207 The shock of the Laizhou sailors
Tian Di looked at the direction of the Chu army from afar, and his face was happy.
"Prince, please look - the fleet of the Chu army has slowed down!" Ling Bao stretched out his hand and pointed at it.
Tian Di smiled slightly: "The sailors of the Chu State may be powerful enough, but at sea, they are far from being the opponents of my Great Qi Kingdom!" β
"It's all thanks to the general's new way of manipulating the ship!"
"After this battle, this prince will definitely show the king, please reward you for your merits."
When Ling Bao heard this, his face was full of joy, and he couldn't help patting his chest and boasting: "My iron rope plan is invincible in the world!" β
Tian Di nodded with a smile: "The speed of the Chu army's fleet is getting slower and slower, presumably the sailors of the Chu army are already tired." β
Ling Bao echoed with a smile: "These southern barbarians, in the end, are useless. β
Then, Ling Bao raised his hand high: "Laizhou sailors obey orders - bow and crossbow ready to ......"
The attendants gathered around and congratulated them all around the fieldβ
"The little one congratulates the prince in advance and achieves great power!"
"The crown prince's killing of Quyang Marquis in this battle will definitely become a good story and spread to the world!"
"Then Xiong Wuliang is also worthy of being compared with my Great Qi Prince?"
"The good people of Chu State, the fluorescent insects, also dare to compete with Haoyue?"
Listening to the compliments of these attendants, Tian Di waved his hand, looking very humble: "This battle has not yet been fought, and the result has not yet been determined. β
The chamberlains are even more cranial high: "The prince is humble, the prince is wise and martial!" β
"I expect that little Xiong Wuliang, pickled and prey, something like a dog, also dares to compete with my Great Qi Country!"
"In today's battle, it will be broken to its bones and its flesh! Teach the world to know that the Great Qi State should not be insulted! β
"By the way, show the ability of my Great Qi Prince to use soldiers!"
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The two fleets were getting closer and closer, and soon they were about to come within range of the crossbows.
On the deck of the Chu army, the sergeants didn't know that the Qi army on the opposite side had already opened champagne in the half.
At this moment, on every Chu warship, there were two or three small boats, loaded with flammable materials.
And in each small boat, there is a Chu army soldier with a resolute gaze and a torch in his hand.
This was the first battle of the Ping'a Water Division, and the morale was extremely high!
Zhang San was one of these dead soldiers on standby - at the moment his face was full of murderous energy, and his desire to fight was extremely strong.
Zhang San is actually a native of the Yue Kingdom, and it stands to reason that he should not fight to the death with the people of the Qi State for the sake of a young vassal.
He was the peasant who came back when Xiong Wuliang was in Vietnamβand since that war, he has been Xiong Wuliang's food town.
Why do you want to die for Xiong Wuliang at this moment?
Think of a spacious and bright courtyard at home, and a flat and fertile land.
Think about the fact that your child is studying in a college, and there is a good chance that he will become an official in the future.
Think about the good days when you can eat enough every day, and the extremely high salary of a soldier in the new army.
The fighting spirit is high!
Zhang San had already taken off his heavy armor and was shirtless, carrying no weapons with him - this was to reduce the weight as much as possible so that he could survive in the sea after jumping ship.
He only had a shield in his hand - this was to protect against the arrows of the Qi army.
Zhang San held the shield in his left hand and the torch in his right hand, staring closely at the flag on the flagship, waiting for orders.
The banner shook suddenly!
"The Lord has an order - attack!"
The soldiers on the side brushed hard and pushed the boat into the water, and the ripples of the big boat almost swallowed the inconspicuous boat, but Zhang San struggled to pick up the oars and barely stabilized his figure.
Hundreds of small boats had already entered the water and rushed straight towards the Qi army's fleet!
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The field set up a pergola and looked into the distance, and saw the small boats break away from the big boats and go straight to themselves...... I couldn't help but furrow.
What do you mean by this?
You can't let these little sampans come to war with the powerful Laizhou sailors under your command, right?
The attendant on the side suddenly realized and said happily: "Congratulations to the prince, congratulations to the prince!" β
"In the opinion of the minister, this is that Xiong Liang has already expected that he will not be able to leave, so he sent someone to ask for surrender!"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince captured the Marquis of Quyang of Chu State and captured tens of thousands of elite Chu troops...... Such a great feat, rare in the world! β
Field eyebrows spread.
I see.
Plausible.
Too reasonably spicy!
I didn't expect this Xiong Wuliang to be quite knowledgeable about current affairs.
In that case, Prince Ben won't kill you yet...... Bring you back to Linzi and hand you over to your father!
After thinking for a short time, Ling Bao suddenly got up, his eyes were firmly fixed on the torches floating on those small boats, and his face changed greatly, as if he had hit a ghost: "Release the arrow!" Shoot the arrows! Sink those boats! β
Tian Di coughed lightly and comforted: "General Ling-the so-called war between the two countries, don't kill it." Since the Chu army on the opposite side has surrendered, why do you have to kill them all? β
"It's better to leave them alive and take them alive to Linzi, wouldn't it greatly contribute to the prestige of my Qi country?"
The Ling Leopard people are numb!
"Prince Mingjian - if the Chu people come to talk about the conditions of surrender, it is enough to send one or two ships and three or five henchmen...... Why send out hundreds of boats in front of you? β
"Look at the flickering torches on their ship...... The Chu people want to attack with fire! β
"Herald - untie the chains! Untie the chains...... "Ling Leopard's speech is extremely fast!"
Suddenly enlightened, the soldiers frantically fired arrows at the small boats, and at the same time tried to untie the chains and planks that held the ships together as fast as they could.
Ling Bao's reaction was actually fast enough.
But the so-called iron cable boat, the pursuit of a strong and firm - in a hurry, how to untie it?
It's too late to turn the rudder - imagine more than 300 ships connected together, how huge is the inertia? How bulky is the whole? Is it easy to turn?
The faces of all the Qi soldiers changed drastically, as if they had seen a ghost, and their facial features stared at those small boats that were speeding away!
"Shoot the arrows! Shoot the arrows! Captain Qi roared in a mournful voice.
The face of the field was already white.
The attendants were even more afraid to speak.
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Zhang San was fortunate that his boat was not hit by the bolts of the large bed crossbow - the kind of giant arrows that were like spears that could pierce the boat in one fell swoop.
The small bows and crossbows had suffered a lot, but Zhang San shrank behind the shield and was not injured.
Seeing that the distance was close enough, Zhang San grinned, jumped up from the boat, and stabbed down at the water.
Before entering the water, Zhang San threw the torch in his hand on the boat.
'Huh' - the boat sprinkled with fire oil ignited in an instant!
The distance was too close to stay in the boat to control the direction - at this moment, Zhang San's battle was complete, and the biggest task at this stage was to survive the furious Qi army's arrows as much as possible.
It's not that hard β it's safe under the surface.
Moreover, the arrows of the Qi army were all fired at those flaming boats, and there was no time to shoot Zhang San, the dead soldiers of the Chu army who had turned over into the water and were bent on fleeing for their lives.
He didn't look back, and swam in the direction of the Chu army fleet with all his might......
Behind Zhang San, a sky-high fire has been ignited on the vast water!
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