Chapter 190: The Great War Breaks Out
"I can't let these ships come near and sink them."
Rumble!
The sky was full of arrow rain from the five backbone ships of Luochuan, and the black pressure went straight to the vanguard ship with a terrible whistling sound, and then with the momentum of the tailwind, the power of the arrow rain was doubled, and if it was shot, the ship would be destroyed on the spot.
Vertical shield!
With a command, the vanguard ships raised their tall black iron shields in unison, covering the ship full of people, and heard the arrows hitting the shield and the hull in a dense manner, making a clanging sound.
The other half rushed towards the pioneer ship of the Flying Fish ship, the archer pulled the bow and aimed at the Flying Fish ship downwind, and with the sound of the bowstring, a dense rain of arrows shot out from the ship and went straight to the Flying Fish Boat, also with the help of the wind, the power was huge.
The Exocet ship is adjusting its posture to avoid the unfavorable situation, and in the face of the rain of arrows in the sky, it can only rush to fight and erect its shield to resist.
At the same time, Suzaku and Xuanwu behind them also attacked, and although they were against the direction of the wind, they used trebuchets to throw huge stones, which swept through the air and smashed into the Flying Fish Ship.
First came the screeching sound of a rain of arrows hitting the shield and the hull, followed by the violent impact of stones hitting the hull, the screams of soldiers and cries for help, and at one time hundreds of Exocet ships suffered heavy damage.
In the first wave of attacks, the vanguard ship did not suffer much impact, and continued to kill the backbone ship with a hull full of bows and arrows.
And the commander of the Exocet understands that time is of the essence, and now the advantage of sailing to the periphery to outflank the enemy has been lost, and there is no time to transfer positions, so there is no way to fight to the death.
So the order was given to shoot rockets at the vanguard ships, Suzaku and Xuanwu, in order to inflict heavy damage on the enemy.
Seeing that the Pioneer ship had not been sunk, the stalwart ship also threw countless huge stones at the Pioneer ship.
The pioneer ships dodged the rocks in the sky, and from time to time some ships were hit, and the soldiers were directly killed before they could escape, and the hull of the ship was also broken into several pieces, and the fire oil on the ship leaked on the surface of the river. But the Pioneer ships are closer to the backbone ships.
On the flagship, someone said: "General, do you want to let the backbone ships retreat, if the oil burns, I am afraid it will catch fire." ”
Some people objected: "If you retreat, the morale of the army will definitely be affected, how can this battle be fought!" Send the Flying Fish boat to rush up and kill them. It is better to sacrifice the Exocet than to let the stalwart ship suffer. ”
Zhao nodded, and then a hundred Exocet ships rushed out from behind the five backbone ships, killing the vanguard ships, shooting arrows intensively as they moved forward to slow down the advance of the vanguard ships.
Soon, the Vanguard and Exocet were intertwined, and the battle instantly escalated to melee combat. The vanguard and the flying fish on the other side also fell into hand-to-hand combat, and the sound of killing on the river suddenly shook the sky.
The vanguard ships responsible for attacking the backbone ships seemed to be reluctant to fight, and rushed while fighting, with a very clear purpose, close to the middle ships.
"Stop them! Kill me! ”
The general of the stalwart ship commanded the Exocet to fight hard, and constantly asked the archers to aim at the vanguard ships that dared to move forward, shooting intensively. For a time, the pioneer ships fell into a situation of being surrounded and pursued, and the ships suffered serious losses.
Suddenly, the sound of war drums came from the Blue Dragon.
All the soldiers on the vanguard ship suddenly abandoned the ship and jumped into the water, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
This made the hearts of the Luochuan soldiers on the backbone ship and the Exocet ship rise to their throats, and only then did they realize that they were surrounded by fire oil, which was oozing oil from the previously broken pioneer ships, but because it was mixed with blood, it was not noticed at first.
Are they going to light the oil now?
"Quick! All ships leave the area at once! ”
As soon as the words fell, a rocket shot straight out with a powerful aura and inserted it into one of the oil barrels.
Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!
