Horse on the World

Chapter 756 Naval battle in the storm

The huge bow of the Ningzhou broke through the turbulent waves and rushed forward without hesitation. Several five-thousand-material warships of the Dingzhou Navy drew an arc and slid by more than [-] meters to the left and right of him. , the moment the ships crossed, the stone cannons arranged on the sides between the enemy and us suddenly opened fire, and countless stone bullets passed through the rain curtain and hit the opponent's ships. At such a short distance, the firing speed of the stone cannons was much faster than that of the catapults. There is no way for the two sides to avoid it, they can only let the ship bear it.
Although the Ningzhou has reduced its weaponry in pursuit of speed, it is still a colossus compared to the Qiyuan in front of other warships.Several Dingzhou warships were shot again and again, and sawdust flew all over the ship, and countless stone cannons were destroyed in an instant.The sailors were bombarded with stones on their heads, and the sawdust on the ship was knocked to the ground one after another.
Ships staggered past, and the Dingzhou navy suffered a lot of losses, but the Ningzhou was not easy. Although the Dingzhou had a lot of cannons, it fired scatteredly, while several Dingzhou [-] warships It was concentrating on attacking the Dingzhou, and the Qiyuan in the distance was still the same as before, ignoring the opponent's small ships and concentrating firepower on him, which caused his damage even far more than that of his opponent.
It was raining heavily, Deng Peng stood on the podium, the rain flowed down the helmet to his face, and then dripped onto the armor, seeing the Ningzhou desperately approaching him, he smiled coldly, "Keep your distance and continue to strike!"
Qiao Guohua is the captain of the Huohu, the tail of the Sanqianliao battleship. He is an old man of the former Fuzhou Navy. A few years later, most of the people in the Fuzhou Navy had become officers, and now he is General Xuanwei, commanding the Tail Fire Tiger as the last barrier of the Qiyuan.Like him, there are three other warships with three thousand materials, namely Jiaomujiao, Jishuibao, and Doujinniu, who are responsible for the guarding of Qiyuan.
Seeing Ningzhou cutting through the waves and approaching Qiyuan, Qiao Guohua gave orders hoarsely in the wind and rain, Tail Fire Tiger turned slightly in the wind and waves, and faced the behemoth Ningzhou from one side.

"Shoot!" As Qiao Guohua slashed down heavily with the saber in his hand, the eight-ox crossbow placed on the bow of the ship made a choking sound, and a crossbow arrow as thick as a child's arm dragged a long rope and flew towards the Ningzhou ship. , the crossbow arrows deeply penetrated into the side of the ship, and the other end of the rope was tied to the Tail Fire Tiger, and the Tail Fire Tiger immediately slammed the steering wheel. When it reached the surface of the water, the other side was tilted high, almost protruding the belly of the boat from the water.
The second crossbow arrow flew out at this time, and the long rope stretched straight, pulling the ship that was about to capsize back. At this time, the entire ship of Tail Fire Tiger had been dragged behind Ningzhou.

With the sound of snatching and counting, two more crossbow arrows connected to the rope flew out and pierced the hull of Ningzhou.
"Twist the rope!" Qiao Guohua shouted.

More than a dozen sailors chanted in unison, and desperately turned the winch tied with ropes. The four ropes were tightened together, and Tail Fire Tiger quickly approached Ningzhou.
Compared with the Ningzhou, Taihuohu is like a toy, but this toy is extremely dangerous. Since the three thousand warships are small, only one large trebuchet can be deployed, and most of the rest are stone cannons. , while quickly approaching the Ningzhou, while desperately pouring the stone cannon upwards, as for the trebuchet, it only fired one shot, but because of the angle, it lost its effect.

The officers and soldiers on the Ningzhou immediately discovered that their ship had an extra tail. Looking at the rapidly approaching enemy ship, an officer on the Ningzhou couldn't help but lose face. At this time, the powerful long-range weapons on the Ningzhou had lost their effect. , The opponent's distance is already too close, I checked the distance visually, and within two or three breaths, the two ships will meet.Of course, the Ningzhou is too tall for the opponent, and the opponent has to climb up if he wants to take over the ship.

"Ready to machete!" he ordered loudly.

With a crash, a row of soldiers with big knives rushed to the side of the ship. If the opponent wanted to climb onto the boat, they had to use ropes or something like that. These big knives were prepared for them.

At the same time that Taihuohu was approaching Ningzhou rapidly, the three battleships Jiaomujiao, Jishuibao, and Doujinniu adopted the same method and quickly approached Ningzhou.

Standing on the podium, Pang Jun didn't seem to see that the opponent's warship was approaching his own ship. He stared at the opponent's Qiyuan, but the Qiyuan was slowly retreating at this time. Although the distance between the two sides was getting closer However, it will take time to catch up with the opponent.
At this time, the firepower on the Qiyuan had already begun to shift, no longer staring at him, but turned his attack target to his own fleet.Under the cover of Qiyuan's powerful firepower, other ships of the Dingzhou Navy quickly approached their troops.

At this time, Pang Jun had figured out Deng Peng's method of using the giant ship of all materials, that is, to use it as a huge supporting combat platform above the sea, similar to the tall ship behind him when the army fought against the city on land. The role that the city can play, compared with his own fighting method, Pang Jun has to admit that the opponent's system is effective, at least so far, although he has more than the number of battleships. However, it is the opponent who has the upper hand on the battlefield, and the battle damage is much higher than that of the opponent.

