The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 851
The sound of war drums echoed and washed over the sea.

The warships of the Han and Ming Dynasties were already engaged in hand-to-hand combat, and the melee became a group, and many warships even ignited flames.

At this time, the advantage of the Liaozhou was revealed. A Han army warship blocking the way was directly smashed by its sharp ram before the fast-moving Liaozhou.

"Savo to port!"

On the Liaozhou, the azure blue command flag on the left was suddenly waved down, and the eight ballistas suddenly roared.

The stone bullets whizzed across the sky, towards a Han warship not far away that was using a boat hook to try to drag the enemy.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

Five stone bombs fell into the water one after another, causing quite a splash and making a "dong" sound.

But the other three stone bombs happened to hit the warship of the Han army that was heaving and shaking on the sea.

One of the stone bombs even hit the lower side of the ship's side plate, causing a huge gap to appear.

A large amount of seawater then poured into the warship of the Han army along the gap.

In just a blink of an eye, the warship of the Han army had already tilted.

All the Han troops on the warships panicked. They wanted to hook the nearby Ming warships with hooks, but the Ming warships responded with bows and crossbows. Not only did someone cut off the hooks , Some people carried special boats to resist, keeping a distance from the Han army warships.

Without watertight compartments, facing the gaps caused by stone bombs in important places, the soldiers on the Han warships had no way to repair them in time.

From the very beginning, the battle has already entered a fever pitch.

The Ming army has the advantage of warships, while the Han army has the advantage of soldiers.

Most of the sailors of the Han army were sailors from Xuzhou and Yangzhou, and they lived on the river since childhood.

Especially the sailors who were born in Yangzhou mostly lived on the rivers.

The naval officers and soldiers of the Ming army were inexperienced, but these sailors from Yangzhou were not inexperienced. They followed Sun Ce all the way to the north and south, and fought in the rivers and lakes.

They used to drive warships to wipe out bandits on the rivers and rivers, and they also fought in formations, defeating the navy under Yan Baihu's command on the rivers and lakes.

Ten years of the army, a hundred years of the navy.

There are actually some truths in applying this sentence to this era.

Not only because warships are difficult to build, but also because good sailors are difficult to train.

Fighting at sea and fighting on land are completely different things.

After sea battles are on board, they often rely on short soldiers, and they also have to fight on the bumpy deck, and the complex terrain will limit their performance.

Only those who have been on the rivers, lakes and seas for a long time can be comfortable on the warships.

Gan Ning is known as a fighting general, and it is almost impossible to defeat Lu Bu on land.
But if Lu Bu boarded the warship, the winner would probably be Gan Ning.

There is a big difference between water battles and land battles, and the style is also very big.

People on the land can hold long spears and form an army formation, relying on the army formation.

But this is almost impossible in sea battles and water battles, and there are very few opportunities to form an army formation.

The shock caused by the back and forth collision between the warships made it difficult for people to stand still, so there was no way to form an army formation.

When fighting on rivers, lakes and seas, one cannot wear too heavy armor.

You don't need to think too much on land, you only need to consider issues such as protection.

But above the rivers, lakes and seas, it is necessary to consider flexibility, lightness, and the situation after falling into the water.

Therefore, fighting on the rivers, lakes and seas, there will hardly be many iron armors.

What Xu An is wearing now is only wearing a special light leather armor and arm armor.

The Teng Xiangwei of the group of guards was also dressed similarly to Xu An, wearing armor and iron armor with ring arms.

The arm armor is easy to put on and take off. If it falls into the water, it can be taken off immediately to prevent submersion.

If you can't rely on the military formation, you can only rely on personal martial arts and experience in water warfare.

In terms of martial arts and experience on the water, the sailors of the Han army's navy are far superior to the Ming's navy. Compared with the two, the Ming army obviously pales in comparison.

After all, most of the navy of the Ming Dynasty were from Liaozhou and Taishan Huangjin, and their water skills were indeed not as good as the sailors from Yangzhou and Xuzhou.

When shooting at long distances and driving warships, relying on the advantages of warships and daily training, the Ming army can gain the upper hand.

But when the soldiers fought hand-to-hand, the shortcomings of the Ming army in this aspect were exposed.

The tonnage of warships of the Ming army was larger than that of the warships of the Han army, and the number of people was also larger, but when facing the navy of the Han army, they were at a disadvantage.

Many of the ambush fleet led by Gan Ning were soldiers who followed him all the way from Yizhou. Naturally, their combat power was different, and they still had the advantage of mental calculation and unintentional, so they were able to take the lead with five ships The warship smashed the enemy several times its own.

