Ji Tang

Chapter 1068 The decisive battle begins!

The collision between the top forces in the world takes place on this vast sea.In order to protect its own vested interests from losses, one side brazenly launched this unprecedented naval war; on the other side, the emerging empire resolutely challenged the old order in order to develop its own interests.

The Dashi side has an absolute advantage in numbers and warships, and it is impossible to easily stop the battle under the powerful generals of the war. Although the Tang Dynasty is weaker in numbers and warships than the other side, how can the Tang Dynasty allow the arrogance of all nations to surrender in these years? Is cannibalism so wanton?
Coupled with the advantages of equipment and the bonuses of various weapons, it can be said that the opponent is matched with each other.

Ji Song had been pessimistic from the beginning, but at this point, everything would be of no use. Only defeating this arrogant beast was his ultimate goal.

Boom~
hum!
When the cannibal warship appeared within range, Ji Song's ship was the first to launch an attack.

He ordered more than five hundred crossbows to be dismantled and installed on one side of three rows of warships.It can be said that at this time, he brought out the full power of the crossbow.

"Quick, dodge quickly!"

Seeing the natural disaster-like giant arrow again, even though the cannibal was mentally prepared, he was still shocked by the scene in front of him.

The commanding general frantically asked everyone to avoid it, but can they escape?More than five hundred giant arrows were fired one after another with almost no interval. After fifty rounds, 5000 iron arrows as thick as a child's arm fell from the sky.Like the spear of the gods, it pierces the enemy's heart.

Boom~
A battleship was instantly pierced by hundreds of giant arrows, and the deck was like tofu cubes being blasted with sawdust flying around.

Ji Song put down the telescope in his hand and said with some regret: "The accuracy is still not good. Twenty thousand arrows have a hit rate of less than [-]%."

Then he turned back to Gu Yanzhi and said, "Write it down. The hit rate of the maritime ballista's large-area coverage attack is less than [-]%. The cost is huge. It is not recommended to use it in large areas at sea in the future."

Gu Yanzhi opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end he could only write down Ji Song's words on paper bitterly.Of course he also saw it, but even if the chief manager said it was so useless, in his opinion, such an attack was already terrifying.

Although it was less than [-]%, under such a large-scale coverage attack, at least eighty or ninety warships of the opponent were damaged, leaked, and suffered heavy losses of soldiers.

But thinking about the cost of the crossbow cart and the iron used in the iron arrows, I couldn't help but twitch.This is just a waste of money. No wonder the chief executive does not recommend the large-scale use of ballistae in naval battles in the future.Even though the Tang Dynasty was extremely rich now, it still couldn't bear such waste!
In the distance, Maimon gasped as he saw nearly a hundred battleships nearly destroyed.

Is today's attack the greatest power of Datang's secret weapon?
Thinking that he was almost killed that day, while he was grateful, he was even more shocked.If he hadn't known that it took a long time to wind up, he wouldn't have had the courage to face it again.

"Instruct the soldiers in front to go around the front and attack the enemy from both sides!"

Maimon had no hesitation at all at this time. When it came to this matter, it was either you or me who would die. With so many warships and soldiers lost, if he could not completely defeat the Tang navy, he would die if he returned.

Failure is death, and returning is death.The only way to survive is to defeat him, so he has abandoned all timidity and luck. Now that the giant arrow of the Tang Dynasty has just fallen, there is no time to count his own losses, so he ordered to attack the Tang Navy fleet from both sides.
The moment the big eclipse moved, Ji Song instantly knew the other party's intention.This is the sea, a vast and unobstructed sea, and all actions of both parties are under the eyes of the other party.

Therefore, on the sea, the influence of conspiracies, tactics, and military strategies on the battle situation has been reduced to the minimum to a large extent.

Maimeng, the governor of Great Food, understands this, and Ji Song certainly understands this as well.

"Send the order, turn the bow of the boat and hit me hard!"

A loud noise resounded on the battlefield, and everyone nearby felt as if they had lost their voices.Now, the forward warships of both sides finally collided brazenly.

The Datang ship with a bulbous bow had already hit the bow of the ship hard while the two sides were still some distance away.

The bulbous bow was designed from the very beginning to collide with enemy warships, but only later did people discover its role in reducing resistance during travel.

But now, his role is to provide the most primitive impact, hitting the enemy's bow hard.

boom!
The people on the battleships on both sides felt the ships shake, and then heard the sound of cracking.With their rich experience, they knew instantly that their ship had been damaged.

But years of battlefield experience tell them that only by killing the enemy in front of them can they survive.So, at that moment the ship made contact.
"kill!"

