I turned my head, not only did five people fall down on my assault ship like this, but there were also people on the assault ship next to me who were spurting blood and screaming miserably.

The hand of the oars is paused, and it is rumored in the army that Tang Ping is actually the Demon King, it seems that it is not a legend, it is true.

If it weren't for the Demon King, how could he let the people around him fall silently like this?

In fact, of course, Datang's musket cannot be silent, but the sound of the musket is much smaller than the deafening cannon sound just now. In addition, it is still so far away, and the sound of waves, shouts of killing, wind, and screams has long covered up the gunshots in the distance.

That's why in the eyes of the Great Wei Navy, there was such a strange scene, and countless Great Wei Navymen let out a miserable cry and fell, with blood spraying on their bodies.

The fear of human beings comes from the unknown, and the Great Wei Navy on the assault ship just now felt that they were superior in numbers, and as long as they got close to the Great Tang Navy, victory was within reach.

Reality directly slapped them in the face.

Fear and attrition slowed down the speed of the assault ship, but Datang's shooting would not stop.

Tang Ping, on the East China Sea Fleet, was equipped with a musket for every two people, one was responsible for shooting and the other was responsible for loading.

When firing, the tactics of three-stage shooting were adopted, and the soldiers in charge of loading were installed with new ammunition immediately after firing.

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The Great Wei Navy on the nearest assault ship quickly died and wounded.

Those who didn't die were either scared stupid, or they were injured and wailing.

The speed of the assault ships in front dropped sharply, but some of the assault ships behind that did not suffer so many casualties rushed up quickly, and soon collided in front of the Datang battleship, making a mess of porridge.

"Turn the rudder, retreat!"

These assault ships no longer pose a threat to the Tang Navy, and Qian Laosan and Luo Siye also decisively ordered a few battleships to retreat first.

Now, these assault ships that were originally the Great Wei Navy specifically to deal with the Tang Navy have become a "line of defense" between them and the Tang Navy.

Of course, the Great Wei Navy can ignore the warships behind without any scruples and directly break through this "line of defense".

But in that case, the Great Wei Navy that has not yet died on these assault ships is afraid that it will be more than lucky.

So the problem is in front of Zhen Xiong, to save or not to save.

If he doesn't save it, he can still chase after the Tang Navy, but his reputation of loving soldiers like a son will be greatly affected, and the military spirit will inevitably be damaged.

If it is to save people, the chaotic assault ship group will not be finished in a moment and a half, and the Great Wei Navy will also lose the initiative.

Slammed his fist on the table beside him, Zhen Xiong gritted his teeth and said: "Divide a quarter of the battleships to save people, and the battleships on both sides bypass the assault ship group and continue to pursue." ”

There is no way, although we all know that the assault ship is equivalent to a death squad, but this death has to die in the hands of the enemy.

Now that they are not dead, if the coach still cares about their life and death, then I am afraid that no one will be willing to die for him in the future.

The Great Wei Navy's every move was naturally under the supervision of the Tang Navy.

"The enemy has divided his forces!" Qian Laosan and Luo Siye glanced at each other, and they both saw a strong sense of joy on each other's faces.

It can be seen that about a hundred Great Wei's warships began to slow down, and they should be preparing to treat the wounded.

Others are starting to turn to both sides.

"Ping Guogong, there are probably nearly two hundred warships on the left and right flanks of the enemy, and the two generals feel that they can attack one side first."

"Naval warfare, you two are professional, you will ??????????????? Sure! "Professional things are left to professional people to do, these two old pirates in the past can hover in the East China Sea for decades, how can they not have any skills?

Receiving Tang Ping's huge trust, both of them were excited in their hearts, and orders began to be sent out one by one.

The length of the "defensive line" formed by the assault ships just now is about three kilometers, and if it is land, it is not too difficult to avoid the wounded and continue the pursuit.

But this is at sea, the huge battleship turns, and then bypasses the distance of three kilometers, and the distance between the left and right wings of the Great Wei Navy battleship can almost be stretched to nearly ten kilometers at full speed.

Such a long distance gives the Datang Navy a huge space for maneuvering.

Now, as long as they slightly deflect the direction of retreat and lean towards one of the wings, they can go from an absolute disadvantage in strength to a balance of power or even an advantage in a short period of time.

After all, it was difficult for the Great Wei Navy to continue to maintain such a complete formation after the Great Wei Navy had bypassed the "defensive line" they had built by themselves, and they still had to pursue the Tang Navy.

Qian Laosan and the others chose the left flank of the enemy army for no other reason, because there was a larger battleship in the left flank, and the two of them could also see through the telescope that the orders of the Great Wei Navy were almost all notified to other warships through the flags issued by the battleship.

So that is most likely the flagship of the Great Wei Navy.

Although they didn't know that Zhen Xiong was also on it, the two of them still knew the truth that the thief captured the king first.

If we can really find a way to solve the opponent's flagship, then this naval battle can be declared over.