Horse on the World

Chapter 381 Between Reversals
Two hundred paces, between the two fleets, the ballistas fired at once, the stone bullets and the eight-ox crossbow were flying in the air, and the stone bullets fell on the ship. It would be better if it pierced the deck directly or embedded in the hull , I was afraid that after these stone bullets fell on the ship, they would roll around and roll around. Once they got on the ship, they would end up with broken bones and bones. Then don't expect to survive.The ballista soldiers kept fighting back despite the intensive blows from the opponent, while the other soldiers either hid in a blind spot, or leaned against the wall of the ship, holding their shields to avoid shooting.

After entering the hundred steps, the soldiers of both sides stood up from the building boats one after another, stretched their bows and set arrows, and shot at each other. At this distance, the stone cannons had completely lost their effect, and only the eight-ox crossbow could shoot flat. At this distance, long-range strikes The Fuzhou navy has taken advantage of it. They are equipped with the latest eight-ox crossbows on board, and they can fire four crossbows at a time. The one in Bozhou requires multiple people to operate, and they can only fire one long crossbow at a time. Much stronger.All of a sudden, the sky was full of long crossbows fired by the Fuzhou Navy. With this sound, the big boats of the Bozhou Navy shot holes the size of bowls. Occasionally, some sailors were directly hit, with a group of Strings of blood were shot straight from the boat, either falling into the water or being nailed to the wall of the boat.

"Speed ​​up, speed up!" Zhong Li didn't expect the opponent's weapon to be so powerful. At this distance, if one of his soldiers shoots an arrow, the opponent can shoot two or three arrows back, especially the eight-ox crossbow. His side simply didn't fight back. With no power, you can only bully yourself and rely on the number of people on your boat to win.

At eighty paces, the soldiers who were about to fight close to the side drew out their waist knives, clenched their shields tightly, and clinging to the side of the boat, waiting for the moment when the two boats met the side to jump onto the other side's boat.

Seventy steps away, Zhong Li stared at the opponent's flagship, and his face changed drastically in an instant. Under his gaze, small windows suddenly opened on the sides of the opponent's big ship. With a big oar, the big oars entered the water, and with just one force, the huge hull of the opponent was greatly bent at an angle. Following the change of direction of the Black Eagle, his other two [-]-year-old warships followed closely. They also turned at the same time, and the opponent's change of direction came so suddenly, Zhong Li never expected that at such a distance, the opponent would still have some strength left. In a moment of helplessness, the two sides had already changed positions. At this time, the Black Eagle had already It grabbed the upper wind from the side, turned the course, and swooped down from the upper wind.

At this time, before Zhongli's flagship had time to turn around, the high iron-clad bow of the Black Eagle slammed into his side hard. He was thrown high, or turned into a rolling gourd, and rolled to the other side. All the heavy equipment on the ship, such as eight-ox crossbows and stone cannons, rolled to one side in an instant, making a mess.

"Kill!" The shout of killing suddenly sounded, just as Zhongli's ship fell back to the water, the arrows from the Black Eagle on the opposite side had already been shot, and the exposed soldiers were immediately shot to death mercilessly.

With a crisp sound, clay pots were thrown onto the boat one by one, smashed to pieces, and the smell of grease came, "Prepare to put out the fire!" Zhong Li had just stabilized his body when he saw this scene and immediately ordered loudly , There are sandbags on board to prevent the opponent from attacking.Sure enough, rockets shot over and nailed to the broken and greased deck, and the raging fire immediately ignited.

This sea battle has reached its climax from the very beginning of the battle, and the two sides killed each other in an instant. Zheng Zhiqiang stood on the top of the shore fortress, clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, but he couldn't help at all. It was more than ten miles away from the crime prevention area, and all the facilities on the shore could not help, so Zheng Liqiang could only jump around and howl to cheer.

From gaining the upper hand at the beginning to being gradually brought back by the opponent, although Zheng Liqiang didn't know how to command the fleet to fight, he could see that the officer commanding the Bozhou Navy was indeed not mediocre. After the navy took advantage of the advances of the ships to launch a sudden attack, it still relied on the large number of ships to regain the disadvantage a little bit.At this moment, the two sides were already in a stalemate. Zheng Liqiang sighed on the fortress, wishing he could kill all directions on the boat at this time, but unfortunately, he still had other important tasks, so he could only do it in a hurry.

Zhong Li was very anxious. Although he regained the disadvantage, he could not see any hope of winning. The opponent's soldiers were extremely powerful, which was completely beyond his expectations. His own ship had a lot of people, but he had a slight advantage in the boarding battle. Seeing his subordinates screaming and falling down one by one, Zhongli couldn't help hesitating.