Seeing the big cannibal joining the fight, without Ji Song's orders, the soldiers did not hesitate at all. Looking at the opportunity, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty rushed forward without any scruples.

puff!

A soldier in Dashi felt like the world was spinning. He looked at his body getting further and further away from him, and then he realized that he was dead and his body was separated.
Looking at the cannibals who went on and on and regarded death as nothing, Ji Song bit his lower lip hard. He knew that he was the courage of the soldiers at this time, and even the slightest timidity might cause the collapse of this battle.

Therefore, when he saw the enemy approaching, he did not retreat at all.

But now was not the time to fight for his life. Unable to bear it, he picked up the bow and arrow beside him and fired three arrows. In an instant, the three enemies fell to the ground.

The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who were about to be hacked to death were ready to bite each other before death, but found that the enemy was dead?
When I looked back, I happened to see the scene of my general manager holding a bow and firing a shot to kill the cannibal. He immediately said with great joy: "The general manager is mighty!"

This scene was seen by many soldiers in the surrounding area, and they all saw the great general showing his power, and his shots were always in vain, and they all shouted loudly!
As the war began, both sides used their full strength from the beginning.The great cannibals were not afraid of death, but the people of the Tang Dynasty were no less generous.It can be said that the two sides will meet good talents, and they will meet their opponents in chess, and it will be difficult to separate them.

A soldier of the Tang Dynasty had his arm chopped off by a cannibal. When the soldier showed a victorious smile, he suddenly looked at the knife embedded in his chest in astonishment.

"Grandpa will have someone to support him even if he dies."

The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty used their last strength to stir him up, and the big eater suddenly died, and he was also hacked to death by another man.
At this time, the warships of both sides were almost close to each other, which was more complete than the chain linkage in the Battle of Chibi.This most stupid naval battle in the eyes of later generations took place.Except for the crossbow arrows fired by Datang at the beginning, there were no long-range attacks at all after that, which was almost impossible to happen in a naval battle.

But the fact is that the Great Eaters are eager for a decisive battle and cannot afford to chase each other on the sea with Datang.In addition, the speed of Datang's warships was obviously higher than theirs, so Maimeng was foolish enough to start chasing after Datang.

Coupled with the power of the giant arrow, he didn't dare to hesitate at all after sending his soldiers to death.Only when there is me among you and you among me, Datang's speed and giant arrows lose their effect. This is his biggest purpose.

Now it seems that he has indeed succeeded. The battleships from both sides are intersecting each other, and the battle is intense.Datang's advantages cannot be fully utilized at all.

Can't Ji Song see this?Did you jump in head first?
But what's the use of knowing?The number of people and warships in Dashi was greater than that of the Tang Dynasty.He also weakened the Great Cannibal's strength many times in the previous two battles, and then he dared to fight against the opponent.

If you hide yourself, you can certainly minimize the loss, but so what?Once the cannibals saw that there was no hope of victory and simply retreated back home, that would be the biggest disaster for the Tang Dynasty.

If the Dashi Navy is not severely damaged, they will most likely come to Datang again in the near future.This struggle for interests between the two sides will not end unless they are taught a profound and unforgettable lesson.Instead of fighting for decades or hundreds of years in the future, it would be better to kill him this time. Otherwise, there will never be peace along the coast of the Tang Dynasty, and there will be no thought of maritime development.

Coupled with the limitations of the ballista, he can only exert his greatest effect after gathering all the ships.But after all, there are gains and losses, and nearly a hundred battleships of the opponent were destroyed before the official decisive battle.

You know, at the peak of the Great Eclipse, there were only nearly a thousand warships. For more than a year, Datang's guerrilla warfare destroyed nearly a hundred of the opponent's warships. After that, more than 100 ships were wiped out in night raids in the strait. The last time the Great Eclipse was destroyed The sneak attack was cornered, and he caught the opponent off guard with a ballista, and only managed to destroy dozens of the opponent's warships.

But before contact could be made this time, just one salvo brought nearly a hundred warships to a halt, and the soldiers suffered heavy losses!

Calculating this, before the decisive battle started, Datang had unknowingly destroyed more than 2 warships and nearly [-] enemy troops.

Just like ants moving, although the results were not great each time, the fighting power of both sides was completely evened out many times.

Yes, even if Dashi has continuous support from the rear, there are only more than 700 warships left at this time.After more than a year of accumulation in Datang, after excluding the lost warships and those not damaged in battle, there were more than [-] ships left.

It can be said that Ji Song successfully brought the strength of both parties to the same level as himself.

