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Chapter 495 The Sound of the Sea (4)

Tari ibn Abi had indeed won several naval battles, and he was considered a prestigious figure in this land of the Red Sea. However, in terms of his naval battle tactics, he was still at the original level of boarding battles In fact, it cannot be said that there is a lack of command art, but the gold content is really not high, so he cannot understand the mystery of the Datang fleet's formation, but there is one thing he can see, that is the word " The six giant ships of the Tang Dynasty lined up are battleships, and the dense array behind them are all cargo ships, and this is exactly the situation that Tari ibn Aibi hoped to see, for nothing else, The reason why he insisted on fighting this battle was because of the huge wealth brought by the Datang Fleet, and those so-called impolite words about the Datang Fleet were nothing but pretentious excuses.

Tari ibn Abi, as the only naval commander of the Arab Empire, has been going smoothly for the past ten years, but since Yazid ibn Abu, the eldest son of the current caliphate, was sent as the governor of Egypt two years ago, Even if his good life is over, it is nothing more than being scolded by Yazid ibn Abu to the Governor's Mansion every now and then, and his military pay and armaments are embezzled miserably. Commander, when the sum of gold coins in his pocket rarely exceeds five hundred, this made Tari ibn Abi furious, but he was helpless, who made him and the governor always at odds So, in order to subsidize military use, Tari ibn Abi had no choice but to target merchant ships, but with the governor watching over him, he did not dare to go too far, he could only blackmail a little Seeing the size of the Datang Fleet this time, I had already planned to play the "Three Lights Policy" in my heart. It just so happened that the Datang Fleet refused to board soldiers. His reason for going to war is that he will not let go of such a god-given opportunity, and going to war is an inevitable thing.

"Order: Encircle and wipe out the six enemy ships in front, and do not attack the merchant ships behind without an order!"

Although Tari ibn Abi couldn't understand the mystery of the Tang army's formation, he didn't take it very seriously. In his opinion, his own warships were dozens of times that of the opponent's, and the strength of the troops was obvious. How could it be possible? Unable to defeat the opponent, he confidently issued a general attack order, and in an instant, more than two hundred large food warships rushed towards the Datang Fleet like locusts.

"Command: All ships open their firing holes, and prepare to shoot based on our ship!"

Lin Hu's original intention was not to start a war at this time, but since the war was inevitable, he would never back down. Seeing that the food fleet was charging at this time, he dared not be negligent and shouted loudly. The order to prepare for war was issued.

As the horn sounded, Wang Yuanzheng, who was standing on the tall mast, immediately waved the two small flags in his hand, and conveyed Lin Hu's order to the ships. The six ships "Weisun", "Wei Ning", "Wei Zhen" and "Wei Ming" opened the shooting holes on the upper and lower decks almost simultaneously, and skillfully pushed various types of ballistas to the firing positions. The arrow tip of the giant crossbow shone with the cold light of death in the sun!
The warships of the Dashi Navy are all small and medium-sized warships. They all adopt the basic equipment of sails and two rows of oarsmen on the left and right. Although the ships are small, they are extremely fast, especially the short-distance acceleration ability is amazing. Tali · Ibn Abi's order has just been issued, with three medium-sized warships as the lead and more than forty small boats as the two wings, the vanguard battleship group has quickly rushed to the distance of less than a hundred steps from the Datang fleet. You can clearly see the ferocious faces of the officers and soldiers of the Dashi Navy without binoculars. The shouts and chants keep stimulating the nerves of everyone in the Datang Fleet. Rao, everyone has gone through several bloody battles. At this time, he couldn't help becoming nervous, but Lin Hu was unmoved, and he still stood firmly on the front deck, and did not give the order to fire, even though the Great Food Warship was actually at this time. It has entered the fatal strike range of the Datang Fleet.

"It should be enough!" Lin Hu has always been very calm. The closer the battle is, the more he can hold his breath. No matter how the Dashi Navy roars, Lin Hu is not moved, but silently calculates each other. Lin Hu murmured with a sneer when he saw that the middle army of the enemy fleet had already crossed the deadly strike line 150 paces away from his side. He shouted, "Shoot!"

"shooting!"

"shooting!"

"kill!"

