Chapter 239: Naval Battle, Massacre
The crossbow is the only long-range weapon on the warship, there is no artillery in this world, and naval battles are mostly based on archery and gang jumping.
If two fleets meet at sea, the two sides will first close the distance and shoot from a distance with crossbows, and after the two ships approach, they will engage in a gang fight.
Most of the soldiers on the ship were warriors, although they were only the lowest-grade warriors, but as long as they put on a rope, they could jump a distance of more than ten meters.
Therefore, there is no need for a springboard for gang jumping, as long as you throw it with a triangular hook and rope to pull it, and the two sides can carry out a gang jump.
This way of fighting looks crude, but in reality there are still a lot of skills to speak of, such as taking the direction of the wind, whoever can occupy the upper hand position, whose ship can take the initiative.
At this time, the East China Sea division had mastered the position of the upper wind, and although the sea breeze blowing from the north was weak, it also brought great impetus to the ship.
Just after Lu Zhiqing ran into the cabin, the herald above the shipbuilding immediately became busy, a dull horn sounded, and a melodious sound fluttered on the sea.
As the horn sounded on the ship, the horns of other ships around responded in response.
For a moment, the peaceful sea was full of whining sounds.
Under the melodious sound of the horn, the flotilla that had originally traveled in a straight line instantly changed formation, with warships in front, transport ships in the back, and patrol ships interspersed in the middle.
Lu Zhiqing stood on the ship's floor, looking in the direction of Xiaoyao Island, watching the black dots in the distance sail out of Xiaoyao Island, and a bright smile suddenly rose on his face.
"Haha, these idiots actually dare to go to sea to fight!"
Xiaoyao Island naturally has a sailor, although the number of ships is not as good as the East China Sea division, but the strength is not weak, after all, they are warriors who live on the sea.
But the problem is that at this time, the East China Sea Division occupies the direction of the wind, and the other party still has to go to sea to meet the battle, which is a bit unwise.
The direction of the wind is the greatest convenience of naval warfare, and whoever occupies the direction of the wind will take the lead.
"General, they're coming!" A general next to him reminded.
Lu Zhiqing grinned and said, "Start fighting!" β
"Whoa!"
The general answered, and immediately ran quickly to the lookout above.
The dull sound of the horn sounded again, this time with a particularly rapid sound.
With the sound of the horn, the warships in the front line immediately reacted.
The soldiers on the deck were busy, putting the small boats into the sea, the small boats were piled with hay and firewood, and the cans of grease were sprinkled on the small boats, and the soldiers stood on the side of the boats, holding torches, waiting for orders.
Knock knock~~
The roaring drums of war rang out.
"Ignition!"
"Cut the cable!"
"Quick!"
The admiral on the deck commanded in a loud voice.
The next moment, under the impetus of the wind, the small boats were blazing with flames, and they flew forward like rockets.
At a glance, the East China Sea Division actually launched thousands of small boats at one time, and the blazing fire reflected the entire sea in fiery red, turning the sea into a sea of fire.
Whew~~~
Flames rose and surged towards the fleet.
Fire attack should be the most practical means of naval warfare, after all, ships are made of wood, as long as the flame is large enough, it can burn the ship.
The East China Sea Division will equip each warship with ten such simple boats, which are simple to manufacture and inexpensive, and even only need some worn-out wooden planks to make, and make a simple wooden sail on them.
It doesn't matter how far they can run, just a few hundred meters is enough.
Thousands of small ignited boats floated by mightily, many of which sank after a distance of 100 meters, and the soldiers on board were not surprised by this, and this thing was like this, sometimes a slightly larger wave could knock it over.
However, most of the small boats still ran hundreds of meters, but only a small part crashed into the opposing boats, and most of them floated through the gaps in the boats.
It may seem like a bit of a trick, but it's actually quite good.
In just a moment, more than a dozen enemy ships were ignited, and the key was that when the opponent was dodging the boats, their own formation was disrupted!
Without Lu Zhiqing's order, a dull horn sounded again in the sky above the East China Sea Division.
The whining sound carried a murderous aura that enveloped the sky and the sea.
The next moment.
One by one, the battlefield was full of sails and swarmed up.
"Put!"
A roar rang out on the deck, and crossbow arrows burst out of the air.