The sound of the violent explosion shook the ground, countless gunpowder projectiles were blown into the air, and a series of explosions occurred, flames soared, and gunpowder smoke billowed out, swallowing the five backbone ships and hundreds of Exoces ships in the blink of an eye.
The generals of the Qi Condensation Realm on the ship relied on the aura to turn into armor and escaped far away, but most of the soldiers did not have such kung fu.
Even if a master in the late stage of the Tempered Body Realm jumped out of the boat to escape, he jumped far, and if he couldn't jump far, he fell into the river covered with fire oil, and he was stuck to his body by this fire oil that specially fused the power of destroying aura, and burned alive.
Everyone present was shocked.
The right-wing naval division led by Lu Ning met the naval division of the Hejian Kingdom, but the backbone ships of the two sides confronted each other, but there was no substantive battle, and even the pioneer ships and the flying fish ships did not engage in a frontal battle, but the shouting was very lively, and the verbal battle was fierce.
Lu Ning couldn't help muttering in his heart, what the hell is going on?
It's not that Zhang Gui has already surrendered, how can he still make such a big move. Did something happen? The smoke was billowing and the flames were blazing, and the hundreds of ships of the Backbone and Exocet and the Pioneer were definitely finished.
Could it be that Zhang Gui is deceiving him? Take the opportunity to weaken the strength of our army?
That's not right, he himself lost hundreds of vanguard ships, and lost half of his combat effectiveness. What is he trying to do? The strength is gone, won't Wu Rong find an excuse to attack him? It's really strange, I don't know what kind of medicine he sells in his gourd.
The Chinese army, Bai He, and Shangguan Fei were all stunned when they looked at the scene of the fire on the left flank.
Wu Rong said: "General, have you seen it? This Zhang Gui is determined to defeat the battle, and hundreds of pioneer ships were buried like this, not to mention those soldiers who fell into the water, such a violent explosion and burning, they don't know if they can survive. This person is really ruthless. ”
"Admiral Zhang's move is indeed a bit reckless, using the means of ending up together, although he has inflicted heavy losses on the enemy, but he has also lost half of his combat effectiveness. In my opinion, it is necessary for the Chinese army to immediately divide a group of warships to guard the left flank water village to prevent the enemy from taking advantage of the situation. ”
"What I said is that this Zhang Gui is really too bold and reckless, he didn't ask Elder Baihe and General Shangguan for instructions on such a big matter, so he took it upon himself to lose so many warships of my Gaoshan National Naval Division, it is really unbelievable, and he is bold."
For a while, Wu Rong's subordinates all stood up and told Zhang Gui's various wrongs, Wu Rong naturally listened to it in his heart, this battle, no matter how well you Zhang Gui fought, but you can't escape the fate of being punished.
Hmph, wait until you lose your official position and have no real power, see how I clean you up. If you dare to go against me, you won't end well.
Elder White Crane frowned and said, "Fei'er, what do you think?" ”
Shangguan Fei responded: "Luochuan, the two countries of Hejian are united, and there are already many soldiers, and the number of ships far exceeds that of our country, and Zhang Gui is so arbitrary. ”
"Although it is a big gain to exchange 100 pioneer ships for five backbone ships and 200 Exocet ships, the enemy still has five warships and hundreds of Exoces, and there are only three backbone ships and less than 100 Pioneer ships left on our left flank."
"If Luochuan launches a fierce attack, it will inevitably tear a gap open, and then our defense line will be broken."
Elder Baihe nodded: "Fei'er is right, that Zhang Gui may be eager to fight for merit and act recklessly, but he ruined our overall plan, and he really deserves to be punished." ”
"Now pass the order, let him strictly defend and not attack, and send two more backbone ships with 100 Pioneer ships to echo the solid defense between the Chinese army and the left flank, and then treat Zhang Gui's crime when the battle is over."
Shangguan Fei nodded yes and gave the order.
On the Luochuan flagship, Zhao Liang slapped the table hard, and the table was instantly shaken into powder.
"Okay, you Zhang Gui, who doesn't know whether you are alive or dead, dare to hit my Luochuan Sailor so hard, see if General Ben doesn't break your body to pieces!"