Chapter 205: The Battle of Pengshan Water (3)

Taking advantage of the moment when the Mongols were stunned, the ten demolition ships of the second wave of the Thunderbolt army came quickly. In the first wave of attacks, the more than a dozen fire warships of the Mongolian army basically lost their combat effectiveness. Except for a few who disintegrated in the explosion, most of them were affected by the strong explosion, and the sailors on board were either killed or injured, and the gunwales were cracked and flooded, and they all swirled sideways and drifted downstream, and only the two ships that were behind could still move. At this moment, the Mongolian soldiers of these two fire warships were rowing desperately, and instead of going to meet them and intercept them, they were desperately fleeing downstream. They were terrified not only by the demolition boats that came down the river, but also by their own damaged fireships, which had been shattered by the violent explosion and were now bubbling out and floating downstream on the surface of the river.

No one knew better than the Mongolian soldiers on the ships of fire the dangers of floating on the Huoyou River. Many of them are outlaws, who are not afraid of death after a long battle, but they do not want to be burned alive. It's just that the speed of the fire warship is slow, and after a while, it is caught up by the blasting ship with spikes on the bow and side of the ship, and they are tightly connected. The fire ship in front was attached to one blast ship, and the other, which escaped slowly, was attached to two blast ships. The Mongolian soldiers on these two fire warships were all frightened and pale, but there was nothing they could do. The big iron ball on the demolition ship was simply invulnerable, and the bow and arrow were even more invulnerable. Spray with fire? This is even more of a dead end, not to mention that the explosion power of the big iron ball will shatter everything within 30 meters, and the fire caused by the explosion will definitely make the fire oil on the surface of the water burn, and let the Mongolian soldiers have a collective cremation.

In despair, people can burst with great potential. There were quite a few bright-minded Mongolian soldiers on the fire warship, and when they saw that the Perak soldiers jumped into the water before the two boats approached, they desperately swam to the two shores, and naturally they jumped into the water one after another. The fireships, which had lost control, dragged the demolition boats attached to the side of the ships and drifted downstream, while in front of them were seven other demolition ships, taking advantage of the smoke that had not yet dissipated, and rushed headlong into the chaotic Mongolian fleet.

A moment later, a series of devastating explosions rang out. The surface of the river at the bombing site first stagnated, and then a large amount of water mixed with human bodies and wood flew into the air, and thick smoke and fire enveloped the front half of the Mongolian fleet. Immediately afterwards, the salty water of the river fell from the sky with debris, and even Pengshan City and the Thunderbolt fleet two miles away were affected, and were hit by falling logs and human stumps. What's even worse is that the oil leaked from the fire warship before the explosion had spread all over the river, and after being ignited at this moment, it was like a prairie fire, and the fire went down the water to the Mongolian fleet below.

The commander of the Mongolian army couldn't figure it out when he broke his head, and the situation that had been so good just now suddenly became so unbearable. In the pre-war simulation exercise, the fire warships, which were the secret weapons, could be defeated against the Thunderbolt artillery ships and escort ships, so the Mongolian army had high hopes. In fact, taking the performance of the Thunderbolt Army's frigates that were easily burned just now, this fire warship is also remarkable. It's just that what they didn't expect was that the Thunderbolts also had a secret weapon called a demolition boat. This not only dwarfed the Mongolian army's proud fire warships, but also allowed the fire oil they loaded to become fuel for burning their own ships, which really shot themselves in the foot. It is conceivable that after learning about the situation of this battle, it will make Liu Heima annoyed.

The smoke and fire gradually decreased, and Le Quanan sent a third batch of blasting ships, also ten. Seeing these gods of death coming down the river, there was a commotion and panic in the Mongolian army's array. The commander of the Mongolian army was also a ruthless man, he sent a personal army to kill all the soldiers on several ships that escaped, and organized a death squad to intercept the Thunderbolt demolition boats. In order to make people carry out this mortal order, he first promised to make a fortune by promotion, and then promised that the military merit rewards could be inherited by relatives, but no one volunteered to go. Seeing that the lure could not be met, he forcibly appointed a ship to go. Seeing that these "voluntary" people were still cowering and refusing to go, he used the ultimate motivation method - beheading. After killing several people in a row, they finally assembled a death squad to deal with the demolition ship.