There is no overwhelming rain of arrows, because the sky and the sea are too vast, even if thousands of arrows are fired together, they cannot form a dense rain of arrows.
But the sharp sound of the thick crossbow bolts breaking through the air made people shudder.
Da Li's crossbow is still very powerful, much stronger than the surrounding royal courts, and Xiaoyao Island and Qingfeng Island are just islands, and their manufacturing capacity is far inferior to Da Li.
In terms of range, rate of fire, and accuracy of crossbow arrows, the East China Sea division can crush the sailors of Xiaoyao Island and Qingfeng Island. qqxΞ΄new
From the very beginning of this naval battle, the East China Sea Division was crushing the opposing side.
Seeing that the warships of the two sides were getting closer and closer, Lu Zhiqing could see the soldiers on the other deck, but for some reason, Lu Zhiqing suddenly felt a strong sense of unease in his heart.
"Not good!"
"Stop attacking!"
"Stop attacking!"
He suddenly jumped to his feet and shouted loudly.
The surrounding generals were stunned for a moment, but then someone ran up to the lookout.
Ding Ding Ding!!
The sound of crisp gold replaces the roaring sound of war drums.
But it was too late.
The ships that rushed to the front had already made contact with the other side.
The warships of the two sides were staggered, and although the number of warships on the other side was relatively small, they still entangled many warships.
At this moment, flames erupted on the opponent's warship.
Seeing this, Lu Zhiqing couldn't help but roar angrily: "Damn, these guys actually want to die with us!" β
Just now he wondered why the other party went to sea so recklessly to meet the battle.
Now it seems that the other party obviously wants to die with them.
Once they all rush up, it will be a fire to the whole army.
The gang war unfolds, the ships have to drop anchor, and when the time comes, the two sides are entangled, and the ships cannot turn or move forward, and can only drown in the sea of fire in the end.
Lu Zhiqing wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, "It's okay, it's okay, General Ben reacted in advance!" β
He really didn't expect the other party to be so ruthless, and actually used hundreds of warships as bait.
This trick is really ruthless.
But I have to admire the other party's determination.
"How many warships have we rushed in!"
Lu Zhiqing asked.
"There are hundreds of them!" The general next to him replied.
"Damn!"
Lu Zhiqing couldn't help but burst into a foul mouth.
Although this battle is not over yet, the outcome is already doomed.
All the warships that rushed over will definitely not come back, and as for the soldiers on board, it can only depend on their luck.
If they run faster, they may be able to swim back, or they may be able to swim to the island, but it is probably a dead end when they get to the island.
This tactic of killing 800 enemies and damaging 1,000 is really disgusting.
Lu Zhiqing looked at the sea of fire in front of him.
As time passed, more and more warships were set on fire, and those warships of theirs got stuck in them and could not come back at all, but the soldiers of the Great Glass Water Division were not cowards.
When many of the generals of the warships found that they could not return, they actually rushed straight towards Xiaoyao Island.
Leaving only the burned share, rushing over to land on the island of Escape still has a chance to fight, and maybe a chance to survive.
Even if they don't survive, they can fight to die a few, it's better than waiting here to be burned to death.
Seeing this, Lu Zhiqing's face became extremely gloomy, those are all his soldiers, his warships!
"Bypass and land!"
He said hatefully.
Now that this battle has begun, there can be no truce.
Now that he has nothing else to care about, his only advantage now is that he still has close to three hundred warships in his hands, and he can continue to fight.
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Runaway Island.
On a low mountain, Ju Landao and Hai Yunxuan looked side by side at the red sea of fire.
"It's a pity!"
Hai Yunxuan stroked his long hair and said with a look of regret.
Ju Landao's eyes were cold, and he said: "There is nothing to be sorry for, Da Li's strength is far from what we can compete with, it is better to burn it, it is better than leaving it to Da Li!" β
Hai Yunxuan looked bitter and said, "But our foundation of more than 300 years has been destroyed like this, and I am a little unwilling!" β
The hundreds of burning warships were already all their home, and now they were all thrown into the fire, how could they not feel distressed?
Ju Landao took a deep breath and turned around and walked towards the back.
"Let's go, there's no point in staying here anymore!"
They gave up not only the hundreds of warships, but also the Xiaoyao Island and Qingfeng Island.
Having abandoned the inheritance they had accumulated over the past 300 years, they will give up everything but themselves.
