Chapter 522: Xiangyang Water Battle (2)
Although Qiu Ming was still apprehensive in his heart, he couldn't refute Guo Jia's words, so he had to sit sullenly on the side, carefully watching Su Fei's movements. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Su Fei didn't notice Qiuming's gaze at all, or he didn't care if he did, he observed the speed of the current and the position of the enemy ship, and suddenly pursed his lips and blew out three long and two short whistles. There was a whistle on the nearby ship that responded, and then the sound of the iron chain connecting the ship was heard, and after a while, the iron chain suddenly tightened, forming layers of chain walls.
Wang Wei was taken aback, these chains were of different heights and lengths, blocking almost the entire river, and those ships, although small and agile, were all rowed by manpower, and could not make a direct collision, nor could they be compared with the sailing ships that were smooth sailing in terms of speed, and if they were caught in the chain wall, they were almost powerless to fight back. Wang Wei hurriedly waved the order flag, signaling the striker to withdraw temporarily and let his building ship go up.
However, these ships were interspersed and advanced just now, and some of the ones that were dragging behind could still be withdrawn, but the troops that had rushed into the chain array were deeply trapped, and those sailors held high the lit canisters, but they had to dodge left and right to avoid the chains, and there was no chance to throw them at all.
After a while, the clever sailors saw that the situation was not right, and quickly threw the canister into the river, and some fools still clung to the canister, but as a result, their feet shook, and the oil in the tank splashed onto the plank of the ship, and immediately burst into flames. They were immediately busy putting out the fire, but they forgot about the iron chains that kept attacking them, and they were suddenly swept off the boat like dumplings.
At this time, the weather is cold, and large and small ice floes can be faintly seen in the Han water, although these sailors are proficient in water, but after all, they can't withstand the cold that invades the bone marrow, and some even have calf cramps as soon as they enter the water, and sink straight to the bottom of the water. The sail thieves on the cargo ship clapped their hands and laughed, and salvaged them one after another with a large net, and threw them on the bow of the ship.
Due to the notices and propaganda of the assassins, there were really many people in the city who came to the riverside to watch the battle. began to see the Xiangyang Navy in full array, and the people seemed to be smiling and seemed to regard this water battle as a fun show during the New Year's Festival. When the chain array of the thieves was set up, and they showed a murderous aura, they immediately panicked and called for their children to flee into the city gates. But now that they saw this army of thieves actually saving people from the water, it didn't seem to be such a vicious person, and the crowd on the shore was relieved, and some even applauded and cheered.
Hearing these friendly voices, a wry smile appeared on Wang Wei's lips, but he immediately shook his head and focused his attention on the enemy in front of him. Although he lost some small boats, the loss of troops in his hands was not large, and those forward teams and fire oil tanks were originally only used to test the other party, and the real killer weapon was undoubtedly these dozen or so building ships and a large number of phosphorus rockets.
Wang Wei is also an old fighter, although there is a strong impulse in his heart to shoot all these rockets in one go, but reason tells him that the other party is coming from the swimmer, and most of the rockets that are going out are going to be blown back by the wind, but they will burn their own boats. He looked at the formation of ships that formed a chain wall and slowly advanced, and ordered loudly: "The left flank retreats, the right flank advances, and the middle warship is replaced with a striking wood, ready to take over the broadside." ”