As Wang Yuanzheng's flag was waved, the captains of all the ships roared at the same time. The shooters who had been on standby for a long time did not dare to neglect, shouted and pulled the thick hemp rope tied to the trigger, but listened. In the midst of the sound of the reeds, 120 large crossbow arrows roared and shot out from the ships, cutting through the space like thunderbolts, and with the roar of death, they rushed straight to the oncoming Dashi vanguard fleet.

suspense?There is no suspense!At a distance of less than sixty steps between the two sides, with the power of the Tang Ballista, even a thick steel plate can shoot a big hole, let alone such wooden boats as the Dashi Navy. , It’s not much different from paper paste, but anyone who is shot will be torn out by the powerful impact force. Huge wounds, those who are lucky, can barely sail, and those who are unlucky, will be broken into pieces immediately. In such a short distance, the well-trained Tang Army archers There is no possibility of them missing, the ship is destroyed and the death is an inevitable fate, the difference is only the number of giant arrows!

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The sound of the giant crossbow hitting the target is not pleasant, it is just a burst of muffled noise, but the scene it brings is extremely spectacular, like blossoming fireworks, countless sawdust and corpses are flying all over the sky, and the blood is soaring into the sky. The devastated Cathar Fleet was completely knocked out the first time they met each other, and the howls of countless people who fell into the water shook the sky, and the twenty or so vanguard warships that were lucky enough to survive were all panicked and dared not enter. Unable to retreat and huddled on the surface of the sea, it became a mess.

"hiss……"

Tari ibn Abi never thought that his vanguard fleet would be half-crippled without even touching the edge of the Datang fleet. 48 warships attacked, and after one round of blows, they were already destroyed. 21 ships sank, and there were seven or eight ships with varying severity of injuries. The heads of soldiers who fell into the water were everywhere on the sea, shaking. This kind of tragedy made Tali ibn Abi fall down immediately. Taking a deep breath, his eyes were extremely round, and he couldn't believe what he saw.

"Up arrow! Up arrow!"

Taking advantage of the chaos that the Dashi Navy hadn't reacted to, the captains of all the ships in Datang shouted and ordered the loaders to quickly install more crossbows, but this time what was added was no longer a unified standard crossbow, but Nearly half of the special crossbow bolts are equipped with kerosene bombs - the so-called special crossbow bolts are easy to say, that is to fix the kerosene bombs on the crossbow bolts with special grooves, because the kerosene bombs are flammable and explosive. Because of this, when installing this kind of crossbow bolts, you must be 12 points careful and cautious. Fortunately, most of the soldiers in the Great Tang Dynasty are masters from the navy, and they have undergone long-term strict training, and they are all agile. Soon, before the Dashi Navy launched another attack, all the crossbows and arrows had been loaded.

"Decree: spread out, encircle all sides, and kill!"

After all, Tari ibn Abi was not an ordinary person. Although he was a little dizzy after being beaten by the Datang Fleet, he soon came to his senses, and did not dare to use the attack method of group charge again, and turned to He ordered the whole army to disperse and attack in an attempt to use the advantages of its small and flexible ships to get close to the giant Datang ship, thus launching a boarding battle.

"Order: All ships attack freely, pay attention to the side and rear!"

Although the first battle had been won, Lin Hu didn't dare to be careless at all. Seeing that more than [-] warships in the rear of the Dashi Navy began to circle around, while the Chinese army and the remnants of the former army quickly scattered away. Guessing what the Dashi Navy's intentions were for this move, his complexion became serious in an instant, he waved his hand quickly, and gave the order loudly.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."

The change of the Dashi Navy is quick, but at this time, the front and middle are still within the deadly attack range of the Datang Fleet, no matter how to turn around, it is difficult to escape in a short time. The archers would not let go of this great opportunity to beat the dog in the water, and pulled the thick hemp rope on the trigger unceremoniously. It roared and shot out again.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The performance of the Datang Fleet’s loaded crossbow arrows was astonishing. Although the hit rate was not as high as the previous round due to the fact that the Dashi Navy turned around one after another, the result was not worse than the first attack. There was a muffled sound mixed with explosions, and a dozen huge fireballs rose up in the chaotic army. A dozen small warships and two medium-sized warships all burst into flames, which shocked the big food sailors on board. They all roared wildly, trying to extinguish the fire in a hurry, but they didn't expect that once the kerosene bomb was ignited, the water would never be extinguished at all, and what was even more frightening was that wherever the kerosene touched, the fire would burn Many officers and soldiers of the Dashui Army who were eager to put out the fire were in bad luck. Not only did they fail to put out the fire, but they caught the fire and burned themselves. There are many fire heads, big fires together, black smoke billowing, and the scenery is really spectacular.

(End of this chapter)