I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 524 But the rookie won
Lu Ying wanted to lead the army to retreat, but he was not so dizzy that he ordered to retreat immediately.

According to the progress of the battle, the two sides have just approached each other, and the front team is about to enter a collision posture. Once they order to retreat at this time, what will happen is that their own fleet will definitely be in chaos and be wiped out.

The "middle wing" and "little wing" of the Vietnamese army accelerated the frequency of oars amidst the sound of the chant, and their speed increased by a large knot.

The soldiers on the upper deck of the ships of the Yue State Navy in the front team were almost emptied by the former army's crossbowmen. He fired a few arrows to fight back.

At this time, what the Vietnamese army can expect is to achieve the effect of the collision, and sink as many warships of the original country as possible. It has long been hopeless to achieve any results in the mutual shooting.

Lu Ying made another layer of deployment, arranging for some "little wings" and "middle wings" to hit the original country's big ship after the impact tactics have achieved results. haystack.

It’s just collision and fire attack. It’s a very traditional way of water warfare. It really wasn’t invented by Zhou Yu in Chibi at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Zhuxia's first large-scale water battle broke out in the Yangtze River waters of "Jiuzi". At that time, Wu Guo's water army used fire attack to attack Chu State's water army.This water battle also became the first large-scale use of fire attack on the river surface.

However, under normal circumstances, if you ignite it, it is basically equivalent to giving up your own warship. Normally, you don't do this in ramming tactics, and you will only use it when you think it is worth dying together.

On the surface of the sea, after starting the collision tactics with each other, the front parts of the two naval forces have been mixed together, and collisions are happening all the time.

The warships of the Yue State Navy are relatively small. Due to the relationship between the design concept, the small size does not mean that they are more flexible than the original warships, and the upper and lower layers of the Yue State warships are directly naked, not only the upper layer is responsible for combat The soldiers of the Vietnamese army were being shot, and the sailors of the Vietnamese army who were in charge of paddling at the lower level were also being shot.

As long as there is a warship from the original country with a shooting angle, the priority target of the crossbowmen is the rowing sailors of the Yue country on the lower level.

The reason is very simple, the warships of the Yue Kingdom have no sails, as long as all the oarsmen are shot and killed, they can be forced to drift with the current, even if only some of them are killed, the warships of the Yue Kingdom will maneuver and crash.

Don't the people who designed this style of warship know the dangers of not having protection?They must have known.The problem is that if you rely solely on paddling, the larger the tonnage, the more difficult it is to move. It's not that you don't want to add more protection, it's just that increasing the weight will make the warship lose its flexibility.

The warships of the State of Yue are no different from those of the State of Wu, and the warships of the State of Chu are not much different from those of the State of Wu.

Now, the Yue State Navy is competing with the Yuan State Water Army. Because of the nakedness of the Yue State warships, as long as the upper and lower soldiers are targeted, they will suffer heavy casualties. On the contrary, the Yuan State warships have hulls to protect the oarsmen. This made the surviving side of Yue resent the people who designed the warships.

Lu Ying had too many doubts in his mind. He didn't understand that neither the Jin country nor the Yuan country had conducted large-scale water battles, and even the number of water battles was only a handful. He really didn't understand how the Yuan country could design such a good battleship.

The so-called excellent warships of the original country are not only better in protection, but also in maneuverability, and they are also more stable when being beaten by waves.

If Lu Ying could see the model of Yuan Guo's warship, he would find that the bottom of the ship was pointed, and he would immediately show an expression of enlightenment.

Wu, Chu, Yue, etc., including Chen, are all flat-bottomed boats. It can only be said that they are very adventurous if they dare to use this kind of boat on the sea.

So, they have all gone to sea again and again, why didn't they think of changing the structure of the ship?
Many times it seems simple, but in fact it is because of the illusion that the answer has been known for a long time.

Zhuxia did not start making sharp-bottomed boats (fuchuan) until the Song Dynasty, and the relevant concepts were only glimpsed through exchanges with big cannibals.

Where is Europa?They didn't have a serious country before the collapse of Western Rome, and they needed to have a technological explosion after the Renaissance.They hadn't discovered the superiority of sharp-bottomed boats for sea navigation before, and they also learned the knowledge from the big cannibal.

I'm not joking, some of the technologies on Dashi's side do maintain a global lead in certain periods of time.They were the first to be "sea coachmen". They once worked as porters in the East-West trade, earning a lot of money.

