208 The sea is burned by fire
A large group of burning fireships crashed into the fleet of the Laizhou Navy Division with an unstoppable momentum like rockets!
The direction of the wind is also favorable to the Chu army.
Suddenly, the fire soared into the sky.
It's on fire!
"Fetch water! Fetch water! Where is the bucket? ”
"Fight the fire, put out the fire!"
"I can't save it, run for my life! Abandon ship...... Untie the chains! "The soldiers of Qi were in chaos and ran around.
The warships of the Laizhou Navy Division were all made of wood, and the fireboats prepared by Xiong Wuliang carried a lot of fire oil, and the temperature of the burning was extremely high, almost as long as they were touched by the ships of the Qi army, they could quickly cause flames.
Some of the fireships were sunk, but dozens of fireships still crashed into the Qi fleet.
These fireships quickly turned into flames and ignited the Laizhou sailors of the Qi army.
Soon, the flames spread rapidly along the planks laid on the iron cables, affecting more and more Qi ships.
Ling Bao shouted loudly and gave orders again and again, trying to command the Qi soldiers to put out the fire.
But to no avail - his order could not even effectively convey a distance of ten meters, because the entire Laizhou Sailor Division was already in unprecedented chaos.
There were also soldiers of the Qi army who spontaneously ran in the sea of fire, trying to put out the fire, but their efforts were too small compared to this man-made fire.
Rumble!
The flames on a Qi warship suddenly soared, dozens of zhang high, and the flames that soared into the sky were like a giant dragon, opening the arrow tower on the ship.
The fierce flames instantly attracted everyone's attention, and the battlefield seemed to be quiet for a breath.
The Qi sergeant on that boat wailed miserably, his body burned with flames, and he tried to take off his fiercely burning armor as he ran...... Plop plop plop and jump into the sea one after the other.
Ling Bao's face turned pale-
This is the spare oil stored in the warship of the Qi army was ignited.
The fire spread extremely fast, more and more ships were ignited, and many of the fire oil stored in the Qi warships were burning violently, producing an effect that can be called an 'explosion'.
The Qi soldiers panicked, and many of them gave up on needless firefighting—they jumped off the ship with planks or barrels in their arms.
Thump!
Thump!
It's as spectacular as a dumpling.
The captains of the Qi military academy on the ship blushed their faces, waved the short swords in their hands, and cut down the soldiers who tried to flee for their lives: "Don't run!" Fight the fire! ”
"Those who dare to jump ship will be killed!"
But this kind of obstruction had no effect, but made the soldiers jump ship without hesitation.
In the chaos, I don't know who shouted: "The prince is dead, General Ling is dead!" Let's run for your lives......"
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The prince of Qi turned pale, listening to the shouts and cheers on the ship, watching the chaos of the Qi army's fleet, huddled in the corner and trembled.
As a pampered nobleman, this was the first time he had seen such a tragic battle situation.
The fire spread and soon spread to the flagship of the Laizhou Naval Division.
The billowing black smoke makes people can't open their eyes, and their skin seems to be roasting to the point of oil...... Although he was already starved of oxygen, he didn't dare to take a deep breath, otherwise he would feel that his chest and abdomen would be burned by the hot gas.
"Prince! Prince! "Someone is calling.
Tian Di barely opened his eyes, and immediately burst into tears from the thick smoke—vaguely recognizable, it seemed to be Ling Bao who spoke.
Ling Bao wiped the dirt from his face, struggled to carry the field, tied it to a wooden plank, and threw it into the sea.
In the face of the flames, even if you are the prince of Great Qi, you are just an ordinary person.
Rather than being burned alive, let the fields fall into the sea, and maybe there is a glimmer of hope for survival.
At this moment, I can only resign myself to fate.
As for Ling Bao...... He drew his sword and roared fiercely: "Meet the Chu army!" ”
"I, General Qi, will never surrender!"
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Grunt.
The field swallowed a stomach of salty seawater, and after sinking for a distance of about a kilometer or two, he felt the planks on his body float with him.
Call!
Surfaced!
The hustle and bustle of the battlefield suddenly became clear.
The field wiped the water on his face in embarrassment, and barely opened his reddened eyes, but he felt that the sky was dark and oppressive—no, it was just past noon, how could it be so dark?
The field tilted its head and changed color.
I saw a huge warship rushing towards me, with its towering bow just above the fields, blocking out the blazing sun.
On the warship, there was a Chu-character battle flag with red characters on a yellow background.
The field didn't have time to look more, and with a scream, he drew his saber and cut the rope that bound him to the plank, and plunged into the water.
Boom!
Boom!
The warships of the Chu army mercilessly ran over the fields from where they had just been.
The fields floated again, and the horror was undecided. As far as the eye can see, the entire sea area is full of thick fires and smoke, and the sea surface is full of broken wooden planks, and there are dense corpses of Laizhou sailors.
The sea is already red!
The Chu soldiers stood in a row on the bow of their boats, and they pulled the crossbow machines in their hands, mercilessly shooting the Qi soldiers who were fluttering on the water, as simple as shooting targets on the school field.
However, the Qi soldiers who fell into the water could not organize any powerful counterattack.
Shout! Shout!
The arrows were like flying locusts, and the Qi soldiers rolling on the sea screamed, howled, and begged for mercy...... But it soon turned into a corpse, and the blood flowing from the wound stained the entire sea red.
The warships of the Chu army easily ran over the residue of small flames on the sea, chasing the few Qi warships that were lucky enough to untie the chains.
The tactics of the Ping'a Naval Division attacking these ships were primitive and simple -
Strike!
The ships of the Qi army are all flat-bottomed boats, which are top-heavy and unstable. It was stable when it was chained together, but now some ships are unchained...... Immediately jerk dangerously up and down on the sea.
The Chu army's sharp-bottomed warships were at ease.
With the bow of the Chu warship, facing the side of the Qi warship, as long as it is slightly bumped, the top-heavy Qi warship will capsize.
The captains of the Qi army, who were still fighting to the death on the ship, watched in horror as the Chu warship went on a rampage, with disbelief written on their faces-
The ship of the people of Chu is on the sea, how can it be so stable!
These Qi ships that were lucky enough to untie the chains were all caught up by the Ping'a Sailor one by one and knocked over at sea.
As for the Qi warships that have not been able to untie their chains from the beginning to the end, they don't need to pay attention to them at all.
These Qi ships, which are still connected, will become fuel.
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Xiong Wuliang looked at the Qi soldiers struggling on the sea, and his face was unbearable-
These are all young adults—wouldn't it be nice to be able to pull back the fiefdom and dig sand?
The construction of our fiefdom is in full swing, and there are as many coolies as there are coolies!
However, the warships of the Chu army were already filled with 10,000 new soldiers and 800 soldiers of the pro-military battalion, and they could not fit more prisoners of the Qi State.
Grandma drops, it's a pity!
Xiong Wuliang waved his hand: "Clean up the battlefield and salvage the soldiers of our army who accidentally fell into the water - especially those sergeants who drove the fire ship before, they want to see people alive and dead to see corpses." ”
The morale of the Chu army was high, and they roared in unison: "Obey the orders of the sovereign!" ”
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