But they can't give it up.
Today's Julan Dao is very clear that with their strength, they will not be able to compete with Dali, even if they unite with many forces in the southeast islands, they will not be able to compete.
After the alternation of the new emperor and the old emperor, Dali did not fall into chaos and weakness as they expected, but became stronger.
After the Battle of the Imperial City, they were already doomed to lose everything.
Hai Yunxuan looked at the rising sea of fire with a depressed face, and finally left.
The two rode towards the south, and everything behind them had nothing to do with them.
In the south, on the south shore of Xiaoyao Island, they also prepared more than a dozen ships, which was the foundation of their future survival.
From this day on, they are homeless wanderers on this sea.
Maybe in the future they can find an island to survive, or maybe they can grab an island.
But Ju Lan Dao knew very well that they were terrified and could not survive on the Southeast Islands.
Because Dali is building more powerful warships, Dali's little emperor is looking at the southeast islands with fierce eyes.
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Twilight hour.
When Lu Zhiqing landed on Xiaoyao Island, he was so angry that he almost didn't jump.
"These damn bastards, shameless bastards!"
"They actually ran away!"
"A bunch of cowardly rats!"
He cursed.
The anger in my heart gushed out like a volcanic eruption.
Before he arrived, he was looking forward to the fight, seeing it as an opportunity for him to show his talents.
As a result, the battle was fought, but he was put on the sidelines.
It's just a matter of being put on the table, and it's a big deal to find it back, but the other party actually ran away.
All ran away, and there was nothing left in the entire Xiaoyao Island, and nothing else.
Even the house was burned down by the other party.
They burned down the houses of the poor people.
It's just terrible.
"General, what are we going to do next?" A general asked.
Lu Zhiqing's face was gloomy, and his eyes were cold.
"How many people are there here?"
"There are probably tens of thousands, those people are so hateful, not only did they burn down all the houses, but they didn't even leave any food, but only these people were left!" The general also said angrily.
"Kill them all!" Lu Zhiqing said.
"What!" The general suspected that he had misheard.
"I said kill them all, not a single one!" Lu Zhiqing gritted his teeth and said.
"It's not appropriate!" The general said with some hesitation.
"What's so bad? They are not my people, they are the slaves of those bastards! β
"What's the use of keeping them? Let them waste food? β
Lu Zhiqing glared at the general angrily.
The general's expression froze, and he could only say: "The last general obeys the order!" β
The people of Xiaoyao Island and Qingfeng Island are naturally not the people of Dali, they are the descendants of the servants of the former dynasty, and they have been breeding here for more than 300 years, and they are still just slaves.
In Lu Zhiqing's opinion, these people are useless, and they will waste food.
At this time, although they carried a lot of food, it was the soldiers' military rations, so should he let him hand over the soldiers' military rations to these enemy slaves?
It's better to kill it directly.
It also ended up relaxed, and at the same time, it can also relieve the hatred in my heart.
The battle at sea was not terrible, but the carnage on the island was terrible.
The soldiers of the East Sea Division slaughtered for a day and a night, and it was not until the end of the third day that the massacre ended.
In order to clean up the mess, they stayed on the island for another three days and buried all the corpses.
It's not that they are kind, but this Xiaoyao Island will be the territory of Dali in the future, and it may be the station of their East China Sea Division in the future, so it will naturally have to be cleaned up.
Xiaoyao Island was cleaned up, and Lu Zhiqing went to Qingfeng Island again.
The situation on Peaks Island was even more miserable, again with nothing left but a group of poor slaves.
Moreover, at this time, a few days have passed since Ju Landao, Hai Yunxuan and the others left, and these slaves have no food, and they are all hungry.
In fact, the slaves on the loose were lucky, they died early and did not starve, while Qingfeng Island starved for several days, and still did not escape the butcher's knife.
More than 100,000 slaves died under the blades of the soldiers of the East China Sea Division.
Ye Gucheng and Huang Yaoshi accompanied them all the way, and they saw it clearly, but they didn't stop it, because they didn't have the command of the water master, and they couldn't even order Lu Zhiqing.
Although Qin Wei asked the East China Sea division to cooperate with them, Lu Zhiqing was actually the main general.
Their mission is only to deal with the innate warriors of Xiaoyao Island and Qingfeng Island.
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