But now the Ming army fleet is directly confronting the Han army warships head-to-head, and it is still at a numerical disadvantage.

The sturdy warships enabled the Ming army to gain an advantage over the collision of warships, and the ballistas also enabled the Ming army to gain an advantage in long-range firepower. However, in short combat, the Ming army is not as good as the Han army on rivers, lakes and seas.

Gongsun Kang looked embarrassed. He had already discovered these problems in the first day of junior high school.

There was a mistake in his command. He didn't expect the sailors of the Han army to be so powerful. The lucky boat was tall and strong, and the Ming army shot down from above, but they fell into a disadvantage in the boarding battle.

After all, it is still too little experience, if Gan Ning is to replace Gongsun Kang.

Gan Ning would never order to join the ship to fight, but would choose to rely on the advantage of speed to open the distance, use the ballista to consume the enemy, and attack the enemy's warship.

What Gongsun Kang is doing now is to use his own shortcomings to attack the enemy's strengths.

Gongsun Kang looked at the chaotic battlefield with a livid face.

He didn't expect that the combat power of the sailors of the Han army was so powerful. Compared with them, although there were many Liaozhou sailors under his command, they fell into a disadvantage.

It's just that even if Gongsun Kang finds out that the situation is not good, there is still no way to change his strategy, because now he has fallen into a situation of hand-to-hand combat, and it is not easy to get out.

Although there are many ship guards around the Liaozhou, many fast ships of the Han army appeared near the Liaozhou.

In the fleet of the Han army, there is a kind of fast boat with many oars. It is these fast boats that broke through the frigate near the Liaozhou and rushed to the near side of the Liaozhou.

"Bowmen, get ready!"

"put!"

"Second column step forward!"

"put!"

"Three columns..."

Arrows rained down on the Liaozhou.

Compared with ordinary ships, Liaozhou is much taller.

The fast boats of the Han army came and went like the wind, turning quickly.

The Ballista takes time to reload and is difficult to aim.

However, there are quite a few crossbowmen on the Liaozhou.

Relying on the tall ships, these crossbowmen used three-stage strikes to shoot arrows at the fast-moving Han army boats below.

Although it is not a musket, the effect is not too bad. It is still extremely effective in suppressing the clippers of the Han army, making it impossible for the clippers of the Han army to approach the Liaozhou.

A tragic boarding battle erupted above the sea. Although the Liaozhou was able to withdraw from the battlefield, at this time many Ming army warships were already entangled by the Han army navy. If they retreated alone, the Ming army sailors who were still fighting Morale is bound to be low.

Therefore, it is not possible to retreat for the time being. It must wait until the rest of the warships encircle and approach before slowly withdrawing from the battlefield.

During the confrontation, Gongsun Kang also understood the tactics of the Han army, and at the same time found out the strengths and weaknesses of the enemy and ourselves.

Gongsun Kang ordered the warships under his command to hold the warships of the Han army temporarily with their huge ships when they wanted to get close, and then use ballistas to attack the opponent's ships at close range. The side of the ship makes it difficult for the opponent to board the ship.

Because the strength of the ships was far inferior to that of the Ming army, the Han army navy, which had the upper hand, once again fell into a disadvantage.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

The thick sound of Huang Tian's battle drum came from the north, and the warships of the Ming army had already encircled them from the north.

The warships of the Ming army ambushed not far from this sea area. After detecting the Han army navy, they have been monitoring their every move from a distance.

With the advantage of the telescope, the reconnaissance ships of the Ming army can find each other faster, respond in time, and notify their own fleet faster.

Dong Xi stared at the Liaozhou, which was as huge as a sea fortress, and finally made up his mind.

When the two armies of the Ming Dynasty Navy joined forces and double-teamed, then they really had no chance at all.

"Bump it!"

Dong Xi issued a military order viciously.

"Crash into it?!"

With no other choice, Dong Xi's final decision was to use his warship to collide with the Liaozhou, and to slow down the progress of the Liaozhou.

"Why are you still standing there, hit it!"

At this time, Sun Ce had already broken through the blockade of the Ming army's aid fleet, and was not far from the battlefield.

Dong Xi roared angrily, venting the anxiety in his heart.

"Don't be afraid, as long as we stop Xu An's ship, our army will win!"

Dong Xi's eyes were red, and his face was like jujube.

In this naval battle, they still have a chance to win, and they still have a chance!
He believes in Sun Ce, and he can only trust Sun Ce. Sun Ce is the only person who can reverse the situation of this battle now.

What Dong Xixian could do was to block the Liaozhou from advancing for Sun Ce.

