Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 168 Monstrous Flames
The enemy ship is approaching and is about to come within range.

The arrow was on the string, and Lin Renzhao couldn't allow himself to think too much, so he directly ordered: "The catapults and crossbowmen are ready to be in place!"

"Sea falcon, get ready for an assault!"

To deal with such a cumbersome battleship group on the opposite side, the fast and maneuverable sea falcon is the best choice.

They can easily penetrate close to the fighting ship, and use their strong bows to hit a big hole in the fighting ship's hull.

A few more times, no matter how strong the fighting ship is, it can't hold it, and the custody ship is destroyed.

It's just that Luo Youdu is really so careless?
Even if he wasn't good at water warfare, he wouldn't be in such a mess.

Lin Renzhao was puzzled.

But at this moment, Lin Renzhao was dumbfounded.

More than 50 earthen jars, large and small, flew over from the battleship group on the opposite side, and the lids of the earthen jars still had sparks.

The earthen pot flew very high and far away, carrying a strong wind, and slammed into one's own ship.

Lin Renzhao couldn't believe his eyes, how could it be so far away?
The earthen jar not only flies far, but is also extremely accurate.

More than 50 of the more than 30 earthen jars fell on one's own ship.

Then flames soared into the sky, and a pungent smell accompanied by thick black smoke filled the battlefield in an instant.

Lin Renzhao's face was full of horror, this is Shiqi!
It's not that Lin Renzhao doesn't know Shiqi, on the contrary, he is very familiar with Shiqi.

In the fifth year of Houliang Zhenming, in the battle between Houliang and Hou Tang, a flamethrower with an iron cylinder to emit kerosene appeared to burn down enemy ships.

Lin Renzhao knew the details of the water battle when he studied it, and the opponent used stone lacquer.

Looks great, but doesn't do much.

The spraying distance is too close, it can hurt people, but also hurt yourself, it's okay to scare people, but the effect on the battlefield is not as good as imagined.

If Li Yu of later generations knew that Lin Renzhao had such an idea, he would regret it and cry loudly.

Apart from this, there is also the fact that stone lacquer is too rare to be used...

But?

Why are there so many of these things?

Flames soared into the sky.

Fueled by oil, the flames exploded so quickly that half the sky was already reddened in the blink of an eye.

Especially those crocks that didn't hit.

Luo Youdu used thick paper to seal the mouth of the jar.The jar sank to the bottom, the thick paper soaked and cracked, and oil spilled over the water.

Then the soldier on fire jumped into the water.

The fire spread like a galloping horse, and the entire water area ahead was engulfed by the fire.

Zhou Jun Navy.

Luo Youdu looked at the pitch-black opposite, with a little shock in his eyes.

For the usage of oil, Luo Youdu has carefully considered for a period of time.

There are many artifacts derived from oil in history, the most famous of which are Greek fire and fierce fire oil tanks.

But obviously, Luo Youdu will not do all of this.

If the Greek fire was not bragging by the Byzantines, then this thing must be powered by steam, otherwise how could it be possible to spray 50 meters?
As for the fierce fire oil tank, the spray distance is five or six meters.

Too close is too dangerous.

He remembered the historical water battle when the Song Dynasty destroyed the Tang Dynasty.

Tang Jun had gained the advantage, and then used the fierce fire oil tank.As a result, when the strong wind blew, the fire set by Tang Jun, who was supposed to win, was completely burned out.

The elite navy of the Southern Tang Dynasty, which was famous all over the world, turned victory into defeat in such a dramatic way, and the whole army was wiped out.

Absolutely!

Luo Youdu is also unwilling to take this risk...

As for other strange things, Luo Youdu is either incapable, unreliable, or complicated to operate and make.

After thinking and thinking, Luo Youdu simply extravagant.

Life is numbered!
There is no need for any twists and turns, just put the oil into the earthen jar directly, then seal the mouth, and wrap it with oilcloth, it is a big killer.

Luo Youdu knew that no matter how much he practiced, he couldn't make the navy in his hand surpass the Nantang navy in a short time.

Then practice with a hammer.

Luo Youdu canceled all unnecessary training, improved the catapult on the fighting ship, let it throw it farther, and found a bamboo basket about the size of an earthen pot, stuffed with sundries, and weighed as much as a wattle filled with oil. As heavy as a pot, practice the accuracy of your trebuchet all day long.

After more than two months, more than [-] trebuchets were broken.

This practice makes perfect, a can of oil is like a cannonball, and the hit rate is as high as [-]%.

Although this is also related to the fact that the Southern Tang Navy is too dense, it is quite good to have such accuracy at a distance of more than 150 steps.

Especially now it is still east wind.

Luo Youdu chose to walk around the Hao River and appear in the lower reaches of the Huai River, not simply because he wanted to intercept the Southern Tang Navy, but because of the seasonal characteristics of the Huai River Basin with more easterly winds in this season.

Although Luo Youdu is not as magical as Zhuge Liang in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", he can ask and inquire.

What he asked was not an old pedant who was proficient in astronomy, but an old fisherman who relied on the Huai River for his food.

They may be illiterate, or they may have little culture.

But you ask him when the Huai River blows and what wind, when it will rain, and when it is not suitable for sailing.

It may not be 100% accurate, but there is still a [-]% certainty.

Of course, it doesn't matter if the old fisherman makes a mistake.

If the west wind is really going to blow, Luo Youdu will naturally not appear in the lower reaches of the Huaihe River, and he will appear at the entrance of the Dongfei River on time.

It was not because of his slowness that he appeared in the lower reaches of the Huai River, but because of the east wind.

The biggest characteristic of unrefined oil is its heavy smoke.

There are too many impurities in crude oil, and once it is burned, it will produce double black smoke.

When the east wind blew, the black smoke with slightly poisonous gas was like a chemical weapon, covering the entire Southern Tang army.

The fragile eyes of human beings couldn't bear the stimulation of the black smoke, and the smoke made the soldiers of the Southern Tang Dynasty unable to open their eyes.

The ships lost control and were jostled together with the current.

Black smoke mingled with flames.

The fire takes advantage of the wind to burn more and more vigorously.

Tang Jun, who was lucky enough to be on the edge and was not affected, was so frightened that he didn't dare to fight again.

Either abandon the ship and dive into the water, or turn the bow of the ship, or rush directly to Luo Youdu's army.

He wisely chose to disarm and surrender, and those soldiers who had not disarmed could not escape Zhou Bing's shooting.

The entire Southern Tang navy fell into panic.

Even Luo Youdu had never expected such an effect.

Hearing those miserable screams, Luo Youdu felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, took a deep breath, and thought to himself: If possible, this method should be used to deal with Khitan as much as possible.

As if feeling Luo Youdu's mood, Zhang Qiong said from the side: "Brother, casualties on this battlefield are inevitable."

Luo Youdu instantly calmed down, and said: "I know, if we don't eliminate them today, they will also appear in front of us in the future, and the casualties may be even greater. In this world, we cannot choose."

"Send an order to retreat one mile to avoid being affected. In addition, yachts will be sent to salvage the corpses to rescue the soldiers who survived. The corpses are buried on the shore and a tombstone is erected."

Perhaps casualties are inevitable, but deep down in Luo Youdu's heart, he always retains a sense of awe and respect for life.

　Thank you book friends Xiyuepeng and Yuehuzhiyi for your rewards, thank you for your support.Brothers, notice, a small outbreak today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)