Chapter 172: The First Battle (II)

Lu Suhai attacked, and one after another warships sailed out one after another.

The drums of war sounded, and the enemy forces approached.

Lu Suhai ordered: "Lowering the sails on the vertical board!"

This is almost the norm of the Shu Army's naval division, the left and right arrow blocking iron plates, erected on both sides of the bulkhead, although the area is not large, but it will greatly enhance the protection of the arrow rocket.

When the sail is lowered, the huge hull lù out of the hole and the long oars protrude, which makes it easier to control the speed and angle than the sail when fighting.

"Fire guns ready!" a row of thirty people fire guns shè hands ready.

"Hand fire bombs ready!" ten men with huge arms prepared.

The torch is lit, and there is one on each firecracker, which is the ignition rope.

Not far away, Wu Chu's waterboat was tall and condescending, constantly loading bows and arrows.

Before the sailors did not have cannons and firearms, as soon as the ship was high, it could shoot the bow and arrow from a high position, which was equivalent to striking downward on the city, which was safe and effective.

Therefore, real sailors have built giant ships and become the mainstream of the times.

"shè!" the enemy ship gave the order first, and suddenly, only a "poof" sound was heard, and a large number of rockets drew a field of fire over the river and hit it.

Just listen to the sound of "crackling" endlessly, most of the arrows were intercepted by the iron plate blocking the arrows, and a few arrows fell on people, but they screamed again and again, and more than a dozen people were hit by arrows.

Lu Suhai glanced at it and found that in fact, the casualties were not heavy, the key was that there was an iron plate to block arrows, followed by paper armor.

"New Tang Dynasty Book": "The strength of the arrow cannot be penetrated".

It shows that it is flexible and safe, and at this time, the person who was hit by the arrow could not wear it at all, but with the trouble of fire, he pulled it out and threw it into the river.

The two boats were wrong, and Lu Suhai ordered: "Release!"

"Bang Bang Bang", thirty fire guns made a loud noise together, and the smoke was filled, and almost at the same time, a group of soldiers on the Wu ship, blood splattered, seven or eight people were knocked out, and several blood ròu blurred big dòng appeared on their bodies.

The seven or eight men rolled onto the deck, not dead for a while, and the severe pain of the bullet spread all over their bodies, screaming, and rolling back and forth on the ground.

Once it was finished, the team behind immediately gave the filled fire gun jiāo to the shè hitter and took over the empty fire gun.

"Release!" Almost the next moment, a second command was heard.

The deafening sound of fire rang out again, the smoke of gunpowder filled the air, blood splattered, and the enemy soldiers on the enemy ship fell one by one, and they were shot and staggered backwards.

There are also many enemy warriors, with round eyes and unbelievable expressions on their faces!

In the second batch of shè hits, on the boat above, more than a dozen people were suddenly knocked to the ground!

"Put!" The third batch of firecrackers was handed to the first-line shè hitters, and the same "pop" firecrackers rang out, gunsmoke filled the air, and blood splashed.

In practice, bows and arrows are easy to cháo on ships, but the same is true for arquebuses today.

The most important thing is that the bow and arrow draw the bow shè and rely on the arm strength very much, while the fire gun is easy to master and aim, and this difference determines the outcome of the battle.

At present, the enemy has only fired one arrow, but the fire gun has fired three times in a row.

"Lose!" The arquebus burned, and the ten men struggled to throw the hand fire mine, at this time, they had already crossed with the first ship, Jiāo, and only passed by, and there was a loud "boom" behind it, and the ship was trapped in the flames and smoke, and the enemy soldiers screamed one after another.

"Reload, rearrange!" Lu Suhai ordered.

According to the original rules, after the last shè shot, at most ten breaths, a batch of new ammunition must be completed, but after all, it is the first time for the fire gunners, even if they are strictly trained, facing battle, they are in a hurry.

However, there must be a distance between the ships, otherwise it is easy to collide, and the next enemy ship is fifty meters apart, and this little time is enough to react.

The huge hull of the ship is poked out of the holes, and the long oars are sticking out, adjusting the angle and speed.

The first ship, not looking at the ship that had just struck, only saw the next boat, and then it was at odds with it, and immediately there was the familiar sound of "crackling" and "boom".

The boats kept taking turns to hit, and for a moment, black smoke filled the air, and the fire burned, and for a while, the sound of shouts of killing and screaming filled the river.

After Lu Suhai took command for the first time, he gave the command to the captain and watched the overall situation himself.

"Five rounds of shè plus hand fire mines, this ship is basically abandoned, there is no need for twenty ships to watch the smoke of the enemy ship in the distance, thinking to himself.

The point is that for the first time, the first time I hit the sailors on the enemy ship, the wheel shè in the back became easier and easier, just like the riding shè, the first charge was the hardest, but once it was dispersed, the second, third, and fourth batches were slaughtered.

This is the riding shè of the sea - "fire gun turn tactic"!

It was also the most powerful tactic of water warfare before the invention of artillery!

It was also the first time for Lu Suhai to use this method in water warfare, he was a very smart person, and he immediately learned his lesson and ordered: "Each guard will command five warships and choose targets to bombard in turn." ”

The flag was flying, and the vanguard was originally the most sharp unit of each army, and at this time, the flag order was issued, and the four xiǎo detachments were immediately established, and the target was selected, and there was still some húnluàn at the beginning, and it was adjusted in a moment.

Faced with this situation, on a battleship, Ding Jie, a general, couldn't help but red-eyed, roared angrily and was about to command the last few ships to rush up, but at this time, a civilian official stopped him.

