The struggle of the reborn prince

'Boom, puff' Most of the golden army's volley fell to nothing, and the stone bullets rushed into a column of water in the river, but the blind cat also encountered dead mice. After all, the wooden boards are not as strong as rammed earth and city bricks. Two holes the size of washbasins were smashed out on the bow and the top deck, which shocked everyone. Narrow, if it is across the river and leaves the side to the enemy, I don't know if it can improve the hit rate of the Golden Army.

"Order the ships to evacuate downstream. After the flagship is broken, fire!" Zhai Cheng, who was sitting on the flagship, frowned, wiped the water splashed on his face and said in a deep voice.He knew that the flagship was too big and difficult to turn around. If he went first, it would definitely block the channel and cause confusion. Therefore, he decided to use the flagship to attract the enemy's trebuchets and make other warships move. It was smashed through below the line, and the design of multiple watertight cabins can also ensure that he will not sink in a short time.

After receiving the order, the warships docked in the river hoisted their sails and anchored one after another, and turned their rudders one by one to drive downstream. Although they could not shoot with broadside guns at this time, it did not affect the firing of the main guns at the bow.The main guns are all equipped with large-caliber mortars. The firing speed is a bit slower, but the power is huge. It is difficult to hit the target while moving, but it can also play a role in deterring and disrupting.

For a while, stone bullets and iron bullets flew in the air, and the chants of the golden soldiers pulling the catapult and the roar of artillery firing echoed outside the city. The most powerful weapon among cold weapons and the sharp weapon among hot weapons were launched. Confrontation.Both sides fired deadly projectiles at each other as fast as they could, killing them.

"Salvo fire from the starboard side!" The battleship Valor at the head of the team was the first to adjust its hull, and the captain Peng Xiu couldn't wait to issue a firing order. More than 40 artillery pieces were loaded with blooming bombs, which exploded violently after landing.A barrage fifty steps wide was formed, although it failed to destroy the trebuchet.But the soldiers who fired the guns were turned over by the bombers and lay on the ground.

"Use Thunderbolt!" Wu Shu, who was standing far outside the battlefield, waved his hand and ordered, and a team of substitutes quickly stepped forward to replace the dead and injured gunners.

Wu Shu is also a person who is good at learning and summarizing lessons. During the confrontation with the Song Army, he understood that the Song Army's firearms are sharp, but they can't point to where to hit. They also rely on dense firepower to cover and kill the opponent. The most lethal, so he used an evacuation formation when arranging his position this time, and did not gather the trebuchets together.Instead, it adopts a linear and irregular arrangement, which reduces the hit rate of the artillery and avoids being wiped out. Even if one or two aircraft are lost, they can still continue to shoot.

In fact, the thunderbolt bombs used by the Jin army were learned from the Song Dynasty. They were filled with flammable substances such as saltpeter and sulfur, and the outside was dipped in grease. The advanced ones also put some biochemical poisons such as croton and wolf dung. The explosive force is very small. But it's a good thing to set fire to.The spherical shape brings fire wherever it rolls, and the grease will catch fire if it touches the fire, and the toxic smoke it emits will also make people lose their combat effectiveness and even kill them.

"Prepare fire extinguishing tools. Pay attention to the protection of key parts!" Although certain fire prevention measures have been taken, the wooden battleship is most afraid of fire, and the boards are painted with tung oil for corrosion protection.The sails made of linen and the ammunition for storing gunpowder are all things that can be dipped in fire.Seeing the flying fireball, everyone was nervous for a while.Fire warnings were issued for all ships.

"Load chain bombs, aim at the enemy's trebuchet and shoot!" Zhai Cheng ordered, and the Song army's warships in the passive state of being beaten gradually dispersed. A counterattack began.

Chain bombs are mainly used to limit the movement of enemy ships. It uses a chain to connect two small shells smaller than the bore of the gun in series. After firing, one shell will drag the other shell and fly centrifugally, so It will tear a big hole in the sail, or tear the rigging, and with luck, it can even tear off the mast and paralyze the enemy ship.

Zhai Cheng found that his naval guns could kill and injure enemy soldiers by firing explosive shells, but it was difficult to destroy the trebuchets, so they could switch to another team to continue the work.Unless a solid bullet hits directly, it can't do anything to it, but the chance of a direct hit on the swaying water is too small, but the chain bullet is different. It can turn point damage into surface damage. The huge force generated by the rotation will knock the trebuchet Toppled, or even broken.

As the battle unfolded, the weaknesses of the Jin Army's trebuchets were gradually exposed. Because the gun mounts were heavy and inconvenient to move, it was very troublesome to change the direction of throwing at any time.What's more troublesome is that the trebuchet is pulled by manpower to launch the stone bullets. It is inevitable that the force used for each shot is uneven, and the distance is naturally different. Only God knows where the next stone bullet will fall.As time went on, the physical strength was exhausted, and the shooting range became shorter and shorter, making it difficult to hit the Song ship.

