Chapter 22 Artillery Fire on the Yangtze River

Seeing that the iron cable was firing the cannon here, and Sun Enshui was also close to the water village, Liu Yu did not hesitate again: "Fire!"

"Boom ......"

For a time, all the artillery that had been ready to fire was ignited. Dozens of shells shot in the air with a heart-wrenching sound and landed on the river, at least half of which missed.

But the remaining half also dealt a great blow to Sun En's fleet.

The ships of this era are far inferior to those of later generations. It is Sun En's command that there are more than 1,000 warships, and there are only dozens of big ships that can really run the ocean. Everything else is just a variety of boats.

Whether it was an eighteen-pounder gun or a twelve-pounder gun, this kind of fire was beyond the reach of these small boats.

Almost all of them were shot down, and they fell apart immediately.

After this round of shelling, three or four of the ships on the river were completely scattered.

However, this is only a drop in the bucket for Sun En's huge fleet.

Liu Yu's face remained unchanged: "Get closer to ......"

At this time, Sun En's fleet was still more than a mile away, and under the accuracy of the breech guns, it was indeed not very accurate.

However, if you just want to put it within one mile, or even three or four hundred meters, then it is a completely different concept.

"Boom......" A cannonball actually hit the Clark ship.

The ship was huge, the target was too big, and it took several shots in an instant.

It's just that this ship is extremely strong, and ordinary cannonballs hit it, at most it will break the ship's board. Only an eighteen-pound shell hit the ship's plank, piercing a large hole.

But such solid shells. Destroying a ship is not an easy task. I'm afraid I won't hit dozens of shots at close range. There's no chance.

However, even so. Sun En and the others, who were standing on the handsome boat, also changed color slightly: "I have always heard that there is a weapon in the Han army. It can emit the sound of thunder and is very powerful......

We never had a chance to see ...... When I saw it today, it was indeed true......"

Liu Shengzhi has always implemented the strategy of first north and then south, even the last time he occupied Jiankang City, he was bloodless.

Jiang Zuo's people had only vaguely heard rumors that there were artillery in Liu Shengzhi's army, and today was the first time they had the opportunity to see it.

In my heart, I couldn't help but become heavy. It seems that this time the Han army will not be so easy to deal with.

And, most importantly. The dragon clan, which is the biggest threat to them on the Han side, has not yet made a move.

"Today's business, there can be no more hesitation. Liu Shengzhi wants to raise troops to go north to the Great Xianbei Mountain, once he destroys the Xianbei Ancestral God, then the north will be completely unified. I'm going to die without a place to bury!"

At this time, Lu Xun shouted loudly: "Today's things, there is death and no life!"

Sun En nodded again and again, and coughed violently: "No matter how many dead and wounded, we must take Jiankang ......"

The words were not finished. There was another earth-shattering bang.

This time the distance was closer, and the accuracy of the cannon was greatly improved. At least a dozen large and small ships were shot and scattered on the river.

At this time, I saw that Sun En's fleet was only three or four hundred meters away from Guazhou.

"This time it's my turn to make a big boat!"

That Zhu Zhenren smiled. Then he saw a great crowd of sailors pouring out of the two ships, all with bows and arrows.

There were even more people manipulating things like trebuchets, waiting to get closer. It's going to attack the water village.

Although there were more than a dozen guns on the ship, there was no gunpowder. No one even knows what these things are and what they are for.

Therefore. But there were so many trebuchets and the like erected on the upper deck.

This is completely used as a building ship, and it is smug......

If Liu Shengzhi saw it here, I am afraid that he would be heartbroken, saying that these people are completely tyrannical!

However, the ship was indeed very strong, and the most guns were hit, except for a few large-caliber guns that could leave some scars on the hull, the other shells were of no use at all.

"Set fire!"

A trace of ruthlessness flashed in Liu Yu's eyes, and he was also jealous of these two big boats.

This time, against Sun En's fleet, the cannon was not the biggest killer.

A red flag was raised and waved into the distance. Soon, He Wuji, who was guarding the chain pontoon, also saw it, and he was also ruthless.

"Set fire to ......"

With such a big killer move, I am afraid that I will be prepared, so the two sides must fight at the same time.

The Han army occupied the upper reaches, and it became extremely simple to set fire.

Liu Shengzhi has now occupied a vast territory and collected crude oil everywhere. As early as the Han Dynasty, such things had been discovered in Shaanxi.

Ban Gu's "Hanshu Geographical Chronicles" wrote: Gaonu County has water that can be burned.

And that Yanshou County also recorded: "There are mountains in the south of the county, and the spring water comes out of the stone, which is as big as that, and the burning is extremely bright, and it is not edible." The county people call it stone paint".

It belongs to the range of Jiuquan in Liangzhou, which is also in the land of Dahan.

After Liu Shengzhi fought in Shangjun, he had already occupied the territory of Gaonu County. Na Xiliang Li Wei had already surrendered to the Han. Coupled with the natural overflow of crude oil in the Jianghan Plain......

It can be said that Liu Shengzhi had already prepared a lot, and even used a simple distillation method to refine it once, and at this time, all of them were poured into the river, and the river water spread downstream.

That Sun En's fleet came from the sea, needless to say, it was naturally downstream. I was shocked to see that the river had become black, and even the bottoms of many boats were sticky. The air is full of fishy smells......

"It's not good, these Han soldiers are poisoning and preparing to harm our ......"

For a time, the flotilla was confused, and it was frightened by the shells. At this time, it feels even more ominous.

"Don't mess up, don't mess up. You fools, poisoned in the water, and you don't let you drink it, how can you poison you......"

Those who claim to be wise do not stand up and shout.

After listening to many of Sun Enjun's little minions, they suddenly felt that it made sense, but they felt that there seemed to be something wrong?

"Aren't the Han army stupid? Since the poison can't wait for us, what are they going to do?"

Seeing a bucket of fire oil poured into the river, it almost formed a black water belt that was several miles wide, which was particularly eye-catching on the turquoise river surface, and even shrouded most of Sun Enshui's master.

"What is this for?" Even if Sun En and the others were well-informed, at this time, they felt a little inexplicable.

The Han army would definitely not do anything useless, and since they did so, they must have another purpose.

It's a pity that in this era, even stir-fry was not invented. (To be continued.) )