In the eighteenth section, Yang Yi stared into the distance and continued: "My lord, General Xie Kun sent a flag saying that he will fight to the death with all his strength, and he wants you to set up a formation as much as possible."

Wu Ming's heart was shocked, and he suddenly understood. Although the flag language is not as clear as what is said in person, the signals such as death battle and formation can definitely be expressed. Xie Kun must have also seen that he was in danger, so he took the initiative to attack and buy time for the main force. Zhu Huai can let him lead 5,000 Jiangnan naval troops to the south, and he is really not a mediocre person. His heart was hot, and he already had admiration for this naval general who only had a few faces.

At this time, except for a few warships that had lost their men and still did not rush over, most of the ships of the Han army had already regrouped. Wu Ming ordered: "Order everyone to set up a goose-shaped formation, Lord Yang and I will prepare explosives for the thunderbolt of the head of the wild goose and Lord Zuo, and prepare to attack." The army pressed up together and went to reinforce Lord Xie.

As soon as the two sides were in a scuffle, Zuo Wei's thunderbolt did not dare to fire at all, so as not to be injured by mistake. But Nanban probably wanted to mess with his own army this time. The column is forced to come in a goose-shaped formation, which looks like a long line, quite imposing. But it also happened to let the Black Armor Army find an opportunity to make a move.

After the order was issued, it was probably windy, and Yang Yi repeated the flag twice before he heard it clearly. Yang Yi said: "My lord, it is inconvenient to stand on the deck and command after all, so you should go to the lookout to command." ”

Generally, flagships have a special command cabin to facilitate the commander-in-chief to control the overall situation. It's just that in this first battle, the flagship of the Han army fell into the hands of the enemy, which surprised everyone. Wu Ming thought about it, and knew that Yang Yi was right, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go to the lookout first, and the next thing will trouble Brother Ge." ”

Since Ge Yi knew that there was no Zaren among the enemy's generals, he also regained his composure. Wen Yan nodded and said, "Obey, leave the affairs on the deck to me." ”

The lookout tower is not big, when Wu Ming and Yang Yi rushed to it. With the addition of the flag speaker, there are three people in total, which seems crowded. Wu Ming said: "Yang Yi, you go down first." Yang Yi said: "My lord, let me come, I also understand the flag language." Let this brother go down and steer. ”

Wu Ming was surprised and delighted, Yang Yi was alert and knew a lot, although he, like himself, was also the first time to command such a large-scale naval army. But this kid's theoretical knowledge is solid, and with him by his side, he is much more at ease. He nodded and said, "That's fine, you'll be there to help me." As he spoke, he turned his head to the soldier and said, "Then please trouble this brother to go down below to assist in the steering." The soldier saluted, "Yes." He handed the black and white flag in his hand to Yang Yi and turned down.

At this time, the five thousand Jiangnan naval forces in front of them were already entangled with the other party again. The river boats of the Jiangnan Navy were short, and these southern barbarians first came with a rain of arrows, and when they got closer, they were supplemented by boiling oil and sassy wood to smash down condescendingly. As soon as the two sides came into contact, several warships were scarred and precarious under the blows of the enemy, and smoke rose from the clouds. It was a flint thrown by the Southern Barbarians, and several warships were already burning.

Wu Ming's heart was like a knife, and the Southern Barbarian's move also reminded him, and he said loudly: "Order Lord Zuo, when you are about 300 steps close to the enemy, all the thunderbolts are full of explosives, and you will hit me hard." The rest of the ships picked up speed and waited for Zuo's thunderbolt to come to their aid. Yang Yiying said: "Yes." "Waving black and white flags, waving flags to all boats. He was even more proficient in playing the flag than the sailor soldier, waving two flags, one black and one white, waving in the wind. At the command of the ship, the ships immediately moved in response to the order, and the speed of the ships gradually slowed down.

Issuing this order, it was not that Wu Ming was afraid of the battle, but now Xie Kun's 5,000 naval army was entangled with the opponent's forward, and he rushed forward, I am afraid that the situation will be even more chaotic. The second is that the Black Armor Army is now quite proficient in the operation of the Thunderbolt Car, with a distance of 300 paces, the accuracy of the Thunderbolt Car's strike is not to say 100%, but in the face of such a huge sea ship in the Southern Barbarians, it can also do eight or nine without leaving ten. The warships of the Jiangnan Navy are relatively short, which has become an advantage at this time, at least the chance of accidental injury has become very small.

This is a godsend for THUNDERBOLT.

Just as he was thinking, a familiar and piercing scream came out from the warship next to him. Immediately afterwards, an enemy ship that was engaged in a battle with the Han army in front of it made a loud noise. That's when the Thunderbolt finally struck.

Immediately afterward, a loud rumbling sound continued to sound. Wu Ming looked up and saw that it was the time of the day, but under the dazzling scorching sun, huge fireballs with raging flames flew out one after another from the more than 20 warships of the Black Armor Army, and flew towards the enemy ships in front. As soon as these fireballs landed on the opposing ship, they would inevitably sound an explosion that shattered the sky and the earth. It was as if countless scorching thunder sounded out of thin air under the clear sky, and even the entire sea trembled and drummed endlessly.