"Wu Bing is about to cut our army into several pieces, what do you have to say at this time?" Ding Jie said angrily as he looked at Overseer Chen Liang.

"The enemy ship has this sharp weapon, the first time it appeared, there is no experience in dealing with it, so our army has suffered heavy casualties, this is a crime of non-war, the king sent you to be the vanguard, the first thing is to test the enemy, and the second is to win. Although Chen Liang is a civil official, he said without hesitation.

"But I have seen that it is not actually irresistible, as long as a wooden shield is added to the side of the ship, so that the soldiers in the ship can hide in it, it is difficult for the enemy's guns to be directly effective, and this attack by defending the city can avoid half of the threat. ”

"The second is that the enemy's ships use the method of wheel warfare, which is important because it is flexible, and our army must be connected with huge ships, so that it has no way out. ”

"The giant ship is connected by chains to O~O, isn't it burning in a fire?" Ding Jie retorted.

"Hmph, the chains are connected by iron claws, if they are burning, as long as the iron claws are removed, the iron locks are crossing, in fact, they have a great effect!"

"Can the lord accept this?" asked Ding Jie.

"General Ding, you have no choice, either you will die in battle, or you will go back and wait for the lord's punishment, but I can guarantee that you will not die. Chen Liang said.

Ding Jie smiled cruelly and said, "Okay, just bet on this!"

At that moment, he ordered the remaining ships to retreat and withdraw in the direction of the base camp.

This immediately caused the collapse of the Wu army, and Lü Suhai was overjoyed, ordering the whole army to immediately catch up with the attack. Suddenly, on the surface of the river, thick smoke billowed and the shouts of killing were endless.

At this time, on the five-story platform of the flagship, Wang Hongyi was watching the battle.

In the distance, there was a faint sound of shouting and killing, and dozens of boats were fighting desperately, and the sound of fire, oil and fire and thunder was endless, and there was a faint and tragic scream.

Wang Hongyi was overjoyed in his heart, and the victory in this battle proved his victory in firearms and tactics.

On the earth, Wang Hongyi does not know whether there is this "firearm rotation tactic" at sea, but here, under the premise of no artillery, under the condition that the ships are relatively flexible, this "firearms rotation tactic" undoubtedly proves Wang Hongyi's military talent.

Moreover, this will also affect each other's qi numbers.

After this battle, Lu Suhai can sit firmly in his position and will not be ridiculed, and he can assume greater responsibilities in the future.

In other words, Wang Hongyi was optimistic about Lu Suhai a few years ago, but unfortunately there were not many big battles in the sailors, and Lu Suhai was too young, so even Wang Hongyi himself was difficult to promote.

There is no reason to be promoted exceptionally, it will only lead to damage to the "way of the king", which is absolutely not taken.

Now there is no problem.

But on the high platform, looking up from afar, the enemy's heavy fleet, stretching for several miles, although the vanguard was defeated, but unmoved, solemnly arranged.

Sure enough, it was only a little bit of luck, but the overall foundation was not shaken. Wang Hongyi hugged left and right, watching the battle formation on the high platform, thinking in his heart: "I want to fight, and I also have to bring people with luck to ensure my safety." ”

As soon as I thought about it, I thought of Zhuang Guang and Shi Qian, and ordered: "Let Zhuang Guang and Shi Qian take turns on the boat." ”

Zhuang Guang and Shi Qian are now both people from the Secret Literature Pavilion, and when the Duke of Shu travels, they take turns to serve, which is a very normal thing, and they immediately issue orders.

I thought of it again: "I have a thunderbolt, so I don't have to make this artillery at any cost." ”

In fact, the craftsmanship of the Thunderbolt is far more difficult than the artillery, and it is not easy to make the Thunderbolt, and the artillery is noticed, in fact, it is easy to copy.

If you already have a sharp weapon, why bother to make it and be learned by the enemy?

At this time, Lu Suhai was still inspiring the command on his own ship, leading his subordinates to chase after him, of course, the enemy ship was not a target, and from time to time there was a rain of arrows falling, and there were many miserable screams.

The fire was bombarded repeatedly, and smoke was billowing from the deck.

Lu Suhai didn't care, his heart was full of joy, after this battle, he knew that he had stood out and received the direct attention of the lord, and he would be able to seal his wife and son in the future.

In this battle, he defeated the vanguard of the Wu army, killed 1,500 enemies, captured a huge ship, and burned 17 ships of the Wu army.

On the side of the Shu army, one hundred and seventy-five people were killed, less than three hundred were wounded, and three ships were damaged, which can be called a great victory.

Wu Ying

In the water camp, there are dense ships, among which there is an exceptionally huge ship, which is the flagship of King Wu, and the surrounding guards are all jīng rui.

At this time, there was a burst of angry rebuke on the deck.

Suddenly, dozens of bloody human heads hung up.

In the middle of the deck, a general was receiving a cane, and the blood on his body was blurred, this person was Ding Jie, who struggled to raise his head at this time, and thanked King Wu for his grace not to kill.

At this time, Overseer Chen was still explaining them one by one.

After listening, King Wu's face turned slightly, and he scolded for a while: "Ding Jie, you are really embarrassed, but you are the first to use a sharp weapon in the enemy's army, not a crime of war, degraded to a lower level, and then wear the crime to make meritorious service!"

Saying that, he roared, "Get out." ”

Although Ding Jie is a general, on this occasion, he really climbed out.

After scolding, seeing him go away, King Wu's face was calm, and he said lightly: "In this case, can the wooden shield and the iron claw chain be prepared?"

"It only takes one day and you can get it. Someone replied calmly.