Otherwise, the Liaozhou will lead the frigate to break through their fleet, regroup with the Ming army ships rushing to help, and surround it heavily.

From being unsightly at the beginning to the present short period of time, the command level of the commander of the Ming army fleet has obviously made great progress.

The commanders of the Ming warships had obviously mastered the secrets of naval warfare, and also understood how to fight this naval battle with them.

At that time, the navy of the Ming army can rely on their fast sailing speed and long-range strike capability to easily destroy them all and send them into the belly of the fish.

Dong Xi's sudden charge disrupted Gongsun Kang's deployment.

Gongsun Kang also did not expect that Dong Xi, as the chief general of the northern navy of the Han army, would dare to end in person and lead the fleet to charge straight.

The two frigates guarding the outside of the Liaozhou were hit hard by the two escort ships covering Dong Xi's advance, which opened a huge gap for Dong Xi.

This gap is enough to allow Dong Xi's boat to break into it.

"The enemy warship broke into the inner circle of our army and approached the Liaozhou!"

Someone issued a warning, which attracted Gongsun Kang's attention.

Gongsun Kang also noticed the chaos on the right at this time, and the enemy's flagship was rushing towards the Liaozhou with the help of its frigate.

Dong Xi's ship is the largest ship in the Han army fleet, but it is still much smaller than the Liaozhou ship, and it is more than ten meters shorter, which is about a [-]-level battleship. ferry.

Although the Liaozhou is extremely strong, it will still suffer a lot of trauma if it is hit by such a big ship.

"Mr. Dao, the enemy ship is heading straight for our army, and our army may not be able to avoid it. Please prevent the impact, Mr. Dao."

Up to now, Gongsun Kang could only remind Xu An first, and then led the soldiers under his command to rush to the starboard position for reinforcements.

"The war is dangerous, the Taoist might as well move to the inner cabin to avoid the arrows."

Tai Shici stepped forward and spoke to Xu An.

"No need."

Xu An directly rejected Tai Shici's proposal without the slightest hesitation.

Since entering the Taihang Mountains, for more than ten years, he has never retreated half a step from the battlefield.

Not ever, not now, never will.

Xu An stood up, clenched the railing in front of him, and stabilized his figure.

The position he was in was the strongest position on the Liaozhou, and it was also considered to be a very safe position in the Liaozhou.

With hundreds of elite guards from Tengxiang Guards and Liaozhou Army beside him, how could there be any danger.

And the appearance of the Liaozhou is absolutely impossible. The Liaozhou is already a super battleship built by combining all the advanced technologies of the shipbuilding industry of the Ming Dynasty.

The expected collision did not come. Just when Dong Xi's ship was about to collide with the Liaozhou under the fire of the ballista, a warship suddenly came from an angle and slammed into the left side of the poop of Dong Xi's ship. side, took it to one side, lost momentum, and failed to hit the Liaozhou.

Dong Xi tightly held the rope in his hand, and tried his best to stabilize his figure. Everything happened so fast that he didn't even have time to react, and the collision had already happened.

The violent impact threw several soldiers who had not grasped the ship's rails and ropes out of the warship in one fell swoop.

"call out------"

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

The whistle of the Ming army and the horn of the Han army sounded almost at the same time.

Dong Xi half-kneeled on the ground, he had already stabilized his mind, he raised his head and looked around, wanting to know what happened.

But at this moment, a deafening shout of killing exploded in his ears.

"kill!"

Just above the deck of the warship, a group of soldiers of the Ming army wearing yellow scarves swarmed over.

Dong Xi understood what happened in an instant. It seemed that they were stopped by the frigate of Liaozhou.

The sound of rushing water filled Dong Xi's ears, and his expression sank.

I'm afraid this impact has already caused fatal damage to the warship he was sitting on, and the sea water is overflowing into the cabin.

Dong Xi stood up and pulled out the Huan Shou Saber from his waist.

Dong Xi didn't say much. At this moment, there is no need for inspiring words or impassioned speeches.

Dong Xi just stepped on it suddenly, and his whole body flew out like an arrow off the string.

The warships of our own in the north were getting closer and closer, and Dong Xi failed to charge, but these did not make Xu An's expression relax.

On the poop, Xu An could clearly see that not far from the right, seven vanguard warships of the Han army were speeding towards them.

The boat takes advantage of the wind to become even more powerful.

And just above the seven vanguard warships of the Han army, the general flag hung with the word "Sun" written on it.

And not far behind, is the main force of the Han army navy who has gone and returned.

　There is only one update today, and the progress of the plot will be mentioned tomorrow without procrastination.

　　There are a lot of things in life recently, and there are many things that need to be distracted. Please forgive me.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)