Chapter 130: Boat Cats
The fleet flowed out of the mouth of the Yalu River, that is, turned to the southeast. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½
In just three hours, I encountered the sailor fleet of Dongjiang Town, and several grass skimming boats.
Chen Xin sneered at the corner of his mouth and issued an order, "Horizontal line, use the bow cannon to give them an unforgettable lesson." β
The herald immediately blew the horn and stood on the bow of the ship to raise the flag.
The flotilla, which had been sailing in columns, immediately changed formation, marched in unison, and rushed towards the enemy together.
Seeing that the number of boats in Dongjiang Town was less than that of Chen Xin's side, the sailor of Dongjiang Town turned around and ran.
However, the distance between the two sides was rapidly shortened to 100 meters, and the infantry on the fast crab boat could not bear it one after another, and began to fire a platoon of guns with the arquebuses in their hands.
Each ship had one company, that is, four firearms platoons, and everyone fired in rank according to the rules of land combat, and the huge lead bullets of 18.5mm caliber constantly hit the stern of the enemy ship, so that the enemy's stern guns completely lost their effect.
In less than a round of guns, the fast crab had already chased the enemy to a distance of less than 30 meters, at this distance, the accuracy of the arquebus was too stable, even in the waves, the ship was constantly shaking, and it could reach an eighty percent hit rate.
The officer on an enemy ship couldn't help but scold, "He's xx, why are there so many turtledoves, how can they be willing to equip Qiu Ba with so many good firearms."
No one answered his complaints, and the men on board were preparing their weapons on the deck, and in their opinion, the pursuing enemy ship was so close that it did not open fire, and it must have wanted to jump into the gang and seize the ship.
A soldier with a scar on his face had a Japanese knife stuck in his waist, and he was arranging the rope of Rao Hook in his hand, and shouted in his mouth, "All cheer up, don't they just rely on firearms to be sharp, and when they catch up, as soon as Rao Hook hits up, everyone will pull their boat over, and when the short soldiers are connected, the narrow firearms on the ship will be useless, and when the time comes, it will be time for us to show our skills." β
As he spoke, he also pulled out the Japanese knife on his waist and waved it twice, saying, "Wait a while, look at the point, and see how the black master cuts off the enemy's head, this knife is sharpened, and it can cut people into two pieces with one knife." β
The pillar on one side pursed his lips disdainfully, and this sword was also playing majestic in front of the unarmored enemy, once the enemy put on the iron armor, the knife was a waste.
Just as several straw skimming boats were waiting to jump into the gang, they heard several loud noises, and then everyone stumbled under their feet and fell into a rolling gourd.
At this time, many people on the deck were still holding various cold weapons, and when they fell, the weapons were waved indiscriminately, injuring a large number of their own people.
"What's going on?" The guy who called himself Hei Ye quietly wiped the blood stains on his sword with his sleeve and asked loudly.
At this moment, several sailors ran out of the cabin below, covered in blood, and one of them was still stained with a large intestine or something, crying loudly, "The ship is leaking, iron bullet, a big iron bullet, directly smashed the ship open, and the sea water can't stop it." β
When the sailors of Dongjiang Town were rushing to the wolves, Chen Xin's fleet no longer paid attention to them, drew an arc in a chic manner, turned around and left.
A student who lectured on martial arts asked suspiciously, "General, why don't you sink those ships before leaving?" Isn't it a chance for them to save themselves by turning around now? β
On this trip, Chen Xin brought out all the outstanding officers who were still in the study period of the lecture hall, just to let them learn more about marine environmental operations and sea-crossing and landing operations.
Hearing the student's question, Chen Xin explained with a smile, "Now that we have settled in Yiju and started to build a base area, we must grasp the relationship with the surrounding forces."
We are surrounded by the three main forces of Houjin, North Korea, and Daming.
Among them, the DPRK is the main enemy, because in their eyes we are the aggressor, and until they are completely conquered, we are mortal enemies between us.
However, the DPRK military is weak, and under the blows of our army, we cannot take a step beyond the thunder pool, and our military forces cannot be dispersed to the high mountain areas of Korea to completely clear them, so we can put them aside for the time being.
North Korea doesn't need to pay attention, then our main enemy is Houjin, in the eyes of Houjin, we are rebels, and when the next winter, the Yalu River freezes, and it will be a vicious battle.
When there is a powerful enemy eyeing us, we should concentrate on dealing with an enemy, and should not provoke the powerful enemy of the Ming Dynasty. β
Another student understood, "What the adults are doing this time is deterrence?" β
Chen Xin nodded with satisfaction, "That's right, it's deterrence, I want to form an alliance with Daming to fight against Houjin together, but they don't agree, Dongjiang Town has repeatedly found trouble for us at sea, this time it is to strike a thunderbolt and give them a strong lesson." Let them know that it is powerful, and they will not suffer heavy losses and form mortal enemies. β
Looking at everyone's suddenly realized expressions, Chen Xin was about to continue explaining some things when he heard the guard come to report that he had found a rat in the cabin.
Chen Xin's face was serious, the appearance of rats on the ship was not a trivial matter, and the rats would not only eat the stored food and supplies, but also bite the ship's board.
The most serious thing is that sometimes it will spread diseases, and if the epidemic spreads in the small cabin of the ship, it will be a big problem, especially now that you have no energy in your body, you can't activate your personal medical terminal.
Chen Xin immediately ordered the ship to stop.
The order was then given to the ships loaded with the two search companies, and the dogs assigned to the search company were to be distributed equally among each ship, before the order was given to continue the voyage.
These military dogs are all excellent breeds and very intelligent, and under the command of the relevant personnel, they take turns patrolling the boats, and quickly emptied all the ships of rats.
After Chen Xin got the report, he thought about it, "Every ship should be equipped with a cat, military dogs can't be wasted in this kind of place, domestic cats should be easy to get, although cats are afraid of water, but just find some young ones, let them slowly get familiar with the life on the ship." This matter should be prepared immediately, but in the future, a large number of wooden boats will need to be built, and the boat cats that are equipped as standard equipment must also start training immediately. β
So he turned to his side and ordered, "Immediately draft an order requiring the Southern Detachment to add a boat cat training class in the sailor training base, requiring the selection of caring and attentive sailors from the sailors to work as boat cat breeders, and each ship in the future must be equipped with a sailor with a boat cat." β
Kan Shu quickly wrote a string of orders on the folder made of hardwood in his hand, asked Chen Xin to read it and use the seal, and then waited for the specified contact time, and sent all the accumulated orders to the southern detachment's station with the falcon.