However, as long as he defeats Qiyuan here, the situation on the battlefield will be reversed.

Pang Jun continued to issue orders, and the sailor and helmsman moved the direction and adjusted the sails from time to time according to Pang Jun's instructions, so that the Ningzhou was still accelerating even in such a strong wind and waves.This is Pang Jun's decades of experience at sea, the degree of grasp of the wind direction and wave head, if he is ranked second, then no one in the world dares to be the first.

Neither can Deng Peng.
"Do you want to fight on board?" Deng Peng laughed, "the soldiers in Dingzhou are the best in the world. You want to fight on board, but you are in my arms." Deng Peng is not afraid of fighting on board, but he absolutely does not want to fight before boarding , let the bow of the Ningzhou hit its own hull. At this time, through Pang Jun's continuous adjustment of the course, the huge hull of the Ningzhou has turned to the other side of the Qiyuan, and the collision angle of the bow has been reduced. Aim at the side of the Qiyuan ship.

Qiao Guohua's Tail Fire Tiger finally approached the Ningzhou, looked up at the tall hull of the Yaozhou, Qiao Guohua gave a piss, pulled out his sword, and shouted: "Broken ship!"

Contrary to everyone's expectations on the Ningzhou, the Dingzhou soldiers on the Tail Fire Tiger did not climb up, but bent their bows and set arrows, and shot upwards.
"Leigi"
The raging wood with sharp blades fell from the sky one by one, and hit the tail fire tiger heavily, and the deck was already beyond recognition.

On the Tail Fire Tiger, a group of soldiers carried huge axes, and started to chop up the side of the ship desperately. Under the rain-like blows on the ship, the soldiers went forward, holding huge axes, and turned over. forward.The archers on the ship shot upwards to cover the group of soldiers. The Ningzhou was condescending and naturally had the upper hand. Although no soldiers were hit by the feather arrows, compared to the casualties of the Tail Huohu, it was not a big deal. worth mentioning.
But soon, the general on the ship couldn't laugh anymore. The other party chopped the shell of the ship in less than half a stick of incense, exposing a big hole on the top of the ship.At this time, the soldiers who went into the hole to chop the ship were no longer visible from the side of the ship.
Holding an ax in one hand, Qiao Guohua rushed in, exhaled and made a sound, followed by several axes, and several times of crashing, the last plank of the hull slammed open, and the soldiers on board cheered and ran through the broken wooden hole Going in, the big hole they broke through at this time is located in the second-floor cabin of the Dingzhou, and the Ningzhou has five floors in total.
Just as Qiao Guohua rushed in, he was stabbed by a spear head-on.There is no time to dodge, and there is no way to dodge, this is a narrow passage, the passage can only accommodate two people standing side by side, and as far as the eye can see, the front of this passage is already full of soldiers from the other side.

In the midst of his busy schedule, the big ax in his hand was suddenly lifted up, and the broad ax face blocked his chest. With a bang, the spear pierced the ax face. Amidst the loud shouts, Qiao Guohua rushed forward Suddenly, the spear on the ax broke with a snap, Qiao Guohua rushed forward, the ax in his hand rushed forward, hitting the opponent's chest, dropped the ax in his hand, and pulled out the short blade from his waist , Chi sound, has cut off the opponent's throat.

There is no way to dodge in the tunnel, only to fight with your life.
Outside the boat, Jiaomujiao approached the Ningzhou ship, countless nooses flew up and were put on the Ningzhou ship, and then one by one soldiers with steel knives in their mouths, ants attached to it.From time to time, the ropes were cut, and the soldiers fell down screaming, and from time to time, soldiers on the Ningzhou were shot by bows and arrows below and fell off the ship.
Deng Peng had to admire Pang Jun's attainments in water warfare. This kind of grasp of wind and waves is indeed beyond his own ability. He has tried his best, but he still can't get rid of the fact that the opponent hit his hull directly. He shook his head, "Ginger is old and spicy, you are right, back at full speed."
At this time, the wind and waves on the sea became stronger and stronger, the strong wind rolled up the waves, and some small boats were overturned by the huge waves due to improper handling, and sank to the bottom of the waves, never to float up again.By this time, both sides had suffered heavy losses. Deng Peng saw with his own eyes that the keel of a [-] warship of his own was broken, the hull was broken into two pieces, and it quickly sank to the bottom of the sea.

Compared with your own losses, the opponent's losses are even greater. As soon as the two sides join the battle, the excellent equipment of the Dingzhou Navy will immediately gain the upper hand. Personal combat ability is indeed unmatched.
At this time, another combat group, the Kaitai, had completely disappeared before Deng Peng's eyes. The wind and waves were too strong, and the rain was falling too fast. The distance he could see was no longer enough for Deng Peng to understand the battle situation in another direction.

But Deng Peng is not worried about the Kaitai at all. The commander of the Kaitai is also a veteran of the navy. He turned out to be a member of the Fuzhou Navy. Although he is not as good as Zheng Zhiyuan and Yin Ning, he is extremely stable A general, there is no veteran like Pang Jun over there, he can hold on as much as he can, but the focus of the battle is on his side.
(End of this chapter)