The Mongolian commander knew in his heart that his own fleet was downstream and the Thunderbolts were upstream, and the demolition boats were light and fast, so they could not escape. At the moment, although he has lost more than 100 ships, he still has nearly 200 ships. Whether in terms of personnel or ships, his side still has an advantage, and only by fighting to the death to block the attack of the blasting ship will there be a chance to turn the tables. His plan was for the death squad to destroy or detonate the blaster before it could rush closer.

Although they knew that intercepting the blast ship would inevitably be a life and death, the Mongolian death squad had to meet the blast ship. On the one hand, the knife is on the neck, and on the other hand, if you run away, your relatives will also lose their lives. When the Thunderbolt soldiers in the demolition boat saw the Mongolian ship coming, they jumped into the water and swam to the shore before the two boats approached. The Mongolian soldiers did not pay attention to the wandering Perak soldiers, but took the initiative to speed up against the spikes of the blasting boat, so that the two boats were firmly fixed together. The Mongols jumped onto the Thunderbolts' blast ship and dealt with the large iron ball on board, which they knew was the heart of the ship, and they could save their families by destroying or detonating it early.

The Mongolian death squad brought a lot of tools with the ship. They first tried to push the big iron ball into the river, but unexpectedly, with the joint efforts of several people, the iron ball did not move at all, and it turned out to be firmly locked with the boat. There are also those who pick up a sledgehammer and smash it, although there are many cracks on the surface of the iron ball, but it only hurts the fur. There were also attempts to scuttle ships, but although the demolition ship was small, it had several watertight compartments, and it was impossible to scuttle them for a while with rudimentary tools. There is also the Mongolian army who understands the principle of explosion and tries to use river water to make the iron ball unable to explode, but the lead burns inside the iron ball and cannot be extinguished at all. The explosive part of this blasting ship was originally a failed product of Ouyang Xuan's development of a mine, although the waterproof performance did not meet the requirements and was abandoned, but soaking in water for a few hours still did not affect the detonation, and obviously the lead could not be extinguished by flooding.

The only way to make this iron ball explode in advance was to burn it with fire, but the fire oil of the Mongolian army was lost along with the fire warship. They brought rockets soaked in fire oil, but the rockets were only burning enough to burn the sails, and it was difficult to ignite the wooden hull, let alone the gunpowder in the iron ball. The Mongolian death squad was busy for a while but had nothing to do, so they had to watch the boat continue to drift downstream with the blasting boat.

Seeing that the mission could not be completed, the fear of death pressed the threat, and at this time, the strong desire to save life in human nature exploded. First, a Mongolian army daredevils had a nervous breakdown and jumped into the water screaming. Seeing this, the rest of the Mongolian soldiers also threw down their tools and jumped into the water, desperately swimming to the shore. Seeing this, the Mongolian troops downstream seized the boats and fled, many ships collided with each other, many soldiers fell into the water, and the formation of the fleet was chaotic for a while, and the river surface at this time seemed to have become a boiling pot.

The commander of the Mongolian army ordered people to raise flags one after another, but the ships were bent on fleeing for their lives and no one paid attention. Knowing that the tide was turning, he also led his own army to flee, but his ship was heavy and large, and there were many ships in front of him, and it was impossible to pass through the clogged waterway. Enraged, he ordered his own troops to clear the ships that stood in their way, and caused the ships to crash forward, only to add to the confusion, and the speed of the ships became slower and slower.

Just when the Mongolian fleet was in chaos, the Thunderbolt demolition boats were connected with the last ships. In the midst of a rushing dive and screaming, a series of earth-shattering explosions rang out again.