But at this time, Song Shuijun gradually found the feeling. They no longer blindly shoot indiscriminately, but adopt a segmented shooting method. According to the position of each ship, they specifically deal with the trebuchets closest to them. The wideside guns are also loaded with different types of ammunition, which avoids the disadvantage of everyone aiming at one target and greatly improves the combat efficiency.The catapults of the Jin army were destroyed one after another, and the casualties were also increasing, and finally had to withdraw from this unfair artillery battle...

Looking at the messy battlefield, Wu Shu was a little discouraged. In fact, this defeat was not a big loss for the Jin army. Most of the soldiers who pulled the rope were Korean coolies who were taken captive. up.The biggest loss is actually the impact on morale. After a hard battle, they failed to sink or even severely damaged an enemy ship, which made the army begin to suspect that staying was a wrong choice.

But Wushu is an alternative who gets more and more frustrated. He never thought of giving up. Victory and defeat are commonplace in military affairs. Besides, it is not the first time he has failed. I spent time with them, waiting for the arrival of severe winter, but he had to take revenge, so he summoned all the generals to find a way.

"Grand Master, the Song army who sent aid this time has been unwilling to fight since they won the Datong River. The general thought that they came in a hurry, and they brought very little food, grass and luggage. An elite army went deep into Kaijing to intercept and kill its luggage, burn its food and grass, and when there is no food in the city, Xijing will be destroyed without attack!" Wan Yan Nieer, the head of the Wanfu, suggested.

"Well, that's a good plan. You immediately select elite soldiers from your own army to go to Kaijing to rob food!" Wu Shu glanced at him and nodded.

"This... the last general has no boats to cross, and the Song army burned down the pontoon bridge, and the warships blocked all the ferry crossings on the Datong River. The last general... the last general will not be able to cross the river!" The teacher handed over the task to himself, blushing and stammeringly replied.

"Hmph, if we can cross the river, will the Song people be allowed to be rampant? The most urgent thing now is to find a way to defeat the Southern Dynasty navy!" A member of Wanyan Nie'er's side snorted coldly, as if laughing at him for coming up with such a bad idea, If you want to be able to cross the river, you still have to use his long-winded words.

"Yu Lie, what do you mean? Don't forget that you are also the defeated general of the Song army. Let's see if the ground is flat!" Wanyan Nie Er didn't dare to stare at Wu Shu, but he was not afraid of him. With a sense of sarcasm, he turned his head and sneered.

"I was defeated by the Song army, but I was never defeated by you!" Wanyan Yulie was knocked off his horse and injured his leg during the siege battle to aid Yanjing, and became disabled, but he didn't want people to say that he was He was lame, and he only said that the ground was uneven, but now Nie Er exposed his shortness, "Wow!" he pulled out the saber in half and shouted.

"Hehe, who will be afraid of you lame, let's compete today!" Wanyan Nie Er also pulled out the knife and shouted.

"Presumptuous, you dare to fight privately on the handsome hall, have you lived enough? If you have the ability to envoy to the Southern Dynasty Navy!" Sa Li, the supervisor, saw that the two were arguing outrageously, and got up and reprimanded.

"The last general doesn't dare!" The two of them turned to Wushu on the commander's seat, only to see the grand master's face was livid, with murderous intent in his eyes, he hurriedly put the sword back into the sheath and bowed to plead guilty.

"Everyone will receive thirty whips later!" Wu Shu said coldly.

"Teacher calm down, the general obeys orders!" The two hurriedly accepted the punishment, glared at each other angrily and stepped aside, both with expressions of 'you wait for me'.

"Grand Master, there is a plan in the end, I don't know if it will work!" A person who was silent for a long time suddenly said.

"General, what's the plan, but it's okay to talk about it!" Wu Shu saw that the person who spoke was Wan Fu, who was born in Bohai, and his surname was Da, so he took advantage of it, and everyone had to call him "Da". General.

"Grand Master, you will watch the battle at the end of yesterday. The navy of the Southern Dynasties relies on their sharp firearms, but they are very afraid of fire. If we attack them with fire, we will be able to make great achievements!" Da Tabuye said.

"Who doesn't know this, it's just that the thunderbolt bullets fired by our trebuchets are hard to hit, and the rockets can't hit them!" Wanyan Nie Er said disdainfully, in the Jin army, there are also three or six or nine ranks, The Jurchen is a direct line of the regular army, and the people from Bohai can only be regarded as miscellaneous brands. They dare not argue because they are not wild, and they are embarrassed in the hall.

"Shut up, you think everyone is as stupid as you!" Wu Shu raised his eyes and reprimanded Yan Yulie, "Don't worry about those stupid people, General!"

"Thank you, grand master! The general thought it could be like this..." Da Tuo saluted gratefully, expressing his thoughts.

Wu Shu couldn't stop nodding when he heard this, but he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It has been nearly 30 years since the Jurchens rebelled against the Liao Dynasty and founding the country, but they fought endlessly and rarely recuperated. Almost all Jurchen men went to the battlefield. The population has dropped sharply, especially after the old generation of Taizu passed away, and the new elites who should have shouldered the burden were exhausted in the internal struggle, so he had to rely more on these foreigners to support the situation. Sad... (to be continued...)