For things like science and technology, most of the time, the materials and technology have reached the standard, and the only thing that is missing is the inspiration.

Many products were produced by accident. For example, the country that is good at raising the white flag wants to develop a drug that stimulates the enthusiasm of soldiers to fight, and it has produced an indescribable drug.

Wu State, Chu State, Qi State, Yue State... and other countries that have gone to sea for a long time, their designers just lacked that flash of inspiration, so that they have already used the ocean for fishing and hunting, and even fought several games Naval battles still use flat-bottomed warships.

The naval battle is still going on, but the Yuanguo Navy, which has the superiority in the performance of the warships, is fighting relatively clumsily, so that it seems that they are still fighting back and forth.

Zhiwu seldom gave orders after the war started.

The front of the Yuan State Navy is mixed with the Yue State Navy, and you can see warships sticking together everywhere. There is no shortage of billowing black smoke rising to the sky, and the sea is full of corpses and people struggling with paddling. Soldiers on both sides.

Fan Li knew what was going on as soon as he saw Zhiwu's expression. It was nothing more than Zhiwu was confused by the messy scene in front of him and didn't know how to command, so he rationally didn't give any more orders, and let the captains of the warships ahead freely.

In fact, many people who can usually speak clearly about a certain matter, after they actually encounter that kind of thing, because they have not experienced it personally, they probably know how to deal with it. Waiting for the real person in the game, but the person is a Looks like a fool.

This is not surprising, hundreds of thousands of times of training is to have "inertia" in encounters. Yes, the human brain can't control it if it wants to. Not completely out of control.

"Commander, the enemy's 'Big Wings' are retreating. I'm afraid they have the intention of retreating." Fan Li is familiar with land warfare, and he is not completely ignorant of water warfare. Seeing the actions of the Vietnamese army, he reminded him in time.

If the front armies of the two armies start to fight, it will definitely cause a messy situation. The ships behind will either stop advancing or spread out to the two wings. How can it be possible to rush forward in one go?
Zhiwu took a deep breath and asked, "Keqing, what should I do at this time?"

It was because his mind was still a little confused, and he wanted to hear what suggestions Fan Li would have.

Fan Li didn't think too much, and said: "If the commander wants to wipe out the navy of the Yue Kingdom, he should fight bravely; if he wants to be conservative, he can open his wings and encircle him."

Zhiwu understood.

One is to go up recklessly, and there may be relatively large losses during the period, but it can stick to the Yue Kingdom's navy and prevent more opportunities to escape.

The second option is to start with caution, but it will waste more time, and it is very likely that the Yue Kingdom navy that did not participate in the battle will successfully get out of the battle.

In terms of scale, the navy of Yue State must be more numerous than the navy of Yuan State.

In terms of quality, the data and performance of the warship must be the advantage of the original country's navy.

However, in terms of the quality of the soldiers, the Yue State Navy dare not say that it has experienced hundreds of battles. At least the Yuan State Navy fought in the first battle.

After a short battle between heaven and man, Zhiwu began to issue a series of orders.

Fan Li didn't say much, but thought in his heart: "No wonder the king chose Zhizhi as the commander of the Wudang water army. Although he was already confused, he immediately made a decision when he was reminded, and chose to destroy more Yue State water army regardless of the cost."

Let's put it this way, as long as the original navy is not completely destroyed, being able to severely damage the Yue navy will be the greatest contribution to the "Langya" battlefield.

Why do you say that?Because the original army had already blocked the retreat of the Yue army on land, even if the severely damaged Yue State navy could still sneak in to pick up people, how many people could they bring back with the sharply reduced scale?
To put it bluntly, even if King Goujian of Yue was successfully taken back to the hinterland of the Yue Kingdom, the Yue Kingdom lost more than [-] troops on the northern battlefield, and the navy was also severely damaged. What can be used to resist the invasion of the original army?
What should we do if the naval forces on the side of Yuan Country suffered heavy losses?Just do that.

Reasonably speaking, the Yuan Nation's navy would be completely wiped out, and the worst would be to continue to build ships and recruit sailor soldiers to continue training. The manpower and material resources of Yuan Nation were nothing at all, and at most the navy would take shape later.

If the navy of the Yue Kingdom suffers heavy losses, it means that they have lost a large number of soldiers with experience in water warfare, and they have almost returned to the same level as the original country.