In addition, Datang's weapons and equipment were obviously superior to the opponent's, although the opponent's soldiers had many more soldiers than Datang.But when it comes to this matter, everyone's victory is already [-]-[-], and this is the hard work he has made for more than a year.

The war continued for dozens of miles. If it were to be launched from the sky, at this time in the southeast corner of the western end of the strait, the two evenly matched fleets collided fiercely. The two sides crossed each other. You have me, and I have you. It's like a big melee!
However, if you look carefully, not far behind the Tang Dynasty, six warships seemed to be staying out of the incident and did not join the battlefield.

"Captain, when are we going to fight? Now our side and the Great Eater have tried their best. If we go late, I'm worried."

"Your worries are unnecessary. Don't say anything. Just wait for orders!"

Zhang Zhang looked at the battlefield and heard the shouts of killing. It was a lie that he didn't want to go.But the general manager gave him a more important task. Even if he wanted to join the battlefield, he could only endure it!

"How was the examination? Are there any abnormalities?"

Zhang Zhang ignored the anxious Yuchi Baolin, but came to the deck and looked at the dozen or so large copper lumps that some soldiers were inspecting back and forth.

This is organized with an iron base and copper pipes.The thick copper pipe and the iron ball in the wooden box next to it all indicate that it is an artillery piece.

That's right, this is Ji Song's last secret weapon, an artillery piece that has been developed under the supervision of Datang General for nearly ten years.Spend a lot of money, manpower and material resources.As well as a large number of artillery used in actual combat only after pumping out copper that made the emperor feel distressed.

These more than ten artillery pieces have a range of three miles and can fire iron balls weighing five kilograms, ten kilograms, and twenty kilograms.Ji Song has tested it before. Once hit by this iron ball, no matter how strong the warship is, there is no other possibility but to sink into the sea!
Therefore, the order he received was to wait for the signal from the general manager, and then it would be time for him to show off his talents.He knew that his mission was important, so he changed from his previous recklessness and had to wait no matter how impatient he was.

At the forefront of the battle between the two armies, Shen Zhen, covered in blood, came to Ji Song and cupped his hands: "Please move back, General Manager. The enemy's offensive is extremely fierce and our army has suffered heavy losses. Please put the overall situation first. For the time being, .”

boom!
Before he could finish speaking, he was kicked down by Ji Song.

Ji Song said expressionlessly: "Go back, or the enemy will die, or you will die. If you dare to come back again, I will cut off your dog head sacrifice flag first!"

"Master Chief!"

Clang!

Ji Song instantly pulled out the horizontal knife and put it on Shen Zhen's neck, and said with a ferocious smile: "You want to disobey military orders?"

"But not the Chief!"

Gu Yanzhi quickly grabbed Ji Song's wrist and said quickly: "General Manager, please calm down. General Shen is also thinking about the army. How can we kill our own general when the two armies are fighting?"

Swish!
She put away the horizontal sword, looked at Shen Zhen who was covered in blood, pointed forward and said: "Go back, as long as I haven't ordered the withdrawal of troops, you will continue to be killed by me."

"I am here, can't you resist the cannibal? Or do you have no confidence in ensuring my safety?"

"Tell me, can you stop the enemy in front of me?"

Shen Zhen took a deep breath and said loudly: "Yes, as long as the general is still there and the soldiers are still there, the enemy will not be allowed to reach the commander!"

"The general has killed the enemy!"

After saying this, he bowed deeply, then turned around and left resolutely.

The commander-in-chief had made up his mind, but he was not at all depressed. He only had the will to fight in his heart.As a commander-in-chief, he is standing on the front line and vowing not to retreat. Why should he hesitate?
How lucky you are to be able to fight under the command of the commander-in-chief!
"The commander-in-chief vowed not to retreat, but also said that the soldiers can't guarantee his safety?"

Shen Zhen came to the front and shouted loudly: "Tell me, will you do it?"

"Can, can, can!"

"Kill!"

Hearing that the commander was still looking at them, the soldiers' hearts became hot. When they met such a commander who shared life and death and was not afraid of death, what else could they hesitate to do?
In addition to killing the enemy, protecting the commander, and winning this battle, life and death are no longer considered!

"Kill!"

Shen Zhen nodded with satisfaction, threw away the curled sword, replaced it with a new one and headed towards the battlefield again.The battle lasted from morning to noon, and in just a few hours, there were tens of thousands of casualties.

This time the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were not spared. Their swords were blind on the battlefield, and the cannibal soldiers were not afraid of death. Both sides suffered heavy losses!

Ji Song silently watched and observed the battlefield. When he saw that the ship of the Great Food Governor Maimon was still surrounded by heavy troops, he frowned.

(End of this chapter)