The last three kingdoms

Chapter 672 Sinking a Ship
A Jian's face is cold and gloomy, his tough face like a knife and an ax chisel gives people a gloomy feeling. A Jian has never smiled, and his actions are calm and capable, which is highly valued by Liu Yin. At this moment, everyone in the Shu army is exclaiming , Ah Jian still has a face like water, calm and composed.

Seeing the warships on the two wings of the Jin army rushing over first, A Jian did not panic. The tentative attack of the Jin army gave A Jian a chance. If five large ships rushed over together, it would be difficult to deal with.

When the archers on the ship of the Jin army entered the shooting range of an arrow, they had already started shooting at the targets on the shore.However, the archers of the Shu army immediately retaliated, and the two sides first entered into a fierce confrontation.

The personal guards were all dressed in iron armor, holding shields in their left hands, and were ready to fight. The arrows shot by the Jin army were directly ignored by them. The personal guards stood still in the rain of arrows, silently watching the rushing building boat, Waiting for the right throwing opportunity.

The arrows of the Shu army will not cause any obstruction to the advance of the building boats. At this moment, the two building boats are like two wild horses running wild, as if they are entering the land of no one. He rushed towards the embankment.

Now the Shu army has developed a grenade thrower, which is based on the single-shot crossbow, which can double the throwing distance of the bamboo tube grenade. Don't underestimate the dozens of extra steps, which can make the bamboo tube grenade The attack time has been greatly improved, and you don't have to wait until the enemy rushes to the front before throwing.

A Jian silently watched the speed of the building boat, and when it entered the range, A Jian shouted: "Cast!"

The Shu army holding the thrower immediately threw out the ignited bamboo tube grenade, drew arcs in the air, and flew towards the front cabin of the building ship with "Zizi" sparks.

The Jin army on the ship was inexplicably surprised, and they didn't know what the Shu army threw out. Before they understood the smell, the bamboo tube grenades that fell on the ship had already exploded. The violent explosion almost blew up the deck of the front cabin. After wearing it, many soldiers of the Jin Army were thrown directly into the Yellow River by the blast, and even the big mast at the bow was blown off, leaving the entire front cabin in a mess.

The Jin army was stunned in an instant, countless grenades kept falling on the building, and the sound of explosions kept falling, and the whole building fell into a sea of ​​flames.The fireproof fine sand that had been laid on the building and ships earlier had been blown away by the aftermath of the explosion, and with the heavy casualties, it was too late for the soldiers to escape, and there was still time to fight the fire.

However, the explosion and fire on the deck did not seem to affect the forward momentum of the tall ship, and the oarsmen in the bilge were also affected. The inertia of the building still pushed the boat towards the shore and crashed.

At this time, the distance of the Louchuan had entered the attack range of the hand grenades thrown by the Shu army, and more grenades fell on the Louchuan like raindrops, and the whole Louchuan had become beyond recognition.

A Jian saw the opportunity, lit six grenades tied together with cloth strips, and threw them into the big hole in the front cabin of the building. A dull explosion sound came from the bottom cabin. The power of the cluster grenades is amazing. , the side of the ship near the waterline was completely blown through, the turbulent river immediately rushed into the bilge, the huge building ship completely lost power, the bow of the ship had sunk into the river, and the whole warship was sinking rapidly.

The other towering ship that rushed forward was not sunk, but the whole ship was caught in a fire. When the towering ship rushed to the shore, it had no power, and the collision only caused minor damage to the shore fortifications. Although the building boat was docked, the Jin army on board had no intention of landing, and they fled hastily towards the stern that had not been ignited.

But at this time, the west wind was blowing, the wind helped the fire, and the fire took advantage of the wind, and the whole warship was completely reduced to a sea of ​​flames, and the flames rushed towards the stern. The boats drew a certain distance away. At this moment, the fire broke out on the upstairs boat, and the boats behind could not be saved. The sailors on the tall boat had no choice but to jump into the river to escape. The Yellow River was full of people for a while, and it was better for those who were familiar with water. They were soldiers from the north who didn't know how to swim. Many people jumped into the Yellow River and were quickly swallowed by the river. Floating corpses floated in the entire river, and there were many dead.

"Firearms?" Hu Fen gasped. During the first battle across the river, the Shu army did not use firearms, which gave Hu Fen the illusion that the Shu army stationed at Pubanjin was not equipped with firearms.

In fact, Hu Fen's guess was right, but unfortunately, when he launched his second attack, the firearms troops of the Shu army came to reinforce, and in terms of time, it was only one day earlier than him, and it was just one day late that Hu Fen's crossing operation failed again.

Since Liu Yin used firearms to blow down the walls of Chang'an City, the reputation of firearms has been raging. As a new type of weapon that only the Shu army can master, many generals of the Jin army only heard of its name but did not see it. Its power is even more hearsay. Some people say that it is powerful, destroying cities and lands, and omnipotent. Some people say that it is exaggerated and useless. All in all, firearms are a relatively mysterious weapon. Unexpectedly, Hu Fen is naturally one of them.

Although firearms had a history of destroying the city of Chang'an, Hu Fen didn't take it seriously. He believed that there must be many restrictions on the use of firearms, otherwise the Shu army would have swept the world long ago.In the first river crossing operation, the Shu army did not use gunpowder weapons, but still used conventional weapons such as crossbows and catapults. This seemed to make Hu Fen more determined in his mind, even after the second river crossing operation. At that time, he did not include the use of firearms by the Shu army in his consideration.

But the facts are always unexpected. What was thought to be a good idea ended up falling apart in the end. Two giant-level building boats were buried at the bottom of the river under the impact of firearms, which made the second time. The operation of crossing the river cast a shadow.

Hu Fen was caught in a dilemma, whether to continue to attack or retreat first, if he continued to attack, the opponent's firearms were really powerful, and easily destroyed two buildings, but if he retreated, Hu Fen was quite unwilling. After all, the Dadu River with tens of thousands of people and thousands of boats retreated in embarrassment after only losing two warships. Such an anticlimax would make people laugh. What's more, if they retreat at this time, the Jin army may no longer have the courage to cross the river.

Hu Fen gritted his teeth, and ordered the Jin army to continue to attack.

(End of this chapter)