Father's large army is about to arrive. Is it necessary for me to suffer such a heavy casualty to win a miserable victory? The opposing commander is trying his best to force me to the sea. Once I get close to the island, I will have to Bad luck.After fighting for a long time, Zhongli also learned that the opponent's commander is also a good player, and what worries Zhongli even more is that, unlike the sailors in his own fleet who fought independently in the boarding battle, the opponent is actually attacking in an organized way And defense, this point, standing on the roof of the building, he can see clearly.This is also the reason why although the opponent has fewer people, he can't take advantage of the slightest advantage. The opponent can always quickly form a situation where more players fight less.

Temporarily withdrawing from the battle, you only need to entangle them or keep an eye on them. When the father's army arrives, it will be easy to destroy them.Together with Zhong Li's retreat from the fighting heart, it was immediately unstoppable, and a series of benefits of leaving the fighting emerged in his mind.

Yuan Gang was actually working very hard at this time, the opponent must have a lot of people on board, and fortunately, his current subordinates are all officers and soldiers of the Fuzhou Navy. If it was his former subordinates, such a hard battle would have collapsed long ago Well, the pirates are extremely brave when they fight with the wind, but once they get into a hard fight, their fighting spirit loses very quickly.At this time, Yuan Gang finally understood why these officers and soldiers from the Fuzhou Navy pay so much attention to passwords and queue training during land training, because such training has cultivated these soldiers to obey the commander like a conditioned reflex command and maintain the queue formation.

Zhong Li took the initiative to leave the battle, Yuan Gang was greatly relieved, but he still wanted to put on a chase posture. After waiting for a while, watching the other party get out of the attack range, Yuan Gang ordered to drop the anchor, and began to check the damage of the ship and treat the wounded. The small boats shuttled back and forth to transport the wounded to Lianshan Island. A complete medical system was established to minimize the death rate of the wounded.

Zhongli, who was out of Yuangang's attack range, saw the opponent's anchorage, he also stopped, and watched the opponent from a distance. Once the opponent chased him, he would retreat again. Live each other.Until the big troops came to help, but the wailing of the wounded on the ship made him upset. The battle just now was not long, but the loss was quite a lot. There were only some simple medicines on board, but there was nothing that could be done for some seriously wounded ships. .

"Give those seriously wounded ships a good time!" Zhongli gave an order cruelly, these incurable wounded staying on board would be a heavy blow to the morale of other soldiers.

Following his order, the seriously wounded were directly wiped their necks one by one, and still entered the sea.

As night fell, Zhongli released several warning ships to continue monitoring several miles away from the fleet, in case the other side attacked at night. Although the possibility of night battles in sea battles was not high, Zhongli was cautious. Facts have proved that Fuzhou The naval division is indeed a very powerful force. Against such an opponent, no matter how careful you are, you can't be too careful.

After spending the night peacefully, the two sides in the battle proved their existence with an extremely strange posture. It was not until the sun was three poles that the Black Eagle opposite Zhongli began to unplug, and it seemed that a new round of attack was about to be launched.Zhongli immediately ordered the fleet to prepare to retreat again. When the Black Eagle started to sail towards this side, Zhongli heard the cheers of the sailors on his own ship, and he turned around with a jump in his heart. In the distance, a large number of Bazhou sailors has appeared in the field of vision.The main force of the Bozhou navy led by Zhong Xiang has arrived.

Zhong Li burst into ecstasy, the event was harmonious.

The Black Eagle stopped, hesitated for a moment, and then began to retreat. Zhongli immediately ordered to pursue, as if realizing that his own few boats were not enough for the opponent to fortify the fortress, the Black Eagle shot a shot towards Lianshan Island. After the series of flags, the course turned and began to retreat to the depths of the Blackwater Ocean.

After boarding his father Zhong Xiang's [-]-cost warship, Zhong Li immediately reported the day and night battle to his father. At this time, Zhong Xiang was also surprised by the huge naval base on Lianshan Island. It is the entire fleet of the Bazhou Navy that can berth. The other party has built such a base, and the purpose is self-evident.

"Li'er, you lead a large ship of five thousand materials, five ships of three thousand materials, and ten warships of one thousand materials, and chase after the fleeing fleet and annihilate them in the Black Water Ocean." Zhong Xiang road.

"Yes!" Zhongli said excitedly, with absolute strength, he was like a small ant, and could be wiped out with his palm, "Father, are you going to attack this island?"

Zhong Xiang nodded, "This island must be taken down, and if we occupy it, we will have a huge advantage in the next battle with the Fuzhou Navy. Judging by the size of this base, I'm afraid there will be many soldiers stationed by the other side. , but my main force is out this time, and there are nearly 2 sailors alone, so taking him down is no problem!"

The father and son immediately divided up their forces. Zhong Li led the fleet to chase the fleeing Black Eagle, while Zhong Xiang led the rest of the main force and began to approach Lianshan Island. A beacon was ignited on the island, and groups of soldiers began to mobilize intensively on the island. stand up.

Zhong Xiang sneered and said, "It's like a lion fighting a rabbit. I will fight you with absolute strength. No matter how strong your fortress is, what good is it? This base is really well built, but after today, his surname will be Zhong."

(End of this chapter)