Just ask, if you don't care about human lives, which country is more disadvantaged, the original country or the Yue country?

The entry of the new warships from the original country into the war zone will definitely inspire the navy of the original country that has already participated in the battle, and the addition of the new warships can also save Paoze who fell into the water.

There is a little common sense that the water temperature of inland rivers is actually two or three degrees lower than that of sea water. Fresh water is more likely to freeze than sea water, but people must be more comfortable soaking in river water than in sea water.

Lu Ying saw that his own warships had been unable to break through, and saw that the Yuanguo Navy had reinforcements, and the Yuanguo warships on the left and right flanks were also rushing in. He knew that if he didn't leave, he might have no chance to leave.

"Retreat, retreat!" Lu Ying took one last look at the waters where the battle was taking place, and turned his face away while giving the order.

If you want to retreat, you need to make a U-turn. On the premise that the ship has no sails and relies entirely on paddling, it is really easier to turn around than to rely on sails. Just order the sailors to paddle on one side.

Will the ocean be divided into upstream and downstream like inland rivers?There are indeed, but they are called ocean currents, also known as ocean currents, and distinguish between warm currents and cold currents. They will flow in a certain direction regularly and at a relatively stable speed, but not every sea area has ocean currents.

Along the coast of "Langya", there is an ocean from north to south. It is a coincidence that the navy of Yuan State is located in the north, and the navy of Yue State is located in the southwest.

The retreat of the Yue State Navy was of course seen by the Yuan State Water Army. Zhiwu immediately ordered the warships on the left and right wings to raise their sails again, and the two powers of wind and paddle speed up.

Lu Ying was stunned when he saw Yuan Guo's navy raising the sails.

It's not that there were no ships with sails in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, it's just that the warships did not have masts due to design problems, and some ships and even small boats actually had sails.

As for why Wu, Chu, Yue and other countries didn't design a mast for sails on their warships, it is probably caused by the lack of fireproof sails in the current era, right?
After all, a ship with an all-wood structure is very afraid of fire. It is actually not so fast to burn the wood when it is hit by a rocket. The sails that are easy to catch fire are ignited and then fall down to cover the deck. Much bigger, the danger can be multiplied.

There are two reasons why Lu Ying was stunned. First, he felt that the people who designed the warships in Yuan Country were not professional enough, and would miss the danger brought by the sails of the warships; The sails of the warship set fire to the entire ship.

However, the order to retreat has just been issued, and all the warships are already making a U-turn maneuver. If they immediately give the exact opposite order, will their own fleet fall into chaos?
Lu Ying, who had a lot of scruples in his heart, could only give up the order to overturn the previous order, and at the same time let the ships prepare their rockets.

With the increased speed of the sails, the speed of sailing will be faster, right?
If Lu Ying doesn't know this basic knowledge, is he worthy of being a native of Yue?
It was precisely because of knowing that Lu Ying's complexion became extremely ugly, and the complexions of the people around him also changed.

At this moment, they are very clear that they will never escape.

Lu Ying was faced with a huge problem. Should he retreat further southwest after the border war, or choose to retreat towards the coast of "Langya"?
Seeing that the warships of the Yuan Kingdom were moving much faster than expected, Lu Ying knew that there was no time for hesitation, so he gritted his teeth and issued a new order: "Hu Que led his troops to block the enemy, and the rest retreated to the shore!"

If you escape, you will definitely not be able to escape.

The greater burden in Lu Ying's heart is that once the damage is too heavy, it means that the Vietnamese army on land will completely lose their retreat.

However, after the new order was issued, Lu Ying was stunned for a while, thinking: "I was forced to retreat for the first time in the battle. If I really retreated to the beach, doesn't it mean that I was trapped?"

The reason must be this way. The Yue State Navy abandoned some warships and dragged the Yuan State Navy to death. When they retreated to the offshore continental shelf, they were surprised to find that the Yuan State Navy no longer pursued them.

The continental shelf slopes from the land to the sea. In some coastal areas, the depth of a few hundred meters away from the beach is less than three or four meters. A flat-bottomed boat with a low draft can still dock, but a ship with a draft that is too deep will run aground.

This was the reason why the warships of the Yuan State could no longer pursue them, but the Yue State Navy obviously didn't know about it.

(End of this chapter)