As soon as the fireball smashed into the opponent's warship, several enemy ships flew sideways with wooden masts, and many Nanban people screamed and fell off the bow of the ship. After the sound, more Nanban soldiers were beaten, and they didn't know what was going on, so they could only run around on the deck, shouting unintelligible Nanban slang and running in all directions. There were also a few fireballs that fell into the nearby sea, and every time they fell, a huge white column of water would rise into the sky, as if an unknown ancient monster was snorting underneath.

Yang Yi next to him was already stunned, and muttered: "This, this is the real thunderbolt." ”

At this time, a strong smell of sulfur in the air spread over the sea. This powder bullet should be another means of thunderbolting. In the Battle of Hanning, which ended not long ago, the Thunderbolt at that time was also built with great success, but due to the fire attack, most of the bombs that were thrown out were tung oil bombs. Now above the sea, the wind is not in the right direction, and the enemy ships are scattered, so it is naturally impossible to attack by fire. This time, it was a powder bullet with amazing destructive power, and the momentum was so amazing. Wu Ming is also a person who came from the era of hot weapons, and he has seen the scenes of war on the screen in ordinary times, but he was a little startled, and he slowly calmed down. But on the Southern Han side, the cheers of soldiers sounded on the large and small ships.

Gunpowder shells were still being fired, and the nearby Nanban warships were shattered as if swept away by a hurricane. Although these ships were very strong, they could not withstand the pouring of so many gunpowder bullets. A few warships finally couldn't stand it anymore, and it is estimated that the bottom of the ship has leaked and is slowly sinking. The southern barbarians screamed and jumped from the boat into the water. They were dizzy, howling in the sea, swimming like flies. Some even swam towards the warships of the Southern Han Dynasty. But the Jiangnan Navy has already killed the red eyes, and when they see those who fall into the water, they first shoot arrows, and when they get close, they are stabbed with guns, and almost everyone who falls into the water knows how to water, but there are very few who really escape. The water is also dyed a faint red.

The whole sea was full of explosions, the smell of blood, like the hell of Shura.

The southern barbarians, who were not attacked, were stunned, and stood motionless at the bow of the ship, watching the thunderbolt roar. At this time, Yang Yi suddenly said: "My lord, Lord Yang sent a flag from there, asking if you want to press it." ”

Wu Ming thought about it, and was about to give the order, when the Nanban suddenly sounded a terrible horn. With the sound of these three long and two short horns, those Nanban ships that were originally at a loss turned around one after another, not even caring about the broken ships that were being attacked by the Han army, and broke away from the battle one after another, heading towards the depths of the vast sea. Seeing this, the words in Wu Ming's mouth suddenly held back in his throat, and he hurriedly changed his words: "Order Lord Zuo to stop the attack immediately." ”

This thunderbolt is so powerful that if it is used in the next siege battle, it will definitely have a miraculous effect. I don't know how many gunpowder bullets the Black Armor Army brought this time. Just thinking about it, Yang Yi said again: "My lord, do you want to order a pursuit?" Because the Nanban retreated to the southeast, it was a tailwind, so they went very quickly. In just a few moments, they had replaced the jib on the mast with the fastest square sail downwind. Although it was a retreat, more than a hundred warships lined up in a neat long snake formation, and they had already fled several miles away. In the blue sea and blue sky, the white sails emit a dazzling white light in the sun, looking far away. Still methodical, there is an unrivalled momentum.

The Nanban Navy really deserves to be the first in the world.

It was only then that he realized that his back was soaked. When the lookout platform came to the stage, the wind was very strong, and it was cold on the back. Just for a short while, it was really more tiring than rushing to the opponent's warship just now and fighting directly. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "Poor Kou Mo chases, let them go." ”

This time it was a fluke to be able to block the attack of the southern barbarians. It seems that the Southern Han side won the victory, but in fact, both sides lost. The Southern Barbarians, of course, lost their flagship and suffered heavy losses. But the main generals of the Southern Han Dynasty were all captured by the other party, and the losses were also not light. Many warships were strictly attritional, and they could not even reach full speed, and if they pursued again, they would definitely be in chaos. The sea and sky are vast, and when they reach the depths of the sea, God knows what moths the Southern Barbarians will play in the depths of the sea, and they are also easy to be broken by the other party's gaps. Catching up and annihilating the enemy sounded very tempting, but Wu Ming knew that this idea was too risky and would not work.

By the time Wu Ming walked down from the lookout, the warships of the Southern Barbarians had already gone far away, and at the junction of the sea and the sky, it had become a shadowy white line. In the distance, the soldiers of the Jiangnan Navy were collecting the bodies of the war dead in front, and some Nanban soldiers who had fallen into the water were still scurrying around in the sea like frightened ducks. These Nanban navy are all Lang Li Baitiao, they fall into the sea and drown for a while, and the Jiangnan Navy drives the fast boats that salvage the corpses, chasing these survivors everywhere. Wu Ming frowned, and ordered: "Pass the order, let everyone not chase and kill these southern barbarians, and arrest them all." General Zhuge is still in the hands of the other party. ”